Chapter 826: Emergence!

"Childish!" Chen Qi laughed softly and ignored him further.

Very soon.

Everyone's attention was once again cast toward where Li Zhiyi was.

Zhang Huizhi paid no more mind to the suppressed Zhang Xing, his gaze shifting to the pitch-black barrier formed by the crystallization of malice.

Immediately, he threw out several explosive formation disks.

Boom, boom, boom!

Following the bombardment of the explosive formation disks, the pitch-black barrier merely developed a few cracks.

Zhang Xing's eyes were blood-red, watching helplessly as all his handiwork was destroyed by Zhang Huizhi.

Falling short of success!

Chen Youqing's breathing grew rapid.

She had originally thought she would be forever separated from the Blood Brand.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Huizhi had appeared.

As long as the explosive formation disks shattered this pitch-black barrier of malice, the Blood Brand scabbard fused into Chen Youqing's arm could once again establish a connection with the Blood Brand.

The Blood Brand would be recovered!

A smile could not help but emerge at the corners of Chen Youqing's mouth.

She could tell that this Zhang Huizhi actually knew nothing of the secret of the Blood Brand, and knew even less than Zhang Xing.

But because Zhang Huizhi had acted late, he had managed to scheme against Zhang Xing.

Now, Zhang Huizhi's actions would not actually gain him the Blood Brand; instead, they were helping Chen Youqing.

Chen Qi held the same thought.

Glancing at Zhang Xing and Zhang Huizhi, Chen Qi felt increasingly confused.

Had this Zhang Huizhi actually discussed anything with Zhang Xing?

Boom, boom, boom!

One explosive formation disk after another continuously shattered the barrier of malice, and the cracks upon it grew more numerous.

"To think it is so dense..." Zhang Huizhi looked at Zhang Xing:

"You wouldn't happen to be an Ancient Divine Beast, to have such proficient control over malice?"

In an instant, the blood-red-eyed Zhang Xing was clearly stunned, then let out a low roar:

"You insult me!"

"Indeed." Zhang Huizhi gave a faint smile and continued to toss out explosive formation disks.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Following the series of explosions.

The tall barrier of malice shattered, transforming into rolling malice that dispersed toward the four corners of the world.

Without the power of will, malice does not vanish; it only dissipates before condensing once more.

Just at the moment the barrier of malice was completely pulverized.

Everyone's breathing became rapid.

"Ah..."

Xia Hanzhou's mouth hung open in an instant, disbelieving, his whole person as if struck by lightning.

"Hahaha!!"

Chen Qi suddenly laughed out loud, endless brilliant light erupting in his eyes.

"This is the secret of the Blood Brand!" Chen Qi looked up to the sky and laughed:

"Blood Parasites will never obtain the Blood Brand; they will only be devoured by the Blood Brand and become its nourishment!"

His voice shook the universe, failing to notice that Xia Hanzhou's complexion had already turned deathly pale.

But look!

A hundred-meter-long blood-colored great blade stood slanted in the shattered earth, its blade body caked in dark red blood-rust, yet still emitting a terrifying cold light.

The edge was like lightning splitting the void, and where the wind passed, there seemed to be a wail; even with only half the blade exposed, it already exuded a boundless sharpness capable of cleaving mountains and rivers.

Merely viewing it from afar made one feel boundless sharpness and killing intent.

"Li Zhiyi..."

Chen Min lay prostrate on the earth, his eyes blood-red, looking at this scene in disbelief.

The Extreme Path Martial Artists and the remaining soldiers of the Tiger Dragon Battalion and the Min Battalion looked at the Blood Brand at this moment, their eyes all turning blood-red.

The secret of the Blood Brand!

Countless people suddenly realized the truth; all the actions of the Five Clans were explained in this moment.

Many soldiers from Chi Province, Lu Province, and Ji Province felt their emotions fluctuate violently as they watched this scene.

On the distant horizon.

The Lord of Chi's expression turned ugly as he looked toward Chen Province:

"I only guessed before, but I did not expect that you would truly use the Alliance Army guards as nourishment for the Blood Brand!"

Within Chen Province, the Lord of Chen, playing a game of chess alone, remained silent, his brows furrowed.

He had been sensing the Blood Brand all along, and at this moment, a trace of shock appeared between his brows.

Over there.

The Blood Brand stood just like that.

The might of the Divine Artifact was beyond description.

Yet, the Lord of Chen felt that something had changed.

"Good!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Youqing's mouth; she reached out with one hand, blood-colored patterns manifesting in her palm as she began to summon the Blood Brand.

The next moment, Chen Youqing's body stiffened.

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Huizhi's body floated in mid-air, slowly flying toward the Blood Brand.

"Today, the Blood Brand shall be obtained by me, Zhang Huizhi!"

His sleeves fluttered, unrestrained and joyful.

It was worth lurking for so long, and scheming for so long.

Now, he was finally going to obtain the Blood Brand in front of everyone in the world.

He slowly approached the Blood Brand, appeared at the hilt, and reached out with one hand.

"Hm?"

Zhang Huizhi was stunned for a moment; he actually hadn't been able to lift it.

The next moment, he reached for the hilt again.

*Swish! *

Zhang Huizhi hurriedly withdrew his hand, but he was still struck by a blade aura, and the thumb of his right hand was severed.

This scene happened suddenly.

Everyone went quiet.

Zhang Xing frowned, using all his strength to look at where the Blood Brand was, and at this moment, he also frowned.

"Who!" Zhang Huizhi suddenly roared:

"Who is it!"

"Don't hide from me, who else is plotting?!"

Zhang Huizhi's expression was cold to the extreme.

Yet, he saw.

*Crack, crack, crack! *

A series of sounds like glass shattering rang out.

