Chapter 1173

Zi Chen had been back for two days. During this time, he had been watching the Earth Prime cultivators coldly.

The Yin-Yang Eye could see some special hidden beings. Zi Chen believed that the Delusion-breaker Eye could see them as well. The demonic ape must have noticed these people long ago, but it didn't chase them away. It must have a plan.

Longhu's ninth thunderbolt was still brewing. These Earth Prime cultivators couldn't wait any longer and showed themselves.

A colorful chariot appeared in the sky. Dozens of Earth Prime cultivators stood on the chariot. Their expressions were cold. The leaders all had Earth Spirit Weapons in their hands.

In another direction, a huge square carpet appeared in the sky. The carpet shone brightly and protected the dozens of Earth Prime cultivators.

After a thousand years, the Wuji Sect had more than four hundred cultivators break through to the Earth Prime level with the help of the Time Castle. As for the other forces, many of them broke through to the Earth Prime level with their own resources.

This was a golden age … a golden age for Earth Prime cultivators.

More than a hundred Earth Prime cultivators appeared from four directions. After they appeared, they attacked the place where Longhu was going through the tribulation.

But before they could attack, a roar came from the sky. The Earth Prime cultivators of the Wuji Sect seemed to have sensed it. They attacked the place where the Wuji Sect appeared in advance.

The attacks arrived in the blink of an eye. These forces were hit hard, and many Earth Prime cultivators were injured.

Poof.

Zhang Haotian appeared from his hiding place. The stone sword in his hand flashed. His murderous intent filled the sky. As his body flashed, a head flew. An Earth Prime cultivator was killed instantly.

Whoosh.

In another direction, an assassin appeared from his hiding place. The sharp blade in his hand flashed. An Earth Prime cultivator of the Wuji Sect was killed by the assassin.

The assassins of the Kill Zhi Clan were nightmarish existences for many people.

"Boom!"

The demonic ape swung the black rod forward. The power of rules flashed on the black rod. Several Earth Prime cultivators were sent flying. Two of them were seriously injured.

The demonic ape's eyes flashed coldly. Holding the black rod tightly, he rushed forward again and attacked the two Earth Prime cultivators.

Poof. Poof.

In the blink of an eye, two Earth Prime Stage martial artists died under the demonic ape's black rod. However, the demonic ape also had a few shallow wounds on its body.

The roars of dragons and tigers resounded. Behind the Barbaric Dragon and the Flying Divine Tiger, huge phantoms appeared. Although the two of them hadn't gone through their tribulations, their battle prowess was definitely enough to suppress and kill an Earth Prime.

Elder Gui revealed his true form, and his might was naturally terrifying. His movements caused the heavens and earth to tremble, and his attacks were even more powerful. He brought many existences with him to block one direction.

The battle broke out in an instant, and so did the casualties. Hundreds of Earth Origin Stage warriors fought against each other. It was a magnificent scene.

Both sides were at the Earth Origin Stage, and none of them were weak. Therefore, the casualties were on both sides, and many of them were injured.

But in comparison, the Boundless Sect's sudden attack had killed more Earth Origin Realm masters than the other major powers.

The Princess stood side by side with Zi Chen. Looking at the chaotic battle below, she said, "They sent so many people at once. It seems that they hate the Boundless Sect to the core. Until now, there are still some people who haven't appeared. It seems that they are waiting for the last moment to make their move."

Zi Chen's expression turned cold. The battle intent that had been dormant for thousands of years was ignited once again. With a thought, his spiritual senses spread out.

On the Medicine Refinery Peak of the Boundless Sect, the Boundless Cauldron heard a familiar call.

The Cauldron Spirit turned its head in surprise and looked in the direction of the call.

It seemed to see Zi Chen through the layers of void. The Cauldron Spirit nodded and merged with the Boundless Cauldron in a flash.

Then, on the Medicine Refinery Peak, the Boundless Cauldron began to tremble, and then rose from the ground.

In the Boundless Sect, many cultivators didn't know what the Boundless Cauldron was going to do. After it broke through the void, it flew towards the battlefield in the distance.

"Boom!"

The Boundless Cauldron broke through the void and landed heavily on the battlefield, causing the earth to tremble.

On the battlefield, the chaotic battle between Earth Yuan cultivators didn't stop at all because of the Boundless Cauldron's appearance. The slaughter continued.

Only the leaders of the Boundless Sect were puzzled when they saw the Boundless Cauldron suddenly appear. They didn't know who had mobilized the Boundless Cauldron at this time.

Clang!

The Boundless Cauldron fell and made a loud noise. The lid of the cauldron separated from the mouth of the cauldron. Then, more than ten flames shot out from the cauldron.

The flames left the cauldron and turned into fire dragons that emitted scorching heat. They rushed towards all directions of the battlefield.

When the fire dragons reached the battlefield, they swept up the corpses of the Earth Yuan cultivators on the ground and brought them back. Some of them were directly brought into the cauldron by the fire dragons, while some were left beside the cauldron.

If one looked closely, they would find that the Earth Yuan cultivators brought into the cauldron were from the enemy forces, while the ones left on the ground were Earth Yuan cultivators of the Boundless Sect.

