Chapter 1575: 惨不堪言

Bei Han Chu's body finally stopped, collapsing limply.

Countless jaws dropped to the ground simultaneously, and even the Divine Sovereigns' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets on the spot.

Venerable Lu Bubai's body abruptly sank, then immediately stopped dead. He stared at the scene before him, a look of profound shock appearing on his face for the first time.

What had they seen?

Bei Han Chu... Bei Han Chu, who had achieved the Divine Sovereign realm, was actually...

Sent flying by a single punch from Yun Che!?

In the terrifying silence, Bei Han Chu slowly rose from the ground, his eyes wide open, trembling and cowering madly. His Divine Sovereign body was in excruciating pain, his aura was chaotic, and his internal organs felt as if they had been shredded...

A mouthful of crimson blood surged up his throat, which he forcefully swallowed back. He struggled to stand, but the slightest movement of his energy caused a torrent of blood, many times more violent than before, to gush out, one stream after another... His freshly upright body suddenly collapsed to his knees, spitting out over a dozen blood arrows, each carrying pieces of his teeth.

Nearly eighty percent of his teeth were shattered. Given his Divine Sovereign body, this was clearly not due to the impact itself, but rather brutally crushed by the power from Yun Che that instantly surged through his entire body...

Evidently, Yun Che had done this maliciously.

These dozen or so mouthfuls of blood nearly cost Bei Han Chu half his life. The bleeding stopped, and his aura seemed to stabilize considerably, but he remained slumped on his knees, unable to stand for a long time. Only his pupils twitched exaggeratedly, as if he had suddenly plunged into an absurd nightmare.

Yes... a nightmare... This must be a nightmare...

Yun Che's arm slowly lowered. He said faintly, "Are you still giving way?"

Those three exceedingly cold words pierced his soul like steel needles. Bei Han Chu's pupils fixed, and he jolted awake from his nightmare. He abruptly flipped over and looked directly at Yun Che... His hand unconsciously went to his face, coming away stained with crimson blood.

His face... was ruined.

Just a moment ago, he had been so awe-inspiring, so incomparably arrogant. He was one of the young palace masters of the Nine Luminaries Palace, an unparalleled prodigy on the Northern Region Heavenly Sovereign Ranking, and the supervisor of the Central Ruins Battle. The realm kings of the Five Nether Ruins, including his own father, had to be respectful and deferential towards him. Those who looked up to him did so with gazes that seemed to envy a son of a god.

Facing Yun Che, he had fully displayed his Divine Sovereign might, standing proudly with his hands behind his back, as if confronting a mere ant.

Yet, with a single punch from Yun Che, he was smashed into a lifeless dog slumped on the ground.

His face was covered in blood, his teeth shattered, his features contorted... The sight was so pathetic it evoked pity and was unbearable to witness.

"Chu... Chuer!?"

Only now did Divine Sovereign Bei Han finally manage to speak... He stood there utterly stunned, completely bewildered.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Every face in the entire arena was etched with utter disbelief.

"..." Bei Han Chu's eyes and mouth twitched violently. His vision occasionally blurred, then spun wildly. It wasn't a problem with his eyesight, but rather the unprecedented humiliation and disgrace tearing at his soul.

"You..." He opened his mouth, but the sound that emerged was as hoarse as a duck with its neck twisted.

"Argh!" A surge of chaotic dark light suddenly flashed in his bulging eyes. Bei Han Chu let out a strange cry and lunged fiercely at Yun Che.

In an instant, his entire body was enveloped in black light, even his skin turning dark gray. A noticeably chaotic Divine Sovereign pressure violently erupted, and a foot-long dark sword qi burst forth from his right arm.

Proof? Letting him have seven moves first? His face had already been completely disgraced moments ago; what face did he have left to save? Now, he only wanted to tear Yun Che into pieces in the most brutal way possible.

The air currents across the entire battlefield were instantly pushed aside. Amidst widespread gasps of alarm, the dark sword qi thrust directly at Yun Che's throat.

Yun Che stood motionless. As countless eyes once again contracted to their limits, his arm rose, and he actually reached out with his bare hand to grab the incoming dark sword qi.

Under Bei Han Chu's humiliation and furious shock, that was his unreserved Divine Sovereign power!

