Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Ants??

Qin Heng's voice registered with extreme clarity in the consciousness of the colossal skeletal demon, which stood over a hundred meters tall. The skeleton instantly understood the meaning behind his words.

"Ants!? Insignificant bugs! You dare to call me an ant!?" The giant skeleton roared at the sky. Its countless spikes swelled, piercing the void and shattering the heavens!

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

The sky itself burst open. The skeleton's roar was like a world-destroying shockwave, countless times more terrifying than the deadliest nuclear explosions. It tore the void asunder, causing all things to mourn and the heavens and earth to howl!

A terrifying storm surged violently. Clouds rolled out like waves in all directions, as if a colossal meteorite had risen from the ground and smashed through the entire atmosphere!

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

The whole Earth shook. The skeleton's roar caused the entire planet to wobble. Its unparalleled power even began to twist Earth's magnetic field, triggering a global blackout as countless technological devices instantly turned into scrap metal!

The atmosphere was pierced, leaving a huge hole that exposed the dark and profound Starry Sky. Countless cosmic rays, radiation deadly to humans, penetrated through this opening.

Yet, the skeleton seemed to be bathing in tremendous nourishment, letting out an extremely gratified shout. Its spikes became even sharper, so dense and terrifying they formed barbs.

An aura of extreme terror ravaged the globe, striking fear and trepidation into countless powerful beings. They were left at a loss, the situation far beyond their imagination.

Even if the ancient patriarchs who had slumbered for millennia were to awaken, they might not be able to contend with such a terrifying demon!

What on Earth is happening!?

Why would such a horrifying thing appear in this era!?

What do we do!?

There were no beings on Earth now capable of exterminating or driving back this kind of entity!

Are we to just wait for death here??

Martial Artists across the world despaired. The skeleton's aura was simply too terrifying. Even a Martial Saint was so intimidated they couldn't move, frozen in mid-air, staring in shock towards Tianhai.

This was a force capable of destroying the civilization of the entire Earth! Without a doubt, it was absolutely a force capable of annihilating a planetary civilization!

A Great Saint! This was a Martial Artist of the Great Saint level! Heavens!

Innate, Saint, Great Saint!

According to Qin Heng's Cultivation System, a Human Immortal was a powerful being at the Golden Core Stage.

A Golden Core! A full-force strike could easily demolish Mount Everest! They possessed the horrifying power to destroy the biosphere of an average-sized planet, exterminate all life, and obliterate a civilization!

Why would it appear here!? The world trembled with fear and, at the same time, despaired!

In the face of such a monstrous demon, there was simply no power to resist.

Whether cultivators or technological weapons, they were mere ants before a demon of this level.

The demon didn't even need to lift a finger! A simple shake of its body could turn a Martial Saint to dust.

The gap was just too great. There was no hope at all.

「At that moment, in Tianhai.」

The giant skeleton, bathed in various cosmic rays, looked down upon Qin Heng, who seemed as insignificant as an ant to it, and said, "Little bug, a mere cultivator at the Qi Refinement Realm, you dare to speak such madness! If I am an ant, then what are you?"

"Even if the Nine Nether Immortal Emperor himself stood before me, he would only be fit to kneel and beg for mercy!" Qin Heng retorted with a cold snort. "Do you think that with that pathetic bit of Nine Nether Evil Qi, you can cross the boundaries between worlds and descend here?"

The Nine Nether Evil Qi drawn from Lu Guangyuan's body was actually very thin. It didn't even amount to a complete strand of Nine Nether Evil Qi and, naturally, should not have been sufficient to form a stable connecting channel.

"Human, you are so audacious! You dare to insult His Majesty the Nether Emperor!"

The giant skeleton roared furiously, looking down at Qin Heng and boomed, "Insignificant ant, you have no idea of the terror of our Nine Nether Netherkin! You shall pay with your life!"

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

A terrifying white skeletal hand smashed down with extreme speed. It burst the air, causing gusts of wind to spread out like shockwaves, almost blowing Mount She into the sky!

