Chapter 1336: Announced to the World
It seemed that Huang Yanchen had been suppressed with no ability to fight back, but at that moment, a dazzling silver light burst forth from between her brows. The brilliant radiance even suppressed the blood light of the Wujing Blood Tower.
"Chaos Origin Sword."
From Huang Yanchen's brow, a silver droplet flew out. As if freezing, it condensed into a crystalline, slender sacred sword.
The experts of the Undying Blood Clan were all stunned, unable to believe their eyes.
"The legendary Chaos Origin Sword... that Empress Chi Yao actually passed it on to her? How is that possible?"
The Chaos Origin Sword was forged from extra-universal Chaos Origin Water. It was once the battle weapon of Tianyu Beast Emperor, a hegemon of the Primordial Wilderness.
After the Beast Emperor was suppressed and killed by the Empress, the Chaos Origin Sword, which commanded the Chaos Origin Flying Immortal Palace, naturally fell into the Empress's hands, becoming one of the foundations of the imperial court.
Who could have imagined that the Empress would bestow the Chaos Origin Sword upon Huang Yanchen?
That was the supreme killing weapon of the Chaos Origin Flying Immortal Palace, once the battle weapon of a Beast Clan Great Saint. Once it appeared, it would surely shock the world and stir up endless turmoil.
"Return to Origin Sword Art."
While everyone was still in shock, Huang Yanchen stopped controlling the Realm Son Seal and merged with the Chaos Origin Sword, turning into a streak of silver light that shot toward Jingta Blood Saint, who stood in midair.
Jingta Blood Saint's expression changed drastically. Sensing a trace of Great Saint power surging from the Chaos Origin Sword, she hurriedly unleashed a defensive sacred art to block.
"Pfft."
The Chaos Origin Sword pierced through Jingta Blood Saint's defense, stabbing straight into her single eye. The eyeball burst, and blood streamed down her face.
Jingta Blood Saint let out a sharp scream and rapidly retreated, fearing her entire head would be pierced through. Even with the Undying Blood Clan's powerful vitality, such an injury would not be easy to recover from.
"You can't escape," Huang Yanchen said coldly.
The Chaos Origin Sword melted back into a silver droplet, flowing into Jingta Blood Saint's body through the wound in her eye.
The next moment, Jingta Blood Saint's screams grew even more piercing. Her body split open, and every crack emitted a silver glow.
"Boom."
Her sacred body exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
Silver droplets flew out and re-condensed into a crystalline silver long sword, which fell into Huang Yanchen's hand.
One person, one sword—so fierce and decisive.
The Undying Blood Clan experts all sucked in cold breaths. Though they knew that Huang Yanchen had likely exhausted her physical strength and sacred qi with that strike, they couldn't help but feel a surge of fear.
"It was my carelessness. I didn't expect that, despite her severe injuries, she could still kill a Thorough Earth realm Blood Saint like Jingta."
Qi Zhenhuan clenched his fists, burning with rage. Two streams of blood qi shot from his nostrils. Jingta Blood Saint was his trusted subordinate, painstakingly cultivated, and her death was far too unjust.
Zhang Ruochen was hard to deal with, but he never expected his fiancée to be so formidable as well.
"Killing one of my Blood Saints must be compensated with the Chaos Origin Sword and a Divine Relic Ancient Artifact."
Bloodshot veins appeared in Qi Zhenhuan's eyes. The three-meter-long heavy blade on his back flew out of its sheath on its own, slashing diagonally down at Huang Yanchen below.
Huang Yanchen stood amidst the ruins, still proud and aloof, exuding a cold, arrogant aura. She looked up, her tense nerves finally relaxing, and a beautiful, faint smile appeared on her face. "Finally here."
In the sky, a vast, surging demon cloud rolled in, dispersing the thick blood mist.
A cold, deep voice sounded from within the demon cloud: "Even daring to touch my wife, Zhang Ruochen—you're asking for death!"
"Whoosh—"
The space trembled slightly, and Zhang Ruochen appeared before Huang Yanchen. He swung his sword, clashing with the descending heavy blade.
"Boom."
The sword edge and blade edge collided solidly, creating rings of energy storms that sent all the blood slaves within several hundred zhang flying. Some of them were torn apart.
The heavy blade spun rapidly and flew back.
After grabbing the hilt, Qi Zhenhuan was sent flying three li before he could neutralize the force.
Zhang Ruochen's arrival was both expected and unexpected. At this moment, the Undying Blood Clan experts finally began to take things seriously.
"Was that... an official announcement to the world?"
Huang Yanchen's voice sounded in Zhang Ruochen's ear. Her slender jade hands wrapped around him from behind, and she leaned against him.
To outsiders, it looked like a lover's embrace, but in reality, Huang Yanchen had exhausted all her sacred qi and was so tired she could only stand by leaning on Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen nodded, giving a definite answer. "Mm."
Until now, the world only knew Huang Yanchen as Zhang Ruochen's fiancée. At that moment, Zhang Ruochen had undoubtedly announced to the world that Huang Yanchen was already his wife.
The two identities were completely different.
Huang Yanchen had given up her status as a Realm Son for him, abandoned all her family and friends, and wandered the world with him, facing endless pursuits and nearly dying many times, yet she never regretted it.
To have such a wife, what more could a man ask for?
Zhang Ruochen felt that announcing their relationship was something he should have done long ago.
