How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

On the dragon carriage, Emperor Li Tiandi of Tang stood with his hands behind his back, his expression arrogant and indifferent, like a god looking down on heaven and earth, looking down on all living beings.

He looked down at the billowing smoke and blood mist, his contempt evident in his expression.

Finally, Li Muyun, this scourge, was completely eradicated. No matter how talented this traitor was, his foundation would be destroyed by the full force of his Emperor's Overlord Technique, and he would be unable to extricate himself from the suppression of the dragon energy for a while.

Even with the Kunpeng Dharma Form protecting him, he was nothing more than a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Your Majesty's Divine Power!"

The surviving Tang Dynasty cultivators and Imperial Guard commanders suppressed their injuries and unleashed a deafening roar of fervor. Even though Emperor Li Tiandi of Tang used the blood essence of children to prolong his life, he was still the Heavenly Emperor, and his heart was as deep as the sea. How could ordinary people fathom his depths? Even if he used it, it was an honor for them to extend His Majesty's life.

Your Majesty is the true pillar of stability; in the end, Your Majesty has won this chaotic situation.

Yang Jian's eyes were bloodshot, his silver armor shattered, and he struggled to lunge into the deep pit, but he was locked in place by the aura of the three assassins and could not escape even half a step.

Li Xianjiu's Sumeru Sword light dimmed, and blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth. He was entangled by several imperial guards and could not break free. De Biao and De Shan's Buddhist light was about to fade. Among the three major sects, there were almost no people left who could fight.

Did it fail again?

Just as this gloomy atmosphere of despair loomed overhead, a buzzing sound rang out.

Without warning, a blazing sun and a clear, cold moon appeared on the eastern horizon. These were not natural celestial phenomena, but rather the condensation of pure, ultimate laws.

The sun and moon shone together, taking turns in their cycles, and a vast and boundless imperial pressure, like a river bursting its banks, crashed into the battlefield at Guankou.

"Emperor Li, you old scoundrel who usurped the throne, murdered your own family, and harmed the common people! Do you even deserve to be called emperor?!"

A thunderous roar erupted, the voice powerful and domineering, carrying the murderous aura of war and the supreme majesty of the sun and moon.

A burly figure, clad in a robe embroidered with the sun, moon, and dragon patterns, and wearing a crown with the sun, moon, and heavenly symbols, shattered the void and arrived.

Zhu Hongwu's face was solemn and majestic, and his imperial aura surged around him, not inferior to Emperor Li Tiandi of the Tang Dynasty in the slightest. What was most shocking was the object he held in his hand, which was not the Imperial Seal or the Emperor's seal, but a broken bowl with a rim.

The broken bowl was crudely made, resembling an ordinary farmer's rice bowl. However, inside the bowl was a pool of ever-boiling, crystal-clear divine fire, radiating a terrifying heat capable of burning away the heavens and melting all things.

This broken bowl is none other than the Sun and Moon Empire's national treasure, the Sun and Moon Universe Glazed Bowl. The broken bowl contains the universe, the source of the Great Ming Fire, and also seals the national destiny of the Great Ming Empire!

"Zhu Hongwu?!"

Emperor Li Tiandi of Tang suddenly contracted his pupils, and the smile on his cold face vanished instantly. He stared intently at the crystal fire churning in the broken bowl, a hint of fear and rage flashing in his eyes.

"How dare you interfere in the internal affairs of my Great Tang Dynasty? Do you intend to reignite a war between our nations?!"

"Internal affairs?!"

Zhu Hongwu's voice was booming and powerful, and he suddenly tilted the broken bowl in his hand forward.

"You, Emperor Li, in your pursuit of immortality, slaughtered children and colluded with the evil spirits of the Yangshen Temple. This is an outrageous crime that arouses the wrath of both gods and men. You have violated human ethics and are unworthy to be called emperor. Today, I will use this Great Ming Fire to burn you, this usurper and false emperor, and seek justice for all the people of the world."

"Fire engulfs the heavens, the sun and moon revolve!"

hum!

