Chapter 1866: Invincible
Even when Blood Bee Shura King was still dozens of zhang away, a heavy wave of air surged forward, crashing against Zhang Ruochen.
Each wave of air was comparable to the full-force strike of a Nine-Step Saint King.
Zhang Ruochen's expression changed. He released Purifying Divine Flame from within his body to withstand the successive waves of impact and shouted, "Activate the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror."
"Whoosh—"
Zhenmiao Xiaodaoren channeled sacred Qi into the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror. The mirror's surface spun rapidly, floating above him and Zhang Ruochen, unleashing the power of a Supreme Sacred Artifact.
Zhang Ruochen opened all his acupoints, and sacred Qi surged wildly from his body, pouring into the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror.
On the mirror's surface, a large number of purple patterns emerged, erupting into a scorching storm of energy.
Layer after layer of Bagua imprints flew out from the mirror, attacking Blood Bee Shura King.
With the addition of the tortoiseshell fragment, the power of the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror had grown even stronger.
Blood Bee Shura King was slightly surprised to see that Zhang Ruochen and Zhenmiao Xiaodaoren possessed a Supreme Sacred Artifact. Immediately, he activated his inner power with full force, and from the black feathered wings on his back, a vast amount of battle Qi dispersed, coalescing into a towering demonic shadow.
It was the soul shadow of a Great Saint.
Blood Bee Shura King had actually refined the soul of a Great Saint into his body, transforming it into a battle soul under his command.
Was this still a means a Saint King could possess?
"Boom."
The broad heavy sword clashed against the Bagua imprints, producing a sound like heaven and earth splitting apart.
Cultivators standing a hundred zhang away were jolted by the residual shockwaves, unable to steady themselves, falling over in disarray.
The Purple Gold Bagua Mirror held up Blood Bee Shura King's battle sword, separated by a layer of Bagua imprints. Zhang Ruochen and Blood Bee Shura King stared at each other from close range, their gazes sharp as swords, clashing like needle points against awls.
The next moment, a vast divine power erupted from the sword's edge, sending Zhang Ruochen and Zhenmiao Xiaodaoren sliding backward, landing a thousand zhang away.
A furrow was plowed into the ground, extending to Zhang Ruochen's feet.
"This guy is too monstrous. Even a Supreme Sacred Artifact can't stop him," Zhenmiao Xiaodaoren said.
Zhang Ruochen replied, "There's no helping it. The Purple Gold Bagua Mirror not only lacks an artifact spirit but is also incomplete, unable to unleash the true power of a Supreme Sacred Artifact."
"Besides... the battle sword in his hand is no ordinary item. It should be a Divine Relic Ancient Artifact containing divine power."
"How about you become the artifact spirit, and I'll wield the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror to fight him?"
Zhenmiao Xiaodaoren shook his head repeatedly, saying, "At my current cultivation level, becoming the artifact spirit of the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror would consume a great deal of my primordial energy. At most, I could only unleash one or two strikes. Let's stay calm. I think that even if you wielded the Purple Gold Bagua Mirror with an artifact spirit, you might not be his match."
"That man is definitely Blood Bee Shura King, with a danger index of seven. With so many experts here, why should we charge into battle?"
"That's true," Zhang Ruochen said.
At his current realm, fighting Blood Bee Shura King one-on-one would be foolish.
Blood Bee Shura King stared deeply at Zhang Ruochen from afar. Based on his years of combat experience, he confirmed once again that this was a troublesome opponent.
However, he did not attack Zhang Ruochen again and instead flew toward the swarm of Blood Emperor Bees.
The Blood Emperor Bees were vast in number, with six queen bees among them, each possessing strength comparable to a Dao Domain realm expert.
To cultivate those six queen bees, Blood Bee Shura King had slain over a dozen Dao Domain realm experts, using the ancient secret arts of the Shura Clan to refine their sacred souls and sacred sources into the bodies of the Blood Emperor Bees.
