"Um?!"
Seeing that the battle was evenly matched, the armored River Realm Heavenly King was overjoyed.
He hadn't launched a full-scale attack earlier so that he could retreat at any time, leaving himself with considerable reserves.
"Truly critically injured and on the verge of death!"
He said with a cold smile.
Ning Chuan remained expressionless, raised his sword into the air, and approached, saying, "Your soul injury seems to be healing quite quickly!"
Medicines that heal the soul are always rare.
As the Heavenly King of the Great River Realm, it's understandable that Xu Liyuan managed to obtain a share through years of accumulation.
But a River Realm Heavenly King?
The probability is too small!
There must be something he doesn't know about hidden within it.
"The methods of the Heavenly Martial Realm are beyond your imagination!"
The heavily armored River Realm Heavenly King snorted coldly.
As he spoke, he did not engage Ning Chuan in combat, but retreated to maintain distance between them.
Clearly, they're trying to stall for time.
"Hand over the Prison-Suppressing Dao Lineage, and I'll let you go. You'll still have a chance to live. Otherwise, once I drag this out until the Holy Heaven Alliance Great River Realm arrive, you'll be dead for sure!"
Looking at Ning Chuan's wounds, the armored River Realm Heavenly King sneered repeatedly, applying psychological pressure and mocking him:
"You are no longer able to protect the Prison-Suppressing Dao Lineage!"
Moreover, as Martial Star, you are not worthy of possessing such a powerful inheritance!
"Oh? I'm not worthy?"
Ning Chuan took a deep breath and began to mobilize the Force that suppressed his injuries, preparing to finish the battle quickly!
He quipped, "Does being a descendant of Attendant Star qualify one to possess such a thing?"
"You're asking for it!"
Upon hearing this, the armored River Realm Heavenly King's expression changed, turning ashen.
The history that the Heavenly Martial Realm is most unwilling to acknowledge is that their ancestors were all guards of various forces in the Martial Star.
This inferior status made them particularly disgusted.
"What did it matter how glorious it was in the past? It has ultimately declined. The Heavenly Martial Realm is now far superior to your Martial Star!"
The armored River Realm Heavenly King spoke in a chilling tone, "I've changed my mind. I won't kill you. Once I capture you, I'll cripple your cultivation and reduce you to a slave whom everyone in the Heavenly Martial Realm can humiliate..."
His voice abruptly stopped before he could finish speaking.
Suddenly, a sharp blade of light swept through the air, filling his vision with dazzling brilliance and rapidly expanding, resembling a silvery crescent moon!
The speed far exceeded the expectations of the heavily armored River Realm Heavenly King!
Ning Chuan activated the Nine Steps to the Ends of the World, and in a flash of light, he was upon them!
Although he was injured, he was still not someone that a mere River Realm could contend with!
"Ah--!"
The armored River Realm Heavenly King felt a chill run through his body, as if he had returned to the days when he was the Suppressing Platform of Origin Martial Mountain. Without thinking, he roared with courage and condensed a battle spear, which he swung at the incoming blade light, fighting back with all his might!
boom!
Swords clashed, unleashing a dazzling display of light that was deafening!
The snow that had been frozen on the plateau for countless years broke apart and swept up to an altitude of 10,000 meters, flying everywhere as if a massive blizzard had struck!
The light quickly faded.
Amidst the wind and snow, two blood-stained figures could be vaguely seen.
Ning Chuan's injuries were pre-existing, caused by Lin Fengyang's Law Bomb.
The blood on the armored River Realm Heavenly King came from this battle!
Seriously injured!
The upper part of his armor was almost completely shattered, and his exposed body was nearly cleaved in two by a single blow!
Dark red blood gushed out, engulfing the stark white broken bones!
"You..."
The armored River Realm Heavenly King looked at Ning Chuan, his eyes no longer showing joy, but filled with fear!
He now only has his original body remaining.
If I get killed again, I'll truly be doomed!
Thump!
Ning Chuan didn't waste any words. He then threw a punch forward, amplified by his Heaven-Chaos Force, which gathered endless light and heat, making it incredibly powerful. It struck the armored River Realm Heavenly King!
The next moment, accompanied by a loud bang, a cloud of blood mist spread out, staining the nearby snow red.
Another Heavenly King has died at Ning Chuan's hands!
"Cough..."
Ning Chuan's face turned pale, and a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth.
After unleashing two consecutive attacks, he was unable to suppress the black light within his body, which aggravated his injuries.
"We need to finish this quickly. It took two moves to kill a River Realm Heavenly King!"
Ning Chuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, raised his hand, and unleashed a vast surge of spiritual power that swept into the blood mist, capturing the soul orb of the armored River Realm Heavenly King.
