"Bang!"

This impact directly caused a small-scale collapse of space.

The Skeleton King raised his arms to block, but was struck by this irresistible and overwhelming force, causing his body to tremble violently.

"Ugh—!"

He let out a painful groan, his tall body staggering backward several steps under the impact of the thunder, each step leaving a deep footprint in the ground.

Charred bone fragments fell from his body, and his figure was finally suppressed to the edge of the abyss by this divine punishment!

Deep within the cave, the sound of war drums did not cease due to the bombardment of thunder; on the contrary, it was stimulated, and the rhythm became even more intense and exciting!

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The drums beat rapidly, each strike striking the pulse of the world, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

However, the old emperor, who was charred black by the purple lightning and forced to retreat repeatedly, showed no sign of backing down.

He raised the cracked skull, and in the empty eye sockets, two purple soul flames, as if doused with hot oil, surged and transformed into two towering purple pillars of fire!

He let out a chilling roar, his voice filled with defiance and arrogance, howling at the heavens and earth.

With that roar, a strange change occurred on his broken skeleton!

The blood vessels, which had been charred by lightning, began to grow wildly against all reason. Dark red flesh, tough veins, and thick blood vessels wrapped around and climbed his bones.

In just a few breaths, a skeleton miraculously grew a human outline!

The flesh and blood still looked eerily bluish-purple, without any sign of life, but that solid body exuded a life pressure that was even more terrifying than the death aura before!

"Get up!!!"

He looked up at the sky and roared.

A loud bang was heard!

His body swelled rapidly with a roar.

Ten meters! Thirty meters! Fifty meters!

In the blink of an eye, this emperor who defied the heavens transformed into a terrifying colossus a hundred meters tall! Its enormous body blotted out the sky and its muscles were bulging.

He simply stood there, without using any skills, yet his terrifying aura of looking down upon the world and being the only one of his kind swept across all directions!

The purple lightning in the sky sensed the provocation, and the thunderclouds churned violently.

"Boom—!!!"

Dozens of thick purple lightning bolts converged and transformed into a ferocious purple lightning dragon, roaring as it crashed down on the hundred-meter-tall giant statue!

Faced with this terrifying lightning tribulation, powerful enough to flatten the entire East Sea City, the giant statue did not dodge. It clenched its fists and slammed them down fiercely, meeting the descending lightning dragon head-on!

"Bang--!!!"

Their fists collided fiercely with the thunder dragon in mid-air.

A blinding light engulfed the entire world, and a violent energy storm tore through the surrounding air, emitting sharp explosions. That purple lightning dragon, imbued with the will of Heaven, was actually smashed into countless tiny sparks of electricity by his punch!

"My God..."

On the distant high ground, Commander Zhang didn't even notice that his military cap had been blown off by the strong wind. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

His bloodshot eyes stared at the hundred-meter-tall colossal statue that had withstood the heavenly lightning, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

"This...is this a god descending to earth? How can we possibly defeat this..."

The situation was even worse for the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty around them.

An aura of dominance over the world, mixed with the oppressive power of a superior, pressed down on their backs.

"thump!"

"thump!"

The weaker soldiers had completely lost control of their legs, their knees slamming heavily against the hard rocks. Their bodies trembled, and deep down, they even felt an absurd urge to bow down and worship the colossus.

This is the most instinctive physiological submission of lower-dimensional life when faced with higher-dimensional beings!

"Don't kneel! Stand up, all of you!"

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and plunged the epic-grade dagger deep into his thigh, using the pain to fight against his will to submit. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he roared, "We are soldiers of Great Xia! We only kneel to our parents and heaven and earth, never to this monster of unknown origin! Hold on, all of you!"

However, the reach of this pressure extends far beyond that.

Donghai City, dozens of kilometers away, was already in complete chaos.

"Quick! Hurry up! The elderly and children should get on the bus first! Don't bring any unnecessary luggage!" Jasmine, dragging her injured left arm, stood on high ground and shouted hoarsely, directing the ordinary people to evacuate.

Suddenly, a stifling sense of oppression enveloped the entire city.

No real attack landed, and not even a shadow of the ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) giant statue could be seen. Yet, the people fleeing in the streets seemed to have all their strength drained away, collapsing to the ground in droves.

"Ouch... I can't feel my legs..."

"Help...I can't breathe..."

Countless wails and cries echoed through the streets and alleys of Donghai City. They were unharmed, but the overwhelming aura that seemed to transcend space terrified them, leaving their very souls trembling!

"What's going on? What level of monster is this?!" Jasmine, her face pale, leaned against the wall, feeling a strong sense of dread even as a professional.

Just when everyone was plunged into shock and despair.

Zhou Huai, far away in the underground base, witnessed this earth-shattering struggle from Da Yi's perspective.

His gaze was calm, maintaining a cold rationality.

Undeniably, this Skeleton King, who calls himself the Human Emperor, is indeed very strong.

He was once an absolute powerhouse who had reached the peak SSS level, and even had one foot in an even higher level.

Even Kujo Naruya, the resurrected Amaterasu Omikami from the Sakura Kingdom, couldn't last more than a few rounds against this human emperor.

But so what?

In Zhou Huai's mind, the figure of Mr. Duan, the leader of the Dawn Guild, appeared.

Zhou Huai had personally witnessed what a true transcendent being was.

He is not bound by any system or lifespan when it comes to the rules of the world.

That is truly transcending the Three Realms and the Five Elements. It transcends the rules and ignores them.

And what about the human emperor before us?

Despite his current overwhelming momentum and defying the heavens, he can still hold his own against the Heavenly Purple Lightning.

But his essence remains the same: he is fighting against the rules, not transcending them.

As long as there is a confrontation, there will inevitably be losses.

The underlying principles of world rules are infinite!

"He's too impatient," Zhou Huai thought to himself. "If he were like those ancient remnants that parasitize human bodies, patiently enduring and lying low to recover his strength, he could still achieve something. But he's too arrogant. He wanted to rebuild his physical body as soon as he came out, openly challenging the world's cleansing mechanism."

Zhou Huai sensed that the life energy within his opponent's massive body was draining away at an alarming rate. He was outwardly strong but inwardly weak, his remaining strength waning. It wouldn't be long before he was defeated!

To verify Zhou Huai's judgment.

The thunderclouds in the sky, after one of the thunder dragons was shattered, not only did not dissipate, but instead went into a frenzy!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

It was no longer a single thunder dragon. Instead, it was purple lightning cascading down like a waterfall across the entire sky!

Countless purple lightning bolts intertwined to form a devastating net, enveloping the hundred-meter-tall colossal statue within.

"roar--!"

The colossus roared furiously, its arms flailing wildly as it tried to tear apart the net of lightning. But the power of the purple lightning was increasing exponentially!

The first wave of lightning shattered his newly formed bluish-purple skin.

The second wave of lightning scorched his bulging muscles.

The third wave of lightning blasted straight through his chest!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The incessant bombing silenced the entire world.

Just as Zhou Huai had predicted, the aura of this king soon began to decline.

His fists moved slower and slower, and his domineering aura deflated rapidly like a punctured balloon.

"I... don't accept it!"

He raised his head and let out a defiant roar.

But the roar was quickly drowned out by the deafening thunder.

The purple lightning raged wildly, blasting his hard-won reconstructed flesh and blood body into countless holes!

Large chunks of charred flesh peeled off his body, revealing the cracked, dark gold bones beneath.

Finally, under the final, extremely powerful barrage of purple lightning...