Chapter 1848: Yan Chen

In the distance, Qianye Wugu, sensing Qianye Ying’er's energy depleting and life slipping away, turned his ancient eyes. The Brahma light around him suddenly dimmed. How could Long Er miss such a huge opening? His pale dragon claw, carrying immense power, shattered the Brahma light and slammed heavily into Qianye Wugu’s body.

Boom! The power of the withered dragon, like ten thousand thunderbolts, caused blood mist to explode from Qianye Wugu’s body. His ancient body plummeted like a dead tree, crashing deep into the earth.

As Qianye Wugu expected, Long Er did not pursue him. Instead, he cast a cold glance back and headed directly for the barrier around the Cyan Sea King Palace.

The ground burst open, and Qianye Wugu’s figure shot out, landing beside Qianye Ying’er. Golden light gathered in his blood-stained hand, which he gently placed on her back. Her consciousness, on the verge of fading completely, suddenly rapidly revived. A surge of profound life essence, like nourishing spring rain, poured into her, clearing her senses and revitalizing her body.

Qianye Ying’er slowly opened her eyes and looked at the old man beside her. As her vision gradually cleared, she saw Qianye Wugu and his gray robes, more than half stained with blood. She also clearly sensed... the life essence coming from him.

Although Qianye Ying’er no longer possessed a Brahma Soul, she was, after all, Qianye Wugu’s direct descendant, of the same bloodline... He was using his already dwindling lifespan to prolong her life. Even with this kind of lifespan transfer between those of the same bloodline, a century would only yield one or two years of life.

"You... what are you doing... Stop!" Her consciousness had revived, but her body was still incredibly weak. Aside from the startled cry from her lips, she had no strength to push him away.

Qianye Wugu did not speak, continuously transferring his lifespan to Qianye Ying’er.

"Use your power to defend the barrier! Don't waste it on me!" Qianye Ying’er struggled desperately, uttering a voice filled with extreme ferocity: "This is an order... you stupid old man! This is an order!"

Qianye Wugu's expression remained unchanged. He calmly said, "You are the Brahma Heaven God Emperor, and as a member of the Brahma Emperors, this old man must obey the Imperial order."

"But..." He revealed a faint smile. "I am also your great-grandfather. In this world, no one has the reason or the right to stop an old man from saving his descendant."

"You..." Qianye Ying’er clenched her fingers, her soul trembling slightly, but she could no longer speak.

Before the barrier, the situation suddenly changed. With Long Er joining the fight, the pressure on the Three Yama Ancestors sharply increased. The three God Emperors—Chi Dragon, Hui Dragon, and Myriad Manifestations—arrived from above. The already precarious defenses of the Yama Devils and Burning Moon faction immediately collapsed completely.

The remaining Yama Devils, Yama Ghosts, Moon Eaters, and Burning Moon Divine Envoys were almost all knocked to the ground by the three God Emperors who suddenly descended from the sky. In an instant, the three God Emperors landed directly before the barrier. The power of the three emperors, like world-shaking thunder, rapidly blasted the barrier. Behind them, led by the White Rainbow Dragon God, a host of Dragon Monarchs, Chi Dragons, Hui Dragons, and Qilin surged forward like ten thousand mountains, and a hundred Divine Master powers simultaneously bombarded the barrier.

Bang!! The fifth barrier shattered; it was also the barrier that lasted the shortest time. Of the five layers of barriers, each shattered faster than the last... With the decline of the Northern Region’s power and the collapse of their defensive lines, the last two layers would only break even faster.

Yan Yi looked back, furious, he stomped and cursed, "You useless devil brats... Agh!" But he, Yan Er, and Yan San faced the three withered dragons and three Dragon Gods. The immense pressure on them was beyond anyone's imagination, and despite their furious curses, they were destined to be unable to split off to help.

Yan Wu’s left arm was already broken, and her profound energy was less than 30% remaining. She rolled up from the ground and charged alone towards the three God Emperors. Her Yama Devil spear, stained with her Yama Devil blood, erupted with her maximum power.

Boom-bang! A Yama shadow flickered, and black light exploded, pushing the three God Emperors back several yards. The dark power touched the black marks Qianye Ying’er had cut into their bodies, causing them excruciating pain and fiercely igniting their fury. They retaliated with explosive force, but this time their target was not the nearby barrier, but Yan Wu.

