Chapter 979: Great Fortune, Purple-Gold Ancient City, Annihilation of a King-Level Prodigy

The Xieguang beam possessed immense power.

Princess Long Ji and her two companions hastily dodged, revealing their forms.

“It’s you…”

Tiancansi, with his full head of purple hair radiating supreme aura, saw Princess Long Ji and the others, his expression slightly relaxing.

If reinforcements from the other realm had arrived, that would truly be troublesome.

After all, his current enemies were already formidable enough.

Although the ten great king-level prodigies of the other realm were as fragile as clay chickens and tile dogs before Jun Xiaoyao.

But that was only relatively so.

To the prodigies of the Immortal Realm, they were absolute rivals.

Especially Li Jiuming, whose cultivation base was merely at the pseudo-supreme level.

He was still far below Tiancansi’s supreme realm.

Yet Li Jiuming himself possessed the ancestral evil eye of the Mingzhao Imperial Clan, augmented by the pseudo-imperial treasure, Eye of Despair.

For a time, Tiancansi and Li Jiuming were evenly matched.

Not to mention that beings of the other realm were naturally several times stronger than those of the Immortal Realm at the same level.

Hence, Li Jiuming could, at the pseudo-supreme realm, use the Eye of Despair to Kangheng the seed-level prodigy Tiancansi of the Divine Silkworm Valley.

As for Pu Yao, Jin Zhan, Gu Chi, and the two-headed divine clan prodigy, they were locked in battle with Ji Qingyi, Ri Shenghu, and Yue Shenghu.

Bi’an Prince, the foremost of the ten great kings, was not present.

Seeing Princess Long Ji, Yu Chanjuan, and Yan Rumeng appear,

Ri Shenghu and Yue Shenghu exchanged glances; beneath their masks, their eyes flickered faintly.

They had formed a certain thought in their minds.

As for Ji Qingyi, her face beneath the veil remained utterly calm.

No one could guess what she truly thought—she was utterly elusive, impossible to fathom.

“The three of you, our great enemy is before us—first deal with these other-realm beings,” Ji Qingyi spoke.

Princess Long Ji and her two companions held no ill will toward Ji Qingyi.

Yet Yu Chanjuan looked at Ri Shenghu and Yue Shenghu with clear displeasure.

But with the great enemy before them, they ought to temporarily set aside past grievances.

Princess Long Ji and her two companions joined the battle.

“They don’t even reach pseudo-supreme—mere offerings.”

“The seed-level prodigies of the Immortal Realm are nothing special.”

Li Jiuming’s gaze, filled with mockery, fixed on Tiancansi.

The confidence he lost before Jun Xiaoyao, he reclaimed here against Tiancansi.

“I was merely warming up.”

Tiancansi’s gaze was cold.

He was, after all, a seed-level figure slumbering in the Divine Silkworm Valley, once one of the Nine Transformations Silkworms.

He was just one step away from achieving the invincible Ten Transformations form.

Tiancansi had long sought the method to achieve the tenth transformation.

Recently, he sensed a great opportunity in the Heaven Burial Forest, which is why he came here.

Then he encountered Ji Qingyi and the others.

After that, he clashed with Li Jiuming and the others, who had also entered the Heaven Burial Forest to hunt Immortal Realm cultivators.

The two sides resumed their fierce battle.

Waves of magic power surged, toppling vast stretches of ancient trees and forests.

They were deep within the Heaven Burial Forest.

The earth had been cracked open by countless fissures.

At this moment, from the fissures deep in the Heaven Burial Forest, a corner of an ancient city suddenly emerged.

Spiritual energy swirled; divine radiance pierced the heavens.

A vast ancient city revealed itself deep beneath the Heaven Burial Forest.

Prodigies from both the Immortal Realm and the other realm instinctively halted their movements, staring.

But as they looked, they held their breath.

The city was coated in a layer of purple-gold, its surface bearing natural divine traces of the Dao.

That was unmistakably Shenheng Purple Gold—the material used to forge imperial treasures!

Though the entire city was not made of Shenheng Purple Gold,

Even a single layer of it required enough material to forge a complete imperial treasure!

“What kind of feat is this?”

Prodigies from both realms marveled.

The entire city pulsed with astonishing energy.

