Chapter 1264: Heavenly Punishment Mallet

As a whispered sound emanated from within the crimson bone coffin, Chibei’s pupils abruptly constricted. In the next instant, he unhesitatingly activated the coffin’s power, intending to turn Zhou Yuan into a pool of blood.

A brilliant, bloody light erupted from the bone coffin.

"Heaven Punisher..." But just as the bloody light surged, a subtle sound seemed to echo. Immediately, Chibei was slightly shocked to sense a power erupting from within the coffin. That power had a familiar fluctuation—it was, unexpectedly, the power of a Law Domain!

"How is this possible?! How could he possess Law Domain power?!" At this moment, even Chibei’s face was filled with disbelief. Zhou Yuan was clearly only at the Great Origin Infant stage, a full realm away from a pseudo-Law Domain. How could he possibly wield Law Domain power?

Crack! Regardless of his shock, the power within the bone coffin surged wildly, directly causing cracks to rapidly spread across its surface. Chibei’s expression darkened. Immediately, he formed a hand seal and, from across the void, fiercely pulled.

Boom! The gray Law Domain violently shook at this moment. Boundless gray energy surged towards the crimson bone coffin. As the gray energy landed on the bone coffin, it seemed to form numerous mottled marks, each one imbued with astonishing power. With the appearance of these mottled marks, the bone coffin, which was on the verge of shattering, gradually stabilized again.

Having done this, Chibei did not stop. His eyes were filled with grim determination. "Once you’re in my hands, how could I possibly let you escape?!" As his words fell, Chibei’s bone-like fingertips directly sliced across his withered flesh, immediately shaving off pieces of his own blood and meat. Immediately after, several mouthfuls of vital blood spurted out, landing on the flesh. The flesh then began to squirm, eventually transforming into nine blood-red flesh talismans.

The flesh talismans floated down and settled directly onto the bone coffin. Instantly, all movement within became silent, as if completely suppressed. Chibei’s already pale complexion became even more bloodless at this moment, and his breathing grew slightly heavy, clearly indicating that this series of actions had greatly depleted him.

"Zhou Yuan, to force me to use my own flesh and blood as talismans to suppress you, you truly are quite capable," Chibei said. "However, you needn’t struggle. The power of this bone coffin has now been pushed to its limit by me. In just thirty breaths, you will turn into a pool of blood. Today, you are certain to die!" Chibei’s voice, at this moment, exuded an intense killing intent.

The many gazes from the Myriad Beast Heavens, watching the scene, also became grim. Earlier, seeing the commotion, they had thought Zhou Yuan was about to break free. But who would have thought that Chibei was so fierce, forcibly suppressing Zhou Yuan back inside? And judging by the current situation, it seemed Zhou Yuan would be completely unable to escape this time. Once trapped in the bone coffin, he would inevitably be turned into tainted blood and completely perish. Many experts from the Myriad Beast Heavens sighed inwardly, feeling a sense of empathy for a shared plight. It seemed that even Zhou Yuan, who had created a miracle in the Genesis Ancient Heavens, would be unable to turn the tide today.

On the battle platform where Ai Tuanzi was, she also diverted her attention to Zhou Yuan’s side. When she saw Zhou Yuan suppressed by the bone coffin, her brows involuntarily furrowed. After all, Zhou Yuan was fighting for their Myriad Beast Heavens. If he truly perished here, their reputation would suffer greatly. People from other Heaven Domains would only see it as incompetence from the Myriad Beast Heavens. Furthermore, Zhou Yuan and Tun Tun were extremely close. If something happened to him, there was no guarantee that Tun Tun wouldn't be provoked and lose control. Ai Tuanzi’s thoughts raced, and she finally made up her mind: if Zhou Yuan couldn’t escape, then she would have no choice but to intervene. Although, if she did so, her seeded battle platform would be seized by Chiyuan. But Zhou Yuan’s involvement was significant, and she couldn't simply stand by.

