Ancient Godly Monarch - Chapter 958

Chapter 958: Tripartite Confrontation

 

In the City of Ancient Emperors, the disciples of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect were all in a state of dispiritedness. Their treasures had all been cleanly seized away, and they were all suffering from various degrees of injuries; it was simply a great humiliation.

However, not one of them were in a temper because at the very least, they could leave that place alive. This was actually because Qin Wentian had taken pity on them, saying that it wasn’t easy for their cultivation base to reach such a stage. If not, and had Qin Wentian ordered a slaughter, they would all be dead men. How brutal would that be?

No one believed that Qin Wentian would dare to kill, yet Qin Wentian had actually done so in the face of Que Tianyi’s master, an immortal emperor. How could he be bothered with killing a few more then? He didn’t kill them simply because he didn’t intend to kill them. They had once partaken in the same examination together during the Eastern Sage Immortal banquet, and now their lives were in his hands. He was the lofty sect leader of the Qin Sect. And these disciples from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect couldn’t even stand against a single strike from him.

Right after stepping into the City of Ancient Emperors, Qin Wentian had already given them an unforgettable lesson. It was highly likely that in this life, they would never be able to forget that scene which occurred earlier.

This group of geniuses all seemed to have the life beaten out of them. They quietly walked around the City of Ancient Emperors, but right at this moment, in the space before them, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared. The body of this figure shimmered with a dark golden light, and a stifling pressure radiated from him. One could feel how overwhelmingly powerful and sharp he was—this man was definitely an extremely dangerous character.

The disciples of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect no longer dared to underestimate any of the geniuses here in the City of Ancient Emperors. They stared at the figure as he descended from the air. His hands were clasped behind his back, and his dark golden eyes looked extremely terrifying. He gazed at them all and asked, “Humiliated by the Qin Sect?”

Gusu Tianqi tilted his head and stared at the man who’d just appeared. “What’s that got to do with you?”

A cold smile appeared on the young man’s face. He then stated, “Coincidentally, I’ve been meaning to establish a power of my own. From now on, you guys can follow me.”

“Arrogant.” The disciples of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect stared at the figure before them. Yet another arrogant individual. With just a sentence, he wanted the geniuses of their Eastern Sage Immortal Sect to follow him?

“Although we were defeated, that doesn’t mean that our strength is weak. Why must we follow you?” one of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect’s geniuses spoke icily. Before this, the anger they were suppressing felt like it could violently erupt at any moment.

“Why?” That person coldly laughed, “Don’t you guys feel as weak as ants in the City of Ancient Emperors? However, I’m able to allow your pride to continue existing here. I, Mo Xie, am the only one who can bestow upon you all such glory.”

This person who’d just appeared was none other than Mo Xie. His gaze turned sharp as he advanced towards the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect’s disciples. His aura gushed forth and the vastness of the might he generated caused everyone to feel how powerful he was. Gusu Tianqi’s countenance changed as he seriously stared at this person before them.

“Qin Wentian alone was enough to cause all your face and prestige to be swept to the ground. With him here, you guys in the City of Ancient Emperors are destined to never be able to raise your head up high. However, I alone am enough to threaten the entire Qin Sect.” Mo Xie’s words were incomparably arrogant. He was now in front of Gusu Tianqi, his hand stretched towards him. In the next instant, Gusu Tianqi only felt a stifling pressure boring down on him. That shocking strength was so strong that he couldn’t even breathe.

—BOOM!— Gusu Tianqi unleashed his constellation. A sun furnace appeared and the surrounding temperature towered up. Mo Xie glanced upwards, his dark golden eyes were extremely terrifying, and shot a ray of light towards the numerous suns that appeared. However, powerful sun spears manifested and shot back towards him. Mo Xie grabbed out in the air, and a dark golden gigantic palm imprint immediately captured all the sun spears aiming for him, crushing them with ease. With a thunderous boom, the sun furnace was destroyed by Mo Xie and its terrifying flames began spewing about in all directions.

At the same time, Mo Xie appeared right before Gusu Tianqi, with only a few inches separating them. He coldly spoke, “In front of me, Qin Wentian can only flee. How could you guys ever be my opponent? I can give you a choice. Follow me or die?”

As the sound of Mo Xie’s words faded away, a destructive might enveloped everyone in the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. It felt like with his strength alone, he could instantly lay waste to all the geniuses present before him.

Gusu Tianqi stared at that pair of dark golden eyes; Mo Xie was akin to a true devil. He finally understood why geniuses of the immortal realms came to the City of Ancient Emperors to temper themselves. Because here they were able to see the most elite of their own generations, and widen their horizons. They wouldn’t be frogs in the well, believing that they were unrivaled under the heavens merely with their puny strength.

Mo Xie recruited these disciples of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect who were just defeated and humiliated by the Qin Sect. Not only that, the news of Mo Xie establishing a power soon circulated around the City of Ancient Emperors, and there were many who came forth to join it.

The sect leader was Mo Xie, ranked second in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. He was someone more powerful than Nanfeng Yunxi or Qin Wentian.

Why was the Violet Sect so powerful? It was because they had Zi Daoyang, who was ranked at the top of the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

And now, Mo Xie had established his own power, and had named his sect: Evil Palace!

It felt like the Evil Palace was destined to rise in power. In a few short days, hundreds of geniuses had joined. Among them were even those who’d ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and they were all extremely ruthless and cruel characters.

This caused people to think of the declining Twin Stars Alliance. Because they’d been defeated by Qin Wentian, the Twin Stars Alliance was doomed to be the cause for the Qin Sect’s rise to power. Right now, three major powers had appeared in the City of Ancient Emperors, forming a balanced triangle of power, a confrontation of three.

These three powers were none other than Zi Daoyang’s Violet Sect, Mo Xie’s Evil Palace, and Qin Wentian’s Qin Sect. Together, the three contained the top-ranked five in the Immortal Ascension Rankings—the first time such a scenario had appeared in the City of Ancient Emperors.

The Evil Palace established by Mo Xie gave the Qin Sect a formless pressure. A while back, news had circulated around the City of Ancient Emperors that during the time when they fought for an ancient emperor’s inheritance, Qin Wentian had seized the inheritance which originally belonged to Mo Xie. After that, he joined forces with Nanfeng Yunxi and Princess Qing`er and injured Mo Xie, forcing him to retreat. Undoubtedly, the three of them had deeply offended Mo Xie. And many people speculated that Mo Xi had established the Evil Palace—and recruited the disciples of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect—for no other reason than to deal with the Qin Sect.

Presently in the Qin Sect, behind a waterfall, all the important characters of the Qin Sect were gathered.

Qin Wentian, Qing`er, Nanfeng Yunxi, Jun Mengchen, Zi Qingxuan, Hua Taixu, Xu Ruxue, Li Yu, and a few others sat in a circle. Li Yu then spoke, “Today, I received news that the Evil Palace already has 120 experts within their ranks. After fighting for the inheritance that day, Mo Xie vanished without a trace. He should have been in closed-door seclusion, cultivating for a period of time, but now he’s appeared and already made his move. There’s a high possibility that he’s aiming for the Qin Sect.”

Evidently, the Qin Sect was feeling the pressure. Although they were powerful, they still hadn’t reached a state of invincibility in the City of Ancient Emperors.

Previously, Que Tianyi had led the group of disciples from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect into this place. They had all been filled with contempt, and believed themselves to be one of the strongest. The Qin Sect might be able to gaze at this group with disdain, but for an existence such as Mo Xie, they definitely couldn’t underestimate him. Especially after he’d made such an impactful move after he reappeared—establishing the Evil Palace. Qin Wentian and his companions could clearly sense that Mo Xie had done so because he was preparing to move against them. They’d injured Mo Xie back then, and given his personality, how could he forgive and forget what they’d done? He would surely never give up seeking revenge.

“Mhm.” Qin Wentian nodded. He turned to Nanfeng Yunxi, “Nanfeng, what do you think?”

“For starters, the Qin Sect should definitely continue to recruit disciples. Mo Xie’s influence is extremely strong, and I heard many people ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings have voluntarily chosen to join the Evil Palace,” Nanfeng Yunxi replied.

“The geniuses in the City of Ancient Emperors are reluctant to act as spectators, and intend to be part of this current storm sweeping across the city. Since this is the case, we will focus on recruiting more talent. Since this is an inevitable battle, we will face it directly.” Qin Wentian nodded in agreement as he continued, “Ruxue, Li Yu, and Taixu. I will leave this matter in your hands. Also, help me inform the members of our Qin Sect that during this period of time, it would be better for them to keep a low profile when they venture out. Don’t be so quick to reveal their identities to outsiders.”

“You mean…?” Li Yu’s gaze froze as he stared at Qin Wentian.

“Although nothing has happened yet, it’s always good to be alert and prepared as early as possible,” Qin Wentian stated.

“Understood.” Li Yu nodded his head.

“Sect leader.” At this moment, a voice drifted over from afar. Qin Wentian immediately asked, “What’s the matter?”

“A brother stationed at the Underworld Mountains has some information. Zi Daoyang has completed his comprehension two days ago, but has yet to come out. He chose to stay in the Underworld Mountains up till now. However, today he has left the Underworld Mountains,” the voice rang out, causing the countenances of those who heard it to change, their eyes gleaming with sharpness.

Zi Daoyang had left the Underworld Mountains.

The one ranked at the top of the Immortal Ascension Rankings had also obtained a portion of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance. His strength would surely improve by another level, and he constituted a threat no lesser than that of Mo Xie.

“Understood. Thanks for the trouble,” Qin Wentian replied as the person left.

“Now that Zi Daoyang has left that place, the situation in the City of Ancient Emperors will soon grow more chaotic. Just like the people have discussed, this triangular balance of power has been formed,” said Li Yu. Qin Wentian nodded, “That’s a certainty. Zi Daoyang and Mo Xie both have a piece of the inheritance of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor, and they’re already destined to be mortal enemies. And since my companion Little Rascal has also gained comprehension of one of the portions, the three powerful forces are already fated to fight against each other.”

“Haha, how interesting. Who could have thought that the powers established by the top-ranked five in the Immortal Ascension Rankings would be in a situation where they’d all be against each other.? I’m truly filled with anticipation to see which of the three can eventually stand at the top, laughing with arrogance at all the geniuses in the City of Ancient Emperors.” Li Yu laughed uproariously. He was truly filled with anticipation in his heart.

Very soon, news circulated around the City of Ancient Emperors. After Zi Daoyang found out the power level of the Qin Sect and the Evil Palace, he restructured his Violet Sect and invited more geniuses to join, causing rising winds and gusting clouds.

And not long after, more shocking news emerged. The Twin Stars Alliance was officially fragmented. Xiao Lengyue knew that it was impossible to deal with Qin Wentian and the Qin Sect while being allied with Xuan Yang. She had chosen to forsake Xuan Yang and had gathered the forces of the former Xiao Sect, joining the Violet Sect instead. In a short period of time, the strength of the Violet Sect had undergone another boost in terms of power.

Right now, the curious people in the City of Ancient Emperors were all mired in discussion. The Qin Sect, the Violet Sect, and the Evil Palace. These three monstrous powers, which of them was the strongest and which of them was the weakest?

Chapter 959: Tyrannical Zi Daoyang

 

The Violet Sect, the Evil Palace and the Qin Sect. The three powers grew stronger and stronger.

And as all three sects were gathering strength, in the open area outside the City of Ancient Emperors, beams of light shot through the air as a number of figures descended onto the earth.

Booming reverberations rocked the heavens and earth, like that of an earthquake. Clouds of dust scattered around, shrouding their silhouettes. And after a long moment, when all the dust finally settled, a large number of figures could be seen.

~bzz bzz bzz~ Four more figures appeared from a different direction, and were floating mid-air above the figures who’d appeared earlier. Each of them seemed to be a leader of a group, and if one were to observe them in more detail, the four great camps of people all had a total of 81 people respectively. In addition, there were over 360 geniuses present. Not only that, all of them were experts at the ninth level of Celestial Phenomenon—the strength of this group was terrifying to the extreme.

“Move out.” The four in the lead all projected extraordinary auras. One of them gave the command, and the entire group entered the city. Everywhere they passed, the crowds felt their hearts trembling at the number of experts these four groups had.

“Are these people from a supreme power in the immortal realms?” A spectating genius spoke in a low voice, feeling a little puzzled. The City of Ancient Emperors was different from other places. The people who came here would usually come in small batches of a few people. It was very rare for a powerful sect in the immortal realms to send so many ascendants here together at the same time. And they were clearly ninth-level ascendants, a whole army of them.

Evidently, they had come here with a purpose. But why were they here exactly?

These people in fact…had all come from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor summoned all the geniuses at the ninth level of Celestial Phenomenon under his command, sweeping through the current seven prefectures still under his control. Under the countless years the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor had held sway, how immense was the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect truly? Not mentioning the geniuses at the ninth level of Celestial Phenomenon, there were even plenty of immortal kings.

Among these ninth-level ascendants, the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect selected over three hundred of the strongest individuals, and then sent them to the City of Ancient Emperors. The four young men in the lead all had extraordinary statuses. They were personal disciples of the four paragons of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, the most outstanding characters at the ninth level of Celestial Phenomenon.

They’d come to this place for one purpose only—to kill Qin Wentian. They wanted to rip out the roots of the Qin Sect completely.

