Chapter 811: Sneaking In

"Those three are..." Seeing how excited the people from the three sects were, the Su family ancestor tentatively asked.

"Zhengyang Zong's ancestor Guang Long, Hengyue Zong's ancestor Yu Ji, and Qingyun Zong's ancestor Yun Qiu."

"Damn."

Immediately, the atmosphere between heaven and earth became extraordinarily oppressive. Those were the three disciples under the former emperor Chen Huang of the three sects, all genuine quasi-Tian peak cultivators in their time. They were legends of that era, with strength so formidable that few below the Tian realm could rival them.

"This is truly shocking!" Ye Chen said coldly, his face turning extremely grim.

"If he summons the nine emperors of Great Chu as well, that would be the most troublesome." Ji Ningshuang said with a furrowed brow.

"The nine emperors of Great Chu." Ye Chen also frowned, not having considered this before. He stared fixedly at the Yinming King. If it was as Ji Ningshuang said, then the outcome of tonight's battle would be uncertain. After all, Yinming dead generals at the Tian level were nearly impossible to contend with.

However, to his slight relief, the Yinming King did not summon the nine emperors of Great Chu; otherwise, the situation would have spiraled out of control.

"Zhengyang!" Amid the shock, the furious voice of Hengyue Zhenren echoed through the sky, glaring at Zhengyang Zong from afar. "You truly betray your masters and ancestors."

It wasn't just Hengyue Zhenren who was enraged; the other ancestors and elders of Hengyue, as well as Zhou Ao and the many elders of Qingyun Zong, were furious too, especially Zhou Ao. For Qingyun Zong's ancestor Yun Qiu was his own forefather, and Yun Qiu's bloodline flowed in his veins.

On this side, Liu Yi felt the same way. Hengyue Zong's ancestor Yu Ji was his forefather, and watching his ancestor being refined into a Yinming dead general filled him with genuine rage, like a divine sword drawn from its sheath.

In Zhengyang Zong, Hua Yun's face was also deathly pale. Zhengyang Zong's ancestor Guang Long was his forefather, yet he was witnessing this helplessly, and worse, he was on the Yinming King's side.

"The victor becomes king, and the loser is nothing more than that." In response to the roars from Hengyue Zhenren and the others, the ancestors of Zhengyang Zong just laughed, their smiles savage and cruel.

"This is what I use for conquering Great Chu. Since you're all so eager to die, I'll send you on your way first." The Yinming King spoke, revealing two rows of stark white teeth. His voice was desolate and icy, filled with an unassailable authority that echoed endlessly through heaven and earth.

Then, he slightly raised his arm and pointed to one side, like a sovereign commanding vast armies to expand territories: "Kill!"

No sooner had he spoken than the previously still Yinming army and Yinming commanders suddenly surged forward. Their formations were orderly, a dark mass spreading across the entire ground as they charged.

"Kill!"

The already furious Hengyue Zhenren suddenly drew his killing sword and was the first to charge, slashing down a swath of Yinming dead generals with one strike.

"Kill!"

The allied forces from all directions also moved, converging from four sides like a vast ocean.

"Damn it, let's go!" Yan Shan was the first to swing his battle axe, leading the Yan Huang experts in the charge. The other directions followed suit, ramping up their momentum to its peak and swarming toward the Yinming dead general ancestors of Qingyun Zong.

On this front, Dao Huang unleashed a great divine ability, instantly shifting to stand before Qingyun Zong's ancestor Guang Long. Behind him, Du Gu Ao faced Hengyue Zong's ancestor Yu Ji, while Tian Zong's ancestor confronted Qingyun Zong's ancestor Yun Qiu. The three strongest from the allied forces were battling the three most powerful Yinming dead generals of the Yinming army.

Others, like Zhong Jiang, Zhong Kui, Chu Ling Yu, and the various family ancestors, also engaged the Yinming dead general ancestors from the three sects one after another.

Boom! Bang! Rumble!

Instantly, explosive roars filled the heavens. Soldiers clashed with soldiers, generals with generals. As the two armies met, blood splattered everywhere. The Yinming army consisted of undead, while the allied forces were living beings, so casualties were inevitable.

The battlefield was immensely vast, with lives as expendable as grass. People constantly soared into the sky, and just as constantly fell from the heavens, the scene utterly brutal.

This sight left the disciples of Zhengyang Zong with pale faces. They had rarely participated in wars, let alone one of this scale. The bloody spectacle was hard for them to accept.

Pfft!