Although Yan Wu was a tenth-level Divine Master, she could ultimately not compare to a God Emperor. Moreover, her arm was broken and her strength diminished. Her Yama Devil spear was blasted away by the Chi Dragon Emperor. The Yama Devil black light around her was scattered by a palm strike from the Hui Dragon Emperor. Blood splattered as her heart was pierced through by the Myriad Manifestations God Emperor's Imperial Sword.

Yan Wu’s pupils froze, then a violent black light surged from them. Her right arm reformed the Yama Devil spear... But before she could thrust it out, a vast surge of dragon energy arrived from the sky, heavily striking her heart. This was a furious blow from the White Rainbow Dragon God. Instantly, Yan Wu's chest violently caved in, and she spat out a large mouthful of blood mist, flying sideways amidst the spraying blood.

"Wu!!" Yan Tianxiao looked back, letting out a furious roar that violently sent the Dragon Monarch and Chi Dragon in front of him flying. He then transformed into an afterimage and charged directly towards Yan Wu.

"Hmph, die!" The Chi Dragon Emperor blasted out his arm, sending a deadly dragon shadow flying straight towards Yan Wu.

Boom!! The Chi Dragon shadow did not hit Yan Wu, but instead slammed hard into Yan Tianxiao, who had suddenly appeared. His arms wide open, he unmoving endured the Chi Dragon Emperor's power. An invisible barrier spread out on either side of him, sealing off all power that could potentially affect Yan Wu.

"Heh, still trying to struggle, how pathetic." The White Rainbow Dragon God chuckled and suddenly struck, his claw covered in white light, directly striking Yan Tianxiao’s chest. Yan Tianxiao had just taken the full force of the Chi Dragon Emperor’s power, his aura in disarray. The White Rainbow Dragon God’s claw, whether intentionally or not, struck precisely the wound Long Bai had inflicted on him... A large gush of crimson blood splattered out, and the White Rainbow Dragon God’s dragon claw tore through his body, its grotesque five fingers splayed out on his back, bathed in blood.

At the same time, the Myriad Manifestations God Emperor and the Hui Dragon Emperor also struck simultaneously. One sword pierced through Yan Tianxiao’s lower abdomen, and a palm strike shattered his internal organs.

Blood seeped from Yan Tianxiao's seven orifices, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Yama Emperor!" Fen Daoqi, who was fighting desperately, glanced over and cried out in horror.

"Mas...ter!" A fallen Yama Devil roared in pain.

Yan Wu knelt on one knee. After violently spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, she managed to prop up her upper body amidst the dizziness and immediately saw Yan Tianxiao’s horrific state.

"Father!" she cried out in anguish, stumbled a few steps, and then lunged forward. But a large hand suddenly reached backward, creating a wave of dark energy, pushing her back with just enough force to stop her.

Yan Wu dazedly raised her head, seeing her father’s raised arm and... his warm, brief gaze. Then, his gaze retracted... and with it, his last look at his daughter was forever withdrawn. The pupils in his eyes vanished, replaced by an immense, flawless pitch black.

Her heart pounded violently. At this moment, Yan Wu suddenly realized something. She quickly raised her hand, her trembling fingers desperately reaching out to touch her father, while her lips uttered a fearful whisper: "Father... no... no... no... don't..."

"Don't!!!" "Ugh... Aaaah!!!!"

Amidst a shrill, throat-ripping shriek, Yan Tianxiao’s back suddenly burst open, revealing a pitch-black demonic shadow. The demonic shadow was ten feet tall, its aura terrifying, but it was certainly not enough to threaten a Dragon God Emperor.

"Still not shedding a tear even at the sight of your coffin?" White Rainbow sneered. The arm still piercing Yan Tianxiao's body suddenly unleashed immense power: "Die..." Before his murmur finished, his face suddenly changed. He abruptly lowered his head, only to suddenly discover that his arm had, at some point, become covered in a strange black light, tightly coiling around and restricting it... He forcefully exerted power, yet could not pull his arm back. Streaks of the same black light also silently coiled around the Myriad Manifestations God Emperor, Chi Dragon Emperor, and Hui Dragon Emperor.

