Roar—
The blood shadow roared. Vaguely, two beams of bloody light could be seen soaring into the sky, entwined with terrifying alien race law power. A massive crimson hand burst forth from the rolling blood mist, with thick, shackle-like crimson chains coiled around it, striking upward to meet the giant sword.
Boom—
The entire sword world seemed to shake. The earth split, and one divine sword after another shattered inch by inch, turning into iron dust.
"Hmph!"
Ye Gucheng's expression was icy cold. He rose from the Sword Dao throne, his black hair flowing. Silvery-white divine radiance coiled around his body, and sword aura soared to the heavens. A war sword suddenly appeared in his hand, different from the one he used against Ye Chen. Its hilt was carved with a green lotus pattern, and on the gleaming blade was imprinted an exquisitely beautiful, delicate green lotus, flowing with a faint azure light, appearing both demonic and eye-catching.
"One sword's light chills and shakes the Nine Heavens!"
The Green Lotus Divine Sword was drawn, and a peerless sword technique was unleashed. The world was filled with a radiance of extreme brilliance, billions of times more dazzling than the sun in the sky, as if it had stolen all the light in the world.
"That is..."
The crimson-haired monster roared, sensing a terrifying threat. The manifested blood shadow swelled and roared. Vaguely, a pair of massive wings that blotted out the clouds could be seen unfurling behind it, accompanied by streaks of mournful crimson lightning. Terrifying blood light boiled and manifested.
In a daze, the vast heavens trembled violently, and the myriad stars in the sky began to shatter.
"Blood Light Shatters the Cosmos!"
That was the supreme divine ability of the crimson-haired monster's royal clan, an invincible ancestral technique. Normally, it would only be used when facing a life-threatening situation. And now, it had sensed mortal danger. If it didn't unleash it, it suspected it might be slain under this sword.
Boom—
The entire sword world exploded.
Endless divine radiance erupted, shaking heaven and earth. If not for this being mostly plains, if it were mountainous forests, it would have completely flattened a vast area of dozens of li.
The various kings had to retreat, not daring to approach, lest even powerful beings like them suffer disaster.
Roar—
A pained roar. The crimson-haired monster's massive crimson shadow behind it was split in two with a *pfft* sound, scattering apart.
The crimson-haired monster's left arm, along with its entire left shoulder, was severed. A spray of bright blood flew, each drop a vivid, enticing red, different from that of ordinary alien race demons.
Ye Gucheng wasn't much better off either. His face was pale, bloodless, as if he were about to vomit blood. The divine armor on his chest was torn, revealing five deep wounds that reached the bone, with black blood flowing—clearly poisoned.
If not for the protection of this divine armor, a large chunk of flesh might have been torn directly from his chest.
But overall, Ye Gucheng still held the upper hand because the crimson-haired monster had its shoulder and arm severed, bearing terrible injuries. Moreover, terrifying sword aura coiled around the wound, constantly destroying its regenerative functions, preventing it from healing.
Light shone from the wounds on Ye Gucheng's chest. All the black blood was expelled, and his flesh glowed with a radiant aura. Powerful Dao principles were at work, and his injured body was visibly repairing at a rapid pace.
Born into an imperial clan, and a True King genius of this generation, Ye Gucheng's status was extraordinary, almost equivalent to the next Patriarch of the Ye family. He was a figure on the path to becoming a Human Sovereign, highly valued. How could he not possess extraordinary healing divine abilities?
Every Emperor and Sovereign was a stunning figure across ancient and future times, each invincible for countless years. Naturally, they had all created powerful healing divine techniques to quickly restore themselves. Ye Gucheng naturally practiced such powerful healing divine abilities. Even the alien race's poison could not affect him, being completely expelled.
The crimson-haired monster was shocked, but its wound was difficult to heal. Sword aura ran rampant, wildly destroying the vitality of its flesh.
If it weren't for its immense strength, any other being of the same realm would have been instantly annihilated into dust by the sword aura.
Yet at this moment, Ye Gucheng attacked again. On the Green Lotus Divine Sword, drops of bright blood beads flowed, like fragments of bloody worlds—floating pagodas of blood, mountains of corpses, seas of blood—truly a heart-stopping sight—
Sweeping Cosmos Sword Art's Dripping Blood Style!
Clearly, this was the same invincible killing move created by the ancient Sword Venerable used in the previous duel against Ye Chen. Facing the heavily wounded crimson-haired monster, he held an absolute advantage.
What a terrifying killing move! The crimson-haired monster felt a death-like threat, not daring to be careless at all, or rather, it couldn't muster even half a will to fight. With a *whoosh*, it shot into the sky.
"Can you escape?"
Ye Gucheng, holding the Green Lotus Divine Sword horizontally in the air, thrust out the Dripping Blood Style. It shook heaven and earth, with surging blood light directly flooding over.
