Chapter 1268: Invincible

Da Chu Star.

Outside the Heavenly Court, a vast expanse of figures, stretching for 100,000 zhang, comprised nearly a million cultivators from the nine factions of Sen Luo Dian. They formed an impenetrable blockade.

In the virtual sky above, the nine saints of Sen Luo stood at the nine cardinal points, with over 10,000 offensive formations and nine virtual sky kill arrays deployed. Any movement from the Heavenly Court would immediately trigger a thunderous assault.

Their goal was to trap the Heavenly Court completely! This was the resolve of Sen Luo Dian's nine factions—they were determined to confront the Heavenly Court to the very end.

In the Heavenly Court's immortal mountains, Ye Chen had taken the scroll handed to him by Long Yi. It detailed the nine ancient stars affiliated with Sen Luo Dian, excluding the main hall itself, each possessing formidable foundations.

Ye Chen glanced at it and couldn't help but smile, as he had visited all nine of those ancient stars before.

With the Xingkong Domain Platform activated, Ye Chen put away the scroll, turned, and stepped into it, vanishing in an instant.

"Don't just stand around!"

After Ye Chen left, Long Yi's voice echoed throughout the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court's forces continued their duties as assigned.

The black and white saints took over Ye Chen's position, jointly controlling the Heavenly Court's virtual sky kill array. As for the other reincarnated individuals from Da Chu, they stood ready on various mountain peaks.

A quarter of an hour later, Ye Chen appeared on a desolate star 300,000 li from Da Chu Star.

Ye Chen pulled out the star map, oriented himself, and set off in a specific direction.

Before long, a red ancient star came into view, roughly the size of Da Chu Star, glowing with a crimson halo that made it dazzling in the starry sky.

This was Chi Xue Star, home to one of Sen Luo Dian's affiliated forces: Chi Xue Zong.

"Time to get started!"

Ye Chen smiled casually, donned a black robe, covered his face with a Gui Ming mask, and concealed his aura with Zhou Tian's transformations. Like a divine ray, he shot into Chi Xue Star, heading straight for Chi Xue Zong.

At night, Chi Xue Zong's immortal mountains radiated divine light and immortal energy, like a pearl embedded in the earth.

"There's a barrier!"

Ye Chen glanced at it, then drew a killing sword, wrapping it with immortal fire and heavenly thunder. He swung the sword, slicing an opening in Chi Xue Zong's barrier.

"Who is it?"

The moment the barrier was breached, icy shouts rang out from within Chi Xue Zong's immortal mountains.

"Robbery!"

Ye Chen charged in, his roar bold and commanding. An elder who had just flown out from the mountain peak was sent tumbling backward, his divine sea buzzing from the shock.

"Enemy attack!"

Chi Xue Zong was thrown into chaos, with shouts echoing from all directions. Figures soared from every mountain peak, palace, and pavilion, rushing toward Ye Chen, weapons in hand.

Ye Chen had already summoned the Hun Dun Shen Ding, transforming it into a massive 100-zhang spiked club, which he swung ferociously.

Thud! Thud!

The Chi Xue Zong members charging from all sides fell in droves, many exploding into blood mist on impact.

"He's so strong!"

The ones lagging behind from Chi Xue Zong halted, stunned by Ye Chen's terrifying power.

"I am invincible in the world!"

Ye Chen's shout was cheeky, like that of a rogue, his attacks wild and unstructured as he swung the spiked club haphazardly. Every time a group from Chi Xue Zong rushed forward, he obliterated them.

Chi Xue Zong was left in utter disarray.

It made sense—Chi Xue Zong's saints and quasi-saints had all been pulled to Da Chu Star, leaving the sect without even a quasi-saint. The strongest were merely at the emperor realm peak, utterly unable to withstand Ye Chen's onslaught.

"Activate the kill arrays! Blast him!"

A Chi Xue Zong elder roared, and kill arrays began to awaken across the sect.

Though there were many kill arrays, Ye Chen's movements were too elusive, making it hard to lock onto him. As a result, the arrays' divine beams not only missed Ye Chen but also struck their own people.

Ye Chen was cunning, deliberately weaving through crowded areas. By the time he left, his hands were full of storage bags, and behind him lay a scene of carnage. No one in Chi Xue Zong could stand against his might.

"Send for help!"

Chi Xue Zong members shouted desperately, calling for their ancestors far away on Da Chu Star.

Ye Chen ignored them completely, rampaging like a bandit. He burst into a palace, seizing all the treasures he could carry, and even smashed the palace with a palm strike before leaving.

Next, he showed no restraint, stripping everything in his path—whether mountain peaks or palaces—leaving them bare. He took every spiritual herb, fruit tree, and immortal pool without exception.

Meanwhile, back on Da Chu Star, the Chi Xue ancestor received the distress signals from Chi Xue Zong.

"Damned scum!"

The Chi Xue ancestor's face twisted in rage, his roar shaking the heavens.

His sudden outburst startled those around him, drawing curious glances.

"I must return to my sect immediately," the Chi Xue ancestor declared. "A mysterious intruder is attacking Chi Xue Zong while I'm here, plundering everything. My sect has suffered heavy losses."

"Is that so?" A Sen Luo Dian saint narrowed his eyes.

