After a while.
Ian Song finally withdrew his hand, feeling utterly refreshed and clear-headed.
As for those two God Emperors, their appearance was downright miserable—swollen faces, tattered clothes, and hair in wild disarray.
"Fellow Daoist, thank you for saving us!"
At this, Winter Emperor snapped out of her shock, flew over, and thanked Ian Song with a grateful look.
Ian quickly waved his hand. "Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t planning to get involved. But these three idiots insisted on coming over to get beaten up, so what could I do?"
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Winter Emperor couldn’t help but laugh aloud, her smile blooming like a hundred flowers—absolutely stunning.
Meanwhile, the two God Emperors were filled with grief and regret. If they’d known this God-King was so powerful, why would they ever have provoked him?
Suddenly, Ian seemed to remember something and said to the two God Emperors, "Oh right, you two—hurry up and erase your soul imprint from your storage God-rings and hand them over. And don’t try anything sneaky, or you’ll get more than just a beating!"
"...You...!"
The two were left speechless, choking with anger.
"What, not willing to hand it over? Fine, I'll just kill you!" Ian's expression turned sinister as he spoke.
"Take it!"
Though furious and resentful, the two could only obediently hand over their storage God-rings.
Winter Emperor sighed softly, "Those three are all God Emperors from Endless Rift Temple. You humiliated them like this—they won’t just let it go. Endless Rift Temple is guarded by two Holy Emperors. If you simply let them leave, you’ll have endless trouble down the line!"
Just as Winter Emperor expected Ian to show fear or regret, he instead looked eager. "Holy Emperors, huh! I’ve never fought a Holy Emperor before. I wonder what it feels like to beat one up!"
Hearing Ian’s words, Winter Emperor felt her head spin. Was this guy really just a God-King?
A God-King wanting to fight Holy Emperors—this was pure fantasy.
But seeing how easily Ian had thrashed an upper-segment God Emperor and a mid-segment God Emperor, she thought maybe he really could beat up a Holy Emperor.
"Alright then, beautiful lady, I’ve got places to be. Let’s part ways here!"
Though the female God Emperor before him was stunning, Ian didn’t have the slightest romantic interest—he still had serious business to handle in the Chaos Wasteland.
He flew off a short distance.
But Ian soon noticed that Winter Emperor was following close behind him.
He couldn’t help but turn and ask, "Hey, why are you following me?"
Winter Emperor’s face showed a touch of chill. "Fellow Daoist, my Dao Palace has already been wiped out by Endless Rift Temple. I have no home to return to."
"To be honest, I’m heading into the Chaos Wasteland. It’s insanely dangerous there!" Ian said.
Ian explained.
"I’ve wanted to travel the Chaos Wasteland for years. Would you let me come along as your companion?" Winter Emperor pleaded.
Ian added, "Honestly, I’m heading to the Chaos Wasteland to kill five Holy Emperors. It’s insanely dangerous. Are you sure you still want to tag along?"
"Ah!"
Winter Emperor gasped, then gave a wry smile. "Fellow Daoist, you’re not just trying to scare me, are you?"
"Heh, believe it or not, but don’t blame me if you end up losing your life—I did warn you!" Ian said, a little exasperated, then sped up his flight.
Winter Emperor didn’t believe a word Ian said.
In her eyes, Ian was strong enough to crush God Emperors, but fighting Holy Emperors was a whole different league. Now he was claiming he’d kill five of them—how could she possibly believe that?
Flying through the Primordial Chaos was pretty boring, but with Winter Emperor around, Ian didn’t feel quite so bored.
And thanks to her, Ian learned quite a bit about her home God World.
That world was called the Kunya God World.
In the Kunya God World, all powers existed as Dao Palaces. Endless Rift Temple was one of the six great Dao Palaces, guarded by two Holy Emperors. Winter Emperor’s own Dao Palace was called Nightless Temple.
She was the master of Nightless Temple—hence her title, Winter Emperor.
But because she was too beautiful, she caught the eye of Endless Rift Temple’s young master, Lucian Heartless, who tried to forcibly marry her. After she refused, he personally led a group of God Emperors to slaughter Nightless Temple. She only barely escaped thanks to her elders’ sacrifice.
If she hadn’t run into Ian by chance, she probably wouldn’t have escaped Endless Rift Temple’s pursuit either.
A day later.
Ian and Winter Emperor had just passed beyond Kunya God World when, suddenly, more than ten figures appeared ahead, blocking their path.
At their head stood a refined young God Emperor, with the three Ian had beaten and robbed standing right behind him.
"Ian Song, that young God Emperor in front is Lucian Heartless, Endless Rift Temple’s young master!" Winter Emperor whispered gravely to Ian, her expression turning serious.
"Daoist, it’s this guy who blocked us and let Winter Emperor escape!"
The God Emperor Ian had knocked out pointed at him, voice full of resentment.
But Lucian Heartless ignored him, instead looking at Winter Emperor. "Winter Emperor, nothing I want has ever escaped me. Why keep struggling?"
"Lucian Heartless, stop dreaming. I’d rather die than let you have your way!" Winter Emperor replied coldly, her eyes flashing with killing intent. Tens of thousands from Nightless Temple had been slaughtered by this man’s command.
"Haha!"
Lucian Heartless laughed, "How naive. Nothing I want has ever gotten away!"
"Ugh, women really are trouble!"
Ian sighed, his gaze sweeping over the group of God Emperors.
Thirteen in total.
Five upper-segment God Emperors.
Seven mid-segment God Emperors.
One lower-segment God Emperor.
Lucian Heartless himself was late upper-segment God Emperor.
"Take down those two!"
Lucian Heartless waved his hand.
At once, twelve God Emperors charged straight at Ian and Winter Emperor.
"You three really don’t know what’s good for you. I spared your lives, and you still dare show up in front of me? Looks like I’ll have to take those lives back today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ian stepped forward.
A flash of sword light—and the upper-segment God Emperor Ian had beaten before was instantly cleaved in two, body and Divine Soul alike.
Then, spinning, Ian cut down the female God Emperor he’d previously thrashed—she fell the same way, split cleanly in two.
The others stared in shock.
Even Lucian Heartless’s face showed astonishment and disbelief.
A mere God-King, yet he could kill upper-segment God Emperors in an instant. Ian’s power was terrifying.
True invincibility really was lonely.
"Take them down!"
Lucian Heartless waved his hand.
In an instant, twelve God Emperors surged forward, charging straight at Ian Song and Winter Emperor.
"You three really don’t know what’s good for you. I spared your pathetic lives and you still dare show up in front of me. Today, I’ll just take your lives!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
Ian Song stepped forward.
In a flash of sword light, the upper-segment God Emperor whom Ian had beaten before was instantly split in half—body and Divine Soul alike.
Spinning, he struck again. The female God Emperor he’d previously humiliated fell the same way, bisected cleanly.
Seeing this scene—
All the other God Emperors were dumbfounded; even Lucian Heartless’s face showed shock and disbelief.