Blood stained the long sky, yet his charge knew no rest. Even with one foe before him, he charged towards another. His world-renowned peerless halberd had carved a gaping wound in his waist and abdomen. Yet, using the halberd tip as a chain, he dragged Xiang Bei along as he rushed forward. Could he truly be so certain that he could slay Tai Yin before Xiang Bei could strike him down?

None knew the source of his confidence, but truly, he had made that choice.

Tai Yin, perched high above on the giant umbrella of the Five Dragons Seal Heaven technique, could clearly see that halberd tip, and even the fragments of organs still clinging to it. But of course, he also saw Jiang Wang’s eyes, fixed upon him with a deadly stare. Those eyes, a fiery red-gold, held no pain, no anger, only an unyielding determination.

How grave his injuries! How fierce his momentum! Tai Yin, who had believed himself fully prepared before the battle, experienced an instant of utter shock!

“To the death with me!”

“To the death with me!”

This single voice, like thunder, rolled and echoed through the long sky. By the time Tai Yin reacted, he had already drawn out an oval-shaped array disk with a flick of his hand. A faint, almost imperceptible sound followed. It was as if something had broken.

Xiang Bei, falling behind Jiang Wang, was still confused, but Tai Yin understood instantly. Jiang Wang’s voice, filled with unbearable rage, had shattered the seal of the Shadow Banning Sound Array, which had been designed to suppress sound. He knew Jiang Wang possessed some techniques of sound-based killing. Within the Eight Sounds Burn Sea, there lay a profound mastery of sound-based attacks. But he had never imagined Jiang Wang would control the path of sound to such a degree, that a single, casual voice could break his Shadow Banning Sound Array!

The worst-case scenario, predicted by him and Xiang Bei, had come to pass—they were now exposed to the gaze of the Disaster Beast swarm. If Jiang Wang wasn’t dealt with immediately, they would face immediate repercussions.

He had just thought to speak a warning, but Xiang Bei had already acted. The Disaster Beasts gathering around the lava lake had forced Xiang Bei to the same conclusion as Tai Yin. In that moment, a blinding light, like that of the sun, burst forth from his pupils. His already fearsome muscles swelled violently, and the blue veins, resembling dragons and snakes, seemed on the verge of exploding, as if utterly unable to contain the blood coursing through them. The ghost energy of the Swallow Thief surged incessantly, manifesting as various illusory gods and demons. He was not launching a divine soul attack, seeking to invade Jiang Wang’s Heaven Piercing Palace. Instead, he was using his potent divine soul power to interfere with the Swallow Thief Hegemonic Body, pushing the strength of his flesh even further.

“Get! Down!”

He roared thus in anger. His arm muscles bulged like mountains, gripping the halberd shaft tightly and pulling it downwards. It was as if heaven itself had a ring, and he was pulling down the very blue sky!

He truly did fall straight down. For as he exerted force, Jiang Wang had already loosened his grip. Thus, the spear tip of the peerless halberd was drawn out from within that young body. Fresh blood flowed even more profusely, and the wound at his waist and abdomen became translucent. Yet, Jiang Wang’s speed surged forward by another degree! He seemed utterly oblivious to the pain.

He ascended, reversing the flow of the divine technique, the waterfall-like cascade of the Five Dragons Seal Heaven. Though his body was ravaged, his spirit was brave and unyielding. His injuries were heavy, but his body felt light and unrestrained! With that enormous wound, he charged directly towards Tai Yin.

Tai Yin! Can you handle this?!

High above, Tai Yin responded directly by pressing down the array disk in his hand. Infinite, dazzling golden light burst forth, rapidly building a barrier after the Five Dragons Seal Heaven technique. It was an array, a golden light barrier! True gold would not be ground down; the barrier would not break.

Xiang Bei, who had just pulled away the peerless halberd, also halted his falling momentum in a timely manner. With a shake of the halberd tip, he flung away the blood drops. Stomping the air with one foot, he thus rushed upwards. To escape the momentum of the Eight Wastelands No Return Halberd that Xiang Bei had unleashed – how could it be easy! His twin horizontal sun-like heavy pupils were now so dazzling they were unbearable to behold directly. What shadow could remain for him to chase? Who dared to slight him like this? Even Jiang Qingyang would have to pay a price for such contempt!

The battle instantly escalated to its highest tide. Ahead lay the Five Dragons Seal Heaven, the golden light barrier; behind lurked the Swallow Thief Hegemonic Body, the peerless halberd. Who could easily escape? At least Tai Yin, in his place, could not, for a moment, find a way to break the situation.

But then he heard Jiang Wang, charging towards him from the front, roar in anger—

“Three Fork! Protect my advance!”

Tai Yin, suspended high above, was momentarily confused. What cursed “Three Fork”? And what did “protect my advance” mean? Did he mean *that* protect my advance? Are you not supposed to be one of the Disaster Beast lords?!

But immediately, from the highest peak of that volcanic island, a majestic, angry roar resounded, seeming to respond. It was the voice of the Disaster Beast king! Tai Yin, in his desperate haste, turned his head to look, and was shocked to the core! That Disaster Beast king, its tail split into three forks, was stepping through the air with terrifying speed. In the first instant, it was still far away; in the second, it was already close at hand.

