# Chapter 1357: A Chivalrous Person Saves One Person, An Emperor Saves the World
"Boom!"
The Giant Spirit Demon Ape stomped down, crushing the walls of Bright Mirror Manor. It extended a massive, demonic-qi-covered hand and slammed down, blasting a Saint-level battle corpse apart into fragments of bone and remains.
The Giant Spirit Demon Ape's power was incredibly ferocious. Every strike it landed was filled with destructive force, causing most of Bright Mirror Manor to sink and collapse.
At this moment, Feng Yinying's mood was extremely furious. The battle had not even begun, yet the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan and Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan had already suffered heavy losses, completely different from what she had initially anticipated.
"Hell Ghost King Claw."
Yin Qi burst forth from Feng Yinying's body. Her five fingers formed into a claw shape, and she struck out in anger toward the Giant Spirit Demon Ape's abdomen.
The claw imprint flew out, both icy cold and razor-sharp, very much like a bone-white hand claw dozens of meters long.
"Pfft."
The fur on the demon ape's abdomen was torn open, leaving five blood wounds dozens of meters long.
The power dispersed from the claw imprint even shook the demon ape's massive body, causing it to fall backward with a thunderous crash.
The demon ape did not die. It struggled, slowly climbing back up.
"It took a strike of my Hell Ghost King Claw and still didn't die."
Feng Yinying was very surprised because even a True Saint struck by the Hell Ghost King Claw would surely have their divine form annihilated. That demon ape was clearly still far from the level of a True Saint.
It could only mean its defensive power was incredibly heaven-defying.
"Again."
Feng Yinying did not give the demon ape a chance to get up. She once again executed the Hell Ghost King Claw, this time attacking the demon ape's head, intending to crush its skull.
The bone-white claw imprint flew out, and a massive Ghost King phantom appeared behind it, overlapping with the claw imprint, looking extremely ferocious.
"I, the Master, will deal with you."
The demon dragon that Guoguo had transformed into dove down from midair, extending a dragon claw to clash with the bone-white claw imprint.
"Bang."
The dragon claw was directly blasted apart, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
Guoguo let out a scream of pain, nearly falling from midair. He was quite frustrated—with his strength, one claw could severely injure a Saint at the peak of the Tongtian Realm, yet he was completely unable to contend with a True Saint at the initial stage.
"Another ancient remnant species."
Feng Yinying's killing intent was thick. She thought to herself, if she could kill two ancient remnant species, then even if the two ancient clans suffered great losses, it would still be worth it.
Feng Yinying pointed her finger upward. A finger force one meter in diameter flew out, piercing through the demon dragon's body. A large amount of blood rained down from the sky like a blood shower.
Guoguo was severely injured. Realizing he was far from a match for Feng Yinying, he quickly shrank his body, transformed into a rabbit, landed on the ground, and fled away from Bright Mirror Manor.
"Once I break through in my cultivation realm, I'll come back to deal with you, you wretched woman. When that time comes, I'll strip you naked, tie you to a tree, and whip you."
Guoguo's mouth was asking for trouble, infuriating Feng Yinying so much that she ground her teeth, flames nearly shooting from her eyes.
"Go to hell."
Feng Yinying once again condensed a finger force. Layers of yin-sha energy flowed along her arm, finally gathering at her fingertip to form a finger force.
"Bang!"
The sound of a bowstring like thunder rang out, causing the world's spiritual energy to tremble violently.
A white arrow flew out, leaving a bright path of light behind it. It collided with the finger force Feng Yinying had unleashed, and a burst of energy ripples exploded outward.
"Finally blocked it..."
Guoguo let out a long breath. Looking ahead, he saw Zhang Ruochen holding the Azure Sky Bow, walking toward him.
"Master Chen, you've finally come! Just now, the demon ape and I were almost killed by that wretched woman. Quickly display your divine might, capture her, and then let me strip her naked, tie her to a tree, and whip her."
Guoguo gritted his two rabbit teeth and said fiercely.
Hearing this, Feng Yinying was almost so angry she spat blood.
Zhang Ruochen retrieved the Daylight Arrow, drew the bowstring again, and shot another arrow, piercing through a Second Calamity Ghost King approaching the demon ape. Its ghost body exploded, turning into a mass of ink-like ghost mist.
Feng Yinying's eyes locked onto Zhang Ruochen. "Zhang Ruochen, you actually dare to come and die."
"I'm not here to die, but to send you to your end."
Zhang Ruochen extended his arm, his five fingers grasping at the void.
The Buddha Emperor Relic, which had been flying in midair, immediately dove down and flew into Zhang Ruochen's hand.
"Just you and those two ancient remnant species?"
Feng Yinying glanced behind her. Saintly figures walked out from the dust. There were six Saint-level human beings alone.
The number of Ghost Kings and Saint-level battle corpses was even greater.
Among them, the most radiant saintly figure was none other than the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor.
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor stood there casually, exuding a majestic and domineering aura that made even Saint-level figures feel reverence, as if they wanted to kneel and pay homage.
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor smiled slightly. "Zhang Ruochen, it's been a long time since the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm."
