Shura Emperor raised his hand and said confidently.

"Hand over the token of the Hell Gate and submit to me, and I shall spare your life."

"I must say, aren’t you being a bit too confident?" Fang Hong chuckled lightly.

Before the words even faded, Fang Hong suddenly launched a sneak attack.

A brilliant and dazzling Light of Years suddenly erupted from his eyes, shooting straight toward Shura Emperor.

Having managed to cultivate to the realm of an Immortal Emperor, Shura Emperor’s cultivation was naturally not to be underestimated; he had been maintaining high vigilance at all times and had never relaxed.

The moment Fang Hong made his move, a shimmering suit of golden armor appeared out of thin air on his body, instantly enveloping him completely.

Clang.

The Light of Years struck the golden armor fiercely, emitting a crisp, loud sound.

It was then blocked by the halo on the armor’s surface, failing to have any effect on Shura Emperor whatsoever.

"Sigh, these powerhouses at the Immortal Emperor level basically all wear defensive Dao Artifacts. It seems this move, Light of Years, isn’t very effective against them after all." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Fang Hong sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat helpless.

He had long anticipated that his opponent might possess a protective treasure, and a ninth-grade defensive armor Dao Artifact at that.

"A mere Immortal Emperor in the Early Stage dares to try and resist me. You are simply courting death."

Shura Emperor was thoroughly enraged by Fang Hong’s sneak attack.

He unleashed his Immortal Emperor pressure without reservation, sweeping toward Fang Hong like a monstrous wave!

Immediately after, a crimson saber appeared out of thin air in Shura Emperor’s hand.

The blade exuded an intense aura of slaughter; it was clearly another formidable ninth-grade offensive Dao Artifact.

Wielding the red saber, Shura Emperor flashed forward, striking at Fang Hong with the force of a thunderbolt!

Shura Emperor’s speed was extreme, and he was upon Fang Hong in the blink of an eye.

Fang Hong did not dare to be careless in the slightest and immediately summoned the soul severing sword, holding it horizontally before him.

Clang.

The red saber and the soul severing sword collided fiercely, sparking a dazzling display of fire.

A powerful shockwave spread outward, cracking the ground into lines.

"What?"

Shura Emperor was stunned for a moment. He never expected that a mere Immortal Emperor in the Early Stage could so easily withstand his full-force strike.

This was completely beyond his expectations.

Before Shura Emperor could recover from his shock, Fang Hong suddenly exerted force with his wrist, channeling his vast immortal power continuously into the soul severing sword.

With a hum, the soul severing sword emitted a soft resonance and erupted with even more dazzling light.

A powerful force traveled along the blade, and with a single strike, Fang Hong forced Shura Emperor back.

Shura Emperor felt a massive force rushing toward him, and his body flew backward uncontrollably, retreating several zhang before he could barely steady himself.

Beneath his armor, Shura Emperor’s face was filled with astonishment, and his heart was utterly shocked.

Only now did Shura Emperor realize that he had severely underestimated this small Immortal Emperor in the Early Stage before him.

"How many Daos has this person cultivated? His immortal power is actually several times more vast than mine, a Five Elements Immortal Emperor."

Shura Emperor’s heart churned with turbulent waves, unable to fathom it.

There was a gap of three minor realms between them. By all logic, a casual strike from him should have been enough to severely injure the opponent.

Yet now, he had actually been forced back by a single strike from the opponent—this was simply absurd.

Fang Hong did not give Shura Emperor much time to think; he immediately activated the Great Dao of Time and unleashed the Time-Space Stasis Dao Techniques.

An invisible force radiated from Fang Hong as the center.

The surrounding time and space were instantly frozen, and Shura Emperor’s figure was firmly pinned in place, unable to move.

Immediately after, the immortal power within Fang Hong surged wildly, and seventy-two nirvana divine thunder swords whistled out from his body, emitting a destructive aura.

In the next instant, the seventy-two nirvana divine thunder swords transformed into countless sharp sword beams, slashing toward the frozen Shura Emperor like a torrential rain.

Each sword beam contained terrifying lethality, vowing to slay him instantly.

Watching the sky full of sword beams sweeping toward his target, Fang Hong was already certain that this strike would succeed.

But just as the sword beams were about to strike Shura Emperor, a sudden change occurred!

Shura Emperor’s body suddenly turned into a faint afterimage, dodging all the fatal strikes like a ghost, and those sharp sword beams all missed.

Shura Emperor had used some bizarre Dao Techniques to forcibly break the suppression of Time-Space Stasis.

His body regained its freedom, and his entire being was instantly enveloped in a layer of rich cyan light.

The cyan light contained a mysterious power that not only blocked the remaining Sword Qi but also allowed his aura to stabilize rapidly.

Seeing this, Fang Hong frowned tightly and thought to himself.

"As expected of a powerhouse at the Immortal Emperor level; he indeed has a hidden trump card."

"You actually have mastery over the Great Dao of Time."

Shura Emperor’s pupils constricted, his expression revealing apprehension; he no longer dared to underestimate Fang Hong in the slightest.

Previously, he had only considered his opponent an Immortal Emperor in the Early Stage who cultivated multiple Daos; even with deep immortal power, he wouldn’t be able to stir up much trouble.

But now, having witnessed the profoundness of the Great Dao of Time with his own eyes, he realized what a huge mistake he had made.

"Sky-Breaking Slash."

The situation had become critical, and Shura Emperor dared not hesitate in the slightest; the immortal power within him surged wildly.

He poured it all into the saber in his hand, swung it fiercely, and unleashed his strongest strike, condensing his life’s cultivation!

Hum.

A piercing hum resonated throughout heaven and earth as a blood-red Saber Qi, condensed to the extreme, whistled out from the blade, flashing with red light.

This Saber Qi might look like an ordinary blade beam, but in reality, it contained Shura Emperor’s profound insights into Saber Intent over tens of thousands of years; it was razor-sharp and reached the extreme of sharpness.

Even a Ninth-Grade defensive Dao Artifact, as hard as it might be, would inevitably be shattered instantly if grazed even slightly by this Saber Qi.

Shura Emperor thought to himself that if this strike still couldn’t kill the opponent, he would have no choice but to find a way to flee in disgrace.

Seeing the destructive Saber Qi slashing toward him with monstrous momentum, Fang Hong remained calm, without the slightest panic.

A golden radiance suddenly shot out from between Fang Hong’s brows; it was none other than the chaos bell.

The chaos bell expanded in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it became as tall as a person.

Ancient dao patterns constantly flowed across the bell’s surface, exuding a vast and heavy aura as it blocked Fang Hong, forming an indestructible barrier.

Dong.

With a deafening boom, Shura Emperor’s Saber Qi, containing terrifying power, struck the chaos bell fiercely.

Not only was there not a single scratch on the surface of the chaos bell, but it actually absorbed all of this destructive power.

Immediately after, the bell trembled slightly, and an even more violent destructive sound wave surged back in retaliation.

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[Author’s Note: There will be massive mass release tomorrow too. Bigger than yesterday’s so I hope you’ll support this book with your gifts and golden tickets too.]