Chapter 909: Below the Divine Profound, All Are Mere Ants (Part 2)

"Aaargh—!!"

XuanYuan Wentian's scream was earth-shattering; even those in the Supreme Ocean Palace, hundreds of miles away, heard it clearly. They looked north, their faces etched with deep shock and disbelief.

"That shriek... was it XuanYuan Wentian!?"

"It was XuanYuan Wentian's cry!"

"Could it be... could XuanYuan Wentian not be a match for Yun Che? Did Yun Che severely injure him?" a profound practitioner from the Seven Nations exclaimed, highly agitated.

XuanYuan Wentian had displayed strength like a legendary demon god before them. They couldn't imagine any power in this world capable of resisting him. They never expected that from Yun Che and XuanYuan Wentian's exchange... they would hear XuanYuan Wentian's screams.

"Is this... real?" Feng Hengkong and the others felt as if they were dreaming.

"No... impossible!" The people from Heavenly Might Sword Region stared with wide eyes, their faces filled with panic. "The Heavenly Sovereign's power is comparable to a demon god's; how could he possibly lose to Yun Che!"

"Whew... this is truly incredible." Qin Wushang gazed at the northern sky, sighing deeply. "Seven years ago, he was just a child entering the Profound Palace, needing my secret protection. Now, in just seven short years, he has reached such a realm. Rather than an unprecedented legend, it feels more like an unbelievable dream."

"In terms of age, isn't he still a child in front of us?" Dongfang Xiu said with a faint smile. "He is perverse in nature, domineering and tyrannical, unwilling to be controlled by anyone or to be subservient to anyone. Such a person naturally wouldn't possess grand righteousness or be willing to shoulder any mission. Yet it is he who saved the Azure Cloud Continent, and today, he alone bears the future of the entire Profound Sky Continent..."

"Although he himself surely doesn't care, if the Profound Sky Continent can escape XuanYuan Wentian's shadow because of this, then he will undoubtedly become an unprecedented myth in the Profound Sky Continent, perhaps one that no one will ever surpass."

"Ugh, aahhh..."

XuanYuan Wentian clutched the crimson-glowing wound on his chest, his face contorted like a true demon under immense pain. But no matter how he concentrated his profound energy, the wound showed no sign of healing, and the blood flow wouldn't stop. His entire hand was quickly drenched in dark red blood.

Although Yun Che appeared incredibly confident, he had no idea how powerful XuanYuan Wentian truly was at that moment, thus lacking absolute certainty. So, he initially feigned weakness, taking advantage of XuanYuan Wentian's excessive confidence and arrogance to unleash a sudden, vicious sword strike. The sword wound was long but shallow; such an injury would be nothing to an ordinary Emperor. However, this was a sword wound from the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword, the most terrifying nightmare for XuanYuan Wentian's "demonic body." This crimson-glowing sword wound would not only inflict immense pain but also severely impede his movements and significantly affect the flow of his dark profound energy.

Even more terrifying was that this sword wound simply could not be healed by dark profound energy. Even if XuanYuan Wentian's profound energy were ten times stronger, he wouldn't be able to quickly alleviate this wound—it would even persist for longer.

"Yun Che... you dare damage this Venerable One's noble demonic body!"

The physical pain and spiritual humiliation made XuanYuan Wentian completely lose his former composed, arrogant demeanor that looked down on the world. Anger, fury, and murderous intent erupted fully, fueled by his dark profound energy.

Boom!!

Black light burst from XuanYuan Wentian's body, his already immensely powerful dark aura suddenly surging severalfold. A layer of black light flowed around his demonic body, within which flickered streaks of dark profound light like lightning sparks.

A wave of dark pressure surged forward, instantly forcing Yun Che back several steps. His hands, gripping the Devil Slayer Sword, tightened slightly, and his expression grew serious.

"Aahhh... Yun Che, this Venerable One will tear you to shreds!!"

The wound was still dripping blood, and the pain seemed unending. XuanYuan Wentian shrieked, black light rippling around him, suddenly emitting three beams of dark light that transformed into three tentacles, coiling towards Yun Che.

The dark pressure carried by these three dark tentacles was incomparably greater than before, and their speed was several times faster. Yun Che retreated rapidly, his arm twisting, the Heaven Smiting Sword sweeping up a crimson arc... and as he unleashed a sword strike, his pupils slightly contracted.

Because he saw hundreds of dark sword energies suddenly appear behind the three dark tentacles.

Boom!!

The three dark tentacles struck the Devil Slayer Sword, instantly dispersing like three severed earthworms, twisting and vanishing quickly. And in the fleeting moment he withdrew his sword, hundreds of sword energies, accompanied by cold sword cries, abruptly flew forth. The aura of each sword energy was no weaker than that of the dark tentacles just dispersed.

"Yun Che... die!!"

Yun Che's eyes widened. He retreated at his fastest speed, but he simply couldn't outpace the hundreds of dark sword energies tearing through space. As the sword energies neared him, his gaze darkened, he abruptly stopped, and let out a low growl.

Profound light burst from Yun Che's entire body, his profound energy surging. "Cloud Sealing Sun Locking" was instantly activated, forming an invisible Evil God barrier. Amidst soul-piercing impacts, all the dark sword energies were nailed onto the Evil God barrier.

XuanYuan Wentian's hands clawed, black light dancing from his palms and entire body, furiously urging on the dark sword energies. Yun Che gritted his teeth, his hands spread wide, firmly supporting the Evil God barrier.

The violently fluctuating space suddenly became still. A long standoff ensued between the two, separated by a hundred zhang. The black light around XuanYuan Wentian's hands churned more and more violently, and his face gradually contorted, seemingly unable to believe that Yun Che had actually blocked him.