"Are you using this as an excuse to slip away?" another Sen Luo Dian saint sneered mockingly.

"If you don't believe me, come with me." The Chi Xue ancestor snorted coldly and stepped into the virtual sky first, followed by nine quasi-saints from Chi Xue Zong.

"Go and check it out," the Sen Luo Dian saint instructed one of their quasi-saints to follow, to monitor the Chi Xue ancestor. If his story held true, fine; but if he tried any tricks, Sen Luo Dian would show no mercy.

As the Chi Xue ancestor departed, the ancestors of the other eight affiliated forces approached, saying, "May we also return to our sects? We're worried about attacks as well."

"Are you eight disregarding Sen Luo's authority?" a black-robed Sen Luo Dian saint scolded coldly.

"We wouldn't dare."

"Then stay put." The black-robed saint flicked his sleeve and left.

The eight ancestors exchanged glances but dared not pursue the matter further.

Sen Luo Dian had suffered setbacks twice before and was in a foul mood. No one wanted to provoke them now.

It was simply because Sen Luo Dian was overwhelmingly powerful, far beyond what they had anticipated—much more than what appeared on the surface. As sect ancestors themselves, they knew all too well the terror of this colossal entity.

Ah!

As they pondered, the ancestors sighed inwardly, their hearts pounding with a sense of impending doom.

While they sighed, Chi Xue Zong remained in turmoil. Ye Chen had toppled two more mountain peaks, looting their treasures, and was now heading toward a misty immortal pool deep in the sect.

From afar, not a single mountain peak in Chi Xue Zong stood intact, and no palace remained undamaged.

As for Chi Xue Zong's experts, they were all in disarray, sent flying back whenever they charged. Over time, not only did no one dare approach, but they were also chased around chaotically by Ye Chen.

"Hand over your money, and I won't kill you!"

Such cries echoed across Chi Xue Zong's lands.

With the sect's treasures thoroughly plundered, Ye Chen turned his attention to the elders, especially those of noble status like the Chi Xue Shen Zi—surely their storage bags were full of valuables.

The scene at Chi Xue Zong became spectacle enough.

Though numerous, the sect members were forced to flee desperately from a single pursuer.

Openly robbing someone else's territory was brazen enough, but chasing them down for money was utterly lawless. Such a reckless figure was probably unique across the myriad domains.

After some time, Ye Chen finally dragged the Chi Xue Shen Zi away, leaving behind a wasteland of ruins.

Not long after Ye Chen left, the Chi Xue ancestor returned with his group.

But upon seeing Chi Xue Zong reduced to rubble, everyone froze in place. Was this still their sect?

"Who did this?"

In the dark night, roars of fury pierced the sky, the terrifying killing intent turning the floating blood mist into ice. The Chi Xue ancestor raged like a maddened demon.

"Clever old me!"

In the starry sky, Ye Chen streaked like a divine ray, still chuckling over the bulging storage bags in his arms—all plundered from Chi Xue Zong, a massive fortune.

"Next one!"

Ye Chen pulled out the star map and targeted another ancient star.

On second thought, he decided it was wiser to return first, at least to hand over the source stones and other items to Long Yi and the others, ensuring they wouldn't run out midway for powering formations.

With that in mind, Ye Chen made a sharp turn and flew off.

He landed on that same desolate ancient star, activated the hidden Xingkong Domain Platform there, and a moment later, returned to the Heavenly Court.

"Huh?"

Seeing Ye Chen back so soon, Long Yi, Si Tu Nan, and the others expressed surprise.

Ye Chen climbed to a mountain peak, pulled out his wine flask, glanced at the outside, and smiled. "It looks like those bastards out there haven't attacked again since I left."

"Are they just waiting to trap us to death?" Long Yi snorted coldly.

"Don't hold back, bring it out!" Si Tu Nan stepped forward eagerly, fishing the stuffed storage bags from Ye Chen's embrace. The crowd gathered to look.

"Wow!"

When Si Tu Nan opened the storage bag, everyone exclaimed in unison.

"There's more." Ye Chen grinned, summoning the Hun Dun Shen Ding. Treasures poured from its mouth: countless spiritual herbs, fruit trees, immortal pools, and secret scrolls. Though there had been many artifacts among them, the Shen Ding had already absorbed them on the way.

"Is there anything left in Chi Xue Zong that you didn't take?" the crowd teased.

"Stop wasting time, plant them." Ye Chen waved his hand, scattering the spiritual herbs and fruit trees. Their numbers were staggering, like an endless forest and sea of flowers.

The Da Chu reincarnated individuals got to work, carrying them off to plant on their respective mountain peaks.

These spiritual herbs and fruit trees from Chi Xue Zong had long absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, carrying their own vital energy. Planted in the Heavenly Court, they made the immortal mountains' spiritual energy even denser, with mist swirling everywhere.

After downing his flask of wine and unloading all the plundered treasures, Ye Chen headed straight for the Xingkong Domain Platform again.

This time, he brought three saint-level Yin Ming Dead Generals with him. He planned to raid the remaining eight affiliated forces in one go before returning, so having help would save time.

Everyone watched Ye Chen leave, their expressions meaningful. The star domain was about to get lively.