“Rumble.”
The battle violently exploded, constantly emitting ear-splitting roars one after another.
Zhang Ruochen, holding the Buddha Emperor’s Reliquary, used the power of one man to fight against dozens of top Saints of the Blade Prison Realm, and even managed to gain the upper hand, beating them so much that they could only retreat in defeat.
Every few breaths of time, a Saint would surely fall, crashing into the Stygian Winter Water below.
While the two sides were battling hard, a strange cry rang out from the ice cold and bone piercing Underwinter Water.
Dozens of Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions floated up from the bottom of the water, devouring the holy corpses floating on the surface. Afterwards, they raised their sharp giant pincers and looked towards the saints who were fighting above them.
Whether it was the Saints of the Blade and Prison Realm, or Zhang Ruochen and Princess Rakshasa, they all noticed the large number of Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions below them, and developed a bad premonition.
“Could it be that the nests of the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions are in the Underworld Winter Water below?”
In the hearts of the crowd, such a thought emerged.
“Puffing.”
Dozens of Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions spat out cold air and turned into dozens of white streams of light, rushing upwards and joining the battle circle, simultaneously attacking both sides.
Among these Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions, a total of eleven of them had already reached adulthood, possessing the strength to fight against half-step Saint Kings.
Just after the first wave of impact, the Saints of the Blade and Prison Realm let out a large number of miserable screams, sixteen Saints died tragically, and some Saints suffered minor injuries.
“The number of Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions is too many, hurry and flee this place.”
“Stop the battle, stop the battle immediately, otherwise everyone will die here.”
……
This time, those Saints from the Blade and Prison Realm could no longer maintain their formation and fled towards the mouth of the passageway regardless.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t continue to go after them because, there were a total of seven Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions that attacked him from different directions, coming at him quite ferociously.
Among them, an adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion flew above Zhang Ruochen’s head and spat out a mouthful of cold gas ice river.
The river of cold gas ice was hundreds of metres long and poured downwards.
Zhang Ruochen let out a deep grunt and took out the Fengbei Shield, stirring up the tens of thousands of inscriptions in the shield and exploding with consummate power.
The Fengbei Shield spun and flew out, shattering the river of cold gas and ice and crashing into the body of that Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion.
‘Rumble.”
A resounding sound rang out, a sound that was like two pieces of divine iron crashing into each other.
That adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion was sent flying, and on its body’s armour, three long cracks appeared as an angry, low hiss came out of its mouth.
“Surprisingly, I only wounded it and failed to kill it.”
Zhang Ruochen finally realised that adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions were feared to be truly comparable to a half-step Saint King, and trying to kill one was not an easy task.
In the distance, both Princess Rakshasa and Fang Yi had also stopped fighting, and at the moment, they were fighting more than thirty Stygian Ice Jade Scorpions.
Bu Ji, Su Qing Ling, Mu Lingxi, and Qing Mo were also attacked by five Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions, however, they were all Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions that had not reached adulthood, thus, they resisted.
“Hundred Sacred Blood Armour.”
The crystal red gloves on top of Zhang Ruochen’s right hand transformed into an armour that covered his body, and then, stirring up the power of the Hundred Saints, there were a hundred Saint Shadows that surfaced.
“Boom boom.”
With the Hundred Saint Force, Zhang Ruochen became incomparably courageous, and after striking out six palms in a row, he shattered six Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions into pieces, transforming them into ragged and tattered corpses that crashed into the water below.
The injured adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion let out a roar and attacked Zhang Ruochen again.
Without a trace of fear, Zhang Ruochen let out a long roar and burst out in a rush, charging towards it.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen grabbed the Fengbei Shield and lifted it in his hand, stirring up the lightning and fire power in the shield as if he was grasping a huge ball of lightning and fire light, continuously bombarding the body of that adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion.
“Boom boom.”
Dozens of strikes were dealt in a row, each strike was at full strength, causing the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion to scream miserably.
Finally, the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion could no longer withstand Zhang Ruochen’s power, and a crackling sound came out from its body as if it was ceramic, breaking apart.
After resolving seven Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions in a row, Zhang Ruochen only felt hearty and boiling with battle spirit.
Thus, Zhang Ruochen released the Eating Sacred Flower and asked it to protect Mu Lingshi and the others. As for himself, he rushed towards the area where the battle between the Blade Prison Realm and the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpion was the most intense.
At this moment, all of the Saints of the Blade and Prison Realm were blocked at the location of the passageway’s entrance, and there were more than twenty Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions attacking them, with two of them being adults.
Zhang Ruochen grasped the Fontan Shield in one hand and carried the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword in the other, attacking all the way through, and both the Saints of the Blade Prison Realm and the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions died under his sword one after another.
Before long, there were only twenty or so Blade Prison Realm Saints left alive.
One must know that before entering the canyon, the number of Blade Prison Realm Saints was more than a hundred.
Such a huge loss made even Fang Yi, who had always been calm and peaceful, turn red with rage and roar, “Seek death.”
As Fang Yi stirred up the power of the White Microscopic Star, there was actually a faint divine might that exploded out from his body, shocking the more than ten Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions that surrounded him, all of which flew out. Among them, those that were not adults, their bodies even exploded, turning into a mass of blood mist.
