# Chapter 1519: Killing First-Class Marquises Like Chopping Vegetables
Although Blood Nether Python had only recently entered the One-Step Saint King realm, its bloodline was extremely powerful, and its combat strength was enough to contend with beings who had long settled in the One-Step Saint King realm.
The Saint King level Saint Might erupted, displaying a momentum that could swallow mountains and rivers.
In addition, the five First-Class Marquises also launched attacks together with Blood Nether Python: two Rakshasa women, one old man, and two burly, ugly men.
Among the two Rakshasa women, one took out an illusion mirror and shone it toward Zhang Ruochen, casting an illusion technique, trying to pull Zhang Ruochen's spiritual consciousness into the illusion world within the mirror.
The other Rakshasa woman's body actually exploded, turning into a mass of evil fog, decomposing into over a hundred strands, spreading toward Zhang Ruochen like swimming snakes.
The old man organized ninety-nine Rakshasa Marquises, propping up a Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact, wanting to combine the evil Sha Qi on everyone's bodies to stimulate the Two Radiance Perfection power of the Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact.
The two burly, ugly men were three times taller than Zhang Ruochen, both beings with innate divine strength, cooperating with Blood Nether Python to attack Zhang Ruochen from the front.
Six great powerhouses, cooperating flawlessly.
In the distance, outside the demon hall at the top of the holy mountain, Ji Hua revealed a satisfied expression, "Now it's somewhat presentable. If Zhang Ruochen can break through their attack, then he would truly be incredibly heaven-defying."
In Ji Hua's view, no matter how strong a Supreme Saint was, there was a certain limit.
Facing the siege of six experts, Zhang Ruochen should be thinking about how to preserve his life.
Of course, Ji Hua did not think Zhang Ruochen had the ability to preserve his life, after all, he also had to protect those two hundred saints from the Kunlun Realm, which was his weakness, destined to prevent him from escaping alone.
"Princess, how long do you think that Divine Envoy from the Guanghan Realm can last?" Ji Hua said rather coldly and sharply.
The Rakshasa Princess remained silent, not responding.
Ji Hua's pupils slightly contracted, letting out a soft exclamation of surprise.
Because she saw that Zhang Ruochen had actually taken the initiative to attack and kill.
Zhang Ruochen wore twelve Buddha Emperor Buddha Beads on his hand, which could calm the mind and ward off evil. The illusion mirror light cast by the Rakshasa woman was blocked by the Buddha light emitted by the Buddha Beads, unable to affect him at all.
"Boom."
Zhang Ruochen's arms lifted, propping up the phantom images of a divine dragon and a demon elephant, clashing head-on with the two ugly men charging at him.
In that area, holy light surged, and air explosions continuously sounded.
Both ugly men were at the Half-Step Saint King realm, with strength capable of moving mountains, able to withstand One-Step Saint Kings. Unfortunately, they were taken on one against two by Zhang Ruochen and were beaten back continuously.
"So powerful. In terms of pure strength, I rarely meet opponents at the same realm, yet I can't even defeat a human at the Supreme Saint realm?"
"Is this the power of the Supreme Perfect Physique?"
The faces of the two ugly men became increasingly flushed, their internal organs seeming about to explode, clearly on the verge of collapse.
Suddenly, above their heads, a huge shadow appeared.
That was... a claw extended by Blood Nether Python.
"Excellent, Blood Nether Python's strength is more than twice as powerful as ours, it will definitely be able to suppress Zhang Ruochen."
Both ugly men secretly rejoiced in their hearts, while also thinking about how they should assist in the attack after Blood Nether Python suppressed Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen naturally also saw the claw-shaped "dark cloud" above his head, and immediately activated the second level of the Hundred Saint Blood Armor, combining the Hundred Saint Power, converging it into his arms, shaking the two ugly men and sending them flying.
Clearly, Blood Nether Python posed a greater threat to him.
Zhang Ruochen bent his legs, assuming a horse stance, channeling all his saint power toward his right arm. The one hundred saint shadows floating in all directions also converged toward him.
"Dragon-Elephant Divine Furnace."
Zhang Ruochen's body burned like a furnace, ten thousand times the masculine Yang energy and Purifying Divine Flame erupting together with his palm strike, striking the center of Blood Nether Python's giant claw.
