Chapter 1923: Destroy Her

The intervention of the forbidden zones instantly forced the Honghuang great clans to back down. They were completely convinced that if they dared stir up trouble here, the next moment they would face the destructive power of over a hundred supreme emperor weapons. By then, if the cultivators from the myriad heavens also joined the attack, the Honghuang great clans wouldn't just be severely damaged; they could easily be annihilated down to the ninth generation.

This wasn't an idle threat. The ancient Teng She clan served as a bloody reminder.

The Honghuang clans had quieted down, but they were trembling with rage. To this day, they still couldn't understand how they, who had held an absolute advantage, had ended up in such a predicament.

It was all because of Ye Chen! Everything pointed to Ye Chen. Ever since he had burst onto the scene, the Honghuang clans had suffered defeat after defeat. All their accumulated grievances were directed at him, and their killing intent towards him had reached an uncontrollable peak.

"The gate is about to close, why hasn't he come out yet?"

Over here, Kui Niu and Xiao Yuan Huang stopped provoking the Honghuang clans, their eyes wide and fixed on the exit.

"Did he get lost?"

"I wonder how many of our heavens' emperor-level prodigies are still alive." Many elders wore expressions of deep worry.

Boom!

Amid the discussions, a sudden boom echoed from the direction of the exit.

Under everyone's gaze, three figures flew out one after another, identical in appearance. Upon closer inspection, they were the three twin emperor-level prodigies who had ambushed Ye Chen in the Tian Zun ruins.

Following them, more figures emerged continuously, flipping out from the ruins. There were emperor-level prodigies from the myriad heavens and from the Honghuang clans, each one more disheveled than the last. The most wretched was Ming Jue, with half his body blasted into a mist of blood, and another Honghuang emperor-level prodigy whose physical form was nearly destroyed.

They all looked as if they had been beaten out, leaving onlookers from all sides stunned.

Boom! Bang!

Even as so many people were flung out, the ruins still echoed with rumbling sounds, as if a fierce battle raged on inside.

Pfft!

In the midst of it, another person was sent flying out, covered in bloody gashes with fresh blood flowing, his radiant bones exposed and his form unrecognizable. It was none other than the Holy Body, Ye Chen.

The invincible Holy Body in his realm had been beaten out?

The surroundings erupted in uproar, with everyone staring intently at the ruins' exit, eager to see just what kind of formidable being could drive out so many emperor-level prodigies from both the heavens and Honghuang, including the Holy Body.

Once again, under everyone's watchful eyes, a vague and graceful figure slowly walked out from the ruins. Each step she took was infused with the essence of the Dao, perhaps because her immortal body was as heavy as a mountain, making the starry sky rumble with every footfall.

Her red hair cascaded down, stained with multicolored immortal radiance. She trod upon the boundless immortal sea, wielding a bloodstained immortal sword. Her aura of killing intent and malice intertwined, while stunning beauty and icy coldness coexisted. She was like a supreme queen or a ruthless god of slaughter. Her peerless face showed no emotion, and her eyes, which should have been clear and bright, were pitch-black like black holes, bottomless. The curse mark on her brow and the divine pattern on her forehead were the most striking—one represented a curse, the other the blood limit boundary.

"Dong Shen Yao Chi?"

"Ji Ning Shuang?"

The crowd collectively froze, their mouths agape and unable to close for a long time, each one turned to stone.

In an instant, shock, confusion, and bewilderment spread across people's faces. They were shocked by how strong Ji Ning Shuang was, confused about why she was pursuing Ye Chen, and bewildered about what had happened in the Tian Zun ruins. So many emperor-level prodigies had been defeated, yet she alone still stood unbroken.

"Is everyone totally baffled?" Xiao Yuan Huang scratched his monkey fur.

"This woman must be crazy!" Kui Niu scratched his head fiercely. "Even Old Seven got beaten this badly."

"Looking at her, it's definitely the blood limit boundary."

"No wonder even Ye Chen isn't her match."

"The curse." Yao Chi Xian Mu murmured softly, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly and her delicate brows furrowing as she stared at the curse mark on Ji Ning Shuang's brow. As a quasi-emperor, her insight was profound, and she could tell it was an extremely terrifying curse, its power mysteriously potent.

"She must have been controlled." Chi Yang Zi pondered.

