Chapter 1992: Invincible Might
Encountering such an unusual situation, the experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction could not help but retreat repeatedly, not daring to act rashly anymore.
For a moment, everyone turned around, looking at Zhang Ruochen, who still stood above the deep pit. Many hearts had already sunk to the bottom.
"Is Zhang Ruochen truly impossible to kill? A Nine-Step Saint King self-destructed his Saint Source beside him, yet it still failed to take his life."
"Sacred Bright City has been completely sealed off; no one can enter or leave. It seems the situation has truly reversed."
"Not necessarily. Don't underestimate the experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction. They must possess many powerful trump cards. Zhang Ruochen may not be able to do anything to them."
"The situation inside the city is very dangerous. If the seal is broken, even outside the city, there might be trouble."
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Outside the city, as the cultivators marveled, many began to retreat backward, putting some distance between themselves and Sacred Bright City.
The methods of a Nine-Step Saint King were no small matter, capable of affecting an area thousands of miles wide. No one wanted to suffer an undeserved calamity.
Above the deep pit, Zhang Ruochen stood in the air, dense Imperial Emperor Purple Qi swirling around him. The Imperial Emperor Canopy had been re-condensed and was noticeably more solid.
The *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture* circulated, and the sacred energy of heaven and earth poured continuously into Zhang Ruochen's body, replenishing his own sacred energy consumption.
Within his Divine Light Qi Sea, the Divine Sun formed by the Seven-Star Divine Ling's Sun Leaf spun rapidly, releasing streams of pure essence that flowed to his limbs and bones, repairing the trauma to his physical body.
On the surface, Zhang Ruochen was still covered in blood, appearing severely injured.
But in reality, Zhang Ruochen's injuries, from the inside out, were recovering quickly, with an effect even better than taking the Spring of Life.
If he had not been so gravely injured this time, he might have fully recovered in the blink of an eye.
"To make a Nine-Step Saint King self-destruct his Saint Source, Feng Gudao, you really are willing to pay the price." Zhang Ruochen cast his gaze toward Feng Gudao and said calmly.
Feng Gudao narrowed his eyes and said darkly, "Unfortunately, his death was utterly worthless. Zhang Ruochen, your life is truly tough."
"If my life weren't tough, I would have been taken away long ago. Originally, I had no grievances or enmity with you and did not want to provoke any of you. But you all want my life, and to achieve that, you cruelly killed so many innocent people."
"Now it's time for you to pay with your lives. I will use your blood to honor all the wrongfully killed subjects of Sacred Bright."
By the end, Zhang Ruochen exuded a surging killing intent.
Before his words faded, Zhang Ruochen had already acted, casually reaching out with one hand.
The power of heaven and earth in Sacred Bright City surged, condensing into a hundred-zhang giant hand that grabbed toward a Nine-Step Saint King of the Heavenly Realm Faction.
That Nine-Step Saint King's eyes sharpened, and he quickly offered a Seven-Shine Ten-Thousand-Pattern Sacred Artifact, a bronze ancient bell. As it vibrated, it released terrifying ripples of power, attempting to shatter the hundred-zhang giant hand.
However, before the bronze ancient bell could even approach the giant hand, it was inexplicably frozen, its power restrained.
Seeing this, that Nine-Step Saint King felt his scalp tingle and immediately tried to flee.
But unfortunately, his own situation was the same as the bronze ancient bell; he was also immobilized, unable to move.
Terror filled his eyes. Without any power to resist, he was directly caught by the hundred-zhang giant hand.
The next moment, this Nine-Step Saint King and his sacred artifact were both captured and brought before Zhang Ruochen.
"Mo Yin, here's your nourishment!"
Zhang Ruochen suppressed the Seven-Shine Ten-Thousand-Pattern Sacred Artifact and summoned Mo Yin.
Mo Yin emerged from Zhang Ruochen's spine bone, smiling seductively, "Thank you, Master."
Such good nourishment naturally filled her with joy.
"Shi Shenghua... no, don't."
The suppressed Nine-Step Saint King showed a terrified expression, despair in his eyes.
Mo Yin felt no pity for him. Countless roots extended out, all piercing into his body.
"Ah."
An extremely miserable scream came from the mouth of the suppressed Nine-Step Saint King.
His voice was so loud that even those outside the city could hear it clearly.
Watching that Nine-Step Saint King being devoured bit by bit, and hearing his miserable screams, few cultivators outside the city did not feel their scalps tingle, their minds trembling involuntarily.
That was a Nine-Step Saint King, a pinnacle existence among Saint Kings, yet now reduced to nourishment for a Shi Shenghua. Such an ending was undoubtedly too tragic.
In the blink of an eye, Mo Yin devoured all the essence of that Nine-Step Saint King, significantly increasing the Sacred Dao Rules within her body.
"Master, if you let me devour all these people, your servant can break through to the Reaching Heaven Realm," Mo Yin said excitedly.
As a Shi Shenghua, her essence was extremely powerful. Once she broke through to the Reaching Heaven Realm, she would be able to match a Proximate Dao Realm expert.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze swept over the scattered experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction, and he said indifferently, "Don't worry, they will all become your nourishment."
