Chapter 1004: Unbeatable Immortal Physiques
"Buzz!" The moment these cavalries from the Blood-devil Tribe sealed the area, Li Shuangyan exuded an astonishingly holy light. Time and space suddenly shook in this moment.
She stepped forward through the sealed area. Even this great trap couldn't deter her path.
"Zzz—" At this moment, people finally noticed a crest on her head. This was the ice crown she obtained from the World Tree. The moment she put it on, it immediately sealed everything with a layer of ice.
The experts who attacked her became frozen instantly. Next was a series of shattering sounds. The ones that were trapped all broke into pieces, including the Virtuous Paragons!
Void Imperfection Physique — this allowed Li Shuangyan to move freely under any problematic situations. Myriad techniques couldn't touch her while her own dao would spread far and wide. It was destined for her to resemble a transcendent lotus.
"Use fire to stop her!" Wang Dongtian was aghast. He immediately issued the order the moment he saw her ice attack kill so many experts.
"Go!" Eight new cavalry divisions ran out. They used their longevity blood to accelerate a supreme art. It turned into a gigantic fire dragon that then flew straight for Li Shuangyan.
"Die!" Li Shuangyan was unperturbed against the eternal existence leading the eight divisions. The Heavenly Sky Plate floated above her while she wielded the Six Dao Sword; the sacred physique was her only protection. Each of her steps created a new lotus flower to pave her way into battle.
"Playing with fire? I'll show you a real dao of fire!" Seeing the fire dragon formed by the eight divisions, Su Yonghuang shouted and soared forward as well, leaving behind a path of flames in the air.
An endless extreme Yang fire descended. A sun began to rise from in front of her chest. She seemed like a Golden Crow immersed in the sun, scorching the entire world.
Her own fire dragons roared. This extreme Yang fire turned into fire dragons and swept by everything. Miserable screams came about; many Blood-devil disciples were instantly burnt to ashes.
"Open!" Eventually, a Blood-devil paragon used an imperial weapon and borrowed the blood energy from several thousand disciples to support it in an attempt to stop the extreme Yang fire from assaulting the area!
"Extreme Yang Physique!" A royal lord was able to recognize the physique and exclaimed in shock as Su Yonghuang terrorized the world with her flame.
"I'm here as well!" Niu Fen also shouted. He didn't need to transform and continued to rampage as a snail as large as a mountain. He slammed into the Blood-devil army and caused blood to flow. Wherever he went, one could hear the breaking of bones. Mangled flesh scattered all around him. Even a regular paragon would be blown flying while spurting blood from a shattered body.
This sect master had taken a vacation at the Grand Middle Territory before. He murmured in amazement while watching this scene: "The Cleansing Incense's three great beauties as well as their three Immortal Physiques! I have heard stories about their recent rise; it seems that they were indeed the case. One sect with three Immortal Physiques — this is more than enough to sweep through any sect or lineage!"
"It really is scary." All the spectators couldn't help but feel astonished. A paragon commented: "Three young geniuses have already become Virtuous Paragons with half-completion Immortal Physiques. The three of them together is simply unstoppable!"
"Void Imperfection Physique, Extreme Yang Physique, but what is the last one?" A great character from the previous generation checked out the three's physiques. However, he couldn't recognize Chen Baojiao's physique.
"Maybe it is the Furious Immortal Tyrannical Physique, one of the twelve." A different big shot responded, but he wasn't completely sure and only speculated.
"They came from Cleansing Incense, why are they helping Li Qiye right now?" A junior was confused about the three suddenly assisting Li Qiye.
The sect master explained to his junior: "You haven't been to the Grand Middle Territory so you don't know. Li Qiye came from Cleansing Incense; he is their prime disciple. Back when he was at the Hundred Cities, he murdered thousands in a furor and personally destroyed the Tiger Howl School! This is back when he was very young. Later on, he disappeared for a long time, so everyone assumed that he was dead. Who would expect him to show up now in the southern region."
"Brother Hong, so you have been aware of Li Qiye's identity much earlier. How come you didn't tell us?!" A different school master looked at the sect master with wide-open eyes.
