169: I'll set the rules of the game.

Above the basin, the Myriad Souls Cave was collapsing violently.

Giant rocks peeled off from the cliff walls, smashing into the bottomless darkness with the whistling sound of wind.

Zhao Wuyou carried the dragon emperor halberd on his shoulder. His golden eyes first swept across the crumbling world before landing on Ye Chenfeng.

He could feel that Senior Brother's aura had changed.

It was more restrained, and also more dangerous.

Like a peerless divine weapon hidden in its sheath, its edge was not yet revealed, but the chill already pierced to the bone.

“Did you hollow out the bottom?” Zhao Wuyou asked directly.

“Ate a gatekeeper,” Ye Chenfeng replied just as simply.

He turned his hand, and several clusters of shimmering light, emitting different dao rhymes, appeared in his palm.

Those were the fragments of Dao Principles he had collected along the way.

“These are gifts.”

He flicked one of the light clusters, which contained violent Battle Intent and overbearing Saber Intent, toward Zhao Wuyou.

“Yours.”

Zhao Wuyou didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to catch it.

The moment the light cluster entered his body, his whole being shook.

Countless insights regarding combat and methods of utilizing power exploded in his mind.

He closed his eyes, and the Dragon Might on his body rose uncontrollably, step by step.

“Good stuff.” He opened his eyes, his golden pupils frighteningly bright.

Ye Chenfeng then handed another light cluster, which emitted a boundless vitality and the fragrance of herbs, to Gongsun Yan.

“Fifth Junior Sister, this one is suitable for you.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother.” Gongsun Yan took it, and a warm current flooded into her limbs and bones.

She felt that her understanding of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Classic had deepened by another level.

“Where are we going now?” Zhao Wuyou clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body, somewhat impatient.

“To find and regroup with the others,” Ye Chenfeng said.

Having devoured the Spirit of the Demonic Stele, his perception of this world had become exceptionally keen.

He could vaguely sense several auras belonging to the Myriad Dao Divine Sect scattered in different directions.

“Old Demon Black Flame wants us to kill each other, using our flesh, blood, and Divine Soul to complete his sacrificial grand array.”

“Then we shall play along with him.”

The corners of Ye Chenfeng's mouth curled into a cold arc.

“He wants to watch a play, so we'll perform a good one for him.”

“However, the script for this play will be written by us.”

“How do we write it?” Zhao Wuyou asked.

“It's simple.” Ye Chenfeng's gaze looked toward the distance.

There, several powerful streaks of Devilish Qi soared into the sky, churning the blood moon above.

Clearly, a tragic slaughter was currently taking place.

“Turn all the 'actors' into our 'audience'.”

“Let's go.”

The three of them no longer lingered, turning into three streaks of light and speeding toward the direction where the Devilish Qi was densest... In a valley piled high with countless broken weapons.

Ghost Fiend, the Young Lord of the Seven Fiends Valley, was leading more than ten demonic cultivators, surrounding another group of people tightly.

The ones surrounded were a group of female Disciples from the Joyful Union Sect.

The woman at the lead had a charming face and a seductive figure; her cultivation had already reached the Middle Stage of the True Immortal realm.

But at this moment, her beautiful face was pale, blood hung from the corner of her mouth, and the spiritual light of the pink silk ribbon in her hand was dim.

Her Junior Sisters were all injured, their eyes filled with despair.

“Ghost Fiend, do you really have to be so heartless?”

The woman from the Joyful Union Sect gritted her silver teeth and shouted sharply.

“We have no old grudges or recent enmity!”

“Jie jie jie...” Ghost Fiend let out a burst of weird laughter.

His greedy gaze swept back and forth over the female Disciples of the Joyful Union Sect.

“Moon Consort Fairy, those words are incorrect.”

“In this Demon Tablet World, there are no friends, only hunters and prey.”

“Your Joyful Union Sect's Cauldron method is a great tonic.”

“As long as I swallow you all, the strength of my Seven Fiends Valley will surely rise to the next level!”

“You!” Moon Consort trembled all over with rage.

“Enough nonsense!” Ghost Fiend's patience ran out, and killing intent was laid bare in his eyes.

“Brothers, attack!”

