Chapter 367: Blood River Domain, Global Shock (I)

"Eight high-definition surveillance satellites and two energy detection satellites have reached their designated positions. The core monitoring range is twenty kilometers, and the fuzzy monitoring range is one hundred kilometers."

"On-site support personnel have arrived at the designated locations."

"Report, the four Soul Crystals have shown no reaction for now."

"Keep a close watch. Akunus is certainly lurking nearby, possibly blending in with the crowd watching the commotion. As an experienced cult god, Akunus has many methods, including concealing his divine soul's presence. It’s normal for the Soul Crystals to detect nothing before he unleashes his power.

"Kleide challenged Chu Batian to draw away the strongest layer of vigilance around Yan Ruoyi. He definitely won't miss this opportunity. Has General Rake arrived?"

"General Rake has reached the designated position, fifteen kilometers from the battlefield center, within the range of the secret device. His presence and aura have been erased, so he won't trigger Akunus' divine soul alert."

"Tell him not to reveal himself, no matter how chaotic it gets outside, until Akunus' true appearance is confirmed. We don't want to alert him prematurely. Given both Chu Batian and Li Daoyi’s power, they can handle any sudden issues until Rake appears.

"Remember, our goal is to seal Akunus’ soul essence, locate his true form in the mythical world, and completely eliminate him."

"Understood."

As the smoke cleared from the center of the halberd light’s explosion, a ten-meter-tall, burly figure covered in black armor appeared. Cracks of varying lengths on Kleide's armor were visibly mending at a rapid pace.

The condensed true dragon power had torn through his protective true power and his alloy-hard armor scales. Yet, the mere halberd light only caused minor injuries, which healed in the blink of an eye as transcendent energy flowed in.

Standing atop the ruins, Chen Chu coldly eyed Kleide in the distance and said, "Still not giving up? You should know you're not my match."

As he spoke, Chen Chu's gaze flickered, scanning all around, as he extended his mind’s perception to the fullest to identify any watching eyes.

Nothing?

Huff, huff!

Kleide panted heavily, his voice low and buzzing as he stared intently at Chen Chu. "That was just a warm-up. This battle has only just begun."

Boom!

As he spoke, a burning force within Kleide ignited, and a vast and wild aura exploded, forming red flames.

Bang!

The ground shattered, and Kleide vanished from his original spot.

Boom!

Chen Chu spun around, a golden light flashing as he blocked a fist appearing behind him and sent Kleide flying with a single sweep of his halberd.

Boom!

A small building a hundred meters away collapsed, and the concrete floors and brick walls within dozens of meters exploded into countless fragments. Amid the violent shockwaves and dust, Kleide roared in anger, lifting a three-story building behind him.

Half the building crumbled as he uprooted it, stirring up a gale of wind and shockwaves as he hurled it toward Chen Chu. He then crushed the ground beneath him as he chased after it.

Boom!

The golden light-enveloped halberd struck, scattering wind and debris as it blew up half of the building. The halberd's sweep shattered everything in its path.

Bang!

Amid the dust and shockwaves, Kleide's chest caved in, blood spurted from his mouth, and he was sent flying over two hundred meters, crashing into a small building on the other side of the city. Shockwaves rolled, and the ground trembled.

Roar!

With an angry roar, Kleide stood up from the ruins once again, his blood-red flames burning even more fiercely. His aura was wild, shaking the heavens and earth.

Gazing at the figure standing in the distance with a halberd, Kleide panted heavily, his eyes blood-red. His body began to change, with his arms becoming longer and thinner.

Swish!

This time, Kleide didn’t shatter the ground. Instead, he vanished with greater speed and agility, turning into a blur that flitted between buildings, circling Chen Chu and waiting for the right moment to strike.

"What is he doing?"

"Looking for an opportunity to attack, I suppose."

"No, I mean, it's clear that Kleide is no match for Chu Batian. Why doesn’t he give up?"

"In a warrior’s battle, it’s not just about strength and realm. It’s also about combat awareness, martial techniques, will, and endurance. Sometimes a single lapse can determine the outcome.

"Right now, Kleide can still fight, and he can still use the beast transformation ability he gained after breaking through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm. Why should he surrender?"

"Alright."

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing whistle erupted. As Kleide's claws swung rapidly, dozens of ten-meter-long black blades of qi slashed toward Chen Chu from all directions.

Boom!

A six-meter tall ring of golden halberd light burst out from Chen Chu, shattering every blade. When the ring of energy expanded to its ten-meter limit...

Boom!

The dazzling golden light shook the ground, and a violent explosion destroyed everything, with fierce winds howling.

In the midst of the fierce winds and air waves, Chen Chu's figure suddenly moved, and a sonic boom echoed through the heavens and earth. Kleide, who was moving rapidly a hundred meters away, was startled and instinctively raised his arm to block.

Boom!

He was directly sent flying by the suddenly appearing halberd, his massive body crashing through over a dozen small buildings before stopping, with dust filling the sky.

