# Chapter 3932: Three Experts Battle the Old Clan King
This blood soil had existed for countless ages, witnessing too many legends—figures who dominated their eras stopping here, then burying themselves within the blood soil.
More than one Primordial Ancestor had laid down means within the blood soil.
Even with Huangquan Great Emperor's cultivation, he could not directly take away the blood soil and had to hide it underground to refine it.
Yet, this ancient forbidden land was overturned by a single stomp of the Primordial Path Old Clan King, breaking its billions of years of silence.
Such cultivation was enough to shock the world.
Zhang Ruochen could sense the Heavenly and Earthly Rules being manipulated by the Primordial Path Old Clan King, woven into a net within the blood soil—this was the fundamental reason he could control it.
Seeing through the trick, Zhang Ruochen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately retreated at high speed.
The path out of Chaotian Que had been blocked by the overturned blood soil, drawing ever closer. The only way to survive was toward the Primordial Path Old Clan King.
Surely the Old Clan King wouldn't bury himself in the blood soil too?
"His cultivation isn't that heaven-defying. If I'm guessing correctly, these nine hundred years, he's been analyzing the formation inscriptions and slaughter divine light within the blood soil. By relying on the Primordial Path Clan's special ability to control Heavenly and Earthly Rules, he managed to control the blood soil. So, he probably can't withstand the formations and slaughter divine light left by the Primordial Ancestors in the blood soil either."
While rushing toward the Primordial Path Old Clan King, Zhang Ruochen transmitted these words to Yu Zhuan.
Seeing the blood soil overturn, Yu Zhuan had initially thought the Old Clan King's cultivation was at least at the Half-Ancestor level, secretly planning to use the Old Clan King's suppression of Zhang Ruochen as an opportunity to escape Chaotian Que.
The gap in cultivation was too great; of course he wanted to retreat.
But Zhang Ruochen's words calmed him down, making him hesitate to leave immediately.
As long as it wasn't a Half-Ancestor, they had a fighting chance today.
Still, Yu Zhuan remained standing in place, staring intently at Zhang Ruochen drawing closer to the Primordial Path Old Clan King, not making any rash moves. He wanted to see Zhang Ruochen probe out the Old Clan King's true strength before deciding whether to stay or go.
Zhang Ruochen cursed inwardly, but at this point, he could only advance, not retreat.
Fortunately, as he got closer to the Xiongxiao Demon God Hall, the secret patterns and order left by the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable around the demon hall took effect, blocking the blood soil's advance and alleviating Zhang Ruochen's predicament of being caught in a pincer attack.
"Shua!"
The Primordial Path Old Clan King's figure blurred, disappearing from his spot.
Zhang Ruochen's heart gave a warning. His thoughts moved, and his sword moved, slashing horizontally.
Sure enough, the Primordial Path Old Clan King directly broke through the outer talisman patterns of the Emperor Talisman, appearing within ten zhang of Zhang Ruochen, colliding head-on with Zhang Ruochen's horizontal slash.
It looked as if the Old Clan King had deliberately crashed into it.
Zhang Ruochen's precognition caused a strange light to flash in the Primordial Path Old Clan King's eyes, but his aged face showed no change as he directly used his arm to clash with the Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword's blade.
With the empowerment of top-tier cultivation, the Old Clan King's robe was like a divine iron war banner, his arm like a divine artifact.
"Bang!"
The overwhelming terrifying force transmitted through the Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword to Zhang Ruochen's arm.
The Emperor Talisman patterns protecting his arm were all shattered, his tiger's mouth split open.
The Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword flew out of his hand, embedding into the wall of the Xiongxiao Demon God Hall. From the wall came screams and curses.
The sword blade had precisely struck Gai Mie's right collarbone.
Who knew if the Primordial Path Old Clan King had done it intentionally?
No sooner had the Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword been knocked away than half of Zhang Ruochen's body went numb. Before he could retreat, the Old Clan King's palm print was already rushing toward his face.
This palm strike was bone-chillingly cold, nearly freezing the divine blood within Zhang Ruochen's body.
At the critical moment of extreme danger, Zhang Ruochen let out a long roar. The five yang-attribute Dao lights within his Xuan Tai burst forth with blazing divine radiance, breaking through that cold aura.
