Chapter 1902: Each Using Their Own Methods
Standing before the massive white bone mountain, both Zhang Ruochen and Bao Lie appeared extremely small, yet the aura erupting from them was anything but weak, completely blocking the oppressive force released by the bone mountain.
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King and the Third Divine Son stood atop the white bone mountain, looking down at Zhang Ruochen and Bao Lie with cold eyes, as if watching two ants.
It could be clearly felt that the white bone mountain was awakening. Countless inscriptions emerged, and the blood-colored energy currents weaving through the mountain grew increasingly powerful.
With the white bone mountain at its center, the world’s spiritual energy spun violently, forming a storm vortex in the blink of an eye.
The storm vortex advanced slowly, destroying everything in its path. Even a Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact could not withstand it.
“Zhang Ruochen, you have thoroughly enraged me. Now I will completely destroy the Zhenyu Ancient Clan.” Nine-Eyed Heavenly King looked down at Zhang Ruochen and spoke with extreme coldness.
He was not exaggerating. With the white bone mountain awakening, destroying the Zhenyu Ancient Clan was not a difficult task.
Before long, this wilderness would cease to exist, and an area of tens of thousands of miles would sink into the ground.
“Third Senior Brother, help me.”
Zhang Ruochen’s expression was grave. Without hesitation, he summoned the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda.
Bao Lie immediately acted, pouring sacred energy into the pagoda without pause.
With more people channeling power into it, the Supreme Sacred Artifact’s might would naturally be stronger.
“Boom.”
The Azure Sky Floating Pagoda transformed into a green mountain, radiating a cyan halo as it crashed straight into the white bone mountain.
The Supreme Sacred Artifact’s power erupted wildly, slowing the storm vortex’s rotation and halting the white bone mountain’s advance.
Unfortunately, the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda failed to break through the storm vortex. Once its Supreme Sacred Artifact power was exhausted, it was sent flying backward.
“Do you really think the two of you can stop my white bone mountain with a single Supreme Sacred Artifact? How naive.” Nine-Eyed Heavenly King sneered.
Since he had already used this trump card, no one would stop him.
Now that his cultivation had broken through, his confidence was even greater.
“Let me help you. We’ll destroy the Zhenyu Ancient Clan as quickly as possible.” The Third Divine Son spoke, a thick killing intent surging within him.
His earlier battle with Bao Lie had ended without him gaining any advantage, which left him deeply dissatisfied. He wanted nothing more than to crush Bao Lie immediately.
With two Undying Blood Clan divine sons at the Lintao Realm level jointly channeling power into the white bone mountain, the storm vortex grew even larger, releasing a terrifying suction force that swept up everything around it.
A Zhenyu Ancient Clan cultivator who was too close was instantly pulled into the storm vortex.
“Ah!”
He barely had time to let out a scream before turning into a blood mist, absorbed by the white bone mountain.
The white bone mountain was filled with evil nature, capable of devouring the blood energy of living beings, perfectly matching the traits of the Undying Blood Clan.
“Fall back!”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes showed urgency as he urged the Zhenyu Ancient Clan cultivators to retreat.
At the same time, he struck out with the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda again, hoping to delay the white bone mountain for a moment.
“Roar!”
Bao Lie roared and sent a fist imprint through the air.
The fist imprint carried a thunderous wind and lightning sound, transforming into a galloping divine leopard that slammed into the white bone mountain.
The divine leopard was solid and lifelike, as if it had a physical body, stubbornly blocking the storm vortex and slowing its advance.
The next moment, vast sacred energy surged from Bao Lie’s body, turning into a nebula that enveloped the storm vortex.
The storm vortex’s rotation slowed, gradually coming to a halt.
“Break!”
Bao Lie shouted, reaching out with both hands. They transformed into two leopard claws hundreds of meters long, grabbing at the storm vortex.
His goal was clear: to tear apart the storm vortex so he could attack the white bone mountain.
“Naive.”
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King sneered.
“Boom.”
The storm vortex spun rapidly again, tearing through the nebula and shredding the two leopard claws.
Bao Lie let out a muffled groan and spat out a mouthful of blood, his injuries clearly worsening.
Thanks to the brief delay, the Zhenyu Ancient Clan cultivators had retreated far enough to escape the storm vortex’s range.
“Is the Zhenyu Ancient Clan truly doomed this time?”
Seeing the might of the white bone mountain, many Zhenyu Ancient Clan cultivators felt despair rising in their hearts.
Even a Supreme Sacred Artifact couldn’t resist it. What else could they do?
“Boom.”
Suddenly, the white bone mountain erupted with tens of thousands of blood-colored energy currents, like countless venomous snakes.
The blood-colored energy currents moved at incredible speed, stretching for thousands of miles, instantly wrapping around one Zhenyu Ancient Clan cultivator after another.
Anyone caught by the blood-colored energy currents would be drained dry in moments, their bodies turning to dust that scattered in the wind.
After draining one person, the energy current would attack the next.
The blood-colored energy currents released by the white bone mountain were terrifying, and even ordinary Saint King-level experts couldn’t withstand them.
In an extremely short time, tens of thousands of Zhenyu Ancient Clan members had been killed, their forms and spirits utterly destroyed, leaving only ashes on the ground.
“Who can stop me?”
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King laughed wildly, thoroughly enjoying the thrill of reaping lives.
