Chapter 2123: The Battle of Life and Death Ends

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The trembling heavens and earth seemed covered by a black curtain, dark and without light. Only two dazzling stars remained, watched by the world, colliding repeatedly. Each impact was accompanied by complete destruction.

Those were Ye Chen and Kui Luo, remarkably conspicuous in the dark void.

No one had counted how many rounds they had fought. They only knew this epic battle was extraordinarily brutal.

"Do we really have to fight until the heavens and earth crumble before it's over?"

The cultivators of Zhutian swallowed hard more than once. In such a drawn-out battle, they would have been exhausted long ago.

"The Sheng Ti is unbeatable in the world, beating Kui Luo like a dog."

The talents of Zhutian were already breathless, slumped on the ground with hoarse throats, yet still cursing.

On the opposite side, the talents of Honghuang were even more deflated, panting heavily just to speak.

This was all because of Ye Chen and Kui Luo. Those two were incredibly tenacious fighters. Even their support groups were worn out from shouting, but the battle was not yet finished. It seemed they could go another thousand rounds.

Roar! Roar!

As two dragon roars echoed, Ye Chen and Kui Luo both transformed into divine dragons, one radiating golden light and the other pitch-black and demonic. In the ethereal void, they coiled and intertwined, colliding fiercely, leaving the vast sky in ruins. Everywhere they fought was completely obliterated.

No one knew when, but someone was seen falling.

This perked up the spectators. The great battle was finally drawing to a close.

The one who fell was naturally Kui Luo, defeated even more miserably than before. His powerful Shen Mo body had exploded on one side, his black demon bones stained with red divine blood, a bloody and gruesome sight that made hearts tremble. He no longer looked human at all.

Another boom, and the ground was smashed into a deep pit.

Ye Chen transformed back into human form and did not fall. He stood firm in the void sky, like a majestic monument that no force in the world could topple. He was like a king overlooking Kui Luo and all living beings. Though seriously injured, his fighting intent raged like a storm.

"I don't believe it."

Kui Luo roared in anger and charged out of the deep pit, killing toward the sky against all odds.

Ye Chen said nothing. He flipped his hand and struck a seal, descending from the sky with the weight of a mountain.

Pfft!

Kui Luo, who had just rushed into the vast sky, was crushed and spat blood, plummeting back to the ground and turning the previous deep pit into an abyss, with blood bones exploding everywhere in the void.

Ah!

Kui Luo roared, truly maddened, dragging his blood-soaked body and killing into the void for the second time.

This time, he transformed into his original form, massive as a mountain, its shape indistinguishable. It was entirely black, covered in scales, with bone spurs on its back like steel knives flashing cold demonic light, and a pair of blood eyes as large as wine jars, blood-red and dripping.

Beyond that, he unleashed forbidden laws, burning his origin for the price of greater combat strength.

But all of this was futile before Ye Chen. The strength he gained was merely external, unable to conceal the wounds on his original body. In other words, the current Kui Luo was all facade.

Ye Chen still said nothing and made no move. One could only see a divine light bursting from his brow, shooting straight into the sky. From afar, it was the Hun Dun Ding. In just an instant, it grew to tens of thousands of feet, with golden and brilliant Dun Jia Heavenly Characters surrounding its body, arranging themselves as Hun Dun phenomena materialized. Listening carefully, one could hear the heavenly sounds of the Great Dao interweaving endlessly.

Buzz!

The Hun Dun Ding hummed and descended from the sky, carrying a pressure that could crush eternity.

Pfft!

Kui Luo's original form instantly exploded, ground into bloody mud, and fell to the ground for the third time.

This time, Ye Chen gave him no chance. The Di Dao Fu Xi eighty-one arrays were instantly laid out, array after array, nine arrays connected and operating on their own, capable of sealing the heavens and earth.

Kui Luo was suppressed. As soon as he rose, he hadn't even spoken before being trapped by the arrays.

