Chapter 2935: Second-Class Blood Ancestor

Chapter 2935: Second-Class Blood Ancestor

Black clouds loomed above, gray fog pressed down on the city.
"Boom, rumble!"
A rotting divine corpse, taller than a mountain, revealed half of its ferocious, dark-brown face within the gray mist.
Beneath its feet, the Heavenly Court's sacred realm soldiers scattered in all directions like ants.
A corpse hand, dozens of zhang long, grabbed a Great Saint with thick blood energy. Amidst the Great Saint's terrified screams, it was directly thrown into the corpse's mouth.
More divine corpses surged out from the deathly gray mist, each stepping on a broken divine realm world—some with demon cities, some covered in white bones, some with boundless deserts—smashing the Heavenly Court army into disarray.
Countless sacred realm soldiers became food for the divine corpses.
Fortunately, most of the sacred realm soldiers had been frightened far away by Zhang Ruochen's earlier ferocity, so the casualties from this wave of divine corpse assault were not too severe.
"How terrifying! Why have all the gods of the Corpse Clan descended upon Xinghuantian together?"
"These Corpse Clan gods came with Zhang Ruochen."
...

Third-Class Blood Ancestor looked back. In his field of vision alone, there were over a hundred divine corpses.
Further away, divine light piled up, corpse energy surged to the sky, and the overwhelming murderous aura made even him, a peak Upper-Level God, feel a chill in his heart.
"Impossible! There are so many Corpse Clan gods, why don't I recognize a single one?" a Heavenly Court god asked in confusion.

The Heavenly Court gods had no idea what was happening, but Zhang Ruochen knew very well.
These were not Corpse Clan gods at all.
This was the result of the Yin Escape Nine Formation being taken by Zhang Ruochen. The divine corpses outside the Yuchen Temple had lost their suppression and burst out from underground, chasing him here.
Around two to three million years ago, they were likely gods under the second and third disciples of the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable. They had all fallen in a great battle and were buried at Yuchen Temple.
In that era, the four great disciples of the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable were undoubtedly among the strongest in the universe.
Their factions must have had many gods.
After so many years, like Old Corpse Ghost and Yulongxian, they had transformed into evil divine corpses with intense malice, driven by a powerful killing will, uncontrollable by any force.
As for why they were following Zhang Ruochen and chasing him here, even Zhang Ruochen himself didn't know the reason.
Of course, the most likely reason was that they wanted to eat Zhang Ruochen too.

Seeing the Heavenly Court gods' extreme wariness, Zhang Ruochen immediately roared, "Corpse Clan gods, hear my command! Follow me and fight until the heavens and earth are overturned! Let all the Heavenly Court gods leave their corpses on Xinghuantian!"

Afraid of being exposed, Zhang Ruochen dared not get close to the evil divine corpses. He chased after Third-Class Blood Ancestor, raising his voice, "Third-Class old bastard! Weren't you trying to stop me from leaving just now? Why are you running now? If you have the guts, don't flee! Fight me to the death!"

While pursuing Third-Class Blood Ancestor, Zhang Ruochen secretly transmitted a message to Bai Qinger, asking, "Do you know what the Heavenly Venerable Bright Moon Platform and the Thousand Star Xinghuan Formation are?"

Bai Qinger indeed knew. She said, "I once read an ancient text in the scripture pavilion of the Goddess Twelve Pavilions. It records that the Heavenly Venerable Bright Moon Platform was a landmark building in the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable's hall, built by the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable for his wife, the Moon Goddess. The platform reached into the starry sky, with the bright moon accompanied by a thousand stars."

"The moon and stars sharing the sky was considered the most wondrous sight on Xinghuantian three million years ago. Unfortunately, it has been destroyed. The ruins are likely deep within the ruins beneath the World Divine Maiden Tower."