This was Yan Tianxiao's most powerful dark confinement, but facing Dragon Gods and Western Region God Emperors, it was destined not to hold them for long.

"Ugh... Ahh... Aaaahhhh!!!!" Yan Tianxiao's agonizing roar continued. The Yama Devil shadow behind him also suddenly expanded at this moment, becoming ten feet... then a hundred feet... a thousand feet... until it reached an enormous ten thousand feet! The Yama Devil aura it released expanded to an incredibly terrifying degree, merging with the power of dark confinement, like ten thousand dark mountains, pressing down suffocatingly on all beings enveloped by the Yama Devil shadow.

Across the battlefield, everyone turned their gaze in astonishment. Even the Three Yama Ancestors were momentarily stunned.

"That brat..." Yan Yi murmured.

"Aaaahhhh!!!!" Yan Tianxiao’s figure was completely engulfed by the ten thousand-foot-tall Yama Devil shadow. This roar was indistinguishable as to whether it came from Yan Tianxiao or from the Abyssal Yama Devil.

Amidst the roar, the Yama Devil shadow suddenly strode forward, violently charging ahead... The enormous dark figure dragged the White Rainbow Dragon God, dragged the three God Emperors, and as its shadow enveloped them, it swept up one Dragon Monarch after another and scores of Western Region Divine Masters, pushing them all horizontally towards the west.

RUUUMBLE!! The earth churned and boiled, and the White Rainbow Dragon God and the three Western Region Emperors all had twisted expressions. They struggled desperately within the dark confinement, their powers erupting repeatedly as they blasted towards Yan Tianxiao... But the colossal Yama Devil shadow grew faster and faster, pushing them, along with eleven Dragon Monarchs and over ninety Western Region Divine Masters who were swept in, further and further to the west.

The inescapable immense force made their bodies and even their souls feel as though they were firmly stuck to the Yama Devil shadow. Coupled with the despairing and terrifying dark roar, it would become a nightmare that haunted them for the rest of their lives.

Ten miles... twenty miles... thirty miles... fifty miles... seventy miles... Shouts of alarm filled the sky. As such a massive wave of Western Region forces was pushed into the distance, the defensive pressure on the Northern Region profound practitioners greatly decreased. The previously collapsed defensive line was quickly sealed by the struggling Yama Devils and Yama Ghosts... and in their eyes, blood and tears streamed down.

Yan Wu struggled to her feet. She gazed into the distance at her father’s receding figure... Her vision blurred through a mist of tears. She watched silently and steadfastly, unwilling to miss a single second.

"Kill... Kill!!" The Yama Devils and Yama Ghosts, originally exhausted and covered in injuries, erupted with an incredibly sinister and frenzied killing intent. From every possible part of their bodies, they desperately unleashed every last shred of Yama Devil power, carrying boundless hatred and murderous intent, and proactively charged towards the nearest Western Region Divine Masters.

The battle suddenly grew even more ferocious.

RUUUMBLE RUUUMBLE! Like towering waves and collapsing mountains. The Yama Devil shadow continued forward, horizontally pushing the Western Region profound practitioners, who were confined in darkness.

A hundred miles... a hundred and fifty miles... two hundred miles...

Ruumble... As the Yama Devil shadow suddenly began to fade, its speed finally slowed down. From an unstoppable advance... to slowing steps... to faltering strides... One step... two steps... three steps... His steps grew slower and slower, yet he pushed forward with unwavering persistence... until his fallen foot could no longer lift.

The ten thousand-foot Yama shadow vanished as it faded. Beneath the Yama shadow, only Yan Tianxiao’s heavily wounded figure remained. He stood there, maintaining the posture of pushing his arms forward, unmoving. There was no ferocity on his face, only steadfast determination. In his eyes, there was no longer any light. On his body, there was no longer any aura... Not even a trickle of blood flowed from the wounds covering his entire body.

He just stood there quietly, like a weathered, decaying monument.

Bang!! With a muffled sound, the White Rainbow Dragon God violently broke free from the dark confinement. He stretched out his arm, his dragon power not yet released... A cold wind swirled up, blowing towards the still standing Yan Tianxiao. Instantly, the decaying monument was blown away, dust scattering in the wind. Thus, a Yama Emperor turned to dust in the wind, gone forever without a trace.