"Boom rumble."
The two forces clashed, and the ground beneath Zhang Ruochen's feet continuously collapsed, sinking into the earth.
"He... actually blocked it. Even with space frozen, his pure strength alone is on par with mine." Blood Nether Python's shock was no small matter.
Supreme Saint and Saint King differed by a major realm.
Moreover, Blood Nether Python was a strong one among One-Step Saint Kings. For a Supreme Saint to be able to contend with it was something it had never dared to imagine before.
Just as Zhang Ruochen and Blood Nether Python were locked in a stalemate, the over a hundred strands of evil Qi had surged within ten zhang of him and began to wrap around his body.
That was a Rakshasa woman. No one knew what demonic technique she cultivated, but her body was completely vaporized, and ordinary physical attacks could not harm her at all.
However, she could invade a cultivator's body through their pores and devour their flesh and blood.
Zhang Ruochen snorted lightly, opening all one hundred and forty-four apertures, releasing a large amount of Purifying Divine Flame from the apertures, filling this space.
A scream came from the evil Qi.
Over a hundred strands of evil Qi were burned down to only sixty-eight strands, hastily retreating and recondensing into human form, transforming into a graceful and seductive beauty.
At this moment, this beauty could not be seductive at all, her face extremely pale, as if terminally ill.
"That hateful Zhang Ruochen, he actually subdued Purifying Divine Flame. He seems... to have no weakness at all." That Rakshasa woman felt both resentment and fear of Zhang Ruochen. If such a figure were a Heavenly Pride of the Hell Realm, she would definitely throw herself at him without hesitation, because his future was limitless, and obtaining him would be an honor.
Blood Nether Python was also uncomfortable. Relying on the blood-gold gem embedded in its claw, it could resist the Purifying Divine Flame, but it couldn't hold out for long.
The blood-gold gem seemed to have already begun to melt.
Forced to do so, Blood Nether Python had to retract its claw.
"If only I could seize the Purifying Divine Flame within Zhang Ruochen's body, at the One-Step Saint King realm, who would still be this Marquis's opponent?"
Blood Nether Python was both angry and extremely envious.
Zhang Ruochen's momentum, however, grew even stronger. He struck down with another palm, and a golden dragon flew out from his palm.
The dragon shadow struck Blood Nether Python's body, sending its massive form rolling backward.
Just as Zhang Ruochen was about to strike again, he saw the two ugly men each lifting a sacred weapon resembling a long spear, attacking from the side.
Those two sacred weapons were not ordinary vessels, carrying destructive force.
"Seeking death."
Zhang Ruochen raised the Abyssal Ancient Sword and executed the Time Sword Art.
"Pfft."
Before the few people present could see what had happened, the bodies of the two ugly men were cut in half at the waist, blood spilling across the ground.
To prevent them from reconnecting their bodies, Zhang Ruochen slapped his hand, smashing their remnants into blood mist.
"Those were two First-Class Marquises, able to contend with some One-Step Saint Kings. How can Zhang Ruochen chop them up like cabbages under his sword?"
"I sensed a time fluctuation."
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Zhang Ruochen walked out from the blood mist, like a world-destroying murder star, his body blurring as he burst forth with extreme speed, rushing before the Rakshasa woman whose body could vaporize.
"So fast."
That Rakshasa woman was about to retreat, but the Abyssal Ancient Sword had already pierced into her body.
"Bang."
This sword failed to kill her.
Her body vaporized again, exploding into strands of evil Qi, fleeing into the distance.
Zhang Ruochen snorted lightly, slapping out his palm, unleashing a large area of Purifying Divine Flame, burning those evil Qi cleanly. Only the screams of that Rakshasa woman remained in the air.
After a moment, even the screams disappeared.
At this time, even Blood Nether Python had the urge to flee, but it could not escape. It was a Saint King; if it fled in fear from a Supreme Saint, there would be no place for it in the Rakshasa Clan in the future.
"Swoosh—"
A dazzling holy light rushed out from a Ninety-Nine Return to One Grand Formation in the distance, followed by a bloodstained war hammer rising from the ground into midair, erupting with awe-inspiring Saint Might.
Immediately, Blood Nether Python felt joy in its heart.
