With a single finger from the Heavenly Emperor, the God of the Underworld did not die. He crawled out of the collapsed mountain, his face pale and spitting blood.

Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes flickered with apprehension.

The Heavenly Emperor's strength is evident; with just a casual flick of his finger, he crushed a powerful Eighth Heavenly King!

It should be noted that the God of the Underworld is definitely not the weakest among those who have broken through the Eight Heavenly Kings level!

And that was just a projection of the Heavenly Emperor!

"That beast!"

Although the powerful figures of Chuwu were furious, they all knew that they couldn't even defeat a projection of the Heavenly Emperor on their own.

The powerful figures below, regardless of their faction, all tacitly stopped fighting. Even the projections of the Origin Emperors fell into an eerie silence.

The heroes raised their heads, looked up at the sky, and stared at the projection of the Heavenly Emperor, their expressions varied.

"Heavenly Emperor." Below, the projection of the Divine Emperor looked up at the sky, muttered a few words, and then chuckled, "Heh, so it has appeared? It seems that letting the novice martial artist prove his Dao is not in line with your plan."

After the God of the Underworld approached the seed projection, the projection of the Heavenly Emperor appeared directly, not by attacking from the outside, but simply by appearing there out of nowhere.

He appeared right next to the seed projection, stopped the God of the Underworld, and with a casual flick of his finger, sent him flying.

Clearly, the Heavenly Emperor was either already here, watching the fight unfold, or there was some special connection between him and the seed, allowing him to teleport away regardless of spatial distance.

Neither of these scenarios is a good thing for anyone.

Furthermore, if the Heavenly Emperor stopped the initial martial arts experts, will he stop the experts of the Origin Lineage? Or rather, which Origin Lineage experts will he not stop, and which Origin Lineage experts will he stop?

It's hard to explain, and no one can figure out the Heavenly Emperor's scheme.

"Could it be the Dao Tree?" Fang Ping suddenly spoke up from below. He meant that the person the Heavenly Emperor was waiting for was the Dao Tree, and this seed projection was prepared by the Heavenly Emperor for the Dao Tree.

However, Dao Shu gathered everyone to kill him, and now he is still refining Dao Shu's royal core to improve his cultivation.

After all, this item is the culmination of the life's work of the pseudo-emperor Po Jiu, making it extremely precious. Fang Ping felt that if he refined it, he might be able to fight against a true emperor!

Of course, he also knew that there was still a long way to go between him and the Heavenly Emperor.

Even the Human Emperor and the Eastern Emperor have combat power exceeding 100 million calories. As the strongest being in the Three Realms, the Heavenly Emperor probably has more than 200 million calories.

"Fang Ping." The Heavenly Emperor's gaze swept across the group, passing over the faces of the powerful figures. It lingered briefly on the projections of several emperors, as well as Zhen Tianwang, Zhang Tao, Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, Yao Chengjun, Hong Yu, Hong Kun, Li Zhu, and Tian Gou. But in the end, the Heavenly Emperor's gaze settled on Fang Ping.

"Why are you calling me grandpa?" Fang Ping grinned, showing absolutely no respect for this Heavenly Emperor.

Perhaps the Heavenly Emperor, as the leader of the initial martial arts, fought against the demons and beasts, creating a new world for the human race. At that time, he deserved respect and was highly meritorious.

However, ever since the Heavenly Emperor, for his own selfish reasons, forcibly promoted the spread of the original martial arts and slaughtered the novice martial artists, causing all living beings in the Three Realms to enter his game and become pawns, the Heavenly Emperor is no longer worthy of respect. He is nothing more than a heartless and insane tyrant and a traitor to the people.

"I've heard that the Heavenly Emperor is the strongest being in the Three Realms. I'd like to test just how strong you are," Fang Ping said with a sidelong glance.

"Damn it! Don't be so arrogant. If you provoke the Heavenly Emperor, I won't be able to handle it." The Heavenly King's eyes twitched, and he transmitted his voice.

