Chapter 1458: Lingxiao Treasure Hall (Second update, requesting everything)

Because time was so tight and every second was critical, Li Zhangsheng did not widen the gap and led everyone straight to the Heavenly Court.

This place was quite similar to the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm; light, ethereal clouds and mist permeated beneath their feet, supporting them as if they were standing on cotton, giving one a light, floating sensation.

Not far away was a massive memorial archway, inscribed with the three large ancient characters for "South Heaven Gate," written with silver hooks and iron strokes, the characters themselves filled with a sharp, domineering aura.

Further away were palace after palace wreathed in clouds and mist, a sight that left one dazzled.

Someone entering the Heavenly Court for the first time would likely have no idea where the central Lingxiao Treasure Hall was located, but Li Zhangsheng possessed the records.

It was indeed Li Zhangsheng's first time entering the Heavenly Court, but he had ultimately obtained the Star Emperor Inheritance and was very familiar with the Heavenly Court of the ancient era.

So many years had passed, and the Heavenly Court had surely undergone some changes; after all, there were many indigenous inhabitants here, primarily descendants of the Ten Great Demon Marshals, who had turned the tables and become the masters after the Heavenly Emperor fell.

Unfortunately, over ten thousand years had passed, and there had yet to be a single Stronger capable of unifying the Heavenly Court.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Human Emperor was likely at the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance was very probably there as well.

Li Zhangsheng did not immediately head to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall; to avoid having his retreat cut off, he had to let the 362 Star Lords continue to hold the gap, and he released three Demon Saint level puppets to temporarily take charge of the Ziwei, Sun, and Taiyin Star Banners.

Limited by materials and success rates, the number of Demon Saint level puppets Li Zhangsheng had refined was small, totaling only a handful at most.

Likewise, when maintaining the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, the duration a Demon Saint level puppet could maintain it was naturally far greater than a Lord level puppet, lasting about an hour.

This meant that within one hour, Li Zhangsheng had to return to replace the puppets.

Besides leaving a retreat, he would also incidentally continue to destroy the Tiandi Pingzhang to gain merit.

Not only that, but if Strongers like the Blood Emperor, Thunder Emperor, Source Emperor, or even the Phoenix Clan received the news, they might also rush over to snatch the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance; if they plunged headlong into the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, it would absolutely be a very bitter experience.

Of course, there were many eyes and ears here, and many Star Lords were just temporary workers who would likely leak the news, so the possibility of the Blood Emperor and others walking right into the trap was minimal.

However, if this came to pass, and the Blood Emperor and others were not there to contend for the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance, leaving only the Human Emperor to compete with, Li Zhangsheng's chances of success would definitely be much higher.

Of course, this could not completely prevent the schemes of the Blood Emperor and the others; after all, without Li Zhangsheng and his group presiding, these "half-hearted" Star Lords would find it hard to hold out for long, not to mention that if the Blood Emperor and others offered sufficient benefits, those temporary workers might very well turn against them.

Although these temporary workers were in charge of the least important Star Banners, their numbers were not small, and even if their strike could not cause the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array to collapse, it would definitely lead to a massive reduction in the array's power.

Li Zhangsheng did not count on them to pin down the Blood Emperor and the others; he only needed them to stall for a short while.

Although the Human Emperor was strong, he might not be Li Zhangsheng's match even in a one-on-one fight, and the key was that Li Zhangsheng was not fighting alone; he had Wendi, Wudi, the Azure Emperor, Ning Bizhen, and the Four Seas Dragon Kings by his side.

Unless the Human Emperor obtained the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance first, the Human Emperor, lacking strong reinforcements, would find it hard to gain any advantage and would likely face only total defeat.

When the gap was opened in the Tiandi Pingzhang, the Human Emperor sensed it, and his expression was worse than ordinary.

At this moment, the leaders of the Ten Great Tribes and a large number of their clans stood before the Human Emperor; except for a very few who escaped, the rest had all been "subjugated" by the Human Emperor, with a sliver of their true spirits cast into the Myriad Demon Banner.