After saying this, Zhu Hongwu stopped wasting words and directly activated the Sun and Moon Universe Bowl in his hand. Within the broken bowl, the pool of glazed divine fire suddenly surged, transforming into a glazed fire pillar containing the illusory image of the sun and moon, which fiercely crushed towards Li Si on the dragon carriage.

"presumptuous!"

Emperor Li's calm and composed expression turned to utter rage. His imperial aura surged wildly and chaotically. He never expected that Zhu Hongwu would dare to break off all pretense and attack him directly!

The emperor of a nation openly attacked him, and at this time no less. It was clearly an attempt to interfere in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty and start a massive national war. It was utterly rebellious!

"Emperor's Domination of Heaven - Nine Dragons Protect the Emperor!"

Facing Zhu Hongwu's Great Ming Fire, Emperor Li dared not be negligent. He pressed his palms down towards the sky, and the Nine Dragon Chariot beneath him burst forth with dazzling golden light. Nine enormous black-gold dragons, condensed from the aura of the Emperor Dragon and the power of mountains and rivers, roared out.

Nine dragons coiled around, instantly forming a golden light barrier around Emperor Li, resisting the impact and surge of such powerful fire.

boom!

The Great Ming Fire crashed fiercely into the Golden Dragon Barrier. The Fire, with its yin and yang energies, and the power of the sun and moon, surged powerfully, frantically annihilating the nine roaring golden dragons. Their immense power collided with a deafening roar.

Two emperors, two divine artifacts, the ultimate collision of the imperial dragon aura and the Ming Dynasty's blazing fire—it was as if the sun's life force was rising simultaneously above Guanjiang Estuary, the intense light blinding everyone.

"Good good!"

Although Li Tiandi was unharmed under the protection of the golden dragon, his face was ashen. Zhu Hongwu's sudden intervention completely disrupted his plans. What angered and frightened him even more was that Zhu Hongwu's strength had become even greater than in their last encounter!

"Yangshen Palace, why haven't you made a move yet? What are you waiting for?!"

Emperor Li roared fiercely at the void, his voice already tinged with anger and madness.

Zhu Hongwu's intervention changed the situation that was originally in his grasp in an instant. He had originally taken advantage of this opportunity to kill Li Muyun completely, but Zhu Hongwu's appearance gave Li Muyun a chance to catch his breath.

boom!

As Li Tiandi's roar resounded, a faint aura of resentment and sacrifice suddenly floated out from four different directions, swaying and undulating in the heavens and earth, transforming into four majestic figures.

The four guardians exuded a powerful aura, their divine soul power condensed to the point of being tangible, and their cultivation was terrifyingly strong. The moment they appeared, the entire battlefield was instantly enveloped in a divine soul aura. Emperor Tang, Li Tiandi, finally tore off his last disguise and summoned the Yangshen Palace.

Originally, Emperor Li Tiandi had no need for the Yangshen Temple to intervene; he could have directly killed Li Muyun. This way, his relationship with the Yangshen Temple would remain unexposed, the people's hearts and minds would not be lost, and after Li Muyun's death, Emperor Li Tiandi would still be the same Tang emperor, with an even more stable empire.

But this unexpected turn of events has forced him to send people from the Yangshen Temple to eliminate Li Muyun. Once the people from the Yangshen Temple appear, in order to avoid revealing any information, not a single ordinary soldier on this battlefield can be spared!

It is a pity that so many talented and extraordinary people in the Tang army died for no reason. However, it is known that this person in the secret must die!

This was to solidify his throne. Once the dynasty was confirmed to be colluding with the Yangshen Temple, the entire Tang Dynasty would be engulfed in overwhelming public opinion and a wave of rebellion!

"Damn Zhu Hongwu!" Emperor Li's expression was extremely gloomy, his mind racing with thoughts of killing Zhu Hongwu on the spot.

"Despicable! I knew all along that you were colluding with the Yangshen Temple!"

Zhu Hongwu's beard bristled with rage, his face contorted with fury. He glared at Li Tiandi before him, wishing he could spit in his face.