Volume 1, Chapter 272 – Emperor Blood

Seeing Chengtian Domain, which had been all but in his grasp, merge back into the Vast Land of Shenzhou, a grim killing intent surfaced in the Demon Emperor’s eyes, filled with hatred fierce enough to burn out the heavens.

In this battle beyond the realm, the demon race had already lost nine Demon Emperors in succession, including even a great demon at the absolute peak of the Emperor level. The losses in Chengtian Domain were likewise not small, already exceeding ten million demon creatures.

With losses like these, if he returned empty-handed, the Demon Emperor’s prestige among the eighteen Demon Emperor Halls beneath him, and among the trillions of demons, would vanish completely. His authority would cease to exist as well.

Countless beast roars rang out through the void as demon clouds stretching millions of li slowly contracted and were finally absorbed into the Myriad Demon Ruler.

As the demon clouds poured in, a thread of dark black light surfaced on the bone-white Myriad Demon Ruler.

“You intend to strike.”

Taishi stared at the Demon Emperor and suddenly spoke. It sounded like a question, yet there was not the slightest ripple in his tone.

The Demon Emperor did not reply. Vast power, enough to shake the starry river, erupted from the Myriad Demon Ruler. With world-shocking killing intent, it slashed horizontally toward the starfield overhead!

The connection between Chengtian Domain and the Vast Land of Shenzhou was far too tight. To forcibly tear it away from before the Human Race Annals was something utterly beyond Demon Emperor Chenxin’s strength. He intended instead to seize a portion for the demon race from this starfield.

The power of the Myriad Demon Ruler surpassed the upper limit of what the Lingyang Realm could contain. It nearly shattered the entire world, splitting all directions apart.

This strike, in the boundless universe, would have been enough to smash apart an entire starfield, shake the starry river, and erase a civilization completely.

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The void trembled. A strange force arose from within it and restricted the power of the Myriad Demon Ruler.

The Lingyang Realm possessed special laws. Any power that overstepped its bounds would be suppressed.

Though nine parts out of ten of its might were suppressed, the starfield above was still split open by a heavenly river, almost cutting the entire starfield in two!

All the humans below, including several Demon-Suppressing Marshals, went somewhat pale. This kind of power was too terrifying. It had already gone beyond their comprehension.

The three races had ruled their own territories for millions of years. Compared with the ancient and medieval eras, there had been far more peace. Since Taishi attained emperorship, the number of times Sovereigns had clashed within the Lingyang Realm could be counted on one hand. It was an event one might not see once in ten thousand years.

Taishi’s brows knit slightly. In his eyes, weathered by endless years, blazing golden flames flared up. Imperial Dao divine might coiled around him on all sides. Like a primordial heavenly god, he radiated an invincible aura that dominated the universe.

The divine radiance shining from the Human Race Annals grew even more dazzling. The resplendent laws it carried bore the deep foundations of the human race from the primordial age, almost shaking the entirety of Lingyang.

As the two Sovereigns contended, a spatial passage crossed over from the far north. Another terrifying aura appeared in the sky and struck straight at the starfield above.

The starfield was surrounded by the divine radiance of the Human Race Annals, but at this moment most of the Annals’ attention was focused on the Myriad Demon Ruler. That layer of spatial barrier did not even last for a single breath before the terrifying aura pierced through it instantly!

The Illusory Star Domain, which was on the verge of being incorporated into the Vast Land of Shenzhou, was riddled through in the span of a finger snap. Dozens of life-bearing stars were destroyed on the spot and turned to dust, with casualties numbering in the billions.

“Purple Cloud Demon Venerable, if you insist on seeking death, this Emperor will grant it to you!”

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At last, Taishi’s expression changed. In those golden-flamed eyes flashed an exceedingly irritable killing intent. Vast blood and qi surged into the sky and flooded the universe.

Seeing Taishi’s reaction, the anger on the Demon Emperor’s face turned into stunned disbelief.

Taishi was burning the very source of his Emperor blood to exchange it for supreme battle strength over a short span.

