# Chapter 10846: The Situation Is Settled
Seeing the seven Divine Throne Planets and Divine Cliff Master flying over, Zhang Ruochen's heart also sank slightly.
Originally, he had planned to settle things quickly, first resolving the crisis at the Eastern Domain Sacred Prince Mansion, preventing Jue Yanhu and the others from mastering the Zhou Tian Grand Formation, before going to assist Murong Yefeng and Jiang Yunchong in killing Divine Cliff Master.
But Divine Cliff Master's strength was somewhat beyond Zhang Ruochen's expectations. With Murong Yefeng and Jiang Yunchong's combat power, they could not suppress him.
A flash of joy flickered in Great Xi King's eyes.
"The ancient inscriptions of Eastern Domain Sacred City were restored by Divine Cliff Master, leading a group of Saint Masters. So, if he breaks the ancient inscriptions, don't blame me for not doing my best." Great Xi King said.
"Don't think Divine Cliff Master can save you. Whether he can reach Xinhuo Tower is still unknown."
Zhang Ruochen stared at the city district below, watching a sacred blade fly up. The blade light was dazzling and brilliant, cutting through like a waterfall, slashing horizontally toward Divine Cliff Master.
That blade was the Butcher's cleaver.
This blade was fierce and renowned, emitting a surging Great Saint's divine might, as if it would split heaven and earth in two.
"Does Kunlun Realm still have Dao Domain realm experts?"
Seeing the blade light rushing toward him, Divine Cliff Master's face darkened. He manipulated one of the Divine Throne Stars and bombarded it toward the attack.
The Fool formed a great hand seal, over three hundred meters long, with Sacred Dao Rules interwoven inside, transforming into a five-fingered palm mountain that pressed down on Divine Cliff Master's head.
"It's not Kunlun Realm taking action. It's them. How dare Heavenly Beginning Civilization meddle in other people's affairs? They're seeking death."
Divine Cliff Master could no longer maintain a calm heart. Rage burned within him as he struck out with a Divine Throne Star, shattering the five-fingered palm mountain above. Then, he sent two more Divine Throne Stars flying, one toward Xinhuo Tower and the other toward the position of Heavenly Beginning Fairy and her two companions.
On the surface of Xinhuo Tower, layer after layer of defensive light screens appeared, densely packed with inscriptions flowing across them.
"Boom, rumble."
The power unleashed by the Divine Throne Stars was no different from a small planet colliding with the earth. The defensive light screens were useless before them.
"Divine Cliff Master is truly terrifying."
Zhang Ruochen summoned the Azure Heaven Burial Tower and activated it with all his strength.
He was not afraid that the Divine Throne Star would destroy Xinhuo Tower, but rather worried that such a violent impact would affect Xinhuo Tower's normal operation. Even if Xinhuo Tower stopped for a single instant, catastrophic consequences would occur.
The Azure Heaven Burial Tower slowly rotated, becoming as massive as a mountain, colliding with the oncoming Divine Throne Star.
The two forces clashed, crushing all the buildings on the ground below.
The Azure Heaven Burial Tower flew back into Zhang Ruochen's hands. Just as he caught it, his body uncontrollably flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall of Xinhuo Tower.
Great Xi King had been secretly observing Zhang Ruochen. Seeing that he had only suffered minor injuries, a disappointed expression appeared on his face.
With this strike, Zhang Ruochen successfully blocked the Divine Throne Star, buying precious time.
Murong Yefeng and Jiang Yunchong caught up and intercepted Divine Cliff Master again.
"Six Directions of Heaven and Earth, Sacred Radiance in All Directions."
Jiang Yunchong was also going all out, releasing his Sacred Source outside his body, suspending it above his head.
The Sacred Qi and Sacred Dao Rules within the Sacred Source all surged toward the six sacred cities, merging with the six Great Saint corpses inside them, suppressing six of Divine Cliff Master's seven Divine Throne Stars.
Jiang Yunchong was clearly struggling greatly. His face grew paler and paler, and he could not hold on much longer.
"Nine Phoenixes Emerge from Chaos."
Murong Yefeng also went all out. With two "bang" sounds, both his arms exploded, leaving only the white bones of his arms.
The blood Qi in his arms turned into two clouds of blood mist, surging into the Nine Phoenix Cauldron.
Instantly, heaven and earth became dim, clouds surged, and only the Nine Phoenix Cauldron hung at the center of heaven and earth, releasing a supreme power fluctuation that suffocated even Saint Kings.
Divine Cliff Master's expression changed drastically. He threw out thirteen talismans in succession.
Each talisman was priceless, capable of withstanding a Great Saint's strike, and would only be used at a life-or-death moment.
Being able to force Divine Cliff Master to use all thirteen life-saving talismans showed just how terrified he was at this moment, as if being hunted by a Great Saint.
Nine phoenixes flew out from the Nine Phoenix Cauldron, circling the cauldron's body, then attacked Divine Cliff Master.
The first talisman exploded, turning into a shield seal a hundred zhang long and seven zhang thick, colliding with the Nine Phoenix Cauldron.
"Bang, bang."
After three consecutive collisions, the shield seal shattered.
Divine Cliff Master immediately shattered the second talisman, forming another shield seal.
"Kill Zhang Ruochen immediately and break the ancient inscriptions!" Divine Cliff Master roared.
Si Han, Jue Yanhu, and the other Saint realm cultivators all realized the seriousness of the situation. Now, only by killing Zhang Ruochen and eliminating the threat of the ancient inscriptions could they have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
Standing at the center of the chain sphere, Si Han rushed to the vicinity of Xinhuo Tower.
Zhang Ruochen shot the Daylight Arrow, but before it could reach Si Han, it was knocked away by an iron chain.
