Chapter 436 - 180: "Even if a mayfly plunges into the sea, I will still burn my blood to scorch the heavens.

Chapter 436: Chapter 180: "Even if a mayfly plunges into the sea, I will still burn my blood to scorch the heavens.

Tian Yi, gripping his Big Saber with both hands, roared as he plunged it into the ground.

The crimson flames burning around his body instantly surged to the tip of his blade, burrowing into the earth and vanishing. The crimson fire that had enveloped Tian Yi disappeared without a trace, like a candle snuffed out in an instant.

But then,

the entire world seemed to pause for a moment. The earth’s crust began to tremble faintly.

The next moment—

Countless shards of rock flew into the air. A near-endless torrent of fire, like a volcanic eruption, shot out from deep within the earth with Tian Yi at its center. Its range was immense, clearing a vast swathe of the surrounding Ghost Tide in a single moment!

Even a Ghost King that had drawn near was brutally killed by the attack.

One man, slaying a Ghost King.

Anywhere on the Eternal Night Continent, this was a feat impressive enough to shake the world.

It was just as Tian Yi had said.

As members of the Eternal Night Hall’s Outgoing Action Team, they each needed the ability to halt a Ghost Tide, even if only for an instant...

The attack ended.

Tian Yi’s face was ashen, completely drained of color. He staggered on his feet, looking at the area he had just cleared. In the blink of an eye, it was filled again by an even larger Ghost Tide. Countless frenzied, savage Ghost Objects charged toward him, heedless of their own lives.

A foul stench carried on the gusting wind assaulted him.

Just then—

The Mother and Child Stone in his pocket suddenly grew hot, and Domain Lord Chen’s familiar, heavy voice came through.

"Reinforcements from the Mortal Realm are about to arrive."

"Hold on."

He glanced back at the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line behind him and suddenly laughed. He hefted his saber, turned back to the endless Ghost Tide, and licked his lips, his mind drifting to the Steamed Pork Ribs with Fermented Black Beans he had eaten that morning.

’It was delicious.’

The Ghost Tide rushing toward him began to blur. He faintly recalled a warm, happy memory from his youth, trailing behind his master and begging for an orange.

’But now...’

"It’s too late, Domain Lord Chen."

"Thank you for your hospitality."

In the night, Tian Yi stood tall amidst the lingering flames on the ground. Through the wind and rain, he held his saber horizontally, his body taut like a bow as he stared intently at the closest Ghost Object charging toward him.

Faintly, between the teeth of the roaring, wide-mouthed Ghost Object, he saw a Mother and Child Stone.

’That must be... the Mother and Child Stone held by the person in charge when the Yellow Springs Coastal Defense Line fell.’

"I’ve avenged you, brother."

The next moment—

The cracks on Tian Yi’s body grew wider, as if he was about to fall apart. Even more violent crimson flames shot out from the fissures in his skin, from his eyes, nose, ears, and throat.

He opened his mouth as wide as he could and roared, trying to vent the searing heat within him.

He had been burning his whole life.

His entire life, those crimson flames had tormented him from within, moment by moment. Today... he would burn even hotter.

He laughed and began to run.

The endless Ghost Tide rushed at him, and he charged head-on to meet it. He moved faster and faster until the moment of impact was upon him. With no fear in his eyes, his sockets now filled with crimson flames, he leaped into the air.

In the downpour, he raised his saber high and grinned.

"Even if I am a mayfly plunging into the ocean, I will burn my blood to incinerate the heavens."

"Corpse Liberation..."

"—Heaven Incineration!"

The blood in his body began to burn rapidly, continuously converting into crimson flames. The fire swelled, surging from the tip of his saber to form a fiery dragon hundreds of feet long. With the first strike, it incinerated the Ghost Object with the Mother and Child Stone caught in its teeth, clearing out a host of surrounding Ghost Objects at the same time.

He didn’t pause for a second.

His target was the Ghost King.

The second strike!

A Ghost King that had once posed a great threat to the Mortal Realm during the rainy season was run straight through, pierced from front to back by this blow.

The third strike.

Another Ghost King fell.

Just as Tian Yi was about to continue his charge,

a massive, dark green hand shot out from the darkness and slammed into him. The single blow sent Tian Yi flying high into the air. He traced a parabola through the sky before landing heavily behind the defense line.

His status was unknown.

In almost an instant, the overwhelming crimson flames were extinguished.

Within the Ghost Tide, the owner of the dark green hand—a creature a dozen meters tall—stood and roared at the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line. This was a Great Ghost, a type of Ghost Object a tier stronger than a Ghost King.

It was far beyond what human strength could stop.

The briefly cleared area was once again filled by the Ghost Tide, which charged madly toward the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line, resuming its death-defying assault!

...

On the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line.

The person in charge witnessed the whole scene, his eyes red as he shouted hoarsely, "Hold the line! Hold the line!!!"

The turrets on the defense line began to bombard the Ghost Tide below at maximum power, but as more and more Ghost Corpses piled up, a large number of Ghost Objects were getting closer and closer to the top of the wall.

Before being swatted away by the Great Ghost, Tian Yi had used the Mother and Child Stone to tell him that reinforcements from the Mortal Realm were about to arrive.

He didn’t know how the Mortal Realm could provide support in such a short time, but now, his only hope was the Mortal Realm.

The Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line stretched for dozens of kilometers.

In his section, the pressure had eased slightly due to Tian Yi’s outburst, but other areas were on the verge of collapse at any moment. The number and strength of this Ghost Tide far exceeded the upper limits of what the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line could handle.

"..."

The stout man in the black robe who had been following Tian Yi was now moving nimbly along the top of the wall, his steps light and quick. His gaze finally settled on a Great Ghost that had strode to the front of the defense line, raising a giant hammer, preparing to smash it down.