# Chapter 1130: Demon Heaven
Zhang Ruochen's strength was indeed quite formidable, reaching the level of a super-first-rate powerhouse. However, no one believed he could contend against the entire Undying Blood Clan.
Demon Heaven Crown Prince, Pure Heaven Crown Prince, and Yellow Heaven Imperial Daughter were all first-rate powerhouses, their combat strength not inferior to Azure Heaven Crown Prince. The three of them joining forces was enough to contend against a super-first-rate powerhouse.
The staff inserted at the foot of the mountain emitted increasingly intense light, tearing the earth apart more and more violently.
"That is an ancient sacred artifact of the Pure Heaven Tribe, called the Inch-Square Sacred Staff. It is said that when a spiritual power saint fully activates it, it can alter the flow of earth veins, move mountains and hills, fill seas, and create land."
"Pure Heaven Crown Prince is a spiritual power prodigy, with his spiritual power intensity infinitely close to the fiftieth rank. With the empowerment of the Inch-Square Sacred Staff, the combat power he unleashes is far greater than that of an ordinary first-rate powerhouse."
The ground beneath everyone's feet shook violently. Dragon Summit Mountain had already sunk over eight hundred meters. Dust rising from beneath the earth formed a black cloud, making this stretch of heaven and earth extremely dim.
Zhang Ruochen stood atop the mountain, drew the Azure Heaven Bow, and aimed it at Pure Heaven Crown Prince at the mountain's foot.
"Zhang Ruochen, your opponent is me."
Demon Heaven Crown Prince's body was six meters tall, covered entirely in black demonic patterns. On his back were two pairs of dark red fleshy wings. He wielded a seven-meter-long black giant sword and slashed it down toward Zhang Ruochen.
Flowing along the edge of the black giant sword were streaks of black light, emitting a hissing sound.
Demon Heaven Crown Prince ranked third, having already reached the quasi-saint realm, only half a step away from being a super-first-rate powerhouse.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Demon Heaven Crown Prince, who had attacked close at hand, then loosened his five fingers, releasing the bowstring. Rings of sacred qi waves spread outward along the bowstring.
"Twang."
The Daylight Arrow flew out, shooting down the mountain.
Pure Heaven Crown Prince's expression changed slightly. He fully mobilized his spiritual power, gathering it into his ten fingers, and silently chanted: "Pure Annihilation Tenfold Seal."
What Pure Heaven Crown Prince unleashed was a tenth-level earth-type defensive spell. In the next moment, heaven and earth spiritual energy converged continuously, forming ten millstone-sized blood-red shields in front of him.
Though formed from heaven and earth spiritual energy, they were identical to shields forged from metal, three feet thick, radiating metallic light.
"Bang, bang."
The Daylight Arrow collided with the blood-red shields, releasing astonishing power in an instant, shattering the shields to pieces.
Ten explosive sounds rang out in succession, and the Pure Annihilation Tenfold Seal was completely shattered.
The Daylight Arrow flew past the edge of Pure Heaven Crown Prince's neck. Just the wind force generated by the arrow's flight left a deep bloody gash on Pure Heaven Crown Prince's neck.
Hot, sticky blood flowed out, staining the collar of his robe red.
With a booming sound, the Daylight Arrow struck the ground, leaving a bottomless pit. Around the pit were cracks like a spiderweb, presenting a shocking sight.
"What a pity."
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head and sighed.
That arrow had been disturbed by Demon Heaven Crown Prince, losing its aim. Otherwise, even if it couldn't kill Pure Heaven Crown Prince, it would have severely wounded him.
At this moment, the seven-meter-long giant sword in Demon Heaven Crown Prince's hand was already suspended above Zhang Ruochen's head, making it impossible for Zhang Ruochen to shoot a second arrow.
"Die for me."
Demon Heaven Crown Prince exuded a surging demonic aura. His arms were thicker than pillars, filled with explosive power.
