Chapter 2870

Yang Sheng was nailed to the city gate, pierced through the heart and died.

He Lingchuan's hands and feet, subordinates, and comrades-in-arms were all mercilessly slaughtered by the Heavenly Demon.

The fury surged like a mad tide, instantly washing over every nerve, finally piling up into an overwhelming force.

The veins on both sides of his forehead throbbed violently; He Lingchuan nearly lost control for the first time.

Such hatred and pain were truly etched into the bone.

Now Jia Lou Tian told him: "It's your turn. Your younger brother awaits you on the Path of the Hidden Spring."

Ling Xu Sheng Zun had long marveled at Jiu You's talent and very much wished to recruit him into his own camp.

But Jia Lou Tian had long believed this fellow had no value for unification; for Jiu You, it was best to kill him swiftly.

"Today, we fight to the death." He Lingchuan stared at him, each word deliberate: "The Earth Mother Plains shall be your burial ground! Henceforth, I will have you trampled by ten thousand feet here!"

Every word carried the chill wind blown from Jiu You.

As the word "rest" left his lips, a sharp clang rang out. He Lingchuan unleashed a Yan Strike, rushing forward with both man and blade toward Jia Lou Tian.

The clash between these two peerless powerhouses unfolded without flourish. Each harbored a monster in their heart, named "Deep Hatred and Great Resentment," which could only be sated by devouring the opponent's flesh and blood.

The Soul-Capturing Mirror cried: "Don't act rashly, don't clash head-on with It! Your wounds haven't healed yet!"

The master is far too impulsive—he marches to battle wounded and weary, while the opposing Great Heavenly Demon not only enjoys the advantage of rest but has also stored up divine power from previous battles.

Charging straight in like this—won't he suffer a great loss?

Indeed, after only three exchanges, He Lingchuan felt the opponent's strength far surpassing that of Tong Ming Zhenjun, already approaching that of Bai Zhan Tian.

Both his arms trembled with pain, as if about to split; the recently healed wound reopened and bled anew.

The shockwaves and impact from each clash were so fierce that no other immortal or demon could dare approach.

The Soul-Capturing Mirror was right—direct confrontation is too difficult.

Once entering combat mode, He Lingchuan habitually calms himself quickly. When two armies meet, the brave prevail, but in a personal duel of peaks, only a calm mind and clear cognition can lead to victory.

Jia Lou Tian deliberately killed He Yue to provoke him, hoping to make him act on hot blood, recklessly rushing forward to fight.

Knowing Bai Zhan Tian, as the Heavenly War God, emphasizes the utmost purity of strength and rarely uses additional divine powers—if Jia Lou Tian has already approached Bai Zhan Tian in absolute strength, the ensuing battle will only become doubly difficult.

His divine power has not yet erupted.

Besides, there are over thirty Heavenly Demons and hundreds of summoned beings present. Jia Lou Tian waves his hand, and behind them, green light rises, flying toward the Sequence Command Divine Seal on his shoulder.

Earlier, Jia Lou Tian had relied on them to accumulate energy during battle. Now that Jiu You has appeared, this energy should be put to use.

Jia Lou Tian thus recalls them all, preparing for the Sequence Command Divine Seal to unleash a burst of high output.

He Lingchuan, however, leaps back two zhang, one hand gripping the Floating Life Blade, the other holding Tong Ming Zhenjun's Slay-Immortal Halberd, and thrusts forward with a Wave Slash.

The blade light flashes, and the aura is indeed formidable, but not focused. Jia Lou Tian deflects with a single motion, dispersing all the blade energy aimed at his front.

Jiu You's sword technique could not possibly be this weak, nor could he waste such a fine opportunity. What is he doing?

Then he noticed something strange: the original streams of green light he had summoned flying toward him suddenly halted midair, neither advancing nor retreating, and within two breaths, they drifted apart and dissipated. In the end, only a few strands of green light reached Jia Lou Tian's side, entering the Sequence Command Divine Seal.

What is going on?

Jia Lou Tian is bewildered.

Those clear lights were divine seal seeds he had previously planted in other Heavenly Demons and summoned beings; once they absorbed sufficient energy, they would return to their source. Energy such as this is not as easily intercepted as divine arts or spells—moreover, it is drawn by the divine seal itself, and others usually can only stare helplessly.

What method did Jiu You use to scatter them all?

He naturally does not know that He Lingchuan here employed the power of causality. Between the Sequence Command Divine Seal and the seeds Jia Lou Tian had dispersed, there exists a natural causal link, which in He Lingchuan's eyes manifests as countless red threads.

As a candidate for the God of Fate, he brandishes the Floating Life Blade and severs the causal threads.

Once the causal threads are severed, these energies lose their purpose and naturally dissipate where they stand. At this moment, Ming Ke Xianren also shouts a warning to He Lingchuan: "Emperor, the triangular mark on the city gate is still causing trouble!"

Ah, He Lingchuan startles.

The triangular mark Jia Lou Tian buried within the city gate continues to resist and drain the power of the Great Heaven Pearl. The Secret Realm will be prematurely overdrawn to a great extent—this mark is indispensable.

As the master of the Secret Realm, he should have removed this mark immediately upon arrival, but He Yue's death distracted him.

He Lingchuan, without turning, hurls a dagger toward Bao Chi Hai: "Go dig it out!"

The dagger is ordinary in appearance, flashing with red light.

He Lingchuan says nothing, continuing his battle with Jia Lou Tian.

Bao Chi Hai catches the dagger and flashes toward the city gate. Other Heavenly Demons attempt to intercept, but are blocked by Ming Ke Xianren and the Stone Man, while four black dragon stone carvings emerge from the wall and join the fight.

Bao Chi Hai grips the dagger and stabs it into the city gate, harder than refined gold—yet it feels like cutting through rice cake, easily piercing in and carving a long gash.

This dagger was originally an object of the Secret Realm, further strengthened by the realm master's temporary blessing; otherwise, even if its hardness were increased a hundredfold, it could not scratch the skin of the Panlongcheng Gate.

Bao Chi Hai digs and digs and digs at the gate, the dagger nearly buried to the hilt, before he finally strikes something hard.

He pulls it out with force and sees—it is a piece of wood shavings.

This is also wood shavings from the city gate; otherwise, it could not be embedded there, but it emits a faint green light, the aura of the Sequence Command Divine Seal.

"The wood shavings blown out from the city gate, after being transformed by Jia Lou Tian, were implanted with divine seal power?"

When Qing Qi God General shoots the wood shavings back toward the Panlongcheng Gate, it is equivalent to lodging a bug inside the gate—no wonder the triangular mark of the Sequence Command Divine Seal cannot be expelled.

Bao Chi Hai understands, but is even more terrified by Jia Lou Tian's methods.

This Secret Realm belongs to the Emperor, yet Jia Lou Tian can effortlessly transform its objects. Such power, such understanding and manipulation of law, sends a chill down one's spine.

The wood shavings having been dug out, the Sequence Command Divine Seal's influence on the city gate naturally ceases. But Jia Lou Tian does not care, for his purpose has already been achieved—

The Secret Realm already totters on the brink of collapse, and Jiu You himself has appeared.

Before his power, this Secret Realm and its master must tremble!

His gaze falls upon the serpent bracelet on He Lingchuan's hand, examining it closely, especially noting the red light emanating from the serpent's eyes:

"Those who can sever divine seal power are likely themselves wielding divine seal power. It seems the rumor is true—you have seized the Fate Divine Seal of Naluo Tian!"