Chapter 398: Xu Tianhuang! Shen Wuyue!

And at the same time that Ye Wuque and Geshu Wenyue inside the secret realm were unleashing a terrifying battle.

Outside the secret realm, on the Star Sky Ancient Road, a certain side path.

Two disheveled figures tore through the Void, staggering out, and they were Shen Kuangbiao and Xu Linchen, who had barely escaped death by a casual slash from Geshu Wenyue at the end of the secret realm on the Nine Heavens branch, fleeing wildly.

The moment he appeared, Shen Kuangbiao could no longer suppress the surging blood and Dao injuries within his body, and he violently spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood that gleamed with a bronze hue.

The blood splashed onto the cold Star Sky Ancient Road, scorching the ground into enormous pits that sizzled.

His body swayed; the once towering, godlike physique now appeared hunchbacked and feeble, and the thin black line across his chest and abdomen remained clearly visible, continuously emitting a heart‑pounding Jiemie Dao Rhythm that hindered his Flesh's self‑healing and the gathering of Divine Power.

He barely steadied himself, leaning against a floating meteor fragment; his bronze‑colored face was as pale as paper, and his eyes still held shock and resentment.

"Too terrifying!"

"Puff!"

"Damn! That Geshu Wenyue! In the battle three years ago, he definitely didn't unleash his full power! He… was toying with me!"

"After being defeated by him, I have been diligently cultivating, never slacking, comprehending and refining many unparalleled opportunities, and I thought this time I could finally erase my past humiliation!"

"Didn't expect! The gap between him and me… has become terrifyingly this great!"

On the other side, Xu Linchen's condition was equally dire.

The ethereal celestial light surrounding him had long dissipated, revealing his true form.

It was an extremely handsome yet cold face, now slightly twisted by pain.

His white robe was stained with blood, the stains interspersed with faint cold celestial radiance; his chest clothing was torn, also bearing a black line that made his aura chaotic, and his celestial core's circulation sluggish.

He sat cross‑legged, forming seals with both hands, attempting to mobilize the remaining celestial power within to heal his wounds, but as soon as he cultivated, he couldn't stop a violent cough, and blood again welled from the corner of his mouth.

The Star Sky was silent, only the faint sound of distant stars rotating and the two's heavy, suppressed breaths could be heard.

After a long while, Shen Kuangbiao hammered a fierce punch onto the meteor beneath him, shattering the hard star core.

His eyes turned blood‑red, his voice hoarse like grinding sand: "Damn it! That's the Holy Law Origin! Rare through the ages, a supreme treasure that contains the ultimate mystery of Creation! And to think… to think we just watch it sit there! I'm truly unwilling to accept this!"

His roar echoed through the silent Star Sky, filled with frustration and rage.

Consider Shen Kuangbiao: born of an ancient divine clan, noble bloodline, extraordinary talent, cultivated bitterly for centuries, enduring countless life‑and‑death trials, only then attaining today's combat power comparable to the Immortal Realm Peak of nine tribulations, making him a top figure among his peers in the clan.

In this campaign on the Star Sky Ancient Road, his aim was to obtain the Creation Saint Method Origin, yet he didn't even earn the right to contend, and was brutally slashed with a casual blade, fleeing like a stray dog!

This disparity and failure hurt him a hundred times more than the injuries to his Flesh!

Xu Linchen slowly opened his eyes, those Dark Eyes that were once as clear and cold as a frozen pool now clouded with gloom and chill.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his voice still cold, yet now tinged with a barely perceptible venomous resentment and a grim tone:

"Unwilling? Ha, when have I ever been willing?"

He looked up, gazing toward the distant direction of the secret realm, his eyes as cold as ten‑thousand‑year‑old black ice:

"That Geshu Wenyue… the supreme blade of the Blade Ancestor Dao Court… is indeed absurdly strong. That Jiemie slash already touched the essence of the Dao, beyond what we can currently counter. In direct confrontation, I admit I am not his opponent."

"But!" Xu Linchen's tone suddenly shifted, a cold glint surging in his eyes, his handsome face even slightly twisted, "This matter is not over! There's no way they can obtain the Holy Law Origin so easily!"

Shen Kuangbiao, hearing this, snapped his head toward him, a hint of doubt and curiosity flashing in his bronze‑bell‑like giant eyes: "Do you mean…?"

Xu Linchen's mouth curled into a cold, eerie smile as he slowly said, "Although I cannot obtain this Holy Law Origin, I admit I'm not a match for that Geshu Wenyue; in this round, I concede defeat!"

He paused, his tone suddenly infused with a bone‑deep arrogance and certainty: "But! My inability does not mean the Xu clan cannot! It does not mean the true core monster of the Xu clan… cannot!"

Shen Kuangbiao's pupils suddenly contracted, as if recalling something, and he blurted, "Are you referring to… that legendary… the ancient first monster of the Xu clan… Xu Tianhuang?!"

"Exactly!" Xu Linchen's eyes erupted with astonishing brilliance, a light mixing awe, worship, and even fanaticism, "It is indeed Big Brother Tianhuang! He has long ceased wasting time on the Star Sky branch and directly entered the depths of the Ultimate Main Road to vie for the even more earth‑shaking ancient Creation! If he learns that the Creation Saint Method Origin has manifested here, and that Geshu Wenyue is present… he would surely be interested!"

Xu Tianhuang!

This name, among the younger generation of the Honghuang World, shines like the blazing noon sun, radiant and boundless!

He is the undisputed leader of this generation of the hidden Xu clan, praised by the clan's Ancestor as the "ancient war body that emerged once in ten thousand ages," whose birth triggered the Honghuang ancestral qi to flood his body; he comprehended the Dao at three, was unrivaled among the Xu clan's youth by ten, and at thirty created a unique divine technique that shook the entire clan! It even drew the Ancestor of the Xu clan to appear in person! By a hundred years old he had become renowned across the world, shaking the Honghuang World!! His combat power is unfathomable; already more than a decade ago, rumors claimed he had hand‑to‑hand slain a fallen Immortal Being! He is one of the most promising monster‑level presences in this Star Sky Ancient Road!

If he makes a move…

Shen Kuangbiao inhaled a breath of cool air, and the oppression in his chest dissipated considerably.

He nodded in deep agreement, his tone complex:

"If that one were to act… indeed."

"After all, he is one of the young generation's acknowledged leaders in the Honghuang World!"

"Moreover, he is the true core that your hidden Xu clan has poured endless resources and effort into cultivating! His terrifying nature is far beyond any comparison for us."

Xu Linchen snorted coldly, his gaze again turning toward the depths of the Star Sky, the direction of the Ultimate Main Road:

"Although Geshu Wenyue is strong, his blade path reaches the divine, Tianhuang Big Brother has already transcended the ordinary quasi‑immortal realm; his 'ancient war body' truly erupts, capable of shaking the Immortal Barrier! The Holy Law Origin can truly be mastered only by such a figure."

Shen Kuangbiao's eyes also sparked with a glimmer, and in a deep voice he said, "Not only Xu Tianhuang! Our divine race's contemporary goddess 'Shen Wuyue' has likewise stepped into the depths of the Ultimate Main Road! She bears the 'Taiyin Divine Body', commands the Taiyin Origin, her cultivation is unfathomable, and she has already been designated as the next divine ruler! She will surely have great interest in the Holy Law Origin, such a supreme divine artifact that concerns the universe's origin!"

Shen Wuyue, the divine clan's Young Master, Taiyin Divine Body!

Another peerless monster that shakes the heavens!