Chapter 2680: Slaying the Angel Emperors
The three great Angel Emperors attacked again.
Shang Zihong did not make a move, remaining on the planet. With both hands raised as if supporting the sky, his body radiated five-colored brilliance. He used his powerful spiritual power to control the formation, suppressing Zhang Ruochen with the formation's strength.
In his view, given Zhang Ruochen's current state, any one of the three Angel Emperors was stronger than him.
With the three emperors joining forces, they could surround and kill him.
What he should guard against was Zhang Ruochen, when faced with certain death, detonating his Sacred Source to take them all down with him.
Only by using the formation could he suppress the destructive force of Zhang Ruochen's self-detonating Sacred Source.
Zhang Ruochen did not choose to fight head-on against the three Angel Emperors. He fused the Wuji Sacred Intent into his movement Sacred Art, retreating rapidly. He took out a bronze coffin imbued with divine aura and slapped the lid open with his palm.
From within the coffin flew countless Devouring Divine Insects, forming a cloud of insects that surged towards the White Angel Emperor.
"Such a petty trick, and you dare to use it against this Emperor?"
The White Angel Emperor activated her Dao Domain, intending to block the insect cloud outside it.
Even an army of Sacred Beasts would find it impossible to break through her Dao Domain, let alone a mere insect cloud.
However, to her astonishment, the insect cloud possessed an unparalleled devouring power. It directly gnawed at her Dao Domain, swallowing her Sacred Dao Rules and Saint Qi, making it impossible to block.
"These are Devouring Divine Insects."
The White Angel Emperor, a top-tier expert in the Saint Realm, quickly calmed herself. Her war sword slashed horizontally, executing a supreme high-rank Sacred Art sword technique.
With one swing, countless sword Qis, like a meteor shower, charged into the insect cloud.
This strike from the White Angel Emperor was undeniably powerful, yet it only scattered the insect cloud. The number of Devouring Divine Insects killed was negligible. The insect cloud quickly reformed and continued attacking her Dao Domain.
The White Angel Emperor's expression finally turned grave. She realized that the insect cloud Zhang Ruochen had released was extraordinary and not so easy to deal with.
Over the past thousand years, the Devouring Divine Insects had nearly devoured the half divine corpse within the bronze coffin.
One must know that that half divine corpse was thousands of miles long, the size of a planet, and contained terrifying divine poison, causing the Devouring Divine Insects to evolve several levels.
Now, every single one of them was a Sacred Insect, and their numbers were vast.
"Let me help you."
The Red Angel Emperor released flames reaching a temperature of four hundred thousand degrees, forming a scorching cloud of fire that surged towards the insect swarm.
At the center of the fire cloud floated a miniature star, its light dazzling to the extreme, seemingly capable of refining entire star seas.
Zhang Ruochen was prepared. He traced his finger, sending the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror, which had been hovering above his head, flying out.
The mirror's Supreme Inscription Runes fully awakened, unleashing power no weaker than a False God's divine might. The mirror's body expanded to tens of thousands of feet long, like a shimmering lake, crashing towards the fire cloud.
"Whoosh!"
The Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror collided with the miniature star, sending fireballs flying in all directions.
The two powerful forces did not remain deadlocked for long.
The mirror's surface erupted with a devouring and absorbing power, continuously drawing in the flames unleashed by the Red Angel Emperor. The space within the mirror was vast, like a bottomless pit.
Also absorbed were the Sacred Dao Rules within the Red Angel Emperor's Dao Domain.
The Red Angel Emperor's expression changed. He quickly urged his war sword, activating the inscriptions within it, and launched it, intending to break the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror's suppression of the miniature star.
Seeing the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror, Shang Zihong and the three Angel Emperors no longer doubted Shu Qianchi's true identity.
The reason Zhang Ruochen used the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror instead of the Diamond Moon Wheel seized from the cultivators of the Ruiya Realm was that he had not yet mastered the artifact spirit of the Diamond Moon Wheel, only suppressing and sealing it.
