Chapter 1647: Grand Devil Kings Descend

The surging blood sea that poured out of the shattered remains of the Devil Head exuded billowing murderous intent that filled the skies. It covered the entire sky instantly, and a titanic blood-red face floated on its surface.

On the other side was a stupendously large devil arm that towered into the heavens, seeming capable of carrying entire mountain ranges. On top of the arm were countless squirming curse runes. Eighteen fingers protruded from the hand, each one resembling a sky-grazing mountain peak.

Two terrifying existences had descended.

"Two Grand Devil Kings?!"

Their appearance caused everyone's expressions to change. Even the likes of Li Luo and Pang Qianyuan had grave expressions.

"How could Grand Devil Kings descend so easily?" Li Luo couldn't help but blurt out the question on his mind.

He had once encountered the supreme Tri-Pupil Enigmatic Fetus Grand Devil King in the World's End River Region. It had tried to descend, but after experiencing countless issues, only a single clone of it was able to do so. With that in mind, how was what they were witnessing possible?

"This must be one of Heavenly Emperor Yin's schemes," Pang Qianyuan said darkly.

"He made use of the Saturnine Hydra Devil King, using it as an anchor point to allow these two Grand Devil Kings to descend temporarily. I'm afraid they have been conspiring with the Origin Reversion Institute for a long time. Perhaps the fact that the Saturnine Hydra Devil King ended up as a mere pawn was due to their machinations."

Li Luo frowned. The root of the Xia Kingdom's Other Disaster was far more terrifying than he had ever imagined. He had originally thought that the Saturnine Hydra Devil King was the black hand behind the curtain, but it seemed as though he had grossly underestimated the extent of the trouble.

In the end, the foe that had struck fear into his heart was only a pawn, and its descent was only the start of the show. Not only had two Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors been attracted here, but Grand Devil Kings of the Shadow World had descended as well.

The changes that occurred here would undoubtedly shake the foundations of the ten divine continents, possibly affecting the overall situation in the future. It looked as though Heavenly Emperor Yin had truly made ample preparations to obtain the windflame resonance in the Pill Saint's hands.

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

As everyone else felt fear and unease due to the appearance of the two fearsome beings, a blood-red eye appeared within the palm of the huge devil arm, staring at Heavenly Emperor Yin as it spoke with a hoarse voice. "Heavenly Emperor Yin, it seems you are trustworthy. You've kept your promise to allow us to descend."

"Heavenly Emperor Yin, according to our agreement, the Pill Saint is ours," the face that floated atop the blood sea bellowed savagely.

As these words echoed, the blood sea formed a colossal wave that rose up. A pair of scarlet bat wings covered in countless aggrieved faces stretched out, covering the skies. As the wings flapped, they locked onto the Pill Saint.

The white flames within Heavenly Emperor Yin's eye sockets danced. The original agreement was to join hands with the Grand Devil Kings and suppress Heavenly Emperor Jiang. However, it was clear that they didn't wish to honor that agreement—they were going to prioritize seizing the Pill saint.

It seemed that the Others couldn't be trusted after all.

Even so, Heavenly Emperor Yin didn't seem to mind. The top combatants of the Origin Reversion Institute and the Academic Federation were locked in battle; only by throwing the Grand Devil Kings of the Shadow World into the mix would this deadlock be broken.

With that in mind, the gigantic Kun in the void let out a deep belch. White flames poured out of its mouth with immense force, accompanied by the rumbling of thunder. A new Authority was coming into play.

Thunder Authority!

A silver bolt of thunder that resembled a monstrous dragon danced over the surface of the sea of white flames. Every single boom of thunder caused the Xia Kingdom to shake.

This annihilative force swept towards Heavenly Emperor Jiang without reservation.

When he saw this, he could only consolidate his attention. The resonant cry of a phoenix could be heard from the top of the sprawling golden tree.

A Silver Phoenix with a wingspan of tens of thousands of miles emerged with rays of silver light wrapped around it. It perched atop the ancient tree, causing the silver and gold lights to intermingle as vast amounts of Authority erupted.

This was Silver Phoenix Authority. Both of the Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors were now wielding three types of Authority to clash against each other. If a stray ray of their power flew out of their battlefield, the entire Xia Kingdom would be scorched into a wasteland, with flames that might not extinguish after hundreds of years.

In the meantime, Asura Arm and Blood Butcher, the two Grand Devil Kings, directed their attention to the Pill Saint atop the Demon Rainbow Butterfly.

"Yin Qingkun, how could you have fallen to such depraved depths that you would cooperate with the Others? If the Sect Master was still around, he would kill you to console the disciples of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect who lost their lives in battle against them."

