Chapter 1909: Forcing Me to Use My Ultimate Move

With a dragon's roar and a phoenix's cry, Ji Ning Shuang and the Shiliu Di both transformed back into human form.

Ji Ning Shuang staggered, barely able to stand. Having fought against the Shiliu Di on the brink of life and death, she had undergone nirvana but was nearly killed, her protective xian guang dimmed to its limit.

The Shiliu Di did not attack further, standing in all directions as their bodies disintegrated inch by inch.

Notably, before vanishing, each of them showed a look of satisfaction toward Ji Ning Shuang, as if acknowledging her as an emperor. This was the recognition from the emperors, as this later-generation prodigy had surpassed the glory of their predecessors.

Ji Ning Shuang steadied herself and bowed with clasped hands.

"Farewell, seniors."

This gesture was one of reverence for the emperors, who shook the ancient world and illuminated history, ruling over all spirits. Their legends were nothing short of myths.

The Shiliu Di said nothing, only smiling gently as they faded away in the wind.

Feng Yu, Zi Yu, Li Feng Qiu, Mu Yang, and Jiu Liu all looked dazed. After endless years, seeing their forebears again stirred complex emotions in them. Unfortunately, these were not the true emperors, merely fa ze shen.

"Master, aren't you embarrassed?" Ming Jue looked up toward the void, as if peering through the human and nether realms to see the Ming Di on Ming Jie Mountain.

Ming Di coughed awkwardly. Of course he was embarrassed. At the same level, his younger emperor form was no match for Ji Ning Shuang, which meant that if she defied heaven and became an emperor, even he, the Ming Di, would not be her equal.

"Hong Jun, aren't you embarrassed?" Ming Jue glanced at him, and Ming Di also looked up into the void, as if seeing through the heavenly and nether realms to the Dao Ancestor Hong Jun. He had been defeated, and so had Dao Ancestor Hong Jun.

In response to his question, there was no sound from the heavenly realm. Hong Jun, however, took it in stride.

"Kill them." With the Shiliu Di gone, the Hong Huang emperor's sons and the Hong Huang army resumed their assault, sealing off the four directions of heaven and earth. Even before they arrived, they unleashed world-shaking divine abilities.

"Turn the universe to dust." Ye Chen emerged from the divine mirror and instantly activated the Chen Space, pulling the weakened Ji Ning Shuang inside. The Hong Huang's overwhelming attacks all struck empty air, leaving the sky battered and scarred. It was only thanks to Ye Chen's speed that Ji Ning Shuang escaped death.

"Search! Search every inch for this king." The Hong Huang emperor's sons roared in fury, activating their tian yan to locate the Chen Space. The Hong Huang army was not idle either, surrounding the area and scouring it inch by inch.

Inside the Chen Space, Ji Ning Shuang sat in meditation, channeling secret techniques to recover as much as possible.

Ye Chen was not idle. He placed his palm on Ji Ning Shuang's back, pouring in surging essence, along with numerous dan yao, sparing no expense. The upcoming battle would be brutal.

It had to be said that Ji Ning Shuang, having survived the heavenly tribulation, had become significantly stronger, especially after her dao's nirvana, which even made Ye Chen wary. He admitted that in a fight to the death, he had no confidence in defeating her.

"Found it!" Outside, a Hong Huang quasi-emperor shouted and slammed a palm toward the Chen Space.

"You're impressive." Ye Chen cursed, stowing Ji Ning Shuang in a bronze furnace before darting out of the Chen Space.

At the sight, dozens of Hong Huang emperor's sons charged at him.

Ye Chen sneered, releasing dozens of divine lights from his body, each one a terrifying fa qi.

With a light command from him, the fa qi exploded one after another, their power directed straight at the Hong Huang emperor's sons.

Well done! The Hong Huang emperor's sons who had rushed forward were caught off guard by Ye Chen's maneuver, sent flying by the blasts.

In that instant, Ye Chen had already soared into the sky and escaped, slashing a Hong Huang quasi-emperor in half as he broke toward the outer perimeter.

"Damn it." The Hong Huang emperor's sons were furious, steadying themselves and giving chase. The Hong Huang army followed suit, a dark mass of figures like a churning ocean, swallowing Ye Chen whole.

"Force me to use my ultimate move!" Ye Chen shouted, summoning one fa qi after another and detonating them as he fought and blasted his way through. In the midst of the Hong Huang army, he carved out a bloody path, exploding his treasures without a second thought—all the fa qi and secret treasures he had plundered were used recklessly.

The Hong Huang army was thrown into chaos, soldiers tossed into the air in disarray.

"Destroy him for me." The Spider Emperor's Son arrived, his eyes flashing with lightning as he struck at Ye Chen.

"Shift heaven and earth." Ye Chen moved deftly, swapping positions with a Hong Huang quasi-emperor. The lightning missed him and struck the quasi-emperor instead, killing him on the spot.

"Seal it." Hundreds of Hong Huang quasi-emperors bellowed, deploying sealing secret techniques to lock down the space and prevent Ye Chen's shift heaven and earth.

"Break it open." Ye Chen snorted, unleashing hundreds of fa qi. The sealed space was blasted apart in an instant, and at the same moment, he used shift heaven and earth again, constantly exchanging positions with his enemies.

The Hong Huang quasi-emperors were persistent—every time the space seal was destroyed, they cast it again.

Ye Chen was no pushover. Each time they sealed it, he blasted it open. He was counting on shift heaven and earth to escape the encirclement and couldn't afford to let them stop him.

"Where do you think you're going?" The Centipede Emperor's Son crossed the void and slammed a palm down.

"Get lost." Ye Chen spun around, punching him back step by step.

