Chapter 2974: Saintly Body Accumulates Bloodline

Boom! Rumble!

As soon as the three stepped in, the mountains erupted into chaos, with peaks collapsing one after another.

"You're courting death."

The first Di Dao Sheng Mo snorted coldly and attacked Xing Tian, striking the war god with a palm that made him spit blood. At the peak realm, this Di Dao Sheng Mo was overwhelmingly powerful, with combat strength that absolutely crushed Xing Tian.

However, Xing Tian didn't engage in a direct fight; he just needed to hold on.

"I will kill you."

The second Di Dao Sheng Mo roared furiously, surging with overwhelming demonic energy as he faced Di Huang. From his ferocious expression, it was clear they had battled before—they were old rivals, and Di Huang had likely dominated him.

"You were no match before, and you're no match now."

Di Huang said calmly, wielding no weapons, only his golden fists, which battered the Sheng Mo repeatedly, drawing blood. While Xing Tian might not measure up, Di Huang was on another level entirely. His proven Huang Gu Sheng Ti was extraordinarily formidable.

"Run? Where do you think you're going?"

Ye Chen snorted coldly, unleashing multiple forbidden techniques like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. In the first two moments of the battle, he had already subdued six Da Cheng Sheng Mo and was now relentlessly pressing the third Di Dao Sheng Mo.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The vast mountain ranges suffered from the Di Dao battle, with waves of destructive light spreading endlessly across the seas and wilderness. Wherever it passed, mountains shattered, and even the thunderous skies seemed on the verge of collapse, filled with apocalyptic visions stained by the blood of the Sheng Ti and Sheng Mo.

With the six Da Cheng Sheng Mo all suppressed, the three-on-three lineup was shaking heaven and earth.

It was evident that, aside from Xing Tian, both Ye Chen and Di Huang held the upper hand. Ye Chen, in particular, was going all out to capture the Di Dao Sheng Mo, enduring the curse seals while forcing multiple forbidden techniques. He attacked without defending, aiming to beat the third Di Dao Sheng Mo into a crippled state for easier sealing.

"Kill! Kill for me, no matter the cost!"

Such a massive disturbance was bound to attract other supreme beings. Roars thundered from all directions like lightning, amid rolling demonic energy that swept in waves of supreme beings, though no Di Dao Sheng Mo were among them—they were mostly recovering from injuries.

"Come in here!"

Ye Chen cursed loudly, nearly blasting the Sheng Mo to pieces. As soon as it stabilized, he slammed it with a palm and sealed it with over ten thousand seals, rendering the third Sheng Mo Di immobile before tossing it into the great cauldron.

For this, Ye Chen paid a heavy price, his body covered in blood and several Sheng Gu exposed. It was unclear whether the wounds came from the Sheng Mo or the curse seals. Not being at peak condition was agony he knew all too well.

"Again."

Ye Chen snorted coldly, gripping the Wheel of Reincarnation Immortal Stick and charging at the second Sheng Mo Di. He aimed to finish it off before the outer domain supreme beings arrived. As for that peak Sheng Mo Di, he didn't even consider it—there was no taking it down quickly, and trying would only lead to being surrounded by the incoming outer domain supreme beings.

However, absurd things happened all the time, and today was especially full of them.

Just as he was about to attack, the universe turned chaotic. It swept up everyone—Ye Chen, Di Huang, Xing Tian, and even the two Di Dao Sheng Mo. Even the two E Mo Tian Di who had arrived first were caught off guard, hurled away without a word.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Not long after, rumbling echoed from all directions—southeast, northwest.

It was Ye Chen and the others landing.

"Absurd."

Amid flying debris, Ye Chen steadied himself with a wobble and cursed before spitting out fresh blood.

"Damn it."

The outer domain supreme beings were even more furious. They had arrived for a perfect ambush, but the universe's chaos ruined it all. Even Tian Di-level beings couldn't resist it, and their ready prey had slipped away.

