Chapter 4842: The territory changed hands As the dust and smoke gradually cleared, a flash of golden light caught Feng Jiu’s eye. She moved forward to investigate and couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows. “Huh? The Imperial Immortal Seal?” This Imperial Immortal Seal was the emblem of an emperor who governed a particular region. It wasn’t something she had personally forged; rather, it was formed by the Way of Heaven itself during an emperor’s ascension. Feng Jiu possessed an Imperial Immortal Seal as well, though hers had a distinct blue lotus base. “I didn’t expect this thing to be so sturdy. Everything else has been destroyed, but this Imperial Immortal Seal is still intact,” she murmured softly. She picked it up and examined it. The words “Great Emperor Northern Flame” etched on the seal had already dissolved into golden light and vanished. A smile played on her lips as she held the imperial divine seal in one hand, while with the other, she gathered a thread of her divine soul and infused it into the artifact. Instantly, the Imperial Immortal Seal in her hand burst forth with a brilliant green light. In the next moment, it flew from her grasp and soared into the air. A radiant green light, akin to sunlight, refracted from the seal and transformed into thousands of luminous strands that rapidly spread across the sky. With incredible speed, as the previous spiritual consciousness that permeated the realm dissipated, this new green light swiftly re-intertwined, weaving itself into a vast spiritual net that enveloped the heavens and the earth. Those immortal lords and immortal elders who had sensed something amiss and were rushing towards the Great Emperor Northern Flame’s immortal island suddenly froze mid-journey, staring blankly at the green light now appearing in the sky. “What… what is that?” An immortal elder stared in utter shock, his eyes wide as he gazed at the visible green light. “New spirit consciousness? How is this possible!” another immortal old man exclaimed, his voice laced with incredulity as he witnessed the powerful spiritual network rapidly interweaving and replacing the previous spiritual presence. Elsewhere, several other immortal old men, also en route to the Great Emperor Northern Flame’s immortal island, halted in mid-air, looking up at the sky in stunned disbelief. “What on earth is going on? How could this be?” one of the immortal lords asked incredulously. Another immortal elder’s face turned pale, and he muttered, “Could it be… Could the Great Emperor Northern Flame have… fallen?” Hearing this, another immortal elder gasped, immediately refuting the idea. “How could that be! That’s the Great Emperor Northern Flame! He has a lifespan as long as the heavens and the earth; how could he have fallen? This is impossible!” The immortal who had spoken earlier was pale, his figure swaying slightly. Lost in thought, he muttered, “Even if he has a lifespan as long as the heavens and the earth, what if he didn’t die of old age, but was killed?” When he finished speaking, silence descended upon the group. For a moment, even their breathing seemed to stop. They couldn’t imagine, nor did they dare to imagine, that the mighty Great Emperor Northern Flame could actually be killed by someone! If he truly was killed by someone, then how incredibly powerful would that individual be? Originally, they had been rushing towards the immortal island, but now they hesitated, gripped by panic. They feared that if they proceeded, they would encounter the very person who had brought down the Great Emperor Northern Flame. At this moment, even if they didn’t want to admit it, they had no choice but to acknowledge that only with the death of the Great Emperor Northern Flame would the spiritual consciousness that covered this world dissipate. And in just such a short time, the emperor of their world had actually been replaced!