"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The word 'kill' was boundless, shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
The Divine Punishment Army swept forth, directly attacking the many powerhouses of the Imperial Clan Xiao. Eight hundred strong warriors charged over.
Facing the fearsome Divine Punishment Army, the many Heaven's Prides of the Xiao Clan also changed color, for the opponent's imposing might, gathered together and intact, was truly terrifying.
The Divine King of the Xiao Clan intended to make a move. He was currently at the peak of the Third Calamity Divine King realm; one more step and he could become a Fourth Calamity Divine King. He had already comprehended a wisp of Intent power and wanted to deal with this Divine Punishment Army alone, allowing the other Heaven's Prides of the Imperial Clan Xiao to leave safely.
But the Ox Divine King and the Divine King of the Heavenly Emperor Hall appeared first, attacking him and delaying him.
The Divine King of the Xiao Clan changed color but was powerless. Both Divine Kings were very strong; even someone as powerful as him could not break free in a short time.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Divine Punishment Army formed a battle formation, transforming into a torrent of pitch-black steel that charged recklessly forward. It seemed this heaven and earth would be trampled to pieces!
"Kill!"
"Exterminate these Heavenly Emperor Hall powerhouses!"
"The Xiao Clan cannot be destroyed!"
The many Heaven's Prides of the Xiao Clan also roared one after another. Led by two Half-Step Divine King level Supreme Heavenly Prides, they soared into the sky and engaged in a fierce, great confrontation with the Divine Punishment Army.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two sides collided, and blood light immediately splashed everywhere.
But the disparity was revealed in the blink of an eye. The Divine Punishment Army was united as one, their overall momentum condensed together, even stronger than many Divine Kings. Their charge was like a super Divine King going to war. The moment of collision directly blasted away numerous Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides.
Among them, some Heaven's Prides were instantly torn to shreds, blood light soaring to the heavens, their forms and spirits annihilated.
The various forces watching from afar were utterly horrified.
Too terrifying! The Divine Punishment Army simply killed gods when encountering gods, slaughtered buddhas when encountering buddhas!
The two Half-Step Divine King level Supreme Heavenly Prides also kept coughing blood. They were Supreme Heavenly Prides, and at the level of high-level young Supreme Ones, they were in some ways not inferior to Second Calamity Divine Kings. There were also several others with combat power comparable to First Calamity Divine Kings. This could be considered an extremely powerful force, but they hadn't expected their formation to be broken through in the blink of an eye.
This Divine Punishment Army was truly too terrifying; it could absolutely slaughter Divine Kings!
"What should we do?"
The many Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides all looked towards the two leading Half-Step Divine King level Supreme Heavenly Prides, their expressions anxious.
Both were anxious. Now that the Imperial Son of the Xiao Clan was absent and the old Divine King was delayed, they could only think of a solution themselves.
"Don't be overly anxious. Although this army is fearsome, it is not invincible. In my view, it can only maintain this state for a period of time. Endure through it, and it will be fine. Avoid direct collision!"
The two formulated a plan and directly turned to leave. But they could not leave this place in a short time because the heaven and earth were restrained, restrained by the great will of this Divine Punishment Army.
To break through the restraint and leave, they could only start with the Divine Punishment Army itself.
The other several dozen Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides could only helplessly agree. This was the only way in a hopeless situation. Faced with such a terrifying army, even a Fourth Calamity Divine King could only turn pale at the sight.
However, the longer they delayed, the more disadvantageous it became for them, because more and more Heavenly Emperor Hall powerhouses would arrive.
Like the city lords of other great cities, each one was a true Divine King powerhouse, quite powerful. If they all rushed over, the situation would not look optimistic for them.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Led by the two Half-Step Divine King level Supreme Heavenly Prides, the many Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides all took action, unleashing numerous attacks that fell upon the Divine Punishment Army, attempting to disrupt their formation and thereby break the great will restraint sealing this heaven and earth.
But the eight hundred strong warriors of the Divine Punishment Army were united as one, incredibly cohesive. Moreover, the ten leaders were all Half-Step Divine King level super powerhouses who completely resisted all attacks and charged again and again.
Although the many Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides scattered and avoided direct collisions, this also resulted in their power being too dispersed to resist. During the process, over a dozen Great Ability Heaven's Prides successively perished, their blood staining this firmament.
The old Divine King of the Xiao Clan watched anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan, utterly helpless. He could only watch this scene with despair in his heart.
He very much wanted to call back the Imperial Son who was training alone outside, but he also feared that if the Imperial Son returned, he would be surrounded and killed.
The Imperial Son was supreme. It was better for all of them to die than for him to face the slightest danger.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the impact of the Divine Punishment Army, nearly half of the several dozen Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides soon perished, making the old Divine King's heart ache unbearably.
These were all promising talents accumulated by the Xiao Clan generation after generation, all evaluated as extraordinary Heaven's Prides in past eras and thus chosen to be sealed, unsealed in this era, prepared to rise in this era and lead the entire Imperial Clan Xiao to ultimate glory, restoring the peak prosperity of the ancient Great Emperor's time.
Yet he never expected that half of the Xiao Clan's many outstanding talents would die here. How would he explain it to the Imperial Son, the young ancestor, in the future?
