# Chapter 1572: Quasi-Emperor Battle
"You are merely a servant, yet you dare to act like a supreme being and roar at me?" A cold voice came from within the imperial tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold, filled with displeasure.
As one who was about to attain the Dao, in this era he would shine with the most brilliant radiance. Except for ancient supremes, he could command the entire universe.
Now, even true ancient supremes would not treat him so lightly and would give him a certain measure of respect. Yet a headless knight dared to rebuke him like this, treating him as if he were nothing, making him feel unbearably insulted.
"Before the Forbidden Zone, put aside your status as Lord of the Divine Court. Even if you haven't attained the Dao yet, even if a true Great Emperor came here, what would that matter? What do you think you are?!"
The headless knight's words were extremely sharp, showing no consideration whatsoever, even somewhat caustic. But he spoke naturally and seriously, not deliberately trying to humiliate.
Because in his view, this was the truth!
"Hmph!" A cold snort came from within the imperial tower, causing the entire heaven and earth to tremble. A wave of pressure surged forward.
Instantly, with the shouting of men and neighing of horses, the headless corpse let out a great roar and charged forward to attack, imperial aura flooding the heavens!
The headless knight wore black iron armor, tall and divinely martial, holding a black and cold war spear, possessing a posture that could subdue heaven and earth. Unfortunately, he had no head, and at his neck, much blood was stained.
Beneath him was a tall stone horse, shaking its head and swishing its tail, raising its head and neighing long, its power terrifying. Each time its bowl-sized stone hooves landed, they tore apart the void.
This single rider charged forward, shaking the entire Eastern Wasteland. Although the killing intent was blocked by the Immortal Mountain and confined here, there was still an aura that covered the sky and earth, not destroying the myriad things and rivers and mountains, yet capable of sweeping through the human world.
Imperial battle!
Everyone was stunned, all looking toward that region, hardly believing what was happening. The whole world was shocked!
Although most people had never seen an emperor-level figure, nor felt such fluctuations, in that single instant, they knew—that was an emperor-level figure, different from all others, possessing a power that transcended reincarnation. It awakened their subconscious, making them aware of this level.
"What happened? Has an imperial battle truly broken out?" The crowd was terrified, all gazing in disbelief.
If not for the Immortal Mountain blocking the killing intent, this world would surely have been flooded with rivers of blood, with mountains of corpses of all living things. It was too terrifying. This was an emperor-level figure, impossible to contend against.
"This... should be a true quasi-emperor battle!"
A Great Sage made the judgment, his heart pounding. With the character "emperor" attached, it could truly be described as an imperial battle. It far surpassed them; they weren't even on the same order of magnitude.
And if Ye Fan were here, he would certainly be shocked. How could a true quasi-emperor be compared to Old Teng Snake? Saying it had such strength was far too flattering.
A quasi-emperor, with that "emperor" character attached, was truly a difference between heaven and earth. It was a brand new realm, impossible to surpass!
Boom!
At the Immortal Mountain, the headless knight attacked alone, like a thousand troops and ten thousand horses galloping. The nearby wilderness remained unharmed, but the sky had already been torn apart, reaching beyond the domain, causing many small planets to explode!
The stone horse beneath him had many parts transformed into flesh and blood, its terror flooding the heavens, incomparable, also releasing wisps of terrifying aura.
In this battle, if a Great Sage came, they would all be completely annihilated. No matter how many came, they would all die, not enough to kill!
And this was only a quasi-emperor, not a true Great Emperor!
With a rumbling sound, the imperial tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold descended, continuously enlarging, pressing the headless knight and his war horse until they trembled violently, the void exploding.
This was an unbearable imperial might, a vast majesty. The Divine Court's lord was enraged, no longer having scruples about the Immortal Mountain Forbidden Zone of Life, beginning to strike with overwhelming force.
The headless knight was not a supreme being, only a sealed servant guarding the central important ground of the Immortal Mountain. Although extremely powerful, capable of sweeping away earthly enemies.
But the Divine Court lord clearly exceeded this category. This power did not belong to the mortal world, nearly approaching that of a supreme being, not something he could eliminate!
Rumble!
The imperial tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold shook violently. The thirty-three layers of the tower and the thirty-three heavens seemed to merge together, possessing the power to destroy all the stars in the sky.
Moreover, mother qi was like a river of stars, thirty-three streams in total, vast and boundless, crashing down. Each wisp weighed billions of jun, impossible for human strength to bear.
"Roar!"
The headless quasi-emperor roared, and the sacred spirit horse beneath him also unleashed its divine might, joining him in resistance. Unfortunately, they were still a step behind, unable to contend. They were pressed until their bodies cracked, even the black armor about to burst open, and the war spear wailed in lament.
Hmph!
Suddenly, a cold snort came from the most central mysterious ancient land within the Immortal Mountain. The entire imperial tower was struck like lightning, shaking violently. The Eternal Blue Gold radiance blazed brilliantly, then flew off at an angle.
The headless knight broke free, his blood energy burning all over his body, instantly recovering, about to charge again.
But a divine thought from within the Forbidden Zone stopped him, and a vast fluctuation personally emerged, pressing toward the imperial tower, causing everything here to rumble.
The Divine Court lord's heart immediately pounded. He shouted loudly: "I have no intention of offending, nor do I wish to form enmity with you. I am merely passing through this place. Why must you be so aggressive?!"
"Whether you do or not, you know yourself. You even covet the divine medicine of the Immortal Mountain. Do you still hold the ancient supremes in your eyes?" The headless knight's cold voice came.
