Upon hearing this, Tao Hong roared, "Then die!"

The roar created a terrifying sonic boom, blasting a deep trench tens of feet wide in front of Lan Hua, and continued to rush towards Lan Hua.

Lan Hua snorted coldly, not to be outdone, and stomped her foot on the ground, unleashing a vast power.

The ground immediately cracked and rolled violently forward, blocking the sonic boom.

"Since that's the case, then you can't blame me!"

Lan Hua ascended to the second level because she wanted to fight against many emperors in order to achieve her goal of training through battle.

Now, the opportunity has finally arrived.

The Yuehua Bow split in two, transforming into two top-grade immortal blades. With a single slash in mid-air, two terrifying thousand-foot-long blade beams shot out, causing violent fluctuations in the void.

Tao Hong swung its front claws, and a claw shadow appeared. Five black light blades shot out in parallel, shattering Lan Hua's cross-shaped blade energy.

The void trembled violently once again, and vegetation within a radius of a hundred miles was cut in half.

Lan Hua's pupils dilated suddenly. With just one strike, she already knew that Tao Hong's strength was superior to her own.

In addition, what's disadvantageous to him is that Tao Hong has been infected by the strange mist, which greatly increases his strength.

Tao Hong snorted coldly and thrust out both claws, pressing them down into the void.

Two enormous beast claws descended from the void and quickly merged into one giant claw.

The black giant claw was surrounded by crackling lightning, which made Lan Hua feel immense pressure.

"Such powerful dark energy!"

Lan Hua swung her twin swords and slashed them down towards the sky, unleashing the Heaven-Opening Strike.

The combined power of the Heaven-Opening Blade and its energy slashed at the giant claw, creating a terrifying impact.

However, to Lan Hua's surprise, the blade's energy was no match for the giant claw, and it shattered after a brief stalemate.

"Hmm? Watch me trap the character!"

With a flick of his twin blades, he drew two talismans in mid-air. The two binding characters emanated immense power, trapping the giant claw in mid-air, preventing it from advancing any further.

Before the emergence of archery masters, talisman masters were the most powerful beings.

The defensive talisman cast with the power of an emperor has an astonishing defensive capability.

Lan Hua slightly raised her arm, unleashing a surge of immense talismanic power. The Binding Character flashed brilliantly, repelling the giant claw.

Tao Hong retracted its giant claws, and then charged fiercely towards Lan Hua.

"Hmm? Could it be that you intend to use your imperial body to forcefully break through my 'trapping' character?"

However, after a few moments of hesitation, Tao Hong had already arrived in front of him, and was swinging his giant claws to grab at the character "困".

The giant claw, originally golden, now radiated a black glow as it slammed into the barrier of the Trapping Characters.

With a deafening roar, the barrier of the trapped characters shattered. Lan Hua drew her twin blades again to block the giant claw, but was still forced back dozens of miles.

"Good heavens, not only is it incredibly strong, but even its claws are extraordinary!"

Lan Hua knew that although the Taotie clan was a celestial clan, it was still a spirit clan.

Although they dislike the weapons they forge, they each possess their own innate magical treasures.

"It's most likely those claws!"

Lan Hua raised her twin swords together once more, and with a single swing in mid-air, her talismanic power surged forth again, forming a massive talisman that loomed above Tao Hong's head.

"Behold my Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Talisman!"

As soon as the Thunder Talisman was unleashed, thunder roared across the sky, and countless bolts of lightning struck Tao Hong.

The latter was bathed in silvery light for a moment, but felt no pain whatsoever, as if the thunder in the sky was tickling him.

Lan Hua frowned, wondering what was going on. This giant beast was actually immune to the power of lightning.

This is the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Talisman used by an emperor!

Lan Hua did not spend the past five years idle; instead, she sought out the Talisman Emperor to learn how to become an Earth Talisman Master.

Becoming an Earth Talisman Master is difficult, but Lan Hua still managed to break through.

Looking at the shocked Lan Hua, Tao Hong laughed wildly: "I am from the Celestial Clan. This divine thunder may be useful against evil spirits and heretics, but it is useless against me!"

Lan Hua's brows furrowed in relief, and she thought to herself, "As expected, they are indeed from the Celestial Clan; they are not even afraid of the power of thunder."