"Give me an opening."

This guy's life force was so tenacious it even shocked Donghuang Tai Xin.

Unfortunately, he faced Ye Chen. No matter how he bombarded, he could not break the Di Dao Fu Xi arrays.

Arrays of this level were too domineering. Even at his peak, he might not break them, let alone now with half a life left and no resistance.

"Well done."

Seeing Kui Luo suppressed, the cultivators of Zhutian cheered excitedly.

"I told you, Lao Qi couldn't lose."

Xiao Yuan Huang grinned widely.

"Really giving face to our sworn brothers."

Kui Niu said meaningfully. Among their group, Ye Chen was the most outstanding, having defeated Kui Luo. Who could be his match in the same realm?

The crowd of Di Zi all shook their heads and laughed. Most of them were not Kui Luo's opponents, yet they were beaten by the injured Ye Chen. The Shao Nian Di was undoubtedly beyond Di Zi.

"As expected."

Donghuang Tai Xin shrugged.

This remark made many old folks purse their lips. What kind of world was this? All the talents had flocked to your Da Chu—first Ye Chen, then Yao Chi, all from your family. It was a gathering of lunatics, yet they produced such talents. It was unjust.

Looking at the Honghuang side, their faces were not just ugly.

They had thought Kui Luo could exterminate Ye Chen, but he was defeated so miserably, especially the Kui Luo clan, whose expressions were the most ferocious. Secretly, more than one Zhun Di weapon had locked onto Ye Chen, ready to kill him at any moment. Though Kui Luo was defeated, he was still a Di Zi and could not die.

"You have lost."

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Chen spoke faintly. Though his words were calm, to Kui Luo's ears, it was like eternal thunder with boundless power, shaking his mind to collapse.

Ah!

Kui Luo's roar came from his soul. Not only his mind collapsed, but his beliefs too, shattered by Ye Chen. He was a Di Zi, the son of a Da Di, who had sealed himself for eternity with his bloodline origin perfected to the extreme and mastered various Di Dao divine abilities, yet defeated by an injured Sheng Ti. His pride and glory had become a pathetic joke.

"Since you have lost, I will take your life."

Ye Chen said indifferently, already raising his palm.

"Insolent brat, how dare you."

The Zhun Di of the Kui Luo clan roared in anger, sweeping a beam of annihilating Xian Mang.

Ye Chen had anticipated this and would not stand to be hit. With a Yi Tian Huan Di, he swapped positions with Kui Luo.

Pfft!

Blood flowers bloomed instantly, full of demonic nature and quite gorgeous. The majestic Kui Luo Di Zi was obliterated on the spot, deader than dead, and laughably killed by his own people.

The cultivators of Zhutian were all startled. The Sheng Ti's deceptive tactics were truly cunning.

"Damn it."

The Kui Luo clan moved en masse, surging forward. The Zhun Di who had struck earlier had the most ferocious expression, having underestimated the situation and not expecting Ye Chen to use Yi Tian Huan Di.

Not only them, but all Honghuang clans moved, like a vast black ocean engulfing inch by inch of heaven and earth, with rolling Honghuang qi making the heavens tremble.

They were not foolish. They knew Ye Chen could not use Tian Dao Dun Shen, so they were eager to kill him. This opportunity was once in a millennium. Miss it, and it would be hard to kill him again.

"Bullying Zhutian with no one?"

Shen Jiang Tian Jiu snorted coldly, stepping out to block in front of Ye Chen, his domineering pressure spreading across the heavens, the might of a peak Zhun Di shaking the eight desolations.

Appearing together were Donghuang Tai Xin and Yue Huang, one on the left and one on the right, like peerless queens.

The old folks of Zhutian would not just watch. Da Sheng level and above, one after another, manifested, each with suspended Fa Qi, their auras merging into one, divine might vast.