"Indeed, it's been a long time. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor, worshipped and praised by countless human cultivators, has disappointed me greatly. He actually went to deal with a mortal. Such methods aren't very honorable, are they?" Zhang Ruochen said.
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor's expression remained unchanged, as if instructing a junior. "Zhang Ruochen, you are still too young and too naive. Any emperor who can establish an empire is someone who stops at nothing. An upright and honorable emperor would find it difficult even to defend an empire, let alone found a dynasty. Take the current Empress, for example—she is called the Great Virtuous and Great Virtuous One, but is she upright and honorable? Her methods are probably more ruthless than anyone's."
Zhang Ruochen fell silent, unable to refute.
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor continued, "Only those who stop at nothing can become emperors. Those who are upright and honorable can only be chivalrous warriors. A chivalrous person can only save one person; an emperor can save the world."
"The principles of the two are different, so they are destined to walk different paths. There's no point in saying more. Today, we will ultimately have to decide victory and defeat, life and death."
Zhang Ruochen held the Buddha Emperor Relic in one hand and the Abyssal Ancient Sword in the other. The sacred qi within his body surged rapidly through his five-colored meridians and sacred veins.
"Whoosh—"
The light of the relic grew brighter and brighter.
The Abyssal Ancient Sword erupted with Thousand Ripple Annihilation Force. Dense sword qi, like locusts, flew out from the sword body.
"I'll borrow your Five Elements Chaos Body and Divine Fate to help me become emperor once again and save this turbulent world."
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor had handsome features and flowing long hair. He walked forward, and the sword qi and Buddhist light were actually pushed back by the aura emanating from his body.
With every step the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor took forward, it felt like another mountain was added to Zhang Ruochen's shoulders.
Feng Yinying revealed a cruel smile. "I told you, you came to die."
Suddenly, the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor stopped in his tracks, a strange expression appearing on his face. He stared in the direction behind Zhang Ruochen, sensing an extremely cold and sinister power fluctuation.
The Blood Moon Ghost King walked out of the darkness, stepping on wisps of ghost mist. Her captivating eyes glanced at Feng Yinying and the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor across from her. "Who said he came to die?"
Feng Yinying's face turned somewhat pale. "A Third Calamity Ghost King... Zhang Ruochen also understands the way of raising ghosts?"
"Just for that remark, you deserve to die."
The Blood Moon Ghost King reached out and grabbed at the void. A powerful force flew out through the air, causing a series of explosions.
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor's figure flickered, appearing in front of Feng Yinying. He extended a finger and pressed forward.
An ancient divine beast phantom flew out from his finger, emitting a beastly roar, and collided with the claw imprint the Blood Moon Ghost King had unleashed.
"Boom."
The ground between the Corpse Emperor and the Ghost King was torn apart. A massive crack split Bright Mirror Manor in two.
"Interesting. I've finally encountered a decent opponent."
The Blood Moon Ghost King's ghost body dissolved, turning into a gust of yin wind that charged toward the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor. A blood moon hung at the center of the yin wind, emitting an eerie red light.
The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor took out a piece of jade, crushed it, and scattered a handful of jade powder, chanting, "Gate of Life and Death, Abyss Battlefield."
The grains of jade powder ignited, forming a circular flame formation ten zhang in diameter.
Just as the Blood Moon Ghost King charged into the flame formation, the ground within the formation suddenly sank downward, pulling both the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor and the Blood Moon Ghost King into the abyss below.
All that remained where the flame formation had been was a bottomless pit ten zhang in diameter.
Zhang Ruochen and Feng Yinying almost simultaneously rushed to the edge of the bottomless pit, looking down. It was pitch black, and they could not sense any trace of the Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor or the Blood Moon Ghost King.
Feng Yinying let out a long laugh, staring at Zhang Ruochen standing across from her. "Without the protection of a Third Calamity Ghost King, can you still escape from this princess's grasp?"
The saintly figures standing behind her also let out a series of sinister laughs.
In their eyes, Zhang Ruochen was only at the Upper Realm Saint level, still half a step away from the Xuanhuang Realm. Even if he could kill a Tongtian Blood General, facing a True Saint, he had no chance of victory.
"Attack. Wipe them all out."
Zhang Ruochen had long been eager to fight a real True Saint to test his current strength. He immediately struck, mobilizing the sword intent contained in Sword Seven and slashing down with all his power.
"Zhang Ruochen actually dares to draw his sword against the princess. He will regret it."
"The Heavenly Mandate Corpse Emperor was right. He is too young, too ignorant. The princess will use her True Saint power to wake him up and make him reassess his position."
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Feeling the powerful force emanating from the Abyssal Ancient Sword, Feng Yinying's expression changed slightly. She quickly executed the Hell Ghost King Claw, attacking with both hands simultaneously. Two bone-white hand claws and two Ghost King phantoms manifested.
"Boom."
The Abyssal Ancient Sword shattered the bone-white hand claws and Ghost King phantoms, striking Feng Yinying's chest. It sent her flying backward dozens of zhang. Even though a protective treasure blocked part of the blow, a long bloody wound still appeared on her chest.
At this moment, all the saints of the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan and Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan fell silent. They stared at Zhang Ruochen again, feeling a chill run down their spines.