Chapter 2246: Double Kill

"How is that possible?" Hanjiang Zuhuang was shocked, staring at the iron stick in disbelief. He had already witnessed its dominance during the battle between Ye Chen and the Hanjiang Emperor's Son, but he never imagined that the iron stick was so terrifying, capable of repelling even the ultimate emperor artifact.

"Such face!" Ye Chen smiled, not expecting the Lingxiao Tieshen to be so powerful.

"Destroy that iron pillar!" The gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi roared.

Without hesitation, Hanjiang Zuhuang activated the emperor artifact, unleashing its imperial might and gathering radiant emperor light to attack the Lingxiao Tieshen. With that iron stick present, the Hanjiang emperor artifact couldn't seal the space, making it difficult to cut off Ye Chen's Feilei Shen technique. It had to be suppressed.

Bang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out, clear and resounding. The emperor artifact's strike failed to destroy the Lingxiao Tieshen, only sparking a few flames.

Buzz!

The Lingxiao Tieshen vibrated, enraged by the attack from the emperor artifact. It transformed back to its original size, like a streak of immortal light shooting into the void, attacking on its own without anyone controlling it. With one swing, it knocked the Hanjiang emperor artifact flying.

Buzz!

The Hanjiang emperor artifact also vibrated, its latent consciousness filled with fury. After steadying itself, it charged toward the Lingxiao Tieshen.

Bang! Boom! Crash!

The iron stick and the emperor artifact battled in the void, each collision echoing with thunderous roars across the heavens, causing vast swaths of space to collapse.

It was clear that the two were evenly matched, neither able to overpower the other.

Not only the Hanjiang Zhundi, but even Ye Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise. The Lingxiao Tieshen was truly extraordinary. Though not an ultimate emperor weapon and unable to unleash emperor-level attacks, it could still hold its own against an emperor artifact in a fierce contest.

"The ancient Heavenly Court is indeed fearsome," Ye Chen murmured lightly. The Lingxiao Tieshen was merely a pillar supporting the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, yet it was this intimidating. One could only imagine the true might of the ancient Heavenly Court—its leaders likely surpassed even the Great Emperors.

Zheng!

In that brief moment of distraction, the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi attacked, his sword piercing through like a force of destruction toward Ye Chen's true body.

Ye Chen snapped back to attention, dodging instantly with a graceful spin, and pulled a brick from his storage bag.

That's right, it was a brick—worn and mottled, yet emanating an ancient glow.

This brick had an impressive origin; it also came from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. Back when Ye Chen was up on the roof removing tiles, he had taken many such items, saving them specifically for fights like this.

As the saying goes, with a brick in hand, the world is yours.

Ye Chen's actions perfectly embodied this. He swung the brick straight at the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's forehead. Even after taking a sword strike, he was determined to land this hit.

Ah!

The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi was hit immediately, his skull shattering with blood and bone fragments flying everywhere. He was completely dazed, his divine sea trembling and his mind buzzing. In all his years of cultivation, he had never been smashed with a brick before.

Fighting with bricks—hit them!

Ye Chen experienced the brick's ferocity and went all out. Before the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi could steady himself, Ye Chen charged in for another strike. The Zhundi, who had just regained his senses, was once again smashed, leaving him disoriented and unable to tell directions.

Bang! Thud! Bang!

Ye Chen unleashed his full might, brick after brick chasing the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi, each hit drawing blood.

The scene was quite satisfying to watch: a peak-level Zhundi, not weakened by secret techniques, was forced to cower under a barrage of bricks. In just a few instants, he had no idea how many hits he had taken—only that the pain was excruciating, tearing at his very soul.

Ye Chen knew full well it wasn't the brick itself that was fearsome, but the mysterious power lingering on it. Like the Lingxiao Tieshen, though not an ultimate emperor artifact, it could clash with emperor weapons. Anything taken from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, be it a brick or a club, was no ordinary item.

"Exterminate!" Hanjiang Zuhuang charged in to save him, thrusting a divine beam toward Ye Chen's brow.

"I'm on it." The Shengzhan Fashen stepped forward, sword in hand, and struck down Hanjiang Zuhuang with one slash.

"Seal it for me!" The gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi arrived, deploying ninety-nine banners to form a sealing array, intending to trap Ye Chen.

Ye Chen sneered and vanished in an instant, using Feilei Shen to escape the array. When he reappeared, he was in the misty void.

