Pu Chuanqi was naturally unwilling to accept the humiliation. No matter how strong the Blood Absolute War God was, he had only endured one Yuan Hui tribulation and was merely at the early stage of the Grand Void Realm. If he had not been caught off guard earlier, how could he have suffered such a heavy loss?
By rights, a figure of Pu Chuanqi’s stature should not act on impulse. Even if he did not pursue the Moon God who had seized the Universe Cauldron, he certainly should not make an enemy of the Blood Absolute War God, the future pillar of the Infernal Realm.
A small concession on his part would have been enough to resolve the earlier conflict.
Yet the Blood Absolute War God had shattered his divine body with three halberd strikes, and the scene had been witnessed by many gods hidden in the void, including those from the Azure Deer Divine Hall. If he did not recover his dignity, how could he maintain his authority in future?
More importantly, he genuinely did not take the current Blood Absolute War God seriously.
“I have long heard that you, Blood Absolute War God, are arrogant and disregard right and wrong. Today I see it is true. Zhang Ruochen conspired with the Heavenly Court’s Moon God to steal the Universe Cauldron, yet not only did you fail to restrain him, you allowed him to run rampant. Since you will not discipline him, this god will do it for you. How could that be wrong?”
Pu Chuanqi held the Purple Sea Asura Lamp aloft. Countless glowing gu insects flew out from the lamp, forming a vast sea of insects.
“If you want a fight, this god will oblige. But the loser must pay a price. Do not complain later that I bullied the weak.”
With a wave of his hand, Pu Chuanqi gathered the insects into a radiant divine war hammer and swung it towards the Blood Absolute War God. At the same time, his true body rapidly retreated.
Clearly, the earlier loss to three halberd strikes had taught him a lesson. He now knew the Blood Absolute War God possessed a formidable physical body and excelled in close combat.
Pu Chuanqi was not afraid of close combat, yet he understood that fighting at a distance would give him a greater advantage.
Bang!
The Blood Dragon War Halberd shattered the divine war hammer, turning it back into countless gu insects. Many were incinerated into wisps of green smoke by the divine flames and lightning bursting from the Blood Absolute War God.
The Purple Sea Asura Lamp grew to the size of a mountain. Its surface patterns flashed, drawing in boundless divine power that caused the entire star domain to spin. It collided fiercely with the Blood Absolute War God.
The power unleashed by a divine artefact was terrifying beyond imagination.
On the Undying Blood Race divine warship, every cultivator, including Lord Bloodshine, Bloodslaughter, and the Nether King, broke into a cold sweat for the Blood Absolute War God.
Boom!
The Fivefold Seas manifested. Countless rule divine patterns shuttled through the seas, clashing with the purple sea formed by the Purple Sea Asura Lamp, creating overwhelming waves of divine energy.
Zhang Ruochen, who had fled far away, stopped and looked back with worry.
Xiu Chen urged, “The Blood Absolute War God is still too young and lacks a divine artefact. The gap between him and Pu Chuanqi is indeed vast. But there is no need to worry for him. No matter how fiercely they fight, it will not be a battle to the death. At most, Pu Chuanqi will seize the Blood Dragon War Halberd to salvage the face he lost earlier. We should hurry and chase Wu Yue before she escapes!”
Zhang Ruochen knew Xiu Chen spoke reason, yet he remained in place. If the Blood Absolute War God truly fell into danger, he could still intervene to hold Pu Chuanqi back for a moment.
Under the bombardment of the divine artefact, the Fivefold Seas were steadily crushed.
Even though the Blood Absolute War God employed five profound meanings and drew upon five heavenly rules to bolster himself, he could not contend with a divine artefact and was forced to retreat step by step.
“So this is the renowned Fivefold Seas divine path. Nothing special.”
Pu Chuanqi’s confidence surged, and much of his earlier wariness faded.
With his peak Grand Void Realm cultivation, could he not handle an early-stage Grand Void Realm Blood Absolute?
The earlier defeat had been entirely due to a surprise attack.
Controlling the Purple Sea Asura Lamp, Pu Chuanqi strode across the shattered Fivefold Seas, laughing wildly with overwhelming momentum. Behind him appeared the phantom of a vast Asura divine army, clearly gathering a formidable divine technique.
The Fivefold Seas were on the verge of complete destruction by the Purple Sea Asura Lamp.
The Blood Absolute War God remained calm throughout and suddenly roared, “Undying Blood God!”
A crimson blood light descended from above.
The similarly armoured Undying Blood God leapt out from the light and merged with the Blood Absolute War God’s divine body.
