Chapter 3114: Self-Destruction of Future Prospects
"How could this be? This child... is truly as bizarre as the legends say, impossible to judge by common sense." Xue Li showed no fear, his battle intent strong as he pondered countermeasures.
Muto War God, the second strongest below the Infinite Realm in the Darkness Temple and a figure renowned throughout the Hell Realm, with a reputation even greater than Ghost Lord's, was naturally not intimidated by a divine corpse.
After retrieving his War Soul Hammer, his true body charged forward.
One who could be called a War God naturally possessed rich combat experience.
Thus, Muto War God did not clash head-on with the old corpse ghost. At a distance of about a thousand miles from the old corpse ghost, his figure suddenly vanished. Having cultivated the Path of Darkness, his concealment techniques were naturally superb.
Zhang Ruochen knew Muto War God's target was himself. Facing such a powerful opponent, he immediately grew cautious.
"Rustle!"
The boundless Truth Realm Form unfolded, like a sea of stars, illuminating all directions.
Yet, it still could not break through Muto War God's concealment divine ability.
"Impressive. Truly a master of the Path of Darkness. Even with my current Wuji Divine Dao attainment, I cannot locate his true body."
The danger drew closer. Zhang Ruochen dared not let Muto War God approach, so he had to take another risky move, channeling divine Qi into the flame pillar to partially unseal the old corpse ghost.
The old corpse ghost's eyes blazed with light. It detected Muto War God's trail and reached out toward a certain spot in the void.
Though the hand reached out slowly, the entire space contracted, pressing in on Muto War God from all directions, forcing him to reveal his true body and flee backward.
"Pfft!"
Zhang Ruochen suffered another backlash from the old corpse ghost's spiritual will, spitting blood as his head throbbed with pain. He immediately withdrew his divine Qi and resealed the old corpse ghost.
"Damn it! Is this old corpse ghost still alive? How can its consciousness be so powerful?"
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Ruochen persisted, refining the Spiritual Power Divine Pill within him while controlling the old corpse ghost to charge toward the next wormhole location.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
The old corpse ghost moved at incredible speed. Each step surpassed the distance of a Divine Spirit Step, and the explosive energy fluctuations caused the Qilin Star Domain to shake violently.
Muto War God, holding the Soul-Suppressing Hammer, did not immediately pursue.
The old corpse ghost was too powerful, far beyond the combat power of the Grand Void Realm.
Just now, if not for his rich combat experience allowing him to escape in time, he would have been severely injured.
"Do not fear that divine corpse. It is controlled by Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power. Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power has already been heavily depleted, and he is suffering backlash from the corpse's will. He cannot hold out much longer." Ghost Lord's voice rang out.
Ghost Lord, Qianqian Divine Master, Li Yuan Heavenly God, and Xu Liao emerged from the wormhole one after another.
Under the combined activation of three Grand Void Realm great gods, the Earthly Evil Bell flew out, unleashing unprecedented divine artifact power, crossing millions of miles to heavily strike the old corpse ghost.
"Boom!"
The nebula exploded, space became chaotic.
The old corpse ghost's body fell into the Void World.
"This old ghost actually brought the Earthly Evil Bell!"
With the Earthly Evil Bell suppressing that divine corpse, Muto War God no longer hesitated. He quickly stepped out with Divine Spirit Steps and gave chase.
Xue Li, Qianqian Divine Master, Ghost Lord, Li Yuan Heavenly God, and Xu Liao followed closely behind. Each exuded overwhelming divine might, their divine radiance a hundred times brighter than stars, causing the Qilin Star Domain to boil.
Luo Sha, watching from afar, looked again at Heavenly Sound Divine Mother.
With such a powerful group of Grand Void Realm experts, and a divine artifact like the Earthly Evil Bell, it was as if they were going to battle a God King. Even if Luo Sha had full confidence in Zhang Ruochen, she could not help but worry now.
