Chapter 2276: The Porter

"No need to bother with him, blast him for me." Bi An Zu Huang roared in anger, his shout shaking the Xian Qiong. His own commander had been captured, but he didn't care at all. In fact, he was quite self-aware. With Qiong Qi Zu Huang gone, he naturally stepped in as the new commander, issuing orders just like Qiong Qi Zu Huang had. He had been driven mad by Ye Chen, and life and death no longer mattered. What was important was that Ye Chen wanted to protect You Ming, and they were determined to destroy it.

Kill!

Thousands of Honghuang Quasi-Emperors roared in unison, their faces twisted in savagery, their eyes blood-red, like frenzied demons. They unleashed their full power, channeling it into the ultimate Dao Emperor Weapons.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Dozens of Honghuang Emperor Weapons hummed to life, their divine patterns engraving vivid glows. Each Emperor Weapon radiated a world-shattering imperial aura, with faint traces of Dao principles emerging, carrying profound Dao essence. Though illusory, they exuded an aura of utter destruction.

"Hold firm." Dong Huang Tai Xin shouted coldly, standing atop a mountain peak with her hands raised to the sky.

As soon as she spoke, the Honghuang Emperor Weapons unleashed beams of imperial immortal light.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Explosions erupted one after another as beams of imperial immortal light bombarded the protective barrier. The barrier stood firm and unyielding.

"Again, blast it for me." Bi An Zu Huang howled, suddenly raising his sword and pointing it toward You Ming Continent, giving the heavens no chance to catch their breath. He was determined not to stop until the barrier was broken.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Even more ferocious attacks followed, streaks of ultimate Dao divine light blazing brilliantly and sparking dazzling flames. Even the mighty protective barrier trembled and buzzed under the assault.

While the outside was chaotic, the space black hole was equally lively.

Qiong Qi Zu Huang had already reformed his head and was fleeing desperately, his dark form glowing faintly in the blackness. The armor he wore shimmered with cold, eerie light on every plate.

"As the emperor of a clan, is all you can do is run?" Ye Chen pursued relentlessly from behind.

Qiong Qi Zu Huang snorted coldly, gritting his teeth but ignoring him completely. He pushed his escape techniques to the limit, with no intention of fighting Ye Chen to the death. For one, he couldn't win; for another, he was buying time. If he could hold Ye Chen back, it would be worth it.

Ye Chen saw through his scheme easily.

So, Young Master Ye, while chasing, suddenly stopped and vanished in a flash. He knew his mission: to hunt down individuals, not abandon the greater chaos for one pursuit—it would be unwise. Besides, while Qiong Qi Zu Huang was slippery, he couldn't escape the black hole anyway.

Following the path, he returned to that section of the black hole.

Peering through the black hole at the outside starfield, it was indeed a spectacle. Though he had dragged Qiong Qi Zu Huang in, Bi An Zu Huang stood out prominently, now clearly the Honghuang commander.

"Looks like you want to come in for a visit too." Ye Chen sneered, popping a pill into his mouth to restore his power. His eyes gleamed as he targeted Bi An Zu Huang.

In other words, whoever gave the orders, he would go after them. His goal was to drag all the Honghuang clan emperors into the black hole, leaving them leaderless and throwing the Honghuang forces into disarray, weakening their assault.

As he spoke, he used Heavenly Dao to escape the black hole and reappeared on the jade carriage where Bi An Zu Huang was, who was wildly swinging his killing sword with imposing authority.

The moment he appeared, Bi An Zu Huang's expression changed drastically, and he retreated abruptly.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, noticing the fearsome seals on the jade carriage. As soon as he landed, a powerful binding force enveloped him. Clearly, Bi An Zu Huang was sharper than Qiong Qi Zu Huang had been—at least he had the foresight to use seals to slow Ye Chen down.

"Exterminate him." A command rang out from the two Bi An Quasi-Emperors guarding the carriage, one on each side—one wielding an immortal sword, the other a divine blade—as they struck at Ye Chen.

Clang! Clang!

The metallic clashes were crisp, but their attacks landed on what felt like iron and stone—specifically, on the armor Ye Chen wore.

It was the Great Reincarnation Heavenly Gang, a defensive immortal technique, and the Heavenly Gang armor was incredibly domineering.

"Get out!" Ye Chen swung his Lingxiao Iron Rod in a sweeping strike, sending the two Bi An Quasi-Emperors flying.

"Kill!" In that instant, Bi An Zu Huang charged in, merging thousands of secret arts into a single finger thrust toward Ye Chen's forehead—a deadly divine ability that could pierce through the Heavenly Gang armor and flesh, striking directly at the primordial spirit.

Spurt! Spurt!

Blood sprayed, gold and red intertwining. Ye Chen's shoulder was pierced, but he had shifted just in time to avoid a fatal blow to his primordial spirit. In the same moment, he swung his iron rod, shattering half of Bi An Zu Huang's divine body with one strike.

