Chapter 1043: Yu Huang, Xuan Emperor—are the two of you perhaps the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix?

"Green Blood Sword Immortal Zhi Bai, White-Haired Blood Demon Xue Yileng, you have done well. Since you have chosen to submit to me, I must reward you properly—I cannot let you embarrass me out there. These two High-Grade divine artifacts, I bestow them upon you!"

Fang Yu stood in the void of the universe, looking at the two seventh-tier Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors who had pledged themselves to him. With a wave of his great hand, he bestowed two High-Grade divine artifacts.

One divine artifact was a divine sword, with a faint fiery glow upon it, as if endless divine fire were contained within.

The other divine artifact was a long spear, sharp and gleaming with a ghostly light, as if it must drink blood the moment it was thrust.

Two High-Grade divine artifacts meant nothing to Fang Yu now—after all, he still possessed numerous Heavenly Divine Artifacts: low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade Heavenly Divine Artifacts, and even Hongmeng Spirit Treasures.

Mere High-Grade divine artifacts were beneath his notice.

But when such a magic treasure fell into the hands of Green Blood Sword Immortal Zhi Bai and White-Haired Blood Demon Xue Yileng, it nearly left them unable to believe their own eyes—Emperor Yu had actually bestowed a High-Grade divine artifact upon them!

This was a High-Grade divine artifact!

One must understand that even Yu Huang and the Blood Demon Emperor whom they had followed did not seem to possess High-Grade divine artifacts. Even if those two beings did possess such artifacts, they would absolutely never bestow such a magic treasure upon them. If Yu Huang and the Blood Demon Emperor obtained a High-Grade divine artifact, their fondness for that treasure would far exceed their fondness for their own dao companions.

A single High-Grade divine artifact was a supreme treasure capable of altering the great situation of the Immortal, Demon, and Demon realms!

But now Emperor Yu had bestowed such a High-Grade divine artifact upon them!

The two exchanged a glance, then kowtowed and bowed: "Emperor Yu's supreme grace—we shall repay it even at the cost of our lives! From this day forth, we pledge our loyalty to Emperor Yu, my lord; even should we die nine times, we shall not regret it!"

A seventh-tier Immortal Emperor and a seventh-tier Demon Emperor, faced with the bestowal of a High-Grade divine artifact, both pledged themselves wholeheartedly.

"Mm, I have received your intentions. And the rest of you—I shall also reward you!"

Fang Yu's gaze turned to the other Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors. Most of these Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors were first to third tier, among them two fifth-tier Immortal Emperors. With a wave of his great hand, several streaks of radiance descended—each one a mid-grade divine artifact, bestowed upon them.

"From this day forth, we shall serve Emperor Yu, my lord; we shall go through fire and water, without hesitation!"

One by one, the Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors, seeing that they too had received the bestowal of a mid-grade divine artifact, were overjoyed at once. Although they did not possess the divine power of the God Realm and could not fully activate these divine artifacts, the might of a divine artifact far surpassed that of an immortal artifact—especially defensive divine artifacts among them. Once worn upon their bodies, even a ninth-tier Immortal Emperor could not slay them.

This was a tremendous blessing.

In an instant, all the Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors pledged their loyalty to Fang Yu.

"Good. Let us return now. The great powers of the Immortal, Demon, and Demon realms should have learned of the changes on Blue Mars Star and should be arriving."

A smile appeared on Fang Yu's face.

This Immortal, Demon, and Demon realm—he did indeed harbor some thoughts of unifying it. From a certain perspective, the territory of the entire Immortal, Demon, and Demon realm was quite vast. There were many star domains here, within the star domains many star systems, within the star systems many life-bearing planets, and upon those life-bearing planets countless living beings. If Fang Yu could command this vast territory of star domains, it would be far larger than the sphere of influence of the Yuhua Sect.

The Yellow Great World was certainly enormous. The seas of the Yellow Great World alone could hold hundreds of billions of planets like those within the star domains of the Immortal, Demon, and Demon realm, not to mention the other regions. The entire Yellow Great World was countless times larger than hundreds of billions of planets crushed flat. But the most critical issue was that the Yuhua Sect did not possess such vast territory.

The Yuhua Sect's territory in the mortal world was basically a few mortal dynasties, such as the Great Li Dynasty, the Great Virtue Dynasty, the Great Dawn Dynasty, and so on. As for empires like the Great Xuan Empire, those were within the sphere of influence of the Grand Unity Gate. As for the other demon sects, they too had numerous empires beneath them, but the cultivation practiced within those empires was the demonic path—they belonged to the demonic path's territory.