"Li Qiye is famous for his notoriety, and the Blood Race just happens to want to fight him. Why should I let them know?" This sect master smilingly spoke.
Li Qiye quietly sat on his throne and watched the four kill with a grin on his face. They were all groomed by him, so he was very happy to see their current accomplishments!
Chen Baojiao was swinging her saber that had an unstoppable sharpness; Li Shuangyan was untouched by myriad arts and had a supreme and free presence; Su Yonghuang's flame incinerated the sky and bullied the world. Lastly, Niu Fen was ferocious with raw power. His gigantic body made it difficult for the enemies to hurt him.
In just a moment, the four of them tempestuously fought inside the great army. Even though the paragons from the Blood-devil Tribe had taken out imperial weapons, they still couldn't stop the four.
The spectators outside were quivering while watching this scene in shock. The younger generation was even more disturbed.
"A paragon with a half completion Immortal Physique is unstoppable even when facing an imperial weapon." An ancestor commented with a tinge of emotion.
"Grand Middle Territory, so many geniuses are there…" In the far distance, Bai Jian watched with several ancestors protecting him. He gently sighed during his observation.
Back during his youth, he had traveled the world and went to the Grand Middle Territory as well as the Eastern Hundred Cities. He understood the situations in these places very well. Now, watching Su Yonghuang's group being unstoppable inside this army left him feeling sentimental.
"There are so many Immortal Physiques over there. Just the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect alone has three. Then the Mortal King of the Jewel Pillar Sacred School also has a half-completion Immortal Physique. They also have Jikong Wudi… It is true that their younger generation is far better than the Barren Earth's, better than the Blood Race's as well." Bai Jian sighed once more.
Even though the southern region had the "One Emperor, Five Saints", the truth was that as one of the five, Bai Jian knew very well that they were not even a match for Ye Chuyun, let alone Jikong Wudi.
Despite the southern region being dominated by the Blood Race, it seemed that the current young Blood generation was not as great as those in the other domains.
In fact, he was not the only one who felt this sentiment. The other Blood experts who were watching this fight, especially the big shots, were amazed as well. The Immortal Physiques were simply unstoppable.
After seeing Chen Baojiao's group dominating the grand army, Li Qiye chuckled and looked over at Wang Dongtian: "How long do you think your army can hold out for? If your side only has one God-Monarch — you… I'm afraid this won't be enough."
"I'd like to see what you can do!" Wang Dongtian turned serious. He glanced at the portal in the sky. His God-Monarch rings pulsed even more with a great celestial world floating behind him. In the blink of an eye, he was the ruler of this celestial world, instilling fear and awe in all.
He finally wanted to take action and unleashed their tribe's ultimate attack. He was simply testing Li Qiye to see all of his methods prior to this.
"You alone are not worthy of testing the Young Noble." As Li Qiye was still sitting leisurely on his throne, a voice next to him answered Wang Dongtian who was ready to attack.
A person appeared next to Li Qiye. Even Wang Dongtian couldn't clearly see how he appeared. He wore a paper hat; it was Arcane Guru.
A little bit ago, he was blown flying by the Immortal Emperor's sentiment. Nevertheless, Li Qiye wasn't worried about him at all. He had a heaven-defying treasure protecting his body, so it wouldn't be easy to actually kill him.
Wang Dongtian stared at him. His profound eyes narrowed and emitted a frightening glint.
"You all want to go big, so what's the point of keeping it hidden!" Li Qiye laughed at Wang Dongtian: "Just let those hiding in the dark come out. How can you still remain calm while watching your disciples be killed like this?"
Wang Dongtian's eyes slightly shifted after hearing this before raising his voice: "Elders, it is time for us to end this. Please come and subdue these juniors."
After these words were spoken, three figures suddenly floated into the sky. Their appearance heralded God-Monarch auras that flipped over the firmament like a rising tide. They had imperial weapons ready.
"Boom!" The weapons shattered the void and went straight for the three girls in the middle of the grand army.
