Chapter 3016: Why Not Come Down

"Where are you going?"

The three Sheng Mo roared furiously and chased after the two into the Nine Heavens.

The dim heavens and earth suddenly became lively.

Ahead, Ye Chen and the Nü Di sped along, one on the left and one on the right, surrounded by wind, thunder, and lightning. They showed no interest in prolonged battle, heading straight for the end of the Taigu Road.

Behind them, the three Sheng Mo surged with demonic energy, pursuing relentlessly.

Further back came the supreme beings from the Outer Realm, a massive group moving in unison, their momentum shaking the universe.

Boom! Rumbling!

This chase and slaughter was accompanied by continuous booms all the way.

Ye Chen and the Nü Di were holding up fine.

As for the three Tian Di-level Sheng Mo, their expressions were beyond ferocious. They had severely underestimated Ye Chen—it was more like a massive underestimation. A mere Tian Di initial stage cultivator had blocked three Tian Di peak experts, which was bad enough, but worse, he had joined forces with the Nü Di to break through the Kun Di Cage. That was what shocked them most. After all their calculations, they never anticipated that Ye Chen's comprehension of Yongheng would be so profound. Without that, tearing open the cage's seals would have been impossible.

In the eastern heavens, Ye Chen glanced back for a moment.

Being chased was nothing new for him; he was used to it. He even pondered whether to lure them into another trap—Xuanhuang was a great spot for that.

But this glance only made the three Sheng Mo chase even more fiercely.

Ye Chen withdrew his gaze and matched the Nü Di's speed, using Yongheng Shun Shen. The Sheng Mo could only catch glimpses of their afterimages.

"You won't escape."

The first Sheng Mo roared, and from his brow, a black demonic light shot out—a war spear engraved with destructive demonic patterns.

Buzz!

The black war spear vibrated, carrying overwhelming destructive power.

Pfft!

A spray of golden blood erupted as the spear pierced Ye Chen.

Yet, Ye Tian Di acted as if nothing had happened. With the spear lodged in him, he moved even faster—after all, one hit wouldn't kill him.

The Nü Di glanced sideways, scanning him up and down.

She had to admit, this guy was quite the character. Escaping with a war spear stuck in him made for quite a striking sight.

The gods and generals watching couldn't stay calm. Just looking at it hurt like hell.

"Good, very good."

The first Sheng Mo grinned menacingly, and demonic light flickered from his brow again, shooting out two more war spears.

Pfft! Pfft!

Ye Chen was hit again. As he ran, he was struck—the spears' power was domineering, piercing straight through his chest and back.

Ye Chen's face darkened a bit. Why was he the only target when there was a Nü Di right beside him?

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The more his expression darkened, the more excited the three Tian Di Sheng Mo became. Each war spear was more powerful than the last, all aimed at him. Compared to the Heavenly Court Nü Di, they wanted him dead more.

Not just the gods and generals—even the Nü Di couldn't bear to watch.

He was a Tian Di Sheng Ti, after all, but right now, he looked like a porcupine, covered in black war spears.

"Good, very good."

Ye Chen muttered to himself, surging with Yongheng power to shatter the spears. He fled without looking back, biding his time to recover and launch a counterattack. None of them would escape.

The end of the Taigu Road was faintly visible.

Both the Nü Di and Ye Chen stepped out in one stride, leaving the Taigu Road.

In the next instant, the three Sheng Mo arrived.

They managed to stop just in time; otherwise, they would have followed suit. Xuanhuang was no pleasant place.

Even Tian Di-level Sheng Mo could survive in Xuanhuang, but only under their bloodline limits. That was the only way to withstand the invisible erosion. Once the bloodline faded, destruction was inevitable, scattering their souls.

"Why aren't you chasing anymore?"

Ye Chen hovered in Xuanhuang, smirking coldly at the Taigu Road.

"A dignified Tian Di Sheng Ti, only knowing how to run?"

The second Sheng Mo snorted coldly. From the moment Ye Chen and the Nü Di broke the cage, he had foreseen this. They knew the Nü Di could survive in Xuanhuang, which was why they set up the Kun Di Cage. What they hadn't expected was Ye Chen's mastery of Yongheng, allowing him to help break the seals and survive there like the Nü Di.

"Three Tian Di peak experts ganging up on one initial stage, and you have the nerve to criticize me?" Ye Chen retorted with a scoff.

"Do you dare come up for a one-on-one fight?"

The third Sheng Mo thundered, his eyes full of contempt, looking down on everything.

"Look at what you're saying. Why don't you come down here?" Ye Chen shot back with a sideways glance. Did they think he was foolish?

"Kill."

The first Sheng Mo's eyes turned blood-red, and another war spear shot from his brow.

Buzz!

The spear's power was as domineering as ever, aimed straight at Ye Chen, but it missed.

Ye Chen ignored it completely from start to finish.

They needed to understand—this was Xuanhuang, with no concepts of time or space. Just because you could see it didn't mean you could hit it.

Similarly, attacks from Xuanhuang targeting those on the Taigu Road were hard to land, unless both were on the same plane.

Ye Chen stopped responding and sat down cross-legged.

The Nü Di was even more composed, already seated in meditation, restoring her divine power. Compared to Ye Tian Di, she was in better shape.

"You pests, get out here and die."

"The Archaic Sheng Ti lineage is a complete joke."

"Come out, and I'll cut you down."

Xuanhuang was quiet, but the end of the Taigu Road was chaotic. The Outer Realm supreme beings had arrived, standing in neat rows. With the Sheng Mo not cursing, they jumped in like fleas, shouting back and forth.

"Idiots, all Outer Realm fools are idiots."