"Yun Che... this Venerable One will see how long you... can last..."

"Heh..." Yun Che, instead, was smiling, speaking word by word: "Not... too... long..."

As his voice fell, his gaze suddenly changed, and he let out an earth-shattering roar.

"HAAAHH!!!!!"

Amidst the mighty roar, Golden Crow Flames ignited, soaring skyward. Yun Che's profound energy, already several times more expansive than before, swelled even further. The profound energy, long held in deadlock, suddenly erupted with full force, causing the Evil God barrier to violently shatter. The dark sword energies impaled on the Evil God barrier emitted trembling wails as they were all blasted far away.

An incredibly powerful backlash slammed into XuanYuan Wentian, who was still urging on the dark sword energies, causing his entire body to tremble violently and his face to change abruptly.

Yun Che suddenly surged forward, the Heaven Smiting Sword sweeping through the air, obliterating all scattered sword energies in an instant. Then, stepping on the Star God's Broken Shadow, he pressed directly towards XuanYuan Wentian. A hundreds-of-zhang-long flame sword energy burst from the Heaven Smiting Sword, slashing towards the space where XuanYuan Wentian stood.

XuanYuan Wentian's gaze had become incredibly grim. He flung out a dark light curtain, blasting the flame sword energy far away, then suddenly reached for the wound on his chest, gripping it until his hand was covered in blood.

His blood-stained hand clawed forward. As dark red blood dripped, a black-and-red profound formation slowly materialized in his palm, rotating slowly and gradually emitting a terrifying bloody light.

"Yun Che, this is the Heavenly Devil Blood Refining Formation, created by drawing upon this Venerable One's demonic blood..." Having his dark sword energies blocked, XuanYuan Wentian's emotions clearly became even more volatile and furious. "This Venerable One originally intended to leave your corpse intact... but now... this Venerable One will refine you into concentrated blood!!"

Amidst a hoarse roar, XuanYuan Wentian flung his palm forward. The crimson profound formation, only half a foot wide, rapidly flew towards Yun Che.

An extremely oppressive aura surged forward, instantly filling Yun Che with an intense sense of unease. He instinctively retreated, but the crimson profound formation, as it flew overhead, suddenly unfurled like a scroll, expanding hundreds of times its size and instantly engulfing Yun Che.

"Hahahaha..." XuanYuan Wentian burst into maniacal laughter. "Within the Blood Refining Formation, you will instantly turn into blood, and your soul will be refined into nothingness, never to reincarnate... This is the consequence of incurring this Venerable One's wrath!"

Engulfed by the Heavenly Devil Blood Refining Formation, the space around Yun Che turned completely crimson, as if he were immersed in a world of thick blood. Innumerable sinister wisps of aura surged from all directions. These auras seemed non-aggressive, but Yun Che clearly felt his own blood begin to boil, and an increasingly intense burning sensation gradually spread throughout his body.

Glancing at his palm, Yun Che's eyes narrowed slightly. Phoenix Flames and Golden Crow Flames erupted simultaneously, the churning flames instantly pushing away all blood mist, burning in every corner of the profound formation. Yun Che also soared into the air, his profound energy surging throughout his body, the Heaven Smiting Sword striking out like a tempest, heavily smashing into the crimson profound formation.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

The crimson giant sword, weighing over two million catties, swung like a weightless straw in Yun Che's hands. In just a few breaths, he had unleashed a hundred consecutive strikes. Each strike caused the crimson profound formation to violently convulse. After a hundred strikes, the sinister blood mist within the formation was in utter chaos, even emitting wails as if on the verge of collapse.

BOOM!!!

As Yun Che unleashed his final strike, a massive hole was directly smashed into the crimson profound formation. Flames erupted from it, then suddenly parted, and Yun Che's figure shot out, swinging his sword. The silhouettes of the Heavenly Wolf and the Phoenix simultaneously appeared behind him.

"Phoenix Heavenly Wolf Slash!"

"Wh-what!?"

From the moment the Heavenly Devil Blood Refining Formation enveloped Yun Che until its collapse, only a mere five breaths passed. XuanYuan Wentian finally turned completely pale with shock.

Earlier, he had been injured by Yun Che's treacherous move. Though enraged, he considered it entirely due to his own underestimation and never believed Yun Che was qualified to contend with him, as he had only used about two-tenths of his profound energy at that time.

And with the subsequent dark sword energies, he had unleashed his full power in his fury, vowing to tear Yun Che into countless fragments... The Heavenly Devil Blood Refining Diagram that followed was even more incredibly powerful, fueled by his demonic blood.

But the dark sword energies were completely resisted by Yun Che, and even the Heavenly Devil Blood Refining Diagram was swiftly shattered.

In his exasperation and extreme rage, he had clearly used the full extent of his current power, yet... he was completely unable to suppress Yun Che!!

"Aaaahhh!!!"

Amidst a furious roar, XuanYuan Wentian's dark shadow flickered, dodging Yun Che's Heavenly Wolf sword shadow, but he didn't counterattack. Instead, he shrieked: "Why!! Why has your profound energy surged to this extent in just one month!!"

"This Venerable One cultivated for two thousand years, planned for a thousand years, endured for a thousand years, killed countless people, shed countless blood, expended countless schemes, and bore untold risks, finally even transforming my own flesh into blood... only then did I gain today's power!!"

"And you..." XuanYuan Wentian panted heavily, filled with anger, shock, incomprehension... and intense unwillingness and jealousy. "How... how could you possess such power after just one month?! You... where did you get this power, what did you experience?!"