Zhang Tao and Wang Jinyang's hearts also pounded.

The fame of a person is like the shadow of a tree, and the majesty of the Heavenly Emperor has spread for tens of thousands of years, unmatched by anyone.

However, after the initial shock subsided, what followed was a kind of excitement that ran deep in my bones.

"If we kill the Heavenly Emperor—even if it's just a projection of the Heavenly Emperor, that's enough!—those guys will probably never dare to offend the human race again! Except for the emperors!" Zhang Tao transmitted his voice, his tone full of eager anticipation.

"Who does the Heavenly Emperor think he is? Does he think this is some ancient or prehistoric era? Let's just do it." Li Hansong also transmitted his voice. He felt that he was not satisfied with just merging with Fang Ping and killing the Broken Nine Paths Tree.

Although the Dao Tree is powerful, how can it compare to the Heavenly Emperor?

"Then let's do it! What kind of Heavenly Emperor is he? Let's kill him!" Wang Jinyang said coldly.

"Hmm." Yao Chengjun was taciturn, uttering only one word, yet his attitude was clear.

"Hey, you guys are too fierce," Cangmao transmitted his voice, but for some reason, the others could detect a hint of excitement in Cangmao's voice.

"..." King Zhentian.

At this moment, Zhen Tianwang felt extremely tired. Being with these guys would probably shorten his lifespan by ten thousand years!

"You want to attack me?" The Heavenly Emperor seemed to have noticed the private conversation among the human heroes. He raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly. "Right now, I don't want to attack the human race. After all, I was once the leader of the human race. Forcing me will not do you any good, because you will have died in vain."

"Pooh!"

"shameless!"

"A beast is fit to be a leader of the human race?!"

Upon hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words, the heroes of the human race and the powerful figures of the early martial world all scoffed at them.

The other powerful figures and the projections of the emperors remained indifferent observers, seemingly like outsiders.

However, within the Void Realm, the fluctuations of various divine senses have never ceased. Clearly, all the experts are seeking allies to jointly cope with the current great changes.

"You all have no respect for your teachers." The Heavenly Emperor shook his head. He was the one who created the Origin Martial Path, and all those who cultivated this path were his disciples and grand-disciples. As for the Path of Initial Martial Arts, he was once the ancestor of the Path of Initial Martial Arts, leading a large number of beginner martial artists.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor, most of the strong people here, except for a very few, should be treated with basic respect, regardless of their stance.

"You son of a bitch!" Tiangou cursed. He had once called himself "Heavenly Emperor." Although he was strong and was a Breaking Eight Heavenly King, he was still far inferior to the Heavenly Emperor, the strongest person in the history of the Three Realms. During this time, he had been ridiculed by others countless times because of his title. So now, whenever he saw the Heavenly Emperor, he was filled with rage and found him extremely displeasing.

Unlike the Azure Cat, the Tengu is domineering and foul-mouthed.

Of course, Tengu also has basic bottom lines, although they are lower than those of Aoko.

The Heavenly Emperor glanced at the Heavenly Dog, his gaze cold and sharp.

The Heavenly Dog's heart skipped a beat. He gritted his teeth, glared at the Heavenly Emperor, and gave him a "come and hit me" look.

Beside the Heavenly Dog, the two Heavenly Kings, Shi Po and Luan, were carrying weapons, looking at the Heavenly Emperor with grins full of provocation.

Heavenly Emperor?

The Heavenly Emperor is nothing! Even if we can't beat him, we can just die. Besides, even if we die, we'll make sure the Heavenly Emperor suffers a great loss!

"The people of the Three Realms disregard human ethics and propriety, behaving like livestock. They truly deserve to be cleansed," the Heavenly Emperor said coldly.

"You try it," Fang Ping said, seemingly unafraid.

After all, this is just a projection of the Heavenly Emperor, not his true form.

Can't I be a little arrogant in front of a projector?

Sudden--

Boom!!!

In the Void Realm, the void cracked open, and a figure appeared, dressed simply with a smile on his face.