Ye Chen had no time for them, but the Chaos Ding was full of experts. A row of heads peeked out from the ding's opening, echoing every insult from the Outer Realm with their own. When it came to verbal battles, they could hold their ground and had never lost.

Thus, the scene grew even more entertaining—one side at the end of the Taigu Road, the other huddled in the Chaos Ding, both unleashing shameless taunts, competing on volume.

After a long while, the insults finally died down.

The Outer Realm fell silent, their faces twisted like demons, eyes bloodshot and teeth gritted. They had come all this way and still couldn't provoke their targets to come out.

"I'll see how long you can hide."

The first Sheng Mo sneered, no longer bothering to speak. He stood there waiting, as did the second and third Sheng Mo, perfectly still.

In the end, they just didn't dare enter Xuanhuang, and there was no need. If it was a waiting game, they could afford it.

In reality, Ye Chen and the Nü Di couldn't wait forever. The longer it dragged on, the more dangerous Taigu Honghuang became. Once the successive supreme beings of the Zhutian exhausted their strength, it would be over for everyone.

Ye Chen and the Nü Di were well aware of this.

So, a battle was inevitable—it was just a matter of when. At least, they needed to restore their depleted divine power first.

The time wasn't long.

Before much longer, the Nü Di stood up first, followed by Ye Chen. The two positioned themselves firmly. From Xuanhuang, looking toward the end, they could see the Outer Realm's stance—they were clearly waiting for them to return.

"Figured it out?"

The first Sheng Mo laughed sinisterly, fully prepared for battle.

The Nü Di said nothing and stepped across the vast expanse, re-entering the Taigu Road.

"Exterminate."

The second Sheng Mo grinned viciously, launching a destructive attack.

The Nü Di didn't engage head-on, using Yongheng Shun Shen to dodge effortlessly, then soaring into the sky and fleeing toward the western heavens.

"You think you can get away?"

The second Sheng Mo snorted coldly and pursued like a shadow, with the third Sheng Mo joining the chase.

As for the first Sheng Mo, he remained blocking the end.

Soon, thunderous booms echoed from the western Taigu Road—they must have caught up to the Nü Di and started fighting. No need to see it; the scene was undoubtedly bloody.

"How long do you plan to hide?"

The first Sheng Mo chuckled darkly, mocking Ye Chen.

"Mind your own business."

Ye Chen drew the Yongheng Xian Jian, blew on it, and wiped it vigorously with his sleeve until it shone brightly.

As he wiped, he suddenly vanished and reappeared on the Taigu Road without warning. Even the first Sheng Mo reacted too late. Weren't you just polishing your sword? At least say something before coming up!

"Get back down there."

Ye Chen cursed as he swung the now gleaming Yongheng Xian Jian, which had transformed into a Yongheng Xian Stick. In that instant, he activated his Outer Xiang Ba Ti and swept it powerfully across the Outer Realm supreme beings like a storm.

On the spot, over a dozen supreme beings were sent flying off the Taigu Road into Xuanhuang, including two or three Tian Di among them. But it didn't matter who they were—without the bloodline limits of a Tian Di Sheng Mo, anyone entering Xuanhuang met the same fate.

"No!"

Screams erupted as the Outer Realm supreme beings thrashed in the void like drowning ducks, unable to stand, their emperor bodies and emperor Dao Yuan Shen disintegrating inch by inch under the invisible forces.

"You deserve to die."

Before Ye Chen could swing again, the first Sheng Mo struck with a palm, vast as a mountain, covering the skies and shaking even Ye Tian Di's foundation.

"Up you go!"

Ye Chen snorted coldly, surging with Yongheng power to forcefully lift the massive palm print. He stepped into the void and fled.

The first Sheng Mo locked onto him and followed like a shadow.

Ye Chen made a sharp turn and dove back into Xuanhuang.

Perhaps from chasing too aggressively, the first Sheng Mo couldn't stop in time and entered as well, losing his balance and nearly falling. As he steadied himself, Ye Chen's heavenly strike with the stick came crashing down, nearly smashing his head into pulp.

The first Sheng Mo gritted his teeth but didn't linger, trying to escape back to the Taigu Road. It wasn't that he couldn't fight—it was the risk of getting trapped, as his bloodline limits had a time limit.

Escape?

Ye Chen's cold hum echoed as three Order Chains burst from his body, shooting like dark lightning into the first Sheng Mo, locking his Yuan Shen and binding his Ben Yuan.

"Come back here."

Ye Chen's energy surged, weaving his Ben Yuan power, Yuan Shen power, and Yongheng force together to drag the Sheng Mo back, pulling him deeper into Xuanhuang. Since you'd come this far, this void would be your grave.

Break!

The first Sheng Mo roared, severing the chains with his bloodline power.

But his original intent was to return.

Ye Chen wouldn't allow it. With one chain broken, another took its place—he wasn't letting you go.

"Very well, then let's do this."

The first Sheng Mo shook his demonic body, shattering the chains around him, and a demonic blade erupted from within, slashing at Ye Chen.

Pfft!

Ye Chen took a hit and countered with a sword strike.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The rumbling followed as a Tian Di peak Sheng Mo and a Tian Di initial stage Sheng Ti clashed in Xuanhuang. Destructive halos spread, but they didn't reach the Taigu Road. The supreme beings at the end could only witness scenes of devastation, filled with apocalyptic colors.

They wanted to join the fight, but no one dared. The dozen or so Outer Realm supreme beings who had fallen earlier were a bloody lesson. Even Tian Di Sheng Mo were cautious—what chance did they have?

It seemed numbers really didn't matter here.