Chapter 1027: Kill to Arrive

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The rumbling echoed through heaven and earth, like thunder ready to crush all living beings.

Nan Chu was stained red, with more and more heavenly demons arriving through the teleportation domain gates. The emperor's descendants led their troops in suppression, slaughtering until corpses littered the fields and rivers ran with blood.

The walls of Nan Chu were drenched in blood, as the demon army scaled the walls and breached the Nan Tian Men.

The cultivators of Da Chu charged forward relentlessly, launching suicidal attacks and forming a bloody Chang Cheng with their flesh and blood, repelling the demons' assaults time and again. The death toll was enormous, a scene both tragic and heart-wrenching.

At some point, the roaring in Nan Chu faded away.

The cultivators of Da Chu had paid a heavy price to drive back the demons' advance once more.

On the blood-soaked ground, corpses stretched as far as the eye could see, from Da Chu cultivators to heavenly demons. The wind carried wails and cries, enveloping all of Nan Chu like a hellish realm.

Kill!

Though the battle in Nan Chu had paused for now, Bei Zhen Cang Yuan still resounded with shouts of killing.

Ye Chen and his group fought on desperately, tears of blood blurring his eyes.

Behind him, only Tai Xu Ancient Dragon, Zi Xuan, and Chu Ling'er remained, along with three elderly figures covered in blood and bones. From the original ninety thousand Da Chu expeditionary forces, only these seven were left.

Kill!

The three Da Chu quasi-heavenly realm experts roared, their bodies burning with flames as they sacrificed their souls and lifespans. They charged ahead of Ye Chen and self-destructed, carving out a bloody path for him.

Ye Chen stepped forward, treading that blood-soaked road with tears of blood streaming down his face, charging toward the Qing Tian Mo Zhu.

Block me and die!

Ye Chen's roar was hysterical and heart-rending.

The ninety thousand Da Chu expeditionary forces had been reduced to seven, and it was he who had led them down this path of no return.

As they fought, he could clearly feel his comrades falling one by one behind him.

But as the commander of Da Chu, there was no time for grief, no time to glance back at his fallen companions. Each was a living life, now become the bloody road beneath his feet.

Kill!

The demon generals swarmed in madness, jointly summoning a magic mirror that unleashed devastating demonic light.

Buzz!

The Hun Dun Shen Ding flew out, combining with the Jiu Zhou Shen Tu to weave heavenly realm divine power, blocking the magic mirror. Ye Chen swung his blade, shattering the mirror and sending the demon generals flying.

Yet, the demon army was vast. After repelling the generals, they faced an ocean-like horde, surging with towering waves intent on swallowing Ye Chen and his group.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Blood filled the sky as Ye Chen carved through, his hair now white. They fought with everything they had, with no way back, and the bloody path under their feet allowed no retreat.

Tai Xu Ancient Dragon, Zi Xuan, and Chu Ling'er followed closely, now less than ten thousand zhang from the Qing Tian Mo Zhu.

Finally, Tian Nu Mo Jun stepped forward, descending from the heavens with her left hand controlling Qian Kun and her right hand merging yin and yang. She combined them into a massive jade hand, crystalline yet carrying the power to destroy the world.

Charge through!

Tai Xu Ancient Dragon snorted coldly and rushed at Tian Nu Mo Jun with Zi Xuan.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen and Chu Ling'er headed straight for the Qing Tian Mo Zhu.

Zheng!

Tai Xu Ancient Dragon swung the Tai Xu Dragon Sword, unleashing a magnificent sword beam.

Yet, even at his peak, this sword failed to break Tian Nu Mo Jun's jade hand, its power completely erased.

Zi Xuan arrived, her beautiful eyes flickering with divine light as if seeing through the secrets. She smeared her blood on her divine sword, turning it into streams of runes that boosted its power. With one strike, she carved out a river of stars.

Puff!

Tian Nu Mo Jun's jade hand was instantly severed, Zi Xuan's attack fierce and dominant, leaving a bloody gash in the demon lord's palm that made her frown slightly.

Tai Xu Ancient Dragon and Zi Xuan attacked from both sides, unleashing supreme secret techniques.

Tian Nu Mo Jun's expression remained cold and indifferent, holding her own against the two without falling back, leaving Tai Xu Ancient Dragon and Zi Xuan stunned. The demon lord before them was far stronger than they had imagined.

Kill!

On their side, Chu Ling'er held off the demons, allowing Ye Chen to charge alone toward the Qing Tian Mo Zhu. The demon soldiers rushing at him were swept away by his blade, his dominance unmatched.

Once again, he reached within a thousand zhang of the Qing Tian Mo Zhu.

Ba Huang Zhan!

Ye Chen stepped onto the void and swung the Xue Ling Shen Dao, channeling his bloodline power, sacred body essence, Hun Dun Dao principles, invincible battle intent, and all his divine abilities into the blade.

Open for me!

Ye Chen roared, his ultimate strike shattering the barrier protecting the Qing Tian Mo Zhu. The world-shaking blade edge drew ever closer to the pillar.

This one strike could destroy the Qing Tian Mo Zhu.

After this, their mission would be complete, and even if they fell in Bei Zhen Cang Yuan, they would have no regrets.

But in that instant, the Qing Tian Mo Zhu hummed and trembled.

A tangible black halo emerged, spreading infinitely. Wherever the halo passed, the wind halted, the air stopped flowing, the war banners ceased fluttering, and everything in the heavens and earth froze in an instant.

The world was locked in place, Ye Chen fixed in his pose of swinging the blade.

Tai Xu Ancient Dragon and the others, locked in battle with Tian Nu Mo Jun, were also frozen. All things in the world stood still at that moment.

Buzz!

A few seconds later, the Qing Tian Mo Zhu trembled again, and the stillness shattered.

Puff!

Blood sprayed as Ye Chen vomited and was flung back.

Tai Xu Ancient Dragon, Zi Xuan, and Chu Ling'er were hurled back with him, their bodies instantly mangled and bloody upon landing.

Is it all for nothing in the end?

Ye Chen staggered to his feet, unsteady, supporting himself with Chu Ling'er as they mockingly gazed at the Qing Tian Mo Zhu.

This... this aura!

Compared to them, Tai Xu Ancient Dragon and Zi Xuan were pale as ghosts, their bodies trembling uncontrollably as they stared at the towering demon pillar, their eyes filled with fear and reverence.

Bang!

The great earth shook as ninety million demon soldiers knelt on one knee in unison.

Not just in Bei Zhen Cang Yuan—all the demons in Da Chu knelt at that moment.

Even Tian Nu Mo Jun did the same. Every demon, whether soldier, general, or the remaining Tian Nu Mo Jun, wore expressions of reverence, as if welcoming their king.

The heavens and earth fell into a deathly silence.

Buzz!

Another hum sounded as the Qing Tian Mo Zhu trembled again, breaking the quiet.

Then, demonic fog surged like an ocean, laced with thunder and carrying apocalyptic pressure. A boot-clad foot stepped out from the pillar, shaking the heavens and earth, cracking the vast cosmos.

A majestic figure gradually took shape in the rolling fog.

Da... Da Di!

In Tian Xuan Men, everyone stumbled back a step, their faces deathly pale as they gazed at the majestic figure in terror.