With one hand, he pressed down, summoning the emperor-level Fuxi array of ninety-nine formations. The gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi failed to trap him, but Ye Chen trapped the Zhundi with the emperor-level Fuxi array. The ninety-one formations linked together, combining sealing, extermination, and entrapment into one, overwhelmingly powerful.

"Emperor-level Fuxi." The gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's expression changed, recognizing the array and its terror. He was stunned by Ye Chen's skills—casually setting up an emperor-level Fuxi array showed an incredibly high mastery of formations.

Ye Chen chuckled leisurely, "Does this array please you, senior?" He activated the Great Wheel of Reincarnation Heavenly Burial, boosting his combat power tenfold and exuding an aura that made the heavens rumble.

"Break it for me!" The gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi roared, gathering his yuan Shen power for a peak strike.

Boom!

The explosion erupted, and the emperor-level Fuxi array shook violently but held firm against the peak Zhundi's assault.

"I'll deal with you later." Ye Chen snorted coldly, summoning his dao sword and abandoning the gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi to charge at the silver-robed one.

"Exterminate me!" The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi howled, releasing a blood beam from his body—a drop of origin blood that transformed into a demonic blood sea, engulfing the sky and swallowing Ye Chen in an instant.

However, it lasted only a moment before Ye Chen cleaved the demonic blood sea with a single sword.

"Kill!" The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi roared, unleashing his Zhundi might as dark beams shot from his body, each one a genuine Great Saint weapon—treasure towers, divine mirrors, killing swords, blood knives, bronze furnaces, and more. They shone like brilliant stars in the dim world, their divine powers erupting and linking through special secret techniques, their combined force crashing down on Ye Chen.

Buzz!

A buzz sounded as the Chaos Cauldron emerged from Ye Chen's divine sea, expanding to the size of a mountain, standing tall between heaven and earth. Chaos energy cascaded down, surrounded by Dunjia heavenly characters, accompanied by the sounds of the great dao and illusions of phenomena, as it charged into the void.

Bang! Crack! Boom!

The already chaotic world grew even noisier. Hundreds of Great Saint weapons couldn't withstand the cauldron, shattering one after another. Even the scattered weapon fragments were devoured by the Chaos Cauldron. This cauldron was not only ferocious but also cunning—whenever it saw a weapon, its appetite surged, smashing and then absorbing them as its own nourishment.

Thud!

The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi spat blood, suffering repeated backlash. Seeing how savage Ye Chen's Chaos Cauldron was, he didn't even dare use his own life-bound weapon—a strange cauldron that, unless facing an emperor artifact, no one could suppress. He didn't want to undermine his own strength, knowing that even a Zhundi weapon would be smashed by the Chaos Cauldron.

This was the Chaos Cauldron's dominance, and as its owner, Ye Chen understood it best. Along the way, it had devoured countless treasures, the most precious being the immortal indestructible gold and the Jizo meteorite iron, making it incredibly tough. In short, unless it was an emperor artifact, nothing could match it head-on.

"What other tricks do you have?" Ye Chen thundered, dao sword in hand, striding over the golden divine sea as he advanced on the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi.

"You, a mere Great Saint, dare to bully me?" The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi raged, repeatedly manifesting dao laws and launching world-shaking attacks.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Accompanied by thunderous roars, the battle grew even more intense, plunging the world into apocalyptic chaos.

The vast alternate space had divided into several battle zones.

One was the Lingxiao Tieshen and the Hanjiang emperor artifact, clashing in the eastern void.

Another was the Shengzhan Fashen and Hanjiang Zuhuang, fighting in the western skies.

The third was Ye Chen's true body battling the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi in the southern heavens.

As for the gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi, he was in the northern void, furiously assaulting the emperor-level Fuxi array. It wasn't that he lacked strength, but without a physical body to support him, relying solely on his yuan Shen state made it hard to break through. Not only did he fail, but he was also battered by the array's killing formations, nearly perishing several times.

He wanted to reshape his body, but the emperor-level Fuxi array gave him no chance, wave after wave pressing in, leaving him no time to breathe.

The most miserable was the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi, who had been hammered by Ye Chen to the point of doubting his existence. He bled repeatedly, his powerful divine body shattered with blood and bone.

On top of that, he had to constantly guard against Ye Chen's Feilei Shen—a single misstep could mean instant death.

Compared to him, Ye Chen was far more ferocious. Though only a Great Saint, his combat mindset absolutely crushed the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi. Having slain emperors before, he possessed heaven-defying fortunes, enhanced by the Great Wheel of Reincarnation Heavenly Burial, Feilei Shen, and various emperor-level immortal techniques, giving him an absolute advantage. A peak Zhundi was hard to kill, but not impossible—with enough time, Ye Chen could steadily send the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi on his way to the afterlife.

