The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 824 Conflicts Continue, Decisive Battle Imminent
Firstly, even if they joined forces, they were far from being a match for the ten Immortal Emperors of the strange dark race. As long as they did not hide, they could be surrounded and killed at any time. However, if they did hide, it would be very difficult to find them, let alone surround and kill them.

Secondly, they need to lead the many Quasi-Immortal Emperors above the heavens to restore and develop the heavens they have plundered at the beginning of each era, so that the heavens can recover their vitality more quickly and be plundered again, and even more.

Thirdly, they hone themselves and the descendants of the strange and dark races in order to cultivate more strong individuals, while also establishing an external enemy to prevent the loss of an external enemy and the resulting internal strife.

Fourth, the Immortal Emperors are too powerful and too special. Once they cultivate to become Immortal Emperors, they can become immortal and indestructible. As long as there is a trace left, they will be resurrected one day. Even if the strange dark races wipe them out, as long as there is no being above the Immortal Emperor, it will be difficult to completely erase their traces, and they will be resurrected one day.

However, if the seven of them joined forces and could withstand or even defeat the ten Immortal Emperors of the Strange Dark Clan, but were no match for the Strange Dark Clan's trump card, they did not believe that the Strange Dark Clan would still let them go as before. They would definitely do their best to eliminate them to prevent them from becoming a real threat.

Moreover, at that time, there were still millions of years before the end of this era when the strange dark race launched a dark upheaval.

Millions of years is not a long time, but it is not short either.

For the six Celestial Emperors above Heaven, several million years is naturally not a long time, because even tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years would not necessarily allow them to improve their cultivation level by one level.

However, for the Desolate Emperor, it is by no means short. He has only cultivated for a few million years. After breaking through to the Immortal Emperor, he only took less than a million years to break through to the late stage of the Immortal Emperor. If he were given a few million more years, he would most likely be able to break through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor, or even break through the bottleneck of the Immortal Emperor and break through to above the Immortal Emperor.

They still have time, and the Desolate Emperor still has a lot of room to grow. If they start a war against the strange dark race now, they are unlikely to win. If they are defeated, the strange dark race may do everything in their power to eliminate them, and they will not be able to develop peacefully.

They naturally did not intend to start a war immediately. They planned to wait until the Desolate Emperor made further progress, breaking through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor or even above the Immortal Emperor level, or until the end of this era when the strange dark race launched a dark turmoil, and then have a decisive battle with the strange dark race.

The Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the six Immortal Emperors above the heavens made a decision and began preparations for the final battle against the strange dark race at the end of the era.

The Desolate Emperor continued to conceal his strength, constantly fighting against the strange Dark Immortal Emperor to hone himself, while also diligently cultivating, hoping to break through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, or even a higher realm, as quickly as possible.

The six Celestial Emperors above Heaven have unleashed their full potential, intending to cultivate more powerful individuals and prepare more trump cards in the final moments. At the same time, they are fully committed to assisting the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, sparing no expense on divine materials that can be used to forge Celestial Emperor weapons and their own treasures that are useful to the Celestial Emperors.

At this moment, the Desolate Emperor, who had suffered a life of misery and was constantly betrayed by his own people, finally realized the meaning of "protagonist treatment".

Time slowly passed amidst the constant conflict between the heavens and the eerie, dark race.

Soon, six or seven hundred thousand years passed, and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor successfully broke through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor.

At this time, after discussing with the six Immortal Emperors above the heavens, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor still did not immediately engage in a decisive battle with the strange dark race.

Because the Desolate Emperor was able to break through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm so quickly, it's not impossible for him to break through to above the Immortal Emperor realm before the end of the era arrives and before the strange dark race launches its dark turmoil. If he can break through, then their side might be able to directly sweep away the strange dark race. After breaking through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, the Desolate Emperor secretly lingered in the strange dark race's ancestral land: the Strange Plateau. Although he didn't venture deep into it, he sensed a deadly danger. Although he had broken through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, he wasn't yet confident in defeating and annihilating the strange dark race.

Because Liu Shen has broken through, she has already broken through to the half-step Immortal Emperor level. In at most one or two hundred thousand years, she will be able to break through to the Immortal Emperor level. Even if she does not make any progress in the next few million years and is only an early-stage Immortal Emperor, she will still be an important combat force and can have a certain impact on the battle.

Furthermore, if she could make rapid progress in the Immortal Emperor realm like the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, and take several steps into the Immortal Emperor realm within millions of years, the impact on the battle would not be merely minor, but could play a decisive role.

Therefore, they joined forces to block Liu Shen's information and secrets, to prevent her from being discovered by the strange dark race. They devoted all their efforts to nurturing her, hoping to help her break through to the Immortal Emperor realm as soon as possible, and even rapidly improve in the Immortal Emperor realm, so that she could become a decisive force in the final battle.

Although the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the six Immortal Emperors above the heavens did not immediately engage in a decisive battle with the strange dark race after the Desolate Heavenly Emperor broke through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor.

However, when faced with the strange dark race, they no longer passively defended and resisted as before. While defending and resisting, they also continuously counterattacked and killed the strange dark quasi-immortal emperors and the strange dark army.

Gradually, the conflicts between the two sides became more frequent and more intense.

The strange dark race originally only sent dark quasi-immortal emperors to lead dark armies in small-scale invasions, but the number and scale of these invasions have been constantly increasing.

Gradually, even the ten Immortal Emperors of the strange and dark race, and the six Immortal Emperors above the heavens, would occasionally sit on the front lines to confront or even fight each other.

Millions of years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although the two sides have been fighting each other incessantly and on an ever-expanding scale, with even Immortal Emperors occasionally clashing, the strange dark race has always launched a full-scale dark upheaval, reaping the lives of beings above the heavens and holding small sacrifices.

However, the realm above has developed to a certain extent, and the time is almost up. The strange and dark races are also becoming impatient and are about to launch a dark upheaval to end this era.

At this time, Liu Shen had already broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm, and not just the early stage. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, she had taken another step forward in the Immortal Emperor realm and successfully broke through to the middle stage.

The Desolate Emperor reached the limit of the Immortal Emperor realm in less than a million years after breaking through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm. However, he did not know the path beyond the Immortal Emperor realm, nor how to break through to the level beyond the Immortal Emperor realm.

Even after cultivating for millions of years, the Desolate Emperor still failed to break through the bottleneck and surpass the Immortal Emperor level.

Because they have reached a bottleneck, their cultivation strength is difficult to improve further, and their own Dao cannot be perfected any longer.

After discussion, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, Willow God, and the six Immortal Emperors above the heavens decided not to continue the confrontation with the strange dark race. They decided to strike first, concentrate their strength to launch a surprise attack on the strange dark race, cripple one of the Dark Immortal Emperors as quickly as possible, and start the final battle with the strange dark race.

(End of this chapter)