This scene was eerie.

Eerie to the extent that the Red Sail Star System fell silent instantly.

Nearly all high-boundary cultivators from the Four Immortal Domains were gathered here, drenched in cold sweat, with their minds in a state of breakdown.

One must know that the Tian Gui Tribe's people are spread across a thousand stars, with each star home to billions.

The number of Quasi-Emperor and Immortal Venerable cultivators among them is no less than the Forbidden Nine Kings Palace.

Just as the two armies were confronting each other, ready to launch a war that would be written into the annals of the Immortal Domain.

The Tian Gui Tribe forces, who were so aggressively filled with killing intent moments ago, suddenly turned into shriveled human skin, which was quite abrupt.

"What has happened?"

The Tenth Divine General Shan Baiwan stood beside Taotie, his chubby face filled with fear.

Suddenly realizing something, Shan Baiwan gazed towards the direction of the Immortal Path, gasping:

"The Tiangui is about to ascend the Immortal Path, so he used bloodline sorcery to absorb the blood and life essence of all his tribe members!"

Forget about the two Quasi-Emperor Realm divine generals.

Even those from the Immortal Domain who came to assist the Heavenly Court, including elders, divine sons, and saintesses from the Holy Lands, were still trembling in fear.

Speaking of earlier.

They harbored some skepticism about the Heavenly Court's claim that the Great Emperor Tiangui intended to destroy the entire Immortal Domain just to transcend and become Immortal.

But now, the skepticism has utterly vanished.

The Great Emperor Tiangui didn't even spare those who shared his bloodline, including his three children!

What could this inhuman Emperor Realm possibly not achieve?

"..."

Taotie's eyes were bloodshot, clenching his fists fiercely.

Despite being enemies with different camp stances, Taotie still felt anger toward the warriors of the Tian Gui Tribe.

Warrior.

Should die on the battlefield for their beliefs.

Rather than becoming a stepping stone for the Tiangui's delusions.

The Supreme Emperor would never act this way.

Taotie raised his head, somewhat lost in thought: "I miss the Supreme Emperor."

Shan Baiwan froze, instantly his eyes turned red: "Who doesn't miss? I miss him too."

...

...

"Whew."

Countless blood atmosphere surrounded Tian Gui Yuan Yin, greedily absorbing the life essence and blood atmosphere of the Tian Gui Tribe descendants.

Instantly.

Tian Gui Yuan Yin's momentum reached its peak, even his severed left arm instantly recovered, his eyes filled with blood red.

Common Blood Sorcery.

It's a bloodthirsty and cruel divine skill that even those demon emperors of the Immortal Domain want to seal.

Because once activated, everyone connected by bloodline will become nutrients, from the Nine Heavens of the Quasi-Emperor to the young and old, none can be spared.

"My poor children and tribesmen, originally, you could have lived a little longer; it's all Xu Qingfeng and Ruan Tang's fault…"

After absorbing all the blood atmosphere, Tiangui's eyes flickered with a strange light as he stepped onto the White Jade Stairway.

"Bang!"

With the first step down, the white jade stairs beneath his feet exploded, evidently because of the countless blood atmosphere nurturing within Tiangui.

"Bang!"

Tiangui took consecutive four steps, where four-tier white jade stairs also exploded, his pace accelerated incessantly.

In just one breath, he achieved a hundred steps.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

A series of jade stair explosions behind.

Tiangui didn't restrain the loss of life essence and blood atmosphere within him; these weren't his to begin with.

For some reason.

Ever since Tiangui embarked on the Immortal Path, his heart started beating a few times faster inexplicably, faster than when he broke through the Emperor Realm back in the days.

"I'm excited."

Tiangui held his head with both hands, his body trembling, couldn't help but laugh creepily:

"I'm too excited! Ying Zhu, do you know how long I've waited for this day? It's here, this day has finally come, haha."

"Buzzing"

The Ying Zhu Sword trembled lightly, evidently affected by the emotions of its owner, the great emperor.

"Ying Zhu, rush up with me, seize the Immortal Fruit, set foot in the Immortal Realm, achieve eternal longevity!"

Tiangui's face was no longer pale, but abnormally flushed, both expression and voice were frenzied.

Speaking of earlier.

Tian Gui Yuan Yin, forced onto the Immortal Path, harbored killing and hatred towards Ruan Tang and Xu Qingfeng, now only enjoyment remains.

Because Yuan Yin understands.

He would, under everyone's attention, consume the Immortal Fruit and become the foremost existence transcending the Emperor Realm.

Above the Emperor Realm is an Immortal.

Immortal life.

Eternal existence!

"Haha."

Tiangui, laughing crazily, sprinted up the White Jade Stairway at an utterly irrational speed, but the white jade stairway no longer exploded along with his pace.

The two hundredth step.

The three hundredth step.

The three hundredth step.

The four hundredth step!

In merely five breaths.

Tian Gui Yuan Yin dared to step into the last two hundred steps of the Immortal Path, simply leaving a hundred and twenty steps away from Ruan Tang.

The seductive aroma of the Immortal Fruit was rich.

"Whew—"

Tian Gui deeply inhaled, the longing in his heart became increasingly intense.

Although the blood atmosphere of the tribesmen within him had long been exhausted, his sparse life essence was fleeting quickly, but he savored this feeling of death approaching, especially when the prey Ruan Tang was within reach.

And he was closer to Ruan Tang.

Tiangui clearly saw the front Ruan Tang holding a black lantern.

His heart surged, realizing it was because of that lantern that Ruan Tang could reach a point further than him.

This was an invaluable treasure that could withstand the Immortal Path!

"Haha."

Tiangui's smile became brighter.

Looking back, choosing to ascend the Immortal Path wasn't necessarily a bad strategy, with that priceless lantern, he held absolute confidence to reach the end.

...

"Only sixty-nine steps left."

Ruan Tang had already aged beyond recognition, stooped like an old lady in her eighties. Her white dress dragged on the ground, no longer able to prop up.

She looked up, gazing at the blood-red fruit, her vision inexplicably blurred.

Ruan Tang rubbed her eyes, trying to see clearly, but the vision blurred further, and inexplicable images occupied her mind.

Frame after frame.

Figures appeared one after another.

Ruan Tang couldn't tell if this was her life flashing before her eyes as her end approached; her hazy consciousness only knew the steps couldn't stop, she needs to keep walking.

Yet her vision went completely dark, consciousness dazed, feet too heavy to lift.

Her body seemed ready to fall anytime.

"Keep moving! Tiangui… Tiangui is coming."

A woman's voice reached Ruan Tang's ears, partially clearing her chaotic consciousness.

She recognized that it was the artifact spirit of the embryo Emperor Artifact created for her by Xu Lai.

The spirit's voice carried a hint of crying, chose to take form forcibly, helping Ruan Tang up two more steps.

But the Immortal Path's corrosion was too severe.

Following two steps, the spirit vanished like clouds and smoke, as if never existed.

"Crack!"

A soft sound.

Not from behind, but within her palms.

Ruan Tang, not knowing where the strength came from, opened her eyes, in her blurred vision, seeing the Suiya lantern start to crack.

And the cracks continued to widen.

"It can't crack, cannot…"

Ruan Tang panicked, bit her tongue hard, blood trickling down the corner of her mouth, regaining some consciousness, continuously murmuring: "Can't stop, keep walking…"