Chapter 2896: Alone Against Nine Emperors (Three)

Boom! Rumble!

Accompanied by the rumbling sounds, the great war in Renjie erupted once more.

The forces of Zhutian were at a disadvantage, yet their morale soared. Ye Chen, facing the nine emperors alone, ignited the fighting spirit of Zhutian and awakened the madness hidden deep in the souls of all living beings.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The battle was brutal. Every star, every stretch of starry sky, every continent was engulfed in flames. Blood-red smoke blanketed Zhutian, with mountains of corpses and rivers of fresh blood. Each warrior fought against hundreds, holding their ground fiercely.

Their frenzy even made the Tian Mo and E Mo show signs of fear. The demons had thought themselves savage enough, but they never expected the insignificant beings of Zhutian to be so violently ruthless.

Pfft!

High in the vast expanse, Ye Chen coughed up blood again. His newly reformed Sheng Ti was shattered by a palm strike from the second peak emperor.

"Get lost!"

Ye Chen roared, shaking the heavens. With a flip of his hand, he swung his sword, sending the second peak emperor flying. Then, he ascended into the sky, striking down the third peak emperor with a palm, only for the fourth peak emperor to charge in. A divine beam from the fourth emperor's finger destroyed everything in its path, and Ye Chen withstood it head-on. In return, he punched the fourth emperor, causing him to spit blood and tumble away. But Ye Chen paid a heavy price—his back was split open by the fifth peak emperor's palm blade. Before he could steady himself, he was engulfed by the sixth peak emperor's imperial lightning sea. As soon as he fought his way out, the seventh peak emperor's divine blade arrived, severing one of his arms.

"Die!"

The eighth peak emperor's eyes were filled with savagery. From across the sky, he hurled his imperial weapon, a war spear, like a dark ray that upended the universe, carrying the power to destroy heavens and earth.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed vividly as Ye Chen was pierced through on the spot, nailed into the void by the spear.

"Exterminate."

The ninth Tian Mo emperor snorted coldly and struck with a palm.

Buzz!

The Hun Dun Ding buzzed into action, loyally protecting its master. It charged forward, blocking the path.

Bang! Crack! Boom!

The Hun Dun Ding cracked open and half-exploded, suffering devastating damage. Its immortal glow dimmed to the extreme, teetering on the brink of collapse.

Fight!

Ye Chen howled fiercely, yanking out the war spear and wielding it like a staff. With one swing, he sent the ninth peak emperor flying.

"You insignificant Sheng Ti, I want to see how long you can hold out."

The nine peak emperors looked ferocious, grinding their teeth as they surrounded him from all sides.

They had thought they could easily take down Ye Chen, but to their surprise, this young Sheng Ti not only endured but fought back fiercely. He hadn't even undergone the Great Saint tribulation, yet he possessed heaven-defying combat power.

Nine peak great emperors attacking together! Not only had they failed to kill him, but they were repeatedly forced into embarrassing retreats. Though shameless, they still felt shame. With nine against one, if they couldn't eliminate him, their reputation as emperors would be utterly ruined. No matter where they went in the future, they would carry this disgrace.

Mainly, they refused to believe they couldn't kill this young Sheng Ti.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Their assaults grew even more ferocious, unleashing devastating imperial techniques that overturned yin and yang, collapsing the universe. Their expressions grew more savage by the moment, determined not to stop until Ye Chen was dead.

Fight!

Ye Chen uttered only this word, stubbornly holding on and fighting to the death. Though at a disadvantage, he grew fiercer with each clash. Every pore in his body exuded the power of his bloodline and indestructible strength. He was just one person, yet he burned like a raging flame, sustained by an unyielding will. Time and again, he was struck down, only to rise; shattered, only to reform his golden body. He fought with utter madness and killed with the same frenzy.

"What a monster."

Even the nine peak great emperors showed expressions of disbelief at his tenacity. His ability to endure, fight, and persist far exceeded the limits that even the supreme beings found shocking.

He hadn't yet crossed the heavenly tribulation of great accomplishment. If he did, no one below the Tian Di could stand against him.

In terms of the same level and realm, this second lineage Sheng Ti was already far superior to the first lineage.

