"How could this be?
Chihu Daozun has actually fallen!"
At this moment in the Blade Realm, several Chaos Gods simultaneously opened their eyes, revealing expressions of shock.
"Wasn't Chihu Daozun sent to the Sword Realm?
How could he possibly fall on that abandoned continent?
Has something happened in the Sword Realm?"
One of the Blade Realm Chaos Gods frowned slightly and said in a low voice.
Just at that moment, a tall Blade Realm Sovereign God arrived outside the secluded cultivation retreat where this Chaos God resided.
"Report!
Chihu Daozun has fallen on the Sword Realm Continent! The Divine Sword Sect has sent a distress message, urgently requesting our Blade Realm to dispatch a great army for immediate support!"
The Blade Realm's Sovereign God respectfully reported.
"Even Chihu Daozun has fallen in the Sword Realm. This proves that something has definitely happened there.
Very well, we will immediately organize an army and head to the Sword Realm Continent.
I want to see what kind of waves those abandoned remnants and wandering ghosts can stir up now."
The Blade Realm's Chaos God said coldly.
"As you command!"
The Blade Realm's Sovereign God immediately turned and left to convey the orders of this Chaos God.
Before long, a vast army marched out of the Blade Realm, heading directly for the location of the Sword Realm Continent.
At this time, on the Sword Realm Continent.
"Chihu Daozun was actually killed!"
The entire continent fell into a brief, dead silence. No one could believe that a Chaos God had perished just like that.
All the other Blade Realm blade cultivators who had come with Chihu Daozun were now trembling with fear.
"Damn you!
You actually dared to kill a Chaos God of our Blade Realm!"
A furious roar suddenly erupted, breaking the continent's temporary atmosphere of stillness.
A figure radiating rolling waves of blade light shot into the sky, charging directly toward Ye Yunfei.
"Be careful, that's another Chaos God from the Blade Realm.
That fellow has been attacking that barrier deep in the earth's core all this time, and has only now emerged.
Aside from him, three others are probably about to emerge as well."
Shoudi Laoren warned Ye Yunfei.
Chihu Daozun had been the leader of the Blade Realm's forces on the Sword Realm Continent, but he was not the only Chaos God present.
Previously, the Blade Realm had dispatched three or four Chaos Gods to the Sword Realm Continent, tasked with attacking that barrier deep within the earth's core.
However, since Chihu Daozun held a relatively high status within the Blade Realm, when he arrived on the Sword Realm Continent, the other Blade Realm cultivators deferred to him as their leader.
Sure enough, just after Shoudi Laoren finished speaking, two or three more figures emitting dazzling blade light emerged from the ground. They were all Chaos Gods from the Blade Realm.
These Chaos Gods had been continuously attacking the barrier deep within the heart of the Sword Realm Continent.
During the Divine Sword Sect's assault on the Tianjian Sect headquarters, Chihu Daozun was the only Chaos God from the Blade Realm who participated in the battle. The others remained deep within the earth's core, relentlessly attacking the barrier.
For the Blade Realm, the most meaningful task was to break that barrier as soon as possible to obtain the inheritance and treasures left behind by the Ancestral Blade Demon within.
But now, with Chihu Daozun's fall, the remaining Chaos Gods from the Blade Realm could no longer remain calm. They rushed out from the depths of the Sword Realm Continent—four Chaos Gods in total.
These four Chaos Gods from the Blade Realm had not participated in the earlier battle. Now, upon learning of Chihu Daozun's death, each one was filled with extreme fury.
Chihu Daozun was the personal disciple of a key figure within the Blade Realm. If they returned without having lifted a finger to help when he fell, they would undoubtedly face consequences.
The very thought of it caused these four Chaos Gods to seethe with towering rage.
"You dare to kill Chihu Daozun?
Prepare yourselves to bear the wrath of our Blade Realm!"
One of the Chaos Gods roared viciously.
"That little bastard was the one who refined Chihu Daozun's Soul Body."
Mo Chenzi pointed at Ye Yunfei and informed the several Blade Realm Chaos Gods.
"What?
A mere Sovereign God was able to refine Chihu Daozun's Soul Body?"
The four Chaos Gods found it somewhat hard to believe.
"I am the one who killed Chihu Daozun.
If you seek revenge, come at me.
From this moment on, Shoudi Laoren and your Blade Realm shall be locked in an endless feud that only death can end."
Shoudi Laoren stood beside Ye Yunfei with his hands clasped behind his back and spoke coldly.
Years ago, it was experts from the Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm who had joined forces to ambush him. As far as Shoudi Laoren was concerned, he held equally deep hatred for both the Blade Realm and the Divine Sword Sect.
At the same time, he wanted to shoulder the blame for Chihu Daozun's death personally, so that the Blade Realm's fury would be directed at him instead of Ye Yunfei.
"Shoudi Laoren, now that you've managed to escape by chance, you should hide somewhere. You will regret openly provoking our Blade Realm now."
The four Chaos Gods certainly understood the depth of the grudge between Shoudi Laoren and them. One of them replied coldly.
Shoudi Laoren stomped his foot. Tens of thousands of dragons made of earth formed a massive earthen formation that rumbled forward, crushing toward the four Blade Realm Chaos Gods.
As time passed, the more divine pills and various natural treasures Shoudi Laoren consumed, the faster his physical body and Soul Body recovered.
Moreover, as a master earth-artist, as long as his feet touched the earth, he stood within his own domain, with an endless supply of energy.
Furthermore, back when he was setting up the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation, Shoudi Laoren had already conducted detailed research on this Sword Realm Continent. He was intimately familiar with this ancient and vast continent; here, he moved with the ease of a fish in water.
