Demon Emperor Yan Chixing? This was the first time Lei Dong had heard that name, and he gradually connected it with the tall, vaguely seen figure in the ancient inheritance. In that instant, a wave of emotion washed over Lei Dong. The ethereal and distant Demon Emperor suddenly seemed tangible, possessing flesh and blood.

"Blood Child, calm yourself! Demon Emperor Yan Chixing was annihilated, his soul scattered tens of thousands of years ago," Mei She spat out, her face turning ashen from fright at the Blood Child's words, before angrily rebuking him.

Perhaps, within the Six Domains and Nine Continents, due to the influence of certain mighty existences, very few knew about the Demon Emperor Sect, or about the last Demon Emperor, Yan Chixing, and even fewer were aware of how powerful and terrifying he truly was. But in the Three Upper Realms, Demon Emperor Yan Chixing was a notorious, peerless powerhouse who had inflicted indelible scars of agony upon the Immortal, Demon, and Spirit Realms for millennia.

Ultimately, it was the three Supremes of the Three Upper Realms who temporarily set aside their grievances and joined forces to utterly erase Yan Chixing, finally concluding that tragic era—the nightmare of the Three Upper Realms. To this day, many who mention Demon Emperor Yan Chixing cannot help but blanch and tremble involuntarily.

However, the Blood Child’s exaggerated reaction stemmed from having personally witnessed the terrifying spectacle of the Demon Emperor unleashing his power.

"Evil Phoenix, help me kill them. Start with the Blood Child," Lei Dong’s mind grew sharper the more critical the situation became. Although the Blood Child appeared terrified of the Demon Emperor now, Lei Dong knew perfectly well that if the former was allowed to escape, Lei Dong would never know peace again in his lifetime. The titans of the Three Realms would absolutely never permit a successor of the Demon Emperor to grow strong enough to challenge them again.

Therefore, this battle for survival had to transform into a battle of silencing witnesses. None of these three powerful avatars from the Demon and Spirit Realm could be allowed to escape, or else, Lei Dong would face endless pursuit and trouble, perhaps even losing his own life. Lei Dong understood that with his current strength, he was as fragile as an ant in the eyes of those Supreme Beings. Even with the existence of the Reverse Passage, it could not halt the determination of a Supreme to kill him.

"Hmph," Evil Phoenix showed no hesitation at Lei Dong's request. With an immediate, piercing cry, her phoenix wings flapped fiercely, sending the myriad tail feathers of the Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance surging like a tide toward the Ancient Titan Dana. However, before they traveled halfway, they suddenly veered, sweeping toward the Blood Child like a whirlwind to shred him.

The Blood Child's true form was the only one among the three at the mid-stage of Integration. Although severely psychologically traumatized by Lei Dong's Immortal Slaying Finger, his countless experiences in combat allowed his body to react instinctively upon sensing danger. His figure flickered, transforming into a wisp of ethereal, shifting blood mist, darting towards the Hall of Pluto.

The tail feathers closed in, weaving restlessly within the blood mist. Yet, the Blood River Divine Art practiced by the Blood Child was one of the paramount evil arts across the Three Realms and Six Domains, possessing endless, subtle uses. No matter how fiercely the tail feathers of the Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance tore through the mist, it was like shredding air; they could not harm him in the slightest, which astonished Evil Phoenix immensely. Her Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance was no ordinary spiritual treasure; it could not only destroy the physical body but even the soul could not escape its piercing and constricting feathers. Yet, it failed to harm the Blood Child in the least.

This was understandable. Back then, the Blood River Ancestor was practically immortal; even the Supremes of the Three Realms could only defeat him, not slay him, precisely because of the profound applications of the Blood River Divine Art. When cultivated to mastery, it allowed one to become formless and shapeless, even manifesting into infinity. Although the Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance was a renowned Innate Spiritual Treasure in the Six Domains and Nine Continents, it was utterly ineffective against the Blood Child's formless blood river.

Fearing that he might escape into the Hall of Pluto, Evil Phoenix let out another piercing cry toward the heavens, forcing out a breath of her vital essence. This essence transformed into pure, Netherworld Profound Ice chilling energy, manifesting as both mist and haze—the mist black, the haze also black. Under the manipulation of spatial laws, it instantly spread out, blocking the path of the blood mist.

In an instant, when the blood mist encountered the Profound Ice mist, it seemed to meet its bane. It lost its agility and formlessness, becoming sluggish and heavy.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Owing to shared allegiances, the Ancient War Giant Dana and the Scarlet Refining Divine Serpent rushed to aid. But Lei Dong and Evil Phoenix were not fighting alone. The Four Puppets—two bronze and two silver—split into two groups, brandishing battle halberds and iron fists to intercept the two foes. While the puppets, standing dozens of feet tall, were considered large, they looked like mere children next to the Ancient War Giant.

Nevertheless, the puppets possessed combat power at the Divine Transformation level and were personally forged by the King of Hell, utilizing only the finest materials. Thus, with clangs and crashes, they engaged in a direct contest of brute force. The Ancient Giant was truly worthy of its reputation as a race born for war; its desire and instinct for battle were exceptionally potent. Although its current combat strength was only at the initial stage of Divine Transformation, engaging two mid-stage Divine Transformation puppets simultaneously quickly put it at a disadvantage.

