Chapter 319: Chapter 317: From the Ground to the Sky to the River
Jiang Ziyou shrieked hysterically, like a madwoman.
The resentment radiating from her was so strong that even Xuan Cangming, standing beside her, frowned slightly, a hint of surprise on his face.
Jiang Chen’s gaze grew colder, his fury reaching its peak. ’This damn woman. If I don’t get rid of her for good, she’ll stop at nothing to torture Qingyi when she returns. No. I have to kill her, even if it means we both die!’
At this thought, Jiang Chen suddenly slapped a palm against his chest. A mouthful of essence blood sprayed out, and his face instantly turned pale. At the same time, a moment of clarity returned to his mind.
"Jiang Ziyou, even if I die today, I’m taking you down with me!"
His icy gaze, filled with boundless fury, transformed into two tangible blades of ice, locking onto Jiang Ziyou. Terrifying, monstrous waves of energy surged around him.
"God-Devouring Realm!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
His Divine Thought Power ignited instantly, and the God-Devouring Realm immediately enveloped a nine-hundred-zhang radius. The dozens of Demon Beasts within the domain bore the brunt of it.
Under the terrifying consumption of the God-Devouring Realm, they all trembled violently before their bodies exploded.
Their Essence Blood and Demon Souls were brutally devoured.
Jiang Chen’s cultivation also surged to the Seventh Stage of Heavenly Destiny Realm. The nine-hundred-zhang radius naturally included Jiang Ziyou and Xuan Cangming.
The two of them felt the blood in their veins begin to boil.
It was completely out of their control!
"What’s happening?"
"Impossible! I feel like my blood is about to burst out of my body..."
As the two watched in shock, Jiang Chen shot into the sky, riding a monstrous wave of blood.
Jiang Ziyou’s expression changed abruptly, and she instinctively retreated.
Xuan Cangming, at her side, said lightly, "Junior Sister Ziyou, there’s no need to be afraid. With the Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array here, it’s impossible for him to harm us!"
"That’s right! With the Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array, what do I have to fear?" Jiang Ziyou froze for a moment, then a confident smile spread across her face. "Jiang Chen, I’m standing right here. What can you do to me?"
VWOOM—
The incredibly powerful chains of the Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array, crackling with sparks of electricity, viciously whipped toward Jiang Chen.
"Get lost!"
Jiang Chen roared as his body erupted in a dark golden light. Pushing his Divine Demon Tyrant Body to the Peak of the Third Stage, he directly withstood the lightning chains that could heavily injure even a Peak of Heavenly Destiny Realm Powerhouse. Gruesome wounds, splitting his skin and flesh, appeared all over his body, but he seemed not to notice.
His sharp brows knitted together as he let out a thunderous roar.
The Demon Sword Spirit Slayer suddenly transformed into a black streak of light, stretching across the Celestial Vault. "Celestial Flame Sun-breaking Slash!"
BOOM—
A black Sword Aura, carrying the momentum to shatter the heavens, viciously struck the lightning chains blocking his path.
BANG—
The lightning chains in front of Jiang Chen exploded, leaving a large hole in the Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array.
"How is that possible?"
"H-How could he break through the Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array?"
The expressions of both Jiang Ziyou and Xuan Cangming changed.
The Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array could trap even an ordinary Union Palace Realm expert, yet Jiang Chen had just forcibly broken through it? This was simply unbelievable!
"Get down here!"
While the two were still in a daze, Jiang Chen let out a cold shout.
Before Jiang Ziyou could even react, he grabbed her by the neck and dragged her down.
"Senior Brother Cangming... save me..." Jiang Ziyou was scared out of her wits, screaming repeatedly.
Xuan Cangming’s expression changed drastically. He roared, "Jiang Chen, let Junior Sister Ziyou go!"
"Let her go? In your dreams!" Jiang Chen sneered.
Xuan Cangming’s expression shifted several times before settling into a cold, murderous intent. He raged, "You’re courting death!"
As one of Lan Haichen’s trusted confidants, he knew very well how important Jiang Ziyou was to him.
Lan Haichen had exhausted almost every means to cultivate Jiang Ziyou, all to wait for her to break through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm Ninth Stage before seizing her Primordial Yin. Only then could he attempt to break into the Union Palace Realm. It was no exaggeration to say that to Lan Haichen, Jiang Ziyou’s importance surpassed even his own status as the heir to the Saint Martial Sword Sect.
If anything were to happen to Jiang Ziyou, Lan Haichen would surely go berserk with rage!
"Jiang Chen, let Junior Sister Ziyou go, and I’ll let you leave!" Xuan Cangming said, his face grim. He dropped directly into the Immortal Slaughter Ancient Array and roared.
Jiang Chen’s eyes were bloodshot.
He had previously suppressed the poison of the Seven-Step Bewitching Powder by force, and now the poison’s backlash was making his mind grow hazy, on the verge of losing himself completely.
’Kill him, kill him!’ The thought repeated endlessly in his mind.
Jiang Chen’s icy gaze turned to Xuan Cangming. He let out a low, grim snarl. "Die!"
SWISH—
He suddenly executed the Shadow Body Technique, creating ten doppelgangers. Each one gripped a pitch-black Spirit-Slaying Sword and slashed toward Xuan Cangming. "Celestial Flame Sun-Devouring Slash!"
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Streaks of Sword Aura tore through the air, hurtling toward him.
Xuan Cangming’s expression changed dramatically. With a low roar, ice erupted from his body, and thick snowflakes began to fall within a hundred-meter radius. "Icebound Netherworld!"
