Chapter 1843: Always Ready

The battle erupted once more, with the heavens rumbling and the earth trembling. The dim sky and ground were stained with the blood of the Sheng Ti, each drop dazzling and radiant, like stars adorning the vast cosmos.

Ye Chen and his Fa Shen fought desperately, facing a two-against-one scenario yet still being suppressed, nearly getting cleaved apart several times.

Both of them possessed strength surpassing Teng She, but Teng She had activated his Xue Ji Xian Jie, making him nearly indestructible and overwhelmingly powerful.

The scene was incredibly bloody, heart-pounding to watch. That was Ye Chen! Even teaming up with his Fa Shen, they couldn't defeat Teng She, highlighting just how terrifying the Xue Ji Xian Jie was.

Chi Yang Zi pondered, his face looking grim.

"It's not on the same level."

"With that indestructible state, one Xue Ji Xian Jie is enough to turn the tide. Even with another Ye Chen, they still couldn't win," Jiu Xiao Zhen Ren said, his old eyes filled with worry.

"The absolute suppression of combat power means the myth of the Sheng Ti being invincible in the same realm might truly be broken," Kui Niu Huang sighed.

"You idiots, the entire Teng She clan are idiots," the talents of Da Chu and the treasures of Xuan Huang howled in unison, unable to help Ye Chen directly. They hoped to disrupt Teng She's focus and share some of the pressure on Ye Chen.

"Are you ready?" Ming Jue fiercely twisted his neck, his deep eyes bursting with brilliant divine light.

"Always prepared," Bai Zhi whispered lightly, her aura rising as she stirred her origin, enveloping her body in divine radiance.

Clearly, the two of them were preparing to join the fight, teaming up with Ye Chen to take on Teng She, that little serpent who was too strong.

Like them, Ji Ning Shuang's forehead manifested divine patterns, her combat power surging. Xi Yan and the others were also mobilizing their strength. Facing someone nearly indestructible in single combat, no one could win alone—they had to gang up and forcibly suppress him.

"What a lively scene," shadows flickered continuously in the surrounding void, with three figures particularly eye-catching.

They formed a group from the Di Dao inheritance: Tian Shuo, Xiao Lu, and Chen Yin, who had come to observe the battle.

As soon as the three arrived, they drew all the attention, carrying an aura of their own.

And because of them, some people stopped focusing on the fight.

For instance, Xiao Jiu Xian had been cheering for Ye Chen just a moment ago, but in an instant, she ran over to Chen Yi.

Her sudden move made Kui Niu and Xiao Yuan Huang's mouths twitch repeatedly. You little girl, this is a battlefield—can't you take it seriously?

She wasn't the only one not taking it seriously; there was another young woman, completely entranced while looking at Tian Shuo.

That person was no other than Di Huang's disciple, Bai Zhi.

The moment Tian Shuo appeared, her eyes locked on him, her heart inexplicably fluttering for some reason.

This was the legendary love at first sight—fine to just look, but her cheeks had even turned red.

"What's up with you?"

Ming Jue called out noisily over there.

They had agreed to help Ye Chen, and he had already rolled up his sleeves, ready to charge in. But this girl? Her peak aura had instantly dropped to the lowest, and her cheeks were flushed—was she embarrassed?

Bai Zhi felt awkward and quickly averted her gaze. Not knowing if it was nervousness or something else, she immediately pulled out an Ji Dao Di Bing.

As soon as her Di Bing moved, the Hong Huang side's Di Bing also stirred, whooshing into the air—one after another, over a dozen Di Bing hovered in the sky.

"Did you forget your medicine when you left home?" Ming Jue glanced over, thinking, You're using a Di Bing in a juniors' battle? Are you trying to make things even more chaotic?

"Mistake," Bai Zhi coughed dryly and hurriedly put the Di Bing away. She reached into her storage bag and grabbed whatever she could, tightly gripping it in her hand.

The item she grabbed was absolutely imposing, but it wasn't an immortal sword—it was a knife, specifically a vegetable knife.

What was even stranger was that she herself didn't realize she was holding a vegetable knife.

Even more bizarre, now that she had it out, she wasn't looking at Ye Chen and Teng She—she was staring at Tian Shuo.

"I say, is that woman about to come over and chop me?" Tian Shuo coughed, feeling uneasy with a beautiful woman holding a vegetable knife and staring at him, making his whole body tense up.

Chen Yi and Xiao Lu ignored his words.

Their gazes were fixed on the sky, watching Ye Chen and Teng She's battle, their brows furrowed. As heirs of the Di Dao, they could tell that Teng She was in his Xue Ji Xian Jie state.

"I don't know why, but he activated the Xue Ji Xian Jie," Xiao Jiu Xian pouted. "Ye Chen can't beat him."

"Nearly indestructible in the same realm—who could win against that?" Xiao Lu exclaimed in admiration, her expression awkward.

"Perhaps Xuan Yuan Di Zi could give it a try," Tian Shuo glanced at the opposite side. "His combat power is unfathomable."

"If the Hong Huang Tai Zi has activated Xue Ji Xian Jie, even I couldn't do it—could he?" Someone spoke up, carrying an air of confidence.

The three turned their heads and saw another person had joined them—a young man with his hands tucked in his sleeves and a smirk on his lips.

This was also a familiar face: the Hong Huang Qi Lin, who had suddenly appeared to watch the battle.

"Spare some blood when you have a moment!" Xiao Jiu Xian giggled, rubbing her hands together, her big eyes gleaming.