The spectating ancestors in a safe distance palpitated when they saw God-Monarchs using imperial weapons. The vast aura caused many youths to directly kneel down from the pressure.
The three girls roared and, with a slash, Chen Baojiao let free of her eight saber techniques. The Tyrannical Immortal Saber cut through devils and immortals to stop the imperial weapons. Meanwhile, Li Shuangyan's sword turned into the six dao while her Heavenly Sky Plate stopped anyone from reading the heavenly fortunes. In addition to this, her crown made out of ice reversed the universe in an attempt to strike down the weapon.
Su Yonghuang had a crimson halberd in her hands. Her expertise made it resemble a soaring true dragon or a great sovereign making his appearance. Under her endless extreme Yang fire, everything was annihilated in the firmament. She alone stopped one of the weapons as well.
"Rumble!" The three girls managed to stop the weapons' offense. However, one could easily imagine the power behind these weapons when God-Monarchs were controlling them. Although the three girls were strong, they were knocked flying with blood dripping from the corners of their mouths.
Chapter 1005: The Leader
"Kill them!" The three God-Monarchs wanted to kill the three girls in one fell swoop without giving them a chance to breathe. The imperial weapons surged once more and recommenced their attack.
"Formation!" Li Shuangyan shouted and summoned a formation array. The three of them quickly came together and formed a vast formation!
One side of this formation was an endless sea of flames. The Extreme Yang Physique refined this place into a fiery domain. On the other side was an extremely sacred land as if it was a world of deities. In the third domain, a terrifying storm ravaged the earth like those in the legends; it wanted to tear myriad laws asunder.
Three Immortals Formation — this was a supreme formation built on the basis of the three's Immortal Physiques. It borrowed their physiques' power to support the arrays. It not only unleashed their greatest potential but also fused them together perfectly to reach a frightening level.
"Boom!" The formation received the attack from the three imperial weapons without being damaged at all. Next, it instantly trapped the three God-Monarchs within.
"Rumble!" At this time, the endless storm erupted. The immortal flame instantly engulfed the three monarchs. In the realm of the deities, a sacred power suppressed them and began to separate their grand dao…
Many were astonished to see the three monarchs suppressed within.
A Blood ancestor said with fear: "They, they are the three oldest ancestors of the Blood-devil Tribe!"
The great army wanted to shatter the Three Immortals Formation in order to help the monarchs. However, Niu Fen alone stopped their progress and shouted: "Scram!"
He had turned back into his humanoid form at this time. After a loud cry, it seemed that he had figured out the mysteries of this world. His body became very large and majestic. An endless heavenly glow shone on him, making it seem as if he had turned into a great deity. His blood energy soared to the sky and became dazzlingly bright. Each strand of his blood energy emitted a divine aura.
He shouted again and unleashed a strike that destroyed all the celestials in the way. The earth moldered and almost ten thousand Blood experts were crushed in an instant!
"What is that?" People were startled to see his divine strands of blood energy. Not too many had ever seen a cultivator's blood energy emitting a divine aura such as this before. It looked like something that only belonged to a godly race of the legends!
"The bloodline of a true god, so incredible!" An ancient voice came about. A huge palm came from the sky. Niu Fen roared and thrust both hands up to meet this incoming palm.
"Boom!" The exchange shattered mountains and rivers. Niu Fen's gigantic body took several thumping steps back and smashed apart the hills behind him. Even with the eighteen solutions at his disposal, he was still not a match for this new enemy.
"It really is a descendant of a true god!" A person showed up in the sky and was surprised to see Niu Fen survive his palm attack.
He emitted an aura that would make paragons tremble. He stood in the distance in a supreme and sacred manner. It seemed that each of his gestures could reverse the universe and control the world.
"A Godking…" Not to mention the younger generation, even the big shots from the previous generation were startled and became timid.
A Godking had finally made his move. This meant that this storm was about to end.
"He is not only a Godking, he is one of the past leaders!" A Blood ancestor recognized this person and felt his scalp tingling: "He is the most amazing leader of the Blood Race after Immortal Emperor Chen Xue, the one who had control of all the Bloods in the nine worlds!"
