Ye Chen remained silent, his expression growing even colder, his eyes flashing with sharp killing intent. Faced with the provocation from Zhu Xian Jian, he was powerless, not even knowing where Zhu Xian Jian was. This feeling drove him to the brink of madness.
A faint laugh echoed again, mocking and playful. "The Holy Body being unbeatable at the same level is truly a joke."
Zhu Xian Jian's words were not wrong. The myth of the Holy Body being undefeated at the same level had been shattered today. Ye Chen had indeed been defeated, but not by Ji Ningshuang—it was by Zhu Xian Jian, by the undying and unhealing Blood Limit state, with absolute suppression of combat power. He was utterly helpless to turn the tide.
In the end, Ye Chen said nothing. He abruptly turned and fled toward the exit.
As he moved, the still Ji Ningshuang also stirred, crossing the vast sky. Her scattered red hair swayed in the wind, each strand and lock dyed with colorful immortal glow. The curse mark on her forehead remained as striking as ever, flashing with a demonic light that granted her a mysterious power.
Thunderous booms resounded once more, leaving the heavens and earth in utter ruins.
This journey was far from peaceful.
From all directions, figures kept appearing, without exception, all at the emperor's descendant level. They fought as they went.
The time limit for the Tian Zun Legacy was drawing near, and everyone inside was heading out. If they didn't leave, they would remain here forever, turning into a pile of bones in the legacy, eventually becoming dust in the annals of history.
The numerous emperor's descendants fought like mad, turning it into a massive free-for-all.
The four corners of the world were shrouded in darkness, with storm clouds churning in the sky and lightning tearing through it. Flames erupted from the ground, and lava flowed wildly. This scene resembled the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld, with destructive omens sketched out and vengeful spirits wailing in agony, truly forming a hellish landscape.
"Since we're fighting, let's make it a real brawl!" Ming Jue roared, tearing off his armor and stripping off his upper clothes to reveal his ancient bronze skin, etched with old divine patterns that merged with his fresh blood.
This guy had truly gone berserk, activating countless forbidden techniques and pushing his potential to the limit. His bloodline danced with the Dao principles, and his origin intertwined with his Dao roots. Wielding a Saint King-level emperor's sword, he battled a Hong Huang emperor's descendant.
"If anyone's not leaving, let's fight till the end of time!" Zi Yu of the Wuji Emperor shouted, his voice piercing the heavens as his murderous aura surged like a tidal wave. He unleashed emperor's path immortal arts one after another, each strike causing the sky to shatter and the earth to crack.
It seemed he had no intention of leaving and was even prepared to drag a Hong Huang emperor's descendant down with him to the grave.
His words made all the emperor's descendants from the various heavens boil with fighting spirit. The Tian Zun Legacy was about to end, but the exclusive war among the emperor's descendants was just beginning. They were determined to slaughter the Hong Huang emperor's descendants in this perilous and opportunity-filled legacy, just as they had said before—once they entered, they never planned to leave.
In contrast, the Hong Huang emperor's descendants were growing timid. It was clear that the emperor's descendants from the various heavens had all gone mad, ready to trade lives and turn the legacy into the emperor's descendants' tomb.
"No time to go crazy with you all." The Hong Huang emperor's descendants fought while retreating. Though they had the numerical advantage, none dared to engage fully, fearing they would be targeted by one of the madmen from the various heavens and pulled to their doom.
"Spineless rats." The emperor's descendants from the various heavens stood shoulder to shoulder, pursuing and slaughtering them relentlessly.
This scene was truly ironic.
Looking into the distance, the twenty-something Hong Huang emperor's descendants were actually being chased by just over a dozen from the various heavens. Despite their absolute numerical superiority, none turned back to fight, all fleeing toward the legacy's exit.
How many eons had passed since the Tian Zun Legacy began? From the day it was designated as the battlefield for the emperor's descendants, when had the emperor's descendants from the various heavens not been at a disadvantage? But this time, it was the Hong Huang side being forced to retreat, with each emperor's descendant fleeing without any dignity, shaming their ancestors.
