Chapter 496: Formidable, Terrifying!

Overwhelming power—that is the most intimidating force of all!

Witnessing the terrifying might of that single palm strike, everyone present was stunned and incredulous. Yet, in their hearts, Dongbo Xueying’s status soared dramatically. He was no longer just a figure of immense potential; his own strength had already reached a level that struck fear into their hearts.

“Whoosh.”

Venomous Ying suddenly vanished, reappearing elsewhere in a swirl of black mist that coalesced back into her form. Clutching her venomous trident, she stared at Dongbo Xueying in disbelief. She had truly felt the force of that strike and knew just how terrifying its power was.

Dongbo Xueying’s body shimmered, expanding into a towering figure millions of miles tall. His right hand stretched out, summoning a massive crimson spear that burned like fire.

“The might of Taihao is truly extraordinary,” Dongbo Xueying marveled inwardly.

The *Taihao* technique had been praised by the Bloodblade Divine Emperor as “supreme in yang and unyielding, capable of shattering all defenses.”

For an emperor of such discerning judgment to bestow such praise spoke volumes. The *Taihao* technique was indeed an overwhelmingly domineering art. The gap in comprehension of laws between a Second Heaven and Third Heaven World God was vast—a qualitative chasm that made surpassing tiers in battle nearly impossible.

Supreme techniques…

They compensated for weaknesses in law comprehension by granting overwhelming advantages in specific aspects.

The legions of the Divine Court relied on formation arrays personally crafted by the Divine Emperor, granting them immense power.

The *Taihao* technique, however, endowed its wielder with unparalleled strength and speed—supreme in yang and unyielding! After reaching the Three Revolutions stage of its second chapter, Dongbo Xueying’s strength and speed far surpassed even Third Heaven World Gods. With such overwhelming physical superiority, even if his law comprehension had flaws, he could still crush his foes!

Mastering the Three Revolutions stage of *Taihao*’s second chapter alone was enough to dominate among Third Heaven World Gods.

Dominate!

Such was the might of a supreme technique—supreme in yang, unyielding, capable of shattering all defenses!

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“Venomous Ying, stop resisting. You can’t win,” Dongbo Xueying declared as he swung the colossal Crimson Cloud Spear. Infused with Taihao power and wielded with a bloodforged divine weapon, its might was even greater! He knew his opponent had initially underestimated him, engaging in direct clashes. But after suffering that blow, Venomous Ying would never dare face him head-on again—she would rely solely on her mastery of laws to evade.

Thus, Dongbo Xueying had no choice but to unleash even more brutal attacks, holding nothing back.

*Clang!*

Venomous Ying tried to flee, but the sky-obscuring spear swept toward her like a tidal wave. She barely managed to deflect it with her trident, channeling esoteric ripples to divert its trajectory.

She refused to clash directly, opting instead to rely on her law mastery.

Yet even the slightest graze of their weapons sent a terrifying shockwave through her body, hurling her backward into the mountains of the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss. Her face paled. “Even without a direct clash, just a glancing blow sent me flying? His close combat prowess is monstrous—far surpassing even Bai Sha’s.”

Bai Sha, the City Lord, excelled in annihilation through his white sands. But in pure melee combat, he was no match for Dongbo Xueying.

With the power of *Taihao*, close-quarters battle was Dongbo Xueying’s greatest strength!

“Dongxiao, help me!” Venomous Ying transmitted urgently. “Don’t forget your master’s orders.”

“Relax.” Dongxiao swallowed hard. He truly didn’t want to fight—this Dongbo Xueying was far too terrifying! A Second Heaven World God with such monstrous power. But unwilling as he was, the Martial Dawn Divine Emperor had given him explicit orders: protect Venomous Ying at all costs.

*Whoosh!*

In a single step, Dongxiao appeared beside Venomous Ying, a black blade materializing in his hand.

“Still refusing to surrender?” Dongbo Xueying’s spear techniques grew even more ferocious, each strike causing the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss to crumble. Formation arrays shattered one after another. Even with Dongxiao joining the fight, the two were utterly suppressed, forced to dodge frantically, barely clinging to survival through their superior law mastery.

