Chapter 121

Leaving that area which had become fragmented due to the clash of primordial heroic spirits and mighty beings, Ye Wuque continued advancing toward the core of the spacetime rupture.

The deeper he went, the more violent the chaotic, berserk energy fluctuations became, as if the entire universe were converging toward the center of collapse.

Yet, the sights along the way made Ye Wuque's gaze gradually turn icy, a piercing killing intent silently spreading around him.

Chaos, however, was not solely born of spacetime itself.

Wherever his eyes reached, many places were burning with fierce war-fire!

The pitch-black Nine Nether evil qi clashed and annihilated wildly with the primordial force radiance of various attributes from the Nine Heavens Ten Lands, accompanied by roars, screams, and the thunderous boom of energy explosions!

Nine Nether living beings!

Again, Nine Nether living beings!

They appeared like a locust swarm, popping up in every corner of the core region, engaging in fierce battle with the Nine Heavens living beings that had entered this place.

The scene was chaotic and brutal, with living beings falling at every moment.

Not far ahead of Ye Wuque lay a small-scale battlefield.

Five or six Nine Heavens living beings of different races had formed a crude defensive formation back-to-back, barely holding on.

Their opponents were three Nine Nether living beings bearing nine ferocious, twisted skulls and clad in black bone armor—monsters of the Nine-Headed Royal Clan, the same lineage as the Nether Nine Heavens that Ye Wuque had previously slaughtered!

These three Nine Nether beings were not exerting their full strength; instead, they toyed with their prey like hunters, occasionally launching a vicious attack that added a deep, bone-revealing wound to each of the Nine Heavens beings, listening to their screams while emitting a cruel, pleased hissing laugh.

The disparity in strength between the sides was vast; the Nine Heavens beings were completely overwhelmed, defeat merely a matter of time, and a desperate atmosphere spread.

Ye Wuque's eyes suddenly turned cold; without hesitation, his form vanished like a ghost, and the next moment he appeared directly on the battlefield!

He didn't even employ any complex divine abilities, simply throwing a single punch!

His fist shot forth like a dragon!

A golden ocean of qi and blood instantly erupted, the utmost yang and rigid power, like a natural nemesis, sweeping toward the three nine-headed monsters still toying with their prey!

The ferocious grins on the faces of the three nine-headed monsters froze instantly, replaced by boundless shock and fear!

They didn't even have time to mount any effective resistance—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three masses of black fog exploded violently!

Those three nine-headed monsters, without even uttering a scream, under Ye Wuque's furious punch melted like snow under a blazing sun, instantly disintegrating into the purest primordial energy, which was then scattered by the punch's wind!

Crushed! Absolute crushing!

The few Nine Heavens beings who had been despairingly awaiting death stood frozen, staring at the sudden black-robed figure that had descended like a divine weapon, and at the powerful foe instantly reduced to ashes, unable to react for a moment.

Until Ye Wuque gave them a casual glance and said, "Leave this place quickly; it is not safe."

Only then did they snap out of their daze, faces instantly filling with the wild joy of surviving a catastrophe and immense gratitude, as they bowed to Ye Wuque, their voices trembling with excitement:

"Th-thank you, sir, for saving our lives!!"

"Thank you, sir, for coming to our aid!!"

"Sir, your kindness is unforgettable to us!"

Ye Wuque casually waved his hand, indicating they need not stand on ceremony.

His gaze had already turned toward the deeper regions, where the energy fluctuations were even more chaotic and intense; he needed to investigate the situation and, as much as possible, eradicate these invading Nine Nether beings.

He turned around, preparing to leave.

However, just as he turned his back on the few beings he had just rescued, and his mind relaxed slightly——

An abrupt change occurred!

The five beings whose faces had just been glowing with gratitude and relief from surviving the calamity instantly had their eyes turn icy, cruel, and deceitful!

Upon their bodies suddenly appeared an extremely subtle yet honed-for-killing ultimate icy killing intent!

The five figures, as if trained countless times, coordinated to perfection, shot forth like five black lightning bolts!

Each person's hand produced a dagger as thin as a cicada's wing, flashing with an eerie azure glow!

Countless minute runes were etched onto the daggers, obviously laced with a deadly poison that seals the throat upon sight of blood, specially designed to break defenses and destroy souls!

The angles of their strikes were wickedly vicious to the extreme, each aimed at one of Ye Wuque's five vital cultivation points: the rear skull, cervical spine, heart, dantian, and tailbone!

