An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

"Crazy woman!" Xiao Zhantian and the other two's expressions changed slightly. They obviously did not expect Gu Qingcheng to be so fierce, willing to fight to the death at the slightest disagreement.

However, just as Gu Qingcheng's aura, which had reached its ultimate sublimation, was about to break through to its peak!

"well……"

A sigh, seemingly from the heavens above and spanning countless ages, resounded without warning throughout the entire Eastern Wilderness.

With this sigh, a vast and boundless imperial might, powerful enough to suppress all realms and universes, poured down like a galaxy from the heavens!

This force was so domineering that it forcibly suppressed the boiling life essence within Gu Qingcheng's body, thus suppressing her ultimate sublimation!

"hold head high--!"

Nine earth-shattering dragon roars resounded through the sky as nine enormous black dragons pulled a jet-black imperial chariot radiating boundless demonic power, tearing through the void and landing steadily directly above the Primordial Holy Land.

The Emperor's might swept across the land, resonating with all the Daos, and a vast expanse of black Dao lotuses descended from the heavens!

Gu Qingcheng's originally lifeless eyes suddenly widened. This imperial might unique to the current emperor, this demonic aura so familiar it penetrated her very soul... how could she not recognize it?

"You...have come."

Gu Qingcheng's body trembled violently. The moment she recognized Lu Li, a complex emotion flashed in her aged eyes.

There was a glimmer of hope for survival, the excitement of reuniting with old friends, but more than that... there was a deep sense of shame.

She was too proud; she would rather die in battle than face her former comrades, who had fought alongside her on the road to the capital, with this ugly, aged face.

She subconsciously turned her head away, trying to cover her face with her disheveled white hair.

The three quasi-emperors, including Xiao Zhantian, who had been arrogant, changed their expressions drastically under the pressure of the emperor's might, and cold sweat instantly soaked their backs.

"The Great Emperor of Our Time?"

The next moment, the heavy curtains of the imperial carriage were lifted.

Lu Li, dressed in black, walked out with an indifferent expression.

Behind him followed Shen Miaoyin, who had just been rescued.

At this moment, Lu Li had completely digested the results of killing the progenitor of the Overlord Body, and his understanding of the Great Dao of Slaughter had been sublimated once again. His own realm had steadily stepped into the fifth level of the Great Emperor! Even if he just stood there, the trace of slaughter aura that he unintentionally emitted was enough to make the soul of a Quasi-Emperor tremble.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Zhantian and his two companions recognized the newcomer and were so frightened that their legs went weak, and they knelt down in mid-air.

"The Eternal Night Emperor! It's actually the Eternal Night Demon Emperor!"

The three were terrified and immediately kowtowed respectfully: "Greetings, Great Emperor! We meant no harm! We came to the Primordial Holy Land only to have the junior fulfill the three-year agreement; we had absolutely no intention of offending you!"

Listening to the three people's explanations, Lu Li's eyes remained completely unmoved.

He is the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, an unparalleled being who has traversed mountains of corpses and seas of blood to prove his Dao through slaughter.

Explain it to him?

If you have something to say, go and say it to the vengeful spirits in the imperial banner!

Lu Li couldn't be bothered to listen to their nonsense, and didn't even exchange a single extra word with them.

He simply raised his right hand casually and flipped his palm over.

"Buzz!"

The imperial banner instantly swelled in the wind, transforming into a black demonic banner that blotted out the sky!

The ultimate imperial killing intent instantly locked onto the three of them. This oppressive feeling directly caused the spines of Xiao Zhantian and the other two quasi-emperors to bend and break, making a crisp cracking sound.

"Your Majesty, spare us!" The three men cried out in terror, desperately trying to escape, but before they could even react, the Emperor had already given them a chance to flee.

Inside the Emperor Banner, billowing black energy surged, and the quasi-emperor spirits that Lu Li had once killed materialized, roaring as they rushed out, completely sealing off the three's escape route and suppressing them in place!

Immediately afterwards, dozens of pitch-black soul-locking chains shot out from the banner, piercing through the sea of ​​consciousness between the brows of the three quasi-emperors.

"ah."

Amidst heart-wrenching screams, the souls of the three quasi-emperors were forcibly ripped from their physical bodies by the Soul-Locking Chains, and then mercilessly absorbed into the Human Emperor Banner.

Three twisted, painful, and struggling faces suddenly appeared on the surface of the Emperor's Banner.

However, under the refinement of demonic energy, it quickly became still and completely became nourishment for this imperial weapon.

Having lost their divine souls, the three vibrant quasi-emperor bodies fell from mid-air like wooden stakes.

With a casual wave of his hand, Lu Li stored all three physical bodies into his storage ring.

For someone at the fifth level of the Great Emperor realm, the quasi-Emperor's physical body was no longer useful, but it would be excellent material to take back and bestow upon his divine generals and the Demon Lord.

With a casual gesture, three arrogant quasi-emperors were reduced to ashes.

The entire Primordial Holy Land was deathly silent. Everyone was stunned by this swift, decisive, and extremely ruthless method of extracting and refining souls.

Only Gu Qingcheng seemed to have long been accustomed to Lu Li's demonic methods of extracting and refining people's souls.

She knew him too well. She took a deep breath, suppressing her emotions. Although she tried her best to maintain her pride, she still bowed her head slightly and said, "Thank you."

Lu Li glanced indifferently at Xiao Fan, who was still unconscious below, and said, "This boy possesses the Ancient Sacred Body and seems to be hiding some secrets within him. He is quite extraordinary and should be kept under close surveillance."

Upon hearing the reminder from the Eternal Night Emperor, Gu Qingcheng immediately ordered her men to drag the heavily injured Xiao Fan away like a dead dog and imprison him in the deepest dungeon of the Primordial Holy Land, where she set up numerous restrictions.

At this moment, Li Qingyue finally realized that the divine sense that had guided her to defeat Xiao Fan's fusion with the strange fire at the critical moment of life and death must have been the unfathomable Demon Emperor in front of her!

She quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying, "Junior Li Qingyue thanks you for your guidance and for saving my life!"

"It's nothing," Lu Li said casually, waving his hand dismissively.

With the crisis resolved, at Gu Qingcheng's invitation, Lu Li removed his entourage and followed her alone into the main hall of the Primordial Holy Land.

The main hall doors slowly closed, leaving only Gu Qingcheng and Lu Li in the vast space.

"You came here this time..." Gu Qingcheng said with her back to Lu Li, her voice tinged with a self-deprecating bitterness, "Could it be that you came specifically to see me, a dying man, make a fool of myself?"

Lu Li looked at her aged back and shook his head slightly.

"Qingcheng, you're still as proud and arrogant as ever."

Lu Li's voice softened slightly, a rare occurrence: "I'm not here to laugh at you, but to bestow upon you a great fortune."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Li flipped his palm and took out the jade box that contained the system rewards.

The jade box was opened.

"boom!"

An indescribable surge of vitality, like a tsunami, instantly filled the entire hall!

An immortal herb, radiating a dazzling purple light and shaped like a miniature Qilin, floated silently in mid-air.