Chapter 2192: Divine Ruler in Hand, Invincible Under Heaven
Without a Death Clan talisman master controlling it, the barrier formed by the Realm-Sealing Talisman, after being damaged, repaired itself much more slowly and could not recover immediately.
"Whoosh."
Many powerful figures hidden in the shadows revealed themselves one after another, flashing toward the gap.
Since it was already confirmed that a Hell Realm powerhouse was inside the Qinghong Pavilion, they naturally had no reason to stand by idly any longer. Moreover, many had actually received orders from the Heavenly Palace long ago but were blocked outside by the Realm-Sealing Talisman, making it difficult for them to intervene.
Inside the Qinghong Pavilion.
Cultivators from both the Heavenly Court Realm and the Hell Realm all turned their gazes toward the gap in the barrier.
For the Heavenly Court Realm side, morale was naturally boosted. The arrival of a large number of reinforcements was enough to turn the tide, tilting the balance of victory in their favor.
The Hell Realm cultivators, on the other hand, had grim expressions. They truly had not expected that, after Zhang Ruochen, someone else would be able to forcefully break in from outside.
"Kill Zhang Ruochen immediately and capture the Space Teleportation Array. We don't have much time left."
A Hell Realm powerhouse roared.
As he spoke, he waved his hand, sending a large number of talismans flying, bombarding the numerous cultivators entering the Qinghong Pavilion.
Seeing this, the other Hell Realm powerhouses also acted, unleashing countless talismans that blotted out the sky and smashed down, releasing a might capable of destroying an entire ruin realm.
To complete this mission, the Hell Realm had prepared extremely thoroughly, considering all possible scenarios.
From the gap to the Space Teleportation Array was a distance of over a thousand miles. Due to the Hell Realm powerhouses' obstruction and the vast number of talismans they unleashed, it would be no easy task for the Heavenly Court Realm reinforcements to get there.
Yan Wushen calculated and found that the Hell Realm side could only delay for at most a quarter of an hour.
If they could not capture the Space Teleportation Array and lock onto the spatial coordinates of the Peach Tree within that time, the mission would fail, and they would have no choice but to retreat.
All the Hell Realm powerhouses felt a strong sense of urgency. They were the elite of the Ten Clans of Hell. If they failed to complete the mission, where would their dignity be?
After returning to the Hell Realm, they would likely face punishment.
Yan Wushen said, "Zhang Ruochen, I would very much like to have a good battle with you, but unfortunately, there is no chance now. Since you want to sacrifice yourself for the Kunlun Realm, I will grant your wish."
He truly did want to fight Zhang Ruochen fairly and determine who would live and who would die.
But today, that wish would be hard to fulfill.
The *Death Heavenly Scripture* further awakened, evolving into an extremely real Death Kingdom, making the surrounding space deathly still, erasing all vitality in the world.
"Death is the eternal destination of all living beings."
An ancient and obscure voice sounded, containing an indescribably terrifying demonic power, guiding all living beings to march toward death without hesitation.
Even Zhang Ruochen, Shu Daizi, and Bai Chi, with their spiritual will, were affected, their sacred souls trembling, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Zhang Ruochen sensed a great threat. In his current state, it would be difficult for him to withstand Yan Wushen's attack.
"It seems I have to use them." Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.
The Qiankun Realm opened, and a divine light flew out from within, transforming into a ferocious and vicious strange beast. It resembled a demon wolf but had a massive dragon head, ribs with wings, a body covered in black scales, and four tails of different colors behind it.
"Roar."
The strange beast let out a sky-shaking roar, exuding an extremely terrifying aura. It had clearly reached the Hundred Shackles Realm and was far more powerful than an ordinary Hundred Shackles Great Saint.
This was the Dragon Fiend Emperor that Zhang Ruochen had subdued on True Dragon Island, a combination of four divine powers, whose strength should not be underestimated.
As soon as the Dragon Fiend Emperor came out, it immediately opened its mouth and spat out a divine light, blasting straight toward Yan Wushen.
This divine light was woven from four divine powers, merging with each other, possessing the terrifying might to destroy and dissolve everything.
"Boom."
The four-colored divine light was unmatched, instantly destroying the Death Kingdom evolved by the *Death Heavenly Scripture*.
However, just as the four-colored divine light was about to touch Yan Wushen, a dark divine light suddenly burst forth from his body, perfectly protecting him.
The next moment, the dark divine light annihilated the four-colored divine light and blasted into the Dragon Fiend Emperor's body.
"Bang."
The Dragon Fiend Emperor's body shattered like glass, its sacred soul meeting the same fate.
With that single blow, the Dragon Fiend Emperor, which possessed an undying body, perished, its Dao extinguished.