"Is the Tai Gu Lu under your control? Can you manipulate the universe?"

Ye Chen cast a spell to enter the Chen Space and used his Yuan Shen to send a message to the Tian Ting Nu Di.

"I can't do it."

The Tian Ting Nu Di replied softly; such a precise technique required a true Nu Di.

Ye Chen said nothing and sat down cross-legged.

The Sheng Mo curse was truly vile. Even at peak strength, it caused havoc, but now it was even worse. At times like this, he couldn't help but complain internally, wondering if he could ask the Nu Di to break the curse for him.

But no!

This was the Nu Di's careful arrangement.

"Search! Find them for me."

Soon after, outer domain supreme beings arrived, led by over a dozen Tian Di standing high in the vast sky, scanning the heavens and earth inch by inch. However, the Yong Heng Immortal Light ensured their search was futile.

For three days, their shouts echoed relentlessly.

Ye Chen hid himself securely, as did Di Huang and Xing Tian, waiting for an opportunity to strike isolated targets.

It wasn't until the tenth day that Ye Chen opened his eyes, his face slightly pale.

His injuries were severe, but his achievements were remarkable: he had captured two Di Dao Sheng Mo and ten Da Cheng Sheng Mo.

Ye Chen didn't hold back and forcefully devoured them all.

From the Sheng Mo's power, his Sheng Ti essence became even more refined. With the twelve Sheng Mo destroyed, a mysterious divine force added to him in the shadows, just like before—unseen but felt.

This time, there was an extra trace of unusual divine power: the blood succession force.

Oh?

Long Ye exclaimed and dashed out of the Hun Dun Ding, hands tucked in his sleeves as he circled Ye Chen.

He recognized the blood succession force.

Ye Chen remained silent, internally examining his body. A thread of blood succession force wandered through his essence. Though faint, it was clearly visible and showed no sign of dissipating, as if it had taken root and sprouted.

"I told you, devouring Di Dao Sheng Mo does more than just enhance essence."

Long Ye murmured, his eyes sharp. The presence of this blood succession force in Ye Chen was a good omen. Devouring more Sheng Mo might bring even greater fortunes.

"Interesting."

Ye Chen raised his hand and drew out that thread of blood succession force, examining it closely on his fingertip.

It was undoubtedly blood succession, wreathed in faint Yong Heng light, shimmering elusive.

Ye Chen sighed and glanced at the Tian Ting Nu Di. His wife truly cared for him. The lingering blood succession force must be due to some divine ability she had used, turning his Sheng Qu into a vessel to accumulate it.

As he thought, it was indeed the Nu Di's secret help.

In these extraordinary times, extraordinary measures were needed. Continuing the Tai Gu Lu consumed too much divine power, and she needed the blood succession limit for battle. She had turned Ye Chen's Sheng Ti into a container, provided he could devour more Sheng Mo.

Ye Chen smiled and returned the thread of blood succession force to his essence.

"It's still an external force in the end."

Long Ye gently stroked his beard, muttering endlessly. After all these years, he was still studying the blood succession force—accumulating it versus freely activating the blood succession limit were fundamentally different. True mastery would be a heaven-defying boon, but he hadn't figured it out yet.

Buzz! Rumble!

As they spoke, the Hun Dun Ding suddenly hummed, or more precisely, was stirred by some force.

Long Ye turned his gaze, and so did Ye Chen.

Through the ding's body, they saw Jian Zun's body radiating brilliant light, incredibly dazzling.

"What a talent!"

Ye Chen murmured softly, his eyes gleaming. Even in self-seal, Jian Zun was enlightenment. The flickering brilliance was a sign of sudden insight, now carrying a hint of Di Qi.

"He must have touched the Di Dao barrier."

Long Ye chuckled, speaking with authority as a remnant Di soul on proving the Dao.

"If not for the Di Dao anomaly, he would have become emperor."

