Chapter 1540: Immortal and Unharmed

"No, no, no."

Hùn Zǔ Shén Zǐ’s eyes bulged wide, and no matter how he roared, he couldn’t escape being struck down.

In that instant, Shén Zǔ Shén Zǐ charged forward, his true form and two clones all wielding killing swords, their faces twisted in savage fury.

Yè Chén was hit again, struck multiple times as three deep gashes appeared on his body, nearly tearing him apart completely.

Then Mó Zǔ Shén Zǐ attacked, slamming down a treasure seal from above, forcing Yè Chén to stagger and nearly causing his body to shatter.

Before he could steady himself, Chī Mèi Shén Zǐ struck like a ghost, his palm like a divine blade, severing one of Yè Chén’s arms.

The scene was gruesomely bloody, hard for onlookers to bear.

Yè Chén roared, lifting the treasure seal and slashing with his sword to drive back Mó Zǔ Shén Zǐ. With a flip of his hand, he struck down Shén Zǔ Shén Zǐ’s two clones, and with another palm and sword strike, he forcefully repelled Shén Zǔ Shén Zǐ’s true form.

"Execute him."

Fèng Xiān arrived too, her face twisted in a malicious grin as she ambushed from behind, her sword splitting open Yè Chén’s back and ripping out his bloody spine.

Yè Chén spun around abruptly, unleashing a peerless palm strike covered in chaos seal scripts, leaving Fèng Xiān drenched in blood and shattered bones.

Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ came next, ruling over the nine heavens, his left eye’s immortal eye flickering with mysterious light, enhancing his combat power.

He wore a sinister smile, looking down on Yè Chén from on high.

His sword rang out sharply, a single strike splitting the galaxy and rending the heavens, destroying half of Yè Chén’s physical form.

Yè Chén instantly returned to his peak, unleashing the Nine Paths of the Eight Wastelands in a heaven-defying assault, even forcing Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ to retreat.

But Yè Chén paid a bloody price for it.

The one who dealt him this heavy blow was the elusive Jì Miè Shén Tǐ, whose sword shattered half of Yè Chén’s skull.

He was now a mangled mess of blood and bones, no longer resembling a human.

Even in his state of Bù Sǐ Bù Shāng, he couldn’t keep up with the accumulating wounds of extinction—the enemy was simply too strong.

"Still not dead?"

Xuè Shàng Zǐ, Zàng Tiān Shén Zǐ, and Tiān Cán stood in the void, each with a sinister laugh, joining forces to activate the Fēn Jì Quasi-Emperor Sword and slash it down toward Yè Chén from above.

These three were far more reliable than Hùn Zǔ Shén Zǐ, having already refined the forbidden spirit within the Quasi-Emperor Sword together.

The might of the Quasi-Emperor weapon was world-shattering, tearing apart the vast sky as inch by inch it collapsed.

Yè Chén was cleaved in two, instantly turning into a mist of blood, with drops of fresh blood scattering across the heavens, starkly vivid.

"The Blood Succession Boundary of Bù Sǐ Bù Shāng is nothing special after all."

Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ smirked mockingly, his lips curling with amusement.

"This is the price you pay for provoking me, princess."

Fèng Xiān laughed viciously, her heart filled with utter delight.

"This encirclement has been a complete and utter victory."

The other divine sons bared their sharp, white teeth in grins.

"Ah."

Sighs echoed from all directions. "Even with the Blood Succession Boundary activated, he still can’t escape his doom."

"What a pity for such a powerful sacred body to be destroyed like this." Many felt regret, overcome with sorrow.

"The world is just that cruel."

"The sacred body was a fool, risking his life for a bunch of useless weaklings." Too many shook their heads in lament.

"We... hmm?"

One person’s words trailed off as they froze, staring in disbelief at the void.

There, a drop of fresh blood hovered, radiating immortal light.

Under the gaze of all, that drop of blood instantly transformed into a human form. Blood-red hair whipped in the wind, his blood-red robes fluttered fiercely, and his body stood firm like a mountain, his black eyes shooting out chilling beams.

It was Yè Chén, reborn from a single drop of blood. His demonic aura erupted once more, surging wildly and sweeping across the sky and earth.

"My goodness, he’s still not dead."

The heavens erupted in shock, cries of astonishment merging into a tidal wave.

"It really is Bù Sǐ Bù Shāng!" The old experts clicked their tongues, wiping their eyes and fixing their gaze on the scene.

"Kill."

Amid the cries of alarm, Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ and the others roared in anger, converging on Yè Chén from all sides, each one grinding their teeth and contorting their faces like demons.

