At this moment, the demon clan members sneered coldly.
They had infiltrated the War Dragon Secret Realm for the Emperor Blood Stone, and now it was in their grasp!
This matter must never leak out.
Otherwise, even if they escaped, the human race's Empress would surely storm the demon clan herself to reclaim it!
With no Emperor in the demon clan today, they couldn't resist!
Thus, these humans before them couldn't be spared—they all had to die here!
Yet none of them caught Jiang Yuqiong muttering under his breath.
"Mom, I can't hold out much longer!"
As the Emperor Weapon tortoise shell descended with earth-shaking force, Jiang Yuqiong murmured softly.
Above, the jade pendant glowed with eternal light!
And as his words fell, it seemed to respond to an unseen call.
Suddenly, a blinding divine radiance burst forth!
"Boom!!!"
The space was engulfed!
A supreme, earth-shattering aura emerged!
Divine energy like an ocean!
Divine might like a prison!
Brilliant light rippled, saturating every inch of space, blinding everyone momentarily.
When vision returned, all were struck with awe!
In the midst of the scene stood a woman's figure, towering majestically!
Her head touched the azure sky!
Her feet pressed the earth!
Her long skirt fluttered, enveloped in the charm of the Dao, with divine principles surging!
Endless laws and truths swirled around her, framing her as a godlike being!
"Rumble!"
As she appeared, the Emperor Weapon tortoise shell crashed down, aiming straight for her head!
Its terrifying aura overwhelmed the heavens, as if it could crush the entire cosmos!
The woman said nothing, her delicate brows lifting slightly.
She raised a single hand and pressed lightly!
As if a piece of the sky had fallen!
"Boom!!!"
The heavens quaked, the cosmos trembled!
The tortoise shell was caught in her palm, unable to budge an inch!
Be it the demon clan or Feng Wuchou, Hui Shoutao, Qin Yuxi, and the others—all were dumbfounded beyond measure!
Eyes bulged like bronze bells!
"Catching an Emperor Weapon barehanded…"
"This… this… this is…"
Qin Yuxi's face paled, stammering in shock.
Divine power surged between the woman's fingers, forming unbreakable shackles, gripping the tortoise shell tightly in her palm!
In an instant, the overwhelming pressure receded like a tide, freeing them.
But no one noticed.
All eyes fixated on the godlike woman, filled with terror!
"A Dharma Body!"
"That jade pendant holds a Dharma Body!"
The demon youths and maidens cried out in alarm.
They recognized it—a powerhouse's Dharma Body, sealed in the pendant.
"This… how is this possible?"
"Even the strongest Dharma Body—how could it catch an Emperor Weapon?"
The red-robed demon girl's eyes shook, incredulous.
In this era, Emperors reigned supreme, suppressing eternity!
Their might was beyond any living being's resistance!
Even a Ninth-Tier Saint Ancestor was an ant before an Emperor!
An Emperor Weapon, once activated, couldn't be challenged by a mere Saint Ancestor!
And that tortoise shell was a genuine Emperor Weapon!
Forged eons ago from a demon ancient Emperor's remains, it held the power to shatter heavens, destroy earth, and suppress three thousand Daos!
Yet now, a Dharma Body had caught it!
Who was this woman?
"She's… the human race's Heavenly Emperor!"
Across from them, Yao Qiye's throat bobbed, forcing out the words after a long pause.
Fear gripped him, his voice trembling, body shaking like a sieve!
"What?!"
"She's… the Frost Empress!"
At Yao Qiye's cue, Feng Wuchou, Qin Yuxi, Han Xuan, and the others gasped aloud.
The remaining demons quaked, nearly collapsing.
This woman was the Dharma Body of the era's sole Heavenly Emperor—the Frost Empress!
This revelation left everyone stunned beyond belief!
"How does Boss have the Frost Empress's Dharma Body?"
Han Xuan, Yang Xiao, Feng Wuchou, and the others buzzed with questions.
The towering Dharma Body ignored their reactions.
Holding the tortoise shell, she glanced around, her gaze pausing in surprise.
"The Dragon Emperor's Tomb!"
"Yuqiong, why are you in the War Dragon Secret Realm?"
Su Qingshuang spoke in astonishment, her voice like celestial music, turning to Jiang Yuqiong.
Grinning at his mother's Dharma Body, Jiang Yuqiong chuckled.
"I'm here for the Ancient Heaven Sect's trial, of course!"
He chirped cheerfully.
Su Qingshuang blinked, then gave a wry smile.
"Weren't you in seclusion? What trial are you taking?"
"When will you stop worrying me, you little rascal?"
She rubbed her forehead with her free hand, exasperated.
Jiang Yuqiong rubbed his hands, grinning again.
But then, Su Qingshuang's eyes sharpened, sweeping over the scene.
Under her gaze, a mighty aura erupted from the demon leader!
Dense energy formed a phantom around him!
A divine tortoise, like an ancient deity, loomed over the heavens and earth, supreme and unmatched!
"Roar!"
A tortoise cry resounded, unleashing an annihilating majesty!
"Rumble!"
The sky shattered!
The earth split!
A thick aura of death swept forth, turning this fragrant paradise into an apocalyptic ruin, crumbling apart!
Mountains of immortal jade exploded, rocks tumbling!
Precious herbs swayed, their vitality draining!
"A Demon Emperor's remnant soul?"
Su Qingshuang's brow twitched, her gaze piercing.
The Demon Emperor's remnant soul, like the tortoise shell, came from that ancient demon Emperor.
Though dead for countless years, its lingering soul retained unrivaled power!
Instantly, a vast light surged, enveloping Yao Qiye and his companions!
The surrounding space corroded violently!
Simultaneously, the giant tortoise phantom opened its maw, spitting a beam of light!
Like a divine sword slashing the void!
"Slash!"
The Frost Empress's Emperor aura shattered under the beam, revealing a pitch-black void rift—linking the nine heavens and nine netherworlds!
Carried by the remnant soul, Yao Qiye and his group prepared to flee through the spatial passage.
"A turtle dead for millennia dares act fierce before this Empress?!"
Su Qingshuang's voice rang softly, brimming with supreme, domineering authority!