Only a massive divine power crystal remained, emitting four colors, beautiful and magnificent.
A Hundred Shackles Great Saint had fallen just like that.
Zhang Ruochen did not show a surprised expression, as if he had already anticipated the outcome.
At the current stage, the Kunlun Realm did not allow powerhouses above the Saint King Realm to appear. Once discovered by the Patrol Envoys, they would be mercilessly eliminated.
However, the Qinghong Pavilion was now completely sealed off by the Realm-Sealing Talisman, and the outside world did not know what was happening inside.
In this situation, the reason Zhang Ruochen had not let the Dragon Fiend Emperor out earlier was entirely because he considered that the Hell Realm side had Divine Envoys. Once attacked by a powerhouse above the Saint King Realm, they would counterattack passively.
After all, everyone present was the top Saint King Realm talent of the world. It was impossible for only Zhang Ruochen to be a Divine Envoy. The gods of the Hell Realm would not fail to give Yan Wushen and the others the necessary protection.
The facts were exactly as Zhang Ruochen had predicted. Letting the Dragon Fiend Emperor out was simply seeking death.
But now, he had no choice. To protect the Space Teleportation Array, he had to let the Dragon Fiend Emperor make a sacrifice.
Sacrificing a Hundred Shackles Great Saint to buy a moment of time.
It was worth it.
In Zhang Ruochen's view, the leaders of the Ten Clans of Hell should all have the status of Divine Envoys, which was also a kind of trump card.
In other parts of the Kunlun Realm, the identity of a Divine Envoy might not be able to play much of a role, just like on True Dragon Island. As soon as the Dragon Fiend Emperor appeared, it killed and routed the Hell Realm army.
But the Qinghong Pavilion was different. With the hole opened by the Void Chaos Bridge, the Hell Realm gods could use certain treasures to transmit divine power inside.
Conversely, if the Hell Realm sent a powerhouse above the Saint King Realm to attack Zhang Ruochen, the Divine Envoy staff bestowed by the Moon God would also be activated.
A dark golden token floated in front of Yan Wushen, with countless divine patterns interwoven on it, faintly emitting a terrifying divine might. It was this token that had just released a terrifying divine light, killing the Dragon Fiend Emperor.
"So this is the monster you subdued on True Dragon Island. I heard that the Dark Son was swallowed by this monster in one gulp. If you hadn't broken through the void space, you might have succeeded, but now, you have no chance." Yan Wushen's eyes were sharp, and his body exuded a surging Hell Mixed Yuan Yama Qi.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes were calm, and he said, "The Heavenly Court Realm army has already entered the Qinghong Pavilion. You cannot stop them. There is no chance for you. If you continue to delay, all the Hell Realm powerhouses, including you, Yan Wushen, will be buried here."
"Zhang Ruochen, why bother with such nonsense? Before the Heavenly Court Realm army can kill their way over, you will definitely die, and the spatial coordinates of the Peach Tree will definitely be locked. Fight!" Shi Juexin roared, his momentum like a rainbow.
Once again, he sacrificed that gray stone mountain and injected a small half of the purest power in his body into it, at all costs to push the stone mountain's might to the extreme.
They didn't have much time left. No matter the cost, they had to complete the mission.
Yu Tian Gu Huang and Ming Mo also had this awareness, each unleashing their strongest methods, wanting to forcefully suppress and kill Zhang Ruochen.
If they could kill Zhang Ruochen and then complete the mission, that would be two great merits.
The other powerhouses of the three clans did not hesitate either. One powerful war weapon after another was all blasted toward Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen's heart sank. In his current state, even if he could withstand this round of attacks without dying, he would inevitably be severely wounded and lose all combat power.
"Stone Emperor, Sword Emperor, fight for the Kunlun Realm!" Zhang Ruochen's voice sounded in the Qiankun Realm.
Zhang Ruochen valued both the Stone Emperor and the Sword Emperor greatly. They had great growth potential, far surpassing the Dragon Fiend Emperor, and could eventually grow into his right and left hands.
If he had a choice, he would never sacrifice them in vain.
On the other side, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden cast her gaze toward Zhang Ruochen's location, and a look of anxiety appeared in her eyes.
Immediately, she fully released her spiritual power and sacred qi, injecting them into the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
The Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler was infinitely mysterious, causing the space beneath the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden's feet to contract. A distance of a thousand miles was reduced to a single foot. She lightly stepped forward and appeared beside Zhang Ruochen.
Without a word, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden activated the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler and smashed it toward Yan Wushen and the others, clashing with the attack power they had unleashed.
Even without an artifact spirit, a divine artifact still possessed extremely terrifying might.
