Chapter 277: The Dijiuguan!

Ye Wuque was teleported to the Diwuzhanqu of the Dijiuguan.

Anyone who can reach this gate is none other than the ultimate winners who fought their way out of the Corpse Mountain Blood Sea of the previous eight gates—elite among elites, monsters among monsters!

The entire Saint King Trial, the boundless Heavenly Pride, ultimately converged into merely… ten battle zones!

That means that in these final ten battle zones, the most powerful and terrifying batch of Saint Kings from the whole trial will gather.

The competition will be unprecedentedly fierce and brutal!

"The final gate of the Saint King Trial gathers all top monsters… I hope it won't disappoint me."

Ye Wuque muttered to himself, and a genuine spark of interest finally flickered in his calm eyes.

Constantly crushing fodder has indeed become a bit boring.

He descended upon a vast, boundless, ancient and misty great world.

This world's rules are complete, its mountains and rivers magnificent, its vital energy abundant, yet it also exudes a primal wilderness and dangerous aura.

The rule of the Dijiuguan is simple: within this great world exist only ten… Divine Universe Imperial Crystals.

Finding and successfully holding one until the stage ends makes one the ultimate victor.

Ye Wuque was randomly teleported to a barren, dead‑silent Gobi region of this world.

He did not rush to act; instead, he strolled leisurely forward, his divine sense flowing like liquid mercury, covering the distance without a trace.

For him, finding the Divine Universe Imperial Crystal poses no difficulty.

What interests him more is what kind of opponents he might encounter in this final gate.

Soon, news of the exact locations of the Divine Universe Imperial Crystals spread across the world and was captured by Ye Wuque's divine sense.

This world has ten core regions, each of which boasts an ancient colossal tower that pierces heaven and earth, radiating magnificent divine might!

And those priceless Divine Universe Imperial Crystals hang high atop each tower!

To obtain a Divine Universe Imperial Crystal, one must ascend the tower, pluck the crystal, and… face all the competitors who have heard the news and are eyeing it hungrily!

Only by defeating every covetous contender can one truly grasp the crystal in hand!

Guided by his perception, Ye Wuque's form flickered repeatedly, and he soon arrived at the nearest core region.

When he arrived, the sight before him—even for someone as well‑versed as he—elicited a flash of amazement in his eyes.

It was a colossal tower beyond description.

The tower's body, forged from some unknown divine metal, bore a dark bronze hue, etched with countless ancient and mysterious totems and runes.

Its height, countless ten‑trillion li, pierces the clouds, as if linking heaven and earth, its tip already vanished into the endless Void beyond the world's barrier!

The entire tower and the vast surrounding region are shrouded in a hazy yet dazzling divine radiance.

The source of that radiance sits atop the tower—a crystal‑clear Divine Universe Imperial Crystal about the size of a fist, within which countless stars flicker and flow, exuding a supreme, mighty, holy aura!

At this moment, beyond the vast area bathed in divine radiance, the Void teems with thousands of silhouettes floating densely!

These are all the top monster Saint Kings who, after bloody battles in the previous eight gates, finally arrived at this Dijiuguan!

Their races differ, their forms myriad.

Yet without exception, each radiates an unmatched powerful aura.

Their qi flows like dragons, Dao Rule surrounds them, and their gazes are as sharp as heavenly blades.

When they lock eyes, invisible sparks crackle in the air!

Ye Wuque's gaze swept over the thousands of Heavenly Pride, and his heart trembled slightly.

Strong!

Very strong!

Compared with those he met in earlier gates, they are incomparable!

Here, the lowest cultivators are probably five‑step Saint Kings!

Six‑step Saint Kings are everywhere!

Moreover, he clearly sensed several terrifying auras that seemed to have reached the seven‑step Saint King level!

This shows the extremely high caliber of monsters in this region!

"Look! That is the Ancient Freak sealed by this generation of the Zhao Imperial Clan, Zhao Ritian!"

"It is said he bears the Sun‑Heaven Sacred Body, and at birth a Nine‑Yang phenomenon split the sky. In the eighth gate he single‑handedly fought three major six‑step Saint Kings without defeat, forcefully sweeping the entire battle zone!"

"His cultivation likely reached the peak of six steps, even brushing the threshold of seven steps!"

A living being pointed at a man cloaked in blazing golden light, resembling a youthful divine king, his tone reverent.

"And the Saintess Ji Yuanyin of the Ji Clan!"

"The True Scripture of the Great Yin she cultivates has reached the transformation realm; a single thought can freeze the Star River! Truly terrifying!"

"That is Daofeitian! It is said he comes from the past 'Flying Immortal Era', the unparalleled heir nurtured by the Flying Immortal Sect, hailed as the 'Flying Heaven Emperor'; though young, he already possesses an invincible bearing and extraordinary achievements!"

"That one is Di Yu! A monster from future ages, wielding a certain secret time power, impossible to defend against!"

"Ao Xiang Jiutian of the Golden Emperor Dragon Clan! Pure‑blood taboo, the magnitude of Dragon Might unimaginable!"

"Feng Yuhuang of the Undying Phoenix Clan! The Undying Divine Phoenix's fire has attained its true essence, almost Undying Immortal!"