In an instant, divine radiance blazed from the Blood Absolute War God. The blood wings on his back grew from fourteen pairs to fifteen. Dense ancestral patterns emerged on the wings.
Bang!
Amid Pu Chuanqi’s cold laughter, the Purple Sea Asura Lamp finally shattered the Fivefold Seas, sent the Blood Dragon War Halberd flying, and carrying countless divine patterns, smashed towards the Blood Absolute War God.
Facing this world-destroying strike from the Purple Sea Asura Lamp, the Blood Absolute War God neither dodged nor evaded. He roared, “Perfect!”
The fifteen pairs of blood wings unfurled. Golden patterns appeared across his body. He struck out with a palm, meeting the Purple Sea Asura Lamp head-on with his bare flesh.
Pu Chuanqi was about to mock him for overestimating himself, daring to clash with a divine artefact using only his body, whether he looked down on the artefact’s might or on Pu Chuanqi’s cultivation.
But…
The purple sea shattered. The divine lamp was sent flying back by the Blood Absolute War God’s single palm.
Pu Chuanqi’s expression changed dramatically, yet he still flipped his wrist, using a vortex of divine qi to dissipate the rebound force and catch the returning Purple Sea Asura Lamp.
“Fifteen pairs of blood wings. Has the Blood Absolute War God reached the Immeasurable Realm?”
“The wings are covered in golden patterns. Are those blood wings or golden wings?”
All the gods concealed in the void were stunned by the combat power the Blood Absolute War God had unleashed. None could imagine someone capable of repelling a divine artefact with bare hands.
One must remember that Pu Chuanqi, wielder of the Purple Sea Asura Lamp, was not at the Tai Yi or Tai Bai Realm but at the peak of the Grand Void Realm, far above the Blood Absolute War God’s level.
Xuan Yuanqing said, “How could the Blood Absolute War God be at the Immeasurable Realm? He merely forced out fifteen pairs of blood wings by merging with the Undying Blood God. His realm remains early Grand Void. However, his blood qi is extraordinarily dense, and his physical body is fearsomely strong. Perhaps today we will finally witness his Indestructible Divine Path.”
Legend claimed that when the Blood Absolute War God was a Great Saint, he had cultivated two second-grade saint intents.
The Fivefold Seas Saint Intent gathered the paths of death, darkness, fire, lightning, and the Blood Sea Heavenly Path. It drew from five heavenly paths, suited for long-range and group combat.
The second second-grade saint intent was called the Indestructible Saint Intent, specialised in internal refinement, ideal for one-on-one close combat where the body remained unbreakable.
Merely fifteen pairs of blood wings had already left the proud Xuan Yuanqing breathless. How formidable, then, must the Indestructible Divine Path, renowned as invincible in close combat, be?
Pu Chuanqi’s gaze fixed on the Blood Absolute War God’s right hand.
On the palm rested a black gauntlet.
Blood-red patterns on the gauntlet wove together to form the character “Jue”.
“This is… Blood Absolute, you actually found the Jue Character Gauntlet…” Pu Chuanqi exclaimed in shock.
“The Jue Character Gauntlet was forged by the Blood Absolute Ancestor. Why are you so surprised to see it in my hands?”
The Blood Absolute War God gave a cold laugh. Rules of destiny, the golden path, flowing light, and the palm path from across the heavens converged upon him.
The rules of destiny formed a radiant gate of light behind him, illuminating all directions.
The golden path rules merged into his body, making the golden patterns upon him even more brilliant.
After combining with the Jue Character Gauntlet, the palm path rules evolved into a cosmic-level divine technique. He struck out towards Pu Chuanqi, forming a ten-thousand-li palm imprint.
“I am the Lord God of the Palm Path. Let us see today who teaches whom a lesson.”
The ten-thousand-li palm imprint collided heavily with the Purple Sea Asura Lamp.
Beneath the imprint, the Blood Absolute War God turned into a streak of flowing light, shattering Pu Chuanqi’s divine realm inch by inch. As he met the divine technique Pu Chuanqi unleashed, he used the Gate of Destiny as a shield and met it head-on.
Boom! Boom!
Countless divine techniques clashed violently. The Blood Absolute War God finally closed in on Pu Chuanqi.
Throughout the process, Pu Chuanqi’s face had turned pale. He retreated repeatedly, his momentum utterly crushed.
Boom!
In close combat, relying on supreme physical strength and extreme speed, the Blood Absolute War God overwhelmed Pu Chuanqi completely. His final palm struck Pu Chuanqi’s chest, shattering the divine body into pieces, scattering divine bones and divine blood in all directions.
