Chapter 907: Unarmed Annihilation

The concerted siege by the three major powers had just begun—or rather, hadn't even officially started—when it instantly disintegrated.

A terrifying qi wave forced everyone else to the edge of the Sea God Stage. The forces of the Seven Nations trembled uncontrollably, their hearts filled with utter dread. The combined might of the Phoenix Divine Sect—the strongest of the Seven Nations and one of the Four Sacred Grounds—along with the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary and the Supreme Ocean Palace, which ranked among the top two in overall strength, had instantly crumbled before Xuanyuan Wentian.

It was like a group of mortals, roaring defiantly as they challenged a deity whose power they couldn't even begin to imagine. The outcome was self-evident.

All profound practitioners below the Emperor level writhed on the ground, screaming in agony, their cries chilling one's heart. Even the powerful Emperors struggled to hold on amidst immense pain, unable to help themselves or others. This scene not only terrified the Seven Nations' forces but also silenced everyone in the Sun Moon Divine Hall. Originally, some unyielding experts within the Sun Moon Divine Hall had resisted Ye Meixie's choice, but the sight before them now made them thankful that Ye Meixie had chosen to survive.

Just then, several powerful profound auras approached from the eastern sky. Xuanyuan Wentian glanced sideways, smiling sinisterly, "It seems there's more good news."

Four Sword Domain elders flew in like lightning. They were covered in blood, clearly having sustained significant injuries, and in their hands, they carried a blood-soaked, barely breathing person. They landed on the Sea God Stage and dropped the person beside Xuanyuan Wentian. The leader, panting, said, "Heavenly Sovereign, fortunately... we did not fail our mission."

Seeing the blood-soaked person, everyone from the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary, already suffering immense pain, had their expressions drastically change. "Yuan... Yuanba!!" they exclaimed.

"Very good," Xuanyuan Wentian said, narrowing his eyes as he looked down at the barely breathing man at his feet. "Xia Yuanba, you wasted so much time and caused so many casualties to my Sword Domain. Yet, on the day I officially become the Heavenly Sovereign, you still ended up in my hands. Tell me, isn't this heaven's approval and reward for me?"

"Xuanyuan... Wen... tian..." Xia Yuanba was not unconscious. He clawed at the ground, unable to stand, only a low groan filled with extreme resentment escaping his lips.

"Those useless pieces of trash, dying sooner or later makes no difference. As for you, you'd better die sooner!!"

A black light flashed in Xuanyuan Wentian's hand, and he lunged to grab Xia Yuanba's head.

"Stop!!!!"

The Absolute Monarch Sanctuary let out an earth-shattering roar. Real Man Gu Cang and Real Man Juexin, both afflicted by the demonic poison, simultaneously struck amidst the roars. The heavily injured Huangji Wuyu forcibly retrieved the Hunyuan Sky Ruler and threw it with all his might at Xuanyuan Wentian.

"Heh..."

Xuanyuan Wentian gave a sinister, venomous smile. With a flick of his palm, a black light struck the incoming Hunyuan Sky Ruler. The ruler instantly bent, reversing its flight with the black light, and violently struck Real Man Juexin and Real Man Gu Cang.

Real Man Gu Cang and Real Man Juexin both groaned miserably and flew backward, deep bloody gashes appearing on their bodies. Xuanyuan Wentian changed his hand gesture again, and two dark sword lights appeared before him, poised to pierce Real Man Gu Cang and Real Man Juexin as they flew backward.

"Master!!"

The two dark sword lights were only about a foot long, but Xia Yuanba, lying at Xuanyuan Wentian's feet, clearly sensed they contained terrifying power capable of destroying even high-level Emperors multiple times over. He let out a desperate roar, golden stars bursting before his eyes as something violently burst open in his chest. His dying body suddenly shot up, and he punched toward Xuanyuan Wentian.

His fist had swelled to over half a foot wide, covered in a layer of intense, almost dazzling golden light.

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Wentian's expression subtly changed.

Under this miraculous burst of immense power, space was violently warped. The two black sword lights were greatly diverted, both shooting skyward, while the golden-shrouded fist smashed heavily into Xuanyuan Wentian's chest.

*Boom!!!*

With a loud bang, Xuanyuan Wentian's chest slightly caved in, and his entire upper body bent backward at a right angle. Under the tremendous recoil, Xia Yuanba was violently sent flying backward, crashing heavily beside Real Man Gu Cang, who was already gravely injured and afflicted by demonic poison. His eyes glazed over, completely exhausted.

