Boom—
Light illuminated the entire ancient hall as terrifying fluctuations erupted continuously, rumbling with long echoes.
The various powerhouses made their move, vying for the Great Dao Blood.
Yang Shaoqi was the first to charge forward, his black hair standing on end. His divine sword pointed horizontally, shining with blazing radiance that condensed into a dazzling beam of light, directly piercing toward the vital point of the human-shaped light cluster's head.
Moreover, a blinding small sun had appeared in his embrace at some unknown time, rolling and turning—it was the Tianqi Empire's supreme technique, the Sun Seal, which Yang Shaoqi had actually cultivated as well. Although it wasn't as terrifying as the Thirteenth Checkpoint Master's, it was still extremely powerful. As he pushed it forward, the void seemed on the verge of being completely blasted apart.
And in secret, he even summoned a portion of the world's power, grasping it in his palm and transforming it into a seven-colored long spear, which also carried immense momentum as it stabbed toward the human-shaped light cluster. He wanted to be the first to obtain it and gain the contract's recognition.
Three consecutive strikes—all within the time of a single encounter. Yang Shaoqi had already displayed all his strength, unable to wait any longer to act. Because he deeply understood that without doing so, he would have no chance of seizing the Great Dao Blood.
Boom—
The human-shaped light cluster seated on the stone throne suddenly made its move, as if sensing the fearsome danger emanating from Yang Shaoqi. The blood sword bloomed with eerie radiance, giving birth to a vast, surging crimson ocean. Terrifying waves crashed forward, layer upon layer of intense tides striking out, causing the void to tremble.
The blood sword swept across the sky, cleaving through the air. With a clang, it sent the fully awakened divine sword flying, its light directly dimming, and a shocking gap appeared on its blade.
Then, before the small sun could even erupt, it was punctured, followed by the shattering of the seven-colored long spear.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye—utterly devastating, fully displaying its divine might.
Finally, the blood sword slashed directly toward Yang Shaoqi, causing him to feel a bone-chilling cold throughout his body. He sensed an unprecedented, piercing crisis; goosebumps erupted all over his skin as the threat of death drew near.
However, the young prodigies of the three super forces—Long Tenghua, Li Sheng, and Wu Han—could not possibly allow Yang Shaoqi to be killed. He was an important combatant and a crucial ally in opposing Ye Chen, indispensable.
Three awakened super Martial God Dao Weapons unleashed terrifying lights that illuminated the heavens and earth, striking the blood sword and exploding into vast radiance. Then, the three of them swiftly brought Yang Shaoqi back.
Even so, the armor Yang Shaoqi wore was still slashed by a bloody sword radiance, causing blood to spurt and flow—a shocking sight.
Injured and coughing blood, his body eroded by the sword radiance, he quickly took out a pill and consumed it, circulating his cultivation technique to force it out. He also felt a wave of lingering fear.
He never expected the human-shaped light cluster to be this terrifying, completely beyond his expectations.
But the few of them obviously couldn't stop at this point. They continued to attack, and no longer prevented the other trialists from acting. On the contrary, they intentionally or unintentionally encouraged them to join the fray, wanting to use the power of the various experts to weaken the human-shaped light cluster's strength.
Enough ants can kill an elephant.
This was the thought in their minds.
"Everyone, please attack and weaken the Blood-Armor Guard's strength. When we obtain the Great Dao Blood, we will definitely share a portion with you," Li Sheng shouted.
"Good, we are willing to act, but please keep your promise, Prince Li Sheng," the crowd agreed.
"Naturally, I will abide by it," Li Sheng said, though his eyes were filled with coldness. This was certainly impossible—it was just an empty promise.
Only a very few people remained relatively calm now, such as the Thirteenth Prince, Vivian, Princess Hong Rong, Yang Miaoxue, and some of the Hundred Strong Trialists. They were all watching this scene with cold eyes.
They all knew these self-proclaimed kings and super experts were merely guiding the various powerhouses to act. As for the Great Dao Blood obtained in the end, how could they possibly share it with the masses?
Yet, invisibly, the power of the crowd was mobilized. Streaks of True Yuan power cut through the air, continuously bombarding the human-shaped light cluster, unleashing one fearsome attack after another.
Xiantian martial techniques, Xiantian manifestations, Xiantian True Yuan... Hundreds of trialists were vying to attack, assaulting the human-shaped light cluster.
It could be said this was an extremely terrifying offensive, capable of instantly destroying several great mountains, reducing them to ashes. Even a true Martial God powerhouse would have to retreat immediately, not daring to face it, because such a dense concentration of attacks could absolutely annihilate a Martial God.
The sheer quantity had triggered a qualitative change, achieving a fearsome effect.
The human-shaped light cluster looked down from above, emanating astonishing Dao might. It even expanded a crimson sphere—a Blood Domain—directly enveloping the area within three zhang centered on the stone throne.