In the northern sky, Ye Chen struck down a Yinming dead general with one sword, then flipped his hand to crush it into ashes with a palm.

Subsequently, he and Ji Ningshuang took positions on either side to face a Yinming dead general ancestor from Zhengyang Zong.

"Fighting like this will lead to heavy losses." Ye Chen landed a palm on the Yinming dead general and then frowned as he glanced toward Zhengyang Zong. The people there weren't joining the battle; they were merely spectators, waiting for the allied forces and the Yinming army to exhaust each other before reaping the benefits.

"The root of the problem is still the Yinming King." Ji Ningshuang attacked while transmitting a message to Ye Chen. "Just like in the Qingyun battle, the best way to minimize casualties is to eliminate the Yinming King."

"The issue is, he's hiding in Zhengyang Zong right now." Ye Chen's expression was extremely ugly. "To kill him, we'd have to break through Zhengyang Zong's mountain-protecting barrier first. With our current forces, it's impossible to breach it."

"Kid, come in quickly." Just as Ye Chen was pondering this, a voice entered his divine sea.

Ye Chen furrowed his brow and scanned the surrounding void space, detecting two familiar auras. Upon closer inspection, it was Long Yi and Long Wu.

"I almost forgot about you two." Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he turned to enter the void space.

"You can contact the Taixu Ancient Dragon soul in Zhengyang Zong, right?" Before Long Yi and Long Wu could speak, Ye Chen jumped in.

"Of course!" Long Yi adjusted his collar with a self-satisfied air.

"We're one and the same. We couldn't contact it at Hengyue Zong because the distance was too far, but here it's different." Long Wu rubbed his shiny bald head.

"Can you send me in?" Ye Chen asked hurriedly.

"Of course we can! But only you—we can only send one person. You know, because of the Great Sun Rulai Purification Mantra, our dragon soul power has been worn down to almost nothing."

"Do it then!"

"Alright!" Long Yi and Long Wu both sat cross-legged on the ground and formed opposing hand seals.

Soon, a strange formation appeared beneath them, with yin and yang rotating and heaven and earth in harmony. Ye Chen stood at the center of this great array, clearly feeling the spatial forces surging around him.

Meanwhile, in Zhengyang Zong's underground world, the Taixu Ancient Dragon was also casting its spell, using Long Yi and Long Wu as mediums to transmit Ye Chen.

"Transfer!"

As Long Yi, Long Wu, and the Taixu Ancient Dragon all uttered a light command, Ye Chen vanished from the void space in a whoosh.

When he reappeared, he was in Zhengyang Zong's underground world.

"Kid, it's damn good to see you." As soon as Ye Chen manifested, the excited voice of the Taixu Ancient Dragon came from beneath the earth vein, eager to break free from its seal.

"I'm here now!" Ye Chen immediately dove underground and arrived before the Taixu Ancient Dragon.

"How do we break this seal?" Ye Chen glanced at the Taixu Ancient Dragon and then at the rune chains binding it. "Is it as simple as cutting these rune chains?"

"Of course not." The Taixu Ancient Dragon said hastily, "Come to my forehead. See this 'forbidden' character on my brow? Refine it, and then break the rune chains— that'll save me."

"If I break this seal, it'll alert Zhengyang Zong. Is there a way to cover up the secrets here?" Ye Chen stroked his chin.

"Of course there is!" The Taixu Ancient Dragon grinned and flicked out a divine light, using an invisible force to shroud the entire underground world of Zhengyang Zong. "It'll only last half a shichen."

"That's enough." Ye Chen didn't delay. He summoned his One Qi Transforms Three Purities body, Heavenly Thunder body, and Immortal Fire body.

In addition, he created over a hundred clones in one go, each holding a killing sword. He himself flew to the Taixu Ancient Dragon's forehead and immediately sacrificed his immortal fire to envelop the "forbidden" character there. He needed to lift the seal in one swift strike.

Boom! Bang! Rumble!

As the booms continued outside, the "forbidden" character on the Taixu Ancient Dragon's brow rapidly dissolved. As it faded, the dragon's power began to recover rapidly.

"Get ready." Seeing the character about to vanish completely, Ye Chen warned.

"I'm always prepared." The Taixu Ancient Dragon took a deep breath.

"Break!" With Ye Chen's light shout, the "forbidden" character on the Taixu Ancient Dragon's brow dissipated instantly.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

At the same moment, Ye Chen and his clones and bodies swiftly severed the rune chains binding the Taixu Ancient Dragon.