As gazes from all sides converged on Zhou Yuan’s battle platform, within the bone coffin, Zhou Yuan’s face was exceptionally grave. He could feel a terrifying power surging wildly from the surrounding darkness, a power that made him smell death. At this moment, he was undoubtedly in grave danger. Around him, Law Domain power surged, resisting the erosion of the gray Law Domain; this was the power of the Heaven Punisher Sacred Rune.

"The power of a Law Domain truly is formidable." Zhou Yuan sighed inwardly. This was his first true direct combat against a strong enemy possessing a Law Domain. Even though Chibei’s Law Domain was merely a pseudo-Law Domain, it still caused him immense trouble. This showed just how profound the power of a Law Domain was, also giving Zhou Yuan some anticipation for the Law Domain he would one day create. He gazed at the surrounding darkness. This bone coffin was almost entirely an extension of Chibei’s Law Domain. To break it, there were only two possibilities: one was to forcefully destroy it with absolute power, which was unrealistic for Zhou Yuan, as he was at a disadvantage in terms of Genesis Qi reserves. In that case, he could only take the second path: break it with Law Domain power as well. However, if the "Heaven Punisher Sacred Rune" was still at its previous level, breaking open the bone coffin would likely be quite difficult.

Zhou Yuan’s eyes lowered slightly. Fortunately, as his strength had repeatedly improved and advanced, the Heaven Punisher Sacred Rune naturally wouldn't remain as it was before. He slowly raised his palm, and a mysterious rune seemed to faintly appear within its center. Zhou Yuan’s expression was calm. The Origin Infant in his Divine Dwelling mobilized all its Genesis Qi reserves, which then flowed through his meridians, finally converging completely into the Heaven Punisher rune in his palm. At his glabella, his seated Spirit also, at this moment, unreservedly activated its Spirit power, which was at the late Transmutation stage. The flesh on Zhou Yuan’s arm began to crack, as if it couldn't withstand a certain power. But with a low growl, he activated his Saint Glazed Body, tightly gripping the rune in his palm. He pushed his own power to its limit.

As all of Zhou Yuan’s power surged towards his palm, the Heaven Punisher Sacred Rune there suddenly erupted with dazzling radiance. The radiance was like the birth of a world, containing infinite profoundness within. However, as the radiance grew more dazzling, Zhou Yuan’s entire arm visibly withered at this moment. Finally, when all the blood from his arm had dispersed, the dazzling radiance at last subsided. As the radiance faded, Zhou Yuan’s withered hand seemed to grasp something, then pulled it out from the darkness.

It was a Profound Yellow Iron Mace. The iron mace seemed to possess immeasurable weight. As Zhou Yuan gripped it, his hand trembled continuously. He looked at the Profound Yellow Iron Mace, and a smile emerged in his weary eyes. Then, he looked at the darkness ahead, where terrifying power was eroding towards him, threatening to engulf him. Zhou Yuan raised his arm, brandishing the Profound Yellow Iron Mace, and slammed it down.

A whispered voice echoed in the darkness. "Heaven Punisher Sacred Rune... Heaven Punisher Mace!"

"Thirty breaths..."

Outside the bone coffin, Chibei smiled faintly, but on his ghastly, withered face, the smile appeared particularly sinister. Time was up.

"Zhou Yuan, go and die properly. Your death will establish my reputation in the Saint Race." Chibei threw his head back and laughed heartily, spreading his arms wide in triumph.

Where Ai Tuanzi stood, her Genesis Qi suddenly erupted, and she was about to step into the air and make a sudden move. However, at this very instant, a colossal sound suddenly reverberated from within the bone coffin. In the next breath, countless cracks appeared on the bone coffin. Before Chibei could react to this sudden change, the bone coffin directly exploded into fragments, and the flesh talismans on it instantly turned to dust.

Countless fragments flew everywhere. A figure shot out from the scattered bone fragments, appearing like a phantom before the somewhat shocked Chibei. Zhou Yuan’s expression was stern. His withered arm tightly gripped the Profound Yellow Iron Mace, and he brought it down heavily towards Chibei’s head.