Chapter 403: Explosive Chaos: The Battle Unfolds

A massive, terrifying explosion erupted in midair, unleashing an overwhelming tide of divine energy.

In the aftermath of a top-tier deity’s downfall, a torrential surge of divine might spread out like an immense cloud across the sky.

A wild and insane outpouring of the Heaven and Earth Soul surged like a river breaking its dam, its unstoppable force flooding the night sky.

The battle had turned so gruesome that it exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Gu Changqing, the supreme leader of the Tian Dan Divine Sect and a powerhouse recorded in the Divine Register, fell in battle— even his divine transformation shattered completely!

Besides him, Yue Huanglong and a mysterious Underworld combatant were also slain, brutally destroyed by the relentless blows of the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que!

In just a short skirmish, three top-tier figures had fallen!

It was a scene of utter carnage!

Mutual devastation reigned!

The whole world fell into an eerie silence!

In the distance…

The mighty warriors clashing in battle turned ashen with fear!

Azure Dragon’s opponent was none other than Ning Caishen of the Seven Treasure Divine Sect. At this moment, the sect leader’s face twisted into a grimace.

Four of the Four-Yu Divine Weapons whirled around him, emitting immensely powerful divine fluctuations as they staved off the furious onslaught of black dragon qi and blood unleashed by Azure Dragon.

Seeing Gu Changqing’s lifeless body, Ning Caishen felt a chill run through his heart — Gu hadn’t even managed to deploy his Tian Dan clone before being cut down!

It all happened so fast!

They had been rallied by National Teacher Xie Yunshen not to fight to the death!

As heads of a sect, every one of them cherished their lives. They kowtowed to the Imperial Court only to secure benefits and a fresh allocation of riches from the Great Realm.

Who would volunteer for a blood-soaked, life-or-death battle then?

Gu Cheng, dueling with Vermilion Bird, advanced his sword with ringing clashes; his frown deepened as the speed of his blade suddenly quickened.

On the other side, Zhao Chunqiu, locked in combat with Baihu, wore an expression of utter dismay.

This battle—

How could it have strayed so far from what was expected?!

At least, Gu Changqing’s death and the loss of two top-tier figures from the Qianyuan side—

That was something almost tolerable!

“We still hold the advantage!”

Zhao Chunqiu spread his arms, his robe billowing as a flurry of divine talismans and weapons materialized, forming a unique divine array.

Rumble!

The divine array rolled forward like a giant millstone, its tremors rippling through the void and sending concentric waves of disturbance.

Buzzz!

At the pinnacle of the battlefield, Lü Taibai and Ji Mo Li clashed in a ferocious duel.

The collision of Annihilating God-Wind and Netherfire unleashed a vortex of flame and fury, silently erasing everything as cracks splintered through the void.

Ji Mo Li gripped his Umbrella Spear as his torrential qi exploded like a raging dragon’s roar; his eyes were cold as he thrust his spear forward, brimming with lethal intent.

Lü Taibai no longer smiled.

As Zhao Chunqiu had feared, even though Gu Changqing was dead, on the Qianyuan side Yue Huanglong and a mysterious Underworld powerhouse had been slain.

This matchup was clearly a disadvantage for Qianyuan!

At that very moment…

Underworld Yama had to face the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que and Huang Mei!

Huh?!

Lü Taibai’s face suddenly lit up with intense clarity!

Huang Mei, that old balding bastard?!

Bald bastard?!

No! My friend!

In an instant, Lü Taibai understood why Gu Changqing had fallen—a sect leader who hadn’t even managed a Tian Dan clone or any solid foundation…—

There was only one explanation: an unexpected, devastating attack!

Huang Mei—

He was one of our own!

That damn old fool was too devious!

Had Lü Taibai not been involved in that encirclement, he might have been completely misled by Huang Mei’s deceivingly kindly appearance!

In other words—

Though Huang Mei appeared to be leading the siege on the Underworld Yama,

in truth…

Who’s really on the offensive is still uncertain!

Lü Taibai didn’t smile; his professional training showed even as worry creased his brow. His sword accelerated, and his Tao Calamity Sword’s vibrations grew fierce, its blade energy surging like an unstoppable tide!

“Kill!”

Sensing Lü Taibai’s intensifying lethality, Ji Mo Li’s Umbrella Spear barely connected with the clashing sword light.

