In the Nine Netherworlds, the Six Saints of Hong Huang all wore grim expressions, their faces filled with complicated emotions.
Their teacher's treasure had made the ranking, yet there was no reward. Compared with Dao Lord Taichu's astonishing rewards, the difference was immediately clear.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun was their teacher. If their teacher lost face, they lost face as well—and they had no way to win it back.
The moment the Six Saints were distracted, Old Ancestor Minghe raised blood waves hundreds of thousands of zhang high. Numerous Blood God Son avatars hid within them and rushed toward the exit of the Nine Netherworlds.
Although a single Blood God Son avatar could allow him to revive, the requirements were too harsh and the process too difficult. Naturally, he hoped that more of his Blood God Son avatars could escape. Better yet, his true body might evade the siege of these powerful beings.
If he succeeded, once he escaped, he could immediately comprehend the Honghuang Purple Qi and break through to the Quasi-Saint realm before the other powerful beings.
At this moment, Hongjun's expression in Zixiao Palace had also turned extremely ugly.
He was the teacher of all Saints in Hong Huang, the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao, an existence akin to a supreme being—yet he had received no reward!
"Dao Lord Taichu?"
"You are slapping This Dao Ancestor in the face!"
After snorting coldly, Hongjun could not help but glance at the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking, his face already carrying a trace of chill.
The rewards for the Hong Huang Treasure Ranking within the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking were all extraordinarily astonishing.
Some of those treasures even shocked Hongjun. With the treasures he possessed, he should at least have been able to obtain rewards such as Chaos Origin, shouldn't he?
After all, he still possessed a Chaos Supreme Treasure. Perhaps it could even rank first and grant him the chance to transcend the restraints of the Heavenly Dao.
Yet now, not only had he received no reward, but the grade of his treasure had been exposed, and he had been humiliated in such a manner. How could he possibly accept this?
"Humph!"
"Sooner or later, This Dao Ancestor will find out exactly what your origins are and what you are trying to do!"
After another cold snort, Hongjun closed his eyes and stopped watching the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking, wanting to calm himself.
Meanwhile, the many powerful beings in the Nine Netherworlds unleashed their abilities and shattered the sweeping blood waves.
At the same time, treasures flew through the air from all directions, bombarding those Blood God Son avatars.
"A swarm of ants. What use is there in having more of them?"
Yuanshi snorted coldly and lightly waved the Pangu Banner in his hand, annihilating over ten million Blood God Son avatars.
Jieyin and Zhunti, meanwhile, smiled as they activated their treasures and bombarded the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus.
In their view, the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus was likely no weaker than the two Yuantu Abi swords. Moreover, its ranking had yet to appear on the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking, so they might as well seize it first.
The moment the Saints acted, Old Ancestor Minghe was immediately plunged into danger.
"Ancestor, we have come to aid you!"
"Ancestor, these people are far too shameless. We can no longer endure this!"
"Kill..."
The hidden members of the Asura Clan roared furiously and charged out under the leadership of the Three Great Demon Kings, Four Great Demon Generals, and Seventy-two Asura Princesses.
"Hmm?"
"That Bojun is not here?"
"Did he flee in fear?"
Zhunti swept his gaze below, intending to find Bojun and kill him first.
Yet after investigating, he discovered that among the Asura Clan army, only Heavenly Demon Bojun was missing.
Old Ancestor Minghe naturally sensed this as well, and a trace of fury rose in his heart.
Though he had never expected Bojun to help him, at this moment, he no longer held any trust in him.
"The Asura Clan dwells in the Nine Netherworlds and feeds on the souls of the Myriad Races of Hong Huang. It should not exist. Today, This Emperor will exterminate every last one of you!"
"Chaos Bell, destroy!"
Taiyi gave a series of cold shouts. With a flash, he charged directly toward the billions of Asura Clan troops below.
Di Jun followed close behind, flames soaring around him as he sought to unleash an endless tide of fire and burn the Asura Clan army to ashes.
"Damn it!"
"You not only have Saints among you, but also overlords from every faction. Yet you are shameless enough to attack the juniors of the Asura Clan!"
"Today, this Ancestor will fight you to the death!"
Seeing this, Old Ancestor Minghe's aura surged wildly.
Countless Blood God Son avatars released Blood Fiend Qi that shook heaven and earth, rapidly converging as though they intended to form a powerful Formation.
However, at that moment, a shocking crimson radiance shot over and slammed viciously into the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus, making it tremble.
On the other side, Yuanshi swung the Pangu Banner again, annihilating tens of millions of Blood God Son avatars. In mere moments, almost none remained.
Then the Pangu Banner swung once more, carrying boundless terrifying power as it bombarded the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus.
That strike was about to descend.
High in the Hong Huang Sky, the enormous Supreme Hongmeng Ranking trembled once more.
Then a new treasure ranking appeared.
[Hong Huang Treasure Ranking, Twenty-third Place: Netherworld Blood Sea!] [Innate Fierce Fiend Exotic Treasure!] [Owner: Old Ancestor Minghe!] [Ranking Reward: Ten Drops of Pangu's Essence Blood! One Life-saving Chance!]
The Blood Sea would not dry, and Minghe would not die. This Blood Sea had been formed from the navel blood of Great God Pangu and was also the place that gave birth to Old Ancestor Minghe. It could be considered an extremely terrifying Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it had already been refined by Old Ancestor Minghe.
However, upon seeing the ranking reward for the Netherworld Blood Sea, everyone froze.
"What?"
"Ten drops of Pangu's Essence Blood?"
"One Life-saving Chance?"
"Attack at once! We cannot wait for the reward to be distributed!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Kill Old Ancestor Minghe immediately! Once the reward is distributed, we may no longer be able to kill this fellow!"
"..."
At that moment, the many stunned powerful beings came to their senses and immediately activated their treasures, bombarding the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus.
In particular, the power of the Pangu Banner about to strike Old Ancestor Minghe surged rapidly. Its violent attack caused the surrounding spatial barriers to collapse at high speed, as though it would shatter the Nine Netherworlds along with them.
Faced with the attacks filling the sky, Old Ancestor Minghe felt an overwhelming sense of impending death.
His face darkened. He suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Dao Lord Taichu, save me! I-I am willing to submit beneath Dao Lord Taichu!"
Although he had Blood God Son avatars that had escaped, who knew whether these Saints and powerful beings would follow his aura and find every one of his avatars?
Even if he had the Blood Sea to rely on, so many powerful beings joining forces would be enough to evaporate it dry.
By then, he likely would not even be able to seek help from anyone.
If the reward could truly be distributed in advance, he could submit to the creator of the Supreme Hongmeng Ranking and perhaps obtain an unexpected opportunity!
"What a joke! Today, all of us Saints are gathered here, along with powerful beings from every side. How could that hidden existence possibly intervene early to save you?"
"Exactly. You should just die!"
"Destroy!"
"..."
For a time, bursts of wild laughter rang out through the Nine Netherworlds.
The Hong Huang Treasure Ranking had not even finished updating. How could the reward possibly be distributed early?
Furthermore, these powerful beings wanted to seize the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus and intercept its reward.
If they successfully obtained that reward, would they not gain another Life-saving Chance in Hong Huang?
Therefore, whether it was Yuanshi, who had already acted, the surrounding Saints, or the powerful beings from every faction, they had all regarded Minghe as a dead man.
"Bzz..."
However, at that very moment, the space above the Nine Nether Blood Sea suddenly trembled and split open with a crack tens of thousands of zhang long.
Immediately afterward, a terrifying battle halberd radiating boundless Fierce Fiendish Qi slowly emerged.
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