Blood Refining Devil Emperor

At that moment, an astonishing transformation was taking place within Tian Yuanzi.

Facing certain doom, he hardened his heart and smelted all the flesh and blood the Heavenly Origin Holy Land had collected over the years into his own body.

But that was not enough, so he refined the corpses of the Heavenly Origin Holy Lord and Elder Wan as well.

Through an exceedingly evil secret art, vast amounts of power from that flesh and blood were frantically converted into his cultivation.

His cultivation soared through one realm after another, surging all the way to the Quasi-Emperor realm.

However, his entire body was divided into two halves. One still looked human, while the other had become an extremely bizarre monster.

An utterly terrifying and evil black mist shrouded his entire body.

He glared fiercely at Ye Chen, wishing he could strip his bones and suck out his marrow.

His losses this time were simply too great. He probably had no hope of ever advancing any further.

The blow drove him to the brink of madness.

But he was certainly still no match for Ye Chen, so he began to think of retreating.

With his current Quasi-Emperor cultivation and the Blood Refining Devil Emperor's secret art, escaping should not be a problem.

Yet, blinded by hatred, he failed to notice the astonishing changes taking place in his divine sense.

Ye Chen saw through Tian Yuanzi's condition at a glance and knew he was preparing to flee.

But he did not act immediately. Instead, a strange smile appeared on his face.

He was like a cat toying with a mouse.

Seeing this, Tian Yuanzi inwardly cursed him for a fool and prepared to use his secret art.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred.

Within the black region at the very center of his divine sense, an utterly terrifying existence was slowly awakening.

He suddenly felt as though countless silver needles were piercing and churning through his mind.

The agony was utterly unbearable. He lay on the ground, rolling and wailing incessantly.

A moment later, the entire space suddenly fell silent.

A falling needle could have been heard. Even time itself seemed to have ceased flowing.

Tian Yuanzi no longer rolled or wailed. He lay on the ground, his eyes vacant.

Then, all of a sudden, a boundlessly desolate, cold, and evil presence emanated from his body.

Devil Qi hundreds, even thousands of times more terrifying than before surged forth, completely blotting out the sky.

The entire region where the Heavenly Origin Holy Land stood was shrouded in boundless Devil Qi.

The moment countless living beings came into contact with this Devil Qi, their blood and vitality withered, turning them into desiccated corpses.

"Hahahaha! I, the Blood Refining Devil Emperor, have finally returned!"

His terrifying demonic voice thundered through the clouds. "Ye Ming, just you wait! I'll go and refine your entire Ye Lineage into a pool of blood!"

His voice carried bone-deep hatred.

At that moment, Tian Yuanzi had completely transformed into a member of the Devil Race.

Twin horns grew from his head, his fangs and claws were sharp, and thick scales covered his entire body.

His eyes were entirely black, without a trace of any other color.

Black Devil Qi continually seeped out of them.

Ye Chen looked at the "Tian Yuanzi" before him with some curiosity.

After all, this was his first time seeing such a bizarre creature.

Of course, it was nothing more than curiosity.

"Tian Yuanzi" noticed Ye Chen as well. A flicker of surprise crossed his pitch-black eyes. "I am the Blood Refining Devil Emperor. You're quite impressive, lasting this long under the corrosion of my Devil Qi!"

"You do have the qualifications to become my slave!"

On the verge of death all those years ago, he had left a contingency within his inheritance. As long as someone in a later generation cultivated his technique and smelted large amounts of flesh and blood, his divine sense would awaken.

Then he could possess their body and return to Heavenly Profound.

Tian Yuanzi had toiled his entire life, never knowing he had been working for him all along.

How pitiful. How lamentable.

Without waiting for Ye Chen to respond, he asked, "What era is it now? Is that old dog Ye Ming still around?"

In his eyes, there was absolutely no possibility of Ye Chen refusing.

Of course, anyone who refused him would die.

