Chapter 1774: The Might of the Divine Envoy
"Zhang Ruochen, you have committed a heinous crime. Even the Moon God cannot protect you today." The demon god figure was furious, a fierce and murderous light flashing in his eyes.
"I have committed countless heinous crimes, but you alone cannot kill me."
Zhang Ruochen continued to act, swinging the Divine Envoy Wooden Staff, striking the demon god figure on the backside. The figure was sent flying, face-first, crashing violently into a cliff wall on Moon God Mountain, looking utterly disheveled and humiliated.
One must know that the demon god figure looked exactly like the Black Heart Demon Lord and contained divine might.
Seeing this scene, it was as if the Black Heart Demon Lord himself had been struck on the backside by Zhang Ruochen, causing many cultivators' hearts to skip a beat in shock.
Standing at the edge of the Shatuo Heaven Domain, the Spiritual Power Great Saint, Ling Xiu, used his spiritual power to carve the scene onto a jade slip and transmitted it through special channels.
Soon, this shocking image spread to the sacred markets of the Heavenly Court Realm, causing a massive uproar.
"Such powerful demonic might! That's the Black Heart Demon Lord of the Black Demon Realm. I've seen his stone statue before."
"Which god is that young man fighting the Black Heart Demon Lord?"
"That's not... that's not Zhang Ruochen. How could Zhang Ruochen be fighting the Black Heart Demon Lord? No, no, one is a god, the other is a Saint King. How could they be fighting? Is it Zhang Ruochen's ancestor?"
"Look quickly, the Black Heart Demon Lord was sent flying by Zhang Ruochen! No, he was sent flying by Zhang Ruochen's ancestor!"
"Really? That's a god who has survived an Eon Calamity... How tragic, being hit on the backside and falling like a dog eating shit..."
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That day, the sacred markets of the Paradise Realm were in an uproar.
A Spiritual Power Great Saint continuously projected the image into the sky above the sacred markets.
Seeing the Black Heart Demon Lord being brutally humiliated by a god who looked exactly like Zhang Ruochen, the cultivators of the Black Demon Realm were either gnashing their teeth in anger or feeling extremely embarrassed and disgraced. Some stood in the crowd, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
No matter what, after these images were spread, the Black Heart Demon Lord's reputation was thoroughly ruined.
The Black Heart Demon Lord, who was fighting Empress Chi Yao, turned his gaze toward Moon God Mountain.
The demon god figure on Moon God Mountain was merely a divine thought incarnation manifested from a breath of his, with limited power.
However, as the Moon God's divine envoy, one could borrow up to one-tenth of the Moon God's power.
Against that breath, it was clearly no match for Zhang Ruochen.
Of course, the Black Heart Demon Lord was well aware that, given Zhang Ruochen's physical body and saint soul strength, being able to withstand one-thousandth or even one-ten-thousandth of the Moon God's power was already remarkable.
The Black Heart Demon Lord pulled out a strand of his long hair, condensing it into a true divine doppelganger. He then infused a mass of demon blood into the doppelganger.
"Rumble."
The power of the divine doppelganger surged wildly. As it spread its arms, countless lightning bolts appeared in the sky.
The divine doppelganger transformed into a mass of black demonic clouds and, in an instant, surged to the sky above Moon God Mountain.
Zhang Ruochen was just stepping on the demon god figure when he felt a terrifying pressure descending from above. Looking up, he saw within the rolling demonic clouds a massive figure like an ancient demon mountain.
The divine might pressed down on Zhang Ruochen, making it difficult for him to breathe.
"Has the Black Heart Demon Lord's true body arrived? No, although this aura is powerful, it's still far inferior to the You God and the Yan God. It's definitely not the Black Heart Demon Lord's true body."
"Boom."
Zhang Ruochen gripped the Divine Envoy Wooden Staff with both hands and struck the demon god figure, shattering it into a mass of demonic energy interwoven with thousands of thoughts.
As if attracted, the mass of demonic energy shot upward, converging toward the divine doppelganger.
"Perish!"
Zhang Ruochen swung again, tearing through space and sending the mass of demonic energy into the Void World.
"Despicable junior! How dare you destroy my three thousand thoughts! Today, I will make your soul scatter and your spirit vanish!"
The divine doppelganger clasped its hands together, and instantly, hundreds of thousands of demonic lightning bolts appeared across the sky and earth, all converging toward its fists. They formed a pillar of lightning that struck down at Zhang Ruochen below.
Zhang Ruochen gripped the Divine Envoy Wooden Staff tightly, intending to borrow more power from the Moon God.
The voice of the divine doppelganger reached his ears: "The Second Armor Blood Ancestor has brought the Blood War Temple's supreme treasure, the 'Shura Realm Map,' to defeat the Moon God and establish his own unparalleled reputation. Right now, the Moon God is surely in a bitter struggle. The more power you borrow, the weaker she becomes."
Zhang Ruochen had to admit that the divine doppelganger's words had an effect on him, causing him to hesitate slightly.
The main reason was that Zhang Ruochen did not understand the power of gods. He had no idea how much of the Moon God's power he was borrowing, and he feared he might be holding her back.
In that moment of hesitation, the power unleashed by the divine doppelganger descended upon Zhang Ruochen's head.
"Whoosh—"
The inscriptions on Moon God Mountain emerged once again, colliding with the pillar of lightning.
Someone had reactivated the "Blood Moon Devouring Heaven Grand Formation" of Moon God Mountain, temporarily blocking the power of the divine doppelganger.
