In the rear.

The Thunder master quietly followed the two chaos beasts. He would make a move once they were far removed from the other worlds. It was also a good opportunity to observe if there was a seventh rank exalted emperor waiting in the shadows.

Both sides were exercising extreme caution.

The two chaos beasts continued moving forward. The Thunder master realized with growing joy that they were almost at Thunder Region.

This is fantastic! I’ll be able to run straight back to Thunder World if anything unexpected happens. It’s beginning to look like this really isn’t a trap.

Maybe I can kill these guys without anyone realizing. They aren’t chaos beasts that were already in the area, so the others might not realize that someone has died.

Just as he hoped, the two chaos beasts stopped in a very dark area. However, the Thunder master frowned. It was... so quiet that it was eerie.

His eyes widened—time seemed to be flowing backward!

The two chaos beasts that’d been far away from him suddenly appeared next to him. A pitch-black dao domain of emptiness materialized around him.

Time reversed!

indeed, it reversed for a split second. Panther and Number Two spontaneously returned to they positions they occupied a moment ago. Void immediately slammed down his dao domain over the group. The dao universe materialized and the two dao masters instantly became part of time. Li Hao sent the river of time forward and slashed down with a sword to thunder and lightning!

A sword of a thousand worlds!

Void erupted with immense strength of emptiness and combined the two. They were so unimaginably fast that the Thunder master didn’t have time to avoid the world domain. He was enveloped by the world of emptiness as soon as the sword descended from above!

Li Hao opened with a killing move as he was determined to eliminate their target!

Both sides realized that they’d made a mistake the moment they engaged the other. One side crackled with thunder and lightning, so it was... the Thunder master?

The Thunder master also jerked with alarm when he realized that he was against a swordsman. A sword cultivator?? These aren’t chaos beasts!

But it was too late for them to pull their punches.

The Thunder master had struck with a low roar. The world of emptiness swayed from his punch of thunder and lightning. He had to strike back—he might fall to the attack if he didn’t. Who was this??

The Sword Sovereign? Of New Martial?

But rumor had it that he’d set foot into seventh rank. This person didn’t seem to be seventh rank...

Accumulated thunder and lightning erupted, as did a sword of a thousand worlds strike!

The clash was soundless. Pressure from countless worlds bore down on the Thunder master when they met in battle. There was also suppression from a dao universe and a variety of unique daos...

He didn’t dare utilize his dao universe, so it took only a split second before he was immobilized!

This was incredible!

What kind of brute force was this?? It was so ferocious!

It was like hundreds of worlds had gathered at once and plummeted down on him. The sheer strength and incomparably keen sword intent stabbed him all over!

Seriously, who was this?!

There was another sixth rank next to the main attacker—he also deployed enough strength to kill a seventh rank! Since when had the chaos turned into a place like this??

There wasn’t even time for the Thunder master to guess who his assailants might be!

It was a soundless negation between the blows. Thunder and lightning dispersed, sword intent vanished. The two seemed evenly matched. Just as the Thunder master breathed out with relief, a small flower appeared.

Li Hao had consumed a significant amount of resources in the opening attack. He swallowed the flower and... immediately recovered to peak condition.

His sword swung down!

Void wilted, but wore a proud look on his face. It’s the easiest thing in the world to help Li Hao recover! Does this guy really think that we only have one blow in us??

“Kill!”

“Stop...” gasped the Thunder master. He was going to have to utilize his dao universe, or he wouldn’t be able to stop the second attack! Where had these terrifying fellows come from?!

They were just fifth and sixth rank, but it felt like he’d encountered two seventh ranks!

Fuck me!

He was a right and proper seventh rank, but was forced to ask for a ceasefire. He was even a peak seventh rank!

But he didn’t dare utilize his dao universe at the moment, much less his world strength. And it wasn’t like he had an overabundance of energy either, he was almost running on fumes. He’d just endured a devastating blow from two powerhouses, yet his opponents had recovered in a split second.

He could take a second blow... but what if it was followed by a third and a fourth blow? These two guys could fight a regular seventh rank by themselves!

Countless thoughts rose in the Thunder master’s mind. Meanwhile, Li Hao’s sword did not stop. He’d more or less identified who they faced, but... eat shit first!

It wasn’t that he wanted to get one over his opponent, but that seventh ranks were very troublesome. Once he and Void missed the right timing and allowed the other to retain prime condition, or if the two of them ceased attacking, then they might be the ones killed instead!

The only thing to be done was to ensure that the other was grievously injured, even if they were on the same side. Only then could he ensure safety for his own!

Placing his life in the hands of a powerhouse they were meeting for the first time... It was one thing when it came to the Sword Sovereign and others from New Martial. New Martial and Silver Moon shared a special relationship. But outsiders?

Nah, Li Hao wasn’t that soft-hearted!

Boom!

