290: Chapter 737 Is this even human?

"It is time."

"Let's fight."

Amidst the deathly silence where all Sects watched and heroes feared, Yuan Chen slowly raised his eyes. His deep, black pupils scanned the densely packed Xuan Continent experts filling the sea of clouds for a thousand miles. His tone was calm and waveless, yet it suppressed the winds of heaven and earth, resounding across the four poles and eight wilds.

He tilted his head slightly, a faint, composed smile playing on his lips, and spoke nonchalantly: "All of you together?"

The words fell, understated yet possessing an arrogance that looked down upon the world.

With the strength of one man, he challenged the heroes of all Sects in the Xuan Continent!

At this moment, the silence of the entire arena was completely shattered, replaced by extreme suppression and surging undercurrents.

Countless Xuan Continent experts had complex expressions, shifting between pale and red. Shame, fear, greed, viciousness, and hesitation were intertwined on everyone's faces.

This was naked contempt, an extreme trampling upon the orthodox martial path and the majesty of the heavens of the entire Xuan Continent!

But no one was unafraid!

The supreme power he had just displayed—breaking a Sect Master's secret technique, shattering a Sect's supreme treasure, and saving two Prodigies in an instant—was too shocking.

It was a terrifying strength that transcended the level of an Emperor and the Foundations of a Sect, far beyond everyone's understanding, leaving every expert feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

For a time, above the thousand-mile sea of clouds, Sect Masters of major powers, Hidden Family overlords, and veteran Emperors exchanged Divine Thoughts in secret, communicating silently, engaging in fierce mental battles.

"This person's strength is unfathomable, his methods ghost-like and unpredictable. He is by no means comparable to an ordinary Emperor. A direct confrontation carries great risk!" a veteran Hidden Family Emperor thought, his Divine Thought heavy with deep fear. "He dissolved Sect Master Su Wanling's restraint and undid the Seal of the Binding Immortal Lock with a mere wave of his hand. None of us can contend with this Realm alone."

"But matters have reached this point; there is no retreat!" another Sect Master's Divine Thought was cold and full of determination. "The passage between the two Realms is becoming increasingly stable. The Canglan Domain and our Xuan Continent are about to fully merge. In the future, when the two Realms integrate, a world-shaking war will be inevitable! Territory disputes, Dao disputes, racial disputes—they are unavoidable!"

"That's right! If we let Yuan Chen leave safely today, when the Canglan Domain forces cross the border in the future, this man will be the greatest disaster and the biggest hidden danger to our Xuan Continent!"

"He is currently alone, with only two juniors under his command. This is the best time to kill him! Once we miss today, once the Canglan Domain army crosses the border and establishes a foothold, our Xuan Continent will never have another chance to kill this man!"

Countless Divine Thoughts intertwined and collided, and everyone's thoughts gradually unified.

Fear was fear, and terror was terror, but the opportunity was right before their eyes!

No matter how strong Yuan Chen was, he was ultimately just one person! Crossing the Realm alone, without backings, without a camp, and without the support of a major Formation, this was his weakest moment. Today, with all Sects gathered, Emperors assembled, and heroes joining forces, it was a once-in-a-millennium chance for a kill!

What made everyone go even crazier was the two Heaven-Defying Holy Pills Yuan Chen had casually produced earlier.

The Returning Origin Mending Heaven Pill and the Top-tier Great Recovery Pill had Heaven-Defying effects, transcendent aura, and were worth more than gold, far exceeding all the town-Sect holy medicines of the Xuan Continent. Being able to bestow two of them so casually was enough to prove that this person possessed immense heritage, countless treasures, and mountains of Heaven And Earth Treasure!

Kill him!

Killing Yuan Chen would not only eliminate a future threat and suppress the arrogance of the foreign domain, but also allow them to plunder his Heaven-Defying heritage, supreme medicinal treasures, and Daoist Legacy!

This temptation was enough to make countless Xuan Continent experts abandon their fear, disregard life and death, and take the risk!

"Kill!"

It was unclear who roared it out in their heart first.

This single word, like a spark starting a prairie fire, instantly ignited the ferocity and greed of all the heroes in the arena!

"Kill him! Eliminate this foreign domain disaster!"

