448: Terrifying Strength

“Ant!”

Xiang Yutian, the reclusive Dao Child of the Eastern Continent Holy Palace, was sent flying and landed on the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of fresh blood, his face instantly turning pale.

Just as he tried to get up, a foot stepped on him. It was an Ancient lifeforms with blue skin and a strange vertical pupil on its forehead that looked like a snake's eye.

“Those who covet the treasures of Immortality Mountain shall either die or open their minds and allow me to plant a slave seal!”

Facing the coercion of the Ancient lifeforms, Xiang Yutian was both shocked and enraged, feeling utterly humiliated.

How could he possibly be willing to be enslaved? He was someone with the potential to break through to Great Saint and perhaps even forge his own Great Dao in the future. Once enslaved, his Dao Heart would be tainted, and he would lose all hope of achieving the Dao.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

One by one, the Saint Lords from the Endless Sea side were struck down, heavily injured, their auras weak. They were all below the Seven-Step Sacred Lord Realm.

Now, only the high-tier Saint Lords were still holding on, but with so many heavily injured and restrained by the Ancient lifeformss, the remaining high-tier Saint Lords' battle formation bonuses were greatly reduced, making it increasingly difficult to sustain!

The Enlightenment Tea Tree in the canyon, however, did not run; it stood rooted in place. If it had eyes, it would probably be watching the battle intently at this moment.

Compared to the Cultivators of the Endless Sea, the Enlightenment Tea Tree feared the Ancient lifeformss more, as the latter could easily find it and pluck its leaves. However, due to the Immortality Mountain Supreme's pressure, they dared not act presumptuously.

“Submissive, or death?”

A majestic Nine-Step Saint Lord Realm Ancient lifeforms roared deeply, surrounded by killing intent, as if he had no more patience and would kill anyone who did not submit immediately.

For a moment, the Saint Lord Realm Cultivators from the Endless Sea looked at each other, the shadow of death looming over their hearts, forcing them to make a choice.

To die to protect their Dao Heart, or to cling to life?

In truth, regardless of whether they had hope for future Dao attainment, no one wanted to be enslaved, as that was equivalent to entrusting their life and death to others.

“You ungrateful wretches! The King of my Ancient lifeforms is about to awaken; it is your honor to submit to us!”

A red-eyed Ancient lifeforms snarled coldly, its killing intent already spreading.

“If you don't submit, then die!”

As soon as his voice fell, someone among the Cultivators from the Endless Sea side cried out in submission.

“I am willing to submit! I am willing to submit!”

At first glance, it was none other than the Eight-Step Saint Lord of the Purple Flame Clan, which caused the other Cultivators to frown deeply, feeling quite disdainful.

“It's better to live a bad life than to die, everyone! As long as the green hills remain, there will always be wood to burn.”

The Purple Flame Clan Elder, an Eight-Step Saint Lord, spoke bitterly, but his cowardly appearance made it hard to sympathize.

“Does the Purple Flame Clan have so little backbone?”

The Eight-Step Saint Lord of the Nine Heavens Holy Palace sternly rebuked, his eyes filled with contempt and disdain.

“This old man simply has no backbone and doesn't want to die; it has nothing to do with the Purple Flame Clan. After following the Ancient lifeformss, this old man will no longer be a member of the Purple Flame Clan.”

The Zi Yan Clan Elder remained impervious, kneeling before the Ancient lifeforms.

“At least there's one who knows when to be sensible.”

The red-eyed Ancient lifeforms sneered, then scanned the others: “What about you? Do you all want to die?”

A sharp, bloody killing intent enveloped these Saint Lord Realm Cultivators of the Endless Sea.

Some hesitated, while others preferred death over submission.

The Zi Yan Clan Elder even tried to persuade them to surrender from the side.

But just then, an incomparably sharp Sword Qi swept down from above, like a silver river pouring down. Each sharp Sword Qi carried at least the terrifying power to slay a Nine-Step Saint Lord.