A myriad of dragons raged, with sword light crashing like tumultuous waves!

Wind whipped through Ji Mo Li’s dark, strong hair, while his crimson cloak flapped wildly behind him.

“You’re getting impatient,”

Ji Mo Li said with a calm smile.

He could clearly sense the mounting urgency in Lü Taibai’s heart.

It was obvious that this exchange was too one-sided for Qianyuan’s Divine Sect.

Even though they had lost Gu Changqing, the outcome wasn’t entirely catastrophic, was it?

Ji Mo Li remained unruffled; he wasn’t in any hurry to engage Lü Taibai in a life-or-death brawl — merely keeping him occupied was enough.

On the Imperial Court’s side, having an extra Huang Mei among the top-tier elites was a game changer. After all, Huang Mei was no ordinary powerhouse.

If Lü Taibai hadn’t grasped the secrets of the Tao Calamity Sword, his combat prowess would pale in comparison to Huang Mei’s!

Such strength was enough to decide the outcome of this battle to shatter a sect!

Thus, Ji Mo Li planned only to tie down Lü Taibai.

Allow Huang Mei to unleash hell and slaughter to his heart’s content!

Rumble—

—

Above the Grand Canal, tidal waves kept surging.

A warship carved from mysterious Xuan Iron and Spirit Wood lay moored.

Watching as the titanic powerhouses clashed, the cultivators on the warships representing the Imperial Court could feel crushing pressure, their nerves on edge.

No one had expected that Qianyuan Daocheng could muster so many top experts.

Remember, these were among the most elite warriors in existence.

Every single one was a top-tier powerhouse. The Imperial Court’s vanguard had gathered this many formidable fighters solely by harnessing the Divine Sect’s might.

They had gathered the leaders of five major sects.

And yet Qianyuan Daocheng—

Seemed to have amassed all these warriors through its own strength!

It was simply inconceivable.

One individual’s might had reached such staggering levels!

No wonder the Imperial Court had targeted Qianyuan Daocheng—its threat was all too real!

On the deck of a warship,

Armed guard Ning An, with blade in hand, steadfastly protected the roving National Teacher Xie Yunshen’s modest attire. “National Teacher! There’s murderous intent!”

Ning An’s expression was grave, his qi surging as his eyes reflected unparalleled horror.

National Teacher Xie Yunshen narrowed his eyes and looked toward the battlements of Qianyuan Daocheng.

There, hovering ominously, was a nearly peerless Mechanical Beast—the Little Yinglong King. Its looming presence radiated intense peril, something the National Teacher was all too familiar with.

Li Che had relied on this nearly peerless Mechanical Beast—comparable even to a top-tier Martial Saint—in the Heroes’ Contest to claim the title of champion.

“Li Che—”

National Teacher Xie Yunshen gently swayed his feather fan once more.

“What did he gain in the Millennial Peach Grove?”

Xie Yunshen mused in a somber tone.

The Emperor, unusually resolute, had ordered him to ally with several defecting Divine Sect figures and even contact Ji Mo Li, all to launch an assault on Qianyuan Daocheng.

And he specifically demanded that Li Che be captured alive!

Officially, the reason given was that Li Che had challenged the Emperor’s dignity at the Peach Festival in Divine Capital.

Furthermore, it was claimed that Li Che was none other than Ma Mian, one of the Underworld’s most ferocious beings, who had to be brought back alive.

Yet someone as perceptive as Xie Yunshen quickly sensed that the Emperor’s concern over Li Che was unusually high.

“Nevertheless, apprehending Li Che remains our top priority.”

Xie Yunshen exhaled deeply.

He then turned his gaze to the fierce contest unfolding in the night sky, his expression darkening.

Gu Changqing had been slain, and on Qianyuan’s side, Yue Huanglong and a mysterious top powerhouse of the Underworld had perished—but there was no joy in his eyes.

Even though their ranks now boasted a Huang Mei Great Master, he could not feel any relief—

A creeping sense of impending danger steadily spread through his heart.

He realized that the Underworld cultivators seemed unafraid of death—

But even the fearless can fall!

After all, wasn’t Yue Huanglong and that fallen Underworld top powerhouse already dead?

They were ruthlessly destroyed by the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que!

