“Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!”
A terrifying chorus of ancient battle cries ripped through the air. Hordes of Ancient Yin Soldiers, wielding Residual Emperor Weapons, charged forward with overwhelming momentum. Their killing intent, honed over countless millennia, remained sharp and relentless.
More Ancient Yin Soldiers materialized from beneath the earth, tearing open fissures in the ground. From one massive crack burst forth a colossal Golden-scaled Warhorse corpse, ridden by a headless figure. A profoundly sinister aura radiated from the decaying body, driven by an unyielding Persistent Thought. The headless rider clutched a broken spear stained with Emperor Blood, pointing it directly at Duan Hunsheng.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Some of the Yin Soldiers pounded on shattered war drums, their rhythm shaking the heavens and fueling the terrifying charge.
The Golden-scaled Warhorse leaped thousands of feet, Traversing the Void, leading the Ancient Yin Soldiers in a furious assault. Brilliant divine light erupted, staining the firmament crimson. Space tore and twisted under the force of their ancient power.
Seeing this, the five Great Emperors—Duan Hunsheng and his allies—were utterly enraged. Their eyes were bloodshot. They cursed loudly, “Damn it! That accursed Tianyuan!”
One of the foreign, supreme Great Emperors spoke with chilling coldness, “If he wants a fight, then let’s fight!”
Duan Hunsheng sneered, a chilling, guttural sound. “Heh heh heh… Tianyuan, do you truly believe these pathetic Ancient Yin Soldiers can stop us? When we finally find you, we will tear you limb from limb!”
Although the Ancient Yin Soldiers were numerous, they were mostly low-star Great Emperors or Quasi-Emperors. In the eyes of Duan Hunsheng and his peers, they were nothing. The strongest was the headless corpse on the Golden-scaled Warhorse, who had likely been a Nine-star Great Emperor in life. But now, he was merely a residual soul driven by Persistent Thought, his power long past its peak.
The five Great Emperors were ice-cold, their hearts already burning with suppressed fury. They cast aside all restraint and launched their attack.
“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The five supreme Great Emperors unleashed their full power. They didn't even bother to summon their Emperor Weapons, simply flicking their sleeves. Terrifying, peerless power surged out like a tidal wave, illuminating the dim sky with blinding divine radiance. For a moment, the entire Ancient Lost Fierce Land trembled under the overwhelming Emperor Might.
The Ancient Yin Soldiers were annihilated before the five Great Emperors.
“You lingering spirits! I’ll send you to the afterlife myself!” Duan Hunsheng’s eyes were dark and vicious. By his hand alone, countless Ancient Yin Soldiers were utterly extinguished.
From afar, Tianyuan Old Ancestor’s expression was complex as he looked at Chen Changsheng. “Fellow Daoist, these Ancient Yin Soldiers don’t seem to be a match for Duan Hunsheng’s group at all!”
Chen Changsheng smiled faintly. “Don’t rush.”
The slaughter continued. It was a one-sided massacre. Countless Yin Soldiers were killed instantly, their bones and corpses dissolving into white mist that permeated the air.
The leaders of the Ancient Yin Soldiers, including the headless rider on the Golden-scaled Warhorse, began to falter. Their forms grew increasingly transparent, and even the Golden-scaled Warhorse’s divine light dimmed, on the verge of vanishing.
Duan Hunsheng scoffed. “Worthless Trash!”
Suddenly, a Demon Clan Great Emperor turned pale. “This is bad! Why do I feel dizzy and disoriented?”
Another human Great Emperor stretched out his hand to examine the white mist floating in the air. He cried out in alarm, “Get out of this area immediately! That damned Tianyuan laced these Ancient Yin Soldiers with Sleeping Incense and Nine Revolutions Soul Dispersion Powder!”
Upon hearing this, the five Great Emperors exploded in fury.
Duan Hunsheng’s eyes were bloodshot. “Tianyuan Old Thief! I have never encountered such an Insidious and Cunning Scoundrel!”