It wasn’t so easy to endure the rage of an immortal emperor-level character.

And right now, Qin Wentian had no idea that an army had been sent to the City of Ancient Emperors to deal with him.

Naturally, he’d thought of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor’s rage. But he didn’t expect the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor to take such swift action by immediately mobilizing the elite members of the Eastern Sage Army to enter the City of Ancient Emperors.

In the Qin Sect, Qin Wentian received the news that Little Rascal had also completed its comprehension and left the Underworld Mountains.

Right now, Qin Wentian was floating in the air, staring at the members of his Qin Sect as he spoke, “Members of the Qin Sect, everyone prepare to move out now.”

As the sound of his voice faded, numerous figures soared into the air. All of them were experts of the Qin Sect. They stared at Qin Wentian with some bewilderment, not knowing why their sect leader had summoned them.

“Make your preparations for battle,” Qin Wentian commanded. After which, he turned to Qing`er. “Qing`er, take out your spatial treasure and we will bring everyone from the Qin Sect and depart for the Underworld Mountains immediately.”

“Right.” Qing`er nodded. With a wave of her hand, her spatial treasure appeared. It was a gigantic leaf that emanated intense spatial energy fluctuations.

“Everyone, follow me.” Qin Wentian and Qing`er stepped onto the gigantic leaf. The other geniuses of the Qin Sect each mounted the leaf as well. They still had no idea what had happened to make Qin Wentian summon the entirety of their strength. They could faintly sense that their opponent this time around—if it wasn’t Zi Daoyang of the Violet Sect—would surely be Mo Xie and his Evil Palace.

Fearsome spatial fluctuations rocked the atmosphere, and the gigantic leaf acted like a flying boat, disappearing directly into the void.

…….

In the Underworld Mountains, the two passageways that led to the caverns were now flooded with people. The man in the lead exuded unmatched magnificence—he was none other than Zi Daoyang.

Before Zi Daoyang stood an incomparably gigantic ferocious demon beast. This demonic beast’s head shone with a golden luster, and its eyes flickered with an extremely chilly light. Low-sounding roars rang out unceasingly as it stared at Zi Daoyang.

“I’ve waited for you for a long time. Who would have thought that you’d be this powerful after obtaining the inheritance? What a surprise…but no matter what, everything shall eventually be mine.” Zi Daoyang’s constellation flashed in the sky—it was like the silhouette of a divinity, and the light circulating around him was like a heaven-devouring diagram that could devour a myriad of living things in the heavens and earth.

Zi Daoyang blasted out his palm and a gigantic violet palm imprint shot through the air, shimmering with divine might. The violet rays shone on the demonic beast ahead, containing an unexcelled might within.

“ROAR!” That powerful demonic beast let out a wrathful roar. Around him, a divine glow flashed, shrouding him protectively with an impenetrable defensive shield.

—BOOM!— The violet palm imprint blasted against it. The screen of light formed from the divine glow began to crack apart. Zi Daoyang snorted coldly as he advanced forth, stretching his hand out and manifesting a palm of darkness that slammed into the cracked screen of light. Boundless runes circulated as the energy from the divine glow barrier was absorbed into him bit by bit.

The experts of the Violet Sect crowded around, tightly sealing the area and allowing no openings for the demonic beast to escape. All this was to aid Zi Daoyang in seizing the portion of comprehension that demonic beast had acquired.

Zi Daoyang was none other than the one who’d ranked first in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and he’d even obtained a portion of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance. If he could acquire another portion, his strength would surely shoot up, and because of this, Zi Daoyang had been well-prepared during these past few days— he’d camped around the Underworld Mountains so he could appear the instant anything strange happened.

Within that screen of light, Little Rascal’s roars shook the heavens and earth. His sharp talons raked out, similarly shimmering with intense runic light, devouring everything it touched. The energy from him and Zi Daoyang attacked each other through the screen of light—it was terrifying to the extreme.

“Who would have thought a vile creature like you would be so powerful? If it weren’t for the fact that you obtained a portion of the inheritance, I would surely tame you to be my mount,” Zi Daoyang coldly spoke. His left palm lifted out, and the violet rays that radiated forth materialized into a violet sword. His constellation shone down its light, causing the violet sword to be infused with an unparalleled sharpness that could slaughter its way through everything.

chi chi… The violet sword slashed down, cleaving through the screen of light as it aimed for Little Rascal’s gigantic body. Little Rascal howled in anger as his other paw smashed out, blocking the violet sword. Despite this, the power within the violet sword could tear apart all defenses, and instantly slashed through the incomparably tough paw, causing fresh blood to flow out while Little Rascal roared in extreme misery.

—bzz!— A beam of intense light flashed as incomparably terrifying spatial fluctuations rumbled the area. After which, a thunderous shout rang out through the sky, “RELEASE HIM!”

Along with that thunderous shout, there seemed to be a palm imprint formed from the hand of God itself, crushing downwards. It was none other than Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand.

Zi Daoyang waved his left hand, his violet sharp sword slashed upwards, clashing against the God’s Hand as a deafening sound echoed from the impact. A moment later, the palm imprint created by the God’s Hand was shattered, but its energy had neutralized the violet sword, causing it to vanish as well.

Numerous palm imprints fell from the sky, each containing an unfathomably profound divine might that could suppress everything. Zi Daoyang retreated rapidly, he turned his gaze up to the air, looking at the newly arrived figures. He saw Qin Wentian standing arrogantly in the air, the experts of the Qin Sect behind him.

An extremely terrifying coldness flickered in Qin Wentian’s eyes. Clearly, it wasn’t Zi Daoyang alone who was keeping tabs on the Underworld Mountains; Qin Wentian, Zi Daoyang, and Mo Xie all had people stationed there. But Qin Wentian hadn’t expected Zi Daoyang to act so swiftly, hence he had no choice but to ask Qing`er to use her spatial treasure.

“While I was comprehending the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance, I heard your fame has been rising day by day in the City of Ancient Emperors. Establishing a sect of your own, did it give you false confidence that you’d be able to fight against me?” An incomparable arrogance radiated from Zi Daoyang. He was ranked at the top of the Immortal Ascension Rankings, no one could fight him.

“ROAR!” Little Rascal roared at him. After which, its body soared up into the air and appeared beside Qin Wentian, glaring coldly at Zi Daoyang down below.

“The strength of this vile beast truly isn’t bad. I couldn’t bear to kill it,” Zi Daoyang spoke in a faint tone as he continued, “Oh, so Nanfeng and Little Sister Qing`er are here as well.”

Qing`er’s countenance was like ice. She coldly replied, “I’m not acquainted with you.”

“In the future I shall pay a visit to Uncle Evergreen, and Little Sister Qing`er will naturally be acquainted with me by then.” Zi Daoyang smiled. After that he turned to Qin Wentian, “Qin Wentian, for the sake of Little Sister Qing`er, I don’t wish to make things difficult for you. You guys can leave here, but this demonic beast is mine for sure.”

“As long as I’m here, that’s absolutely impossible,” Qin Wentian coldly spoke.

“Do you really believe you can stop me? Even if you were at the ninth level instead of the eighth, what can you do? So what if you’re ranked fourth now? The difference between the fourth rank and the first rank is something you can never imagine.” Zi Daoyang’s body shone with a dazzling violet light as his aura intensified. He was like a divinity of his constellation, radiating an untold amount of radiance.

“This is the Violet Emperor’s Ultimate Violet Saint Immortal Art—it contains a boundless might and can boost one’s whole strength to an unfathomable extent, capable of breaking through anything. It’s one of the two famed ultimate arts of the Violet Emperor,” Nanfeng Yunxi transmitted her voice to Qin Wentian, reminding him to be more cautious.

As the sound of her voice faded, she and Qing`er walked to stand beside Qin Wentian, intending to fight side-by-side with him.

Back then the three of them had managed to heavily injure Mo Xie after they joined forces. Zi Daoyang’s strength wasn’t in any way inferior to Mo Xie, but as to his exact level of strength, they would only know after they fought.

Chapter 960: Great Battle in the Underworld Mountains

 

Zi Daoyang stared at the three of them. After which, his eyes landed on Qing`er, “Little Sis Qing`er, if we fought here, how can I answer to your royal father, Uncle Evergreen?”

Qing`er’s countenance turned ice-cold. She ignored Zi Daoyang, but he only turned back to say to Qin Wentian, “Don’t you feel ashamed doing this?”

“When I stepped into the City of Ancient Emperors, you were already ranked first in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. At that time, I was only at the seventh level of Celestial Phenomenon. You think yourself unrivaled here? Could it be you wish to fight one-on-one with me in a fair battle?” Qin Wentian stared at Zi Daoyang as he replied, “After I break through to the ninth level, I will naturally seek you out for a one-on-one battle.”

“Hmph.” Zi Daoyang smiled in disdain. “Lengyue, bring some people to restrain Qing`er. I don’t wish to fight against her. As for Qin Wentian and Nanfeng Yunxi, I will handle them. Didn’t I hear recently that the Qin Sect is said to be the number one power in the City of Ancient Emperors? With my Violet Sect here today, I want the people of the City of Ancient Emperors to see who the true number-one power really is.”

As the sound of his voice faded, the members from both sects unleashed their powerful auras. In just an instant, a fearsome storm swept across the heavens and earth, and it was apparent that a grand chaotic battle was about to unfold.

The violet light Zi Daoyang was radiating illuminated the sky. Boundless violet light materialized into an indomitable sharp sword in the air that ferociously slashed outwards. It contained a supremely powerful might that could destroy everything, aiming for the space between Qin Wentian and Qing`er.

Both of them dodged to the sides. Zi Daoyang stepped out, blasting his palm forward as a boundless violet light transformed into a towering palm imprint. This violet gigantic palm could seemingly crush anything, and seemed to contain the strongest, most overwhelming attack power within it.

Qin Wentian’s body expanded as rumbling sounds echoed out. His entire body shone with a dazzling light, containing countless runes circulating around. Stepping out, his body was akin to a world supreme physique, containing the power to suppress everything. He unleashed his constellation as its light enveloped him protectively, but even so, it would be extremely tough for him to stand against that gigantic violet palm imprint.

—BOOM!— Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand blasted out with an overwhelming might that could shake the heavens and earth, slamming into the violet palm imprint. Two powerful forces met in mid-air, drawing the attention of many people. The Ultimate Violet Saint Immortal Art was proclaimed to have one of the strongest attacks, whereas the God’s Hand—being an inheritance of Ancient Emperor Yi—was also known for its tyrannical power. This was a clash of the strongest attacks.

A thunderous boom sounded out as the palm imprints collapsed, causing the spectators’ hearts to tremble. It looked like the God’s Hand, the inheritance of Ancient Emperor Yi, was still a shade stronger than the Ultimate Violet Saint Immortal Art. Both of the palm imprints collapsed together, but it must be known that Zi Daoyang was a level higher in terms of cultivation base compared to Qin Wentian.

On the other side, Xiao Lengyue brought her men to surround Qing`er and delay her. A total of four experts were currently fighting against her, completely separating her from Qin Wentian.

Nanfeng Yunxi was by Qin Wentian’s side. A phantom of an ancient phoenix covered her as its red glow filled the sky. Stabbing forth with her finger, the clarion cry of a phoenix sounded out as it shot towards Zi Daoyang.

Zi Daoyang snorted coldly. His constellation shone with a brilliant light as he too, unleashed a finger attack. Momentarily, a ray of light containing boundless might completely absorbed the fire phoenix finger.

“RETURN!” Zi Daoyang roared. The fire phoenix finger attack actually reversed its trajectory, shooting back toward Qin Wentian and Nanfeng Yunxi.

Nanfeng Yunxi’s countenance changed. She stabbed out with her finger again, manifesting another fire phoenix. The two fire phoenix’s slammed against each other in mid-air, and both exploded from the impact amidst their cries of misery.

“Today, it’s truly my honor to be able to experience two of the Violet Emperor’s supreme arts—the Ultimate Violet Saint Immortal Art and the Thousand Autumns Emperor Art,” said Nanfeng Yunxi. The Ultimate Violet Saint Immortal Art was a supreme, indomitable attacking power, while the Thousand Autumns Emperor Art was a mystical onslaught. Not only could it defend against powerful attacks, it could even reverse an opponent’s attacks back on others. This technique was of a higher grade compared to the Xuan Emperor’s Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art. This was why Xuan Yang wasn’t even worthy of a single mention in the face of Zi Daoyang.

Naturally, in the immortal realms, the Xuan Emperor wasn’t comparable to the Violet Emperor either. The Violet Emperor was a supreme peak-level immortal emperor character.

“Nanfeng, ordinary attacks are basically useless against me. The two of you aren’t a match for me,” Zi Daoyang spoke. He then stepped out and continued in a cold voice, “Nobody can stop me.”

As the sound of his voice faded, violet qi filled the sky. Boundless light congregated on Zi Daoyang as though the violet qi was rising from the east. A supreme might gushed forth from him as Zi Daoyang blasted his palms out, manifesting an incomparably gigantic violet palm that could ravage everything, capable of killing even the gods if they tried to obstruct him.

Qin Wentian unleashed his strength to its absolute limits. Thunderous rumbling sounds echoed unceasingly as his stature grew even larger. The divine energy within his body seethed and surged as his God’s Hand blasted out once more, blotting out the sky, clashing against that incomparably large violet palm imprint in the air. The heavens and earth shook from the impact of that power, yet the violet palm imprint didn’t shatter.

