# Chapter 2906: Zhang Ruochen's Strength
Yan Yu flew out from the star cloud, spreading open the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella like a black canopy unfurling, blocking it in front of Zhang Ruochen.
"Boom!"
The seven-colored divine arrow collided with the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella, forming a powerful divine light ripple.
Yan Yu retreated more than thirty miles, stabilizing his form in the void. Beneath his feet, Yama Clan Qi and rule divine patterns surged forth, evolving into a divine realm world that shielded Zhang Ruochen within it.
"Ruochen, focus all your effort on controlling the divine corpse. Leave them to me!" Yan Yu said.
"Yan Clan brat, you overestimate yourself!"
Yan God raised both hands to the sky, his divine body continuously expanding, becoming even more massive than mountains.
His entire body was crimson red, as if magma flowed within him.
"Roar!"
With Yan God's howling cry, three completely different types of divine flames surged from within his body, transforming into three torrents of fire that collided with the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella.
Purifying Divine Flame!
Extinction Heavenly Fire!
Annihilation Starfire!
All three divine flames possessed extremely high temperatures, dispersing the darkness and causing the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella to burn.
The divine flames spread into Yan Yu's divine realm world, rushing toward Zhang Ruochen.
"Wind Sweeps Ten Thousand Miles."
Yan Yu silently chanted. Within the divine realm world, a fierce gale arose, condensing into a massive tornado hundreds of miles in diameter, pulling all the divine flames into it.
Zhang Ruochen sensed this and glanced sideways.
He saw that the Elf Clan deity, Kaileanfeli, had circled around the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella, appearing behind them, once again drawing back her bowstring.
The spiritual energy of the universe all converged toward the arrow, and even space itself contracted, compressed to its limit.
"Not good!"
Yan Yu sensed the danger, his expression changing.
But with his cultivation level, he could only barely contend against Yan God. There was simply no way he could strike at Kaileanfeli in this critical moment of crisis.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze was calm. A cyan light flew out from his body.
Within the cyan light was wrapped a bronze coffin.
"Hiss!"
A cloud of insects flew out from the coffin, condensing in midair into a circular shield.
The seven-colored divine arrow flew over, striking the shield formed by the God-Devouring Insects, and was blocked.
The shield scattered, splitting into two streams, transforming into dense black dots that rushed toward Kaileanfeli and Yan God respectively.
"These are... God-Devouring Insects... How can they be this strong? They can actually form an insect shield and block my full-powered arrow!"
Kaileanfeli condensed light wings on her back and fled at extreme speed, not daring to let the God-Devouring Insects get close.
On the other side, the God-Devouring Insects displayed terrifying defensive capabilities. Even the divine flames released by Yan God could not stop them.
Yan God let out a deep snort. Dense rule divine patterns appeared on his thick right arm as he unleashed a Heaven-Repairing level divine ability.
A punch was thrown!
Divine flames with temperatures exceeding ten million degrees, along with the fist force, struck toward the insect cloud.
The insect cloud rapidly condensed, taking the form of a palm print, radiant and brilliant, colliding with Yan God's thrown fist.
Yan Yu, holding the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella, had thought that after splitting in two, the insect cloud's power would certainly be greatly reduced, and Yan God would scatter it with one punch, killing countless insects.
But what left him dumbfounded was that the palm print formed by the insect cloud actually shattered Yan God's full-power punch with overwhelming force. Moreover, the palm print pressed back down, landing on Yan God's body.
"Ah... no..."
Yan God was sent flying backward, letting out agonized screams.
God-Devouring Insects covered his entire body, making "crackling" sounds as they began to devour him.
Yan Yu withdrew the Dark Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella, his face filled with disbelief. Yan God was considered a strong one among mid-rank gods, yet he had been defeated by a swarm of God-Devouring Insects.
Just how powerful had these God-Devouring Insects become?
On the other side, Lan Jun was being beaten down by Yu Longxian, completely unable to fight back, only able to evade using his speed advantage.