"Damn it." The nine Hanjiang Zhundi hidden in the void all gritted their teeth.

However, they couldn't act recklessly. If they joined the fight, the alternate space's barrier would crack, allowing Ye Chen to escape via the Heavenly Dao.

By then, capturing him would be nearly impossible.

Thud!

Under their watchful eyes, the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi bled again, his arm severed by Ye Chen's sword as he staggered back.

"Where do you think you're going?" Ye Chen instantly closed in.

The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's face paled, hastily retreating, but he accidentally fell into the Great Wheel of Reincarnation Illusion, his mind dragged into the illusion.

It lasted only a moment, as his yuan Shen bore a restriction that triggered upon encountering an illusion, freeing him from its grasp.

But that instant was enough. Ye Chen's dao sword struck, cleanly decapitating him. The Chaos Cauldron followed, its massive form pressing down like a mountain.

Thud!

Splendid blood flowers bloomed as the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's body exploded under the cauldron, reducing him to yuan Shen state.

After successive heavy blows, the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi was terrified. He used an emperor-level escape technique to dodge Ye Chen's killing sword and fled at top speed in his yuan Shen form, at least to catch his breath.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen gave him no opportunity. His Reincarnation Eye locked on, unleashing the Great Wheel of Reincarnation Amaterasu.

Immediately, black flames ignited on the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi, relentlessly burning his yuan Shen.

Thud!

The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's face twisted in agony as he fled desperately. He was decisive, tearing off the arm engulfed in black flames. Already in yuan Shen form, losing an arm weakened his power further, but he had no choice—delay, and his entire yuan Shen would burn away.

"Still at it? Here's another one." Ye Chen was relentless, firing a second Amaterasu. If arms burned, tear them off; if legs burned, chop them off. Let's see if you have more limbs or I have more Amaterasu.

His idea was effective.

But he underestimated the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's emperor-level escape technique, which was profound enough to evade the Great Wheel of Reincarnation Amaterasu.

"A peak-level Zhundi is truly outstanding," Ye Chen sighed as he pursued without pause. It had been years since Amaterasu was dodged—not because it was slow, but because the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's speed was too fast.

Glancing at the fleeing silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi, he dared not stop, now guarding against both Ye Chen's Feilei Shen and Amaterasu. If Ye Chen kept unleashing Amaterasu relentlessly, his yuan Shen state couldn't hold up.

"Run! Where do you think you're running?"

"You're a fool—all from Honghuang are fools."

"Don't let me catch you."

Ye Chen unleashed his verbal assault while chasing and firing attacks, aiming to distract the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi.

His tactics worked. The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi was furious beyond measure, his innards twisting in rage. Perhaps from the anger, his yuan Shen form distorted, and his usual wisdom was clouded by fury, completely forgetting that a Reincarnation Mark might lie ahead.

"All from Honghuang are brainless." Ye Chen kept cursing, his verbal barrage seamless, just to scatter the enemy's focus.

"I will kill you!" The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi roared, not daring to stop as he fled and tried to reshape his body mid-escape.

"You won't get the chance." Ye Chen sneered, vanishing instantly—the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi was close enough to the Reincarnation Mark.

When Ye Chen reappeared, he was in that void, only three to five yards from the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi. His Ten Thousand Swords Wind God erupted, overwhelmingly dominant.

"You..." The silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's eyes bulged, pupils contracting as he realized what happened, but it was too late.

Thud!

Ye Chen's sword obliterated everything, piercing the Zhundi's skull in a true kill.

No!

With a roar of unwillingness, the silver-robed Hanjiang Zhundi's yuan Shen shattered, exploding in the void.

Boom! Bang!

At the same time, two thunderous booms echoed simultaneously.

One was the gold-robed Hanjiang Zhundi breaking free from the emperor-level Fuxi array, but at the cost of self-destructing his life-bound weapon.

The other was in the western skies, where the Shengzhan Fashen self-destructed just before dissipating, destroying Hanjiang Zuhuang's body and delivering devastating damage to his yuan Shen, leaving only half of it to fall from the void.

Divine fire thunder, one arrow across worlds!

Ye Chen shouted resoundingly, firing a thunder arrow from afar that carried destructive force, piercing Hanjiang Zuhuang. His strike was so swift that even the nine Zhundi hidden in the void couldn't save him in time.