323: Useless, useless!

Ten Starfall Envoys, clad in profound gold battle armor, exuded an aura as vast as an abyss and as oppressive as Hell, causing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire Tianqi Continent to solidify, and space to crack inch by inch!

Lu Chen stood rooted to the spot; he couldn't move!

It wasn't that he was bound or confined, but purely Realm suppression!

Ten Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses simultaneously released their might, like ten ancient divine mountains pressing down, dimming the stars within his Grotto-Heaven, and almost halting the flow of Law!

After all, Lu Chen was merely a Nascent Soul, while each of these ten individuals before him was in the Tribulation Crossing Realm!

Ling Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, a grotesque smile spreading across his lips.

He knew who these ten people were: the killing gods descended from the Spirit Realm!

He roared hoarsely, his voice filled with both ecstasy and venom: "Quick! Kill him! He is Lu Chen! He is the one who killed your Spirit Realm's Green Crow, Lady White Bone, and Blood Luo Ji! He calls himself Heavenly Dao, blaspheming the Spirit Realm's majesty! Kill him! Quickly, kill him!"

Ling Tian's voice trembled, not from fear, but from wild joy.

Emperor Qin and Shen Wuya, who had originally fallen into despair, now saw a glimmer of dawn and ignited the flame of hope.

"The Spirit Realm... has finally made its move!" Emperor Qin murmured, "It seems they also realized that if Lu Chen isn't killed soon, the Tianqi Continent will completely break free from their control, and perhaps even... retaliate against the Spirit Realm!"

Shen Wuya clenched his fists: "Ten Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses... Lu Chen, even if you possess heaven-reaching abilities, you won't escape death today!"

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the ten Starfall Envoys.

The leader, Lei Jicang, the Venerable of Heavenly Punishment, had a lightning mark flickering between his brows, and nine divine lightning bolts encircled his body. He slowly raised his head, his gaze like the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, locking onto Lu Chen, his voice rumbling like thunder across the sky:

"Oh? You are Lu Chen?"

A sneer played on his lips, filled with endless disdain and contempt: "I heard that you, a mere Nascent Soul, dared to presumptuously claim to be the Heavenly Dao? Truly ignorant of your own mortality!"

Behind him, Nether Sorrow, the Venerable of Blood Abyss, scoffed, the Blood Abyss Demonic Tome flipping open, and blood-red light shot into the sky: "Is this all? We haven't even made our move, and this kid is already trapped by the pressure, even his Nascent Soul is trembling; he's simply Vulnerable! The Spirit Realm sending us here is truly a waste of time!"

Shadow Without Life, the Venerable of Formlessness, shifted slightly, his voice like a wraith: "Quickly kill him and report back. I don't want to waste energy on such an ant."

Before his words finished, Severing Firmament, the Venerable of Heaven Severing, ranked tenth among the ten, took a step forward, and the "Heaven Severing Sword" on his back roared out of its sheath!

It was a gigantic sword as black as ink, with the characters "Heaven Severing" engraved on its blade. When the sword emerged, it even cut a dark rift in space, as if it could sever Law!

He coldly looked down at Lu Chen, his voice icy: "Let me do it! One sword, that's enough!"

The sword light was like lightning, tearing through the sky, striking directly at Lu Chen's head!

With this sword, he only used one-tenth of his strength. For him, killing a Nascent Soul was like crushing an ant; no full power was needed.

A trace of determination flashed in Lu Chen's eyes!

He knew that if he didn't erupt now, he would surely die today!

Lu Chen's Grotto-Heaven was originally a vast star system, with countless stars and interwoven Laws.

However, his Physical Body was only that of a Nascent Soul, unable to bear the full power.

Therefore, he only lit up one star, like a constant star.

But now, the pressure from the ten Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses was like a mountain. If he didn't break free, he wouldn't even have a chance to resist!

"I'll risk it all!!"

Lu Chen's Nascent Soul ignited, and within his Grotto-Heaven, nine asteroids orbiting the constant star were instantly illuminated!

Boom—!

A vast Spiritual Qi, like a river of stars pouring down, broke through the pressure of the ten Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses and swept across Heaven and Earth!

"Om—!"

The dragon fiend spear behind him vibrated violently, emitting an excited Dragon roar, sensing its master's Battle Intent. The spear's golden light surged, and Dragon patterns moved across it!

