Lord Black Tiger was so scared that his liver and gallbladder were about to split.
He had calculated countless possibilities, but he never expected Luo Yu to be able to summon the Ancient Spirit of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
The dragon's might lingered even in death.
The moment he saw the First Emperor's Spirit, Lord Black Tiger's first instinct was to flee from this place.
But as he moved to escape, he sensed that the aura of the Emperor was far from what it had been in the past, and it was not on par with his own abilities at the First Rank Summit.
His wildly beating heart finally began to settle.
His gaping mouth opened, letting out a cold laugh.
"Brat, you think you can fool me, Lord of the Mountain, with just a fake First Emperor? That's wildly fanciful."
"Fake?" Luo Yu's expression showed disdain.
Lord Black Tiger confirmed:
"Even if Emperor Qin Shi Huang hadn't died, he would have long left this region and couldn't possibly sense what is happening here."
"You've got guts, trying to scare me."
"Today, all of you will die here, become my blood meal, with no one spared."
Seeing the opponent so certain, seemingly aware of some secret, Luo Yu immediately asked:
"What do you know?"
"Roar!"
Lord Black Tiger let out a heaven-shaking tiger roar, drawing all the spiritual energy of nature in the Secret Realm towards him, into his gaping mouth.
"Enough talk."
"You should die."
Black Tiger's already mountain-like huge body continued to expand, darkening the sky.
The blind holes were like ominous caves, causing chills, and Cao Ritian and the others couldn't help trembling uncontrollably.
Because the Mountain Lord before them was not just at the peak of First Rank in strength, but his form was far more terrifying than any top-ranked being they had ever seen.
"Brat, you think a mere lingering spirit can take me down? Laughable, utterly laughable." Black Tiger let out a sinister laugh, having been sealed for two thousand years, and now free from restraints, his only thought was to do as he pleased.
"Heh."
Luo Yu's entire body radiated light, and in the midst of the storm-tossed spiritual energy, he stood firm like a Sea-Calming Divine Needle, helping the members of the Martial University team to withstand all the storm.
"If I didn't have a backup plan, I wouldn't dare to stand here."
"Boom!"
Luo Yu, now one with the First Emperor's Spirit, closed his eyes, emitting a strange fluctuation from his body.
The shadow-casting Black Tiger let out a cold laugh.
"Still trying to put on a brave front?"
"This Secret Realm is a world unto its own; everything is under my control. Today, even if the top powers of humanity were here, they would die with no place to be buried."
Lord Black Tiger's paw struck out, transforming the weather within the Secret Realm as if the heavens were about to collapse.
"Dammit!"
"This isn't good!!"
"This monster is too fierce, we can't hold it back."
Cao Ritian and the others cried out in despair. They weren't unwilling to believe in Luo Yu, but as the opponent said,
Being a seasoned powerhouse for two thousand years and now with the strength of the First Rank Summit, even the top human powers couldn't counter this creature's techniques.
What more when they were deep inside the opponent's Secret Realm, where all the elements were at his command, akin to walking into a trap. There was no way out for them.
But at that moment, the earth shook violently, followed by the humming of a sword.
A dazzling sword light slashed across the sky and instantly sliced Lord Black Tiger's giant paw into a bloody mess, with blood raining down from the sky.
"Splash——"
A torrent of blood rain fell, leaving Cao Ritian and the others wide-eyed and staggered to the extreme.
"This..."
"How is this possible?"
"Actually blocked Black Tiger's attack at the First Rank Summit?"
"How did he do it?"
They all turned to look in Luo Yu's direction, their shock indescribable.
But they noticed that Luo Yu still had his eyes closed, without any motion, and they were immediately puzzled.
If Brother Xiao Luo had not taken action, then what was the deal with the sword light just now?
"No, impossible!"
Lord Black Tiger's voice was filled with shock as his one eye turned towards another direction.
There stood the statue that had suppressed his body earlier, the majestic and great statue of Emperor Qin Shi Huang that had stood for two thousand years.
Black Gold Chains had spread out from its base, but they had already been broken by Lord Black Tiger using the blood sea.
But now, as if summoned by some mysterious force, all of the chains started to quake, shimmering with black gold light.
And the sword light that had wounded Lord Black Tiger had come from that statue wielding a forty-meter long Stone Sword, which even now retained the pose of a strike.
"A statue attacking?"
"Brother Xiao Luo can actually control that statue?"
"That's right, since it's a treasure left by Emperor Qin himself, with the First Emperor's Spirit revisiting this place, naturally, it can also be commanded for his use."
Lord Black Tiger realized this problem as well.
"Emperor Qin Shi Huang."
"It really is the First Emperor."
He squinted his eyes.
"In that case, you must die here even more so, settling new grudges and old."
"If I let you grow further, it will be a huge concern for me."
Lord Black Tiger displayed a frightful aura, with every step he took causing many mountains in the Secret Realm to crumble.
He intended to bypass the statue and launch an attack on Luo Yu.
But clearly, his calculations were off, as the massive statue, weighing tons, vanished from its spot in an instant and appeared right in front of Luo Yu the next second, protecting all his blind spots and swinging its sword down at Black Tiger.
"Roar——"
Black Tiger opened his mouth wide, gathering energy for a blood-black energy cannon, its might instantly changing the expressions of everyone present.
But as the statue struck with its sword, carrying the might of heaven, it directly obliterated the energy blast and, without losing momentum, pressed down on Black Tiger.
"Damn it."
"You've suppressed me for two thousand years; do you still want to suppress me for another two thousand?"