VWOOM!
The world became incredibly cold. Before the streaks of Sword Aura could even reach Xuan Cangming, they were frozen solid, turning into ice sculptures.
Xuan Cangming snorted coldly, his eyes glinting. "Nine Netherworld King Kill!"
RUMBLE!
An imposing figure suddenly materialized behind Xuan Cangming, seated on an ice-blue Ice Throne. This was a Nine Netherworld King, an avatar of death and cold. The Nine Netherworld King snorted, and a single ice-blue Ice Jade Finger descended to crush Jiang Chen, slamming into his body with a boom.
BANG!
Jiang Chen grunted and was sent flying backward.
He crashed heavily onto the ground.
Beneath him, a sheet of ice formed, freezing everything within a hundred meters!
Jiang Ziyou was also thrown around, left completely dazed.
Jiang Chen’s vision grew hazier, his gaze flickering with cold light. He looked at Xuan Cangming, who was flying through the air to finish him off, and a flash of fury crossed his face. "Thunder Realm—appear!"
RUMBLE—
Streaks of purple lightning descended from the sky, and countless bolts struck Xuan Cangming.
SIZZLE!
Xuan Cangming’s entire body was charred black. Disheveled and grimy, he sprayed a mouthful of Essence Blood.
Watching the unending barrage of purple lightning descend, Xuan Cangming’s expression changed repeatedly.
"Netherworld King’s Guard!"
The imposing phantom behind him abruptly raised its hand, forming a giant, ice-blue palm above his head. Like a canopy of clouds, it blocked the lightning, shielding Xuan Cangming.
Xuan Cangming glared at Jiang Chen with icy eyes. "You little bastard, you dare to injure me? Go to hell—Spear of the Nether King!"
VWOOM!
An ice-blue spear instantly materialized. A full hundred meters long, it shot toward Jiang Chen. Wherever the spear passed, the void shattered, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi roared violently, as if a frozen river were falling from the Nine Heavens.
Jiang Chen’s eyes were blood-red, and streams of hot air blasted from his mouth and nose. "Just die! Die!"
ROAR—
A furious roar like that of an Ancient Wild Beast shook the very heavens.
The Spirit-Slaying Sword hung in the air, erupting with a thousand-zhang Sword Aura as brilliant as a river of stars, as dazzling as the aurora itself.
This sword strike was unstoppable, incomparably tyrannical!
BOOM—
The edge of the sword slammed into the spear, shattering it instantly. Then, as Xuan Cangming stared in disbelief, the sword strike engulfed him. With a deafening boom, Xuan Cangming let out a bloodcurdling scream as the peerless Sword Qi tore him into millions of pieces that rained down from the sky.
Not even a complete corpse remained!
THUD!
Jiang Chen crashed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained. The God-Devouring Realm dissipated. He trembled all over, his skin covered in bloody marks, and his crimson eyes were like those of a ferocious beast.
RUSTLE RUSTLE...
A slight movement came from Jiang Ziyou, who had been thrown aside by Jiang Chen and was now heavily injured. It instantly drew Jiang Chen’s attention. His blood-red gaze swept over her, his breathing abnormally heavy, coming in ragged gasps.
Jiang Ziyou froze, looking at Jiang Chen with terror in her eyes. "J-Jiang Chen... w-w-what are you trying to do?"
"What am I doing? Hahaha! Jiang Ziyou, weren’t you the one who wanted to ruin my reputation? To see me die without a burial place? To go after Qingyi? Today, I’ll grant your wish..."
Spurred on by the Seven-Step Bewitching Powder, Jiang Chen had almost completely lost his reason.
Like a savage beast, he pounced on Jiang Ziyou.
Jiang Ziyou’s beautiful face turned pale with fright. She shrieked repeatedly, "Jiang Chen, stop! Stop it..."
"Stop? Hahaha, do you think that’s possible? Hahaha..."
Jiang Chen let out a hysterical roar.
He was like a crazed beast, showing no mercy. At a time like this, any notion of cherishing a woman’s beauty was utter bullshit.
’This woman had tried to kill me, to put me in a fatal position, time and time again.’
Today.
’I will use the most primitive method to make her pay the heaviest price!’
"No..."
"Don’t! Jiang Chen, please spare me... I was wrong..."
"I’ll never do it again... No..."
Tears streamed down Jiang Ziyou’s face as she screamed and begged for mercy. A look of regret appeared in her eyes; she truly wouldn’t dare again.
If she were given another chance, perhaps she really wouldn’t try to get revenge on Jiang Chen again!
But alas...
There is no medicine for regret in this world.
Under the influence of the Seven-Step Bewitching Powder, Jiang Chen, like a frenzied beast, dragged Jiang Ziyou with him as they flew from the ground high into the sky, then plummeted back down, smashing through a mountain peak, severing a river, and flattening an entire forest...
「An unknown amount of time passed.」
Everything finally quieted down.
On the ravaged Celestial Treasure Mountain, amidst the scattered rubble, the two of them lay on the ground.
Wisps of pure Primordial Yin Power emanated from Jiang Ziyou’s body, enveloping the exhausted Jiang Chen and silently sinking into him.
The Profound Yin Body.
The ultimate Furnace Constitution.
The Furnace Cauldron that Lan Haichen had exhausted his schemes, methods, and resources to cultivate, preparing to use her to break into the Union Palace Realm, had just been claimed by Jiang Chen right as she was about to mature...