"Ah—"
The old Divine King of the Xiao Clan's eyes turned red. With an angry roar, he charged towards the two Divine Kings. The combat power of a peak Third Calamity Divine King erupted completely. With a loud boom, he forcefully sent both Divine Kings flying back.
However, under this near-suicidal charge, the two Divine Kings found a sliver of opportunity. Their various fierce attacks landed on him, wounding the old Divine King. He spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and several deep, bone-visible, even front-to-back penetrating bloody holes appeared on his body, continuously spilling large amounts of blood.
But the old Divine King paid no more heed. Enduring the pain, he charged towards the Divine Punishment Army, continuously attacking. Numerous fearsome attacks landed fully upon the Divine Punishment Army.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The eight hundred Divine Generals of the Divine Punishment Army were united as one, invincible. All attacks landing on them were completely offset, blocked, and neutralized. But caught off guard, many were also blasted away, coughing blood.
"Kill!"
The Divine Punishment Army truly lived up to being the most fearsome legion in the Heavenly Emperor Hall. In no more than two or three breaths, they regrouped, reforming the immortal battle formation, and charged rumblingly towards the old Divine King of the Xiao Clan.
Even though the old Divine King was coughing blood from the corner of his mouth, he charged forward alone, engaging in fierce combat.
But the result was obvious. The Divine Punishment Army killed gods when encountering gods, slaughtered buddhas when encountering buddhas, fundamentally unstoppable. No matter how strong the old Divine King was, he could not withstand them and was directly overpowered and crushed.
In the fierce combat, his Divine King battle armor shattered, and the divine staff in his hand developed many cracks, nearly exploding.
As for him, his entire person was sent flying, continuously spilling blood that dyed this heaven and earth red, making the other Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides watch with heartache, wanting to rush forward. But they were all blocked by the old Divine King with a sweep of his sleeve. Coughing blood, he shouted loudly, "All of you, leave! You are all future supreme powerhouses of my Xiao Clan; you cannot come to harm here. Now, I will carve a path of escape for you. Take care of yourselves!"
"A path of escape!?"
The remaining Xiao Clan Heaven's Prides seemed to understand all at once, their expressions changing drastically as they urgently said, "Ancestor, you cannot do this."
"Ancestor, if we leave, we leave together!"
They were anxious, knowing the old Divine King's choice, but they similarly could not stand by and watch; they had to stop him.
The old Divine King of the Xiao Clan let out a loud laugh that shook heaven and earth. "What expressions are those? This ancestor has already lived long enough, longer than all of you combined. But this ancestor is incompetent; in his entire life, he could only reach the Third Calamity Divine King level, unable to step into stronger realms. But all of you are young, full of vitality, with greater potential. Having cultivated for only a few hundred years, you've become Great Abilities, even about to step into the Divine King domain. You have more hope than this old fossil to impact the peak position of the Great Dao."
"Today, if I can protect you youngsters, as long as you leave safely, what does it matter if I die here? Hahahaha—"
A loud, hearty laugh, filled with open-mindedness and also a calmness towards death, with little sense of fear.
"Kill!" Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this moment, the Divine Punishment Army continued charging over. But hearing the words of the old Divine King of the Xiao Clan, the two Divine Kings changed color and urgently shouted, "Hurry back! Don't go over! Quickly!"
But before their words had fully fallen, they saw the old Divine King of the Xiao Clan's aged figure suddenly become much more heroic and upright. His entire person erupted with unparalleled radiance; even every inch of his muscles was filled with blazing light, as if rounds of heavenly suns were contained within his body, the most fearsome brilliance swirling around.
Simultaneously, an unprecedented terrifying power surged from his body. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, it had increased many times over, becoming so powerful that even the two Divine Kings felt a fatal sense of crisis.
This heaven and earth seemed unable to bear his existence. Where the light shone, the void of heaven and earth continuously fell into collapse.
"Hahaha! Today, I, Xiao Shan, can have this Divine Punishment Army buried with me; it can be considered a worthy death!"
The old Divine King Xiao Shan let out a carefree, hearty laugh. Then, his upright figure suddenly erupted with billions of zhang of light. Immediately after, with a loud boom, just as he collided with the Divine Punishment Army, he suddenly exploded, carrying that boundless, immeasurable destructive fluctuation that swept through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. It also completely shattered the heaven and earth restrained by the great will of the Divine Punishment Army, piercing through to the outside world.
Visible to the naked eye, a brilliance so dazzling it was unimaginable suddenly illuminated hundreds of millions of li in an instant, sweeping across half of the vast domain.
A Divine King's self-detonation, and a peak Third Calamity Divine King at that, a powerful Divine King just a hair's breadth from stepping into the Fourth Divine King Calamity. The self-detonation of such a super powerhouse was naturally earth-shattering, with an immensely huge impact.
The light that bloomed in that instant could illuminate the entire vast domain, seen by countless living beings.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the boundless radiance, countless times more blinding than the sun, gradually dimmed, what followed was a terrifying fluctuation that shook half of the vast domain, suddenly trembling. An astonishingly loud noise accompanied it, attracting the attention of countless living beings.