The expected explosion, the roar, never materialized. Not even the slightest strange tremor or fluctuation occurred! It was as if the purple dragon had struck nothing more than an illusion that shouldn't exist! Ah! What was going on here!

Perhaps among everyone present, only Shengyan Zhenyu truly grasped the situation! At the very instant Tianlong Poyue was about to connect, a strange distortion and ripple manifested around the figure of Jiuyou Shenzhen, who was descending from the air! Then, his entire body vanished into thin air! All that remained in place was a phantom image, blood-red! As if he had never existed from the start!

"Damn it, it's Tiandi Heyi!" Shengyan Zhenyu understood immediately! Only the memory set version of Tiandi Heyi could allow someone to vanish instantly.

But the shift happened in that very instant! A sharp whistle echoed again from high above and behind him! Even without turning his head, Shengyan Zhenyu could sense an immense energy hurtling down from the high heavens at astonishing speed! It was him! Jiuyou Shenzhen! That crimson comet, which had suddenly vanished, seemed to have repositioned itself out of thin air and reappeared! However, it had shifted from being overhead in front to suddenly striking down from behind! Yet, at this very moment, the residual crimson phantom in the sky ahead had still not dissipated! In an instant, it appeared as though two crimson comets were simultaneously striking Shengyan Zhenyu on the ground!

"Ah!" Everyone couldn't help but cry out loudly! "What in the world is happening?" Qinglong was nearly stunned speechless. "Two comets!" "There are actually two stars!" Feng Qingtian exclaimed in horror. This bizarre scene far surpassed the imagination of everyone watching! "Can he... can he use clones?" Tong Lei muttered.

The truth, once revealed, was quite simple: it was merely maximizing the effect of Tiandi Heyi to its extreme! This move was identical in principle to the ambush Jiuyou Chongyang had sprung on Shengyan Zhenhe earlier!

A year ago, during Jiuyou Shenzhen’s duel with Naluo Wushuang in the Fengyi Palace, he was nearly killed by Naluo Wushuang mid-air! But at the last second, he was forcibly teleported away using Tiandi Heyi. Unexpectedly, upon returning to the square in the Demon Dragon Imperial Palace, Jiuyou Shenzhen was still maintaining the high-altitude descent posture the moment he was teleported back! He nearly crashed to his death! Fortunately, someone caught him just in time!

Mo Hui and Mo Cha, upon learning this, became intensely interested and had a sudden, wild idea! They devised this strange technique of high-altitude teleportation! Chi Ming and Chi Hao also joined in the excitement, and after countless rehearsals, they actually managed to master this special teleportation skill that allowed one to appear abruptly high in the sky!

In fact, this was the true meaning of the Heavenly Realm Sword. The Sword of Judgment, originating from the Celestial Realm! One must know that the two little fellows, Mo Hui and Mo Cha, had racked their brains to come up with such a flashy name! Originally, it was merely a special training module for practicing Instant Movement, but when Jiuyou Shenzhen saw it, he had a flash of inspiration and integrated it with the high-altitude combat techniques of the Jiutian Xinghe Sword Art, thus devising this strange maneuver!

It must be said, this method proved remarkably effective in this battle. Now combined with Jiuyou Shenzhen's ultimate technique, Yuehui Xingchen! The sudden vanishing act not only allowed him to evade Shengyan Zhenyu's incredibly powerful finishing move, Tianlong Poyue, at the nick of time, but the crimson comet’s downward momentum remained undiminished, and in that instant, it reappeared above Shengyan Zhenyu’s most vulnerable defensive flank!

At this juncture, Shengyan Zhenyu’s technique was spent, leaving him no time to react! The ground was already obscured by dense dust clouds from the violent clash of Battle Qi, making it impossible to see anything! However, Shengyan Zhenyu, being at the epicenter, didn't need to see; he captured Jiuyou Shenzhen’s aura purely through perception!

"Damn it." He also knew he had been tricked! Shengyan Zhenyu was practically going mad with fury! He should have realized that Jiuyou Shenzhen wouldn't be foolish enough to engage in a direct clash with him! He had been holding back such a trump card! But realizing it now was too late!

The only thing left to do was to retract his sword and drop his guard, simultaneously channeling his protective Battle Qi to forcefully endure this incredibly powerful strike! "Fengtian Huti!" he roared with earth-shattering volume, pushing his already maxed-out protective Battle Qi higher still! His Kaitian Greatsword was instantly raised above his head!

Everything happened in an instant! The crimson fireball descending from the sky finally impacted the Kaitian Greatsword raised by Shengyan Zhenyu with unstoppable force! Boom! Rumbled!

Beneath the somber sky, a massive ball of light instantly erupted! The earth-shattering sound was like a colossal thunderclap that shook the Ninth Heaven! Even Tong Lei and the others, hiding far away in an alley, couldn't help but spurt blood from their mouths with a Pfft, their chests feeling as if struck by giant hammers! Many with weaker cultivation instantly ruptured their internal organs and collapsed, unconscious.

"Ah!" Qinglong and the others were terrified to the extreme! "Heavens, what kind of power is this?" And others had forgotten even how to exclaim; the only thing they could do was desperately suppress the chaotic aura within their bodies while staring fixedly at the situation on the field!

