Chapter 2444: Dying Understood

Boom! Bang! Boom!

In the dim heavens and earth, the booming resounded once more, from the clash between two Sheng Ti. One belonged to the first type, its origins lost to ancient eras, innately in a state of bloodline limit boundary, immune to death and injury. The other was of the second type, the contemporary Sheng Ti, lacking such divine attributes.

The battle was fierce, with the usually invincible Ye Chen facing a formidable foe today, repeatedly spilling blood as his sacred body exploded time and again. Through the wounds, one could see the dazzling bones and sinews, a sight that chilled the heart.

In contrast, the mysterious Sheng Ti had his black robe fluttering, his entire body showing no signs of harm—in fact, more accurately, in his state of immortality and indestructibility, any wounds had already healed.

He was not only mysterious but also terrifyingly powerful, possessing more immortal techniques than Ye Chen and holding many hidden cards yet to be revealed. His bloodline limit boundary alone was enough to overwhelm Ye Chen.

"Which era spawned this fourth Sheng Ti?" Below, Xiao Yuan Huang scratched his head repeatedly. They were all basically family, so why fight? And he was still shrouded in a black robe, his true appearance unseen.

"Is his bloodline and origin purer than Lao Qi's? The ancestor of the Desolate Ancient Sheng Ti?" Kui Niu speculated, convinced that Ye Chen knew the mysterious Sheng Ti's background.

"The Sheng Ti lineage must hide some secrets." Bei Sheng murmured softly. Being innately immune to death and injury was too unbelievable—as such an existence would truly be unbeatable at the same level, Ye Chen could not defeat him unless he too entered the bloodline limit boundary state.

"The commotion is this big, yet we don't see those five young emperors."

"You idiot, haven't you realized we're in a hetero space?" Kui Niu scolded.

As the leader, his insight was naturally sharper than Xiao Yuan Huang's.

This stretch of heaven and earth was a hetero space set up by the mysterious Sheng Ti, drawing them in and completely isolating it from the outside world. Even if their fight shattered the heavens and destroyed the earth, no one outside could hear it. Clearly, the mysterious Sheng Ti intended to wipe them out entirely.

Pfft!

As the three spoke, Ye Chen spat blood again, stumbling backward.

In that instant, the mysterious Sheng Ti struck, his palm splitting open Ye Chen's chest and ripping out a rib. If not for Ye Chen's deep foundations, his sacred body might have been completely dismantled.

Ye Chen soared into the sky to escape, showing no fear—his expression was even more indifferent than expected.

Though he was at a disadvantage, it did not mean he would lose. Even with the opponent in a bloodline limit boundary state and absolutely suppressing his bloodline and origin, Ye Chen still had a chance to turn the tables.

"You are all ultimately ants."

The mysterious Sheng Ti's laughter echoed through the skies, carrying an irresistible demonic power.

In that "you," Bei Sheng and Kui Niu did not understand, but Ye Chen knew full well—it referred to the Sheng Ti of all eras in the various heavens, essentially the second type of Sheng Ti.

This was exactly what puzzled Ye Chen: as fellow Sheng Ti, where did such deep hatred come from that it demanded a fight to the death? What secrets did the Sheng Ti lineage truly conceal?

Buzz!

The mysterious Sheng Ti advanced again, unleashing a lethal technique with one hand, manifesting a sun—a sun tainted with demonic essence. The divine light it burst forth was all stained black, with countless true divine rays, each like a sharp sword. Even Ye Chen's sacred body was pierced with blood holes and carved with bloody gashes, the wounds swirling with dark light that eroded his vital energy.

Zing!

Ye Chen summoned his cauldron body, along with immortal fire and heavenly thunder, drew his bow, and nocked an arrow—this was his go-to method, always thinking of shooting round objects with thunder arrows.

And indeed, this arrow was truly domineering, piercing through the demonic sun no matter how fierce it was.

"Don't rush, there's more."

