Chapter 317: Ten Ultimate Annihilations

"Be wary of Blood Asura," King Anhai said gravely. "He possesses a 'Blood Qi Secret Art' that can stir the blood qi within my body. Neither my Infinite Domain nor my true essence body protection worked against it. The three 'blood-colored saber shadows' he unleashed afterward are likely a more potent application of his Blood Qi Secret Art. If those saber shadows had penetrated my body, my predicament would have been far worse."

"'Blood Qi Secret Art'?" King Zhenwu nodded slightly. "No wonder you were at such a disadvantage, even though your cultivation realm is higher than his."

"His physical body and regenerative abilities are also terrifyingly strong," King Anhai added.

"Junior Brother Xue, you must be even more cautious," King Zhenwu stated. "In the World Gap, outside of our human world, your protective artifact, 'Crimson Cloud Sky,' will be unusable." King Anhai was extraordinarily talented, possessing a Mighty Demonic Body that was extremely potent in battle. He was currently Yuanchu Mountain's most promising candidate to become a Creation Venerable, and Yuanchu Mountain had granted him the 'Crimson Cloud Sky' to compensate for his deficiencies.

King Anhai chuckled self-deprecatingly, "When those demon monarchs arrived in our human world, many of their clan's most precious treasures and powerful artifacts became useless. Now I'm getting a taste of my own medicine."

The most powerful treasures are intrinsically linked to their respective sources of power. Leaving one's home world severs this connection, rendering them unusable. This is why demon monarchs are at a significant disadvantage when they enter the human world. King Anhai was now experiencing a similar situation in the World Gap, with some of his treasures rendered ineffective.

"From now on, you'll need to dedicate more effort to your defensive abilities," King Zhenwu advised. "The two of us will be coming to the World Gap frequently for a long time."

"Understood," King Anhai nodded.

Meng Chuan listened from the side.

The cultivation systems across different worlds were indeed vastly distinct. There were Godfiend systems, Demon Monarch systems, and Sky Demon systems. Black Sand Grotto-Heaven practiced the 'Lunar Lineage' and 'Blade and Halberd Lineage,' which originated from outside their domain, while Meng Chuan himself cultivated a mysterious physical body lineage. Blood Asura's 'Asura Lineage' specialized in physical combat and excelled in 'blood qi' secret arts.

"When confronting experts from other worlds, one must be extra careful," Meng Chuan thought to himself. "There's always a chance they might deploy some unforeseen technique."

The dark water churned.

Blood Asura and Old Ancestor Poison Dragon regrouped.

"King Anhai escaped and is now with King Zhenwu," Blood Asura said, observing the three human figures in the distance. He then asked his companion, "Given their combined strength, if they are determined to hold their ground, it will be incredibly difficult to break through."

"This King Zhenwu, a King Godfiend, can actually withstand my potent venom," Old Ancestor Poison Dragon said, frowning. "He even shielded Marquis Dongning, Meng Chuan."

"That Meng Chuan deserves to die. It was his lightning that foiled my attack earlier," Blood Asura said, his eyes glinting with murderous intent. "Let's try again. Killing King Anhai and King Zhenwu is challenging, but eliminating a Marquis Godfiend shouldn't be difficult. If those two attempt to save Meng Chuan, we might find an opening to defeat them individually."

"Very well, I will unleash my forbidden art and give it my all," Old Ancestor Poison Dragon nodded.

"Perhaps we can utterly crush them," Blood Asura's eyes glowed red.

Both were accustomed to direct confrontations. Blood Asura, due to his cultivation system, was naturally fearless. Old Ancestor Poison Dragon, moreover, had used an extraterrestrial treasure to cultivate his physical body into a black water toxic pool, making him virtually immortal and thus even more dominant.

The black water, which had previously spread for hundreds of miles, suddenly converged, surging towards Meng Chuan, King Zhenwu, and King Anhai.

"They're coming," King Zhenwu calmly stated. "Junior Brother Xue, simply assist me with your sword art, 'Springs and Autumns Calamity,' and leave the rest to me."

"Understood," King Anhai nodded.

His 'Heavenly Tribulation Sword' also possessed numerous deadly moves. While 'Springs and Autumns Calamity' was not yet perfected, it was his most enigmatic technique.

Meng Chuan watched cautiously. The surrounding black water had coalesced into an enormous sphere, even larger than a typical mountain. This black water sphere, with a diameter of twenty li, had trapped the three of them at its very center.

"Whoosh." Inside the black water sphere, a colossal, more lifelike 'black dragon' materialized. Approximately two li long, its black scales were etched with mystic patterns. It swam into the shrinking True Martial Domain, heading directly for Meng Chuan and his companions. Meanwhile, Blood Asura charged into the True Martial Domain from the opposite side.

Both creatures possessed terrifyingly strong life forces, and they charged head-on.