On the field! Clash! Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Out of the massive ball of light, two blurry afterimages shot out like shrapnel! One whistled into the high heavens! The other instantly shot out over fifty meters! But it left a shocking, deep crater on the ground! This attested to the sheer violence of the preceding explosion! Even though he reacted hastily, the might of the Fengtian War God was evident; the disparity in strength was too vast. Jiuyou Shenzhen's devastating strike was actually shouldered head-on by Shengyan Zhenyu’s Fengtian Huti and Kaitian Greatsword! Not only that, but the powerful recoil from Fengtian Huti actually blasted Jiuyou Shenzhen soaring into the sky! Yet, even so, Shengyan Zhenyu’s robust body was thrown a great distance! And the aura within him immediately became chaotic!

But the crisis was not over! Jiuyou Shenzhen, soaring high, was suddenly engulfed by a giant, dazzling red light that burst forth from his body, resembling a brilliant sun hanging high in the sky! Like the scorching sun in a desert! But the strange thing was that this high-hanging sun was blood-red, like a crimson vortex firmly grasping the minds of everyone watching! The entire world instantly became a hazy, blood-colored realm!

"Ah!" Tong Lei was stunned! "Ah!" Qinglong was utterly terrified! "Such powerful Qi, it feels like it's sucking the soul right out of you." "It's the Blood Sun," Feng Qingtian roared. "Xiri Hongtian!" Jiuyou Shenzhen’s roar from mid-air seemed to nearly rupture everyone's eardrums!

"Ah!" Shengyan Zhenyu’s face drastically changed in fear! Xiri Hongtian! Legend held that when this move was unleashed, the heavens and earth would change color, and the sky would be stained with blood, hence the name Xiri Hongtian! It could be said that this strike was the most powerful among the Four Killing Moves left by the Jiutian Xinghe Sword Art! After executing the previous three moves sequentially, Jiuyou Shenzhen’s Battle Qi and momentum had accumulated to their absolute peak at this moment! And it was only in this state that he unleashed this most terrifying killing move! The blood-colored sun, bizarre and dazzling, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, fiercely slammed toward Shengyan Zhenyu on the ground!

En He! Shengyan Zhenyu felt as if his entire body was about to be crushed into powder. The scorching heat and suffocation, like a volcanic eruption, vibrated through him until he trembled uncontrollably! So strong! Truly so strong. In terms of sheer momentum, the power Jiuyou Shenzhen erupted in this brief moment was no less than Shengyan Zhenyu’s current strength! Is this guy even human! If he were to don the Fengtian Demonic Armor, who in this world could oppose him! He absolutely cannot be allowed to live! Even if it costs me my life, I must kill him! Otherwise, the entire Church will be utterly destroyed by him! I will not let him live!

At this moment, Shengyan Zhenyu held nothing back and unleashed his own strongest killing move! Had he not been driven into this desperate corner, Shengyan Zhenyu would never have dared to employ this terrifying move, which was comparable to a forbidden spell! Likewise, Shengyan Zhenyu knew perfectly well that once this move was activated, he himself might instantly explode and die, but he had no other choice now! Facing an opponent like this, there was no path to victory other than staking life against life! He never imagined his opponent would be this terrifying, forcing him, the Fengtian War God, to fight a mutual destruction battle!

"Fengchi Tianxiang!" With a wild roar, the protective Battle Qi surrounding Shengyan Zhenyu suddenly exploded! The Fengtian Wings on his back instantly flared with intense light, and his entire being transformed like a purple phoenix ascending to the heavens, striking the descending crimson sun at astonishing speed! This move condensed the power of the Fengtian Demonic Armor and all of Shengyan Zhenyu’s Battle Qi into one, unleashing his strongest strike! If not controlled perfectly, the terrifying explosive power of the Fengtian Demonic Armor would instantly incinerate him to ashes! The chance of success was only fifty percent! But this time, he managed the instant burst of power with miraculous skill!

He was certain to win! The moment he struck, Shengyan Zhenyu knew he had won; even Heaven itself was on his side! Whoosh whoosh!

One ascending, one descending! Two dazzling orbs of light, like two fighter jets battling in the vast sky, instantly collided! The moment the dazzling light exploded! Clash! Rumbled! It seemed the entire world was blown to pieces in that instant! Beneath the somber sky, an incredibly vast, twisted, and tearing space even appeared! And countless fragments of exploding Battle Qi rained down like a storm in all directions.

Ah! All that the spectators could do was tightly cover their chests, staring at that giant, dazzling explosion of light! Whoosh whoosh! Two blurry afterimages flew apart like shrapnel! Leaving behind two scarlet streaks of bloody light! The confrontation of the two ultimate techniques ended in mutual injury! Pfft! Even the abnormal defenses of the Fengtian Demonic Armor and Fengtian Huti could not completely negate the immense explosive shockwave. Shengyan Zhenyu’s internal organs and bones had ruptured! If it weren't for the protection of the Fengtian Demonic Armor, he would likely have been blasted into ash by now! If not for his steel-like spirit and will holding him up, Shengyan Zhenyu would have already lost consciousness!

