Chapter 2206: Overwhelming
Xue Jue War God strode through the void, endless blood fiend divine power surging behind him, transforming into a vast sea of blood. His divine might was overwhelming, with no trace of concealment.
"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
With each step he took, the rules of this heaven and earth trembled violently, generating an extremely unique rhythm.
Ten thousand paths converged, heaven and earth resonated.
It was as if all the rules of heaven and earth were under Xue Jue War God's control, usable at his will. It was difficult to imagine what kind of realm this was.
Xue Hou and Underworld King did not hesitate. They brought the Sundial and the stone platform, withdrawing from the time formation.
Since Xue Jue War God had appeared, there was no need for them to continue fighting.
Against an old monster like Xiu Chen Heavenly God, the foundations of the two of them as gods were ultimately far too lacking.
"Whoosh."
Xue Jue War God reached out and grabbed. The distant blood-colored war halberd flew out from the White Bone Mountain and returned to his hand.
With the war halberd in hand, his momentum increased even further.
Chi Kongle recalled the Shura Great Yi Realm, suspending it above her head. Her gaze fixed on Xue Jue War God as she said, "Xue Jue, what is the meaning of this? Do you want to start a war with me?"
Xue Jue War God stood in the air, exuding authority without anger. He said calmly, "Xiu Chen, hand over that human woman. She has some connection with me. I can promise you that I will find you another body to possess."
Xue Jue War God's tone, though calm, carried an irresistible will.
Every word was like a divine thunderbolt.
Chi Kongle's delicate brows furrowed.
She had heard such words once before, when Xue Hou had used the same argument.
Hearing the same words twice felt like a provocation.
The key point was that whether it was the two new gods of the Undying Blood Clan or Xue Jue War God, they had all come for that human woman from the Kunlun Realm.
What had that human woman done to deserve this?
Unable to help herself, Xiu Chen Heavenly God mobilized her divine thoughts and began to calculate in her mind.
After a moment, she understood the cause and effect.
So, Xue Jue War God was the father of those two new gods of the Undying Blood Clan. No wonder he had stepped forward at this time.
At the same time, Xiu Chen Heavenly God was very surprised. Among Xue Jue War God's descendants, two had actually become gods. Even in the most glorious and prosperous era of the Blood Absolute Family, such a situation was rare.
What was even more astonishing was that Underworld King and Xue Hou were not ordinary gods. They would surely be able to survive the Eon Calamity in the future.
How had the Blood Absolute Family suddenly produced so many formidable characters?
In a few more eons, wouldn't they sweep through the Undying Blood Clan and dominate the Hell Realm?
"Xue Jue, that bastard, is notoriously unreasonable and notoriously protective of his own. What a hassle." Xiu Chen Heavenly God was secretly annoyed.
Although Xue Jue War God and Desolate Heaven were gods who had only survived one Eon Calamity, there was not a single god in the entire Hell Realm who dared to underestimate them.
Everyone knew that they grew quickly. Every so often, their cultivation would skyrocket, and then they would go on a rampage, causing a huge uproar.
Suppressing her anger, Chi Kongle said, "I don't mind finding another body to possess, but you came too late. She has already been possessed. This is an unchangeable fact."
Xue Jue War God was different from Xue Hou and Underworld King. He had been a god for over a hundred thousand years and had a remarkable record. In her current state, Xiu Chen Heavenly God did not want to clash with him.
If she could send him away, that would be for the best.
Xue Jue War God shook his head. "Xiu Chen, a strong person like you, why can't you face your own heart and instead have to tell lies? Are you afraid of me? Were you beaten by that old bald donkey Xumi in the battle of the Middle Ages? Have you become timid and lost the confidence of a strong person? If so, I can only say that you are no longer worthy of being my opponent."
Chi Kongle's eyes sank deeply. Anger was ignited.
If she hadn't been injured in her battle with Moon God, and if she hadn't just possessed Chi Kongle's body and hadn't yet nurtured it into a divine body, unable to exert her full power, how could she, as Xiu Chen Heavenly God, be afraid of Xue Jue War God?
If she didn't fight today, all the gods of the Hell Realm would probably think that she was truly afraid of Xue Jue War God.
Xue Jue War God continued, "Just now, I saw her sacred soul. It's obvious that you haven't completely possessed her. Xiu Chen, I advise you to hand her over immediately. That would be good for everyone."
Chi Kongle said in a deep voice, "No one has ever dared to order me around. This body is already mine. No one can take it back. I also advise you to take your Undying Blood Clan people and get out of the Sea of Time immediately. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
"I have spoken kindly to you, but you insist on going your own way. Do we really have to resort to force?" Xue Jue War God sighed.