Without Bai Qinger's explanation, Zhang Ruochen already knew that the ancient Moon Goddess was not the same as the current Moon Goddess.
However, the fact that the Moon Goddess knew about the Heavenly Venerable Bright Moon Platform suggested that the ancient Moon Goddess and the current one were not completely unrelated.

Bai Qinger continued, "As for the Thousand Star Xinghuan Formation, it's not much of a secret on Xinghuantian. Almost every major sect has heard the legend."

"The legend says that the Thousand Star Xinghuan Formation was a grand array laid out by the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable with his life's effort. Once the formation's core is found and activated, it can connect all the sacred veins and divine veins of Xinghuantian, awakening the World Spirit. At that point, it would be as if the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable had revived, capable of protecting Xinghuantian from foreign invasion."

"Unfortunately, it's just a legend. Even a spiritual power expert like my master has traveled all over Xinghuantian and found nothing. Otherwise, why would the Goddess Twelve Pavilions spend countless resources forging a divine city?"

"But..."

Zhang Ruochen pressed, "But what?"

"Do you remember the mural on one of the stone walls in the underground Heavenly Venerable Hall earlier? It was a formation diagram."

"Yes."

Bai Qinger said, "On that formation diagram, I discovered the geographical and river vein patterns of Xinghuantian. This formation diagram is very likely the legendary Thousand Star Xinghuan Formation diagram."

Zhang Ruochen was overjoyed. "A formation diagram carved alongside the Thousand Star Pearl Contemplation Diagram and the Undying Curse must indeed be the Thousand Star Xinghuan Formation. This means Xinghuantian might still have a chance!"

"Even with the formation diagram, without finding the formation's core, it's meaningless," Bai Qinger said.

Zhang Ruochen was almost certain. "No, the formation's core should be at the Heavenly Venerable Bright Moon Platform. I'll send you into the divine city now. Go to the ruins of the Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable Hall and search for the remains of the Heavenly Venerable Bright Moon Platform. Whether we can defend Xinghuantian depends on you. I'll do my utmost to buy you time."

Outside the divine city, formation patterns were dense, and space was chaotic.
Third-Class Blood Ancestor fled with great difficulty. Looking back, he saw Zhang Ruochen driving the Yin Escape Nine Formation in hot pursuit.
Behind Zhang Ruochen, gray fog filled the sky, and the Corpse Clan gods exuded overwhelming divine might.
Third-Class Blood Ancestor's heart trembled with fear. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it! Why are Zhang Ruochen and the Corpse Clan gods only chasing me? Can't they see the other Heavenly Court gods?"

"Third-Class Blood Ancestor, you cowardly rat! I'll let you off today! Next time I see you, I'll make sure you die without a burial place!"
Zhang Ruochen left this harsh threat, turned around, and charged toward the city wall of the divine city.

Bai Qinger had already used her spiritual power to communicate with Yuyao. She then said to Zhang Ruochen, "Come into the city with me. With our combined strength, we might find the Heavenly Venerable Bright Moon Platform faster."

Bai Qinger didn't want Zhang Ruochen to risk his life for her.
Entering the divine city would at least allow the city's formations to hold out a little longer, making it safer than outside.

"Alright!"
If there was truly a way to escape this predicament, Zhang Ruochen certainly didn't want to confront the Heavenly Court's great gods.

"Boom!"
The Yin Escape Nine Formation was attacked. A powerful divine force pierced through the formation, striking Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger.
The two were sent flying backward, their forward momentum blocked.

"Sorry, Master Uncle! I was careless just now... but... but the opponent's attack was too strong!" Aji appeared from the side, his face twisted in distress as he hurriedly explained to Zhang Ruochen.

Zhang Ruochen's gaze was fixed ahead. "They really did come out in full force."

A middle-aged man with eight blood-red wings stood dozens of zhang above the ground, holding a horsetail whisk. Beneath his feet, blood clouds churned, and above his head, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
It was he who had swung the whisk, striking the Yin Escape Nine Formation. The divine force had pierced through the layers of space created by the formation, hitting Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger.
His divine might was oppressive, his aura heavy and deep, shining like a bloody sun.

