Chapter 2779: You Will Be Destroyed Too

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The starry sky rumbled as if thunder was descending upon the world.

Numerous Di Dao domain gates had been erected across various star domains, each inscribed with Di Dao divine patterns and radiating a primal aura. The ancient Hong Huang clans, who had remained hidden during the invasions of the Tian Mo and E Mo, now filled the entire cosmos.

Once again, the cultivators of the Zhutian witnessed the terrifying might of Hong Huang, with its formidable armies and unyielding strength.

Throughout the history of the Zhutian, Hong Huang had been suppressed countless times, yet its foundations remained overwhelmingly powerful. Many sealed Hong Huang experts emerged, wielding their weapons and charging into the starry sky. The devastating attacks they dared not use against the Tian Mo and E Mo were now directed entirely at the Zhutian.

"Hong Huang's emperors! Is this your inheritance?"

The roars from the Zhutian echoed from the depths of their souls, transforming their once-reverent fear of the emperors into boundless resentment.

However, the iron hooves of Hong Huang did not halt, trampling across vast expanses of the starry sky. Wherever they passed, no Zhutian beings remained—some were slaughtered, others devoured, leaving mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately."

Ren Wang's voice rang out sharply and unceasingly, his eyes filled with tears that had frozen into ice from the killing intent.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Da Chu, Xuan Huang, and You Ming all activated their protective heavenly barriers, guarded by imperial artifacts, welcoming back the fleeing cultivators.

Yet, this was only a small fraction. Countless soldiers and generals were still scattered across the starry sky, relentlessly pursued and hunted by Hong Huang.

Pfft!

In one region of the starry sky, Ye Chen pulled out the killing arrow embedded in his chest, staggering and nearly collapsing. He had also fallen victim to a Hong Huang ambush, narrowly escaping death multiple times.

At his side, Ji Ning Shuang swayed unsteadily, barely able to stand.

Beneath their feet lay a mountain of corpses, piled high with Hong Huang warriors—all slain by their hands.

Looking around, the area was packed with Hong Huang forces, a sea of hundreds of thousands, with an unknown number of experts hidden in the shadows, all at the peak of ultimate strength.

It was precisely because he was Ye Chen and she was his wife that they were targeted so intensely. Their positions had been locked down, leading to this encirclement. The surrounding starry sky thundered, surging with Hong Huang killing intent as more experts closed in.

In the past, Ye Chen would not have feared this.

But today was an exception. After slaying the E Mo emperor, he was severely wounded and utterly exhausted, with limited combat power. His eye techniques were depleted, and his energy was drained, making recovery impossible in the short term.

Ji Ning Shuang was in no better shape, having nearly died to destroy the Qing Tian Mo Pillar. Her Dao of Dreams had been affected by the Di Dao forces, leaving her unable to use Dream Return to Antiquity.

"Ye Chen, do you enjoy this lineup today?"

The Taotie clan emperor sneered, baring his sharp, white teeth.

Ye Chen said nothing, like Ji Ning Shuang, frantically swallowing pills and blood-sacrificing their origins.

As for the Hong Huang forces' array, it was indeed formidable. Beyond the hundreds of thousands of troops, there were nine Ji Dao imperial artifacts, with Di Dao array patterns faintly visible in the void, sealing off the heavens and earth of this star domain. This blocked any spatial shifts or Flying Thunder God techniques, as Hong Huang had thoroughly analyzed them and prepared meticulously for this ambush.

"Life or death, it matters not."

The Taotie clan emperor's laughter suddenly stopped, his face twisting into a grotesque expression as he swung his killing sword, pointing it at Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang.

With his command, tens of thousands of void killing arrays activated, unleashing beams of annihilating divine light. A crimson Hong Huang demonic sea surged from all sides, carrying powers of destruction and sealing.

Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang moved in unison—one employing Di Dao ethereal evasion, the other using Di Dao escape arts—to dodge the onslaught. Like divine rays, like immortal lights, they plunged into the Hong Huang army.

"In your half-dead state, you are doomed today."

Two Taotie Zhun Di attacked from left and right.

"Even with one breath left, I will extinguish you all the same."

Ye Chen replied calmly, evading a finger strike and tearing one Taotie apart, then slashing its primordial spirit with a sword.

Pfft!

The other Zhun Di met a miserable end, extinguished in a single encounter by Ji Ning Shuang.

These two Taotie were overly confident, charging in at their peak despite not being ultimate powerhouses, eager to deliver themselves as kills. How could the likes of Dong Shen Yao Chi and Da Chu's royalty be so easily slain? Even gravely wounded, such young emperor-level figures were beyond their reach.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

With the two Zhun Di destroyed, Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang went on a rampage, one wielding an imperial artifact, the other brandishing a Dao sword. They carved a path through the enemy, the sealed heavens and earth be damned—they would force their way out regardless.

It was a terrifying sight: amid the black masses of Hong Huang troops, the two moved like ants yet blazed a bloody trail. Whether emperors or saints, their figures stood out, scattering the Hong Huang forces in disarray.

"Waste!"

A hidden Hong Huang powerhouse emerged, a Qiong Qi clan Zhun Di, his eyes shooting lightning that ignored physical defenses and struck Ji Ning Shuang's primordial spirit.

Zing!

Ji Ning Shuang didn't even glance his way, simply swinging her imperial sword to flip him over and destroy his body. As the Qiong Qi's form flew backward, Ye Chen followed with a thunderous divine arrow, sending it straight to the Yellow Springs.

This husband-and-wife duo's coordination remained flawlessly perfect.

"Exterminate!"

Shouts rang out as two more Zhun Di burst from the void—one from the Mang Jiao clan, the other from the Shen Yi clan—both at ultimate peaks, launching lethal killing arts.