Naturally, there were heroic souls present who wanted to commit suicide, never yielding until death, and the number was not small; the Human Emperor did not stop them, nor could he, for there is no such thing as a thief who can be on guard for a thousand days.

What surprised the Human Emperor was that the Demon Emperor level Yingzhao had quite a bit of integrity; after being defeated, he did not submit to the Human Emperor, but instead smashed his head against the Forbidden Array of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where he was forcefully killed by the operating array and ceased to breathe.

Besides the Demon Emperor level Yingzhao, three other leaders also committed suicide after their resistance failed.

Thus, the Human Emperor had subjugated the Demon Emperor level Shangyang, the Demon Emperor level Jimeng, and four other leaders.

Even so, given the number of people in each tribe, there would always be surplus Demon Emperor level existences, and the Human Emperor had to appoint the four most sensible Demon Emperors as acting leaders to temporarily rule the tribes.

In this way, the Human Emperor's forces greatly increased, possessing as many as a hundred Divine Beasts, with the number of Demon Emperor level Divine Beasts exceeding ten.

Of course, many of them were heavily wounded and would find it hard to fully recover in a short time, but there was no time for recovery now, which undoubtedly dealt a significant blow to their strength.

"There is no time to lose, follow me to attack the Lingxiao Treasure Hall!"

The Human Emperor did not waste time, and the leaders of the Ten Great Tribes had to command their clans to disperse and surround the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Over the years, the Ten Great Tribes had naturally set their sights on the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and not just once, but even when they temporarily joined forces, they had returned in defeat every single time.

The Demon Emperor level Shangyang's beautiful eyes shifted; she knew very well the strength of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall's Forbidden Array, which was on the same level as the Tiandi Pingzhang, and in her view, even if the Human Emperor was very strong, it would likely be of no avail.

Just then, the Heavenly Court Supreme Treasure—the Mysterious Yellow Precious Mirror—appeared above the Human Emperor's head and descended into the Forbidden Array of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

For some reason, the strength of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall's Forbidden Array weakened significantly, ultimately failing to reach even half of its peak state.

"Attack!"

The Human Emperor held the Myriad Demon Banner, and the ten leaders had to obey orders, leading their clans to besiege the Lingxiao Treasure Hall's Forbidden Array.

However, they were clearly not giving their all; it was just a grand display, all thunder and no rain.

There was no help for it; a twisted melon is not sweet, and the Human Emperor still had a long way to go to completely subjugate them.

Even so, their sheer numbers meant that they still caused layer upon layer of ripples to appear on the Forbidden Array.

On the other side, the Human Emperor's Demon Pets and powerful wild Spirit Beasts were also besieging the Lingxiao Treasure Hall; compared to the Ten Great Tribes, they were doing their utmost, and their contribution was actually greater than that of the Ten Great Tribes.

"If only the Phoenix Emperor were still here, we could at least be two parts faster."

The Human Emperor felt no small amount of regret; originally, according to his plan, he had not intended to sacrifice the Phoenix Emperor, and the intended target for sacrifice at the time was Aidi, but Aidi had only been Emperor for three minutes before being finished off by Li Zhangsheng.

Not long after, the Phoenix Emperor was also shaved bald, his strength greatly damaged, and the Human Emperor had to change his plan on the fly; while Li Zhangsheng and the others were exploring the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, he resolutely sacrificed the Phoenix Emperor and ten million people to forcibly break through the Tiandi Pingzhang, wanting to seize the Heavenly Emperor Inheritance.

As one of the four protagonists of the Heaven and Earth Hegemony, the one recognized as the strongest was the Heavenly Emperor; even if the Heavenly Emperor had some Supreme Treasures lost outside, he was still the "most popular" existence, for from ancient times to the present, the Heavenly Emperor was almost the only Supreme Being to have obtained the qualifications for Dao Integration.

(End of chapter)