It was actually… truly coming to *protect* Jiang Wang’s advance!

“Three Fork!” Jiang Wang casually pointed at Xiang Bei, who was flying towards him: “Kill him!” He himself continued to control his sword momentum, still charging towards Tai Yin.

Three Fork, of course, did not understand human speech, but Jiang Wang’s momentum, actions, and killing intent expressed his meaning with utmost clarity. Moreover, it was truly enraged. These wretched insects, who knew where they had crawled out from, actually dared to sneak into its kingdom and kill its Disaster Beast king cook! Striking a dog still required considering the owner!

Leaping from the mountaintop, it lunged forward in a single pounce, already pressing upon Xiang Bei. Its body was like a fierce horse, its fur shaking in the wind, directly penetrating the distance of space, its sharp teeth bared and already close.

Even if Xiang Bei was brave, he was clear about the strength gap between himself and the Disaster Beast king and understood that he was no match whatsoever. But it was fortunate that the Disaster Beast king was capable of communication. If it could communicate, then it wasn’t a dead end! Since Jiang Wang could reach an agreement with the Disaster Beast king, why couldn’t he? What did the Xiang family lack? Everything Jiang Wang could offer, the Xiang family could offer tenfold. What Jiang Wang could not offer, the Xiang family *could*!

“Whatever he can give you, I will offer ten times over!” Xiang Bei immediately shouted, and with his divine soul power, transmitted a wisp of goodwill.

But he only heard a *pa* sound. Or perhaps he didn’t even hear that sound, though he couldn’t be certain… For the entire world had already fallen into silence. No knowing, no feeling, no perception. It was because the Disaster Beast king had, with a single slap, simply slapped off his entire head! To Three Fork, it had completely failed to understand what this two-legged beast was shouting, and it dared to presumptuously provoke the king with divine soul power! It no longer even had the desire to toy with him; it had directly ended his life.

Xiang Bei’s head exploded, and his corpse was instantly protected by the rules of the mountain sea realm, disappearing from its original location. This scene was, of course, clearly imprinted upon Tai Yin’s eyes.

In the original operational plan, Xiang Bei had retained some hidden maneuvers. They had devised many schemes to cope with various situations… But the Disaster Beast king’s appearance, directly killing him with overwhelming force, had cut off all subsequent maneuvers. Now, Tai Yin needed to consider, could consider, only himself.

In this very moment, Xiang Bei’s corpse had already vanished, and that aura-overbearing Disaster Beast king stood virtually upon the lava lake, sweeping its tail with a single motion, flattening all the aftershocks of the technique on the lava lake’s surface. Jiang Wang, cloaked in flames, was still reversing the divine technique’s waterfall, still approaching him at extreme speed.

But Tai Yin’s mood was, in fact, unprecedentedly calm. The path of arrays was even more terrifyingly resource-hungry than the path of talismans. The creation of array disks could be said to have given the path of arrays a new lease on life, but the array disks themselves signified the arrival of an even more terrifying era of resource consumption. To what extent did arrays consume resources? When Ancestor Tai Hua was in the world, he never lightly engaged in combat with others. Every move required careful calculation of the potential gains beforehand. A true Person, and yet so constrained!

And he had entered the mountain sea realm this time with great expectations, having proactively offered to cooperate with Xiang Bei. Since entering the mountain sea realm, the materials for the Divine Prison Six Paths Array layout had shattered many array disks… The consumed resources were already difficult to count! To gain nothing in the mountain sea realm simply meant a colossal loss. For the Tai family now, this was absolutely not a loss that could be easily brushed aside. Even if he was a core figure of the next generation of the Tai family, he would inevitably face criticism.

So why did he insist on coming to find the Disaster Beast king? Why gamble this once? It was a matter of timing, fate, and momentum. The Disaster Beast king’s single slap had directly shattered all his expectations. It had declared the end of his journey in the mountain sea realm.

With the outcome already so clear, he instead settled down that heart preoccupied with gains and losses. He could clearly, clearly observe this opponent who came rushing towards him with sword drawn. What kind of divine power did the Sword Immortal possess? After the Yellow River Meeting, various country’s strong individuals had analyzed it countless times. This divine power, where the sword manifested ten thousand laws, was typical of a divine power achieved by the person. The stronger the person, the stronger the sword.

And how was Jiang Wang’s sword? Judging from his performance at the View River Terrace, his inner mansion level was already close to the peak. It was certainly not weak, but it could not suppress the world’s heroes. What was most terrifying about this person was his incomparable talent for combat. Analyzing every battle of his at the View River Terrace, he always seemed to make the best choice within the battle. Even some choices that did not seem outstanding at the time could, in subsequent rounds of evolution, blossom with stunning brilliance. He had studied Jiang Wang! And claimed to understand Jiang Wang.

