Chapter 416: Escape Unscathed

Chapter 416: Chapter 416: Escape Unscathed

"Buzz!"

Purple light engulfed the heavens and earth, the terrifying sword aura slashing down as if it could obliterate every living being in the world.

"Pfft!"

Ji Chen’s face changed drastically, suppressed by this horrifying aura, unable to help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

Even before the sword light fell, he already felt a death threat, infinitely descending upon him.

"Crack!"

The sound of breaking entered his ears, as the barrier above the Killing Array was directly pierced through by this world-shocking sword, unable to withstand it.

Moreover, the momentum of the sword aura did not weaken in the slightest, continuing to slash down towards Ji Chen.

"Not good!"

Feeling something ominous, Ji Chen immediately placed the Emperor’s Shield in front of him to block.

The speed of this sword was indeed too fast, and it completely locked onto him, making it difficult to evade.

"Boom!"

Finally, the purple sword aura slashed down, cleaving Ji Chen’s entire body, sending him flying.

His face instantly paled immensely, blood continuously coughed from his mouth, his body flying back several thousand meters before stabilizing.

In his hand, the Emperor’s Shield had a sword scar cleaved into it; if another sword like this fell, the shield would undoubtedly be destroyed directly, unable to withstand a second attack.

"Buzz!"

Up above in the high sky, the space trembled violently, finally revealing a figure slowly emerging.

A middle-aged man in a purple robe, surrounded by endless purple glow, terrifying Power of the Dao continuously emanating from his body.

Purple Emperor.

One of the three Emperor Marshals of the Yu Realm, now finally revealing himself and taking action.

"Today, I must decapitate you at any cost, to offer in memorial for the countless heroic souls of the Yu Realm slain by you."

A calm voice spoke from Purple Emperor, not loud but extremely clear in everyone’s ears, carrying an undeniable tone.

This is an invincible Emperor Realm expert throughout ages, surpassing the constraints of the Heavenly Dao, the magnitude of strength, difficult to fathom.

In the presence of such characters, no living being can contend against them.

"Don’t speak too assuredly; today, I want to leave, and you may not be able to stop me!"

Ji Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, his gaze meeting that of Purple Emperor’s.

He could clearly feel the terrifying aura emanating from the other party, an adversary he could never defeat.

However, Ji Chen, daringly appearing so openly in Donglin City, naturally had prepared thoroughly.

"Buzz!"

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, a cold smile appearing on his face, then the space behind him began to fluctuate intensely.

"Hmm?"

This sudden change caused everyone around to furrow their brows, including the Purple Emperor up in the sky.

"Teleportation Array?" he squinted, a cold light flashing in his eyes, seemingly having seen through something.

"Swish!"

In an instant, the Purple Emperor stepped through the air, disappearing in place, pressing towards Ji Chen at an extremely fast speed.

Yet, Ji Chen completely ignored him, quickly turning and rushing into the newly formed Transmission Channel.

Before the Purple Emperor arrived, the Transmission Channel had closed, taking Ji Chen’s form, directly disappearing into the sky.

"Buzz!"

And shortly after Ji Chen left through the Transmission Channel, the Killing Array Barrier enclosing the void also dissipated.

"Just left like that?"

All around Donglin City, all the cultivators of the Yu Realm furrowed their brows, somewhat unable to accept this outcome.

Who could have thought, the Purple Emperor descended but still could not keep Ji Chen?

He unexpectedly laid down a Teleportation Array in advance, retreating completely!

"Pass the order, all three armies deploy, fifty thousand battle merits to anyone who slays Ji Chen!"

Looking at the direction Ji Chen vanished to, the Purple Emperor’s face slightly darkened, after a moment of silence, his cold voice spreading out.

"Fifty thousand battle merits..."

Hearing this figure, everyone present was stunned.

Clearly, the Purple Emperor was truly angry at this moment.

Being escaped by Ji Chen right under his nose, indeed a profound humiliation for an Ancient Emperor Level expert.

...

As for the happenings here, Ji Chen was obviously unaware.

At this moment, his body was quickly moving through the Transmission Channel.

Half a day later, he emerged from the channel, having retreated from the territory of the Yu Realm, returning to the Desolate Realm.

"Hmm?"

Outside Longnan City, Ji Chen stood in the air, gazing far, seeing the ground permeated with a kind of smoke, much worse than when he had left.

"I wonder how Longnan City is now?"

He murmured, quickly hastening towards Longnan City.

About a quarter of an hour later, a magnificent ancient city came into view ahead of Ji Chen.

Longnan City was unchanged, showing no signs of being breached.

But when Ji Chen released his Divine Thought to cover ahead, he sensed the aura within Longnan City was much less than imagined.

He couldn’t help but furrow his brows, leaping forward, coming before the city wall.

"Who goes there?!"

On the city wall, the stationed cultivators immediately became alert.

"It’s me, Ji Chen," Ji Chen spoke.

"Hundred Victories Marquis?"

Everyone immediately recognized him, first surprised, then their faces showing joy.

Before long, Ji Chen descended onto the city wall, the City Defense Array closing once more.

City Lord Qin Xuan also came rushing over upon hearing, his face showing disbelief upon seeing Ji Chen.

Evidently, during Ji Chen’s time deep within the Yu Realm territory, they knew nothing of his situation.

They thought the likelihood of him returning alive was slim, yet now Ji Chen stood safely before them.

"What’s going on? Were the city’s defenses withdrawn? Why are there so few people?" Ji Chen asked.

Currently, in Longnan City, stationed cultivators were reduced by more than half; when he first came, there were at least a hundred thousand cultivators in the city.

But now, only two to three thousand remain, less than one-third.

Listening to Ji Chen’s question, Qin Xuan fell silent, then sighed after a moment, explaining, "After you left, the Yu Realm launched a major offensive, not only on Longnan City but all defensive cities in the Desolate Realm faced successive attacks."

"Longnan City’s territory is treacherous, the first to bear the brunt; apart from the three thousand left now, the rest have perished."

Hearing this, Ji Chen’s brows furrowed tightly.

He knew the Yu Realm had initiated a large-scale attack but did not think it would be so brutal; Longnan City’s tens of thousands of cultivators, now only about three thousand survived, nearly ten thousand dead!