Bang!

Bi An Zu Huang staggered back, his step so heavy it cracked the jade carriage.

Before he could steady himself, Ye Chen struck like a ghost, locking eyes with him and unleashing the Great Reincarnation Heavenly Illusion, causing Bi An Zu Huang's mind to blur for a split second.

That split second was enough for certain actions, like dragging Bi An Zu Huang into the black hole.

In just a few more moments, Bi An Zu Huang was gone.

"Damn it." The two Quasi-Emperors who had guarded him raged, furious that their commander had been captured in their own camp—a grave humiliation.

"No need to bother with him, blast it for me." An angry shout echoed from the western starfield—it was Kui Pu Zu Huang.

He was another fearless one. With the two previous clan emperors captured, he didn't hesitate at all, stepping up as the new commander.

It was clear from his demeanor that he embodied righteous determination, truly uniting the forces. It was as if he were saying, "Come and get me too. Let's see if you capture all the Honghuang clan emperors first, or if we break the protective barrier first. We're all in this together—who's afraid?"

In truth, whether it was Qiong Qi Zu Huang, Bi An Zu Huang, or this Kui Pu Zu Huang, they all had massive blood debts with Ye Chen and had cast aside their own lives. As long as they could destroy You Ming and hold back Ye Chen, they were willing to pay any price, even with their lives. In their fury, they were fighting with everything they had.

Not to mention, these three had only now truly shown the resolve of clan emperors.

At the very least, they had learned to sacrifice for Honghuang.

This was all thanks to Young Master Ye, who had forced the Honghuang clan emperors into madness, making them disregard their lives and stop at nothing to break You Ming.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The battle erupted in the black hole, but it was two against one. The earlier Qiong Qi Zu Huang had returned and joined forces with Bi An Zu Huang to fight Ye Chen.

These two clan emperors were like powder kegs—one fueled by rage, the other by bloodlust—as they unleashed ultimate moves nonstop. Secret techniques, divine abilities, weapons, and formations came one after another, intent on annihilating Ye Chen in the black hole. They finally had him cornered and were going all out.

"No time to play with you two." Ye Chen sneered, swinging his rod to send Bi An Zu Huang flying, then flipping his hand for an Bahuang Fist that made Qiong Qi Zu Huang spit blood. Afterward, he vanished from the black hole in an instant.

His next target was naturally Kui Pu Zu Huang, who was shouting the loudest in the entire Honghuang forces, as if afraid Ye Chen didn't know he was the third commander.

Ye Chen manifested himself, aware of the seals on the jade carriage. The moment he appeared, he used Shifting Heavens and Earth to swap places with a Kui Pu Quasi-Emperor on the carriage.

"Die!" Kui Pu Zu Huang's face twisted savagely as he struck with a palm.

"You're far from an Eight Heavens Quasi-Emperor's level." Ye Chen retorted coldly, dodging in a flash and circling behind Kui Pu Zu Huang.

Spurt!

Blood spurted dramatically as Kui Pu Zu Huang's back was shattered by a rod strike.

"Come on, let's go in for some tea." Ye Chen said, grabbing Kui Pu Zu Huang.

However, using Heavenly Dao this time was extremely difficult because Kui Pu Zu Huang had a mysterious seal on him—a counter to Heavenly Dao—that made his body as heavy as a mountain, requiring immense eye power to drag him into the black hole.

"Get in here." Ye Chen gritted his teeth, channeling his eye power to the extreme, forcibly pulling Kui Pu Zu Huang in. On the surface, he was dragging a person, but in reality, it was like moving an entire mountain.

"No need to bother with him, blast it for me." As soon as Kui Pu Zu Huang was captured, another howl rang out—it was Tian Xie Zu Huang, his voice booming with dominance.

"By my estimate, the next one to be captured is that guy." Tian Lao said, holding the formation while glancing through the hazy void at Tian Xie Zu Huang.

"There really are some who don't fear death." Di Lao sighed, "With three clan emperors captured in a row, and still daring to show up. For the sake of giving orders, they're throwing their lives away."

"Exactly because of that, it's more troublesome." Qi Lin Huang said deeply, "Haven't you seen it? The Honghuang clan emperors are doing this on purpose to hold back Ye Chen."

"To be precise, they're depleting Ye Chen's eye power." Zhu Que Huang murmured.

That was true, and any astute Quasi-Emperor from the heavens could see it.

Ye Chen could freely enter and exit the black hole, but it wasn't limitless. The Six Paths Reincarnation Eye was profound, yet traversing space black holes consumed eye power.

Moreover, he was capturing Quasi-Emperor level targets. The Honghuang clan emperors weren't just standing there—they resisted fiercely, and the stronger their resistance, the more eye power Ye Chen expended. Capturing three or five might be fine, but over time, with eye power drained to the limit, he wouldn't be able to use Heavenly Dao anymore.

