Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 433 - 429: A Lucky Escape

Chapter 433: Chapter 429: A Lucky Escape

The shadowy figure that emerged in the sky burst forth with a vast and overwhelming might that swept across the Nine Desolates, submerging the Nine Heavens plus one, leaving people gasping for air, and caused a terrifying quake within the Talent Cemetery, with roaring sounds reverberating through the Nine Heavens.

This was a supreme malevolence from the ancient times that had slaughtered countless Ancient Geniuses. Even the Iron Blood Emperor in his youth had been grievously injured by it. Now, Prince Nangong has summoned it with a secret technique, crossing the river of time to this era, to slay Xiao Ye.

The colossal hand loomed like a mountain, slowly pressing down, its dreadful suppressive force made everyone feel a chill through their bodies.

"What’s happening?"

The youths from the Four Great States walking in front of Xiao Ye and the others, looked up at the demonic shadow in the mid-air, and their pupils contracted, faces filled with shock.

"I absolutely cannot die!"

Xiao Ye roared, eyes blazing with fierce divine light, madly pushing his strength to its peak, attempting to confront the colossal hand.

Boom!

Xiao Ye’s Sky Breaking Saber was the first to collide with the massive hand. The Sword Light, condensed from the Third-level Slaughter Principle, was potent but instantly shattered under the vast palm.

Boom Crack!

In a flash, the giant palm approached once more, a crushing force of annihilation caused the Sky Breaking Saber to emit a fracturing sound. Dense cracks spread up, and then, the blade shattered into pieces, recoiling and blown away by the defensive shield of Xiao Ye’s Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body.

Xiao Ye was stunned, his face full of shock.

The Void Artifact, Sky Breaking Saber, had followed him since the Sky Breaking King Realm, and now it had been destroyed just like that, something that required at least the strength of the King Martial Realm to achieve.

However, Xiao Ye’s cultivation of the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body Second Layer had already reached perfection, his Physical Body comparable to a Void Artifact. So now that it was broken, it was not too great of a loss.

Because of the Slaughter Principle and Sky Breaking Saber’s attack, the giant hand’s momentum stalled for a moment, before falling again, but with reduced power.

Xiao Ye’s eyes sparkled with a glimmer of hope as he rapidly activated the Perfect Realm’s Mountain and River Seal and the Infinite Radiant Sun Fist once more to collide with the giant hand.

Rumble!

Xiao Ye felt darkness before his eyes, the Heaven and Earth roared, and then a terrifying force slammed into him, like a mountain of ten thousand layers pressing down, directly causing his golden protective shield to fracture, deforming it instantly.

Crack!

In just a few breaths, Xiao Ye’s Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body defensive shield reached its limit and shattered, the boundless terrifying force brutally hitting Xiao Ye’s Physical Body.

Instantly, Xiao Ye’s pores spurted blood mist, turning into a bloodied figure, his body ruptured, revealing stark white bones in many places, his face also paled significantly, losing all color, and his body was flung backward, crashing to the ground.

The Emperor’s Undying Order within him was stirring restlessly, clearly on the verge of life and death. Fortunately, his cultivation of the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body Second Layer had already reached the Perfect Realm. Coupled with various Combat Techniques attacking in turns, they significantly weakened the giant hand’s power; otherwise, he definitely couldn’t have survived the blow.

"I’m still alive!"

Xiao Ye supported himself to sit cross-legged, trying to stay conscious and not pass out. Enduring the severe pain, he struggled to circulate the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body to repair his grievously injured Physical Body, not wanting to waste the final Divine Ability of the Emperor’s Undying Order on this.

"If it weren’t for the commotion here with so many people talking, I could have directly activated the Four Cave Heavens to fight, definitely without getting this badly hurt."

Xiao Ye’s gaze moved to the past, only to find that Prince Nangong had taken advantage of the chaos to escape.

Immediately, Xiao Ye’s heart was flooded with rage.

He was severely injured this time; not only was his Physical Body heavily damaged, but even his Grotto Heavens had lost their luster. Whenever he tried to mobilize his Grotto Heavens, a sharp pain struck him, and it was feared that even if he recovered from his injuries, it would damage the foundation of his Martial Arts. All this was because of Prince Nangong!

This vengeance, he must exact. Prince Nangong, too, must die, but of course, he can’t die here.

Rumble!

At this moment, Heaven trembled violently, and the black demonic shadow suddenly opened its pair of blood-red eyes, its cold and chilling gaze landed on Xiao Ye’s body.

"To withstand a palm strike without death, with such strength, you would be considered a peak young genius even in ancient times. However, I most certainly will not allow you the possibility to live."

The demonic shadow’s voice was dull, like thunder rumbling, then with indifferent reach, another colossal hand pressed down on Xiao Ye, its terrifying might sweeping away all, forming a powerful seal that made the ground tremble, the overwhelming killing intent firmly locking onto Xiao Ye.

"Brother Xiao!"

"Xiao Ye!"

...

Prince Donghuang and others regained their consciousness from the shock. Naturally, they could see that Xiao Ye was now on the verge of death. If he were to suffer another hit from that giant palm, certain death would be his only fate.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

In that instant, Prince Donghuang and Nangong Xingyu darted forward, trying to block that palm for Xiao Ye. However, due to the special suppressive force within the Talent Cemetery, their speed was restricted. They were unable to even fly, and there simply wasn’t enough time; they could only watch with eyes filled with rage as the gigantic palm drew closer to Xiao Ye.