Now, the ancient supremes had awakened. This was no longer the past. The divine medicine had a new master and could not tolerate anyone coming here to desecrate or display their own majesty.
In the headless knight's view, the Divine Court lord was demonstrating his power to the many strong beings of the universe, paving the way for unifying the great cosmos in the future. He had to be suppressed and pushed back.
Rumble!
The fluctuations of the Great Dao were terrifying, sweeping through all the stars. Many stars beyond the domain trembled, while this land was fixed in place, not shaking in the slightest.
Mortals did not know, but the many sages felt it clearly, chilled from head to toe. This kind of might was too dreadful, beyond their understanding. How could they contend? There was no hope for eternity.
If the immortal path opened, they couldn't even fish in troubled waters. They could only wait until the ancient supremes entered before they could act. The gap was truly too great—this was the difference between clouds and mud!
The imperial tower wailed, trembling and shaking. Cracks appeared on its surface. The Divine Court lord inside couldn't withstand it either, about to be confined and pulled out.
"Bang!"
A figure of light was directly pulled out, and the existence within the Immortal Mountain hadn't even appeared, still far away in the ancient land, yet possessed such world-dominating divine might, leaving people in awe.
This figure was hazy, even somewhat ethereal, not real. This was the Divine Court lord. This was not his true body, only a divine thought!
The Great Sages in this region were shocked again. This Divine Court lord was truly remarkable. His true body hadn't come, yet his divine consciousness possessed such world-dominating power, able to match the headless knight. How shocking!
No wonder the Divine Court lord was so confident. He was truly strong. If his true body came, could he actually fight against an ancient supreme?
The supreme within the Immortal Mountain didn't immediately kill him but observed, as if sensing something. The fluctuation didn't press forward immediately but instead swept toward the distance.
"Senior supreme, I have no intention of offending. This is all a misunderstanding." At this moment, the Divine Court lord's posture was very low, explaining earnestly.
However, the headless knight was very repulsed. He had guarded this place for generations and hated people like this the most.
The supreme within the Immortal Mountain didn't say a word, as if maintaining his status. Finally, he acted. A wisp of fluctuation came, and fragments of the Great Dao of heaven and earth directly formed a large hand on the spot, grabbing the Divine Court lord's divine consciousness, about to crush it.
The crowd was horrified. This Forbidden Zone lord hadn't appeared from beginning to end, yet was about to annihilate this divine consciousness with quasi-emperor-level combat power. Too terrifying, the gap was enormous.
"I address you as senior supreme, but I am not afraid of you! Do you really think you are still the Dao-attainer of the past?" The Divine Court lord shouted with divine sound, actually very aggressive.
Everyone was stunned. There was actually such a person, daring to rebuke an ancient supreme. Too shocking.
"Are you challenging the majesty of a supreme?!" The headless knight shouted.
"What supreme? The true Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors are all dead!" The Divine Court lord roared, his voice shaking the entire Big Dipper Star Domain, startling everyone into a daze.
What did this mean? Was he denying all the Forbidden Zones of Life?
The large hand temporarily formed from fragments of the Great Dao of heaven and earth didn't immediately clench down but let him speak, calm and unruffled, with excellent patience.
"I admit, when the Forbidden Zone lords fight desperately, they can return to their former supreme state, still unmatched under heaven! But do they dare? Can they have one chance, or two? What will happen afterward? They know clearly in their hearts!" The Divine Court lord shouted.
This was undoubtedly shocking news. How could ordinary people understand these things? They knew nothing. Unexpectedly, such a person about to attain the Dao revealed the secrets within.
"In ordinary times, even if they are stronger than my true body, it's not a difference between heaven and earth. They can only return to their former glorious peak when the immortal path begins, daring to squander it. Before that, do they truly dare to kill my true body like that? They don't dare! I have no conflict with you, and I don't want to be enemies. If you force me, I am not afraid!"
The Divine Court lord spoke harshly, completely throwing caution to the wind. In this world, perhaps only this person about to attain the Dao dared to speak like this!
"Pfft!"
The lord of the Immortal Mountain answered with practical action. That temporary Great Dao hand closed, directly crushing his divine consciousness into fragments, turning it into flying ash.
Too powerful, unmatched under heaven! The Forbidden Zone lord was simply impossible to contend against. Such a powerful Divine Court lord didn't even make him move, directly annihilated by the Dao fragments of heaven and earth.
The headless knight was about to step forward, take the imperial tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold, and bring it into the Immortal Mountain. However, at this moment, several powerful divine thoughts probed over, like primordial gods and demons, like immortal realm supremes, shaking him so much that he couldn't help trembling.
More than one supreme acted, wanting to seize the imperial tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold. Without doubt, they all came from the various Forbidden Zones of Life. This was immortal material, enough to move even ancient Great Emperor-level figures!
Boom!
However, someone unknown guided it, shaking the tower flying, and more than one force acted upon it, directly sending it from the Central Domain into the Southern Domain.
The tower emitted blinding blue light, eternal and indestructible, brilliant and dazzling, as if burning. It actually crashed into the Ancient Forbidden Land!
Clearly, some supreme wanted to test the strength of the Forbidden Zone under its new master!
"Slap!"
Beyond everyone's imagination, the woman in the Ancient Forbidden Land didn't care at all. She didn't want to seize the tower, didn't want to wade into the muddy waters. Instead, she slapped out, the sound crisp.
Then came the sound of shattering. The imperial tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold collapsed, turning into a vast rain of blue light that rushed beyond the domain, shaking many stars into powder, disappearing into the depths of the universe!