Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 461 - 413 Death Mystery, Panic Arises

Chapter 461: Chapter 413 Death Mystery, Panic Arises

A tragic scream suddenly erupted, filled with desperate shrillness, then suddenly disappeared, causing nearly everyone in the Ancient City to change color.

What exactly happened?

Almost everyone rushed toward that direction, and at this moment, the fog suddenly thinned significantly, allowing a clear view within thirty paces.

At least a hundred young warriors appeared, in a dilapidated Martial Arts Arena, already in ruins, covered with cracks. There lay a young warrior’s corpse, clothes intact, but his eyes wide with disbelief, and filled with horror and alarm.

What had he seen that he seemed to have been scared to death, alarming everyone present.

Someone was killed so quickly, causing panic.

Moreover, the death was unclear, and the unknown was the most terrifying.

At this moment, almost everyone started to become anxious, looking around, fearing that something terrifying might suddenly emerge and attack them.

Several Saint Heirs and Saintesses appeared, including Dao Yan Sacred Land’s Dao Chu, surrounded by Divine Light, akin to a deity descending, and his entire presence was extraordinary. At this moment, the brilliant smile on his face was gone, replaced by solemnity.

Faced with the sudden incident, even people at the Saint Child Level changed color.

What was it that could scare a young warrior to death?

Ye Chen suddenly stepped forward and crouched to observe the body.

He inspected it thoroughly and quickly understood the cause, but his brows furrowed even deeper.

"Brother Ye, have you found anything?" Dao Yan spoke.

"Hmph, what could a wild brat possibly find?" someone sneered disdainfully, a follower of Zhao Wudao and Canglan Saint Son, slandering Ye Chen.

Ye Chen cast a bland glance at the man, stepped forward, and suddenly an invisible ripple surged out, striking like lightning.

Zhao Wudao’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately stepped forward, but it was too late. The invisible ripple struck the young warrior who spoke, sending him flying backward, coughing up blood, and landing in the dust, a sorry sight.

"What do you mean by this?" Zhao Wudao was furious, showing a tendency to strike.

"He insulted me," Ye Chen replied indifferently, "Those who disrespect the rules should be taught a lesson."

At this time, Dao Chu also spoke up, saying, "Brother Ye is right. He is a king, and a king’s dignity must not be desecrated; he deserved the lesson."

"Indeed, it is only right," Beiming Saint Son also stood up for Ye Chen’s statement.

Two heirs of Immortal Forces spoke out in succession, leaving even Zhao Wudao with nothing to say, sweeping his sleeve coldly.

Dao Chu then turned to look at Ye Chen, asking, "Brother Ye, have you found anything?"

Ye Chen nodded solemnly, "They were not scared to death, look."

He turned over the young warrior, revealing the back of the head, where there was a bloody hole hidden among the hairs. Because of its secrecy, because the Divine Sense of the fog hindered, and because of the panic, nobody truly noticed it until now.

Only then did everyone understand that this young warrior was not scared to death, but was penetrated from behind through the skull, draining all the brain matter, and even annihilating the Primordial Spirit in the Mud Ball Palace.

Many breathed a sigh of relief, as the puzzle seemed to be solved, but soon they frowned even deeper, for who could have struck such a ruthless blow, instantly killing a young warrior, seemingly with no struggle?

Heirs of the Immortal Forces were all observing solemnly at the scene, noticing that the wound on the deceased was pierced by an extremely sharp weapon, leaving no chance to resist, but it was only the size of a fingertip, not resembling swords or similar weapons.

"Ah—"

While everyone was deep in thought, another scream rang out, abruptly ending as another person fell backwards onto the ground, dead, with the same horrified expression, a hole pierced through the back of the head, blood flowing out there and then.

This person was less than a hundred meters from the scene, very close, yet not a single person noticed the enemy’s trace.

Soon after, in the Ancient City area, terrifying cries rang out one after another, with one young warrior after another being killed, all in the same manner, their brain matter and Primordial Spirit completely wiped out, shocking everyone to the core.

Moreover, the most important point was that the enemy was not just a single person but several, even many, who could strike at the same time. For a while, this shook the young elites to the core, and everyone felt a sense of personal danger.

Only the outstanding successors of the major forces and some truly supreme young powerhouses could remain calm, their courage stemming from their superior abilities.

What was most worrisome, as time went on, was the fog that once again enveloped the entire ancient city area, making everything hazy and difficult to see clearly. There was an evil Qi mechanism spreading through the air, causing many strong fighters to panic and worry.