Only six had successfully merged.
Thus, the six queen bees were Blood Bee Shura King's treasures, each one painstakingly crafted.
Of course, figures like Heavenly Beginning Fairy and Emperor Ancestor Prince were no simpletons. In just a few breaths, they had already killed over a hundred Blood Emperor Bees.
The six queen bees were being suppressed by six Dao Domain realm experts.
"Dare to kill my Blood Emperor Bees, and you will pay a painful price."
Blood Bee Shura King strode forward, raising the black heavy sword above his head. Dense black beams shot out from the sword's tip, and overwhelming battle Qi filled the space between heaven and earth.
He swung the sword horizontally, dragging out a thirty-zhang-long sword aura.
Heavenly Beginning Fairy and the four elders of Heavenly Beginning Civilization sent the "Red Sun Divine River Diagram" flying forward.
The red sun and divine river clashed against the sword aura.
"Bang, bang."
The divine river was severed, and the red sun was shattered.
Heavenly Beginning Fairy and the four elders were forced backward, using the original power of the "Red Sun Divine River Diagram" to neutralize the sword aura.
By the time they steadied themselves, they found that Blood Bee Shura King had appeared before the Fourteenth Prince, slashing down with his sword.
"Your Highness, be careful."
Bai Shang of Star Cloud Sect, who also wielded a heavy sword, activated the inscriptions within it, unleashing the full power of Seven Radiance Perfection, and clashed with Blood Bee Shura King in a single strike.
Bai Shang, a Dao Domain realm cultivator and a top expert of Star Cloud Sect, was responsible for protecting the Fourteenth Prince.
"Bang."
Bai Shang retreated seventeen steps in a row, leaving seventeen deep footprints on the ground.
The soil here, capable of holding a lake of divine blood, had a completely different structure from the outside world. Only an extremely powerful force could leave seventeen deep footprints.
"Pfft."
Sacred blood spilled from Bai Shang's mouth.
Just by receiving a single sword strike, he had suffered considerable injury.
"Senior Brother."
Nie Qingli immediately flew toward Bai Shang, took out a healing sacred pill, and fed it to him.
Meanwhile, the Fourteenth Prince retreated beside Nie Qingli and Bai Shang, produced the White Jade Sacred Ship, and the three of them channeled sacred Qi into it.
The White Jade Sacred Ship grew to several dozen zhang in length, with dense array patterns emerging on its hull.
From another direction, a divine river and a red sun flew out from the "Red Sun Divine River Diagram" once more. The light emitted by the red sun was even more dazzling than before.
The experts around the Fourteenth Prince and Heavenly Beginning Fairy gathered together. Though they were numerous and powerful, their faces were filled with wariness.
In contrast, Blood Bee Shura King remained composed, the killing Qi, battle Qi, and blood Qi emanating from him growing even more intense.
Zhang Ruochen watched Blood Bee Shura King's indifferent gaze, his mood heavy, and said, "Blood Bee Shura King has undoubtedly experienced countless life-and-death battles, which is why he carries such heavy killing Qi and blood Qi. Although the Fourteenth Prince, Heavenly Beginning Fairy, and the others have fought many battles and are not lacking in combat experience, compared to him, they seem too inexperienced."
"This battle is not looking good."
Zhenmiao Xiaodaoren laughed, "Don't forget, Qushan Old Mother hasn't made a move yet. Blood Bee Shura King might not be her match."
Qushan Old Mother had not acted. Her aged eyes occasionally glanced toward the blood mist behind the crowd, as if on guard against something.
"Array, activate! Suppress them!"
The array saint master beside Lion Green Divine Son, Old Deer, held a black-gold sacred staff and used his powerful spiritual power to control forty-nine sacred jade array plates, forming an eighth-grade grand array a thousand zhang in diameter, trapping all the Blood Emperor Bees within it.
