While everyone else could sense the changes in the spiritual qi veins of the Royal Reed Sea, they were unable to sense what was happening so far away at Circumference Mountain.
It was just that everyone could sense that the atmosphere on the battlefield had begun to change.
While the Heaven Emperor was rather surprised, he actually did not care much about the recovery of the Dynasty River.
What truly caused him to frown was something else.
He gazed at his finger that was pointing towards Yan Zhaoge.
That finger was shockingly enveloped by a layer of frost at this moment!
Yan Zhaoge, Cao Jie, Zhuang Shen and the others quickly noticed this as well.
Zhuang Shen, Lang Qing and the others who had previously felt that victory was within their grasp instantly no longer felt so good.
Such a cultivation base, such strength, such characteristics caused the Exalts to immediately think of a single person.
Still, why had that person appeared here, and why had he stopped the Heaven Emperor?
A stunned look appeared in the gaze of the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie as he suddenly turned to look at Yan Zhaoge and the others.
Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di were rather bewildered and doubtful as they cautiously observed this sudden change.
The Heaven Emperor turned to look in another direction amidst space.
There, a massive shadow slowly surfaced.
Following his gaze, everyone saw that amidst mid-air, a massive black snake had broken through the great earth up above, appearing before them.
That black snake was shrouded in water qi, resembling a long black river as its aura was even stronger than that of a true dragon.
As the black snake hissed, it was not the stench of blood that emanated from it. Instead, it was an icy cold qi that pierced the bone.
On its head was a jade carriage. Around the jade carriage stood young boys and girls, either holding a scepter or touching a precious pearl.
While golden curtains hung from the jade carriage, preventing those within from seeing their appearances clearly.
However, seeing this black serpent carrying the jade carriage as it soared through the air, even the others of Broad Creed Mountain knew who it was.
The only female amongst the World beyond Worlds' Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
She could also be said to be the current number one female expert of the World beyond Worlds.
The Profound Majestic Emperor, also known as the Cold Emperor's Jie Mingkong!
In the World beyond Worlds, people were more accustomed to calling her the Female Emperor.
She was one of the current Five Emperors alongside the Heaven Emperor and the Brocade Emperor.
Of the Five Emperors, the Female Emperor was the most independent. As long as it did not concern her, she would never participate in the affairs of others.
The great battle between the Brocade Emperor and the Immortal Artifact Mars Halberd that year had been one of the rare battles between Emperors in recent years.
Yet, the Female Emperor who was at Kunlun Mountain in the World beyond Worlds remained completely indifferent. Not only had she not shown herself, she had also not spread any word about it.
Currently, while the Heaven Emperor and the Brocade Emperor had returned to the World beyond Worlds, the other experts of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were actually still mostly in extradimensional space.
The Female Emperor had been in the World beyond Worlds all these years.
Still, whether it was the Heaven Emperor, Zhuang Shen and the others or Yan Zhaoge and Cao Jie, they had even considered the possibility of the temperamental Upper Exalt appearing in their plans. The only thing they had not taken into account was this Emperor.
Yet, she who rarely left Kunlun Mountain had come to the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory's Royal Reed Sea today, to Broad Creed Mountain.
And as soon as he arrived, he actually stopped the Heaven Emperor from making a move.
Lang Qing, Zhuang Shen, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
Even the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie was greatly puzzled.
He immediately swivelled his head to look at Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di, yet heard Yan Zhaoge asking via sound transmission now, "Is this the helper you invited, Your Majesty?"
Cao Jie glanced deeply at Yan Zhaoge, seeing that his solemn expression was not fake at all.
He slowly shook his head, "It is not me."
Yan Zhaoge's pupils dilated as he gazed once more at the Heaven Emperor in mid-air and the jade chariot atop the head of that massive black snake, falling into deep thought.
The Heaven Emperor similarly gazed at that jade chariot, asking, "Why is Fellow Daoist Jie stopping this humble Daoist?"
