Chapter 1121: Slaying the Quasi-Saint

"Tian Zhao!"

Ye Chen shouted coldly, focusing his forbidden technique, Xian Yan, on Yin Shi Wang.

As he activated Tian Zhao, his lifespan rapidly drained away, a full hundred years vanishing in an instant.

One hundred years of life—such a terrifying cost was why Ye Chen had always been reluctant to use Tian Zhao. Each activation multiplied the consumption, forcing him to reserve it only for the most dire situations.

He was truly at that point of no return. Trapped by the Quasi-Saint's seal, even Xian Lun Tian Dao was useless, leaving him only with the devastating forbidden technique of Xian Yan, Tian Zhao, as his means of escape.

"What is this? What is this?"

In the vast sky, Yin Shi Wang's terrified voice echoed. His head erupted in black flames, dissolving into nothingness, yet he felt no pain.

"Seal it! Seal it for me!"

Yin Shi Wang roared in fear, employing supreme secret arts, but nothing could extinguish the flames of Tian Zhao.

"Open!"

Below, Ye Chen broke free from the restraints, immediately nocking an arrow and firing a devastating thunder god arrow.

Still reeling in terror, Yin Shi Wang was struck directly, his body pierced through.

"Yuan Shen escape!"

Yin Shi Wang panicked, his Yuan Shen fleeing his physical form.

"Strike while you're down!"

Ye Chen charged upward with Da Shen Bian, swinging it down fiercely. Yin Shi Wang's Yuan Shen trembled violently, letting out a piercing scream.

Da Shen Bian specialized in attacking the Yuan Shen. With Yin Shi Wang now in a pure Yuan Shen state, his combat power was greatly diminished—this was why Ye Chen dared to rush in. After all, the Yuan Shen power of a Quasi-Saint was like a heavenly tonic to him, and fortune favored the bold.

"You deserve to die!"

Yin Shi Wang roared in rage, his Yuan Shen face contorting into a grotesque mask, his killing intent surging uncontrollably.

"Then come and kill me!"

Ye Chen soared through the nine heavens like a dragon, swinging Da Shen Bian for another attack.

"Kill!"

Yin Shi Wang spat out a mist of blood, summoning a crimson killing sword—a sacred weapon—and unleashing a vast sea of blood.

Ye Chen summoned Hun Dun Shen Ding to block the sacred sword.

"Da Luo Shen Tie!"

Yin Shi Wang recognized the material of Hun Dun Shen Ding, his twisted eyes flashing with intense greed. Da Luo Shen Tie was an otherworldly divine material for forging weapons, incredibly rare even over millennia.

Boom! Boom!

The sacred sword and Hun Dun Shen Ding clashed in the sky, their impacts ringing out clearly. Though Hun Dun Shen Ding was not a sacred weapon, it ignored the sacred weapon's pressure. It couldn't suppress the sword, but the sword couldn't harm it either.

"All of it is mine! All of it is mine!"

Yin Shi Wang laughed wildly and recklessly, striking Ye Chen with a palm and sending him flying.

As soon as Ye Chen steadied himself, Yin Shi Wang instantly closed in, thrusting a finger that ripped open Ye Chen's chest, shattering his ribs. Even in his Yuan Shen state, Yin Shi Wang's power remained overwhelmingly dominant.

"Take this in return!"

Ye Chen endured the pain, swinging Da Shen Bian once more, enhanced with heavenly thunder, Xian fire, and various secret techniques targeted at the Yuan Shen.

"Ugh!"

Yin Shi Wang was wounded, his divine sea buzzing as he staggered back.

"Try this!"

A divine light shot from Ye Chen's brow—it was the damaged Di Jue.

Boom!

Though small, Di Jue exuded supreme divine might, faintly carrying the aura of an emperor, causing the sky to crumble inch by inch and forcing Yin Shi Wang to his knees. His Yuan Shen form twisted under the pressure.

It was fortunate that Ye Chen was only at the Tian realm; if he were a Quasi-Saint, Di Jue's power would be even more devastating, potentially obliterating Yin Shi Wang on the spot.

"How is this possible?"

Yin Shi Wang stared in disbelief at the damaged Di Jue, his soul trembling as if witnessing something terrifying. He couldn't fathom how someone at the Tian realm could possess so many fearsome treasures.

"It's over!"

Ye Chen raised Da Shen Bian, his strike nearly scattering Yin Shi Wang's soul.

"No... no!"