"Seize the holy pills, treasures, and Heaven-Defying Legacy on him!"

"Today, with all Sects joining forces, even if he can reach the heavens and encompass the earth, he will surely die!"

Surging killing intent swept across the thousand-mile sea of clouds like a tidal wave. The heroes, who had originally been hesitant and fearful, were completely swept up by greed and determination. The cowardice in their eyes faded away, leaving only monstrous slaughter and extreme greed.

The Master of the Yanguang Pavilion saw her vibrant Spiritual Qi surge, her gaze sharp and bloodthirsty. She was the first to wave her arms and shout, her voice shaking the long sky, mobilizing all the heroes: "Fellow Daoists! This is a battle between the two Realms, a matter of life and death! Today, Yuan Chen crossed the Realm alone to provoke the majesty of all our Xuan Continent Sects. His malicious intent is obvious!"

"His talent is unique in eternity, and his heritage is terrifying. If we do not eliminate him today, he will surely become a disaster for our Xuan Continent for ages to come!"

"Follow me and attack! Execute Yuan Chen!"

This mobilization call completely ignited the flames of war!

"Execute Yuan Chen!"

Thousands of experts roared in unison. The sound waves shook the heavens and the earth, and the rolling killing intent rushed straight into the sky. The originally stagnant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi instantly churned violently, and endless killing aura shrouded the entire airspace of Duanyun Cliff.

The next moment, the experts filling the sky moved in unison!

The five great Sect Masters led the charge, dozens of veteran Emperors spearheaded, hundreds of Peak-level Sages provided support, and thousands of elite Xuan Continent Cultivators followed closely behind. From all directions, they surrounded him, blotting out the sky and covering the sun, fiercely attacking the white-robed figure in the center of the sea of clouds!

Spiritual Qi of various colors erupted brilliantly. Red, gold, cyan, black, and white Dao rhymes intertwined in the sky. Countless Emperor techniques, Saint methods, Sect secret techniques, and inherited ultimate skills were detonated simultaneously. Light and shadow crisscrossed, Moves filled the sky, and the scene was dazzling and incredibly grand.

Blazing flames burning the sky, black water swallowing the sea, golden spears splitting the air, green wood locking the domain, illusions confusing the heavens, and Formations suppressing the earth—countless methods of slaughter were layered on top of each other, sealing off the entire airspace and cutting off all of Yuan Chen's dodging, breakout, and escape routes. They sought to use absolute numbers, absolute momentum, and the combined strength of all Sects to instantly grind him to death!

This battle could be called the grandest, most orthodox, and most thorough encirclement in the Xuan Continent in nearly ten thousand years.

The five top Sects sat in the center, controlling the overall situation. Dozens of ancient Emperor Sects were arrayed on all sides, hundreds of Daoist Sects blocked the corners, and they were supplemented by countless Hidden Family, Loose Cultivator Emperors, and Imperial Dynasty elites. They had gathered almost all the top combat power that the Xuan Continent could muster.

Ancient, inherited secret techniques, trump card Emperor Profound Truths, forbidden ultimate skills, and life-consuming Origin techniques—all were unsealed, revealed, and unleashed.

Sect Master Su Wanling, enduring the palpitations from the previous invisible backlash, unleashed his powerful Origin Spiritual Qi to the fullest. As the head of the five great Sect Masters, he controlled the most orthodox Living Spiritual Qi and the martial mechanism of all things in the Xuan Continent.

In an instant, the entire sea of clouds saw Spiritual Qi run wild. Billions of cyan and white Spiritual Qi threads erupted from the void and the ground, intertwining, wrapping, and closing in, forming the Ten Thousand Spirits Spiritual Qi Heavenly Net Formation that covered a thousand miles.

The eye of the Formation floated, covered in martial patterns. The martial Dao aura of countless grasses, trees, winds, clouds, mountains, and stones in heaven and earth were all drawn in, converging into thick and majestic rivers of Spiritual Qi that spanned the firmament.

"Ten Thousand Spirits Return to Ruins, Suppress the Foreign Domain!"

Sect Master Su Wanling shouted in a deep voice. His hands moved in a flurry of Seals, and thousands of Spiritual Qi Seals were layered and suppressed downwards.

