Chapter 2759: Dust-Filled Alternate Space

The night in Po Luo Yu was peaceful and serene.

Under the moonlight, Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang continued to observe the heavens and earth, searching inch by inch.

Though the area within several dozen li was not vast, it concealed a hidden universe.

After searching for three full days, the two finally stopped at a patch of ground, their eyes narrowing into slits as they locked onto a single grain of sand. It was no ordinary sand; within it lay a concealed yi kong jian.

Ye Chen's gaze was sharp as a torch, pushing his vision to its limits in an attempt to pierce through the yi kong jian in the dust.

However, a mysterious force shrouded the yi kong jian, making it impossible for him to see clearly.

Ji Ning Shuang had also cast her spells, but all she saw was a hazy blur. It was not due to their lack of insight; rather, the force was too profound, with an emperor-level formation array in operation, completely isolating it from the outside world.

What mattered most was not that, but how to enter.

Looking into the yi kong jian, it was a vast realm, boundless and expansive, shrouded in dimness. The sky flashed with lightning and thunder, while the ground was crisscrossed with rivers of lava, truly like an endless purgatory.

Boom! Rumbling!

The thunderous roars grew even louder, not just from the lightning and thunder, but also from massive waves of combat fluctuations.

A great battle was underway.

Gazing upward, there were hordes of monsters, each with enormous heads and a single blood-red eye, identical to the two that Ye Chen had captured earlier. They formed a vast, surging ocean.

The difference was that these varied in strength and were not in a xue ji xian jie state.

Amid the dense sea of monsters, one person was being besieged.

Upon closer inspection, it was Xiu Luo Tian Zun, gripping a battle spear and swinging it with all his might. His vital energy raged wildly, obliterating monsters in droves, though he himself was horribly wounded.

The problem was simply that there were too many monsters, overwhelming the skies.

"Damn it, what the hell are these things?"

"They're truly disgusting."

As Tian Zun swung his battle spear, he cursed incessantly.

He had lost count of how many times he had sworn like this, with no one to respond—only endless waves of monsters charging forward, as if they were inexhaustible.

Roar! Roar!

In the surging blood mist, the monsters' howls carried an irresistible demonic power. Their massive eyes were filled with savagery, their forms already terrifying, and with their expressions, they appeared even more grotesque.

"Come on!"

Tian Zun roared and charged into battle once more.

Boom! Rumbling!

The ground was in chaos, and so was the sky.

Looking up, two figures could be seen. One was shrouded in haze, surrounded by hun dun dao principles—it was the Hun Dun Ti.

The other was the mysterious black-robed figure from before, now revealed as a young man, truly a sacred body: the first pulse of the Huang Gu Sheng Ti. Divine light enveloped him, his vital energy surged like a torrent, and his sacred form was indestructible, impervious to all laws.

The Hun Dun Ti was fighting desperately, his chaotic body cracking repeatedly. Without his emperor artifact supporting him, he would likely have been destroyed. Only through battle did he realize how overwhelmingly strong the first sacred body was, far beyond expectations. Its essence was even purer than Ye Chen's, both belonging to the sacred body lineage, yet it surpassed the second pulse.

People often said that the Hun Dun Ti could suppress the sacred body, but that was nonsense.

Earlier, he had been unable to defeat Ye Chen, and now he couldn't beat the first sacred body. This Hun Dun Ti was probably the most awkward in history—not only failing to suppress sacred bodies but suffering repeated defeats.

"Hun Dun Ti, what a joke."

The first sacred body chuckled mockingly, his lips curved with amusement, taking delight to the extreme as he looked down on the heavens and the Hun Dun Ti, beating him until he could barely stand.

The Hun Dun Ti's expression was grim as he fought with all his strength.

He had seen records of the first pulse sacred body in the Tian Jie.

In the past, even Ye Chen, Dong Shen Yao Chi, and Tian Xu Di Zi together had struggled to suppress it, all because the first pulse sacred body possessed a god-level ability: xue ji xian jie.

Even now, in this battle, he hadn't seen the first sacred body activate its xue ji xian jie. If it did, and became unkillable, he would lose even more miserably. An ultimate emperor artifact wouldn't help.

Buzz!

In a moment of distraction, the first sacred body struck again, slapping him down from the sky.

Boom!

The ground shook with a tremendous crash, forming a deep crater as Hun Dun fresh blood splattered everywhere.

Roar! Roar!

The tidal wave of monsters surged in, engulfing him.

"Get back!"

The Hun Dun Ti bellowed, unleashing his hun dun vision. Any monster entering the hun dun realm was instantly pulverized to dust.

Tian Zun shifted in a step, arriving at the Hun Dun Ti's side, back to back with him.

Both their faces were exceedingly pale.

Ever since they had chased the mysterious black-robed figure that day, they had suffered one injury after another. Even together, they couldn't defeat him alone, and the fight had led them to this dim realm. They had no idea how long they had been battling or how much time had passed outside. All they knew was that they fought every day, and even their vital energy was nearly depleted.

"Damn this yi kong jian."

Tian Zun cursed loudly, scanning their surroundings for any weaknesses. Otherwise, if the fight continued, both of them would perish here. After all, this realm held not only the first sacred body but also countless monsters.

The Hun Dun Ti said nothing, fixing his gaze intently on the first sacred body.

The first sacred body was also at the quasi-emperor peak, a half-step to great accomplishment, incredibly powerful. This Hun Dun Ti had been beaten to the brink of destruction multiple times, while the first sacred body remained unscathed, its dominant regenerative ability shocking.