In this moment, Jiang Wang manifested the state of the Sword Immortal, with his strongest state, a single sword strike destroying a mountain, effortlessly penetrating his Five Dragons Seal Heaven technique… He was not surprised. The golden light barrier of the array disk stood before him, as the last line of defense. This defense line could not block Jiang Wang; he was very clear on this. He also understood that after consuming many array disks and being unable to set up an array on the spot, he was not qualified to face Jiang Wang head-on. Since the Disaster Beast king could so vigorously assist Jiang Wang in killing, he had already lost all hope of winning this battle. What Nine Chapters Jade Wall, what mountain sea realm secret treasure, all became clouds and smoke, no longer needing to be thought about.

But he wanted to prove himself. As a person of Xia, he wanted to prove himself in front of a person of Qi. As a direct descendant of the Tai family, he wanted to prove himself in front of a heaven’s pride of Qi. As Tai Yin himself, he wanted to prove himself in front of Jiang Wang. He wanted to drag Jiang Wang down with him!

Cannot be anxious… He thought this way, forming a hidden seal with his left hand, and with his right hand, flipping out a round array disk of yellow copper color, leaping backward, rapidly flying towards a higher position. Manifesting a posture of wanting to escape this place.

And Jiang Wang’s speed did indeed accelerate. His presence, his character, his sword—penetrated everything. The tip of Long Xiang Si’s sword finally met the golden light barrier. Sharp sword energy and stubborn golden light collided ten thousand times in an instant.

Cut, cut, cut.

The long sword advanced.

Advanced again.

Advanced once more.

It could not be stopped. The golden light barrier caved in, and continuously caved in towards a deeper place. Finally… with a *pa* sound, it shattered.

In this instant, Jiang Wang’s flowing, immortal red-gold left eye instantly turned crimson. Qian Yang Pupil, divine soul falling west!

Almost in the same moment, Tai Yin released the seal he had formed with his left hand and pressed down the array disk directly with his right. Within the divine soul layer, a magnificent great sun descended from the sky, borrowing the Single Rider Enter Array Diagram, directly bombarding an isolated Heaven Piercing Palace. Its vastness encompassed the four directions. Looking up and down, one could see neither heaven nor earth, only the great sun falling straight towards the Heaven Piercing Palace. The momentum was to extinguish the divine soul with a single strike, demolish this palace, and cut off the root of the Dao.

The magnificent great sun smashed down, directly shattering the Heaven Piercing Palace and falling inside. It had actually so easily broken through the divine soul defense line; the subsequent head-on clash of divine soul powers between the two sides was almost without suspense. After all, the gap in divine soul power was so vast…

But in this moment, within the divine soul layer, a sheet depicting various heavens and ten thousand demons suddenly floated down, an array diagram. It landed precisely on Tai Yin’s Heaven Piercing Palace, blocking that hole, instantly recreating the Heaven Piercing Palace, and also imprisoning those divine soul powers that Jiang Wang had attacked into the Heaven Piercing Palace! This was the Various Heaven Ten Thousand Demons Diagram that Xiang Bei had specially left inside Tai Yin’s Heaven Piercing Palace before the battle. It was originally intended to fill Tai Yin’s relative weakness in divine soul compared to Jiang Wang, setting this weakness as an ambush.

After Xiang Bei’s death, for Jiang Wang, who had suffered heavy injuries, what was the best battle choice? Tai Yin thought, it was a divine soul war! Although his body had suffered a heavy blow, Jiang Wang’s divine soul was still in a peak state. He was certain that Jiang Wang would definitely launch a divine soul offensive… And he was waiting for it!

Within the battlefield of the Heaven Piercing Palace. The Various Heaven Ten Thousand Demons Diagram, once unleashed, immediately unleashed infinite demonic energy, invading Jiang Wang’s divine soul origin. But immediately, Jiang Wang’s divine soul manifested itself, its entire body illuminated with red-gold immortal light. Brilliant like a god or Buddha, ten thousand demons could not invade! This was his divine power, Red Heart. Forever uninvaded by other ambitions. At that time, in the ancient demon cave, within the Ten Thousand Worlds Wasteland Tomb, the demons among demons, none could stain this heart. Now, a mere Various Heaven Ten Thousand Demons Diagram, even upon losing Xiang Bei’s subsequent support, what did it count for?

In this moment, his divine soul manifested body was like a body of gold. With a backhand sword strike, the sword spirit of Long Xiang Si manifested, effortlessly chopping apart this Various Heaven Ten Thousand Demons Diagram. Causing Tai Yin’s Heaven Piercing Palace to reopen its sky window! Inviting the monarch into the jar… became leading the wolf into the room.

And outside his body, Jiang Wang’s actions were also without half a second’s delay. Within Tai Yin’s shocked eyes, his sword body went horizontal, directly cutting off half of that right palm, and then chopping off his left hand!

Facing Jiang Wang’s still calm eyes. Feeling his body, inside and out, simultaneously fall into a desperate situation. A kind of enlightenment suddenly dawned in Tai Yin’s heart—

“I want to cut off thirty percent of his divine soul origin and take him with me. While he wants to bypass the rules of the mountain sea realm and utterly extinguish me here!”