Too domineering!
That was a peak Grand Void Realm great god wielding a divine artefact, yet once the Blood Absolute War God closed the distance, Pu Chuanqi had no power to fight back.
The entire void fell silent. All onlookers were profoundly shocked.
They had clearly seen Pu Chuanqi’s divine techniques strike the Blood Absolute War God, yet none could wound him at all. The Gate of Destiny had fused with his divine body, forming an invulnerable destiny divine light.
On the Undying Blood Race divine warship, every cultivator’s blood boiled. They shouted the name “Blood Absolute War God”.
“Worthy of the Grand Clan Patriarch, worthy of the War God. With such combat strength, who beneath the Immeasurable Realm can rival him?” Bloodslaughter’s face glowed with excitement. He slapped Little Black on the shoulder and laughed loudly, “I only wish I could fight alongside the Grand Clan Patriarch. That old dog Pu Chuanqi deserves it.”
Little Black gave him a cold glance and said, “If you are so brave, why not go say it to Pu Chuanqi’s face?”
On the Xufeng divine warship, every cultivator who had clearly witnessed the battle fell silent.
Watching the distant figure in the void who had taken the Purple Sea Asura Lamp, even Feng Xuan felt pity for Pu Chuanqi and sighed, “Is the Blood Absolute War God truly only at the early Grand Void Realm? His physical body is so strong, his combat techniques so sharp, like a blade that can pierce any god’s chest. Simply unstoppable.”
Master Mo gave a wry smile, “No wonder so many in the world cultivate martial arts and so few cultivate mental strength. Against a close-combat master like the Blood Absolute War God, no matter how high one’s mental strength, once he closes in, it is a dead end.”
Xuan Yuanqing said, “A hundred years ago, I watched the light recording of the Blood Absolute War God’s battle at Tian Nan. In just a century, his cultivation and combat strength have risen another great level.”
Feng Xi said, “The Infernal Realm launched this war to devour the myriad realms of the Heavenly Court, seeking to rapidly accumulate strength to its peak. With an endless supply of blood qi, the cultivation of Undying Blood Race gods can advance by leaps and bounds.”
Seeing the low spirits among the Heavenly Court gods, Xuan Yuanqing smiled and said, “It is only natural for the Blood Absolute War God to possess such strength. Figures like him have always been rare throughout history, capable of fighting above their realm and slaying enemies across boundaries. Yet the Heavenly Court also has unparalleled geniuses. Even if his cultivation reached mid or peak Grand Void Realm, there are still those who could block his ferocity. Leaving aside the strongest ancient gods, if Empress Thousand Bones or my elder brother took action, he might not prevail.”
After seeing the Blood Absolute War God fuse with the Undying Blood God and grow a fifteenth pair of blood wings, Zhang Ruochen knew Pu Chuanqi would likely be no match. His worry eased, and he continued the pursuit with Xiu Chen, following the auras left by Wu Yue, Xuan Yuanlian, and Princess Fei Ma.
Xiu Chen sighed all the way, “The Blood Absolute’s fortune is truly invincible. He seized so many profound meanings and even recovered the Jue Character Gauntlet. In terms of fortune, who can compare… no, your fortune, kid, is even more invincible.”
“Fortune? You actually think this is fortune?”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “I dare not speak of other things, but as for profound meanings, seizing even a single strand requires risking one’s life.”
“Grandfather has reached this point today by stepping over countless corpses. A single misstep would have buried him. His profound meanings and combat techniques were forged in battle after battle, not obtained through fortune.”
“Do you think that when you failed to seize the time profound meaning from Saint Monk Xumi and instead had your divine body shattered and divine source lost, it was merely because your luck was insufficient?”
Xiu Chen retorted, “The Blood Absolute is simply treacherous. He clearly possesses the Jue Character Gauntlet yet always brandishes that broken halberd to show off. If Pu Chuanqi had not underestimated the Blood Absolute from start to finish…”
Zhang Ruochen suddenly asked, “Why did Pu Chuanqi call you a slave of four surnames?”
Xiu Chen’s eyes turned cold as frost, revealing two rows of crystalline teeth.
“Fine, fine, just a joke.”
“With the Universe Cauldron stolen by that wretch Wu Yue, you still have the mood to joke.”
Zhang Ruochen’s expression turned serious. He made a silencing gesture and said, “Stop talking. Conceal your aura and hide.”
Too late!
In the distance, a vast ocean of crimson demonic qi surged towards them, filled with murderous malice.