"The Di position may be delayed, but it won't be missed. He will defy heaven and seal as emperor."

"The Tai Gu Lu is truly a miraculous place."

In the great ding, the awakened divine generals had already surrounded Jian Zun from afar, and many in self-seal were jolted awake, their voices buzzing. The mischievous old fellows were already thinking about how to draw some blood from this emperor-to-be. He was indeed a talent; though he missed it back then, he had caught up now.

Ye Chen raised his hand and flicked out a golden light to protect Jian Zun.

There was no choice—with so many talents in the ding, they couldn't disturb his enlightenment.

As for impacting the Di realm, it wasn't the right time now.

At least, they needed to clear out the outer domain supreme beings first. Without external interference, he could prove the Dao and become emperor, easing the pressure on continuing the Tai Gu Lu. Another emperor meant another thread of hope.

Turning his gaze from Jian Zun, Ye Chen looked at the other divine generals, especially focusing on the peak experts like Jian Shen and Sheng Huang. Regrettably, none showed signs of sudden insight, perhaps still accumulating their Dao essence.

Long Ye, outside, also glanced over.

What a pity! Long Ye was brilliant but fated never to reach the Di position, just like Ren Wang and Zi Xuan—they were all remnant Di souls, suppressed by the emperor's imprint for life, barring them from proving the Dao unless Ren Huang, Long Di, and Dong Hua Nu Di granted them freedom.

Long Ye smiled and turned back into the Hun Dun Ding.

Ye Chen said nothing and left the Chen Space. To continue the Tai Gu Lu, he still needed to accumulate blood succession force.

For the next two days, he gained nothing.

The Nu Di had once guided him to their positions, and he had gone, but their forces were too large—they had learned to stick together, with at least three Di Dao-level Sheng Mo in any group.

On the sixth day, he finally made a move, tricking a E Mo Tian Di to death.

The trick? At the end of the Tai Gu Lu, he gave it a kick to send it plummeting.

But it wasn't always this lucky.

The outer domain supreme beings weren't all fools. Tricking them once or twice worked, but after that, they wised up. Except for peak realm Tian Di, the others moved in teams.

On the ninth day, Ye Chen arrived at the Yong Heng space.

The seated Nu Di opened her eyes for a brief moment, glanced at Ye Chen, and then closed them again.

"You don't seem urgent."

Ye Chen carried a wine flask and sat nearby. They were waiting for her to come out and deal with the outer domain supreme beings. Relying on just a few of them, any battle would turn into a group beating. Those supreme beings wouldn't fight one-on-one; they could handle the situation in the various heavens, but on the Tai Gu Lu, they were still outmatched. One or two weren't scary, but a swarm was overwhelming.

"What's the use of being urgent?"

The Nu Di replied softly, not opening her eyes. She knew her condition best; she couldn't move in the short term. The nine-tenths Sheng Mo curse power wasn't something she could recover from quickly—it would take time.

Ye Chen took a swig of wine, his gaze on the Nu Di narrowing slightly.

The current Tian Ting Nu Di didn't seem as optimistic as he thought. Her Yong Heng power was unstable, showing signs of separation. This might be the real reason she was holding back.

"Reach the peak of Da Di within a hundred years."

The Nu Di suddenly said.

Ye Chen took another swig, his look at her turning a bit skewed. She had come from the Da Di realm herself—one hundred years to reach the peak of Da Di? Was she joking?

"Only then can I help you."

The Nu Di said calmly, finally opening her eyes.

Her words were incredibly motivating, and Ye Chen's eyes lit up.

But the Nu Di was smiling, a gentle and captivating smile.

To Ye Chen, though, it felt a bit chilling.

With that, she raised her hand.

And with that, Ye Chen was thrown out of the Yong Heng space. Not only that, the Yong Heng Immortal Light hiding his aura was also removed by the Nu Di, leaving him fully exposed.

The message was clear: Go out and fight for me—live or die, I don't care.