Their speed reached the extreme!

Moreover, they seized the timing with exquisite precision—exactly the perfect moment when Ye Wuque's mind had relaxed slightly!

This was actually a meticulously planned, utterly disguised killing trap!

Just as the five poisoned daggers were about to viciously pierce Ye Wuque's vital points——

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Five sounds like heavy metal hammers slamming onto ten-thousand-year divine iron, a piercing clash that nearly erupted simultaneously!

The ruthless and triumphant expressions on the five assassins' faces froze instantly, replaced by boundless shock and disbelief!

They felt their daggers were not piercing flesh and blood, but striking an Ancient Divine Mountain forged entirely of immortal divine metal!

No, it was even countless times harder than that!

An indescribably overpowering rebound force, like a dormant volcano, surged back along the daggers!

Crack! Crack! Crack……

The daggers in their hands—special divine weapons capable of easily piercing the protective divine light of an Immortal Stairway's Great Perfection—shattered inch by inch under this terrifying rebound force, like fragile glass, turning to powder!

And this force did not stop, but surged upward along their arms!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The five individuals' arms, from palm to forearm to shoulder blade, were crushed node by node as if by an invisible immense force!

Flesh and blood turned into a blur, bone fragments mingling with blood spraying everywhere!

"Ahhh!!"

Only then did the shrill, agonized screams erupt from their mouths; the five individuals, as if slammed by a high-speed ancient star, were flung backward at even greater speed than their charge, crashing heavily onto distant shattered rocks, their bodies convulsing, blood instantly staining the ground red—they were utterly crippled!

They collapsed on the ground like five puddles of mud, lifting their heads, staring with eyes filled with endless terror and incomprehension at the Black Robe Figure slowly turning around, their minds roaring endlessly, scalps tingling, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight!

What… what kind of monster is this?!!

Their ambush was flawless, timing perfect, and the armor‑piercing poison blades they used were specially made to deal with body‑tempering experts!

…They couldn't even pierce the opponent's skin?!

Instead, they were completely crippled by the opponent's Flesh's autonomous recoil force?!

This completely overturned their understanding!

Ye Wuque slowly turned around, looking at the five assassins on the ground whose faces were twisted from pain and fear; his face showed no anger, only a… harmless, gentle smile.

"Acting not bad, pity, the strength was a bit lacking."

His voice was calm, yet it carried a chill that made the souls of the five assassins tremble.

"You, you…" one assassin's teeth chattered, still wanting to say something.

Ye Wuque gave them no chance to waste words; his form flashed, and like grabbing chicks he lifted all five up, mighty Battle Saint Qi surging into their bodies, sealing all their power, including the possibility of self‑destruction.

"Hmph! Underestimated your strength! I admit defeat!"

One of them, seemingly the leader, gritted his teeth despite the excruciating pain, his eyes fierce as he stared at Ye Wuque, "But! Don't even think of getting any information from us! Kill if you want to kill!"

The other four also showed resolute expressions, obviously having undergone strict training as death‑warriors.

"Torture for confession?" Ye Wuque lightly shook his head, seeming amused, "Too troublesome, and… useless against me."

As his words fell, Ye Wuque's deep eyes suddenly blazed with brilliant light; vast, mighty soul power like an invisible tide surged out, violently rushing into the foreheads of the five assassins, invading the depths of their souls!

Soul Search!

"No!!" the five assassins screamed in despair, they wanted to struggle, to detonate the seals in their souls, but under Ye Wuque's absolute power suppression, everything was futile!

Ye Wuque's soul power was mighty and precise, like the most efficient plundering machine, frantically flipping through their Memory Fragments.

However, the moment his soul power touched certain key information——

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Five muffled explosion sounds almost simultaneously rang out!

The heads of the five assassins, along with the souls within, seemed to have been planted with the most vicious soul curse seal; at this moment it was triggered, exploding suddenly without warning!

Red and white matter sprayed everywhere, dead beyond death!

Ye Wuque slowly closed his eyes, then opened them after a moment; a flash of realization crossed his eyes, but more so was coldness.

"Indeed there is an extremely vicious soul seal; once core memory is touched, it self‑destructs immediately."

He muttered softly, shaking off the non‑existent filth on his hand, "But if one moves fast enough, one can still snag a few scraps before total detonation…"

His fingertip held a trace of extremely weak, nearly dissipating shattered Memory Fragment, forcibly restrained by his soul power.

"Ex… tinguish… Heaven… Pavilion…"