141: A divine eye? A blind man? (Twenty-six)

Inside Jingxin Hall.

Jun Yun sat cross-legged in the darkness, his invisible "Minds Eye" having long since penetrated through layers of palace walls.

He opened his palm.

An unremarkable Medicinal Pill lay quietly in his palm.

This was an Imperial-grade Medicinal Pill he had spent a month secretly gathering Spirit Medicine to refine.

At the cost of his cultivation regressing, it would allow him to briefly possess Guiyi Realm cultivation, and coupled with Quan Batian's secret technique of speed, presumably even a God Realm powerhouse would be unable to do anything to him.

He carefully put it away.

Just then, a eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the hall.

"By the decree of the God Lord, Your Highness You Chen and Your Highness Jun are summoned to the Tongtian Hall to observe the ceremony."

A mysterious smile appeared on Jun Yun's face.

Observe the ceremony?

No, it is to take a seat.

...

In front of Tongtian Hall.

An incredibly magnificent high platform had risen from the ground at some unknown time.

All royal family members who received the decree had arrived.

They were arranged in different areas according to their status and position, with varying expressions.

Some were terrified, some were bewildered, and others were forcing themselves to remain calm.

You Chen, Jun Yun, You Ruo, and others mingled in the crowd, exchanging looks that only they understood.

At the very top of the high platform, the God Lord sat upright on the Black Gold Dragon throne, expressionless, overlooking everything below.

His pressure was as solid as substance, enveloping the entire imperial palace, making everyone unable to catch their breath.

"The auspicious time has arrived."

The God Lord's calm voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

"The Prayer Ceremony, begin."

The moment his voice fell.

You Ruo nodded slightly to You Chen.

Boom! Rumble!

Violent explosions came from the direction of the East and South gates of the imperial palace almost simultaneously.

Flames soared into the sky.

The chaos had begun.

"Protect the Sovereign!"

The commander of the Imperial Guard's expression changed drastically, and countless armored soldiers rushed toward the direction of the disturbance.

The God Lord on the high platform did not even lift an eyelid.

Now is the time!

You Chen's figure transformed into a streak of cyan lightning, not rushing toward the high platform, but shooting straight toward the Yaohua Palace in the west.

Several allies who had long been prepared, including Jun Yun, followed closely behind.

They easily bypassed the guards who had been called away, lifted the cover of a dry well in the backyard of Yaohua Palace, and jumped down without hesitation.

Below was an abandoned waterway exuding a decaying aura.

Everything was exactly as Jun Yun had described.

Everyone endured the discomfort and traveled rapidly through the darkness.

Soon, a huge underground hollow appeared before them.

In the center of the hollow, a massive blood-colored altar was slowly operating.

Countless eerie runes flickered on the altar, with an evil aura.

At the center of the altar was a boiling blood pool.

What made their scalps tingle even more were the figures locked by thick iron chains around the blood pool.

Those figures, wearing various royal garments, were the very branch princes who had recently "disappeared."

They had long lost consciousness, with only their bodies twitching instinctively.

"Beasts!"

An ally's eyes turned blood-red, and he couldn't help but roar lowly.

"Do it!"

You Chen shouted angrily.

They locked onto the three Formation nodes pointed out by Jun Yun, and surging spiritual power gathered in their hands.

Just as they were about to deliver a fatal blow.

A cold voice rang out in the empty cavern.

"You are courting death."

The God Lord's figure appeared out of thin air directly above the altar.

The pressure he emitted was a hundred times stronger than it had been outside the Tongtian Hall earlier.

True God Realm!

"Kill!"

You Chen did not waste words and was the first to rush up.

The Azure Phoenix Legacy within him was driven to the extreme.

An ancient Venerable power, which did not belong to him, erupted suddenly.

You Chen's aura instantly broke through the shackles of the Earth Spirit Realm, climbing rapidly, and stopped at the threshold of the True God Realm.

Cyan light shone brightly, and a huge phantom of a phoenix bird spread its wings behind him.

"Azure Phoenix Void-Breaking Hand!"

You Chen struck out with a palm, and the space itself trembled.

A flash of surprise appeared in the God Lord's eyes, and he met it with a palm as well.

Boom!

The two True God Realm powers collided fiercely, the entire underground space shook violently, and countless broken stones fell down rustling.

You Chen was shaken to the point where his blood surged, but the God Lord was actually forced back half a step.

"A bit interesting."

The God Lord sneered.

The other allies took the opportunity to pounce on the three Formation eyes.

However, just as they approached, blood light flashed on the altar, and several barriers appeared out of thin air, blocking all their attacks.

"Overestimating yourselves."

The God Lord said disdainfully.

Just as he was about to take action to deal with these ants, You Chen's attack arrived again.

At this moment, You Chen looked like a madman.

Every one of his moves was filled with his anger and unwillingness.

For a time, relying on that remaining Venerable power, he actually fought the God Lord to a stalemate, and even faintly gained the upper hand.

The allies watched with surging emotions.

Perhaps, there really is hope!

Just when You Chen punched the God Lord, dimming his radiance, and victory seemed within reach.

An unexpected change occurred suddenly!

Hum—

The entire altar, no, the entire imperial palace, emitted a dull roar.

That boiling blood pool suddenly exploded.

Tens of thousands of blood-colored threads shot up from the core of the altar, penetrating the thick rock layers and enveloping the entire imperial palace.

"Ah—!"

In front of the Tongtian Hall, shrill screams rose one after another.

All royal family members present who carried the You Yu Bloodline, regardless of where they were, were entangled by those blood-colored threads.

A terrifying suction force that was difficult to resist was frantically drawing out the Bloodline Power within their bodies.

Those branch princes who were originally mediocre in talent and had no background had their bodies rapidly wither, turning into dried corpses in the blink of an eye.

As for You Ruo and the others, although they were also entangled by the blood threads, the suction force they felt was much smaller.

Although their Bloodline Power was also being lost, it did not reach the point of endangering their lives.

They looked at this terrifying scene before them in horror, and a thought emerged in their hearts.

They had been tricked! Tricked by You Chen!

The Father Emperor never intended to use their lives for the sacrifice! He just wanted to borrow a little of their Bloodline Power to assist!

But now, there was no turning back.

Inside the underground cavern.

The suction force You Chen felt was a hundred or a thousand times that of everyone else!

That sacrificial power greedily surged into his body, devouring the remaining Venerable Origin he had managed to drive.

The cyan light on his body rapidly dimmed.

His True God Realm cultivation rapidly receded.

Pfft!

You Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, knelt on one knee, and his aura instantly withered.

He had become a spent force.

At the altar.

Jun Yun was also a primary target for the sacrificial power.

Countless blood threads appeared out of thin air, wrapping him layer by layer.

But the moment the blood threads reached his body, a force of cyan phenomenon emerged from within him, isolating all the suction force outside.

Azure Heaven Pagoda Record!

Jun Yun's "Minds Eye" coldly "watched" everything.

The God Lord looked at the tottering You Chen and let out a mocking laugh.

"You think you can stop all of this?"

"Foolish."

"This sacrifice started long ago, and the result has already been determined."

You Chen gritted his teeth tightly, blood constantly overflowing from the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

Just then, beside the altar.

Jun Yun took out that Medicinal Pill...