Chapter 1674: Divine Army’s Great Defeat
“Don’t run! This Emperor hasn’t even shown his might yet! Running away like that—what kind of move is that? Stop right there!”
Black Emperor sprinted wildly, shouting from behind, shamelessly insisting on keeping the Lord Master there, leaving the crowd utterly dumbfounded.
Just moments ago, the Lord Master had been overwhelmingly dominant, like a ruler of the divine realm descending to the mortal world, looking down upon all heavens and domains, surveying the heroes of the world with a majesty unmatched in the universe.
How could he have turned tail and fled in the blink of an eye? The contrast was too stark.
“What is that?”
Many sensed the violently powerful aura from the depths of the cosmos. Was that what had alarmed the Lord Master? It had to be.
The stronger one was, the deeper the perception. The ordinary soldiers of the divine army were stunned; though they sensed something, it wasn’t sharp enough. They stared into the distance, unable to accept that a supreme figure like the Lord Master was fleeing.
Hundreds of thousands, even millions, of divine soldiers stood densely packed, clad in gleaming armor, their weapons flashing cold light. They had come for the Heavenly Court, forming a steel ocean.
This group possessed astonishing strength, led by Great Sages, all elite troops of the Divine Court. Yet now they were stupefied, watching the Lord Master streak across the sky, many utterly bewildered.
They were an invincible army, come to sweep away the Heavenly Court and lay the foundation for an eternal legacy, to usher in a most glorious era. But how could their supreme Lord Master be fleeing for his life?
This all happened too suddenly for them to react.
“Kill!”
Ye Fan waved his hand, and the Heavenly Court’s army burst forth like tigers and wolves released from their cages, surging out with the force of an avalanche or a tsunami. These were fierce, beast-like experts, turning into a torrent that swept across all directions.
“Charge!”
“Don’t let a single one escape!”
“Annihilate the Divine Court completely! Avenge our fallen brothers!”
…
It was a stark contrast. One side was petrified, caught off guard, while the other surged with unstoppable momentum, crashing in like raging waves against the shore, wild and irresistible.
None of the Divine Court’s army had expected that what was supposed to be a sure victory would turn out like this. Their leader had fled in panic, too terrified to even care about them.
“Pfft”
As soon as the two sides clashed, blood began to spray. From a distance, it looked like a red wave surging into the sky.
The Heavenly Court advanced relentlessly. At the first encounter, they inflicted heavy casualties on the divine army. Between them, crimson stained the heavens, turning into a red tide that shook the soul.
This battle came so abruptly. In terms of momentum alone, the divine army had plummeted from a peak to a valley, the reversal too swift. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Court was bursting with confidence, as if possessed by gods and demons, their killing intent shaking the universe as they charged fearlessly.
“Kill!”
The Heavenly Court deployed their ultimate forces. Little Nannan’s performance was so extraordinary it shocked both gods and immortals, leaving everyone in awe.
How powerful was the Lord Master? Even the Human Demon, whose instincts were as sharp as a wild beast’s, couldn’t keep up. Even Ye Fan’s innate intuition failed. Yet the little girl could pinpoint the correct direction every time at the critical moment.
At this moment, the Lord Master’s face was pale, and the crimson dragon armor he wore had dimmed. He constantly felt a chill at his back, as if a blade’s edge was pressed against it, filling him with immense terror.
“Great Emperor… truly a living Great Emperor. The one who quelled the chaos over three hundred years ago was indeed her. After so many tens of thousands of years, she still lives in this world!” His voice trembled as he refused to accept this reality.
What terrified him was that the radiant figure hadn’t pursued him, yet he felt her gaze fixed on him. Even across endless starry space, he felt as if a needle was pricking his back.
Finally, that feeling faded. But in his heart arose a sense of humiliation and unwillingness, for through the supreme intuition of one about to attain the Dao, he sensed some truth.
That radiant figure had looked down on him from start to finish, then silently averted her gaze, not even deigning to take him seriously—she had no desire to act.
This… made his blood boil with rage. Even if she were an ancient supreme being, how could she be so arrogant, so utterly dismissive of him?!
Nothing could be more disheartening. In this world, he was nearly invincible, believing he had reached the pinnacle. Yet that person had coldly watched him from above for a while, then completely ignored him.
“Woof!”
When the Lord Master didn’t know how long he had been stopped, several people caught up from behind.
Especially when he saw that big black dog frolicking and chasing him all the way, his crimson hair stood on end, and his gaze turned terrifyingly sharp. This was too much!
He, the dignified Lord Master, a supreme prodigy of his generation, had never fallen so low—being chased and bitten by a dog? With such things happening, was there still a place for him in the universe? He had lost all face.
But when he saw Little Nannan on the big black dog’s back, all his anger and resentment receded like a tide. He turned and left.
The Great Emperor’s Dao Fruit—he couldn’t provoke it, nor could he devour it. If he dared to act recklessly, he believed that radiant figure from the Big Dipper would arrive in an instant and strike him down in the starry sky.
In the end, the Lord Master fled into the cosmic border wastelands, hiding within the chaos. This battle was over.