209: The Emperor's heart is shattered, and the Pavilion Master is furious.

"Boom!"

The destruction of the heart of the emperor source triggered an energy explosion far exceeding any previous one! The entire underground grotto of the Blood Fiend Sea was like a lit star being thrown into it, instantly turning into a chaotic sea of energy! A terrifying shockwave, moving hundreds of times the speed of sound, swept upwards and outwards like crazy!

"Not good! Retreat quickly!" On the ground, Flower Without Shadow, Miao Yin, and others' expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly activated all their Dou Qi, protecting the Anti-Alliance army behind them, and rapidly retreated!

"Buzz—!"

A chaotic light shield, a thousand zhang thick, suddenly rose from underground, firmly sealing most of the destructive energy beneath the surface! It was Xiao Chen who, at the last moment, forcibly compressed the explosion range with his Chaos Sacred Realm!

Even so, a trace of the leaked aftermath still flattened the hundred-mile radius of the blood-colored desert, as if an invisible giant hand had fiercely wiped it clean! Countless sand dunes turned into dust, and the earth cracked into bottomless ravines! The blood-red color in the sky was temporarily dispersed by the soaring chaotic light!

After a long while, the aftershocks of the explosion gradually subsided. Flower Without Shadow and the others looked with lingering fear at the center of the Blood Fiend Sea, which had completely collapsed into a giant sinkhole, their faces filled with shock and apprehension.

"Saint Xiao... he..." Valley Master Miao Yin's voice trembled slightly.

"He's fine." Flower Without Shadow's beautiful eyes fixed on the bottom of the sinkhole, where a figure in a green shirt slowly stepped out from the chaotic currents. It was Xiao Chen!

At this moment, Xiao Chen's face was slightly pale, and his aura was somewhat unstable. Forcibly suppressing and enduring most of the self-destruction power of the heart of the emperor source, even with his current Sixth Revolution Dou Saint cultivation and the strength of the Chaos Sacred Realm, he was not completely unscathed. But his eyes were still as sharp as blades, even deeper and colder than before!

"The fourth ancient pagoda... destroyed." Xiao Chen landed in front of Flower Without Shadow and the others, his voice calm, yet carrying an unquestionable authority. "But... Pavilion Master Tianji's projection revealed before his death that there are still five such ancient pagodas!"

"What?! Five more?!" Venerable Feng exclaimed in shock, his face instantly becoming extremely ugly. "The explosion of one heart of the emperor source was already so terrifying, if there are five... then..."

"We must... be faster!" Xiao Chen interrupted him, his gaze sweeping over everyone. "I can feel that Pavilion Master Tianji's main body... has already... been alarmed! He will never sit idly by and watch us... destroy all the ancient pagodas! The upcoming actions will be... even more dangerous!"

"Immediately count the casualties and reorganize the army! In half a day, we will split into two routes!" Xiao Chen decisively ordered, "Sect Master Hua, Valley Master Miao Yin, Venerable Feng, you all lead your respective forces to reinforce Yan Huang and Dragon Emperor, and you must... quickly take down the other two strongholds they are responsible for! I... will personally go to... the last three!"

"Saint Xiao, you... alone?" Flower Without Shadow asked worriedly.

"It's fine." Xiao Chen shook his head. "The situation on the continent is changing rapidly, we must... seize every moment! You all working together can ensure nothing goes wrong! I have my own plans!"

"Yes!" Seeing Xiao Chen's mind was made up, everyone stopped talking and immediately bowed to receive the order. Meanwhile, somewhere on the continent, in an absolutely secret space shrouded in endless mists of fate...

"Pfft—!!!"

On a throne constructed from stars and bones, a figure shrouded in dense starlight and twisted threads of fate suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark golden blood! The blood landed on the ground in front of the throne, making a "hissing" sound and corroding deep pits!

"Xiao... Chen!!!" Pavilion Master Tianji's main body let out an extremely suppressed... growl! The voice was filled with indescribable... venom and... furious shock!

In front of him, a giant water mirror composed of countless fragments of fate clearly reflected... the last scene of the heart of the emperor source's collapse beneath the Blood Fiend Sea! And... the sight of his projection... being swallowed by chaos!

"You... dare to... destroy my... heart of the emperor source! Ruin my... ten-thousand-year plan!" The starlight around Pavilion Master Tianji fluctuated violently, showing the monstrous rage in his heart! "This Pavilion Master... will definitely... extract your soul and refine your spirit! So that you... will never... be reborn!"

The destruction of the heart of the emperor source not only caused him to lose a crucial component of the burial emperor coffin, but also caused him considerable backlash! After all, that heart also contained part of his original power of fate!

"Master... calm down..." Below the throne, several blurry figures kneeling on the ground trembled as they tried to console him.

"Calm down?" Pavilion Master Tianji suddenly turned his head, his icy gaze sweeping over those below. "You... a bunch of trash! You can't even guard a few ancient pagodas!"

"Master, please understand! That Xiao Chen... his strength has grown too strangely! Sixth Revolution Dou Saint... domain transforming into a realm... and... he seems to have a very strong restraint on the power of fate..." A messenger stammered.

"Restraint?" Pavilion Master Tianji sneered. "It's nothing more than relying on a trace of Origin Qi! The true destiny... how can an ant like him... glimpse it?"

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the raging anger in his heart, and his eyes once again became deep and cold.

"Issue the order!" Pavilion Master Tianji's voice was chilling. "Activate... the 'Blood Sacrifice' plan! Accelerate... the energy extraction of the remaining five ancient pagodas! At all costs! Even if... the entire Central Region... is turned into a ghost realm! We must... complete... the refining of all components... within three days!"

"At the same time... awaken... 'them'!" A hint of madness flashed in Pavilion Master Tianji's eyes. "It's time... to let these sleeping 'Emperor Puppets'... get some exercise! To send Xiao Chen... and his pathetic Anti-Alliance... a final... grand gift!"

"Yes! Master!" Everyone below responded in unison, their figures... quietly disappearing.

Pavilion Master Tianji sat alone on the throne, watching Xiao Chen's departing back in the water mirror, a cruel arc playing on his lips.

"Xiao Chen... do you think... you've won?"

"No... the game... has just... begun..."

"When the burial emperor coffin is complete... when the Master descends... you... and this entire world... will... understand... what... true... despair is!"

The cold whispers echoed endlessly in the empty hall. A bloodier, more brutal storm... was about to... sweep across the entire continent... at an even faster pace!