# Chapter 3429: Tian Shengjun
Zhang Ruochen had once heard from the old woodcutter's disciple "Xu Wenzhi" about the Corpse Refining Forbidden Art, referring to a sinister method circulating among the Corpse Clan where one refines corpses into their body to forcibly enhance physical strength.
The third disciple of Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable, Yu Hun, had cultivated this Corpse Refining Forbidden Art, refining the Heavenly Venerable's divine body into himself, transforming into the later Old Corpse Ghost.
Dismembering one's own father into four pieces was already shocking enough.
But what appeared before them now was even more ruthless—someone who had directly devoured their own ancestor's corpse!
It could be said that those ancient Heavenly Venerables who did not leave divine bodies in the real world, nor residual souls in Lihentian, had made the right choice. This prevented them from becoming food or playthings for later generations, preserving their illustrious reputations.
Wu Dao was a Boundless Realm expert who had long witnessed the evils of the world. Yet he had always revered his ancestor, Hundred Leg Great Emperor, regarding him as the eternal faith of the Red Centipede Clan.
He could not accept what he saw before him. His mouth grew crimson hard shells, transforming into a centipede maw, and he spat out a hurricane.
"Whoosh!"
The hurricane blew away the mist above the sea of blood.
From the rock walls above the tomb, Hundred Leg Great Emperor's massive remnant body gradually revealed itself, stretching from north to south.
The sight before them was shocking.
The remnant body had become an empty shell, its internal flesh and blood long since consumed.
"Thud!"
Wu Dao stepped back, his emotions turbulent—whether from shock, fear, or inability to accept it.
Qiangu Nüdi had already stopped attacking, looking upward.
For demon clans, consuming one's own kind or devouring blood relatives, though despised and rejected by most races, was not an overly strange occurrence.
What made Qiangu Nüdi uneasy was that Tian Shengjun, many years ago, was already a figure at the peak of Qiankun Boundless. After consuming Hundred Leg Great Emperor's corpse, how powerful must he have become?
Over the long years, the power contained in Hundred Leg Great Emperor's corpse had indeed severely diminished.
But he was still a legendary demon clan Great Emperor, whose cultivation in life was no weaker than some Heavenly Venerables of certain eras.
Seeing Tian Shengjun make his move, Xuan Yi no longer hurried to leave. "Things in this world are always so unpredictable. You thought I would surely die this time, but did you foresee your own ending?"
"Boom!"
A whirlpool appeared in the sea of blood, overturning heaven and earth, the airflow violent.
Tian Shengjun's centipede true body extended a head from the whirlpool's center, dense corpse qi emanating from his body. His voice was as thunderous as a drum: "Xuan Yi, can your Quantity Organization truly help me fully break into Great Unbound Infinite?"
Xuan Yi said, "Quantity is all-powerful!"
"Tian Shengjun, although you consumed Hundred Leg Great Emperor's flesh and blood, barely extending your life until now, you have only half a foot into Great Unbound Infinite. Without the power of Quantity to help you, you cannot truly enter Great Unbound Infinite before your lifespan is exhausted."
"Good, remember your promise!"
Tian Shengjun's head turned to look at the few people on the cliff. "Wu Dao, go activate all the formations in Hundred Leg Emperor's Tomb. Trap them, don't let a single one escape!"
Wu Dao remained silent.
Tian Shengjun's tone softened slightly. "Dao'er, Grandfather was forced into this too! For the Red Centipede Clan, Grandfather must find every way to cling to life. The one beneath the Night Soil can no longer be suppressed. Our Red Centipede Clan must make a choice."
Zhang Ruochen, Qiangu Nüdi, and Huang Tian were all locked onto by Tian Shengjun's aura, communicating only through divine thought transmissions to discuss countermeasures.
Seeing that Wu Dao seemed to be swayed, Zhang Ruochen immediately said, "Split up!"
The three transformed into beams of light, shooting out in an instant.
Qiangu Nüdi charged toward the path they had come from, while Huang Tian flew upward. But soon they realized something was wrong—Zhang Ruochen had not followed the plan.
In the original plan, Zhang Ruochen was supposed to break through from the left side, smashing through Hundred Leg Emperor's Tomb and escaping.
But...
Zhang Ruochen clenched one fist and held the Earth Cauldron with the other, flying toward Tian Shengjun's massive head.
At this moment, he was wrapped in a Taiji diagram, protected by the four images of Divine Mountain, Jade Tree Dark Moon, Origin Divine Sea, and Bright Extinguishing Star Sea. His battle intent surged, radiating an overwhelming divine might.
"Why seek the Quantity Organization to break into Great Unbound Infinite? If you can seize my Earth Cauldron, why worry about breaking through?"
Zhang Ruochen's fist, empowered by the divine artifact, became blindingly bright.
He struck with the Immovable Wisdom King Fist, unleashing a power that shook heaven and earth.
Ahead, the enormous crimson centipede condensed into a withered, skeletal old man. His body was black, like a corpse.
He casually extended his right arm, and dense patterned divine runes appeared in his palm.
These divine runes included Qiankun Boundless level, Great Unbound Infinite level, and even rules cultivated by Hundred Leg Great Emperor himself.
The power on Zhang Ruochen's fist was dismantled by the runes, vanishing without a trace.
Finally, Tian Shengjun's five fingers caught Zhang Ruochen's fist.