Zhang Ruochen grabbed the bow limb of the Azure Heaven Bow with one hand, shifted his feet, and turned his body. A low, resounding dragon roar came from his arm as he swung the Azure Heaven Bow outward, colliding with the black giant sword.
"Boom."
After the collision, Demon Heaven Crown Prince was sent flying backward.
Zhang Ruochen also retreated three steps, leaving three deep footprints, before dissipating that force and regaining his footing.
"As expected of the number three figure. The power he unleashes is actually a notch stronger than Azure Heaven Crown Prince." Zhang Ruochen smiled slightly.
Demon Heaven Crown Prince landed on the ground, gripping the sword hilt with both hands and thrusting the black giant sword into the soil. His voice was quite deep and thick: "Qing Ye only absorbed the blood of the ancient relic Suanni, obtaining a fragmentary text, which allowed him to sanctify one hundred and thirty-two apertures and possess powerful physical strength."
"But a fragment is ultimately a fragment. He could sanctify one hundred and thirty-two apertures; even if he hasn't reached his limit, he's not far from it. It's absolutely impossible for him to cultivate to the point of physical body becoming saint. How can his meager power compare to mine?"
Physical cultivation was not about resource accumulation.
Even if an ordinary cultivator were given divine blood, they could not reach the level of physical body becoming saint.
Even a peerless prodigy like Azure Heaven Crown Prince, with such a divine-level technique, had only barely managed to cultivate one hundred and thirty-two apertures with great difficulty.
It seemed like only twelve apertures short of physical body becoming saint. But those twelve apertures would definitely be harder one by one, with difficulty increasing exponentially.
It could be said that Azure Heaven Crown Prince's chance of achieving physical body becoming saint was extremely slim, unless he could obtain a more complete technique to have a chance of success.
Zhang Ruochen showed an interested expression and said, "So, you are also cultivating the physical body?"
"That's right."
Demon Heaven Crown Prince's legs spread slightly apart, and immediately, the blood within his body flowed rapidly, emitting a rumbling sound.
Every blood vessel was like a great river, the sound of blood flow as loud as rushing water.
Only by cultivating the physical body to a remarkably impressive level could one withstand such vigorous blood qi.
Zhang Ruochen activated his Divine Mark Eye and saw that inside Demon Heaven Crown Prince's body, there were actually eight blood-red meridians. One end of the meridians connected to the blood, and the other end connected to the qi sea.
Those were blood spirit meridians.
"You have actually opened eight blood spirit meridians." Zhang Ruochen exclaimed in amazement.
It was well known that in orthodox physical cultivation, the more blood spirit meridians a cultivator opened, the higher their future achievements would be.
As long as one opened five blood spirit meridians, they had a good chance of reaching the level of physical body becoming saint.
Eight hundred years ago, there was a remarkable figure in the Blood God Sect who opened seven blood spirit meridians. Not only did he achieve physical body becoming saint, but he also nearly cultivated his physical body to the Great Saint realm, earning the title "Tenth Emperor."
Demon Heaven Crown Prince was actually more impressive than that remarkable figure from the Blood God Sect, having cultivated eight blood spirit meridians. No wonder Zhang Ruochen showed a surprised expression.
"That's right, this crown prince has indeed opened eight blood spirit meridians." Demon Heaven Crown Prince's voice was deep and heavy, spoken with great confidence.
Opening eight blood spirit meridians laid a solid foundation for cultivating the physical body to the Great Saint realm. This had always been what Demon Heaven Crown Prince was most proud of.
All the beings present who understood physical cultivation were shocked beyond measure.
For an ordinary person to open even one blood spirit meridian was no easy task, let alone eight.
"Demon Heaven Crown Prince being able to enter the top three truly makes him a terrifying figure. In another era, he would likely be invincible."
Shangguan Xianyan, the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Sect, let out a long breath, unable to calm her heart.
She had once gone to comprehend it, hoping to open the door to physical cultivation, but she hadn't opened a single blood spirit meridian, ending in failure.
