Chapter 854: Chapter 543: The Ancient Clan Shaken The blood sea is boundless, deathly silent. Viscous, crimson blood from various races converges into an ocean, drowning the shattered remnants of Stars, soaking countless bizarre, lusterless corpses and fragments of Magic Treasures. The air is thick with an overwhelming sweet stench of blood, enough to induce nausea. This place has nearly become a slaughterhouse, a burial ground for myriad races, but no one else will witness the current scene. In the center of the blood sea, two figures stand facing each other across waves of blood spanning thousands of miles. At this distance, it’s within reach for beings of their caliber. The invisible force fields surrounding the two have long since depressed the intervening blood sea, creating a bizarre vacuum. Chu Zheng is slowly regaining his breath, his chest rising and falling slightly. The injuries from battling powerful opponents of various races, especially the life-threatening fight with the Evil Corpse controlling Xiao Dieqiu, are rapidly healing under the nourishment of his immense vitality and the plundered Heavenly Fate. He glances at Yun Tianji, who is barely standing in the distance, signaling him to retreat. Then he focuses all his attention on the blood-red figure before him. He is naturally aware that the one before him is no longer Xiao Dieqiu, but a powerful shell driven by supreme evil intent. The eyes that should have been spirited and bright are now purely crimson and lifeless, reflecting this boundless blood sea, devoid of any emotion belonging to living creatures. The ultimate silence did not last long. The Evil Corpse was the first to break the suffocating balance. It seems to have absorbed enough power, completed its power accumulation, not roaring, not issuing warnings, just simply raising the hand that once tore Feng Tingyun’s throat. The overwhelming Blood Fiend Qi surrounding it, almost materialized, suddenly ignited! The entire blood sea seemed to become fuel, crimson flames shot up to the sky, instantly dyeing the dim, shattered Star Dome above. The rıghtful source is 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥 The flames were not hot; instead, they exuded a chilling cold that could freeze a soul, a terrifying manifestation of qi and grievance to the extreme. The next moment, the Evil Corpse moved. She turned her entire being into a dazzling blood rainbow that split the heavens, tearing through space in an instant, targeting straight toward Chu Zheng! In the distance, Yun Tianji’s pupils contracted, having no need for Chu Zheng’s reminder, his immortal power erupted, and his figure shot backward like an arrow from a Strong Bow in frantic retreat. He is well aware that the battle between these two monsters in front of him has long surpassed his ability to intervene, and even being caught in the slightest aftermath would lead to complete annihilation. The further away, the better. The battle erupted fully in an instant. The blood rainbow and a suddenly rising Chaotic Divine Light clashed fiercely together! A thunderous explosion erupted, like the first thunderclap of the heavens being torn asunder, and a terrifying shockwave spread crazily in all directions. The boundless blood sea below was instantly pressed into a huge pit, so deep it revealed the blood-soaked, corroded remnants of Stars below. The blood waves at the pit’s edge were hurled billions of feet into the air, like a red giant wall crashing toward the starry sky, a sight to behold. The heavens above, already shattered, crumbled like shattered glass, revealing the chaotic, raging scene of Chaos beyond, that is the original appearance of heaven and earth. Amidst the Star Sea, flames raged, not the rampage of Mundane Fire, but the destructive storm produced by the collision of Laws and energy, sweeping through heaven and earth. The surrounding remnants of the starry sky, whether massive continent fragments or metallic Stars, were swept by this storm, instantly turning crimson, then melting into boiling liquid, emanating various divine lights. These boiling liquefied remnants were then instantly vaporized under even more terrifying heat and energy, turning into Void. That is the ultimate Blood Fiend, a qi image, capable of burning away all that is tangible and intangible. The two figures clashed madly, and collided amidst the shattered starry sky and blood sea, at a speed that the naked eye could not possibly capture. Every encounter was like the collision of two ancient stars at speeds beyond their limits! The fragmented Star Domain continuously emitted groans, as if it could be completely torn apart and usher in an apocalypse at any moment. The Evil Corpse, controlling Xiao Dieqiu’s Martial Saint body, had brought the close-quarter combat techniques of the Martial Path to the extreme, turning every part of the body — fists, palms, fingers, claws, torso, and legs — into terrifying killing tools. Each move contained not only the Divine Power capable of shattering Star Rivers but also a corrosive, eerie qi presence. Various long-lost Ancient Martial Arts Divine Techniques were at the Evil Corpse’s fingertips, their terrifying power appalling, even Martial Monarchs and Martial Emperors’ understanding of the Martial Path did not run so deep. Chu Zheng operated his Yuan Qi to the extreme, Dao Patterns flowed around him like living things, forming an absolute domain, responding with the most savage yet direct manner. In an instant, his fist seals were like mountains, finger rays tore through the void, palm blades cut worlds; he no longer relied on flashy Divine Skills, but on absolute power suppression, his body, having undergone the baptism of Yin and Yang Yuan Qi, finally revealed its sharpness. Moments later, the Evil Corpse seized an opening, her claw tearing the sky, surpassing the limits of Chu Zheng’s reaction, piercing through the Dharma Phase defense he had condensed, leaving five bone-deep wounds on his shoulder, where Blood Fiend Qi lingered, hindering healing.