"Otherwise, she wouldn't attack Ye Chen."

"Seven-colored immortal radiance, the Zhuxian curse?" Jiang Tai Xu frowned.

"What a surprise." The Honghuang clans were also astonished, their gazes sharp. They could see that Ji Ning Shuang was afflicted by a curse and had activated her blood limit boundary. In her current state, no one in the same realm could rival her combat power—not even the invincible Holy Body in his realm had prevailed.

"Even surpassing the Holy Body, she must die." Beyond their surprise, the Honghuang powerhouses' eyes flashed with cold killing intent. Ji Ning Shuang's talent was too frightening; if given enough time, she would become a supreme overlord, posing a massive threat to the Honghuang clans. Since she was a threat, she needed to be eliminated in her cradle before she could fully grow.

Buzz!

As discussions continued, the starry sky trembled, and the gates of the Tian Zun ruins closed completely, vanishing into nothingness. Only the chaotic sea remained, drifting through the starry sky and occasionally stirring up terrifying waves.

Ji Ning Shuang was the only one standing on the chaotic sea.

"Seal!"

With a majestic female voice, a brilliant immortal light descended straight from the void, landing on Ji Ning Shuang. It was a sealing secret technique that immobilized her.

The one who acted was a quasi-emperor from the Great Chu dynasty—Donghuang Tai Xin herself—who had come in person. Based on what her Dharma body had reported, and given the involvement of the Zhuxian Sword, she had to personally suppress Ji Ning Shuang.

Ye Chen coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood and staggered to his feet. Seeing Ji Ning Shuang sealed, he let out a heavy sigh of relief. Inside the ruins, she was unbeatable like a queen, but outside, she was merely a Saint King. Even in her blood limit boundary state, she couldn't withstand a quasi-emperor's suppression.

Ji Ning Shuang stood gracefully, like an ice sculpture, motionless. She ignored everyone around her and only looked at Ye Chen. In her wooden expression, she actually gave him a strange smile.

Ye Chen's heart shuddered at the sight, a sense of ominous foreboding rising within him.

"You want to save her, but I will destroy her." Ji Ning Shuang's lips parted slightly, a playful and mocking smile at the corners of her mouth. Though the words came from her, they were truly spoken by the Zhuxian Sword.

As soon as she finished, the curse mark on her brow changed shape, transforming into the character for "extinction."

Ye Chen's expression changed drastically, and he dashed across the starry sky, as if knowing what was about to happen.

However, as soon as he stepped into the chaotic sea, an invisible force repelled him.

"Ye Chen, enjoy this splendid scene." The Zhuxian Sword spoke again, its voice full of enchanting power.

No sooner had it spoken than the "extinction" character on Ji Ning Shuang's brow burst with immortal light, and a force of annihilation spread throughout her body. In an instant, her immortal form crumbled into ashes, leaving only a faint primordial spirit.

"No!" Ye Chen's eyes bulged, veins of bloodshot red spreading across them. Dragging his blood-drenched holy body, he charged forward, his "no" a roar from the depths of his soul, his howls tragic and shaking the starry sky.

But in another instant, even Ji Ning Shuang's primordial spirit was completely obliterated under that "extinction" character, dissolving into wisps of ethereal mist. It was indeed splendid, adorning the starry sky.

Everything happened too quickly. Not only the cultivators around, but even Donghuang Tai Xin hadn't reacted in time. By the time they regained their senses, that stunning woman had already perished, turning into dust of history.

"Ah!"

Ye Chen went mad, rushing wildly into the chaotic sea, reaching out to grasp at the air. But he caught only emptiness. The woman named Ji Ning Shuang had been obliterated in the chaotic sea, leaving only a bloodstained immortal garment floating before him—it had been hers.

Ye Chen took the garment but collapsed onto the chaotic sea, as if his soul had been drained, tears of blood streaming down his face.

She was dead. Ji Ning Shuang was dead. His lover from a past life, his wife in this one. He had waited through a great cycle of reincarnation for this destined bond, only for fate to shatter it into pieces.

"Does it hurt? It's all because of you." In the void, a eerie laughter echoed, unrestrained and mocking.

It was the Zhuxian Sword again, its laughter filling the starry sky, laced with irresistible demonic power, tormenting Ye Chen's soul as if dragging him into the eighteen layers of hell, never to be reborn.