# Chapter 3751: Five-Eyed Golden Insect
With Zhang Ruochen's current cultivation and spatial mastery, there were very few who could still suppress his spatial teleportation power. Stepping on tomb divine mountains one after another, he shuttled through ancient array patterns, striking down ancient powerhouses one by one.
Before long, seven ancient powerhouses had fallen beneath the Eternal Spear.
Their divine corpses and remnant souls were suppressed into the Earth Cauldron.
These seven ancient powerhouses had all been Hall Masters of the Space Divine Temple in their lifetimes, ruling over their own domains. Even now, they still possessed Infinite-level combat power.
But Zhang Ruochen's combat power was at the All Heavens level.
Holding the Eternal Spear in one hand and wearing the Kirin Fist Gloves on the other, with three of the Nine Cauldrons orbiting around him, he killed gods and buddhas alike who stood in his way.
Just as Zhang Ruochen was about to go kill the eighth ancient powerhouse, a tremendous sense of crisis surged into his heart. Vaguely, he seemed to see a future scene—his body splitting apart, even his bones turning to powder.
This was a warning that crossed the dimension of time!
Zhang Ruochen immediately fixed his gaze on Yu Jingzhen, seeing the other's sinister cold smile and fierce murderous intent in his eyes.
"Whoosh!"
The space between him and Yu Jingzhen suddenly collapsed.
A mass of light exceeding the speed of light flew toward Zhang Ruochen.
Within the light mass was an ancient powerhouse.
Yu Jingzhen had apparently used some supreme spatial technique to teleport this ancient powerhouse directly toward Zhang Ruochen.
"Sacrifice myself, destroy heaven's enemy."
Almost without giving Zhang Ruochen any time to react, the ancient powerhouse was already before him, and then—his divine source self-detonated.
"Boom!"
The towering tomb divine mountain collapsed, bright destructive light spreading outward, smashing through layers of ancient supreme formation light barriers one after another.
Even A Fuya and the Dragon Lord, who were at the edge of the cemetery, were forced back repeatedly by this destructive storm. Both had extremely solemn expressions.
"These ancient powerhouses—are they so unafraid of death?" A Fuya said.
The Dragon Lord, empowered by the Star-Swallowing Divine Formation and holding the Demon God Stone Pillar while standing atop the formation's divine beast, furrowed his brows.
He had seen clearly just now—when that ancient powerhouse self-detonated, he was extremely close to Zhang Ruochen.
Xiao Hei, who had retreated halfway down the mountain, felt the heaven-collapsing, earth-splitting power and had a tense look in his eyes. "These people are too vicious—actually choosing mutual destruction."
"Those who could once be Hall Masters of a temple are hardly lambs to be slaughtered," the Moon God said coldly, then changed tone: "However, Zhang Ruochen's cultivation has now reached great success. He can fight All Heavens-level opponents. He won't fall just like that."
Xiao Hei also felt Zhang Ruochen had a tough life and wouldn't be taken down in a one-for-one trade, but he was still not optimistic. "There are only three of them, but the other side has a whole group, and every single one is a formidable figure. This battle probably has no chance of victory. I only hate that this emperor hasn't reached the Infinite Realm!"
Clearly, Xiao Hei was indirectly criticizing the Moon God for standing by idly.
The Moon God seemed not to hear his sarcasm. "A Fuya is empowered by the Heaven-Earth Square Divine Formation, and the Dragon Lord has the power of the Star-Swallowing Divine Formation. Behind them are the gods of the Space Divine Temple. However, the power of both formations has been greatly weakened after entering Buzhou Mountain."
The Moon God was well aware that in a chaotic battle involving All Heavens-level experts, if she joined in, her fate would not be much better than those seven ancient powerhouses who died beneath the Eternal Spear.
Yu Jingzhen and Wan Qi's strength was definitely not inferior to Zhang Ruochen's.
"Hey, fatty, who are you?"
Xiao Hei was so startled that the fur on his cat face stood on end as he stared at a fat Daoist who had crawled up from the ground and was walking past him.
This fat Daoist had no aura at all, like a ghost.
