# Chapter 2121: Evil Artifact of the Primordial Era
In the hazy white mist, a tall and graceful figure stood on the water's surface, clad in a Ten Thousand Element Sacred Garment, exuding an incomparably noble aura.
It was none other than the Rakshasa Clan princess—Luo Sha.
"This Zhang Ruochen fellow's growth rate is truly terrifying. To have already become a top-tier powerhouse below the Great Saint realm in such a short time. Given enough time, he might actually be able to rival Yan Wushen. No wonder he is the man destined for this princess." Luo Sha murmured softly, a flicker of strange light shining in her eyes.
But in the next moment, Luo Sha furrowed her brows slightly. "Grand Prince Molo has actually gotten entangled with the Underworld Clan, even acting as bait to lure out Zhang Ruochen. Is he not afraid of courting disaster?"
Although Luo Sha's status was extremely noble, her strength had not yet reached the highest level, so she could not interfere in Grand Prince Molo's affairs.
Especially since Grand Prince Molo had just seized the only remaining Sacred Dao Ancient Tea Tree of the Confucian Path, rendering great service. Multiple Rakshasa Clan deities had personally bestowed rewards upon him, and his reputation had reached its peak. There was hardly anyone who could restrain him.
However, with both the Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha dispatched this time, no matter how strong Zhang Ruochen was, he probably wouldn't be able to free himself to deal with Grand Prince Molo.
On land, Zhang Ruochen and the Underworld Demon were locked in fierce combat, causing the earth for thousands of miles around to sink entirely.
The Underworld Demon's attacks were extremely ferocious, like a violent storm, unleashing numerous terrifying curse techniques and dark methods.
In contrast, Zhang Ruochen seemed rooted to the ground, never moving from his spot. He casually executed various exquisite spatial techniques, perfectly neutralizing all attacks while simultaneously launching his own offensive.
Anyone could see that Zhang Ruochen appeared very relaxed, as if he weren't engaged in a life-and-death struggle but rather an ordinary sparring match.
"Zhang Ruochen's strength is definitely not just slightly superior to the Dark Son. Is the intelligence wrong, or has he made another major breakthrough in this extremely short time?" The Underworld Demon grew increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed, his mind becoming extremely solemn.
According to the intelligence he had obtained, although Zhang Ruochen had defeated the Dark Son, it had been with great difficulty. The difference in their strength shouldn't have been too great.
For this reason, the Underworld Demon had been over eighty percent confident of defeating Zhang Ruochen and restoring the Underworld Clan's honor.
But the current situation was something the Underworld Demon had never anticipated.
A petal, no larger than a fingernail, silently appeared beside the Underworld Demon.
Before the Underworld Demon could react, the petal underwent a dramatic transformation. Numerous spatial rules emerged on its surface, and in an instant, it transformed into a spatial cage, enveloping the Underworld Demon.
Then, eight more petals appeared, constructing eight layers of spatial cages in the same manner.
The Underworld Demon's expression shifted slightly. He hadn't expected Zhang Ruochen to be able to use an ordinary petal to carry hundreds of thousands of spatial rules, evading his perception.
Trapped within nine layers of spatial cages, the Underworld Demon's mobility was clearly restricted, and even the circulation of sacred energy within his body had slowed considerably.
"Just some spatial cages. Do you think they can trap me? Even if it were ninety layers, I could break through them easily." The Underworld Demon snorted coldly.
As he spoke, the Underworld Demon made his move. Vast dark power and curse power surged wildly from within him, intending to erode everything clean.
No one noticed that in Zhang Ruochen's hand, a silver edge had been condensed using powerful spatial force.
"Whoosh."
The silver edge slashed out abruptly, locking onto Grand Prince Molo's aura.
"Crack."
Space was split open by the silver edge, revealing a massive rift that exposed the deep void space.
Grand Prince Molo's pupils contracted sharply. He transformed into a crimson hurricane, rapidly retreating backward.
"What a Zhang Ruochen. While locked in fierce battle with the Underworld Demon, he can still free himself to deal with me."
In haste, Grand Prince Molo brought his hands together, and between his palms, a brilliant point of light interwove.
Upon closer inspection, one would find that this point of light seemed to encompass myriad things, containing tens of thousands of sacred shadows within.
He pushed his palms forward, and that point of light transformed into an army of sacred shadows, colliding with the spatial rift. The space between Zhang Ruochen and Grand Prince Molo became distorted.
"Boom, rumble."
Although the spatial rift was forced shut, the silver edge pierced through the army of sacred shadows and charged straight toward Grand Prince Molo.
"How is this possible?"
Without any time to employ any techniques or evade, Grand Prince Molo could only release as much evil-fiend energy as possible, channeling it into the armor he wore, hoping to withstand this strike.
"Crack."
The silver edge was indestructible, forcibly tearing through the top-grade Ten-Thousand Pattern armor Grand Prince Molo wore.
Even though Grand Prince Molo's armor bore divine patterns inscribed by Rakshasa Clan deities, a gruesome wound appeared on his chest, deep enough to reveal bone.