Then, Ning Chuan immediately used the Soul-Searching Art to examine his memories.
A series of messages flashed by rapidly.
" The Holy Heaven Alliance confirmed that I was on the Blood Curtain Plateau. The rumors spread by the Federation in the North Sea Domain failed to disrupt things. The Myriad Stars Divine Kingdom personally intervened and publicly revealed my teleportation location."
" The North Sea Domain is blocked by the void power of the Prison Realm's self-destruction; I cannot return to Martial Star for the time being..."
Ning Chuan's eyes flickered.
However, he did not panic and continued to investigate.
" Xu Liyuan and this River Realm Heavenly King are unharmed by their souls because they took a medicine called the ' Soul-Generating Pill '!"
"It wasn't just those two; all the other Heavenly King whose true forms or avatars I killed also took the ' Soul-Generating Pill '!"
"This medicine came from Gu Yunyou, the leader of the Holy Heaven Alliance; it was bestowed upon him by him!"
"As for where Gu Yunyou obtained it, he didn't say, and even this River Realm Heavenly King didn't know, but he must have acquired it recently..."
As he was browsing through his memories, Ning Chuan's eyes suddenly sharpened. He activated the Ends of the World Mystic Truth, covering his entire body and making himself invisible in the void.
Then, without stopping, Ning Chuan quickly flew towards the edge of the Blood Curtain Plateau.
Inside the Inheritance Stone.
Bai Zhi sensed Ning Chuan's actions and was immediately puzzled. She extended a wisp of her spiritual power to inquire about the reason.
" Ning Chuan, what's wrong? Aren't you supposed to inherit the Prison-Suppressing Heavenly Scripture?"
" Gu Yunyou, the leader of the Holy Heaven Alliance, has arrived at the Blood Curtain Plateau!"
Ning Chuan spoke in a serious tone.
He paused, then added, "He's advanced to the Sea Realm!"
The Sea Realm is the fourth realm of the Law-Seeking Realm. Compared to the third realm, the Great River Realm, it represents a tremendous and earth-shattering improvement!
Even when he is unharmed, he is hard to defeat.
Not to mention now.
If the two sides were to encounter each other, Ning Chuan knew in his heart that he would have a slim chance of survival.
Even certain death!
"This..."
Bai Zhi also found it tricky.
Ning Chuan frowned slightly and transmitted his voice, " Gu Yunyou's breakthrough is abnormal!"
Sea Realm is strong!
The difficulty of overcoming this hurdle is also high!
Gu Yunyou and Bai Qi are roughly equal in strength, at the same level.
But Gu Yunyou is much older.
In other words...
Bai Qi's talent is even greater!
Normally, Bai Qi should be the first Heavenly King to advance to the Sea Realm.
Of course, the path of cultivation has a high degree of uncertainty.
Talent is not the only factor.
Luck is also an important factor.
Perhaps Gu Yunyou was lucky this time and found an opportunity for a breakthrough.
However, considering the sudden appearance of the Soul-Generating Pill recently, and the fact that the Myriad Stars Divine Kingdom can send substances to Martial Star, Ning Chuan couldn't help but suspect that Gu Yunyou had also obtained something similar to the Spirit of Law Comprehension, which enabled him to advance to the Sea Realm.
"The goal of the Myriad Stars Divine Kingdom is to conquer Martial Star. If they can truly achieve this, they can easily use the North Sea Domain to launch a massive military invasion of the Heavenly Martial Realm!" Ning Chuan wondered, " Gu Yunyou's cooperation with the Myriad Stars Divine Kingdom is tantamount to seeking help from a tiger. Is he only thinking of himself and disregarding the future generations, or does he have other plans?"
Ning Chuan couldn't understand it for a moment.
However, this does not affect reality.
Gu Yunyou is already a powerful expert in the Sea Realm!
Ning Chuan gathered his thoughts and stopped thinking about it; the priority now was to leave the Blood Curtain Plateau!
Even the strongest Sea Realm has its limits!
Unless he deliberately exposes himself, it's impossible to find his whereabouts in the vast Heavenly Martial Realm.
With this in mind, Ning Chuan increased the mobilization of his Force, willing to aggravate his injuries in exchange for increased speed.
It doesn't matter if the injury is more serious.
It will heal completely eventually and won't leave any lasting effects.
In the void.
Ning Chuan sped along silently and without a sound.
He could gradually see the coastline thousands of miles away.
The deep blue sea surged and crashed against the ice-covered shore, creating white spray.
Buzz--!
Suddenly, from the blood-red sky above, an invisible barrier, exuding overwhelming power, descended from outside the atmosphere of the Heavenly Martial Realm, like a giant palm, covering the entire Blood Curtain Plateau!
Ning Chuan is naturally included!