In the hearts of the cultivators, an involuntary feeling of sadness and desolation emerged. They felt sorrow for the heroism and the fall of the Emperor.
This fierce and tragic battle did not last long.
Although the Emperor no longer had his former formidable cultivation, his strength was still immense. He ultimately slaughtered the entire invading demon army.
However, before the cultivators could feel relieved for the Emperor, they were met with a chilling sight.
...
On the boundless border of the Nine Provinces.
Beyond the Great Wall, a man in black stood between heaven and earth. Though his Taoist robe was stained with blood, his momentum was unparalleled, and his pressure enveloped the sky.
He stood on a dark yellow bell, which was now covered in blood.
The ancient bell looked somewhat battered.
The supreme divinity of the Wu Shi Bell had dimmed considerably after this battle.
Chu Yang exhaled deeply, his nerves, which had been tightly wound, finally relaxed a little.
This relaxation almost caused him to collapse into the boundless pile of corpses.
His aura became extremely weak.
He was like a fallen leaf in the wind, completely devoid of strength, weakened to the extreme.
Taking a deep breath, he adjusted his posture slightly and then put away the Wu Shi Bell.
His gaze turned toward the direction of the Great Wall of the Nine Provinces.
Step by step, he walked toward the border.
At the base of the Great Wall, some demons were still making a final desperate attack, but with their main force annihilated, they were just struggling in vain.
Chu Yang's steps were light yet felt heavy.
Every step left deep, blood-stained footprints, with a long trail of red behind him, a sight both striking and poignant.
When Chu Yang reached the Great Wall, it was not the desperate demons that greeted him, but the humans standing atop the wall.
On the endless Great Wall, countless mortals gathered, stretching for tens of thousands of miles like a dragon.
Seeing Chu Yang, they closed the gates tightly, blocking his figure outside.
Numerous human cultivators stood atop the wall, glaring at Chu Yang, their long swords pointing at him, their icy sword lights piercing to the bone.
What was chilling was not the swords but the hearts of the people.
These human cultivators shouted in unison, "Get out of here!"
"Traitor to the human race, how dare you set foot on the land of the Nine Provinces again?!"
"You are unworthy to be our human emperor."
"When the human race faced such a great catastrophe, countless humans died and were injured. Many knelt and begged for your appearance, calling your name, but you did not show up."
"We once believed that our human emperor would never slaughter humanity, thinking it was mere rumor, but it turns out it was all true!"
"Chu Yang, you are not fit to be called the human emperor, nor even a human!"
"The land of the Nine Provinces is the territory of the human race!"
"Outsiders and dogs are not allowed in. Leave!"
Countless humans on the Great Wall roared in anger, their wrath aimed at Chu Yang. Their fury seemed almost tangible, ready to engulf and incinerate the man before them.
In this battle, countless people lost their loved ones and directed all their anger towards Chu Yang, wishing to drink his blood and eat his flesh.
Chu Yang was stunned, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and his steps abruptly halted.
Previously, not even the millions or tens of millions of demon army could stop Chu Yang's steps, but in the face of these weak humans, his steps stopped.
His legs felt as heavy as Mount Tai, unable to move forward even an inch.
Chu Yang did not speak, nor did he explain anything.
He just smiled faintly, then slowly turned around and walked away from the Nine Provinces.
Who could see the endless bitterness in Chu Yang's smile?
As the sun set, the evening glow was as red as blood.
Under the dim red light, Chu Yang's figure appeared exceptionally tall and solitary, without a single figure on the vast earth to walk beside him.
Only that solitary figure became increasingly faint on the horizon.
How much loneliness and desolation were contained in that figure, and how many people could understand his solitary bitterness? ...
Outside the Celestial Emperor's realm.
In the heavenly court above the Nine Heavens, all the cultivators fell into endless silence after witnessing this scene.
For a long time, a cultivator with a face full of anger felt immense pain in his heart, feeling the suffering and injustice for the Emperor.
He roared at those human cultivators, "Ha!"
"Is this what you humans have done? Is this the so-called world-destroying demon you humans talk about? Is this the villain cursed for ages by you humans? Is this the person you humans want to kill?"
"Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous."
Other cultivators were also filled with boundless rage, feeling very oppressed in their hearts.
They remained silent for a long time, but their gazes at the human cultivators were full of disgust.
Boom! A sound echoed in the heavenly court.
One by one, human cultivators, filled with sorrow and remorse, knelt in unison towards the Emperor suppressed in the Celestial Mirror.
Tears had long been flowing down their faces, and their voices became particularly high-pitched.
"We humans, unworthy of the Emperor's great kindness!"
"We humans, undeserving of the Emperor's nurturing!"
"We humans, ashamed of the Emperor!"
"We humans..."
At this moment, earth-shaking roars echoed both inside and outside the heavenly court.
Looking around, countless human cultivators roared in sorrow.
Their voices were filled with infinite regret, endless shame, and boundless self-blame.
That lonely figure outside the Nine Provinces Great Wall deeply moved their hearts, making them feel desolate.
At this moment, a cold voice came from within the Infinite Bell: "Since you are ashamed of my brother, then I, on his behalf... sentence the humans to death!"
It was Chu Nannan who spoke. Seeing what her brother had gone through, she had long cried herself into a tearful mess.
She had not expected that her brother, who loved her dearly, would encounter such hateful things after she left.
Her heart was already burning with anger, wishing to send all the humans present to death!
Nie Fengyun's heart was also heavy.
His eldest brother's life had been too bitter.
Not far away, that white-clad figure standing proudly in the sky also showed a mournful smile.
In her star-like eyes, two lines of clear tears rolled down.
Yaoguang Empress softly murmured, "Humans have wronged you, and I have wronged you even more..."
All the cultivators present were deeply moved.
Of course, except Ye Fan.
At this moment, Ye Fan's face was as calm as water. He never expected that the Emperor he had always looked up to as evil, doing all sorts of evil deeds, would end up like this.
He was furious, wanting to roar to the sky.
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