In the blink of an eye.

The nine stars that shone with the light of the protective great array were directly swallowed by the Blue Giant Jellyfish. None of the clansmen, regardless of their realm, escaped.

The island where the Nine Kings' Palace was located also began to crumble and disintegrate.

Logically, without being touched by the tentacles of the Blue Giant Jellyfish, an Emperor Realm cultivator should have a high chance of escaping.

Even if entangled by the tentacles, using secret techniques like Bai Shuang did would allow escape, though it might come at a cost.

The three Emperor Realm cultivators stationed at the Nine Kings' Palace had clearly reached the edge of the Blue Giant Jellyfish's mouth when their bodies suddenly froze, unable to move forward.

"No!"

"Beast!"

Voices of despair echoed.

The three immobile Emperor Realm cultivators were forcibly pulled back into the Blue Giant Jellyfish by its tentacles.

This scene left Bai Shuang, Ji Ming, and the other six Emperor Realm cultivators staring in disbelief, eyes briefly vacant.

Bai Shuang had been slashed by Xu Qingfeng, and being very close, was touched by many tentacles, yet managed to escape using a secret technique.

The three Emperor Realm cultivators guarding the Nine Kings' Palace were weaker than their group of six, and they should have been able to escape from the mouth of the juvenile Blue Giant Jellyfish.

Why didn't they escape?

Bai Shuang stared straight ahead: "You did this again!"

In the darkness.

Xu Qingfeng walked out slowly.

"The Supreme Emperor, you finally arrived."

Sikong Jiu, looking delighted, moved from hiding behind Li Bahuang to behind Xu Lai, giving a thumbs up in praise:

"Truly worthy of being the Supreme Emperor! Injured Bai Shuang with one sword, and swallowed three old turtles. Even if they don't die, they'll shed a layer of skin, hehe."

"Daoist Xu."

Li Bahuang and Jin Shi gathered around.

Jiu Feng remained in place, neither approaching nor distancing.

"Hmm."

Xu Lai nodded, as a greeting, but didn't answer Bai Shuang's questions.

Actually.

Xu Lai was also puzzled.

He cooperated with the Colossal Jellyfish beast... oh no, Blue Giant Jellyfish, getting an unexpected result in wounding Bai Shuang seriously.

His original plan was merely to have the Blue Giant Jellyfish swallow the Nine Kings' Palace.

That would have been sufficient.

Never did he imagine that the top three Emperor Realm experts from the First Era, when the empire emerged, would be eaten by the Blue Giant Jellyfish...

"Even if swallowed, they won't die." Qingfeng Sword Spirit added a splash of cold water at the right time.

"Indeed."

Xu Lai nodded.

At this moment, all the Emperor Realm cultivators in the crowd simultaneously turned pale.

They saw a brilliant stream of light burst from the top of the Blue Giant Jellyfish, shooting straight towards the Land of Reincarnation in the Immortal Domain.

The sky over the Immortal Domain became cloudy, with mist enveloping every corner of the Four Immortal Domains, even the Dead Realm was not spared.

The clouds were blood red, as if coagulated from fresh blood, with countless thunderbolts flickering within, but the thunder didn't roar terrifyingly as usual; it sounded more like wailing.

Indescribable grief emerged in the hearts of all Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators and above in the Immortal Domain.

The next moment.

A torrential downpour.

Every raindrop was filled with spiritual energy, nourishing the earth and lakes. In an instant, dead wood came to life, and all things were invigorated with spirituality.

Many cultivators stuck at a bottleneck broke through as soon as the spiritual rain fell.

Low-level cultivators had no idea why the world was changing, but Immortal Venerables and above were pale, as they could sense a faint Emperor Realm pressure disappearing.

This.

Was the Emperor's Fall.

An Emperor Realm expert had fallen in Heaven Beyond Heaven.

...

...

Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Sikong Jiu recalled the Blue Giant Jellyfish calling him 'Nannan' and being chased at the bottom of the Boundless Sea for an entire day and night, gasping in astonishment.