You're not the only one with speed.

As the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor grew to the peak of level 8 and even began to break through to level 9, Chen Chu's physical body became more monstrous, both in strength and speed.

Combined with the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd weighing eight tons, when swung in close range at several times the speed of sound, its power was indescribable.

Even Kleide, fully transformed into his beast form, had no chance to counterattack before Chen Chu. This overwhelming advantage left those expecting a fierce battle somewhat disappointed, wondering if Kleide had been overrated.

Is all the talk of being an unrivaled and unbeatable genius just a farce? Were the martial arts academy experts merely putting on a show with him?

On the other hand, the half-destroyed district showed that Kleide was indeed strong. At the very least, he hadn’t been killed yet.

Roar!

An angry roar echoed through the heavens. In the distance, Kleide stood up again, his face showing immense anger as he painfully snapped his broken arm back into place with a crack.

His opponent was too strong, so strong that it made him despair, but he couldn't give up.

He would never give up.

Kleide's more powerful Destructive Will exploded, forming a twelve-meter-tall black phantom behind him that was growing more solid.

The crushing pressure Chen Chu brought had made his Destructive Fist Will advance further, but it still wasn't enough.

Transcendent energy surged as his powerful will drew it in, causing even the atmosphere to shake. The phantom engulfed and forcefully absorbed tenfold transcendent energy into his body.

Ahh!

Kleide let out a painful scream, his body swelling to fifteen meters. The overwhelming power caused the red flames on his body to turn into blazing light.

Boom!

A vast and immense aura exploded from Kleide, who now resembled a monster. As the Destructive Will surged, drawing transcendent energy into his body, his aura nearly multiplied tenfold.

"Has he gone mad?"

"That unrefined transcendent energy will damage his foundation!"

Just as everyone was mesmerized by the monstrous Kleide, a ghastly aura exploded from among the dozen or so people standing a few dozen meters away from Yan Ruoyi.

Boom!

An endless blood light engulfed everything. The surrounding dozen cultivators, ordinary ones of the Third Heavenly Realm, were dissolved before they could even scream.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

A sea of blood appeared in the sky, and on the ground, a nine-headed blood python, dozens of meters long, roared out, rushing toward Yan Ruoyi with a world-destroying momentum.

The dancers and company employees behind Yan Ruoyi screamed in terror. Some even collapsed to the ground, with warm streams spreading beneath them.

Facing the terrifying aura of the cult god who had killed millions, these ordinary people felt a primal fear and despair.

"Stop right there!" Li Daoyi's body exploded with a destructive aura even more domineering than Kleide's.

Boom!

Purple thunderbolts as thick as arms surrounded Li Daoyi. In his hand appeared a two-meter-long, five-centimeter-wide purple sword, with the lightning converging onto its blade.

Screech!

A sharp, piercing sound echoed through the heavens, and the purple sword light exploded, endless thunderbolts forming a fifteen-meter-diameter rotating sword wheel that annihilated everything.

Boom!

The void exploded, and lightning flashed. Under the purple sword wheel, the nine-headed blood python collapsed, turning into a sky full of blood light and revealing a long-haired youth surrounded by blood light, emanating a terrifying aura.

Li Daoyi said slowly, "Akunus, you've finally come out."

The long-haired youth looked at them coldly, his gaze falling on Yan Ruoyi behind them, his voice deep. "I said I would personally take back everything."

Li Daoyi sneered. "Do you think you can get past me? Mingyue, take Sister Ruoyi and the others away."

"Okay," the fox-eared girl responded seriously. "Xuexue!"

Squeak, squeak!

The six-tailed white fox guarding them suddenly grew its tails, wrapping them around Yan Ruoyi, Xu Xiaoqi, and the ordinary people, then rushed down the hillside, keeping the ordinary people and Yan Ruoyi about ten meters apart.

"Let's follow quickly and protect Ms. Yan," Li Long said anxiously, as he and the other bodyguards hurried to follow.

"Stay here!"

Akunus' eyes turned cold, and the endless blood light behind him transformed into roaring blood pythons.

"Your opponent is me. Today, I finally get to slay a god," Li Daoyi said excitedly, his body erupting with even more dazzling thunderbolts.

Boom! Boom!

Dozens of thunderbolts flashed, blasting the blood pythons apart. The filthy blood energy was purified by the thunderbolts, emitting a scorched, foul smell.

Then, surrounded by electric light, Li Daoyi shot forward like a bolt of lightning, his purple long sword almost becoming a pure beam of light.

"Do you think you can stop me?"

Accompanied by a cold growl, a red blood vial shattered in Akunus' hand. In an instant, he absorbed the essence, emitting a terrifying level 9 aura.

Boom!

Akunus's aura exploded. His body, initially at the beginning stage of the Sixth Heavenly Realm, skyrocketed to the peak under the influence of the level 9 essence, emitting an overwhelming aura.