Chapter 1468: Cycle of Reincarnation and Destruction

Jinwu Taizi roared, finally unleashing his full power. Risking having his arm torn off, he struck with a palm, forcing Ye Chen back.

Ye Chen stopped instantly, then attacked again, ghosting his opponent. He saw a third eye suddenly open on Jinwu Taizi’s forehead, flickering with dazzling xian light and carrying a demonic aura that blurred his mind.

“That is the Jinwu Shen Yan, sealed within it is the Taigu Huanjing; do not look directly at it.”

Kui Niu, who was battling Ba Qi Da She, transmitted this warning, as if he knew the Jinwu Shen Yan well.

“Indeed, it’s profound,” Ye Chen thought to himself with a light rebuke, his blurred mind clearing in an instant.

However, due to the restraint of Jinwu Taizi’s third eye, Ye Chen missed the best opportunity to deal a heavy blow. This brief moment gave Jinwu Taizi a chance to catch his breath.

Jinwu Taizi’s body erupted with golden light, merging with his form and healing his wounds. Even the arm that had been torn off regrew; his recovery ability was truly domineering.

“You deserve to die, you truly deserve to die.” Jinwu Taizi snarled, his hand swirling with radiant xian light that wove into a Jinwu Shen Jian. Its trembling hum was piercing as he slashed out a brilliant xian river.

Ye Chen advanced instead of retreating, his palm prints evolving secret techniques on their own. He fused it with chao principles, sweeping through the void and erasing the xian river. Then, he unleashed the Lingtian Taixu Long Jin, pressing down on Jinwu Taizi.

Jinwu Taizi snorted coldly, a blazing sun bursting from his body and colliding to shatter the Taixu Long Jin cage.

Next, he bit his tongue tip, condensing a drop of essence blood and spitting it out to form a vast golden ocean. It was infused with the Jinwu Shen Cang and his origin, its glow too intense to look at directly.

“Jinwu Zang Hai?” Everyone present frowned. This was the Jinwu clan’s ultimate secret technique, said to have been used by a great Jinwu ability to devour an entire clan’s beings. Not even their Zhundi-level experts escaped; once swallowed by the Jinwu Hai, the whole clan was wiped out.

“Jinwu Shenzi is actually using this divine ability—desperate to eliminate the Sheng Ti?” someone exclaimed in surprise.

“The Sheng Ti is probably done for. Even in the same realm, few can withstand the devouring of Jinwu Zang Hai, let alone Jinwu Taizi, who is at the Sheng Ren level.” The spectators all took a deep breath.

“Old Seven, don’t get swallowed by that ocean.” Kui Niu shouted, clearly familiar with Jinwu clan history and the infamous lethality of Jinwu Zang Hai—it devoured without leaving bones.

Ye Chen knew how terrifying Jinwu Zang Hai was and tried to retreat, but he couldn’t escape being engulfed.

Only upon entering it did he realize its strangeness—it suppressed his Sheng Ti bloodline, dissolved his Sheng Ti origin, and carried killing and sealing powers. One misstep could lead to his destruction.

Ye Chen’s expression turned stern. He stamped his foot fiercely, anchoring himself like a stele. His dao principles trembled, and though Jinwu Zang Hai roiled with destructive forces, it couldn’t shake or seal him.

“Be destroyed by me!” Jinwu Taizi bellowed, pressing down with a palm and adding secret techniques, manifesting as a scorching sun that merged into Jinwu Zang Hai, making its rampage even more overwhelming.

“You lack the skill to eliminate me,” Ye Chen scoffed coldly. Centered on his body, a wheel of reincarnation suddenly appeared, rapidly expanding and spreading. Everywhere it touched, the rolling Jinwu ocean was resolved into nothingness, ignoring the destruction and seals.

This was Lunhui Huamie, a divine ability Ye Chen had created by enhancing the Tun Tian Mo Gong with reverse-world lunhui. The mo gong devoured, while lunhui resolved, using the enemy’s power to break his own crisis.

The spectators narrowed their eyes, including Kunpeng and Qinglong—they were no exception. Jinwu Taizi’s Jinwu Zang Hai was overwhelmingly powerful, yet Ye Chen’s technique was an even greater heaven-seizing creation.

“Impressive!” Kui Niu laughed heartily, unable to hold back his praise. The Huanggu Sheng Ti was truly invincible in its realm; even he might struggle against Jinwu Zang Hai, but Ye Chen had dispelled it with ease.

