152: Chapter 151 Battle Against the Supreme Remains

In a world of boundless darkness.

Ye Xiu's expression was extremely grave as he watched the black figure sitting cross-legged on the small hill, as if in the midst of Cultivating.

His mind raced, quickly analyzing the various possibilities he might encounter after making his move.

A long while later.

Immortal power began to flood his entire body.

Ye Xiu suddenly took a step, teleporting directly above the black shadow. His palm, infused with terrifying immortal power, slammed down toward the shadow's head.

Thud...

A crisp sound of metal colliding rang out.

Under the immense force, the black shadow was sent flying.

While flying backward.

It opened its eyes.

They were dull, devoid of any light or focus.

Boom...

An air-burst sound rang out.

The black shadow halted its backward momentum, stepped through the Void Realm, and charged directly at Ye Xiu.

"Is this instinctual combat awareness?"

Ye Xiu did not retreat. Against a Supreme Remnant without autonomous consciousness, and with his own half-step Supreme Realm cultivation, he was not without the power to resist.

After all, this black shadow before him...

...even its world-force had already dried up.

Even if it was the body of a Supreme Realm expert, how much battle power could truly remain within that physique?

Watching the black shadow strike with a palm.

He did not hesitate.

He met it with a palm strike of his own.

As the distance closed, the two palms collided.

Thud...

The terrifying force only stalemated for an instant.

Ye Xiu was immediately sent flying, slamming hard into the ground.

The momentum did not cease.

The terrifying force caused him to skid dozens of meters across the ground before he finally stopped.

"Damn it, I still underestimated the Supreme Realm experts."

In the shallow crater.

Ye Xiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He became even more cautious about this operation.

Although the world-force within this black shadow, which appeared to be sitting cross-legged in Cultivation, had long since dried up, its own Supreme Realm body was still something he could not compare to.

Even with the augmentation of immortal power.

When clashing head-on, he was still completely suppressed.

Watching the black shadow charge at him again.

Ye Xiu hardened his heart.

Fist light gathered in his hand.

The blinding golden light dispelled the surrounding darkness, bringing a glimmer of light to the previously pitch-black small hill.

Unfortunately.

The darkness within the Return to Ruins was incredibly mysterious, seemingly containing unknown energy.

Even the light of the Heavenly Emperor Fist.

Could only disperse the darkness within a hundred meters.

Hum...

Space trembled.

Under the fist light.

The black shadow did not hesitate at all.

It was like a robot, devoid of any intelligence, relying entirely on its former combat instincts during battle.

Even though the fist light was terrifyingly powerful.

As an existence that was a Supreme Realm expert in life, it was impossible for it to dodge.

It still struck down with a palm.

"Heh... when a person dies, the lamp goes out; a mere remnant dares to hope for resurrection."

Cold light flickered in Ye Xiu's eyes.

With the full augmentation of immortal power, the Heavenly Emperor Fist reached an unimaginable intensity.

He stood on the ground.

Watching the black shadow that had already charged before him.

He swung the Heavenly Emperor Fist fiercely toward the black shadow.

Boom...

Fist and palm collided.

The terrifying force shook the Void Realm.

The fearsome recoil force was also unbelievably strong.

Blood trickled from the corner of Ye Xiu's mouth.

After just three seconds of stalemate, cracks appeared all over his body.

Thick blood oozed from the cracks.

Instantly staining his white battle robe red.

"Damn it, I don't believe it."

Ye Xiu looked at the black shadow inches away; even though his entire body was stained red with blood, he did not retreat a single step.

Hum...

Immortal power surged within his body.

The fist light, which had been gradually dimming, brightened once more under the augmentation of immortal power.

As the two sides remained locked in a stalemate.

Muffled explosions sounded within his body.

Boom...

The terrifying recoil force became increasingly astonishing.

Ye Xiu's body, which had already transformed into a Dao body, showed signs of cracking at this moment.

Crack...

Bones were dislocating.

And fracturing.

Boom...

As the stalemate continued.

The incredibly hard ground began to shake.

