When the colossal hand descended into the abyss, the abyss melted layer by layer, and a terrifying pressure pervaded the heavens and the earth like a storm. The laws of the existing Great Dao seemed to crumble beneath the colossal hand's influence.

Hum!

A resonant sword hum echoed from the bottom of the abyss, and a sword light shot straight into the sky.

Crack!

The colossal hand shattered!

A sword light stood tall between the heavens and the earth.

The spacetime around Ye Guan trembled violently as he hovered in mid-air with the Qingxuan Sword in hand.

A thousand meters away from him stood a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was dressed in a religious attire, with his hands clasped behind his back.

He was exuding an invisible pressure that suppressed both the heavens and the earth.

He was none other than the Western Underworld Lord!

Ye Guan glared at the middle-aged man, and the power of his bloodline swept toward the Western Underworld Lord in an effort to suppress the latter.

The Western Underworld Lord stepped forward. He extended his right hand and flipped it.

Boom!

The spacetime around Ye Guan inverted, and a terrifying pressure bored down on Ye Guan. A fierce light flashed in Ye Guan's eyes. He gripped the Qingxuan Sword and slashed out.

A terrifying blood-red sword light rushed out of the Qingxuan Sword.

Boom!

The spacetime around Ye Guan was torn apart.

"How impressive"! A hint of surprise flashed in the Western Underworld Lord's eyes. He took another step forward and turned his palm into a fist before sending a punch toward Ye Guan.

As soon as the moment the punch was thrown, the area where Ye Guan was standing collapsed, and waves of mysterious and terrifying power surged toward Ye Guan from all directions.

Ye Guan seemed to be in the middle of a storm, and he was surrounded by tempestuous energies that were all trying to crush him.

The sheer pressure made it hard for Ye Guan to breathe. He closed his eyes, and the Qingxuan Sword in his hand trembled violently.

Ye Guan inhaled sharply—Heavenrend plus Space Overlap!

Hum!

A resonant sword hum pervaded the skies, and the eardrums of the nearby experts burst open upon hearing it.

The spacetime ahead of Ye Guan imploded, and a terrifying shockwave swept outward. Under the support of Ao Qianqian and his two bloodlines, Ye Guan managed to perform Heavenrend with ten thousand stacks of Space Overlap!

It was the most powerful attack Ye Guan had ever unleashed thus far!

One sword to shatter everything!

The Western Underworld Lord was forced to retreat thousands of meters away by the sword attack. As soon as he stopped, the spacetime behind him collapsed into a pitch-black void spanning hundreds of thousands of meters in length.

The Western Underworld Lord's eyes reflected shock.

"What an excellent sword technique!" he remarked before transforming into a ray of multi-colored light and charging at Ye Guan.

Almost simultaneously, Ye Guan disappeared as well.

Boom!

When the two made contact, the multi-colored light, and Ye Guan's sword light exploded at the same time, and an invisible shockwave spread out of them, affecting even star fields millions of kilometers away.

Of course, the shockwave still disappeared without a trace as soon as it approached the Ascension Stele.

Ye Guan and the Western Underworld Lord were blasted kilometers away from each other.

Ye Guan soon came to a halt, and he was covered in blood—no, everything around him had turned into a sea of blood. However, His Mortal Bloodline, Mad Demon Bloodline, and Invincible Sword Intent were growing stronger and stronger.

The longer he fought, the stronger he'd become. However, the price he had to pay was his sanity, and he'd eventually become mad during the fight.

The Western Underworld Lord stared at Ye Guan in a new light. He no longer had any contempt for the young man. In fact, he was feeling a bit troubled, and it was all because some of his techniques were ineffective against Ye Guan's sword.

One sword to shatter everything!

If he wanted to kill Ye Guan, he would have to use the purest form of power, which was brute force, but he dared not engage Ye Guan in a direct clash.

Ye Guan's sword was too sharp, so he'd lose out at a direct confrontation.

The Western Underworld Lord took a deep breath and opened his palm.

Boom!