Even the divine doppelganger was momentarily stunned. Scanning the area below, it finally spotted a figure with white hair at another formation eye of Moon God Mountain.
Kong Lanyou.
It was she who, using the Great Saint blood within her body, poured it into the formation inscriptions, activating the Blood Moon Devouring Heaven Grand Formation for the second time.
"If you want to kill my cousin, you'll have to kill me first."
Kong Lanyou was well aware of the terrifying power of the divine doppelganger, many times stronger than the previous demon god figure.
But even if it meant draining every drop of Great Saint blood from her body, she would stand before Zhang Ruochen.
At the same time, the decapitated Man Sword Great Saint stood up again, walked into the broken divine inscription circle, and once again channeled his Great Saint power into it, joining Kong Lanyou in sustaining the Blood Moon Devouring Heaven Grand Formation.
From the severed neck of Man Sword Great Saint, Great Saint blood gushed out like a spring, spreading along the lines of the formation inscriptions.
The power of the formation grew stronger and stronger.
The Moon God's voice entered Zhang Ruochen's mind: "Zhang Ruochen, as long as you can withstand it, borrow as much of my power as you wish. Quickly deal with the Black Heart Demon Lord's divine doppelganger and bring me the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron. Today, I will give you a great gift."
The fact that the Moon God could still transmit her voice meant that her battle with the Second Armor Blood Ancestor in the Void World was well within her control, putting Zhang Ruochen at ease.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen realized he had been fooled by the divine doppelganger.
The power he had borrowed from the Moon God likely had little impact on her.
"What a cunning bastard! A demon god, using such tricks against a Saint King."
Zhang Ruochen was furious. Ignoring whether his physical body and saint soul could withstand it, he began frantically borrowing the Moon God's power. The Divine Envoy Wooden Staff in his hand grew brighter and brighter.
The divine doppelganger sensed something was wrong and attacked more ferociously, but its power was all blocked by the Blood Moon Devouring Heaven Grand Formation.
With Man Sword Great Saint and Kong Lanyou working together to activate it, the formation's power had increased many times over.
"Ultimate Demon Heavenly Dao Seal."
The divine doppelganger formed hand seals, summoning countless rules. Above Moon God Mountain, a circular demon seal appeared, with tens of millions of skulls floating within it.
"Boom."
The demon seal descended, shattering the defensive barrier of the Blood Moon Devouring Heaven Grand Formation.
It wasn't that the Blood Moon Devouring Heaven Grand Formation was weak, but rather that it hadn't been fully unleashed.
At least twelve Great Saints would need to act together to fully activate the formation. At that point, even a god's true body might not be able to breach Moon God Mountain.
The decapitated body of Man Sword Great Saint fell heavily to the ground like an ancient sacred mountain.
"Cousin..."
A blood line appeared on Kong Lanyou's forehead. She took one last look in Zhang Ruochen's direction before collapsing to the ground. The blood line spread across her flawless, porcelain-like body, covering it entirely.
"Roar!"
Zhang Ruochen let out a furious roar.
At this moment, his entire body was covered in cracks.
It wasn't from the demon seal's impact but from being torn apart by the borrowed divine power of the Moon God.
Zhang Ruochen grabbed the Divine Envoy Wooden Staff and shot into the sky, smashing through the demon seal like a hot knife through butter. He charged into the demonic clouds and struck the divine doppelganger with the staff.
"Boom."
The divine doppelganger was shattered into pieces.
With this strike, Zhang Ruochen didn't know how many of the Black Heart Demon Lord's divine thoughts he had destroyed, causing even the demon lord's true body to tremble slightly and slow down.
As the divine doppelganger exploded, Zhang Ruochen's body also burst apart. Large amounts of flesh flew off, exposing white bone in some places. The pain made him grit his teeth.
But he didn't stop. He immediately flew toward the area where the Moon God and the Second Armor Blood Ancestor had previously torn open the Void World.
High in the sky, Zhang Ruochen glanced at Kong Lanyou lying on the ground, his heart aching. But he knew he couldn't stop now. He had to reach the Moon God.
Only by helping the Moon God defeat the Second Armor Blood Ancestor could the balance of victory tip in their favor.
"The power of the Sun-Moon Crystal Coffin is comparable to a Supreme Sacred Artifact, capable of destroying heaven and earth. Why does the Moon God still need the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron? Could it be even more powerful than the Sun-Moon Crystal Coffin?" Zhang Ruochen was puzzled.
The Yan God, You God, and Fourth Armor Blood Ancestor, who had been watching from the edge of the Shatuo Heaven Domain, could no longer sit still after seeing Zhang Ruochen successively shatter the demon god figure and the divine doppelganger. Each of them struck out with a force, attacking Zhang Ruochen from a distance.
That was the power of gods, many times stronger than the divine doppelganger. Even if Zhang Ruochen borrowed the Moon God's divine power, he couldn't possibly withstand it. He would be annihilated in an instant.
"Break!"
With no other choice, Zhang Ruochen took out the "Space-Time Secret Scripture," shattered space in advance, and fled into the Void World.
"This kid is only at the Saint King realm, and he's already become a menace. Once he reaches the Great Saint realm, or even the God realm, what will happen then?" the You God said in a deep voice.
The Yan God found Zhang Ruochen's behavior highly abnormal. A mere Saint King dared to charge into the battlefield between the Moon God and the Second Armor Blood Ancestor? What was he trying to do?
The abnormal must have a reason.
The Yan God immediately charged into the Shatuo Heaven Domain, breaking into the Void World to intercept Zhang Ruochen.
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