Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 821 - 820: Just One Step Away

"How is it? Is there a way to destroy the Continent Pillar?"

The Black Demon Nether King slowly asked, while the Spider Illusion King and the Giant Elephant Battle King both focused their gaze on the White Stone Demoness.

But when they saw the expression on the White Stone Demoness's face, an ominous thought immediately rose in their hearts.

"In order to destroy the Continent Pillar, it demands the blood sacrifice of five intermediate emperor-level beings!"

The White Stone Demoness gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"Five intermediate emperor-level beings?" The Giant Elephant Battle King frowned; originally, before the Demon Blood Horn King's avatar was killed, along with the four of them it was just enough to make five emperors.

But now that the Demon Blood Horn King's avatar has been slain by the Sword Emperor, they are short one.

The blood sacrifice requires burning the entire essence and blood of a martial artist, and after the sacrifice is completed, their life cannot be preserved, but they can only use an avatar. Even if the avatar dies in the sacrifice, it's mostly just a loss of some strength, which can be recovered in a few months.

"What should we do now?"

The Black Demon Nether King asked indifferently. According to the Demon Emperor's plan, by now the Continent Pillar should already be destroyed, but no one accounted for Chu Ming's intervention. The slaying of the Demon Blood Horn King forced them to delay their plan.

"Does anyone have a treasure on them? Preferably one that can manifest a celestial phenomenon!"

The White Stone Demoness pondered slightly, then slowly asked.

A treasure capable of manifesting celestial phenomena would surely attract other powerful beings from the Great Wilderness.

However, the White Stone Demoness and her three companions did not know that in the entire Great Wilderness now, besides them, only Chu Ming, Fire Cloud Ancestor, and Demon God King were intermediate emperor-level beings, with the rest already wiped out.

The eyes of the Black Demon Nether King and the other two flickered, faintly understanding the White Stone Demoness's intentions.

"I have an Ice Emperor Lotus!"

The Spider Illusion King showed a trace of pain on her face and then slowly took out a light blue Ice Lotus from her Storage Ring.

This Ice Lotus was only palm-sized, yet emanated an astonishing chill. As soon as it appeared, it solidified the space around it, with ice crystals spreading all the way to the Spider Illusion King's arm. She unleashed her entire Spiritual Power, forming a sphere around the Ice Emperor Lotus, causing the icy chill in the space to gradually dissipate.

The Ice Emperor Lotus, its grade having long surpassed the ninth level, reached divine status. If a martial artist cultivating in Ice Attribute Technique were to obtain it, the time needed for them to become a Great Power of Transcendence would be shortened by at least thirty to forty years. Moreover, even if they have mediocre talent, they could still possibly become a King of the Life and Death Realm in the future, dominating all directions.

"Good, let's use the Ice Emperor Lotus. Rest assured, with the strength of the four of us, no matter who comes, they are dead either way!"

The White Stone Demoness said slowly, her face filled with evil qi.

...

Boom!

In the cave, a blood-colored figure was sitting cross-legged on the ground, emitting terrifying Spiritual Power, and opposite him floated a faint red pearl suspended in the air.

Vast Spiritual Power surged from the pearl, merging into Chu Ming's body.

At this moment, an earth-shattering transformation was taking place within Chu Ming. First, a scene of chaos appeared inside him, within which star-like dots streaked across a vast expanse as if countless stars, immensely vast.

Crack!

Suddenly, that defective pearl king shattered abruptly, turning into countless white powders, sprinkling onto the ground.

"Phew!"

Chu Ming slowly opened his eyes, a trace of regret flashing through his eyes. Ling Ming's Spirit Pearl, compared to a true Pearl King, still has a certain disparity.

Even though he refined Ling Ming's Spirit Pearl, his cultivation hadn't reached the high-level emperor level, standing between intermediate and high-level emperor-level.

However, Chu Ming had a sense that his true combat power should not be weaker than a typical high-level emperor.

At the very least, he was no longer afraid of the Death Emperor and Emperor Ming!

"What a pity!"

Chu Ming shook his head, then silently blamed himself for being too greedy. It had been less than half a year since he broke through to the emperor level, and he was already on the verge of reaching the high-level emperor stage. If others knew this, they'd surely call him a monster.

"It's roughly ten days until the Great Wilderness closes; let's try to hunt some Spirit Bodies!"

Chu Ming clenched his fist, thinking to himself.

Currently, in the entire Great Wilderness, no Spirit Body could pose a threat to him anymore. Even if a Spirit King lurked in the shadows, it couldn't harm him.

However, at his level, even a Third Level Spirit Pearl had a negligible effect on him, while a Fourth Level Spirit Pearl still held some effect, but not as significant as before.

Swoosh!

Chu Ming's body flickered, and his figure merged into the void. The Great Wilderness was already desolate, and with many powerful beings having perished, those who survived were few and far between, adding to the loneliness.

This particular opening of the Great Wilderness was the most tragic in history, primarily because of Ling Ming's breakthrough to Spirit King, during which numerous emperors perished miserably.

...

Ten days swiftly passed by. By the Continent Pillar, the four of the White Stone Demoness were nearly driven mad. They had pushed the aura of the Ice Emperor Lotus to its utmost, yet no intermediate emperor level arrived—two low-level emperors were indeed drawn, but they did not meet their needs and subsequently became their blood food.

If only they knew that when Ling Ming broke through to Spirit King, four intermediate emperors died at once, they wouldn't find the situation strange at all.

Boom!

A red figure shot over from the distance with an imposing aura that had no concealment, like a firefly in the dark within the vast wilderness.

"Hmm, the Ice Emperor Lotus? A fine item!"

This red figure, of course, was Chu Ming. Over the past ten days, he had slain many Spirit Bodies, even wiping out dozens of Spirit Body Groups.

He absorbed half of the Spirit Pearls he gained, leaving the other half. He had a feeling that even if he absorbed the other half, it was unlikely he'd break through to the high-level emperor. So, it was better to leave them for the Chu Family and Feng Yuyan.

Previously, he dared not release his aura so blatantly, but as he realized the Spirit Bodies were dwindling, he had no choice. At the very least, being this conspicuous made it easier to lure them out.

"It's the Sword Emperor!"

The White Stone Demoness squinted her eyes, feeling some doubts and uncertainty. Chu Ming had defeated the Demon Blood Horn King; although they were four people at the moment if Chu Ming wished to escape, they couldn't stop him.

"No matter. If it comes to the worst, the four of us can burn our True Spirits together; surely we can slay the Sword Emperor!"

The Black Demon Nether King spoke viciously. The blood sacrifice requires essence blood, so they couldn't burn essence but only True Spirit.

"Alright!"

The White Stone Demoness nodded firmly. The most important thing was that they could no longer retreat, as the closure of the Great Wilderness was imminent!