Chapter 2700: Slaying the Supreme (1)

"Xue Ji Xian Jie?"

Seeing Ye Chen's form, everyone was startled, and the veteran immortals of the Heavenly Court felt a sudden unease in their hearts. Back then, if Ye Chen hadn't defied the heavens by activating Xue Ji Xian Jie, the Heavenly Court wouldn't have been left in such a sorry state. With his immortality and achieving the fifth heaven in five steps, no one in the Heavenly Court was his match.

"It's only been a few months, and he's activated Xue Ji Xian Jie twice already."

Jiang Taigong's mouth twitched uncontrollably; he was the least composed among them. Activating Xue Ji Xian Jie was incredibly difficult—even among those present, including his ancestor Hong Jun, few had ever done it in their entire lives. Yet Ye Chen made it look as easy as child's play.

"In the face of desperation, there are unexpected gains." Tai Shan Laojun chuckled while stroking his beard, clearly understanding Xue Ji Xian Jie well. When someone is pushed to the brink of life and death, their potential is limitless.

"This state of immortality should make up for half a minor realm's shortfall."

Hun Dun Ti remarked with a smile. At nine heavens, he wasn't strong enough to slay an emperor, but with Xue Ji Xian Jie, he could barely reach the peak of quasi-emperor status, or perhaps half-step to great accomplishment. That "barely" was enough for now.

"That's the legendary Xue Ji Xian Jie." Tai Yi nudged Xiu Luo Tian Zun.

"I've figured that out." Tian Zun murmured. Since arriving in this universe, he'd heard plenty of legends about Xue Ji Xian Jie. He knew it was a state close to ultimate sublimation, enhancing one's bloodline, combat power, origin, speed, and recovery to their peak, making one nearly indestructible. Now witnessing it firsthand, its divine power was indeed overwhelmingly dominant.

"He's activated Xue Ji Xian Jie again."

"Is there some trick to it? The Holy Master is turning into a Xue Ji specialist."

"We should ask him about it later."

The reincarnated people of Da Chu looked up with excitement and astonishment.

The first divine general under Di Zun took a deep breath; he knew better than anyone how many times Ye Chen had activated Xue Ji Xian Jie, and even he wondered if there was some secret method to it.

The expressions of the people were strangely mixed. The great demons and devils licked their dry lips, while the immortals from both the upper and lower realms coughed awkwardly. How embarrassing this was!

"After a quick calculation, it should just barely suffice." Xuan Di said with a tone of solemn advice, but soon broke into a hearty laugh. A quasi-emperor at nine heavens might not measure up, but add in the undying and uninjured Xue Ji Xian Jie, and it was hard to say.

Dao Zu remained silent, thinking that history was repeating itself in a shockingly similar way.

Back then, when Di Huang was tempering his beloved, that female sacred body had also activated Xue Ji Xian Jie against all odds. It was unclear if this Chi Ye Mo Di would follow in the footsteps of the vile demon emperor and activate it too. If so, Ye Chen wouldn't even need to descend—he'd be obliterated by the emperor.

"Impossible, impossible."

Chi Ye Mo Di of the Great Dao Tai Shang Heaven gritted his teeth, his emperor eyes bloodshot and crimson, his face twisted into a terrifying grimace. An emperor was supreme; how could a single palm strike produce a Xue Ji Xian Jie? It was infuriating.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Tai Shang Heaven rumbled with slow, rhythmic booms—the sound of Ye Chen's footsteps as he ascended steadily. His sacred body was as heavy as a mountain, making the very universe tremble with each step.

Once again, he reached the peak, standing in the eastern haze, facing off against Chi Ye Mo Di in the west. The power of Xue Ji Xian Jie truly gave him the confidence to slay an emperor.

"Senior, the fight isn't over yet. Why are you running?"

"Arrogant."

Chi Ye Mo Di snorted coldly and stamped his foot, vanishing in an instant. His movement was so elusive it disrupted the universe; all laws were mere illusions in the eyes of an emperor.

He reappeared right in front of Ye Chen, his emperor finger etched with destruction, thrusting straight at Ye Chen's brow.

Ye Chen was bold, not dodging, evading, or defending.

Pfft! Pfft!

Blood sprayed—one black and one gold, splattering across the Great Dao Tai Shang Heaven.

Ye Chen took the emperor's finger to his brow, piercing a bloody hole.

Chi Ye Mo Di fared no better; Ye Chen's palm cleaved open his chest, shattering countless emperor bones.

This style of combat was brutally bloody, making the onlookers' hearts quiver. With the undying Xue Ji Xian Jie activated, the sacred body's approach was indeed formidable, backed by overwhelming recovery power.

True to expectations, Xue Ji Xian Jie didn't disappoint. Ye Chen's brow wound and severely damaged origin soul healed in an instant, its power as dominant as ever.

In contrast, Chi Ye Mo Di fell short. Ye Chen's wound had mended, but his chest still bled imperial blood, with fragments of bone glittering.

Boom!

As the people marveled, the emperor and sacred body clashed head-on again.

Pfft!

Ye Chen's fist bones shattered, and the emperor's palm turned to blood mist, sending him staggering back. Before he could steady himself, Ye Chen charged again, his golden finger like a diamond drill, piercing straight through the emperor's brow. In that fleeting moment, their eyes met, and Chi Ye Mo Di fell victim to a Great Wheel Reincarnation Illusion.

The illusion of the Six Paths Reincarnation Eye was still highly effective, even on an emperor.