The Ten Thousand Spirits Spiritual Qi Formation instantly tightened. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi transformed into a tangible martial barrier, sealing off all airspace above, below, and around Yuan Chen. Even the airflow, light, and Void Realm fluctuations were completely locked down. It was a top-tier Spiritual Qi imprisonment technique with no blind spots and no escape.

At the same time, countless Spiritual Qi soldiers were born within the Formation. Clad in Spiritual Qi armor and holding Spiritual Qi blades, they were countless and dense, charging crazily towards the white-robed figure in the center. Each one possessed the cultivation of a Half-Emperor, and the combined encirclement of so many soldiers was enough to exhaust even a Peak Emperor.

First Prince Lie Qingcang's body burned with crimson Burning Heaven Spiritual Qi, the flames sweeping across a thousand miles, scorching and evaporating even the high-altitude sea of clouds. Behind him, dozens of Lieyang Emperors formed Seals in unison. Billions of flame Spiritual Qi divine needles, Burning Heaven Spiritual Qi blades, and Shining Sun Spiritual Qi spears pierced through the air, condensing into a primordial Fire Phoenix Spiritual Qi phantom that spanned millions of feet across the sky.

The Fire Phoenix spread its wings, its Spiritual Qi flames monstrous. The high temperature caused the Void Realm to collapse continuously, sizzling. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was ignited, and the entire world turned into a sea of crimson Spiritual Qi fire.

"Lieyang Burns the Firmament, Emperor Fire Extinguishes Evil!"

First Prince Lie Qingcang thrust his spear, and he himself, along with the primordial Fire Phoenix Spiritual Qi phantom, crushed down. The spear's martial power, Burning Heaven Spiritual Qi, and the Imperial Dynasty's Luck were superimposed. He charged directly into the center of the Formation, attempting to use the extremely tyrannical destructive Spiritual Qi to forcefully break through Yuan Chen's Spiritual Qi defense, shatter his Physical Body, and extinguish his aura.

On one side, the Shadow Sect completely lurked in the Void Realm, initiating a deadly assassination.

Pavilion Master Ye Wuchang's figure completely dissolved, merging into the shadows of the entire world. There was no distinction between reality and illusion, near and far; he was everywhere.

Hundreds of Shadow Venerables from the Shadow Sect simultaneously activated forbidden arts, setting up the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Spiritual Qi Dark Formation. Countless dark Spiritual Qi threads intertwined into a net, silently infiltrating, eroding, and stripping away, attempting to forcibly extract Yuan Chen's Origin and abolish his Foundation.

"Heaven and Earth Righteous Path, All Ages Return to One! Foreign Domain Heresy, All Suppressed!"

Sect Master Kong Wenyuan's voice shook the sky. A river of Haoran Spiritual Qi spanned the heavens and earth, transforming into thousands of Dao-suppressing martial patterns, pressing down layer by layer, attempting to use the orthodox martial Spiritual Qi of the Xuan Continent to forcefully wash away, grind down, and Seal the heterodox rhyme power on Yuan Chen.

Confucian Spiritual Qi was gentle yet tyrannical, heavy and unsolvable; it was recognized as the most troublesome Spiritual Qi method in the Xuan Continent.

In addition to this, the other major Sects and ancient Daoist Sects all displayed their life-long ultimate skills.

Some activated billions of golden spear Spiritual Qi divine weapons, the sky full of blades splitting the air, metal killing Spiritual Qi piercing through the heavens and earth, cutting apart all Void Realm shifts and body movements;

Some opened up a vast green wood Spiritual Qi barrier, thousands of ancient wood martial Dao roots intertwining in the sky, endless and tightly binding, sealing all Spiritual Qi circulation and martial Dao flow;

Some raised a sea of Nine Nether Black Water Spiritual Qi, the black water Spiritual Qi covering the sky and corroding all things. Whatever it touched was injured, whatever it contacted rotted, specifically eroding the Cultivator's protective Spiritual Qi and martial Dao Foundation;

Numerous Emperors of the Space Dao Sect attacked simultaneously. Thousands of space faults, space Spiritual Qi blades, and space Spiritual Qi cages were layered, cutting, sealing, and tearing apart the entire airspace, making it impossible for Yuan Chen to Move an inch.