Boom—

Suddenly, a great battle erupted not too far away, where two powerful young elites soared into the sky. Their bodies shone with overwhelming brilliance, and blood qi enveloped them as they engaged in a fierce duel, both wielding powerful Divinity Transformation Artifacts. Dao Traces were flying and splashing around, piercing through the long sky.

This disturbance attracted the attention and concern of many, but even more shook their heads and sighed at their foolishness. To fight so openly in a mysterious and unknown ancient city was to invite the attention of others and perhaps the attention of some dreadful and strange beings within the city, which was greatly disadvantageous and could lead to death.

But the two of them fought heedlessly in the air, fighting as if their lives didn’t matter, and their tremendous might directly affected the land, causing many already half-collapsed houses and ruined palaces to collapse completely.

"Dare to ambush me, die!" one of them bellowed. His entire being erupted with intense light as he exhibited formidable Divine Skills. A swath of the Power of thunder and lightning descended from the sky, which he directed towards his opponent, striking the adversary into a blackened char, dead in the middle of the ancient city, under the gaze of many.

This moved many people, as this was a quite powerful young prodigy who had stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm, at least above the Second Layer Heaven, and much stronger than other young elites. He could probably rank within the top one hundred among the three thousand young prodigies.

Having slain his opponent, the young elite was triumphant, looking down arrogantly. He swept his gaze over the many strong ones, but at that moment, several Saint Heirs cast cold looks his way, immediately chilling him to the bone, and he dared not be arrogant any longer and vanished into the fog.

Soon after, another scream was heard, and many chased after the sound, only to find the previously triumphant young supreme, lying dead on the ground, breathless, which shocked many people who found it hard to believe.

He had just displayed his Divine Power, cutting down his adversary whilst he himself was injured but not fatally. How could he be dead so suddenly?

Someone summoned the courage to take a closer look and immediately turned deathly pale. To their horror, they found a bloody hole in the young talent’s brow, which wasn’t there before, and blood mixed with milky fluid flowing out continuously. His face was filled with terror at the moment of death, as if he had encountered something dreadful.

It was another mysterious existence that had killed him; even such a strong young prodigy could not avoid it.

Dao Yan and the successors of other Immortal Forces arrived and upon seeing this scene, their brows knit even tighter. Clearly, the opponent was formidable, cutting down young prodigies like mowing grass.

Perhaps it was a swift assassination that came unexpectedly. Despite this, it proved even more the horror of the opponent, truly a perfect assassin.

"Let’s all be more careful from now on."

The successors of the great Immortal Forces left one after another, with Ye Chen and Zhao Tianyi leaving together. In fact, at this point, Ye Chen truly feared nothing, being a True King and also protected by Elder Yan. If there really was a strange entity that could kill him, he would have nothing to say.

Walking along, he once again spotted Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Divine Materials fluttering about, enticing the hearts of the young elites. Even though there might be deadly dangers in the fog, many were willing to rush in regardless of their own safety.

Swoosh—

A nine-thousand-year-old Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure flashed before his eyes and vanished into the fog. Ye Chen remained impassive, because he sensed a Qi Mechanism locking onto him, elusive and merging with the fog, making it difficult to pinpoint the real direction.

However, that was just for ordinary people. Ye Chen was incredibly powerful, with senses and Six Senses sharpened to the extreme, even more so than those who dominated in the Divinity Transformation Realm Fifth Layer Heaven. In an instant, he traced back the source and locked onto the position.

Whoosh—

Two black shadows, swift as lightning, appeared behind him, aiming for the back of his and Zhao Tianyi’s heads. It was so fast that even Zhao Tianyi’s expression changed, unable to react.

But Ye Chen smiled and said softly, "Hiding your head but showing your tail, have you finally decided to show yourself? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."

Clang—

Ye Chen’s slender, jade-like fingers flicked rapidly twice, with an exquisitely precise touch, catching the tips of the two black shadows’ thrusts, emitting a metallic ring. The sound itself seemed to strike the two shadows like lightning.

The next moment, the two shadows turned and left, clearly perceiving the frightening power of Ye Chen and deciding to flee after their failed strike, waiting for the next opportunity.

"Imprison!"

With a light shout, Ye Chen activated his Void Divine Skill, resonating with the Void Tree within him, immobilizing the space of this domain and creating an airtight seal.

"Let’s see who is so bold as to try to assassinate me." As Ye Chen and Zhao Tianyi turned around to look at the true face of the black shadows, they were surprised, especially Ye Chen, whose expression changed drastically—

"It’s actually them!"