Zi Daoyang had a cold smile of contempt on his face as he spoke, “I wonder whether the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance would be able to devour the energy within the God’s Hand or not.”

As the sound of his voice faded, terrifying layers of blackish runic light shimmered from his palm, transforming into a terrifying vortex that started to absorb the energy of the God’s Hand, as if to devour it whole. That incomparably gigantic violet palm imprint transformed into a dark abyss, while the God’s Hand sunk in deeper and deeper, as if it was trying to devour Qin Wentian’s entire arm. Zi Daoyang’s eyes gleamed with a dazzling light as he watched on.

“ROAR!” A heaven-shaking roar rang out as a gigantic demonic beast lunged over, its paws swiping for Zi Daoyang’s head. That tyrannical power caused everyone to feel that if Zi Daoyang’s head was hit by that attack, it would surely explode into nonexistence. The raw strength of the demonic beast was simply too terrifying.

Zi Daoyang laughed coldly. He stretched out his left hand and grabbed at the air. A gigantic violet palm imprint fell from the sky, transforming into a prison that secured the body of the gigantic demonic beast. The demonic beast wrenched its maw wide and chomped down on the palm, and it actually succeeded in devouring it.

Nanfeng Yunxi’s figure began to be cloaked in supreme flames as she stepped towards Zi Daoyang. She herself was like an ancient phoenix, and an incomparably sharp phoenix sword slashed down from the sky, painting the sky a brilliant red.

“It’s useless,” said Zi Daoyang. He unleashed his powerful innate technique to its limit as boundless violet light shot forth from him. The phoenix sword slashed atop the screen of light, the force within it branding its image onto the screen of light, but to no avail.

“GO!” Zi Daoyang roared, that scorching phoenix sword reversed its trajectory, using Nanfeng Yunxi’s own attack against her once again.

“The Thousand Autumns Emperor Art.” Nanfeng Yunxi had an extremely unsightly expression on her face. She unleashed another strike to destroy her own attack once more. She had enough power to destroy Xuan Yang’s Heavenly Mystical Mirror Art because she was ranked third while Xuan Yang was fourth. However, it was extremely strenuous for her to fight against the first-ranked Zi Daoyang.

“This fellow is so powerful.” Jun Mengchen, Hua Taixu and Zi Qingxuan had joined forces for their battle. Right now, their cultivation bases were all at the eighth level of Celestial Phenomenon, but their combat prowess was off the charts. This was especially so when they joined forces—ordinary ninth-level ascendants would be swiftly defeated by them.

However, although they were very powerful when they joined forces, it was clear they were far from being enough when facing against characters of Zi Daoyang’s level.

Being able to rank first in the Immortal Ascension Rankings of the City of Ancient Emperors, Zi Daoyang was clearly an existence at the very peak, even throughout the entire immortal realms.

“Truly powerful, his attacks and defenses have no flaws. In addition, he even obtained a portion of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance,” Zi Qingxuan spoke in a low voice.

The members of the Qin Sect and the Violet Sect were already clashing madly, using the space between the two caverns of the ancient emperors as their battleground. The impact of their clashes caused streams of chaotic qi to ravage the surroundings.

However at this moment in a faraway location, a group of experts descended. These people radiated an extreme coldness, as though they were all incomparably ruthless characters. The young man in the lead had a pair of dark golden eyes, and it felt like they could pierce through the void itself. He calmly stood on a mountain peak with his hands clasped behind him.

“Palace Lord, shall we kill all in our path?” someone asked the young man, looking at him expectantly.

“There’s no hurry. The Qin Sect is not weak. Qin Wentian, Nanfeng Yunxi, and Qing`er all have extreme combat prowess. Even if Zi Daoyang wishes to take them down, he would still have to pay a heavy price. Let’s continue to wait,” Mo Xie coldly replied. After which, his dark golden eyes closed, as though the matter had nothing to do with him.

Those standing behind Mo Xie were the experts who joined the Evil Palace he established. These people were all fully prepared for battle, waiting for the chaos to intensify before they made their move and plundered everything.

The battle in the Underworld Mountains was extremely sudden, and had begun the instant Little Rascal finished his comprehension. Zi Daoyang led the members of his Violet Sect, while Qin Wentian led the members of his Qin Sect. None of the others in the City of Ancient Emperors knew of this. In fact, it was only now that news was slowly beginning to circulate out.

The people of the Violet Sect, the Qin Sect, and the Evil Palace had all vanished, with all of them heading towards the Underworld Mountains. It looked like this time around, a grand battle of unprecedented proportions would take place there.

…..

Right now at a certain location in the City of Ancient Emperors, over three hundred experts were heading towards the headquarters of the Qin Sect. Their movements naturally attracted the attention of many. More than three hundred of these experts were mounted on their speed-type treasures as they rushed to the Qin Sect, but when they arrived at its headquarters, they actually discovered that there wasn’t even a single person left inside. The place was completely empty.

“They’re not here?” The four in the lead frowned, they turned their gazes toward the geniuses far away as they called out, “Hold it there!”

The geniuses from afar turned to look, staring at the newcomer’s impressive troop formation, and their hearts trembled a little.

“Where are the people of the Qin Sect?” A voice thundered out from the air. One among the crowd replied, “There seems to be a great commotion in the Underworld Mountains. I think Qin Wentian might have led the people of the Qin Sect over to that place.”

“You come with us to lead the way.” The person froze upon hearing the command. After which he only felt an overwhelming pressure boring down onto him, so he could only nod his head and reply, “Alright.”

As he nodded, he soared into the air as thousands of speculations appeared in his heart. Who were all these experts?

Chapter 961: Strongest Battle States

 

In the Underworld Mountains, Zi Daoyang was battling against Qin Wentian, Nanfeng Yunxi, and Little Rascal.

The experts of the Qin Sect were fighting against the Violet Sect, and explosions were occurring everywhere amidst the chaotic battle. It caused the surrounding mountain peaks to crumble, as fissures and cracks opened up in the ground around the area. Rumbling sounds rang out, resembling a scene from the apocalypse.

Zi Daoyang, Qin Wentian, and company were at the center of this battlefield. His gigantic violet palm imprint clashed against Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand, wanting to devour the energy of God’s Hand using the abyss of darkness. However, Qin Wentian’s eyes gleamed with a terrifying light. His entire body shimmered with a resplendent runic light, and the runic lines converged together, forming a divine physique that had the power to suppress everything. In his body, there was a vast might as well as startling divine energy. Multi-colored rays interweaved, circulating around him.

A shocking strength erupted from him, enveloping Zi Daoyang completely. Qin Wentian blasted out with his left palm, able to annihilate all things in existence.

Zi Daoyang snorted coldly, and the gigantic violet palm abruptly separated from the God’s Hand. The boundless violet light then materialized a violet-colored ancient cauldron that shot outwards. Thunderous booming sounds echoed out, destroying the cauldron and Qin Wentian’s attacks.

“ROAR!” Little Rascal roared in rage, the intensity shaking the heavens. A layer of king’s armor enveloped its entire body, and intricate runes could be seen on its sharp talons. It swiftly raked its claws out, forcing Zi Daoyang into retreat.

“Not bad. You guys might have a little strength in you after all.” Zi Daoyang retreated more than a thousand meters away. He stared ahead, stretching out both his hands as boundless violet light manifested countless supreme gigantic cauldrons, each of them capable of causing everything to collapse, rocking all existences from the beginning of time till now.

“Careful!” Nanfeng Yunxi spoke in a low voice. Zi Daoyang’s attacks were growing more and more terrifying. Right now, he was truly angered, and hence more fearsome than ever.

~rumble!~ Qin Wentian’s body expanded once more. This time, his size reached over a hundred meters, causing him to be even larger than the cauldrons. In addition to the unexcelled runic glow circulating around him, he looked like a divinity that hailed from the primordial era. His eyes were incomparably demonic, containing within them an eternal fire.

His gaze swept across the battlefield, and he saw the great battle between the Violet Sect and the Qin Sect. Xiao Lengyue led several experts to entrap Qing`er. His God’s Hand transformed into different sets of runes, materializing a mysterious energy that weaved together into a gigantic heavenly hammer. An all-powerful supreme light blossomed in the skies as a boundless might gushed forth from the heavenly hammer in Qin Wentian’s hand.

“Qing`er, step away!” Qin Wentian called out. An intense spatial energy radiated from Qing`er, enveloping her instantly. The two of them seemed to be connected on a very deep level, achieving an unbelievable degree of tacit understanding. Qin Wentian’s heavenly hammer rose up before ferociously smashing downwards with crushing force.

At this moment, how large was Qin Wentian’s size? With a hundred-meter body, the heavenly hammer in his hand swung downwards like a meteor shooting through the skies. As long as he was willing to, he could attack anywhere he desired.

The instant the heavenly hammer descended, Xiao Lengyue and several experts on her side felt a chaotic and violent current sweeping over them. An inconceivably domineering pressure suppressed them all. Xiao Lengyue struggled to lift her head, and saw only a gigantic heavenly hammer blotting out the skies, containing a trace of immortal might born from law energy. As the heavenly hammer neared, her countenance turned incomparably pale. Qin Wentian’s strike was terrifying to the extreme.

With a loud shout, boundless freezing energy gushed forth from Xiao Lengyue, intending to freeze everything solid. With her in the center, her surroundings all began to freeze as the frost shot upwards and aimed for the heavenly hammer. Not only her, rays of light erupted upwards from the several geniuses around her. They were all unleashing their strongest attacks.

But as that heavenly hammer slammed down, everyone saw a burst of crushing might dominating everything in the area. When one’s attacking power reached a certain limit, it was capable of destroying everything. Furthermore, Qin Wentian’s strike not only contained a tyrannical power, it also contained an incomparably fearsome suppressive might. In fact, there were even columns of holy, pure-white flames circulating around the hammer—it was the epitome of pure destruction.

Zi Daoyang’s countenance stiffened. He rushed out with lightning speed as the numerous violet cauldrons blasted frenziedly outwards, aiming for that descending heavenly hammer. His cauldrons radiated a similar world-shaking force as well.

Xiao Lengyue turned ashen, the heavenly hammer was about to smash into her. But at the last moment, Zi Daoyang’s gigantic cauldrons appeared before her and collided with that terrifying hammer. A heaven-rumbling explosion thundered out, causing everyone’s eardrums to throb painfully. Several glowing lights appeared in the sky, and the impact caused numerous craters to appear in their surroundings. The gigantic cauldrons were destroyed one after another, but they also succeeded in repelling Qin Wentian’s heavenly hammer. Wielding the heavenly hammer, the God’s Hand trembled violently from the impact as its aura fluctuated wildly.

Qing`er’s body flickered, appearing beside Qin Wentian as fearsome spatial energy fluctuations radiated from her.

In fact, within Qing`er’s body, she was suddenly enveloped by a mysterious energy.

“Green-Lotus Sacred Compendium.” Zi Daoyang sensed the might radiating from Qing`er. He then turned to Qing`er and spoke, “Qing`er, given your current state, you have no way to control the power of this secret art. You must endure extreme pain in order to use it once. I have no intentions of fighting you at all, so why must you activate the Green-Lotus Sacred Compendium?”

Qin Wentian’s eyes gleamed with a strange light. He lowered his head and stared at Qing`er. Back when the three of them had joined forces and injured Mo Xie, Qing`er had precisely used this technique that caused that explosive rise in her strength. But according to Zi Daoyang, Qing`er had to first injure herself and endure extreme pain before she could even use this art?

Qing`er could feel Qin Wentian’s gaze on her. She inclined her head and looked straight at him, her eyes incomparably clear as she smiled. “It’s okay.”

“Nanfeng.” Qin Wentian had no idea if Qing`er would admit to being injured, and he involuntarily glanced towards Nanfeng Yunxi.

“The Green-Lotus Sacred Compendium is the secret art of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor. It’s extremely mysterious and it’s rumored that once activated, the user’s strength will explosively increase. But I’ve never heard of any side effects before… after all, only those extremely close to the Evergreen Immortal Emperor would understand this secret art,” Nanfeng Yunxi transmitted her voice over.

“You’re right, Uncle Evergreen is like a brother to my royal father. I naturally understand what sort of secret art the Green-Lotus Sacred Compendium is,” Zi Daoyang clarified. He stared at Qin Wentian, “You are not worthy to make Qing`er battle for you.”

“Qing`er.” A trace of gentleness and warmth flickered in Qin Wentian’s large eyes, but there was also a hint of guilt. Did she really have to go so far?

“I’m really fine.” Qing`er smiled sweetly in response to Qin Wentian’s concerned look. Her gentle eyes were filled with boundless love. Standing beside her, Nanfeng Yunxi felt moved as she witnessed the exchange. She completely didn’t know what stories the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor had experienced with Qin Wentian before, but the depth of their relationship was truly deep indeed.

“Nanfeng, Qing`er, and Little Rascal. The three of you surround him; I will be the controller for this entire battlefield. There will be no interference from the others.” Qin Wentian stared up at Zi Daoyang as a terrifying coldness erupted from his eyes. His constellation unleashed an overwhelming suppressive might as figures of suppression fell from the sky, shimmering with a boundless light. At the same time, an unfathomably fearsome burst of sword might radiated from Qin Wentian’s left hand as his Sword Slaughter Constellation was unleashed. His left hand shot up towards the sky, and manifested an all-annihilative gigantic sword that could tear everything asunder.