Ye Chen looked at him mockingly. "I'm not sure what era it is now either."

The Blood Refining Devil Emperor frowned slightly at his words.

Ignoring him, Ye Chen continued, "As for Heavenly Emperor Ye Ming, whom you mentioned, he fell a hundred thousand years ago!"

Upon hearing that a hundred thousand years had passed, the Blood Refining Devil Emperor was filled with rueful emotion.

But the thought that Ye Ming had been dead for so many years stirred even more complicated feelings within him. "Old dog Ye Ming, to think you're already dead. I'd been planning to tear you into ten thousand pieces after my rebirth. What a pity!"

He murmured softly, then his expression turned savage. "But don't worry. I'll take very good care of your descendants for you!"

Back then, Ye Ming had shattered his soul. Had he not preserved a sliver of divine sense through a secret art at the very last moment, he would truly have perished.

After all these years of planning, his old enemy was already dead. He could only make his descendants atone instead.

He turned to Ye Chen and said in a tone that brooked no argument, "Come. Take me to the people of the Ye Lineage!"

Ye Chen stood there quietly, his gaze as calm as still water.

Seeing this, the Blood Refining Devil Emperor spoke in an icy voice. "It seems I've been away from my throne as Devil Emperor for so many years that the world has forgotten my blood-refining methods!"

Ye Chen smiled calmly. "There's no need to look. I'm a member of the Ye Lineage!"

"What?!"

The Blood Refining Devil Emperor was startled, then a savage smile appeared on his face once more.

"Perfect! That saves me the trouble of looking!"

"Boy, how do you want to die?"

In his eyes, Ye Chen was merely an insignificant Quasi-Emperor whom he could suppress with a flip of his hand.

He did not know whether the boy before him simply had a death wish or had lost his mind to dare admit it outright.

As his words fell, he suddenly struck down with his palm.

Devil Qi instantly seethed, and his terrifying pressure crushed space into collapsing black holes.

Ye Chen smiled faintly.

Was this the strength of a Great Emperor on the Heavenly Profound Continent?

It was simply too weak.

He shook his head and struck out with his own palm.

The Spiritual Qi within a radius of ten million li was instantly drained, forming a towering palm that blasted toward the Devil Emperor's demonic palm.

The two collided, and the demonic palm was instantly shattered.

Under the Blood Refining Devil Emperor's horrified gaze, the giant palm slammed into him.

In the blink of an eye, the Blood Refining Devil Emperor's soul was shattered by the blow.

This time, his soul was truly annihilated, without the slightest possibility of survival.

A Devil Emperor of his generation had barely possessed a body and been reborn before someone from his enemy's lineage struck him dead.

Even at death, he could not believe any of this was real.

Ye Chen had not searched the Devil Emperor's soul because this Blood Refining Devil Emperor was clearly a figure from over a hundred thousand years ago and had never experienced the events of that year.

He reached out and grabbed, drawing the entire Heavenly Origin Holy Land's treasury and scripture pavilion into his palm, where they vanished from the world.

Then he turned, went to the outer sect square, and picked up Ye Tian, who was still unconscious. He said calmly, "Be destroyed!"

The laws followed his words. The Heavenly Origin Holy Land, whose legacy had endured for millions of years, instantly turned to dust and dispersed between heaven and earth.

Ye Chen checked his bearings, then flashed toward the Heavenly Origin Holy City.

Meanwhile, the battle between Ye Chen and the Blood Refining Devil Emperor had already caused an enormous uproar.

Although their moves had looked plain and unadorned, the imperial Dao laws they released had been sensed by Emperor-level experts throughout the Heavenly Profound Continent.

Such was a Great Emperor. Every movement could stir the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

At that moment, countless ancient beings turned their deep and terrifying gazes toward Heavenly Origin Province.

Every one of them wore a complicated expression.

A Great Emperor had emerged. Bloody winds and rains of carnage would sweep across the Heavenly Profound Continent once more!