Zhang Ruochen's heart shook violently, realizing that Tian Shengjun was far more skilled than Nine Chi Divine King, completely beyond comparison. Yet Nine Chi Divine King was already a first-rate existence at the peak of Qiankun Boundless.
Could Tian Shengjun's strength have already reached the level of Great Unbound Infinite?
"If I had the Earth Cauldron, I wouldn't need to seek the Quantity Organization! Young man..."
Tian Shengjun's words stopped there as the Earth Cauldron emitted bright Origin Divine Light, smashing heavily downward.
Facing the legendary Nine Cauldrons, Tian Shengjun did not dare be careless. Instead of clashing directly with the Earth Cauldron, he struck Zhang Ruochen's fist with a palm and retreated swiftly.
"Crack!"
The bones in Zhang Ruochen's arm broke, his body knocked backward as if struck by a mountain.
"Not good, this Tian Shengjun, having consumed Hundred Leg Great Emperor, has reached the Great Unbound Infinite level in physical body!"
Huang Tian, who had been flying upward, roared. His stone axe flew from his hand, spinning like a windmill, slashing toward Tian Shengjun, who was about to claim the Earth Cauldron.
Taking the opportunity, Qiangu Nüdi used spatial displacement to grab the Earth Cauldron first and retreat swiftly.
Seeing that Huang Tian and Qiangu Nüdi had not fled but instead engaged Tian Shengjun, a rare smile appeared on Xuan Yi's cold face.
Earlier, he had broken into Hundred Leg Emperor's Tomb, both to avoid Zhang Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi and to use the divine substance in Hundred Leg Great Emperor's corpse to heal his injuries.
Unexpectedly, he encountered Tian Shengjun in the tomb.
Xuan Yi saw Tian Shengjun's predicament, knowing he desperately needed to break through to Great Unbound Infinite to extend his life, so he made the subsequent deal.
The fact that Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable, who should have died from depleted lifespan, was still alive was the reason Tian Shengjun could trust Xuan Yi.
This showed that the Quantity Organization indeed had some means of extending life!
Now things were good. Zhang Ruochen had brought out the Earth Cauldron—how could Tian Shengjun not be tempted?
Xuan Yi flew toward the tomb's exit, preparing to leave.
As for who would live or die between Zhang Ruochen's group and Tian Shengjun, he had no interest whatsoever.
"Xuan Yi, you should stay!"
The Phoenix Clan Patriarch's white hair ignited, turning into crimson feathers. His hand turned within his sleeve, and he unleashed a divine ability.
"Boom!"
Above Xuan Yi's head, a massive flaming handprint descended, slapping him into the sea of blood.
"I'll go activate the divine formations in the tomb!"
Wu Dao's eyes grew deep and profound as he walked out of the tomb.
Clearly, Tian Shengjun, the Phoenix Clan Patriarch, and Wu Dao had secretly reached some agreement to keep Zhang Ruochen and the others trapped here.
When the benefits were tempting enough, the battle situation could change in an instant.
Cooperating with the Quantity Organization would make Tian Shengjun and the Red Centipede Clan lower themselves, becoming vassals.
Better to kill them all, join forces, seize all their treasures, and become true experts themselves. Since the Night Soil could no longer be suppressed, they could simply take the entire clan and flee beyond the border.
"Boom!"
Tian Shengjun, with hundreds of arms, shattered Qiangu Nüdi's River of Time defense, his gaze locked firmly on the Earth Cauldron.
In close combat, physical strength was especially crucial.
How could Qiangu Nüdi be Tian Shengjun's match? She only blocked two strikes before being hit by Tian Shengjun's palm. Half her body became bloody, and even the Wujian Divine Sword flew away.
Tian Shengjun struck a fourth time. Just as his palm was about to hit Qiangu Nüdi's face—
Zhang Ruochen activated spatial power, pulling Qiangu Nüdi a hundred miles away, narrowly dodging the blow.
Tian Shengjun showed surprise. "Young man, you have some skill! Under the suppression of my divine realm world, you can still use spatial power to take someone away."
Zhang Ruochen took the Earth Cauldron from Qiangu Nüdi and transmitted his voice: "I told you to leave, why did you come back? I have things under control. Dealing with a Tian Shengjun is not difficult."
Qiangu Nüdi's divine blood flowed back into her body, but her wounds would not heal. Death factors had invaded her body.
"Your Ancestor Divine Qi and Ancestor Rules can't be used again for half a year, can they?"
Qiangu Nüdi continued, "Be careful! Red Centipede Clan gods are naturally poisonous. Tian Shengjun, having consumed Hundred Leg Great Emperor's corpse, contains terrifying corpse poison. The death factors are extraordinary."
"I still have one more trump card, even stronger. I was planning to send you away and use it when no one was watching." Zhang Ruochen sighed.
Zhang Ruochen really did not want to expose all his trump cards, intending to keep one or two.
Because if he revealed this final card, the next ones to come kill him would surely be the All Heavens!
Huang Tian descended from the sky, hovering a thousand miles behind Tian Shengjun. "Even if you are strong, you are not truly Great Unbound Infinite. Three against one, we might still have a chance. Zhang Ruochen, Huaying Qingchan, use time and space power to suppress him."
Tian Shengjun laughed. "Excellent! Young man, you have courage indeed."
If Zhang Ruochen, Qiangu Nüdi, and Huang Tian had each broken through separately, Tian Shengjun would not have been able to keep them all, only capturing one at most.
But the three of them staying together to fight him played right into his hands.