Chapter 760: The Powerful Black-Clad Man

Boom! Rumble! Thunderous roars!

The pitch-black night was far from peaceful. From afar, one could see a range of mountains where peak after peak was collapsing in a massive battlefield scene.

On one side were Dan Chen and Dan Yi, their group exuding powerful auras, yet all looking disheveled. The worst off were Xian Huo Dao Shen and Tian Lei Dao Shen, who had been the first to engage the Hei Yi Ren in battle and were now nearly reduced to their original forms.

On the other side, the Hei Yi Ren was extraordinarily mysterious, his body flickering in and out of visibility, sometimes illusory and sometimes solid. His movements were impossibly swift, his eyes filled with a deathly stillness that gleamed with eerie, terrifying light. He tread upon a sea of blood, his oppressive presence so overwhelming that he seemed like a cultivator of the Tian Jing level.

"Esteemed one, with such formidable cultivation, you must be renowned in Da Chu. Aren't you afraid of being scorned by future generations for acting this way?"

Dan Chen charged forward, unleashing a supreme secret technique that summoned a massive illusory alchemy furnace to engulf the Hei Yi Ren.

"How dare you lecture me?"

The Hei Yi Ren snorted coldly, his body erupting with thousands of rays of blood light that shattered Dan Chen's illusory furnace outright. Even Dan Chen was forced to grunt and retreat.

"Hiding your face like a coward, unwilling to show your true form?"

Dan Yi and the others executed their world-shaking divine abilities, attacking from all directions.

The Hei Yi Ren smirked mockingly, shifting in a single step to evade their assaults. He then flipped his hand to summon a killing sword, sweeping it across the sky in a wide arc. A blood-red halo laced with thunder rapidly spread outward, slicing through two towering mountains at the waist.

Seeing this, Dan Yi and his companions' expressions changed drastically as they hurriedly deployed secret techniques to defend themselves. Though they were all at the Zhun Tian Jing level, the Hei Yi Ren's power left them utterly astonished.

"Seal!"

Xian Huo Dao Shen and Tian Lei Dao Shen lunged forward, each casting sealing secret techniques to buy time for Dan Chen and the others.

"True fire and heavenly thunder—today will be a great harvest indeed."

The Hei Yi Ren bared his ghastly white teeth and swept his palm across the void. The onrushing Xian Huo Dao Shen and Tian Lei Dao Shen were instantly struck back to their original forms, their glows nearly extinguished.

"Suppress!"

Dan Chen shouted coldly and summoned his life-bound artifact, a golden bronze furnace that instantly expanded to dozens of yards, radiating brilliant golden light. Every wisp of its aura felt as heavy as a mountain, bearing down on the Hei Yi Ren from above.

The Hei Yi Ren sneered, a divine light flickering at his brow as a dark ray shot out, transforming into his own life-bound artifact—a black bronze furnace. Unlike Dan Chen's, this one was shrouded in demonic and murderous energy, echoing with the wails of vengeful spirits.

Bang!

The golden and black furnaces collided, sending Dan Chen's golden furnace flying and causing him to spit out blood.

"A life-bound artifact." Dan Chen stared grimly at the black bronze furnace hovering in the air, recognizing it as one refined by a Tian Jing cultivator.

"The lord of Dan City? What a joke."

The Hei Yi Ren darted forward like a ghost, his palm covering the sky as it pressed down on Dan Chen. Before it even landed, dozens of surrounding mountains turned to dust, unable to withstand the force.

"Jiuzhou Xuan Tian, upholding the heavens and earth!"

At that moment, a resounding voice echoed as two divine rainbows streaked across the sky—one a massive cauldron and the other a grand map. Upon closer inspection, they were the Hun Dun Shen Ding and the Jiuzhou Xuan Tian Tu.

Boom!

The Hei Yi Ren's sky-covering palm seal was instantly shattered, the attack coming so suddenly that even he staggered back.

"The Jiuzhou Xuan Tian Tu." The Hei Yi Ren withstood the pressure and glanced at the floating Jiuzhou Xuan Tian Tu, his eyes igniting with fiery greed. Upon seeing the Hun Dun Shen Ding, his gaze filled with pure avarice. "A spiritual artifact refined from the Da Luo Shen Ding."

"Ten Thousand Swords as One!"

Ye Chen arrived, launching a powerful single-target strike. Countless sword shadows merged into one, forming an unparalleled divine sword that pierced through the void with devastating force, hurtling toward the Hei Yi Ren.

"Overestimating yourself." The Hei Yi Ren chuckled coldly and extended a finger of divine light, crushing the oncoming divine sword.

"Wind God Art!"

Ye Chen followed with another single-target strike, his Wind God Sword enveloped in thunderous power. Its might was no less than Ten Thousand Swords as One, enhanced by numerous other secret techniques, making it incredibly dominant.

"This move is barely passable." The Hei Yi Ren laughed mockingly, forming a seal with one hand to instantly conjure a shield armor before him.

Clang!

As the sound of metal clashing rang out, Ye Chen's peak strike stabbed into the shield, sparking flames. Yet, such a formidable attack failed to breach its defense, filling Ye Chen with unprecedented shock.

He knew his own combat strength best—after advancing to the peak of Kong Ming Jing's seventh level, he could challenge any expert below Tian Jing. But now, he felt an overwhelming sense of defeat; the Hei Yi Ren's defense was absurdly powerful.

"Ruining my plans—you deserve to die."

The Hei Yi Ren charged like a phantom, his movements eerie and speed blinding.

"Killing me comes at a price."