These words sounded extremely harsh to Xiu Chen Heavenly God's ears, and she couldn't help but shout angrily, "Xue Jue, you are truly arrogant to the heavens. This is the Sea of Time, the territory of the Shura Clan, not your Undying Blood Clan's tribal world."
"After all, you are just a junior to me. You are not qualified to act recklessly in front of me."
Hearing this, a cold light appeared in Xue Jue War God's eyes.
It seemed that in recent years, he had been busy in seclusion cultivating, letting Desolate Heaven steal the spotlight, causing the cultivators of the Hell Realm to forget about him, Xue Jue.
With his current strength and status, who would still dare to treat him as a junior?
The old strongmen of the Blood Heaven Tribe had all been subdued by him, completely obedient.
"Do you think I am young and easy to bully? Come, come, come. Let me experience your skills."
Xue Jue War God's battle intent radiated outward. The blood light emitted by the war halberd in his hand dyed the sky red.
As Underworld King had said, Xue Jue War God was an absolute battle maniac. He wasn't afraid of his opponent being too strong; he was afraid of having no opponent.
If he had been born an eon earlier, Xue Jue War God might have gone to spar with Xumi Saint Monk, Kongchengzi, and others during the battle of the Middle Ages.
"Whoosh."
The Divine Throne Planet in the sky released a brilliant divine light, enveloping Chi Kongle, making her appear extremely sacred.
"A junior dares to be arrogant in front of me. If I don't teach you a lesson, the world might think that I, Xiu Chen, have a good temper. Today, I will let you know the immensity of heaven and earth. Your strength is far from enough to make you look down on everything." Chi Kongle was filled with murderous intent.
Having been pushed to this point, how could Xiu Chen Heavenly God, with her temper, still tolerate it?
She might not be at her peak now, but that didn't mean anyone could bully her.
Even if the clan leader of the Undying Blood Clan came in person, he might not be able to make her back down, let alone a rising star like Xue Jue War God.
Xue Jue War God said, "Do you think this is still a hundred thousand years ago? It seems necessary to make you face reality. This is no longer your era."
"Today, I will lay down a single statement here. Whether in the Heavenly Court or the Hell Realm, any living being who dares to kill my children will die without a burial place."
The reason Xue Jue War God chose to fight was actually to make amends.
He knew very well that because they had been sent to the Kunlun Realm, Underworld King and Xue Hou must have deep-seated prejudices against him. Xue Hou Qingyin, he had never even seen face to face. She was only a teenager when she was sent away. Underworld King's sixth son had been suppressed in the Kunlun Realm for ten thousand years. How tragic was that?
Although he had made many efforts later, trying every possible way to break through the defenses of the Kunlun Realm to bring them home, the damage that had already been done could never be repaired.
The sea of blood behind Xue Jue War God churned violently, raising waves ten thousand feet high.
"Roar."
The Eight-Armed Shura roared to the sky, an endless amount of Shura battle qi surging from within its body.
With one roar, mountains and rivers shattered like catkins in the wind, and the rules of heaven and earth all retreated.
Two of the Eight-Armed Shura's arms moved simultaneously, and the double axes it held both slashed toward Xue Jue War God.
Both axes were ancient divine artifacts left by a god who primarily cultivated the Way of Wind. When activated, they immediately released a violent and extreme gale, reaching the heavens and the earth, tearing apart a large area of space.
Such power was enough to destroy even the divine body of a god.
Xue Jue War God did not retreat. His battle intent rose step by step.
The blood-colored war halberd swung, emitting billions of blood lights that interwove into a net, directly confronting the violent gale slashed out by the double axes. Each blood light was sharp and exposed, seemingly slender but indestructible.
At the same time, the sea of blood behind Xue Jue War God condensed countless rules of heaven and earth, manifesting a sky-covering giant hand that directly slapped toward the White Bone Mountain.
"Buzz."
The time formation activated. A massive number of time imprint light points flew out, converging together, twisting time and space, and transforming into a huge time-space vortex.
For a moment, the flow of time in the entire Sea of Time became chaotic, and time and space showed signs of collapse.
"Boom."
The violent gale slashed out by the Eight-Armed Shura could not withstand the blood light and was quickly worn away.
Then, most of the blood light broke through the obstacles and struck the Eight-Armed Shura.
The Eight-Armed Shura was like being hit by many stars, continuously retreating backward until it reached the front of the divine temple before stabilizing its form.
After suffering this blow, the Shura battle qi on the Eight-Armed Shura dissipated considerably.
The time-space vortex also failed to block the sky-covering giant hand and was torn apart.