Cracks several meters long extended beneath Ye Xiu's feet.

After several minutes of such a stalemate.

"Die!"

Ye Xiu's eyes were icy cold.

With an explosive shout, the wangquan sword suddenly materialized beside him.

The [Law-Breaking Path] emerged from the blade and was injected directly into the Heavenly Emperor Fist.

Hum...

The fist light flared brilliantly.

The two, who had been evenly matched, saw a drastic change after the [Law-Breaking Path] augmented the Heavenly Emperor Fist.

The black shadow retreated; ultimately unable to withstand it, it was blasted away.

Watching the black shadow being blasted away, Ye Xiu grinned, revealing his silver-white teeth stained with blood.

This head-on confrontation.

He had won.

Although the opponent was only a Supreme Remnant, and although he had used all his means.

But from this moment on.

He was one step closer to the Supreme Realm.

Even a Supreme Remnant could not withstand his full-force strike.

Tap, tap, tap...

Ye Xiu slowly approached the retreating black shadow. With each step he took, the injuries on his body were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Roar...

A low roar rang out.

The blasted black shadow steadied itself.

Its palm, which had been slightly bent during the previous clash, had clearly sustained significant damage.

"Kill!"

Watching the black shadow charge at him again.

Ye Xiu did not waste words.

Augmenting his immortal power with the [Law-Breaking Path], he struck with full force.

The fist light appeared again.

The Heavenly Emperor Fist pressed down once more.

Swoosh...

Both sides were extremely fast.

In just an instant, they had clashed again.

Boom...

Powerful forces were colliding.

At this moment.

Ye Xiu could clearly feel a surge of power of death erupting within the black shadow's body.

"The dried-up world-force, over endless years, has weakened into the power of death?"

He was somewhat unsure.

This power of death was of the same origin as the Death Qi on the black shadow; it should not be newly generated.

Perhaps after the Supreme Realm expert passed away, the world-force within its body dried up, and after endless years, this power of death was formed.

Boom...

The two sides stalemated for only one second.

The black shadow was blasted away by the fist light again.

"Must not get bogged down in battle..."

Ye Xiu watched the black shadow charging again, his mind set on a quick victory.

After all, the consumption of the Heavenly Emperor Fist was staggering.

Even though the immortal power within his body was endless, it could not keep up with the consumption of the Heavenly Emperor Fist.

"Die!"

The fist light was brilliant.

This area shook ceaselessly.

Under the high-frequency eruptions of the Heavenly Emperor Fist, the black shadow was gradually suppressed, finding it difficult to fight back.

As time passed.

The black shadow was finally restrained in mid-air by Ye Xiu using chains made of immortal power.

"Can you speak human language?"

Ye Xiu stared at the black shadow restrained by the chains.

In those unfocused eyes, there was no glimmer of intelligence.

Seeing this appearance.

He shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

All of this thing's actions came from the instincts of its body; even the act of sitting cross-legged and absorbing energy from the darkness before was merely following its former Cultivation instincts.

He sighed in his heart.

After studying it for a while.

He did not find anything special.

With a touch of helplessness, Ye Xiu left the small hill and continued to explore deeper into the Return to Ruins.

If he wanted to understand why the Supreme Remnant appeared in the Main World, perhaps he could only find some clues deep within the Return to Ruins.

Swoosh...

He was very fast.

After the previous battle with the black shadow, Ye Xiu had a rough understanding of his own battle power.

As long as he didn't encounter more than two black shadows.

Then dealing with one, as long as he could finish the battle quickly, was not a big problem.

The Heavenly Emperor Fist augmented with the [Law-Breaking Path] was terrifyingly powerful.

A Supreme Remnant without world-force was completely inferior to him in a direct clash.

Of course.

All of this depended on the premise that the black shadow only possessed instincts.

Otherwise, facing a black shadow with endless power that couldn't be broken, Ye Xiu would have no choice but to run.

After all, his full-force strike was only slightly stronger than the black shadow's, not yet reaching the point of complete suppression.

If the opponent possessed intelligence.

It might be able to erupt with even greater power.