How could a Supreme Sacred Artifact that could not cooperate with its artifact spirit unleash power comparable to the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror, which he could already wield with complete ease?
At this moment, the power of the Supreme Sacred Artifact was fully displayed in Zhang Ruochen's hands, suppressing the Red Angel Emperor so severely that he could barely withstand it, his flames, Saint Qi, and Sacred Dao Rules being continuously taken away.
The war sword the Red Angel Emperor had launched was knocked flying by a demon mountain that flew out from the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror.
Shang Zihong saw the Red Angel Emperor's predicament. With a thought, a blood-red sword flew out from his body, carrying a cloud of blood, and flew towards the Red Angel Emperor.
"Take the Red Son Sword."
The Red Son Sword had already transformed into a Supreme Sacred Artifact level, its emitted blood light illuminating the starry sky.
The blood aura was so thick it condensed into a liquid state, forming a sea of blood.
The Red Angel Emperor was overjoyed. He channeled the Saint Qi from his Qi Sea, forming a river of flame Saint Qi that surged into the Red Son Sword.
Instantly, the Red Son Sword suspended in the starry sky, its sword body like a pillar connecting heaven and earth, expanding to hundreds of miles long. The Supreme power formed tidal waves, causing space tens of thousands of miles away to tremble.
"Boom!"
The Red Son Sword slashed down, clashing with the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror.
With the help of the Supreme Sacred Artifact, the Red Angel Emperor turned from defense to offense, completely suppressing Zhang Ruochen.
The formation composed of four planets was extremely sophisticated, the work of a Formation Heavenly Master.
Under Shang Zihong's control, countless invisible chains flew out from the formation, wrapping around Zhang Ruochen, suppressing his power, rendering him completely unable to move.
Zhang Ruochen's injuries worsened again, blood gushing out like a spring.
In such a critical situation, Zhang Ruochen could no longer hold back. He unleashed all his various means, even releasing the ten trillion Sacred Dao Rules within his body.
"How can he have only cultivated ten trillion Sacred Dao Rules? Doesn't that mean his cultivation hasn't even reached the Supreme Realm?" The Red Angel Emperor, who was controlling the Red Son Sword, was shocked.
Based on the combat power Zhang Ruochen had displayed, the Red Angel Emperor had always believed that the Sacred Dao Rules he had cultivated should be close to thirty trillion.
Even Shang Zihong was momentarily stunned, then murmured, "This is too unbelievable."
With merely the cultivation of the Ten Thousand Deaths One Life Realm, he could kill a Trial Divine Envoy and severely wound Yin Yuanchen. If this news spread, even gods would find it hard to believe.
And clearly, Zhang Ruochen's cultivation had not yet reached the limit of the Ten Thousand Deaths One Life Realm.
Once he reached the limit of the Ten Thousand Deaths One Life Realm, just how strong would he become?
If he broke through to the Supreme Realm and condensed a Supreme Dharma Body, who under the gods could still be his opponent?
"So his cultivation realm is this weak. It seems I overestimated him. The Trial Divine Envoy and Yin Yuanchen really died unjustly. I'll go kill him and completely eliminate this scourge."
The Black Angel Emperor laughed heartily, bypassing the two Supreme Sacred Artifacts locked in fierce battle, and flew above Zhang Ruochen's head.
If Zhang Ruochen had truly cultivated thirty trillion Sacred Dao Rules, reaching the level of an Eon Representative, the Black Angel Emperor might indeed have been very wary.
But Zhang Ruochen had only cultivated ten trillion Sacred Dao Rules. He had won against the Trial Divine Envoy and Yin Yuanchen entirely through some bizarre means.
Without an absolute foundational cultivation, as long as one was careful and vigilant, no matter what bizarre means Zhang Ruochen had, they were not to be feared.