Fang Yi burst out with speed, and in an instant, he reached Zhang Ruochen’s body and pierced through with a finger.
It was just a finger force, but it shook the space.
Zhang Ruochen’s heart flinched as he hurriedly stabilised his stance and leaned forward, his left hand holding up the Fengbei Shield as he resisted forward. Thunder and fire intertwined in front of the shield, and there was the silhouette of a holy monument that appeared.
“Rumble.”
Fang Yi’s finger shattered the holy monument’s shadow and struck above the shield.
With this finger, Fang Yi mobilised the Rules of Truth into it, exploding several times its power, wanting to completely kill Zhang Ruochen with just this strike.
Zhang Ruochen only felt the Fengbei Shield violently shaking, as if a piece of heaven and earth was pressing down on it, causing his arm to make a “cackling” sound, as if his bones were about to break.
His body was uncontrollably thrown backward, and blood actually flowed from his mouth.
“Not dead?”
Fang Yi was a little disappointed, but he did not get attached to the battle and did not continue to attack Zhang Ruochen, instead, he rushed in the direction of the entrance of the passageway.
Two adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions stood guard at the location of the passageway entrance.
Seeing Fang Yi charging over, within their bodies, two huge clouds of cold Qi surged out and simultaneously met them.
“Wow…”
In Fang Yi’s brow, starlight shot out in all directions, and the power of the White Microscopic Star surged out once again as he pressed his hands forward, blasting at the bodies of the two adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions.
“Boom boom.”
The two adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions were actually blown away by him in an instant.
Fang Yi rushed to the position at the entrance of the passageway, spitting out a mouthful of blood from his mouth as he turned around and stared towards Zhang Ruochen and the Rakshasa Princess as he said in a cold voice, “Today’s revenge will definitely be doubled in the coming day, you won’t live for long.”
Taking a step forward, Fang Yi entered the passageway and disappeared into this dark space.
Immediately after, the twenty or so Blade Prison Realm Saints that were still alive all escaped.
“What a powerful Fang Yi, killing two Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions that are comparable to half-step Saint Kings with just one strike… Letting him escape is still a real setback.”
Zhang Ruochen only felt that half of his body was in fiery pain, and he was injured somewhat severely.
If, Fang Yi had not mobilised the Truth Rule, Zhang Ruochen would still be able to compete with him. However, with the empowerment of the Truth Rule, not to mention Zhang Ruochen, even a one-step Saint King might not be Fang Yi’s opponent.
Of course, Zhang Ruochen still had the Time Sword Technique as an undercurrent, so if it really came down to a life and death duel, he might not necessarily lose to Fang Yi.
In the end, it was still because Zhang Ruochen’s control over time and space was not profound enough, otherwise even if Fang Yi was able to mobilise the rules of truth, how could he be a match for the Time and Space Controller?
Both time and space were too esoteric and required a lot of time to study and comprehend, but what Zhang Ruochen lacked the most right now was time.
Therefore, he could only temporarily spend his time on raising his cultivation first, which was the fastest way to enhance his strength now.
Zhang Ruochen unleashed the Pure Destruction Divine Flame, burning all the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions that attacked and killed them into flying ashes. On the other end, Princess Rakshasa also invoked the Rule of Truth, killing six adult Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions in a row.
Only after all of the Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions were all killed, did this space, in a way, calm down.
“Everyone hurry up and collect the Condensed Truth Holy Dew, we must leave this place as soon as possible.”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t let his guard down, releasing his spiritual power to cover the Underworld Ice Water below, worried that more Underworld Ice Jade Scorpions would fly out.
Princess Rakshasa rushed out of the passageway and went after the Saints of the Blade Prison Realm.
A moment later, she reentered this dark space and shook her head at Zhang Ruochen, saying, “Escaped!”
“This time, the Blade Prison Realm lost nearly a hundred top Saints, we are considered to have a great hatred with them, and when we see them again in the future, it will surely be a matter of death or rest.”
Zhang Ruochen felt a bit regretful, however, a character like Fang Yi must have many cards and means of preserving his life, it was easy to defeat him, but it was hard as hell to kill him.
Unless, Zhang Ruochen broke through to the Supreme Saint realm, only then could he have the strength to kill him.
The grains of Condensed Truth Sacred Dew, suspended in mid-air like stars, were extremely numerous, and Zhang Ruochen and Princess Rakshasa also went forward to collect them.
It took them a quarter of an hour to collect all the Condensed Truth Sacred Dew in the dark space, everyone had a huge harvest, just Zhang Ruochen alone had collected over 13,000 drops.
“Let’s go, hurry up and get out of here.”Princess Rakshasa said.
Zhang Ruochen nodded, and suddenly, sensing a faint spatial fluctuation, he raised his head fiercely and stared at the “bright moon” at the top of the dark space.
Only to see that next to the “bright moon”, another bright grain of Condensed Truth Sacred Dew had appeared.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes narrowed, revealing a strange expression, and his heart was very curious, what exactly was that “bright moon”? Could it be that the Condensed Truth Sacred Dew was born from the “bright moon”?
Princess Rakshasa obviously also noticed this, and almost simultaneously flew towards the “bright moon” with Zhang Ruochen.