They could see it, and Ye Chen knew it all too well. Just like earlier, Kui Pu Zu Huang's seal had countered Heavenly Dao, making him as heavy as a mountain and costing a lot of eye power. If this continued, it wouldn't take long for his Reincarnation Eye's power to be exhausted.

After all, he was just one person with limited capabilities. Even if the Honghuang forces stood still for him to capture, he couldn't take them all before wearing himself out.

"Where do you think you're going? Come in for some tea." Amid the rumbling, Young Master Ye burst out of the black hole again, bear-hugging the shouting Tian Xie Quasi-Emperor before he could react.

In the next instant, he disappeared, dragging Tian Xie Zu Huang into the black hole. Before entering, Tian Xie Zu Huang struck back at Ye Chen, just like Kui Pu Zu Huang, by placing a seal on himself—not to counter Heavenly Dao directly, but to make his body infinitely heavier.

The heavier the body, the more eye power it took to use Heavenly Dao to take him away.

Ye Chen didn't care about that; he was stubbornly dragging them in anyway.

He continued this way, capturing one and targeting the next.

In the eyes of the world, the Tenth Emperor of Da Chu had become a dedicated porter, ignoring the lesser soldiers and focusing solely on the clan emperors.

Not to boast, but from the Honghuang Third Allied Army's over eight hundred clan emperors, this guy had hauled away more than half. He went straight for the ones shouting the loudest.

"You've defied the heavens, my emperor." Tian Lao clicked his tongue, truly astounded by Ye Chen's feat. Though he was in You Ming Continent, he saw it all clearly—watching one Honghuang clan emperor after another being dragged into the black hole. What a tremendous achievement, indirectly eliminating over four hundred Honghuang Quasi-Emperors!

Such a record was worthy of the Da Chu Emperor's name.

It was only because his eye power was limited; otherwise, he might have hauled the entire Honghuang force into the black hole. Of course, that would be a time-consuming project.

"His eye power must be nearly depleted." Yue Huang said with worry.

"If he keeps this up, that trump card will lose its effectiveness." Xi Chen added, "The Six Paths Reincarnation Eye's power isn't easy to recover."

Speaking of eye power, Young Master Ye was indeed struggling.

Looking at his Reincarnation Eye, the immortal light was extremely dim. After hauling away over four hundred clan emperors, his eye power was exhausted, and his face was deathly pale.

"What's wrong? Run out of eye power?" Qiong Qi Zu Huang sneered wickedly, his laugh twisted as he activated his vision—a vast Honghuang demonic land where he stood with a divine blade, like a supreme demon god. As a genuine peak Quasi-Emperor capable of commanding the Honghuang Third Allied Army, his cultivation level matched Dong Huang Tai Xin's.

The other four hundred-plus clan emperors were all there too, their faces savage, like demons blocking every direction and surrounding Ye Chen, each one more bloodthirsty than the last.

They still had some intelligence. Since they couldn't capture him, they were depleting his eye power. Without it, the Six Paths Reincarnation Eye was useless.

"Let me rest for a bit, then I'll keep hauling." Ye Chen chuckled.

He had foreseen this situation. The Six Paths Reincarnation Eye was powerful, but its energy isn't infinite. Once it reached a critical point, it was no different from a useless eye.

As the son of destiny said, recovering the Reincarnation Eye's power was extremely difficult. Even with his surging vitality, he couldn't sustain the drain. Restoring it would be quite the challenge.

"This darkness is the perfect grave for you." Qiong Qi Zu Huang chuckled eerily and attacked first, slashing a massive blade beam through the air.

Ye Chen smirked and used Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge the killing blow, escaping the encirclement. My eye power might be low, but my combat strength is still here. Thinking one blade can finish me? Dream on.

"Chase him." The four hundred-plus clan emperors shouted coldly in unison, like streaks of immortal light charging at Ye Chen. It was a rare opportunity to see his eye power depleted—what a prime chance they couldn't miss.

"Chase me, and you'll end up with my surname." Young Master Ye didn't even look back, speeding away like wind and thunder, his speed and agility unmatched. In just a few moments, he had left the clan emperors far behind. He dared to drag them in because he wasn't afraid of being pursued.

It had to be said, the Ancient Holy Body's escape techniques were no joke.

And facts proved that speed was also a form of leverage—you could run if you couldn't fight. Just like the Tenth Emperor of Da Chu, who unleashed his escape arts with utter dominance.

Ah!

As he fled, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh. He had done his best, holding back over four hundred clan emperors single-handedly. But as a Great Saint level cultivator, one person's power had its limits and couldn't turn the tide of this war. To truly reverse the situation, they needed Di Huang to return to the heavens.

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