"It's that leader?" Another big shot from the Blood Race quivered and responded: "But he isn't from the Blood-devil Tribe, why is he helping them?"
Those in the Blood Race who knew about this leader became quite jolted. This person ahead was a very old ancestor. Rumor has it that he had been sealed for a while and wouldn't come into being ever again. Who would have thought that he would come out today for the Blood-devil Tribe?
The one standing in the high sky above looked down on the entire battlefield. Even if he didn't try to put on airs, he still emitted a suffocating aura as a very powerful Godking. Moreover, he had once ruled over the Blood Race in the nine worlds and was considered the best leader after Immortal Emperor Chen Xue!
His eyes fell upon Li Qiye as he slowly uttered: "You do indeed have some amazing means. However, I have met many others with amazing means as well. It is your honor to have me personally come out today."
"You shouldn't have gotten involved in this matter, but since this is already the case, my old bones will have to check you out then." A different feeble voice rang. Someone instantly jumped into the firmament.
This was an old daoist who was dressed quite shabbily. His robes were so dirty that no one would know when the last time he washed was. His eyes were full of drowsiness, making it seem as if he would fall over into a deep sleep at any given moment.
An old daoist coming out of nowhere and challenging the leader left many people confused. Everyone knew the leader. He was definitely a terrorizing Godking whose fame was not just for show.
However, this daoist that resembled a beggar who came out of nowhere and challenged him left many spectators speculating his identity.
Li Qiye couldn't help but smile after seeing the daoist. He was from the Heavenly Dao Academy, Peng Keng!
"Heavenly Dao Academy." The leader was definitely worthy of his prestige. He immediately recognized Peng Keng's background — truly incredible.
His eyes seemed to pierce the eons as he gazed at Peng Keng: "Even though your dao is heaven-defying, you are still not my match."
"Even an Immortal Emperor thought highly of you back then, so I know that you are very unfathomable." Peng Keng didn't seem to mind as he drank a gulp of wine and smiled: "However, how many moves do you think you will need to defeat me? Five hundred or maybe one thousand?!"
This response shocked many experts. If the leader who was even praised by an emperor needed five hundred to one thousand moves to defeat this old daoist, then just how powerful was this old daoist?
The leader glared at Peng Keng as if he wanted to see through him and find his weakness to deliver a fatal blow. However, Peng Keng was still relaxed and continued to pour wine into his mouth.
"Rumble!" At this time, space suddenly quaked. The portal in the sky finally opened. A bloody brilliance descended and blocked out the world. The entire Barren Earth could see this brilliance; it was truly too magnificent.
A vast country emerged from this bloody light. It was endless like a sea of blood with countless citizens living within. There were deities above these citizens, and even greater than them were three majestic figures that controlled this kingdom of blood!
The appearance of this bloody kingdom left many people astonished. Many sects in the far-reaching southern regions felt an extraordinary aura.
Needless to say about the spectators on site, they were rendered speechless from shock. The Blood cultivators had an even stronger reaction. They felt an urge to prostrate in worship as if this kingdom was the home of the Blood Race, the heavenly kingdom in the hearts of the Blood disciples! To be able to live in this kingdom was a great honor.
"It is done…" Even a big shot like Wang Dongtian revealed a happy expression after seeing the kingdom appear in the sky.
A very old Blood ancestor in the horizon lost his voice: "This, this is the Immortal Blood Kingdom!"
"Immortal Blood Kingdom? What's that?" A junior had to ask since he had never heard of this name before.
"It is merely a legend, I didn't expect it to be real." The old ancestor stared at the kingdom in disbelief and murmured: "In the legends, the first Immortal Emperor of the Blood-devil Tribe had a vision — to build a supreme kingdom for their tribe…"
"… However, there was no news about this later on. The future descendants all thought that this emperor had failed. Who would have thought that he didn't fail and only established it in a different form? Moreover, the other two emperors of the tribe exerted their efforts as well."
At this point, this ancestor quivered and knew why the Blood-devil Tribe had the ambition to compete with the Blood Primal Ground and maybe even replace it.