Therefore, Shangguan Xianyan understood very well how remarkable it was to open eight blood spirit meridians.
"There are too many prodigies in this era. Any being that can rank in the top thirty would be a top-tier powerhouse in another era." Wan Huayu sighed.
Among the nine realm sons, not everyone could rank in the top thirty.
This showed just how difficult it was to rank in the top thirty. Beings that could rank in the top five would likely be first-rate figures even in the medieval period.
"Qiu Yu, Qi Sheng, Zhang Ruochen, Li Di Master, Devouring Demon Dragon, Xue Wuye—they are all too outstanding, overshadowing the brilliance of other beings. Otherwise, a figure like Demon Heaven Crown Prince would surely shake the world, radiate boundless light, and become synonymous with invincibility."
Everyone was discussing animatedly, finding it hard to believe.
Originally, everyone thought that without the number one Qiu Yu and the number one Qi Sheng making a move, no one could be Zhang Ruochen's opponent. But now, they were wavering. With Demon Heaven Crown Prince's strength, he could definitely fight Zhang Ruochen.
"Being able to open eight blood spirit meridians is indeed quite remarkable and worthy of admiration." Zhang Ruochen said.
Demon Heaven Crown Prince revealed a cold, mocking smile, unconsciously showing a hint of pride.
Zhang Ruochen's tone shifted again: "But if you fight me, you will definitely lose."
The moment the words fell, Zhang Ruochen's body also emitted the sound of blood flowing like a surging river. Ten blood spirit meridians manifested, connecting the qi sea and blood, like ten vast heavenly rivers.
Demon Heaven Crown Prince's eyes widened, showing an expression of disbelief. Even the hands gripping the sword hilt trembled slightly.
"Ten... blood spirit meridians."
Even great ancient ferocious beasts like Vermilion Bird Fairy, Kun Clan Prince, and Bi'an Heavenly King drew in a breath of cold air, feeling shocked.
It was well known that in the ancient era, the vast majority of beings cultivated the physical body, and not a few achieved physical body becoming saint.
Therefore, most ancient era races possessed one or two techniques for opening blood spirit meridians.
As ancient relics, they naturally understood how monstrous it was to open ten blood spirit meridians.
"No wonder he dares to challenge Qiu Yu. He truly has substantial capital."
Vermilion Bird Fairy's eyelashes trembled slightly, the flames on her body growing increasingly intense. A strong killing intent surged out along with the flames.
Since she had already offended Zhang Ruochen, she had to eliminate him as soon as possible, not allowing him to continue growing.
Vermilion Bird Fairy spread a pair of splendid flame wings, descending from the clouds like a goddess from the nine heavens, attacking Zhang Ruochen on Dragon Summit Mountain.
Xue Wuye transformed into a sword light, flying into midair to block Vermilion Bird Fairy's path. He appeared elegant and refined, smiling: "Fairy, our brief meeting at Yunmiao Lake last time ended unhappily. Today, should we find a scenic spot to once again discuss some of the mysteries of sword dao rules?"
In the end, Vermilion Bird Fairy couldn't join the battle between Zhang Ruochen and Demon Heaven Crown Prince, and she fought with Xue Wuye instead.
Immediately after, Devouring Demon Dragon, Kun Clan Prince, and Bi'an Heavenly King also charged toward Dragon Summit Mountain, wanting to join forces with the two crown princes and one imperial daughter of the Undying Blood Clan to surround and kill Zhang Ruochen, this great human enemy.
"Amitabha."
Li Di Master chanted a Buddhist name, then manifested the Buddha Emperor's golden body, intercepting Devouring Demon Dragon.
From another direction, A Le and Chi Wansui attacked, blocking Kun Clan Prince and Bi'an Heavenly King respectively.
The great battle on Dragon Summit Mountain erupted once again. This time, the scale of the battle was even more astonishing. The top powerhouses of humanity, the Undying Blood Clan, and the barbarian beasts were almost all participating in the battle.