As long as he devoured enough blood energy, the white bone mountain would grow stronger. In the future, even if he encountered a Great Saint, he would have a fighting chance.
“I can.”
Zhang Ruochen shouted, standing fearlessly at the front.
Around him, many space cracks appeared, severing the blood-colored energy currents one by one.
Bao Lie also acted, tearing apart a large number of blood-colored energy currents with his leopard claws.
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot. Zhang Ruochen, since you want to die, I’ll kill you first.” Nine-Eyed Heavenly King’s eyes blazed with intense killing intent as he poured more sacred energy into the white bone mountain.
The divine bones inside the white bone mountain glowed, countless mysterious inscriptions appearing as a destructive aura slowly released.
“Third Senior Brother, hold them off for a moment.”
Zhang Ruochen said to Bao Lie with extreme seriousness.
Bao Lie nodded solemnly. “Don’t worry. Even if it costs me my life, I will protect you.”
As he spoke, he stepped in front of Zhang Ruochen, releasing his Dao Domain to envelop him.
With his cultivation and strength, his Dao Domain was naturally extremely solid and not easily broken.
With Bao Lie blocking the front, Zhang Ruochen had no worries. He held the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda in his hand, and his three-inch-tall Sword Soul entered the pagoda.
Inside the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda was a misty world, with countless stars suspended, arranged in a strange pattern.
Behind the stars, a cyan Xiezhi beast coiled, in a deep slumber.
It was an artifact spirit consciousness of the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda, having existed for a hundred thousand years. Though not the true artifact spirit, it was still extremely powerful.
Earlier, Zhang Ruochen had used the power of the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree to subdue the cyan Xiezhi beast, gaining control of the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda.
Unfortunately, the cyan Xiezhi beast did not favor him, as he was an enemy of the Chi Clan. So it had fallen into a deep sleep, waiting for the artifact spirit’s true body to return.
Because of this, although Zhang Ruochen controlled the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda, he could not unleash its true power.
Now, facing a major crisis, he needed the cyan Xiezhi beast’s help to get through this.
But waking the cyan Xiezhi beast would take time, and convincing it would also take time. That was why he had asked Bao Lie to hold the line.
Unfortunately, the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron had been borrowed by the Moon God. Otherwise, there would be no need for such trouble, and the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron’s power far exceeded that of the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda.
“Boom.”
A brilliant divine light burst forth from the white bone mountain, striking directly at Bao Lie.
Under normal circumstances, Bao Lie could dodge, but now he had to protect Zhang Ruochen, so he could only take the hit head-on.
Divine light struck one after another, each capable of killing a top-tier Saint King.
Bao Lie fought desperately, using every means at his disposal to extinguish the divine lights one by one.
To protect Zhang Ruochen, he was giving it his all.
But the divine lights were too dense. No matter how strong he was, there would come a time when he couldn’t hold out.
“Pfft.”
A divine light pierced through Bao Lie’s body, leaving a bloody hole that went straight through, blood gushing out.
But no matter what, he blocked that strike, preventing it from harming Zhang Ruochen.
“Come on!”
Seeing another divine light hurtling toward him, Bao Lie’s eyes turned wild.
Flames blazed up around his body, starlight flickered, and countless sacred rules emerged, forming a shield.
“Boom.”
The divine light struck the shield, causing it to shake violently, but it did not shatter.
“Oh?”
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King showed surprise, not expecting Bao Lie’s defensive abilities to be so strong.
Immediately, he used another method of the white bone mountain. A bone blade shot out with incredible speed.
This bone blade was crafted from a Great Saint’s bone, tough and sharp, capable of cutting through anything.
“Crack.”
The shield Bao Lie had formed was pierced, emitting a sound of breaking.
“Roar!”
Bao Lie roared, his essence, energy, and spirit burning completely.
At that moment, he felt something snap inside his body, and a surge of immense power erupted.
His forehead suddenly split open, revealing a third eye. A brilliant starlight shot out, striking the Great Saint bone blade.
“Bang.”
The Great Saint bone blade was sent flying, its surface inscriptions dimming.
“Hahaha, I’ve finally opened the Star God’s Eye!” Bao Lie couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
In his desperate burning of life potential, he had unexpectedly awakened the Star Soul Eye, filling him with immense joy.
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen struck out with all his might, sending the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda flying.
“Still not giving up?”
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King sneered, not taking the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda seriously at all.
What he failed to notice was that the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda had changed. More inscriptions appeared, emitting a dazzling cyan halo.
“Boom.”
The Azure Sky Floating Pagoda slammed into the storm vortex, actually forcing it to a halt.
The violent power of the Supreme Sacred Artifact erupted, as if countless stars had exploded, instantly shattering the storm vortex completely.
Then, the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda crashed into the white bone mountain.
Though the pagoda was not large, it carried unimaginable force, shaking the white bone mountain violently.
Even more terrifying, many sacred bones cracked and then broke, the inscriptions carved into them being erased.
“How is this possible?”
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King’s eyes widened in disbelief.
The white bone mountain was built from sacred bones, with inscriptions carved by a Earth Master. It should have been indestructible, even a Supreme Sacred Artifact unable to damage it.
Yet now, the white bone mountain was damaged, and even the core divine bones were impacted, on the verge of collapse.
Nine-Eyed Heavenly King stared fixedly at the Azure Sky Floating Pagoda, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.
(End of Chapter)
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