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Upon hearing the words from the Great Emperor beside him, Emperor Taikang fell into deep thought.

Indeed, if they returned now, the Lord of Qingyue might very well think they were rebelling.

Although the death of Emperor Guangze had already been recorded in the Projecting Stone, the images on the stone could be manipulated, and the Lord of Qingyue might not believe the images.

Even if the Lord of Qingyue believed the images, it was still they who first persuaded Emperor Guangze to be the scout. Just based on this alone, the Lord of Qingyue might suspect that they had long known about the dangers of the Cosmic Abyss and deliberately didn't tell Emperor Guangze, causing him to be turned into a Heavenly Demon by the Abyss.

After contemplating, Emperor Taikang finally said, "Now that Lu Chen has already grown, we are simply not his match, and staying here is futile. I will speak frankly with the Ancestor. If the Ancestor insists on attacking the Daxia Dynasty, then let him personally lead the expedition."

Lu Chen could even slay a Ninth Layer Heavenly Demon with a single sword strike. For them to get involved would be courting death. If the Lord of Qingyue wanted to court disaster, Emperor Taikang had no plans to continue serving him.

In any case, when he returned this time, he would prepare to plot how to remove the Lord of Qingyue.

The Qingyue Holy Land could no longer allow the Lord of Qingyue to continue this way, for they must preserve their strength and wait for the day the Era Tribulation arrives.

Thinking of this, Emperor Taikang ordered the Immortal Boat of Qingyue Holy Land to accelerate its return to the Holy Land.

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Outer Domain.

At this moment, Lu Chen was unaware that the major forces of the Shenyue Dynasty and Tianji Pavilion were heading towards his direction.

Recently, Empress Tianhong had led the Daxia Dynasty's Outer Domain exploration fleet to many places, but every place was the same—no creatures, let alone any Otherworldly beings.

Lu Chen even suspected that those Otherworldly beings had all perished. After all, Empress Tianhong had traversed the Outer Domain before her reincarnation. By now, that must have been billions of years ago. It's possible those Otherworldly beings had either left the Outer Domain or were all extinct.

Standing atop the palace of the Feihong Immortal Boat, Lu Chen gazed out at the endless wilderness. At this time, Empress Tianhong stood by his side as well.

Lu Chen opened his mouth and said, "There really isn't a single person. I didn't expect the Outer Domain to be so desolate. I wonder what happened in the Outer Domain after you left, such that no Otherworldly beings are to be found."

Empress Tianhong replied, "You could ask those Great Emperors who have been to the Outer Domain."

After all, she had reincarnated, and who knows how many years have passed during this cycle, but within Lu Chen's fleet, some Great Emperors had visited the Outer Domain within the last ten thousand years, making their understanding more current.

Lu Chen replied, "I've already asked them. They also don't know why the Outer Domain has become so barren."

When Lu Chen's clone explored the Outer Domain, he never encountered anyone, so he quickly gathered those Great Emperors who had been there and asked about the Outer Domain. However, the current Outer Domain bore no resemblance to their memories of it.

Back then, when they came to the Outer Domain, they had to be on constant guard against Otherworldly beings, fearing for their lives should they encounter one. But now, after being in the Outer Domain for so long, not only Otherworldly beings but even none from their own universe's Great Emperors were seen. This was not the Outer Domain they remembered.

Clearly, some changes had occurred in the Outer Domain, leading to its current desolate state.

Lu Chen was at a loss, thinking that if he couldn't find any Otherworldly beings, he wouldn't be able to understand the world from which they came, making this trip in vain?

As Lu Chen pondered whether to return, suddenly, he sensed countless Great Emperor auras rapidly approaching their location through his Divine Sense.

Lu Chen furrowed his brow. Empress Tianhong noticed it too and coldly remarked, "You were just complaining about not encountering anyone, and now people are here."

Lu Chen chuckled and said, "It's just that there are a bit too many of them."

The aura of these Great Emperors was very close to theirs, indicating they belonged to the same universe. But for so many Great Emperors to appear at once and approach so rapidly suggested they were likely not here with good intentions.

Without any hesitation, Lu Chen sent a mental message to the fleet's Great Emperors, "Enemies are approaching, prepare for battle!"

As Lu Chen's voice fell, the Holy Tier Star Destroyer ships fully activated their arrays, entering attack mode.

Meanwhile, the four major forces in the distance also noticed that the Daxia Dynasty's fleet had prepared for an attack. Their Immortal Boats spread out in a line, with all of their attack formations also fully unleashed.

However, in the Outer Domain, most of the time, the outcome isn't determined by whose Immortal Boat is superior, but by the individual strength of the Great Emperors, with the attack formations on the Immortal Boats mainly serving to deplete the enemy.

Though the attack formations on the Immortal Boats played a decisive role in victory, they were particularly crucial for depleting the strength of the Great Emperors.

The Spiritual Energy in the Outer Domain was extremely scarce, making it difficult to restore strength. If too much Spiritual Power was expended, facing multiple Great Emperor attacks could mean doom, even for a Ninth Layer Great Emperor.

At this moment, all of the Immortal Boats from the four major forces halted, and Xuan Tian stood atop the Heavenly Mechanism Hall, gazing directly at Lu Chen from a light-year away.

This was Lu Chen's first time seeing Xuan Tian, and at his first glimpse, he felt a strong sense of crisis from within, keenly sensing the Origin Power emanating from Xuan Tian.

The Origin Power on Xuan Tian was identical to the one that formed a giant palm over the Daxia Dynasty, suggesting that it was very likely Xuan Tian who had acted against the Daxia Dynasty.

Realizing this possibility, Lu Chen's face darkened instantly. If it truly was this Xuan Tian, then Xuan Tian's power undoubtedly exceeded his own. It was uncertain whether using the Spirit Gathering Array would be effective against Xuan Tian.

It seemed the forthcoming situation might prove troublesome.

Looking at Lu Chen, Xuan Tian said to the three beside him, including Emperor Shenwu, "Strike now. Once Lu Chen is dead, I can separate the Daxia Dynasty from this universe, and the threat posed by the Daxia Dynasty will vanish."

As Xuan Tian finished speaking, the Life-saving Empress issued a command to Yunhua Palace, and immediately, countless beams shot out from the Immortal Boat Array of Yunhua Palace, heading straight for the Daxia Dynasty's Outer Domain exploration fleet.

Seeing the enemy launch their attack, Lu Chen promptly ordered, "Attack with full force, don't hesitate to use the Star Destroyer ships."

The number of Great Emperors on the opposing side was immense, and today's engagement would certainly see many Star Destroyers getting destroyed. Before they were lost, they had to thoroughly weaken the enemy, using the Spirit Gathering Array as a final move once the enemy's power was sufficiently diminished.

Confronted with the formidable presence of Xuan Tian, Lu Chen dared not be presumptuous. He knew clearly that since obtaining the system, the strongest opponent he had faced was this Xuan Tian.

The moment Lu Chen gave the command, the Holy Tier Star Destroyers of the Daxia Dynasty commenced their attack, firing countless black beams from the Star Destroyers.