76: They managed to get away?!

"Elder Chu?"

"Outside the Secret Realm?"

Hearing Chu Nansheng's anxious voice, the three of them immediately understood.

The Dragon Abyss Secret Realm was restricted by the Power of Law, set by some unknown ancient powerhouse; even experts of the Great Emperor Realm could not enter. However, as long as they left the Secret Realm, they would be absolutely safe with Fairy Nansheng there.

Thinking of this, they felt much more at ease.

But at this moment... the remnant will of the great emperor was already close at hand, leaving them no time for further thought.

In a moment of life and death, Shi Tian's eyes turned blood-red as he crushed a section of golden finger bone and roared, "Undying Battle Soul!"

As his voice fell—

The Qi and blood throughout his body instantly boiled and burned, and the pale golden light beneath his skin suddenly flared, crawling over every inch of his bones and skin in an instant.

Immediately following that.

A towering, massive golden phantom of a battle soul, composed of pure blood energy and Battle Intent, rose abruptly from behind him!

The battle soul's face was blurred, yet it carried an eternal and indestructible Battle Intent.

It took a small step back, seemingly gathering strength, and a split second later, it threw a punch to meet the giant hand of the remnant will of the great emperor that was capable of annihilating everything!

"Boom—!!"

The battle soul phantom vibrated violently, and the golden light dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye before dissipating into nothingness.

Shi Tian himself was struck as if by lightning, sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

Blood sprayed all along the way.

This finger bone was left behind by a Supreme after death; the battle soul it manifested was comparable to a strike from the Peak Mahayana Stage.

Yet in front of the remnant will of the great emperor, it was actually so vulnerable!

At this time, Lin Chen, far away at the Wending Sect, also became anxious seeing this scene.

The life-saving trump cards he gave the three were actually not bad at all; as long as they didn't encounter enemies above the Supreme Realm, self-preservation wouldn't be an issue.

He just didn't expect... they would encounter one.

The remnant will of the great emperor that Holy Son had summoned directly using his natal essence blood, although it couldn't be maintained for long, definitely possessed the strength of the Supreme Realm.

"This is troublesome."

Lin Chen's brow furrowed into a deep frown, and his breathing became tense.

The grab from the remnant will of the great emperor was temporarily neutralized by Shi Tian, but a second strike followed immediately. The phantom of the Great Emperor extended its right hand, and a phantom of an ancient sword slowly condensed in its palm, emitting a terrifying pressure.

The Great Emperor phantom swung the sword down.

The sword light covered countless miles, tearing through the air. Before this horrific sword light, the three of them seemed like three tiny ants.

"Primal Sword Domain!"

Xiao Bufan took out a drop of ancient blood and dripped it onto the demon slaying sword.

The blood merged into the blade and quickly vanished. Suddenly, the demon slaying sword vibrated violently. As Xiao Bufan gripped the sword with both hands and thrust it fiercely into the Void Realm, an indescribable sword intent rapidly spread out from the three of them, forming a sword Domain.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

The collision between the sword light and the sword Domain didn't produce the expected violent roar; instead, they neutralized and dissolved each other.

The sword Domain soon dissipated completely, but it also deflected the sword light. The remaining power of the sword light did not diminish, heading straight for the nearby Blood-colored Giant Dragon at extreme speed; the Blood-colored Giant Dragon had no time to react.

"Puchi—"

The Blood-colored Giant Dragon, whose Physical Body was extremely tough and had remained unharmed despite being bombarded by countless Spells and Magic Treasures, was now easily sliced through like soft tofu. Its body was cut in two at the waist, and it fell into the Blood Pool, hissing and wailing.

Blood splashed high into the air.

Gurgle, gurgle...

Splash, splash...

Beneath the Blood Pool, the Blood-colored Giant Dragon struggled and thrashed violently at first, but gradually, the movement ceased.

But high in the air, no one had the mind to care about the dragon's fate. Everyone's attention was on the battle between the three and the remnant will of the great emperor. Everyone thought it would be a one-sided slaughter, but to their surprise, two consecutive attacks had been neutralized.

The crowd was astounded.

This was the remnant will of the great emperor, comparable to the Supreme Realm!

They were just three in the Void Refining Realm, yet... "I truly underestimated you!"

"However... you are still destined to die here!"

"Since you dared to snatch the netherworld blood lotus from this Saint, you must pay the price!"

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for the three to escape.

The outcome was decided.

Holy Son did not relent. Though the remnant will of the great emperor had faded slightly, it was still full of might. With a thought from Holy Son, the remnant will once again raised the giant sword phantom and swung it fiercely at the three, the sword light whistling toward them once more.

"This..."

Xiao Bufan's face was deathly pale. That sword Domain just now had almost drained his spiritual power; it was no longer possible to block this strike again.

Screech—

After a sharp cry, a fiery-red and white Vermilion Bird suddenly appeared.

It lunged straight toward the sword light.

Bang—

The two collided, and the Vermilion Bird abruptly exploded, turning into a wall of fire.

However... the fire wall could not completely stop the sword light. After breaking through the fire wall, the sword light surged toward the three.

Su Muhuang's face was as white as paper, and her aura plummeted sharply.

Just now, she had used her natal essence blood to activate a Vermilion Bird feather, manifesting a Vermilion Bird to slightly resist the sword light. Seeing the sword light whistling toward them, she was not panicked; instead, she placed her hands on the shoulders of her two Senior Brothers.

Because—

A white vortex had abruptly appeared in front of them.

Before this, she had not made a move.

Her two Senior Brothers had bought her time, and she had quietly set up a Lesser Teleportation Formation.

"Go!"

With her low shout, the white vortex suddenly generated a force that sucked the three of them in with a 'whoosh.'

Then, the vortex vanished abruptly.

The sword light swept through the position where the three had originally been, and a moment later, it struck a distant rock wall, carving out a massive crack. The rock wall collapsed with a crash, and countless boulders smashed into the Blood Pool, making continuous 'thudding' sounds.

"Ah, this, this..."

This scene was too bizarre, exceeding everyone's expectations.

To think that the three could actually escape under such circumstances; they had far too many life-saving methods, didn't they?

What kind of method was this?

"Argh, argh, argh—"

"They managed to escape even like this?!"

Holy Son was absolutely livid. This time, victory was supposed to be within his grasp, but three fellows had appeared out of nowhere, not only snatching the netherworld blood lotus but also killing many Disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and various other Sects.

Furthermore, many people had escaped because of this.

After returning, there would surely be constant trouble. Although he wasn't afraid, it was truly a nuisance!

"Saint."

At this moment, a Disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect reminded him, "What they used seems to be a random teleportation formation. Its power shouldn't be very strong, so it won't teleport them very far. They should still be inside the Secret Realm. They are severely injured and won't be able to run too far."

"Let's hurry and catch up; we might still be able to find them."

"That makes sense."

Holy Son calmed down and nodded immediately.

"Pursue!"

He led the group in a rapid pursuit toward the upper part of the abyss. At the same time, everyone's Divine Sense spread out continuously; even if the three were hiding somewhere, they would never escape their search.

Behind them, the phantom of the remnant will of the great emperor slowly followed.