The great blood-colored blade suddenly emitted a piercing cracking sound, the blade body shattering like glazed glass, dark red fragments splashing everywhere.

"The Blood Brand... is shattered!"

Chen Qi watched in shock, unable to believe it.

Chen Youqing's face was even paler, as if she had seen the most terrifying thing.

"Impossible..."

Zhang Huizhi's expression was gloomy to the extreme, and array discs appeared floating behind him.

*Crack, crack, crack! *

The long blood-colored blade, like a collapsing building, sent countless blood-red fragments splashing.

It shattered all the way to the base.

A figure in red suddenly appeared.

The young man sat cross-legged in the center of the broken blades, his hem stained with specks of blood, his black hair hanging over his shoulders; when he raised his eyes, the cold light in his pupils was sharper than the broken blades, as if reborn from the soul of the blade.

Quiet!

Silence!

The entire world seemed to have stopped turning.

Countless people looked at where the young man was, filled with unspeakable shock.

*Boom—! *

It was as if endless thunder was ringing out in the depths of everyone's minds, and they were all stunned.

"How is this possible!" Chen Qi roared: "Where is the Blood Brand?"

Chen Youqing felt it even more clearly at this moment; her beautiful eyes widened, and the Blood Brand scabbard within her arm could no longer sense the Blood Brand.

The Blood Brand had disappeared from the entire world.

Which meant.

"You..." Chen Youqing's red lips parted slightly:

"You devoured the Blood Brand!"

*Boom! *

Above the firmament, endless dark clouds suddenly condensed, blood-colored wild lightning flashed, and a roar like the shifting of earth veins erupted.

As Li Zhiyi slowly raised his head, those blood-red eyes met Chen Youqing's gaze.

Chen Youqing turned deathly pale at this moment and could not help but retreat.

Zhang Xing watched in astonishment.

Including Wu Yuan further away, their brows were tightly furrowed.

They seemed to sense something that made even them palpitate with fear.

"Li Zhiyi..." Zhang Xing roared; for the first time, he looked squarely at this human he had always regarded as a dead object.

"Haha..."

Suddenly, a burst of loud laughter rang out.

It was Chen Min.

Chen Min lay on the ground, tears streaming down.

"I knew it... I knew it..."

He laughed wildly, as if he had known the outcome all along.

However... there was one person who was not shocked, only furious.

"Li Zhiyi..." Veins bulged on Zhang Huizhi's face:

"Do you have any idea..."

Anger gradually appeared in Zhang Huizhi's eyes:

"How long I have waited!"

The next instant.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Array discs flew one after another toward Li Zhiyi.

"Give me back the Blood Imprint!" Zhang Huizhi sneered aloud.

He had only one purpose since birth, and that was to seize the opportunities of the world and accumulate the world's great power into his own life.

Naturally, he could only be furious at the disappearance of the Blood Imprint.

He had clearly spent so much time on it.

But the next instant.

Boom!

A streak of blood-colored light darted out from the continuously exploding group of array discs, its speed reaching the extreme.

It was none other than Li Zhiyi.

Zhang Huizhi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly cast 【Boundary Instant】.

The next moment, he appeared a thousand miles away.

Zhang Huizhi's eyes flickered; just now, he had felt the aura of death.

But the next instant, the aura of death struck again.

Zhang Huizhi looked downward, and his right foot was actually seized by a force.

It was Li Zhiyi; the moment Zhang Huizhi cast 【Boundary Instant】, Li Zhiyi had grabbed Zhang Huizhi's ankle.

"You!"

Zhang Huizhi screamed, about to continue using his array discs.

The next instant.

Boom!

Li Zhiyi directly slammed Zhang Huizhi down to the ground.

Boom!

Zhang Huizhi was thrown heavily onto the earth, the light and shadow of a spatial array disc appearing on his body.

Yet, a figure in blood-colored clothes had already attacked.

"You!" Zhang Huizhi screamed.

He only saw a massive fist smashing down.

Boom!

Crack!

Accompanied by the sound of the fist smashing and bones shattering.

Zhang Huizhi's arm caved in.

Li Zhiyi didn't care about anything else and kept throwing punches.

Killing Zhang Huizhi was simply impossible; after all, Zhang Huizhi just hadn't awakened his memories, and in reality, he was still Chen Yan.

But Li Zhiyi was worried that Zhang Huizhi would ruin things.

Compared to worrying about those Eighth-Rankers of the Five Clans, what Li Zhiyi worried about more was Zhang Huizhi, who was also a New-Born Body.

After all, he knew best just how much trouble he himself could cause.

Hum!

The spatial array disc on Zhang Huizhi's body operated, and he soon appeared a hundred miles away.

But Li Zhiyi had kept a death grip on Zhang Huizhi's neck, being teleported along with Zhang Huizhi.

Under Zhang Huizhi's furious gaze, Li Zhiyi's fist struck again.

Boom!

With one punch, Zhang Huizhi's chest caved in, and he spat out blood.

"I..." Zhang Huizhi roared, desperately operating 【Boundary Instant】, his physical body appearing outside the Firmament.

Yet Li Zhiyi remained relentless, grabbing Zhang Huizhi and continuously beating him.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

The two figures kept flickering across various parts of the world like this, and bursts of blood-colored light appeared continuously like exploding blood flowers.

Until a certain moment.

"Damn it, ahhh!"

Zhang Huizhi let out a hoarse, desperate roar, an amplification array disc flashing on his foot as he kicked Li Zhiyi away.

The moment his physical body fell through the void, he took out a spatial array disc.

The next moment, he disappeared between heaven and earth with a look full of fury.

He hadn't expected that after preparing for so long, he would only end up getting a beating.

And at this moment.

The entire world was utterly silent.

Everyone's gaze turned toward that figure in blood-stained clothes.

Li Zhiyi!