277: Chapter 277 Black Demon Emperor, Blood River!

The black mist spread at a speed beyond imagination, like the maw of a giant beast devouring the light.

In the blink of an eye, it covered half the sky, casting the brilliant Jade Court below into a heart-palpitating shadow of darkness!

From within the black mist, low, chaotic, and eerie whispers drifted out, sounding as if they could corrode the soul.

Immediately following that!

An indescribably massive, pitch-black palm that seemed to be condensed from the entire dark sky slowly reached out from the deepest depths of the black mist!

The five fingers of the giant palm were clearly visible, each palm line resembling a massive abyssal chasm.

In the center of the palm, a terrifying black hole rotated, seemingly capable of swallowing all things!

Even before the giant palm arrived, its aura of pure destruction caused the very space of the Jade Court to begin twisting and cracking!

The light shields of countless palaces flickered violently, looking as if they might be extinguished at any moment.

Within the Jade Court, the response was swift.

A brilliant sword light, seemingly capable of splitting heaven and earth, rose into the sky from a sword-shaped manor, slashing toward the giant palm!

A surging torrent of flames, capable of incinerating the eight wildernesses, erupted from a fiery red palace, scorching the black mist!

A flower-shaped manor radiated infinite light of healing and purification, attempting to counteract the black mist's erosion;

...

Attacks gathering the peak power of the entire Jade Court bloomed like brilliant fireworks before the black giant palm.

However, all the attacks appeared so tiny and powerless before that sky-covering giant palm composed purely of darkness and destruction!

Sword light shattered, brilliance was annihilated, elements collapsed, and starlight dimmed...

Every defense and counterattack was ruthlessly crushed and dispersed by the absolute power of that giant palm!

Seeing that the giant palm was about to fall upon the Jade Court!

"Black Demon Emperor! Do not presume to be so arrogant!"

A low shout suddenly rang out from the deepest reaches of the Jade Court.

In the depths of the court, a palace that was entirely a dull blood-red color and emitted a surging aura of blood and slaughter began to glow!

Immediately, that blood-colored palace shook violently.

An endless 'Blood River,' as thick as real blood and emitting an aura that made the soul tremble, surged out from the depths of the palace.

It flowed upward, suspending itself in the sky above the Jade Court!

Above the Blood River, a figure stood proudly!

The person was dressed in blood-colored robes, and his long hair was as crimson as blood, fluttering even without wind.

His face was blurred, making his exact features indistinguishable, but his eyes were like two burning blood-colored stars, piercing through the void and locking onto the sky-blotting black giant palm above.

He slowly raised his right hand, and within his palm, layers of complex and profound blood-colored runes lit up and rotated!

Following his movement, the vast Blood River suspended below boiled over, like billions of soldiers hearing a command!

Countless blood waves rose into the sky, madly gathering, compressing, and condensing!

Ultimately, in front of the Blood-colored figure's palm, it condensed into a 'Blood-Colored Giant Palm' that was not at all inferior to the black giant palm!

The moment the Blood-Colored Giant Palm formed, it was as if even the blood qi between heaven and earth was stirred, emitting a silent resonance and tremor!

The next moment, under Qin Yan's gaze, which was shocked beyond measure—

That sky-blotting dark giant palm and the heaven-defying Blood-Colored Giant Palm collided fiercely above the Jade Court!

"BOOM—!!!"

An indescribably terrifying roar and a storm of destructive energy instantly swept out!

"Ugh!"

In reality, Qin Yan let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning as white as paper, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

He retreated two steps abruptly, stumbling as he held onto a nearby broken stone pillar to barely steady himself.

He went to a relatively clean section of a broken wall, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and slowly recovered.

After a good while, his pale complexion regained a hint of color, and his rapid breathing gradually leveled out.

"Black Demon Emperor... that Blood-colored figure... just what level of existences are these?!"

Whenever he thought of that sky-blotting black giant palm and that heaven-surging Blood River, deep fear and lingering dread would involuntarily rise in Qin Yan's eyes!

That level of power had completely exceeded his scope of understanding.

Forget his current self; even if he were to break through to the middle-grade, High Grade, or even Ninth-Grade Venerable in the future... before such existences, he would likely be like an ant!

With one palm strike, how many more than ten thousand, or a hundred thousand of him would be crushed? Or even a million beautiful and handsome readers?

"However..."

After calming down, a massive question arose in Qin Yan's heart.

"Is there some kind of connection between that Blood-colored figure and the Blood River he controlled... and the 'gaze' of that terrifying existence at the bottom of the river I sensed during my Blood River experience?"

Both were Blood Rivers; was this merely a coincidence?

"Qin Yan?"

Just as Qin Yan was immersed in shock and contemplation, a woman's voice carrying a hint of uncertainty suddenly came from not far behind him.

Qin Yan's heart jolted, and he instantly snapped out of his thoughts.

He slowly turned his head and looked toward the source of the sound.

He saw a familiar white figure slowly walking out from the shadow of a collapsed palace, approaching him.

She was still in that dustless, elegant white robe, which outlined her graceful and exquisite figure;

Her ink-black hair was draped smoothly over her shoulders, with a few strands fluttering gently in the breeze;

On her exquisitely beautiful face, those eyes as clear as glazed glass were currently filled with unconcealed confusion and curiosity as she carefully sized up Qin Yan.

It was Su Liuli!

At this moment, her eyes, which were always filled with a bit of laziness and aloofness, were sizing Qin Yan up and down with unconcealed curiosity and a hint of... confusion.

Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice still carried that unique magnetic quality:

"Aren't you... dead?"

Qin Yan's mind tightened as he looked at this woman with deep thoughts and unpredictable methods.

His face showed no expression as he responded faintly, "No. Though... I did almost die there."

After speaking, he said no more and turned around directly, intending to continue forward in his original direction.

He was determined to avoid having too much interaction with this dangerous woman as much as possible.

Especially inside this Jade Court, where danger lurked everywhere and required full concentration.