Chapter 1338: Divine Lord’s Power
If, before today, someone had asked Xing Mingzi to deal with a brat of only half a Jiazi in age, he would have immediately flown into a rage, and might even have struck out in anger, blasting that person to smithereens... because to him, a Star God Elder, a supreme Divine Lord, this would be a tremendous insult.
To become a Divine Lord was to become the master of heaven and earth, able to stand proudly in the world, receiving the reverence of all beings across the ages. This status and pride were supreme, unshakable and inviolable.
At the time of the battle for the divine throne, Luo Guxie, in extreme anger, attacked Yun Che, and overnight went from the number one person of the Eastern Domain to a laughingstock of the world. And he, Xing Mingzi, a Star God Elder, a supreme Divine Lord—if he personally took action against Yun Che, he would likewise be ridiculed by the world, and even he himself would feel deep shame.
Just now, the Star Guards had been mowed down like straw under Yun Che’s sword. His face was ashen, his heart filled with shock and fury, yet he had not made a single move. But now, with a great roar from Xing Shendi, the last shred of “reserve” in his heart was finally shattered. In an instant, he soared into the air like a great eagle, and a blast of air exploded in the sky.
The power of a Divine Lord shook the skies and terrified the world. In that moment, heaven and earth truly changed color. The terrified Star Guards, seeing Xing Mingzi take action, all showed expressions of wild joy, and the fear in their hearts receded like a tide.
“Yun Che, you little brat... accept your death!”
Xing Mingzi was furious beyond measure. Coupled with the shadow cast by Yun Che and Xing Shendi’s kill order, as he made his move, the terrifying and unparalleled pressure made the Star Guards below almost fall to their knees... it was clearly over eighty percent of his true power!
It was clearly intended to directly blast Yun Che to death... blast him until not even bones remained!
Buzzzz—
In just an instant, the crimson sea of flame was completely extinguished by this overwhelmingly terrifying pressure, not a trace of fire light was visible, and even the rapidly rising temperature was dispelled.
The profound light released from Xing Mingzi’s body was also starlight, but compared to the Star Guards, the starlight on his body was as dense as substance. The originally distant space closed in an instant, and the Divine Lord’s power, symbolizing the highest level of the current world, heavily slammed into Yun Che’s body.
Boom crack!!
This was the power of a Divine Lord, enough to overturn a boundless ocean, even destroy a small star... let alone the body of a single person.
“Brother-in-law!!!” Cai Zhi cried out in alarm, her starry eyes completely drained of color in extreme terror.
The booming sound of power drowned out everything in the world, as if a star had exploded in the sky, completely tearing apart the firmament. The sky above the entire Star God City was like a shard of broken glass, covered with thousands of spatial black scars. Under the lingering residual force, these scars struggled and twisted violently, but for a long time they could not heal.
The Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath, condensing in the flames, completely collapsed. Yun Che’s body burst open with a shocking spray of blood, suddenly flying sideways, hurtling for a hundred li, and heavily crashing into a huge Star Stone.
With a thunderous roar, the Star Stone directly shattered and collapsed. The scattered star fragments quickly buried him within, and then there was no more movement. Only streams of blood slowly seeping out from under the Star Stone. And in front of the landing point, there was a trail of crimson blood nearly a li long.
“Brother...-in-...law...” Cai Zhi closed her eyes, burying her head in Mo Li’s chest, her slender shoulders twitching incessantly. As for Mo Li, she still had no reaction at all, as if from the moment Yun Che forcefully activated the Other Shore Asura, she had already lost her soul.
Xing Mingzi descended from the air, the starlight in his hand dissipating. He glanced at the place where Yun Che was buried, and there was not a trace of satisfaction on his face, only a deep gloom.
“Xing Mingzi actually used eighty percent of his power,” a Star God Elder sighed softly. Even as he said this, he felt no sense of exaggeration in his heart.
“He was afraid... and who wouldn’t be afraid of such a monster?” said another Star God Elder. Under this blow, Yun Che had no hope of survival, and he also felt relieved in his heart: “Fortunately, this child was young and impetuous, willing to come even knowing he would die for the sake of so-called deep affection... Otherwise, if he had been mature and patient enough, in the future... hmph...”
The two Star God Elders spoke and simultaneously glanced at Xing Shendi, their hearts filled with relief. How terrifying... a first-level Divine King going berserk and killing five hundred Divine Sovereigns... and he was less than thirty years old... truly too terrifying...
The world fell silent, but the Star Guards still felt their scalps tingling, and the chill in their chests lingered for a long time. Xing Mingzi swept his gaze around and then bowed to Xing Shendi: “My king, this old man misjudged this child’s strength and failed to act in time, allowing five hundred Star Guards to die in vain. This crime... this old man cannot escape responsibility.”
Xing Shendi’s face changed several times, clearly still unsettled. He cared nothing about fault or no fault, and said in a deep voice: “Immediately destroy Yun Che’s corpse—not a single hair is to remain!”
A junior of only half a Jiazi had made Xing Shendi so fearful that even in death he could not rest easy. Such a thing had never happened before and would certainly never happen again. Xing Mingzi immediately bowed his head: “Yes!”
Crack...
The moment his words fell, a faint sound came from afar—it came from the pile of star fragments that buried Yun Che.
Although it was only a very faint sound, it almost made everyone turn their heads instantly. And in the next instant, the Star Stone suddenly exploded violently, accompanied by a sky-filling aura of killing intent and bloodlust.