While that battle raged on, Ye Chen's side was also under siege.
Another wave of Hong Huang emperor's descendants, over thirty strong, had blocked off a mountain range, setting up a formation and lying in wait. Their goal was to hold Ye Chen for Ji Ningshuang—or rather, to wait for her to kill Ye Chen and then eliminate her as well. They had no intention of letting these two great enemies escape.
"Persistent ghosts." Ye Chen snorted coldly, not slowing down as he shot toward the mountains like a divine ray.
"Where do you think you're going?" A Hong Huang emperor's descendant sneered, activating the formation—a specialized trapping array.
"Do you really think you can stop me?" Ye Chen thundered, his voice shaking the eight directions. He stepped through the Taixu, soaring across the nine heavens, each step landing precisely on the array patterns. To him, this so-called trapping formation was merely a decoration; not every array was as terrifying as the one in the Desert Ancient City.
At the same time, Ji Ningshuang arrived, ignoring the formation just as Ye Chen had, treating the thirty-plus Hong Huang emperor's descendants like air as she focused solely on attacking him. Her sword struck with devastating force.
"Shifting Heavens and Swapping Earth." Ye Chen had already targeted someone, attempting to swap positions with them.
But once again, he miscalculated. The space in this area had been sealed, making Shifting Heavens and Swapping Earth ineffective.
Thud!
Ji Ningshuang's sword arrived, slashing him so that blood and bones flew everywhere.
"After suffering once, did you really think we'd fall for it twice?" Seeing Ye Chen drenched in blood and soaring through the sky, the Hong Huang emperor's descendants laughed ferociously. They knew the profundity of his Shifting Heavens and Swapping Earth and had prepared accordingly, sealing the space to block it and counter him specifically.
"Very well." Ye Chen chuckled coldly, halting his retreat. While healing his Holy Body and dodging Ji Ningshuang's attacks, thousands of immortal lights burst from within him.
These were not immortal lights but various artifacts, all plundered along the way.
"Explode!"
With Ye Chen's light command, the thousands of artifacts detonated simultaneously, their power directed not at the Hong Huang emperor's descendants but at the sealed space.
One could imagine the terrifying might of thousands of artifacts exploding at once. Even the Hong Huang emperor's descendants felt their scalps tingle, instinctively retreating to avoid the backlash.
The seal on the space was forcibly shattered.
That was exactly Ye Chen's goal. Without the spatial seal, he could use Shifting Heavens and Swapping Earth, resolving this apparent dead end.
"Come on, keep going!" Ye Chen cursed loudly, charging at the Hong Huang emperor's descendants.
"Destroy him!" The Hong Huang emperor's descendants roared in fury, attacking together with sword shadows, palm strikes, divine abilities, secret techniques, and array patterns, all raining down like a storm and shattering the heavens inch by inch.
Ye Chen gritted his teeth, activating his Tyrant Body form and erecting a Chaos Realm, layering on hundreds of defensive secret techniques.
He had gone mad too, intent on breaking through head-on.
There was no choice—he had Ji Ningshuang chasing him from behind, so he had to force his way through.
Boom! Bang!
In an instant, his Chaos Realm illusion exploded into nothing, the dazzling golden Tyrant Body form was blasted apart, and the hundreds of defensive secret techniques were shattered one by one.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
His final defense was his own Ancient Holy Body, nearly reduced to a mass of flesh and blood. The combined assault from over thirty Hong Huang emperor's descendants nearly wiped him out in one wave.
Fortunately, his Saintly Dao Reversal was powerful enough to keep him going.
"Destroy him!" The Hong Huang emperor's descendants shouted in unison as their second wave of attacks arrived.