“Old Seven is unbeatable under the heavens, beating Jinwu until he’s like a dog.” Xiao Yuan Huang and the others couldn’t stay quiet, cheering for their ally even in battle, their voices so loud they made ears ring.

“Kill!” Jinwu Taizi roared in fury, descending from the sky and summoning a Zhen Shen Bei with a wave, suppressing Ye Chen.

“Break!” Ye Chen snorted, combining his nine Ji Dao Bahuang Fist into one, delivering a heaven-defying punch that shattered the monument.

With one exchange, the battle reignited. Jinwu Shenzi stood on the Jinwu Shen Hai, a scorching sun hovering above his head, like an xian king. His blazing aura swept across the heavens, with radiant divine light illuminating the world.

Ye Chen matched his momentum, his own golden shen hai beneath him and a Chao Shen Ding above, expanding a chao realm. His sheng body was like forged steel, radiating golden light like a war god cast in gold.

The void rumbled, shaking the heavens and earth. Fresh blood fell like light rain across the nine skies, all golden, and even as it fell, it transformed into dragon shapes continuing the fight until it dissipated.

It was clear that while Ye Chen was at a disadvantage, Jinwu Taizi couldn’t overpower him.

He was truly a war god, devouring the eight directions with unmatched attacks. His comprehension of the dao far exceeded the ordinary, his dao principles fused with all things, full of blood, flesh, and emotion.

“The Huanggu Sheng Ti is incredible!” Cheers erupted below, with exclamations of amazement. “With such an absolute cultivation advantage, it’s the first time I’ve seen Jinwu Taizi get beaten this badly.”

“If we were in the same realm, neither of us would be his match.” Qinglong Taizi laughed and shook his head.

“In the Southern Domain, perhaps only that Qilin kid could rival the Huanggu Sheng Ti in the same realm.” Baihu chuckled. “Even our Southern Emperor might lose.”

“It’s a good thing the Sheng Ti hasn’t advanced to Sheng yet. If he reaches that level, it would be truly terrifying.” Xuanwu and Zhulong sighed. “The myth of being invincible in the same realm has never been broken.”

“Jinwu Mie Shi!” Amid the discussions, a furious shout rang out—it was Jinwu Taizi, standing in the void. His words made the heavens tremble, turning the clear sky dark.

Countless xian lights danced in the firmament, weaving into a sun that burst with radiant divine glow. Every beam pierced the yuan shen, causing minds to chaos.

The sun fell, pulverizing space along the way. Before it even landed, the flowers, grass, and trees below withered, and even the babbling springs and rippling lakes dried up.

The world lost its color, leaving only that sun. Though dazzling, it was also destructive; though scorching, it was ice-cold, like a hand of annihilation.

“This technique again.” Ye Chen furrowed his brow; he had seen it yesterday and only withstood it by teaming up with Xiao Yuan Huang. Now, facing it alone, he might be worn down.

He had no choice but to press on. With madness in his eyes, he charged against the heavens, manifesting a pair of hundred-zhang giant hands to hold up the Jinwu sun, essentially pitting his Huanggu Sheng Ti against the sun itself.

From afar, the Jinwu sun loomed like a mountain, while he seemed as insignificant as an ant.

In an instant, he was pressed down by the Jinwu sun, his legs bending, his sheng body cracking, his sheng bones cracking and breaking. His entire form was bathed in radiant golden blood.

“The Sheng Ti must be mad!” People below were shocked. “Actually using his sheng body to resist the Jinwu sun head-on.”

“Die!” Jinwu Taizi grinned viciously, suddenly raising his hand to add more secret techniques to the sun.

“Let’s see if you destroy me first, or if I annihilate this sun first.” Ye Chen roared to the sky, activating his mo dao and various forbidden laws, his combat power surging as his suppressed golden vital blood erupted.

Vortices formed in his palms, a fusion of Tun Tian Mo Gong, Taixu Cave, and Reverse-World Lunhui.

The Jinwu sun was constantly pulled into the black hole by Taixu Cave, devoured by Tun Tian Mo Gong, and rapidly dissolved by Reverse-World Lunhui in its cycle, its power a heaven-seizing marvel.

The spectators watched in heart-pounding awe, even Ba Qi Da She and the others fighting Kui Niu and Yuan Huang pausing to glance over. The Huanggu Sheng Ti’s mad actions horrified everyone present.

This was a war of attrition, just as Ye Chen said—not the Jinwu sun destroying him, or him dissolving the Jinwu sun. It wasn’t a battle; it was a fight to the death.