Chapter 3507: Divine Sword One Sword Nineteen
Blood Leaf Parasol Tree had a special relationship with Feng Tian, their Dao techniques were compatible, and in critical moments, it could even borrow over thirty percent of her divine power.
This was a relationship that even a Divine Envoy could not match!
Back then, Blood Leaf Parasol Tree, relying on Feng Tian's divine power and several divine artifacts, had joined forces with the gods of the Hell Realm to block even the Heavenly Court's number one War God, Bian Zhuang.
But its own cultivation was not particularly astonishing by worldly standards, still a hair's breadth away from Great Unbound Infinite.
Zhang Ruochen had already stood up, gazing into the depths of the Corpse Bone Continent.
Through the dark red mist, he saw a Taoist temple built from bluish-gray stone.
Behind the temple, a bottomless underground cavern had opened in the earth, from which thick corpse qi continuously surged, highly corrosive. Ordinary gods could not approach it!
Blood Leaf Parasol Tree's roots, covered in death rules, shot up ten thousand zhang high, then plunged straight down toward the underground cavern within the Taoist temple.
"Boom!"
Within the Taoist temple, ancient secret patterns emerged one after another.
Following that, the divine flames in the southern sky surged over rapidly.
Among the Five Elements, fire overcomes wood.
Blood Leaf Parasol Tree's roots were not afraid of flames; they pierced through the crimson fire domain and overturned the buildings in the Taoist temple. Instantly, rubble was everywhere, with broken walls and collapsed pillars.
From the underground cavern, a deafening corpse roar sounded.
An old man in a Daoist robe flew out from the cavern.
His hair was disheveled, his Daoist robe wet and dripping with corpse fluid.
The flesh on his neck and arms was exposed, all in a state of decay, with blackened bones visible in some places.
Half of his face, covered by his hair, was extremely withered, and his eyes were blood-red.
The moment he rushed out, seventy-three thousand golden sword lights flew from his body, severing all of Blood Leaf Parasol Tree's roots.
Those roots turned into broken pieces of wood, falling onto the land of ruins and broken walls.
"Heaven and Earth Qi, Source of Origins. Swiftly, swiftly, as the decree commands!"
The corpse in the Daoist robe formed hand seals with his fingers, and the divine power fluctuations erupting from his body resonated with the entire forbidden zone. All the Heaven and Earth Qi converged toward him.
The Corpse Bone Continent beneath his feet shook violently, disintegrating into billions of residual bones and rotting corpses.
Part of those residual bones and rotting corpses condensed into a handprint thousands of zhang long, carrying the might to overturn Heaven and Earth, pressing down toward Blood Leaf Parasol Tree.
"Lord Blood Leaf, be careful! That old corpse has slept here for who knows how many eons, merging with the entire forbidden zone. He can mobilize all the Heaven and Earth power here, holding absolute geographical advantage, and can unleash battle power thirty to forty percent beyond his own cultivation level." Nine Chi Divine King warned.
Blood Leaf Parasol Tree remained calm and composed, saying, "What does geographical advantage matter? He has no Esoterica, while I wield it."
Blood Leaf Parasol Tree invoked the power of Esoterica, and the rules of Heaven and Earth rapidly converged toward her.
Her true form, the phantom of the Blood Leaf Parasol Tree Divine Tree, suddenly manifested, towering countless miles high, shattering the thousand-zhang handprint.
In an instant, residual bones and broken corpses filled the sky.
"Clang!"
A bell sound suddenly rang out.
The sound waves materialized, spreading in all directions like water waves.
The Corpse Bone Continent was shaken into powder, and the forbidden zone space turned a hazy gray.
The Heavenly Canopy Bell hovered above Blood Leaf Parasol Tree's head, its divine artifact light bright and scorching, spinning rapidly, tearing space into countless cracks as it pressed down swiftly toward the corpse in the Daoist robe.
The hair on the corpse's face was blown away, and at the center of his brow, a four-cornered star flickered with light, creating spatial ripples.