Still, Xie Yunshen couldn’t shake the feeling that something was amiss.

“National Teacher—

It seems he’s waiting for something!”

Armed guard Ning An gripped his long knife, his whole body trembling under the constant threat of death—a sensation that made his skin crawl.

That was the feeling of being hunted by death itself. Although Ning An wasn’t as formidable as the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que, he nonetheless possessed the skill of a Grand Master.

Ordinarily, the National Teacher’s safety was ensured by the Two Elders, and Ning An was merely a child taken in by the National Teacher, later groomed to protect him.

The National Teacher did not interfere, having entrusted him with this duty.

Xie Yunshen could also sense the murderous aura converging from all directions.

“He’s mimicking my methods—”

“Just as I plan to use Ji Mo Li, Tian Can Di Que, and the aura of the various sect leaders to shatter Qianyuan Daocheng and break their spirit, Li Che—he intends to strike fear into our hearts in a similar manner!”

National Teacher Xie Yunshen drew a deep breath.

Yet his eyes sparkled with realization, for he believed that Li Che must have sensed something—thus delaying his move.

But—

It was impossible!

With his current cultivation, how could Li Che possibly sense it!

Buddha’s light cascaded ceaselessly, bestowing a serene warmth that sapped one’s fighting spirit. Huang Mei Great Master, with gentle countenance, brought his palms together as the Great Buddha behind him shifted ever so slightly, accompanied by a dreadful pressure,

relentlessly bearing down!

“Underworld Yama, my Buddha is here to save you!”

Huang Mei Great Master bellowed.

With one decisive step, the Great Buddha behind him trembled violently,

while Li Che, donned in the Underworld Yama Mask, maintained placid eyes even as his mind intertwined with Huang Mei’s.

“Master, are you about to strike?!”

Huang Mei’s Spiritual Confinement transmitted its message across the Cosmic Chessboard.

“If I move now, my identity would be exposed. To target Ji Mo Li again would be impossible,”

Huang Mei said firmly.

Although he employed Spiritual Confinement, Li Che’s own spiritual power—bolstered by his Pure Heart Dao Fruit—had sharpened the awareness retained by his confinements, inheriting his former sensitivity.

Huang Mei’s words caused a subtle ripple in Li Che’s eyes.

He had painstakingly embedded a metaphorical nail into Ji Mo Li’s heart—a contingency for later use.

To let it go to waste now would truly be regrettable.

Even if Ji Mo Li displayed a half-step divine calamity and wielded the power of Tao Calamity Fire—

Huang Mei’s true strength was equivalent to a half-step divine calamity, commanding Tao Calamity Thunder!

A thought stirred within Li Che.

In the very next moment, the Cosmic Chessboard roared and trembled as Huang Mei, following Li Che’s orders, advanced. Buddha-light blossomed in the void, carefully concealing his aura.

In the blink of an eye, Mo City Shandu materialized—yet it revealed only a single gateway.

Li Che planned to lure the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que into Mo City Shandu for a strike—inside, Huang Mei wouldn’t need to hide his cultivation!

Boom! A torrential surge of qi erupted, intertwining in a savage onslaught!

The phantom form generated by the combined techniques of the Two Elders trembled as it swiftly withdrew, unwilling to be engulfed by Mo City!

Who knew what awaited them inside that city!

The Two Elders were battle-hardened veterans who would not give Underworld Yama an inch of opportunity.

Li Che’s eyes narrowed.

He thrust his five fingers upward; within his chest, his Dao Fruit, the Thunder Magnetic Conduit, pounded wildly. As if embedded into space itself, he clenched his fist tightly.

Prison Thunder Network!

Divine Xiao Thunder erupted, dark and fierce, interweaving into a massive cage that enveloped the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que!

“Divine Xiao Thunder?!”

The nature of Divine Xiao Thunder was unmistakably evident.

The moment the Two Elders sensed it, their expressions turned to shock as a colossal demonic elephant hoof slammed into the Prison Thunder Network, as if attempting to shatter it apart!

Yet the force of Divine Xiao Thunder struck back with such intensity that even the Two Elders felt their qi pulsate.

“Amitabha, I shall aid you!”

A Buddhist chant resonated.

Huang Mei Great Master’s kasaya soared as he suddenly appeared outside the Prison Thunder Network. He raised his hand abruptly; his robe slipped to reveal his palm, from which Buddha-light burst forth. With all his might, he slammed his palm into the network.