With a heavenly hammer in his right hand, and a gigantic sword in his left, Qin Wentian’s body shimmered with resplendent runic light, a characteristic of his supreme physique. At this moment, Qin Wentian looked like a real battle god, able to commit wholeheartedly to the battlefield. Stepping out, the earth trembled and cracks appeared underneath his feet, spreading out in all directions.

The members of the Violet Sect and the Qin Sect who were currently in combat glanced at Qin Wentian, extreme shock rising up in their hearts. What sort of character was this Qin Wentian exactly? He seemed to have an endless supply of trump cards, and right now, he was like a supreme battle god that looked capable of dominating everything under the heavens. The startling aura gushing forth from him felt like it could sweep over everything unchallenged.

“I shall accompany you in your fight,” Nanfeng Yunxi declared. After which, a reddish glow shot up into the sky as a phantom of an ancient phoenix appeared. An ancient and mysterious aura gushed forth from her body, causing her own aura to intensify endlessly. That reddish glow expanded, blotting out the entire sky, sweeping across the heavens and earth.

Nanfeng Yunxi stepped out, and she stood in the air as her aura continued to rise.

Being ranked third in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, the strength she displayed earlier was far inferior compared to Zi Daoyang, and was somewhat unfitting of her reputation. However, for true members of the Southern Phoenix Clan, they all knew that her earlier performance simply wasn’t Nanfeng Yunxi’s strongest battle state.

The Immortal Ascension Rankings ranked the rankers based on their combat prowess. After exhibiting their tyrannical strength, Qin Wentian and Qing`er were still ranked fourth and fifth, while Nanfeng Yunxi still solidly occupied the third rank. This wasn’t a fluke, but rather, it was a recognition towards Nanfeng Yunxi’s real strength.

—BOOM!— A deafening blast rang out as the entire heavens and earth seemed to undergo a transformation. Nanfeng Yunxi appeared to be in a separate world, filled with brilliant shades of red, while the cries of numerous ancient phoenixes joined together in a cacophony. The sparkling glow circulating around her resembled a phoenix’s armor, causing her to radiate a sense of holiness.

“Nanfeng, you also want to make me your enemy? Going all out to activate your Southern Phoenix Clan’s ultimate art…you’ve even burned the blood of the phoenix to fight against me.” Zi Daoyang’s expression turned heavy, staring at the opponents before him whose strength just kept rising. The ones ranked third, fourth, and fifth; they were in their strongest battle states, and accompanied by a powerful demonic beast—truly it was a terrifying sight to behold. Even the pressure he’d exuded earlier was completely drowned out by them.

Zi Daoyang no longer had absolute confidence that he’d win this battle.

“Originally, it wasn’t a glorious matter to join forces to fight against you. However you, Zi Daoyang, are ranked first in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and your strength is undoubtedly stronger than mine. If you are willing to retreat, our Qin Sect is willing to offer a ceasefire,” Nanfeng Yunxi proposed. Although she was powerful, she had a magnanimous heart, and was willing to publicly admit her inferiority to Zi Daoyang.

If the two of them fought one-on-one, she would definitely be the loser. However things were different now. Three powerful experts were all in their strongest battle states, and there was no doubt that if they fought, Zi Daoyang would surely be the one defeated!

Chapter 962: Injury

 

Upon sensing the auras from these three opponents and the demonic beast before him, Zi Daoyang knew he had a high possibility of being defeated.

However, would he truly give up and leave?

He was Zi Daoyang, the son of the Violet Emperor. He was ranked first in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, inferior to no one. They wanted to make him give up on this battle?

“I shall play with you guys since you all want to play.” Zi Daoyang had his own pride, a pride that belonged to the one ranked at the top of the Immortal Ascension Rankings. Before this, he was the first to arrive at the Underworld Mountains. He could have depended on immortal-ranked weapons to subdue Little Rascal, but he’d chosen not to. As the strongest person in the City of Ancient Emperors, he believed his strength was able to settle everything—he didn’t need to break the rule of using immortal-ranked weapons to handle a mere demonic beast.

This wasn’t foolish, but rather, it was his pride from being the strongest.

From the beginning of time, the strongest geniuses at the peak all had a pride that belonged to themselves.

Qing`er, Nanfeng Yunxi, and Little Rascal took up their positions, moving in a circle around Zi Daoyang while Qin Wentian’s gigantic body stood arrogantly, controlling the movements on the battlefield.

“FIGHT!” Zi Daoyang roared. Violet light filled the skies and congregated into a gigantic palm imprint that slammed towards Little Rascal. However, Little Rascal didn’t back away, and responded with a paw swipe of its own. Boundless runic light flashed, and its gigantic sharp talons contained an incomparable terrifying power within, directly blasting through the palm imprint and shattering it.

A lotus bloomed, creating a screen of light that shone on Zi Daoyang. Boundless spatial energy cascaded downward, shrouding him within. Qing`er’s countenance was like ice, and she pierced forth with a finger, manifesting numerous void swords that immediately slashed through the air.

Zi Daoyang waved his hand. His divinity constellation shone with a dazzling light as he activated the Thousand Autumns Emperor Art once again. Qing`er’s attack branded directly on a formless barrier as runes of light flashed, causing her own attack to rebound back on herself.

“Ordinary attacks are useless against Zi Daoyang. His Thousand Autumns Emperor Art can return all attacks back to their attackers,” Nanfeng Yunxi explained. Right now, she appeared flawlessly perfect, exuding an incomparable holiness. Behind her, the phantom of an ancient phoenix cried out as a stunning red glow abruptly rose through the sky, transforming into blazing beams of light that erupted out towards Zi Daoyang. A surge of intense burning energy converged into beams of light that combusted all in its path as they slammed into Zi Daoyang.

Zi Daoyang’s expression changed. A large violet shield abruptly appeared before him, exuding a sense of indestructibility. But the beams of light all transformed into numerous phoenix swords that madly slashed outwards. That violet shield endured the annihilative power within the swords and gradually turned scorching red from the heat. After which, a thunderous boom rang out and it shattered into pieces.

“How powerful, these kind of attacks are just too fearsome. Those phoenix swords contain a fire energy that could even burn the heavens, and they also possess the capability to slash apart everything. With just this move, Nanfeng Yunxi has already ensured that almost no one in the City of Ancient Emperors can stand up to her.” The spectators felt their hearts shaking.

Zi Daoyang activated the Ultimate Violet Saint Immortal Art to its utmost limit. It was like he was borrowing power from the heavens— violet qi rose from the east as his entire figure was cloaked inside a column of violet light. His hand stretched out, manifesting a fearsome violet palm that blasted towards Nanfeng Yunxi’s burning flames. The two of them clashed furiously, and the gigantic violet palm relentlessly pushed forward to take down Nanfeng Yunxi.

The terrifying heavenly hammer materialized in Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand once again, and slammed down in an earth-shaking strike. The suppression constellation in the air cascaded its light onto the heavenly hammer, causing the pressure it exuded to explode upwards in scale. Zi Daoyang’s other hand shot up into the sky to block the hammer blow.

~RUMBLE~ A heaven rumbling sound echoed as their attacks slammed into each other. The earth shook violently—the power of their attacks were terrifying to the extreme.

In the air, numerous figures of suppression descended, the pressure they emitted all focused onto Zi Daoyang. They shot out lines of light, forming a dazzling diagram of suppression. Zi Daoyang inclined his head and suddenly felt a fearsome suppressive might gathering above him.

“Go and help out!” Xiao Lengyue coldly shouted. She could sense the difficult situation Zi Daoyang was in. The combination of four experts was too powerful, and even though it was Zi Daoyang, he still found it hard-pressed to fight against them all. She led multiple experts and rushed over, intending to aid Zi Daoyang, but a moment later, the gigantic sword in Qin Wentian’s hand slashed down towards Xiao Lengyue. A cleaving sword slashed through the void—Xiao Lengyue’s countenance stiffened as she retreated with explosive speed. The gigantic figure that was Qin Wentian intended to keep all of them separated from Zi Daoyang. No one was allowed to interfere.

Zi Daoyang roared. He shot up into the sky, yet he only saw Qin Wentian’s heavenly hammer crushing down once more, bringing with it a towering might. It was like the hammer of a battle god, and it slammed into Zi Daoyang, forcing him back to his original position. Although Qin Wentian’s violent attack wasn’t enough to injure Zi Daoyang, he couldn’t find a way to remove himself from this death trap. He was completely cornered.

Nanfeng Yunxi advanced. Ten thousand ancient phoenixes furiously shot forward, containing a power that could shake the heavens and earth.

Qing`er unleashed her Immortal Slaying Diagram, aiming for Zi Daoyang. Little Rascal moved with the speed of lightning, rushing up for close combat. Its paw suddenly swiped out with unbelievable strength and speed.

The diagram of suppression—formed from the lines of light of the figures of suppression—turned corporeal. Zi Daoyang could only feel his constellation energy being suppressed completely. The light from that diagram shone onto his constellation and himself, causing him to feel a burden so heavy it was if he was shouldering the heavens. Gradually, he began to feel more and more helpless.

“Zi Daoyang is at his wit’s end. He’s going to be defeated soon.” The people of the Violet Sect and Qin Sect felt their hearts trembling when they saw this. If it was a one-on-one battle, none of these people would be able to match the first-ranked Zi Daoyang. However, by joining forces, they managed to beat back Mo Xie, and now, even Zi Daoyang couldn’t stand against them.

“If this goes on, I’m screwed.” Zi Daoyang was trapped within the attacks of four experts. The power of the heavenly hammer when it slammed down could even seal his combat strength. If this dragged on, it would be extremely disadvantageous for him.

Zi Daoyang’s pupils turned violet. He stared at Little Rascal’s gigantic body and abruptly, he gave up on defense and decisively rushed towards the beast, aiming for its vitals.

—BOOM!— Nanfeng Yunxi’s attack immediately blasted into him. He was enveloped by protective layers of violet light, but he was still so shaken up that he couldn’t help but groan in agony. Qing`er’s attack landed at the same instant, slashing at his body and tearing apart layers of light, but at this moment, Zi Daoyang couldn’t care less. He blasted out with his palms, causing runes to fill the sky as he grabbed outwards.

Another deafening boom rang out—Little Rascal’s attack was shattered apart. That violet palm grabbed it directly and a moment later, waves of darkness converged into a vortex as he frenziedly drew upon the energy within Little Rascal’s body.

“RELEASE HIM!” Qin Wentian’s heavenly hammer smashed down. Zi Daoyang raised his hand to defend, only to see his imprint being broken apart by Qin Wentian’s hammer. That fearsome hammer slammed into Zi Daoyang, causing him to cough out blood, but his other hand still solidly held onto Little Rascal. Even if he fell to the ground, he refused to let go. Inclining his head, a fearsome light shone in his eyes as he glared at Qin Wentian.

Coughing out a few more mouthfuls of blood, Zi Daoyang’s body trembled. Evidently, the injuries he was suffering from weren’t light at all.

“ROAR!” Little Rascal emitted a heaven-shaking roar of pain. Qin Wentian turned ashen, and the heavenly hammer in his hand vanished, replaced by a divine sharp sword that shimmered with heavenly light. His sword finger pressed down, stabbing towards Zi Daoyang.

In that instant, Zi Daoyang’s countenance changed. A terrifying force that seemingly broke through into immortality shook the entire area. The finger attack of absolute death shot towards Zi Daoyang, who summoned the entirety of his strength in his body. He had no choice but to release Little Rascal, blasting upwards with both his palms in a bid to defend himself as a violet divinity appeared before him.

puchi… A brilliant light flashed. Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand was shattered apart by Zi Daoyang’s attack. However, that sword-finger attack blasted into Zi Daoyang at the same instant the violet divinity was sacrificed in place of Zi Daoyang. The surge of sword energies passed through it and continued to ravage his defenses.

Borrowing power from the rebound force of the impact, Zi Daoyang madly retreated. Fearsome fissures appeared on the ground, and a cavity could be seen on Zi Daoyang’s body. Fresh blood leaked onto the ground; the bloody wound on his body was caused by the fearsome lingering sword might of Qin Wentian.

Qin Wentian returned to his normal size. His God’s Hand disappeared, but his aura was still rising. By borrowing the power of the God’s Hand and the entirety of energy in his body, the him right now could already sustain the usage of a single sword strike of the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay. However, the boost to his attack wasn’t as terrifying as before which could jump levels to kill his opponents. The him right now was at the absolute peak below immortality.

This strike had heavily injured the one ranked first in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, Zi Daoyang.

“KILL OUR WAY OVER!” The people of the violet sect rushed forth. The geniuses of the Qin Sect naturally did their best to obstruct them. The two groups of people fought ceaselessly, with many experts ending up injured. Zi Daoyang took out a pill and consumed it, his violet pupils staring at Qin Wentian in rage. In the City of Ancient Emperors, this was the first time he’d suffered such a major disadvantage.

But at this moment, a vast aura drifted over from afar, containing a startling might. The gazes of everyone turned over as their eyes narrowed in focus.

