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John sensed Merciless Emperor's cold gaze and felt even more uneasy, quickening his pace to distance himself from Sini.

He didn't want to get tangled up in this matter.

His relationship with Merciless Emperor was solely for her cultivation of The Path of Mercilessness. He knew this fact was painful, but he didn't want to force anything.

The group remained silent as they quickly flew, arriving at the entrance of Overlord's World-in-Hand the next day.

The area was in chaos. The space was shattered, with turbulent spatial currents swirling. Overlord's World-in-Hand had completely disappeared.

Powerful auras flickered as more and more people arrived, all of them experts above the Seven-Star rank.

Merciless Emperor's influence was still significant. It was difficult for John and his group to gather so many powerful experts on their own.

In just three days, over thirty thousand Seven-Star experts and seventeen Emperor-level experts had gathered.

In the entire Realm of Chaos, there were twenty-three Emperor-level experts. Four had fallen in the battle against Void, leaving only nineteen remaining.

That meant there were still two missing.

"Jade Dark Emperor and Rouflame Emperor didn't show up," Nine Phoenix said, furrowing her brows as she looked at the Emperor-level experts who had already arrived.

True Dragon Emperor explained, "Those two were ambushed by the Church of Light a few days ago. They were seriously injured and probably don't dare to show up."

During this time, the Church of Light had been hunting powerful experts everywhere. Some even targeted the Emperors. Although their strength wasn't enough to kill an Emperor, a few had still been injured.

Jade Dark Emperor and Rouflame Emperor, in particular, were terrified and had gone into hiding, not daring to provoke the Church of Light.

Merciless Emperor frowned slightly, her expression displeased. She decided that after dealing with the Church of Light, she would go after these two.

"Merciless Emperor, is it possible for us to break through the Church of Light's Holy Light Judgment Array?" True Dragon Emperor couldn't help but ask.

She was well aware of the terrifying power of the Holy Light Judgment Array. With only their current forces, they were no match for it. Even if John had control over Dark City, it was unlikely they could break through.

The others also looked at Merciless Emperor with grave expressions.

Her cold gaze swept over them, lingering momentarily on the few early-stage One-Star Emperor experts, and she spoke softly, "I can temporarily break the Holy Light Judgment Array, but to destroy it, we'll need at least two Emperor-level experts to self-destruct and destroy the core of the formation."

Her words caused the expressions of the group to change, especially the early-stage One-Star Emperor experts.

It was clear that Merciless Emperor's plan involved sacrificing them.

"I disagree!" A golden-haired man stepped forward, refusing loudly. "We responded to your call, and now you want to send us to our deaths? If that's the case, I'd rather not participate in this mission, even if it means dying!"

The golden-haired man was determined to resist.

John frowned. He recognized the man, who was named Mishu Emperor, an early-stage One-Star Emperor-level expert. His strength was even weaker than Nine Phoenix and Chaos, only slightly stronger than Heavenly King, who had just broken through.

If two Emperor-level experts had to be sacrificed, it would undoubtedly include him.

But sacrificing Heavenly King was something John was unwilling to do.

Merciless Emperor's expression was cold, her tone filled with killing intent. "Mishu, do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you? You don't have the right to refuse. It would be your honor to sacrifice yourself for the billions of lives in Realm of Chaos. Who is the other person?"

She didn't give Mishu the chance to argue. Her cold gaze swept over the other early-stage One-Star Emperor experts.

They all lowered their heads deeply, not daring to respond in the slightest.

They had worked so hard to reach the Emperor level and were very protective of their lives.

Even though the laws of Realm of Chaos had dissipated, they would rather cling to life than sacrifice themselves.

Mishu Emperor's gaze flickered, his mind racing. He wanted to escape, but in front of Merciless Emperor, he dared not make a move.

He could only wait for them to engage the Church of Light, then look for an opportunity to act.

Nine Phoenix saw the reactions of everyone, her brows furrowing as she decided to step forward.

Just as she was about to rise, John grabbed her wrist.

Emperor-level experts could be sacrificed, but he couldn't let anyone close to him be part of that.

He turned to the middle-aged, slightly overweight man nearby and said, "Highfar Emperor, you can be the second person. We will remember your sacrifice."

This man was also an early-stage One-Star Emperor-level expert and had a good relationship with Demon Emperor and Void Emperor. When he challenged Demon Emperor, he had been the loudest to speak out.

"Me? Why?" Highfar Emperor's face changed, and he angrily retorted, "If we're ranking by strength, it should be Heavenly King, not me."

Heavenly King was momentarily taken aback, but if it meant sacrificing for the lives of the many in Realm of Chaos, he had no objections.

Before he could speak, John coldly interrupted, "Heavenly King has perfectly integrated with World-in-Hand's The Overseer, with limitless potential. What, do you think you're stronger than Heavenly King?"

Highfar Emperor opened his mouth but couldn't find a way to rebut.

He glanced at Nine Phoenix and Chaos, then quickly added, "These two are not much weaker than me. Why not choose them?"

John's gaze turned cold, and he threatened, "You have no room to negotiate. Agree, or die!"