The crimson-haired monster roared, shattering the heavens and earth, tearing through the sky. Surging blood light soared, and it also resisted.
However, all the crimson hair on its body was annihilating, and blood was splattering.
In the end, everything completely dissipated. Although the crimson-haired monster was powerful enough, its end was no different from Zhageluo's—both were slain by Ye Gucheng. Its two-zhang-tall body was split in two by the sword radiance, along with its Primordial Spirit.
Dead!
Another royal clan member was killed, making the various kings sigh inwardly. The Immortal True King was indeed terrifyingly powerful. Even with a difference of a major realm, he could slay a fearsome royal clan member of the alien race, leaving them far behind.
With the deaths of the two royal clan members, all the remaining alien race demons lost their backbone and scattered in all directions to flee.
The various powerhouses, well aware of the threat these alien race demons posed, all took action, sweeping forward and annihilating them all, including the newly born young demons in the demon mountain nest, leaving none alive. Pitch-black blood stained the entire earth.
At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly took a step, traversing the sky to arrive beside Ye Gucheng. The two Immortal True Kings stood close together.
Ye Chen, with his black hair flowing loosely, appeared divine, handsome, and imposing. He cupped his hands towards Ye Gucheng with a smile and said, "Brother Gucheng, I have a request. I wonder if you could let me have the corpse of this royal clan member? I am willing to pay a million jin of spirit stones or divine spirit sources of equivalent value in exchange."
Ye Gucheng looked at Ye Chen with slight surprise, not understanding the purpose of such a request, willing to exchange for divine spirit sources.
However, Ye Gucheng refused. Although divine spirit sources were attractive, the imperial clan never lacked them. Though not abundant, they weren't as coveted as by ordinary people. He said, "Brother Yue, apologies. It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but this is a royal clan member of the alien race, involving matters of the alien race. It's very important for my Ye family to study it. I can only say sorry."
During the last Mythical Era, the Ye family had participated in a war and deeply understood the terror of the alien race, especially the royal clan, which were the elite among them, containing more information than ordinary alien race members.
Moreover, although the alien race retreated at the end of the last epoch, it was hard to say they wouldn't return. The Ye family needed to study the alien race royal clan to find their weaknesses, so that even if encountered in the future, they would have ways to deal with them.
Ye Gucheng's refusal was within Ye Chen's expectations. After a brief moment of contemplation, he raised his eyes to meet Ye Gucheng's gaze and said, "Brother Gucheng, since that's the case, how about we make a trade? I'll exchange the half-corpse of the royal clan member I killed for half of yours?"
"Good!" Ye Gucheng was first taken aback, then happily agreed. For him, this outcome was even better than obtaining a single royal clan corpse; he could now study the secrets of two royal clans.
Immediately, the two Immortal True Kings exchanged half of their respective royal clan corpses, both satisfied.
Especially Ye Chen, who obtained half-corpses from two alien race royal clan members, enough to refine sufficient alien race kingly blood. The ten clusters of kingly blood were now gathered, and he could revive his Saint Body at any time.
However, he temporarily set aside this plan because once he revived his Saint Body, it would likely require considerable time—several months at least to succeed. Moreover, at this moment, he was still very curious about the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
And he had a vague feeling that deep within the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, he might encounter a great opportunity.
After the battle, while the other alien race demons were basically dealt with, the three-zhang ancient coffin on the pyramid altar still overflowed with surging gravity, causing suspicion.
This mysterious ancient coffin had produced two terrifying alien race royal clan members in a row, making people wonder what else it contained, causing apprehension.
If a few more terrifying alien race royal clan members appeared, it would be troublesome. Even powerful beings like the two Immortal True Kings had expended considerable effort to barely slay them.
However, the three-zhang ancient coffin was strange. It only flowed with surging divine power and, after a long time, no more alien race royal clan members appeared.
"Brother Gucheng, how about the two of us investigate the ancient coffin?" Ye Chen suddenly spoke.
Ye Gucheng agreed without hesitation. He was also very curious about the three-zhang ancient coffin, and here, only Ye Chen could match him. Others, even kings, couldn't, unless they were kings who had undergone Divine Transformation in the mortal world.
The other kings, though also curious, did not act recklessly, understanding the situation. Going up would only add trouble.
"Let's go!"
With two *whooshes*, the two young True Kings stepped out, treading on the void as they charged towards the pyramid altar. Radiance flowed and shone on their bodies, resisting all the heavy pressure.
Even the stone coffin's gravity was ineffective. They were too powerful, able to fly even when approaching.
Both were skilled and bold, directly arriving before the three-zhang ancient coffin. Divine radiance flowed, and the supreme power within their bodies roared to life, both resisting the gravity and guarding against any terrifying creature that might suddenly emerge from the coffin, like the two royal clan members, though the possibility was low.
They leaned over, peering inside. After staring for a moment, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, their expressions changing slightly: "That is—"