The mysterious Sheng Ti chuckled eerily, his secret technique not yet finished, continuing to evolve. Though the sun was destroyed, stars appeared one after another. The dim night sky turned into a vast starry expanse, with stars filling the heavens, each flickering with demonic light, every ray infused with destructive force.

The number of stars was incalculable, making Bei Sheng and the others' scalps tingle. If Ye Chen had to shoot them one arrow at a time, it would take at least until next year—and besides, the stars wouldn't just hang there waiting. Before he could destroy them all, he would likely be obliterated.

Ye Chen's face remained unchanged, his bloodstained imperial sword buzzing as he wielded it, pointing it skyward.

Zing!

Billions of immortal swords buzzed in response, countless sword shadows manifesting—it was the secret technique of ten thousand swords converging. From the day he comprehended it to now, it had been refined repeatedly. Each sword shadow carried a strand of Dao essence, including chaotic Dao principles, the essence of all things, brimming with the power of living beings yet also full of destruction.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The scene in the ethereal void was terrifying, with stars exploding one after another.

The mysterious Sheng Ti was not angry; instead, his sinister laugh grew. He raised his five fingers upward, holding up the sky with one hand to summon a massive black vortex, vast enough to cover the heavens, spinning rapidly and devouring everything in its path.

Ye Chen showed no fear, instantly activating his hegemonic external manifestation, gripping his bloodstained imperial sword and thrusting it into the vortex. His Sheng Ti vital energy surged as he stirred it with all his might, causing the sky-covering vortex to collapse entirely.

"I underestimated you." The mysterious Sheng Ti snorted coldly and descended from the heavens.

In that moment, Ye Chen used the Eternal Thought technique, freezing time.

"This secret technique is useless against me." The mysterious Sheng Ti chuckled eerily, completely ignoring Eternal Thought—time was frozen, yet his movements were not.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed out, but the one wounded was not Ye Chen—it was the mysterious Sheng Ti. During their earlier battle, Ye Chen had etched a reincarnation mark on his back, waiting for this exact moment.

"Very good." The mysterious Sheng Ti's laugh gained a hint of ferocity.

Zing!

In response came the sound of a sword, as Ye Chen thrust forward with a gust-like strike, overwhelming in its force.

Yet, the mysterious Sheng Ti offered no defense.

Pfft!

Blood splattered strikingly as the mysterious Sheng Ti's head was pierced by Ye Chen's sword.

At the same time, the mysterious Sheng Ti's fist landed, repaying Ye Chen's sword with a punch—utterly domineering, blasting half of Ye Chen's sacred body to pieces.

In his bloodline limit boundary state, immune to death and injury, he was fearless of wounds; the bloody hole from the sword healed instantly.

Compared to him, Ye Chen's recovery was much slower, his blood-drenched sacred body a grim sight.

"Not enough to see!"

The Ming Emperor was also watching the battle, shaking his head helplessly. He admitted Ye Chen was strong, but the mysterious Sheng Ti was even more monstrous—the power of the first type of Sheng Ti was something he had long known.

Watching as well was Dao Zu Hong Jun.

This time, at Dao Zu Hong Jun's side stood a young man in purple robes, with an ordinary appearance, like a common mortal. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly the Hun Dun Ti. After the events at the Tian Zun ruins in the past, he had been brought to the heavenly realm by Dao Zu through special means.

Ye Chen already knew of this and understood the ancestor's intentions.

In this era, there were two Hun Dun Ti: one was Hong Jun, and the other was this one, so he naturally had to keep him close and pass on his legacy.

Over these past few centuries, the Hun Dun Ti's fortunes had been extraordinary, deeply inheriting Dao Zu's true teachings. His cultivation was not inferior to Ye Chen's at all. As for whether he could defeat Ye Chen, that would only be known through battle.

Even he, usually so calm, frowned slightly upon seeing this great battle.

"Do you have confidence to defeat him?" Dao Zu Hong Jun asked with a smile.