Grand Prince Molo flew backward, sacred blood gushing violently from the wound, instantly dyeing a large area of water red.
A top-tier powerhouse like Grand Prince Molo had been wounded by Zhang Ruochen in a single exchange? Countless cultivators from the Hell Realm who witnessed this scene trembled with fear.
The Underworld Buddha roared, "Zhang Ruochen, don't get too cocky. Let the Buddha send you to the afterlife."
At this point, the Underworld Buddha could no longer stand idly by.
He had already seen that relying solely on the Underworld Demon, there was little hope of killing Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen's cultivation speed was too fast. If they couldn't eliminate him this time, it would become even more troublesome in the future. There might truly be no one who could restrain him.
With a flick of his wrist, the Underworld Buddha hurled his prayer beads, activating them with powerful curse energy.
Immediately, the fifteen beads rapidly expanded, transforming into fifteen hundred-zhang-tall skulls that surrounded Zhang Ruochen.
Each skull bore intricate curse runes, exuding an extremely sinister aura. Within each skull, a powerful sacred soul was imprisoned.
Upon sensing them, Zhang Ruochen discovered that fourteen of the skulls emitted the aura of top-tier Saint Kings, while the last one exuded the aura of an Immortal Great Saint.
Refining the skulls of an Immortal Great Saint and fourteen top-tier Saint Kings into a string of prayer beads—the Underworld Buddha certainly had impressive methods.
"Zhang Ruochen, the Buddha looks forward to refining your skull into the sixteenth bead." A cruel smile appeared in the Underworld Buddha's eyes.
What the Underworld Buddha enjoyed most was suppressing powerful opponents and refining them into prayer beads using the Underworld Clan's secret arts, making these opponents suffer endless torment without ever finding release.
And the stronger the resentment of these opponents, the more powerful his string of prayer beads would become.
"Roar."
The fifteen skulls let out sharp howls, simultaneously executing different sacred techniques.
Each sacred technique's momentum was extremely grand, at the very least being exquisite-level mid-rank sacred arts, including three high-rank sacred arts. The high-rank sacred art executed by the Great Saint-level skull was especially terrifying.
In an instant, the natural laws and sacred energy of heaven and earth for thousands of miles around were all mobilized. Winds surged and clouds churned, the very heavens changing color.
Zhang Ruochen remained calm, forming strange spatial hand seals at an unimaginable speed.
"Space Tide."
A light, ethereal voice issued from Zhang Ruochen's mouth.
Immediately, an immensely vast spatial force surged from within Zhang Ruochen, transforming into surging tides that swept in all directions.
"Boom."
Regardless of what sacred technique it was, upon contacting the space tide, it was immediately submerged, like a clay ox entering the sea, unable to stir up any waves.
The fifteen enormous skulls were all sent flying by the force of the space tide.
"Crack."
Some skulls emitted cracking sounds, nearly being destroyed outright.
"How can he be this strong?" The Underworld Buddha's mind shook violently.
He had already taken Zhang Ruochen very seriously, which was why he had immediately deployed the string of skull prayer beads he had painstakingly refined. Yet he hadn't expected them to be broken so easily.
Affected by the space tide, the Luo River raised thousand-zhang-high waves, as if some enormous beast was about to emerge.
At this moment, the Underworld Demon finally broke free from the spatial cages and exchanged a glance with the Underworld Buddha.
"Whoosh."
The Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha moved simultaneously, launching attacks against Zhang Ruochen together.
They had both recognized Zhang Ruochen's strength. Only by joining forces could they hope to suppress him.
Zhang Ruochen waved his sleeve, and the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon immediately flew out, expanding to several dozen li in length. It radiated an immensely vast dragon might, its sacred aura spreading everywhere.
"Kill him."
Zhang Ruochen pointed at Grand Prince Molo, issuing the order coldly.
He had been waiting for the Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha to join forces, so that he could send the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon to deal with the Underworld Buddha.
After initially refining the Coiled Dragon Vine, the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon's strength had greatly increased. In terms of the range over which it could mobilize natural laws and sacred energy, it was already quite close to the top tier below the Great Saint realm.
If Grand Prince Molo hadn't been injured, the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon naturally wouldn't have been his match.
But now, the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon could at least entangle him, preventing his escape.
"Yes, Master."
The Azure Sky Sacred Dragon immediately responded.
Seeing the Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha join forces, Grand Prince Molo had just breathed a sigh of relief when, in the blink of an eye, Zhang Ruochen released a powerful Azure Sky Sacred Dragon.
Just the aura emitted by the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon made Grand Prince Molo feel a great threat.
"Isn't this the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon that Zhou Yu captured in the Savage Wilderness Secret Realm before? Zhang Ruochen actually subdued it, and it has become this powerful."
Many cultivators watching the battle couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.
Back then, Zhou Yu had dragged an Azure Sky Sacred Dragon and swaggered to the Blood God Sect—a well-known matter.
But although the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon hadn't been weak back then, it had at most reached the second tier below the Great Saint realm. It certainly wasn't as strong as it was now; otherwise, it wouldn't have been suppressed by Zhou Yu.