As he spoke, numerous ripples seemed to arise between the heavens and the earth.
The massive black snake coiled its body, the scales of its entire body pulsing unceasingly.
The golden curtains hanging from the jade chariot above its head moved despite the absence of any wind, drifting to the sides.
Gazing over, everyone saw that it was clearly an ice sculpture seated within the jade chariot.
It was just that there was a figure within the ice sculpture.
It was a beautiful woman in white clothes who wore a black jade thumb ring on her right index finger.
The woman was completely sealed within the ice, her eyes closed as she seemed to be in a deep slumber.
Cao Jie, Zhuang Shen and the others did not find this strange.
"The Female Emperor cultivates in a profound art, sealing herself in ice all year round. Her eyes especially are rumoured to have not been opened for over a hundred years already," Cao Jie explained to Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di.
Looking at that ice sculpture, Yan Zhaoge and Yan Zhaoge nodded silently.
Atop the head of the black snake, the young boys and girls standing by the side of the jade chariot now simultaneously bowed towards the Heaven Emperor, Cao Jie, Zhuang Shen and the others.
After that, the leading boy said, "Heaven Emperor, apart from her own wishes, our Palace Lord has come here on behalf of someone else …"
"There is no need to continue speaking." The Heaven Emperor suddenly spoke, cutting off the other party's words, "This humble Daoist can understand that Fellow Daoist Jie cherishes talent."
"Even this humble Daoist rather admires this young man Yan Zhaoge. Usually, turning hostility into friendship would also be a wonderful thing."
The Heaven Emperor shook his finger, shattering the ice on it, "Still, this Yan Zhaoge first opposed this humble Daoist and killed this humble Daoist's disciple Qing Shuzi. If this can be easily let go, this humble Daoist will not be able to establish himself in the World beyond Worlds in the future."
He was not as casual as he had been when dealing with Cao Jie, Liu Zhenggu and the others now.
He extended his hands forward, one up and one down, bringing them together towards the centre.
The great earth above instantly descended.
The Royal Reed Sea was sandwiched between them, wanting to crush everything into smithereens.
Within the jade chariot atop the head of the black snake, the surface of the ice sculpture flickered with a jade-like lustre.
Ice suddenly surfaced on the surface of the great earth of the dark, sealed world up above.
Boundless glaciers rapidly expanded, encompassing the entire area.
Instantly, the sky above Yan Zhaoge and the others was frozen over by glaciers once more after the great earth had replaced the sky.
There was transparent ice everywhere, flickering vaguely amidst the darkness.
The sound of cracking resounded from time to time as cracks appeared on the surface of the glaciers.
Still, they were quickly frozen over by even thicker ice.
The Heaven Emperor's figure flickered as he instantly vanished from the spot. Then, virtually at the same time, he appeared atop the head of the black snake, right before the jade chariot!
Then, he waved his left sleeve, his sleeve unfurling towards that ice sculpture within the jade chariot!
In order to prevent any further accidents from occurring, the Heaven Emperor had used a supreme technique right from the start.
After his first spear strike, he had instantly arrived before the jade chariot atop the head of the black snake. Then, with a wave of his left sleeve, he had executed the Heaven Earth Within Sleeve!
This was a powerful technique that would still give him a chance of securing victory even against bigwigs of the same cultivation level!
As his sleeve unfurled, heaven and earth shifted as space and time turned illusory.
That black snake that seemed even more massive than a chain of mountains instantly shrunk, resembling an earthworm as it was about to be sucked into the Heaven Emperor's sleeve.
The jade chariot atop the head of the black snake was as small as a speck of dust as ordinary people would not be able to see it clearly at all.
Still, just as the black snake was about to be sucked into the Heaven Emperor's sleeve, a powerful light suddenly erupted from the top of the black snake's head.
The ice sculpture within the jade chariot emitted a crisp sound before breaking apart, revealing the white-clothed woman within.
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