"Is this really the end of the road for me?" A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Ye’s face, like a candle flickering in the cold wind, about to be extinguished.

If the Demon Shadow insisted on eradicating him, then even possessing numerous Emperor’s Undying Orders would be futile. What’s more, he didn’t even have the strength to rise and flee at this moment, his body feeling as if it had fallen apart.

The hope for survival was being extinguished bit by bit.

"This is where the Ten Great Forces of Central State select geniuses. How dare the remnants and energy avatars of the Ultimate Palace act recklessly here!"

At the most critical moment, an aged voice full of suppression resounded, filled with boundless anger.

In the Heaven above, from the palace that represented Taiyi Palace, walked out an old man with an immortal aura. He emitted Emperor’s Suppression, overwhelming and sweeping across all directions. With a huge finger spanning the void, he effortlessly obliterated the giant hand.

At the same time, nine figures emerged from the other nine palaces, each of them in the Emperor Martial Realm, peak powerhouses of the continent.

The ten Emperor Realm Experts, as super strong forces of the Ten Great Forces, thoroughly besieged the Demon Shadow. Every one of them erupted with Emperor’s Suppression, like a massive flood coming forth, capable of destroying both Heaven and Earth, blocking off all escape routes for the Demon Shadow.

Prince Donghuang breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. He quickly moved to Xiao Ye’s side and took out Healing Pills from his Space Ring to administer to Xiao Ye, then stood guard by his side.

It must be said that the injuries Xiao Ye suffered this time were extremely severe, tantamount to bearing a strike from a King Martial Realm Expert. His Physical Body was on the brink of collapse at any moment, potentially triggering the Emperor’s Undying Order.

"Hehe... the Ten Great Forces of Central State? When our Ultimate Palace unified the world, every force was but ants in our presence. And now you presume such arrogance before me, what a joke."

That shadow in mid-air, facing the ten Emperor Realm Experts, suddenly let out a cold sneer, filled with disdain.

"The Ultimate Palace has fallen, and your energy avatar should not remain in the world. It’s time for you to depart!" The elder from Taiyi Palace didn’t care for more words, step by step ascending to Heaven.

"The great era of the Ultimate Palace will ever flourish, it will never fall. Before long, you all will know, hehe!" The Demon Shadow, emanating malevolent light, actually began to burn itself.

A breeze blew by, and the Demon Shadow turned into wisps of black smoke, disappearing in mid-air.

Seeing this, the elder from Taiyi Palace paused, sighing softly, "Could it be that the Ultimate Palace may revive from its ashes? Will True Spirit Continent once again plunge into an era of darkness and chaos?"

The other nine Emperor Realm Experts were not the slightest bit relaxed either; this event served as a warning to them.

If the Ancient Battlefield harbored an energy avatar of an Ultimate Palace strong person, what about other places? Perhaps more than eight thousand years ago, the Ultimate Palace was not completely obliterated by the Iron Blood Emperor.

A crisis was finally resolved, and the youths in the Talent Cemetery sighed with relief. Many did not understand what had occurred, but the Demon Shadow that appeared suddenly in mid-air gave them a terrifying pressure.

"Sage predecessors, I have the audacity to ask. Prince Nangong has repeatedly attacked us underhandedly in the Talent Cemetery, and now even brought out the Demon Shadow of the Ultimate Palace—almost killing Brother Xiao. He obviously violated the rules of the Dynasty Battle. Do you intend to deal with this matter?"

At this moment, Prince Donghuang suddenly stepped forward and spoke to the ten figures in mid-air. His attitude was quite uncompromising.

After all, anyone would be filled with anger after being repeatedly targeted underhandedly, not to mention that the Ten Great Forces seemed to be indifferent. Were they intending to shelter Prince Nangong?

"Prince Nangong cultivates Evil Techniques, summoning remnants and energy avatars of the Ultimate Palace from the Ancient Battlefield, causing harm to this young man and subjecting him to unwarranted disaster. I naturally cannot sit idly by."

The elder from Taiyi Palace flew to Xiao Ye’s side, his face showing regret.

"This pill is called the Taiyi Pill, a premium Elixir from our Taiyi Palace, worth its weight in gold, capable of repairing his injuries without harming his Martial Arts foundation." With a flick of his finger from the elder of Taiyi Palace, a pill resembling a burning flame directly entered Xiao Ye’s mouth.

Prince Donghuang nodded, but his expression was still not very pleasant.

The elder from Taiyi Palace seemed to understand what was on Prince Donghuang’s mind. A smile appeared on his face as he said, "As for the matter of Prince Nangong, we need to review it carefully. Give us one day, and by this time tomorrow, I will have an answer for you all."

After speaking to Prince Donghuang and the others, the elder from Taiyi Palace turned into a beam of light and shot up into the sky, disappearing from view.

"They need a day to review?" Prince Donghuang’s brow furrowed slightly. Did Prince Nangong have some special background?

"Regardless of their answer, Prince Nangong must die this time. Once Xiao Ye wakes up, we will join forces to hunt down Prince Nangong." At this point, Nangong Xingyu came over, speaking with a cold expression.