The Blood Domain was like an absolute defense. Although all attacks landing on it caused the domain to tremble continuously, as if on the verge of shattering at any moment, it never actually collapsed. It was astonishing how sturdy the Blood Domain was, withstanding so many attacks from Xiantian experts without completely breaking down—something even a seventh-level super Martial God would find difficult to achieve.
However, Ye Chen's gaze was sharp, shooting out two piercing divine lights that saw through everything. He understood: this Blood Domain clearly leveraged its spherical advantage, rotating and dispersing the force of each streak of True Yuan power, thus continuously deflecting the attacks.
Moreover, the True Yuan power came in streaks, one after another, rather than being concentrated on a single point all at once, making it easy to deflect. Hence, the human-shaped light cluster could maintain the Blood Domain without it being broken.
Otherwise, with so many streaks of True Yuan power raining down, even a peak Martial God would be forced back three steps—how could they dare to withstand it?
"Fellow Daoists, let's concentrate our attacks on one point to break the Blood Domain. Only then can we maximize the damage to the Blood-Armor Guard," Wu Han transmitted via voice, gaining unanimous agreement from the other three.
As for Xia Yang, he was excluded by them because of Ye Chen and also because he wasn't from a super force.
As for Ye Chen and Fairy Caiyun, the two strongest individuals whom they originally feared, strangely, neither of them made a move at this moment. Moreover, they had left the ancient hall, their purpose unknown.
But this suited their intentions perfectly, and they even more so wanted to take this opportunity to quickly seize the Divine Spirit Blood.
Wu Han attacked. This super genius from the mysterious ancient super force, the Martial God Hall, now held a large bow in his hand, densely covered with ancient patterns. His entire body radiated a powerful aura as he aimed from a distance at the human-shaped light cluster.
A bone arrow appeared. This was no ordinary arrow; the entire shaft was crafted from the essence of a Martial God-level great demon's demon bone, possessing terrifying divine might and extremely strong piercing power. When wielded by a Martial God powerhouse, it was enough to shoot and kill a true Martial God—fearsome and peerless.
At this moment, Wu Han retreated to a sufficiently far distance. The divine bow was drawn like a full moon, with Great Dao aura blooming. The arrow shaft continuously absorbed surging world power, channeling it into the arrow, aiming to pierce through the Blood Domain with a single shot.
Boom—
The Blood-Armor Guard seemed to sense the true terror of this arrow and actually looked over, slashing out a massive bloody sword radiance as if intending to split the entire heavens and earth in two, with bloody light surging.
"You all attack and restrain the Blood-Armor Guard. I need to accumulate enough powerful energy," Wu Han transmitted. He needed time to continuously build up power, aiming for the strongest strike.
"Good!"
The others agreed immediately and then acted, controlling their Martial God Dao Weapons to shatter the bloody sword radiance in the first instant.
Long Tenghua attacked. The dragon sword fully awakened, a dragon's roar startling the Nine Heavens. The entire sword seemed on the verge of completely transforming into a True Dragon, with three strands of dragon qi coiling around it, roaring and howling, dragon might permeating the air as it continuously bombarded the Blood Domain.
Clang—
A massive golden divine bell appeared above Li Sheng's head, swaying out waves of astonishing invisible Dao ripples capable of annihilating everything. It rumbled and boomed, continuously striking the Blood Domain with brilliant light.
Yang Shaoqi also continuously attacked, his divine sword dancing out streaks of dazzling, sharp sword radiance that pierced through the heavens.
The three self-proclaimed king super experts joined forces, bombarding the Blood Domain, concentrating on one point. Divine energy surged and churned, unprecedentedly powerful.
Behind them, numerous trialists continuously attacked, shaking the Blood Domain. The battle entered a white-hot stage.
Xia Yang watched all this and knew his hope of seizing the Great Dao Blood was very slim. He voluntarily withdrew, standing alongside the Thirteenth Prince and the others, watching everything coldly.
However, he was still secretly gathering strength. Once an opportunity arose, he would definitely act and seize the Great Dao Blood, because this was a heaven-defying opportunity.
One by one, the self-proclaimed king super experts successively attacked, bombarding the sky with extreme intensity. The entire dilapidated ancient hall was collapsing.
In the void, the demon bone arrow in Wu Han's hand continuously gathered power. Streaks of world power shining with seven-colored radiant light were intentionally channeled into the bone arrow, causing it to radiate strands of blazing radiance.
Terrifying fluctuations continuously erupted, already reaching a level capable of harming a Martial God. But Wu Han was still continuously accumulating, needing more time to prepare, aiming to pierce through the Blood Domain with a single strike.
The battle grew increasingly white-hot. The void trembled and hummed, torn open by terrifying fluctuations into faint, thread-like black spatial cracks.
On another front, Ye Chen, whom everyone regarded as the strongest and most formidable competitor for the Great Dao Blood, surprisingly chose not to act. He merely glanced from afar, then in the next moment, stepped away, leaving the dilapidated ancient hall and heading toward the severely damaged mountain forest.
At the same time, the mysterious Fairy Caiyun also left the ancient hall like Ye Chen, heading into the mountain forest.
The purpose of these two...