Any person, any Emperor, any foreign domain expert, facing such an encirclement that exhausted the power of an entire Realm, would have no choice but to fall, with no possibility of survival.

All Xuan Continent Cultivators had fiery eyes and monstrous Battle Intent, certain of victory in their hearts.

"With such a Formation, even if an ancient True Immortal descended, they would be ground to death alive!"

"Our Xuan Continent has exhausted the power of all Sects and brought out all our heritage. We might not see a scene like this even once in a lifetime!"

The heroes roared, their Battle Qi offensives growing increasingly violent. Countless lethal Battle Qi Profound Truths stacked layer upon layer, drowning the three-zhang airspace where Yuan Chen stood in an endless sea of killing Battle Qi light and shadow.

Yet, this peerless offensive, capable of overturning Heaven and Earth and crushing the ages, suddenly became absurd, powerless, and laughable when it fell upon the figure in white at the center of the sea of clouds.

Standing at the very core of the storm and the center of the lethal attacks, Yuan Chen remained unhurried and composed.

The sea of clouds beneath his feet swayed slightly. He did not dodge or evade, his movements neither fast nor slow. His white robes fluttered, unstained by a speck of dust. His expression was calm, his posture leisurely, as if the sky-filling, world-overturning lethal Battle Qi from ten thousand Sects and the endless martial killing intent were merely a gentle breeze brushing his face or fireflies glowing in the sky, unable to shake even an inch of his protective Battle Qi.

Yuan Chen stood quietly, his gaze indifferent, looking down at the thousands of experts from all directions who were exhausting everything to launch their desperate attacks.

He did not even Move a hand; he merely allowed the invisible Origin martial Dao rules around him to flow naturally and spread out quietly.

But the next second, a scene that overturned cognition, crushed the Dao, and plunged all the experts of the Xuan Continent into utter despair, suddenly descended!

The first to charge forward was the First Prince Lie Qingcang of the Lieyang Dynasty. His body was wreathed in raging crimson flames, his Peak Dou Di battle power fully unleashed. A flaming war spear pierced through the Void Realm, carrying the extreme power to burn the heavens and boil the seas, stabbing directly at the center of Yuan Chen's brow—overbearing and unstoppable!

Yet, the moment the war spear was about to strike, First Prince Lie Qingcang's body suddenly stiffened!

The Peak Dou Di Battle Qi surging within him instantly encountered an invisible Seal, completely stagnating and ceasing to flow! The raging heaven-burning Battle Qi flames around him were instantly extinguished, vanishing without a trace!

An invisible, intangible, imperceptible, and irresistible supreme martial Dao suppression force fell out of thin air onto his body and martial Divine Soul.

Pfft! Pfft!

First Prince Lie Qingcang's body shuddered violently, his chest heaving with intense pain as a mouthful of scalding blood uncontrollably sprayed out. His Battle Qi Meridians were torn inch by inch, vaguely cracking. His Peak Dou Di Battle Qi, cultivated over eons, instantly dissipated by more than half. His whole person felt as if suppressed by an invisible martial Dao mountain, his body plummeting rapidly, his Battle Qi combat power instantly reduced to less than ten percent, leaving him heavily injured!

He did not even understand how he had been injured, how he had been suppressed, or how he had been defeated!

Almost at the same moment, Sect Master Su Wanling of the Wanling Ancient Sect, who had charged from the other side, held thousands of Battle Qi Seals in his palm, activating the Sect's supreme Battle Qi secret technique. Thousands of Battle Qi threads wove into a net, intending to imprison the airspace around Yuan Chen and lock down his Battle Qi circulation!

But the moment the Battle Qi Seals formed, all the Battle Qi threads suddenly shattered, and the martial light dispersed! Sect Master Su Wanling felt excruciating pain in his wrist, his palm's Battle Qi Meridians were strangely torn, and his entire arm went numb and limp. He could no longer mobilize even a fraction of his Battle Qi, and an icy, supreme martial Dao backlash force flooded into his body, severely damaging his eternal martial Dao Foundation!

He let out a muffled groan, his body staggering backward, his face instantly turning as pale as paper, his eyes filled with extreme horror!

