# Chapter 576: Eastern Domain King
The two Liuli Knights, both at the fourth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm, would not have their martial souls dissipate immediately even if their heads were severed. Before dying, they still had residual strength to continue attacking.
The hands of the two headless corpses tightly gripped the white bone spears, simultaneously exerting force, mobilizing the remaining power within their bodies, and driving the spear tips inch by inch into Lin Fei's body.
"Boom! Boom!"
Zhang Ruochen struck out two palms in succession, sending the bodies of the two Liuli Knights flying away.
The entire process happened in the blink of an eye.
In the distance, Nine Nether Sword Saint stared at Zhang Ruochen. The light emanating from his pupils manifested into tens of thousands of sword qi, like a tidal wave and a torrent, making a whooshing sound as they flew toward Zhang Ruochen.
Just a single gaze contained a vast and mighty sword intent.
As the sword qi flew past, they left dozens of meter-long sword marks on the ground, stirring up sand and rocks, as if hundreds of thousands of soldiers wielding war swords were charging to Zhang Ruochen's front.
Zhang Ruochen stood before the iron cage, his gaze extremely resolute, with no intention of retreating.
The moment he decided to save Lin Fei, he had already prepared himself to die together with her. There was not a trace of fear in his heart, only a feeling of helplessness and unwillingness.
"Shang Jiuyou, when did you stoop so low as to strike at a junior? I think you are no longer worthy of the title 'Sword Saint.'"
Just as Zhang Ruochen was about to die under Nine Nether Sword Saint's sword qi, a majestic divine shadow rushed out from the Eastern Domain Saint Prince Manor.
No one could see his true appearance clearly. All they could see was his entire body radiating golden light, like a blazing sun, so dazzling that people could not open their eyes.
The golden figure turned into a beam of light, pushing aside the air, and appeared between Zhang Ruochen and Nine Nether Sword Saint as if shifting positions.
The Eastern Domain King's body stood like a boulder on the ground, motionless. He quickly extended a golden hand and struck forward.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, all the sword qi in the sky vanished without a trace.
Nine Nether Sword Saint stared at the man opposite him and laughed: "I am merely a Sword Saint, not a sage. Even a sage cannot be perfect in every way, Prince. Are your demands too high? Besides, the Heir of Time and Space is no ordinary person. Striking at him does not lower my status, does it?"
The light radiating from the Eastern Domain King's body was extremely bright, like a golden divine lake.
Except for those above the Half-Saint realm, no one present could see his figure clearly.
Nine Nether Sword Saint smiled: "It seems the Prince was in seclusion. You couldn't even restrain the saintly light on your body and had to forcefully emerge from seclusion. It seems I have disturbed the Prince."
"No matter." The Eastern Domain King only replied with two words.
Nine Nether Sword Saint said: "Given the Prince's current state, if you fight me, you will likely suffer backlash from the saintly light within your body."
"No need to worry. I have already activated the Zhou Tian Grand Formation of the Eastern Domain Saint City. I'm afraid none of you will be able to leave today. All of you will stay here!"
The Eastern Domain King clasped his hands behind his back, his posture upright, displaying an extraordinary bearing.
As his words fell, at the center of the Saint Prince Manor, at the bottom of a deep valley, spiritual energy rapidly expanded.
The stone walls on all four sides of the valley gradually peeled off, revealing layers of ancient formation inscriptions. Hundreds of thousands of inscriptions emerged, floating in the air, connecting into a huge light wheel, forming an ancient formation.
The next moment, a beam of light with a diameter of a hundred zhang shot up from the bottom of the valley, passed through the circular ancient formation, and soared straight into the sky.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
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The heaven and earth spiritual energy of the entire Eastern Domain Saint City violently shook.
From deep underground came a dull rumbling sound.
The Eastern Domain Saint City was built from a fallen star. The star's diameter was fully ten thousand li.
At this moment, on the star, five continents and twelve sea regions, three hundred and sixty Saint Prince Manors, a total of three hundred and sixty ancient formation platforms all activated and began to operate.
On the outskirts of the Eastern Domain Saint City, there were eight ferry cities.
In an instant, the skies of the eight ferry cities became extremely bright, and white beams of light shot down from the sky.
The martial artists in the ferry cities all raised their heads and looked toward the Eastern Domain Saint City on the horizon.
They saw three hundred and sixty beams of light simultaneously rush out from the Eastern Domain Saint City, emitting dazzling radiance, forming a net that gradually enveloped the entire planet.
At this moment, countless people were shocked.
"What major event has happened?"
"Why is the Zhou Tian Grand Formation being activated?"
"The last time the Zhou Tian Grand Formation was activated must have been five or six hundred years ago. Something major must have happened."
Not only were the martial artists of the eight ferry cities greatly alarmed, but even the saints within the Eastern Domain Saint City were disturbed. They emerged from seclusion one after another to investigate what was happening.
Soon, they discovered that not only was the Eastern Domain Saint Prince Manor in chaos, but the entire Eastern Domain Saint City had descended into turmoil.
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Just as the Zhou Tian Grand Formation was being activated, Chen Wutian and Zhang Ruochen also made their moves simultaneously.
Chen Wutian sat on the back of the giant beast Bi'an, condensing the saintly qi within his body, channeling it into his arm. The square heavenly halberd in his hand turned crimson red and pierced into the Ghost Saint's chest.
The scorching saintly power surged out from the halberd, rushing toward the Ghost Saint's chest, abdomen, head, limbs, and five viscera.
"Chen Wutian... you... I... me..."
