Chapter 45: Li Xuan Makes a Move, Killing Ye Yang, and You Shall Stay Too!

At some unknown moment, a figure materialized in front of Ye Yang. With his back turned to all living beings, he raised his arm flatly, thrusting it straight through Ye Yang’s chest. His hand gripped Ye Yang’s heart tightly, protruding out from the warrior's back.

Supreme blood gushed from Ye Yang's body.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle," Ye Yang trembled, staring at the person before him in blank shock.

Taixuan!

Taixuan had appeared!

Ye Yang met Taixuan's calm gaze directly. Those eyes were endlessly serene, acting like a mirror that reflected his own face, sending an overwhelming chill deep into Ye Yang's soul!

Killing intent—frantic and greedy killing intent! Ye Yang felt an unimaginable wave of murderous fury!

Whoever crossed him would die!

As Ye Yang shook violently, his supreme blood dripped onto the earth below, shattering mountain ranges and turning the ground into molten lava!

The powerhouses of the human race raised their heads to watch this scene. A flash of bewilderment crossed their eyes, which immediately transformed into profound shock.

Emperor Taixuan! Emperor Taixuan had appeared, piercing through the chest of the Wolf Clan’s Supreme with a single hand and ripping out the Supreme heart!

Utter terror!

The human experts watched this development, trembling with excitement. The Emperor! The Emperor had made a move, and with a single strike, he had instantly grievously wounded a Supreme!

"Hahahahaha! Wonderful! The Emperor has struck! Kill them!"

"Those damned wolves dare to howl arrogantly in front of our human race! You're courting death!"

"Hahahahaha, the Emperor! The Emperor has made his move! Who the hell dares to say our human race has no mighty champions?! Today, we slay a Supreme!"

"This... I feel like that might be a bit difficult! Aren't those two Supremes?"

The human experts were a mixture of shock and celebration, drawing deep, collective breaths of relief. The Emperor had acted; today, all those dark turmoils were completely wiped out!

The Emperor would surely drive those damned Wolf Clan Supremes away!

Everyone was electrified.

People across the various grand cities of the human race stood in a daze for a long moment before they finally comprehended what had happened.

"Emperor Taixuan is an absolute beast!"

"Hahaha, the Emperor! This is our human race's Emperor!"

In a major city, Kou Zhong grinned broadly as he gazed at the back of Senior Li, nearly jumping for joy!

"Hahaha, when the Emperor strikes, whatever bullshit Supremes they are can all scram!"

In stark contrast to the exhilaration of the human race, the pack of wolves was thrown into profound shock. Before they could recover from their initial excitement, they watched as their Supreme had his heart torn out by Emperor Taixuan!

Their eyes split open with rage and disbelief. How could this be? That was their Supreme! How could his heart possibly be ripped out?!

Their minds suffered a massive tremor!

"Taixuan!" Ye Yang's eyes also cracked with fury. He truly had not expected Taixuan to ambush him. Staring furiously at Emperor Taixuan, his supreme physique pierced through, the intense pain caused him to frown. Divine splendor erupted from his body as he slashed his sharp fingers fiercely toward Li Xuan.

Li Xuan's expression remained indifferent. He withdrew his arm, crushed Ye Yang's heart with a loud *bang*, and kicked Ye Yang squarely in the body. A mist of blood exploded as Ye Yang stumbled backward.

Ye Hen's figure faded slightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Abruptly, Ye Yang found himself unable to retreat any further as a hand pressed down upon his skull. Terror and horror gripped Ye Yang.

"Taixuan! How dare you kill me!" Ye Yang shook his head frantically, unleashing streaks of peerless divine arts and Dao radiance that shook the heavens as they flew toward Li Xuan.

He refused to believe that Li Xuan could kill him, refused to believe that Li Xuan could match him!

Li Xuan was merely the weakest of Emperors; what gave him the right to kill him?!

Could he not kill him?

These Supremes had hacked off a portion of their own foundation to cling to life; how could they possibly be a match for Li Xuan now? Li Xuan's Dao foundation had been elevated, granting him a five-thousand-year lifespan—he was currently at the absolute peak of an Emperor's might.

Li Xuan could only say that they had calculated wrong!

Raising a hand, he pressed down with a single palm that shattered all the divine arts. Pressing his palm firmly onto Ye Yang's head, sparks flew wildly between his fingers and Ye Yang's skull. Li Xuan pulled back his fist and smashed it ruthlessly into Ye Yang's face.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was struck with profound terror!

The methods of an Emperor were truly terrifying!

The foreign Supremes and the forbidden zone Supremes watched on with cold detachment.

*Bang!* With a single punch from Li Xuan, the flesh and blood on Ye Yang's skull dissolved.

*Ahhh!!* Ye Yang roared in his heart, pouring every ounce of his strength into his resistance, yet he could not break free from Taixuan's palm!

*Bang!* Another punch landed, stripping away the skin and leaving Ye Yang's facial bones exposed. His body morphed, revealing a massive wolf head, yet it was pinned immutably under Li Xuan's hand.

Panic seized Ye Yang—a towering, overwhelming panic. How could Taixuan possibly be this powerful?!

"Still want to speak?"

*Bang!* Li Xuan delivered yet another punch. Instantly, Ye Yang's skull was blasted to pieces, and his remaining torso convulsed frantically.

"Big Brother, save me!"

A beam of divine light burst forth from within Ye Yang's body. The Dao scripture he practiced had left him with a final thread of life.

Li Xuan raised a hand, grasping the divine light trapped inside Ye Yang's body, and slashed horizontally with his other hand. *Boom!* The void before him trembled, and a streak of blood flashed as Ye Hen's figure was forced out of hiding.