As he spoke, Zhang Ruochen reached out again, condensing a hundred-zhang giant hand from the power of heaven and earth, grabbing another Nine-Step Saint King from a distance.
This Nine-Step Saint King also tried to resist, but to no avail, and was easily captured by Zhang Ruochen.
"I don't want to become nourishment for a Shi Shenghua. Zhang Ruochen, spare me. I can submit to you and serve at your command."
Having witnessed the fate of the previous Nine-Step Saint King, this one immediately begged for mercy in terror.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes were cold, and he said ruthlessly, "Not needed."
These people all had the blood of Sacred Bright's subjects on their hands. He would not spare a single one.
"Ah."
Another miserable scream rang out, even more chilling than the last.
Seeing that this Nine-Step Saint King was about to be devoured clean by Mo Yin, Zhang Ruochen immediately struck at the next person.
Anyone could see that Zhang Ruochen intended to suppress the experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction one by one and let the Shi Shenghua devour them.
The further it went, the more terrified the remaining experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction became.
Even with the strong mental fortitude of a Nine-Step Saint King, they would eventually break down completely.
"Ah, Zhang Ruochen, you will die a miserable death," a Nine-Step Saint King, knowing he was doomed, cursed before his death.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes were cold and calm, without any fluctuation. There was no need for mercy toward enemies.
Especially when he thought of how nearly half the people in Sacred Bright City had been brutally killed by these experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction, Zhang Ruochen's heart grew even colder, leaving only overwhelming killing intent toward them.
Seeing this, the experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction naturally would not sit idly by.
Since they could not force their way out, they had to find a way to suppress or even kill Zhang Ruochen.
"Zhang Ruochen, die!"
A Reaching Heaven Realm Nine-Step Saint King showed a ferocious expression and struck an ancient talisman covered in cracks toward Zhang Ruochen.
"Boom."
The ancient talisman shattered completely, releasing a terrifying black thunderstorm.
The black thunderstorm emitted a dreadful aura of destruction, nearly tearing space apart. Its power was not much less than the self-destruction of the previous Nine-Step Saint King's Saint Source.
At the same time, from another direction, a Dao Domain Realm Nine-Step Saint King offered a nearly broken formation flag, also targeting Zhang Ruochen.
The moment the formation flag was offered, a sharp sword qi flew out from it, slashing toward Zhang Ruochen at an unimaginable speed.
Both the ancient talisman and the formation flag were ancient artifacts excavated from the Kunlun Realm, severely damaged and usable only once, but their power was extremely terrifying.
To protect themselves, no matter how precious the treasures, they had to be used at this moment.
"Snap."
"Snap."
Zhang Ruochen casually snapped his fingers twice.
Immediately, two massive space rifts appeared, instantly swallowing the black thunderstorm and the sharp sword qi.
Then, Zhang Ruochen reached out with both hands simultaneously, grabbing the two experts who had just used their great killing weapons from a distance, and threw them to Mo Yin to devour.
In a short time, six Nine-Step Saint Kings of the Heavenly Realm Faction had been suppressed by Zhang Ruochen, one after another becoming Mo Yin's nourishment.
At this moment, not only ordinary people, but even Feng Gudao, Zi Linglong, Chi Sheng, and Gu Tianyin felt their minds trembling, their scalps tingling, and fear growing uncontrollably.
As for those watching outside the city, most showed terrified expressions, unable to believe what they were seeing.
After all, among them, only a very few had reached the Nine-Step Saint King realm, and many had not even reached the Saint King realm.
In their eyes, a Nine-Step Saint King was undoubtedly an exalted existence.
But what were they seeing now? Those incredibly powerful Nine-Step Saint Kings, facing Zhang Ruochen, had no power to resist, only able to despairingly await death.
The scenes unfolding before them would likely be unforgettable for many, leaving an indelible deep memory.
"How terrifying Zhang Ruochen is. He really is going to defy the heavens."
"When Shang Zihong learns what happened in Sacred Bright City, I wonder what expression he will have?"
"Who would have thought it would end like this? This is perhaps the price of underestimating Zhang Ruochen."
"If all the experts in the city fall, it will likely trigger a major earthquake. Many gods across various worlds will probably be jumping in anger."
"Does Zhang Ruochen really dare to kill all the experts of the Heavenly Realm Faction in the city?"
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Watching the reversal of the situation in the city, few of the onlookers could remain calm.
Those with grudges against Feng Gudao and the others naturally enjoyed seeing this, hoping Zhang Ruochen would kill them all.
Some cultivators who were close to the Heavenly Realm Faction quickly sent out Message Light Talismans, trying to notify Shang Zihong to return.
On Mount Kongle, Rakshasa Clan Princess Luo Sha stood with a smile, quietly watching the situation in the city.
Floating before Luo Sha were many Message Light Talismans.
All Message Light Talismans sent from around Sacred Bright City were intercepted by her.
"At this moment, if Shang Zihong brings people back, it won't be fun anymore. The more experts die in the internal strife of the Heavenly Court side, the better," Luo Sha murmured.
As a cultivator of the Hell Realm, Luo Sha naturally hoped to see more Heavenly Court experts fall. The more intense the internal strife on the Heavenly Court side, the more advantageous it was for their Hell Realm.