What he feared was not the first sacred body itself, but the one enhanced by xue ji xian jie. Once it became immortal and unkillable, who could stand against it alone? Even Ye Chen wouldn't fare better.

"We need to find a way out. I don't want to die here."

Tian Zun sent a message telepathically.

The Hun Dun Ti remained silent. If he could break through, he would have done so long ago. Neither of them wanted to die here, but the problem was, they couldn't even locate the array's foundation, let alone escape.

"How boring."

The first sacred body sneered, standing in the sky like a supreme monarch, overlooking the world. His words were faint and desolate, yet full of demonic power, even more insidious than the monsters' roars. He seemed to relish the scent of blood, constantly inhaling it with a look of enjoyment. The legendary sacred body should be radiant with golden light, like the sun, but he was the opposite—surrounded by dark radiance, like a black sun.

"This aura, this presence—it's even more dazzling than that guy Ye Chen!"

Tian Zun sighed, grabbing a handful of pills and stuffing them into his mouth. Even in his battered state, he found room for humor.

The Hun Dun Ti didn't argue with that.

As fellow sacred bodies, the first pulse sacred body was clearly superior to the second pulse. Even without xue ji xian jie, it was this ferocious—what would happen if it were activated? It would be unstoppable.

Fortunately, they had the emperor artifact, the God-Striking Whip, which was their greatest reliance and the reason they had held out this long. Though it couldn't turn the tide, it barely kept them steady.

"To survive, submit to me."

The first sacred body casually stretched his neck, speaking as if it were trivial. It didn't matter to him whether they submitted or not—surrender would save effort, but fighting on wouldn't take much more from him. His true target wasn't them anyway, but the second pulse sacred body. Trapping them here was just for amusement, a way to pass the time while he waited.

"Submit to your ass."

Tian Zun shouted back, taking the God-Striking Whip from the Hun Dun Ti.

The Hun Dun Ti, in turn, took Tian Zun's battle spear.

Clearly, they were switching opponents: the Hun Dun Ti would fight the endless sea of monsters, while Xiu Luo Tian Zun would take on the first sacred body.

This was how they had been operating for some time.

"Come on!"

Tian Zun roared, soaring into the sky. The God-Striking Whip in his hand transformed into a divine blade, which he wielded more fluidly. With one swing, he split the heavens and severed the cosmos.

The first sacred body's lips curved slightly as he dodged instantly and counterattacked, slapping Tian Zun down with a palm. Even with the emperor artifact's protection, Tian Zun's divine body shattered.

" Fight!"

Tian Zun leaped back into the sky, delivering another devastating strike, his blade light stretching for miles.

Roar!

A dragon's roar echoed as the first sacred body activated the Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragons, their eight tails shattering the blade light and sending Xiu Luo Tian Zun flying. Before Tian Zun could steady himself, the first sacred body appeared like a ghost, thrusting a finger that pierced a bloody hole in Tian Zun's divine body. Only by using a shifting secret technique to evade vital points did Tian Zun avoid having his skull pierced.

The first sacred body was terrifying—not just in combat prowess, but in speed and agility as well.

Boom! Rumbling!

Below, the Hun Dun Ti had already engaged the monsters. Tian Zun had been fierce earlier, leaving mountains of monster corpses, and the Hun Dun Ti was no slouch, wielding the battle spear like a staff, each strike more dominant than the last. Waves of monsters charged in, only to be obliterated in succession.

Unfortunately, the monsters were too numerous, and the first sacred body too ruthless.

Pfft!

Less than half an hour into the battle, Tian Zun plummeted from the sky, his body covered in countless bloody gashes. Each wound was entwined with dark, ominous light—the sacred body's killing intent, which rapidly eroded his vital energy. Wounds that should have healed instead spread outward.

The Hun Dun Ti wasn't faring much better; the monsters were overwhelming, and his battle spear had shattered.

"What now? I feel like cursing."

Tian Zun staggered but couldn't stay upright, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as he half-knelt on the ground. His face was deathly pale. Indeed, he felt disheartened and wanted to swear.

In their universe, in battles of the same level, aside from that guy Zhao Yun, he had never been defeated. But in this universe, it had been one loss after another—he'd been beaten by the Hun Dun Ti, by Ye Chen, by Yao Chi, until his skin had thickened from it.

Now, he was beaten again. If he ever returned home, he wouldn't even dare tell Zhao Yun—it was too embarrassing, a disgrace to his name.

Beside him, the Hun Dun Ti stumbled, propping himself up with the broken battle spear, barely staying on his feet.

His face was even paler than Tian Zun's. The so-called most complete bloodline wasn't holding up well now. He fought every day, charging with a blood-soaked body, and while his vital energy could be replenished, his depleted strength couldn't recover quickly.

Moreover, the first sacred body and the monsters wouldn't give them any respite.

"If things go on like this, we're probably both going to die here."

Tian Zun forced himself up, glancing at the monsters and then at the sky. Though there were many monsters, they weren't the real threat—what was troublesome was that sacred body.

Boom!

Suddenly, a massive boom echoed through the sky.

Then, two beams of divine light shot in simultaneously—it was Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang, who had used some secret technique to break into the yi kong jian. They landed on either side, each collapsing a section of the void.

"You're faster than I imagined."

The first sacred body sneered, ignoring Ji Ning Shuang and eyeing Ye Chen with a mocking gaze.