Chapter 412: Shi Litian! Xu Tianhuang!

The moment this figure appeared, the once deafening roar around the Ancient God Crater was as if an invisible giant hand clamped its throat, dropping suddenly by seventy to eighty percent!

Countless eyes—some shocked, some fearful, some solemn—brushed together and focused on it!

After a brief dead silence, the suppressed shouts erupted like a tide!

"Whoa! This… this is Corpse Qi… it's the Other Shore Corpse Clan! Such terrifying Corpse Qi! Is that… the Nine Great Corpse Spirits?! My god!"

"Young Master of the Corpse Clan… Shi Litian! He is the Top-tier Monster who cultivated the Nine Heaven-Defying Corpse Spirits! This monster has truly descended here!"

"Indeed! The fate of this place has stirred a true monster existence! Shi Litian… it is said he ranks extremely high on the Other Shore Heavenly Ladder list, and once tore apart a Honghuang anomaly that was also a near Immortal Realm Peak, with his bare hands!"

"You think… could he be coming for… Ye Wuque? In the past five years, Ye Wuque has, with Lei Dian methods, slaughtered many Corpse Clan Heavenly Pride who had stepped onto the Ultimate Main Road! He even executed several of Shi Litian's capable subordinates! This grudge has grown huge!"

"Given Shi Litian's tyrannical, ruthless, and vengeful nature, he surely will! This promises a good show! I bet it's a Dragon versus Tiger fight!"

As Shi Litian, bearing a torrent of Corpse Qi and the Nine Great Corpse Spirits, slowly approached like a death storm, he drew everyone's gaze.

Boom!

In a completely different direction, the Void suddenly quaked!

It was a scorching, primitive, terrifying battle intent that seemed capable of igniting the starry sky, erupting like a volcano that had lain dormant for eons!

A majestic silhouette, almost at the same moment, stepped out of the Void—one step…

There was no dazzling flash, no grand fanfare—just a single step, yet the entire starry sky seemed to tremble with his footfall!

The Void beneath his landing collapsed into a black‑hole‑like depression, lingering without settling.

The newcomer moved with dragon‑like stride and tiger‑like step, his figure upright as a mountain.

He wore only a simple, plain dark‑red hemp robe, revealing bronze‑colored, explosively sculpted muscles as if forged from divine gold, with smooth, powerful lines.

The hemp robe rustled on its own, making a soft swishing sound.

His face was not handsome, even a bit rugged; thick eyebrows like blades, a high nose bridge, and between his opening and closing eyes burned a tangible golden flame of battle intent!

The flame rose, intertwining and evolving in the Void above his head, transforming into distinct, lifelike golden dragons!

Dragon Chant roared repeatedly, piercing the universe, shaking the nine heavens!

Every wisp of breath exuded an ancient, primitive, undying battle intent that originated deep within his bloodline!

Just standing there, he seemed like a War God stepped out of Honghuang mythology, swallowing mountains and rivers, pressuring the eight corners of the world!

Thus, this person's identity is about to be revealed…

Already famed across the Ultimate Main Road, he hails from the secluded ancient Xu clan of the Honghuang World, praised by the clan's Ancestor as a once‑in‑ten‑thousand‑years ancient battle body, and is recognized as one of the leading figures of the younger generation in the Honghuang World… Xu Tianhuang!

He bears one of the ten great taboo physiques of the ages, a Heaven‑Defying Physique on par with Shenmo Dati… the owner of an ancient battle body!

His arrival was like dropping cold water into a scorching oil pot, instantly igniting a clamor and shock even more intense than when Shi Litian appeared!

"Xu Tianhuang! It's Xu Tianhuang! The ancient battle body of the Honghuang World that has long swept invincibly and raised massive waves!"

"He's here too! Indeed, the fate of the Ancient God Crater cannot overlook such monsters!"

"It is said his ancient battle body has reached a minor achievement; his qi and blood are like a furnace, his flesh comparable to an Immortal Divine Weapon, and he once struck a true Immortal Artifact with a fist imprint without injury!"

"Shi Litian, Xu Tianhuang… two great monsters arriving together! In this forty‑ninth stage, a massive wave will be raised!"

Countless gazes swept back and forth between Shi Litian and Xu Tianhuang, filled with excitement, tension, and anticipation.

These two monsters, each alone capable of sweeping a region, now gathered together—what sparks will their collision produce?

Within the Void, Ye Wuque, who had been silently observing with hidden aura, at this moment saw a clear flash of excitement cross his deep eyes!

His gaze, as precise as a ruler, lingered a moment on the nine great Corpse Spirits surrounding Shi Litian and the massive, pure Corpse Dao Origin, then swept over Xu Tianhuang's ancient battle body, ablaze with golden battle‑intent flame and boundless qi and blood.

"The nine great Corpse Spirits, the Corpse Dao Origin dense and pure, have touched the essence of the law of death… not bad."

"Ancient battle body, qi and blood soaring, battle intent solidified, the flesh indeed approaches the Immortal level infinitely… very good."

Ye Wuque judged in his heart; the warlike factor in his blood, belonging to the Battle Sage Method Origin, began to slowly awaken and boil.

These two beings… did not disappoint him!

Both are weighty enough, worthy of his full‑force battle… opponents!

However, just as Ye Wuque enthusiastically assessed the two newly arrived monsters and looked forward to the possible fierce clash—

A sudden anomaly erupted!

Shi Litian, bearing the nine great Corpse Spirits and a torrent of Corpse Qi, slowly approaching the core of the Ancient God Crater, had eyes completely black, like the entrance to an abyss, originally scanning the thousands of beings gathered ahead with a detached gaze, like a king surveying his realm, yet seemingly searching for a particular target.

Suddenly!

His scanning gaze, as it passed over the seemingly empty shattered star belt where Ye Wuque stood…

Abruptly… stopped!

Deep within those black eyes, it seemed two clusters of eerie green soul fire ignited suddenly!

Piercing the Void's barrier, piercing Ye Wuque's near‑perfect concealment!

Sharp! Cold! Grim! Like the deadliest snake locking onto its prey!

Immediately after, on Shi Litian's Corpse Qi‑shrouded, indistinct face, as if tugged, a voice full of cruel playfulness and icy murderous intent, like a Nine Nether cold wind, rang clearly across the suddenly silent starry sky:

"Hehe…"

"The Nine Heavens branch… this time, it truly produced a… decent character."

His voice was not loud, yet carried a strange penetrating power, clearly reaching every being present, like an icy spear aimed at Ye Wuque's position.

"What a pity…"

Shi Litian shook his head, his tone bearing an elevated regret and an unquestionable verdict.

"Ignorant of life and death, you provoked my Corpse Clan…"

"Destined to die tragically…"

The moment the words fell—

Shi Litian moved!

He gave no one time to react, nor uttered another useless word!

He simply raised that right hand, which was covered in tattered armor and enveloped by dense death Qi…

Then, toward the Void where Ye Wuque stood, the emptiness that appeared as nothing to everyone else…

From a distance, far away…

A grab!

Boom—!!!

A gigantic gray‑black Corpse Qi hand, wholly composed of viscous, ink‑like substance, rolling with countless tormented faces, exuding an extremely foul corpse stench and terrifying suction, materialized out of thin air, instantly swelling to a size that blocked the sky and sun, covering the entire star belt where Ye Wuque stood!

The hand's five fingers curled like the claws of a hellish demon, bearing the terrifying power to seize stars and crush the Void, and it slammed down fiercely!

At the same time, Shi Litian's voice, detached to the extreme, whispered like a death sentence:

"You humble and lowly Nine Heavens ants…"

"Get out…"

"Meet your death."