Chapter 2798: What's Up Now?

Pfft! Pfft!

Two sounds of spitting blood rang out in succession. After Ye Chen uttered a crude remark, he was flung sideways, and Jian Zun, who was nearby, was not spared either. The domineering halo slammed him into the depths of the darkness.

In this black hole, only Ruoxi remained. She moved like a walking corpse, taking stiff steps, with a lotus blooming under her feet at each step, only to vanish once she passed.

Another twist?

Ye Chen, still tumbling through the air, gritted his teeth tightly. He wanted to stop, but he couldn't—the halo was too powerful, smashing his sacred body to pieces. Already in a state of severe injury, this added even more terrifying wounds.

Pfft! Pfft!

In the opposite direction, Jian Zun was in a wretched state as well and couldn't stop. As he flew backward, he vomited blood mouthful after mouthful. Ye Chen's sacred body had shattered, and Jian Zun's divine body had exploded, with blood and bones scattering everywhere, his primordial spirit also gravely damaged.

"She, what kind of divine being is she?"

Jian Zun's expression was filled with shock. From Ye Chen's earlier call, he already knew she was Ruoxi, the Ruoxi from Da Chu. But he had no idea why that little girl, who never seemed to grow, had suddenly grown taller, and why she was so frighteningly strong. Just a single layer of halo had knocked over a half-step great accomplishment sacred body like Ye Chen's.

If it could knock over Ye Chen, there was no question it could do the same to him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The void trembled massively, and the darkness echoed with bangs, slow and rhythmic. Listening carefully, it was the sound of footsteps—perhaps because the body was so heavy, each step caused the universe to shake.

Clearly, it was Ruoxi's footsteps.

She wandered aimlessly, step by step, with no destination in mind and no idea what she was doing. Each step grew heavier than the last.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Not just the black hole—the entire Zhutian trembled.

"So what?"

Sheng Zun, strolling through the star sky, nearly lost his footing and almost fell, staggering before steadying himself. The whole star sky was shaking.

That word "again" was spot on.

Counting the absurd events in Zhutian over the past few years, they had come one after another, each more bizarre than the last. Never mind the previous dark clouds, lightning, flames, spatial rifts, and yin mists—this sudden shaking of the star sky caught everyone completely off guard!

Even a peak supreme like Sheng Zun couldn't stay steady, let alone others. As the star sky shook, over ninety percent of people ended up face-planting.

"It's the black hole."

Di Ji looked up, her beautiful eyes nearly narrowed to slits. She could tell it was the sound of footsteps, and the one walking must be terrifyingly strong to make the entire Zhutian tremble.

"Too powerful."

Zaohua Shen Wang murmured softly, his eyes filled with shock.

He wasn't the only one—everyone in the star sky felt the same. Those banging sounds were like stomps on their hearts, making their souls tremble with each one, like tolling funeral bells that made all beings want to kneel.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the crowds gazed upward, the banging continued.

The star sky suffered more damage, with ancient stars exploding one after another and vast swaths of space collapsing, all shaken apart by the footsteps.

"Stop him!"

Amid the banging, a loud shout erupted.

The voice came from Da Chu.

When those around looked, they saw Hong Chen shooting out like a divine ray into the vast expanse, with Ren Wang chasing behind him, along with many other quasi-emperors.

For some reason, Hong Chen had broken through his seal. The quasi-emperors of Tian Xuan Men tried to stop him, but he slapped down a huge group, including Ren Wang.

"Stop him!"

Following Hong Chen came Liu Dao, who also burst through his seal, streaking like an immortal light into the void. No one knew if he was chasing Hong Chen or Ren Wang and the others.

The outcome was obvious.

The quasi-emperors of Da Chu couldn't catch up to Liu Dao or stop Hong Chen. The two went one after the other into the black hole, and no one knew how they got in.