A look of fury and pain could be seen in the Pill Saint's eyes. She couldn't imagine how Yin Qingkun, someone who had accompanied the Sect Master into the Shadow World to slaughter countless Grand Devil Kings, had reached this point.

Just what had happened to him over these long years? Why had he undergone such a drastic transformation?

There was no point in talking about such things now. The Pill Saint's expression was icy as the Demon Rainbow Butterfly under her let out an ear-piercing cry. Vast amounts of Light of Authority poured out, condensing within her slender, jade-like hands. It danced about wildly like a dragon, eventually taking the form of a prismatic whip.

Bang!

The prismatic whip was capable of harnessing Authority, and it flicked violently towards the two Grand Devil Kings. The humongous Asura Arm's bloody eye flickered with crimson light as it let out a low chortle.

"You're barely able to utilize the power of a Heavenly Emperor, yet you dream of stopping us?"

The arm swiped outwards, akin to a mountain range a hundred thousand miles long striking towards her. It was so immense that it blotted out the sun and covered the sky, causing the sun and the moon to dim. Within the center of the palm were countless strange runes that flickered insidiously, replacing the sunlight with an ominous gloom.

As the palm fell, it directly smashed apart the prismatic whip.

The Authority surrounding the Pill Saint shuddered, and the Demon Rainbow Butterfly beneath let out a shrill wail.

The three Beast Kings stepped forward loyally to protect their liege. Although the opponents struck fear into them, they rushed towards death resolutely.

An ocean of source origin energy blanketed the world, sweeping outwards in retaliation.

"Three pitiful existences that have no idea they're facing death," the giant face on the blood sea said indifferently.

Three beams of blood-red Light of Authority shot towards the three Single Crowned Kings. They howled pitifully and collapsed from the skies, critically injured. A rain of blood showered the earth a moment later.

Mere Kings were nothing before Grand Devil Kings.

"Pill Saint, you slaughtered countless Grand Devil Kings in the Shadow World in the past. Today, we'll bring you back to the Shadow World to be tormented and corrupted forever!" the Blood Butcher Grand Devil King declared with a voice filled with killing intent, causing the world to darken.

The two Grand Devil Kings prepared to launch their final moves. Inexhaustible amounts of Authority came crushing down like a millstone of doom, attempting to grind everything into oblivion.

The Pill Saint's expression remained frigid and unyielding, revealing no trace of fear despite facing insurmountable odds. She was one of the Void Resonance's Six Sons and had killed Grand Devil King after Grand Devil King in the Shadow World alongside the Sect Master, sending them fleeing.

She was once a Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperor, someone who wouldn't be at a disadvantage even if she had to face two or three Grand Devil Kings at once. Over time, her body had deteriorated and her power had left her, but even so, the pride within her heart would never allow her to face these Grand Devil Kings with weakness.

Death was nothing more than returning her life to the heavens, something that was long overdue.

She roused all of the Authority she could without hesitation, planning to engage in a final battle with the Grand Devil Kings.

However, just as she was about to take action, her expression changed. Countless living creatures raised their heads and looked at the bright moon looming over the Xia Kingdom. The bright moon hung high in the sky, and clear moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall, condensing into a silver stairway in the air.

The sound of a flute accompanied the appearance of the bright moon, its melody clear, cold, and lonely, as though originating from antiquity and captivating everyone's hearts with its charm.

Li Luo, Pang Qianyuan, and the rest raised their heads to see a solitary figure climb down the moonlit steps.

He was a strapping and tall man wearing moon-white robes. The manifestations of a sun and moon moved about gracefully on his sleeves, wrapped in a sea of stars that ebbed and flowed. It was like the entire night sky had been woven into his clothes.

His long hair was untied, fluttering in the wind. Beneath his sword-like brows was a pair of abstruse eyes, reflecting the moonlight and exuding a sense of unrestrained unruliness and pride.

Every step he took caused the moonlight to disperse and ripple. The surrounding worldly natural energy trembled slightly, as though in submission to his mere presence. It was like the moon had descended to this earth in human form.

In his hand was a jade flute with which he played divine melodies. Each note contained boundless amounts of Authority, creating a formation made of sound that was capable of sealing the heavens and the earth, temporarily trapping the two Grand Devil Kings.

A warm voice then rang out across the world. "Heavenly Emperor Jiang, Golden Dragon Mountain is here to honor our agreement."

Li Luo's heart trembled as he looked at the newcomer. This was a Heavenly Emperor from Golden Dragon Mountain?

"That is..."

Lan Lingzi and Li Qingying were the first to recognize the newcomer.

"Golden Dragon Mountain's Heavenly Emperor Zhang!"