Pavilion Master Ye Wuchang of the Shadow Sect, who excelled in concealment, assassination, and soul-devouring dark arts, slipped into the shadows of the Void Realm, silently approaching behind Yuan Chen, gathering his life's dark lethal power, intending to take his life in one strike!

But as soon as he touched the three-zhang radius around Yuan Chen, the shadows of the Void Realm he was hiding in instantly collapsed, and his own hard-cultivated dark Battle Qi Dao became completely chaotic, backfiring on him! Countless gloomy Battle Qi threads frantically tore through his own martial Divine Soul. His head felt like it was splitting with pain, his martial Sea of Consciousness churned and exploded, blood seeped from his seven orifices, and his Divine Soul and Battle Qi suffered heavy damage. He let out a miserable scream and fell out of the Void Realm in a sorry state!

Sect Master Kong Wenyuan of the Confucian Sect, holding a scroll of sages, activated his righteous martial Battle Qi and Confucian heaven-suppressing techniques, intending to suppress the outsider with orthodox martial Dao. A long river of righteous Battle Qi spanned the sky, crushing down!

But as soon as the righteous martial Battle Qi approached Yuan Chen, it instantly twisted, dissipated, inverted, and disintegrated! The Confucian Battle Qi principles were forcibly reversed, backfiring on him. Sect Master Kong Wenyuan's chest collapsed, his blood flow reversed, and his internal organs were damaged. His immensely rich righteous Battle Qi instantly became chaotic and shattered, the scroll of sages in his hand trembled violently, its martial light dimming, and he was blasted a hundred zhang away by an invisible martial Dao force!

In just a brief moment! The top Sect Masters were all strangely injured, all wounded at once!

No one saw Yuan Chen make a Move! No one perceived the trajectory of the attack! No one knew where the injuries came from!

There was neither the roar of Spiritual Qi collision, nor the light and shadow of Moves clashing, nor even the fluctuations of killing attacks.

All the experts who approached within three zhang of Yuan Chen, all the Battle Qi techniques, martial Dao secret arts, Origin Dao, and killing offensives directed at him were all suppressed, inverted, backfired, and disintegrated by the invisible martial Dao rules!

The dazzling, sky-filling encirclement offensive of the ten thousand Sects became completely ineffective, completely collapsed, and completely backfired within three zhang of Yuan Chen!

Following the five Sect Masters, dozens of Dou Di experts and hundreds of Peak Dou Sheng Cultivators—everyone who charged forward—were, without exception, strangely injured!

Some had their Battle Qi Meridians reverse, their blood surging; some had their eternal martial Foundations crack, their cultivation damaged; some had their martial Sea of Consciousness shake, their martial Divine Soul damaged; some had their Physical Bodies torn, their Battle Qi dissipated, and their bodies covered in blood!

The thousands of charging Xuan Continent Cultivators, who a second ago had been filled with surging Battle Intent and were unstoppable, were the next second flying backward in droves, wounded, with wails rising everywhere, their army collapsing!

The originally grand and shocking encirclement battle instantly turned into a one-sided crushing defeat, a unilateral rout of the Xuan Continent's heroes!

The thunderous sounds of killing between Heaven and Earth ceased abruptly, and the sky-filling, brilliant Spiritual Qi light and shadow dissipated completely.

The thousand-mile sea of clouds fell into dead silence once more!

All that remained were the Xuan Continent experts flying backward, falling in a sorry state, and wailing incessantly, along with that figure of a banished immortal in the center of the sea of clouds, still composed, indifferent, and with white robes unstained by dust.

All the surviving Xuan Continent Cultivators who had not yet been injured were completely frozen in place, their bodies cold, their minds shaken, their scalps tingling!

Extreme shock, extreme fear, and extreme despair instantly flooded the minds of everyone present!

"No... impossible!" First Prince Lie Qingcang clutched his heavily injured internal organs, his face pale, his Battle Qi chaotic and weak. His eyes were filled with unbelievable horror as he roared hoarsely, "What kind of martial Dao method is this! What Realm! Why is it that even when we exhaust our life's Peak Battle Qi, we cannot even touch the corner of his clothes? Such a person should not exist in the Lower Realm!"

It couldn't be fought!

It simply couldn't be fought!