"Two useless wastes."
Lan Jun had placed his hopes on Yan God and Kaileanfeli, but never expected them to be so incompetent, unable to even deal with a swarm of God-Devouring Insects.
Suddenly, an immense sense of crisis came over him. Lan Jun glanced with the corner of his eye toward the direction of the star cloud.
"Whoosh!"
The Flame Bone Long Spear flew out from the star cloud, its speed unimaginably fast.
Before Lan Jun could draw his sword to block, the Flame Bone Long Spear had already pierced through his protective divine shield and penetrated through his back.
Blood splattered.
Although Lan Jun had avoided the vital point, a bloody hole still appeared near his left shoulder on his back. Death Qi invaded his body from the wound.
Hai Shangminggong appeared out of nowhere, grabbing the Flame Bone Long Spear, and coldly shouted: "Lan Jun, today I take your life!"
Just this one sentence, each word shaking the mind.
Hai Shangminggong's reputation was overwhelming. Lan Jun was so frightened by this shout containing spiritual power attack that he nearly lost his courage. He immediately burned divine blood and lifespan, unleashing extreme speed to break through the air and flee.
Yan God, Jia Linnan, and Kaileanfeli watched this scene, all filled with fury.
But they were helpless. If it were them, facing such a terrifying existence as Hai Shangminggong, they would probably flee even faster than Lan Jun.
Hai Shangminggong did not pursue, knowing he couldn't catch up unless he also burned divine blood and lifespan.
But it simply wasn't worth it!
Moreover, even if he caught up, with Lan Jun's peak upper-rank god cultivation, fighting to the end, he would certainly self-destruct his divine source and take Hai Shangminggong down with him.
Hai Shangminggong's gaze fixed on the divine formation arranged by the Goddess Twelve Pavilions' deities. Holding the Flame Bone Long Spear, he charged into the formation, thrusting the spear straight at Mo Yu.
Mo Yu was at mid-level upper-rank god cultivation, trapped in the formation with no escape. He had to burn divine blood and lifespan, forcibly elevating his cultivation and combat power, and unleash his strongest divine ability.
"Profound Ice Ten Thousand Fold Tower!"
He struck out with one palm, surging cold Qi pouring from his palm.
The cold Qi condensed into ice crystals, spiraling layer upon layer, like a ten-thousand-fold ice tower, meeting the Flame Bone Long Spear.
This divine ability was of Supreme Truth level, Mo Yu's ultimate trump card.
With this one technique, Mo Yu could force even Gu Ya, who was also at mid-level upper-rank god cultivation, to flee.
"Break!"
"Bang bang!"
The Flame Bone Long Spear charged forward fiercely, piercing through the ten-thousand-fold ice tower. The spear tip stabbed into Mo Yu's chest, lifting his divine body into the air. As he was tossed into the air, Hai Shangminggong's arm exerted force, divine power surging outward.
"Pfft!"
Mo Yu's divine body shattered into pieces.
Blood rain scattered down from above, like flower petals, covering Hai Shangminggong entirely.
This was an invincible momentum. Even an upper-rank god was pierced with a single spear thrust!
The four pavilion masters of Goddess Twelve Pavilions all exchanged glances. Relying on their divine formation and going all out, they couldn't even injure Mo Yu.
But before Hai Shangminggong, Mo Yu couldn't even block a single spear thrust.
Hai Shangminggong extended his arm, retrieving the divine diagram that had been suppressing Gu Ya from across the void. Divine flames surged from his five fingers, refining the diagram.
The diagram unfurled, and Gu Ya spread his wings, flying out from within.
Seeing Hai Shangminggong, Gu Ya transformed into human form and bowed: "Greetings to Lord Hai Shangming. Thank you for saving me."
"The one you should thank is them. If the deities of Goddess Twelve Pavilions hadn't intercepted, you would probably have been taken to the Heavenly Court by now and become a sacrifice for the Heavenly Court army." Hai Shangminggong said.