The great army also looked up with strong emotions. If it wasn't for the ongoing battle, they would have prostrated on the ground in worship.
It was just like what this ancestor had said, this kingdom of blood was created by the three emperors of the Blood-devil Tribe. They even used their own longevity blood to refine it. It had mysticisms beyond comprehension and stored an unimaginable power within!
Chapter 1006: Massacre
Because of this Immortal Blood Kingdom, the tribe finally had the ambition to think about replacing the Blood Primal Ground.
"Today, even if your academy's Realm God comes himself, he still wouldn't be able to reverse the tide!" The leader smiled and glanced over at Peng Keng with full confidence.
Next, he turned back at Li Qiye and slowly uttered: "The kingdom of blood is here; it shall herald a new golden age for the Blood-devil Tribe. Today, all of you will be the first sacrifice."
"Being confident is not a bad thing. Unfortunately, you all will never find out who you are facing." Li Qiye smiled and clapped his hands: "Okay, ladies, enough warming up and playing around. Come back, it is time for your Young Noble to take action."
Li Qiye's words were not sonorous, but everyone here heard them clearly.
"Boom!" The Three Immortals Formation opened and the three girls quickly retreated. Meanwhile, the monarchs inside looked especially distressed. If it wasn't for the imperial weapons protecting them, they might not have been able to survive inside.
Many people gasped after seeing this. These three girls were a bit too heaven-defying! They were actually capable of trapping God-Monarchs to death!
Li Qiye glanced at the group and said: "The Blood-devils came for me, so you all can back off. There is a very good saying — every injustice has its perpetrator, every debt has its debtor. My feud with the Blood-devils will end today."
"We're waiting to see Young Noble's domination." The first to leave the battle was Niu Fen. He jumped out without any hesitation and laughed.
Arcane Guru instantly disappeared without another word. Peng Keng drank another gulp of wine then looked over at the leader and the grand army before shaking his head with emotion: "Blood-devil Tribe… I'm afraid it will become history after today." With that, he turned around and left as well.
Wang Dongtian and the leader didn't try to prevent them from leaving. Their only goal was Li Qiye.
However, this did indeed shock many people. If it was someone else, why would they not take advantage of the help from such powerful supporters? Li Qiye, on the other hand, chose to fight the entire tribe alone — one versus hundreds of thousands.
"Though we are enemies, I must admit that you are quite heroic for a junior." The leader stared at Li Qiye and stated: "Unfortunately, you shouldn't have opposed our tribe and destroyed your own future in the process!"
The leader was an amazing Godking. He once rampaged across the nine worlds and then accepted the Blood Primal Ground's proposition of becoming the new leader of the Bloods!
Later on, he sealed himself and didn't come out. As someone who had obtained supreme glory, very few things in this world could tempt him. The possibility of making him come into being was even lower.
But now, the Blood-devil Tribe was able to do so. This meant that they must have given him an offer that couldn't be refused, the kingdom of blood! This was the thing he wanted the most!
Otherwise, how could a famous Godking like him come out for the Blood-devils?!
Li Qiye simply smiled and shook his head: "Xu Situ ah Xu Situ, you were once an incredible Godking and became the spokesman for the primal ground. Just imagine, oh how bright your vision used to be. Alas, you were blinded by greed and have ruined your lifetime's prestige. You have grown old and senile."
The leader's eyes lit up and stared at Li Qiye. He felt astonished as well. Very few people in the current generation knew his name.
Li Qiye ignored the leader and glanced over at Wang Dongtian: "And as for you, you were quite brilliant back then as well, to be able to unify the Blood-devils like this and allowing them to flourish under your control. It is a shame that your brain has rotted from old age, to be this arrogant and think that with just your tribe and kingdom of blood, you would be able to challenge the primal ground's authority!"
"You simply don't know the primal ground at all!" Li Qiye laughed and shook his head: "Xu Situ knows how powerful it is but chose not to tell you. The only thing he wants is this kingdom of blood."
