The sudden, unfamiliar voice made everyone inside the room momentarily stunned.
They then unanimously shifted their gaze, focusing on the figure of a youth who had appeared in mid-air.
The young man was adorned with a jade-colored belt, dressed in magnificent garments, his otherworldly beauty filled with the temperament of a banished immortal, too handsome to belong to the mortal realm.
Emperor Meng doubted his own eyes and squinted hard.
"Emperor Ying, am I hallucinating, or has our formation suddenly let in an extra person?"
"What's going on?"
Emperor Ying also felt it was preposterous, hardly believing the sight of the young figure.
"Don't ask me, I the f*ck also don't know what's going on. Supposedly, once the Emperor sets up our formation, no one should be able to break in."
The despairing Ice and Snow Empresses caught sight of the sudden arrival and their beautiful eyes could not help but burst with light, but upon seeing the youth's young appearance, their expressions fell silent again.
"Sister, can he save us?" the Ice Emperor asked, not giving up hope.
The Snow Lady shook her head: "Humans have always been hostile to us; why would they save us?"
"Moreover, no matter how strong he is, given his youth, how powerful can he be? You're not unaware of how terrifying those two creatures are."
The cool countenance of the Ice Emperor became even more downcast.
Still not giving up, she said:
"He... if he had the ability to come in, then he might have a way to get us out."
The Snow Lady sighed and said:
"Our strength far surpasses that of so-called Hyper Douluo among humans, and yet we can't break through this formation. How could this young human possibly do it?"
"He's probably skilled at hiding; he must have been lurking here all along and got trapped with us."
The Ice Emperor's aura grew increasingly dejected, her long, ice crystal eyelashes drooping down.
The Snow Lady tried to struggle out of the dark mist but discovered she absolutely couldn't do it. The dark mist was extremely peculiar, unlike any known element.
She watched the youth in the air, his handsomeness making it difficult not to feel favorably towards him, thinking now he too would perish here.
Emperors Meng and Ying, having been in shock, brightened up upon hearing the Snow Lady's whisper.
"So that's how it is, so that's it," Emperor Meng nodded repeatedly.
"That explains it. This kid must have been hiding here all along."
Emperor Ying nodded: "That must be it. Even a simplified version of Emperor's Abyssal Great Array, set up together by you and me, would prevent deities from sneaking in unnoticed from the outside."
Now that he had grasped the point of confusion, Emperor Meng had no more inhibitions in his heart.
"A lowly creature, playing ghost tricks here?"
"This Emperor will soon tell you what pain is."
Emperor Ying said, "If you had hidden quietly, you might have actually escaped disaster, but you exposed yourself."
"If we don't torment you thoroughly, it wouldn't be in good conscience to kill you."
Hearing the comments of the two Emperors Meng, the two trapped beautiful maidens were filled with despair; perhaps they were not so afraid of death.
Yet they deeply feared being tainted by such strange beings.
A fate worse than death, that was something the two women absolutely could not accept.
They were already terrified to the bone.
"Heh, two little chickens, getting cocky?"
Luo Yu stood with folded arms, hovering in the void above, looking down on the two Emperors Meng.
"How audacious!"
"What did you call us?"
The two Emperors Meng were infuriated, feeling offended.
Luo Yu's eyes remained calm, his lips curling with a thick disdain.
"Two beings neither human nor ghost, less than beasts, do you also deserve to speak with me?"
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The cold and tough "Beautiful Eyes," whose true form was the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion, felt an offense.
"Boom!"
Emperor Meng's entire aura rose sharply, causing the colors of the heavens and the earth to change.
"Lowly creature, congratulations, you've succeeded in angering this Emperor."
"Rest assured, wanting to die now will not be an easy thing."
Luo Yu's presence was inconspicuous, much like a mortal's.
He smiled.
"What's the matter, you're going to kneel and beg me not to kill you?"
Emperor Meng's eyes bulged with fury, unable to fathom how such an inferior being could be so bold. Couldn't it see the terrifying might of his presence?
He was about to attack, but Emperor Ying stopped him.
"What are you stopping me for, I want to go play rough with this damn lower lifeform."
Emperor Ying said, "If this guy is so arrogant, he's either stupid or has something to rely on."
"Could a fool hide from us right under our noses for so long?"
Emperor Meng's expression was peculiar, and he sneered, "No way, no way. Emperor Ying, you don't really think this guy can stand against us, do you?"
"That's not funny at all."
Emperor Ying shook his head, "Since the Emperor has sent us as the vanguard, naturally we must be cautious in all things."
Emperor Meng's expression was one of dissatisfaction and disdain, "I think you're being overly cautious. It's just an immature lower being after all. What kind of threat could it pose?"
"We don't even need to resort to formations. Watch as I crush him with one finger."
As soon as he finished speaking, black energy roiled around Emperor Meng as he lunged forward to attack.
A single finger thrust forward, as though thousands of roaring tigers were unleashed.
Emperor Ying intended to stop him, but in the end, he dropped his hand, thinking that perhaps the other was right, and maybe he was being too careful.
Meanwhile, the Ice and Snow Empresses, trapped, turned pale as if they had already witnessed the handsome young man being torn to shreds.
Following the young man's death, they would face tremendous humiliation.
They wanted to end their own lives, yet they found they couldn't even do that.
Their hearts were desolate.
The Ice Emperor looked at the hundreds of her tribespeople being utterly suppressed, biting her red lips tightly, her eyebrows conveying grief and reluctance.
"I'm sorry, my tribespeople. It's my incompetence that I can't protect you, and even I am trapped."
All thoughts flashed by in an instant.
And then, Emperor Meng's terrible black finger broke through the air, aiming for the young man's body, seemingly about to explode it into a bloody mist.
"Boom!"
An explosion sounded, yet everyone's eyes widened in shock.
Because the seemingly frail young man was unharmed.
Instead, the formidable Emperor Meng was blasted away, his ethereal black body flickering on and off, as though he had sustained severe injuries.
"How is this possible?" exclaimed Emperor Ying, incredulous.
The previously despairing Ice and Snow Empresses now had their eyes shining brightly.
It was not a desire for life that lit them up, but instead a strong determination to protect their dignity.
They had the most direct sense of the strength between Emperor Meng and Emperor Ying.
That the young man could send Emperor Meng flying, even though they could not clearly see the movement, spoke volumes about his strength.
At the very least, it far surpassed theirs.
The Ice Emperor's Beautiful Eyes stared intently at the young man, speaking breathlessly, "Sis, sis, did you see that?"
The Snow Lady said in disbelief, "He actually has such strength."
"But he's human, and we are soul beasts. Will he save us?"
As these words were spoken, the Ice Emperor's joyful expression froze.
"Impossible, impossible!"
Emperor Meng flew back, staring intently at Luo Yu.
"How could I be sent flying by a mere young lower lifeform."
Luo Yu looked at the outraged Emperor Meng with indifferent eyes.
As if looking at a mere insect or animal, he said calmly,
"Couldn't take even half a move?"
"Indeed, you are lacking."
"Brothers, Happy New Year! Typed this out on my cell phone on New Year's Eve, hahaha."