But it lasted only a fraction of an instant before Chi Ye Mo Di regained his senses. In that same fraction, his lower body took another kick, and his just-healed private part was shattered again.

This time, not just the immortals, but even Dao Zu twitched at the corners of his mouth. That guy fought with no boundaries! Seizing any chance to kick at the private part was ruthless; even an emperor would feel the agony.

Dao Zu stroked his beard thoughtfully, pondering deeply. Once the sacred body reached great accomplishment, he and Da Chu's tenth emperor might face off, so he needed to guard against such tactics. One couldn't just kick recklessly at private parts.

"He's got a real fixation on the supreme one's private part!"

The people's expressions mirrored Dao Zu's, and this assessment was spot-on. Getting kicked once might be mischief, but a second time was outright excessive. Even an emperor was human and would feel the pain.

Ah!

Chi Ye Mo Di roared in fury, his emperor light shooting into the nine heavens, his anger piercing to his core. Twice kicked in quick succession—it was excruciatingly painful! That little sacred body must not know restraint; one kick he could endure, but a second was blatant shamelessness.

Da Chu's tenth emperor acted as if nothing had happened. Catch me off guard, and I'll kick you again.

"Suppress for me!"

Chi Ye Mo Di howled in rage, pressing his hands down from the haze.

Instantly, a mountain materialized in the air, formed from emperor dao, engraved with forces of destruction and immense weight, collapsing the Great Dao Tai Shang Heaven as it descended.

Buzz!

Ye Chen transformed his dao into a divine staff, piercing the mountain from base to summit in one thrust, sending Chi Ye Mo Di stumbling. As he steadied himself, Ye Chen closed in, unleashing a Great Wheel Reincarnation Heavenly Illumination directly at his emperor dao true form.

"This technique is useless against me." Chi Ye Mo Di snarled coldly, extinguishing the illumination in an instant.

"Then try this one."

Ye Chen's Reincarnation Eye flashed with startling light, invoking the Great Wheel Reincarnation Heavenly Curse. With Xue Ji Xian Jie supporting him, the eye's pupil power was infinite—consumed in an instant and replenished just as quickly, its might even greater than before, amplified by the blood succession force. This heavenly curse was overwhelmingly powerful.

Chi Ye Mo Di grunted and retreated swiftly, wiping away the curse seal.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Ye Chen followed like a shadow, using Great Wheel Reincarnation Heavenly Reversal to displace space, dodging the emperor's attacks while landing his Nine Paths United as Eight Wastelands squarely on the emperor's chest.

Pfft!

Blood blossomed as Chi Ye Mo Di's chest exploded, emperor bones flying once more.

"You deserve to die."

"Go on, curse me."

Ye Chen unleashed his full might, sticking to Chi Ye Mo Di like glue. As the emperor retreated, Ye Chen pursued relentlessly, closing in to unleash golden fists inscribed with seals, striking blow after blow.

Being approached by an ancient sacred body was a absolute nightmare.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Chi Ye Mo Di's fate proved it well—he was battered by Ye Chen's fists, unable to stand steady. Every attempted counterattack was interrupted; every emperor dao immortal technique was cut off before it could form, leaving him with pent-up power and frustration. Even a single instant to regroup would suffice, but Ye Chen offered none.

Compared to him, Ye Chen was ferociously relentless, fist after fist drawing blood, each more dominant than the last. He drove the emperor from the eastern void all the way to the western haze, emperor bones scattering and stained with blood, collapsing swaths of sky.

"This is just too formidable."

The immortals watched in awe, swallowing hard. This nine-heaven sacred body with Xue Ji Xian Jie activated was truly dominating heaven and earth, forcing a great emperor to his knees without even reaching quasi-emperor peak.

"At this rate, the sacred body will win."

"Winning and slaying an emperor are two different things. Once the Xue Ji Xian Jie limit passes, he'll be counterattacked."

"Slaying an emperor isn't as simple as it sounds."

The elders pondered silently, their hearts tense. They hoped Ye Chen could pull off the impossible within that time limit. If Chi Ye Mo Di outlasted it, it would be a deadly crisis.

Pfft!

Under everyone's gaze, Chi Ye Mo Di spat blood again, half his emperor body blown apart by Ye Chen's fist, his emperor dao origin soul severely damaged and nearly ejected from his flesh.

This gave him a brief moment to breathe, allowing him to escape a thousand zhang away.

Looking at his form, it was no longer recognizable as human. Being struck by an ordinary quasi-emperor would be like a scratch, but hammered by a nine-heaven sacred body enhanced by Xue Ji Xian Jie, each fist was agonizing. The ancient sacred body could truly slay a great emperor.

"Great emperors are incredibly tough!"

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Every punch used his peak strength, yet he couldn't destroy the emperor body. Sacred bodies could fight, but great emperors endured; even with Xue Ji Xian Jie, slaying a supreme one was as difficult as ascending to heaven. Every emperor was a heaven-defying existence.

"Kill!"

Chi Ye Mo Di bellowed madly, his expression wild as he stood in the western haze, manifesting emperor dao divine principles and unleashing deadly techniques relentlessly. Sword light, blade shadows, fist images, palm seals—one secret art after another rained down, obliterating the universe.

"Come!"

Ye Chen roared, shaking the immortal dome as he stood in the eastern void, unleashing his emperor dao immortal techniques in full. He drew upon all his lifelong knowledge, evolving dao laws and creating immortal arts. Every attack was inscribed with Chaos Dao principles and fused with overwhelming battle intent; where he stood, he was invincible.