"In that case, accept my Earth Talisman, Meteor Fire!"

Lan Hua sheathed her twin swords, summoned a talisman brush, and with a flick of her wrist, countless sparks suddenly rained down from the sky.

The flames were a fiery red, the very fire of the Red Lotus Karma, burning hundreds of miles of sky crimson.

The Meteor Fire Earth Talisman combines the fire from the dantian with the power of flames from heaven and earth, and can burn everything.

Lan Hua used this move because he was inspired by the Flame Great Wall, as flames can suppress eerie mists.

As expected, Tao Hong seemed very wary of the sky full of meteors, constantly waving its claws to block all the flames.

Lan Hua's power was unleashed once more, and the Meteor Fire Earth Talisman shone brightly, its flames seemingly endless.

Just then, Yuehua drew her bow, and Lanhua unleashed the "Ten Thousand Arrows Clear the Way" move.

The moment the invisible arrow coalesced on the bow, a talisman enveloped it—the simplest Swift Wind Talisman.

At the Earth Talisman Master level, talismans can be used to enhance the Invisible Arrow, greatly increasing its power.

Countless invisible arrows shot towards Tao Hong, causing the latter to panic for a moment.

The meteorites from the sky were troublesome enough, but now there's an invisible arrow, and more importantly, the latter also contains the karmic fire of the red lotus.

Tao Hong's enormous body became extremely cumbersome at this moment. Although it was protected by leather armor and was impervious to swords and spears, the invisible arrows had the advantage of piercing the armor.

In just a few breaths, the enormous body was struck by hundreds of arrows, and the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire immediately devoured Tao Hong's karma and soul.

"hateful!"

Tao Hong roared angrily, his body instantly shrinking into a black-clad figure, making it easier to dodge the invisible arrows and meteors.

His body shone with a brilliant black light, forcefully extinguishing the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. Although he looked somewhat disheveled, he was not seriously injured.

Lan Hua hummed in agreement, knowing that it wasn't that the Red Lotus Karmic Fire was ineffective, but rather that the other party possessed the power of an emperor and could forcibly extinguish the fire.

Unless he continues to fight against Tao Hong with the Crimson Lotus Fire, but the opponent's emperor level is higher than his own, it is not easy to kill the opponent simply by relying on the Crimson Lotus Fire.

Lan Hua hesitated for a moment, and Tao Hong summoned something that looked like a mace, with golden claw tips stuck all over it.

"Eat my Heaven-Swallowing Staff!"

The Devouring Heaven Staff slashed fiercely at the meteor fire talisman in the air, instantly expanding a thousandfold and unleashing countless sharp claws that tore the meteor fire apart.

The moment the Devouring Heaven Staff struck the Meteor Fire Earth Talisman, a terrifying force erupted, shattering the talisman.

Lan Hua shuddered, a sharp pain shooting through her mind.

"What a powerful spiked club! Its power is no less than that of a celestial weapon. It truly deserves to be my natal magic weapon!"

Tao Hong, wielding the Heaven-Swallowing Cudgel, charged again, but Lan Hua used an invisible arrow to stop him ten thousand feet away.

Just as Lan Hua was about to unleash the second arrow of the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Arrows, the Earth Arrow, three figures appeared and simultaneously unleashed three terrifying beams of light.

Lan Hua's expression changed drastically. She summoned the Binding Character again, which barely managed to completely shatter the defensive barrier under the three pillars of light.

Those three forces were all the power of an emperor, and all far surpassed his own.

Lan Hua narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "The King of Fist and the Second Sword King are you!"

It turned out that the visitors were none other than the two emperors who had betrayed the Heavenly Realm, and the other was a spy who had infiltrated the Heavenly Realm, the Golden Cicada Emperor.

The Golden Cicada King comes from the second level. Its true form is a golden cicada, belonging to the marginal spirit race of the second level, and it is good at changing its stance according to the wind.

Without being infected by the mist, he surrendered to the source of the mist and has been lurking in the Heavenly Realm ever since.

Lan Hua's anger surged immediately, and she shouted, "A dignified emperor, are you really willing to risk your life for the source of the mist?"