"Yuan... Ba..." Real Man Gu Cang reached out to Xia Yuanba, but could barely move an inch.

"Ha... haha... hahahahaha..."

Xuanyuan Wentian's upper body slowly straightened, his hand pressed against his chest. A sinister laugh escaped his lips, and his expression was as hideous as a demon's. "As expected... the Tyrannical Emperor Divine Veins," he snarled. "Even half-dead, you can still make me feel pain... Indeed... I cannot let you live!!"

Although he had killed many people today, from beginning to end, his feet had not moved, as he disdained to move for killing such people.

This time, however, amidst his sneering laugh, he launched himself forward, his demonic claws, wreathed in black light, shooting directly toward Xia Yuanba.

This was because Xia Yuanba was one of the very few potential threats in this world!

"Xuanyuan Wentian!!"

Xuanyuan Wentian had just launched himself forward when a thunderous roar suddenly rang in his ears, causing his movements to instantly freeze.

Xia Yuanba, who had been resigned to death, suddenly widened his pupils at the sound. He instantly regained his clarity, his eyes filled with deep disbelief, as he trembled and turned toward the direction of the voice.

"You'd better stand still and not move," the voice warned. "Otherwise, I can't guarantee your son's head won't be completely mashed into pulp."

The voice carried a deep threat, distinctly laced with mockery. Following the direction of the voice, people then noticed that two more figures had appeared in the sky at some unknown point, one of whom was holding another person.

Upon seeing their faces, almost everyone's face showed extreme shock.

"That... that's..."

"..." Xuanyuan Wentian slowly turned around, his sinister gaze instantly meeting Yun Che's eyes.

Xuanyuan Wendao was held by his head, suspended in mid-air by Yun Che. He looked like a corpse hanging by its scalp, his continuously twitching limbs proving he was still alive. From his mouth came weak, intermittent moans: "Save... me... Father... save... me..."

"Yun... Yun... Yun Che!?" In the furthest corner of the Sea God Stage, Dongfang Xiu and Qin Wushang cried out in disbelief; they had never disbelieved their eyes as much as at this moment.

"Yun Che... and Princess Snow?"

"Didn't Yun Che... die already?"

"It's really Yun Che!? He... he's not dead?"

Who on the Profound Sky Continent didn't know Yun Che's name? For months, rumors had spread across the continent that he was dead—rumors that had originated from the Four Sacred Grounds themselves. Among everyone, the most shocked were undoubtedly Huangji Wuyu, Qu Fengyi, and Ye Meixie, because they had personally witnessed Yun Che's "corpse" months ago.

"Imperial Father! Grandfather! Great-Grandfather..."

Feng Xue'er had already rushed down, landing before Feng Hengkong and the others. Feng Hengkong, who was enduring the torment of the demonic poison, had never expected to see Feng Xue'er again in his lifetime. Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, he desperately roared, "Xue'er... why... why did you come back... Go... hurry! Go!!"

"Xue'er... go... hurry!" Feng Tianwei also wailed in pain. "We are happy to see you one last time, even if we die... You... hurry... go!!"

"Brother-in-law... is it... really you?" Xia Yuanba, unable to stand, softly mumbled, two hot streaks of tears flowing down his face.

"Yuanba, you must have forgotten what I told you before," Yun Che said with a slight smile. "As long as you haven't seen my corpse with your own eyes, never believe that I'm dead. That you persevered under Xuanyuan Wentian's pursuit until now... is truly remarkable."

"Heh... hehe..." Xia Yuanba began to laugh, his joy evident.

Yun Che held Xuanyuan Wendao's head in his hand. As expected, Xuanyuan Wentian did not move another step. He squinted his eyes, steadily scrutinizing Yun Che. Clearly, he had noticed a difference in Yun Che... and it was a massive one.

"Yun Che, I truly admire you. If you had stayed in the Illusory Demon Realm, you could have lived for another ten days or half a month... yet you rushed here to court death!"

"Court death? Aren't you afraid your son will die before me?" Yun Che said, lifting Xuanyuan Wendao high. "This is your only son. If I crush him to death, and you want descendants, you'd have to birth a new one... Oh no, no, no, I almost forgot something. This body of yours was stolen from someone else. So no matter how many children you bear, they would still be someone else's. In other words, if I crush him to death, you, the so-called Heavenly Sovereign, will be utterly cut off from all lineage. How tragic and pathetic."