As for the Grand Unity Gate, because of their sect's profound foundations, they dared to construct countless star gates and countless teleportation arrays, obtaining resources from planets outside the Yellow Great World. Some planets produced void crystals, which were directly occupied by the Grand Unity Gate. Thus, virtually every disciple of the Grand Unity Gate could possess a Hundred Treasures Pouch. When they went out, gathering the rarest treasures of heaven and earth was extremely convenient, and surplus Hundred Treasures Pouches could be sold for enormous profits.

The Yuhua Sect was different. Although there were existences above the third-tier Eternal Life Cave Heaven realm within the sect, making it convenient to establish teleportation arrays, establishing them was useless. At any moment, some "demon" who had cultivated to the tenth-tier Eternal Life True Immortal realm might suddenly strike and annihilate that teleportation array, rendering all efforts in vain.

Therefore, now that Fang Yu saw the countless planets of the Star Transformation Immortal, Demon, and Demon realm, he did have some thoughts.

This was also a matter done in passing.

Thus, with a single Great Void Shift, he headed directly toward Blue Mars Star.

The land of Blue Mars Star.

A man clad in a purple robe, with a tall and upright build, his head held high, his brow broad and wide, displaying the appearance of a "full heavenly court, square earthly pavilion"—a dragon among men. He bore no weapons, his hands empty, standing with his hands clasped behind his back in the sky, naturally possessing the upright bearing of one who supports the starry heavens.

Beside him were many figures, all exceedingly respectful toward this man.

For this purple-robed man was one of the three great powers of the Immortal Realm within the current Immortal, Demon, and Demon realm—Yu Huang, whose cultivation base was that of an eighth-tier Immortal Emperor.

"Mu Yan, have all the preparations been made everywhere?"

Yu Huang's gaze rested upon Blue Mars Star below as he asked calmly.

The yellow-robed elder behind him said respectfully: "Your Majesty, our forces are already prepared. This time, a total of fifty-two Immortal Emperors have arrived under our banner—more than enough personnel to set up the great formation."

"Very good."

Yu Huang nodded. "Once that so-called Emperor Yu arrives, immediately activate the 'Lock-Origin Refining-Fire Formation.' This time, no matter what, we must capture this Emperor Yu. I very much wish to see what manner of person this is, to be so audacious. Even the Green Emperor would not dare to provoke all the Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors like this."

Yu Huang's divine sense flowed forth and he saw a woman in the sky not far away.

Xuan Emperor, Xuan Xi.

Originally his dao companion, but due to certain matters she opposed him—no, rather, she stood as an equal to him.

Yet today she too had arrived.

Yu Huang's gaze turned to another location on Blue Mars Star, where blood qi surged to the heavens, as if it would transform the mortal world into a blood-soaked demon kingdom. That was the Blood Demon Emperor, one of the three great Demon Emperors.

His divine sense then turned to yet another location, where black qi spread thickly, as if a peerless demon king would transform the mortal world into a dark kingdom. That was the Black Demon Emperor, one of the three great Demon Emperors.

Not far from the Black Demon Emperor, killing qi surged, as if a god of slaughter had descended upon the world. That was the Asura Demon Emperor, one of the three great Demon Emperors.

"Emperor Yu, oh Emperor Yu, you truly have enormous audacity. You think that just because you have cultivated to the eighth-tier Immortal Emperor or perhaps the ninth-tier Immortal Emperor, you can provoke us all at once. This time, let us see what tricks you have. I, Xuan Emperor, Black Demon Emperor, Blood Demon Emperor, Asura Demon Emperor—we have all come. I would even dare to say with certainty that the Hidden Emperor has also come. This place is very close to his Hidden Emperor Star!"

Yu Huang thought to himself, wishing desperately for that Emperor Yu to arrive quickly.

Just as Yu Huang was thinking this, the void rippled in the distance, and Fang Yu's form appeared above Blue Mars Star.

Behind him, Green Blood Sword Immortal Zhi Bai, White-Haired Blood Demon Xue Yileng, and the other Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors followed respectfully, with utmost deference.

"Everyone has waited long. All the Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors who have come to my Blue Mars Star—have you come to celebrate with me? But it seems you have not brought any gifts."

As Fang Yu's gaze swept around, he saw at a glance all the Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors upon Blue Mars Star. Yu Huang, Xuan Emperor, Black Demon Emperor, Blood Demon Emperor, Asura Demon Emperor—all were within his sight.