There was no need to communicate with the earth fire. Many formations on the Boundless Cauldron were activated. Blazing flames spread out. From afar, the Boundless Cauldron looked like a huge burning furnace.

Sometimes, fire dragons would rush out from the furnace to sweep up the corpses and refine them into the cauldron.

This scene shocked the Earth Yuan cultivators in the distance. Obviously, the Boundless Cauldron's appearance showed that the Boundless Sect was going to refine the Earth Yuan cultivators right in front of them.

"Ah!"

A blood-curdling scream resounded in the sky. It was a severely injured Earth Yuan cultivator who was dragged into the cauldron by the fire dragons. He struggled to get out, but as soon as he got out of the cauldron, more than ten fire dragons wrapped around him and pulled him in.

Longhu's ninth lightning bolt didn't fall for a long time. His injuries were recovering rapidly. He looked coldly at the battlefield, murderous intent brewing in his eyes. Once he successfully broke through, he would definitely start a massacre.

Finally, a thunderous sound came from the pitch-black tribulation clouds. The ninth lightning bolt was about to fall.

At this moment, everyone from the Boundless Sect had joined the battle. No one was in the mood to watch Longhu's tribulation.

The ninth lightning bolt streaked across the sky and finally fell. Longhu retracted his gaze. His body emitted a golden light, and his golden blood rushed into the sky. He focused on resisting the lightning tribulation.

In other places in the sky, the Earth Yuan cultivators who saw this had a cold look in their eyes. They said almost at the same time, "Now!"

In order to prevent Longhu Sovereign from breaking through, they had planned everything carefully. Naturally, they had taken into account the deaths of the Earth Yuan cultivators. Exchanging these ordinary Earth Yuan cultivators for Longhu Sovereign's life was more worth it than a business deal.

The ninth lightning bolt finally fell, but it wasn't just one. There were nine of them.

The appearance of nine lightning bolts at the same time was completely out of everyone's expectations. The dazzling lightning lit up the sky, and the vast Thunder Might spread. Everyone in the battle subconsciously raised their heads to look at the nine lightning bolts in the sky.

The nine lightning bolts in the sky were like nine lightning dragons, exuding the terrifying power of laws. They intertwined with each other and carried terrifying energy as they wreaked havoc toward Longhu.

This kind of power made people's hearts palpitate and tremble.

There was a momentary pause in the battle because of the appearance of the nine lightning bolts.

The expressions of the experts who were still in hiding changed immediately when they saw this scene. They were stunned, and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"That's right. The Longhu Sovereign's combat strength is too strong, so it's hard for him to survive in this world. There's no need for us to do anything. This world will not tolerate him. Under such a frightening lightning tribulation, he will most likely die. Us interfering is like drawing legs on a snake."

"Haha, it does seem to be a little troublesome."

The experts smiled bitterly when they saw the nine lightning bolts. If they knew that Longhu Sovereign was not tolerated by this world, they wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. Now, many of them had died, and they hadn't done anything.

However, now that they had interfered and the chaotic battle had begun, it was impossible for them to retreat.

It wasn't that they didn't want to retreat, but that a sword stele had suddenly appeared in front of them without warning.

"What is this? A stone stele?"

"Quite a lot. This is a sword stele, the sword stele of our Sword Sect."

"Why would the sword stele of the Sword Sect suddenly appear here?"

"…"

There were a total of nine sword steles, and nine of them had suddenly appeared in nine different directions. The experts in the nine directions were stunned when they saw the sword steles. They looked at the sword steles that had suddenly appeared in confusion.

The sword steles were in the real world, while they were hidden in the illusory world.

No one knew whether the appearance of the sword steles was a coincidence or not.

"The sword stele of the Sword Sect has long been lost. This isn't controlled by the Sword Sect."

"That's right. It's said that the sword stele was snatched away by the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion back then. The Wuji Sect was the original Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion."

"The sword stele has always been in Zi Chen's hands. There are a total of nine of them."

The appearance of the sword stele caused the expressions of the Earth Yuan experts to change. However, they still didn't know what it meant.

As for Zi Chen, because he had disappeared for a thousand years, the appearance of his name didn't shock them as much as they had imagined.

"Sword stele, that's the sword stele."

"It's the sword stele of Sect Leader Zi Chen."

Looking at the sword stele that had suddenly appeared in the sky, many of the Wuji Sect's Earth Yuan experts recognized it and shouted.

However, there were a few who immediately changed their expressions when they saw the nine sword steles in the sky. This was because they knew that Zi Chen only had eight sword steles. One of them had been lost, but now there were nine sword steles.

"Is it Sect Leader Zi Chen?"

"Could it be that Sect Leader Zi Chen is back?"

"It doesn't seem … to be Zi Chen."

The shouts turned into guesses. Everyone looked around, but they didn't see anything.

Su Mengyao's expression suddenly became excited. She looked in one direction in disbelief. Under the Delusion-breaker Eye, the demon ape's pupils also constricted.

In the sky, nine bolts of divine lightning fell together and bombarded Longhu.

The rolling thunder drowned out all the sounds of battle. Endless lightning drowned Longhu, and at the same time, it also drowned out Longhu's roar.