Zi Daoyang didn’t feel any surprise when he saw who arrived—Mo Xie could be seen slowly advancing closer to them from a distance. Zi Daoyang’s expression was cold as he spoke, “Initially, I thought I could easily win this battle for sure. Who would have thought that I’d be injured here, benefitting you for free.”

Zi Daoyang had naturally anticipated that Mo Xie would appear. He hadn’t showed up earlier because he’d been waiting for a good opportunity. Mo Xie had always been ruthless, and wasn’t above using underhanded methods to accomplish his objectives. He was an extremely dangerous individual, and now that both members of the Violet Sect and Qin Sect were exhausted, Mo Xie, who was currently leading the members of his Evil Palace over, undoubtedly possessed an extremely great advantage!

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Chapter 963: Kill List

 

Mo Xie’s dark golden eyes stared at Zi Daoyang. The two of them had both obtained a portion of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance. They both understood that with just a portion, it was completely impossible to unleash the full supreme might of their inheritance. They could only consume the inheritances of the others to strengthen their own and grow exponentially stronger.

Hence, between Zi Daoyang and Mo Xie, a grand battle with their lives at stake was already destined. But now, both of them had no intentions to clash with the other. They were preparing to first seize the inheritance from Qin Wentian’s demonic beast—and Zhan Peng, who was still currently comprehending it—before settling that match on their own terms.

“Since you’re already injured, why don’t you quickly leave first?” Mo Xie swept a glance over to Zi Daoyang, the coldness in his eyes giving off an extremely dangerous feeling. His aura gushed forth, like that of a devil, as the darkness tribulation force circulated around his body.

“Members of the Violet Sect, retreat with me.” Zi Daoyang was extremely decisive. He waved his hand, and within moments, all the geniuses from the Violet Sect gathered together and made to retreat, opening up a space on the battlefield for Mo Xie’s forces.

“Daoyang gege.” Xiao Lengyue stood beside Zi Daoyang as she asked in a low voice, “Are we giving up just like that?”

“It’s I who underestimated them. Even if I fail to obtain the inheritance, I can only blame myself. If I continue to participate now, Mo Xie might make a move against me and the Violet Sect. It’s better to retreat for now and let them fight it out instead,” Zi Daoyang calmly explained, “Sooner or later, there will be a battle between me and Mo Xie. The portion of inheritances that we both obtained will eventually be gathered within the body of a single person.”

The members of the Evil Palace surrounded those of the Qin Sect. Mo Xie turned his eyes onto Qin Wentian. The God’s Hand was already shattered. Earlier, that sword strike that Qin Wentian had used to heavily injure Zi Daoyang had utilized the Vanquishing Immortal Swordplay. Qin Wentian’s combat prowess had already weakened, and that demonic beast had also been injured by Zi Daoyang beforehand. This meant that Mo Xie’s true opponents in this fight were only Qing`er and Nanfeng Yunxi.

“Qin Wentian, the circumstances are not advantageous for us. We should consider retreating,” Nanfeng Yunxi transmitted her voice over. Qin Wentian silently nodded his head; the circumstances were truly getting more and more disadvantageous by the second. Many of their members were injured from the clash with the Violet Sect, and now that the Evil Palace arrived, they, who were fresh and uninjured, possessed an overwhelming advantage.

“Those of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. I spared all of you earlier, yet you lot still refuse to heed my warnings, and you’ve even joined the Evil Palace.” Qin Wentian swept his gaze over to Gusu Tianqi and the others as his eyes gleamed with coldness. The chill within was so cold that it actually caused the experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect to feel a sense of pressure, as trepidation filled their hearts. Back then, the memory of Que Tianyi being crushed resurfaced in their minds.

“I was the one who recruited them into the Evil Palace, to give them a chance for revenge,” Mo Xie said with cold arrogance. He pointed his finger at Little Rascal. “Give me the vile beast, and I will spare you today.”

“ROAR!” A rumbling roar thundered from Little Rascal, its eyes gleaming with balefulness.

“Stop dreaming,” Qin Wentian coldly replied.

“Since that’s the case, I will have to act myself then.” Mo Xie’s constellation appeared as the devilish tribulation force intensified. His finger pierced forward as a dark golden ray of calamitous light erupted out, containing boundless might akin to terrifying flood dragons that rushed towards the experts of the Qin Sect. His attack contained a startling destructive power that could tear apart the sky.

The ancient phoenix behind Nanfeng Yunxi gave a shrill cry. It manifested numerous smaller phoenixes that shot outwards, dying the area with a red glow. They smashed into the dark golden flood dragons, causing thunderous booms to echo from the impact.

From afar, Zi Daoyang spectated the battle. He hadn’t yet departed. However at this moment, Zi Daoyang suddenly turned his head and glanced behind him as his eyes gleamed with sharpness. A moment later, a vast army of experts could be seen rushing over, exuding powerful auras.

“When did the City of Ancient Emperors have a power like this?” Zi Daoyang turned to Xiao Lengyue. Could it be that this power had risen up during the time he was comprehending the inheritance of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor?

“Mhm, I’m not sure. There shouldn’t be any recent power established that has so many experts.” Xiao Lengyue shook her head, she didn’t understand as well.

At this moment, the members of the Evil Palace who had initially prepared to rush at the members of the Qin Sect, suddenly paused. Mo Xie turned his gaze over, his eyes gleaming with coldness.

“Reinforcements from our sect have arrived!” At this moment, disciples from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect of the Evil Palace called out excitedly.

Gusu Tianqi’s gaze flickered. He’d also realized that this army of experts were people from his Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. Were they sent here by his master?

If not, how could it be possible for such a powerful force to appear here in the City of Ancient Emperors all of a sudden?

“People from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect?” The crowd soon came back to their senses. After which, their attention focused on Qin Wentian. Earlier, Qin Wentian killed Que Tianyi, a personal disciple of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor in front of his face. It would seem like these people were here for the sake of revenge. How humiliated the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor must have felt then? Apparently, this immortal emperor hadn’t been able to calm his anger—to think that a junior actually dared to shame him like that?

“Seems like his majesty has issued a command. We will soon have our revenge.” Within the Evil Palace, an expert of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect stepped out, intending to join the army of experts. However, Mo Xie stretched his arm out and caught hold of him by the neck, hoisting him up into the air as he coldly asked, “You’ve already joined my Evil Palace, are you planning to change sides?”

“Mo Xie, I was originally a member of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect!” the expert called out in shock.

—kacha!— Mo Xie’s fingers squeezed, crushing that expert’s throat. The rest of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect’s members who’d joined his Evil Palace felt their hearts trembling at his actions.

Mo Xie turned to them, “I won’t stop your Eastern Sage Immortal Sect from having your revenge. However, the rules in the City of Ancient Emperors are different compared to the outside world. In here, since you’ve all joined my Evil Palace, you can only quit after you obtain my permission. If you try to defect to join another group of forces without my approval, I shall kill all without mercy.”

“Who are you?” At this moment, the army of experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect had arrived. They stared at Mo Xie and coldly asked.

“Sect leader of the Evil Palace, Mo Xie,” Mo Xie emotionlessly replied. “Don’t assume that you have the advantage in numbers. If you touch on my taboo by interfering with my benefits, do you lot believe you’ll still have a chance to retreat alive?”

“How arrogant.” The four leading the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect had ice-cold countenances.

“You can all try it if you want to test me.” The devilish tribulation force intensified around Mo Xie, as he stared calmly at the army of experts. However, one of the four leaders of the army spoke, “This time around, we are here by the command of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor to take Qin Wentian’s life. All other matters can be discussed after we succeed in taking his life.”

“That’s fine as well. Killing Qin Wentian is the command issued by his majesty. We will allow this Mo Xie to show off his arrogance for now.” The army of experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect separated into four groups as they moved out in a ring shape, surrounding Qin Wentian and the members of the Qin Sect.

Qin Wentian’s expression turned incredibly unsightly to behold. This was adding frost on top of the snow. After that earlier clash with the Violet Sect, Not only did they need to defend against attacks from the Evil Palace, they still had to face off against the army of experts sent by the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. Because he’d killed Que Tianyi, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor had actually sent out an army of over three hundred experts into the City of Ancient Emperors. How ruthless.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor had steeled his heart, determined to take Qin Wentian’s life.

At this moment, one of the four groups soared into the air. A total of eighty-one experts were all radiating intense light as the energy from their constellations filled the sky. The man in the lead was the core of this formation—he stood at the highest point in the air, infused by the strength from the other eighty experts, which granted him a supreme and unparalleled might.

“Formation!”

The eyes of everyone narrowed as they observed what came next. Within a radius of ten miles, the entire area sparkled with boundless runes. The runic light transformed into golden threads of light that enveloped their location, sealing it completely.

The might that they generated created sword runes that contained boundless slaughtering intent filled with pure destructiveness.

Xu Ruxue lashed her whip outwards. Her whip stretched endlessly, blasting directly onto the screen of golden light.

chi chi… Terrifying ripples of destruction born from the impact instantly tore her whip into pieces.

In addition, the sword runes were still multiplying in number. The eighty-one experts were joining forces to seal the entire area, giving Qin Wentian no chance to escape.

“It looks like old dog Eastern Sage is truly going all-out to kill me.” Qin Wentian’s countenance was like ice. An expert from one of the groups coldly spoke, “His majesty commanded us to kill Qin Wentian, Jun Mengchen, and Zi Qingxuan. We are not to harm Princess Qing`er, and as long as we don’t kill the other experts of the Qin Sect, it isn’t a problem even if we heavily injure them.”

The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor naturally had his own considerations when he gave out the command. Qin Wentian and his fellow sect members had destroyed his face during the immortal banquet held by the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect. His prestige had taken another blow when they rejected his offer to take them on as disciples. After that, they’d safely retreated due to the interference of the Thousand Transformations Emperor Lord. These three eyesores had to be killed off for sure.

Qing`er was being backed by an immortal emperor who was stronger than him—naturally, she couldn’t be touched.

As for the others, since this place was the City of Ancient Emperors, it was better not to go too far by killing them. For the sake of caution, the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor was only allowing his disciples to heavily injure these people at most. If not, and if his sect wantonly killed a number of disciples and descendants from immortal kings and emperors, the graveness of the following consequences wasn’t something he could endure.

“Qin Wentian, in accordance to the rules of the City of Ancient Emperors, we won’t use immortal-ranked weapons to kill you. However, if you are the one who takes out an immortal weapon first, more than three hundred of us will instantly use our immortal weapons as well,” someone declared. The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor had issued a death command. Qin Wentian’s name was foremost on their kill list, and they were extremely well-prepared for all circumstances.

To better put it, Qin Wentian would find it hard to escape even if he was given wings. He would die here today for sure.

Mo Xie stood by the side, and his dark golden eyes flashed with an expression of interest. Who would have thought that even before he could act, these people from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect would be doing the work for him? This formation contained the strength of eighty-one people—it was undoubtedly extremely terrifying.

As expected of the advantage held for those of the same sect. They could all cultivate common linkage formation techniques from their sect to boost their power!

Chapter 964: Chaotic Battle

 

Qin Wentian and the members of the Qin Sect all looked extremely grim. They were already exhausted, and had consumed a lot of energy from fighting against the members of the Violet Sect, and had suffered many casualties on their side. Qin Wentian had also consumed an extremely large amount of energy after using the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay. Although his energy reserves weren’t completely empty yet, it was already impossible for him to be at his peak combat state.

Under these circumstances, it was already tough to deal with the Evil Palace, let alone with the addition of an army of experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect.

“I can bring you away.” Qing`er transmitted her voice to Qin Wentian.

“The members of the Qin Sect are all here. If we flee now, the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect will surely take their anger and frustration out on them. They might not dare to kill them outright, but they would definitely humiliate and abuse the Qin Sect’s members. In the City of Ancient Emperors, when it comes to fights between the junior generations, anything goes as long as no deaths occur. The elder generations won’t involve themselves with this.”

“Act now.” That lead disciple from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect spoke again. Mo Xie’s gaze was fixed on Little Rascal—that demonic beast was his prey. To Mo Xie, whatever grudge he had with Qin Wentian could be settled at a later date. Today, he had only one purpose. He wanted to seize a portion of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance. If he could gain comprehension of a second portion, his strength would naturally increase.

—RUMBLE!— The three other groups from the Eastern Sage Army formed into different battle formations, as their auras swept violently across the area, causing the sky to change color. One of the battle formations manifested the form of a savage devil ape. The moment its eyes opened, boundless might gushed forth from it and enveloped the entire space.

Another battle formation manifested numerous grandmist ancient cauldrons, each inscribed with boundless runes that contained a power that could rain destruction on everything. Each and every cauldron seemed to have originated from the primordial era, and they radiated with inconceivable power.

For the last group, the eighty-one people had split into nine smaller teams, increasing their mobility and allowing them to react swiftly to all variables on the battlefield. The might exuding from them was similarly just as fearsome.

These four great groups each consisted of eighty-one people. There were those responsible for sealing the area, those responsible for carrying out overwhelming attacks, and even smaller teams to react to the variables of the battlefield. It could be said that their team’s battle composition was perfect; there were no flaws at all. Even without the Evil Palace or the Violet Sect, this army of more than three hundred experts were enough to cause a threat to the Qin Sect.

The Eastern Sage Immortal Sect had sent them here to deal with Qin Wentian, intending to kill him. This decision was not made in a moment of impulse. For immortal emperor characters, once they decided on something, they would have considered every factor, and allowed no room for mistakes.