“Kill the men, and for the women—keep them alive!”

The demonic cultivators of the Seven Fiends Valley let out bursts of lewd, weird laughter, activated their Demonic Techniques, and pounced.

A trace of despair flashed in Moon Consort's eyes.

She was already prepared to burn her Divine Soul to perish together with the enemy.

Just then.

“Weng—”

A sword hum.

It came from the horizon, far away.

That sword hum wasn't loud, yet it seemed to carry a certain strange magic.

It caused everyone's movements to pause.

Ghost Fiend abruptly looked up.

He saw three streaks of light coming from afar, arriving in an instant.

They landed in the center of the battlefield.

It was precisely Ye Chenfeng, Zhao Wuyou, and Gongsun Yan.

“Myriad Dao Divine Sect!”

Ghost Fiend's pupils constricted sharply.

He recognized Ye Chenfeng.

That terrifying existence who had slain Old Scorpion with a single sword strike and suppressed the entire city with a single word in Dry Bone City!

How could he be here?!

“It's you?”

Ye Chenfeng also recognized Ghost Fiend.

There was no expression on his face.

He just faintly glanced at the Joyful Union Sect female Disciples on the ground who were about to be slaughtered.

“It seems you've treated the words I said before as wind passing by your ears.”

Cold sweat instantly seeped from Ghost Fiend's forehead.

He remembered the fear of being dominated by that world-destroying Sword Intent in Dry Bone City.

“Sen... Senior...”

His voice was trembling.

“A misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding!”

“Scram.”

Ye Chenfeng only said one word.

Ghost Fiend felt as if he had been granted a great amnesty.

He didn't hesitate for a second, turning around to lead his subordinates away in escape.

“Did I let you scram?”

A cold and overbearing voice sounded behind him.

Zhao Wuyou took a step forward, blocking his path.

In his golden eyes, Battle Intent was rising.

“In Dry Bone City, we didn't get to fight.”

“Here, we'll make up for it.”

Ghost Fiend's face instantly turned the color of deathly gray.

“Fourth Junior Brother,” Ye Chenfeng spoke.

“Your opponent isn't him.”

Zhao Wuyou frowned, somewhat dissatisfied.

“Then who is?”

Ye Chenfeng didn't answer.

His gaze crossed the valley and looked toward the distant sky.

“They're here.”

Just as he finished speaking.

“Boom!”

A terrifying demonic might, several times stronger than Ghost Fiend's, descended from the sky!

A figure wearing a dark red robe, completely shrouded in blood mist, appeared above the valley.

His aura was impressively already at the Early-stage Profound Immortal realm!

“Blood Demon Palace, Blood Seed!”

Ghost Fiend cried out in alarm upon seeing the newcomer.

The Blood Seed, Blood Boundless Abyss!

Among the younger generation of the Western Region's Demonic Path, he was a top-tier Prodigy who could stand alongside Mo Teng of the Black Flame Demonic Sect!

Why was he here too!

Blood Boundless Abyss floated in mid-air, his crimson gaze looking down.

When he saw Ye Chenfeng's group, a trace of surprise and intense interest flashed in his eyes.

“Myriad Dao Divine Sect?”

“A bit interesting.”

“I heard that you're the ones who stirred up trouble in Dry Bone City?”

His voice was hoarse and piercing, like two pieces of metal rubbing together.

“It just so happens that my 'Blood Scripture' is still missing several bodies of high-quality blood essence to reach Major Achievement.”

“Your Physiques look quite good.”

He licked his lips, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty greed.

“Now, kneel.”

“Offer up your Divine Soul and blood essence.”

“I can give you a quick death.”

Ghost Fiend was terrified to the point of his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering upon hearing this.

He now only wanted to get as far away from these malevolent stars as possible.

Zhao Wuyou, however, laughed.

He hoisted the dragon emperor halberd and pointed it at Blood Boundless Abyss in mid-air.

“Early-stage Profound Immortal.”

“Not bad.”

“This one is qualified.”

He turned to look at Ye Chenfeng.

“Senior Brother, this one is mine.”

After saying that, he didn't wait for Ye Chenfeng to answer.

He stomped his foot violently!