Its surface bore bas-reliefs depicting mountains, rivers, sun, moon, primordial ancient beasts, and countless gods and demons.

Various runes manifested, entwined by divine law chains.

It appeared impossibly ancient—certainly not from this era.

Beneath the city lay an ancient array diagram; its scope seemed to cover the entire Heaven Burial Forest from underground.

This scale of craftsmanship stunned them further.

“That’s it…”

Tiancansi and Yan Rumeng both felt their hearts stir simultaneously.

Their prior intuitive sense had originated from that ancient city.

Why only they two had sensed it was likely tied to what lay hidden deep within the city.

“What is that?”

Li Jiuming and the other king-level prodigies were also startled.

Yet they faintly sensed that the ancient city radiated a deeply unsettling danger.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deep within the city, violent tremors suddenly erupted.

As if ten thousand cavalry marched in unison, the aura of clashing weapons and armored steeds spread outward.

Four bronze immortal soldiers suddenly emerged from within the city.

These bronze immortal soldiers were entirely bronze-gold, wielding heavenly halberds, spears, and other weapons, their surfaces swirling with supreme runes.

“Other-realm beings—kill!”

Heavy, muffled voices issued from the bronze immortal soldiers.

They advanced, charging toward Li Jiuming and the others.

“Damn it! These are relics left by Immortal Realm elders—retreat!”

Seeing this, Li Jiuming’s eyelid twitched.

The Borderlands were vast; since ancient times, countless powerful beings from both realms had perished here.

The Great Sacrifice Bloodland, for instance, was said to have formed from the death of a top-tier other-realm king.

So it was no surprise that relics of Immortal Realm ancestors remained here.

Seeing Li Jiuming and the others retreat,

Tiancansi laughed heartily.

“Heaven aids me!”

He turned, his gaze burning as he stared at the purple-gold city.

He sensed that within lay an opportunity for his transformation.

Perhaps he could use this chance to evolve into the invincible Ten Transformations Silkworm!

Tiancansi’s form became a streak of light, rushing toward the purple-gold city.

Ji Qingyi’s eyes flashed, and she entered as well.

So did Ri Shenghu and Yue Shenghu.

“We’re going too!” Yan Rumeng bit her full crimson lip.

She too felt a great opportunity lay within.

All of them entered the purple-gold city.

Meanwhile, Li Jiuming and the others, being chased by the four bronze immortal soldiers, were in disarray.

These bronze immortal soldiers were impervious to blades and spears, their surfaces swirling with supreme runes.

Li Jiuming and the others could not withstand them.

Soon, several king-level prodigies perished.

On the other side, a figure clad in white robes, face hidden beneath a ghost mask, surrounded by chaotic energy,

crossed the void like a divine king stepping across realms, hands clasped behind his back.

All surrounding dense forests, ferocious beasts, and residual arrays were shattered by the chaotic energy around him.

This figure was, of course, Jun Xiaoyao, who had entered the Heaven Burial Forest.

Ahead, suddenly, there came a sound of movement.

Jun Xiaoyao glanced over and saw Li Jiuming and the others fleeing in disarray.

“It’s you!”

Seeing Jun Xiaoyao, Li Jiuming, Pu Yao, Jin Zhan, and the others wore uneasy expressions.

They had been seen in such a humiliating moment.

But now, facing crisis, their previous grievances with Jun Xiaoyao could only be set aside for the moment.

They knew Jun Xiaoyao, though merely a Pretender to the Supreme, was an absolute powerhouse even among Supremes.

The Mo Jie Imperial Prince had been impaled and killed by Jun Xiaoyao’s halberd.

“Yu Xiaoyao, we discovered a celestial realm opportunity, but were being hunted by its puppets—help us eliminate the puppets first, then we’ll compete for the opportunity!”

Li Jiuming spoke, though inwardly reluctant, he had no other choice.

Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze, intrigued, swept over Li Jiuming and the others.

For some reason, feeling that gaze, Li Jiuming’s heart suddenly sank.

Then Jun Xiaoyao raised his hand, and a brilliant swordlight shot into the heavens.

A three-foot sword embryo emerged, fueled by chaotic energy, activating the Sword of Heaven Severance, slashing toward Li Jiuming and the others!

“Yu Xiaoyao, how dare you!”

Seeing this, Li Jiuming’s eyes bulged with rage, roaring loudly.