Chapter 3382: Suppressing a Clan's Ancestor
What suppressed Dai Xue Queen and Quan Zhongsheng were the Infinite Rule Divine Patterns and an overwhelmingly powerful divine force, yet they tore them apart, showing just how formidable their cultivation was. After burning their divine blood, their power surged, but their bodies rapidly withered, their skin losing its luster, paying a tremendous price.
"Still trying to escape!"
The white divine temple, like an eternal blazing sun, followed them relentlessly, illuminating vast regions of the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain. No matter how fast Dai Xue Queen and Quan Zhongsheng fled, they could not shake off the temple's pursuit.
"Split up!"
Dai Xue Queen's arrow-path rule divine patterns flowed around her, her body wrapped in a crystalline arrow, her speed increasing another notch.
A battle axe, spinning like a windmill, flew out from the white divine temple.
"Boom!"
The axe locked onto Dai Xue Queen, crossing ten thousand miles, shattering the arrow shadow. The axe blade cut through all her defensive power, blood light flashed, and Dai Xue Queen's left arm flew off.
Half her body drenched in blood, she fled at top speed, her divine voice filled with hatred: "If it weren't for your ruthless tactics as decision-makers, I, this god, would never have betrayed the Paradise Realm."
The death of Meila was a pain in Dai Xue Queen's heart. Welcoming the return of the First Queen was no mistake; it could even be called a great joy for the Elf Clan. But how could they resort to any means, scheming against their own people? The First Queen returned, but Meila died. Dai Xue Queen could not accept this outcome.
"A traitor is a traitor, still trying to make excuses."
From within the white divine temple, a short figure stepped out, clad in divine armor, with thick red beard, his eyes containing infinite divine power. He fixed space with his gaze and exhaled a breath.
The breath condensed into a divine dragon ninety thousand miles long, its roar vast and mighty, its claws descending to capture Dai Xue Queen in their grip.
Dai Xue Queen spread her wings on her back, releasing billions of divine patterns, as if manifesting the chaos of heaven and earth, but she could not break free, her bones constantly shattering within. She wanted to self-destruct her divine source, but her spiritual will was suppressed, and the divine energy within her could not flow.
That short figure, like a master of the universe, looked down at her as if she were an ant, saying: "With your cultivation, you think you can escape from me?"
On the other side, Ke Yangshan had captured Quan Zhongsheng, imprisoning him within a cage of light formed by eighteen divine pillars.
That short figure said: "Betrayers must pay the price. First, kill their clansmen and subordinates, so they deeply understand what it means to regret."
A wave of divine light burst from the short figure's body, pressing down like a sky-covering force. Its power, within a certain area, surpassed the rules of heaven and earth, marking him as a true master of the starry sky.
The space around Dai Xue Queen and Quan Zhongsheng trembled, and the phantom of a world appeared. This was their Divine Realm World, which they had dared not use before because a large number of their clansmen were inside. If the Divine Realm World were destroyed, these clansmen would be annihilated in an instant.
Dai Xue Queen's stunningly beautiful face turned grim, and she hissed: "Even if I am a traitor, they are subjects of the Paradise Realm. All blame has nothing to do with them."
"Blame only yourself. The moment you led them away from the Paradise Realm, they became guilty subjects. In the name of Light, I judge you all!"
Ke Yangshan's voice was indifferent, raising two fingers above his head.
Divine power of light gathered at his fingertips, growing brighter and brighter.
The divine power of light descended, forming a white divine sword, slashing toward Dai Xue Queen's Divine Realm World, filled with destructive aura.
"Clang!"
A sword cry rang out.
A black war sword flew out from the void, colliding with the white divine sword.
The white divine sword exploded, turning into a rain of light across the sky.
The black war sword flashed and vanished instantly, and Ke Yangshan could not even catch its aura. But this sword strike was extraordinarily powerful, far beyond what a Great God could unleash, making him alert. He quickly looked toward that Dwarf Clan Ancestor and asked in a low voice.
Dai Xue Queen and Quan Zhongsheng calmed down, looking around. Could there still be a turning point today?
"The Paradise Realm acts too unethically, so devoid of human feeling. How dare they invoke the name of Light? If the true essence of Light were like this, how much darkness would there be in this world?"
The divine voice echoed through the void, coming from all directions, impossible to pinpoint.
Ke Yangshan knew the other party's cultivation was profound, but he showed no fear, saying: "The Radiant Divine Temple does not need an elder to teach it how to act. Against traitors, any force would exterminate them completely. Who can afford to be soft-hearted?"
"Light—light is certainly important, but it is too gentle! It lies more in the word 'radiant,' discerning right from wrong. Wrong is wrong, and it must pay the price."
The divine voice sounded again: "Judging right and wrong by your own dictatorship is itself wrong."
"Hiding and skulking, the behavior of a rat."
That short figure outside the white divine temple raised his right foot and stomped into the void.
"Boom!"
A ring of brilliant light ripples burst out from that short figure as the center, like the singularity at the beginning of the universe exploding.
A thousand miles away, Zhang Ruochen, Chi Yao, and Zangjin Baihu revealed themselves, appearing in the sight of the four Paradise Realm gods.
Zhang Ruochen held the heavy, pitch-black Abyssal Ancient Sword, stepping forward, saying: "Dwarf Clan Ancestor Dai Fei, Vice Hall Master of the Judgment Hall. An elder and predecessor like you, I thought you would be someone who discerns right from wrong, but your actions are so extreme, a great disappointment."
"Zhang Ruochen, you finally show yourself!"
Ke Yangshan saw Zhang Ruochen as if meeting a mortal enemy, immediately summoning his scepter, drawing upon the Light Esoterica, and using divine power to condense an endless rain of light arrows, flying toward Zhang Ruochen like a river of arrows.