When the peak experts returned, they saw a scene of chaos. Ren Wang and those quasi-emperors were sprawled on the ground, vomiting blood—mostly beaten by Hong Chen.

"This time, it must be Ruoxi."

Ren Wang shaky got to his feet, nearly falling again, and was supported on either side by Tian Lao and Di Lao. His face was deathly pale, blood constantly overflowing from his mouth. He had rashly attempted to divine the heavens and earth, suffering backlash, and then Hong Chen broke his seal. He failed to stop him and got a thorough beating, adding injury to injury.

As soon as he spoke, the quasi-emperors all frowned.

Thinking it over, Hong Chen had broken his seal only twice before, and there were just two possibilities: one was the heavenly demon, the other was Ruoxi. This time, it clearly wasn't the heavenly demon triggering him—the previous three mid-level great emperors hadn't caused such a commotion. The one walking in the black hole had to be Ruoxi, that mysterious little girl, who was probably even more terrifying than an emperor and might have undergone some kind of change.

At that moment, the guesses in the quasi-emperors' eyes were basically confirmed. A few years ago, the one who had twice defeated the heavenly demon female emperor was definitely that little Ruoxi. In fact, they suspected that many of the strange phenomena in Zhutian over the years might also be connected to little Ruoxi.

"So strong—will Hong Chen get wiped out?"

Di Lao muttered, glancing around at the quasi-emperors.

"It depends on whether Ruoxi has her sanity."

Yan Huang pondered aloud, his words full of implication. If she did, it would be a great blessing for the myriad domains of Zhutian. If not, it would be a disaster. Hong Chen, insisting on seeking trouble, would likely be destroyed, and Liu Dao might get taken out along with him.

"And Ye Chen."

Donghuang Tai Xin's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Ruoxi was taken away by Ye Chen, and now with this mishap, he would be the first to suffer. If he got wiped out, that would be absurd.

"No more talk—head to the black hole."

A call came from the Tian Xuan Men direction.

Hearing this, the quasi-emperors moved as one. Tian Xuan Men had a way to connect to the black hole—they had used it before to send Ye Chen in to search for Zhutian.

Of course, not everyone went—Zhutian needed guards, especially in these troubled times. The main base couldn't be left unguarded; they had to watch out for the Honghuang clan.

In the black hole.

Young Master Ye finally stopped, stumbling and kneeling on the ground, coughing up blood in large mouthfuls. He had no idea how far he had flown or if Jian Zun had stopped yet, but he was certain Jian Zun wasn't in much better shape.

"I really shouldn't have brought you out."

Ye Chen muttered, spitting blood again.

This halo was stronger than the previous two times, nearly shattering his overbearing sacred body. That wasn't the worst—his primordial spirit had almost collapsed.

After a few seconds of rest, he staggered to his feet, healing his ancient sacred body while repairing his inner realm, nourishing his primordial spirit, and heading into the darkness. He had to find little Ruoxi.

"Aren't you going to say something?"

Ye Chen wiped the blood from his mouth and looked toward Lingxiao Dian.

Buzz!

Lingxiao Dian hummed with a sense of spirituality, as if telling him to find Ruoxi as quickly as possible and leave the rest to it.

"From now on, it's safer to keep her in the hall."

Ye Chen coughed dryly. He had to put her in Lingxiao Dian—if another halo appeared, the hall's foundation could surely dissipate its power and prevent more people from getting hurt.

"Can you sense where she is?"

Ye Chen asked.

Buzz!

Lingxiao Dian trembled lightly, seeming to say it couldn't sense her—maybe because the black hole was too vast or the distance too great, limiting its perception.

"Boss, our cauldron is gone."

As he walked, he suddenly heard the call of Chaos Fire.

"Gone?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. Earlier, when he went to chase the emperor's body, the Chaos Cauldron and the others had gone to chase the heavenly demon and the calamity demon—they had split up. What did "gone" mean?

Without thinking more, he rushed deeper.