General Kumen gazed toward the distant, already desperate form of Nuonuo An — the Ten Thousand Ghost Body — then turned to look at Lord You Lan beside him.
“Lord, can you find a way to save Nuonuo An?” General Kumen transmitted mentally.
“How? Dongbo Xueying’s attacks come without warning. A single spear thrust, instantly withdrawn — I can’t help,” Lord You Lan replied calmly. In truth, he did have a method, but this was a life-saving technique reserved for the critical moment inside the Red Stone Mountain. Why would he waste it protecting someone like Nuonuo An? To him, Nuonuo An was merely a subordinate, an assistant. This time, he himself was the main force for treasure hunting within the Red Stone Mountain! Whether Nuonuo An or General Kumen, together they were far less important than him.
Lord You Lan watched with interest: “The incomplete Ten Thousand Ghost Body of Nuonuo An, repeatedly dying and screaming, still ineffective. This Dongbo Xueying has no combat aura either. Could it be some kind of strange treasure? Or perhaps he possesses another kind of protective essence?”
“Aaaa~~~”
Suddenly, the massive Nuonuo An let out a piercing cry. His face twisted in fury, his howl seeming to contain countless voices wailing in unison.
“I refuse! I refuse!!!” Nuonuo An shrieked, his sharp roar clearly audible even amid the cacophony of wails.
Boom~~~~
The massive Ten Thousand Ghost Body exploded violently! Its terrifying power erupted all at once, radiating outward in all directions. This instantaneous burst was undoubtedly on the level of divine might.
“The Ten Thousand Ghost Body has backfired!” Lord You Lan’s brow twitched. The terrifying shockwave instantly reached them, but although the power was immense, it had dispersed as it spread outward in all directions. The farther it traveled, the weaker it became. By the time it reached General Kumen and Lord You Lan, its threat had greatly diminished.
General Kumen’s silver body stood in front of Lord You Lan, directly absorbing the impact with his body. Boom —
Like a rock in water, unmoved and unshaken.
“He actually self-destructed from the backlash,” General Kumen muttered darkly.
“Perfectly normal,” Lord You Lan said, watching as a hand appeared in the distance from the Void, snatching away Nuonuo An’s remaining treasures. His tone didn’t change at all — obviously, who could possibly be faster than Dongbo Xueying in the Void when it came to seizing Nuonuo An’s relics?
“Nuonuo An’s original cultivation level was insufficient. He barely maintained the Ten Thousand Ghost Body, and couldn’t sustain it for long. Under Dongbo Xueying’s attacks, he grew increasingly desperate, his will faltered, and in that moment of despair, the Ten Thousand Ghost consciousness turned against him! The Ten Thousand Ghost Body could no longer be sustained and exploded directly,” Lord You Lan shook his head. “His defeat was mainly because Dongbo Xueying’s defense was stronger than we anticipated. I suspect he has a strange treasure protecting him, or another powerful protective essence!”
“A protective essence?” General Kumen asked in surprise. “Piercing Extremity and Void are not known for defense.”
“If not a strange treasure, he might have mastered another essence that specializes in defense,” Lord You Lan smiled. “This Xia Clan Transcendent is indeed formidable, but he’s still young. His Piercing Extremity and Void are likely only at the peak of the second realm. He hasn’t even reached the third. He probably can’t even harm you, Kumen.”
“Indeed,” General Kumen nodded.
His greatest achievement was his body.
The strength of his body alone was enough to overpower Nuonuo An.
…
Inside the Ding Jiu Warship.
Although Lord You Lan and General Kumen accepted everything calmly, the Xia Clan Transcendents were truly excited. They had witnessed the massive Nuonuo An explode, the heaven-shattering power that turned the surrounding thousand-mile radius into scorched earth, despite being partially suppressed by the Ding Jiu Warship. Of course, the Black and White Divine Mountain had protective formations and could withstand such omnidirectional impacts.
“A being that dominated an era!”
“Is he really dead?”
“Did Xueying kill him?”
A group of Xia Clan demigods peered through the transparent walls of the warship, watching the spectacular explosion outside. It was like a massive firework! But this single firework signified the fall of a being that had dominated an era.
Not by consuming the Xia Clan’s ancestral treasures, but through sheer personal strength!
Dongbo Xueying had defeated Nuonuo An. The terrifying might of Nuonuo An’s final Ten Thousand Ghost Body had filled them with dread even from afar. Yet he was still defeated.