Therefore, he had to die.

The nine emperors' eyes flashed with killing intent as they unleashed great techniques relentlessly.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Ye Chen's fresh blood splattered across the vast expanse. No matter how heaven-defying his immortal arts or how domineering his divine abilities, they were no match for the nine emperors. His ancient Sheng Ti was dismantled multiple times.

It wasn't that he wasn't strong enough; it was just that the enemy formation was too overwhelming. All were peak emperors, each with world-ending power.

The Tian Ming two emperors watched silently, and while the peak emperors were shocked, they too were horrified. Nine emperors besieging him, and yet this young Sheng Ti who hadn't undergone the tribulation was holding out for so long.

Ye Chen's resilience became a source of hope. Though the fight was brutal, he was tying down the nine peak emperors, buying precious time for Yao Chi to prove her dao and become an emperor, and for Ruo Xi to merge and awaken.

Boom!

As the two emperors watched, a thunderous boom echoed through the sky.

Then, a massive rift tore open, spanning over ten thousand zhang, and a blood-soaked figure plummeted out. Though humanoid, it was a monstrous being exuding imperial might, crashing through a swath of stars and annihilating countless lives.

It was an E Mo emperor, fallen from the Taigu Road, drenched in blood and severely wounded.

"Dammit."

The Ming emperor snarled coldly.

What timing for another emperor to fall into Zhutian.

Just how many emperors were on that Taigu Road? It seemed endless. Why were they all landing so precisely in Renjie and not in the Tian Ming realms?

The Dao Zu said nothing, merely glancing toward the vast expanse.

From the Taigu Road, Tian Mo emperors, E Mo emperors, and the first lineage great Sheng Ti had fallen. Why hadn't Di Huang and Hong Yan returned?

Either of them coming back could turn the tide.

"Is this... Zhutian?"

The E Mo emperor rose unsteadily, staggering as his massive single eye scanned around. He recognized where he was—this was the human realm of Zhutian.

Seeing the Tian Mo and E Mo, he froze for a moment.

Seeing the battlefield filled with flames, he froze again.

Seeing the imperial tribulation over Tianhuang, he froze once more.

But when he saw the great Sheng Ti and the nine peak emperors, his expression turned to outright horror.

What had happened? Why was Zhutian in such chaos? There were Tian Mo, E Mo, great emperors, Sheng Ti, imperial tribulations, and wars. Everything from the Taigu Road seemed to be here in Zhutian, except for the first lineage Sheng Ti. If he hadn't fallen here, he wouldn't have known the human realm was so lively.

"How interesting."

The E Mo emperor chuckled darkly.

The nine peak emperors were clearly beyond his reach.

He had no interest in slaughtering Zhutian's insignificant beings.

The only one worth his attention was the one undergoing the imperial tribulation.

After scanning around, he headed straight for Tianhuang. With all this excitement, he needed to make his imperial presence known.

Speaking of imperial tribulations, it infuriated him. On the Taigu Road, there was some wretched person causing trouble, darting around in the lightning sea of the tribulation, heading straight for crowds. Even he, an emperor, had nearly been struck down.

"What a domineering Sheng Ti."

As he traveled through many star domains, he couldn't help but glance back at the epic battle in the vast expanse.

That young Sheng Ti must not have undergone the tribulation yet. Relying only on his bloodline limits and imperial weapons, he was holding off nine peak emperors.

If he survived the great accomplishment tribulation, his combat power would surpass even Di Huang. And speaking of Di Huang, it made him grit his teeth in hatred.

"Stop him."

Many veteran Zhutian quasi-emperors converged from all directions, blocking his path. They knew where the E Mo emperor was headed and what he intended—to destroy Ji Ningshuang. They couldn't let him succeed, even if they had to pile up a bloody great wall.

"You mere ants dare to block me?"

The E Mo emperor snorted coldly, his eyes full of contempt. With one palm sweep, the quasi-emperors exploded one after another, blooming into vibrant blood flowers across the stars. Not all quasi-emperors were as powerful as the peak ones; some couldn't even withstand a single palm.

Fight!

Even so, others charged forward relentlessly, one after another bleeding into the starry sky, rushing into the vast expanse in a mad bid to buy time.