Chapter 178

These few Venerables of the Heavenly Book Academy were in despair; during this time, they had already heard news from several nearby prefectures and learned of the true intent of those Emperor Clans, which was to exterminate Han-surnamed cultivators.

And Han Yu, whom they had defected to, was among them, and the few Venerables had a suspicion that perhaps those people were coming for Han Yu.

Otherwise, it was hard to explain why Han Yu, an Emperor Realm cultivator, would hide in a Lower Prefecture; it was mostly likely that he had offended those Emperor Clans and was being hunted.

If they had known this earlier, they would rather have been slapped to death by Han Yu at the time than endure this kind of pressure.

The few Venerables of the Heavenly Book Academy felt very uncomfortable in their hearts, but after thinking about it, they could only force themselves to stay calm and deal with the upcoming situation.

The Golden Body Great Emperor and the others arrived at the edge of Qingzhou, their Divine Sense sweeping into it, and in an instant, they locked onto all the Venerables.

"Hehe, mere Venerables, they can be extinguished with a flick of a finger!"

The Dao Rhyme of the few Great Emperors surged toward Qingzhou; wherever it passed, mountains and rivers crumbled and broke. The few Venerables of the Heavenly Book Academy immediately used their respective means to resist, all sorts of Venerable Realm laws appearing together, wanting to intercept that Dao Rhyme.

It was a pity that when these Venerable Realm laws encountered the Emperor Realm Dao Rhyme, they almost vanished and shattered in an instant.

The few Venerables felt miserable; they did not expect that these Emperors would not say a word upon appearing and would directly launch killing moves.

If this Dao Rhyme were allowed to sweep through the Qingzhou territory, then no living creature in this region would be able to escape alive.

"Damn it, we're going to die anyway, let's fight them to the death! I sacrifice my blood to the Heavenly Book!"

"Sacrifice together!"

The few Venerables knew that their only chance of survival now was to hold on at all costs; perhaps they could wait for Han Yu's rescue.

And so, the few did not hesitate and immediately began to sacrifice their lives to blood-sacrifice the Heavenly Books they controlled.

Han Yu had confiscated their Heavenly Books at the time and given them all to Xiao Yuyao, and Xiao Yuyao only used her own Wordless Heavenly Book to replicate the Heavenly Book power regarding these Venerables.

This was also the most terrifying thing about the Wordless Heavenly Book; although it didn't have a single word, it could replicate the power of all Heavenly Books, and finally combine them into one, exerting unimaginable power.

Even the founder of the Heavenly Book Academy did not know the origin of this Heavenly Book; he had also obtained it by chance and subsequently founded the Heavenly Book Academy based on the power of this treasure.

It was a pity that although the Heavenly Book was very strong, only those sufficiently matched to it could exert its powerful strength.

Due to various reasons, the Heavenly Book Academy became worse with each generation, and in the end, only these few Venerables were left to hold the scene.

This was still because the Heavenly Book gave them too much help; if there were no Heavenly Book, just based on their aptitude and comprehension, it would probably be very difficult for them to become Venerables.

In short, Xiao Yuyao finally returned these Heavenly Books to them, and only now did the group of Venerables have a trump card to fight to the death.

Boom, boom, boom—

As one Venerable after another blood-sacrificed the Heavenly Books, several large, flourishing characters appeared above the sky of the Qingzhou territory. Every stroke of every character was filled with infinite divine charm, as if written by a Literature Dao Immortal who had exhausted all their strength.

The previously invincible Emperor Realm Dao Rhyme became somewhat sluggish the moment these large characters appeared and could no longer advance an inch.

"Oh? These guys actually have such means? Hehe, it's a bit interesting, but it ends here!"

The Golden Body Great Emperor curled his lips; he did not expect those Venerables to have such a move, but for them, this was just child's play.

The few Great Emperors only casually exerted their Dao Rhyme, and it was already enough to make these Venerables fight for their lives; they hadn't even used any Spirit Techniques.

"Let this Emperor end everything!"

The Golden Body Great Emperor gave a low shout, then channeled his cultivation and blasted toward the Heavenly Book characters in the sky.

"Great Compassion Palm!"

