337: Chapter 337 Netherworld Explosion

"Only death awaits? Fine! Then you shall die!" The Destroyer did not admire Chen Ping's boldness; one of them spoke coldly, then pointed a finger out.

"Let me go!" Watching the rapidly approaching eerie light, Chen Ping gave a low roar and struggled with all his might.

The Black Tiger shook its head helplessly, and with a thought, the black mist chains vanished, allowing the two to regain their freedom.

A celestial sword instantly appeared in Chen Ping's hand, and Xia Yuhe, with great tacit understanding, immediately bolstered his combat power.

"Clang!" With one sword strike, a white light dazzled the world!

The white sword gleam collided with the black finger light, forming a mass of gray energy in the air.

"Boom!" Half a breath later, the gray energy exploded, and it sounded as if a thunderclap had struck in the clear sky above the Western Desert.

Chen Ping's body shuddered violently, and he stumbled back several steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Above, the Destroyer who had attacked did not fare well either; the finger that had just pointed out was trembling violently, and drops of black blood dripped from its tip.

"I, dignified Number 144, was actually injured by an ant from the Heavenly Court like you... People of the Heavenly Court truly all deserve to die!"

"144?" Chen Ping raised his hand to wipe away the blood from his mouth, "I think you're the one who looks more like the one who deserves to die..."

"Haha! Number 144, this brat is mocking you!" The two Destroyers beside him gloated upon hearing this.

"You're courting death!" Number 144 was instantly enraged by shame; it no longer used techniques to attack, but instead lunged down with its main body.

"Yuhe..." Chen Ping gripped the celestial sword tightly and turned his head to look at Xia Yuhe, a flash of tenderness in his eyes.

"Brother Ping, is there any need to say more between us?" Xia Yuhe smiled gently, knowing that today the odds were stacked against them.

"Good! If we, husband and wife, can head to the Yellow Springs together, then we have no regrets! Kill!"

A heaven-shaking Sword Intent erupted in an instant; the outcome was not yet decided, and they still had to fight with all their might!

"Hey! You two little brats, why are you being so pessimistic? Do you think Lord Tiger doesn't exist?"

A black shadow suddenly darted out and slapped Number 144, who was mid-air, flying away.

"Hmm?" The three Destroyers seemed to have only just noticed the Black Tiger's existence. "How dare you help an ant from the Heavenly Court? Die together!"

"Die together?" The Black Tiger opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs. "To tell you the truth, Lord Tiger hasn't eaten weird things like you before!"

Its actions left Chen Ping somewhat suspicious and uncertain. "You... why are you helping me?"

"Hey! Kid, isn't that a stupid question? If you die, how is Lord Tiger supposed to drag you back?"

Chen Ping frowned; that logic held up...

But opposite them were three Late-stage Great Emperors. Even if the Black Tiger's cultivation was higher, it definitely wouldn't be easy to handle them.

"I previously thought this guy catching me was just a twisted hobby, but it seems that's not the case. It has a very strong motive; otherwise, it wouldn't go to such lengths..."

"Boom, boom, boom..." While he was deep in thought, a fierce battle had already unfolded in the sky above.

"Damn! Damn! Damn..." The Black Tiger cursed incessantly. Its glossy fur was now a mess, and blood was seeping out in many places.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts... These weird things are truly incomparable to ordinary Late-stage Great Emperors. It hurts like hell!"

"Urgh, ahhh..." The three Destroyers didn't fare much better.

The Black Tiger didn't know where it had been hanging out before, but its fighting style was very peculiar.

It had none of the demeanor that a Great Emperor should have. It didn't engage in direct confrontation at all, instead relying on its agile movement to play guerrilla warfare with the three Destroyers, occasionally taking a bite out of one of them.

In just over a dozen breaths, the limbs of the three Destroyers had already been bitten off no less than ten times.

Fortunately, they were originally formed from mist, so after their limbs were broken, they could re-condense them, though their overall aura had weakened significantly.