Li Qiye's revelation of the Blood-devil Tribe's ambition of replacing the primal ground left many experts dumbfounded. Both Bloods and members of the other races were startled by how grand this goal was!
"Your effort of creating a rift between us is useless." The leader slightly shook his head: "Those who are not part of our race will always have ulterior motives. No matter what you did to confuse the primal ground, a Blood disciple has the obligation to maintain our pure bloodline!" 1
Li Qiye stood up from his throne: "Whatever you say. Regardless of whether your actions are for the tribe or for the kingdom of blood, let us end this."
Having said that, he looked up at the kingdom in the sky and couldn't help but reveal a beaming smirk.
Wang Dongtian's heart suddenly skipped a beat the moment he saw this smile coming from Li Qiye. An ominous feeling stirred inside him.
Wang Dongtian spoke with a deep voice: "Li Qiye, it is not too late to surrender." His profound gaze was fixated on Li Qiye. The moment Li Qiye showed any opening, he would immediately subdue him.
"Surrender?" Li Qiye shook his head: "Wang Dongtian, you are too arrogant and are simply underestimating this situation. Even if your tribe wants to avoid trouble starting from now, I am no longer willing to let you go. Since it has escalated to this level, if I don't destroy your tribe, how will I build my supreme prestige?!"
"Exactly what I want!" The leader took out an imperial weapon and raised his voice: "If there is nothing else to say, then let us fight to the death!"
"Very well, to the death!" Li Qiye grinned. The silver arrow appeared in his hand as he declared: "Watch me turn this place into hell!"
With that, the silver arrow instantly shot into the ground.
"Rumble!" The world shook while this location became submerged. In the blink of an eye, it seemed that this location was once again being rebuilt. All of the lands here disappeared, including the Wang Clan. There were no longer ancient buildings and tall peaks. Everything was engulfed in a torrential and endless chaos.
Primordial chaos was the only thing in sight, as if this was the beginning of the world. The grand dao had yet to form, and the same went for the universal laws. This was a primal state, ruled by the primordial chaos.
"Is this the primordial world of the legends?" Even people of the ancestor level were jolted after seeing the Wang Clan being immersed in this primordial chaos.
"Boom!" In a split second, three boats appeared in the endless chaos — the vessel of life, vessel of genesis, and vessel of athanasia!
Their emergence unleashed three forces of life, creation, and everlastingness into this world encompassed within the chaos.
The three grand forces were powerful beyond imagination. The life force carried the blood energy of all the existences of three thousand worlds. The force of creation resembled a Creator God with matchless strength, beginning all things. The everlasting force was even more eternal; there was no end, even across the eons…
"Zzz—" When this surging and boundless power poured into the primordial chaos, a mighty array emerged. The world became stunned while the deities trembled. An indescribable murderous aura swept through the endless stars and crushed all existences in this world. Even the gods and emperors felt insignificant inside this formation.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The majority of the experts in the distance immediately fell down. They were suppressed by this terrifying murderous aura despite being far away and lost their ability to fly.
In just a second, sounds of people falling came about. All the spectating cultivators met the ground and couldn't even stand up. They could only hug the ground while quivering continuously. Even ancestors were helpless under this murderous aura. They became fish on the chopping block and were overwhelmed with fear.
"Just, just what is that…" This murderous aura suppressed the entire Southern Barren Earth and spread to virtually all of the Mortal Emperor World.
Countless living beings were lying on the ground in the southern regions. They couldn't stand up at all. Even Heavenly Kings became insignificant insects, let alone weaker cultivators.
The end of the world seemed to have arrived at the Barren Earth. All trembled in fear and hoped that time could move a little bit faster since this sensation was like torture, akin to millions of years of suffering.
"Ah—" Shrill bursts of screams came from inside the primordial chaos. The experts prostrating outside were scared out of their minds!
Many cultivators had experienced life and death battles before, but they were defenseless against this murderous pressure. While listening to the miserable screams, they felt that nothing could be more frightening than this. Some even soiled their pants! This was going to be the most terrifying nightmare in their lives!
The first phrase is a nationalistic or xenophobic phrase. It is a popular one in historical novels. ↩