"Perish!" As the black dragon swam closer, it suddenly focused its attack on Meng Chuan. A primordial spirit weapon, transformed into a streak of bloody light, instantly traversed the two-li distance and pierced into Meng Chuan's body.

"'This Meng Chuan is merely a Marquis with a short cultivation period; his primordial spirit is his greatest weakness. If it's only at the first or second layer, I might be able to kill him with a single blow,'" Old Ancestor Poison Dragon mused. His intelligence was clearly outdated; when Meng Chuan had previously massacred demon monarchs, the 'Nine-Headed Lion Demon Monarch' had managed to escape, informing the demon race that Meng Chuan's primordial spirit was likely at the fourth layer.

Any Fourth Heaven (or Fifth Heaven) Demon Monarch entering the human world would receive the latest intelligence. However, Old Ancestor Poison Dragon and Blood Asura could not enter the human world themselves, so they had only deliberately gathered intelligence on Creation Venerables and King Godfiends, paying little attention to other Godfiends.

"Boom." The streak of bloody light plunged into Meng Chuan's Sea of Consciousness—the domain of his primordial spirit. Meng Chuan's primordial spirit saw a 'blood-colored flying spear' closing in. With a thought, the Soul-Shaking Bell instantly expanded, enveloping his primordial spirit.

"Clang!" The blood-colored flying spear struck the Soul-Shaking Bell, generating a strong vibration. Meng Chuan's primordial spirit felt a jolt of discomfort, but he remained perfectly lucid.

Ultimately, the gap between their primordial spirits was not significant. Old Ancestor Poison Dragon's primordial spirit was at the fifth layer, while Meng Chuan's was at the fourth, a difference that had no real impact on their combat strength.

"What?" Old Ancestor Poison Dragon was taken aback. Nevertheless, he proceeded with their original battle plan. He and Blood Asura attacked from two different directions, converging on Meng Chuan and his companions.

"Roar!" The black dragon roared, astonishingly sprouting eight more slender necks, each topped with a new dragon head.

A total of nine poisonous dragon heads encircled them, launching a furious assault, with three of them even focusing on Meng Chuan alone.

"Kill!" Blood Asura once again ignited the blood within its body. Blood qi surged around it as it ferociously unleashed three blood-colored saber shadows, which, along with Blood Asura itself, surged towards Meng Chuan.

King Zhenwu and King Anhai acted almost simultaneously.

"Whoosh." This time, King Anhai's sword art carried no killing intent. His divine sword instantly transformed into dozens of sword lights, which radiated outwards in all directions.

"Huh?" Meng Chuan looked surprised.

Standing beside King Anhai and King Zhenwu, Meng Chuan distinctly felt a change in their surroundings. While his own movements, along with King Zhenwu's and King Anhai's, remained normal, Old Ancestor Poison Dragon's and Blood Asura's speeds had suddenly decelerated by several times.

"The flow of time has changed," Meng Chuan exclaimed, shocked. "King Anhai's 'Springs and Autumns Calamity' can affect the speed of time?"

"Thud, thud, thud." King Zhenwu, who had already been preparing, unleashed seven consecutive palm strikes. Instantly, seven colossal, hazy gray palm imprints appeared across the landscape. Under the altered flow of time, these seven massive palms struck at several times their usual speed, even causing a section of the void to collapse from the impact. Old Ancestor Poison Dragon had no escape; the nine-headed poisonous dragon was sent crashing backward. This was King Zhenwu's most powerful technique in terms of raw might: the 'Heaven-Overturning Palm,' one of the True Martial Seven Absolutes.

King Zhenwu was proficient in various techniques, including fist, palm, claw, and finger arts. His palm techniques were supreme for raw power and defense, while his fist techniques were unparalleled for killing enemies.

After sending Old Ancestor Poison Dragon flying, King Zhenwu turned his gaze to Blood Asura.

"Kill!" Although Blood Asura was somewhat surprised by the power of those seven palms, it still charged forward confidently, as did its three blood-colored saber shadows.

Killing intent blazed in King Zhenwu's eyes. In an instant, he unleashed a forbidden art, fully mobilizing his true essence, and launched a continuous barrage of punches.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" Ten lightning-fast punches followed. Aided by King Anhai's 'Springs and Autumns Calamity,' these ten punches became even swifter. As the first nine hazy gray fist energies flew out in rapid succession, the tenth, even more ferocious, punch energy surged forward, merging with the preceding nine to form a single, hazy gray pillar of light. This pillar radiated a terrifying, heart-stopping destructive power.

"No good," the usually confident Blood Asura thought, his heart trembling at the sight of the terrifying pillar of light. He immediately tried to retreat, but it was too late.

It was instantly engulfed by the gray pillar of light! Its incredibly hard scales immediately shattered, followed by its muscles and bones. Its body rapidly disintegrated under the devastating force. The 'head' resisted for a brief moment within the gray light, but finally, with an unwilling roar, it too was completely pulverized. Blood Asura utterly vanished beneath the hazy gray pillar, completely destroyed and annihilated.