Gu Ya gazed into the distance at Bai Qinger at the center of the divine formation, gently nodding.
Deities only bow to the strong.
The deities of Goddess Twelve Pavilions were all too weak!
Mo Yu reconstituted his divine body, his body greatly weakened. He looked at Hai Shangminggong and Gu Ya opposite him, then at the formation inscriptions surrounding him, and a feeling of despair arose in his heart.
Today, escaping was already as difficult as reaching the heavens.
Since that was the case, he could only fight to the death. If self-destructing his divine source could kill Hai Shangminggong, a Hell Realm deity with tremendous potential, it would count as contributing to the Heavenly Court's living beings.
"Rip!"
The divine formation was shattered by an extremely powerful force. The sky seemed to split open, revealing a path of light.
The four deities of Goddess Twelve Pavilions all screamed and were sent flying backward.
Even Bai Qinger immediately rushed into the Earth Demon Sparrow, avoiding that formation-breaking power.
Shang Hong merely waved his hand, breaking the divine formation. He appeared beside Mo Yu, his gaze sharp as he stared at Hai Shangminggong and Gu Ya, saying: "Let's go. Today's efforts have failed. We'll decide the outcome on the Starry Sky Battlefield in the future."
Mo Yu showed a grateful expression and soared into the air with Shang Hong.
Shang Hong's body emitted a river of divine Qi, wrapping around Jia Linnan, Yan God, and Kaileanfeli, intending to pull them into his divine realm world and take them away.
Hai Shangminggong thrust his spear across the void, piercing through space and crossing a hundred thousand miles to strike Kaileanfeli, blasting her divine body into bloody mist.
But he couldn't kill Kaileanfeli. She reconstituted her divine body and fell into Shang Hong's divine realm world.
Yan God's agonized cries rang out. Yu Longxian smashed the divine Qi river that Shang Hong had wrapped around him with her staff, leaving him behind.
Shang Hong did not stop for Yan God. He continued soaring away, disappearing into the universe in the blink of an eye.
Yan God was covered in God-Devouring Insects. He looked around and despairingly found that all around him were Hell Realm deities.
Zhang Ruochen flew over, hovering in the starry sky, and said: "Any last words to leave behind?"
Yan God's gaze was fierce: "Zhang Ruochen, you and Goddess Twelve Pavilions will pay a heavy price. The Shang Clan and the Heavenly Court will not forgive you."
Having said this, Yan God circulated divine Qi within his body, rushing toward his divine source.
But the God-Devouring Insects covering his divine body released a strange spiritual power, causing his divine soul to ache and his mind to become disordered. The divine Qi he had gathered dispersed, and he couldn't self-destruct his divine source at all.
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head. He took out the bronze coffin and collected Yan God and the God-Devouring Insects inside, sealing them within.
"Zhang Ruochen, kill me quickly! Otherwise, when I, this god, escape, you will be the one to die. I will capture your relatives and friends, one by one, and extract their souls and refine their blood... Ah... Kill me quickly..."
Yan God's voice came from within the bronze coffin, sounding utterly miserable.
Yan Yu, Xue Tu, Gu Ya, and the four pavilion masters of Goddess Twelve Pavilions all looked at the cold and ruthless Zhang Ruochen, revealing expressions of fear.
In today's battle, the methods Zhang Ruochen had displayed caused even Hai Shangminggong to marvel inwardly: "Even if his martial cultivation is ruined, it cannot stop a peerless genius from rising. In just a few decades, the Undying Blood Clan has gained another divine realm powerhouse!"
Xue Tu felt bitter inside: "His cultivation was clearly ruined, yet he's become even stronger. Why is the gap between people so vast?"
The star cloud trembled, and powerful divine power fluctuations erupted.
Mi Lianshan's roar shook the starry sky: "Shang Hong, where are you fleeing? I haven't had enough fun yet!"