The longsword descended with the might of a thousand worlds. A violent light glinted in the Thunder master’s eyes. Damn that bastard!

Boom!

A loud collision rang out since the Thunder master had punched back in response. However, he still had not utilized dao strength. He grit his teeth and took the blow, falling back with a deep wound.

Dao strength manifested in his wound and exploded

“Pfft!” He spat out a mouthful of blood interspersed with dao strength and the power of thunder. His face was pale, but he didn’t need to make another move. The Thunder master knew what the other two were thinking of. Despite that, he was still hard pressed to contain his fury and shock.

Li Hao waved off his next move. After that, the enormously fatigued Void.... spontaneously recovered to his peak. The Thunder master’s jaw dropped!

How could this be?

The look in Li Hao’s eyes returned to calm and he looked at the other. “Master of Thunder World?”

“That’s me!” coughed the man. He looked at the other two with an interesting gaze in his eyes. “And the two of you... are... the Silver Moon king and the Light crown prince?”

He’d heard of the Skyward happenings, but felt they had nothing to do with him. Those involved weren’t seventh ranks; he’d only paid some attention after the Dragon master left. He knew that two young powerhouses had appeared and joined hands to kill the Exalted Waterpeak Emperor.

But he hadn’t thought much of it or trusted what he heard. Apparently the New Martial Sword Sovereign, Earth Dweller King, Human King, and Light master had been present that day. What had actually happened might’ve been exaggerated.

Yet now, he believed it. These two really could kill seventh ranks if they worked together, the caveat being that their opponent wasn’t situated in their own world or dao universe. That was frightening!

There was normally an enormous difference between sixth and seventh rank. These two, however, could be hailed faux seventh ranks!

“If it’s you two, then we share no enmity,” intoned the Thunder master. “This is all just a misunderstanding! I cannot brashly utilize dao strength, but if you two force me into a corner... Well, we are also not far from Thunder World. I am a peak seventh rank, so I’m afraid you won’t walk away with anything!”

Li Hao had also realized who they faced, but chucked softly. “So the Thunder master is here... how astonishing. It is better to refrain from using dao strength, though. Who knows how many people have their eyes set on the Thunder dao universe? Seventh ranks might rush here as soon as you call upon it.

“I don’t mind using my power because Dragon major world is not yet ready to fight Light and New Martial at the same time!”

It didn’t matter if Dragon was ready, he just needed to intimidate his opponent first. Prudence was necessary when encountering a seventh rank in the chaos, even if it was a fellow human exalted emperor. There were no good guys in the chaos.

Whether it was Fog Mountain or Orchid Forest, Li Hao had spent a while getting to know them before settling into a partnership with them. Only New Martial had been immediate partners without a period of acclimatization beforehand.

Meanwhile, the Thunder master quickly came to terms with the situation. The Silver Moon king and Light crown prince were both here. How were they here?? And how were they so strong?! It was incredible!

Countless thoughts passed through his mind, but he quickly reacted, “What a coincidence it is to find the two of you here! I followed you because I thought you were chaos beasts, I didn’t mean anything by it!”

“I trust that the senior didn’t, which is why I stopped attacking!” Li Hao nodded.

Did you stop attacking?! If you had, why did you strike me a second time??

That second blow had been truly ruthless. The sword mark on his body was still seeping blood. The Thunder master frowned when he realized that the injury was devouring his dao strength—no, corroding it.

Thunder and lightning occasionally erupted in his wound to defeat the corrosive force, but the force returned soon thereafter.

“The power of destruction?” The Thunder master turned wide eyes to Li Hao.

“The Thunder master is truly knowledgeable!”

No shit, this was destructive force contained within a chaos tribulation. He was very familiar with it. Half of the Thunder World resided within Thunder Region. He just hadn’t thought that the Silver Moon king would be able to utilize it as well. It was quite a surprise!

“Then the two of you have come here...” he took a deep breath.

“To kill monsters!”

“To eliminate demons!” Li Hao and Void chorused. The Thunder master didn’t know what to say.

Bullshit! Kill monsters and eliminate demons? Yeah, right!

He wanted to say something else, but Li Hao raised an eyebrow. “Phoenix major world is eyeing Thunder World. It’s too risky for the senior to leave your world right now. Be careful of being conquered. If it’s revealed that you’re here, Phoenix will march on your home the next second! They will cut you off from your world and breach its defenses!

“If it wasn’t for me and Brother Void isolating the void and silencing it, our clash just now would’ve revealed our presences. The senior would be in trouble then!”

This was both a threat and intimidation!

I know your situation. You must be taking a risk to be out here. So I don’t need to do anything other than expose that you’re right here, right now. Phoenix will immediately send its army at Thunder World.

They’ll cut you off from returning and even seal off your dao universe! You’re dead without a doubt when you’re flanked on both fronts!