Within his brow, a different space was hidden.
An octagonal compass flew out from his brow, spinning rapidly while growing larger.
Zhang Ruochen let out a soft exclamation and observed carefully.
He found that compass quite interesting.
At its center was a black-and-white Taiji mark, surrounded by eight trigram seals. As it spun, it also drew upon the four different phenomena in the skies of the forbidden zone.
"Boom!"
The compass and the Heavenly Canopy Bell clashed repeatedly, causing the space within the forbidden zone to collapse and the water of the black ocean to flow into the Void World.
"This Wuji Tianhuang is formidable! If he had a suitable main god-level Esoterica, his combat power would rival Great Unbound Infinite. No wonder Nine Chi Divine King is no match for him. Xu Qiong should make a move soon; Blood Leaf Parasol Tree alone cannot take him down." Zhang Ruochen said.
Wu Yue said, "Aren't you going to act?"
Zhang Ruochen glanced at the misty black ocean and said, "The commotion is too great. As expected, they've been drawn here."
After another half quarter-hour, Wu Yue finally sensed the "them" Zhang Ruochen had mentioned.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
Fei Ma Wang and Chang He concealed their auras and appeared on the sea, standing on the water's surface.
This place was still a considerable distance from the battlefield of Blood Leaf Parasol Tree and Wuji Tianhuang.
Chang He's gaze fell on Mu Lingxi and Gong Nanfeng, then shifted downward to the waters beneath the wooden boat.
In the water, he saw a massive black shadow moving.
Chang He said, "The artifact spirit of the Celestial Pivot Needle and the Death Heavenly Maiden must be captured. The one underwater is yours."
Fei Ma Wang raised her slender jade arm straight up, her index finger like a sword, and drew it across the air.
"Whoosh!"
A streak of red light, connecting Heaven and Earth, flew out, tearing space apart.
It was as if the world had been split in two. The black sea was divided, rushing rapidly toward the small boat carrying Mu Lingxi and Gong Nanfeng.
Mu Lingxi and Gong Nanfeng both sensed this extremely dangerous aura. They looked behind them, but their bodies were locked in place, completely unable to move.
"It's over. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
Gong Nanfeng simply lay down flat, since with his cultivation, resistance was futile!
Nine Chi Divine King, who was closer, felt a great alarm in his heart, sensing that the aura had reached the level of Great Unbound Infinite. Moreover, it was not just the initial stage of Great Unbound Infinite!
"Splash!"
Ahead of the small boat, the black water surged.
Half of Xu Qiong's body emerged from the water, releasing dark power all over.
Cultivators with insufficient power could not even see its form clearly; they could only see a black hole, a black hole that could devour even light.
It was covered in countless tentacles, like algae.
A Demon God Stone Pillar flew out from its body, shattering the finger light that Fei Ma Wang had struck.
The Demon God Stone Pillar's momentum did not diminish; it flew toward Fei Ma Wang and Chang He.
Fei Ma Wang transformed into a red streak of light and collided with the Demon God Stone Pillar, sending it flying backward, rapidly approaching Xu Qiong.
It was not a collision.
Rather, one of her palms was pressed against the Demon God Stone Pillar as she moved swiftly.
Xu Qiong released both dark and void powers, extending countless tentacles. Between the tentacles, countless void bubbles flew out.
When Fei Ma Wang reached within a hundred miles of it, her red hair flew out, stretching a thousand miles long, slashing toward Xu Qiong's tentacles. Those void bubbles exploded upon being struck by the hair strands.
At Fei Ma Wang's level of cultivation, even a single strand of hair contained a vast world-space within, capable of severing stars and destroying worlds.
While Fei Ma Wang was occupying Xu Qiong, Chang He flew over their heads, heading straight for the small boat carrying Mu Lingxi and Gong Nanfeng.
Nine Chi Divine King quickly calculated and judged that, in his current state, he was no match for Chang He. If Fei Ma Wang could quickly drive back Xu Qiong, the first one she would deal with would be him.
