399: Ten thousand monsters!!

Lu Chen's expression was calm, his lips even curving slightly: "Oh, is that so? Then what if it's like this?"

He lightly snapped his fingers.

In that instant—

The entire world plunged into an eerie darkness.

Immediately after, countless pairs of massive orbs of light slowly lit up from within the Void Realm, each pair hanging high like stars—those were the Abomination Eyes!

Roar! Hiss! Shriek! Growl! ... Earth-shattering roars rose and fell continuously!

A full ten thousand Abominations descended from thin air! Some had a thousand wings on their backs, blotting out the sky and sun; some spat out starry rivers, devouring Law; some were shaped like mountains, capable of shattering Divine Mountains with a single step; some were formless and intangible, specializing in consuming Divine Soul... They varied in form, but their auras were all terrifyingly absolute—they were all champions, runners-up, and top ten competitors from previous Abomination Competitions! The weakest were at the Pervading Heaven Middle Stage, and over a thousand had already reached the Pervading Heaven Peak!

What was even more chilling was that—

After all the Abominations landed, they uniformly prostrated themselves on the ground, heads bowed low, facing Lu Chen's direction, emitting low growls of submission.

Ten thousand beasts kneeled, as if welcoming their sovereign!

The maniacal laughter on Ling Tian's face completely froze, and the god slaying sword in his hand trembled slightly.

Emperor Qin and Shen Wuya wore solemn expressions.

Shen Wuya's scalp tingled: "No wonder he desperately wanted to escape here... This Upper Realm actually hides so many fiends! Ling Tian, you are responsible for blocking these fiends! Emperor Qin, you and I will join forces, ignore these fiends, and directly kill Lu Chen—as long as he dies, the ten thousand fiends will collapse on their own!"

Killing intent surged in Emperor Qin's eyes: "That suits me perfectly!!"

However, Ling Tian roared: "You two wish! The Heavenly Dao is mine!! No one is going to take it!"

Before his voice faded, nine clusters of flames erupted from his palm—the nine great Origin Flames of the God Slaying Pavilion were all unleashed! Annihilation Void Flame, Divine Burning Karma Fire, Bone-Eroding Yin Flame, Soul-Devouring Ghost Fire, Time Cinder Remnant Flame, Void Realm Cold Flame, Ruins Returning Demonic Flame... Nine-colored demonic fire surrounded his body, forming a Heaven-Burning Fire Domain.

Any Abomination that approached, whether Pervading Heaven Middle Stage or Peak, instantly turned to ashes upon contact, their Divine Soul unable to even let out a mournful cry!

Ling Tian was like a Flame War God, sweeping through the masses, forcefully carving out a bloody path through the encirclement of ten thousand Abominations, his god slaying sword pointed directly at Lu Chen's throat!

Fearing they would miss this chance, Emperor Qin and Shen Wuya simultaneously unleashed their ultimate killing moves—

Emperor Qin's heaven opening axe cleaved out the posture of the beginning of Chaos, the axe blade tearing through the long river of Law; Shen Wuya's wordless heavenly book unfolded hundreds of millions of Martial Dao true words, every word turning into a weapon, every sentence forming an array.

The two ignored the Abominations biting and scratching behind them, pouring all their strength onto Lu Chen!

However, Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his expression as calm as a deep pool: "Did you think I only had Pervading Heaven-level Abominations?"

One must know that when Lu Chen first threw tens of thousands of champions and top ten competitors from previous Abomination Competitions into this realm, a full three hundred and sixty thousand years had passed! In this Secret Realm of the Upper Realm, which is isolated from the Lower Realm, these Abominations constantly interbred, devoured, and evolved, long ago achieving a Breakthrough past their original limits, even giving birth to an existence that surpassed the Pervading Heaven stage—

"Come out, First Generation Ghost Emperor."

Boom—!

The sky and earth suddenly darkened, and the Void Realm collapsed!

An indescribable gigantic shadow slowly stepped out from the depths of the darkness.

It was shaped like a Dragon-Crocodile, yet possessed nine heads, each representing an ultimate Law: Devouring, Corroding, Parasitism, Illusory Dream, Time Erosion, Soul Devouring, Void Splitting, Annihilation, and Return to Ruins.

Its body was ten thousand zhang long, covered in scales as black as a stellar core. Three thousand bone spurs grew on its back; its four claws burned with nothingness; its tail was wrapped in space-time Law, and a gentle flick caused the Law within a thousand miles to disintegrate!

The most terrifying thing was its eyes—nine pairs of vertical pupils, deep and dark like black holes. Where they gazed, even the Divine Soul of Territory Suppression experts trembled!