Through the time-space vortex, the sky-covering giant hand continued to grab toward Chi Kongle.
Before the hand arrived, the space had already become solidified.
Chi Kongle frowned slightly and quickly activated the Shura Great Yi Realm, crashing it into the sky-covering giant hand. However, not only did the Shura Great Yi Realm fail to shatter the hand, but it was also firmly grasped.
"Shua."
The Shura Great Yi Realm spun rapidly, releasing an extremely powerful force, tearing the surrounding space into pieces.
Even so, it still could not break free from the sky-covering giant hand.
"Roar."
The Eight-Armed Shura's eyes were bloodshot, roaring repeatedly. The aura emanating from its body became even more ferocious. With a flick of its hand, it threw out several powerful war weapons, and its true body also pounced forward.
An ancient dark golden cauldron appeared in the air, becoming as huge as a planet, releasing a vast divine might.
A pitch-black demon mountain emanated ink-black demonic qi, shrouding the heavens and the earth.
...
The Eight-Armed Shura held nothing back, using all its powerful war weapons to launch a full-force attack.
It possessed an indestructible and immortal body and was not afraid of a head-on clash with Xue Jue War God.
"Come well."
Xue Jue War God advanced instead of retreating. The blood-colored war halberd in his hand transformed into a ferocious blood dragon, charging straight at the Eight-Armed Shura.
This war halberd was personally forged by Xue Jue War God. Based on a demon dragon, it was infused with a large number of divine treasures and nurtured with his heart's blood, eventually becoming a peerless war weapon. It had accompanied Xue Jue War God in his campaigns across the four directions and had absorbed the blood of many gods.
At that time, Xue Jue War God did not kill the demon dragon. He refined its body into the war halberd and turned its divine soul into the artifact spirit.
Therefore, as soon as it was forged, it was full of spirituality and its fierce might shook the world.
No one except Xue Jue War God could control it.
"Bang."
All the war weapons were sent flying by the blood dragon transformed from the war halberd in an instant, unstoppable.
"Pfft."
One of the blood dragon's claws pierced through the Eight-Armed Shura's chest, leaving a large hole that went straight through.
However, the Eight-Armed Shura was not a flesh-and-blood creature, but a divine battle soul, so no divine blood flowed out.
In the blink of an eye, the Eight-Armed Shura was torn apart by the blood dragon, and a vast amount of Shura battle qi poured out.
On the other side, the sea of blood churned even more violently. A tall and majestic figure walked out from within, and the sky-covering giant hand was part of it.
Its form was exactly the same as Xue Jue War God's, but it was more than ten thousand times larger, emitting a vast blood fiend aura.
"This is... the Undying Blood God! Xue Jue actually completed this incomplete technique and cultivated it to the Great Perfection realm." Xiu Chen Heavenly God was secretly shocked.
The Undying Blood God was an unspoken secret of the Blood Absolute Family. When cultivated to the extreme, it could condense a doppelganger with strength similar to the original body.
The Blood Absolute Family had declined in the past, and due to certain reasons, the cultivation method of the "Undying Blood God" had become incomplete.
Since then, no one had been able to successfully cultivate it.
In fact, even in the era when the cultivation method was not missing, very few people had cultivated the Undying Blood God. Xue Jue War God's ability to complete the incomplete technique and cultivate it to the extreme was worthy of the title of peerless genius.
Seeing the Undying Blood God fully manifest, Chi Kongle quickly raised her hand and pointed to the sky.
Immediately, the Star Soul Divine Throne in the sky bloomed with brilliant divine light, evolving into a long river of time that crashed down from the sky, like the Heavenly River falling into the mortal world.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God had been a god for several eons, and the divine power accumulated in the Star Soul Divine Throne was vast and boundless, so she didn't need to worry about consumption.
The Undying Blood God reached out with its other hand, formed a fist seal, and punched out cleanly and decisively.
"Bang."
The long river of time was fragile and broke instantly, turning into countless time imprint light points that dissipated.
The Shura Great Yi Realm, held by the Undying Blood God, emitted cracking sounds, and its inner world became extremely unstable. At the same time, the Undying Blood God suddenly stomped its foot, releasing a terrifying force.
"Boom."
The Sea of Time trembled, instantly splitting into pieces. The engraved formation patterns were almost all worn away.
Even the White Bone Mountain was subjected to a terrible impact. Countless white bones turned into powder, and the whole mountain rapidly sank into the sea.
"Xiu Chen, is this all you've got? What other tricks do you have? Hurry up and use them. Don't disappoint me too much." Xue Jue War God said.