Of course, to activate it required a vast amount of sacred qi or spiritual power. An ordinary Saint King Realm cultivator simply could not bear it.
The surface of the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler lit up with billions of complex divine patterns, and endless divine power surged forth, overawing heaven and earth.
"Bang."
In an instant, all the attacks from Yan Wushen and the Hell Realm cultivators of the three clans were neutralized by the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
However, the divine light of the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler also dimmed, its power for that one strike exhausted.
The Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden's face turned extremely pale.
She was already injured, and now forcibly activating a divine artifact had clearly taken a toll on her body.
"Zhang Ruochen, the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler is yours."
The Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden's voice sounded in Zhang Ruochen's ear.
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen extended his right hand and grasped the nine-foot-nine-inch-long Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
Undoubtedly, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden had already communicated with the artifact spirit imprint of the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, so it could immediately be controlled by Zhang Ruochen.
"The Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, one of the ten great divine artifacts of the Kunlun Realm."
A strange light flashed in Yan Wushen's eyes, and then his expression turned serious.
In the Middle Ages, the ten great divine artifacts of the Kunlun Realm were extremely famous, renowned throughout the Heavenly Court Realm and the Hell Realm, known to almost everyone.
Many cultivators who entered the Kunlun Realm also harbored the intention of collecting divine artifacts.
Not to mention a complete divine artifact; even a damaged one was of incalculable value.
Except for Zhang Ruochen, no one had thought that the treasure the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden had gone to borrow was actually a divine artifact.
With the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler in hand, Zhang Ruochen let out a long roar, his heroic spirit surging. All the gloom was swept away. There was no need to sacrifice the Stone Emperor and the Sword Emperor to protect the Space Teleportation Array.
"Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, the Kunlun Realm is in imminent danger. Help me destroy these invaders."
The next moment, Zhang Ruochen activated the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture*, unreservedly injecting the sacred qi in his body into the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
In comparison, the sacred qi Zhang Ruochen possessed was far more abundant and of higher quality than that of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden.
To maximize the might of the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, Zhang Ruochen also deliberately used the Truth Esoterica to further activate the divine might contained within the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
Zhang Ruochen raised the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler high with both hands, his eyes sharp, and said, "Yan Wushen, take this strike from my ruler."
Among all the powerhouses present, Yan Wushen posed the greatest threat. If he could be eliminated, most of the crisis would naturally be resolved.
"Rustle."
The Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler bloomed with extremely brilliant and dazzling divine light, condensing a solid ruler beam a thousand miles long, slashing down from the sky.
At this moment, Yan Wushen finally changed color.
Even someone as strong as him could not help but feel a great threat.
As for the others, their minds trembled even more. The difference between the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler in Zhang Ruochen's hands and in the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden's hands was not small.
Locked on by the divine artifact, Yan Wushen could not dodge, and he understood that ordinary methods could not withstand this strike.
Immediately, Yan Wushen activated the powerful divine patterns engraved on his body, all of which clearly emerged.
"Crack."
The ruler beam struck solidly on Yan Wushen's shoulder, instantly shattering the divine patterns.
However, taking advantage of this gap, Yan Wushen's golden body rapidly shrank, from nine zhang six to nine cun six, transforming into a stream of light, narrowly avoiding the ruler beam and retreating to a distance at extreme speed.
The strongest golden body technique of the Buddhist sect had two forms. When transformed into nine zhang six, it could double strength and be invincible in combat.
When transformed into nine cun six, it could greatly increase speed, used for escaping.
Yan Wushen truly had not expected that he would have to use the golden body to escape.
The two Hell Realm Saint Kings closest to Yan Wushen had not yet reacted before being sent flying by the residual power of the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
And directly in front of Zhang Ruochen, a deep ravine hundreds of miles long appeared on the ground, and the entire Qinghong Pavilion was nearly split in two.
"Die."
Zhang Ruochen shouted coldly, swinging the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler again.
"Bang."
The Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler struck the Bone Clan Saint King who had just been sent flying. Even though he possessed a Great Saint-level bone body, it shattered in an instant.
Since the bone body could not withstand the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, the sacred soul could only be destroyed.
Zhang Ruochen did not pause at all. He struck out with the ruler again, killing another Underworld Clan powerhouse who had been sent flying.
Then, Zhang Ruochen, holding the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, was like a god of death descending upon the world, directly charging toward the other powerhouses of the three clans.
"No!"
A Stone Clan powerhouse let out an unwilling roar, desperately trying to resist.
Unfortunately, everything was futile. All his defenses were like paper in front of the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, easily shattered.
With one strike of the ruler, he followed in the footsteps of the Bone Clan and Underworld Clan powerhouses, his bone body shattered, his sacred soul annihilated.
"Bang."
"Boom."