Each sacred jade array plate was a small formation, producing circular array patterns three zhang in diameter.
Once the array was fully activated, tens of thousands of light beams shot out from the plates, suppressing all the Blood Emperor Bees and the six queen bees.
Seeing this, the cultivators present all showed expressions of delight.
Without the Blood Emperor Bees, Blood Bee Shura King was like a tiger without claws, his combat power greatly diminished.
Lion Green Divine Son was quite pleased and laughed loudly, "Blood Bee Shura King, if you had any sense, you would flee. Do you really think you can stand against so many of us alone?"
Blood Bee Shura King's face showed a disdainful expression. "That array saint master has some skill. But if you think losing the Blood Emperor Bees means I will lose, you are far too naive."
"Still talking tough. Not only will you lose, but you will die here today," Emperor Ancestor Prince said coldly, his anger thick.
Blood Bee Shura King said, "If you want to kill me, who will strike first?"
The cultivators present all fell silent.
Blood Bee Shura King could severely wound a Dao Domain realm expert with a single sword strike. Who would dare to be the first to attack?
Whoever struck first would surely be the first to face Blood Bee Shura King's assault.
But if no one acted, and they kept stalling, what if unexpected variables arose?
Zhang Ruochen's gaze shifted to Xian Gongming, and he called out, "Senior Xian Gongming."
The crowd seemed to realize something, and their gazes all fell on Xian Gongming.
Lion Green Divine Son laughed loudly, "I almost forgot. Xian Gongming had already declared that when besieging Blood Bee Shura King, he would lead the charge."
"Xian Gongming, if you make a move, I will activate the power of the White Jade Ancient Ship to assist you," the Fourteenth Prince said.
Xian Gongming's face twisted with anger, his eyes seeming to spit flames as he glared fiercely at Zhang Ruochen.
In this situation, he had no way to evade and could only brace himself for battle.
Emperor Ancestor Prince's gaze was as cold as frost. "Cultivators of the Emperor Ancestor Divine Dynasty, hear my command. We will attack together with Xian Gongming. I refuse to believe that Blood Bee Shura King can withstand the assault of so many of us."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xian Gongming breathed a slight sigh of relief.
With Emperor Ancestor Prince, Xian Gongming, Que Gonggong, and Yue Gongming as the four leading experts, over a dozen Saint realm cultivators simultaneously attacked Blood Bee Shura King.
Blood Bee Shura King's gaze darkened, and his figure blurred. His speed was so fast that even Nine-Step Saint Kings could not clearly see his movements.
"Killing Sword Dao: Sword Strikes, Startling Ghosts and Gods."
The heavy sword in Blood Bee Shura King's hand turned from black to blood red.
Above his head, a blood-red cloud condensed, with killing Qi, blood Qi, and battle Qi intertwined.
"Boom."
He swung the sword down, pressing the Seven Radiance Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact-level war hammer in Xian Gongming's hand downward, causing it to rebound onto his own shoulder.
Unable to withstand the immense force, Xian Gongming's legs bent, and he heavily knelt on the ground, his knees sinking into the earth.
Then, Blood Bee Shura King's battle sword swept horizontally, leaving a trail of sparks on the war hammer.
"Pfft."
Xian Gongming's head separated from his neck and flew into the air.
Without even glancing at the bloody head, Blood Bee Shura King swung his sword backhand, cleaving the head, along with the Qi sea within it, in two.
With the Killing Sword Dao unleashed, he effortlessly slew an expert comparable to a Dao Domain realm cultivator.
Blood Bee Shura King was not only powerful in combat but also possessed peak-level neural reaction speed, battle techniques, and timing. He was a born god of slaughter, existing for battle, surviving ten thousand battles without death.
While all the cultivators were still immersed in shock, Blood Bee Shura King's battle sword had already swung toward Emperor Ancestor Prince. His sword strikes were only for killing, never dragging things out.