Zhang Ruochen locked eyes with Dai Fei in the white divine temple, flicking his sleeve.
The sleeve rolled up, forming a spatial giant wave, shattering all the incoming light divine arrows.
The powerful spatial shockwave struck Ke Yangshan, sending him flying hundreds of miles.
Ke Yangshan's internal organs were injured, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief. He was the number one under the Infinite Realm in the Paradise Realm, yet he was injured by Zhang Ruochen's sleeve strike from a distance? That spatial impact force was like a God King throwing a punch, impossible to block. Could it be... could it be that Zhang Ruochen had already reached the Infinite Realm and become a generation's God Venerable? This was too hard to accept.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen swung his sword, cutting the ninety-thousand-mile divine dragon in two, rescuing Dai Xue Queen.
On the other side, the Blood Drop Sword flew out, shattering the cage of light, releasing Quan Zhongsheng.
Dai Fei stared at Zhang Ruochen and Chi Yao, saying: "The younger generation is formidable! I didn't expect that after a trip to the North Marsh Great Wall, in just a hundred years, you have grown to this level. It seems the rules of heaven and earth in this era have indeed become somewhat different."
Dai Fei's armor emitted a "crackling" sound as metal pieces clashed, and a bright vortex formed behind him.
A thousand-zhang divine sword spun within the vortex, releasing tides of divine power.
It was the Judgment Hall's peerless divine ability, the Sword of Judgment!
Light dispelled darkness, and sword-path rules filled the cosmic void.
Though the opponent's cultivation was profound, being a clan's ancestor, Zhang Ruochen's momentum was even greater. Holding the Abyssal Ancient Sword, a Yellow Spring Sword River appeared beneath his feet, every strand of hair flowing with bright divine light.
He unleashed the Netherworld Yellow Spring, the sword cries unceasing, clashing head-on with Dai Fei's Sword of Judgment.
It was like two great worlds colliding, the clanging sounds deafening, ten thousand sword lights scattering in all directions.
The next moment, Zhang Ruochen had already appeared within a hundred miles of Dai Fei, his robes fluttering, his aura so overwhelming it was like the Sword Ancestor descending, sharp and unstoppable.
"Your divine energy quality is still at the Great God level, how dare you fight a God King?"
Dai Fei saw through Zhang Ruochen's reality, raising his battle axe. Instantly, battle energy condensed into thick clouds of light, space continuously compressed, and Infinite Rule Divine Patterns flickered like strange talisman symbols.
Infinite-level divine energy broke Great God-level divine energy like an iron blade splitting a wooden knife. Infinite-level rule divine patterns broke Great God-level rule divine patterns like a spear piercing paper.
As the battle axe was raised, thunderous sounds exploded from Dai Fei's arm.
On the axe blade, divine force condensed into lightning, striking straight at Zhang Ruochen.
The Abyssal Ancient Sword did not dodge, meeting the axe head-on. Instantly, surging divine forces clashed, large areas of space exploded, revealing the boundless Void World.
Because Zhang Ruochen was attacking with the sword, he had the advantage in strength, forcing Dai Fei back step by step until he retreated to the wall of the white divine temple, finally steadying himself.
"A Great God... a young junior, how can he be this strong?"
This thought had just surfaced in Dai Fei's mind.
A divine mountain pressed down from above, its body erupting with Truth Realm radiance, manifesting a boundless universe with countless stars twinkling.
Dai Fei's entire body turned fiery red, like a red-hot iron man, emitting a roar from his mouth.
The roar was a sound wave divine ability, shaking Dai Xue Queen and Quan Zhongsheng until blood flowed from their seven orifices, their internal organs shattered, unable to withstand it as Great Gods.
Space seemed to boil, constantly trembling.
At the same time, the armor on Dai Fei's body fell off, turning into pieces of metal. Some flew toward the divine mountain above, some toward Zhang Ruochen.
Each piece of metal contained terrifying divine flames and was extremely sharp.
Zhang Ruochen did not withdraw his sword to retreat. Black mist emerged on his body, and in an instant, he was wrapped in darkness rules, as if turning into a black hole, devouring the flying metal pieces.
The power of darkness spread outward, devouring light, and also devouring Dai Fei's divine energy and rule divine patterns.
"You are a Darkness Lord God!"
Dai Fei gritted his teeth, activating some divine ability. The sound of blood energy flowing within him was like thunderclaps, his physical strength greatly increased, and he swung his axe to send Zhang Ruochen staggering back.
"If this were elsewhere, perhaps I, this God King, would indeed suffer some hidden losses today due to underestimating the enemy. But inside the Judgment Hall, junior, you are destined to be suppressed."
Dai Fei retreated, stepping back into the white divine temple.
Through the previous exchange, Dai Fei had already grasped Zhang Ruochen's approximate strength. It had indeed reached the Infinite level, but compared to a true God King, there was still a considerable gap. Still, it was astonishing, stronger than Hao Tian and Fengdu Dadi were in their youth.
Such potential could inspire fear in any strong being.
"This is the Judgment Hall, one of the eight halls of the Radiant Divine Temple?"
Zhang Ruochen looked over, slightly surprised, but did not retreat because of it.
He released the Earth Cauldron.
Driven by Chaos Divine Qi, the Earth Cauldron rapidly grew larger, becoming as heavy as a star. Witch characters flickered on its body, mountain and river veins revived, and the outline of a world manifested.
"Boom!"
The Earth Cauldron smashed out, colliding with the Judgment Hall, causing heaven and earth to churn.
Divine power waves surged thousands of zhang high, collapsing space wherever they passed, annihilating everything.
(Chapter End)