“Well done!”

The Two Elders burst into laughter!

That was the advantage of having an extra top-tier powerhouse!

It was the fundamental factor that could alter the course of the battle!

The phantom form of a half-step Martial God seemed ready to expand, prepared to obliterate the Prison Thunder Network with a decisive sealing technique!

Amid the cataclysmic explosion, countless sparks flew.

The envisioned breakthrough from within did not materialize!

The combined qi of the Two Elders’ half-step Martial God form struck the Prison Thunder Network with such force that it failed to break open.

They even sensed that the network had become more unyielding, as if Divine Xiao Thunder had reinforced it!

How could that be?!

Within the phantom form of a half-step Martial God, the faces of the Two Elders flickered with terror.

Wasn’t Huang Mei Great Master supposed to attack from the outside?

Both sides intended to shatter Underworld Yama’s mysterious bindings with a combined approach!

In an instant, a gateway descended from the heavens into Mo City Shandu—a pitch-black portal through which not even a finger could be seen.

A terrifying vacuum force was unleashed, sucking in the Two Elders’ phantom form of a half-step Martial God against their will.

At the same time, Huang Mei Great Master was also drawn into Mo City by its gravitational pull!

Onlookers soon witnessed the scene: Huang Mei Great Master, furious and yelling, unable to escape the pull of Mo City Shandu as he was dragged in!

Within Qianyuan Daocheng, many of the onlookers exchanged glances, a touch of admiration in their eyes.

“Underworld Yama—how noble of you!”

Because not only had Underworld Ma Mian dispatched a series of mysterious top-tier powerhouses, Underworld Yama himself sacrificed to hold back Tian Can Di Que along with Huang Mei Great Master.

By drawing Tian Can Di Que and Huang Mei Great Master into Mo City, he minimized their impact on the battle.

Truly, a righteous act indeed.

Fang Han Shu’s eyes narrowed as he felt moved by the Underworld’s chivalry—he knew it was all done out of respect for Li Che.

But could the Qianyuan Divine Sect let such a favor pass without response?

“It’s time to move, Director,”

Fang Han Shu shot a cold glance at Bai Buyi before speaking.

Bai Buyi, the head of Haoran Academy, was an old acquaintance of Fang Han Shu.

At this moment, Fang Han Shu exuded murderous intent, startling Bai Buyi, who then sneered, “You rebellious academy rat! How dare you act so tough!”

“Our ancestors only banished you from the academy but never stripped you of your talent—you’re lucky indeed!”

Bai Buyi smirked coldly. With a twist of his white-long river fingers, a white Ruler materialized, faint traces of Tao power swirling upon it.

Fang Han Shu’s handsome beard flared in the wind as his scholar robes whipped about, slicing the air.

He surged forward like a speeding cannonball towards Bai Buyi.

Meanwhile, Fang Han Shu’s aura kept rising. “Me? A rebel? And what about you all?”

“You bunch of pseudo-sages who squander the teachings! You’ve plunged the entire Jiangnan Dao into chaos. The land is the richest in the Great Realm, yet the people suffer under endless taxes and exploitation—all because you bookworms run the leech schemes, the worst in the world!”

Fang Han Shu’s voice was icy, each word lashing out like a curse.

Step by step he strode across the night sky, a brilliant white radiance growing ever more dazzling.

Bai Buyi was horrified. He sensed his Haoran Qi Pillar beginning to waver as if on the verge of collapse.

“Haoran—”

“You dare claim Haoran?!”

Boom!

Fang Han Shu spread his arms wide.

In the next instant, the Heavenly Dome seemed to split open like a dam breaking, as countless white qi cascaded down like a mighty river of agarwood!

“What is this—”

Bai Buyi’s eyes narrowed in shock.

“The Haoran River!”

“You—you’ve actually grasped the Haoran River!”

Bai Buyi’s terror surged.

In a heartbeat his Haoran Qi Pillar shattered, and Fang Han Shu almost materialized before him. Face-to-face, brutal winds howled,

whipping Bai Buyi’s face like a lash!

Pages of ancient texts, accompanied by the rustling of paper, surged up from the void, sealing off all escape routes for Bai Buyi!

“Die!”