The Scarlet Refining Divine Serpent was also an uncommon species of remarkable power, a dominant force across the world even in the Ancient Era. Now, blocked by two puppets, it began to struggle. The Soul Snatching Whip proved largely ineffective against the puppets. It could only let out an angry hiss: "Two ugly puppets, I haven't shown my true form in thousands of years, and it's all you forced me to do!" A piercing, sharp serpentine hiss echoed as Mei She transformed from a seductive, graceful enchantress into a colossal serpent. Its body was deep crimson, seemingly like magma, covered in intricate patterns that suggested raging fire. What chilled the heart was that this giant snake measured no less than three hundred feet from head to tail, nearly a thousand meters long. As it moved, it flicked its tongue, opening its jaws to reveal fangs as it lunged at a bronze-colored puppet.

The gaping maw of the snake was large enough to swallow a bronze puppet whole. Its ferocious and terrifying appearance was purely that of a behemoth that once rampaged through the Ancient Era; the charming grace of the enchantress was entirely gone. It was little wonder the Scarlet Refining Divine Serpent was so loath to reveal its true form.

The Netherworld Black Snake, which Lei Dong had previously considered enormous, now looked like a pathetic little earthworm next to this Scarlet Refining Divine Serpent.

Indeed, the powerful avatars from the Demon and Spirit Realm qualified to descend to the Six Domains and Nine Continents possessed unique divine abilities and could never be underestimated; they were certainly not comparable to ordinary Divine Transformation stage experts. Once Mei She revealed her true form, the two puppets were immediately forced into perilous situations. However, the four puppets had successfully bought crucial time for Lei Dong and Evil Phoenix.

After the Netherworld Ice conjured by Evil Phoenix’s vital essence took effect, Lei Dong moved. In an instant, the aura surrounding him shifted, becoming profound, unfathomable, and utterly composed. His eyes, devoid of joy or sorrow, surveyed the earth as he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, resembling a monarch surveying his domain. A trace of the majestic bearing of Demon Emperor Yan Chixing, which he remembered, manifested in his sharp features, and he spoke in an utterly calm voice: "I declare, time shall cease."

The Emperor's True Word Art, inherited from Demon Emperor Yan Chixing's divine skill, displayed its might once more. The True Word Art drew power from the soul, and since advancing to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, Lei Dong's divine sense strength had surpassed most peak Nascent Soul experts, nearing the Divine Transformation realm.

Compared to when he had roared at the Insect Emperor, he was now several magnitudes stronger, and executing the technique appeared far more controlled and effortless.

But that was merely an illusion. The strength required depended on the target, and the backlash from the laws of heaven and earth was proportionally stronger. Clearly, even the severely wounded Blood Child was no match for the Insect Emperor. For just a single breath, time froze for a single breath, and Lei Dong felt the backlash power surge toward his soul like a tidal wave.

However, that single breath was precisely what Lei Dong needed. Immediately, he brought his fingers together into a sword, launching the strike he had been brewing. The sword finger streaked out like a meteor, emitting a faint, pale white glow. It appeared utterly plain and unremarkable, but the faint trace of blue-gold coiling within the finger force carried a deadly sense of threat.

The Law of Annihilation was well-known throughout the Three Realms, yet historically, only three individuals had ever comprehended and possessed it. Now, with Lei Dong, the number was a mere four—one of the supreme laws of heaven and earth that even the Supremes of the Three Realms had failed to grasp. Yet, it was being wielded by Lei Dong, a latecomer who was only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, causing a profound shock.

Hiss, hiss, the finger force pierced through space, and everything in its path seemed to dissolve into nothingness. It easily struck the concentrated mass of blood mist.

"Pfft~"

The massive backlash power violently shook Lei Dong's nascent soul, forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. The frozen time snapped back to its normal rate at that very instant. Bang~, the finger force exploded like thunder, and a strange phenomenon occurred. The blood mist, sealed by time and Evil Phoenix's vital essence, now shattered like a pane of broken glass. Every shard of blood mist seemed to be eroded by the Law of Annihilation; like snow under a blazing sun, they melted away, vanishing without a trace.

Lei Dong was stunned. He had only intended for this strike to severely wound the Blood Child; he never expected the Immortal Slaying Finger to inflict such an incredible degree of damage on the blood mist. Lei Dong had used the Immortal Slaying Finger before, directing it against the spiritual treasures of Evil Phoenix and Mei She, and its power was indeed formidable, but never had it possessed the effect of melting snow.

Lei Dong was unaware that the Blood River Divine Art, lauded as an immortal technique, was incredibly mystical, capable of dissolving the primordial spirit into countless motes and integrating them into the blood mist. It could be said that every single particle of blood mist contained a trace of the primordial spirit, making it a famous evil art renowned for its invincibility. However, everything has its natural counterpart; the extremely rare attribute of the Law of Annihilation was precisely the nemesis of the Blood River Divine Art.