Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!

Both of them were shaken, and they exchanged a glance, neither speaking a word.

They had lived for over a thousand years and had experienced several such battles, all related to the Heavenly Road. But... even when the Heavenly Road appeared and the brilliance of a God showered down, they had never seen the so-called God.

There had always been such a saying deep within Chong Tower: Gods were indeed divine.

Now that Chen Pingping brought it up, it sent their minds racing with wild thoughts.

Could it be that he knew?

The skeletal old man stared intently at him. "Young friend, do you know?"

"If I knew, would I be asking you?" Chen Pingping rolled his eyes. "I mainly want to understand."

What exactly does the God at the end of the Heavenly Road want to do? Is Zi Ji His true objective? Or does He have another agenda? This question is worth pondering.

Since neither of them knew, there wasn't much to talk about.

He looked at the table and poured tea for the two seniors. "Although the tea is weak, it is still tea. You may not have another chance to drink it in the future."

Hong You had already walked far away, and there were no outsiders here, so he could freely reveal his strength without any reservations.

The two old men remained unmoved, both catching Chen Pingping's implied meaning.

WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH!

Several deadly attacks pierced the sky, slashing toward them, fierce and intimidating.

All were Earth Level assassins.

Assassins of this level could easily assassinate an Emperor Tao adept. With them acting together, in the old men's eyes, Chen Pingping was already a corpse.

However, Chen Pingping casually pointed a finger. It was a simple, unadorned gesture, yet it blocked the numerous deadly attacks. Then, with another point of his finger, he pierced the sky and directly slew the attacking assassins.

Observers revealed shocked expressions.

The two old men's pupils contracted, their hearts trembling. That kind of aura fluctuation—could it be? Emperor Tao!

After news of Chong Tower's destruction spread, they, The Sleeping Ones, had also been awakened. They had been observing Chen Pingping ever since. They had observed him to be an adept at the Peak State of the Divine King realm, accompanied by several powerful Spiritual Beasts.

Now that they had lured away Chen Pingping's Spiritual Beasts, only he remained in the courtyard. Even with his Peak State Divine King strength, no matter how formidable, he shouldn't be able to withstand their assassination, right? Just now, when the five of them attacked together, even if they didn't kill him, they should have heavily injured him.

But to their utter disbelief, Chen Pingping had stepped into the realm of Emperor Tao.

When did this happen? Why was there no news of it? Didn't he need to transcend a tribulation?

Chen Pingping, now an Emperor Tao adept, was on a completely different level than when he was at the Peak State of the Divine King realm. His strength was beyond imagination. This was because he consolidated his cultivation at every stage, accumulating power to its absolute limit before breaking through to the next realm. With such a cultivation method, the combat power he could unleash was naturally incomparable to that of an ordinary Emperor Tao adept.

BANG!

Another attack shot out, sweeping outside the courtyard and instantly killing all the assassins lurking in the darkness.

No one could escape.

The two old men were completely dumbfounded.

"Seniors, do you have any last words?" Chen Pingping said with a smile.

"You!"

"Wait! Your friend with the Ancient Divine Body is still in our hands. Aren't you afraid?" The skeletal old man regained his senses, his expression turning grim, and he said through clenched teeth.

He felt that terrifying power. It couldn't have been unleashed by an adept of the First Heaven of Emperor Tao; it had to be at least the Third or Fourth Heaven! And he himself was only at the Third Heaven. Furthermore, having been asleep for many years without fighting, his combat strength was greatly reduced. If he fought Chen Pingping now, he had no chance of winning.

The other old man felt the same; he appeared vigorous but was actually weak in combat.

They panicked. But remembering the trump card they held, they steadied their nerves and forced themselves to remain calm.

Chen Pingping laughed. "If nothing has gone wrong, my pet has already rescued her."

"Impossible!" The old man couldn't believe it. He immediately summoned an ancient bronze mirror, but as soon as he saw the image, he was left breathless...

"Chen Pingping, you bastard! You had to drag me into your mess! You're doomed, I tell you! Once I begin my cultivation, I'll definitely suppress you with my Ancient Divine Body!" Chen Shixian cursed.

Chen Pingping completely ignored her and looked towards the two old men. "Third Heaven, Fourth Heaven... Heh heh. You're both assassins. What makes you so confident getting this close to me?"

If the two old men hadn't stepped into the courtyard initially, and had instead chosen to exploit an assassin's advantages to fight him, it would have taken him some time to defeat them, even though he had broken through to Emperor Tao. But they were too confident and had come too close.

The words had barely left his mouth when Chen Pingping's fist came smashing over. The power was grand and mighty, firmly suppressing the two old men.

"You!" They were horrified and tried to escape.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

They dodged once, but the second time they were directly targeted.

BANG!

His fists swung wide, each blow as heavy as Mount Tai, mercilessly smashing into the two old men's bodies.

Piercing screams echoed out.

The two old men suffered unimaginably heavy injuries. They looked at each other and roared, "Let's join forces and fight him to the death!"

After all, they were renowned old masters, famous for many years. Even though they hadn't fought for a long time and their combat power had greatly diminished, their skills remained. The two burst forth together, burning their life force, boosting their combat power to its peak. The adverse situation from just a moment ago was instantly reversed.

The gaunt old man wielded a short knife and slashed towards Chen Pingping. Dharma Principles surged with his strike, emanating the aura of Opening Heaven. The other old man's attack was even more formidable. After all, he was an adept of the Fourth Heaven of Emperor Tao. His fists seemed to make the very sky flow backward, gathering numerous Dharma Principles, as if a God Himself were striking.

So terrifying?

Chen Pingping was taken aback. "It looks like I have to use my trump card."

He wanted a swift and decisive battle. He didn't wish to cause a sensation. Thus, he took out the mighty Sword Mountain.

The two were stunned.

"Stop staring. Say your last words!" Chen Pingping said.

"You... Who exactly are you?"

"Damn it!"

"Sacred Soldiers, you actually have Sacred Soldiers..."

"Chong Tower had one too, but my pet ate it," he said. "Now, say your last words!"

Feeling the killing intention emanating from Sword Mountain, the two old men froze. Their earlier act of burning their life force now seemed like a joke, and the composure and confidence they had displayed turned into bitter irony.

So, it wasn't Chong Tower hunting him, but rather him waiting for Chong Tower!

Sword Mountain descended, irresistible and devastating.

What was strange was that people outside the courtyard seemed not to have seen it.

The two old men noticed this. Their hearts were thrown into turmoil, and despair washed over them.

He was strong. Really strong.

With a thunderous boom, Sword Mountain engulfed the two old men. Power and killing intention erupted simultaneously, instantly extinguishing the life within their bodies and erasing their Divine Souls.

Dust filled the air.

Once everything settled, the town returned to tranquility. Chen Pingping cleanly erased all traces of the recent battle.

MOO!

Lao Huang, the ox, mooed as if claiming credit.

"You did a great job. I'll give you a seventh-rank Spiritual Medicine later," Chen Pingping said. Then, he suddenly furrowed his brow. He extended his Divine Sense but was unexpectedly unable to detect Hong You's presence.

Could she have run off that quickly?

Chen Pingping's face darkened. "Where's Hong? Tell it to chase after Hong You."

CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!

The Earth Chicken returned, clearly unhappy with the nickname, and flapped its wings in protest.