Conversely, although the Black Tiger had some wounds, they were all just superficial flesh wounds.

If things continued this way, the losing side would definitely be the three Destroyers.

Watching the opponent, who was clearly taking advantage, still howling strangely, the Destroyers, who usually didn't have much emotional fluctuation, couldn't help but burn with rage.

"156, 157, what are you two still waiting for?!" Number 144 roared at the other two Destroyers.

"Fine! Fusion!" In an instant, the three Destroyers turned into three masses of black mist and began to merge with each other.

"Not good!" Although the Black Tiger didn't understand what they were doing, years of combat experience immediately gave it a bad premonition.

Its eyes darted around, and it turned into lightning, weaving incessantly through the three masses of black mist.

Unfortunately, the Fusion of the Destroyers was not something that could be interrupted so easily.

A few breaths later, a much larger and deeper mass of black mist appeared in the sky.

"The Heavenly Court must be destroyed! The cultivators of the Heavenly Court must die! Those who obstruct us, die together!"

An increasingly evil roar came from within the black mist, which then transformed into a taller Destroyer.

"Peak Great Emperor..." Watching the fused Destroyer, the Black Tiger couldn't help but shrink its pupils.

In reality, it had only recently reached the Peak Great Emperor Realm itself. If it were facing an ordinary cultivator of the same Realm, it would be fine, but this thing opposite it clearly did not fall into that category.

For a moment, the Black Tiger hesitated.

"You should leave!" Chen Ping looked at the situation before him, his voice calm and without much fluctuation. "Regardless of your motive, my wife and I are very grateful for your intervention earlier..."

"You are not a cultivator of the Heavenly Court; I believe that if you leave now, it won't stop you!"

"Damn it!" Hearing his words, the Black Tiger's eyes widened. "Kid, what do you mean? Am I, Lord Tiger, the kind of tiger who flees in the face of battle?"

"Isn't it just a Peak Great Emperor? Who isn't? Would I... would I... would I be afraid of it?!"

"Don't worry, today, as long as Lord Tiger doesn't die, it won't be your turn to die!"

"Hehehe... This is you courting death yourself!" The Destroyer gave a cold, sinister laugh and suddenly manifested three heads and six arms, charging straight at Chen Ping and Xia Yuhe.

"Damn!" The Black Tiger cursed inwardly.

After Fusion, the Destroyer's intelligence seemed to have grown significantly. It had originally wanted to use its agility to maneuver against the opponent.

It hadn't expected that this time, the opponent would completely ignore it and charge straight at Chen Ping.

As a result, the Black Tiger had no choice but to abandon its own advantages and go head-to-head with the opponent!

"Do you think Lord Tiger is afraid of you?!" The Black Tiger gave a furious roar to bolster its courage, then immediately slammed headlong into the Destroyer.

"Hehehe... I've been waiting for you!" The Destroyer, seemingly feeling that its intelligence had taken the high ground, let out a triumphant, strange laugh and opened its large mouth to swallow the Black Tiger in one gulp.

"Then let's see if you devour me, or if Lord Tiger bursts you from the inside!" The Black Tiger's temper flared as well. Looking at the eerie, gaping maw, it chose not to dodge.

"Whoosh!" The Black Tiger plunged into the giant mouth, and the Destroyer immediately turned into a mass of black mist, floating in the air and writhing incessantly.

Chen Ping stood below, watching the black mist mass, his expression grave.

He never expected that just as this battle began, it would reach such a white-hot intensity in this manner.

The battle before his eyes lacked the intertwining of techniques and spiritual power, yet it was the most dangerous, where every move was a matter of life and death.

"Netherworld, explode!"

Suddenly, the Black Tiger's roar came from within the mist.

"Ah, ah... How do you know this move? You... you are..."

"Boom!" The Destroyer couldn't finish its sentence, as the explosion tore the black mist mass to shreds.

The sky returned to clarity, and a small black shadow fell from above.