"Be careful. Zhang Ruochen's physical body is extremely powerful, and his Truth attainment is very high. He can instantly unleash extremely strong combat power." Shang Zihong transmitted his voice into the Black Angel Emperor's ear, offering this reminder.
"Rest assured. With my level of cultivation, almost all my abilities are at the peak of the Saint Realm. Why would I fear him?"
The Black Angel Emperor did not underestimate Zhang Ruochen. As soon as he made his move, he executed his only sword technique that had been cultivated to the Divine Ability level.
"Heavenly Number Sword!"
With one slash, swords fell like rain.
At the same time, under Shang Zihong's control, the divine Qi within the four planets rapidly gathered, condensing into four divine dragons, each a thousand miles long, which lunged at Zhang Ruochen with bared fangs and claws.
Zhang Ruochen had to use his spiritual power to control the Devouring Divine Insects, use his Saint Qi to control the Mountain-Hiding Demon Mirror, and was entangled by the invisible chains from the formation. He simply could not avoid this peerless sword strike from the Black Angel Emperor.
Yet he remained calm, looking up at the sky above.
"Whoosh!"
One of the seven Soul Swords, the Rage Sword, flew out from between Zhang Ruochen's brows, transforming into an ultimate sword light. It pierced through the rain of swords and struck the Black Angel Emperor.
The various defensive measures on the Black Angel Emperor's body were all useless. He was sent flying by the sword light. The life aura fluctuations on his body rapidly dissipated, turning him into a corpse floating in the void, slowly drifting into the distance.
The Red Angel Emperor and the White Angel Emperor were both momentarily stunned. They released their spiritual power to probe the Black Angel Emperor's life fluctuations.
They could not believe that with the Black Angel Emperor's formidable cultivation, he could be so fragile, killed by a single sword strike from the opponent. One must know that at their level of cultivation, their vitality was incredibly strong. Even if their bodies were blasted apart, they could reform.
Shang Zihong also wore a confused and bewildered expression.
Earlier, he had repeatedly warned the Black Angel Emperor to be wary of Zhang Ruochen's powerful physical body and the explosive power of his Truth Dao. In reality, he did not believe Zhang Ruochen had the strength to kill the Black Angel Emperor in one blow. He was merely worried that the Black Angel Emperor might be injured.
Who would have thought that even though the Black Angel Emperor had been cautious and vigilant enough, he was still killed by Zhang Ruochen with a single sword strike?
What sword technique was so powerful?
Shang Zihong had never heard of such a terrifying sword.
"Soul completely shattered, consciousness dispersed."
After probing with his spiritual power, the Red Angel Emperor spoke with a heavy heart.
He stared at Zhang Ruochen again, fear appearing on his face.
Zhang Ruochen dodged the four divine dragons, and countless vines surged out from his back.
Purple lightning flowed on the vines, instantly transforming into a starry sky plant that spread across the great formation Shang Zihong was presiding over. The longest vines were tens of thousands of miles long, even wrapping around the four planets surrounding them.
This starry sky plant was too massive, with over a hundred million vines, rapidly destroying the formation inscriptions on the four planets.
As Shang Zihong struggled to cope, a scream reached his ears.
"Save me..."
It was the Red Angel Emperor's voice.
Shang Zihong clenched his fists tightly, his face full of cold ruthlessness. He glared angrily in that direction. He saw, amidst countless vines and lightning, the Red Angel Emperor captured by a stunningly beautiful, seductive woman.
All the vines were her hair.
That seductive woman's hand was gripping the top of the Red Angel Emperor's head, her five fingers piercing into his skull, absorbing the Saint Qi and blood Qi from the corpse.
In an instant, the Black Angel Emperor and the Red Angel Emperor died horribly on the spot, dealing a massive blow to Shang Zihong's state of mind.
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I was truly too exhausted last night, which is why I didn't update. Haha. Sorry, sorry.