Chapter 1668 : Divine Might Like a Prison

"Attack!"

At the same time, Lyra (Person Name) and the others seized the opportunity, instantly launching an assault on the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven.

The Western Qi Grotto-Heaven immediately retaliated, with over 30 Quasi-Celestial Immortals swiftly besieging the Chen Clan. Yet from the very onset of the battle, they realized something was amiss.

The 17 half-step Celestial Immortals led by the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) each unleashed combat prowess equivalent to at least dual Taiyi foundations.

Even with over 30 Half-Step Celestial Immortals in the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven, they instantly fell into an absolute disadvantage the moment the battle commenced.

Although there were still several cultivators with dual Taiyi foundations within the Western Qi Cave Heaven, their combat prowess simply existed on an entirely different level.

Clang—

In the span of a single encounter, the East Emperor Bell above Chen Qiyuan’s head suppressed several Half-Step Celestial Immortals, leaving them gasping for breath.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he grasped the Taiyi Immortal Bow and released an arrow, instantly slaying the Seventh Divine Son of the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven.

"Not good!"

In the brief span of just a few exchanges, 3 or 4 Half-Step Celestial Immortals had fallen in battle, thoroughly shocking the crowd from the Western Mist Paradise.

The First Divine Son flew into a rage on the spot, unleashing combat power approaching that of 3 Taiyi foundations. He roared in fury, "They possess 3 Taiyi foundations! If we don’t act now, we’ll be picked off 1 by 1!"

As the words faded, a dazzling sword aura soared through the void.

The First Holy Son of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven arrived with countless troops, and over 30 Half-Step Celestial Immortals instantly launched their assault.

"Leave it to me."

Chen Ethan spoke calmly, yet he alone advanced to meet them. With a pair of Life-Death Twin Swords weaving through the fray, he effortlessly annihilated 2 Half-Step Celestial Immortals. Then, boundless sword energy swept across all directions of heaven and earth, blocking the path of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven’s disciples.

"This path leads nowhere!"

"Insolence!"

Chapter 1 The First Holy Son of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven was utterly enraged. As a supreme dual Taiyi Foundation cultivator, never in his life had anyone dared speak to him in such a manner within the same realm.

In his boundless fury, the First Holy Son summoned a dazzling ancient sword and slashed toward Chen Ethan with overwhelming force.

Faced with such a dazzling strike, Chen Ethan remained utterly unmoved. With a mere flick of his sleeve, he unleashed a blinding radiance of life and annihilation, shooting directly toward the First Holy Son.

"Damn it, a Mystique-grade divine ability!"

In the blink of an eye, the First Holy Son sensed impending danger and sought to withdraw.

Yet how could Chen Ethan (Person Name), with his 3 Great Unity foundations now activated, possibly evade this Annihilation Tribulation Light so easily?

But then, that light of creation and destruction clung to him like a shadow, instantly enveloping the First Holy Son. In the blink of an eye, it pierced through his protective magic treasures and divine abilities, shrouding his entire body.

"Ah—"

In an instant, the First Holy Son let out a wretched scream as vitality and deathly energy intertwined throughout his body. 1 half of his flesh remained youthful as ever, while the other half withered into extreme decrepitude.

Fortunately, the First Holy Son, true to his status as the 1 closest to establishing the 3 Primordial Foundations, mobilized his lifelong cultivation to resist with all his might. Though he suffered grievous injuries, he remained beyond the brink of annihilation.

3 Great Primordial Foundations.

Noticing that Chen Ethan (Person Name) possessed the Triple Great Unity Foundation, the expressions of everyone present shifted slightly.

The Saintess of Clearstream’s expression turned profoundly grave. She took a deep breath and declared, “A foundation of 3 Great Primal Unity realms cannot be rivaled by any below the Celestial Immortal realm. 10 of you, stay behind and hold him off. The rest, detour and charge forward!”

As the words faded, the Holy Maiden of Clear Stream led the group on a detour, but Chen Ethan (Person Name) showed no intention of letting them off easily.

He wielded the Samsara Blades of Life and Death with devastating grace, their arcs intertwining to intercept 17 half-step Celestial Immortals—among them the First Holy Son and 3 others, all bearing dual Taiyi foundations.

