# Chapter 1480: Retreat
"Save me!" At this moment, a hoarse roar suddenly rang out. The crowd turned their gazes and saw Sikong Martial Emperor being brutally slaughtered by two Martial Emperors from the Emperor-Slaying Alliance. A bloody arm was almost completely severed, hanging there, and the space where the battle was taking place had been sealed off by the power of Space Law.
In the void, the Martial Emperor who had been confronting the Watcher's Father glanced over, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes. Countless thoughts surged through his mind in an instant.
"Sikong Martial Emperor has always stood shoulder to shoulder with Qi Emperor. If Qi Emperor and Eastern Emperor don't make a move, who can they count on to save him?" At this moment, Wen Emperor suddenly spoke coldly, causing the hearts of the crowd to tremble. What a chaotic situation. These were all Martial Emperor-level experts, shrewd individuals, yet even they felt confused. They couldn't even figure out how many factions were present—it was very strange.
However, the Wen Clan had long since broken ties with the Qi Clan and the Sikong Clan. Wen Emperor, of course, would not want anyone to save Sikong Martial Emperor.
"Doesn't the Sikong Clan have a Mid-rank Emperor? Why hasn't he shown up yet?" A ethereal voice came from the void, causing sharp glints to flash in the eyes of the crowd. It was the Martial Emperor who had not yet appeared, the one confronting the first Mid-rank Emperor of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance. He had been locking onto that Mid-rank Emperor with an overwhelmingly powerful killing intent, preventing him from acting rashly.
"Chi, chi..." That killing intent suddenly swept across heaven and earth, locking down the vast expanse of space. However, the true, peerless killing intent had already locked onto the Mid-rank Emperor. His figure still did not appear.
A miserable scream rang out. Sikong Martial Emperor's arm was completely severed, a gruesome sight. The two assassins of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance seemed to have him firmly locked down, unleashing relentless deadly attacks that gave him no chance to catch his breath. His face had turned deathly pale.
"Who are you?" Sikong Martial Emperor roared in fury. His Heavenly Eye manifested in the void, churning the space around him. However, the two assassin Martial Emperors charged into the space of the Heavenly Eye, the power of their Life-Seizing Law tearing heaven and earth apart.
But there was one person even more miserable than Sikong Martial Emperor—Flame Emperor. His body flickered in and out of visibility. Heavenly Demon Emperor and a Watcher had already blocked the attacks of that Martial Emperor for him, but his body was about to dissipate in the flames. Law power was already beginning to leak out.
"Fu Hei, come here!" Flame Emperor stood motionless, shouting at Fu Hei.
"Master!" Fu Hei's eyes were bloodshot. He wanted to get closer, but the flames on Flame Emperor's body could even burn a Martial Emperor. He dared not approach too closely.
"After I die, disband the Flame Mountain." Flame Emperor said to Fu Hei. Fu Hei nodded slightly, his face growing even paler. Was his master, Flame Emperor, really about to die?
"Your Flame Law power alone is too much for him to bear. Much of it will be wasted. Let this little one share some of it as well. Perhaps in the future, he will avenge you!" At this moment, the old man beside Lin Feng suddenly spoke, pushing Lin Feng's body forward a little.
Flame Emperor slowly turned his gaze, looking at the old man and Lin Feng, then nodded slightly. "Alright. A disciple of the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor, a monstrous genius rarely seen in the Eight Wastelands, and with the words of a senior like you, I might as well grant him this opportunity as well."
As he spoke, a torrential power of Law surged from Flame Emperor's body, all of it being Flame Law power, condensing into two towering beams of light.
These two beams suddenly bent, shooting toward Lin Feng and Fu Hei's bodies. They plunged directly into the tops of their heads. In an instant, both Lin Feng and Fu Hei's bodies trembled slightly. They felt a terrifying Law power coursing through their bodies, flowing through their meridians and blood.
"Flames!" Lin Feng felt as if flames were passing through all his meridians, so scorching hot. He felt as if his entire being was about to ignite. This was a true infusion of Law power, using Flame Law to wash over his body and pour into him. Unfortunately, he was not a Martial Emperor, so he could not directly accept the infusion of Law power.
"Flame Emperor is about to die. This is the Flame Law power that heaven and earth infused into him when he became an Emperor. It will only dissipate upon his death. Now, he is using it to temper your body. Feel it well." The old man said to Lin Feng. Lin Feng nodded slightly, closed his eyes, forgot everything, and quietly experienced the infusion of this purest Law power of heaven and earth.
Lin Feng's body had undergone the tempering of the Heaven-Seizing Gate, becoming attuned to heaven and earth. Now, being infused with the purest Law power, he felt his affinity with flames growing stronger and stronger. Unconsciously, flames began to ignite on his body, bathing him completely. Not only him, but Fu Hei's body was also covered in flames. Behind Fu Hei, even a Flame Venerable Figure appeared, as if it were a deity.
Fu Hei possessed a Heavenly Flame Body. He was naturally attuned to fire and resonated with Flame power. Through the infusion of Law power, he also felt himself undergoing a continuous transformation. The grief and anger in his heart seemed to transform into powerful strength, allowing him to frantically comprehend the sense of power brought by these flames.
