242: Chapter 241 The Great Battle Begins

Boom...

The Other Shore Highland was shattering.

The battle between Ye Xiu and the old man was unimaginably powerful.

Although neither of them used any destructive techniques, the aftermath of the battle still blew this world apart.

"Boy, to be an enemy of the heavens is to seek your own death." The killing intent in the old man's eyes almost solidified.

"Heh... Old ghost, never mind the heavens; even if the Dao itself were to descend, I would still cut it down." Ye Xiu sneered.

This old ghost was very strong, definitely an existence above the Emperor level.

But with his Divine Body separated, plus being almost invincible among Emperors himself...

Although it was difficult to kill the old ghost.

But for this old ghost to deal with him was also not easy, unless he reunited his Divine Body and flesh, returning to his strongest state.

Otherwise... a crippled Ascension realm existence was not enough to make him wary.

Moreover, in the unknown battlefield, this old ghost's Divine Soul must be having a very rough time; otherwise, he wouldn't have only split off ten percent of his Divine Soul power to guard against his own Divine Soul attacks.

After all, those three Emperors who had reached a Breakthrough to the Ascension realm were no pushovers.

They should be in the middle of a great battle with the old ghost's Divine Soul right now.

As long as he could infinitely consume the old ghost's Divine Soul power, perhaps he could help that Divine Soul battlefield in the unknown region.

"Boy, I consider that your cultivation was not easy to come by, do not seek your own death."

The old man was clearly stalling for time; after fighting for this long, he discovered a terrifying fact.

He had no way to kill his opponent.

Instead, because his Divine Soul was being held back, he had sustained significant Divine Soul injuries.

In normal times, this would naturally be a trivial issue not worth mentioning.

But right now, three newly Ascended Emperors had gone to the Ascension realm where his Divine Soul was located.

"Too much nonsense, die!" Ye Xiu couldn't be bothered to listen to the old man's chatter. Wielding the wangquan sword empowered by his Divine Soul, he fiercely attacked the old man.

"I am not afraid of you!" The old man was furious. Having ascended for countless years, when had he ever been bullied like this?

He naturally had to kill him to vent the frustration in his heart.

Kill!

The great battle erupted once more.

The Ascension realm.

Hazy rosy clouds formed the earth, and auspicious clouds bloomed like flowers.

Such a miraculous place was where one existed after their Divine Soul ascended.

Boom...

Four figures were fighting amidst the auspicious clouds.

It was the three Emperors and the old man.

"Old ghost, it seems you have encountered something very troublesome in the Other Shore Highland, to the point where you dare to extract your Divine Soul power." The Heavenly Emperor's eyes were filled with absolute killing intent.

This place was the source of everything; as long as they killed the old ghost before them, there would be no more Reincarnation in this world.

"Ye Hei, there's nothing to say, just kill him." The phantom of the stone jar in the Peerless Empress's hand possessed monstrous power.

Even in a Divine Soul state, this supreme treasure had still transformed into a Divine Soul state and arrived in this Ascension realm.

"Your cultivation was not easy to come by; since you have already transcended, why bother managing the affairs of the world?" The old man's expression was very grave.

On this battlefield of the Divine Soul Domain, it was far more dangerous than the Other Shore Highland.

The three Ascenders before him, although they had only just ascended, possessed an unbelievably strong Divine Soul power. Even he, who had devoured countless years of Reincarnation, could only barely suppress them.

"Old ghost, it seems you are afraid." The Heavenly Emperor sneered disdainfully and threw a punch. The light of the fist illuminated the world, and the entire Ascension realm trembled.

The killing intent in the old man's eyes surged.

This world was his life's work; every region had cost countless Divine Soul power to condense.

Now, being wantonly destroyed by these three people was even worse than killing him.

Die!

The old man threw a punch.

The world-illuminating fist light faded as their fists collided.

A violent explosion shook the entire Ascension realm, and countless meticulously crafted auspicious clouds shattered instantly, revealing extremely rich Divine Soul power.

Whoosh...

The old man swallowed the scattered Divine Soul power in one gulp, and his originally ugly complexion improved quite a bit.

"Using the Divine Soul of all living beings as a catalyst to create such a deformed world—old ghost, your reckoning has come." The Great Emperor Holding the Bell gave a soft shout.

An ancient bell immediately appeared in the world.

Amidst a humming vibration, the ancient bell grew to ten thousand feet tall and pressed down fiercely towards the old man.

"Living beings? They are nothing but rations. This world is just like this: the strong prey on the weak; this is the cycle of the Heavenly Dao." The old man didn't care.

While fighting the three of them, he absorbed the Divine Soul power in the Domain.

"You truly deserve to die." The ghost mask on the Peerless Empress's pretty face was chuckling. The eerie laughter carried an indescribable power.

This power seemed to have the ability to convert.

As the laughter rang out, the Divine Soul power that originally made up the Ascension realm suddenly erupted with countless roars. Those tragic cries were like the wails of all living beings.

"Heh... Ever since I achieved the Ascension realm and took control of the Heavenly Dao of the world, living beings have been nothing but rations. I originally considered that your cultivation was not easy and thought we could accomplish great things together, but I didn't expect you to be three indecisive fools." The old man's tone was extremely disdainful.

He stomped his foot down, and a purple light swept out from beneath his feet. In an instant, all the Divine Soul wails in the entire Domain were sealed.

Die!

Amidst the cold shout, the old man's figure disappeared, appearing directly beside the Empress, and he smashed a fist towards that ghost mask.

"Hmph... I am not afraid of you." The Empress was not afraid at all and met him with a palm strike.

Boom...

Amidst the terrifying explosion, the Empress was clearly far inferior to the old man in terms of Divine Soul power. After stalemating for only a few seconds, she was smashed away by the punch.

"To be able to hold your own against me for a moment, you girl, actually have some skill." Although they were enemies, the old man still offered a word of praise.

"I am ashamed to be associated with you." The Empress took a step, stopping her backward momentum. In her slender jade hand, the stone jar was changing, and a blinding purple light shot out from it suddenly.

Whoosh...

The purple light contained extremely terrifying Divine Soul power. Everywhere it passed, everything was shattering.

"Mere tricks, how dare you show off before an expert." The old man was not afraid at all. The moment he reached out to block the purple light, the ancient bell that had been covering the Void Realm pressed down directly, completely enveloping him within it.

Hum...

The ancient bell chimed leisurely. Verses of Sanskrit sounded inside the ancient bell. This was the method Amitabha Buddha used to convert demons, which had been learned by The Great Emperor Holding the Bell and was being used at this moment.

"Sutra of Salvation, haha... To think you actually possess such a method; I have underestimated the three of you." Inside the ancient bell, the old man's laughter was extremely manic. In a Divine Soul state, this kind of Buddhist scripture that converts human nature naturally had a restraining effect on him.

Although it could not convert him, it was still able to affect his mind, causing his eternal Divine Soul to suffer certain damage.