Chapter 647: Support

Chapter 647 -646: Support

Celestial Nether Saint King: Peak Saint King Stage cultivation, infinitely close to the Divine King Stage. Wears a low-grade Divine Artifact Armor and a mid-grade Divine Artifact on his chest. Possesses the purest Bloodline of the Evil Spirit Race; the side effects of his power bursts are almost nonexistent, making him a relatively complete form of an Evil Spirit Race member. His known Martial Arts include the Celestial Yin Divine Technique and Celestial Yin Divine Fire. Weakness: Supreme Yang fire! His current comprehensive Combat Power is preliminarily assessed at 14 billion and is still increasing.

The detailed information appeared before him, courtesy of the Eye of Investigation. ‘A Combat Power of fourteen billion… He’s on a whole different level of outrageous compared to Ji Yang. And the crucial part is, he hasn’t even revealed his true form yet. Once he does, his Combat Power will surely be even higher.’

‘It’s just like with Ji Yang. His power will soar once he truly unleashes it. And since this is the ancestor of the Evil Spirit Race, his eruption of power will undoubtedly be even more astonishing, even more tyrannical!’

‘He’s already this formidable now, capable of easily suppressing the three old ancestors just by using the power of his Divine Artifacts. I have to admit, the further one progresses in cultivation, the more absurd the jumps in Combat Power become.’

‘At the later stages, the power-ups are on a completely different scale. A single breakthrough could mean an increase of several hundred million Combat Power—perhaps even five to six hundred million, or as much as seven to eight hundred million.’

‘A single major realm of cultivation really is enough to crush legions of Cultivators. The only way to bridge such a gap is with items like Divine Artifacts. But the Celestial Nether Saint King has so many of them that even though the three old ancestors also possess Divine Artifacts, the disparity is still far too great.’

‘I never would have thought the Celestial Nether Saint King and this Evil Spirit were the same entity. The Evil Spirit Race’s mastery over souls is truly astonishing…’

Yi Tianyun felt as if he were discovering a whole new world. For most Cultivators, achieving Soul Emergence was incredibly difficult, let alone splitting off a part of one’s soul to possess another person or transform into a different life form.

It was a basically impossible feat, yet the Evil Spirit Race could do it. This meant they effectively had an extra life. Even if an avatar was killed, the main body would at least survive.

It wasn’t like others, who, when they died, were truly dead. Of course, their souls would be wounded when an avatar was killed, but at least they were still alive. They could just recover slowly over time, which was infinitely better than being dead for good.

He didn’t need to envy this ability, though. After he killed Ji Yang and the others, they had dropped items that he would need to study when he returned. As for the ability to create avatars, having more was certainly for the best, as it would allow him to accomplish much more.

‘If I can kill this Evil Spirit Race member, the rewards will surely be even purer,’ he thought. ‘But dealing with the Celestial Nether Saint King won’t be that simple.’

“Hundred Race Leaders.” After glancing at the Celestial Nether Saint King, Yi Tianyun looked toward Bai Shuihuang.

Bai Shuihuang had noticed him arrive a moment ago. Hearing a commotion behind them, she had to get a clear look. ‘If it were Ji Yang and his men,’ she had thought, ‘we’d have to hold them off with our lives. Otherwise, the three old ancestors would be disturbed, and they’d never be able to break the Celestial Nether Saint King’s defenses.’

“Divine Envoy, why have you returned? It’s so dangerous outside…” Bai Shuihuang said, startled. When she saw that Yi Tianyun had not only made it back but had even gotten inside, her expression changed drastically. “Could it be that the Flame Cage outside has been destroyed?”

“The Flame Cage outside has indeed been destroyed,” Yi Tianyun said calmly. “But don’t worry. The Celestial Nether Saint King is the only one left from the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom. I took care of all the others.”

“What!?”

It wasn’t just Bai Shuihuang; even the three old ancestors were utterly shocked. The Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom had two Saint Kings, and they were defeated just like that? No one would believe such a story. ‘They were all taken care of by this young man in front of us?’

Bai Shuihuang knew Yi Tianyun was skilled, but she had only thought he was merely ‘skilled.’ She had no memory of his power ever being this immense.

“What shameless boasting!” the Celestial Nether Saint King sneered from his position. “I don’t know how you snuck in here, but the National Preceptor and the others are not so easy to defeat. If you want to distract me, you’ll have to come up with a better lie than that. This one is simply laughable!” He was certain Yi Tianyun was just joking.

It wasn’t just him; even Bai Shuihuang and the others thought Yi Tianyun was lying simply to distract the Celestial Nether Saint King. But the lie was a bit too obvious, wasn’t it? If they didn’t even believe it, how could it possibly fool the Celestial Nether Saint King?

The three old ancestors shook their heads. They had heard of a human Divine Envoy, but he was starting to seem rather unreliable. They understood Yi Tianyun’s intentions, but his method was just too crude. ‘He should have claimed another Divine Kingdom came to help; that at least would have been somewhat believable. This lie is completely implausible.’

“Whether it’s a lie or not, you can just go out and see for yourself. I have no reason to deceive you.” Yi Tianyun strode to the side of the three old ancestors.

“Don’t go over there!” Bai Shuihuang cried out, trying to stop Yi Tianyun, but she was a step too slow.

Yi Tianyun had already stepped into the range of their attacks. The three old ancestors were continuously unleashing their most powerful offensive techniques, releasing enough energy to send even a Spirit King Stage expert flying, yet it had no effect on him whatsoever.

Everyone was shocked by this scene. Even if they had been standing at the periphery, they would have been instantly sent flying by the shockwaves. Yet Yi Tianyun stood there completely unharmed, as if he couldn’t feel a thing.

The waves of energy washing over him were like a gentle breeze, bringing at most a cool sensation rather than blowing him away.

“It seems if you were left to your own devices, you’d have a good chance of breaking through to the Divine King realm,” Yi Tianyun said, confirming his own thoughts. He truly felt that if the Celestial Nether Saint King finished absorbing all the souls, a breakthrough was a real possibility. “If I had arrived any later, you might have actually succeeded. But unfortunately for you, I’m here now…”

Even if he didn’t reach the Divine King realm, he would be infinitely close to it. Who would be able to stop him then?

“You do have some skill. But even those three old geezers combined can’t handle me. What makes you think you can—”

Before the Saint King could finish, Yi Tianyun’s pupils turned pitch-black. His body instantly began to expand, transforming into a colossal Evil God. Terrifying Black Flame swirled around his form, and immense wings of Black Flame unfurled from his back. If he weren’t actively controlling it, the flame would have already scorched its surroundings to cinders.

This terrifying power manifested once more, exerting a crushing pressure that even the three old ancestors standing nearby could feel.

“How did the Divine Envoy become so powerful?” Bai Shuihuang and the others were dumbfounded. A moment ago, they had been trying to stop Yi Tianyun from approaching. Now it seemed they had worried for nothing.

Thinking back, a realization dawned on them. ‘Could what Yi Tianyun said earlier… be true? Were all the people from the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom above really… dealt with?’

Elder Feng, who was standing nearby, gave Bai Shuihuang a nod, then turned and shot upward to check the situation outside.