Too fierce!
At this moment, all the Human Cultivators in the Heavenly Realm were filled with amazement.
With one punch, he knocked out a third-step Ethereal Realm powerhouse.
Such strength is truly shocking.
The path of cultivation, as they understand, is divided into three major steps.
The first step: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Transforming God, Yin Deficiency, and Yang Reality.
The second step: Peep Nirvana, Purify Nirvana, Shatter Nirvana, and Five Decay of Heaven and Man.
The third step: Four Great Realms of Emptiness — Empty Nirvana, Void Spirit, Void Mystery, and Empty Tribulation.
At the level of Kongni, Kongling, and Kongxuan, one can establish an immortal domain and be honored as an Immortal Emperor.
The hunchbacked old woman blown apart by Xuan Ba's punch was at the Ethereal Realm level, known also as an Immortal Emperor.
Among Immortal Emperors, those who reach the peak of Kong Xuan are revered as supreme, known as the Five Immortal Emperors.
Zun Zun was one of the Five.
To think Xuan Ba knocked out such a being with one punch — that's a feat that shakes the heavens.
"Blowing up an Immortal Emperor with one punch. That power is terrifying."
"Is this the power of a human cultivator? Too strong."
"With this senior among us, the enemies surely cannot take us lightly."
"This senior will be my idol from now on."
"The human race still stands. We will not perish."
"Did you see that? This is the strength of my human race."
Countless people in the Heavenly Realm spoke excitedly with awe and admiration.
The suffocating frustration they had been suppressing finally found release.
"What? Immortal Emperor? That old woman I just blew up was actually an Emperor?"
Xuan Ba blinked, clearly confused by the crowd's reaction.
Even he, a master of the Dao of Destruction who could crush a star field in his palm, was merely considered a Quasi Emperor.
Could someone that weak really be called an Immortal Emperor?
Was that title really fitting?
While the human race cheered, the expressions of Zun Zun and the others darkened.
That hunchbacked old woman, even though newly ascended to the Ethereal Realm, was still a genuine Immortal Emperor-level powerhouse.
And she was killed by a single physical strike.
Had she not reacted quickly and released her death infant to save her Nascent Soul, she would have been obliterated entirely.
This man's strength could not be underestimated.
"Hmph. Defeating old mother Panmu means nothing. If you have the ability, come fight me."
At Zhan Zun's command, a burly red-haired old man stepped forward.
With crimson hair and brows, barefoot and imposing, every step he took left flaming footprints in the starry void.
His body coiled with fire serpents flickering with cold light.
"Playing with fire?"
Yuan Ye, one of the six Quasi Emperors under Shen Lian's command, raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Hey, Xuan Ba, last time on Earth, you got to raid the clan while I stayed idle. Let me have some fun this time."
Yuan Ye casually placed a hand on Xuan Ba's shoulder and pulled him back.
"Uh…"
Xuan Ba, originally eager for another round, shrank back sheepishly under Yuan Ye's firm insistence.
"Alright, show me how you play with fire."
Covered in ancient red runes, Yuan Ye looked down at the red-haired elder, beckoning him with a finger.
"A new person?"
Seeing the shift, many in the human race of the Heavenly Realm grew nervous.
No. Just now, that senior Xuan Ba was overwhelming. Why switch?
This red-haired elder was an Ethereal Peak powerhouse, one of the strongest under Zhan Zun.
Dangerous beyond doubt.
Even Wang Nixian's face paled slightly.
"Senior, this red-haired elder is the Fire Lotus Ancestor. His power far surpasses that of the old woman earlier. With all due respect, it's better if Senior Xuan Ba fights again."
The Fire Lotus Ancestor, seeing that Shen Lian's side had switched fighters, sneered maliciously.
Initially, facing Xuan Ba, he had felt uncertain.
But now that a new face stood before him, his fear vanished.
"Hahaha. I am the Fire Lotus Ancestor. Prepare to die."
Without warning, he launched his attack.
"Origin Flame, ignite."
Flames surged from his sleeves, flooding the starry sky like a sea of burning stars.
Crackling sounds erupted through the void.
The flame's intensity was enough to melt space itself.
A flaming tsunami thundered toward Yuan Ye.
"Foolish mortals must pay for their arrogance."
His eyes blazed like twin lotus-shaped fires, and his maniacal laughter echoed across the heavens.
Xuan Ba and the others exchanged glances and snickered to themselves.
Yuan Ye, master of the Flame Dao, a Quasi Emperor of fire.
In raw power, he even surpassed Xuan Ba.
This fool dared to play with fire in front of Yuan Ye?
It was like showing off sword tricks to a sword god.
Shhh—
The onlookers stared at the blaze that transformed the sky into a world of fire, faces turning pale.
In their worried eyes…
"Little guy, your flame play is not even up to the level of a firewood servant."
Yuan Ye's expression dimmed with disappointment. He opened his mouth and inhaled.
Boom.
In an instant, the raging flames obeyed like they were called by a supreme flame sovereign.
The overwhelming inferno vanished into Yuan Ye's body in a single breath.
The blazing sky went silent.
The once world-ending firestorm disappeared without a trace.
Burping lightly, Yuan Ye looked down at the stunned Fire Lotus Ancestor.
"Let me show you what true fire is."