Chapter 2975: Supreme Beings' Siege

"Damn it."

Ye Chen's furious shout echoed throughout the Taigu Road.

Of course! The Nü Di wouldn't smile at him for no reason; every time she did, it meant trouble was brewing.

Immediately, a booming sound followed as a massive mountain peak was smashed to pieces by Ye Chen's impact.

"Die!"

Amid the chaos of flying debris, Ye Chen, who had just gotten up, was met with a deadly strike from a E Mo Tian Di. Ordinary E Mo emperors had red eyes, but this one's were pitch-black, gleaming with a demonic light. His perception was overwhelmingly sharp; as soon as Ye Chen landed, he was already there, thrusting a war spear through the void. The spear was wrapped in forbidden power, locking onto Ye Chen with devastating force.

Thud!

A spray of emperor-level blood light burst forth as Ye Chen was pierced straight through by the spear.

"Talk about striking when the iron's hot!"

Ye Chen snorted coldly and soared away in escape.

But he collided head-on with another charging Tian Mo Tian Di, who seemed to have come with the black-eyed E Mo emperor, though a bit slower on his feet. The emperor delivered a domineering finger strike that punched a bloody hole in Ye Chen's chest.

"Get lost."

Ye Chen clenched his golden fist, channeling the Nine Paths and Eight Desolations into one unified force. After taking the hit, he retaliated with a punch that far outpowered the finger strike, blasting the Tian Mo emperor's imperial body into a shower of blood and bones.

"Not so fast."

The black-eyed E Mo Tian Di pursued again, still with his spear. It appeared slow but was actually fast enough to reverse the laws, freezing space and time as if turning the world's order into eternity.

Blood surged from Ye Chen's mouth. The spear hadn't even reached him yet, but its killing intent and imperial demonic energy had already torn through his sacred body, causing his primordial spirit excruciating pain. This wasn't an ordinary Tian Di; he innately wielded two types of forbidden laws. That was why Ye Chen had fled immediately—he might not win in a direct fight.

Thud!

More emperor-level blood light, but this time it was from the Tian Mo Tian Di. In that instant, Ye Chen used Yitian Huandi to swap positions with him. Ye Chen escaped, leaving the Tian Mo Tian Di stunned and impaled by his ally's spear—a fatal strike that pierced his flesh, nearly obliterating it, and severely damaged his primordial spirit.

It was only thanks to his deep foundation that he survived; otherwise, he would have been killed outright.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was quick on his feet, using Meng Hui Qian Gu to escape that stretch of heaven and earth.

"You think you can get away?"

The black-eyed E Mo Tian Di snorted coldly, displaying a true divine ability by keeping up with Meng Hui Qian Gu.

What a talent!

Not just Ye Chen—even the Tian Ting Nü Di opened her eyes in an instant. She sighed in admiration, while Ye Chen was shocked. It seemed the supreme beings from the outer domains weren't all mediocre; this black-eyed E Mo was truly unexpected. He was the first to match Ye Chen's Dao of Dreams since Ye Chen had comprehended Meng Hui Qian Gu.

Buzz!

The black-eyed E Mo emperor's attack arrived again, weaving two types of forbidden laws around his dark war spear.

"You're something else."

A glint of shock flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, but he didn't dodge. He let the spear pierce his sacred body, and in the same moment, he summoned the Shijian Jian in his hand, slashing the E Mo Tian Di down. It was a mutual destruction tactic, losing eight hundred to injure a thousand. Ye Chen's sacred body gained a bloody hole, but the E Mo emperor now bore a sword wound.

"Kill him, no mercy!"

Before either could fall, roars erupted from all directions, drawing more outer domain supreme beings to the scene.

Looking around, demonic energy rolled everywhere, with countless emperors charging in.

Bang!

Ye Chen halted abruptly and turned to flee. He wasn't afraid of one-on-one fights, but a group assault was another story.

"Emperor Dao: Hei Mo Tian."

From behind, the black-eyed E Mo Tian Di roared, unleashing a forbidden emperor technique.

As his words fell, the heavens trembled.

Then, the dim sky turned pitch-black in an instant, as if a dark curtain had blanketed all light.

Ye Chen couldn't help but frown.

This emperor Dao magic was even more bizarre than he imagined. Trapped in the darkness, he instantly lost his sense of direction and laws. Every few steps felt like standing still, with no concept of space or time.

"What the hell, an illusion?"

Ye Chen's eyes snapped open in an instant, breaking free from Hei Mo Tian. It was his first time falling into an illusion since attaining the Dao.

And for a first time, there was a reward.

The so-called reward was the black-eyed E Mo emperor's attack. The moment Ye Chen escaped the illusion, the emperor's war spear was already upon him, carrying world-shattering might as it pierced Ye Chen's skull.

Thud!

A golden blood flower bloomed. Ye Chen, caught off guard by the illusion, had his head blown apart, and even his heavily wounded primordial spirit nearly extinguished on the spot.

Gulp!