"Do not act rashly. This level of battle is not something you can participate in." Heavenly Sound Divine Mother released strands of Fate Divine Light, immobilizing Luo Sha, afraid she would lose her composure.
Luo Sha looked at Gu Shejing, asking with her eyes if the Earthly Grandmother had arrived.
Gu Shejing gently shook her head, whether meaning "I don't know" or "she hasn't come."
Zhang Ruochen was, after all, the Heavenly Mother's Divine Envoy. How could the Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm remain indifferent? Other gods of the Rakshasa Clan could stay silent, but the Earthly Grandmother could not.
"Rumble!"
In the Qilin Star Domain, the battle turned the heavens and earth upside down. Stars shattered one after another.
Mysterious light surged, sweeping in all directions. Even Grand Void Realm great gods dared not touch it.
The Earthly Evil Bell's sound echoed across the starry sky, like a soul-summoning demon bell. Its power fluctuations were intense, and every light wave it emitted could severely wound a god.
The entire Qilin Star Domain, a region of ten trillion miles, had its Dark Rules converge toward Muto War God, forming the Infinite-level divine ability "Dark Heavenly Source," like a black hole being born, devouring the light of an entire star domain.
The battle raged on, with immense divine power moving from the Real World to the Void World.
Then from the Void World to the center of the Qilin Star Domain.
Wherever it passed, everything was destroyed.
More and more gods came to watch. Zhang Ruochen's combat power repeatedly shattered their understanding, as he fought a group of Grand Void Realm great gods alone.
Heavenly Sound Divine Mother remained very calm. "Do not worry so much. Zhang Ruochen is breaking through. His spiritual power is about to achieve a major breakthrough. Once successful, the battlefield will surely turn in his favor."
Heavenly Sound Divine Mother could sense it, and so could the Grand Void Realm great gods attacking.
"Qianqian, break his spiritual power." Ghost Lord said.
Qianqian Divine Master replied, "The death Qi of the divine corpse is too thick. My spiritual power divine techniques cannot attack him."
Far from the battlefield, Pu Chuanqi's shattered bones slowly gathered into a vortex, forming a body and regenerating flesh. Finding his Profound Meaning completely lost, he roared in fury.
The roar came from his neck.
Suddenly, his divine sense fell upon the Blood-Colored Divine Centipede Ship, also far from the battlefield.
Xiao Hei sensed Pu Chuanqi's intimidating gaze and grew nervous. "This old fellow isn't going to go mad and take it out on us, is he? Does he have no shame?"
"After repeated blows, I would go mad too. If a person goes mad, they will do anything." Xue Tu said.
Bore's expression was grave. Propping up her injured body, she stood up. "He is indeed going to attack us, but not to kill us. His goal is to distract Ruochen, creating an opportunity for Ghost Lord and Muto War God."
"You are right!"
Pu Chuanqi appeared on the Blood-Colored Divine Centipede Ship in an instant, striking out with a palm of witch light.
The witch light, like countless spikes, struck Bore, sending her flying off the ground as large amounts of blood spilled from her. The blood was devoured by the witch light, and Bore's body rapidly withered, her hair turning from black to white.
"Courting death!"
Zhang Ruochen roared, his divine radiance surging. The sound of a sword echoed through the Qilin Star Domain.
The Rage Sword flew out from his body.
Sensing the terror of the Rage Sword, even Xue Li and Li Yuan Heavenly God immediately retreated, not daring to block it.
The sword light broke through the limits of time and space, as if achieving spatial leap. With a "pfft," it pierced through Pu Chuanqi's body a billion miles away.
Pu Chuanqi's body deflated like a punctured ball, divine light dissipating. He looked at the unhealable bloody hole in his chest, so weak he seemed nothing like a Grand Void Realm great god. Xiao Hei clawed him to the ground.
"How dare you kill a god of the Destiny Temple!"
Xue Tu pounced, biting open Pu Chuanqi's neck and devouring the great god's blood.
