"Anyone who dares invade the Cursed Land Gate shall die!!!!"
Suddenly, a piercing voice rang out from that person's mouth.
The sound was so deafening it practically echoed through every corner of the Cursed Land Gate. Even Chu Feng and his group heard that killing-intent-laden roar from where they stood.
"That voice — it's a Martial Emperor! It's the Death Emperor! What's going on? How did he know we broke in?"
Hearing that voice, Dugu Xingfeng and the others grew uneasy. They could all feel the overwhelming might contained within that roar — it had long since surpassed the half-emperor level. This was a genuine expert at the Martial Emperor realm.
"Dugu Xingfeng, did you really think that a mere barrier formation could trap me here? You underestimate me, Sang Kun, far too much."
"Let me tell you the truth — through a special talisman secret technique, I created a clone. That clone serves no other purpose, but it holds talismans in its hand. The moment I find myself in danger, I can control it to send out a distress signal."
"Your barrier formation can contain my body, but it cannot contain my mind. I already used that clone to send a signal to Senior Death Emperor."
"You lot can just wait here to die." The Cursed Land Gate's sect master said smugly.
Hearing these words, Dugu Xingfeng and the others finally understood. Sang Kun, the sect master of the Cursed Land Gate, had left a contingency measure long ago — he had hidden a clone somewhere else within the gate's territory.
No wonder that even after they had trapped Sang Kun and his people here and blocked his distress signal, the Death Emperor had still noticed something was wrong.
"Are you certain it's us who will die?"
Even so, Dugu Xingfeng and the others showed no fear. After all, they were not the only ones who had prepared contingencies.
Rumble rumble rumble—
At that very moment, beyond the forbidden zone, the skies above the Cursed Land Gate trembled violently. Even space itself warped and twisted as emperor-level martial force raged wildly, as though every living thing in the world would have no choice but to bow before it.
The source of that emperor-level force was an elderly man clad in a black robe. He had a pair of ghastly green eyes, and his face was inscribed with countless runes — he looked utterly terrifying, like a devil wearing a human shell. Sinister and horrifying.
The moment this figure appeared, every elder and disciple of the Cursed Land Gate immediately dropped to their knees and kowtowed in the deepest reverence, not daring to even lift their heads — much like commoners prostrating before a deity.
Even though they knew that intruders had likely broken into the gate, they did not need to search or pursue.
Because once this person appeared, it was no longer their concern. He was a Martial Emperor — in their eyes, a being as powerful as a god himself. No matter what kind of intruder had come, once he showed up, there was only one possible outcome: death.
Swish swish swish swish swish—
But just then, something suddenly shot toward them from the distance at incredible speed.
The moment that object appeared, heaven and earth convulsed. Nearly everyone in every corner of the Cursed Land Gate could sense its terrifying power. Though they could not see it with their eyes, they could feel an absolutely horrifying force pressing down from the sky.
Ugh—!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As soon as that object appeared, many of the Cursed Land Gate's disciples could not withstand the oppressive pressure. They coughed up mouthfuls of blood, and those who were even weaker exploded on the spot.