Chapter 2090: Husband and Wife Battle

In the dim ancient star, Ye Chen's single word triggered a thunderous uproar. Silenced lightning pierced through heaven and earth, while scorching flames erupted from the ground. The sky was ravaged by thunderbolts, and the earth was crisscrossed with lava. The land was parched and cracked, echoing with the wails of fierce ghosts, resembling the eighteen layers of Diyu.

"My goodness!" Yang Xuan cried out in shock, his legs going weak.

"Hetero space," Chu Lingyu murmured softly, scanning their surroundings. It was clear that this ancient star had been pulled into a hetero space by Ye Chen, completely isolated from the outside world.

Unfortunately, her vision was limited, and she couldn't find any flaws in the hetero space.

Helplessly, she looked up toward the ethereal sky.

In the void, Ji Ningshuang and Ye Chen stood facing each other from north to south—one was the Sacred Body of the demonic path, the other the pure Immortal Body—like a supreme demon god and an unparalleled queen, akin to two radiant stars in hell, illuminating the evil heavens and earth.

Ji Ningshuang stood gracefully, her delicate brows furrowed. Ye Chen called her Yao Chi instead of Ji Ningshuang, proving that he could no longer see the emotions of the world, and his mind had been obscured by karma obstacles.

Karma obstacles were a mysterious concept.

Throughout a person's life, the killings they committed, the evils they did, the resentments of the deceased, and the unresolved causes and effects could all form karma obstacles. Invisible and intangible, they existed nonetheless. When they accumulated to a certain limit, they would trigger unseen forces, bringing disasters such as the five decays of heaven and man, entering the world to face tribulations, or even descending into the demonic path.

But Ye Chen's case was different. His karma obstacles not only came from himself but mostly from the mortal world and the six paths. The karma obstacles of the two of them had crossed time and space, bypassed reincarnation, and defied the laws, ultimately converging on Ye Chen. This could be seen as a form of backlash, far exceeding what Ye Chen could endure.

The six paths of reincarnation were terrifying, and Ye Chen had braved them, showing the firmness of his will. Even he couldn't resist the karma obstacles, proving just how ferocious they were.

"Delightful blood," Ye Chen laughed with an evil charm, baring his white teeth as he stepped forward. Around him, destructive visions swirled, and powerful demonic energy filled the sky.

At the sight, Chu Lingyu ascended to the heavens, intending to join forces with Ji Ningshuang to suppress Ye Chen.

"Don't get involved; wait for the right moment," Ji Ningshuang said softly. Between her brows, a fairy mark slowly etched itself, and her aura instantly reached its peak, with various visions manifesting frequently.

Her words carried deeper meaning, and Chu Lingyu understood. Ji Ningshuang planned to fight Ye Chen alone. Her purpose was clear: to wear him down to his limits, or at least take half his life, so that would be the best time to suppress him. They had to leave some backup; they couldn't both be crippled by Ye Chen.

"Be careful," Chu Lingyu said, then descended from the void and stored Yang Xuan and the others in her magical artifact, as the upcoming battle would shatter the heavens and destroy the earth.

Amid flashes of lightning and thunder, Ye Chen launched his attack, summoning a sea of demonic blood that swept across the sky and ground.

With a thought, Ji Ningshuang conjured the Yao Chi Immortal Sea to counter the demonic blood sea.

Looking up, one could see the black and white oceans colliding in the void. The demonic energy tried to devour the Immortal Sea, while the Immortal Sea dissolved the demonic energy, neither able to overcome the other.

Ye Chen strode through the sky and struck down with a palm, heavy as an eight-thousand-zhang mountain.

Ji Ningshuang evaded the palm by darting into the heavens and pointed a finger at Ye Chen from afar.

This finger was a sealing technique, an absolute Emperor Dao level immortal art created by the Yao Chi Empress. It could ignore the physical body and seal the primordial spirit directly. Back when the Yao Chi Empress was not yet an emperor, few at the same level could withstand her finger. The empress's splendor was peerless, and her immortal arts were unmatched throughout history.

However, she was not the empress, and Ye Chen was no ordinary opponent. Though her finger struck him, it failed to seal him, as he forcefully dispelled it.

In that instant, Ye Chen closed in, unleashing the Nine Dao and Eight Wastelands in unison, devastating the heavens and earth.

Ji Ningshuang remained expressionless, manifesting Dao laws in her palm, and struck out with her crystalline jade hand across the sky.

Boom!

Fist met palm, shaking the nine heavens. A wave of destructive light spread infinitely in all directions, collapsing the vast sky and severing mountains at the waist wherever it passed.

Glancing at the combatants, Ye Chen's fist bones were shattered, and Ji Ningshuang's jade hand was splattered with blood.

In this direct clash, they were evenly matched. The Sacred Body was invincible at the same level, but the supreme Immortal Body's combat power was no less formidable. In a certain sense, Ji Ningshuang's talent even surpassed Ye Chen's by a notch. Blocking the Nine Dao and Eight Wastelands at the same level showed just how terrifying she was.

Ye Chen let out a sinister laugh and charged like a ghost, thrusting out a finger of divine light that crushed everything in its path.

Pfft!

A spray of dazzling blood flew out as Ji Ningshuang's jade shoulder was pierced. It was only because she used a shifting secret technique to move her vital points that Ye Chen's finger didn't go through her forehead.

After taking the hit, she moved like a phantom, closing in on Ye Chen. Her palm bore a sealing incantation, which she imprinted on his chest. Array patterns emerged, spreading rapidly across his body.

