Emperor Fifteen waited for a while, but the old servant still didn’t show up.

Ye Qiu thought, this time it’s finally his turn to act, as he urged the Supreme Emperor Bell to slowly approach, Ye Qiu took out the Bahuang Sword, gripping it tightly in his palm.

A surprise attack, even if it can’t kill the opponent, could still injure them.

Just as Ye Qiu was about to ambush, Emperor Fifteen suddenly looked forward, and Ye Qiu, inside the Supreme Emperor Bell, sensed several powerful presences approaching.

He saw several figures in black robes rapidly approaching from afar.

"Black Sha Sect!"

Emperor Fifteen frowned, as the aura from these Black Sha Sect members was very strong, even their black robes were different from before, with embroidered five-claw dragons on them.

This indicated that these Black Sha Sect members, regardless of their identity and status within the sect, were quite remarkable.

"Emperor Fifteen!"

These individuals stopped ten meters away, and said indifferently while staring at Emperor Fifteen.

"Where is he?" Emperor Fifteen stared at them and asked. The "he" he referred to was naturally the loyal servant from earlier whom he had sent away.

"Are you talking about him?" One of them opened his palm, and in the center was a tiny figure, the old servant, but now it was only his Soul Body, without a physical form, clearly imprisoned by them.

"Master, hurry and leave..." The old servant struggled, shouting desperately, hoping Emperor Fifteen would leave quickly.

"Look, your servant is very worried about you, urging you to flee." The man holding the old servant’s soul chuckled.

Emperor Fifteen’s expression remained indifferent. Since they kept the servant alive, not killing him outright, there must be a purpose, likely to use him as a threat against Emperor Fifteen.

"Do you intend to threaten me with his soul?" Emperor Fifteen suddenly laughed.

"If that’s the case, all the better. After all, you, Emperor Fifteen, as the fifteenth son of the Emperor of Heaven, must have lots of treasure. If we can do this without a fight, we’d be quite pleased." The Black Sha Sect man replied.

"Heh... But what if I refuse to be threatened?"

"Then he surely has to die!"

Emperor Fifteen gazed at the servant’s soul in the man’s palm and said lightly, "Then you may proceed. It’s just a servant, I don’t lack more."

"You really are heartless. This old servant was truly loyal to you, yet he receives such cold-heartedness. It’s really unfair to him." The Black Sha Sect man smirked, intentionally saying this for both Emperor Fifteen and the servant to hear.

"A servant must have the awareness of a servant, ready to die for his master at any time. His death for me is his duty, unrelated to heartless or kindness." Emperor Fifteen remained unmoved.

"It’s truly unfortunate. He could have lived, but since his master believes he can die, letting him live now is meaningless, isn’t it?"

The Black Sha Sect man closed his palm tightly, crushing the servant’s soul into tiny particles, which gradually scattered and merged into the heavens and earth.

Emperor Fifteen’s brow twitched slightly. To say he felt nothing was false, but as the son of the Emperor of Heaven, he couldn’t allow himself too much emotion, for the more feelings he had, the more vulnerabilities he’d have.

Only with a heart of stone can one ensure survival.

Just as the servant’s soul was obliterated, Emperor Fifteen immediately crushed the Jade Pendant at his waist, and the Emperor of Heaven’s shadow loomed in the world, staring fiercely at the Black Sha Sect members, ready to strike.

"Madman! Didn’t you say you didn’t care?"

The Black Sha Sect members cursed incessantly, seeing Emperor Fifteen unleash such means. This was the Emperor of Heaven’s shadow, even with only a third of the Emperor’s power, it was tremendously strong.

Shush, shush, shush.

The Black Sha Sect members immediately scattered, not giving the Emperor’s shadow a chance to attack them all at once.

The Emperor’s shadow pointed at the four figures.

Boom! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

A beam of light gathered at the fingertip, then blasted forward with incredible speed, instantly annihilating one of them.

"So strong!" Ye Qiu, inside the Supreme Emperor Bell, swallowed, stunned by the Emperor’s shadow’s attack.

Is this the attack of a supreme being?

Even just a shadow is so powerful, Ye Qiu felt somewhat thankful for the Black Sha Sect members’ timely appearance, otherwise, in his surprise attack, if Emperor Fifteen summoned the Emperor’s shadow, he could have easily perished.

The Emperor’s shadow is too powerful.

Ye Qiu had never seen such a high-level attack before and was deeply shocked. Previously when he was caught by Donghua Sect’s powers and shadow powers, they hadn’t used much force, and later when Gu Tian appeared to fight them, Ye Qiu was knocked out and didn’t witness the battle.

Such high-level attacks were both terrifying and enviable for Ye Qiu.

In an instant, a Black Sha Sect Saint was killed, leaving the remaining three in terror.

The heavenly shadow’s gaze turned, filled with cold indifference, and aimed at the remaining three, unleashing the same attack.

"Damn!" One of the Black Sha Sect members, eyes wild, also crushed a jade plaque.

Immediately, another figure appeared, similar in size to the Emperor of Heaven, instantly intercepting the three attacks from the Emperor’s shadow.

Emperor Fifteen watched this scene feeling regretful, almost vanquishing the three.

Now, two supreme-level shadow avatars were battling fiercely.

This battle took everyone’s breath away; Ye Qiu couldn’t take his eyes off it. Both shadows were too powerful, resembling living gods, each movement able to destroy stars.

Even the rules of this ancestral land were trampled under the shadows’ attacks.

Such terrifying power gave Ye Qiu a sense that even a planet could be easily shattered.

The duel between the shadows eventually grew quiet, and the shadows became increasingly transparent, finally dissolving into nothingness after their last strike.

These shadow avatars had time limits, and each attack depleted their power, accelerating their disappearance.

With no shadows intervening, next came the true display of both sides’ strength.

Emperor Fifteen faced the three Black Sha Sect members; he had no escape, as their purpose was to kill him in revenge for the Emperor of Heaven’s destruction of multiple Black Sha Sect outposts.

The four Saints battled fiercely, with Emperor Fifteen continuously showing impressive moves, initially competing with them, but soon losing ground.

After all, he was alone, while they were three.

Emperor Fifteen glanced around, contemplating escape, not wanting to continue the battle since fighting further would trap him here. After pretending to fight the three seriously, Emperor Fifteen suddenly deployed a smoke bomb and swiftly retreated.

The Black Sha Sect members were vigilant, expecting his escape, and reacted quickly, pursuing him immediately.

Ye Qiu urged the Supreme Emperor Bell to follow, knowing he had to see the outcome of this scene.

He hoped Emperor Fifteen would survive, leaving himself the chance to kill him. Otherwise, if Emperor Fifteen was destroyed by the Black Sha Sect, they might obliterate the body, ruining Ye Qiu’s plans.

"Emperor Fifteen, damn it, hold on and let me be the one to take your life."