"No!"
"We are from the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan, one of the three thousand royal clans! If you kill us, you'll be making an enemy of our entire clan!"
The two young Heavenly Kings invoked the name of the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan in an attempt to intimidate him. In their panic, however, they forgot that they had already revealed this earlier, yet Mo Haishen had still attacked. This time would be no different.
They could only blame themselves for being of an alien race and for offending his master, Ye Chen.
Boom—
The vast azure divine sea surged forth, overwhelming all the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan experts, including the two young Heavenly Kings from the main clan.
Piercing screams rang out from within, accompanied by violent fluctuations. Yet, in mere moments, everything returned to calm.
When the azure divine sea receded, the previously crowded void—with its hundreds of divine ships and the mighty formation of the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan—was now completely empty.
Only the original night sky remained.
However, Mo Haishen did not leave immediately. He swept a suspicious glance over the now-calm void and chuckled. "To think someone could escape the calamity by hiding within the spatial crevices. But do you truly take me, Mo Haishen, for an ordinary person? Come out!"
He slapped out with his palm, imbued with immense Dao power that shook the heavens and earth, instantly creating countless spatial fissures of varying sizes.
From one of these fissures, two bloodied, disheveled figures tumbled out. They were none other than the two young Heavenly Kings of the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan. They had not perished but had hidden within the void to evade death.
Even so, they had paid a heavy price. Covered in blood with countless wounds—many deep enough to reveal bone—their auras were feeble, a far cry from their earlier spirited demeanor. They now stared at Mo Haishen in horror, never expecting this youth, seemingly their peer, to be such a terrifying figure. This was beyond the capability of a Human Ranking Heaven's Pride; he was definitely a super Heaven's Pride qualified for the Earth Ranking.
Such an Earth Ranking Heaven's Pride should be renowned throughout the world and widely known. Yet they had never heard of nor seen him before. Just who was he?
But that no longer mattered. They quickly formed hand seals, and a stream of light shot out from each of their bodies, manifesting before them as a pair of Yin-Yang swords. A divine might surpassing that of a Heavenly King—that of a Great Power—permeated and spread from them.
"Immortal Dao Soldiers?"
Mo Haishen was slightly surprised but did not stop them. On the contrary, what raised his sword-like eyebrows was the powerful force he could sense emanating from this pair of Yin-Yang Divine Swords, which piqued his interest.
Simultaneously, the two exchanged a glance, each biting their tongue and spitting out a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Yin-Yang Divine Swords.
Visibly, the Yin-Yang Divine Swords, already wreathed in blazing black and white light, grew even more radiant upon being splashed with the Essence Blood. With a loud boom, a phantom figure manifested, standing upon the swords. Clad in black and white robes, with eyebrows sharp as heavenly swords, he possessed an extraordinary divine bearing, like a sword god descending from the Nine Heavens. The moment he opened his eyes, two terrifying sword beams flashed into existence, effortlessly slicing through the void.
"Lord Jian Tian!"
Seeing this sword god figure in black and white robes, the two young Heavenly Kings of the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan bowed respectfully. The arrogance they had shown toward the branch clan was gone, replaced by reverence.
For the Lord Jian Tian before them was a peerless Heaven's Pride within their royal Bone Heavenly Demon Clan. Though also a Heaven's Pride, he was incomparably stronger than the two of them, a super Heaven's Pride ranked on the Earth Ranking.
Lord Jian Tian stood upon the swords, looking down from on high as if a deity, sweeping a glance over the two but saying nothing.
He then turned his gaze to Mo Haishen ahead. However, Lord Jian Tian's brows furrowed, for this blue-haired youth actually gave him a sense of oppressive pressure. Even though he was merely an avatar, his power far surpassed that of the two young Heavenly Kings, possessing supreme combat strength. Yet he still felt this pressure, enough to indicate this blue-haired youth was no ordinary individual.
He cupped his hands toward Mo Haishen. "Jian Tian of the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan. May I ask your esteemed name?"
The two young Heavenly Kings' expressions changed slightly, clearly hearing the tone in Lord Jian Tian's voice—he was also quite wary of this Mo Haishen.
"Mo Haishen." Mo Haishen also sensed Jian Tian's fearsomeness and frowned slightly.
Mo Haishen?
Jian Tian frowned slightly, having never heard the name. He then said, "Fellow Daoist Mo, my Bone Heavenly Demon Clan offended you first. However, with eight Heavenly Kings, a hundred divine ships, and numerous branch clan experts now completely annihilated, consider this our apology. I hope Fellow Daoist can be magnanimous and let this matter rest here. What do you say?"
It must be said, Jian Tian was truly a young Heaven's Pride of great bearing. An entire branch clan had been almost completely wiped out, with nine Heavenly Kings, numerous precious divine ships, and many experts lost before and after, yet he proposed to let it go with a single sentence.
This was not something an ordinary person could do.
Even Mo Haishen nodded slightly. Such a person was truly extraordinary. If he were the one deciding, he too would prefer not to thoroughly offend such a Heaven's Pride.
Unfortunately, the true decision-maker was not him, but another—Ye Chen.
Mo Haishen also cupped his hands toward Jian Tian. "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. I need to ask."
Lord Jian Tian's eyebrows shot up, and shock flashed in his eyes. This extraordinary Mo Haishen before him was not the one in charge?
But before Mo Haishen could go and inquire, a clear, cold voice rang out from the void: "No need to ask. I have never liked those of alien races. Kill them."
With the utterance of "kill them," killing intent instantly filled the heavens and earth, all emanating from Mo Haishen. He looked coldly at Lord Jian Tian and the two young Heavenly Kings. "My apologies. You heard him. There can be no reconciliation. We can only kill you all."
Boom—
A terrifying divine might at the Great Power level erupted from Mo Haishen, instantly blanketing the surrounding hundred li of heaven and earth. Azure radiance swirled and flowed, strands of fearsome aura crisscrossing the sky, causing the void to tremble and crack incessantly, as if unable to bear the pressure.
"A Great Power? He truly is an Earth Ranking Heaven's Pride!?"
The two young Heavenly Kings paled completely. Lord Jian Tian, standing upon his swords, also had his expression change slightly, growing solemn. However, his slender hand reached out, and the pair of Yin-Yang Divine Swords beneath his feet appeared in his hands. They too emanated a terrifying aura, resisting the fearsome aura emanating from Mo Haishen. Killing intent surged as he declared, "Very well. Let this one, ranked 97th on the Earth Ranking, see if you possess the qualification to enter it."