"No!" At this moment, a roar of despair came from afar. The Martial Emperor of the Sikong Clan was pierced through the head by a sword, and then his entire head exploded. Law power leaked out toward heaven and earth, turning into a brilliant beam of light shooting into the sky. Only the miserable scream still echoed through the void.
"Sikong Martial Emperor is dead too!" The expressions of the crowd stiffened. On the other side, Flame Emperor's body was nearing dissipation. He was also about to die. It was only a matter of time before he fell. Five Martial Emperors had already been killed—how brutal was this?
Now, the people of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance were finally at an absolute disadvantage. Those who were not Martial Emperors were being hunted down one by one. Although the Martial Emperors were poisoned, killing those below the Martial Emperor realm was still no problem. As for the two Emperor-Slaying Alliance experts who had killed Sikong Martial Emperor, they now set their sights on Qi Emperor!
"Everyone, help me kill these villains!" Qi Emperor was firmly locked down by the two, his face dark as he spoke.
"Earlier, I asked Eastern Emperor to deal with the villains and protect the Emperors. Senior Eastern Emperor, as the host, stood by and did nothing. Now, how can you have the face to ask for help?" Yu Emperor coldly spat out these words while fighting a Martial Emperor, causing the expressions of Qi Emperor and Eastern Emperor to grow even colder.
"Now that we share a common enemy, Yu Emperor's heart is so narrow and despicable!" Alchemy Emperor snorted coldly. His figure flickered as he joined forces with Qi Emperor and Eastern Emperor to deal with the two assassin Martial Emperors of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance.
"When did I ever share a common enemy with Qi Emperor and Eastern Emperor? As for you, Alchemy Emperor, you seem quite close to Eastern Emperor and Qi Emperor. Neither Eastern Emperor nor Qi Emperor seem to have been affected by the poison. I wonder if Alchemy Emperor has already detoxified them!" Yu Emperor's voice drifted out again, causing many to ponder. The situation was becoming increasingly murky.
Was the Emperor-Slaying Alliance connected to Eastern Emperor and Qi Emperor? Was the poison planted by Alchemy Emperor?
These Martial Emperors were extremely shrewd individuals. They would consider every possibility. However, if that were the case, why would the Emperor-Slaying Alliance kill Qi Yan and then kill Sikong Martial Emperor, who had always been on good terms with the Qi Clan? And now they were even targeting Qi Emperor. If this was a bitter ploy, the cost was far too terrifying.
The battle on the ground was brutal, while in the void, the four Mid-rank Emperors were locked in a stalemate, two against two. One Mid-rank Emperor of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance was locked down by a peerless killing intent. The moment he moved, a devastating, world-shattering attack would follow. The other Mid-rank Emperor was confronting the Watcher's Father. Around the Watcher's Father, nine dazzling bows and arrows appeared, seemingly possessing the power to swallow the sun and moon. Once these arrows were released, their lethality would be terrifying. Therefore, the Mid-rank Emperor opposite him dared not casually attack others. If he did, the Watcher's Father would make the Emperor-Slaying Alliance pay a heavy price.
"Retreat!" Finally, a voice came from the mouth of the Mid-rank Emperor on the ground who had been confronting the peerless killing intent. The figures of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance flickered one after another, retreating outward. Today's endeavor was not feasible; they began to withdraw.
Even as they retreated, the assassins of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance moved in an orderly fashion, several forming a group, ready to support each other at any moment. Even in retreat, they exuded a terrifying aura of slaughter, as if they could unleash a thunderous strike at any moment. This was another large-scale operation of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance in thousands of years, but in the end, it came to nothing.
The Watchers and the Emperors did not pursue too closely. The strength of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance members was undeniable. They dared not get too close. Moreover, two Mid-rank Emperors and two Low-rank Emperors had not yet retreated.
Those two Low-rank Emperors were even still hunting Qi Emperor, as if they truly wanted to kill him.
"Didn't you hear?" Seeing the two not leaving, one of the Mid-rank Emperors shouted coldly. Immediately, the two figures flickered, stepping back into the distance until they disappeared.
"Everyone, we'll meet again another day!" The two Mid-rank Emperors also slowly rose into the air. They were not confident they could kill the Watcher's Father and the hidden Mid-rank Emperor, and the other side was not confident they could keep them. Therefore, soon, all the members of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance disappeared from the crowd's sight, though some corpses remained on the ground.
At this moment, Flame Emperor also fell. When Fu Hei and Lin Feng opened their eyes, they saw the figure turn to ashes, both showing a trace of sorrow. However, at that moment, a beam of light suddenly shot into the sky, flying into the distance.
"Don't be too sad. Flame Emperor hasn't completely died yet!" Yu Emperor said slowly. A Martial Emperor, unless his divine thoughts were shattered and his soul scattered, would not completely die.
Lin Feng's expression tightened, then returned to normal. Wasn't Yan Di a living example? However, being reborn and growing back to his original level would take who knows how many years.
"Hateful. We couldn't keep them." Lin Feng looked at the Emperor-Slaying Alliance members disappearing in the void, speaking coldly. Today, several Martial Emperors had fallen. This was absolutely a disaster.
"At the Martial Emperor level, at the same rank, wanting to keep and kill the opponent is never an easy task, unless the gap is quite large!" Yu Emperor said lightly. Lin Feng seemed to ponder. The Martial Emperor realm—he wondered how its levels were divided.