Jue Yanhu, holding a fragment of a Supreme Sacred Artifact, attacked from another direction, also reaching the vicinity of Xinhuo Tower.
However, he was severely injured. The combat power he could still unleash was only slightly stronger than a Nine-Step Saint King of the Rule Great Heaven. Breaking through the ancient inscriptions' blockade was no easy task.
"Whoosh——"
On the ground, a light thread as thin as a hair shot up into the sky, winding upward, piercing through the bodies of five Saint realm cultivators in succession.
The light thread trembled once, and the five Saint realm cultivators all screamed. Their sacred bodies turned into palm-sized pieces of flesh and blood, falling to the ground.
That light thread was actually a sword.
"Rain Silk Divine Sword! Luo Ji, do you dare to interfere in today's matter? Aren't you afraid of bringing great disaster upon yourself?" Jue Yanhu recognized the sword that looked like a light thread and naturally knew its owner.
"It's not the first time I've interfered in your Paradise Realm Faction's affairs. What is there to fear?"
Heavenly Beginning Fairy, holding the Rain Silk Divine Sword, directly attacked Jue Yanhu. The sword Qi was like a silk net, tightly wrapping around Jue Yanhu, preventing him from focusing on attacking Xinhuo Tower.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze lingered on Heavenly Beginning Fairy for a moment, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He had to admit, this Heavenly Beginning Fairy truly had courage, daring to openly oppose the Paradise Realm Faction. Moreover, she valued loyalty. The reason she acted now was most likely to repay a debt of gratitude.
As for whether there was a hint of affection toward Zhang Ruochen, that was unknown.
Zhang Ruochen was well aware that with his current cultivation, he was absolutely no match for Si Han. Therefore, he decisively took out the Space-Time Secret Scripture and opened it.
The multi-dimensional space manifested, enveloping Xinhuo Tower.
"Space Rift."
"Space Shattering."
"Space Vortex."
...
Using the Space-Time Secret Scripture, Zhang Ruochen unleashed one spatial technique after another, frantically attacking Si Han.
Even if he could not block him, he had to delay as much time as possible.
As long as Murong Yefeng and Jiang Yunchong dealt with Divine Cliff Master, victory would be secured. Now, both sides were fighting desperately, and it all depended on which side could hold out longer.
"Bang, bang."
Si Han's combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary Dao Domain realm Saint King. He actually evaded the dense spatial attacks and reached the edge of the multi-dimensional space.
"Break for me."
From the chain sphere, thirty-six chains flew out, intertwining into a steel dragon. With sheer force, they pierced through the multi-dimensional space and extended to Zhang Ruochen's side.
"Not good."
Zhang Ruochen immediately performed a Space Displacement, dodging to the side.
But it was still too late.
The residual force from the chains landed on Zhang Ruochen, leaving a shocking wound on his abdomen. The character armor he was wearing was smashed into his flesh and blood.
In the end, the defensive power of the character armor was still too weak. Facing a Dao Domain realm expert, it was no longer useful.
"Fortunately, the divine patterns protected my body, neutralizing ninety percent of Si Han's power. Otherwise, my body would have been cut in two."
Zhang Ruochen quickly stood up again, preparing to counterattack, but found that the thirty-six chains had wrapped around Great Xi King, rescuing him from Xinhuo Tower.
Great Xi King's gaze met Zhang Ruochen's eyes, and the two grew farther and farther apart.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen could have triggered the flame insects inside Great Xi King's body, burning him to ashes. In that split second, countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Ruochen's mind, but in the end, he did not do so.
Great Xi King being rescued was not necessarily a bad thing.
First, the flame insects inside his body were not so easy to eliminate. This was Zhang Ruochen's first means of controlling him.
Second, how many Paradise Realm Faction cultivators Great Xi King had killed through the ancient inscriptions had all been recorded by Zhang Ruochen. This was his second means of controlling him.
In addition, Zhang Ruochen had searched all the treasures on Great Xi King.
Among those treasures, several were extremely important to him.
If he wanted to retrieve them, he would have to compromise with Zhang Ruochen.
Could escaping solve everything?
Escaping was only temporary relief. When Zhang Ruochen's cultivation advanced further and he could crush him with true strength, Great Xi King would know what despair meant.
And now, Zhang Ruochen would become his nightmare.
As long as Zhang Ruochen did not die, Great Xi King would never have peace of mind.
With Great Xi King losing control, the Xinhuo began to recede.
The ancient inscriptions densely covering Eastern Domain Sacred City grew dimmer and dimmer.
Si Han's true appearance was revealed. He was quite handsome, with sharp features and cold eyes. "Divine Maiden Dianxia, how do you want Zhang Ruochen to die?"
Before Great Xi King could speak, a loud boom came from afar.
It turned out that under Murong Yefeng's desperate attack, the Nine Phoenix Cauldron had shattered all thirteen of Divine Cliff Master's life-saving talismans. Divine Cliff Master was severely wounded, and the seven Divine Throne Stars fell to the ground.
The battlefield situation took a sharp turn.
Murong Yefeng, covered in blood, carried the blazing Nine Phoenix Cauldron and rushed toward Xinhuo Tower at lightning speed, roaring: "Whoever dares to harm the Crown Prince must first pass through me, Murong Yefeng! Whoever dares to make a move, I will annihilate them."
Murong Yefeng's cultivation realm far exceeded Si Han's, and he was carrying a Supreme Sacred Artifact. With such momentum, below the Great Saint realm, he could kill anyone he wanted.
Coupled with Divine Cliff Master's crushing defeat, their side had lost all momentum. How could Si Han dare to stay here any longer?
Forget about killing Zhang Ruochen. Now, what he needed to think about was how to save his own life and escape from Eastern Domain Sacred City.