With the Human Race Annals on his back, Taishi’s might was already enough to shake the ages. The tremendous power brought by the burning of his Emperor blood pushed him to a level that even other emperors could only look up to. He stood atop the mortal world, and there was even faintly a trace of the bearing of a Great Emperor about him.

The Demon Emperor lost focus for an instant. The Myriad Demon Ruler was immediately forced back, and the might of the Human Race Annals, carrying Taishi’s towering blood and qi, swallowed him in an instant.

Boom!

A figure was blasted backward, collapsing the void as it went and scattering a rain of blood.

In a clash between clan-protecting treasures of this level, the result of the slightest distraction was utter defeat!

The Demon Emperor coughed blood in great mouthfuls. As Emperor blood left his body, it turned into a rain of blood that fell to the earth. Nourished by that blood rain, spiritual objects shot up wildly from the shattered tiles and ruined rubble, and heavenly materials and earthly treasures appeared one after another.

The power contained within the blood of one who had attained emperorship was far too immense. It was enough to turn decay into miracle, and transform barren mountains and evil waters into peerless spiritual lands.

Hiding within the army formation, Shi Lan caught the scent of Emperor blood and could not help her mouth going dry. Her body began to heat up of its own accord.

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The Black Domain spread out beyond her control, forming a fine black mesh that rose toward the blood rain falling from the sky.

Shi Lan was not the only one coveting the Emperor blood. Among the humans who had already gathered together in Xianwu City, groups of top experts leapt up one after another, each holding jade boxes and treasured vessels of various kinds, trying to collect the Demon Emperor’s blood.

Sizzle, sizzle…

No matter what material the jade boxes or storage treasures were made of, the instant they touched the Emperor blood, they all shattered apart. The experts who had leapt up and been splashed by the blood rain felt as though great boulders had been dropped on them and were smashed back to the ground. Those whose strength was even slightly lacking had their bodies collapse on the spot and were crushed into pools of gore.

The blood of one who had attained emperorship carried power too terrifying to contain, nor was it something human strength could steal.

Shi Lan looked up at the sky. As she watched the blood rain in the air, unconcealable delight flowed through her eyes.

Though she could not absorb the blood that landed on the Black Domain, she could still use the Black Domain to store it in her body for the time being and think of a way to refine it later.

This was a heaven-shaking treasure trove. Emperor blood was a priceless treasure that could move even Human Emperors.

This rain of blood had nearly become a feast for Shi Lan alone.

As Shi Lan carefully collected the Emperor blood, she suddenly felt a chill run through her body. A gaze swept over her, as though it had pierced through her in an instant, straight to the marrow.

Shi Lan shivered involuntarily and instinctively drew in the Black Domain. She looked around, but discovered nothing at all.

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The blood rain soon passed. The struggle in the sky continued, while the beast horde on the ground and the remaining human experts once again began to stir restlessly.

Some were simply greedy for the spiritual land born from being bathed in Emperor blood, while others wanted to seize this chance to repay the demon race in kind, blood for blood.

The atmosphere grew tense once more, like a drawn bowstring.

Just as the situation stood on the brink of exploding, the sky suddenly cleared. The laws fell silent, and only the shattered starfield remained hanging overhead.

The Myriad Demon Ruler, the Demon Emperor, and the mysterious existence who had appeared later were all nowhere to be seen.

Taishi stood with his hands behind his back amid the clouds and swept his gaze over the beast tide below, his brows furrowing slightly.

The great demons above the Nascent Soul Realm had vanished at some unknown point. Only scattered Demon Kings remained, loosely gathering together a beast tide of more than ten million, chaotic and disordered.

After several breaths of silence, the Demon Kings within the beast tide sensed that something was wrong. One after another, they tore open space and fled in all directions. The beast tide also broke apart with a crash, turning into torrents that rampaged wildly through Chengtian Domain.

Taishi lowered the Human Race Annals in his hand and drew a Heaven-Reaching Treasure Register from the void.

“The alien races must be exterminated.”