The gods and generals inside the Huntian Ding watched, swallowing hard in secret. Since Ye Chen became an emperor, it was the first time they'd seen him injured so badly—his sacred body still riddled with blood holes, and now his head was gone.

"Good, very good."

Ye Chen couldn't hold back his curses. Though his head was destroyed, his primordial spirit and flesh remained. With a Feilei Shen Jue, he escaped that sky, then erased his wheel of reincarnation mark to prevent the black-eyed E Mo emperor from tracking him. He had underestimated this emperor, who innately wielded two forbidden laws—it wasn't for nothing.

Still, he didn't lose face in defeat.

After all, he was under a curse seal, not at his peak. Without it, the black-eyed E Mo emperor might not have been his match—at least, not enough to wound him this severely and destroy his head.

Boom!

The black-eyed E Mo Tian Di shattered the void with a step, relentlessly pursuing without respite.

"Fine, I'll remember you."

Ye Chen muttered darkly, hurriedly regenerating his head. His face was deathly pale, blood pouring from his mouth nonstop—it was unclear if it was from the black-eyed E Mo emperor's wounds or the curse's effect. His condition was abysmal, with his sacred body still bleeding.

In such dire straits, it ignited endless potential in his Dao.

He vanished again, not using the wheel of reincarnation as a mark, but his own Dao. With a Feilei Shen Jue, he escaped the kill zone, making even the black-eyed E Mo Tian Di furrow his brow—this time, he couldn't keep up with Ye Chen's pace. In a fraction of a second, Ye Chen was already a million li away.

"Even if you flee to the heavens or earth, you won't escape your fate."

The black-eyed E Mo Tian Di sneered with utter contempt, chasing again with an air of supremacy.

Ye Chen said nothing, using his Dao to flee.

"Not so fast."

Ahead, rolling demonic energy surged as two Tian Mo Tian Di charged side by side, their scarlet emperor eyes radiating destruction, their grotesque faces more fearsome than ghosts, their pressure capable of annihilating worlds.

"Catch me?"

Ye Chen scoffed coldly, finding a spatial node and easily evading their encirclement.

"Seal him for me."

From the front, another E Mo Tian Di materialized, sweeping in a sea of demonic blood to engulf Ye Chen.

Roar!

A dragon's roar resounded as Ye Chen leaped out like a soaring flood dragon.

Buzz!

Two emperor-level sacred demons attacked in unison, jointly summoning a towering demon tower. Ye Chen, who had just escaped the demonic blood sea and hadn't even caught his breath or fully transformed, was sucked inside the tower.

"Open!"

Ye Chen roared, blasting a massive hole from within and escaping once more.

"Emperor Dao: Shen Jin."

The two pursuing E Mo Tian Di formed seals with one hand each, casting an emperor-level seal.

Ye Chen, in mid-escape, was halted by the binding.

These supreme emperors were relentless, forcibly breaking the seal at a great cost.

For that, he paid a heavy price: one emperor-level sacred demon pierced him with a sword, a Tian Mo Tian Di followed with a heavenly slash that nearly split him in two, and the Gui Yi de E Mo Tian Di used some unknown forbidden technique to summon a rune chain that invaded his sacred body, nearly yanking out his primordial spirit. Ye Chen managed to sever the chain but lost an arm in the process.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Though Da Chu's Tenth Sovereign had a profound foundation, in that single exchange, he was nearly torn apart by the crowd of supreme beings.

"Get lost."

Ye Chen's shout shattered the skies as he forcibly activated the Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragons, repelling the emperors and flipping an emperor-level sacred demon with a palm. The late-arriving Tian Mo emperor was stomped into bloody pulp under his foot.

Once again, he broke through the encirclement and fled desperately.

"Chase him!"

The outer domain emperors and emperor-level sacred demons, with their hideous faces, swarmed after him in a horde.

Boom! Boom!

The dim Taigu Road turned extraordinarily lively, with lightning flashing, thunder roaring, and explosions everywhere.

Ahead, Ye Chen fled without pause.

Behind, the outer domain supreme beings rolled in with demonic energy, chasing relentlessly while attacking. They pursued from the western haze of Taigu Road all the way to the eastern skies. Their emperor-level pressure was too immense, each carrying destructive visions that collapsed space inch by inch and obliterated mountain after mountain.

"You crazy woman, you're something else!"

Ye Chen was furious, dragging his blood-soaked sacred body while fleeing and cursing along the way. He was cursing the Tian Ting Nü Di. He had tried several times to return to the Yongheng Yishi Space, but he couldn't find the location anymore.

Or rather, the Nü Di had hidden the Yongheng Space.

In short, once you left, there was no coming back. Not only that, she had taken Di Huang, Xing Tian, Hong Yan, and Hou Yi into that Yongheng Yishi Space.

Essentially, she had left Ye Dadi out here alone.

"Settling personal scores?"

Xing Tian glanced at the pursued Ye Chen, then at the Tian Ting Nü Di. She had brought him into the Yongheng Space, clearly not wanting them to go help Ye Chen fight. That was fine, but removing the Yongheng Xian Guang from Ye Chen was going too far. Without its cover, even if Ye Chen escaped the encirclement, he'd be easy to track and could be killed at any moment.