A blood-red lightning bolt descended and hovered above his palm. He clenched his right hand, and the blood-red divine lightning transformed into a blood-red spear.

Dao Emperor Zhaowu smiled at the sight of it and remarked, "The Blood Tribulation Divine Spear. That is interesting. The Western Underworld Lord has actually subdued the myriad blood tribulations of the Nether Sea and has forged his own weapon using it."

Tianwu Xin was curious. "Blood Tribulation?"

Dao Emperor Zhaowu nodded. He picked up the wine cup in front of him and took a small sip of his wine before explaining, "It's similar to a universe tribulation, but the universe tribulations of the Nether Sea are far stronger than the universe tribulations of other universe regions.

"In short, that spear alone is as strong as a genuine Path Creation Realm expert."

Upon noticing that Dao Emperor Zhaowu's wine cup was already empty, Tianwu Xin quickly stepped forward and filled the cup carefully before stepping backward with his head lowered all the way.

Dao Emperor Zhaowu turned to look at the sky and smiled. "The Western Underworld Lord is furious now."

Outside, the Western Underworld Lord stared wordlessly at Ye Guan. The next moment, he stepped forward and thrust his spear forward.

Sizzle!

A myriad of tribulation lightning appeared around the spear, and the distinct aura of a universe tribulation swept across everyone. The Ascension World began burning beneath the might of the universe tribulation.

It was a terrifying sight! It was so terrifying that many experts retreated in horror, not daring to approach the battlefield between Ye Guan and the Western Underworld Lord.

A fierce light flitted across Ye Guan's eyes, and he roared.

Boom! Boom!

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

A thousand-meter-tall bloodline statue manifested behind him.

It was none other than the Mad Demon Divine Statue!

The statue was holding an enlarged version of the Qingxuan Sword.

Ye Guan roared, "Slash!"

The Mad Demon Divine Statue swung the Qingxuan Sword, and a hundred-thousand-meter blood-red sword energy split the sky open.

The myriad of tribulation lightning was torn apart by the Qingxuan Sword, and the blood-red sword energy reached the Western Underworld Lord in the blink of an eye.

The Western Underworld Lord's eyes narrowed into slits at the sight of it.

He twisted his wrist and thrust his spear forward once again.

Boom!

The blood-red sword energy was shattered by the spear, but another sword light flew straight at him. A cold glint flashed in the Western Underworld Lord's eyes, he he thrust his spear again.

Boom!

The blood-red sword light shattered, but the Western Underworld Lord was forced back.

Just as he was retreating—

"Slash!"

—Ye Guan's voice echoed once again, and another ten-thousand-meter blood-red sword energy flew toward the Western Underworld Lord.

The Western Underworld Lord was furious, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes as he stepped forward and unleashed a myriad of spear lights. The spear lights converged at one point, transforming into a colossal long spear combined with the blood-red tribulation lightning.

The next moment, the spear flew toward Ye Guan and his bloodline statue.

BOOM!

A cataclysmic explosion occurred as the terrifying sword energy and spear light shattered into pieces.

The Ascension World cracked open, and there wasn't any intact place in the Ascension World except for the Dao Street and the Ascension Stele.

The clash had destroyed the Ascension World, but the shockwaves of their fight couldn't approach those two places, leaving those watching in the shadows stunned.

Amidst the endless sea of spear light and sword lights, Ye Guan and the Western Underworld Lordn were forced to retreat from each other, retreating tens of thousands of meters away.

As soon as Ye Guan stopped, the statue behind him shattered, but it didn't disappear. Instead, it transformed into a stream of blood energy that flowed into Ye Guan's body.

Boom!

Ye Guan's aura surged, and he grew stronger and stronger.

Tianwu Xin's brows furrowed deeply. "This bloodline..."

Dao Emperor Zhaowu smiled and said, "It seems that his father is indeed no ordinary person."

Tianwu Xin bowed slightly and hurriedly said, "Still an ant compared to you."

