Dragon Blood Saint Emperor

BOOM!

Suddenly, two pillars of black and red light erupted from the Ghost Valley, piercing through heaven and earth and soaring into the clouds!

Simultaneously, the Yin Yang Profound Mysteries rippled outward like waves, bestowing a blessing upon all life in the area.

BOOM!

At that same moment, a series of earth-shattering explosions erupted from the Ghost Valley!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

In the next instant, a figure in blood-red robes shot out from the Ghost Valley, clutching a small, crystalline tree. On it grew two Divine Fruits, one red and one black. They shimmered with Divine Light, seeming to possess a Spiritual Sense of their own as they struggled to escape.

This blood-clad figure was none other than Ye Wushuang.

And the item in his hand was the Yin Yang Dao Fruit!

As the Yin Yang Dao Fruit was undergoing its transformation, he finally couldn’t resist taking the opportunity to strike.

BOOM!

A chill ran down Ye Wushuang’s spine as he glanced back at the terrifying beast giving chase, but his face broke into a wide grin as he looked at the Yin Yang Dao Fruit in his hand.

"Worth it!"

He grinned in excitement and quickly stored it in the True Dragon Space.

An Ancient Medicine King was a peerless treasure one could only hope to encounter by chance. Letting it go without a fight was simply not in Ye Wushuang’s nature.

But if anyone found out he had provoked a Demon Beast on par with the Spiritual Spring Realm just for a treasure, they would curse him for being a madman.

Ye Wushuang had no time to worry about that. He activated Floating Light and Shadow and rapidly fled.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Streaks of alternating black and red light rained down around him.

Behind him, a gigantic snake, well over a hundred feet long, was slithering at incredible speed along the continuous mountain range. The terrifying black and red Demon Power radiating from its body annihilated everything in its path.

The massive serpent was covered in dense, interlocking scales that alternated between black and red. More peculiar still, it had two enormous, savage heads!

One head was topped with a crimson serpentine crest!

The other was topped with a dark, black crest!

Its two pairs of blood-red eyes blazed like four Blood Suns, filled with terrifying ferocity and boundless rage, as if they intended to incinerate the very heavens and earth!

Ninth-Level Demon Beast: The Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake!

This terrifying behemoth was a Ninth-Level Demon Beast, its power comparable to a cultivator at the peak of the Spiritual Spring Realm!

At this moment, it was absolutely incandescent with rage.

The Yin Yang Dao Fruit was a treasure it had guarded for ages. It had been patiently waiting for the fruit to mature into an Ancient Medicine King to aid its own evolution.

It had even driven away all other Demon Beasts from the surrounding region to protect it!

Furthermore, fearing discovery by the experts of the Ancient Spirit Sect, it had instigated a terrifying beast tide. It directed four of the most threatening Tier Eight Demon Beasts to attack the Ancient Spirit Sect, throwing the sect into utter chaos just to buy itself more time!

Everything had gone according to plan. It had settled in for a comfortable nap, quietly awaiting the Yin Yang Dao Fruit’s transformation.

But in the span of that single nap, the Yin Yang Dao Fruit had vanished. A human had even dug up and stolen the entire tree, roots and all!

It was seething. Its rage would not be quenched until it had ground this human to dust!

Its two heads shot out pillars of Yin and Yang light that tore through the air toward Ye Wushuang. No matter how fast he fled, he was still battered by the terrifying shockwaves of energy.

Ye Wushuang immediately activated the eighty-one Qi Vortexes within his body, reinforcing himself as he dodged with all his might.

...

「Back at Wangtianya」

The beast tide had receded.

The four powerful Demon Beasts had been slain by the four strongest disciples, who had employed incredible techniques, shocking everyone on the city walls.

The four were already being hailed as legends—the legends of the Ancient Spirit Sect!

At that same moment, Dii Qingxue’s figure suddenly vanished from the crowd’s view. Not even Mo Wentian noticed her departure.

Mo Wentian and the other two searched for a good while, but with no success, they eventually headed back toward the city walls.

Meanwhile, Dii Qingxue’s elegant figure moved through the air above the dense forest, her Divine Sense sweeping across the ground below.

RUMBLE...

Suddenly, a loud rumbling caught her attention.

Her elegant brows furrowed slightly as she teleported, reappearing at the source of the sound.

When she saw the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake hunting Ye Wushuang, she seemed to realize something. Her expression turned grim, and she cursed under her breath, "That idiot!"

The Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake was a Ninth-Level Demon Beast with appalling speed. Although Ye Wushuang had gotten a head start, the snake had closed the distance in just a few short minutes.

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, a white streak of light shot down from the sky and slammed into one of the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake’s heads. Caught off guard, the beast was thrown to the ground.

Ye Wushuang sensed the attack, paused, and turned to look. He was momentarily stunned. ’It’s her!’

BOOM!

The Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake coiled, raising its two massive, savage heads high. It stared at Dii Qingxue with blazing animosity as it unleashed a barrage of black and red beams of light. They fell like stars from the Nine Heavens, so dense that they were impossible to evade.

Dii Qingxue’s expression turned solemn. A Divine Light shot from her Divine Court, appearing like a moon from some Outer Heaven. As its brilliant light shone down, an aura of peerlessly terrifying Heaven and Earth Slaughter billowed forth, colliding with the black and red beams.

The Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake roared furiously, its massive tail sweeping through the air and crushing the void as it slammed toward Dii Qingxue.

With a wave of her sleeve, Dii Qingxue summoned a Divine Saber that shone with brilliant light. As it slashed down, it resembled a clear moon, scattering shimmering, dazzling light. Yet within its sacred glow was the chilling aura of Heaven and Earth Slaughter!

Ye Wushuang stood to the side, utterly astounded.

’Dii Qingxue is only at the True Essence Eighth or Ninth Layer, yet she can fight a Ninth-Level Demon Beast! Her Combat Power is absolutely terrifying!’

BOOM!

As the two sides clashed, terrifying energy surged out like a tidal wave, engulfing the surroundings and reducing everything to nothing.

The Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake was extremely clever. Realizing that simple attacks wouldn’t be enough to defeat its opponent, its body trembled, and rings of black and red light rose into the sky, forming countless Yin and Yang symbols that filled the firmament.

A peerless killing intent emanated from the symbols. Their Yin Yang Killing Power made the very heavens and earth tremble!

As the Yin and Yang symbols began to merge, the peerless killing intent intensified, threatening to annihilate everything in existence.

"Get back!"

Ye Wushuang shouted instantly. He feared that no matter how heaven-defying Dii Qingxue was, she wouldn’t be able to block such a peerless attack!

However, Dii Qingxue was already locked in place by the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake’s aura. The moment she tried to retreat, she would be struck by the terrifying power of the Yin and Yang symbols!

Dii Qingxue’s expression was also grave. Without hesitation, she raised her exquisite Divine Saber and charged, slashing down from the sky toward the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake.

The Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake spat beams of Divine Light to block her!

"Cut!"

Dii Qingxue uttered the single, cold word. The Divine Saber’s light blazed with annihilating power as it fell upon one of the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake’s heads.

PSHH!

A massive head flew through the air like a launched boulder.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, mixed with a strange pink fluid, raining down from the sky and showering Dii Qingxue.

"Senior Sister Dii, get out of the way!"

Seeing the pink fluid, Ye Wushuang seemed to realize something. His expression changed, and he immediately shouted a warning.

But it was too late!

Dii Qingxue’s white robes were already stained red!

ROAR!

Losing a head didn’t kill the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake. It thrashed about, its massive body slamming into Dii Qingxue and sending her flying. At the same time, the Yin and Yang symbols finished merging and descended upon her, the Yin Yang Divine Light they unleashed cracking open the very fabric of space!

One could only imagine that if that attack landed, even a Spiritual Spring Realm expert would be utterly annihilated!

Having just been heavily struck, Dii Qingxue couldn’t possibly react in time. Seeing this, Ye Wushuang gritted his teeth, activated Floating Light and Shadow, and shot forward to catch her as he retreated.

A ferocious light bloomed in the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake’s remaining eye. It charged madly after Ye Wushuang, its speed so great that it was behind him in an instant.

An intense sense of mortal danger enveloped him.

BUZZ!

However, unbeknownst even to Ye Wushuang, the Chaos Dragon Tomb within his Divine Court suddenly trembled, releasing a ripple of the aura of Heaven and Earth Slaughter!

This aura struck terror into the Yin Yang Celestial Demon Snake. Before it could even retreat, its remaining head exploded, drenching Ye Wushuang in a torrential rain of blood.

At the same time, a strange energy entered his body, causing his blood to boil.

"The Yin Yang Snake Poison!"

Ye Wushuang’s expression changed. He quickly looked down at Dii Qingxue in his arms, only to see that she...!!