Chapter Sixty-Five: Self-Detonation and Martyrdom! First Update Please, three chapters today, a ten-thousand-word burst!
... This righteousness of casting aside one's own life for the sake of one's race filled Ye Chen with profound respect!
At this moment, his entire body was submerged in dragon blood. The Divine Dragon exerted its immense vital force to compress, infusing its essence blood into his body, refining his physical form, causing his cells, genes, membranes, and bones to undergo transformation, steadily increasing his constitution.
Level 4100, Level 4200, Level 4300... As time flowed, Ye Chen could feel his entire body rapidly transforming with every passing second, simultaneously sensing the Divine Dragon's aura significantly weakening.
Ye Chen pondered for a long time, suddenly recalling something, and asked directly, "With the might of the Xuanyuan Clan, can they withstand that Ghost God Realm expert?" The Divine Dragon was silent for a moment, its voice carrying a hint of exhaustion. "Do not underestimate the Xuanyuan Clan.
Although there are no Ghost God Realm experts outside, the six Island Lords of the Inner Sea are all at or above the Eighth Tier of the Divine Grade. Among them, the Purple Cloud Island Lord is at the Tenth Tier of the Divine Grade, just one step shy of reaching the Ghost God Realm!" "Although this step is a chasm between heaven and earth, the high-ranking members of the Temple still possess technological instruments inherited from the Ancestor Huangdi.
While these instruments cannot inflict harm upon a Ghost God Realm expert, they can hold them off for a period! If all else fails, they will activate the 'Divine Dragon Vessel' to engage in battle!" "The Divine Dragon Vessel?" Ye Chen was startled.
The Divine Dragon gasped slightly. "The Divine Dragon Vessel was constructed based on the structural design of Ancestor Huangdi's 'Yellow Dragon Vessel,' making it a subsidiary spacecraft with comparatively weaker functions.
However, its external metallic structure contains light particle core technology, rendering it impenetrable to Ghost God Realm experts even when they are in 'Ghost God Mode'! Nevertheless, once the Divine Dragon Vessel is activated, it consumes an enormous amount of energy.
For the Xuanyuan Clan's equipment, energy resources are extremely precious, requiring them to rely on energy converters to accumulate power bit by bit over long stretches of time." Ye Chen suddenly understood, somewhat surprised that there was a spacecraft here capable of resisting a Ghost God Realm expert. Its material must be extraordinarily unique.
He wondered how its level compared to his own rune spacecraft. As if sensing Ye Chen's astonishment, the Divine Dragon gave a faint smile, its voice laced with a touch of longing, reverence, and pride.
"Among the many civilizations in this era, the technology contained within the Eastern 'Heavenly Court' city and the Western world's 'Paradise' city is the most peak. They can arbitrarily transform into aircraft carriers, fighter jets, or even decompose into billions of mechanical beasts.
Once activated, even Divine Grade experts can be directly blasted into dust!" "And while Ancestor Huangdi's Yellow Dragon Vessel was not quite that formidable, it still caused envy among many Divine Grade experts. The Yellow Dragon Vessel could obliterate half-god experts!
When facing a Ghost God Realm expert, it would unleash a wide-area light radiation sweep!" Hearing the Dragon's proud voice, Ye Chen couldn't help but inwardly gasp. Truly worthy of being Huangdi’s exclusive vessel; it was extraordinary indeed.
While the two were conversing, outside... The Inner Sea region was in an uproar!
Within the entire Xuanyuan Divine Tomb, Dragon Emperor Island lay at the sea's center, encircled by six islands in the six cardinal directions. Currently, on East God Island to the east, murderous intent soared to the heavens, accompanied by ferocious roars!
Within a dense forest, the verdant leaves were stained crimson with blood; corpses lay strewn across the ground, creating rivers of gore. At the island's edge, vast swathes of forest were burning, where monstrous creatures entirely composed of rolling, boiling magma roared skyward, fearlessly charging toward the waiting Xuanyuan Clan members opposite them.
These clansmen were clad in exquisite armor, a divine sword embroidered on their chests—they were the Temple Guards. Each one was a Level 100 expert, including a large contingent of King Grade experts, as well as Temple Deacons and Elders, working in concert, locked in a death-defying battle against the magma monsters!
"Hahahaha..." A long burst of laughter echoed in the sky. Amidst rolling black mist, a man clad in black armor, with a head full of serpentine hair and eerie eyes, looked down upon the scene with cold arrogance, radiating an air of noble condescension, sneering, "The price of resistance is annihilation!
A bunch of ant-like things dares to defy this Prince's will—courting death!" "Silence!" Suddenly, a fierce shout shook the sky. Amidst the chaotic sounds of slaughter, three sharp whistling sounds cut through the air.
Two men and one woman arrived swiftly from afar, moving like flying objects. The burly East God Island Lord stared furiously at the Dark Prince.
"You damned thing, today I send you to your doom!" "Kill!" The woman was peerlessly beautiful, clad in flowing white robes, her expression icy clear. She held a longsword radiating intense cold—she was the Void Light Island Lord.
She wasted no words; with a swift movement, she lunged straight into the fray. Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The East God Island Lord gripped his large black hammer, and alongside the Heavenly Palace Island Lord, they followed tightly behind the Void Light Island Lord, charging forward with all their might, surrounding the Dark Prince. "Hmph!" The Dark Prince snorted coldly, his expression haughty, one hand behind his back.
Facing the combined assault of these three peerless experts, he made no move to evade. Whoosh!
Whoosh! The East God Island Lord’s black hammer cleaved through the air, striking toward the Dark Prince's head, but it passed directly through his body, as if hitting an illusion—physical attacks were completely immune!
Shing! Shing!
