The two Young Kings vanished in an instant, disappearing before the eyes of the crowd.
What was going on?
Everyone was stunned, unable to comprehend what had happened. The experts of the Scarlet God Valley, however, paled drastically, for their clan's Young King had suddenly vanished, most likely connected to the other King.
"Look, they haven't completely disappeared! They're in the void!"
A Scarlet God Valley expert, after slaying five bandits with a backhand sweep, scanned the sky and discovered two faintly discernible figures in the distant void. They were none other than the Scarlet Scale King and Ye Chen, rapidly fading into the void.
Clearly, this was Ye Chen's doing. He had entered the void, intending to take the Scarlet Scale King far from this place.
"Elder, something terrible has happened! Our clan's King is in danger!"
The Scarlet God Valley experts were powerless. They sensed an immense spatial fluctuation blocking their way, preventing them from rescuing the Scarlet Scale King. Anxious, they cried out to the Seventeenth Elder for help.
"What!?"
The Seventeenth Elder, who was engaged in battle with the Divine Cavalry, instantly understood the situation. His gaze naturally swept over the two increasingly faint figures. As a Demi-Saint, he immediately grasped what was happening.
It was instantaneous spatial teleportation, an application of the Void Dao, profound and mysterious. It could quickly construct a spatial channel connecting two locations for teleportation.
Naturally, because the connected locations were usually not excessively distant—at most not exceeding a hundred thousand li—the construction did not require the complexity of a typical teleportation gate.
However, generally speaking, even Saint Treasury Realm supreme experts found it difficult to achieve this. It wasn't merely a matter of strength but required an extremely profound attainment in the Void Dao.
Clearly, among the opposing side was a formidable figure proficient in the Void Dao.
He thought of the black-robed girl who had successfully reconstructed the teleportation channel in Xiagu City even after its collapse. It was highly likely her.
He realized that the black-robed girl was absolutely extraordinary. Yet, at this moment, he spoke coldly, "No matter who you are, no matter your status or background, you cannot take away my clan's King today."
Boom—
The Seventeenth Elder activated the Scarlet God Furnace. Vast Saint might instantly flooded the heavens, rumbling through the nine layers of the sky. Enduring a hard clash with the Divine Cavalry that caused his blood energy to churn and his face to pale, he unleashed endless scarlet columns of light from the Scarlet God Furnace toward that area of the void, aiming to forcibly expel the two.
More importantly, he sought to rescue his clan's King.
"Don't even think of stopping us!"
A clear, cold female voice echoed from the void. Similarly, surging spatial power swept across the sky, completely intercepting the myriad scarlet columns of light. Then, the two figures in the void grew increasingly ethereal and illusory before vanishing completely, teleported away.
"No!"
The Seventeenth Elder roared in shock. At the cost of taking another blow from the Divine Cavalry that shattered his shoulder, sending blood flying, he fully illuminated the heavens and earth with the Scarlet God Furnace's scarlet radiance. Wisps of Great Dao Saint might overflowed, pressing down upon the world as a terrifying scarlet-gold divine light blasted toward the location where the two had vanished.
He wanted to blast open the void, create a passage, and rescue the Scarlet Scale King.
Boom—
The heavens collapsed and the earth shook. The vast land trembled, and countless li of ground cracked apart. Billowing dust soared into the sky, sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, terrifying beyond compare.
However, the void remained stable, the rules of the Heavenly Dao operating to maintain its integrity. The myriad Daos were complete and unbreakable. Only the distant, continuous stretches of barren mountain ranges were reduced to flying ash, the mountains ceasing to exist.
This scene terrified all the bandits present. They no longer dared to besiege the Scarlet God Valley experts, turning to flee with extraordinary speed.
For at this moment, the Seventeenth Elder was too fearsome. Wielding such a flawless Saint weapon in attack, he could almost fully display the invincible Saint might of a Saint Treasury Realm supreme expert, dominating the Black Sky Plains. With no Saint present, who could contend with him?
If he were to unleash such an attack here, few in the vicinity would survive.
"You've besieged and pursued my Scarlet God Valley for so long, and now you think you can just leave? It's not that easy. For the disappearance of my clan's King, I'll first collect a bit of interest from you."
The Seventeenth Elder's expression darkened unpredictably. He had long been filled with rage over being inexplicably pursued. Now, seeing the bandits flee only fanned his fury, his killing intent soaring to the heavens.
Rumble—
A most terrifying power slowly unfurled. The Scarlet God Furnace in his hands was undergoing a limit-breaking revival. That vast Great Dao Saint might dominated this stretch of heaven and earth, making countless people feel as if a great mountain were pressing on their hearts, a terrifying sense of oppression swirling within.
Even the Divine Cavalry's expressions changed slightly, sensing danger. Commander Mo Han's demeanor remained aloof.
By this time, the Scarlet God Valley experts had long since flown onto their divine ships, soaring into the ninth heaven, for they all knew the Seventeenth Elder was about to unleash his wrathful attack.
In the mortal world, when a commoner rages, blood spills within five feet.
When an emperor rages, corpses lie in the millions.
But when a Demi-Saint rages, mountains and rivers crumble, heavens collapse, and earth splits!
Boom—
The lid of the Scarlet God Furnace flew up, tipping over in the sky. Endless divine fire flooded the heavens and earth, submerging this stretch of the world. Thousands of bandit followers, piloting their divine ships, had not yet fully flown a few li before being engulfed by the sea of fire, exploding with thunderous roars, both men and ships reduced to ashes.