Boom—

Seeing the Golden Body Great Emperor's surroundings light up, a golden handprint rushed out, growing larger and larger, finally like a ten-thousand-foot giant mountain, blasting toward those Heavenly Book characters.

Crack, crack—

The large characters condensed by the few Venerables using blood-sacrifice power began to shatter inch by inch. With the shattering of each large character, these Venerables of the Heavenly Book Academy vomited blood and retreated, their aura dimming by a large margin.

They looked in despair at that terrifying handprint; even after shattering their blood-sacrificed characters, this handprint did not lose its momentum, even growing larger and larger, finally occupying the entire sky of the Qingzhou territory.

Those five fingers were like five pillars supporting the sky, pressing fiercely toward the Qingzhou below.

If this palm fell, the entire Qingzhou would have no hope of survival, and everything would be razed to the ground.

This was the terror of a Peak Great Emperor: with a flick of a finger, he could destroy an entire prefecture!

The confrontation between the Heavenly Book Academy Venerables and the few Great Emperors had long since attracted the attention of all the cultivators in Qingzhou, including, of course, Ji Yanling and Xiao Yuyao.

At this moment, the Xuanjian Venerable was right beside them, manipulating a corner of the Universe Painting Screen, preparing to send them into it, trigger the final means left by Han Yu, and take the few of them to escape together.

Looking at the golden handprint that was getting closer and closer, everyone was in despair.

They knew very well that no one present could block this attack, and even if Han Yu returned, it would be too late.

Moreover, what they did not know was that Han Yu was currently still besieged by a group of divine envoys and did not know what was happening here.

He had only left life-saving means for Ji Yanling and Xiao Yuyao and had not considered everyone; he could not consider everyone either.

Just at this critical moment, a melodious and pleasant voice slowly drifted from the distant horizon. The voice seemed to be chanting a strange ballad, and as the singing echoed, the golden handprint that was originally pressing down with such fierce momentum suddenly stiffened and could no longer advance even half a step.

Hearing this voice, the Golden Body Great Emperor's heart suddenly trembled; as a divine envoy, he knew very well what this voice represented.

"This is the God-Bewitching Ballad! Damn it, how did that God-Slayer come here!"

If one were to ask which God-Slayer the God-Worshiping Palace's divine envoys hated the most, it would certainly be Han Yu now, but it was not so before.

What they hated most was still this person who was branded as a God-Slayer but had the protection of gods, and whom they wanted to kill but couldn't.

The other party also had gods backing her; for them, these divine envoys, wanting to kill her was simply an impossible thing.

Just as the few Great Emperors were shocked, a voice also echoed in everyone's minds along with the ballad.

"I didn't expect you guys to fight all the way here. Why can't I avoid you? This is really troublesome!"

Hearing this woman's voice, the Golden Body Great Emperor and the others felt their hearts tremble.

"Damn it, could it be that we made a mistake? This is not the God-Slayer Han Yu's territory, but this woman's lair!"

The Golden Body Great Emperor frowned; he was only responsible for destroying the God-Slayer Han Yu's possible retreat, not for killing the God-Slayer.

Regardless of whether this God-Slayer was that Han Yu or this woman who had been giving the God-Worshiping Palace headaches for hundreds of years, he did not want to encounter her.

But since they had encountered her, as a dignified Great Emperor, he could not show weakness.

The Golden Body Great Emperor said in a deep voice.

"God-Slayer Yaoji, this Emperor is not here for you, but is only acting on orders to exterminate the Han-surnamed cultivators here. If you are willing to step back, this Emperor can spare the others."

The God-Worshiping Palace did not know this God-Slayer's true name either; she had voluntarily left behind the code name 'Yao', so she was called Yaoji by the God-Worshiping Palace.

The last time Yaoji appeared in the God-Worshiping Palace's field of vision was decades ago. This God-Slayer's strength leaped very quickly; every few years was a major step. Last time, the other party already had the record of severely injuring a Great Emperor.

Therefore, the Golden Body Great Emperor did not want to clash with Yaoji now; their God-Worshiping Palace had also received divine orders indicating that they could temporarily spare this God-Slayer.

But as soon as the Golden Body Great Emperor's voice fell, he heard a sneer.

"Leave, this is your last chance; otherwise, I don't mind killing a few Great Emperors for fun!"