...
Zhang Ruochen swung the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler continuously. Each time he swung it, a Hell Realm powerhouse would inevitably be destroyed in both body and soul.
Those killed were not weaklings; they were all top-tier powerhouses at the first level below Great Saint, extremely powerful and possessing many treasures, yet no one could withstand a single blow from the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
As the saying goes, fortunes change. But no one had expected the situation to reverse so quickly and so suddenly, catching everyone off guard.
A moment ago, they were shouting and fighting against Zhang Ruochen. In the blink of an eye, their lives and deaths were in Zhang Ruochen's hands.
"Hiss."
Seeing this, whether they were Heavenly Court Realm cultivators or Hell Realm cultivators, they all couldn't help but draw in a cold breath.
The might of a divine artifact was terrifying like this.
For a time, the Hell Realm powerhouses couldn't help but harbor thoughts of retreat. Even before the Heavenly Court Realm army could kill their way over, just Zhang Ruochen alone might be more than they could handle.
They had calculated everything, but they had not calculated that a complete divine artifact would appear. This became the biggest variable.
Wan Xin's eyes showed a look of horror, and he thought to himself, "With the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler in hand, Zhang Ruochen is invincible under heaven below the Great Saint level. Even Yan Wushen can only retreat. It is almost impossible to obtain his physical body."
He had been ordered by his master to come specifically to bring back Zhang Ruochen's physical body. If he failed, he would not be able to explain to Xiu Chen Heavenly God.
As his mind turned, Wan Xin's gaze suddenly locked onto Chi Kongle, who was standing on the sacred altar.
"Time Controller, Five Elements Chaos Body. Although inferior to Zhang Ruochen, it barely meets the requirements." A gleam of light flashed in Wan Xin's eyes.
Immediately, Wan Xin controlled the eight-thousand-zhang-long River of Time, shaking back several powerhouses who were besieging him.
Then, ignoring all obstacles, he rushed at extreme speed toward the sacred altar.
Although the sacred altar was extremely extraordinary, it was constrained by the Naihe Bridge, greatly reducing its power. The powerful force contained within could not be activated.
Wan Xin flashed past, using a ghost-like movement technique, and in an instant, arrived in front of the sacred altar.
"Rustle."
The River of Time broke through layers of obstacles, entered the sacred altar, and instantly wrapped around Chi Kongle.
"Put down Little Princess Kongle."
The Devouring Rabbit and the Demon Ape roared, unleashing their full power, trying to shatter the River of Time.
"Bang."
The River of Time trembled, releasing an extremely terrifying force, lightly sending the Devouring Rabbit and the Demon Ape flying.
Time imprints even entered their bodies, instantly cutting away hundreds of years of their lifespan, temporarily putting them in a weakened state.
"Master Chen, save Little Princess Kongle."
The Devouring Rabbit turned its head and shouted to Zhang Ruochen with extreme urgency.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen had already killed seven powerhouses in a row: two Bone Clan, two Underworld Clan, and three Stone Clan, slaughtering the powerhouses of the three clans until they were terrified.
Zhang Ruochen wanted to take advantage of the momentum to pursue and eliminate Yan Wushen and the surviving powerhouses of the three clans, but upon hearing this, his movements came to a halt.
In an instant, Zhang Ruochen's gaze locked onto Chi Kongle, who was wrapped in the River of Time.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen distracted, Yan Wushen and the powerhouses of the three clans immediately used their extreme speed, recklessly rushing toward the spatial hole where the Void Chaos Bridge was located.
This was the best opportunity to retreat. If they missed it and were surrounded by the Heavenly Court Realm cultivators, they might only have death awaiting them.
As for capturing the Space Teleportation Array, from the moment Zhang Ruochen obtained the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler, they had already understood that it was simply impossible.
At the same time, the other Hell Realm powerhouses were also retreating. No one wanted to face Zhang Ruochen holding the Imperial Ruler Divine Ruler.
"Release Kongle. Do you want to die?"
Zhang Ruochen roared angrily, chasing after Wan Xin.
He had not yet rescued Chi Kunlun, and he would never stand by and watch Chi Kongle be captured by the Hell Realm powerhouses either.
Wan Xin, carrying Chi Kongle, said coldly to Zhang Ruochen, who was catching up, "You have ruined the Hell Realm's plan, and you must pay a painful price for it. If you have the ability, come to the Hell Realm to kill me."
After saying this, Wan Xin jumped into the spatial hole, entered the void space, landed on the Void Chaos Bridge, and ran rapidly on the Chaos Bridge.
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Starting today, I will try to have no updates.
However, in the next few days, there are still several New Year's gatherings and parties, which is very annoying. I dare not speak too definitively.