His whole person was like a golden cannonball fired from a barrel, soaring into the sky!

Straight at Blood Boundless Abyss!

“Seeking death!”

A cold light flashed in Blood Boundless Abyss's eyes.

He raised his hand and waved.

A hundred-zhang river of blood, condensed from pure blood, appeared out of thin air!

Within that blood river, countless vengeful spirits were roaring and struggling!

Carrying a malicious power that could defile the Divine Soul and corrode the Physical Body, it shrouded down toward Zhao Wuyou's head!

“Dragon God Transformation!”

Zhao Wuyou let out a low growl!

Golden dragon scales emerged piece by piece from beneath his skin!

His stature shot up to ten zhang in an instant!

His long, slender golden hair moved without any wind!

Behind him, an even more massive and majestic phantom of the Primordial Dragon God slowly emerged!

The dragon emperor halberd in his hand radiated intense golden light!

“Open for me!”

He swung the halberd!

There were no fancy Moves.

Only the purest, most overbearing power!

A golden halberd beam, refined to the extreme, tore through the sky!

“Boom!”

That hundred-zhang blood river churning with countless vengeful spirits was actually split into two halves from the middle by this single halberd strike!

Blood rain filled the sky!

“What?!”

Blood Boundless Abyss's pupils constricted sharply!

He couldn't believe that the Divine Ability he was so proud of was so easily broken by the opponent in a single blow!

Before he could react.

Zhao Wuyou's figure had already passed through the rain of blood, arriving in an instant!

The dragon emperor halberd, carrying the momentum of ten thousand jun, smashed down on his head!

“Blood God Shield!”

In his horror, Blood Boundless Abyss hurriedly condensed an incredibly thick blood-colored shield in front of him!

“Crack!”

The shield only held for less than half a breath.

Then it shattered with a bang!

The dragon emperor halberd's momentum didn't decrease, smashing heavily onto Blood Boundless Abyss's chest!

“Puff!”

Blood Boundless Abyss felt as if he had been struck by lightning!

His chest caved in deeply!

His whole person was like a meteorite, falling from mid-air!

“Rumble!”

The earth shook violently!

A giant pit, several times deeper than the one Mo Teng had smashed out earlier, appeared in the valley!

Dust and smoke permeated the air.

The entire field was dead silent.

Ghost Fiend, Moon Consort of the Joyful Union Sect, and all their subordinates.

They all seemed as if they had been petrified.

One by one, their mouths were wide open, their eyes hollow.

Only a blank space remained in their minds.

Blood Boundless Abyss, the Blood Seed, a top-tier Prodigy at the Early-stage Profound Immortal realm.

Just like that... he was taken out in one Move?

The dust and smoke slowly dissipated.

In the giant pit, Blood Boundless Abyss's bones were all shattered; he lay there like a pile of mud.

He was exhaling more than he was inhaling.

Zhao Wuyou slowly landed.

He glanced at Blood Boundless Abyss in the pit and frowned.

“Too weak.”

“Can't take a hit.”

He put away the dragon emperor halberd and returned to Ye Chenfeng's side as if nothing had happened.

From beginning to end, Ye Chenfeng hadn't cast a single glance at that battle.

His gaze fell upon Ghost Fiend and Moon Consort, who were already completely scared witless.

“Now.”

His voice broke the death-like silence.

“Do you want to live, or do you want to die?”

Ghost Fiend and Moon Consort's bodies stiffened abruptly.

The two exchanged a glance, and both saw endless terror in each other's eyes.

“Thump!”

Without any hesitation.

The two of them knelt on the ground together.

“We are willing to surrender!”

“We are willing to serve Senior with all our might!”

Dignity?

In the face of absolute, incomprehensible, and crushing strength.

Dignity was worth nothing.

“Very good.”

Ye Chenfeng nodded.

He looked outside the valley at the demonic cultivators who had been attracted by the battle and were hiding in the shadows to spy.

His voice wasn't loud.

Yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

“From now on.”

“This world will be taken over by my Myriad Dao Divine Sect.”

“I set the rules of the game.”

“Those who follow me shall prosper.”

He paused, his tone suddenly turning cold.

“Those who oppose me...”

“Shall perish.”