# Chapter 1716: Suppress It With a World
Zhang Ruochen tightly gripped the Space-Time Secret Scripture, channeling sacred qi into it, whereupon dazzling silver light bloomed forth.
Holding the book, he slashed it across the void.
“Whoosh!”
A powerful wave of spatial energy surged out from the Space-Time Secret Scripture, tearing open a space rift several zhang long that flew from beneath Zhang Ruochen’s feet all the way to the front of one of the assassin heavenly kings.
That assassin heavenly king could not dodge in time and was devoured by the space rift, his body exploding into a mist of blood and vanishing into the void space.
This space rift also tore apart the space-sealing grand formation, lifting the spatial lockdown. Zhang Ruochen continued to borrow the power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture, executing a Great Space Teleportation. With a flicker of his form, he arrived over ten li away.
In the Heavenly Court realm, Zhang Ruochen could only rely on the Space-Time Secret Scripture to teleport such a great distance in a single move.
“How is this possible? Inside the space-sealing grand formation, how could he tear space?” Gongzi Yan found it hard to believe, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.
Zhang Ruochen was about to perform another Great Space Teleportation when suddenly, an overwhelmingly powerful sacred might descended from above, suppressing him so that even his sacred qi momentarily congealed.
Sacred might pressed in from all directions, his limbs feeling as if bound by iron chains, his entire body unable to move.
That sensation was extremely unpleasant, much like when he had been stared down by Zhongying Wang of the Undying Blood Clan back then, causing all his blood vessels, meridians, and sacred meridians to shatter instantly.
Of course, Zhang Ruochen was no longer the same as before. He broke free from the suppression of sacred might in an instant.
Qing Jin’s sacred soul manifested, hovering above Zhang Ruochen’s head. Seeing him fleeing forward, he let out a soft exclamation of surprise, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
With his sacred might, he could not suppress this man?
Zhang Ruochen had already spotted Qing Jin’s sacred soul and was deeply shocked: “Is that a hell ghost clan member, or a Great Saint’s doppelganger soul shadow?”
Qing Jin’s sacred soul gave chase, moving as fast as flowing light, and then extended a palm, pressing it down toward Zhang Ruochen.
Instantly, Zhang Ruochen felt the sky above him darken, as if a five-fingered great mountain was pressing down on him. All his internal organs felt as if they would be squeezed out of his body, and his scalp felt like it was about to split open.
There was no time to use spatial teleportation now. Zhang Ruochen had no choice but to immediately activate the power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture.
“Whoosh.”
Layers of silver light curtains coalesced, dividing heaven and earth into multiple spatial dimensions.
“Boom!”
The cyan great hand collided with the multiple spatial dimensions, producing a deafening sound. The earth trembled slightly.
It was blocked!
Catching his breath, Zhang Ruochen immediately mobilized the power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture to launch a counterattack.
“Space Storm.”
Zhang Ruochen used the Space-Time Secret Scripture like a fan, waving it upward.
Dense space rifts appeared, transforming into a storm that flew outward, shattering the cyan great hand and continuing toward Qing Jin’s sacred soul.
“What treasure is this, so powerful?”
Qing Jin had never imagined that a mere four-step Saint King, an ant-like figure, could possess such strength. Facing the space storm, even he had no choice but to retreat, unwilling to withstand it head-on.
Zhang Ruochen did not linger in battle. He immediately urged the Space-Time Secret Scripture, preparing to use a Great Space Teleportation to escape.
“You won’t get away.” Gongzi Yan’s voice rang out.
Gongzi Yan struck out with a crystalline sharp horn, as if carved from crystal, with dense spatial inscriptions interwoven inside the horn.
That was a space treasure—the Chaotic Crystal Horn.
Wherever the Chaotic Crystal Horn passed, space immediately trembled violently, as if heaven and earth were turning upside down. He wanted to use this method to suppress Zhang Ruochen, preventing him from executing the Great Space Teleportation.
But Gongzi Yan underestimated the power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture.
As Zhang Ruochen drew out the power of the Space-Time Secret Scripture, the entire space gradually became calmer and calmer. Even the Chaotic Crystal Horn seemed about to be frozen in place.
“What kind of treasure is that silver book in his hand?” Gongzi Yan could not believe that with his cultivation and spatial mastery, he could not suppress a Zhang Ruochen.
Wu Ying Xianzi took out a scarlet bead, held it in her palm, and softly chanted, “Shake.”
A powerful spiritual power flew out from the bead, striking Zhang Ruochen.
“Boom!”
Zhang Ruochen felt as if a heavenly thunder had exploded inside his mind. Instantly, his entire head ached as if about to burst, his vision went pitch black, his sacred qi became chaotic, and he felt as if his soul was about to scatter.
“Spiritual power… attack…”
The Space-Time Secret Scripture fell to the ground.
Zhang Ruochen clutched his head, struggling not to collapse.
Under the combined assault of three top-tier experts, he ultimately could not hold out. Especially Wu Ying Xianzi’s spiritual power attack, which was impossible to defend against. All of Zhang Ruochen’s meridians bulged out, and he was in extreme agony.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qing Jin’s sacred soul forcibly charged into Zhang Ruochen’s brow.
Arriving at Zhang Ruochen’s qi sea, seeing the four sacred sources and the rolling Tongtian River, Qing Jin became excited: “The sacred soul split into four—truly extraordinary. Moreover, the rules cultivated have actually transformed into a river. This way, this body’s potential will be limitless, without restrictions. Good, very good.”
Qing Jin’s sacred soul flew above the Tongtian River and began to refine the four sacred souls within the four sacred sources.
However, what Qing Jin did not know was that Zhang Ruochen’s sacred soul was actually split into six parts. The other two sacred souls were respectively merged into the Time Sacred Aspect and Space Sacred Aspect, which he could not see.
Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual will was strong, and he soon recovered somewhat.
But Wu Ying Xianzi’s spiritual power attacks continued to bombard him relentlessly, forcing Zhang Ruochen to focus all his effort on resisting her, unable to channel other spiritual power into his qi sea to stop Qing Jin.
“They want to seize my body. Who is that sacred soul in my qi sea? The aura is too powerful. Could it really be a Great Saint who has lost their physical body?”
Zhang Ruochen was extremely anxious, realizing that today’s perilous situation might lead to his utter destruction.
The spiritual power attacks coming from outside were like bolts of heavenly thunder. Every time Zhang Ruochen recovered and gathered some spiritual power, it would be scattered by the thunder.
The opponent wanted to use this method to suppress Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual will, making it easier for Qing Jin to seize his body.
Extremely vicious.
If a being with insufficient spiritual will had been hit by the first spiritual power attack, they would likely have already lost consciousness and fallen to the ground.
But Zhang Ruochen gritted his teeth and held on, striving to stay awake.
Once he lost consciousness, it would truly be over.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
…
Each time he suffered a spiritual power attack, the pain intensified.
After launching five consecutive spiritual power attacks, Wu Ying Xianzi was astonished to find that Zhang Ruochen still had not fallen, still holding on, trying to resist.
“How is this possible? Even a nine-step Saint King should have fallen after five spiritual power attacks!”
Wu Ying Xianzi continued her assault.
The sixth time.
The seventh time.
…
By the tenth attack, Zhang Ruochen’s long hair had all fallen loose, and he let out long roars.
Shang Zi frowned deeply and said, “Having his spiritual power scattered ten times—even a Great Saint couldn’t withstand this level of trauma, could they?”
Wu Ying Xianzi said, “Qing Jin has run into trouble. Zhang Ruochen’s sacred soul is resisting fiercely, making it very difficult to seize his body. It seems we truly need to completely shatter Zhang Ruochen’s spirit and make him lose consciousness.”
The eleventh time.
The twelfth time.
…
Just as Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual power was scattered for the twenty-seventh time, it underwent an elevation, breaking through a bottleneck, and his spiritual power intensity reached the fifty-seventh rank.
Spiritual power rapidly coalesced. After recovering some awareness, Zhang Ruochen immediately took out a white talisman and struck it toward the direction where Wu Ying Xianzi was located.
That white talisman was refined from sacred jade, as thin as paper.
Back then, the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden had used this talisman as her trump card, trying to break through the Space-Time Secret Scripture’s seal, but Zhang Ruochen had seized it before she could activate it.
A treasure that could serve as the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden’s trump card was certainly no ordinary item.
Indeed, as the talisman flew out, Wu Ying Xianzi, Shang Zi, and the others all changed expression and retreated backward at top speed.
“A Star-Destroying Sacred Talisman from the Thousand Star Civilization—how could Zhang Ruochen obtain a treasure of this level?” Xun Ya’s face was somewhat pale.
A so-called Star-Destroying Sacred Talisman, once activated, could destroy an entire planet.
They each deployed their strongest defensive measures and struck forward.
Shang Zi’s palm manifested a five-colored merit stele.
The five-colored merit stele was formed from the merit power of billions of living beings, condensed into a five-colored stone mountain that collided with the Star-Destroying Sacred Talisman.
“Boom!”
The talisman exploded, sending out billions of light beams.
Blinding white light flew in all directions. Each beam had the power to pierce through earth and sky. Although the five-colored merit stele blocked most of the power, it still continuously pierced through the defensive measures of Shang Zi, Wu Ying Xianzi, and the others, shattering seventeen ten-thousand-pattern sacred artifacts.
“Sizzle.”
A beam of light flew past the edge of Shang Zi’s neck, leaving a bloody mark.
“Pfft.”
Three beams of light simultaneously struck Xun Ya’s body, leaving three wine-cup-sized bloody holes.
The others also failed to completely evade the power of the Star-Destroying Sacred Talisman, suffering varying degrees of injury. However, they had retreated far enough, so their wounds were not severe.
Zhang Ruochen had already used a Great Space Teleportation to escape dozens of li away, and with the protection of the Space-Time Secret Scripture, the Star-Destroying Sacred Talisman did not harm him.
Another wave of intense pain surged through his mind.
Qing Jin’s sacred soul was still refining Zhang Ruochen’s four sacred souls, causing him great agony.
“If you want to seize Zhang Ruochen’s body, you will pay the price.”
The two sacred souls within the Time Sacred Aspect and Space Sacred Aspect had not been suppressed, so Zhang Ruochen used these two sacred souls to attack Qing Jin.
Qing Jin, sitting cross-legged above the Tongtian River, was slightly surprised. “There are actually two more sacred souls—truly incredible. Unfortunately, your sacred soul’s strength is too weak compared to mine. You won’t stir up any big waves.”
“Is that so?” Zhang Ruochen said in a deep voice.
The qi sea shook violently.
A grand and majestic great world materialized out of thin air, like a continent floating in the universe, appearing above Qing Jin’s head.
That was the Qiankun Realm.
The Qiankun Realm was merely sealed, preventing the beings inside from coming to the Heavenly Court realm, and Zhang Ruochen could not enter either. But it still remained within Zhang Ruochen’s qi sea.
“Your body… actually contains a great world…”
Even though Qing Jin was widely experienced, he was stunned beyond measure at this moment.
Zhang Ruochen was ablaze with fury. “You say I won’t stir up any big waves? Now, I’ll use a great world to suppress you. Let’s see what big waves you can stir up!”
The Qiankun Realm pressed down, landing on Qing Jin.
Even though he was merely a sacred soul, he could not escape. The “momentum” of a great world had pinned him down.