In the eyes of the giant skeleton, crushing Qin Heng—an ant at the peak of the Qi Refinement Realm—was all too simple. After all, it possessed strength equivalent to a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage. Crushing such a creature was truly effortless! It was as easy as blowing off dust, as simple as flipping one's hand!

HUM!

However, just as the giant skeleton's hand was about to touch Qin Heng, a gemstone the size of a fingernail—crystal clear and shining with golden light—suddenly emerged from between Qin Heng's brows.

This was a crystal formed by Divine Thoughts, emanating an aura of eternal time and ancient, enduring existence.

Transcending time and space, surpassing Law, reigning supreme over all, dictating for all ages, suppressing the heavens, revered in all realms, supremely exalted, eternally boundless, immortal and indestructible!

It was a Divine Thought from Qin Heng's remnant Eternal Immortal Emperor Divine soul!

Usually useless, it could nevertheless be used to annihilate Nine Nether Evil Demons!

The Immortal Emperor was pure and yang. Conversely, Nine Nether Evil Demons were born from turbid yin qi and were completely suppressed by the former. The moment this thought emerged, it could immediately turn a Golden Core Stage Nine Nether Evil Demon into dust!

Moreover, it would purify the power contained within the demon's body into Heavenly Essence—even Heavenly Essence containing a trace of immortal spiritual energy!

CRACKLE!

The moment the Immortal Emperor's thought appeared, the enormous skeletal demon immediately began to collapse and disintegrate, like dry paper encountering intense flames, bursting into fire on the spot.

WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH!

In less than a second, a warm breeze passed through the world. The terrifying giant skeleton, its intense black qi, and the terrifying aura that had enveloped the entire Earth all vanished without a trace.

It was completely dispersed and destroyed by this single thought from Qin Heng. Everything returned to normal; even the pierced atmosphere was repaired, as if nothing had ever happened.

Lu Jianjia, Qinghe, and others who were on the verge of losing control and collapsing, received a blessing in disguise. They benefited from a strand of Heavenly Essence purified by the Immortal Emperor's Divine Sense, and their innate talents were dramatically transformed!

Of course, the biggest beneficiary was Qin Heng.

The Nine Nether Evil Demon was purified by the Immortal Emperor's thought into pure Heavenly Essence, and Qin Heng absorbed nine-tenths of it. This Heavenly Essence was of supreme quality, even surpassing that of the top cultivation sects deep in the Starry Sky.

Although the demon was only at the Golden Core Stage level, this energy was still incredibly potent and dense—perfect for use as an auxiliary material in refining a replica of the Chaotic Clock.

Qin Heng could, of course, refine Spiritual Treasures using only materials. However, with such a vast amount of Heavenly Essence, the refining process would be far more effective, and the Spiritual Treasure produced would be even more powerful.

This was also why Qin Heng had used that trace of Nine Nether Evil Qi as a catalyst to open a path to the Demon Realm.

Now that the Nine Nether Evil Demon was eliminated, Qin Heng gathered the Heavenly Essence to use as refining materials. The entire Earth had returned to normal, and everything was perfectly resolved.

Ordinary people, and even Martial Artists below the Semi-Saint level, were unaware of what had just transpired. At most, they felt only a momentary sense of disorientation. This was all part of Qin Heng's plan; he was confident he would not cause any substantial harm to anyone.

For the Saints and more formidable beings across the world, however, this was an earth-shattering event!

Evil demons had appeared, terrifying the world! Then, in the blink of an eye, they were destroyed with ease by an inexplicably powerful and incomprehensible force.

It was beyond belief.

Who was it!?

Who was it that had saved the world from the brink of apocalypse!?

The mysterious East, ancient China!

What kind of powerful being lay hidden in that legendary Land of the Gods!?

Instantly, the eyes of the whole world turned to China.

And in China, countless powerful beings turned their gaze toward Tianhai.