"This girl has no manners," Jiu Chen said, tucking his hands away as he walked off, heading straight for the Dong Hua Seven Zi—more precisely, straight for Yun Xiao Zi.

Upon his arrival, Yun Xiao Zi said nothing, just drew his sword and gripped it tightly, as if warning: Stay right there, or I'll strike you down.

Teng She and the Sheng Ti's battle drew the world's attention, with more and more people arriving, including reclusive giants.

From the east, space twisted as a young man stepped out, his demeanor serene, like an Xian Wang overlooking the nine heavens.

"Long Cang Jie?" Kui Niu Huang stared in surprise. "I saw with my own eyes that he was buried in the stars."

"He's only at the Da Sheng level, probably reborn through tribulation," Xuan Wu Huang mused. "He once fought Liu Dao one-on-one and survived—his peak power is no less than that of the Jian Shen."

Not just them—even the veteran Zhun Di present were watching, their expressions a mix of shock and fascination, as if they all knew what kind of existence he was.

Long Cang Jie seemed indifferent to the gazes around him, gently flicking his sleeve to release someone from within.

It was an old man, hunched and leaning on a cane, advanced in years—or rather, nearing the end of his life.

This old man was no other than the hunched elder who had asked Ye Chen for directions outside the Hua Fan Star.

"So this is Xuan Huang," Long Cang Jie said with a leisurely smile. He had come to watch the battle and encountered this old man on the way, who wanted to fly to Xuan Huang, so he kindly brought him along.

"What a sacred land of cultivators!" The hunched old man was deeply grateful, gazing around in excitement. He never expected to meet a benefactor midway, fulfilling his dying wish to see the legendary Xuan Huang, which was even more extraordinary than he imagined.

"He's activated the Xue Ji Xian Jie," the old man said excitedly, but Long Cang Jie exclaimed in surprise, fixing his eyes on Teng She Tai Zi. Even with his composure, it stirred some waves in his heart.

However, when he saw Ye Chen, his expression of surprise turned to shock, staring in astonishment at Ye Chen's face.

That face was etched in his memory, imprinted on his soul, because Ye Chen looked exactly like Liu Dao.

Even more shocked than him was the hunched old man.

He stared dumbly at Ye Chen, his aged face full of indescribable emotion. Wasn't this the young friend he had asked for directions from earlier? He was the Huang Gu Sheng Ti.

"So, I've already seen him," the old man laughed after a moment. "The heavens have been kind to me. I've come to Xuan Huang Continent and even met the Huang Gu Sheng Ti."

The battle in the void continued, with golden blood staining the sky.

The Huang Gu Sheng Ti's reputation for being invincible in the same realm wasn't unfounded; he had held out for hundreds of rounds under the Xue Ji Xian Jie without defeat, shocking both the younger and older generations.

Teng She Tai Zi's face grew increasingly ferocious. He had thought he could easily take down Ye Chen, but he never expected Ye Chen to be so resilient, impossible to kill no matter how hard he tried.

In a few moments, Ye Chen's combat power even surpassed his own, driving him to the brink of madness with rage.

But how could he know the mindset of someone who had slain a great emperor? He simply couldn't compare.

The more furious he became, the more ferocious his attacks grew.

Ye Chen was in a wretched state, teaming up with his Fa Shen just to barely defend himself, his powerful Sheng Qu exploding time and again.

"So many people have come—where are Da Chu's emperors?" The people of Da Chu looked around, feeling frustrated.

While frustrated, they couldn't help but glance at Ming Jue. You and your domain gate are incredibly fast—you left Da Chu after the emperors but arrived before them.

Ming Jue said nothing, but he kept glancing at Bai Zhi and the vegetable knife she still held. Imagine a beautiful woman gripping a vegetable knife—that scene was quite striking, making her a picturesque sight.

Shifting his gaze from Bai Zhi, Ming Jue looked into the void, as if he could see through the two realms to the Yin Cao Di Fu: Emperor, your disciple is getting more capable by the day.

"Master has been defeated," Ming Jue was watching when Xi Yan spoke, drawing his attention back.

In the sky, two blood-soaked figures plummeted—one was the Fa Shen, dissipating mid-fall.

The other was naturally Ye Chen, smashing the battle platform to pieces. When he finally stood up, he was no longer recognizable, staggering and covered in fresh blood, a shocking sight.

Yet his eyes remained calm, without a ripple, as if he didn't care about this defeat at all.

He might be calm, but the people of Xuan Huang felt their hearts turn cold.

Even the Huang Gu Sheng Ti, who held the line, couldn't defeat Teng She—what other power in the Wan Yu Zhu Tian could stand against him?

A wave of inexplicable sorrow surged in their hearts. The younger generation felt unwilling, while the older ones sighed. This era was destined to be suppressed by Hong Huang, unable to lift their heads for endless years.

"What other trump cards do you have?" In the heavens, Teng She Tai Zi grinned menacingly, like a ruler overlooking the world and Ye Chen.

As he spoke, he pressed down with a palm, manifesting four pillars of light that pierced the earth and sky, forming a massive cage that trapped Ye Chen inside, with forces of annihilation rampaging within.

Ye Chen remained silent, steadying himself as his body, full of bloody gashes, rapidly healed, and his chaotic aura condensed to its extreme.

"How boring," Teng She Tai Zi laughed ferociously, demonic light flashing in his palm as he prepared to crush Ye Chen with one strike.

"You can't destroy me," Ye Chen said slowly, closing his eyes.

In the next instant, he suddenly opened them, and a voice echoed through the nine heavens:

"Da Lun Hui Tian Zang, activate."