"Master is joking." The Hun Dun Ti shook his head helplessly. The mysterious Sheng Ti was too strong; if Ye Chen could not match him, neither could he. If they joined forces, they might barely fight to a draw.

To truly kill the mysterious Sheng Ti, they would need at least one more young emperor of equal power—and not just any, but one on their level. Only then would there be a chance.

And that person would be Dong Shen Yao Chi, who was the most suitable. As for Tian Xu Di Zi, he was still a bit short.

Unfortunately, he was not in the various heavens, Dong Shen was not in the ancient lands, and with only Ye Chen, it was impossible to stand against the mysterious Sheng Ti. There were other young emperors of that level, but they could not enter the hetero space.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Under their gaze, Ye Chen was wounded repeatedly.

In front of the mysterious Sheng Ti, the divine treasures of the Sheng Ti were like mere decorations.

Whatever he had, the mysterious Sheng Ti had as well—and even more so. Take the divine treasures, for example: Ye Chen had not fully unlocked his, but the mysterious Sheng Ti had already opened them all.

In a stretch of the sky, Ye Chen steadied himself, mobilizing his origin to the extreme, suppressing the killing intent and healing his wounds. Even with his surging vital energy and blood, his face was noticeably pale.

"I truly underestimated you."

The mysterious Sheng Ti laughed mockingly, giving Ye Chen a moment to catch his breath, simply because this young Sheng Ti had provided him with quite some entertainment. Killing him too easily would be boring.

"As a junior, I know I'm no match. Could you at least let me die with clarity?"

Ye Chen's expression was indifferent as he stared directly at the mysterious Sheng Ti.

This show of weakness was actually a ploy to draw out information. As the tenth emperor of Da Chu, who had slaughtered even emperors, he would not easily admit defeat. He simply wanted to uncover more secrets, such as the grudges between the two Sheng Ti lineages or the true origins of the Sheng Ti—all of which he wished to know.

"You have no qualification to know."

The mysterious Sheng Ti was quite leisurely, casually stretching his neck. His eyes, like black holes, flickered with dark light, and visions of destruction unfolded: stars fell silent, suns collapsed, reforming in destruction and destroying in reformation, forming a mysterious cycle.

"What a show-off presence!"

Below, Kui Niu and Xiao Yuan Huang cursed in unison, while Bei Sheng searched with them for the weak points in the hetero space. If this kept up, they would truly be wiped out—they needed to call for help.

As they searched, they saw a rift tear open in the void.

Then, a figure stepped in, also cloaked in black robes, moving slowly step by step. As he walked, the black robe gradually turned to ash, revealing his true face.

It was a young man, nothing particularly remarkable, his eyes as still as an ancient well.

Was he not Tian Xu Di Zi?

"Finally, someone who can fight." Kui Niu's eyes lit up.

Xiao Yuan Huang, however, scanned around. Weren't there five young emperors? Why only one? If they were coming, they should all come together—like this situation called for a group brawl.

Unfortunately, after looking around, he saw no other young emperors.

Or rather, the other four young emperors were all blocked outside. Getting Tian Xu Di Zi in was already the limit—this hetero space was no simple matter.

Boom! Rumble!

The heavens trembled as Ye Chen stood in the eastern sky and Tian Xu Di Zi in the western sky, trapping the mysterious Sheng Ti in the center. The three young emperors—two Desolate Ancient Sheng Ti and one son of a great emperor—all exuded overwhelming auras, crushing the void to collapse.

"Interesting."

The mysterious Sheng Ti chuckled eerily, his lips curving into a playful arc. He completely ignored Tian Xu Di Zi—even if another came, they would not be his match.

Ye Chen was one thing, but Tian Xu Di Zi's brows furrowed tightly.

Only now did he realize the person they sought was a Sheng Ti, and one who had activated the bloodline limit boundary at that. No wonder even Ye Chen was beaten so badly.