At this point, he didn't fear any of these Emperor-level experts and was too tired to argue with them.

"Enough," Merciless Emperor spoke up, interrupting the two. Her voice was calm as she said, "If that's the case, then sacrifice Mishu and Highfar."

She clearly intended to show some favoritism toward John and his group.

"I won't agree!"

"I refuse!"

The two immediately spoke out, refusing to bow to the pressure.

Only by self-destructing could an Emperor-level expert destroy the core of the Holy Light Judgment Array. If they weren't willing, no one could force them.

Faced with such coercion, they'd rather die than assist John and the others, even if it meant going down together.

Merciless Emperor's eyes gleamed with cold light, her blue killing intent condensing into a longsword that appeared above their heads.

Her voice was chilling, with no emotion: "I'll ask you one last time—are you willing to self-destruct to destroy the formation's core?"

The two exchanged glances and, without hesitation, shook their heads in refusal.

"Very well!" Merciless Emperor's killing intent radiated from her as she prepared to strike.

"Wait!" True Dragon Emperor stepped forward, gently sighing as she spoke, "Why don't I sacrifice myself instead?"

Everyone's expression changed at her words.

She was a late-stage One-Star Emperor-level expert, making her the strongest after Merciless Emperor.

"Senior, you are more valuable alive," John said.

Merciless Emperor didn't respond, but it was clear that she didn't agree with her request.

True Dragon Emperor smiled faintly, explaining, "In the end, someone has to be sacrificed, and I have no hope of breaking through to a two-star Emperor. If I keep going like this, I'll only survive for a few more hundred years. It's better to die with some meaning."

"Senior..." Solondz Emperor and Blood Fiend Emperor were about to speak but were interrupted by a wave of her hand.

She glanced at Mishu and Highfar, and said淡淡ly, "If we continue to pressure these two, they'll surely pull some tricks, and we could end up killing all of us." Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

"Yes, yes," the two nodded eagerly, agreeing immediately.

With True Dragon Emperor stepping forward, they no longer had to worry about dying.

Merciless Emperor's expression turned cold, and the blue longsword floating above the two men's heads sliced downward.

Puff!

Blood sprayed as Highfar Emperor showed no reaction, directly cleaved in half with his Divine Soul destroyed.

"Merciless Emperor, you're ruthless!" Mishu gasped in horror, his face filled with fear as he turned to flee.

Whoosh!

The blue sword light screamed through the air, reaching him in an instant.

Puff!

Blood mist filled the air, and a Spiritual Power surged through the mist, escaping without looking back.

"Divine Concealment Talent!" Merciless Emperor's brow furrowed slightly as she watched Mishu's escaping soul, muttering to herself.

The Divine Concealment Talent was adept at evasion and hiding. She could no longer chase after Mishu. She would have to wait for another opportunity to track him down later.

She turned to True Dragon Emperor and said, "True Dragon, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Merciless Emperor, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves!" Solondz and Blood Fiend both quickly spoke up.

"Shut up," True Dragon Emperor interrupted them, then spoke to Merciless Emperor. "I don't have much time left to live, so this matter is settled. Merciless, John, if there's danger in the future, I hope you'll protect these two."

Both Merciless Emperor and John nodded in agreement.

John was somewhat surprised. The relationship between True Dragon Emperor, Solondz, and Blood Fiend didn't seem forced at all; they were genuinely willing to sacrifice for each other.

Merciless Emperor didn't say anything more and simply ordered, "Let's go, Light City!"

The group set off, heading toward Light City.

Highfar Emperor had been killed by her, and Mishu Emperor had escaped. Now, two more had been lost from their ranks.

However, Merciless Emperor wasn't concerned. She knew that John was their biggest asset in this operation. As long as they could break the Holy Light Judgment Array, Anixegon was as good as dead.

This mission would undoubtedly result in significant casualties.

John had contacted Elsa in advance, telling her to leave Light City. She was only at the Seven-Star level and couldn't help destroy the Holy Light Judgment Array. Staying in Light City would only put her in danger.

...

High in the sky, a massive, pristine city stood, bathed in Holy Light.

This was Light City.

Much like the Light City in John's Initial World, this was also a sky city, but it was far stronger and more magnificent.

Beside Light City, there was another smaller city forming, but it was enveloped in black mist, with evil energy swirling and a completely opposite aura.

This was the Overlord World-in-Hand, reformed by Celestial Vault using the Ten Thousand Souls Bloodthirst Sovereign Technique.

Anixegon was in the city, his expression anxious.

"Celestial Vault, how much longer?" he asked, looking at Celestial Vault, urging him.

Three days ago, he had also heard Merciless Emperor's voice. For some reason, he couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in his heart.

Celestial Vault was surrounded by an evil aura, and within the dark city, countless pipes were slowly forming. He spoke, "At least four more days."

"Four days?" Anixegon frowned and said coldly, "You're not trying to pull some trick, are you?"

Celestial Vault glared at him and replied, "I'm already in your hands. What else can I do? And if you can't stop Merciless Emperor, do you think those people will let me off? Even if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't risk my life for it."