I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Outside this cavern, something is rapidly approaching.

The fire element stirred by that scorching aura was even more concentrated than that of the True Lord of Moon-Slicing and Sun-Building.

She glanced discreetly at the two True Lords around her, and the three of them exchanged a secret nod.

They withdrew some of the power that had been suppressing Reimu, waiting for the arrival of the newcomers to prepare for a combined attack.

About thirty seconds later.

She silently exclaimed in her heart, "They're here!"

Then, together with the other three True Lords, they looked up.

There, scorching violence was pounding against the edge of the [Gourd Heaven] barrier. If left unattended, the entire Gourd Heaven barrier would probably be destroyed from the outside in just a few seconds.

With a thought, the Cloud-Borrowing Wind True Lord caused a large portion of the [Pot Heaven] barrier to disappear, and the mist in the sky dissipated, revealing the true sky.

There, a divine bird covered in flames spread its wings and crashed fiercely towards the barrier.

Boom!

The violent and unrestrained power of the flames, whether out of control or disdain for change, is unknown.

It suddenly plunged into the now-empty "Gourd Heaven" dome, and then plummeted down.

The next second, the fiery divine bird crashed into the ground inside the pot-shaped heaven, stirring up towering clouds and lava.

The waterspout, which had stretched from sky to earth, seemed to lose its power under such scorching heat, and suddenly calmed down and disappeared.

The ground, which was originally a lava field, even showed crystal-like glass-like formations.

Boom!

The vibrations continued for a long time.

The earth of Hutian shook as if an earthquake had struck.

The four immortal lords sensed the power of the newcomer and simultaneously stopped what they were doing, staring at each other—this was the inevitable mutual respect between rivals.

"The elements of the world flow eternally, and the rulers of the mortal world hold power."

Within the magma crystals, a figure that had been kneeling on the ground slowly rose to its feet.

She was tall and had a calm voice.

"The principles of the outside world surround the stars and are born into the world."

A crimson cheongsam adorned her alluring figure, her fair thighs as smooth and delicate as cream, making her all the more endearing.

“I am Fu Hua, the First Apostle of the Outer Principles, the Crimson Iris Immortal.”

"By order of our great [Alliance Leader], we have come to punish the disloyal."

Chapter Twenty-Four: Imagination

The figure slowly rose upright from the magma crystals; it was tall and had a handsome face.

Her delicate and beautiful features were framed by a serene and gentle expression.

The crimson cheongsam exposed her fair and smooth thighs, and the crimson divine bird pattern on the dress looked as if it were real.

Although her voice was calm, it was extremely familiar to the four immortals.

Although her attire was different, she was the object of the four immortals' longing.

The voice and smile of someone unseen for two thousand years are right before my eyes.

This caused the four immortals to temporarily lose their voices.

“This…” Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun was the first to exclaim in surprise, but her words were still difficult to utter.

Even now, these immortals still feel a sense of unreality regarding the Emperor's murder.

In their hearts, the Emperor was the most powerful god, and they could never imagine what it would be like for this god to die.

So it wasn't too painful.

But the person who appeared before me, who had passed away two thousand years ago, was as real as could be.

"This person must have been possessed by another body, daring to deceive me like this... to toy with me like this..."

Wild, pure black lines surged across the body of the boy-like immortal, and for the first time, his tone showed a fluctuation of emotion.

It was a kind of pain, and a kind of sadness that something beautiful had been defiled.

And a burning hatred that compels him to annihilate everyone before him.

"Wait a moment before making a move." Compared to the Great Sage Subduing Demons, True Monarch of Moon-Slicing and Sun-Building was slightly calmer.

He stood before the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons and sighed softly, "The person before me is definitely a real person, not some evil being in disguise. The scorching flames on her body are something no evil being could control."

"So... someone impersonated Lord Qingli to deceive us?" True Lord Lishan Dieshui also asked in a low voice.

"No... I can't see clearly." The True Monarch of the Moon-Shattering Pavilion shook his head. "She possesses the aura of an Emperor, but it's extremely faint. The power she wields is also completely different from that of the Azure Glass Sovereign."

"But...it's strange. My intuition tells me that the person in front of me, even if he is not Lord Qingli, is someone with an unusually close relationship to him."