The Void Light Island Lord flicked his fingers repeatedly, causing a wave of icy essence to permeate the sky, drastically dropping the temperature. A flurry of ice shards condensed and shot toward the Dark Prince, but they too pierced his form without causing any damage.
However, the Void Light Island Lord seemed to have anticipated this; with a wave of the remarkably graceful woman’s wrist, the myriad ice shards appeared to receive an order, swirling around the Dark Prince in an Eight Trigrams Binding Array. At her slightest thought, these shards would instantly converge and erupt at a single point!
"Useless," the Dark Prince sneered, his figure shifting, floating out, passing through the ice shards like a wraith, escaping the cage of ice, and charging toward the East God Island Lord! "Die!" The East God Island Lord gritted his teeth, swinging his black hammer relentlessly, yet he could never stop the Dark Prince from closing the distance.
Every attack landed squarely on empty air. "Be careful!" The Heavenly Palace Island Lord next to him cried out in alarm and rushed over to assist.
"Die!" The Dark Prince stared at the East God Island Lord, grinning malevolently. He slapped out a palm strike towards the East God Island Lord’s chest.
His body instantly converted to solidity. At that moment, the force of this single strike jolted the East God Island Lord, causing him to grunt, spit out a mouthful of blood, and stagger back ten Zhang.
"Are you alright?" The Heavenly Palace Island Lord hurried over, preventing the Dark Prince from pressing his advantage with a fatal blow. The East God Island Lord clutched his chest, coughing up blood.
His muscles trembled slightly. He grit his teeth, seeing the scene unfolding on the ground below: many clansmen were locked in combat with the magma monsters, and people were dying and being devoured every moment.
This sight caused his blood to run cold; his mind felt ready to explode. He suddenly stood up, his expression filled with grief and resolve.
Turning to the Heavenly Palace Island Lord beside him, he said, "In that instant when he attacks, he turns solid. Prepare your strongest attack.
When I shout later, you must unleash your full power!" The Heavenly Palace Island Lord was shocked. "You plan to draw him into attacking?" "The situation is dire; there is no other way!" The East God Island Lord’s face was tragically resolute, like a hero marching to his death.
He spread his arms wide and shouted to the heavens, "As a member of the Xuanyuan Clan, I shall never surrender, even until the final moment of battle! Even if my sword breaks and my armor shatters, my spirit cannot be crushed!!
In life, I am Xuanyuan; in death, I am the soul of Xuanyuan! For all eternity, I swear to defend our homeland!" As his passionate and grief-stricken voice echoed, all the Temple warriors below heard it.
They couldn't help but shake, looking up at the sky, surprised that they were so moved by the sorrow and determination radiating from the East God Island Lord! When the race faces extinction, to stand forward bravely, not regretting death itself!
The Dark Prince frowned upon hearing this, a hint of coldness in his eerie black eyes. "Since you seek death, I shall be merciful and grant your wish!" A murderous glint flashed in his eyes, and his body shot forward!
"Die!" The Dark Prince's expression was icy cold. He pierced through the black hammer and arrived before the East God Island Lord.
Catching him off guard and unable to dodge quickly, he abruptly thrust out his hand. "Ah!!" Seeing the incoming palm, the East God Island Lord roared, his eyes instantly turning blood-red.
His entire aura pulsed with destructive energy, his muscles vibrating violently. BOOM!!
A dazzling light erupted suddenly from the Heavenly Palace Island Lord nearby, completely without warning, like a bullet lying in ambush, enveloping the East God Island Lord in light that moved at the speed of light! As the white light covered the area, the entire sky erupted with a thunderous roar.
An immense surge of power swept out, causing many King Grade experts below to turn their heads, inwardly marveling in shock. However, the Void Light Island Lord and the Heavenly Palace Island Lord, sensing this tremendous aura, were startled, their expressions swiftly turning to sorrow, for they recognized the East God Island Lord’s aura within the massive shockwave, and realized that the life signs in the mid-air had abruptly decreased by one.
"He chose self-detonation!" The Void Light Island Lord clenched her delicate hand, biting her lip. "This idiot, he planned to use this move from the very beginning—what a fool, a massive fool!" The Heavenly Palace Island Lord beside her looked somber and sighed deeply, remaining silent.
Just then, a violent aura permeated from within the shockwave, sweeping across the scene. Following this, a chilling voice mixed with fury echoed in the ears of the two Island Lords: "You two truly have lived too long!" The two Island Lords’ faces changed, and they looked up simultaneously.
They saw a black-armored youth charging out of the shockwave, his eyes eerie—it was the Dark Prince. His body was completely unharmed, only the edges of his clothes were slightly frayed.
It turned out that the East God Island Lord's selfless sacrifice and desperate self-detonation ultimately failed to even touch the Dark Prince’s body, let alone injure him. Seeing this, the Heavenly Palace Island Lord was enraged.
He roared and charged forward with his weapon. "Die!" The Dark Prince's eyes were icy cold.
He raised a hand and squeezed, intercepting the Heavenly Palace Island Lord charging toward him. However, in his heart, he paid close attention: if he hadn't sensed the anomalous energy fluctuation at the last second, he might have perished there!
It must be known that his physique was only the Divine Grade Seventh Tier according to Xuanyuan Clan terminology. Due to the ancient nature of his life genes, the Divine Grade Seventh Tier here was equivalent to Level 70,000 in the outside world, but he could not step into the Ghost God Realm; he required tenfold the physical constitution of the outside world to advance!
Different life forms had different life-level requirements to enter the Ghost God Realm. Just like in the past, some monsters at Level two or three hundred hadn't awakened their vital force, whereas humans only needed to reach Level 100.
... Spiritually exhausted, disrupted sleep schedule, taking a short nap.
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