The Taiyuan Heavenly Emperor sighed. "Mirror, back then, no matter how many mistakes you made, I covered for them all. Even when you betrayed this Emperor, I could have forgiven you. But you've dragged the Taiyuan Grand World into such ruin—for the sake of all those you killed, all those who died because of you, this Emperor will personally send you on your way."
The Mirror God Queen laughed aloud. "Old man, do you still think it's been a few hundred thousand years? Do you think I'm still the Mirror of hundreds of thousands of years ago? I will reshape the Taiyuan Grand World, change its name, and claim it as my own. From this day forth, it shall be called the Mirror Grand World! You father and son are nothing more than stepping stones beneath my throne of domination!"
"You're dreaming. Severely delusional,"
The Taiyuan Heavenly Emperor waved his hand. "Jiang Huan, fall back. Mirror's strength is formidable—none among you God Kings are her match!"
Mirror laughed wildly. "So you know they're no match for me? But do you think you are? You are no longer the lofty Heavenly Emperor of hundreds of thousands of years ago, and I am no longer the Mirror who once swallowed her pride!"
As she spoke, the void around her began to crystallize. In moments, countless particles of frozen air coalesced into crystal formations, like shards of mirror—truly eerie to behold.
"Old man Taiyuan, take a look at this Mirror World this old lady has forged. How does it measure up?"
The Mirror God Queen formed a series of hand seals. Countless crystal mirror shards radiated beams of light, swallowing everything like a black hole. Wherever the light touched, everyone was drawn into the Mirror World.
This technique was truly terrifying.
Fortunately, the Taiyuan Heavenly Emperor reacted swiftly. With a great palm strike, he deflected most of the light while summoning a vortex of fierce wind behind him that knocked back many of the God Kings standing at his rear.
But even so, several God Kings were pulled into the Mirror World. The Taiyuan Heavenly Emperor himself, preoccupied with protecting those behind him, was also struck by the light and swept away.
Mirror laughed triumphantly. "Old fool, you're still so stupid—willing to sacrifice yourself just to protect others? Fine! This time, I'll let you wait for death inside the Mirror World!"
When
With a single swing of the Cosmos Apex Sword, he slashed toward the mirror shards, toward the trajectory of the flowing Mirror World.
The Cosmos Apex Sword contained the profound mysteries of time and space. This strike truly held the power to traverse the void, ignoring all distance, and slammed into the edge of the Mirror World.
Clang!
Several of the crystal mirror shards shattered instantly. A number of God Kings tumbled out from within, faces pale with terror but alive.
However, the shard containing his father remained intact.
"You little brat, I wasn't even dealing with you, and here you come offering yourself up." The Mirror God Queen was naturally furious.
But the Jiang Chen before her now was not someone she could afford to underestimate. The Cosmos Apex Sword in his hand was concerning enough, but more critically, Jiang Chen had already refined the Creation Token.
By right, Jiang Chen was the true Heavenly Emperor of the Taiyuan Grand World. Fighting the world's own Heavenly Emperor within the Taiyuan Grand World—even the Mirror God Queen had to give it her utmost attention.
Jiang Chen commanded: "Everyone else—withdraw from the Taiyuan Heavenly Palace! Retreat as far as you can! Do not participate in this battle!"
At this point, even God King-level cultivators would be of no use, unable to contribute anything.
Divine King Chishui and Divine King Linghan understood immediately. "Everyone, follow us—retreat! The two Emperors will bring this demoness to justice and restore the Taiyuan Grand World to its proper order!"
With leaders directing the withdrawal, the retreat proceeded swiftly.