The Honghuang clan killed forth, shadows covering the sky, fully suppressing Zhutian in both numbers and bloodlines. Their ferocious faces seemed to declare to the world: Ye Chen must die.

Overlooking the vast sky, east and west, the two great formations of Zhutian and Honghuang were in confrontation, the atmosphere thick with gunpowder. A single spark would ignite a great war, and this war would be epic, sweeping across the entire Zhutian myriad domains, with no one escaping unscathed.

The atmosphere instantly became extremely oppressive, even the floating blood mist frozen.

"Hand over Ye Chen, to avoid the suffering of living beings."

The Zhun Di of Kui Luo roared.

"Do you even know about the suffering of living beings?"

Donghuang Tai Xin couldn't help but laugh, though it was a cold laugh.

"Since Honghuang emerged, how many Zhutian cultivators have you slaughtered? Saying this, don't you find it ridiculous?"

"Divine Maiden's words are right. This old man loves to hear it."

An old Zhun Di of Zhutian stroked his beard.

"When the Heavenly Demons invaded, you all hid like turtles. How dare you talk about living beings?"

"The life-and-death battle was initiated by your Di Zi. Losing means death."

"Moreover, your Di Zi wasn't killed by Ye Chen. He was killed by you."

The old folks of Zhutian chimed in, each word reasonable and eloquent.

This time, the younger generation of Zhutian felt deeply: With such seniors, our hearts are comforted.

"Today, Honghuang demands Ye Chen's death."

"Otherwise, we will trample Zhutian."

The angry roars of the Honghuang clan shook the heavens. They wouldn't listen to Zhutian's nonsense. Those pairs of blood eyes, blood-red and terrifying, as if saying: If you don't hand him over, then war.

In response, Donghuang Tai Xin was too lazy to speak. Do you really think we're scared? War it is. At worst, mutual destruction! We've lived long enough. Dragging Honghuang down with us is fine.

To put it bluntly, it was still Ji Ning Shuang who was the most direct. The Di Bing Yu Ruyi instantly left her body, shooting straight into the sky, with strands of Ji Dao principles crushing the eternal Xian Qiong, capable of destroying heaven and earth.

"At the critical moment, it's still the wife who's reliable."

Ye Chen coughed up blood, barely able to stand.

Di Bing were effective. Honghuang instantly fell silent again, back to this trick.

But not all Honghuang clans feared Di Bing.

In just a breath, another divine light shot into the sky. It was a Shen Mo Dao, engraved with ancient Di Wen, also with Ji Dao principles falling, the Ji Dao Di Wei enveloping the heavens.

That was the Di Bing of the Kui Luo clan, blocking the divine might of Yu Ruyi. With the Di Zi gone, what was there to worry about? They were determined to smash the pot and kill Ye Chen.

The two Di Bing confronted each other, making the atmosphere even more oppressive, as if the next second, war would break out.

However, at that moment, a boom suddenly sounded, shaking the entire Zhutian.

In the next instant, the void shattered, and a blood-stained figure flew out horizontally, passing through star domain after star domain, crashing onto the Xuan Xing, collapsing a giant mountain.

The Zhutian and Honghuang, about to go to war, frowned and looked over.

Amid the flying rubble, a purple-robed youth clutching his shoulder staggered out, severely injured, covered in blood, leaving bloody footprints with each step. Strangely, his figure sometimes illusory, sometimes solid, with a latent ancient pressure that even made the gods change color.

"Xi Chen?"

"The Son of the Plane?"

Too many seniors were astonished, as if recognizing the youth.

"How is that possible?"

"He's still alive."

At this moment, even the great Honghuang clans could hardly hide their shock, full of wariness, as if knowing what kind of existence he was.

"Is he Xi Chen?"

Ye Chen murmured lightly. He had heard of him from the Ren Wang in the past.

"Sound the war drums, the Heavenly Demons are invading."

Amid the astonishment of the masses, Xi Chen coughed up blood and uttered weary words, hoarse and exhausted.