They couldn't even get close, didn't even have the qualification to make a Move. All offensives backfired on themselves, and all resistance would only lead to self-destruction!

Boundless despair, like a frozen sea, instantly froze the minds of everyone present!

It was unknown who, filled with extreme fear, trembled and roared, "Run! Run quickly!!"

This roar completely shattered the heroes' last line of psychological defense!

The heroes of the ten thousand Sects, who had just been united and filled with surging Battle Intent, instantly collapsed mentally and were routed across the board!

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

"This person is simply invincible! You hold them off first, I will go back to open the altar, welcome the True Immortal, and wait for me to come and save you all!"

"Hold them off, my ass! Abandon the encirclement! Retreat immediately! Save your lives!"

Countless experts roared in panic, their minds in chaos. They no longer cared about face, no longer cared about the encirclement, no longer cared about greed, and turned to flee frantically!

The originally layered encirclement, as solid as a fortress, crumbled and scattered in an instant!

The thousands of Cultivators were like startled birds or stray dogs, fleeing in all directions, each seeking their own path to survival, no longer possessing any of their previous arrogance and strength!

The thousand-mile sea of clouds was in a full-scale rout!

In the midst of the chaotic situation, Sect Leader Ling Tianjiao clutched her chest.

Just a moment ago, she had followed the heroes to attack, activating her own extreme spatial Battle Qi secret technique, intending to use spatial Battle Qi to imprison and Seal the airspace around Yuan Chen, but the moment the Battle Qi secret technique formed, it was crushed and backfired by the supreme martial Dao rules.

The violent spatial turbulence washed back over her, tearing her robes and blowing her long dark hair into a mess. Her originally neat and ethereal long hair flew wildly and disheveled, sticking to her pale, beautiful cheeks.

Her aura was weak, her chest heaving slightly, the sleeve on her shoulder torn, and a few fine spatial Battle Qi backlash cracks were vaguely visible on her skin. Her entire body's Battle Qi was turbulent and unstable, nearly dissipated, and she no longer had any trace of her previous composure and dominance.

Wretched, extremely wretched.

Since she ascended to the position of Empress of the Xuan Continent, mastered the spatial Dao, and dominated her peers for ten thousand years, she had never been so wretched, so defeated, or so desperate.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her thin lips pressed tightly together, leaving only a dead silence of realization and total powerlessness.

Previously, she had always held a trace of Luck in her heart, always convinced that Yuan Chen was not an Immortal Venerable from the Upper Realm, that his strength must have a limit, and that the combined Battle Qi of the ten thousand Sects must have a chance for a lethal strike.

But at this moment, having witnessed the rout of the ten thousand Sects, the heavy injuries of the heroes, and everyone fleeing, and having personally witnessed that unsolvable Dao suppression and rule backlash, she finally recognized the reality completely.

He was indeed invincible.

Even if he was alone, even if he was in the enemy camp, even if thousands of emperors surrounded him and the battle power of ten thousand Sects was fully unleashed, there was still no one who could block him, no one who could resist him, and no one who could fight him!

This was no longer a gap in talent or Battle Qi cultivation, but an absolute chasm at the level of Origin rules!

Sect Leader Ling Tianjiao slowly raised her eyes and looked at the figure standing in the center of the chaos, white robes unstained by blood, composed and at ease.

She no longer hesitated, her figure moving slightly, the spatial Battle Qi Dao rhyme around her flowing quietly. Taking advantage of the chaos and the heroes fleeing, her figure blurred, turning into a cold stream of light, and she decisively withdrew and fled at high speed.

She fled cleanly, thoroughly, and without any lingering attachment.

In this regard, she was still very experienced.

In just a few breaths, the Xuan Continent's ten thousand Sect encirclement, which had just been so imposing and had shaken the ages, had completely turned into an absurd and laughable one-sided rout.

Wu Yang and Yang Chi stood solemnly behind him, watching the Xuan Continent heroes routed across the board before them, watching a group of Dou Di experts all heavily injured by their own Battle Qi backlash, their eyes filled with shock and awe.

One person, suppressing ten thousand Sects.

Without changing his expression, without expending any effort.

They couldn't help but want to ask one question in their hearts.

Is this still a human?

No, is this still a normal Dragon?