His arm, wearing the Qilin Fist Gloves, clenched tightly, and the Immovable Wisdom King Fist, carrying Fist Dao order, struck out heavily.
Fist met palm.
"Boom!"
Zhang Ruochen flew backward like a meteor, crashing into the order patterns left by the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable in this space, dispersing the Old Clan King's palm force.
Zhang Ruochen landed on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of crimson divine blood.
From within his broken arm came the sound of bone resonance, instantly reconnecting.
The blazing divine qi surging from his Xuan Tai melted the ice crystals that had frozen half his body.
"Zhang Ruochen does have some skill."
Seeing this, Yu Zhuan's heart settled greatly.
He spread his wings and flew toward the Xiongxiao Demon God Hall, transmitting to Zhang Ruochen: "You hold off that old thing for a moment. I'll go rescue Gai Mie. With the three of us combined, we can surely defeat him."
The Primordial Path Old Clan King's cultivation was indeed very strong, but since Zhang Ruochen, with his Indestructible Infinite initial stage cultivation, could exchange a round with him and quickly recover his combat power, it was clear he hadn't reached the Half-Ancestor realm.
Yu Zhuan naturally knew Zhang Ruochen had many trump cards, and the Emperor Talisman's power was formidable. But in front of a Half-Ancestor, all of this would be as fragile as bubbles, easily broken.
As long as it wasn't a Half-Ancestor, Yu Zhuan wasn't afraid at all.
The Primordial Path Old Clan King glanced at Yu Zhuan, then actually abandoned Zhang Ruochen, his figure flickering away.
"Bang!"
The two clashed together, continuously unleashing techniques and divine abilities.
Nether qi and Radiant divine radiance scattered in all directions, energy ripples turning into a sky-covering storm.
After over a dozen clashes, the long spear in Yu Zhuan's hand was knocked away. The Old Clan King's sleeve rolled, sending the spear flying to embed in the Xiongxiao Demon God Hall.
Then came another scream from Gai Mie.
The armor on Yu Zhuan's right shoulder was shattered by the Huangquan Seal, divine blood flowing continuously. His entire body was covered in ice crystals, his arms trembling incessantly, aching as if about to split.
His opponent was at the Heavenly Venerable rank. Fortunately, he had the Victory Crown, otherwise he would have suffered more than just this injury.
Zhang Ruochen wanted to take the opportunity to rescue Gai Mie, but the Primordial Path Old Clan King detected it and struck out with the Huangquan Seal.
The Huangquan Seal was as large as a mountain, ten thousand zhang long. As it flew, it slowly rotated, distorting space itself. Its power was enough to destroy heaven and earth.
Zhang Ruochen fully released his spiritual power, directly striking out with the Emperor Talisman to clash with the Huangquan Seal.
"Boom rumble!"
The Huangquan Seal knocked back the Emperor Talisman, crushing down on Zhang Ruochen like a grinding wheel.
A Heavenly Venerable rank plus the Huangquan Seal could definitely shatter the physical body of any Indestructible Infinite initial stage cultivator with a single blow.
"Hua!"
The Myriad Forms Formless Seal manifested before Zhang Ruochen, blocking the residual force of the Huangquan Seal.
Zhang Ruochen flew backward dozens of li, sand and stones flying. One hand pressed against the ground, the other holding the Heavenly God Lock, dragging the black hand and Universe Cauldron at the end of the chain like flying a kite.
The Primordial Path Old Clan King narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at that black hand.
But then he saw a strange smile appear on Zhang Ruochen's face.
The Old Clan King glanced sideways and saw a white-clad figure easily passing through the secret patterns and order left by the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable, appearing beneath the Xiongxiao Demon God Hall to rescue Gai Mie.
Although he had been distracted by Yu Zhuan and Zhang Ruochen earlier, the main reason he had overlooked this woman dressed in men's clothing was that her aura was too similar to the secret patterns and order here.
Gai Mie landed on the ground, pulling out the Demon Ancestor Meridian Halberd, Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword, and Radiant War Halberd embedded in his body one after another. He walked past Chi Yao and said: "Today, I, Gai Mie, owe you and Zhang Ruochen a favor!"
"Shua shua!"
The Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword and Radiant War Halberd were thrown by him, flying straight toward the Primordial Path Old Clan King.
Then, Gai Mie leaped up, mobilizing the Desolate Moon's power, and slashed down with all his might using the Demon Ancestor Meridian Halberd.
The Primordial Path Old Clan King's body didn't move. He mobilized the Heavenly and Earthly Rules, sending the Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword and Radiant War Halberd flying. Then, he extended his right arm and pressed a palm barehanded toward Gai Mie.
"Go protect Yao Yao."
Zhang Ruochen threw down the No Self Lamp, his figure flickering out. He grabbed the Abyssal Ancient Divine Sword, spinning his body and dragging the war sword in a half-circle, executing Sword Twenty-Two.
Before this, Yu Zhuan, wearing the Victory Crown, had already grabbed the Radiant War Halberd and slashed horizontally at the Primordial Path Old Clan King.
"Bang!"
Gai Mie was sent flying by a palm strike.
Facing Yu Zhuan's halberd strike, the Primordial Path Old Clan King frowned slightly. His body directly dispersed, turning into a cloud of Heavenly and Earthly Rules.
After the Radiant War Halberd swept through the cloud of Heavenly and Earthly Rules, the Old Clan King's body recondensed, his five fingers like dragon claws, clamping down on Yu Zhuan's neck.
"Hua!"
Sword Twenty-Two, carrying Emperor Talisman patterns, arrived at the Old Clan King's back at this moment.
"Boom!"
A black halo appeared behind the Primordial Path Old Clan King, barely withstanding Zhang Ruochen's sword strike.
But impacted by this sword, Yu Zhuan escaped from under the Old Clan King's claws, a large chunk of flesh missing from his neck.
Gai Mie attacked again, but was punched into the ground by a Nether Ancestor light projection.
"Boom!"
...
The battle was brutal. Even with Zhang Ruochen, Yu Zhuan, and Gai Mie joining forces, they still fell into the disadvantage, unable to break through the Primordial Path Old Clan King's defense.
The Old Clan King's combat power was even stronger than Gu Yanluo's.
Yu Zhuan glanced at the sky-full of blood soil a hundred li away and said: "Fighting like this, we're bound to lose. Brother Ruochen, think of something quickly. You are the descendant of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable; you must be able to mobilize the secret patterns and order here."
Zhang Ruochen flew backward, a bloodstain at the corner of his mouth. He glanced at Chi Yao beneath the Xiongxiao Demon God Hall.
Chi Yao was sitting cross-legged on the ground, the twenty layers of heavens above her head like layers of divine palace halls, communicating with the secret patterns and order here.
Cultivating the same technique, and having absorbed the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable's Ancestor Divine Qi and Ancestor Rules at the Heavenly Venerable tomb, her twenty layers of heavens had actually produced resonance with the secret patterns and order here.
The Primordial Path Old Clan King detected this, his figure continuously flickering as he rushed over, saying: "So you are the true successor of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable!"
"Not good!"
Zhang Ruochen knew that chasing now was too late, so he could only release the Four Symbols Diagram, using the Shaoyang Divine Mountain to crash toward the Primordial Path Old Clan King.
The Taiji Four Symbols Diagram could cross infinite void in an instant.
The Primordial Path Old Clan King ignored the Shaoyang Divine Mountain, pointing a finger at Chi Yao, a brilliant beam of light surging from his fingertip.
"Old fellow, do you take my No Self Lamp for nothing?"
The No Self Lamp's radiance surged greatly.
At the same time, stalks of Xutuohuan Silver Trees grew around Chi Yao, forming the Ten Thousand Buddha Formation.
Before leaving, Bore had given this formation to Chi Yao.
With the No Self Lamp powering the Ten Thousand Buddha Formation, the formation's light curtain and the boundary wall of the Pure Land World barely blocked the Old Clan King's finger beam.
"Bang!"
The Shaoyang Divine Mountain landed on the Primordial Path Old Clan King, causing his figure to sway slightly.
The Truth Cauldron was hidden inside the Shaoyang Divine Mountain. By catching him off guard, it had finally broken through the Old Clan King's defense for the first time, hitting his true body.
But it still hadn't injured him.
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I only went to write two hundred words, and it was already tied. I really want to give Argentina two slaps!