**Chapter 1: Today, He Must Die**
Beidou Star Region.
Primordial Imperial City.
Once, this was the holiest place in all the heavens and earth, a sacred land in the hearts of all cultivators.
But ever since the Netherworld Demon Emperor took control of the Primordial Imperial City, it had become the darkest and most evil place in existence.
Fortunately, it wouldn't be long before the Primordial Imperial City would regain its former glory.
"Great news! The demon, the Netherworld Demon Emperor, is finally going to die!"
"The Demon Emperor, with his numerous crimes and countless lives taken, deserves to die! He deserves it! Hahaha..."
"..."
Outside the Primordial Imperial City, the air was filled with the sound of battle cries.
Countless people were cheering for the impending demise of the Netherworld Demon Emperor.
A massive formation covered the Primordial Imperial City.
Surrounded by runes and divine light, it exuded the aura of the Great Dao.
This formation was the legendary Execution Immortal Array. Even immortals trapped within it could not escape.
"Hahaha... The Netherworld Demon Emperor thought that by severing the path to immortality, he would be the strongest in the world, invincible. Now, trapped in the Execution Immortal Array, he can only watch helplessly as his cultivation drains away. He must be trembling with fear by now! Hahaha..."
"If not for the combined efforts of the Seven Empresses, the Execution Immortal Array wouldn't have been able to trap the Netherworld Demon Emperor."
"The Seven Empresses have truly performed a monumental deed this time."
Mentioning the Seven Empresses brought expressions of reverence and admiration to everyone's faces.
Some young cultivators were already eager to rush into the Primordial Imperial City, hoping to become the hero who killed the Netherworld Demon Emperor and gain the favor of the Empresses.
"Are you all seeking death?"
An elderly cultivator quickly stopped the hot-headed youths who wanted to gain fame and win the Empresses' favor.
"The Execution Immortal Array is powerful, but the Netherworld Demon Emperor was once a supreme immortal. Even in his weakened state, he's not someone you can kill easily!"
"Don't you see that the Seven Empresses themselves haven't rashly entered the Primordial Imperial City?"
Hearing this, the crowd felt a wave of fear.
They had been too impulsive!
This was the infamous Netherworld Demon Emperor, who had killed countless powerful beings and geniuses.
Even if his cultivation had fallen, he wasn't someone ordinary cultivators could easily deal with.
If the Demon Emperor made a desperate last stand, they might end up as his final victims.
This was not a situation to take lightly.
Thus, the cultivators who had been clamoring to be the first to kill the Netherworld Demon Emperor fell silent.
They quietly waited for the Execution Immortal Array to completely strip the Demon Emperor of his power, turning him into a mere shell of his former self.
Inside the Primordial Imperial City.
A handsome, scholarly white-haired youth sat cross-legged on a holy altar.
If not for the fact that he was the only person left in the city, no one would have believed that this refined and elegant young man was the fearsome Netherworld Demon Emperor who had once terrorized the cultivation world.
Feeling his cultivation and life force rapidly fading, the white-haired youth showed no fear.
Instead, a trace of melancholy appeared in his eyes.
Soon, he would become a cripple.
Then, he would be killed by his own disciples.
Buzz—
The void suddenly trembled.
Above the Primordial Imperial City, the pressure of seven imperial-level powers radiated out.
The white-haired youth looked up, a smile playing on his lips.
He knew that his seven disciples had come.
They had come to claim their master's life.
Suddenly, the space rippled.
A cold, breathtakingly beautiful woman appeared in the sky.
"Look, isn't that the Northern Empress?"
"Where? Where?"
The crowd below erupted into chaos, all looking up.
"My God! It really is the Northern Empress!"
"Ahhh! The Empress is so beautiful! Just seeing her face, I could die without regret."
Countless adoring and admiring eyes were cast towards the Northern Empress.
The Northern Empress ignored all of this, her gaze fixed on the handsome, scholarly white-haired youth inside the Primordial Imperial City.
"Xiao Fan, you took me as your disciple, infiltrated my Leng family, killed my parents, and took our family's wealth. You escaped once before, but this time, you will pay with your blood!"
With that, the Northern Empress raised her hand, and an overwhelming pressure descended.
The cultivators on the ground felt as if space itself had solidified.
Breathing became difficult, movement sluggish.
But more shocking than the Northern Empress's power were her words.
The true name of the Netherworld Demon Emperor was Xiao Fan.
And he had once killed the Northern Empress's parents.
More astonishing still, the Northern Empress had once been his disciple!
Who would have thought there was such a deep entanglement between them?
This was a scandal of monumental proportions.
The Northern Empress, it seemed, was committing the ultimate betrayal in the cultivation world: betraying her master.
Such a crime was unforgivable in the cultivation world, and all would call for her death.
But considering the Netherworld Demon Emperor's countless atrocities, everyone felt it was justified.
The Northern Empress was not committing a betrayal but rather performing an act of great justice.
A force strong enough to shatter space surged towards Xiao Fan inside the Primordial Imperial City.
Without a doubt, if this force struck Xiao Fan, he would be utterly destroyed.
But in the blink of an eye, another imperial-level force emerged, countering the Northern Empress's power.
Even so, the clash of the two forces sent shockwaves that Xiao Fan, in his weakened state, could not withstand.
"Pfft!" Xiao Fan trembled, blood trickling from his mouth.
In an instant, his complexion turned deathly pale, his breath weak.
Seeing her attack blocked, the Northern Empress frowned, looking towards another direction in the void.
A woman's figure appeared, stunning and peerless.
She was no less beautiful than the Northern Empress.
"That seems to be the Lunar Empress!" someone in the crowd recognized the woman.
The crowd went wild.
"Beautiful! So beautiful! I must have saved the cultivation world in my past life to see the true faces of two Empresses."
"Brother, do you mean everyone here must have saved the cultivation world?"
Amid the crowd's chatter, an elderly cultivator couldn't hold back and shouted, "Didn't you all notice that the Lunar Empress just saved the Netherworld Demon Emperor?"
The crowd fell silent.
Indeed, if the Lunar Empress hadn't intervened, the Netherworld Demon Emperor would have been destroyed.
What did this mean?
Did the Lunar Empress intend to save the Netherworld Demon Emperor?
If so...
The crowd's expressions changed.
The Northern Empress shared their doubts.
"Lunar Empress, are you trying to save him?"
The Northern Empress looked solemnly at the Lunar Empress.
This was a woman equal to her in both power and beauty.
But even so, she had no intention of backing down.
No matter what, the Netherworld Demon Emperor Xiao Fan must die today!