Chapter 918: Slashing the Ancient Treasury

After being blasted back by the shockwave, Chen Ling quickly adjusted his posture in mid-air, using [Cloud Steps] to leap between several mountain peaks.

He held Jian Changsheng under one arm. The latter seemed to still be in a state of frantic brainwashing from the [Palace Examination], his consciousness blurred, muttering something to himself. Chen Ling called out to him several times, but got no response.

Fortunately, Jian Changsheng’s life was not in danger. This guy was a tough one who had survived several soul-shattering interrogations; he wouldn't die just because of a Palace Examination.

"Heart..."

Hearing these two words faintly, Chen Ling thought he had woken up and responded:

"What?"

"Heart... you have to take me to the Ancient Treasury of the Ghost Path... to the side of the well... otherwise... I’ll hate you for the rest of my life..."

"?" Hearing this, Chen Ling felt he was still dreaming and muttered,

"What nonsense..."

Chen Ling arrived above the mountain peak where Bai Ye and the other were. After exchanging a glance and a slight nod, he tossed the Jian Changsheng he was holding downward.

"Catch."

Bai Ye and Sun Bumian looked at each other, both reaching out to catch the falling Jian Changsheng, but upon seeing the other reach out, they both pulled their hands back at the same time...

THUD—!

Jian Changsheng just slid past them and slammed into the ground.

Sun Bumian: ...

Bai Ye: ...

Jian Changsheng: "Cough... pain..."

Chen Ling was speechless. In some unnecessary areas, the members of the Twilight Society were truly in sync to an excessive degree.

The threads connected to various mountain peaks trembled continuously. The Martial Emperor felt the power of the foundation she could control plummeting. She stared fixedly at Chen Ling with hollow eyes, as if she hated him to the bone.

Chen Ling’s appearance had turned all their plans into a mess, and at this critical final stage, he had even managed to split half of her power away with a fate he’d gotten from who knows where. In a sense, he was the nightmare of the remnants!

Monstrous killing intent surged from the Martial Emperor. Seeing this, Chen Ling immediately turned his gaze toward Xuanyujun!

He said coldly:

"JI XUAN!! I’ve already pinned her down! What are you waiting for?!!"

Although Chen Ling had managed to split half of the Martial Emperor’s power by relying on his Imperial Fate and the favor of the foundation, he was ultimately only Tier 4. If they were to truly fight, he would definitely be no match for the combined force of hundreds of remnants...

At this moment, the only one he could count on was Xuanyujun.

The moment Chen Ling first saw Xuanyujun, he recognized the other’s identity. Although they hadn't had any private contact, he had a deep impression of him from the exploration of Shennongjia. After all, according to his hypothesis, this person likely possessed the power to travel through time.

He just didn't know what Xuanyujun’s attitude toward him was in this era... Was he an ally like Aurora Lord and Red Dust Lord, or an enemy like Wuji Lord?

Chen Ling admitted he was taking a gamble, but judging from the situation where Ji Xuan fought Lou Yu in the era archive, at least he wasn't in the Wuji Lord’s camp.

Hearing Chen Ling’s voice, Xuanyujun’s eyebrows arched slightly...

His gaze returned to the Martial Emperor.

"It seems the outcome is decided."

Xuanyujun spoke slowly. He casually grabbed a wisp of floating dust, and as he continuously channeled the [Higgs Boson], the mass of that tiny speck of dust skyrocketed at an astonishing speed!

The volume remained unchanged, but the mass soared. The space around that wisp of dust gradually distorted, as if it were about to be torn apart by something!

HUMMM—

A roaring tremor came from every corner of "Flying Dragon in the Sky." Dust and gravel were like iron filings attracted to a magnet, surging toward the center along the distorted and fractured space, followed by massive boulders, and even mountain-like monuments of great achievements!

The dust, continuously imbued with mass, was like a miniature neutron star crushing space. The terrifying gravity swallowed almost all matter. As the black spot in the center continued to expand, a black hole was gradually taking shape!

"Hand-crafting a black hole??" Seeing this scene, even Bai Ye was shocked.

"Is he trying to wipe out the entire Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path?!"

"...Sounds like something he would do." Sun Bumian recalled Xuanyujun’s behavior and spoke silently.

"The Nine Lords are truly the Nine Lords... they can easily do things that no divine path can." Bai Ye hoisted the dead-weight Jian Changsheng onto his shoulder and turned to run into the distance.

"Leaving?"

"What? Can you tank a black hole?"

“……”

Sun Bumian watched as the black hole in the sky grew larger and the gravity grew stronger. Those shorter monuments had already been uprooted and were flying into the firmament... He didn't hesitate to channel [Cloud Steps] and followed Bai Ye out of the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path.

The Martial Emperor didn't understand what a black hole was, but the remnants could clearly feel the terrifying aura emanating from it.

One by one, the threads snapped as the monuments fell into the black hole. Her expression grew increasingly ugly. It was as if a fierce argument was taking place in her mind. Her imperial robes billowed, and finally, she turned and rushed out of the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path!

The three layers of the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path were destined not to survive before the black hole. The treasures containing the foundation had long since been swallowed by the black hole, and the remnants’ thousands of years of planning and heritage were destroyed in an instant...

At this point, the only thing they could do was to save the Martial Emperor’s life as much as possible.

Xuanyujun stood behind the black hole, his scientific white coat flapping in the wind. His eyes reflected the Martial Emperor’s retreating back, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly...

"Only thinking of running now... it’s too late."

The Martial Emperor from just a moment ago could indeed trade blows with him, but now that the Martial Emperor could only mobilize half of the original power of the ancient treasury, she was no longer a threat before Xuanyujun.

Xuanyujun held the gradually expanding black hole with both hands and slowly raised it into the sky. The entire "Flying Dragon in the Sky" now looked as if it had been swept by a giant tornado, already torn to pieces... Next, its target would be the higher layer, the foundation of the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path.

After lifting the black hole into the clouds, Xuanyujun’s figure flickered, and he tore through the doomsday firmament at supersonic speed!

At this moment, the Martial Emperor had already reached the edge of the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path, and hesitation surfaced in her eyes once more...

Leaving the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path meant losing the support of the foundation, and her strength would fall to Tier 3, making her no different from an ant before Xuanyujun;

Staying in the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path, Xuanyujun would still catch up to her and kill her.

The Martial Emperor was in a dead end!

Just at the moment of her hesitation, the white-clad Xuanyujun had appeared behind her like a ghost. A moment later, the supersonic sonic boom exploded in the Martial Emperor’s ears, causing her pupils to shrink suddenly!

The Martial Emperor turned back abruptly, about to unleash her imperial might again, but the next moment she discovered that her connection to the foundation of the Ancient Treasury of the Imperial Path had vanished...

The foundation that originally covered the entire ancient treasury seemed to have been interfered with by something, completely severed. At this moment, the Martial Emperor was just like Chen Ling before—without the protection of the foundation, her imperial might was like a deflated balloon, weakening frantically!

Seeing this, Xuanyujun gave a disdainful smile...

The black longsword in his hand slashed down casually.