"Die... die!!" Bei Han Chu roared savagely.

Clang—

The piercing clang was like countless sharp blades shattering deep within one's heart. Bei Han Chu's dark sword qi met Yun Che's five fingers, and blood burst forth...

But it wasn't Yun Che's blood that exploded.

Bei Han Chu's dark sword qi, along with his five fingers, shattered in an instant, exploding into a shower of black light, flesh, and blood.

Yun Che's palm continued forward, instantly locking onto Bei Han Chu's throat, stifling the scream he was about to unleash. As Yun Che's fingers tightened, Bei Han Chu's larynx and windpipe rapidly constricted, deformed, and fractured.

"Young Palace Master? Northern Region Heavenly Sovereign Ranking?" Staring into Bei Han Chu's terrified, splitting eyes, Yun Che whispered chillingly, "You barked so loudly, I thought you had some real ability. Turns out you're just a yapping stray dog!"

"Ugh... Ah... Ahhh..." Bei Han Chu's face turned from black to blue. His mutilated hand, missing five fingers, thrashed wildly, but the terrifying hand clamped down not only on his throat but also on his profound energy...

His proud and mighty Divine Sovereign power was like an insect being crushed underfoot, utterly unable to break free.

"Chuer!"

"Stop him!!"

Two deafening roars erupted simultaneously from different directions, followed immediately by two earth-shattering explosions... and widespread screams.

Divine Sovereign Bei Han and Venerable Lu Bubai both unleashed their profound energy simultaneously, charging directly at Yun Che.

As the foremost figure in the Five Nether Ruins, Realm King Bei Han was not only a Divine Sovereign but also a Level Four Divine Sovereign approaching the mid-stage! Venerable Lu Bubai was also a Level Four Divine Sovereign, even slightly stronger than Divine Sovereign Bei Han. The combined power of two Level Four Divine Sovereigns erupting in the Central Ruins battlefield, merely their energy waves and might, sent thousands of people tumbling or even flying.

Yet, these two forces, like divine might to the Five Nether Ruins, were simultaneously aimed at a single person... a 'mere profound practitioner participating in the Central Ruins Battle' in their eyes just moments ago.

The simultaneous engulfment by the two Divine Sovereigns' powers instantly suppressed Yun Che's body, and his brow furrowed sharply.

Boom!!

A rather chilling and strange immense force struck Yun Che's left rib. Yun Che's body spun, instantly knocked back hundreds of yards, and the ground beneath his feet completely shattered.

Bei Han Chu, still in his hand, was also thrown flying. Divine Sovereign Bei Han spun around, caught Bei Han Chu, and looking at his mostly mutilated hand, his eyes were about to split open with rage.

"..." Yun Che straightened his body, reached out, and lightly brushed off the dust from his left rib.

The Central Ruins battlefield was in complete chaos: terror, stupefaction, horror, trembling... No, they couldn't find any words to describe their feelings or the scene they had witnessed.

Bei Han Chu had been severely injured by a single punch from Yun Che. His furious counterattack, moreover, had crumbled like a joke, easily countered by Yun Che.

He was a genius Divine Sovereign on the Northern Region Heavenly Sovereign Ranking, the miracle and pride of the Five Nether Ruins!

Yet Yun Che was clearly only a Level Five Divine King!

Could it be that he hadn't used any extraordinary means to defeat two Divine Kings earlier? And that he hadn't used any demonic artifacts to severely injure ten Divine Kings in mere seconds!?

Before this, no one would have believed a Level Five Divine King could possess such strength. His defeat of the ten Divine Kings was almost certainly attributed to demonic artifacts or similar means...

But what they were seeing now... What was it?!

A Level Five Divine King utterly crushing Bei Han Chu, who had just achieved the Level One Divine Sovereign realm, as if crushing a clay dog... Not even a madman could concoct such a joke, yet it was unfolding live before their eyes today.

"He... he... he..." Nanhuang Jian stared at Yun Che, so utterly shocked that he could barely articulate his words: "Who... exactly... is he..."

"Ah..." Nanhuang Mofeng's throat continuously convulsed, unable to utter a word.