"And Kunxu of the Kun Clan! It is said that in a certain gate he powerfully defeated an injured seven‑step Saint King, shocking the endless battle zones!"

One by one, silhouettes that had already forged illustrious reputations in earlier gates were recognized, prompting bursts of exclamations and discussion.

These Heavenly Pride, each like a radiant sun, blaze with brilliance, confidence soaring, possessing absolute strength that looks down upon their peers!

They have gathered here solely to contest for the sole Divine Universe Imperial Crystal!

"My god! This is only one of the ten towers in the Diwuzhanqu, and already so many supreme monsters have converged!"

"Then what terrifying sight would the entire Dijiuguan's ten battle zones present when combined?"

"Truly worthy of the Great Thousand Divine Universe! Spanning endless timelines, gathering heroes of ten thousand ages—this is the grand event that truly shakes the heavens!"

Even Ye Wuque, gazing at the thousands of auras soaring sky‑high, battle intent soaring higher, like fledgling dragons dueling and divine phoenixes dancing, could not help but feel a slight sentiment in his heart.

Demonic monsters soar across the heavens, a spectacle unrivaled!

Supreme contest for supremacy, blood boiling with passion!

And at this moment, the struggle… has already begun!

It is unknown who made the first move, or perhaps the temptation emitted by the divine imperial crystal hanging atop the tower was simply too great.

"The crystal is mine!"

"Get out of the way! Anyone who blocks me dies!"

"Kill!!"

Boom！！！！！！！！！

Like igniting a barrel of explosives, thousands of elite demonic monsters, almost simultaneously, transformed into thousands of differently colored, sky‑rending streams of terrifying light, like a reverse‑flowing Star River, wildly charging toward the towering sky‑piercing tower!

The tower is massive enough that its body seems to form its own Space, capable of accommodating all Heavenly Pride simultaneously climbing.

However, once one steps into the area shrouded by the tower's divine radiance, an invisible, overwhelming suppressive force suddenly descends!

As if bearing countless Ancient Divine Mountains on their backs, everyone's speed abruptly slows, flight becomes arduous, and they can only climb and leap upward along the tower's body.

But this does not hinder their burning resolve at all!

On the contrary, the slower speed draws them closer, making the clashes more direct and fierce!

Puff!

Boom!

Crack!

The Divine Art's radiance erupts all over the tower, and the collision of laws produces deafening roars!

Roars, bellowing, clashing of weapons, and the muted groans of the wounded instantly echo through heaven and earth!

To thin the competition and reach the tower's summit faster, a brutal melee has already erupted during the ascent!

Dark Shadows are constantly blasted off the tower, blood staining the sky, their resentful roars transmitted away as they are eliminated.

At this moment, in the upper half of the tower, the clear leaders are undoubtedly those few elite demonic monsters whose auras are the most terrifying, already famed for invincible might!

Zhao Ritian is surrounded by Nine Yang, like a sun deity's offspring; each punch and kick carries Great Power that scorches heaven and boils sea, blasting several Heavenly Pride directly away.

Ji Yuan Yin, like a moon‑palace fairy, freezes the Void wherever she passes, with biting cold that deters anyone from approaching.

Daofeitian's aura is ethereal, his movement celestial; weaving through the crowd, seemingly casual yet always evading every attack with blinding speed.

Ao Xiang, invoking Nine Heavens, manifests part of a dragon body; golden Dragon Claw tears through everything, and Dragon Chant shakes the heavens.

Feng Yuhuang unfurls magnificent Divine Phoenix Wings behind him, and the Divine Phoenix's immortal fire incinerates all…

Kunxu appears far more low‑key, yet his strikes are ruthless and decisive, often ending a foe with a single move…

They are like a handful of the sharpest daggers, piercing countless obstacles, rapidly closing in on the tower's summit!

And at this moment, at the edge of the chaotic battlefield beneath the tower, the Void stands silently, as if admiring Ye Wuque's dragon‑clash for supremacy.

Finally… moves!

He raises his right hand toward the tower that pierces the clouds, where thousands of demonic monsters are locked in a brutal slaughter, and casually… extends a palm.

It's time to end this farce.

Boom——！！！！

An indescribably massive Golden Great Hand, as if emerging from the Chaos of Open Heaven and Split Earth, instantly spans the heavens and earth!

This hand, covering sky and sun, blankets the firmament, its palm lines like rushing Star Rivers, flowing with endless power and law!

It radiates a supreme, epoch‑suppressing divine might, as if the very will of the universe has taken form!

The moment the Golden Great Hand appears, the divine radiance that once shrouded the tower seems to meet the king's commoner, instantly dimming and submitting!

The suppressive force imposed on all Heavenly Pride, before this hand, becomes as fragile as a bubble, silently shattering!

The thousands of elite demonic monsters fiercely climbing and battling—whether the leading Zhao Ritian, Daofeitian, or the lower‑tier Heavenly Pride—at this instant all feel their bodies violently shaken, their souls trembling!

They involuntarily cease all movement, horrified, looking up at the Golden Great Hand that seems to have replaced the heavens…!

A primal, irresistible terror—like confronting the crushing oppression of the entire Zhutian universe—instantly floods every soul!

Ye Wuque's expression remains calm; the extended palm, aimed at the tower, gently… presses downward!