A torrent of Haoran River descended from behind Fang Han Shu.

A torrent of qi, matching even the might of a half-step divine calamity, crushed Bai Buyi’s Haoran Pillar and washed away his flesh!

It was as if innumerable teacher’s canes lashed his body.

In an instant, Bai Buyi was covered in blood.

Within a few breaths, Bai Buyi’s robes turned to dust, his skin marred by ghastly scars.

Moments later, Bai Buyi spat blood as his flesh was stripped away by the relentless Haoran River, exposing a horrifying mass of white bones.

In the end, even his bones were ground to powder and scattered!

Bai Buyi, the head of Haoran Academy and a leading figure of the Divine Sect, was literally pulverized by the Haoran River at that very moment!

Fang Han Shu stood aloft, the Haoran River behind him coiling like a majestic white dragon!

Its terrifying, oppressive aura swept across the night sky!

Deathly silence!

Staggering awe!

Another top-tier deity had fallen!

Above Qianyuan Daocheng, the fervor in the air surged as cheers rose in unison!

Earlier, the Divine Guard soldiers—whose morale had been suppressed by the Imperial Court’s vanguard—now roared with renewed battle spirit!

They were desperate to break out of the city and join the fray!

For the tides of battle had completely turned!

The leaders of the Seven Treasure Divine Sect, such as Ning Caishen; Bashu Sword Pavilion’s Gu Cheng; and Zhao Chunqiu of the Dragon and Tiger Divine Sect all exhibited shock and dismay!

How could this be?!

Both Gu Changqing and Bai Buyi were dead!

How had this campaign to shatter a sect, once so confidently promised, fallen into such disarray?!

Ji Mo Li, locked in combat with Lü Taibai, furrowed his brow.

“Fang Han Shu—you’ve actually grasped the Haoran River, reaching a half-step divine calamity level by blending Confucian and Daoist principles!”

Ji Mo Li couldn’t believe how deeply Fang Han Shu had concealed his true cultivation.

No one had expected Fang Han Shu to break through into a half-step divine calamity—the Haoran River’s power rivaled that of the Three Calamities, a unique path to enlightenment!

The Three Calamities were the standard method for piercing into the divine calamity stage through Divine Essence Techniques.

But martial and Confucian paths weren’t bound by the Three Calamities!

“This situation—something’s not right!”

Ji Mo Li brandished his Umbrella Spear wildly, his blood and Netherfire coalescing into a fearsome blaze that warped the void and split it with intricate cracks!

It annihilated the Annihilating God-Wind emanating from Lü Taibai!

Ji Mo Li seemed to sense the rising danger.

Amidst clashing armor, lethal intent surged as he charged even more fiercely at Lü Taibai!

“Fang Han Shu—it turns out you hid your true strength!”

“This gifted prodigy, Jiangnan’s finest talent, has indeed grasped the Haoran River, acquiring the foundation of body and spirit in the divine calamity realm!”

Aboard the Xuan Iron-Spirit Wood warship,

Xie Yunshen’s feather fan stiffened abruptly as he fixed his gaze on the colossal white river barreling down from the Heavenly Dome—a majestic, righteous force in constant motion.

Haoran Academy of Jiangnan Dao…

It had been nearly a thousand years since anyone had grasped the Haoran River!

For Haoran Academy dominated Jiangnan Dao, its halls filled with scholars whose endless reading had plunged the region into chaos—thankfully, it was only a gathering of intellectuals, or else Jiangnan would have long been in ruins.

Yet the common folk of Jiangnan suffered most, burdened by oppressive taxes and harsh levies—far worse off than those in Tongyou Road!

“Something isn’t right.”

Xie Yunshen’s eyes sharpened.

He stared at the looming Mo City Shandu suspended in the night sky.

Fang Han Shu’s sudden outburst had been anticipated by Xie Yunshen, who had prepared his own countermeasures.

That person was none other than Huang Mei Great Master.

Xie Yunshen guessed that Huang Mei had also broken through to a half-step divine calamity, mastering the Three Calamities—he’d merely been concealing it all along.

Thus, as long as Huang Mei exploded onto the scene, the battlefield situation could be reversed!

Yet Underworld Yama, single-handedly, had managed to pin down two of the Imperial Court’s top powerhouses!

This was something Xie Yunshen had not foreseen.