Then, more fa qi emerged, and the remaining dozen or so exploded violently.

He was out of fa qi, but Ji Ning Shuang was not. From within the bronze furnace, fa qi flew out to aid Ye Chen in battle before detonating. The bloody path was completely cleared, and Ye Chen leaped free.

"Bastards." The Hong Huang army pursued relentlessly, each one savage and bloodthirsty.

"Back off." The Zhutian emperor's sons, waiting on the outskirts, unleashed group attacks, cutting down swaths of those chasing Ye Chen. Only the Hong Huang emperor's sons showed no fear, with dozens charging forward.

"Go." The Zhutian emperor's sons saw the situation and wasted no words, turning to flee. With Ye Chen having escaped, there was no need for a desperate fight. Though the Hong Huang had suffered heavy losses, they still overwhelmingly suppressed them.

The Hong Huang army surged like a tide, chasing closely, like madmen.

This battle was a utter disaster for the Hong Huang. They had lost over two million in the heavenly tribulation alone, along with five emperor's sons killed, and countless princes and imperial sons wiped out—a true defeat.

As the Hong Huang chased, the Zhutian emperor's sons fled at top speed, scattering in all directions.

Ye Chen was the fastest, shaking off the five emperor's sons on his tail.

It was not until nightfall that he stopped in a mountain valley, collapsing onto the ground with a thud. Staring at his empty storage bag, he felt a pang of pain—the treasures he had scavenged were gone, leaving him broke again.

From the bronze furnace, Ji Ning Shuang emerged, her body enveloped in xian guang, pure and flawless. The wounds from the heavenly tribulation had fully healed, and her vital energy was now incredibly vigorous, her dao principles extremely dominant.

Ye Chen looked Ji Ning Shuang up and down, clicking his tongue in amazement, as if observing a monster. Having survived the Shiliu Di heavenly tribulation, she was truly different, with a subtle aura that flickered in and out of existence.

Ji Ning Shuang felt uncomfortable under his gaze. Even she hadn't expected this heavenly tribulation to summon the Shiliu Di, nearly costing her life. It was only thanks to Ye Chen's warning that she had made it through.

"Let's go." Ye Chen stood up and stepped into the void. Ji Ning Shuang collected her thoughts and followed.

The two ignored the Hong Huang pursuit and headed straight for the depths of the Yi Ji.

Passing by that dark abyss, Ye Chen paused, confirming once more that the purple-robed figure he had fought was a fa ze shen of Dao Ancestor Hong Jun. This Tian Zun Yi Ji was undoubtedly connected to the Dao Ancestor.

The rest of the journey was quite peaceful, with no Hong Huang interference and nothing out of the ordinary.

However, both of them occasionally furrowed their brows, their eyes flickering with uncertain light. The deeper they went, the more oppressive it felt—a pressure that came from their souls and bloodlines.

"What do you think?" Ye Chen asked via voice transmission.

"I can't calculate its origin." Ji Ning Shuang shook her head lightly.

"This era is truly interesting." Ye Chen chuckled, crossing a vast sea and landing in a mountain range. This mountain held its own hidden realm, with a palace buried beneath it.

Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang entered, finding the palace partially collapsed. Clearly, they were not the first visitors. Inside, there was little of note—just stone platforms and copper pillars.

"We're too late; the treasures have been taken." Ye Chen scanned the area, feeling a bit regretful.

"There's actually another palace here." Surprised voices echoed from outside, and before the words faded, three figures entered—all from the Hong Huang race, and all Hong Huang quasi-emperors.

But upon seeing Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang, their expressions changed drastically. Without a second thought, they turned to flee.

"You're here now, so why run?" Ye Chen stepped forward, blocking their path.

"I'll fight you to the death." One quasi-emperor roared, knowing he was no match, and activated over a dozen secret techniques to boost his power, unleashing a devastating xian mang.

Ye Chen sneered, easily dodging the xian mang and piercing the quasi-emperor's brow with a finger strike, shattering his divine sea and obliterating his yuan shen. He sent the true body straight to the Yellow Springs.

Thud! Thud!

Ji Ning Shuang was equally swift, beheading the other two quasi-emperors with a single sword each.

The three Hong Huang quasi-emperors were slain in less than three exchanges. Even in death, they felt aggrieved—why, in such a vast Tian Zun Yi Ji, did they have to run into them? Three quasi-emperors weren't even enough for one person to sweep aside.

Ye Chen had already collected their storage bags. Now penniless, he cherished storage bags more than anything. Fortunately, the three quasi-emperors' collections did not disappoint, providing a substantial windfall.

"This place isn't simple." Ji Ning Shuang murmured softly. While Ye Chen sorted through the spoils, she examined their surroundings.

"Oh?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"There's another realm beneath the palace." Ji Ning Shuang stopped at one spot, gazing down intently.

Prompted by her words, Ye Chen crouched down, narrowing his eyes at the ground. Not looking wouldn't reveal it, but one glance was shocking—beneath the palace lay another vast space, like a hidden world. Unfortunately, even with his insight, he couldn't see through it clearly; it was profoundly mysterious.

Ye Chen stood up immediately, clenching his golden fist and slamming it toward the ground.

Clang!

A metallic crash rang out as his punch struck like iron, sparking brightly but failing to break through. Clearly, this place was like the earlier abyss, with array patterns embedded within, requiring someone inside to activate them or a forceful breakthrough.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen summoned the Hun Dun Ding, hoping it might open a path.

But this time, luck was not on his side. The Hun Dun Ding hummed but couldn't find an entrance, and like Ye Chen's attempt, it failed to break through and was even shaken away.