Hou Yi coughed dryly, his heart pounding at the sight of Ye Chen's blood-drenched body.

Di Huang, however, remained relatively calm, optimistic about his junior. What storms hadn't he seen? Only through life-and-death battles could one achieve nirvana. It was as if he understood the Nü Di's deeper intentions.

Hong Yan stayed silent, glancing at the Tian Ting Nü Di.

Her look wasn't very friendly. If it weren't your own, you wouldn't feel the pain, would you?

Boom! Boom!

As they watched, Ye Chen crossed another void, with surging demonic energy behind him—dozens of emperors in pursuit, plus many emperor-level sacred demons. Further back, a massive wave of outer domain great emperors followed.

The scene was quite a sight. Those who knew it was Ye Chen being chased wouldn't think otherwise, but outsiders might assume Ye Chen was leading a group of followers on a leisurely tour. Because of him, the entire Taigu Road was buzzing and shaking.

"It must be Ye Dadi showing his divine might."

On the Jieming Mountain, the Ming Di stroked his chin while gazing into the haze, his words full of conviction.

Not just him—even the Dao Zu thought the same.

Regrettably, the reality was far from their imagination. Showing divine might? Not at all. He was being hunted across the skies by outer domain supreme beings. His frantic escape vividly demonstrated that two fists can't beat four hands. He could take on any single one, even a Tian Di at their peak, but the enemy had overwhelming numbers and refused one-on-one fights, opting for a full group assault.

After watching for a while, both emperors withdrew their gazes and looked toward the human realm.

A Tian Mo invasion had occurred—a Tian Di-level demon pillar had pierced into Xuanhuang's Zhongzhou, spreading a aura of annihilation. Mountains collapsed one after another, and many ancient cities were reduced to rubble.

The Donghuang Nü Di appeared in a flash, obliterating the demon pillar with a palm.

Then, she tilted her head upward, gazing into the void. The commotion on Taigu Road was too great; the Tian Ming emperors could hear it, and so could she. Worry filled her eyes, along with a deep sense of foreboding.

"Jiuma."

Ye Ling also manifested, her face ashen. The demon pillar had fallen while she was in Zhongzhou, and she had suffered terrible backlash. If not for Ji Ningshuang's protective immortal light, she would have been crushed to dust.

Yao Chi smiled gently and vanished with her in an instant.

That day, the various heavens' starry skies were also unresolute, with a massive heavenly tribulation unfolding.

Boom! Boom!

Amid the thunder, countless people headed there, spotting a sea of thunder from afar. The pitch-black thunder sea raged with destructive lightning, its power so overwhelming that no one below Zhundi could approach, and no one dared.

The one undergoing the tribulation was the white-robed Li Xiaoyao.

This was his Zhundi tribulation, drawing an astonishing number of emperor Dao laws—fully thirty manifestations. Though not as many as Ye Ling's, they were genuine marks of a young emperor level.

"Who is this guy? Never heard of him."

"Probably from some hidden lineage. Definitely a young emperor material."

"The various heavens truly have talents emerging everywhere."

The starry skies were crowded with figures, both elders and juniors, standing densely and buzzing with discussion—sighs, tsks, doubts, shocks, exclamations, and surprises came one after another.

Figures like the Liehuo Zhanti and Jiuyou Moti were there too.

As witnesses to this Zhundi tribulation, they felt awkward once again. Their lives seemed defined by embarrassment—first crushed by the Tianchan Zhiti Ye Fan, then by the Shengling Zhiti Ye Ling, and now, another prodigy had appeared out of nowhere, with an unclear bloodline.

On the Yunu Peak, the Donghuang Nü Di, who was in meditation, opened her eyes for a moment.

Across the vast expanse, she could see the tribulation and the one undergoing it. It wasn't her first time seeing him; there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if she'd met him before, yet she couldn't place where.

Whenever this happened, the Ming Di stood a little straighter.

This was his masterpiece, crafted over a thousand years, even deceiving the Donghuang Nü Di.

The Dao Zu, who was fishing, just shook his head with a smile.

Live long enough, and people find ways to entertain themselves, like the Ming Di. For over a thousand years, he hadn't focused on cultivation, instead scheming for fun—just to see Li Xiaoyao snatch the sacred body's little cabbage. For that, the Ming Di had poured in immense effort, even making the Dao Zu tsk in admiration.

In the starry skies, the heavenly tribulation had ended.

The tribulant, dragging his blood-soaked body, walked away unsteadily, his figure desolate as he faded into the distance.

The world was stunned, puzzled.

Normally, a few elders should come to receive him, right? Injured like that, and yet no one helped him leave. In such a weakened state, anyone with ill intent could end him with a single sword.

"Hmm, a kid with no one to care for him."

The less powerful old charlatans stroked their beards and, done with the show, banded together to follow. If no one else cares, we will. That was a real talent—maybe they could recruit him as a son-in-law.

PS: Happy birthday to Zhutian Luoxi!!!