Ye Hen's eyes were filled with shock. Treading upon Dao radiance, his figure vanished from in front of Li Xuan instantly, reappearing in the distance, where he stared at Li Xuan with a grave expression.

"Calling your big brother won't help you."

Li Xuan held Ye Yang's divine light in one hand, speaking in a flat tone as he tightened his grip.

"No! Don't kill me! Ahhh!!"

Ye Yang shrieked in agony, completely devoid of his previous majestic bearing and the fierce bravado with which he had demanded Li Xuan scram!

"Don't kill me, Taixuan! I was wrong! I can submit! My Wolf Clan is willing to surrender to you!"

Gripped by utter terror, Ye Yang sensed Taixuan's fatal intent and begged frantically for his life.

Seeing Ye Yang beg for mercy, the entire human race was electrified with boundless elation.

"The Emperor is invincible!"

"Hahahahaha, so this is the Supreme of the Wolf Clan? Looks like a dog to me! Worse than a dog!"

"Weren't you acting all high and mighty just a second ago? Why are you begging now? Keep acting arrogant!"

"I'm going to die laughing!"

"You damned Wolf Clan Supreme, keep acting tough! Weren't you telling our Emperor to come out? Now that the Emperor is out, why are you kneeling? Why don't you keep showing off?!"

"Wolf Clan—no, Dog Clan! Why aren't you howling anymore? Keep barking, you damned wolf pups!"

"Begging for mercy? Why are you begging?!"

"..."

The human race was swept up in an ecstatic frenzy of surprise and absolute joy.

The Emperor—their Emperor was simply too badass!

Kou Zhong licked his lips, his blood boiling as he watched. He truly was Senior Li; simply too formidable!

At that moment, he felt an urge to look up and roar a few times. That damned Wolf Clan Supreme deserved to die!

However, he also understood Senior Li's difficult predicament. The Emperor only had a millennium of lifespan left, and slaying a Supreme right now wasn't very cost-effective.

The Wolf Clan certainly wouldn't willingly lose a Supreme; ancient monsters from the Wolf Clan would surely come to rescue him.

It wouldn't be good if Senior Li got hurt!

"Is Taixuan really this strong? It seems she has truly been enraged."

"Heh, but how could they let him off so easily today? Is anyone going to make a move?"

"Rest assured, I will strike!"

Outside the Heaven Martial Continent, a group of Supremes watched Taixuan with cold eyes and spoke amongst themselves, yet none of them stepped forward.

None of them made a move.

"So what if Taixuan is strong? Doesn't he still have only a millennium left to live? Though the Wolf Clan will certainly have to bleed for this, right?"

"Not necessarily. Does Taixuan dare to start a war with the Wolf Clan right now? The human race and the Wolf Clan might just end up sitting down to negotiate."

"For this next millennium, the Wolf Clan will probably quiet down."

The forbidden zone Supremes whispered among themselves.

Ye Hen glared at Taixuan with cold eyes, his words aggressive and threatening, "Release Ye Yang, and today I will pretend I was never here. Otherwise, I will make Taixuan bleed rivers of blood!"

At the same time, outside the Heaven Martial Continent in the territory of the Wolf Clan, a corner of an ancient array unsealed, leaking an aura of terrifying proportions.

The human sacred grounds and the human cultivators fell into a brief silence.

"Phew, it's fine. As long as the Emperor is still here, everything is alright."

"Well said. The Wolf Clan Supreme was injured; they'll definitely keep a low profile for many years."

"Not a bad trade at all."

People comforted themselves one after another.

Sensing the aura of their ancestral patriarch, Ye Yang grew emboldened once more, shouting arrogantly, "Taixuan, let me go! If you don't, today the human race shall be annihilated!"

"I'll make you bleed!"

Li Xuan pinned Ye Yang down and smiled faintly. "Very well."

Hearing the Emperor's words, the humans all choked back a breath. The Emperor... their Emperor was old after all.

Even though they knew he would likely let the Wolf Clan Supreme go, actually seeing it unfold still made their eyes sting with redness.

Ye Yang drifted downward from Li Xuan's grasp, laughing wildly, "Emperor..."

He had been spared! Triumph surged in his heart—Taixuan didn't dare offend their Wolf Clan!

"Hahaha, Taixuan, I will surely return this day's humiliation in the future!!"

Their Wolf Clan always sought revenge for every grievance. His figure darted toward his big brother, Ye Hen.

The onlookers watched with dazed, solemn expressions, unable to suppress a sigh.

The Wolf Clan laughed heartily; an Emperor was nothing more than this!

Right at that moment.

*Screeech.*

A faint sound echoed, ringing across the heavens and the earth, causing everyone's gazes to instantly lock in place.

They saw it.

Li Xuan pressed his palm onto Ye Yang's body. Black and white divine light flared, and in an instant, Ye Yang was ground into dust!

"No!"

"Taixuan, how dare you!!!"

Ye Yang's mind went blank in shock as a miserable shriek tore from his throat. He struggled frantically, utterly unable to believe that Taixuan actually dared to strike him dead. The black-and-white divine light devoured him in a flash.

The heavens and earth shook violently, a downpour of blood swept the skies, and a Supreme had fallen.

Ye Hen roared, his eyes cracking with fury, his wolf eyes dilated in rage.

"Taixuan!"

*Screeech.*

A sword beam pierced straight through the spot where Ye Yang had vanished, striking Ye Hen instantly. The sword radiance severed one of Ye Hen's arms in a single slash.

"What are you howling for? Can you wolves only bark?"

Li Xuan's expression remained calm, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly as he looked at Ye Hen. "You should stay here too."