However, Shengyan Zhenyu knew clearer than anyone that Jiuyou Shenzhen must have suffered even heavier injuries, possibly even losing his life! But he too was incapable of fighting further!

In the end, I won! Shengyan Zhenyu, flying backward, used every ounce of strength he had left to laboriously reach toward his waist, intending to pull the trigger of the Return Scroll. Once the trigger was pulled, he would be teleported back to the Shengyan Church!

But, at that very moment! A sudden change occurred! Clash! Boom! The entire ground of the plaza suddenly exploded without warning! Countless blurry afterimages flashed out suddenly! They struck him like cannonballs! Even more terrifying was that every single afterimage contained an impact force capable of piercing anything! This force was even more terrifyingly potent than that of the Fengtian War God! And their speed was extremely high, too fast even for the Illusion Demon Eye to track!

Ah! This is! Shengyan Zhenyu could hardly believe his eyes! Ridiculously fast, ridiculously strong! What is this! Even though Shengyan Zhenyu had reacted, he could no longer control his body, and his gravely wounded frame could not exert any strength! He could only watch helplessly as those several long objects sped toward him like lightning! Pfft! Pfft! The spear-like objects materialized out of thin air! They pierced through the Fengtian Demonic Armor without resistance. He didn't even manage to utter a scream! The hand reaching for his waist was also pierced and pinned firmly in place! Just a fraction short!

Shengyan Zhenyu struggled in despair, but he couldn't move an inch! But that guy certainly wouldn't survive either, right? The last thing reflected in his vision was that blurry crimson afterimage! And the scattered, flying blood mist, like rosy clouds falling like snow! "No!" "Your Highness!" "Shenzhen!" Faintly, Shengyan Zhenyu heard the heart-wrenching roars of Jiuyou Chongyang and Jinyao! Jiuyou Shenzhen, on the road to the Yellow Springs, at least I won't be lonely accompanied by you!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye! No one could react! "No!" Jiuyou Chongyang roared, lunging like lightning toward the direction where Jiuyou Shenzhen had fallen! He finally caught the body of Jiuyou Shenzhen as it struck the ground! Jinyao, Yueyao, and the others rushed over swiftly! "Your Highness!" "Shenzhen!" Jiuyou Shenzhen in his arms showed no reaction whatsoever, not even a trace of breath could be felt! The Huo Yao Battle Armor on his body had been blasted to smithereens, and several patches of exposed flesh revealed bone, a sight too horrifying to describe! "How could this happen." "Your Highness," Jiuyou Zhutian was stupefied! "How am I supposed to explain this to Yin Shuang and your mother?" Jiuyou Chongyang was consumed by grief! Jinyao and the others stood in a daze, tears streaming down their faces! No one could believe what they were witnessing!

To set up this exquisite sequence of killing traps! Jiuyou Chongyang and the others had expended immeasurable effort! The goal was to deny the Fengtian War God any chance to resist or evade! From beginning to end! Every step was calculated to perfection! The Heavy Assault General struggling against the Thunder General, Then Jiuyou Chongyang suddenly appearing to attack Shengyan Zhenhe! Luring Shengyan Zhenyu into action! Followed by Jiuyou Shenzhen launching the final continuous pursuit! It could be said that this series of events unfolded without any pause!

However, the might of the Fengtian War God surpassed all expectations! This string of lightning-fast attacks still failed to kill Shengyan Zhenyu! This forced Jiuyou Shenzhen to resort to the Jiutian Xinghe Sword Art! He even risked everything to unleash the strongest forbidden move, Xiri Hongtian! Willingly sacrificing himself to severely wound Shengyan Zhenyu! The purpose was to create a perfect opportunity for a fatal strike for the Crimson Moon Demon hidden beneath the ground! It must be known that although the young man who returned to Jiulong City was extremely powerful, even he was not confident in killing the Fengtian War God with a single blow! But the heavily wounded Shengyan Zhenyu ultimately allowed the young man’s sneak attack to succeed! The cost, however, was Jiuyou Shenzhen’s life!

"Wake up, Your Highness!" "Shenzhen," Jiuyou Chongyang wept, clutching the lifeless body in his arms; he seemed to age decades in an instant!

In the alley. Silence! The entire field fell into a profound quiet! Everyone stared blankly at the corpse suspended in mid-air! Staring blankly at the weeping Jiuyou Chongyang and Jinyao amidst the scene! Staring blankly at the several thick, long, bizarre tendrils that suddenly emerged from the ground! Staring blankly at the mountain-like monster that materialized from the exploding ground!

In this short moment, too many unexpected things had happened! It was too much for the mind to process! The surrounding air seemed to freeze; everyone almost forgot to breathe!

"..." "What on earth was that!" "It killed the Fengtian War God!" "Dead!" Tong Lei could hardly believe his eyes! "How is this possible!" Feng Qingtian clenched his fists tight: "How could that man die, it’s impossible!" "Fengtian War God is dead!" Qinglong was almost senseless: "That kid is dead too." "Dead," Yun Shang gazed distantly at the scene: "How could he die."