"Old Sun is dead?"

"Impossible..."

Ji Ming, Xiao Yan, Chen Chi, and the other six Emperor Realm cultivators were enveloped in icy coldness, their hands and feet cold, unable to believe the scene before them.

Great Emperor Jin Shi cautiously stepped back a few steps, standing next to Jiu Feng by chance.

Jiu Feng glanced at her askew, surprisingly not mocking, for his eyes were filled with vigilance toward the Blue Giant Jellyfish.

"Daoist Xu, impressive methods."

Li Bahuang clicked his tongue; he had never witnessed an Emperor's Fall, only knowing that the greatest enemy of the Emperor Realm was time.

He couldn't imagine that besides the unknown Giant Whale from the Northern Immortal Domain, there was another beast that could make Emperor Realm cultivators fall...

Xu Lai gripped the Qingfeng Sword tightly, feeling increasingly puzzled.

No wonder when sixteen Emperor Realm cultivators joined forces, only one Tian Gui Yuan Yin survived, for the juvenile Blue Giant Jellyfish was that powerful!

Thinking of something.

Xu Lai, with an odd expression, said, "Did you just say swallowing is useless?"

"...It was just an accident."

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit, devoid of emotion, said, "The other two shouldn't die."

"Boom!"

The moment the Qingfeng Sword Spirit's voice fell, another stream of light shot from the top of the Blue Giant Jellyfish toward the Land of Reincarnation in the Immortal Domain, scattering countless laws and spiritual energy along the way.

Another Emperor Realm pressure slowly faded from between heaven and earth.

"Another one died!?"

Sikong Jiu's eyes widened. Frightened and jumping up.

"..." Xu Lai.

"..." Qingfeng Sword Spirit.

Xu Lai looked at the Qingfeng Sword in his hand, his expression more complex than ever.

Could it be.

That the Qingfeng Sword also had the power to counter spoken words?

Feeling annoyed under Xu Lai's scrutiny, the Qingfeng Sword Spirit, which usually liked to oppose Xu Lai, gritted its teeth and said:

"Their deaths have nothing to do with me!"

"I know."

Xu Lai thoughtfully spoke: "Your words were comforting, say a bit more, maybe it can curse all of them and Tian Gui Yuan Yin to death."

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit quivered in anger.

What did Xu Lai think of her?

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a huge hole burst open in the body of the Blue Giant Jellyfish, from which a heart-palpitating Emperor Realm pressure emanated.

"Save me!!!"

A middle-aged man, covered in blood, surrounded by electrical sparks, flew out at a speed inconceivable even for an Emperor Realm.

"It's Thundercloud Loose Cultivator!"

Sikong Jiu squinted: "This old turtle was the weakest in the Nine Kings' Palace, but his means of survival were ridiculously numerous, he indeed survived."

"Did you hear!"

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit hummed: "With his numerous survival techniques, he could definitely survive—"

Before finishing, countless tentacles extended from the Thundercloud Loose Cultivator's body, dragging him back into the Blue Giant Jellyfish, and the body that burst into a huge hole quickly healed.

At the same time.

The third Emperor Realm aura disappeared from between heaven and earth.

"Thundercloud Loose Cultivator... is dead."

Ji Ming, Xiao Yan, and all six of them simultaneously stopped their steps; they had intended to rescue, but now their gaze was vacant.

"Hiss."

Jin Shi and Sikong Jiu gasped.

Xu Lai's hand holding the sword trembled slightly, sending a divine sense message: "So strong!"

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit, annoyed: "Not to mention the remaining six Emperor Realm of the Nine Kings' Palace can still kill you, those three Emperor Realm deaths surely have something fishy, be careful not to die here, hurry and run!"

"Thank you for the blessing." Xu Lai said earnestly.

"..."

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit fell silent, even feeling a surge of impulse to stab Xu Lai with a sword.

Three of the Nine Kings' Palace have fallen.

All of this happened within the short time a stick of incense would burn.