Buzz!

Ji Ning Shuang summoned the Four Volumes of the Wordless Heavenly Book, suspending them in the four directions to shield her and Ye Chen. Etched with the principles of all things, it neutralized the fatal strikes.

Roar!

At the same time, Ye Chen unleashed the Eightfold Heavenly Dragon, charging at the two ultimate powerhouses and flinging them away on the spot—one's body exploding, the other's blood and bones scattering. They crashed down, shattering the starry sky and crushing countless Hong Huang soldiers into bloody pulp.

"Block me and die."

Ye Chen's roar shook the heavens as he gripped his Dao sword, advancing and slaughtering without discrimination, swinging wildly to cut down wave after wave.

Compared to him, Ji Ning Shuang's attacks were slightly less aggressive, as she focused on defense while he led the offense. Her imperial artifact was a major asset.

Keep in mind, nine Hong Huang imperial artifacts still hovered in the void. Though their task was to seal the heavens and earth, who could guarantee no stray Di Dao strikes would fall?

What they truly feared now wasn't the Hong Huang experts but the imperial artifacts.

Naturally, they hoped Hong Huang would activate the artifacts. Doing so would create flaws in the seal, allowing them to escape even faster.

Hong Huang wasn't foolish and understood this, which is why they used the artifacts to suppress while deploying the army to attack.

Unfortunately, they had underestimated Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang. Even in their half-dead state, with energy depleted, they remained ferocious. Zhun Di were no match, and ultimate peaks fell short. The hundreds of thousands of troops were thrown into chaos by just the two of them.

"Hold them! Hold them back!"

The Taotie clan emperor howled, his eyes blood-red and raging, shouting from the rear without daring to advance. He wildly waved his killing sword, pointing at the starry sky, determined not to stop until Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang were worn down.

In reality, sheer numbers proved useless against Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang. Without equals to challenge them, every wave sent forward was simply exterminated.

"Damn it."

A hidden Hong Huang Zhun Di snorted in frustration, unable to watch any longer and unwilling to attack directly. The three ultimate peaks slain earlier served as grim examples.

Thus, he activated an imperial artifact to its fullest, targeting Ji Ning Shuang and unleashing a Di Dao divine beam with devastating, destructive power.

Boom!

Pfft!

Amid the explosion, blood mist erupted.

However, the imagined scene of Ji Ning Shuang's annihilation didn't occur. Instead, it was the Hong Huang soldiers who were obliterated en masse, including Zhun Di and Da Sheng.

As stated, activating an imperial artifact created flaws in the seal, and flaws meant openings. That was exactly what Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang needed. In the instant the Di Dao divine beam struck, they performed a Heaven-Reversing Shift, swapping places with the Hong Huang experts now crossing the Nai He Bridge, drinking Meng Po's soup.

"Don't use the imperial artifacts!"

The Taotie Zhun Di shrieked through gritted teeth. Among the Hong Huang forces just destroyed, over eighty percent were from his clan. The seal's flaw meant the two could escape even quicker.

"Block me and die."

Ye Chen's words carried primordial spirit force, vaporizing countless Hong Huang warriors into blood mist.

Zing!

His sword strike was overwhelmingly dominant, cleaving an eighty-thousand-zhang bloody path.

Buzz!

Ji Ning Shuang activated her imperial artifact, extending that bloody path another eighty thousand zhang with a burst of Ji Dao imperial light, burying uncountable Hong Huang forces. If Ye Chen were at his peak and could fully unleash the artifact's power, this strike alone could pierce through the entire army of hundreds of thousands.

"Hold firm!"

Shouts erupted from all sides as other Hong Huang clans arrived, all with Di Dao inheritances. Their clan emperors led the charge, each with a Ji Dao imperial artifact hovering above their heads. Combined with the original nine, that made sixteen imperial artifacts, their auras linking to manifest scenes of destruction.

At this sight, Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang's expressions darkened considerably. The Hong Huang forces themselves were manageable, but in their current state, the imperial artifacts were the real threat. With nine artifacts sealing the heavens and earth, many of their Di Dao immortal arts—like Flying Thunder God, Heaven-Reversing Shift, or Di Dao Black Shore—were rendered useless. If surrounded and locked by the artifacts, they could be exterminated.

Hong Huang's pursuit of them was indeed relentless, mobilizing over a million troops and sixteen imperial artifacts. One might ask, across the entire Zhutian, who else commanded such a grand spectacle?

Boom! Bang!

In that moment, two Di Dao immortal beams arrived, piercing the heavens and earth, disrupting yin and yang, infused with the emperors' lethal might, and locked onto the pair for certain impact.

Pfft! Pfft!

Blood light flashed as Ye Chen and Ji Ning Shuang, fighting side by side, each took a hit, flipping through the air and crashing into the starry sky, shattering space under the force.

This strike pushed their already faint auras to the brink of extinction—one staggering, the other swaying.

"Surround them!"

The Hong Huang army swarmed like four dark oceans, blocking all eight directions. The sixteen imperial artifacts loomed overhead; aside from the nine sealing the heavens and earth, the other seven were ready to unleash Di Dao lethality at any moment.

"Run, why aren't you running anymore?"

The various clan emperors sneered grotesquely, their faces the epitome of savagery.

Ye Chen remained silent; running was out of the question now. Already at his limit, he could barely stand.

Ji Ning Shuang fared no better.

At that instant, a spatial black hole suddenly extended a jade hand, grabbing Ji Ning Shuang and yanking her inside in a flash.

Then, the hand reached for Ye Chen, intending to pull him in as well. But this tug failed, as Ye Chen's sacred body was too heavy.

With one hand insufficient, another emerged, and together, they forcibly dragged Ye Chen into the black hole.