TL: Etude
The person who sent a message to Ye Tian was none other than Empress Yue.
Empress Yue's message urging Ye Tian to flee indicated that the Emperors had encountered trouble, even Empress Yue had to escape.
But what exactly had happened? Why did Empress Yue and the Battle Axe Emperor have to flee?
Despite their superiority in both numbers and strength, why did the human Emperors suddenly face defeat?
"Run!"
Without hesitation, Ye Tian fled towards the distance.
At the same time, he activated his invisibility and flying talents.
Thus, even Emperor-level beasts would find it hard to track him.
However, he could still be affected by their wide-range attacks.
He needed to quickly leave the area!
After flying for an unknown distance, Ye Tian sensed that the sounds of battle behind him had ceased.
"I should be out of the battle zone now," Ye Tian thought.
But just as this thought emerged, a loud boom shattered his complacency.
A bloodied woman was sent flying by an Emperor-level beast, crashing into a mountain which then fractured.
"Empress Yue!"
Ye Tian's pupils contracted.
Had he not been familiar with Empress Yue, he might have mistaken the woman for someone else.
Empress Yue was severely injured, covered in blood, her aura reduced to that of an ordinary Emperor.
Clearly, she had been through a fierce battle.
Otherwise, the relatively weaker Emperor-level beast could not have injured Empress Yue.
"Empress Yue is in danger!"
Ye Tian's expression changed.
In terms of strength, he was definitely no match for this Emperor-level beast, which was at least five times stronger than him.
If he didn't intervene, Empress Yue might perish.
"Save her!"
Ye Tian resolved firmly.
In such a perilous situation, Empress Yue had still managed to send a message urging him to escape. If he didn't save her, he wouldn't be able to live with himself.
Just as the Emperor-level beast attacked again, Ye Tian used his top-tier spatial talent to cast 'Spatial Imprisonment'.
Hum!
A wave of spatial energy froze the void, slowing down the beast's attack significantly.
Most of the 'Spatial Imprisonment' affected the beast, while Empress Yue, though slightly impacted, was much better off.
With a strong grasp on the rhythm of the battle, Empress Yue seized the fleeting opportunity to strike back.
Boom!
A moon filled with numerous cracks appeared behind her, and a moon blade flew out, instantly slashing the beast's neck.
After several consecutive attacks at the same spot, the Emperor-level beast was quickly slain by Empress Yue.
However, the effort worsened her already severe injuries, causing her to plummet downwards.
Swoosh!
Ye Tian teleported in front of Empress Yue and caught her.
Seeing Ye Tian, Empress Yue said, "Quickly leave, it's no longer safe here!"
"What happened?"
Ye Tian asked gravely.
Empress Yue was about to respond when she suddenly fainted.
With no other choice, Ye Tian held onto Empress Yue, entering an invisible state, and flew towards the base.
Along the way.
Ye Tian encountered numerous Emperor-level beasts searching for human Emperors, but none discovered his presence.
With Ye Tian's strength combined with his top-tier spatial talent, he was capable of slaying weaker Emperor-level beasts. However, he dared not make a move. Even an Emperor like Empress Yue was severely injured, indicating the presence of an extremely terrifying beast.
If he attracted the attention of that Emperor-level beast, it would spell his doom.
"We're almost at the base!"
Ye Tian estimated as he thought.
He hoped that upon reaching the base, they would be safe. However, he was soon shocked by what he saw.
"Where's the base?"
The location where the base once stood was now in ruins.
A huge pit had formed, and the spatial rift were thoroughly sealed off by large formations blocking them. Countless beasts were assaulting the formations at the rift.
The situation was clear: the base had been breached, and humans were forced to retreat to Earth.
And he was too late!
"It's no use!"
Ye Tian frowned.
Though he possessed the invisibility talent, with the spatial rifts sealed, his talent could not penetrate the formations. And the humans on Earth's side wouldn't open the formations for him, as it would also allow the beasts through.
"Let's go!"
Ye Tian decided to leave, find a safe place to rest, and help Empress Yue recover from her injuries. Otherwise, with his strength alone, it would be difficult to survive.
If Empress Yue recovered, perhaps she could find a way to get them back to Earth.
After an unknown duration of flight, Ye Tian reached a massive mountain. He created a temporary cave dwelling and set up a simple concealment formation before setting Empress Yue down.
Once safe, Ye Tian turned his attention to Empress Yue's injuries.
She had a huge wound on her body, nearly split in two, and numerous broken bones and severe internal injuries.
Seeing this, Ye Tian immediately fed her many healing pills.
Overnight, the wound on Empress Yue's body began to scab and fall off. After all, as an Emperor, her recovery speed was beyond ordinary comprehension, even without healing talents.
On the seventh day, early morning.
Empress Yue woke up.
"Empress Yue, you're awake!"
Ye Tian joyfully said upon seeing her regain consciousness.
"Ye Tian, did you save me?"
Empress Yue asked upon seeing him.
"No, I just happened to see you killing an Emperor-level beast and then collapsing from exhaustion, so I took you away," Ye Tian explained.
"But I felt a spatial force restraining the void at that time."
Empress Yue mumbled.
"You must have been hallucinating due to your severe injuries,"
Ye Tian firmly denied, as his spatial talent was his trump card and he naturally would not admit to using it.
Empress Yue, seeing Ye Tian's denial, did not pursue the matter further and began to heal herself. She took out a dragon-eye-sized pill from her storage bag, swallowed it, and her injuries began to heal at an incredible rate, comparable to the best healing talents.
Half an hour later, Empress Yue's injuries were largely healed, though some deeper internal injuries still needed time to recover.
"Ye Tian, this isn't the base. Didn't you reach the base?"
Empress Yue asked after opening her eyes.
"I did, but the base has been breached. Humans have retreated to Earth, and the spatial rifts are sealed. I couldn't get through,"
Ye Tian said helplessly.
"Breeched, as expected,"
Empress Yue showed no surprise or unexpected emotion, as if she had anticipated all this.
"Empress Yue, what exactly happened? Couldn't we kill that beast capable of soul attacks?"
Ye Tian asked curiously.
"No," Empress Yue said gravely. "We successfully killed that soul-attacking Emperor-level beast at first, even slaying dozens of Emperor-level beasts, almost wiping out all the beasts in that valley. However, an unexpected turn occurred. Blood Eye Witch Emperor was killed by a suddenly appearing beast, and I was severely injured in one strike, leading to the defeat and retreat of all the Emperors."