# Chapter 1283: Three Meridians Completely Shattered
The blazing flame aura emanating from the fiery red strange bird was like a sea of fire suspended in the sky, forming a stark contrast with the shattered glacier continent below—a scene worthy of being called a dual realm of ice and fire.
Just the immense pressure falling from the sky alone suppressed all the saints below, unable to move, with some even lying prostrate on the ground.
"How terrifying."
Ao Xinyan exerted all her strength but could not unfold her silver dragon wings. It felt as if thousands of mountains were pressing down on her shoulders and the top of her head, leaving her utterly unable to escape.
Zhang Ruochen tried to use his spatial power, only to discover that the space of this entire region was being suppressed by a mysterious force. The structure was too sturdy (jiangu) to tear open, and even the Great Space Teleportation could not be performed.
As the continent shattered, massive chunks of glacier over a thousand miles long separated from one another.
At the bottom of the ravines between the glacier plates, multicolored rays of light shot up into the sky, dazzling and brilliant.
Within the multicolored light, there was not only chaotic qi but also extreme yin dragon qi.
Among the imperial court's camp, a saint wearing a crimson robe stood at the edge of a glacier plate. When he touched a wisp of extreme yin dragon qi, his body instantly froze into a block of ice over ten zhang tall.
Including Chi Wansui, Siming Shennü, Suihan, Wan Huayu, and Bu Qianfan, all the saints of the imperial court were suppressed by the pressure of the fiery red strange bird, unable to move. They could only watch helplessly as a wave of multicolored light surged toward them.
If the multicolored light swept over them, more than twenty saints would all die.
Wan Zhaoyi's body erupted with blazing flames. A vast, surging yang energy radiated outward from within him, breaking free from the suppression of the fiery red strange bird. He charged to the front of the imperial court's saints, formed hand seals, and struck forward.
"Get back."
Two fire dragons, each hundreds of zhang long, flew from his palms, striking the multicolored light and sending it rolling back.
In the distance, Zhang Ruochen witnessed this scene and sighed inwardly, "Impressive. Wan Zhaoyi truly deserves to be the number one figure on the 'Heroes' Ode.' His cultivation and techniques are extremely formidable—able to break through the oppressive pressure of heaven and earth and still launch an attack."
At this moment, even if Zhang Ruochen exerted all his strength, he could not break free from the suppression of the fiery red strange bird. Moving even a single finger was incredibly difficult. The gap between him and Wan Zhaoyi was too vast.
The Thunder Division Heavenly King, holding his war hammer, hovered in midair and said, "Little Saint Heavenly King, take them away from here first. Retreat as far as possible."
"Understood."
Wan Zhaoyi clenched his five fingers into a fist and struck downward, shattering the glacier plate beneath his feet once again.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned a hurricane that wrapped around the imperial court's saints, carrying them onto a block of ice six hundred meters long.
The ice block, like a great ship, rode the wind and waves, sailing away from the direction of the Abandoned Deep Sea.
Meanwhile, from another direction, Prince Xia, along with Qi Sheng, Yinghuo, Motian Taizi, Baili Taizi, Devouring Demon Dragon, and Mang Shisi, steered another glacier plate as they too fled in haste.
Clearly, the Undying Blood Clan, Zu Longshan, and Jiuli Palace—the three major forces—had secretly reached a cooperative agreement.
Yinghuo looked at Zhang Ruochen, who was still unable to move, and smiled, as if watching a group of people about to die.
"Zhang Ruochen, we'll go on ahead. You can stay here and wait for death! Haha!" The Devouring Demon Dragon let out a long laugh.
Mang Shisi sighed, "What a pity. He has a Divine Relic Ancient Artifact on him. It might very well sink to the bottom of the Abandoned Deep Sea along with his corpse."
Clearly, they had no way to continue seizing the treasures on Zhang Ruochen. Now, escaping this place and preserving their lives was the most important thing.
When the Devouring Demon Dragon, Baili Taizi, and Qi Sheng heard Mang Shisi's words, their hearts stirred.
A Divine Relic Ancient Artifact was something one could only encounter by chance, not seek out. Even top-tier forces in the Kunlun Realm like the Undying Blood Clan, Zu Longshan, and Jiuli Palace only had a few such artifacts.
Immediately, they used spiritual power to transmit the news of the Divine Relic Ancient Artifact.
The next moment, Zhang Ruochen clearly sensed several powerful spiritual forces sweep over him. Zhongying Wang, standing atop the bone altar, even cast a glance his way. Just that one look caused all the meridians, saint meridians, and blood meridians within Zhang Ruochen's body to shatter and explode.
With the three meridians shattered, saint qi could no longer circulate within his body, and blood could no longer flow. Zhang Ruochen felt all his strength vanish without a trace. Unable to withstand the pressure radiating from the fiery red strange bird any longer, he spat out blood and fell heavily backward onto the ground.
Every living being present was at least at the Saint realm. Their eyesight was exceptionally sharp, and they naturally understood what had happened to Zhang Ruochen.
"This time, Zhang Ruochen is completely finished. Let's see how he escapes from Yin Yang Sea."
"Yin Yang Sea was always meant to be his burial ground."
The Devouring Demon Dragon and several members of the Undying Blood Clan revealed satisfied smiles.
Ever since arriving at Yin Yang Sea, they had suffered consecutive losses at Zhang Ruochen's hands. Now, finally seeing him fall, it was naturally gratifying.