This was his last chance to escape.
Therefore, Nine Chi Divine King decisively chose not to rescue Mu Lingxi and Gong Nanfeng. He rushed into the Void World at top speed, his divine voice drifting out: "Lord Blood Leaf, the enemy is fierce. We are certainly no match. I will send a message to inform Feng Tian!"
Nine Chi Divine King had not fled far when he saw a patch of snow-white, dazzling time imprints emerging on the black sea.
Those time imprints surged forward rapidly, and within them, countless sword qi emitted piercing sounds.
"Time Sword Art!"
Nine Chi Divine King followed the sword intent and saw, on a dragon bone warship, Zhang Ruochen holding a divine sword, like a god emperor or a banished immortal.
He did not look back again, fleeing even faster into the distance.
Chang He spread his arms, releasing divine qi and rules, condensing a defensive divine ability. He crashed through the time imprint light spots and sword qi, continuing to approach the small boat.
Just as he was only a few dozen zhang away from the small boat, Zhang Ruochen, who should have been far away, appeared before him.
Sword Nineteen!
"Whoosh!"
A single sword stroke cleaved Heaven and Earth, shattering Chang He's defensive divine ability.
The speed and power of this sword reached an unimaginable level.
Before Chang He could use any other defensive measures, a fist-sized bloody hole had already appeared in his chest, his internal organs completely shattered.
"Swish!"
The moment he was struck, Chang He executed a marvelously profound movement technique, taking seven steps in succession and changing direction seven times.
For the first six times, Zhang Ruochen swung his sword and struck him, leaving sword marks on his body.
But the seventh time, he successfully broke free, escaping the envelopment of Zhang Ruochen's sword intent and retreating into the distance.
Worried about the safety of Mu Lingxi and Gong Nanfeng, Zhang Ruochen did not pursue. He retreated to the small boat, where the surrounding space was covered with time imprint light spots and sword qi, forming its own time true domain and sword domain.
"Chen!"
Gong Nanfeng was overjoyed and sat up.
Mu Lingxi's delicate brows furrowed slightly, but ultimately, joy outweighed everything else on her face.
Chang He looked at the bloody hole in his chest and the six other sword wounds on his body, then praised, "The younger generation is formidable. The young Primordial Ancestor is no empty boast!"
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "You are also very strong. Even Divine Sword One Sword Nineteen could not severely wound you. The movement technique you used later is definitely not something a Qiankun Infinite realm cultivator could perform."
The sword wounds on Chang He's body, including the bloody hole in his chest, healed rapidly. Then, he made a polite bow and said, "Let me introduce myself! In my past life, I was Cen Jiuyao. In this life, I am Chang He of the Corpse Clan."
So he was a possessor!
Chang He was a War God of the Corpse Clan, reaching the Infinite Realm ten thousand years ago. After the Three Fiend Emperor Lord was exposed, he also disappeared.
In just ten thousand years, Chang He's cultivation had already reached the middle stage of Qiankun Infinite.
As for the name Cen Jiuyao, Zhang Ruochen was familiar with it. He was revered by Corpse Clan cultivators as the "Jiuyao Primordial Ancestor."
During the Yao Ancient Era, he was a legendary figure of the Corpse Clan.
But whether he was truly a Primordial Ancestor in life was unknown!
Through the exchange just now, Zhang Ruochen, with his Heart of Truth, saw through Chang He's true state. If Cen Jiuyao's remnant soul had not possessed Chang He, his combat power would definitely have reached the level of the initial stage of Great Unbound Infinite.
But the possessed body "Chang He" had only the cultivation of the middle stage of Qiankun Infinite, greatly limiting his strength, suppressing his combat power below Great Unbound Infinite.
This was a problem common to all possessed bodies of ancient powerful remnant souls.
The soul was far stronger than the body, requiring a great deal of time to cultivate in order to achieve complete compatibility.
And this was the best time to kill them.
(End of Chapter)