Ye Chen grinned fiercely and shattered the seal, then struck with a massive Monument Smashing Hand that cracked the heavens.

Ji Ningshuang was forced back, blood overflowing from her mouth. Before she could steady herself, she saw formations descending from the sky—ninety-nine in total, each evolving and interconnected.

"Emperor Dao Fu Xi," Chu Lingyu exclaimed in surprise, recognizing the formation. She never expected Ye Chen to know it, and in this state, he could still set it up with a casual wave.

Ji Ningshuang was trapped inside the array, unable to escape.

But to Chu Lingyu's astonishment, Ji Ningshuang suddenly vanished within the Emperor Dao Fu Xi array. When she reappeared, she was outside it, pressing a palm toward Ye Chen.

"Fei Lei Shen Jue?" Chu Lingyu narrowed her eyes, as Ji Ningshuang's strange divine ability resembled the Extinction God's Fei Lei Shen, which imprinted spacetime marks for instant teleportation.

"No," she shook her head after a couple of seconds. "It's Meng Hui Qian Gu."

Indeed, as she thought, Ji Ningshuang was using Meng Hui Qian Gu, escaping into a dream and connecting illusion with reality to resolve the Emperor Dao Fu Xi's killing intent.

Chu Lingyu was stunned—stunned that Ye Chen could set up Emperor Dao Fu Xi with a wave, and even more stunned that Ji Ningshuang could use Meng Hui Qian Gu so masterfully.

"What a surprise, truly a surprise," even the Ming Emperor on Ming Mountain couldn't help but sigh. A Sacred King junior mastering Meng Hui Qian Gu to such a degree meant that no formation in the world could trap her anymore. She could escape with a single dream, unless the dream itself was trapped.

The emperors were shocked, and Di Huang was no exception. The younger generation of the various heavens was full of surprises. The current Ji Ningshuang was just like the Donghua Empress of the past—equally astonishing.

Boom! Bang!

Under the gaze of the two supreme beings, the battle between them grew even more intense.

Ye Chen activated his Outer Appearance Hegemon Body and summoned the Chaos Great Realm, standing within it like a bloodthirsty demon. Rolling demonic energy surged to the skies, with various visions entwining his body and strands of dark qi falling like massive mountains. Each strike he made shattered the heavens and earth.

Opposite him, Ji Ningshuang was like a fairy from the nine heavens, radiantly splendid. Her Immortal Body was also enveloped by a towering phantom, a hundred zhang tall, of a vague woman whose face couldn't be seen but who was incredibly formidable, able to withstand Ye Chen's Outer Appearance Hegemon Body.

The world, due to their fierce battle, was crumbling into chaos.

As an observer, Chu Lingyu's gaze was dazed. Whether it was the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body Ye Chen or the Yao Chi Immortal Body Ji Ningshuang, both were far stronger than she had anticipated.

They had clearly surpassed the level of emperor's sons—that was the domain of young emperors!

In her eyes, this battle was the pinnacle showdown of the younger generation. In this era, aside from the legendary Chaos Body, who else could rival them?

She simply watched, still not joining the fight, waiting for the right moment.

"Not an ounce of pity for the fairer sex!" Yang Xuan couldn't help but click his tongue.

Not just him, even Shangguan Jiu and Ling Feng felt the same. With a wife as beautiful as that, you'd cherish her endlessly, but you're going all out to kill her!

"Immortal couples fighting is just like that," Shangguan Jiu said meaningfully.

No one refuted this. In the mortal world, couples fighting might just involve breaking a bowl or smashing a pot, but immortals were different—disagreements led to heaven-shattering destruction. They'd rather fight than talk; this trip to the cultivator realm was truly eye-opening.

As everyone sighed, Ye Chen and Ji Ningshuang used secret techniques to clash directly across the sky once more.

As before, it was an even tie, yet it shook the heavens and earth to pieces.

With this strike, the Outer Appearance Hegemon Body collapsed, and the Yao Chi outer appearance dissipated. Both their bodies were covered in blood, each wound flickering with a ghostly light that even their dominant recovery abilities couldn't erase. In this peak-level duel, they were truly fighting to mutual ruin.

"I underestimated you," Ye Chen laughed, his voice sinister and terrifying.

He became even more demonic, licking the blood from his fist. His hollow eyes flashed with a demonic light, and rolling demonic energy filled his demonic body. Another demonic mark appeared on his brow, and his aura surged in an instant, now surpassing Ji Ningshuang.

Ji Ningshuang said nothing, gently wiping the blood from her mouth and then smearing it on her brow. As the immortal blood merged, it etched an ancient fairy mark, extremely striking.

"Ninth Phoenix Dao, activate."

In the void, a faint voice seemed to echo, coming from Ji Ningshuang.

Ye Chen unleashed his forbidden law, boosting his combat power, and she was no different, activating her forbidden technique. Strands of white hair visibly turned blood-red, and with her blood hair flying, she gained a mysterious demonic power like Ye Chen's—she had entered the demonic path.

"Demonic Path Immortal Body?" Qin Mengyao said in astonishment.

"Her demonic power stems from her Dao," the Ming Emperor said leisurely. As a supreme being, he saw it clearly and couldn't help but sigh. "I truly underestimated that girl. Turning her Dao into demons to enhance her combat power—like this, the outcome is uncertain. The myth of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body being invincible at the same level might be broken because of her. That girl is too extraordinary."

At this, the Ming Emperor glanced at Di Huang.

Di Huang smiled slightly. "Even if defeated by her, it's no disgrace."