Vast stretches of the barren plain were also affected by the sea of fire, instantly burned to flying ash. A massive fiery crater was scorched into the broad land, leaving the great earth charred and barren, not a blade of grass remaining.
At this moment, Divine Cavalry Commander Mo Han spoke coldly, "Daring to kill within the Black Sky Plains, you are far too audacious, especially before my Divine Cavalry."
The battle aura of the hundred Divine Cavalry soared to the heavens. Forming an attack formation under Mo Han's lead, they unleashed a wave of battle light that severed the firmament, directly striking the Seventeenth Elder, causing his figure to tremble violently and blood flowers to burst forth.
Yet he did not retreat. With blood staining the corner of his mouth, the Seventeenth Elder said icily, "So what if it's the Divine Cavalry? Not to mention you, even the Eight Great Bandits of Black Sky would be nothing if my Scarlet God Valley were to descend upon the Black Sky Plains."
"The Eight Great Bandits of Black Sky are nothing?" The Divine Cavalry's expressions turned icy, killing intent spreading. Mo Han pointed his long spear at him from afar and said coldly, "If that's truly the case, would your Scarlet God Valley's Valley Lord dare set foot in the Black Sky Plains? Among the Eight Great Bandits of Black Sky, there are those who could make him remain here forever."
"You!" The Scarlet God Valley experts' faces changed drastically. This was a naked threat. But recalling the terrors of the Black Sky Plains, how the Eight Great Bandits of Black Sky feared not even the masters of Immortal Sacred Lands—for among them existed figures of that very level, and rumors even spoke of some surpassing Saint Lords—they felt their hearts tremble.
Immediately, they dared not say more, fearing to invite misfortune.
Mo Han merely gave them a cold glance before waving his hand and ordering, "Leave the others aside for now. By the Lord's command, pursuing the Scarlet Scale King is the top priority."
"Yes!"
Thus, the Divine Cavalry swiftly withdrew from this barren plain, riding their primordial ancient beasts away like lightning. Their target was the Scarlet Scale King; all others were to be temporarily set aside.
Gazing at the direction the Divine Cavalry had departed, the Seventeenth Elder's expression remained dark and uncertain. But now he also waved his hand and gave an order, a single word: "Pursue!"
No matter what, the safety of the Scarlet Scale King was the top priority. Everything else could be set aside for now.
They possessed a secret treasure for tracking the Scarlet Scale King and soon sensed a general direction, speeding toward it like lightning. This time, everyone clenched their fists, hoping to capture them all in one net.
On another front, within a multicolored spatial channel in the void, Ye Chen was confronting the Scarlet Scale King. It was he who had pulled the Scarlet Scale King into it, and this ability was naturally performed by the mysterious Chen Ruo.
Chen Ruo manipulated spatial power, constructing a spatial teleportation to guide Ye Chen, incidentally pulling along the Scarlet Scale King, intending to transport them to another region. Otherwise, with a Demi-Saint like the Seventeenth Elder present, it would be difficult for Ye Chen to kill the Scarlet Scale King, given the constraints.
"You want to take this king away from the Elder and the others, to seize the opportunity to kill me." As a King, how could the Scarlet Scale King not understand Ye Chen's thoughts? But he said coldly, "You are strong, but as fellow Kings, it will be difficult for you to kill me. Moreover, I will not lose this battle of Kings. In the end, you will regret this."
The Scarlet Scale King, confident in his skills and bold, feared not Ye Chen's scheme. He had sufficient confidence, for he was a King, reigning supreme among his generation and his realm, one of the strongest among the younger generation. None could easily slay him.
"Too much nonsense. So what if you're a King? Do you truly think you're invincible under heaven?"
Ye Chen spoke coldly, the combat power he unleashed with his hands growing even more terrifying. His blood energy was restrained, but the blood within his body churned and roared like a raging flood, deafening to the ears.
Within the spatial channel, he attacked continuously, without restraint, utterly unafraid that such assaults might cause the spatial channel to collapse, plunging them both into spatial turbulence to be slain.
The Scarlet Scale King likewise showed no fear, employing the various divine techniques of the Scarlet God Valley to resist, even seeking to overpower his opponent and completely suppress and kill him.
Boom—
A supreme and vast, surging power swept through the spatial channel. It was the divine might Ye Chen unleashed.
The Mountain Embracing Seal, Sun Seal, Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal, Treasure Lotus Seal, and Moon Seal—five divine seals were executed in an instant. Shocking power surged through the spatial channel, fully pressing down upon the Scarlet Scale King with world-destroying, earth-shattering vast divine might.
Even one as strong as the Scarlet Scale King found it difficult to withstand, for it was too fast, too terrifying. The blood armor on his body cracked. Though he knew this was Divine Transformation level battle armor, forged from extraordinary materials and quite remarkable—even a super Divine Transformation expert might not be able to shatter it—at this moment, it was still being smashed apart.
The Scarlet Scale King was sent flying, coughing blood, filled with shock. Ye Chen's combat power was a whole level more terrifying than he had imagined.
The spatial channel reached its end, a bright light ahead. At this moment, Ye Chen shot forward. A Heavenly God Spear pierced through the Scarlet Scale King's chest. His entire body cracked, blood spurting forth!