Beside him,

Armed guard Ning An was drenched in sweat and terror, his whole body trembling from the relentless pressure.

For Underworld Ma Mian continuously aimed his mechanisms at them.

And still he held back, merely threatening.

Xie Yunshen maintained his composure, though his armed guard possessed only the strength of a Three Flowers Grand Master—how could he possibly withstand such terror?

His legs trembled as if about to give way!

But—

Why wasn’t Ma Mian firing?!

Why wasn’t he acting?!

What on earth was he waiting for?!

Roar, roar, roar—Mo City Shandu!

A torrential downpour lashed the sprawling city, its fierce rains hammering the metropolis, where murderous intent roiled like a tempest!

Boom!

After a dizzying spin, the Two Elders were transported into the city, yet they maintained calm as they quickly steadied their minds.

A half-step Martial God phantom rose, the enormous stomp of a demonic elephant echoing as it pounded down!

The entire Mo City trembled violently as countless raindrops seemed frozen midair, while an intense, murderous aura ravaged everything!

Buzzz!

!!

Huang Mei Great Master’s figure was also teleported onto the scene.

“Amitabha,”

Huang Mei Great Master’s long eyebrows arched in concern as he surveyed the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que.

However, the Two Elders merely sneered.

“Keep up the act, you dead bald mule!”

Boom!

An enormous demonic elephant hoof swung out, like a leg from a martial arts strike—but this kick belonged to a true demon!

Wherever it struck, the void cracked under its weight, fissures spreading like a spider’s web!

“My lords! What are you doing? Why are you turning against your own?!”

Huang Mei roared in anger.

But the elder of Tian Can Di Que only chuckled, “Our own people, you say?!”

“You damned mule! I’d even cut off my other leg for you!”

“We clearly could break Underworld Yama’s thunder cage, but with new Divine Xiao Thunder injected, that cage was forcibly sealed. Wasn’t that your doing? Do you really think we’re fools?”

“And Gu Changqing—couldn’t even deploy his Tian Dan clone before being slain; that was on you as well!”

“You treacherous, sly old fool!”

“Even Xiao Lingyin Temple has allied with Qianyuan Divine Sect!”

The elder of Tian Can Di Que raged on.

Rumble!

A massive, black structure suddenly rose in the distance, looming over the battlefield.

Atop it, Underworld Yama’s mask—with stark black and white features—twinkled like countless stars as his dark robes flapped, his arms folded.

The phantom forms of the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que fixed their gaze!

Then, they began unleashing a barrage of attacks in every direction!

“Fight! Break through this city and we will break free!”

“This place appears to be like a minor divine calamity realm or a variant of the Minor Cavern of the Heavens!”

The only way to shatter the Minor Cavern was to use overwhelming strength to reduce it to rubble.

Unless the Underworld could endure the agony of its collapse, they would have to let them go.

One after another, Mo City’s dark fortresses were blown apart into a million pieces by the relentless assault of the half-step Martial God!

Huang Mei Great Master watched this with cold detachment.

Then, a pitch-black scepter fell into his hand. A black Great Buddha suddenly materialized behind him, and the furious black-gold Buddha-light intertwined like beams!

A streak of Divine Xiao Thunder trembled along Huang Mei’s brow!

Huang Mei let out a long, fierce howl!

As if a gigantic ebony gateway had materialized, enveloped in dense deathly aura and the stench of decay!

Upon that gateway, two ancient, rustic characters were inscribed.

“Jiuyou!”

The Gate of Jiuyou!

Huang Mei was long dead anyway. What he had opened was no longer a Heavenly Gate but the Gate of Jiuyou!

Divine Xiao Thunder, hidden behind the Gate of Jiuyou, crashed down!

Huang Mei’s aura surged as he charged at the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que!

He lunged at their half-step Martial God phantom!

“You bald mule! You’ve truly betrayed us!”

The elder of Tian Can Di Que bellowed!

But he couldn’t squeeze another curse out.

For Huang Mei simply swept them with a cold glance as four Qimen Divine Seeds materialized behind him.

Before the shocked eyes of the Two Elders, one seed after another exploded!

The black Buddha’s furious gaze fell as his black palm hammered down.

The half-step Martial God phantom trembled as if on the verge of collapse, and the Two Elders spat blood in large gulps!