Yin Shi Wang's eyes were filled with terror as he desperately broke free from Di Jue's suppression and fled for his life.

"Stay!"

Ye Chen maneuvered Hun Dun Shen Ding, its mouth facing downward as chaotic energy poured out, crushing the heavens and earth. Yin Shi Wang, who had barely escaped, was instantly engulfed.

"Collect!"

Ye Chen shouted lightly, and Hun Dun Shen Ding swept through the air, drawing in the suppressed Yin Shi Wang's Yuan Shen.

Only then did Ye Chen spit out a mouthful of fresh blood and kneel on the ground.

His battle with the Quasi-Saint had left him severely injured, his sacred body nearly ruined. Every wound was laced with a eerie light that sapped his vital energy, carrying Yin Shi Wang's killing intent and making the injuries heal with great difficulty.

These wounds were manageable, but the real damage came from the backlash of Xian Yan.

In this fight, he had used Xian Lun Tian Dao multiple times and forcibly activated Tian Zhao when his Xian Yan pupil power was weak, sacrificing a hundred years of lifespan.

Still, his gains were substantial. The Yuan Shen of a Quasi-Saint contained immense power.

Sitting cross-legged, he closed his eyes slightly, using heavenly thunder to erase the killing intent in his body and Xian fire with barbaric refinement techniques to mend his wounds.

In that moment, the shattered world fell into utter silence.

It wasn't until nightfall that Ye Chen exhaled a turbid breath, stood up, and looked toward Hun Dun Shen Ding.

Yin Shi Wang, sealed inside the ding, had a grotesque expression and was madly bombarding the walls, trying to break free.

Ye Chen sneered. Hun Dun Shen Ding was filled with chaotic energy and bore the seal of Dun Jia Tian Zi, making its containment incredibly strong. Besides, Yin Shi Wang was only in his Yuan Shen state—he had no chance of breaching its defenses.

This killing sword was truly exceptional, forged from Jiu Xuan Xue Jin, with high spiritual intelligence as it buzzed and rammed against Ye Chen's restraints.

Ye Chen ignored it completely. With Yin Shi Wang suppressed, even a sacred weapon was no match—it too was sealed. He destroyed the sword's spirit and shattered the weapon itself.

Hun Dun Shen Ding hummed as it absorbed the essence from the sacred weapon fragments.

Ye Chen seized Yin Shi Wang's storage bag, dumping out its artifacts and crushing them all with a palm, turning them into nourishment for Hun Dun Shen Ding.

This caused Hun Dun Shen Ding to undergo a profound transformation, becoming even more ancient in appearance. The intertwined heavenly sounds of the great dao carried profound power, refining the soul, while the imprinted Dun Jia Tian Zi seemed to come alive.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes lit up. He pulled out his own storage bag, keeping only Di Jue, Da Shen Bian, Chi Xiao Sword, Ba Long Blade, Lu Tian Great Halberd, Jiu Zhou Divine Diagram, and Wu Huang War Spear. He crushed all the miscellaneous artifacts and spiritual tools, contributing their essence to Hun Dun Shen Ding.

Hun Dun Shen Ding vibrated and evolved further, a masterful artifact that could devour the heavens and contain the earth, embodying the chaos dao and all phenomena.

"Excellent!"

Ye Chen smiled, growing more delighted with Hun Dun Shen Ding the more he examined it.

"Release me! Release me!"

Inside the ding, Yin Shi Wang continued to roar and rage, but he was completely immobilized.

"Thinking of leaving after arriving?"

Ye Chen shouted coldly and pressed his palm to Yin Shi Wang's Tian Ling Cap, executing a domineering soul-searching technique. As a Quasi-Saint, he must possess many divine abilities and vast experiences.

To his regret, Yin Shi Wang's memories were innately sealed, making the soul-searching technique ineffective.

Helpless, Ye Chen maneuvered Hun Dun Shen Ding to erase Yin Shi Wang entirely, leaving only his Yuan Shen power.

"Devour!"

Ye Chen murmured softly, and vortices appeared all over his sacred body—it was the Tun Tian Magic Skill.

Then, Yin Shi Wang's Yuan Shen power transformed into streams of light rain, merging into Ye Chen's own Yuan Shen.

Quickly, Ye Chen sat cross-legged to absorb it.

As the surging Yuan Shen power integrated, his Yuan Shen level skyrocketed, surpassing his own cultivation and breaking through barriers relentlessly in a display of absolute dominance.