This single strike from the Rage Sword had nearly shattered Pu Chuanqi's divine soul. Now, his consciousness was blurred, pinned under Xue Tu with no power to resist, only being drained.
Though Ghost Lord felt Pu Chuanqi's attack on Bore was highly improper, this was a rare opportunity. He immediately cooperated with Qianqian Divine Master—one using a divine artifact to break the death Qi, the other attacking Zhang Ruochen's divine heart with spiritual power.
But someone acted before them.
A dazzling divine arrow flew out from the Void World, breaking through space and striking Zhang Ruochen, knocking him off the old corpse ghost. A large amount of divine blood spilled.
There was still a hidden powerhouse in the shadows.
...
Fate Divine Mountain.
Void Heaven sat by the Fate Stream.
A gentle breeze blew, colorful petals dancing in the air, the fragrance pleasant.
In the water, the battle in the Qilin Star Domain was displayed.
Void Heaven was so angry his beard and mustache bristled. "A group of gods who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, fighting a single young man, and still struggling so much. The Hell Realm is declining with each generation. Fortunately, your generation has produced some talents. Otherwise, when we old fellows die, relying on them—hah—the Heavenly Court would fight all the way to Fate Divine Mountain and flip over my coffin lid!"
Que stood nearby. Though shocked by Zhang Ruochen's formidable combat power, he remained rational. "You cannot entirely blame them. That divine corpse is extraordinary. Zhang Ruochen's own strength is already considerable, but he relies too much on external forces. That is not necessarily good for him."
Void Heaven nodded. "What do you mean 'not necessarily good'? This is clearly going down the wrong path, self-destructing his great natural talent. If Xumi were still alive, he would have thrown away that so-called Sword Ancestor Soul Sword and that divine corpse as far as possible."
"With the Sword Ancestor Soul Sword, do you think he will diligently cultivate his own soul sword? With that divine corpse, do you think he will diligently cultivate his own divine abilities? With divine swords, do you think he will diligently refine the life sword most suitable for himself? You must take this as a warning!"
Que said, "You cannot entirely blame him. After all, he does not have a perfect master like I do."
After a moment of thought, Void Heaven still sighed regretfully. "Xumi only gave birth but did not raise him. He lacks a good master's guidance! That old wine jar on Xinghuantian is, after all, only a spiritual power cultivator."
Void Heaven was a man who cherished talent.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen walking further and further down the path of self-destruction was like watching a beautiful jade being shattered more and more, its potential diminishing. How could he not feel pain?
"Does Master wish to take him as a disciple?" Que asked.
Void Heaven glared at him. "Hmph, Xumi's second-hand goods, I am not interested. If he continues to self-destruct like this, if you strive a little harder, your future achievements will surely surpass his."
"Disciple will certainly work hard."
Then Que added, "The gods of the various divine palaces are gathering, wanting to stand up for you, Master, and go intercept Zhang Ruochen. Should we stop them?"
"Why stop them if they want to stand up for me?" Void Heaven said.
Que's lips moved.
Void Heaven said, "If you have something to say, say it."
Que said, "Zhang Ruochen set out under the banner of destroying the Huo Ze family, clearly intending to lure the gods of the Destiny Temple to intercept him. But he also brought Bore and Xue Tu, who have sensitive identities in the Destiny Temple. That is somewhat interesting."
"What do you mean?" Void Heaven smiled.
Que said, "If the gods of the Destiny Temple go, with Feng Tian and Nutian Shenzun's face in mind, they would not directly kill Zhang Ruochen. Instead, they would capture him."
"This is clearly Zhang Ruochen using the gods of the Destiny Temple to deal with those who truly want to kill him, thereby using the power of the Destiny Temple to come to the Destiny Temple."
"Master cannot fail to see Zhang Ruochen's goal, yet you allow the gods of the Destiny Temple to go. That is clearly saving Zhang Ruochen. Disciple is foolish—am I wrong?"