The Ghost Saint let out a long, miserable scream. His saintly body was like fired ceramic, with cracks appearing on his skin.
Between each crack, red light emanated. With a crackling sound, the saintly body shattered, breaking into pieces of saintly light fragments, forming bright rays that shot in all directions.
The energy released from the fall of a saint was naturally extraordinary.
"Boom!"
One of the saintly light fragments fell to the ground, its destructive power comparable to a small meteorite striking the earth, leaving a pit ten zhang deep.
Hundreds of saintly light fragments flew out simultaneously. Some flew toward the Saint Prince Manor, some toward the Black Market saints, and some toward the camps of the four great saintly clans.
The eighteen layers of the Saint Prince Manor's protective formation had already been activated, enough to withstand the destructive impact of the Ghost Saint's body explosion.
However, the Black Market cultivators and death warriors could not withstand the power unleashed by the saintly light fragments. Except for a few individuals protected by saints, all the other cultivators turned into clouds of blood mist and died on the spot.
A large wave of screams rang out.
"Retrieve."
Chen Wutian extended a palm, and from dozens of zhang away, he grabbed the Ghost Saint's saintly source that was trying to escape. As if plucking a star with his hand, he pulled it back.
Then, Chen Wutian swung the square heavenly halberd again, attacking the Illusion Saint hidden in the darkness, preparing to rescue the two meridian masters of the Chen Clan.
"Boom!"
Just as Chen Wutian killed the Ghost Saint, Zhang Ruochen swung the Abyssal Ancient Sword and slashed down, splitting the black iron bars in two.
Zhang Ruochen mobilized his true qi and pulled out the dragon bone spears that had pierced Lin Fei's left and right shoulders.
After confirming that Lin Fei was not in mortal danger, he immediately fed her a healing pill.
Zhang Ruochen grabbed Lin Fei's hands and continuously infused true qi into her body.
Seeing the blood on Lin Fei's shoulders and wrists, Zhang Ruochen bit his lip tightly, and the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.
He called out softly: "Mother! Mother!"
Lin Fei slowly opened her eyes and glanced at Zhang Ruochen.
Then, she closed them again and fainted once more.
Just as Zhang Ruochen was healing Lin Fei, the saints of the Chen Clan had already begun fighting with the saints of the Black Market. The sky was filled with saintly figures.
Second Senior Brother Zhu Hongtao and Third Senior Brother Wan Ke were also battling the Black Market's strong ones. However, they focused mainly on defense, always maintaining a certain distance from Zhang Ruochen.
If Zhang Ruochen encountered danger, they could immediately return to rescue him.
Nine Nether Sword Saint immediately gave the order: "Go! We must leave the Eastern Domain Saint City before the Zhou Tian Grand Formation completely closes."
Having said this, Nine Nether Sword Saint waved his arm, using saintly qi to roll up Di Yi, and executed the Imperial Sword Technique, flying toward the sky.
The Eastern Domain King stood on the ground, slowly raising his hands to communicate with the heaven and earth spiritual energy.
"Four Nine Mysterious Art, Rain-Covering Hand."
Instantly, the heaven and earth spiritual energy all converged above Nine Nether Sword Saint's head, condensing into a giant hand, pressing downward.
Looking up from the ground, that giant hand occupied almost a third of the sky, each palm line seeming as large as a mountain range.
It was a hand that could overturn the sky and cover the rain, containing unimaginable terrifying power.
"Sword Seven."
Nine Nether Sword Saint stood on a cyan saintly sword with both feet, one hand grabbing Di Yi, the other forming a sword seal.
Endless sword shadows converged toward him, arranged in a conical shape, continuously rotating, striking toward the giant hand seal in the sky.
"Whoosh!"
Wrapped in the sword light of the saintly sword and countless sword shadows, Nine Nether Sword Saint penetrated the Rain-Covering Hand struck by the Eastern Domain King and flew above the clouds.
Although Nine Nether Sword Saint was not injured, Di Yi was crushed by the power of the Rain-Covering Hand until his entire body was a bloody mess, severely wounded and on the verge of death.
Nine Nether Sword Saint grabbed Di Yi's pulse and immediately frowned.
Even with his protection, Di Yi was still injured. It had to be said that the Eastern Domain King's cultivation was extremely formidable.
Nine Nether Sword Saint stood in the clouds, glanced downward, and said with sharp eyes: "As expected of the Four Nine Mysterious Art, its reputation is well-deserved. Let's stop here for today. Another day, I will definitely visit again to properly experience the subtleties of the Four Nine Mysterious Art."
The Eastern Domain King said: "I'm afraid there will be no another day."
The Zhou Tian Grand Formation suddenly rotated once, and above Nine Nether Sword Saint's head, a purple lightning bolt condensed and struck down.
Led by Nine Nether Sword Saint, the Black Market saints simultaneously struck with their sacred artifacts to block it.
"Boom!"
The lightning flashed among the Black Market saints.
A large wave of screams rang out, and nine Half-Saint corpses fell from the sky.
The Zhou Tian Grand Formation was an ancient mysterious formation, consisting of three hundred and sixty formation bases, condensing the spiritual energy of the entire Eastern Domain Saint City. It was not something that human power could resist.
"Chi chi!"
The Zhou Tian Grand Formation rotated again, beginning to condense a second attack.
In the sky, a Taiji Yin-Yang fish imprint appeared, one white fish and one black fish, continuously turning. Dozens of purple electric snakes shuttled between the Yin-Yang fish, seemingly ready to strike down at any moment.