"How has this old thing recovered so quickly?"
The four Chaos Gods from the Blade Realm were startled and retreated more than a dozen steps simultaneously.
"Zhou Duantian, Shoudi Laoren and your Divine Sword Sect are also sworn enemies.
Await my reprisal!"
Shoudi Laoren's gaze fell on Zhou Duantian as he sneered.
"Old dog surnamed Mo, for all the torment you inflicted on me over these years, I shall repay you in kind, and with interest.
From this day forward, I will not spare any power or living being in this world that is connected to you, Mo Chenzi."
Shoudi Laoren's eyes landed on Mo Chenzi as he spoke coldly.
Mo Chenzi's expression turned somewhat ugly. He let out a cold snort but did not speak.
He had already sensed that Shoudi Laoren's power was recovering rapidly.
When Shoudi Laoren first broke free, Mo Chenzi still felt somewhat confident in dealing with him. But now he knew that Shoudi Laoren's strength was no longer inferior to his own, making him increasingly difficult to handle. Being targeted by such a powerful expert was an unpleasant prospect for anyone.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
No sooner had Shoudi Laoren finished speaking than numerous towering, thick earthen walls continuously manifested, rumbling forward to encircle and trap the forces of the Divine Sword Sect.
Seeing this, Ye Yunfei once again triggered the Five Elements transformation of the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation, launching an attack toward the Divine Sword Sect's great army.
During the previous battle, a considerable portion of the Divine Sword Sect's forces had already been killed or wounded, including some high-ranking members.
"Kill that little bastard Ye Yunfei first! Otherwise, we won't be able to justify ourselves to the Blade Realm!"
Zhou Duantian's gaze locked onto Ye Yunfei.
He knew that Chihu Daozun held a special status within the Blade Realm. His death on the Sword Realm Continent would likely anger the Blade Realm if the Divine Sword Sect appeared indifferent.
Zhou Duantian took a step forward, executing one of the Divine Sword Sect's core movement techniques. He transformed into a sharp sword light that instantly pierced through space, arriving in front of Ye Yunfei's position in the blink of an eye.
Although Ye Yunfei found it somewhat difficult to perceive Zhou Duantian's astonishing movement speed, he reacted in time through the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation.
Four divine beasts simultaneously appeared before him, and a tall yellow giant rose towering into the sky, shielding Ye Yunfei.
The yellow giant was colossal, reaching into the clouds and possessing unimaginable physical strength. As it fought, the entire continent continuously supplied it with energy. Every punch it threw caused the space ahead to twist and distort, so even Chaos Gods faced immense pressure when confronting this yellow giant.
Then, a great army composed of stone men swarmed in from all directions, rushing toward the Divine Sword Sect's forces. Following that, an army of water men surged forward, and then another army formed entirely of fire men swept toward the enemy.
In that instant, Ye Yunfei once again employed the Five Elements transformation of the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation.
"Damn it!"
Zhou Duantian and the several Divine Sword Sect Elders wore extremely unpleasant expressions.
They had been battling this formation all along and found its myriad combat manifestations to be a real headache.
They understood that when Shoudi Laoren established this Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation, he had harnessed the energy and laws of the entire Sword Realm Continent.
Fighting this formation was akin to fighting the Sword Realm Continent itself.
The Sword Realm Continent was an advanced continent with an extremely long legacy. The accumulated energy laws that had evolved over countless ages, plus the combined power of innumerable earth veins, divine stones, crystal ore veins, and all manner of natural treasures gathered here was truly terrifying.
Furthermore, since ancient times, the Sword Realm Continent had been the holy land for sword cultivators throughout the entire Chaotic Void Sea. Over the countless years, who knows how many sword cultivators had practiced and gained enlightenment with their swords on this continent.
This place was the very cradle of Sword Dao civilization, arguably the very hub of Sword Dao fortune for the entire Chaotic Void Sea. This continent carried the entire history and civilization related to swords within the Chaotic Void Sea; its foundation was profoundly deep.
Even when facing the combined energy and laws of the entire Sword Realm Continent, Chaos Gods like themselves felt constrained and hampered.
Unless they possessed the power to shatter the entire Sword Realm Continent, but in truth, even an advanced Chaos God would find it difficult to destroy the Sword Realm Continent completely.
"Sect Leader, unless we destroy this Sword Realm Continent, it might be impossible to break this Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation and deal with these enemies. Otherwise, we are powerless against this earth formation."
Mo Chenzi was being thrown into disarray by the various transformations of the formation and couldn't help but angrily speak to Zhou Duantian.
"No, we cannot destroy this continent. Because this is the most suitable place for our Divine Sword Sect. This is our own territory. On no account can we destroy this continent."
Zhou Duantian shook his head after hearing Mo Chenzi's words and spoke.
For Zhou Duantian, although he was ruthless and devoid of loyalty, he too had grown up on this continent. In his mind, this was his homeland, his territory.
He could wipe out the other sword sects on this continent, but he did not want to destroy the continent itself.
What he desired was to become the overlord of this continent, to turn it entirely into his own domain.
The few Chaos Gods from the Blade Realm also wanted to charge over and attack Ye Yunfei, but Shoudi Laoren flashed through the air, rushing forward to intercept them. He employed his Earth Art and engaged them in battle.
Shoudi Laoren's recovery had progressed to the point where he now fully possessed the strength to fight against those four Blade Realm Chaos Gods.
The four Blade Realm Chaos Gods had initially assumed that Shoudi Laoren, after being imprisoned and tortured for so many long years, would be extremely weak even after his escape. They never expected that Shoudi Laoren could now contend against all four of them single-handedly, fighting fiercely and not retreating a single step.