Dao Emperor Zhaowu burst out into laughter, and he didn't refute it, as he believed that Tianwu Xin's words were true. Tianwu Xin looked up at Ye Guan in the distant sky, and then she closed her eyes.

In her eyes, Ye Guan was like a clown, and his resistance was his performance on a stage for Dao Emperor Zhaowu's entertainment. All resistance was futile before the Dao Emperor.

***

The Western Underworld Lord stared at the Blood Tribulation Divine Spear in his hand and saw that it had cracked open.

Western Underworld Lord's brows furrowed deeply as he looked up at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Guan's hand in the distance. A hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes. Even a Path Creation Realm spear couldn't withstand his sword?

Was that a sword beyond the Path Creation Realm?

The Western Underworld Lord's expression became solemn. He dared not underestimate Ye Guan anymore. The young swordsman's strength far exceeded his expectations, and the most terrifying thing was that this young swordsman was only a full divinity expert.

To make matters worse, he had only been cultivating for about five years.

He's a demon!

The Western Underworld Lord stared deeply at Ye Guan. Ye Guan's sword intent and bloodline power were still becoming stronger despite the intense exchange of moves just now.

Battle! He longed for battle! Ye Guan gripped the Qingxuan Sword tightly and looked up at the Western Underworld Lord. Without any unnecessary words, his figure trembled as he swung his sword at the Western Underworld Lord.

Seeing Ye Guan's attack, the Western Underworld Lord's expression darkened. He had just realized that Ye Guan was becoming stronger and stronger.

Ye Guan had two bloodlines, and bloodline powers were supposed to weaken as the battle progressed. Bloodline activation was like a forbidden technique that would boost one's strength temporarily, but it had a backlash of weakening the individual as the fight went on.

However, Ye Guan's bloodlines shattered common sense. He was actually becoming stronger with each passing second!

There was no time to think further; Ye Guan had already arrived in front of him.

The Western Underworld Lord collected his thoughts, and his figure trembled. He transformed into a spear light that flew toward Ye Guan. Soon, terrifying explosions echoed throughout the Ascension World.

The two had thrown all caution to the wind, fighting each other frantically in an effort to end their opponent's life.

Meanwhile, Jimo Lan was lost in thought as she stared at Ye Guan in the distance.

She had to admit that she was quite surprised by Ye Guan's backer and strength. She couldn't have imagined, even in her wildest dreams, that Ye Guan was strong enough to fight against a top-tier supreme elite.

It had to be known that Ye Guan was just a full divinity expert of the Divine Dao Realm!

Once he reaches the Path Creation Realm, who's going to be his match?

Jimo Lan's delicate hand clenched into a fist. She was more inclined to take Ye Guan's side, as the young man had great potential and was worth investing in.

If she were to step out and help him now, it would be considered a significant help. However, Jimo Lan noticed that Dao Emperor Zhaowu himself had yet to make a move.

Dao Emperor Zhaowu! Jimo Lan's expression darkened. Her intuition was telling her that Dao Emperor Zhaowu had yet to go all out. Moreover, there was still the Evil Dao Alliance behind Dao Emperor Zhaowu.

Jimo Lan cast a complicated gaze at Ye Guan. Growing up in a prestigious family, she understood very well that, more often than not, talent was meaningless without powerful backers.

Jimo Lan herself had encountered quite a few rogue cultivators when she was young; some of them were even more talented than her, but now, they were all gone.

She was the only one left, and it was all thanks to the Jimo Clan. Backers were very important. Otherwise, blessings could easily turn into misfortunes. With a sufficiently powerful backer, however, misfortunes could turn into blessings.

Jimo Lan was trying to know the backers of both sides.

Ye Guan's backers were still unclear, but his opponent was Dao Emperor Zhaowu, who was invincible during his time. Most importantly, there were still powerful people behind Dao Emperor Zhaowu!

There was also the Evil Dao Alliance!

Jimo Lan closed her eyes, and she eventually decided to wait and see. She'd decide on her next move depending on who would come out to help Ye Guan.