Chapter 98: First Steps into the Demonic Path (Part 10)

Geniuses from the five regions eagerly embarked on the path to vie for the Emperor's Scripture.
Su Chen mingled among the crowd,
watching the geniuses, their minds corrupted by greed, slaughter each other.
He had no intention of intervening.
Blood stained the beautiful landscape, broken weapons littered the ground, and the bones of prodigies lay buried.
Su Chen approached the corpses and collected them. These were the essence of a generation of prodigies, even including the fallen ancient bodies of unparalleled figures from ancient forces. He packed them all up; good things shouldn't be wasted.
In the end, only those martial arts prodigies remained, competing against each other. Their divine bodies and extraordinary phenomena blotted out the sky, their terrifying auras sending shivers down one's spine. They were invincible, dominating the eight wastelands.
Su Chen watched as those prodigies with divine and saintly bodies clashed.
"Truly worthy of those mythical special physiques... they are simply too terrifying!"
Even after absorbing so many prodigies' essences...
Su Chen still sensed an insurmountable gap between the Primordial Gluttonous Body and the physiques of those mythical beings.
Su Chen suddenly had a whimsical thought: if he could devour one of them, would his body undergo a special change?
However, he quickly dismissed this idea.
The price was too high. Behind each divine or holy body stood a transcendent power, likely possessing numerous means of self-preservation. Even if he succeeded, he would expose his trump cards, making it not worthwhile.
He should slowly pick on the weaker targets.
From the soft to the hard, step by step.
In the end, after the great battle, a divine body from an ancient imperial clan in the Central Continent emerged victorious, overwhelming all others.
Su Chen remembered his name.
Yu Shukuang, the pride of the Jade Clan, a top power in the Central Continent, possessed an unparalleled divine body. His clan had once produced a quasi-emperor... unfortunately, they had declined, but even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; the Jade Clan remained one of the behemoths of the Central Continent.
A mysterious inheritance space appeared in the starry sky, guiding Yu Shukuang there.
Su Chen watched this scene.
He didn't stop him.
He didn't believe such a cunning old fox; an ancient quasi-emperor wouldn't leave no backup plan.
"I'm afraid that from now on, the Five Domains of Tianxuan will be thrown into turmoil again, with countless lives lost!"
Su Chen sighed inwardly. Faced with the schemes of an unparalleled and powerful figure under the starry sky, even knowing it, he could only feel deeply powerless... This was an unbreakable open conspiracy. A divine scripture—anyone would be tempted, everyone would want to cultivate it.
Several months later, news spread that the passage to the ancient ruins had opened.
Many forces were already waiting outside.
However, less than one-tenth of those who entered came out this time, enraging the powerful figures of those ancient forces, who were determined to investigate the truth.
"Within the ruins...within the ruins, an Emperor's Scripture has been born!"
"The Emperor's Scripture has been obtained by Yu Shukuang of the Jade Clan! The Emperor's Scripture is in Yu Shukuang's hands!"
"An Emperor's Scripture...an Emperor's Scripture has actually been born...no wonder the tragedy was so devastating!"
"......"
The news of the Emperor's Scripture's birth shocked everyone.
No one cared how many geniuses had died within the ancient ruins. Those who were sensible either fled—like Su Chen, who didn't even return to the Devouring Sun Holy Land after leaving the ruins—or...began to notify their sects and clans!
Boom!
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, through which a colossal figure, comparable to a star, could be vaguely seen, extending a hand that enveloped the Jade Clan.
"Hand over the Emperor's Scripture, and you may live!"
Su Chen's scalp tingled; this aura had surpassed that of a Saint.
A Saint King...this was a Saint King!
This was the first time Su Chen had ever encountered a Saint King-level being. Incredibly powerful, even the mere aftershocks of his aura were enough to grind countless stars beyond the realm to dust. If his true form were to descend upon the Western Regions...how terrifying would it be?
Run! This was just the beginning!
Su Chen didn't want to die in the aftershocks of this life; that would be utterly laughable.
At the same moment, on the distant horizon, an arrow pierced through countless spaces, carrying the power of the sun, shooting directly towards the Saint King beyond the stars.
An incomparably domineering voice resounded across the heavens.
"What kind of dog dares to touch anything belonging to my Jade Clan? If you want to die, I, Yu Zhenyang, won't hesitate to send you on your way!"
Yu Zhenyang...the True Sun Saint King, the invincible figure of the Jade Clan!
Such a legendary figure had arrived here!
A single arrow splattered, drawing blood from a Saint King, his scalding blood splashing across the distant starry sky, obliterating a swarm of stars.
"True Yang Saint King, this Imperial Scripture belongs to my Western Regions, and it can only remain in my Western Regions."
"Hand over the Imperial Scripture, and we'll let you leave. Otherwise, you cannot leave the Western Regions."
"You, Yu Zhenyang, are not qualified to take the Imperial Scripture from my Western Regions!"
"..."
One after another, legendary Saint King-level powerhouses appeared. Five Saint Kings appeared on the distant other side of the starry sky, blocking the Yu Clan's path back to the Central Continent.
The Imperial Scripture had actually appeared in the Western Regions.
They certainly wouldn't give up... After all, it was a legendary Imperial Scripture; if it appeared in the Western Regions, it could only remain in the Western Regions!
'As expected of the Western Regions... their foundation is truly profound, dispatching five Saint Kings at once!'
Su Chen marveled inwardly.
"Since ancient times, opportunities have been seized by those with the right fate. Your Western Regions are incompetent enough to be no match for the successor of my Jade Clan, so how could you possibly be worthy of this supreme imperial scripture?"
"Now you're resorting to blatant robbery! Is this the way your Western Regions operate? Truly arrogant and domineering!"
"However, my Jade Clan is most vulnerable to threats. Once we've obtained the imperial scripture, there's no reason to relinquish it. Today, no matter what, my Jade Clan will take the imperial scripture back to our clan. If you're tired of living and want to experience my Jade Clan's most treasured imperial artifact, feel free to try and stop us!"
"At worst, we'll fight until the land is shattered and the Western Regions' vitality is wiped out. As long as you can bear the consequences, my Jade Clan is ready to fight!"
Yu Zhenyang faced the five Saint Kings without fear. The ancient imperial artifact of his clan was the source of his confidence to contend with an entire region!
"Then let's fight!"
The Western Regions' experts didn't waste any words. Saint King-level experts were the cream of the crop, spanning several eras; how could they be intimidated by a few words?
A terrifying holy might swept across the entire Western Regions.
Within a few hours, the starry sky was once again stained with blood. The Jade Clan's Holy King, facing the combined might of six powerful figures no weaker than himself, was repeatedly blasted apart. Had it not been for the extraordinary resilience of a Holy King, he would have perished countless times over.
"Uncle!"
Yu Shukuang, watching the True Yang Holy King's repeated defeats, was filled with resentment: "If one day I, Yu Shukuang, will make you all pay a thousandfold!"
The True Yang Holy King roared: "You have gone too far! Don't blame my Jade Clan for being ruthless!"
"Ancestor, save me!"
The Central Plains trembled.
An ancient aura, like a blazing sun, rose from the Central Plains, traversing billions of miles of space, tearing open the already sealed sky between the Western and Central Regions.
"How dare you! You dare to bully my Jade Clan like this!"
Within the Jade Clan, an ancient Great Sage, wielding a quasi-Emperor weapon, descended upon the Western Regions!
PS: There's another chapter coming later. I have some errands to run tonight and haven't returned home yet. dT-Tb