“I feel like I’m facing the Black Legion Commander,” Dongxiao shuddered inwardly.

“If it were the Black Legion Commander, you wouldn’t have lasted this long,” Venomous Ying thought bitterly. Her Ten Thousand Demons Abyss, painstakingly built over eons, was being reduced to ruins. Structures that took ages to erect could be destroyed in moments. With most of the formation arrays already disabled, the power she drew from them had dwindled drastically.

Dongbo Xueying frowned. “Enough struggling.”

*Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!*

The void around them trembled as colossal figures emerged—each a towering Dongbo Xueying, millions of miles tall. Nine duplicates appeared, and together with his true self wielding the Crimson Cloud Spear, there were now ten.

“Kill.” These nine World Bodies lacked bloodforged weapons, but in every other aspect, they were no weaker than the original. Each brandished a spear, their combined might shaking the heavens.

*Swoosh!*

Around the black-robed Dongbo Xueying, countless white blades of light erupted, crisscrossing the battlefield like chains, swiftly ensnaring Dongxiao and Venomous Ying.

Clearly, Dongbo Xueying had lost patience. He unleashed his ultimate techniques to capture them in one fell swoop.

**World Prison!**

**Nine World Bodies!**

“This… this is worse than facing the Black Legion Commander!” Dongxiao’s heart seized as he saw the ten towering figures surrounding them. Any one of them was beyond his ability to defeat, and the white chains of light closing in filled him with dread. He grabbed Venomous Ying’s arm. “We have to flee—now!”

*Rip!*

Space twisted violently.

Dongxiao dragged Venomous Ying through a spatial rift, activating a World God-level escape art.

Dongbo Xueying’s expression darkened. His greatest weakness had always been pursuit—his comprehension of space-time was lacking, and none of his techniques excelled in chasing down fleeing foes.

“Trying to run?” With a wave of his hand, a Starfield Ark materialized.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

All ten Dongbo Xueyings boarded the vessel in an instant. When it came to traversing spatial channels, no technique could surpass a Starfield Ark.

“Xi Wei, protect my wife and the others. Wait here—I’ll return shortly.” His voice still echoed as the ark vanished into the void.

“As you command, Your Highness.”

Xi Wei, Commander Baili, and Commander Jiuqi acknowledged in unison, their eyes wide with awe.

The spectators, including the World Gods of the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss and its billions of deities, watched in stunned silence. A single Dongbo Xueying was terrifying enough—but ten? It was utter domination! Dongxiao and Venomous Ying had been reduced to fleeing for their lives.

“Father… Father is incredible!” Dongbo Yu’s eyes sparkled with admiration. “This is just… unbelievable.”

To every onlooker, each of Dongbo Xueying’s forms radiated the power to annihilate worlds. A mere thought from him could reduce them all to dust.

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“Faster! We have to get away!” Dongxiao and Venomous Ying fled desperately through the spatial tunnel. They too possessed a Starfield Ark, but under the siege of ten Dongbo Xueyings within the World Prison, they hadn’t had a chance to summon it.

“You can’t escape.” A Starfield Ark emerged behind them, its prow cutting through the void. Standing at the helm, Dongbo Xueying locked eyes with them—then, with a thought, nine World Bodies materialized around the fugitives. Spears swept out, forcibly separating Dongxiao and Venomous Ying.

*Hiss—*

Countless white chains of light unfurled like a net, sealing off all avenues of escape.

Venomous Ying and Dongxiao stared at the encroaching chains and the nine encircling Dongbo Xueyings, despair creeping into their hearts.

“How… how did it come to this? It hasn’t even been that long!” Venomous Ying couldn’t believe it. To her, Dongbo Xueying had once been nothing more than an ant. Yet in what felt like the blink of an eye, he had grown powerful enough to reduce her to a fleeing rat—no, worse than a rat, because now, she couldn’t even flee!