The Demon Clan Great Emperor roared, “Tianyuan! May your entire lineage be cursed!”
Sleeping Incense instantly integrates into the blood, causing temporary dizziness and confusion. Nine Revolutions Soul Dispersion Powder, meanwhile, targets the soul, causing intense spiritual pain. In a battle between supreme experts, a moment of disorientation is the difference between life and death.
Shing!
Just as one of the foreign Great Emperors was momentarily distracted, the Golden-scaled Warhorse, Traversing the Void for tens of thousands of feet, let out a final roar. The headless rider thrust his spear toward the distracted Great Emperor. A flash of cold light struck first, followed by a crimson spray.
The foreign Great Emperor’s arm erupted in blood, staining the sky. The searing pain instantly cleared his mind. Enraged, he grabbed the headless rider’s body.
“You dare injure me! Die!”
In the next instant, the foreign Great Emperor ripped the headless corpse apart with brute force. Crack! The headless rider was instantly annihilated. The Golden-scaled Warhorse also dissolved into the void.
Another human Great Emperor shouted, “Everyone, quickly shield your divine sense and seal your souls! We must leave this area!”
Duan Hunsheng and the four others immediately tore open the void and fled the region. Their faces were utterly ashen, as if they had swallowed ten thousand years of excrement.
“Tian! Yuan!” Duan Hunsheng roared in fury, his voice shaking the long sky.
Who could have imagined that Tianyuan would be so cunning, lacing the bodies of the Ancient Yin Soldiers with Sleeping Incense and Nine Revolutions Soul Dispersion Powder? With so many Yin Soldiers dying, no one would have noticed the subtle white mist.
In the next moment, Duan Hunsheng spotted the location of Tianyuan Old Ancestor’s illusory projection. He swept his sleeve. “The Tianyuan Old Thief is over there! Charge!”
From afar, the illusory projection of Tianyuan Old Ancestor immediately fled, stepping into the area where the Blood River flowed.
Meanwhile, the real Tianyuan Old Ancestor, observing in secret, gave Chen Changsheng a hearty thumbs-up.
Terrifying! I thought the White Robe Great Emperor was a straightforward powerhouse! I never expected such intricate planning!
If he were Duan Hunsheng, he would have fallen for the trap too! Who would think of such a thing in the middle of a brutal fight? So strong, yet so low-profile…
He felt as if the White Robe Great Emperor had changed, but perhaps, Tianyuan reasoned, even the White Robe Great Emperor couldn’t instantly kill five Nine-star Great Emperors, and thus had to resort to this clever strategy.
Thinking this, Tianyuan Old Ancestor said, “Fellow Daoist, I am completely convinced!”
Chen Changsheng smiled faintly. “We can leave now. Fellow Daoist, you must stick close to me.”
Tianyuan Old Ancestor nodded. “Understood.”
Chen Changsheng chose an escape route, and the two of them concealed their forms, immediately heading toward the exit of the Ancient Lost Fierce Land.
At this moment, as Duan Hunsheng and the four others arrived at the crimson river, the eerie water suddenly changed. A colossal, blood-red hand materialized, slamming down toward the five Great Emperors.
“How dare you disturb my slumber! You seek death!”
Blood energy surged toward the heavens, and brilliant divine light pierced the firmament. Terrifying, peerless power swept out in all directions.
In the next instant, countless brilliant spiritual runes began to flash. The Grand Terrain Stance of the Blood River area was rapidly absorbed, and an array plate suddenly flared to life. A towering formation instantly solidified!
Duan Hunsheng’s face turned to ice. “The Nine Revolutions Heaven Sealing Array!”
The other four supreme Great Emperors paled, screaming curses. “Tianyuan Old Thief, may you die a terrible death! You actually laid down a massive array here!”
The power of the formation was immense and grew increasingly fierce, as the array plate was constantly drawing power from the Blood River itself. This only enraged the terrifying entity within the Blood River further.
After countless millennia, someone dared to scheme against his Blood River!
The entity within the Blood River roared, “All of you! Stay here forever!”