Yuan Ming was the First Generation Ghost Emperor, born from the Fusion of ten thousand Abomination Bloodlines, catalyzed by the residual will of the Heavenly Dao, and nourished by the Upper Realm Chaos!

Facing Ling Tian's nine God Slaying Flames, Ghost Emperor's left "Void Splitting Head" suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a reverse spatial vortex, forcibly diverting the god slaying sword's momentum into the turbulent Void Realm flow. Immediately after, its right "Annihilation Head" released a Law stripping wave, directly drawing the nine God Slaying Flames out and injecting them into its own scales—the flames not only failed to harm it in the slightest but instead became its nourishment!

At the same time, Emperor Qin's heaven opening axe cleaved out the posture of the beginning of Chaos, the axe blade tearing apart heaven and earth.

A bone spur on Yuan Ming's back suddenly lit up, shooting out a gray-white beam of light that wrapped around the axe handle, actually beginning to corrode the Divine Soul connection between Emperor Qin and his weapon!

Shen Wuya's wordless heavenly book was the most bizarre; hundreds of millions of Martial Dao true words transformed into chains, mountains of blades, and lightning prisons, besieging him from all directions.

The dual pupils of Yuan Ming's "Illusory Dream Head" on its crown flickered, projecting ten thousand layers of illusions—the scene before Shen Wuya suddenly changed: he saw his Martial Soul disintegrate, civilization perish, and Lu Chen coldly smiling... His mind fell into Chaos, and the power of the true words greatly diminished. Immediately after, the "Soul Devouring Head" inhaled, actually swallowing thousands of true words directly into its belly, transforming them into its own Abomination power!

The combined attack of the three was instantly decomposed, countered, and devoured one by one!

Yuan Ming did not stop. Its massive tail swept across, knocking all three flying a thousand miles away.

Yuan Ming's slow, low roar was like thunder: "Those who offend the master shall be executed without mercy."

The three stared intently at the Ghost Emperor, panting heavily. If they hadn't dodged in time just now, they might have already perished. This Ghost Emperor was too terrifying; it was like a massive amalgamation—nine heads could attack, the vertical pupils of the nine heads could attack, the Dragon spurs on its back could attack, and the Dragon claws and Dragon tail could attack, and all employed different Laws!

It was estimated that it had already approached the God-Human Realm.

However, Shen Wuya let out a sigh of relief, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes: "I originally thought you had other trump cards, so I dared not use my true power. But now it seems your ultimate reliance is just this fiend emperor—in that case, I am relieved."

He slowly straightened his body, his aura suddenly changing, as if he had stepped from the Martial Dao Peak into a higher dimensional existence.

Shen Wuya's gaze was like lightning, turning toward Emperor Qin and Ling Tian, and he shouted sternly: "I will deal with this fiend emperor! The two of you, go kill Lu Chen immediately! Don't give him any chance to breathe!"

Before his words finished, he suddenly raised both hands toward the sky—

Shen Wuya's second trump card was finally about to be played!!

Rumble—!!!

A boundless gray-black ocean surged out from a rift in the Void Realm. The water was not water, but a mixture of the primordial turbulence from the beginning of Chaos, fragmented Law, and the residual will of the Heavenly Dao—it was precisely the Chaos Sea that even Lu Chen greatly feared!

This sea was personally refined by the previous Heavenly Dao, specifically used to suppress various civilization fragments, Chaos Supreme Treasure, and ancient gods and demons. Back then, Zhang Qian found the heaven opening axe in the Chaos Sea and presented it to Emperor Qin.

The Chaos Sea descended like a giant net, instantly enveloping Ghost Emperor.

The seawater wrapped around its nine heads, four limbs, bone spurs, and massive tail. Every drop was as heavy as a star, containing the power of "Return to Order," forcibly suppressing the rampant Abomination power within its body.

Yuan Ming roared, shaking the heavens, its nine heads howling in unison. It struggled wildly, its Dragon claws tearing the sky, its Dragon tail sweeping the ground, and all three thousand bone spurs on its back shot out, transforming into world-destroying spears!

However, the more it struggled, the more terrifying the waves stirred up by the Chaos Sea became!

The massive waves were like chains, wrapping layer upon layer, tightly binding Yuan Ming's enormous body. Even its nine pairs of vertical pupils were covered by the seawater, their light gradually dimming!

At this moment, Lu Chen pulled out a throne made of divine wood from somewhere, sitting leisurely in mid-air, resting his chin on his hand, his expression indifferent, as if watching a play.

Even though Yuan Ming was trapped and the ten thousand Abominations were wailing, he showed no panic. Instead, he watched the battle below with keen interest, as if everything was under his control.

A chance!!

Ling Tian and Emperor Qin struck simultaneously, aiming to kill Lu Chen.