Chi Kongle's expression was solemn. She waved her hand and shot out an ancient jade talisman.
The jade talisman bloomed with dazzling divine light, releasing countless time rules that transformed into invisible time chains, wrapping around Xue Jue War God.
This jade talisman was refined by Xiu Chen Heavenly God with great effort, condensing her profound insights into the Way of Time, possessing the power to slay gods.
Xue Jue War God didn't even look at it. He casually reached out and pointed forward.
A highly condensed blood light flew from the tip of Xue Jue War God's finger.
"Chi."
The jade talisman was instantly pierced by the blood light and then shattered.
The blood light struck the divine temple. The divine patterns could not stop it and were penetrated.
The blood light seemed very small, but its destructive power was astonishing, leaving a huge hole with a diameter of over a hundred miles in the divine temple. Countless treasures inside the temple turned to ashes.
"You..."
Chi Kongle gritted her teeth, furious beyond measure.
"Hmph!"
Xue Jue War God snorted coldly. At this moment, his true body finally moved. In an instant, he appeared in front of Chi Kongle and said, "Your skills are only this much. Nothing more."
Chi Kongle wanted to step back, but her movements suddenly stalled. The strange force within her body once again affected her divine soul.
"Bang."
Xue Jue War God struck Chi Kongle with his palm.
Immediately, a series of soul shadows flew out from Chi Kongle's body. Those soul shadows gathered together, then drilled back into her back, re-fusing.
"Get out."
The next moment, one of Xue Jue War God's hands, at the speed of light, pressed down on the top of Chi Kongle's head. Two fingers pressed against her temples, and endless divine power surged from his fingertips.
With a low shout from Xue Jue War God, a divine light entered Chi Kongle's Qi Sea.
Chi Kongle's face showed a look of pain and struggle, but she could not break free from Xue Jue War God's grip.
When Xue Jue War God's hand left Chi Kongle's head, a divine soul, wrapped in divine light, was forcibly pulled out of her body.
"Bang."
Chi Kongle's eyes lost their luster, and she fell straight down.
"The older ginger is spicier. The old man has already become this strong. Catching up to him is really not an easy thing." Underworld King muttered softly.
Xue Hou and Underworld King, carrying the Sundial and the stone platform, appeared on the White Bone Mountain.
The Sundial emitted a faint cyan light, opening a door at the position of the fourth hour of the noon.
Zhang Ruochen eagerly flashed out from within and came to Chi Kongle's side. He reached out and helped her up.
After examining her, he found that Chi Kongle's bodily functions were fine, and her vitality was actually very strong, but she lacked a sacred soul.
Unable to help himself, Zhang Ruochen looked up at the divine soul held in Xue Jue War God's hand.
There was no doubt that Chi Kongle's sacred soul was within Xiu Chen Heavenly God's divine soul, and the two had already merged.
Xue Jue War God acted again, releasing a blood-colored divine light that enveloped Xiu Chen Heavenly God's divine soul.
In no time, a weak sacred soul was separated from the divine soul.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God's divine soul showed a pained expression. What Xue Jue War God had separated was not only Chi Kongle's sacred soul but also part of her own divine soul and divine thoughts, causing her great harm.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God glared at Xue Jue War God, filled with a hatred that could drive her mad. If she hadn't been injured in her battle with Moon God, how could Xue Jue War God have bullied her like this?
If she hadn't been restrained by that strange force, when Xue Jue War God approached, she wouldn't have been left without the power to fight back.
She had roamed the Heavenly Court and the Hell Realm for several eons, never imagining that one day she would end up in such a state.
At this moment, above the shattered Sea of Time, the divine thoughts of many gods had already gathered.
There was no way around it. The commotion was too great. It was impossible not to alert the gods of the Shura Clan.
"What a formidable Xue Jue. His strength has already reached such a level. Even the Undying Blood God has been cultivated to Great Perfection."
"Both of Xue Jue's children have become gods. It seems the Blood Absolute Family is destined to flourish."
"Xiu Chen has fallen. The Shura Great Yi Realm is half-destroyed. The Shura Divine Battle Soul has been almost crippled. She herself has been severely injured. Even if she recovers, she might not be able to survive the next Eon Calamity."
"Who did she have to provoke? She had to provoke the protective Xue Jue. Even if Xiu Chen were at her peak, her chances of defeating the current Xue Jue would be slim. Xue Jue's momentum is already established. It will be difficult for anyone to check him."
"I wonder who is stronger now, Xue Jue or Desolate Heaven?"
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The gods discussed among themselves, lamenting Xue Jue War God's powerful strength while also sighing for Xiu Chen Heavenly God.