“Hmm…Xiaoyue is right.” Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun nodded slightly: “I have the same feeling. It’s not that we look alike, but something more essential and peculiar.”

The words of these three immortals made the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons pause and ponder for a moment.

He looked at Fu Hua standing on the lava glass and slowly calmed his emotions.

Then he sighed, "Things are getting more and more confusing. I didn't believe the Emperor was murdered at first, but now that I see this person who looks almost exactly like Lord Qingli, I feel that the Emperor's murder is indeed possible."

The other three True Lords were all stunned for a moment, and then nodded slightly with difficulty.

"To be honest, that's absolutely true."

They all thought of the Emperor's infatuated appearance.

The Rock King Emperor, who had long seen through everything, had only one weakness: his deceased wife.

This matter was already an open secret among these immortals.

"You...aren't you going to fight?"

Compared to the four who remained completely still, the woman opposite them, who called herself "Red Iris Immortal" Fu Hua, seemed to have some fighting spirit.

She gently clasped her hands together and squinted at the four immortals opposite her.

"Then, I'll make the first move."

As soon as she finished speaking, she rushed towards the four immortals.

Its pace was not fast; it took it only a few seconds to cross a kilometer and arrive at the side of the immortals.

The True Lord of Moon-Shaving and Sun-Building suddenly frowned, and magma immediately surged from the ground, rushing towards the oncoming Fu Hua.

Fu Hua easily dodged such a simple attack by lightly touching the ground. Then, she clenched her fists and suddenly stopped in front of the Moon-Slicing True Monarch, one hand curled at her waist and the other striking out.

The speed of those last few steps far exceeded the speed of her initial rush, and the sudden change in rhythm caught True Monarch Xiaoyue Zhuyang off guard.

"Inch-force mountain collapse"

The fist went from being completely still to moving incredibly fast in less than an instant.

The fist, covered in a thin layer of flames, struck the lava armor of the Moon-Slicing Sun True Monarch.

Boom!

With a muffled thud, True Monarch Yaoyue Zhuyang was suddenly jolted, his body flying away into the distance like a broken sack.

His lava armor remained unmoved, but it was clear that a large section of his chest had caved in.

He even coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Huh??" The Great Sage Who Subdues Demons was the first to react.

He kicked the spear, and as it spun in mid-air, he lunged forward and grabbed the end of the spear with his arm.

The next second, he thrust his spearhead at Fu Hua.

A raging azure tide spun above the spearhead, tearing everything in its path.

"Heh~~!"

Fu Hua exhaled softly, assumed a horse stance, clenched both hands at her waist, and then struck out at the tip of the opponent's spear.

"寸劲o云岚"

Wherever the fist passed, all the raging winds seemed to be calmed down, scattering between heaven and earth.

Even the raging waves at the tip of the young immortal's spear were no exception; they vanished upon impact with this fist, revealing the extraordinary spear blade within.

"Ok??"

The young immortal, a veteran of countless battles, immediately noticed this detail.

With a slight thought, his body retreated rapidly, and the spear tip that had been thrust out with all its might was suddenly pulled back, avoiding contact with Fu Hua's hands, which were wearing special gloves.

What he did was beyond Fu Hua's expectations. Her expression changed slightly, and Fu Hua quickly withdrew from her horse stance, took a sudden step forward, and rushed towards the young immortal.

Her fist glowed with a faint, almost imperceptible light, but the young immortal was far more cautious this time than he had been with Accelerator.

The first clash was between the gun blade and the fist, the second between the elbow and the gun barrel, and the third between shoulders. The fourth clash was between a flaming leg and a whirlwind knee.

The fifth time, the sixth time, the hundredth time.

The battle between the two pushed the limits of human martial arts to their limits.

Every part of their bodies is imbued with the most ferocious power and weaponry.

The elemental powers of fire and wind are merely minor techniques for them to increase their destructive power.

What truly makes them powerful is every part of their bodies and their millennia of combat experience.

They are evenly matched, a true contestant.

Bang bang bang~~! Bang bang bang bang!!

Each collision, though not very powerful, was unlike the battle between Accelerator and the three True Lords, which was filled with special effects of fire, wind, frost, and lava.

It was a simple war between flesh and blood, seemingly devoid of elemental power, yet it terrified everyone who watched.

This is war where martial arts reach their ultimate limits!