Chapter 663

"Huh? What's this?"

Above the two, the sky changed once more after the tyrannical eye opened.

Above the sky, the piled dark clouds slowly began to rotate.

Finally, a single eye slowly appeared upon the heavens.

This eye was identical to the one on the forehead of the one who had plunged Jue Xin into heart demon.

But the single eye formed by dark clouds in the heavens appeared far larger and more intimidating.

Meanwhile, the eye of the man below looked much smaller.

After the tyrannical eye in the heavens recognized its own position,

a flicker of delight passed over its otherwise furious gaze.

Then the eye trembled, turning toward Wu Wudi and Wu Wu.

That eye seemed almost capable of speech, sneering mockingly at Wu Wudi,

"Ants dare obstruct my great affair."

Then the eye flashed a series of halos invisible except to those of the Mythical Realm.

One ring after another, like ripples, spread outward toward Wu Wudi.

Before the halo rings reached him, Wu Wudi felt an inexplicable tremor of dread.

He understood at once: if he didn't act now, he'd be at a disadvantage.

Wu Er Dao Fa!

Wen Tian Qiang Jue!

Tian Ming Jian Dao!

Da Yi Ji Pu!

Hu Xiao Bang Ji!

Shan Hai Quan Jing!

Xuan Wu Shen Zhang!

Lie Qiang Tui Jue!

Yuan Rong Jin Zhi!

Jia Gu Long Zhua!

At this moment, the Ten Strong Martial Ways reappeared across this realm.

This time, Wu Wudi held nothing back!

Whether this strange eye in the heavens was righteous or evil, it didn't matter.

But having opened from the sky, to Wu Wudi's eyes, it was no different from Heaven's own eye.

And the Wu family and Heaven were sworn enemies, irreconcilable.

As the saying goes: when enemies meet, eyes blaze red!

Moreover, the halo rings emanating from this eye were aimed directly at Wu Wudi.

This attack was formless and intangible, yet terrifying beyond measure.

A single moment's hesitation, and Wu Wudi felt he would be wounded.

With full power unleashed, Wu Wudi drew the heavenly true energy from a hundred li around.

Suddenly, the celestial energy became a giant sword; then a hand; then a long spear or halberd.

On one side was Wu Wudi, who once, as a youth, had defeated Di Shitian.

On the other, the sudden tyrannical eye, as if Heaven itself had opened its gaze.

471 How could that one sit idly by?

The battle between the two sides shook heaven and earth; the violent afterwaves spread endlessly across the Nine Provinces.

Countless powerful cultivators instantly sensed the change here.

In Yunzhou Imperial City, the Yunzhou imperial clan felt it first.

Emperor Wu Chang had been leisurely sipping afternoon tea, no longer the pitiful man who had abdicated to You Dongying.

"Huh? That direction—it's Tianxia Hui? What's happening there?"

"Could De Sheng, Qian Zhen, or even the Twelve Killers of Tianchi cause such commotion?"

The emperor of Yunzhou's cultivation was merely average.

But he was the very axis of Yunzhou's destiny, backed by top-tier cultivators guarding him.

As a result, many reclusive masters of Yunzhou served under the imperial clan, obeying his commands.

Xiong Wu, fellow disciple of Xiong Ba, was one such powerful cultivator loyal to the imperial clan.

He had climbed onto the Heavenly Dao Golden List, though his gap with Wu Wudi and the tyrannical eye in the heavens remained vast.

But the battle's fluctuations from Wu Wudi's side were so immense, even Emperor Wu Chang could sense something amiss.

How much more so for a cultivator of his Heavenly Dao Golden List caliber?

"Hmm! Your Majesty, neither De Sheng nor Qian Zhen has reached the Heavenly Being Realm."

"As for the Twelve Killers of Tianchi, even their strongest, Lord Tonghuang, is only late-stage Heavenly Being Realm."

"Moreover, Lord Tonghuang's main cultivation is the Tongxin True Scripture—he follows the path of spirit."

"His attacks are formless and intangible; he could never produce such noise."

Watching the changes in the distant horizon, still nearly visible despite the ten-thousand-li gap,

Xiong Wu silently murmured to himself: even a battle between Shattered Realm cultivators couldn't produce this level of fluctuation!

Of course, he was not a Shattered Realm cultivator, nor had he ever witnessed one in combat.

"Then who is this?"

Emperor Wuchang frowned deeply.

He had lain low for half his life, bound by heavenly fate, unable to strike against Xiongba or Jiantianxia Society.

After Jiantianxia Society fell, a royal diviner informed him that the heavenly mandate had shifted to You Dongying.

If he resisted stubbornly, the imperial clan's heavenly fortune would surely be exhausted.

That was why he continued to lie low, abandoning all dignity, and abdicated the throne to You Dongying.

He knew that when heavenly fortune came to you was one thing.

But whether the hearts of the people would follow you was still uncertain!

You Dongying's heavenly fortune clearly arrived abnormally.

Yet to seize Yunzhou, heavenly fortune alone was useless—you needed the hearts of Yunzhou's Central Plains people to submit.

Would the Central Plains people submit to You Dongying?

That was why he decided to abdicate the throne, feigning self-degradation and surrender to deceive You Dongying.

In truth, the Yunzhou imperial clan—his elder brother, Emperor Wenlong—had long been waiting at Bai Long Creek for You Dongying's arrival.

No one among the major factions knew the cause, course, or outcome of the battle at Bai Long Creek.

But as Emperor Wenlong's younger brother, Emperor Wuchang naturally knew every detail.

That battle not only thwarted You Dongying's plot to destroy the imperial clan's dragon vein.

It reversed the heavenly fortune, drastically diminishing You Dongying's share.

More crucially, You Dongying's Xuanwu Jun insulted Lu Xueqi of Qinglong Society and was slain on the spot!

How great was the blow to You Dongying when a Xuanwu Jun, second only to Xiongwu, was slain on the spot?

At the very least, the Yunzhou imperial clan could not afford to lose Xiongwu or Shi Dingtian!

This alone reveals it all!

Thus, after this victory, as the situation slightly reversed, Emperor Wuchang eagerly sought to reclaim control over Yunzhou.

After all, he was the Emperor of Yunzhou, not merely the Emperor of Yunzhou's imperial city.

Yet he dared not act openly, lest he draw the wrath of the mysterious figure secretly altering You Dongying's heavenly fortune.

So he had Xiongwu secretly support rising, lowly Xiaomen Sects like De Sheng and Qian Zhen to fracture Wu Lin in Yunzhou.

Afterwards, the Tianchi Twelve Killers suddenly rebuilt Jiantianxia Society and established a Hui Alliance atop Tianshan.

After probing through royal spies, Emperor Wuchang vaguely understood the Tianchi Twelve Killers' intent.

He also wanted to know whether Xiongba was still alive.

After all, compared to You Dongying, Xiongba was the direct heavenly-chosen threat to the imperial clan's survival.