Jing Daoren stroked his two sparse mustache whiskers, glanced sideways at Xiao Hei, and walked straight toward the summit of Buzhou Mountain, muttering to himself as if talking to no one: "Today is the day this poor Daoist will show his skills! The Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid belongs to my Five Elements Temple."
The Moon God stared at the gradually departing Jing Daoren, feeling a sense of familiarity, and showed a thoughtful expression.
...
The cemetery was in ruins, the earth cracked, steles broken, but the space remained stable.
In the air, thick black dust floated, blocking vision and filled with a deathly silence.
"Bang!"
In a hundred-meter-deep pit, the Universe Cauldron smashed through giant rocks, flew out from underground, and hovered in midair.
Zhang Ruochen, covered in blood, jumped out of the Universe Cauldron, standing at its mouth with disheveled long hair. He stared at Yu Jingzhen at the edge of the deep pit, wiped the divine blood from the corner of his mouth, and said, "What a pity—that ancient Hall Master who self-detonated his divine source wasn't strong enough. Otherwise, even if I didn't die, I would have been severely wounded, and my combat power would have plummeted."
"Hall Master, I have disappointed you!"
Yu Jingzhen was naturally shocked inside.
He knew Zhang Ruochen had a powerful physical body and vigorous life force, making him extremely hard to kill. But when that ancient Hall Master self-detonated, he was right next to Zhang Ruochen. How could Zhang Ruochen have reacted so quickly, instantly hiding inside the Universe Cauldron?
When a divine source self-detonates, whether for the one detonating or the one fleeing, most of the time it comes down to that instant.
Couldn't Zhang Ruochen have stopped that ancient Hall Master from self-detonating his divine source?
He could have, but there wasn't enough time.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen was also secretly feeling a lingering fear. If not for his recent major breakthrough in cultivation, allowing him to see a glimpse of the future at the critical moment and sense the danger in advance, he would have been severely wounded just now.
Apart from Yu Jingzhen, many ancient powerhouses were heading toward the soon-to-ripen Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid.
Zhang Ruochen used spatial teleportation to chase after them.
But the moment he moved, Yu Jingzhen also moved.
Wherever he teleported, Yu Jingzhen would follow, impossible to shake off.
Zhang Ruochen stopped and looked back. "Space Attraction Technique?"
"When it comes to spatial mastery, you are far inferior to me!"
Yu Jingzhen walked out from layers of spatial ripples.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen thrust his spear forward, his body wrapped in a river of time imprint light, his speed reaching the extreme.
Time order light traces emanated from the Eternal Spear.
Yu Jingzhen felt the flow of time growing slower and slower, the blood in his body seeming about to stop flowing. At this moment, he finally understood why the seven ancient Hall Masters before had been dealt with by Zhang Ruochen in just a few moves.
Ancient Hall Masters also had differences in strength.
The closer to the present era, the more divine power remained in their corpses and divine sources, and the stronger their combat power.
The higher their cultivation in life, the more they surpassed other ancient powerhouses now.
"Whoosh!"
Under Yu Jingzhen's feet, waves surged sky-high. Space was stretched, and a Weak Water ocean manifested, washing away the suppression of time order power.
"Is this your Divine Realm World?"
Zhang Ruochen was not surprised. He had long sensed that Yu Jingzhen did not only cultivate spiritual power but also had high martial arts attainment, just keeping it hidden.
"Weak Water three thousand, drown and bury all living beings."
Yu Jingzhen's pupils flashed with lightning radiance as his hands continuously formed seals.
Strands of water vapor rose from the Weak Water ocean, wrapping around Zhang Ruochen's body.
These strands of Weak Water contained powerful spatial force, trying to lock Zhang Ruochen in place and give him no chance to escape.
From within the Weak Water ocean, a coral shaped like a dragon horn flew out, emitting a deep blue light.
The Dragon Lord gazed at that touch of deep blue from afar. "That is the legendary clan-suppressing divine artifact of the Weak Water Clan—the Dao-Destroying Coral! One strike can destroy the Dao, knocking an Infinite-level cultivator back to being a mortal."