"This is bad!" A Nanhuang Divine King suddenly exclaimed, "Bei Han Chu was injured and suffered such immense public humiliation. The Nine Luminaries Palace will definitely not let this go... And Yun Che fought today on behalf of our Nanhuang."

At these words, the stunned Nanhuang people simultaneously turned their heads, their faces etched with horror.

Yun Che's strength was terrifyingly unbelievable. His methods, however, were extremely malicious and ruthless: breaking his teeth, disfiguring his face, shattering his hand... Even more severe than that was the complete loss of dignity and endless humiliation!

Given Bei Han Chu's status in the Nine Luminaries Palace, this was no longer a simple matter of provocation... Their retaliation would be unimaginable.

With Yun Che's astonishing strength, if he wanted to leave, probably no one could stop him. The Nine Luminaries Palace's wrath would undoubtedly fall upon the Nanhuang Divine Kingdom... How could the Nanhuang Divine Kingdom possibly bear it?

"There's no need to panic about this," Divine Sovereign Nanhuang said, his tone unusually firm.

He looked at Yun Che, then at Nanhuang Chanyi, recalling his daughter's strangely peculiar actions and words throughout the day. A surge of astonishment rose within his heart.

He was well aware of Nanhuang Chanyi's "other identity."

For her to act this way... just who exactly was this man named Yun Che!?

Qianye Ying'er, who had been completely silent, slowly rose at this moment... At the same instant, Nanhuang Chanyi subtly glanced sideways.

Qianye Ying'er slowly walked forward, entering the battlefield amidst countless astonished gazes, until she reached Yun Che's side.

"You didn't need to come out," Yun Che said. "As long as their minds are sound, they won't make a move."

"Hmph, you're the one whose mind is never sound!" Qianye Ying'er said coldly.

Before them, Divine Sovereign Bei Han, supporting Bei Han Chu with one hand, stared intently at Yun Che with hawk-like eyes. The shock and rage in his heart surged like a tempest, but he desperately held back from attacking: "You... who exactly are you!"

Even though Yun Che had severely injured Bei Han Chu with a single blow and shattered his fingers with one hand, the profound energy he displayed consistently remained at Level Five of the Divine King Realm.

He had never witnessed anything so bizarre, so terrifying, nor had he even heard of such a thing.

Not even in all the legends and rumors about the distant King Realms had anything so inconceivable ever occurred.

"Is my proof sufficient?" Yun Che asked, completely ignoring Divine Sovereign Bei Han's question.

"..." Divine Sovereign Bei Han's face contorted.

Bei Han Chu, his profound energy no longer suppressed, broke free from his father's arm and lunged forward. But after only two steps, he stopped dead, his pupils a chaotic mix of hatred and terror. He began to retreat, cowering and shouting, "Father... Kill him... Kill him!!"

"Silence!"

Venerable Lu Bubai descended from the air, yelling the two harsh words at Bei Han Chu.

Bei Han Chu froze: "Uncle-master..."

"Still not quiet!" Lu Bubai snapped again, then turned to Yun Che, his face devoid of anger, only serenity: "Yun Che, your battle with the Young Palace Master has proven that you defeated those ten Divine Kings not by relying on forbidden demonic artifacts, but entirely by your own strength."

"Therefore, the battle between Nanhuang and the Three Sects is won by Nanhuang."

This statement, which should have been made by the supervisor Bei Han Chu, was now proclaimed by Lu Bubai: "According to the agreement, for the next five hundred years, the entire Central Ruins realm will belong to the Nanhuang Divine Kingdom. No other star realms of the Nether Ruins may enter without permission."

In previous Central Ruins Battles, even the victor only received a quarter of the Central Ruins realm for fifty years.

But this time... it was the entire Central Ruins realm, for a full five hundred years!

Unprecedented!

Because before offering this stake, they had never imagined such a thing could actually happen.

The faces of Divine Sovereign Bei Han, Divine Sovereign Dong Xu, and Divine Sovereign Xi Xu twitched violently, but... no one spoke.

Nor did the Nanhuang Divine Kingdom erupt in excited cheers.

"And that's not all," Yun Che said, extending his hand. "The Heaven Concealing Sword."

"Young Palace Master, give it to him." Lu Bubai let out a heavy breath and uttered five words that left everyone in disbelief.