—BOOM!— The primordial devil ape launched its attacks. An incomparably violent devilish palm blotted out the skies as it slammed down to crush everything, aiming right for Qin Wentian.

Qing`er’s silhouette flickered, appearing directly in front of Qin Wentian. Terrifying spatial fluctuations radiated out as she activated the Green-Lotus Sacred Compendium, swiftly shooting the Immortal Slaying Diagram towards the palm. However, that gigantic palm was simply too fearsome and easily shattered the diagram apart. Boundless runic light shimmered on that palm as an indication of the vast depth of energies contained within.

~rumble~ a thunderous boom sounded out. Qing`er’s countenance was like ice. The members of the Qin Sect gathered together and launched their attacks towards the air. Chaos ensued as different-colored beams of light blasted into that terrifying gigantic palm imprint. Finally, with the sound of an explosion, that palm was shattered apart. But immediately after, the second group manifested ancient cauldrons containing supreme might, and the Qin Sect watched them descend from the sky in their direction.

“With a battle formation like that, it would be impossible to turn the tides with the strength of one man. Our attacks are too scattered, so we need to focus our strength or we’ll surely be defeated,” said Nanfeng Yunxi in a low voice. A red glow radiated from her as numerous ancient phoenixes blasted into a cauldron. After a long moment, that cauldron finally shattered. However, there were soon other cauldrons appearing. It wasn’t enough to depend on Nanfeng Yunxi alone.

Qin Wentian naturally understood the logic of her words. A battle formation would direct everyone’s strength perfectly, augmenting it by over ten to a hundred times more than their current performance. And even if every single one of them could fight five to six opponents by themselves, when in the face of a power boosted by ten to a hundred times, they would still be useless.

Even if the Qin Sect coordinated their attacks and launched them together, their degree of concentration would still lose out to that of the battle formation. If they were unable to form a formation of their own, they wouldn’t be able to fight against their opponents.

Qin Wentian stepped out, blasting his palm towards an ancient cauldron. However, he was actually forced back from the impact and even coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood. He was no longer at his peak state. He might not need to burn his life to use the Immortal Vanquishing Swordplay, but its energy consumption was still astronomical enough to drain him to the point where his combat prowess declined.

Numerous ancient cauldrons shot towards Qin Wentian to smash the life out of him. The experts of the Qin Sect gathered before Qin Wentian, helping him to block the power of their enemies attack, yet their hearts were filled with despair. It was evident that they would be defeated sooner or later.

From the start till now, Mo Xie hadn’t acted. Before this, he was fine sitting on the fence, watching from afar as the tigers fought in the mountains, waiting for both the Violet Sect and Qin Sect to suffer casualties before he stepped in. But before he could act, the army sent by the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect had suddenly arrived. At this turn of events, an expression of interest appeared on Mo Xie’s face. If this continued, he wouldn’t need to expend too much energy to capture that demonic beast. The Qin Sect would soon crumble under the pressure.

“BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE QIN SECT!” Qin Wentian suddenly roared, his voice echoing through the air. “In this battle, we fought against a total of three powers, and our defeat is inevitable. This can’t be blamed on our strength, but if this goes on, you guys will surely be abused and humiliated. Are all of you willing to accept this outcome, or are you willing to go all out to fight a grand battle?”

Qin Wentian’s voice reverberated through the air like thunder. It was just like he’d said; defeat was inevitable if they continued to fight. Even if they managed to repel the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect’s army, the Evil Palace was still waiting for them. And even if these people didn’t dare to kill them, they would surely injure them heavily before seizing all their treasures.

Hence, the members of the Qin Sect now had a choice to make.

They could either choose to continue, suffering humiliation upon defeat…or maybe, if they went all out and used their immortal weapons, they could still gain back an advantage. With immortal weapons, everyone would explode with strength, giving them the opportunity to turn the battle around. However, if both sides used immortal weapons under such circumstances, the danger would be extremely great and they wouldn’t be able to control the loss of life. If they went all out, they would be staking their own lives in the battle.

“FIGHT!” A unified roar rang out, in answer to Qin Wentian’s question.

“Let’s go all out. How can we be humiliated by those from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect?”

The members of the Qin Sect all replied. Qin Wentian didn’t say anything, but he could feel waves of immortal might emanating forth as they took out their immortal weapons. For a period of time, the violent atmosphere intensified as supreme might permeated the air.

Among these people, the one who had the least amount of worries was Qin Wentian. Originally, there was already a death grudge between him and the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect, so he didn’t mind slaughtering them. It was just that the Qin Sect was now involved, and Qin Wentian couldn’t help feeling a little guilty. “Brothers and sisters of Qin Sect, slaughter out a path and leave the battlefield immediately. It’s fine if we give up this battle for we will take our revenge another day.”

“How about you?” asked one of the members.

“Don’t worry, I still have to slaughter the army of Eastern Sage until none are left. How can I bear to die like this?” assured Qin Wentian, his words ringing with arrogance. His left hand held onto the Runebone of the Sky Roc, and his right hand brandished the demon sword. He then sliced his palm lightly on the edge of the sword, and the demon sword started to hum as it radiated a towering surge of sword qi that swept over everything.

—BOOM!— A surge of terrifying might gushed forth from the demon sword as it expanded in size. The shadow of a great roc seemed to appear, about to soar into the sky. The Sky Roc Rune Bone started thrumming, and soon after, Qin Wentian saw a shocking scene. Runes covered the body of the demon sword, infusing it with a fearsome absorption strength that completely devoured the Sky Roc Rune Bone.

The experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect also took out their immortal weapons. Their countenances were extremely unsightly to behold. This was something they didn’t want to see because the moment they took out their immortal weapons, even they wouldn’t be able to anticipate the outcome with clarity. The threat of their battle formations would be severely weakened in the face of immortal-ranked weapons, unless they broke through to immortality and used an immortal-ranked formation instead.

With immortal weapons added to the mix, turbulent chaos were the only words that could describe the battle. All of them were at risk of dying as well. This was something they didn’t wish to see the most, but to think that Qin Wentian would really choose to do this.

Mo Xie frowned. This battle had gone beyond his expectations. With immortal weapons, it would be a life-and-death battle. With so many geniuses in the City of Ancient Emperors at risk of dying due to a battle between each other, this was truly a rarely seen occasion.

The demon sword in front of Qin Wentian hummed as it vibrated intensely, sword qi gushing forth from it in waves. Qin Wentian stretched his hand out and held on to the hilt as he spoke in a low voice, “You said you hated that the sky was too low. Now, we are already in the immortal realms, and I will soon break through to the immortal-foundation as well. I hope you won’t disappoint me.”

As the sound of his voice faded, Qin Wentian slashed out. The demon sword arced through the sky and the area was torn asunder by a supreme sword light. The experts of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect all hurriedly took out their immortal-ranked weapons and treasures to defend themselves. An overwhelming might of laceration shot into the sky, ripping apart the barrier formed from the formation.

An expert from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect brandished a gigantic yellow bell that shone with a dazzling light. The bell floated up in the air as it emitted a rumbling sound. Moments later, terrifying sound waves swept over the heavens and earth, jolting Qin Wentian so badly that he was left trembling intensely. It felt like he’d just been struck by a bolt of lightning.

This was the power of immortal weapons. They were all ascendants but had yet to enter the ranks of immortality, therefore an attack from an immortal-ranked weapon would be enough to threaten their lives. If both sides used immortal weapons, there would always be a high possibility that both sides would end up dying. This was because it was hard for the opponent to resist against the immortal energy, and it was tough for the user to control it. Luckily, these ascendants still couldn’t fully utilize the immortal weapons to their fullest potential. If not, the ending to this battle would certainly be even more disastrous!

Chapter 965: Antiquity City

 

Qin Wentian brandished the demon sword as he soared into the air. A brilliant flash of immortal light erupted forth as beams of sword light tore the area apart, transforming into shadows of numerous sky rocs that blasted back the ancient bell. The genius controlling the bell instantly spat out blood, his mind trembling violently from the impact of the clash.

A pair of phoenix wings took form behind Nanfeng Yunxi’s back. Her entire body was circulating with a boundless immortal glow, appearing incomparably holy. Like a maiden from the nine heavens, she was beyond comparison in this world.

—bzz!— The wings spread open, enveloping Qin Wentian within. Momentarily, boundless flame-immortal light circulated around Qin Wentian, and immortal armor appeared on his body.

“Destroy their battle formations first,” said Nanfeng Yunxi. Her phoenix wings arced through the skies in a beautiful curve, and she brought Qin Wentian directly before the primordial devil ape’s formation. She threw forward a flawless phoenix feather, which contained a towering might, and with a wave of her hand, a flood of red light devoured everything ahead.

Many people in the City of Ancient Emperors were descendants of immortal kings and emperors, but there was still a disparity between them. For those with higher statuses, they would naturally possess stronger treasures. Nanfeng Yunxi was a descendant of Matriarch Southern Phoenix, so she would naturally have extremely powerful treasures with her.

Qin Wentian clearly wouldn’t miss such an opportunity. The demon sword in his hand exploded outward, slashing frenziedly as the humming sounds echoed endlessly. The experts of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect all took out their immortal weapons in defense, the impact causing terrifying shockwaves as the energies interweaved into a fearsome screen of immortal light. However, despite their best efforts, the formation was still shattered apart.

“Brothers and sisters of the Qin Sect, kill your way out!” Qin Wentian roared. The experts of the Qin Sect all immediately used their immortal weapons to launch attacks in all directions, causing even more chaos to erupt within a short amount of time.

A completely black-colored devil saber appeared in Mo Xie’s hand. He moved like a devil as he stepped out and rushed towards Little Rascal.

Qing`er stood on her void leaf, instantly appearing beside Little Rascal. The immense spatial fluctuations wrapped around Little Rascal as it turned back to its normal size. It jumped into Qing`er’s arms, appearing like an ordinary cute pet as a protective light screen formed around them.

—BOOM!— Mo Xie’s saber cleaved down as a black calamitous light descended from the sky, causing the sky to darken.

chi chi… The terrifying devil saber slashed through the lightscreen, penetrating the barrier bit by bit as the boundless destructive might ravaged its way through.

Qing`er didn’t panic, and she stretched out her arm as a golden lotus bloomed. The petals opened and closed, as a brilliant light erupted forth, destroying the energy from the devil saber’s slash. After which, the leaf she was standing on appeared beside Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan as she hurriedly called out, “Get on!”

Their silhouettes flickered, and they climbed onto the spatial treasure. Mo Xie furrowed his brows, feeling as though things might not go his way. The daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor owned a spatial treasure. It would be exceedingly difficult for people to pursue her.

On the other side of the battlefield, Qin Wentian and Nanfeng Yunxi both had powerful immortal weapons, but they were unable to hold back their opponents because of their superiority in numbers. Numerous attacks shot towards them unceasingly, forcing them to retreat. The protective layer of light around them was already covered in cracks—it was about to break apart at any moment.

The spatial treasure shuttled through space, directly appearing near Qin Wentian and Nanfeng Yunxi, and the spatial fluctuations wrapped around them as the treasure transformed into a beam of light that shot through the horizon.

“STOP THEM!” a voice roared, and countless immortal weapons launched attacks at that beam of light. The leaf boat trembled violently—Qing`er, Qin Wentian, and the others inside all felt themselves being rocked intensely. In fact, Qing`er even coughed out blood as her countenance turned pale.

—BOOM!— An intense light flashed and the leaf boat disappeared completely, as though achieving teleportation. In the blink of an eye, it reappeared once again high up in the air.

“CHASE IT!” commanded an expert from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect immediately. An ancient space boat appeared as the experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect hurriedly boarded it.

The ancient boat glimmered with immortal light, madly speeding ahead as it chased after Qing`er’s spatial leaf boat.

Mo Xie’s countenance changed. The devil saber in his hand flew out. He stepped forward, jumping onto the saber and quickly transforming into black-colored lightning, erupting forth with extreme speed.

The other experts from the Qin Sect paused after they saw Qin Wentian’s group drawing a majority of their enemies away. A moment later, Xu Ruxue commanded, “Let’s retreat!”

As the sound of her voice faded, the members of the Qin Sect respectively fled the battlefield. Without Mo Xie present, no one else wanted to risk their lives by fighting against people with immortal-ranked weapons. The members of the Evil Palace retreated as well.

Zi Daoyang’s gaze flickered. As expected of a spatial treasure. Nobody knew if those experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect would be able to catch up to them.

“Daoyang gege, what’s in the depths of the Underworld Mountains?” Xiao Lengyue asked Zi Daoyang.

Zi Daoyang’s gaze froze. Ever since the inheritances of two ancient emperors had appeared, everyone felt that this place had no more secrets. Nobody would intentionally head to the depths of the mountain to search for something non-existent. This was the logic of humans. Since there were already two inheritances, how could there still be something more to be found?

However, Xiao Lengyue’s sentence suddenly caused Zi Daoyang’s heart to tremble. Would there be some other reason as to why the two ancient emperors had fought against each other?

Could there be other secrets still hidden within the depths of the Underworld Mountains?

He stared at the direction that Qing`er and the experts of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect were heading towards—they were moving deeper into the depths of the Underworld Mountains. Zi Daoyang didn’t know if anyone had ever entered there before. Among these countless mountains, could there be other hidden secrets?