Then, they felt a terrifying blast of wind from behind!

That was the power of a top-tier powerhouse!

It was Yue Huanglong and Han Sixi, revived by Li Che in a single thought, fiercely charging back without fear of death!

The two manipulated the half-step Martial God phantom, abruptly retracting a demonic elephant leg—a move that, though forceful, came with difficulty!

“How can it be them?!”

The Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que broke into cold sweats, incredulous!

Weren’t they supposed to be dead?

How could they be alive again?!

Boom!

For two top-tier powerhouses with a combined half-step Martial God technique, the threat was minimal.

But how could one die and still live?!

Moreover, the Two Elders’ terrified gaze shifted to the distance, where an overwhelming martial aura roiled and intertwined.

They beheld a sea of golden qi, vast beyond imagination—

An immense, towering Qi Sea!

Was that some kind of Martial Saint Qi Sea?!

Below that golden expanse,

Yama split into two!

There appeared two Yamas!

One was Li Che, and the other was his dominant clone!

Inside Mo City, I am in command!

Those who enter Mo City will have their lives dictated by me!

In Li Che’s eyes, swirling golden mist erupted, his aura climbing rapidly until he shattered through to the half-step Martial God realm!

Li Che’s entire body surged with qi as he let out a long howl.

At that moment, he even discovered the location of the eighth Qimen Divine Seed along his spine!

Within Mo City, all forces united!

The oppressive aura converged at once!

“Damn it!”

The Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que were thunderstruck—what kind of demonic lair was this?!

They already knew that trouble awaited inside Mo City!

“Damn you, Huang Mei—you son of a bitch without an ounce of dignity!”

Both elders cursed in unison!

Then, a white chess piece suddenly emerged in front of them, warping the space!

In an instant, two Underworld Yamas appeared, each delivering a massive, crushing blow with their fists and a colossal qi furnace, shattering everything!

A single punch split into six dazzling sword beams, fanning out like a peacock’s display and sweeping through the area in a flash!

Behind Huang Mei, the black Buddha also intertwined with Divine Xiao Thunder, unleashing a massive Thunder Buddha Hand!

The combined assault raged like a storm unleashed over an endless sea!

In a flash, it pounded into the bodies of the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que!

Boom!

A horrifying explosion rippled outward!

The very ground shook as the city was shattered!

A monstrous mushroom cloud soared, its explosive force seemingly piercing the earth!

Black bricks and stones disintegrated, as if the very mire had evaporated into ink!

Vast expanses of dark dust erupted in a surging torrent!

From ten to a hundred, to a thousand yards, the land roiled in turmoil!

The reverberations relentlessly pummeled the entire Mo City, reducing it to a flattened ring in an instant!

Whizz, whizz!

Two shattered silhouettes flew out from the mushroom cloud debris,

crashing onto the ruins, bloodied and struggling.

They were none other than the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que.

Yet,

Their combined strength had manifested in a half-step Martial God technique—but they were ultimately just two top-tier powerhouses.

As they looked up in despair,

They saw a blazing, enormous red furnace suspended over Mo City!

Before the furnace,

Underworld Yama stood with arms folded, hovering gracefully.

It was as if he were bearing the weight of a fierce, blazing sun!

All of heaven and earth fell mute and still.

There were no more idle words in the face of impending death.

Underworld Yama swung a single fist.

The furnace tilted as an endless sea of qi and blood rained down—a dazzling, illusory cascade that crushed everything in its path!

In one blow, it pulverized the already gravely injured bodies of the Two Elders of Tian Can Di Que!

Above Qianyuan Daocheng, Mo City trembled violently.

The shockwaves were felt by many.

Then suddenly,

The tumult in Mo City subsided as the massive city gates burst open!

The Three top-tier warriors—Tian Can Di Que, Huang Mei Great Master, and the Two Elders—emerged, spitting blood as they were forcefully ejected.

National Teacher Xie Yunshen stood at the prow of the warship,

Fixated on Mo City. He knew that the outcome of this battle for Qianyuan Daocheng hinged on what occurred inside the city!

It would determine whether their forces pressed forward or retreated.

When he saw that despite their injuries, Tian Can Di Que and Huang Mei Great Master had managed to escape from the Underworld stronghold,

Xie Yunshen finally exhaled a long, steadying breath.