Chapter 2992: Ye the Great's Calculation

Boom!

Accompanied by a thunderous rumble in the sky, Ye Chen landed, smashing an entire mountain peak.

Amid the flying debris, Ye Chen staggered to his feet.

Looking toward the heavenly barrier, the battle among the three heavenly emperors had paused because Ye Chen had been swept away.

This turn of events was quite unexpected.

However, Canzhu, who had cast the barrier, knew it all too well. The barrier could trap the female emperor, but it couldn't hold back the chaos of the universe. The three of them were heavenly emperors, each with quasi-Huangdi-level combat power, and the universe couldn't shake them.

But Ye Chen was different; he was a great emperor and couldn't withstand the chaotic universe.

"I must kill you."

Canzhu let out a sinister laugh and stepped across the vast sky, seeing this as a rare opportunity to eliminate Ye Chen.

"You won't escape."

The female emperor spoke calmly, casting a forbidden immortal technique with eternity, pulling Canzhu into a different space.

Boom!

Although Canzhu couldn't leave the heavenly barrier, Dishai managed to escape and charged straight at Ye Chen.

It was as if whenever Ye Chen moved, Dishai followed.

As for Shengmo Canzhu, he wanted to slip away and come out to kill Ye Chen, but he couldn't break free from the restraints. The female emperor had him firmly trapped in the different space. After recovering for so long, she was no longer in a weakened state, which allowed her to confine him—a feat she had been building up to for ages.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

In the eternal different space, the battle had already erupted, with the female emperor facing Canzhu alone in an intense fight.

Dishai paid no attention to it, focusing solely on Ye Chen as he closed in.

Immediately, another demonic pattern appeared on his forehead, his rank dropping from heavenly emperor peak back to great emperor peak. His original intent remained unchanged: to slay Ye Chen at the same level and seize that fateful opportunity.

"You've come out, but you still want to go back?"

Ye Chen sneered, avoiding a direct confrontation and fleeing instead, moving with incredible speed and laughing gleefully.

"Kill!"

Behind him, Dishai's eyes were blood-red, surging with overwhelming demonic aura as he pursued relentlessly.

His demonic obsession had grown even more frenzied.

The deeper his fixation on breaking through to quasi-Huangdi, the stronger his obsession became. From his expression, there was no trace of clarity left—he was like a complete great demon, a maddened one, driven only by slaughter.

Boom! Rumbling!

The Ancient Road was in turmoil, with one fleeing and one chasing, accompanied by continuous rumbles along the way.

At one point, Ye Chen glanced back.

His smile held many layers of meaning, along with a sly and mischievous glint.

The direction he was heading was precisely the end of the Ancient Road.

If the heavenly barrier was like a cage, then once outside it, he was free to soar as he pleased.

"Kill!"

Dishai roared, demonic aura erupting from his body and transforming into demonic beams that slashed toward Ye Chen.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Golden blood sprayed brightly, exploding repeatedly as the fleeing Ye Chen was hit multiple times.

Yet, it didn't matter much; the injuries couldn't touch his core foundation.

He was still pretending to be weak, deliberately exposing flaws to lure Dishai toward the end.

Dishai, lost in his demonic obsession, had no idea of Ye Chen's scheme and continued the pursuit.

"Damn it."

Within the heavenly barrier, no figure was visible, but roars of rage could be heard, filled with overwhelming fury.

It was Canzhu, desperate to escape the different space but unable to do so.

Not only couldn't he get out, but he was bleeding profusely time and again. The female emperor, fighting more fiercely by the moment, was truly showing him what ferocity meant—far beyond their previous encounters, with no patterns to her attacks, just endless onslaughts.

In the female emperor's view, this deadly situation had already been broken.

Dishai's demonic obsession was a divine boon; Ye Chen being swept out of the heavenly barrier was another; and Dishai chasing him out while lowering his own cultivation level was the perfect touch. With Ye Dadi's cleverness, how could he not turn the tables on Dishai? As for her, given enough time, she would surely eliminate Canzhu.

Pfft!

In the eastern haze, Ye Chen spat blood again, the gash on his back revealing his shimmering bones and tendons.

The end of the Ancient Road also came into his view.

At that point, he slowed his speed slightly, needing to wait for Dishai to catch up and go to the end together.

Boom!

In the next instant, Dishai arrived, wielding a demonic blade and cleaving through the heavens.

"Come on."

Ye Chen shouted, holding nothing back anymore. He gripped his staff and swung it upward against the sky.

Clang!

The metallic clash was ear-piercing. Ye Chen's eternal immortal staff shattered, and Dishai's blood demonic blade broke as well. Both were sent flying back—Ye Chen with blood overflowing from his mouth, and Dishai with his arm exploding, sending blood and bones scattering.

After this head-on clash, Ye Chen ascended and fled into the sky.

Behind him, Dishai gave chase without pause, his arm already regenerated. His eyes, like black holes, were overlaid with a layer of blood, and his grotesque face twisted horribly, more terrifying than a hellish ghost.

Ye Chen fought while retreating, drawing ever closer to the end of the Ancient Road.

"Kill!"

Dishai roared, instantly appearing and striking down with his palm like a divine blade.

Ye Chen didn't dodge or parry.

The palm split open his sacred body, but his radiant sacred bones locked onto Dishai's hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

What followed was the sound of order chains colliding, bursting from Ye Chen's body. Chain after chain intertwined, wrapping around Dishai, sealing his origin and binding his primordial spirit tightly.

"Let's go, brother—I'll take you for a ride."

Ye Chen laughed, baring his white teeth despite his wounds, and dragged Dishai as he leaped off the Ancient Road.

This was his scheme.

Beyond the Ancient Road lay the void and illusion. It wasn't a game anymore. He had eternity to sustain him, allowing survival there, but Dishai probably wouldn't fare as well and would likely be destroyed.

Ah!

Dishai howled, not in fear but in rage, struggling against the order chains but failing to break free.

To Ye Chen's surprise, Dishai could actually survive in the illusion.

This was unexpected. He had thought this move would take down a heavenly emperor peak demonic saint, but it turned out his plan was too optimistic. This demonic saint was tougher than imagined.

Crack! Crack!

As Ye Chen was stunned, Dishai forcibly snapped the order chains, sending Ye Chen flying as well.

"You're truly outstanding."

Ye Chen steadied himself, but carelessly lost his balance and tumbled over, flailing like a drowning duck in the illusion. He could survive, but moving freely was impossible.

Just like last time, he had swum his way back to the Ancient Road.

After flailing around, he finally stabilized.

When he looked at Dishai, he felt a bit more at ease. Although Dishai could survive in the illusion, his situation wasn't much better—he couldn't move freely either. In his demonic state without clear consciousness, he kept acting restlessly, trying to chase and kill Ye Chen, stumbling with every step.

"In that case, I'm relieved."

Ye Chen stroked his chin, speaking thoughtfully. In this state, killing him was clearly impossible.

At least, not in the illusion. So, he just needed to wait—for the female emperor to eliminate Canzhu, for her to break the heavenly barrier, and then come down to deal with Dishai. That woman was exceptional and could move freely in the illusion.

The deadlock on the Ancient Road was obviously broken.

This was all thanks to Dishai. Without his demonic obsession, there wouldn't have been such a reversal.

"If the original demonic saint were here, he'd surely be pleased."

Ye Chen said meaningfully, quite impressed with Dishai. He was a pro at creating chaos and at finishing off enemies. At that moment, Canzhu, still battling the female emperor, was probably cursing him nonstop. It's not the godlike opponents you fear, but the pig-like teammates. A perfectly set deadly trap had been completely shattered.