Holy Maiden Qingxi led the remaining 20-some disciples on a detour, swiftly approaching the battlefield from another direction.

Witnessing this scene, Seraphina Qu immediately transformed into a celestial light and soared forth, intercepting the Saintess of Qingxi and her companions.

Seeing this, the Saintess of Clearstream said with a solemn expression, "Step aside."

"This path leads nowhere."

Seraphina Qu (Person Name) spoke with detached calm, her sleeves sweeping through the air as 7 celestial rays crisscrossed heaven and earth. The 7 Extremes Severing Spirit Sword (Magic Treasure) instantly barred the path of the assembled crowd.

After the prolonged battle, the 7 Severances Spirit-Slaying Sword had absorbed vast quantities of immortal metals and divine materials, now standing merely A Step Away (Time & Distance) from becoming a Taiyi Immortal Armament.

Driven by the triple Taiyi foundation of Seraphina Qu (Person Name), the crisscrossing energy surges forced even the Saintess of Clear Stream and her companions into successive retreat.

"Yet another Triple Great Unity Foundation."

At this moment, the Saintess of Clearstream changed countenance.

As the saying goes, 3 Primordial Unity foundations are invincible—such beings possess combat prowess rivaling that of Celestial Immortals. Should any 1 of them strike, it would require at least dozens of Quasi-Celestials joining forces to withstand them.

Even a being with dual Taiyi foundations would typically require 9 individuals joining forces to withstand a triple Taiyi foundation.

Unless each of them wielded a Taiyi Immortal Artifact, having fewer than 9 cultivators with dual Taiyi foundations would be nothing but suicide when facing an opponent with triple Taiyi foundations.

In the past, the reason why 5 experts with dual Taiyi foundations, wielding Taiyi Immortal Treasures, could temporarily hold off the Ancestor of 10 1000 Spirits was that the Ancestor was not skilled in lethal supernatural powers.

Chen Ethan and Chen Qiyuan were truly peerless beings of unparalleled slaughter.

Initially, they had anticipated that the Abyssal Immortal Alliance might possess 1 or 2 individuals with Triple Primordial Spirit foundations. Yet, to their utter astonishment, the alliance now boasted more than 5 such cultivators.

Indeed, at this moment, both Lyra and the Nether Sovereign of Ancient Ruins had unleashed combat prowess rooted in the 3 Primordial Origins, relentlessly driving back the Western Mists Cave Heaven. They had already slain 7 or 8 half-step Celestial Immortals.

"What’s going on? Why hasn’t the Fourth Supreme Elder sent reinforcements yet?"

Seeing the situation turning unfavorable, the Holy Maiden of Clear Stream slightly changed her expression, her heart filled with worry as she gazed into the depths of the void.

Logically speaking, once this great battle erupted, the Fourth Elder of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven should have arrived to provide support without fail.

Yet the Fourth Supreme Elder had yet to arrive for reinforcement, which completely defied her expectations.

Meanwhile, deep within the void, the Supreme Elder of the Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven gazed at the Myriad Spirits Ancestor before him, his expression grave as he declared, "By obstructing me at this moment, are you truly prepared for an eternal feud with our Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven?"

With a serene smile, the Myriad Spirits Ancestor calmly stated, "I have long said that the Divine Abyss Cave Heaven’s schemes against the Ruins Immortal Alliance would 1 day bring calamity upon them."

"You—"

The Fourth Supreme Elder’s expression shifted wildly as he stared at the cyan magical sphere hovering above him. Finally, he spoke, “This treasure can only confine me for 3 hours. Once those 3 hours have passed, the Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance will still be unable to escape its fate of annihilation.”

"Is that so?" The Myriad Spirits Ancestor smiled meaningfully. "Then we shall wait and see."

The black-robed Celestial Immortal felt an ominous premonition upon hearing this: "Impossible. Given the strength of our 2 cave heavens, it’s inconceivable that they could suffer heavy losses in just 3 hours."

High above in the firmament, the great battle raged on, yet the scales of victory had already begun to tilt.

Yet Chen Qiyuan charged alone into the midst of the gathered heroes. Relying on the defense of his Indestructible Golden Body, he withstood the assaults of 7 Great Unity Immortal Treasures and 9 ninth-order ancient talismans, and forcefully cleaved through the foremost Divine Son of the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven.

(End of Chapter)