"Zhang Ruochen, back then, the Moon Goddess valued you so highly. Not only did she appoint you as her Divine Envoy, but she also sacrificed herself by ramming the Merit Divine Temple to save you. But look at you now! Not only have you become a traitor to the Heavenly Court, but you're also slaughtering Heavenly Court cultivators for the sake of a woman from the God-Defying Clan. This shows that the Moon Goddess was lacking in wisdom and judgment, raising a wolf and a great calamity for the Heavenly Court," the middle-aged man said.

Zhang Ruochen's eyes were dark and cold. "Second-Class Blood Ancestor, if you want to curse, curse me. Why drag the Moon Goddess into this?"

"If not for the Moon Goddess, how could you have become what you are today? The Moon Goddess is already a sinner of the Heavenly Court. Calling her lacking in wisdom and judgment is already lenient!" Second-Class Blood Ancestor said.

Zhang Ruochen said, "You're just a narrow-minded man slandering the Moon Goddess! Back then, the Moon Goddess only used thirty percent of her power, yet you couldn't even withstand a single blow from her. Not only are you narrow-minded, but you also overestimate yourself."

Second-Class Blood Ancestor's gaze darkened.

Sensing the gray mist and evil divine corpses closing in from behind, Zhang Ruochen dared not wait any longer. He launched the first attack, driving the Yin Escape Nine Formation. The formation's inscriptions rapidly expanded outward, attempting to pull Second-Class Blood Ancestor into the array.

Second-Class Blood Ancestor had already survived an Eon Calamity and reached the first realm of the Taizhen Realm, the Taiyi Realm. He was a Taiyi Great God.

"Whoosh!"
Second-Class Blood Ancestor shifted his form, appearing above the Yin Escape Nine Formation. He said coldly, "The Yin Escape Nine Formation is indeed formidable, but your spiritual power is still too weak to unleash its full potential! As long as I don't enter the formation, you're dreaming if you think you can harm me."

Second-Class Blood Ancestor swung his whisk, and a rain of Dao light descended, striking the Yin Escape Nine Formation heavily.

"Boom!"
The formation was not broken.
But the thousand-li land it covered sank several feet.

"Such power! Even at the same Taiyi Realm, Second-Class Blood Ancestor is far stronger than Black Heart Demon Lord," Zhang Ruochen thought.

The gray mist and evil divine corpses drew closer, reaching the edge of the Yin Escape Nine Formation.

Second-Class Blood Ancestor curled his lips in a smile. "Your little tricks might fool them, but I know these divine corpses are not Corpse Clan gods at all. They're just a bunch of evil beings. You're avoiding them too, aren't you?"

Zhang Ruochen didn't want to fight Second-Class Blood Ancestor. He only wanted to enter the divine city immediately.

Seeing his intention, Second-Class Blood Ancestor transformed into divine light and appeared between Zhang Ruochen and the divine city. Dense blood-red rule divine patterns spread out beneath his feet, evolving into a vast divine realm world.

Seeing Second-Class Blood Ancestor appear, Third-Class Blood Ancestor's courage surged. He chased after them, wanting to reclaim his lost dignity. He laughed wildly, "A Great God is right in front of you, and you still think you can escape into the city? Zhang Ruochen, you're nothing but a thousand-year ant. You can't overturn the heavens!"

A flash of white light, and a dragon's roar sounded.
Yulongxian, radiating white light, holding the Dark Gold War Heaven Pillar, charged out of the Yin Escape Nine Formation. With one strike, she slammed the pillar into Third-Class Blood Ancestor's chest and abdomen, sending him flying like a cannonball, blood spraying from his mouth and nose, into the gray mist, and crashing into the broken divine realm world of a divine corpse.

"Roar!"
Instantly, the evil divine corpses' attention was drawn to this suddenly intruding Upper-Level God. They all let out long howls and surrounded him.