The Heavenly Beginning Celestial Maiden's eyes also flickered with a strange light. "This Azure Sky Sacred Dragon's divine dragon bloodline has been fully activated. It's about to transform into a true dragon. This should be the effect of the Dragon Transformation Herb."
"Your Highness means that Zhang Ruochen obtained a Dragon Transformation Herb on True Dragon Island?" The Fool asked in surprise.
The Heavenly Beginning Celestial Maiden nodded. "That should be the case. Otherwise, as an ancient relic, the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon wouldn't be willing to submit to Zhang Ruochen."
Dragons had always been very proud. Not to mention ancient relics, even ordinary dragons were often unruly and extremely difficult to tame.
"Roar."
The Azure Sky Sacred Dragon roared, charging straight at Grand Prince Molo.
This was the first task Zhang Ruochen had assigned it, and it could sense Zhang Ruochen's determination to kill Grand Prince Molo. It absolutely could not make any mistakes.
"Damn it."
Grand Prince Molo was both furious and anxious.
Seeing the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon charging at him, Grand Prince Molo had no choice but to take out a Monarch-level Battle Artifact demon blade to defend himself.
"Boom."
The Azure Sky Sacred Dragon's claws collided with the demon blade. The terrifying impact caused a large area of water to sink directly.
With this as the center, thousand-zhang-high waves rose up, crashing in all directions.
"Fall back quickly."
Many cultivators watching from the water's surface immediately retreated at top speed.
If they were caught up in a collision of this level, even a Nine-Step Saint King might not be able to withstand it.
The Heavenly Beginning Celestial Maiden remained unmoved. The golden mist beneath her feet trembled, releasing a strange power that instantly dissipated the crashing waves.
In the area covered by white mist, Luo Sha's brows were deeply furrowed. Zhang Ruochen releasing the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon had also caught her off guard.
Without a doubt, Grand Prince Molo was in big trouble. If he wasn't careful, he would fall in the Luo River.
"Why did you have to provoke Zhang Ruochen of all people?" Luo Sha fumed inwardly.
After all, Grand Prince Molo was a top-tier powerhouse below the Great Saint realm in the Rakshasa Clan. If he fell here, it would undoubtedly be a huge loss for the Rakshasa Clan.
Especially since Grand Prince Molo had just rendered great service. Being killed at such a time would also damage the Rakshasa Clan's prestige.
Unfortunately, Luo Sha couldn't intervene. Although she had many methods and was resourceful, she was no match for the Azure Sky Sacred Dragon.
On the other side, Zhang Ruochen had already engaged in fierce battle with the Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha. Fighting two opponents alone, he was not at a disadvantage and even appeared to have room to spare.
Various exquisite spatial techniques were continuously executed by Zhang Ruochen, preventing the Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha from even getting close.
Suddenly, the Underworld Demon's brow began to glow, and a dark brown furnace flew out from within, emitting an extremely ancient and sinister aura.
The Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha acted together, pouring their curse power without reservation into the furnace.
Immediately, the furnace's surface bloomed with eerie blood light, and a strange fluctuation appeared, as if some special life form was awakening.
In an instant, the sky over the entire Luo River darkened, with thunder and lightning flashing, as if doomsday had arrived.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze fixed on the furnace, and he murmured, "Such an evil aura. Very similar to the Primordial Curse the Dark Son summoned."
In comparison, the evil aura emitted by this ancient furnace was far more terrifying than the Primordial Curse the Dark Son had summoned.
"Zhang Ruochen, let me show you what a true Primordial Curse is." The Underworld Demon sneered.
"Boom."
The dark brown ancient furnace opened. Its interior was unfathomably deep, as if it contained an entire world.
A vast divine power was released, firmly suppressing the space for thousands of miles around.
Then, countless curse runes flew out from the ancient furnace, rapidly merging into the air, becoming invisible, and spreading in all directions at an alarming speed.
Wherever the curse power passed, everything turned a deathly gray, emitting an ominous and inauspicious aura.
"Not good! It's the Primordial Curse Furnace! The Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha actually brought this evil artifact from the Primordial Era to the Kunlun Realm. Once, an Underworld Clan Great Saint activated the Primordial Curse Furnace, annihilating all life in an entire great world, extinguishing all vitality. This evil artifact is too terrifying. Run!"
Some cultivators recognized the ancient furnace and showed expressions of horror.
Upon hearing this, who would dare to hesitate? Everyone fled recklessly into the depths of the Luo River.
The Luo River contained countless folded spaces. Only by escaping in there could they avoid being eroded by the Primordial Curse.
Luo Sha's expression also changed drastically. She cursed inwardly, "These two madmen, the Underworld Demon and Underworld Buddha. They actually dare to touch the Primordial Curse Furnace. Aren't they afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves?"
Like everyone else, Luo Sha did not hesitate. She used spatial techniques to flee into the depths of the Luo River at the fastest speed. Even she had to keep her distance.
As a space controller, she had no worries about getting lost in the folded spaces.