“Daoyang gege!” Xiao Lengyue called. Zi Daoyang turned to her, “Lengyue, I need some time to recover first. Afterwards, we will make preparations to head into the depths of the Underworld Mountains. This place is too vast and I’ve never explored that area before.”

“Right, let me accompany Daoyang gege as well,” Xiao Lengyue obediently suggested, completely different from the cold and arrogant maiden who’d been the head of the Xiao Sect in the past. Witnessing this, the former members of the Xiao Sect who had feelings for her sighed quietly in their hearts. No matter how proud a woman was, in front of Zi Daoyang, they were like putty in his hands. This was the advantage of having a higher status—the treatment they received from Xiao Lengyue was completely different.

…..

On the leaf boat, Qin Wentian held onto Qing`er. As he saw the traces of blood at the corner of her mouth, he stretched his hand out to gently wipe them away.

“I’m fine,” said Qing`er, smiling at Qin Wentian, looking incomparably beautiful. Normally, Qin Wentian would have definitely been ecstatic to see Qing`er acting like this. However, now there was only rage in his heart. The Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor had sent over three hundred experts to hunt him down? Very well, he would definitely make them all pay the price.

“Mhm.” Qin Wentian replied lightly. His hands then held on to Qing`er’s delicate ones as he stared ahead at the boundless majestic mountains. Only a stretch of desolation could be seen. There weren’t even any beasts or birds, let alone humans.

The City of Ancient Emperors was an extremely mysterious place. There were ancient emperors that had left their inheritances here, and there were also ancient emperors who had fought to their deaths here. This vast location concealed too many secrets.

“They’re still pursuing us,” observed Nanfeng Yunxi. Qin Wentian turned his head back and saw a gigantic space boat following them at lightning speed. Despite the speed of Qing`er’s spatial treasure, they still couldn’t shake their pursuers off.

“This must also be a spatial treasure prepared by the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. Its purpose must be to prevent you from escaping,” Nanfeng Yunxi remarked. Since the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor had already given the command to kill Qin Wentian, how could he still allow Qin Wentian to leave the City of Ancient Emperors with his life intact?

“Apparently, my survival would be the equivalent to smacking the face of Eastern Sage. In that case, not only must I live well, those experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect shouldn’t bother dreaming that they’ll return.” A terrifying coldness flickered in Qin Wentian’s eyes. Since they’d failed to kill him in one go earlier, he would slowly play out this hunting game with them.

The leaf boat continued to shuttle through space, traversing an unknown amount of distance. Time flowed by, and their surroundings were still filled with endless mountains. There seemed to be no end to it at all.

“How vast are the depths of the Underworld Mountains exactly?” Qin Wentian felt shocked. Right now, it seemed that the Underworld Mountains occupied a much larger area than the entire city area of the City of Ancient Emperors.

“There might be something hidden among the vast wilderness here,” Nanfeng Yunxi said in a low voice as they continued shuttling through the air. It was unknown how far they had been traveling, but the people of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect were still in pursuit.

And just like this, Qin Wentian and his companions continued their flight for a total of nine days. It was highly likely that they’d traversed a distance that was many times that of the city area in the City of Ancient Emperors. Such a vast region was truly terrifying.

“What’s that ahead?” At that moment, they spotted a blurry silhouette far ahead. As they drew near, that silhouette became more distinct. And to their surprise and shock, there was actually a city floating high up in the sky. It seemed to be a place where divinities resided and exuded an immensely majestic air.

Down below, there was a passageway that slanted upwards, leading to the city in the sky.

“Is that…?” Nanfeng Yunxi’s beautiful eyes flickered with shock. A city in the sky had appeared within the City of Ancient Emperors!

Memories surfaced in her mind, and she recalled reading information recorded in ancient scrolls regarding the City of Ancient Emperors. It was rumored that the ancient emperors fought here in this city during ancient times. The scrolls mentioned people fighting for vague and unknown reasons, and the most critical information in that ancient record was something about a city in the sky. However, it was unknown as to what secrets this mysterious sky city contained. In fact, no one could even verify its existence.

However, it seemed that the info in the ancient record was true to a certain extent. There really was a city in the sky. This must be the reason why the ancient emperors would all gather in the City of Ancient Emperors in the first place.

“Do you know what that place is?” Qin Wentian asked Nanfeng Yunxi.

“Antiquity City…it’s rumored that the reason the ancient emperors gathered in this city was all because of its existence. But as to what lay inside it, no one knows,” Nanfeng Yunxi explained in a low voice, her words causing the eyes of Qin Wentian and his companions to gleam with sharpness!

Chapter 966: Greater Demons

 

“Antiquity City.” Qin Wentian’s eyes gleamed sharply. He was filled with curiosity regarding the City of Ancient Emperors. This place held many ancient ruins that didn’t allow entry for either immortal kings or immortal emperors. There must be some terrifying secrets within.

When the Thousand Transformations Emperor Lord sent them here, they did see a gigantic black dragon emerging from the ocean. Such a fearsome demon emperor was guarding the City of Ancient Emperors. But who was it guarding for? Why was it doing so?

The central area for this impossibly vast region was the City of Ancient Emperors, existing since time immemorial, spanning across generations after generations. And Qin Wentian faintly knew that the City of Ancient Emperors wasn’t just surface deep. There were other layers beyond what they could easily see.

Everything was a symbol of how extraordinary the City of Ancient Emperors are.

“Should we enter?” Qin Wentian’s eyes gleamed as he asked.

“Of course. To have the Antiquity City right before our eyes, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. The people from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect will enter it as well and most probably, the discovery of this place will soon be made known to all the geniuses in the City of Ancient Emperors. We must not miss this opportunity.” Nanfeng Yunxi’s eyes blazed with heat. As a descendant of Matriarch Southern Phoenix, how could she not go and experience firsthand what the Antiquity City was like after encountering it?

“Okay.” Qin Wentian nodded. He was similarly filled with an intense desire to explore as he stared at the city in the sky.

The leaf boat sped forward, moving towards that ancient passageway. This passageway was akin to the Great Dao of ancient times, and when Qin Wentian and his companions entered, countless runes filled with heavenly might bore down on them. Qing`er’s expression changed, she immediately stored the leaf boat away, and they proceeded on the passageway by foot.

“What happened?” Qin Wentian asked.

“This grand passageway seems to have traces of law energy, so it doesn’t look like it will allow the use of the leaf boat,” Qing`er quietly explained. They observed the passageway; it was like a route made for a pilgrimage, heading right up to the heavens.

“Let’s go.” Qin Wentian and his companions stepped onto the passageway leading up into the air. The ancient passageway shimmered with boundless runic light. It felt like there was a unique energy enveloping them all. This energy entered their bodies, emanating a formless might of the Great Dao, cleansing them of their impurities. Qin Wentian felt his entire body suddenly filled with power—all the astral energy he expended, as well as his injuries, were gradually recovering as their auras grew stronger.

“This…?” The others also realized what was happening. Even Little Rascal seemed excited, his eyes shimmering with a brilliant light.

“What a powerful might.” Qin Wentian felt his heart trembling. His entire body was filled with strength, and he sensed that he’d fully recovered.

The people from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect had also arrived. Their space boat floated in the air as they stared at the skies, feeling extreme shock in their hearts. Antiquity City—there was actually an ancient city floating up in the sky. The structure’s imposing majesty was like that of the divine gods, a place where divinities would reside.

On the passageway, Qin Wentian and his companions halted their steps. Before them, there was a smaller pathway with a surge of energy cascading downwards. Qin Wentian could faintly feel how dangerous this was. He blocked the rest of his companions and spoke in a low voice, “Earlier, this place recovered us to our peak state. But since this is the test leading to the Antiquity City, it shouldn’t be so easy. It’s best for us to be careful of possible life-threatening dangers ahead.”

“Mhm.” The others nodded as they released their powerful auras, using them to protectively envelop their bodies as they proceeded forward with caution.

Qin Wentian led the way. But as soon as he took a few steps, an overwhelming wave of might from that Great Dao suddenly bore down on him. His body trembled violently as a surge of calamitous force blasted through him, and he felt close to shattering apart, creating a surge of destructive power that tried to corrode his body.

“Path of Calamity!” An ancient voice rang out in everyone’s minds, causing their hearts to shudder. This pathway was the Path of Calamity? If one wished to ascend to the Antiquity City, they first had to overcome the Path of Calamity.

Fiend-God armor appeared on Qin Wentian, shimmering with boundless runic light. That terrifying might continued to rain down, as if intending to destroy him completely. Qin Wentian’s body rumbled as the power of his blood seethed and surged, fighting against the calamitous force.

Nanfeng Yunxi was now bathed in flames as phoenix wings appeared behind her back, and she soared into the air.

A layer of emperor-king armor enveloped Jun Mengchen, unexcelled in this world, and he appeared as though he was carrying the sky on his back as he resisted the force.

Zi Qingxuan radiated with the boundless glow of her divine falcon. Shrill cries rang out unceasingly as she exuded a might that was terrifying to the extreme.

Hua Taixu coughed out a mouthful of blood. Among their companions, his body was the weakest. He had the samsara eyes, his will was incomparably resolute, and he was also proficient in powerful illusion arts, but this did nothing to mitigate the fact that his body was weak. As he faced the calamity, it was extremely tough for him to endure it, and he ended up coughing out blood.

“Are you able to bear it?” Qin Wentian asked in concern as he stared at Hua Taixu.

“No problem.” Hua Taixu’s eyes gleamed with determination and a terrifying tenacity. He’d experienced such tempering before in the samsara world. This wasn’t enough to break his will.

“Right.” Qin Wentian nodded in encouragement. He continued to step forward to meet the calamitous force, seeking to conquer it. Who would have thought just the passageway leading to the Antiquity City would already be so difficult? That destructive might constantly bore down on their bodies, and although Qin Wentian had already established a supreme physique, he still felt as though he was on the verge of being shattered apart.

“What a fearsome power.” Qin Wentian resisted the might and as they proceeded on, Hua Taixu had coughed out an unknown amount of blood. He was currently the one in the most miserable state. Zi Qingxuan was the second after him, the glow of her divine falcon had already dimmed considerably and her body was covered with blood. However, seeing Qin Wentian still resolutely leading the way, an intense stubbornness flashed in Zi Qingxuan’s eyes and she gritted her teeth, suppressing her desire to groan in agony.

After Zi Qingxuan had experienced roaming around with Qin Wentian and Jun Mengchen, she realized that the individuals around Qin Wentian were all outstanding elites, extraordinary in their own right. She became the weakest one among them and this slowly became a knot in her heart. She didn’t want to see the disparity between them drifting further and further, hence she needed to push forward with all the resolution and determination she could muster.

Qing`er wasn’t in a very good state as well. Lotuses bloomed around her, aiding to neutralize some of the force, but she was still left severely injured.

Nanfeng Yunxi was the most dazzling among them. Her defenses were originally already very powerful, but after enduring the calamitous force a countless number of times, her body seemed about to explode into pieces. However at that moment, an immensely powerful force burned within her, covering the area around her in a brilliant red light. At the cry of a phoenix, her injuries swiftly recovered.

Evidently, this was Nanfeng Yunxi’s innate talent. The blood of the ancient phoenix granted her clan the special ability to achieve a nirvanic rebirth.

Behind them, the experts of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect were also making their way forward. Their group was large in number, and they were all supreme demon-level characters selected from different prefectures. However, none among them could compare themselves to Qin Wentian’s endurance. After a few moments of trying to withstand the calamitous force, several of them chose to retreat, a feeling of reluctance in their hearts.

Over ten experts were leading the way, and they were also feeling hesitant. With their current numbers, if they followed Qin Wentian and his companions into the city in the sky, would they still be able to defeat him?

However, the scene before them was just too fascinating. How could they allow themselves to miss out on it?

After several days, Qin Wentian and his companions continued to endure being attacked with incomparably intense pain and agony, yet they still persisted. They bolstered their resolve, and refused to let their consciousness fade. The moment they fainted, they would surely be obliterated by the calamitous force. There were already two deaths among the experts of the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect who decided to attempt the Path of Calamity. Their deaths fanned the flames of fear in the hearts of others. This place was extremely dangerous.

In addition, this passageway was merely a route to the entrance…

Nine days later, Qin Wentian and his companions had finally reached the end of this path of calamities. All of them were incomparably fatigued, and Zi Qingxuan actually fainted the moment they reached the end. Hua Taixu sat on the ground, on the verge of extreme exhaustion. His eyes slowly closed, he’d persisted all this way with hardly a breath left to spare.

However at this moment, rays of sparkling light cascaded down on them from the runes of the ancient passageway, rejuvenating Qin Wentian and his companions. They slowly recovered to their peak states, and the rays even strengthened them beyond that. After this light’s mysterious force circulated within their bodies for a certain number of times, Qin Wentian felt his physique growing even stronger.

Hua Taixu also gradually recovered his strength, and after Zi Qingxuan woke up, they stepped through a gigantic screen of light. In the blink of an eye, they appeared before the gate of a city that looked to be from primordial times.

This place was ancient and majestic.

This place exuded a holiness that didn’t allow for blasphemy.

Qin Wentian tilted his head and stared at the Antiquity City, his heart filled with reverence. He even felt a slight impulse to prostrate himself in worship. It was an involuntary sentiment from gazing upon the city.