A sweet smile appeared on Huang Yanchen's face. She whispered in his ear, "So tired."
"Since you're tired, rest well. Leave the rest to me." Zhang Ruochen gently patted the back of her hand, then took out a Fengchun Pill and fed it to her.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen appear, Qi Zhenhuan showed no fear at all. Instead, he let out a long laugh. "I was planning to capture Huang Yanchen first and then lure you into a trap. I didn't expect you to be foolish enough to come alone and deliver yourself to death."
Zhang Ruochen took a stack of Blood-Suppressing Talismans from Huang Yanchen's hand and stood up. He glanced at Qi Zhenhuan. "Alone? Who told you I came alone?"
A dragon roar sounded from above, and a massive dragon head emerged from the demon cloud, opening its mouth to inhale.
"Whoosh!"
A hurricane swept across a radius of a hundred li.
In an instant, tens of thousands of blood slaves and over a dozen high-ranking Half-Saints of the Undying Blood Clan were swallowed into its belly.
Even Qi Zhenhuan was startled by this scene. He couldn't help but look at the faintly visible giant dragon in the demon cloud. "Devouring Demon Dragon? How can it be the Devouring Demon Dragon? Weren't you mortal enemies?"
"That's right, I am the Devouring Demon Dragon. Today, on behalf of the Primordial Wilderness Dragon Clan, I declare war on your Undying Blood Clan."
A dragon claw several hundred meters long struck down, leaving a huge claw-shaped pit in the city. At the bottom of the pit, two Undying Blood Clan experts were crushed to dust.
In the distance, all the human cultivators were stunned. "The Dragon Clan of the Primordial Wilderness is declaring war on the Undying Blood Clan?"
This was news enough to shake the world. Since the Devouring Demon Dragon said it himself, it must be true.
Some cultivators couldn't wait and used Message Light Talismans to spread the news.
"Boom! Boom!"
A Giant Spirit Demon Ape, over thirteen hundred zhang tall, came charging in, smashing through a city wall and bursting into Fengyue City. Without a word, it started fighting.
"Roar!"
Its massive hand grabbed a Blood Saint of the Undying Blood Clan flying in midair, dragged him to the ground, and beat him until his body exploded.
In an instant, a Thorough Earth realm Blood Saint had fallen.
Four Swords Blood Saint's expression turned grim. "Another Saint realm Primordial Relic species? Has Zulong Mountain truly declared war on the Undying Blood Clan? What has happened?"
Before Four Swords Blood Saint could think further, a fierce fist wind hit him in the face. A demonic, pitch-black wall seemed to crash toward him.
No.
It wasn't a wall—it was the Giant Spirit Demon Ape's fist. It was just so huge that Four Swords Blood Saint had that illusion.
Four Swords Blood Saint drew all four swords at once, forming a sword formation to block.
"Boom."
The next moment, Four Swords Blood Saint was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground.
In Fengyue City, a large cloud of dust rose, and a deep trench appeared on the ground.
Standing at the center of the dust, Four Swords Blood Saint felt a dull pain in his four arms. He thought to himself, "Such terrifying power. Is this truly the Primordial Giant Spirit Demon Ape? No wonder a Thorough Earth realm Blood Saint was beaten to a pulp."
While Four Swords Blood Saint was locked in fierce combat with the Giant Spirit Demon Ape, Zhang Ruochen took the initiative to attack Qi Zhenhuan. A thick cloud of killing intent condensed above his head, and he was determined to annihilate all the Undying Blood Clan members before him.
"Come on."
Earlier, when dealing with Huang Yanchen, Qi Zhenhuan hadn't used his full strength. Even though his heavy blade was sent flying by Zhang Ruochen's sword, he didn't think Zhang Ruochen was that strong.
What was a mere Upper Realm Saint compared to a Heaven-Connecting Blood General?
Even the Undying Blood Clan's number one genius, Qi Sheng, couldn't be that powerful.
"Boom."
The first clash ended in a stalemate, with neither side gaining an advantage.
"Not bad. With just physical strength alone, you can match a Heaven-Connecting Blood General. Truly worthy of the Innate Five Elements Chaos Body," Zhang Ruochen said.
"What... just physical strength?"
Even though Qi Zhenhuan had seen many storms, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He had to reassess his opponent.
A lifetime of brilliance—he must not capsize in a ditch.
"Heavenly Thunder Crossing the World."
Zhang Ruochen used a move from the True One Thunderfire Sword Art, raising the Abyssal Ancient Sword. Immediately, he summoned hundreds of bolts of lightning, condensing them into a pillar of lightning connecting heaven and earth.
The True One Thunderfire Sword Art was no ordinary sword art. It was a supreme technique of the Skyward Sword Lineage, of the same rank as Ling Feiyu's Nine Lives Nine Deaths Nine Cycles Reincarnation Sword Art.
"Sea-Suppressing Blade." Qi Zhenhuan fully mobilized the sacred qi in his body, pouring it into the heavy blade. The blade became heavier, exuding a power as if it could split heaven and earth, and he slashed it forward.
"Boom."
The second clash was again a stalemate.
Both the sword and the blade were terrifyingly powerful. The entire Fengyue City was torn apart, and some sword qi and blade qi flew hundreds of li away, leaving dozens of meters long marks on the ground.
Zhang Ruochen nodded again. "Not bad. Using only martial arts power, you can still stand against a Heaven-Connecting Blood General. Test complete. Now, I'll kill you."