These warriors do not fear death. Even when terror claws at their hearts, they never flinch. Every one of them was handpicked and forged by Holden Hong—survivors of the brutal slaughter in the heart of the Star-River Dominion. Their resolve is unbreakable.
They were always the Frostbane Dynasty’s hidden strength, so to them, fighting and killing have long since become routine.
But when everyone keeps dying because of one person, who could possibly stay calm? The man before them isn’t human at all—he’s a blood-drenched demon god, a reaper from hell! No one can stand against him!
How could his power possibly not run dry? With all these battles one after another, he should have collapsed from exhaustion by now!
The five Holy Emperors refused to admit defeat. When their strength returned, they surged forward once more, determined to seize a chance and cut down Evan Chu.
This time, the weakest among the five Holy Emperors was already at mid-stage peak, and three of them had even reached late-stage Holy Emperor!
Just from strength, numbers, and realm alone, this was a complete, overwhelming suppression of Evan Chu by countless times over!
Yet as soon as the fight began, none of the five had any real confidence. What you see on the surface isn’t always the truth!
Evan Chu, this guy who’s only at early-stage peak Holy Emperor, once he explodes with his true fighting power, is beyond imagination. This monster, this freak, is someone who simply doesn’t fear being surrounded.
“Heh! Perfect timing! Lynton—let's show them what real power looks like!”
Evan Chu was nearly suffocated by the pressure. Seeing the enemy go crazy trying to kill him, Evan didn’t dare act arrogant anymore—especially since he wasn’t out of trump cards, so why take risks?
With a roar, Evan summoned Lynton Chu, who appeared out of thin air. The sudden arrival from the sky made all the Holy Emperors gasp.
“What the hell is going on?!”
“Late-stage peak Holy Emperor realm!”
“Is he Evan Chu too?”
“Maybe that’s the real Evan Chu, and we’ve just been fighting his Holy Emperor Avatar this whole time.”
These desperate fighters finally tasted a despair they’d never known before. Never had they faced someone so much weaker in realm and still felt so powerless.
And when they learned that was only a Holy Emperor Avatar, the pain hit even harder!
If just a Holy Emperor Avatar is this hard to handle, then Evan Chu’s true body at late-stage peak Holy Emperor—how terrifying would that be?
So once that thought took root, even though none of them feared death, the despair made their attacks timid and hesitant. By now, the urge to kill Evan Chu was gone—they only wanted to stall for time.
They wanted to stall until victory outside the base star-region, or until Venerable Lord Holden Hong personally descended.
Three whole legions, with so many Holy Emperors and Saint Venerables, over a million invincible troops—yet when fighting Evan Chu, all they could think about was stalling for time?
It was utterly absurd!
Yet that absurdity was happening right before their eyes. They had no idea that this terrifying late-stage peak Holy Emperor Evan Chu was actually just a Holy Emperor Avatar—his real fighting power was nowhere near his true body’s!
But none of that mattered now. What mattered was that Evan Chu had gotten exactly what he wanted. No matter what moves he used, the enemy just kept stalling—they refused to fight head-on or waste their lives.
The Holy Emperors held the front line, while waves of experts gathered strength behind them. For the moment, even Evan Chu could do nothing about it.
But Evan wasn’t worried. Old Goldwing and Shadow were off acting separately, and with time dragging out, things might actually work to his advantage. Plus, this was a chance to test and refine some of the powers and techniques he’d just comprehended.
Just hiding away in seclusion and trying to break through will never let you reach the true peak. Only through endless fighting, testing, discarding the useless and keeping the essence, can you discover what’s truly useful.
Now, Evan Chu began to strip away the layers, letting his combat power ascend to a new level and making up for the flaws left by his rapid breakthroughs and constant seclusion.
After this bloody battle, he was sure his combat power would soar again! His cultivation realm might not change, but he’d be a completely different person from before.
Evan Chu was like this, and Lynton Chu even more so—he was practically ecstatic. Compared to Lynton, Evan was already a battle-hardened veteran, knowing exactly what to do. But Lynton, despite his profound cultivation, had never truly experienced a bloodbath like this. Such a baptism was invaluable, even Evan couldn’t estimate its impact.
So all those so-called clever tricks the enemy thought they were using became the perfect whetstone for Evan Chu and Lynton Chu—sharpening them, driving them to new heights of power!
In fact, anyone even a little smarter would have noticed this immediately. Would Evan Chu really benefit from endless slaughter here?
Absolutely not! Evan himself knew that if he kept fighting, he’d only end up dead. He might be called a monster, but he couldn’t really defy the heavens—there were just too many enemies and soldiers. If victory came that easily, the world would be too simple!
Truth is, these people were just hopelessly foolish. Compared to Desmond Mansfield or Elder Warren Wu, or even Black Haze and Nathan Star, they were utterly outclassed.
They had power, but not the heart of a true expert. From the moment they became puppets, they lost all judgment. Only with Holden Hong present could they use their strength; without him, Evan Chu could toy with them like an ant teasing an elephant.
He might not be able to kill them right away, but if the fight dragged on, they’d be the ones to die in the end.
That’s why Kellan Lin holding up Holden Hong was like gripping his lifeline. That’s why Holden kept fighting so desperately.
After who knows how many days of battle, one day Old Goldwing’s voice suddenly rang out in Evan Chu’s ear: “Boss, I found them! I found them!”
“Found them? Excellent! Where are they? Are they alright?”
“They’re fine, just had their cultivation sealed. Everyone’s safe, no serious harm.”
Evan Chu’s face lit up. He spun, slashed back three Holy Emperors who tried to surround him, then charged full-force at five more on the other side.
At this point, Evan Chu had no intention of continuing the slaughter. He was going to meet the Seven Thrones and Four Temple Masters—and if Evan wanted to leave, who could stop him?
Meanwhile, Shadow’s mission was a triumph—forty thousand defenders slaughtered, the Frostbane Dynasty’s base star-region defenses shattered! Violet Thunder and Black Haze led 1.3 million Counter-Rebel Army troops to storm into the Frostbane Dynasty’s star-region base, shaking the heavens with their advance!