Qin Wentian turned his head and stared at the experts from the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect who were still currently still on the Path of Calamity. His eyes gleamed with a terrifying coldness; since these people had failed to kill him, they’d best be prepared to pay a heavy price for their actions.

“These… are all demons from ancient times, right?” Nanfeng Yunxi mumbled to herself, staring at the images engraved on the walls of the city. The images were all extremely vivid and life-like, and just a single glance could captivate one’s attention.

Among these demon images were Taotie, Hundun, Qiongqi, Suanni Lion, and various others. They were all supreme greater demons, incomparably deadly, and their images looked like troops stationed to defend the entrance.

Although the gate to the Anquity City was open, nothing could be seen of the interior area. There was only an intense surge of energy emanating from inside. Nobody knew what terrifying consequences awaited if someone entered.

“I’ll go in first. You guys wait outside,” Qin Wentian told the others.

“No.” Qing`er immediately rejected the idea. Her delicate hands held onto Qin Wentian’s. Her translucent eyes met his, filled with concern for his safety.

“I will go with you,” she said quietly.

“I am linked to Little Rascal by telepathy. After I enter, he can instantly sense what I experience. You guys can enter as soon as I make sure that there are no life-threatening dangers,” Qin Wentian spoke, only to see Qing`er stubbornly shaking her head, still tightly holding on to his hand.

Qin Wentian smiled ruefully at this.. Qing`er then added, “I will go wherever you go.”

“Okay, in that case, we will enter together.” Qin Wentian could not do anything about Qing`er, he could only agree to her request. After that, he held onto Qing`er’s hand as they walked through the huge gate. In an instant, they were seized with a feeling of shuttling across worlds. In this new illusory-like world that they’d been transported into, there were a countless number of greater demons.

With a shrill buzzing sound, Qin Wentian and Qing`er appeared on a battle platform set inside that world. Thunderous rumbling sounds shook the sky and earth as two greater demons appeared before them. This Antiquity City was actually protected by greater demons!

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Translator Note: just some Chinese mythology fun facts

Suanni (狻猊) – also called the Suanni Lion. It looks like a hybrid of a dragon and lion. Known for its fierce appearance and love of tranquility and burning incense.
Hundun (混沌) – represents Chaos. It’s a faceless being, sometimes described as resembling a dog or bear. It attacks the virtuous and obeys the commands of the wicked. “Hundun” is also the name of the Primordial Chaos in Chinese mythology.
Taotie (饕餮) – represents Gluttony. It has no body, only the head of a ferocious beast. It seeks to devour everything.
Qiongqi (穷奇) – represents Deviousness. It looks like a winged tiger. It eats people, instigates wars, and commits many other evil deeds.

Credit: https://immortalmountain.wordpress.com/glossary/chinese-bestiary/

Chapter 967: The Ancient City Beneath the Stars

 

“What is this place?” Qin Wentian glanced at his surroundings. He was on an ancient battle platform in this illusory-like world. Before them were two immense greater demons, it was a situation that was terrifying to the extreme.

One of the greater demons was the primordial demonic beast, Taowu. It had a human face and the body of a tiger, and it radiated a terrifying feeling of vengeance, as if it was death incarnate. A single glance was sufficient to fill one’s heart with panic and terror.

The other greater demon was a demonic beast with twin horns that resembled a berserk ox. However, the horns were draconic horns, and its hooves were incomparably muscular. It was standing upright like a human, but exuded an extremely imposing aura. Its violet claws could easily shred humans apart.

“Qing`er, be careful!” Qin Wentian’s aura fluctuated. Two demonic beasts had appeared. Was it because the two of them had entered?

Taowu wielded a trident as its weapon. An aura of untold deadliness seemed to gather around it. Its silhouette flickered as it appeared on the platform, charging forward with a domineering strike. A wave of energy that seemed to originate from hell burst out, causing a blood-red light to envelop the entire platform.

Holy lotuses manifested around Qing`er. A multicolored light radiated from her, shooting towards the Taowu. She stabbed out her finger at the same instant, causing spatial energy to transform into numerous sharp swords that shot towards her target.

—RUMBLE!— The incomparably deadly trident smashed forth, destroying everything in its wake. It was like a symbol of death.

Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand appeared. His entire body glowed with terrifying light as he stomped forward to meet the greater demon. Boundless runic light flashed through the sky as his constellation appeared, shining resplendently in this illusory world. He blasted out with a palm strike powered by the God’s Hand, his attack possessing a startling might as it slammed against the Trident of Taowu. A surge of destructive energy gushed over, completely destroying the palm imprint, and Qin Wentian intuitively sensed the horrifying might of the greater demon.

—BOOM!— The Ox with the draconic horns lunged out, causing the battle platform to shake unceasingly. Its hand grabbed outwards, instantly appearing before Qin Wentian. It tried to grab hold of Qin Wentian’s comparably smaller figure so it could rip him apart.

Qin Wentian blasted out another palm strike in anger. That fearsome greater demon ox possessed a boundless divine strength, and it forcibly shattered the palm imprint of the God’s Hand. After which, it succeeded in pushing forth and grabbing Qin Wentian with its hand. The strength it possessed was simply unbeatable. That was the power of a greater demon.

—ROAR!— An earth-shattering roar rang out as the ox demon tried to rip Qin Wentian into pieces. However, a thunderous rumbling sound echoed as Qin Wentian’s body expanded, circulating with boundless runic light. A pure-white flame shimmered around his body, but despite the ox’s failure to rip apart his body, Qin Wentian was still in extreme pain from the attack. The strength of these demons was simply inconceivable.

Thick rings of smoke drifted out from the ox’s nostrils as its large saucer-like eyes stared at Qin Wentian, filled with a malevolence that seemed to originate from the primordial era. Qin Wentian’s body shone with resplendent runic light, exuding a sense of terrifying suppressive pressure that gushed forth in waves. Rumbling sounds rang out and the greater demon was actually forced back a step. After that, Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand transformed into the sharp talons of a great roc, ripping forward to destroy everything as it raked through the chest of the greater demon.

—ROAR, ROAR!— The greater demon let out heaven-rumbling roars. Its powerful palms slammed out once more to grab at Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand brimmed with overwhelming suppressive might, meeting his opponent blow for blow. The man and the demon furiously clashed, shaking the heavens and earth with their fight. Qin Wentian discovered that this greater demon had the same cultivation level as him, and that Taowu shared the same cultivation level as Qing`er. This seemed to be an effect of the strange law energy here, suppressing the greater demons to their level.

And at this very moment, a buzzing sound echoed out. On the ancient battle platform, Nanfeng Yunxi and the others appeared. At the same time they arrived, more greater demons manifested in the illusory world. A moment later, a fearsome wave of demonic might swept throughout the realm.

~RUMBLE~ The newly-arrived greater demons instantly lunged at Nanfeng Yunxi and the others. Nanfeng Yunxi immediately activated her flames, which blazed around her body as phoenix wings appeared behind her back. The phantom of an ancient phoenix shrouded her, manifesting an image of a phoenix that fought valiantly against a greater demon at the peak of Celestial Phenomenon. Her opponent was a black-colored wild avian, shimmering with an abundance of death qi.

Chaos erupted on the battle platform. Even Little Rascal’s appearance caused a greater demon to manifest. Little Rascal transformed into its battleform, fighting savagely against its opponent.

“We won’t be gaining any advantages if we fight so haphazardly. Let’s join forces. Me and Nanfeng will be the main attackers. Qing`er and Hua Taixu will act as our support to control and restrict their movements. Qingxuan, Mengchen, and Little Rascal will distract the greater demons by moving around the platform to cause mayhem and chaos!” Qin Wentian roared. After that, the seven of them retreated to another area, and stood in their positions. Qin Wentian and Nanfeng Yunxi stood in the center. Qing`er stood beside Qin Wentian, while Hua Taixu stood beside Nanfeng Yunxi, smoothly making up for their individual weaknesses. As for Jun Mengchen, Zi Qingxuan, and Little Rascal, they stood in a scattered formation spaced to the far left and right.

Qing`er’s black hair fluttered in the wind. Boundless spatial energy transformed into runes that manifested a prison, locking down the area in front of them. Hua Taixu’s samsara eyes had turned peculiar, causing quite a few eighth-level ascendant demons to instantly sink into a daze as they roared in confusion.

Qin Wentian’s immense body naturally added to his power. His God’s Hand manifested a world-shaking spear; the spear tip shimmered with a pure-white flame born from his bloodline power as his demonic qi towered up into the sky. His spear contained an overwhelming suppressive might, able to tyrannically sweep across everything underneath the heavens.

Jun Mengchen, Zi Qingxuan, and Little Rascal stepped out from the side, immediately using their most tyrannical attacks. These greater demons were incredibly strong in their defense—ordinary attacks could do nothing to them.

A towering heavenly fire erupted forth from Nanfeng Yunxi, setting the demons ablaze. Qin Wentian’s 100-meter gigantic body stabbed out with a spear, aiming for an eighth-level greater demon ascendant. Upon seeing the spear aiming towards it, the greater demon let out a heaven-shaking roar, but right before it could even react, the destructive spear shone with a brilliantly dazzling glow. It pierced directly through its body, completely disregarding its defensive power.

The destructive might immediately drilled into its body, ravaging the insides of the greater demon and shattering everything within. And with a thunderous boom, the greater demon exploded, returning to the void.

“What an overwhelming attack.” Nanfeng Yunxi froze slightly. However, she didn’t stop to hesitate as she kept up the barrage of attacks. Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand erupted forth once more, resulting in the spear piercing through the head of another greater demon. For those at the same cultivation level as him, despite the fact that they might be supreme primordial greater demons, none were able to survive under his strength. They were all insta-killed by Qin Wentian.

And although these greater demons were powerful, they didn’t understand the concept of joining forces. Under the alliance of Qin Wentian and his companions, the greater demons were vanquished one-by-one and finally, the last of them exploded, disappearing into the void.

“These greater demons are all so powerful. If one chose not to combine forces and tried to fight them alone, only those experts who are at the true peak under immortality would stand a chance to defeat them,” Nanfeng Yunxi quietly remarked. Qin Wentian and the others nodded in agreement.

“Luckily, we entered early. If we’d entered after Senior Brother and Qing`er finished their battle, it would have been even tougher for us to win,” Jun Mengchen mused. As the sound of his voice faded away, the platform was covered by a layer of intense light, which also enveloped them within. With a ringing sound, the battle platform vanished, alongside Qin Wentian and his companions.

When they reappeared again, they were already on solid ground. Their legs stayed rooted at the spot, and they stared at their surroundings as great waves rumbled their hearts.

This was the true Antiquity City that lay beneath the starry skies. Despite the passage of countless years, its majesty was still as vibrant as ever. However, aside from looking ancient, the city seemed to be wrecked in some places, as though it had suffered damage of an inconceivable magnitude some time in the past. Most probably, several supreme characters that were ancient emperors at their peak had also arrived at this place before, and had gone all out as they fought against each other.

Somewhere nearby, the sounds of something bubbling echoed out. Qin Wentian and his companions turned their attention over in its direction, only to see a pool filled with blood. This pool of blood seemed to sense their presence—the blood within the pool churned as boundless blood runes surfaced, astonishing Qin Wentian’s group.

“This must be the blood essence of a supreme expert. Despite the passage of countless years, it has yet to dry up. It’s turned into a pool of blood instead, and doesn’t seem to have lost any of its power.” Nanfeng Yunxi stared at the blood pool as her heart shook. “This pool of blood…for those with weaker cultivations, it can be used as a tempering agent to refine one’s body. However, it’s unknown whether that individual would be able to withstand the rigorous cleansing from being baptised by the energy within that blood.”

After stepping into the immortal foundation realm, everyone would experience their entire body undergoing a transformation. For immortal kings and immortal emperors, their entire bodies were filled with boundless essence energy. After death, their bones turned into rune bones, and their blood would contain the terrifying power of their bloodline and essence. For those who had reached that level, unless they met an opponent stronger than them, their flesh would never decay and their blood would never dry up.

Little Rascal’s silhouette flickered as its gigantic body rushed directly into the blood pool.

~ROAR~ The blood pool started to bubble intensely, and Little Rascal let out a startled roar. Terrifying blood runes gushed into its body, as though trying to refine it, and Little Rascal suddenly started to shine with an intense, blood-colored light.

A moment later, a fearsome vortex appeared. Little Rascal opened its maw and furiously devoured the blood energy, trace by trace.

“He’s using the inheritance of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor to absorb the energy of this blood pool.” Nanfeng Yunxi’s gaze flickered. Little Rascal’s fleshy body looked extremely terrifying, but it almost collapsed during the baptism of the blood pool. It was enduring immense pain, and its entire body was marked with blood runes, giving it an exceptionally fearful appearance. Despite the pain, Little Rascal continued to endure the baptism, allowing that surge of blood energy to corrode its body. Some time later, its body grew tougher, actually turning into something resembling a crystalline exterior, sparkling and translucent.

“It looks like Little Rascal will soon evolve.” A look of joy appeared on Qin Wentian’s face. Little Rascal was gradually maturing to the later phases of its growth!
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Note:

Taowu (梼杌) – represents Ignorance. Sometimes described as resembling a tiger or boar. It spreads ignorance among humans.