“Xueying has become the strongest in our Xia Clan,” Mountain Master He Shan smiled broadly, exclaiming joyfully, “Even Elder Orland, Emperor Huomo, or the mysterious Third Priest of the Demon God Cult — none can rival Xueying anymore. He has already attained the power to dominate an era! And he did it without relying on divine artifacts — he’s already this powerful!”
“Exactly. Except for the outsiders, at least in our Xia Clan world, he is the strongest,” Palace Master Chen nodded.
“Hahaha…” Sikong Yang laughed heartily. “What a delight! He was my disciple in the Water Source Monastery back in the Chiyun Mountain World!”
“Master Sikong, stop showing off! You once scolded Xueying and made him cultivate the Essences of Water and Fire,” Palace Elder Gong Yu chuckled beside him.
“Truly impressive.”
“Someone who dominates an era.”
The group of Xia Clan demigods marveled, their hearts filled with awe.
Dongbo Xueying, a being who dominated an era, had proven it by defeating another who had dominated an era!
Clearly —
Although he possessed three second-grade essences, all at the peak of the second realm! The combination of Piercing Extremity, Void, and Star was even more terrifying than a mere third-realm second-grade essence. Nuonuo An had proven this.
“But looking at their team before, among the Dark Abyss team, Nuonuo An was likely the weakest,” Palace Master Chen looked toward the distance.
“Indeed.”
The Xia Clan demigods all felt a heavy weight in their hearts.
Because they had all witnessed Lord You Lan’s earlier display — easily crushing the protective formations of the Black and White Divine Mountain, effortlessly killing Feng Dong. That was undoubtedly divine-level power, fundamentally different from the usual era-dominating might.
…
At the headquarters of the Earth Temple.
Inside the garden.
“Hmm?”
The Earth Temple team that had come from the Divine Realm — the red-haired man Bobo, the tall thin man Bahai, and the golden-armored youth, young master Wuma Hai — all turned their heads toward a distant direction. With their perception of space, they could sense the terrifying fluctuations from a location tens of thousands of miles away. Even though the sensation was faint, they could still deduce the intensity of the disturbance.
This was the collapse and self-destruction of Nuonuo An’s Ten Thousand Ghost Body!
This explosion wasn’t only felt by the Earth Temple. Across the mortal world, those with sufficient cultivation could faintly sense it.
“Such a powerful fluctuation, tens of thousands of miles away. The power there must have reached divine levels,” Wuma Hai’s eyes gleamed with a sharp light. He immediately stood up. “Let’s go take a look. Perhaps it’s one of the opponents we’ll face inside the Red Stone Mountain.”
“Let’s go,” Bobo and Bahai both stood up.
Rip~~~
The three instantly flew into the sky, tearing open a spatial passage toward the Black and White Divine Mountain.
Not only them, but other teams who sensed the fluctuation also headed toward it.
…
Inside the Void.
Dongbo Xueying was examining the treasures left behind by Nuonuo An.
“Divine artifact?” Looking at the pair of green-glowing eyes, Dongbo Xueying immediately stored them into his spatial treasure. The great being from the Dark Abyss probably had left some means to control it. To refine it would not be easy. But regardless, without combat aura, he couldn’t refine it at all. He set it aside for now.
Then he picked up a storage ring, letting a drop of blood seep into it. For Transcendents, refining an unclaimed treasure was effortless — whether through combat aura, magic, soul power, or even blood! Even the most ordinary mortal without any aura or magic could use a formation and blood to claim it.
After claiming it, he immediately sensed the floating crystal balls inside the ring, each one containing countless tormented souls wailing within.
Dongbo Xueying’s face darkened, his voice low: “Despicable!”
Suddenly, he sensed something and looked up.
Tens of thousands of miles away, space tore open, and powerful figures arrived. First were the old man ‘Master Meishan’, the black-robed man, and the white-robed girl.
“It seems they felt the explosion,” Dongbo Xueying realized. “Didn’t expect Master Meishan to have companions.”
Soon, more teams arrived.
Another space rift opened, and the leader of the Blood Blade Tavern’s team, Chen Jiu, arrived with two subordinates.
Then came two more teams. One was from the Earth Temple — the golden-armored youth Wuma Hai with his two subordinates. The other team consisted of a golden-robed youth, a tall muscular man, and a seductive woman.
“Five teams?” Dongbo Xueying waited a little longer, but no more teams arrived.
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