They were caught off guard, their expressions filled with utter disbelief.

In that dire situation, even the devastating strike of the Quasi-Emperor Sword hadn’t eradicated Yè Chén—it was simply too heaven-defying.

As he spoke, Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ’s palm descended from the sky, a formation manifesting in his palm, a killing array.

Yè Chén said nothing, calmly gazing at the void before suddenly performing a heaven-exchanging earth-shifting technique, swapping positions with Chī Mèi Shén Zǐ.

Though he had moved, Chī Mèi Shén Zǐ suffered the consequences.

Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ’s killing array was overwhelmingly powerful, instantly pulverizing Chī Mèi Shén Zǐ’s formidable body.

"Seal off the four directions of space."

Fèng Xiān shouted in fury.

At her command, those encircling Yè Chén all unleashed sealing divine abilities, instantly locking down the chaotic heavens.

However, such seals were mere decorations before Yè Chén.

They truly were just decorations. In his Blood Succession Boundary state, his power was amplified, and so were his secret techniques and divine abilities.

Even with space sealed, it couldn’t stop his heaven-exchanging earth-shifting.

In an instant, he successively swapped positions with Shén Zǔ Shén Zǐ and Mó Zǔ Shén Zǐ, then teleported directly in front of Zàng Tiān Shén Zǐ, Tiān Cán, and Xuè Shàng Zǐ.

His goal was simple: seize the Quasi-Emperor Sword.

In his current state, the only thing that could truly threaten his life was that world-shattering Quasi-Emperor weapon.

"Kill."

The three joined forces, channeling the Quasi-Emperor Sword together, its imperial might shaking the heavens and its power devastating everything in its path.

"With just you?"

Yè Chén’s words were icy to the bone. In the split second before the Quasi-Emperor Sword fell, he had already vanished.

The sword struck down, splitting the heavens and overturning the cosmos.

At the same time, Yè Chén appeared before Xuè Shàng Zǐ.

Xuè Shàng Zǐ’s face paled as he retreated instantly, but Yè Chén was faster, stepping forward and striking him with a palm that made him vomit blood.

Next, he merged the Nine Paths of Divine Tribulation into one, repelling Tiān Cán.

"Die!"

Zàng Tiān Shén Zǐ reclaimed the Quasi-Emperor Sword, gripping it as he slashed down from the skies toward Yè Chén.

With only one person wielding it, its power had diminished greatly. Yè Chén met it head-on, allowing half his body to be destroyed just to close in and sever Zàng Tiān Shén Zǐ’s arm with a palm strike.

Zàng Tiān Shén Zǐ was sent flying, his severed arm still clutching the Quasi-Emperor Sword as it plummeted from the void.

"Stop him!"

Shén Zǔ Shén Zǐ and Mó Zǔ Shén Zǐ roared in rage, shooting toward him like two divine lights crossing the sky.

The Quasi-Emperor Sword’s power was too terrifying—it couldn’t be allowed to fall into Yè Chén’s hands. If he wielded Fēn Jì, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Yet, they were too late. Not only them, but even the elusive Jì Miè Shén Tǐ couldn’t catch up.

In that critical moment, before everyone’s eyes, Fēn Jì Quasi-Emperor Sword was seized by Yè Chén.

"You will all pay with your lives."

Yè Chén’s cold words echoed endlessly through the heavens, laced with overwhelming killing intent and supreme authority.

"Who do you think you are?"

Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ sneered, his left eye bursting with immortal light as the immortal wheel in his pupil spun.

Instantly, invisible ripples spread from his left eye, causing the space to tremble violently.

Suddenly, black flames ignited on Yè Chén’s body.

Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ was indeed extraordinarily talented; after awakening his immortal eye, he had unlocked this heaven-defying ability.

Yè Chén was too powerful, powerful enough to instill fear, so Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ didn’t hesitate to burn his own lifespan to unleash it and incinerate Yè Chén.

"What’s that? What did Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ do to Yè Chén?"

The onlookers were stunned, staring at the black flames.

"The forbidden technique of the Six Paths Immortal Eye: Immortal Wheel Amaterasu."

An elder cultivator took a deep breath.

"Amaterasu?"

"It’s a force woven from spatial power and worldly essence, existing between time-space and half-time-space, manifesting as fire. Once ignited, it can burn everything."

"How incredible is that? Does that mean Yè Chén is finished?"

"Yè Chén, you never expected this—I’ve awakened Amaterasu."

Xiān Zǔ Shén Zǐ laughed, his voice dark and terrifying.