Ye Chen snorted coldly, channeling his vital energy into the Hun Dun Shen Ding and Jiuzhou Xuan Tian Tu. The two mighty weapons erupted with power, sealing off a section of the sky and even halting the Hei Yi Ren's agile movements.

"Eight Wastelands Slash!"

In the next instant, Ye Chen swung the Ba Long Blade, unleashing a domineering golden blade light that cleaved through the heavens.

"Kong Ming Jing's seventh level, yet with such combat power." The Hei Yi Ren's eyes narrowed for the first time, forcibly resisting the pressure from the Hun Dun Shen Ding and Jiuzhou Xuan Tian Tu. He countered with a palm strike that shattered the Eight Wastelands Slash outright, sending Ye Chen staggering back with a grunt.

Hmm?

As the Hei Yi Ren was sent flying, his eyes narrowed again, locking onto Ye Chen's finger where a jade ring gleamed conspicuously, symbolizing supreme authority.

"Xuan Cang Jade Ring!"

The Hei Yi Ren murmured, his gaze sharpening as he stared at Ye Chen. "So, he is Ye Chen, the ninety-ninth generation Saint Lord of Yan Huang."

"What a stroke of luck—I've searched high and low, only to find him so easily!" The Hei Yi Ren's lips curled into a mocking smile, his eyes burning with intensity as he fixed on Ye Chen.

As the Hei Yi Ren muttered, Dan Chen and his companions attacked from nine directions, each forming different seals.

"Furnace Nurturing Hundred Classics!"

As the nine shouted in unison, divine rainbows burst from their heavenly spirits, converging in the air to form a massive alchemy furnace. Inside, nine types of true flames raged, its pressure immense. Even the powerful Hei Yi Ren stumbled slightly, once again enveloped by the furnace.

"Dan Xuan, your grand-disciples have some skill after all."

The Hei Yi Ren snorted coldly in his mind, his aura surging explosively and causing the heavens to roar. He raised his hands and tore fiercely, ripping a huge gash in the newly formed furnace.

Ugh!

With their secret technique forcefully broken, Dan Chen and the others were shaken back, their eyes filled with horror.

After all, they were nine Zhun Tian Jing experts, mostly alchemists unversed in combat, but their numbers should have overwhelmed the Hei Yi Ren. Yet, they still couldn't harm him. As fellow alchemists at the peak of Zhun Tian Jing, his strength far exceeded their expectations.

"I'm not interested in you."

The Hei Yi Ren glanced at Dan Chen and the others before charging straight at Ye Chen.

"Stop him!"

Dan Yi and Dan Chen moved to block his path, one on the left and one on the right.

"Get out of my way!"

The Hei Yi Ren shouted lightly, his massive hand sweeping across the sky to unleash a sea of blood, followed by a palm strike that created a blood-red starry expanse. Dan Chen and Dan Yi, who had just rushed in, were sent flying.

"Wind God Art!"

In a flash, Ye Chen was upon him, still using his powerful single-target strike. He moved like the wind, invisible in his speed, his Wind God Sword wrapped in thunder and immortal fire as it pierced through the void.

The Hei Yi Ren's gaze turned cold, countering with a finger of divine light that stabbed toward the heavens.

High in the sky, Ye Chen's Wind God Sword and the Hei Yi Ren's finger of divine light raced toward each other—one overwhelmingly powerful, the other carrying destructive penetration force—both peak strikes.

However, just as they were about to collide, Ye Chen's left eye with its Xian Lun seal slowly rotated.

"Heavenly Dao!"

As Ye Chen murmured inwardly, a black vortex appeared at the point of impact, instantly swallowing the Hei Yi Ren's finger of divine light.

Hmm? The Hei Yi Ren's gaze sharpened. "Another one of those secret techniques."

Clang!

With the finger of divine light gone, Ye Chen's sword advanced unimpeded, striking instantly.

Splash!

Blood sprayed as the Hei Yi Ren's chest was pierced, the terrifying killing intent on the Wind God Sword invading his body and making even him cough up blood.

"You deserve to die!"

The Hei Yi Ren's face twisted in fury, his palm blade inscribed with ancient scripts chopping toward Ye Chen's heavenly spirit.

"Divine Scar!"

Ye Chen, who had been poised and ready, unleashed his prepared strike in an instant. At such close range, his attack was lightning-fast, leaving even the Hei Yi Ren unable to react.

Ugh!

The Hei Yi Ren was hit squarely, grunting as he staggered back.

Everything happened too suddenly; he was caught off guard. His brow was pierced, the Divine Scar's power devastating and targeted at the soul. Though his soul force was thick, massive waves churned in his sea of consciousness, his entire head buzzing as if about to explode.

"Ninefold Eight Wastelands!"

Seizing this rare opportunity, Ye Chen showed no mercy. He channeled his Hun Dun Wuji Dao, fusing nine layers of Eight Wastelands Fist intent into a single punch that sent the unsteady Hei Yi Ren flying with blood and bones scattering.

"Ninefold Eight Wastelands!"

"Ninefold Eight Wastelands!"

"Ninefold Eight Wastelands!"

Ye Chen's vital energy soared to the heavens as he pressed on relentlessly like a raging dragon, each punch infused with Ninefold Eight Wastelands Fist intent, every strike carrying overwhelming force and nearly crippling the Hei Yi Ren's body.

Clang! Buzz!

Dan Chen and the others weren't idle either, swarming from all sides with their strongest divine abilities—whether palm seals, sword lights, fist shadows, or blade glows—all extraordinarily powerful.