Lu Chen suddenly drew his spear; the spear shot out like a Dragon, pointing directly at Severing Firmament!

"Clang—!!!"

The dragon fiend spear and the Heaven Severing Sword clashed fiercely, erupting in a deafening metallic clang!

Severing Firmament's arm went numb, his tiger's mouth cracked, blood flowing freely, and his face changed drastically: "This... how is this possible?!"

Although he only used one-tenth of his strength, Lu Chen actually took the blow head-on, and the spear's momentum didn't wane; instead, it had a suppressive force!

"How could this Nascent Soul ant... withstand my sword?!"

Lu Chen didn't give him time to react, his eyes blazing with killing intent, and he roared: "Die for me!"

Within his Grotto-Heaven, the Azure Dragon's Divine Soul roared out, the Azure Dragon materialized into a hundred-zhang giant shadow, coiling above the dragon fiend spear!

"Azure Dragon Slash!"

The spear shot out like a Dragon, tearing through the sky, the Azure Dragon baring its fangs and claws, its Dragon roar shaking the heavens, rushing straight at Severing Firmament!

Severing Firmament was greatly alarmed; he never expected Lu Chen to not only withstand his attack but also dare to counterattack!

In a hurry, he roared, his internal Spiritual Qi erupting wildly, activating ten-tenths of his Cultivation Technique. The Heaven Severing Sword's black light surged, unleashing his famous ultimate move—Heaven Severing Slash!

"Sever for me—!"

The sword light was like ink, tearing through the Void Realm, striking directly at the Azure Dragon!

But—

"Bang!"

A crisp sound, like shattering glass.

That Heaven Severing Sword, which had slain countless Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses and was even praised by Realm Master Ling Xiaozai as a "heaven-reaching spirit treasures," actually shattered with a crash under the Azure Dragon's strike! It turned into countless fragments, scattering in all directions!

Severing Firmament was struck as if by lightning, his eyes bulging, his face filled with disbelief: "No... impossible! My sword... my Heaven Severing Sword... how could it shatter?!"

He didn't even have time to be shocked, to be angry, to be afraid—

"Pfft—!"

The dragon fiend spear, like lightning, pierced through his chest, the spear tip emerging from his back, blood gushing out!

The Azure Dragon phantom roared, biting through Severing Firmament's life-bound protective shield. His Divine Soul was devoured, and his Physical Body exploded!

In an instant, Severing Firmament, the Venerable of Heaven Severing, was completely obliterated!

There were no screams, no struggles, no escaping Divine Soul—he vanished into nothingness!

The entire battle process took less than three seconds.

The battlefield was as silent as an abyss.

All ten Starfall Envoys were dumbfounded.

Lei Jicang's pupils constricted, the lightning mark between his brows dimmed for a moment. He stared intently at Lu Chen, as if looking at a demon god that had crawled out of Hell.

"Severing... Severing Firmament... is dead?"

Nether Sorrow, the Venerable of Eternal Tribulation, clenched his fists, his Eternal Tribulation Undying Body trembling slightly.

He had witnessed countless powerhouses fall, but he had never seen a Nascent Soul, under the encirclement of ten Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses, actually kill a Starfall Envoy!

The Blood Abyss Demonic Tome in Lacerating Heart Demon's hand stopped flipping, Shadow Without Life's figure froze in the Void Realm, and the World-Burning Flame Wheel in Yan Jin's palm extinguished.

Everyone was stunned.

It wasn't that they were slow to react, but that they simply couldn't believe it!

Who was Severing Firmament? He was a Dominator of War who had once severed Ascension with a single sword! He was the sharpest sword in the Spirit Realm!

But he was instantly killed by a Nascent Soul with one spear strike?!

"This... is too outrageous..." Nether Sorrow murmured.

Emperor Qin and Shen Wuya exchanged glances.

Emperor Qin was furious: "These useless people! Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses, yet they can't even kill a Nascent Soul!! Useless, useless!!"

Shen Wuya sighed: "As the Heavenly Dao, how could he not have a backup plan? Although he underwent Reincarnation as a Mortal, he must have left many powerful Cultivation Techniques and Magical Artifacts for himself. It's just a pity that we didn't find him at the beginning and allowed him to grow."