"You dare threaten me!" Xuanyuan Wentian's eyes shimmered with black qi, his voice sinking completely.

"Heh, you're wrong. I wouldn't bother to threaten you!"

Facing Xuanyuan Wentian's chilling dark aura and murderous intent, Yun Che merely chuckled. Then, with a flick of his arm, to everyone's astonishment, he threw Xuanyuan Wendao directly downward... toward the Heavenly Might Sword Region.

Xuanyuan Bo quickly stepped forward and caught Xuanyuan Wendao. He still couldn't quite believe that Yun Che had just voluntarily tossed away the "lifeline" that was the only threat to Xuanyuan Wentian.

Xuanyuan Wentian's gaze also sharpened slightly.

"Take good care of your young master, and absolutely do not let him die," Yun Che said leisurely, his arms crossed over his chest.

Yun Che's action caught everyone off guard, not just those from the Heavenly Might Sword Region; they almost thought he had gone mad. Xuanyuan Bo, who had caught Xuanyuan Wendao, immediately changed color and stammered, "Heavenly Sovereign, the Young Sovereign is not in mortal danger, but... but his profound veins have been crippled!"

"Yun Che, how dare you!" Xuanyuan Jue, seated in front of the Heavenly Sword Villa's section, rose and roared. "Heavenly Sovereign, do not let this brat die easily; make him wish for death but be unable to find it!"

Xuanyuan Wentian slowly raised his hand, and a pitch-black sword light tore through space, suddenly shooting towards Yun Che.

"Yun Che, be careful!!"

"Watch out!!"

"Get out of the way!!!"

Startled shouts erupted simultaneously from the Phoenix Divine Sect, Absolute Monarch Sanctuary, and Supreme Ocean Palace. Although Xuanyuan Wentian's pitch-black sword light appeared unremarkable, its terror was utterly beyond their comprehension.

Yun Che, however, did not move a muscle. His palm flashed in an instant, and the pitch-black sword light aimed at his throat was firmly caught in his hand. Then, with a gentle squeeze, it directly turned into a large cloud of black powder, completely vanishing without a trace.

This scene made everyone's eyes bulge. Those who had been screaming were completely frozen, their voices stuck in their throats.

Xuanyuan Wentian's terrifying pitch-black sword light, strong enough to nearly claim Qu Fengyi's life with a single strike, was annihilated by Yun Che... with his bare hands!?

"Hahahahaha, hahahahahaha!" Instead of surprise, Xuanyuan Wentian burst into maniacal laughter. "Yun Che, every time I see you, you bring me a surprise. This time is no exception!"

"Heh, don't speak too soon. What if there's an even bigger surprise later?" Yun Che said with a beaming smile.

"Big Brother Yun!" From below, Feng Xue'er's anxious voice called out.

Yun Che looked down, and with a flick of his left hand, a cluster of green light descended from the sky, enveloping everyone from the Phoenix Divine Sect. In just a few breaths, all the demonic poison on the Phoenix disciples was purified. The pain on their faces vanished, and their profound energy returned to normal circulation. Every one of them looked at their hands, overcome with excitement.

Yun Che's figure flickered, directly bypassing Xuanyuan Wentian, and appeared before Xia Yuanba and Real Man Gu Cang. He quickly pushed a pill into Xia Yuanba's mouth, then used a purifying light to completely cleanse Real Man Gu Cang of the demonic poison as well.

"Brother-in-law... Brother-in-law..." Xia Yuanba called out twice. Despite his extremely severe injuries, he was as happy as a child.

Xuanyuan Wentian did not stop him, nor did he turn around. His eyes gradually narrowed into extremely thin slits.

Seeing that Real Man Gu Cang and everyone from the Phoenix Divine Sect had fully recovered, the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary and Supreme Ocean Palace, who were suffering the brutal torment of the demonic poison, showed expressions of immense delight. The Real Men and Honored Elders endured the pain of the demonic poison and pleaded, "Palace Master Yun... please... help us... detoxify..."

Yun Che, however, turned around and rose into the air again, positioning himself in front of Xuanyuan Wentian... completely ignoring the pleas of the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary and Supreme Ocean Palace.