“Not good! There's a powerful enemy!”

The faces of those Ancient lifeformss instantly changed, and a strong sense of death threat enveloped their hearts.

The high-tier Saint Lord Realm Ancient lifeformss resisted desperately, while the Six-Step Saint Lord Realm Ancient lifeformss were annihilated by the Sword Qi before they could even attack.

A man and a woman were seen descending from the sky, landing behind these Ancient lifeformss.

It was Chu Ying and Ye Qingxian.

“Puff!” “Puff!”

“Puff!”

In the blink of an eye, most of these Ancient lifeformss, who had been so arrogant and held the lives of the Endless Sea Cultivators in their hands, were brutally slaughtered, with only a few Eight-Step and Nine-Step Saint Lords still struggling in their death throes.

“What terrifying strength!”

At this moment, the Saint Lord Realm Cultivators of the Endless Sea, who were watching from afar as the Ancient lifeformss were unexpectedly slain by the Sword Qi, all had their mouths wide open, utterly shocked.

“Is that a Half-Step Great Saint? Surely no Nine-Step Saint Lord could be so strong as to instantly kill so many people in one encounter, right?”

An Eight-Step Saint Lord from the Guangming Holy Church was terrified.

“That person is so young… could he be from the younger generation?”

A Seven-Step Sacred Lord's eyes were wide with a dead stare, feeling as if he had seen that young man, as tall and straight as a pine, somewhere before.

“This person… why do I feel such immense suppression, as if in front of him… I can only look up to him…”

Xiang Yutian, the reclusive Dao Child of the Eastern Continent Holy Palace, frowned deeply, shocked and uncertain, trying to figure out the young man's identity.

However, although Chu Ying had appeared at the Beidou Summit in Seven Stars Mountain, only a small number of people recognized him. Those who came to Immortality Mountain now were mostly powerful Saint Lord Realm Cultivators, and then there were reclusive Dao Children like Xiang Yutian, who were brimming with self-confidence.

So, no one recognized Chu Ying.

“Tell me, what Forbidden Grounds in Immortality Mountain cannot be entered?”

A wave of Sword Qi, like snow, swept out, and the remaining few Ancient lifeformss struggling in their death throes also fell, though Chu Ying left them a breath of life.

“Who are you? Why are you so powerful?”

The Nine-Step Saint Lord Realm Ancient lifeforms was terrified, feeling no power to resist in front of this young human, yet the other party was so young, could he really be a Half-Step Great Saint?

Chu Ying's expression was indifferent. A wisp of Sword Qi descended and severed one of his arms, causing the Ancient lifeforms to cry out in agony.

“Do you have the right to question me?”

“Answer honestly, and perhaps you'll have a chance to live.”

At this time, there were five Ancient lifeformss still alive: three Nine-Step Saint Lords and two Eight-Step Saint Lords.

Chu Ying's calm words and indifferent ferocity made the hearts of these five Ancient lifeformss tremble violently. Heavily injured and on the verge of death, they decided to live.

After they revealed all the Forbidden Grounds in Immortality Mountain that should not be easily entered, they began to feel uneasy.

They seemed to be awaiting the arrival of death, yet also hoped that this human would keep his promise and spare them.

Chu Ying narrowed his eyes. The “Sea of Death Clouds” they mentioned should be the place where he and Ye Qingxian entered, where the Vermillion Bird's corpse was located; this was also a Forbidden Ground.

Besides knowing the locations of Immortality Mountain's Forbidden Grounds, these Ancient lifeformss also revealed the sleeping places of Immortality Mountain's Supremes. However, Immortality Mountain had more than just the Undying Heavenly Emperor as a Supreme; there were at least two other Supremes.

“Scram!”

Chu Ying indifferently uttered a few words. He had no interest in killing these Ancient lifeformss. Killing them would naturally be nothing, but not killing them might bring about some variables.

Coincidentally, he now hoped to see variables to verify his strength.