"You've got no chance." Ye Chen snapped coldly, using Shrinking Earth into Inches several times to close in on the Hong Huang emperor's descendants, then executing Shifting Heavens and Swapping Earth to swap positions with one of them.
Thud!
Dark blood sprayed out as that emperor's descendant was split in half by Ji Ningshuang's sword, with only his primordial spirit escaping.
"Retreat! Retreat now!" The Hong Huang emperor's descendants yelled, scattering in all directions and trying to stay as far from Ye Chen as possible.
They had miscalculated badly. They had anticipated his Shifting Heavens and Swapping Earth and sealed the space in advance, but they never expected him to break the spatial seal and charge straight through the onslaught to get close.
Now they were in trouble. Ye Chen had broken in, and without the spatial seal, they were all within range of his technique—who knew whom he would swap with next?
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The scene in the heavens grew even more bloody. Ye Chen timed it perfectly, swapping positions with one emperor's descendant after another, causing the Hong Huang side to bleed and fall one by one.
The Hong Huang emperor's descendants weren't fools. In just a few instants, they fled to the outer edges. "Set up a barrier to trap him!"
As they spoke, the emperor's descendants formed seals, conjuring a barrier that enveloped a radius of ten thousand zhang, trapping both Ye Chen and Ji Ningshuang inside.
"Open for me!" Ye Chen bellowed, throwing a punch.
Clang!
The barrier was incredibly sturdy; his punch failed to break it, sending him staggering back. Before he could steady himself, Ji Ningshuang's finger strike pierced his back, creating a gruesome bloody hole.
"Die!" The Hong Huang emperor's descendants outside the barrier laughed excitedly, like spectators watching Ji Ningshuang pursue and wound Ye Chen—this sight was truly delightful.
Ye Chen glanced around without a word, positioning himself at the barrier's edge. He couldn't break it, but that didn't mean Ji Ningshuang couldn't. In essence, he was borrowing her power.
Sure enough, Ji Ningshuang charged over, thrusting her sword with enough force to pierce anything.
Ye Chen didn't move until the sword tip was just an inch from him, then he vanished into the Dust Space.
His disappearance meant Ji Ningshuang's sword struck the barrier instead.
In that instant, the barrier was pierced, her sword creating a massive hole.
Now!
Ye Chen emerged from the Dust Space and darted through the hole in a flash.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. The Hong Huang emperor's descendants, who had been laughing maliciously moments before, now wore twisted expressions. By the time they regained their senses, Ye Chen was charging at them again.
"Bastards!" The thirty-plus Hong Huang emperor's descendants erupted in rage. "Split up and kill!"
Immediately, they divided into two groups.
One group: five emperor's descendants surrounded Ye Chen.
The other group: nearly thirty rushed toward Ji Ningshuang, encircling her in layers.
The Hong Huang emperor's descendants' intent was clear—to separate the two and prevent Ye Chen from using Ji Ningshuang's momentum to trap them.
"Not bad, they're not stupid." Ye Chen muttered to himself, blocked by the five emperor's descendants in a section of the void.
On the other side, Ji Ningshuang's situation was even more precarious, with over thirty emperor's descendants hemming her in tightly. Even in her Blood Limit state, she couldn't withstand such a group assault.
What was more troublesome was the distance.
From that direction, another twenty-plus Hong Huang emperor's descendants arrived, driven here by the pursuit from the various heavens.
Spotting the battle and seeing Ye Chen and Ji Ningshuang surrounded, the twenty-plus Hong Huang emperor's descendants joined the fight.
Perfect! With the original thirty-plus plus these newcomers, that made nearly sixty—essentially all the Hong Huang emperor's descendants except those already slain were here.
Naturally, Ye Chen's side wasn't without reinforcements.
The emperor's descendants from the various heavens had also arrived, though only about a dozen, each one a madman.
In an instant, the number of emperor's descendants swelled to over seventy, with both the various heavens and Hong Huang sides present—except for the Chaos Body and a few others—turning it into a true all-out brawl.
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