"Hmph, Emperor Yu, you dare call yourself Emperor Yu? What enormous audacity. You actually dared to seize my subordinates and take them as your own. Who gave you the courage? Now that my great army is bearing down upon you, you still dare to speak like this. Even I cannot imagine whether you are foolish or simply insolent."

After Fang Yu's words fell, a Demon Emperor spoke. This was the Asura Demon Emperor, one of the three great Demon Emperors, and his body radiated towering killing qi.

Behind him, several dozen Demon Emperors all radiated towering killing qi together. This immense killing qi condensed as one, as if it would demonically annihilate the mortal world.

"Jade Blade Child, tell this Asura Demon Emperor whose man you are now."

Fang Yu's expression was calm as he spoke.

"Yes, Emperor Yu, my lord."

From beneath Fang Yu's command, a child stepped forward—it was Jade Blade Child, a Demon Emperor who had originally belonged to the Asura Demon Emperor's banner, and who was now exceedingly respectful toward Fang Yu. "Emperor Yu, my lord, I am of course your man now, Emperor Yu, my lord. Your grace to me is weighty as a mountain. Of course, I follow wherever you lead, Emperor Yu, my lord."

"What? Damn you, you dare betray me! No one can save you!"

The Asura Demon Emperor was greatly enraged. Suddenly his body moved, and he arrived directly before Jade Blade Child. His great hand pressed down viciously, as if to utterly slay Jade Blade Child.

But a suit of armor appeared on the body of the Green Blade Youth, a mid-grade defensive divine artifact. This divine artifact seemed to sense that its master had encountered a terrifying attack, and immediately radiated countless rays of light. Within this light, beams sliced out, actually cutting off the great hand of the Asura Demon Emperor on the spot. Even the cutting force clung like a bone-burrowing maggot, entering the Asura Demon Emperor's soul, and immediately the Asura Demon Emperor let out a piercing scream, his entire body rapidly retreating.

"Ahhh, what is this?"

"Heavens, this is a divine artifact, a mid-grade defensive divine artifact! The Green Blade Youth actually has a mid-grade defensive divine artifact!"

"With a mid-grade defensive divine artifact like this, the Asura Demon Emperor has actually suffered grievous wounds. Damn, how could he have such a magic treasure? Wouldn't that mean he can walk sideways through the Immortal-Demon-Monster Realm from now on?"

"Let's swarm him together and seize this supreme treasure!"

Almost all the Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors instantly changed color. They had not expected the Green Blade Youth to actually have a mid-grade divine artifact protecting his body. Many Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors had a thick greed rising on their faces, wishing they could immediately attack together and seize that mid-grade defensive divine artifact.

A mid-grade defensive divine artifact was truly too precious. If someone were willing to sell such a treasure, he would be willing to give away everything he had.

"A mid-grade divine artifact, a mid-grade divine artifact! How does this Green Blade Youth have a mid-grade divine artifact?"

At this moment, only a few people present could still keep their wits about them, and Emperor Yu was one of them. However, his expression also changed violently at this moment, unable to imagine what on earth had happened.

One must know that he, as Emperor Yu of the Immortal Realm, only had a single mid-grade divine artifact in his hands, the Emperor Scenery Sword. But now the Green Blade Youth actually had a mid-grade defensive divine artifact. With his own mid-grade offensive divine artifact, he was afraid he still could not break through the Green Blade Youth's mid-grade defensive divine artifact.

As Emperor Yu's expression shifted, he immediately looked toward the not-far-distant Emperor Xuan.

And at this moment, Emperor Xuan's gaze also looked toward the not-far-distant Emperor Yu.

The moment their gazes met, countless intentions passed between them.

Suddenly, the Emperor Scenery Sword appeared in Emperor Yu's hand, and a long sword of jade-green color also appeared in Emperor Xuan's hand. The surface of this long sword seemed as though water was flowing across it at every moment, very unusual. This jade-green long sword was Emperor Xuan's weapon—the divine sword 'Flowing Scenery Sword'.

Emperor Scenery Sword, Flowing Scenery Sword.

Both were mid-grade divine artifacts!

One was golden, the other jade-green.

The two swords rose into the air at the same time, and Emperor Yu and Emperor Xuan formed hand seals with both hands. The hand seals they formed were exactly identical, and they softly uttered special syllables from their mouths. As the Emperor Scenery Sword and the Flowing Scenery Sword blazed with light, the two mid-grade divine artifact swords merged together, and a fierce sword qi rose into the air.

The fusion of the Emperor Scenery Sword and the Flowing Scenery Sword was the high-grade divine sword 'Peerless Scenery Sword'!