“Wha—?” Xing Mingzi shot up as if pierced by an arrow. In his pupils, dilated to the maximum, Yun Che, who should have died a violent death with absolutely no chance of surviving, slowly stood up. His whole body was dripping blood, and the sword blade was completely drenched with blood. But the aura that rushed toward him, mixed with the strong smell of blood, had not weakened in the slightest...
No, it was even more terrifying than before! Especially his eyes—Xing Mingzi had never seen such a terrifying light in anyone’s eyes.
“You...” Xing Mingzi stood there, his mind blank for nearly half a breath. No matter what, he could not believe his own eyes.
“He... he’s actually not dead?”
“That was the thirty-seventh elder’s nearly full-powered strike!”
“This... this this... this... how... could it be...”
The shock brought by this scene was no less than if a legendary ghost or god had descended upon the world. The ferocity of Xing Mingzi’s strike, born from fear and extreme rage, was clear to everyone. Yet Yun Che was still alive... how could he still be alive!?
Not only was he alive, but his aura seemed even more terrifying.
Under the terrified gazes of everyone, Yun Che dragged the blood-soaked Heaven-Defying Sword and slowly moved forward...Tap. This step seemed to step on everyone’s hearts, making their bodies contract. In the next instant, Yun Che let out a hoarse roar, charging at Xing Mingzi like a maddened evil ghost. The Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame remerged on his body. The crimson fire light mixed with blood-colored profound light. When the Star Guards’ eyes touched it, their pupils felt as if pricked by needles, and their whole bodies became bone-chillingly cold.
A junior from the lower realm, taught by a mid-ranked Star Guard, less than half a Jiazi in age, attacking a true Divine Lord with sovereign power—what an absurd, ridiculous, laughable scene. But not a single person present could laugh.
Xing Mingzi’s brows furrowed deeply, his face darkened. Starlight flashed on his hands as he reached straight for the Heaven-Defying Sword that came crashing down through the air. But when the sword’s might and crimson flame reached him, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Boom—
With a muffled sound, the profound stones under their feet exploded violently. The burst of firelight and starlight destroyed the surrounding thousand-zhang space, riddling it with holes. Xing Mingzi’s hands grabbed the Heaven-Defying Sword, but he, who had intended to directly seize the sword, felt as if he had grabbed a branding iron from purgatory. The searing pain, so intense it defied reason, pierced every nerve in his body in an instant.
“Ah!” As a proudly-standing Divine Lord, he actually let out a strange cry and hastily withdrew his hands. His body’s instinctive retreat allowed Yun Che’s power to press down fiercely, completely shattering Xing Mingzi’s Star Force. The despairing sword might struck straight into Xing Mingzi’s chest.
Xing Mingzi’s upper body leaned back, then he flipped violently backward. When his feet touched the ground, he swayed heavily and nearly fell.
“Th... thirty-seventh Elder!?” All the Star Guards stood dumbfounded. The Star God Elders also completely forgot the ceremony, and more than half of them shot up in shock.
The thirty-seventh elder of the Star God Realm, a being regarded by the world as an inviolable “god,” was actually forced back by Yun Che with a single sword strike!
Xing Mingzi’s eyes bulged wide, his hair and beard standing on end. He had directly confronted Yun Che’s sword, yet he was the one forced back. The shock and fury in his heart were ten times greater than before, and he experienced the greatest shame of his life... Under the shock, extreme rage, and humiliation, his mind even experienced a slight dizziness, but even clearer was the soul-piercing pain from his hands.
On the palms of both hands were imprinted increasingly deep red marks. With the will of a Divine Lord, even if his hand were cut off, he would not change expression. But these two burn marks, which should have been insignificant, were like billions of poisoned iron hooks tearing and stabbing into his body and soul, causing both his arms to twitch incessantly in agony.
“You brat... you... dare...”
Xing Mingzi’s whole body trembled, but before he could finish his harsh words, Yun Che had already pounced. The nightmare-like crimson flame burned with the Celestial Wolf sword might, viciously smashing toward Xing Mingzi’s head.
Boom!!
Within the firelight, Xing Mingzi’s figure flashed and he retreated several li away, not daring to meet the attack head-on... He was not afraid of Yun Che’s sword might, but he no longer dared to touch his flame. And retreating again was undoubtedly adding insult to injury. His face twisted, and with a clanking sound, a pale white chain appeared in his hand. As he swung it, it stirred up a heavenly might sufficient to tear apart stars, like a divine thunderbolt falling from the sky, striking directly at Yun Che.
“He was actually forced to use the Star-Suppressing Chain... Could it be that Yun Che’s power has truly reached... the Divine Lord level?” murmured Tu Mi, the Star God of Heavenly Origin.
The Star-Suppressing Chain was a full hundred zhang long. As it swung down, the light scar broke through layers of space. Yun Che’s gaze was like blood, a blood-colored wolf howled behind him, and the Heaven-Defying Sword smashed straight upward...
Clang!!
The sword and chain clashed. That clanging sound almost instantly shattered the eardrums of all the Star Guards. In Xing Mingzi’s once-again maximally dilated pupils, the Star-Suppressing Chain, which carried the power to break stars and was infused with his utmost rage, was actually shaken away by Yun Che’s single sword strike! The terrifying sword might traveled along the hundred-zhang chain to his right arm, causing his entire body to tremble violently, and his right arm even went numb for an instant.
That Yun Che had survived his strike was already an unbelievable miracle. That he was forced back by Yun Che was due to fearing his flame. Now, he had brought out the Star-Suppressing Chain, and even his Divine Lord’s power was no longer held back under fury and shame... yet he was still shaken off by a single sword swing from Yun Che!
This... is... im...possible...