Wan Qi and three ancient Hall Masters controlled the damaged Chaos Return to Origin Grand Formation, drawing the Cosmic Ruins Divine Light, blocking the Dragon Lord and A Fuya outside the cemetery.
"Zhang Ruochen is too arrogant, daring to enter the cemetery alone. He truly has not placed us ancient great sages in his eyes. He will pay a heavy price for his underestimation of the enemy," Wan Qi said solemnly.
Above the Weak Water ocean, the Dao-Destroying Coral struck toward Zhang Ruochen, tracing out spatial ripples.
Zhang Ruochen's blood flowed rapidly within him. He drew upon the divine artifact might of the Kirin Fist Gloves and the Eternal Spear, but could not break free from the suppression of the Weak Water and space. Then, he calmly raised his head and stared at the Dao-Destroying Coral.
"Bang!"
The Earth Cauldron flew over, colliding with the Dao-Destroying Coral, blocking the strike for him.
Seizing this instant of time, a Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal appeared on Zhang Ruochen's chest. As the diagram rotated, it continuously absorbed the Weak Water, taking it into the Shaoyin "Divine Sea."
"Perfect timing—your Weak Water will help me achieve great completion in my Five Elements Water Dao!"
Zhang Ruochen roared, his aura growing stronger and stronger as he gradually broke free from the Weak Water and space.
Yu Jingzhen remained calm and composed, changing his hand seals to control the Dao-Destroying Coral for a second strike.
Seeing his relaxed demeanor, Zhang Ruochen immediately sensed something was wrong. His left hand clenched into a fist seal, and instantly, the Kirin Fist Gloves erupted with ten billion times spatial gravity and dozens of lightning dragons.
A golden light had just surfaced from within the Weak Water when it was struck by the ten billion times spatial gravity, its body sinking heavily downward.
Then, the lightning dragons descended one after another, turning this area of Weak Water sea into a sea of thunder.
Seeing the ambush fail, Yu Jingzhen finally showed anger on his face.
"Whoosh!"
The golden light that had tried to ambush Zhang Ruochen burst out of the water, stabbing like a "sword" toward Zhang Ruochen's lower abdomen and Mysterious Embryo.
Zhang Ruochen thrust out the Eternal Spear, clashing with it.
"Boom!"
The scene before Zhang Ruochen's eyes changed dramatically. His vision went black, as if falling into a demon cave. Then, a mountain-toppling, sea-overturning force poured onto him through the Eternal Spear.
He flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
When his vision recovered, he was still in the Weak Water ocean, still at the summit of Buzhou Mountain.
Standing opposite him was a monster that was neither human nor beast. Its body was wrapped in a golden shell, with six spike-like hands. Its head was like a mantis, with five blood-red demonic eyes. What had stabbed at Zhang Ruochen just now was not a sword, but a golden spike.
Zhang Ruochen felt pain in his chest and looked down. There was a bloody hole there.
Clearly, the opponent had struck twice just now, and he had only blocked the most dangerous strike.
"The thirty-sixth pillar demon god, the Five-Eyed Golden Insect!" Zhang Ruochen said.
The Five-Eyed Golden Insect said, "I was also a Hall Master of the Space Divine Temple in the Chaos Ancient Era."
The Five-Eyed Golden Insect was different from Wan Qi and the others. He had awakened at the North Marsh Great Wall, and his cultivation had already recovered to the peak of Great Unbound Infinite. The aura emanating from him was even slightly stronger than Yu Jingzhen's.
Yu Jingzhen said, "You have the advantage in divine weapons and esoterica, but your cultivation realm is far too inferior. Fighting one against two, you have no chance of victory."
"Is that so? I'll just have to try."
Zhang Ruochen stood straight, holding the spear horizontally before him, his gaze firm and confident.
"Boom!"
In the distance, the Chaos Return to Origin Grand Formation being controlled by Wan Qi and the three ancient Hall Masters was shattered by a "well" character.
A Fuya and the Dragon Lord broke into the cemetery, rushing at top speed toward Zhang Ruochen's location.
(Chapter End)