Qi Sheng breathed a slight sigh of relief. Ever since Zhang Ruochen appeared, he had been like a great mountain pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe, taking away the fortune and glory that should have been his.
Now that Zhang Ruochen was crippled, from now on, he would be the number one among the young saints of the Kunlun Realm.
A being with all three meridians destroyed could never recover, even if they swallowed healing sacred pills.
"Even if Zhang Ruochen had earth-shattering abilities, before absolute power, he is still vulnerable. After today, there will be no more Heir of Time and Space." A saint from the imperial court sighed.
Wan Huayu and Bu Qianfan had both owed Zhang Ruochen favors in the past. At this moment, their expressions were very complicated (fuza). They wanted to help Zhang Ruochen, but with their cultivation levels, they were powerless.
Given their status here, they had no right to speak, and they dared not open their mouths.
The Thunder Division Heavenly King and Shajin Wang stood in midair. Who would dare to speak for Zhang Ruochen? Wouldn't that be courting death?
Wan Zhaoyi and Prince Xia led the saints under their command, steering two ice blocks as they rapidly departed, soon disappearing beyond the horizon.
"So ruthless... To prevent me from escaping, he destroyed all my meridians, saint meridians, and blood meridians. Back at Sikong Chanyuan, I should have had Lanyou destroy him."
Zhang Ruochen lay on the ice, feeling a burning pain all over his body.
He did not lie there waiting for death. Clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, he tried to mobilize the saint qi within him to stand up again.
But as soon as the saint qi surged out of his qi sea, it rampaged wildly through his body, making him feel as if he were about to explode.
Without meridians and saint meridians, saint qi could not circulate at all.
Zhang Ruochen quickly stopped and withdrew his saint qi.
At this moment, his entire skin had turned red because his blood could no longer flow through his body. If not for his powerful cultivation and his saint-level physical body, his body might have already begun to necrotize.
Huang Yanchen and Ao Xinyan were extremely worried about Zhang Ruochen, but they too were suppressed by the saintly might of the fiery red strange bird, unable to move. Their hearts were anxious, yet they could do nothing.
"Am I really going to die here today? How unwilling I am. There are still so many things waiting for me to do."
Zhang Ruochen let out a bitter laugh, staring at the fiery red sky. Flames fell from between the feathers of the fiery red strange bird like a rain of fire—beautiful, yet containing the destructive power to incinerate an entire world.
"Splash."
Not far from where Zhang Ruochen and the others lay, a sound of water came from the sea.
The Wine Madman quietly poked his head out from beneath the water. After confirming Zhang Ruochen's location, he flew out of the sea.
"Come with me."
The Wine Madman grabbed Zhang Ruochen, preparing to take him away.
Zhang Ruochen was quite surprised. He hadn't expected the cowardly and fearful Wine Madman to be so loyal, not abandoning him in his moment of crisis.
"Take them too," Zhang Ruochen said.
"What a hassle."
The Wine Madman extended his arm. His tattered sleeve spun, emitting black demonic qi. Then, Zhang Ruochen, Huang Yanchen, Ao Xinyan, and Qing Mo were all absorbed into his sleeve.
The fiery red strange bird circled in the sky, not leaving. Clearly, it too was waiting for the thing at the bottom of the glacier continent to emerge.
Zhongying Wang had been on guard against the fiery red strange bird and the two Heavenly Kings of the imperial court. It wasn't until the Wine Madman took Zhang Ruochen and the others into his sleeve that he noticed the disturbance below.
"Where did this bastard come from, daring to snatch someone I want?"
Zhongying Wang's pupils widened, and two blood-red beams of light shot out from them, striking toward the Wine Madman.
"Oh no."
The Wine Madman was startled. He sprinted across the sea surface, moving so fast that even the two blood-red beams couldn't catch up.
Zhongying Wang was secretly shocked, realizing that the old fellow was no simple character. He had to take it seriously. Raising a palm, he pressed it down into the void.
"Let's see how you escape my grasp."
Above the Wine Madman's head, a vast blood cloud appeared, covering an area hundreds of miles in radius. The blood cloud condensed into a handprint a hundred miles long, like the hand of a heavenly god reaching down, pressing downward.
The Thunder Division Heavenly King and Shajin Wang also looked at the Wine Madman, who was desperately fleeing. Even they were somewhat surprised. Who would dare to "steal people" right under Zhongying Wang's nose?
"Do you have to be this ruthless?"
The Wine Madman glanced up at the blood handprint in the sky and cursed under his breath. Then, he took out a red metal wine flask from his space ring. The flask was only two inches tall, quite small and delicate, no different from a wine cup.
Opening the flask, he took a drink.
Immediately, flames dozens of zhang high erupted from the Wine Madman's body. His speed increased dozens of times, becoming as fast as a beam of light. Before the blood handprint could fall, he had already rushed out and disappeared beyond the horizon.
Zhongying Wang was slightly dazed. That old fellow's escape speed was far too fast. Even with his cultivation, he could only concede defeat.
Since the thing at the bottom of the glacier continent was about to emerge, Zhongying Wang did not continue the pursuit.
The Wine Madman took Zhang Ruochen and the others out of the Abandoned Deep Sea and boarded an ancient ghost ship before finally stopping. He released the four of them from his sleeve.
"Zhang Ruochen, this old man paid a huge price to save you. Just take out something small to compensate me. For example, the Water Star Gourd."
The Wine Madman was quite unceremonious. He reached out and began rummaging through Zhang Ruochen's body, searching for the Water Star Gourd.