"Marquis Yuanyi has activated the Two Radiance Perfection power of the Starry Sky Demon Hammer. Excellent!"
If Blood Nether Python had to face Zhang Ruochen, this great enemy, alone, it was truly somewhat afraid. But with the assistance of the Starry Sky Demon Hammer, it was a different matter.
The Starry Sky Demon Hammer, having erupted with Two Radiance Perfection power, could already suppress and kill One-Step Saint Kings.
Zhang Ruochen had once activated the Two Radiance Perfection power of the Golden Step Dragon Chariot, so he deeply understood how terrifying a Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact was when it stimulated Two Radiance Perfection power.
Moreover, the Golden Step Dragon Chariot was a war chariot, its main function being speed and defense, while the Starry Sky Demon Hammer was a purely offensive Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact. When both activated Two Radiance Perfection power, there was naturally a certain gap in the destructive power they unleashed, and the Starry Sky Demon Hammer would be more terrifying.
"Zhang Ruochen, your time of death has come!"
Blood Nether Python gathered all the evil Sha Qi in its body into its pupils, and then two dazzling beams of light shot out from its eyes, striking toward Zhang Ruochen in coordination with the Starry Sky Demon Hammer.
The beams fell to the ground, causing the soil to continuously melt, turning into two rivers of magma.
"Hmph!"
Zhang Ruochen took out the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron and struck out with it.
Blood Nether Python swung its tail, striking the cauldron's body with a loud "bang."
Then, the thousand-year winter water stored in the cauldron poured down like a waterfall, landing on Blood Nether Python's body. Immediately, Blood Nether Python's entire body became stiff, and the evil Sha Qi within it circulated poorly.
"Sword Seven."
Taking this opportunity, Zhang Ruochen merged his body with the Abyssal Ancient Sword, turning into a sword light that shot out, piercing into Blood Nether Python's right eye.
"Pfft."
The sword light pierced through Blood Nether Python's head, flying up into the sky.
Blood Nether Python let out a miserable howl, trembling in pain, its massive body rolling on the ground. Zhang Ruochen naturally would not miss this perfect opportunity, immediately rushing down from above again, a sword piercing through the Qi Sea in Blood Nether Python's abdomen.
A large amount of Purifying Divine Flame surged out, beginning to burn from the position of Blood Nether Python's abdomen. After a moment, its several hundred zhang long body was completely wrapped in flames.
"Zhang Ruochen... you will die a miserable death... miserable death... ah..."
Blood Nether Python, amidst its miserable howls, turned to ashes and vanished.
Zhang Ruochen, holding the Abyssal Ancient Sword, had just walked out of the flames when he immediately sensed an extremely dangerous aura: "Not good, it's a Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact."
The Starry Sky Demon Hammer above had finally locked onto Zhang Ruochen below, falling at a speed exceeding one hundred times the speed of sound.
Zhang Ruochen looked up at the sky, his eyes stinging from the light emitted by the Starry Sky Demon Hammer. Both shoulders felt as if two divine mountains were pressing down on them, growing heavier and heavier.
The demon hammer had not yet fallen, yet it seemed about to crush him.
Marquis Yuanyi stood at the center of the Ninety-Nine Return to One Grand Formation, combining the power of ninety-nine Rakshasa Marquises, controlling the Starry Sky Demon Hammer, letting out loud laughter: "Finally locked onto you. No matter how fast your speed, you can't escape now. Haha."
Marquis Yuanyi naturally should be excited. Even Blood Nether Python had been killed by Zhang Ruochen, yet in the end, Zhang Ruochen would die at his hands. What a tremendous achievement and accomplishment.
Returning to the Rakshasa Clan, he should be able to be enfeoffed as a king.
Zhang Ruochen remained calm in the face of danger, but he did not directly clash with the Starry Sky Demon Hammer. Instead, he grabbed the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron beside him and inverted it over himself.
Sitting cross-legged inside the cauldron, Zhang Ruochen's one hundred and forty-four apertures simultaneously surged with saint Qi, injecting it into the cauldron's body.
Immediately, the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron's body emitted a cyan radiance, while the characters on the cauldron's body emitted a brilliant golden light. The two types of light intertwined, appearing extremely divine and mysterious.
(Chapter End)