God of Pets Chapter 997: You Have No Root

The energy from the singularity explosion flickered and vanished into nothingness.

Jiang Qiemo's figure reappeared, suspended in the air, facing the Netherworld Emperor from a distance.

The white dress of the Netherworld Emperor had a wound on the left shoulder, revealing the delicate and crystal-clear flesh underneath.

A thin line-like wound also appeared on her cheek, with fresh blood seeping out.

The Netherworld Emperor reached out her finger to wipe her cheek, then looked at the blood on her finger, her pupils slightly narrowing.

She looked up at Jiang Qiemo across from her and said coldly, "Besides the Spirit Devouring God, you're the second person to wound me in this world."

"There will be many more like me in the future." Jiang Qiemo turned to look at the others, his gaze firm and powerful, but his figure shattered like ashes rising, and soon his entire body turned to dust.

"Qiemo!" Jiang Tianqing spat out a mouthful of blood.

From childhood to adulthood, the one who accompanied Jiang Qiemo the most was actually him, even more so than their parents.

Jiang Tianqing had always treated Jiang Qiemo like a younger brother, and now with Qiemo's death, no one was more pained than him.

Already injured, Jiang Tianqing wanted to recklessly charge at the Netherworld Emperor, even knowing he was unmatched, even knowing he might never return, but he couldn't control his legs, nor could he quell his raging heart.

"Jiang Tianqing... wait a moment... I'm quite urgent... let me go first..." A burly figure blocked Jiang Tianqing.

"Xiu Jie Ming?" Jiang Tianqing looked at the broad back, slightly stunned.

Xiu Jie Ming didn't say much, Primordial Energy surging from his body, striding faster and faster toward the Sky Garden. At last, he leaped, his entire being bursting with unparalleled energy, as if transcending time and space, reaching the Netherworld Emperor.

The surging Netherworld Power was forcibly torn apart by him, piercing the void, striking a fist toward the Netherworld Emperor.

His body emitted a dazzling divine light, flawless like the body of a Buddha, free from any impurity.

"Xiu Jie Ming... his physical body has sanctified... transcending the cosmic rules..." Ji Changsheng sighed lightly, watching Xiu Jie Ming's fist.

Others could see somewhat as well, because no energy or rule in the universe could stain Xiu Jie Ming's body, as if he had jumped out of the Three Realms, beyond the Five Elements.

But because of this, others' strength couldn't support Xiu Jie Ming; they could only watch him fight alone.

Returning to the True Self also entered the fourth stage, making Xiu Jie Ming's body akin to ascending in broad daylight, no longer restrained by any worldly rules.

This was a punch ascending to a higher dimension, an unprecedented punch.

The Netherworld Emperor once again launched her palm to meet Xiu Jie Ming's punch.

Boom!

The fist shattered the void, smashing into the Netherworld Emperor's boneless-soft palm, the powerful force blasting her backward.

Her figure rubbed against the void, sparks and lightning trailing behind, retreating hundreds of thousands of miles before stopping.

The hand directly opposing Xiu Jie Ming had all five fingers broken, twisted into a bizarre angle.

"Humans... you've exceeded my expectations... it's just a pity..." The Netherworld Emperor said blandly, her fingers slightly moving back to a normal state.

But Xiu Jie Ming's body began to crack like a crystal statue about to shatter.

As the Netherworld Emperor clenched her fist to attack Xiu Jie Ming, her pupils suddenly contracted. In front of her forehead, a Soul Sword emitting brilliant radiance appeared.

The Soul Sword pressed against her forehead, seemingly about to pierce her soul.

Behind the Soul Sword was an even more noble and radiant soul, wielding the sword's hilt, belonging to Bai Xiuyan.

Heroic Spirit Unsheathed fourth stage, a force genuinely staking life with soul in battle.

Almost simultaneously, a knife reached the Netherworld Emperor, stabbing into her chest.

The knife appeared as ordinary as can be, devoid of any energy fluctuation, not even possessing the characteristics of matter itself.

Such a knife wielded by a woman clad in Golden Armor, her eyes full of indifference and hatred.

"Who allowed you to harm my big brother?" Xiu Yingmei stared at the Netherworld Emperor, forcefully pressing the knife, striving to pierce the Netherworld Emperor's chest, exerting her own power to the extreme with Absolute Heaven Only Me fourth stage.

The knife tip pierced through the white dress, slowly penetrating the Netherworld Emperor's chest.

No time was given for the Netherworld Emperor to respond; a dragon-like fist power surged like a river, smashing toward the Netherworld Emperor.

The Netherworld Emperor's palm unleashed surges of Netherworld Power, mountain-like and oceanic, clashing and contesting with the surging fist power. The fist power, despite facing such a terrifying Netherworld Power, showed no signs of weakening, instead growing fiercer.

World's End fourth stage, Duan Shulin's fist power now seemed inexhaustible, stretching to the world's destruction's end.

Even the Netherworld Emperor's Netherworld Power struggled to crush it.

Torrents of terrifying power came tearing through the void, besieging the Netherworld Emperor.

Inspired by Jiang Qiemo's sacrificial insight, everyone awakened to the fourth stage of Absolute Secret State one by one.

This power had surpassed the cosmic rules, as if deploying cheat codes while gaming. These disruptive powers even the Netherworld Emperor struggled to contend with, her body harmed by myriad strange forces.

The Netherworld Emperor besieged by numerous individuals showed no trace of fright, instead, her lips slightly curved.

Her gaze scanned everyone, speaking calmly, "You are indeed strong, even stronger beyond my imagination. I never thought power could be wielded this way."

"Alas, you've made the same mistake as Jiang Qiemo; you forgot you're part of this universe."

"This world is like a chessboard, no matter your strength you are just a piece within it. Your power acts only within this board, and I am the board. What can you do against me?" The Netherworld Emperor's words echoed.

Xiu Yingmei's knife embedded in the Netherworld Emperor was pushed out, Duan Shulin's fist power suppressed by the Netherworld Emperor's Palm Power, and everyone's full-force strike synchronized with their fourth-stage Absolute Secret State still couldn't harm the Netherworld Emperor.

More terrifyingly, the power erupting from the Netherworld Emperor seemed limitless, instantly obliterating everyone's power, leaving them injured and retreating, each one spitting blood.

Even the combined force couldn't stand against the Netherworld Emperor.

Xiu Jie Ming and others thought to channel their strength into one again, but with the power surge from the fourth-stage Absolute Secret State, human bodies could barely endure. If multiple fourth-stage states overlayed a single body, it would collapse, unable to bear it.

"Do you know why you lost?" The Netherworld Emperor coldly eyed the crowd: "You lost because you have no root. Your roots are in this world, yet you attempt to use its strength to destroy it; that's impossible. No matter how powerful you are, you can't break free from the world, much less defeat me."

Everyone's faces turned exceptionally grim because they knew the Netherworld Emperor spoke truth; their power derived from this world, no matter how strong, couldn't defeat the Netherworld Emperor as the world's dark facet.

Ultimately, their own power wasn't strong enough. Even reaching the fourth stage of Absolute Secret State, they were still leveraging cosmic rules, their strength not yet reaching the Netherworld Emperor's level.

"Not necessarily." A voice echoed in the void.

Everyone, hearing that voice, was both surprised and delighted, looking up to see rolling clouds cover the sky. A figure, treading the clouds, was none other than the belatedly arriving Chen Guan.