Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

This was his greatest trump card!

This peerless divine artifact, meant to guard the boundless hells, possessed an incredibly potent suppressive effect on all things related to evil cultivation.

Ye Chen even felt that with the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron, he could fight an evil cultivator at the Divine Might Realm!

Behind Ye Chen, Luo Rou and Jiang Yuzhe were utterly dumbfounded, stunned by the colossal cauldron and its overwhelming aura.

"The Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron was lost in the depths of space for many years. Despite our exhaustive searches, we never found a single trace of it!"

"To think that such a divine artifact would end up in the hands of an insignificant brat like you!"

"You must be someone special to have earned this divine cauldron's acknowledgment. But with your level of strength, you are not worthy of possessing it!"

"This divine cauldron is extremely important to me. If you don't want to die, hand it over at once!"

From within the ball of blood-red light, the deep voice boomed, ferocious and world-shaking, its might boundless!

The entire surrounding sea of blood seemed to roil and surge with massive waves as the voice echoed out.

"What? You think you can snatch it from me?" Ye Chen asked with a faint smile.

The Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron was incredibly effective at suppressing evil creatures.

It was easy to imagine that the beings living in hell would never want this divine artifact to fall into the hands of outsiders.

"Do you really think there's nothing I can do to you?" the voice said with contempt. "With your pitiful strength, I could crush you with a flick of my wrist!"

"Perhaps your true self could, but right now, you're just a ghost fetus that hasn't even been born!"

"Don't you find it laughable, making such outrageous claims?" Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, his tone perfectly calm.

"Since you're so naive, I'll show you the meaning of despair!"

The ball of blood-red light flickered rapidly. A vast, boundless ripple spread out like a wave on water. Amidst the overwhelming torrent of blood-red energy, the adjacent sea of blood parted, revealing another passage.

Heavy footsteps began to echo throughout the space, as if some powerful creature was striding out from within the passage.

And it wasn't just one!

"Such… such terrifying evil energy!"

Horror filled Luo Rou's face, which had turned deathly pale.

Her tenure at the Demon Exorcism Institute was not short, and she had dealt with her fair share of evil cultivators.

But she had never felt such a potent and surging tide of evil energy!

It was as if some great ancient terror that had once slaughtered millions was being unleashed upon the world, its evil energy flooding the entire realm!

Jiang Yuzhe, at her side, was naturally in even worse shape. His breathing grew labored, and his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, so heavy he could barely take a step.

Just then, the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron trembled. Streams of Chaotic Qi Flow descended from it, warding off the pervasive evil energy.

The discomfort afflicting Luo Rou and Jiang Yuzhe gradually subsided. The two gasped for breath, like drowning victims who had just been pulled from the water.

Commanding the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron to stand guard over the three of them, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and slowly turned his gaze toward the blood-red passage in the distance.

Three shadowy figures were walking out slowly from within. A terrifying black Flame lingered around them, making them look like three demonic gods strolling out from the depths of hell, their auras utterly terrifying.

"Did you really think I was the only ghost fetus here?"

"Since I am unable to act myself, I naturally left behind some contingencies to protect the ghost fetus!"

"All of you will become my nourishment!"

The deep voice from within the ghost fetus grew savage.

"Are those… Netherworld Knights?!"

When they got a clear look at the true forms of the three shadowy figures, Luo Rou and Jiang Yuzhe gasped. They felt as if the sky was falling, their hearts filling with despair.

Netherworld Knights—powerful specters born from the very source of evil energy in the depths of hell. They were typically subordinates of a Netherworld Emissary, obeying only their master's commands.

If these three Netherworld Knights had been summoned by the ball of blood-red light, then without a doubt, the being gestating inside it had to be a Netherworld Emissary!

A Netherworld Emissary was said to be a divine messenger of death sent from hell to the mortal realm. Their power was immense and bizarre, and almost no living creature could resist them.

And as the trusted subordinates of a Netherworld Emissary, the Netherworld Knights were themselves boundlessly powerful. Any creature that encountered them could only flee.

Looking at the three Netherworld Knights before him—each nearly three meters tall, completely encased in black armor that obscured their features—Ye Chen's expression grew grave.

He could feel a dangerous fluctuation in their auras!

Even an expert at the Divine Might Realm would likely have to avoid a direct confrontation with these three Netherworld Knights and would not dare to clash with them head-on!

"What's wrong? Judging by your expressions, it seems you're already scared."

The voice from within the ball of blood-red light became mocking. "Weren't you being awfully arrogant just now, kid? Giving up so soon?"

He mocked Ye Chen without restraint.

Ye Chen's answer was a casual slash of his Cangming Sword, unleashing a wave of Sword Qi.

WHOOSH!

The Sword Qi tore through the air, ripping through the vast expanse of blood-red light and striking the ball of light directly.

The blood-red Flame scattered as the ball of light, having suffered a heavy blow, began to wobble uncontrollably.

"Damn you! You dare to attack me at a time like this?"

"You're truly courting death!!!"

The Netherworld Emissary's deep voice grew furious. In a tone dripping with killing intent, it gave a direct order: "Kill this kid first! Then bring me the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron in his hands!"

Hearing the command, the three Netherworld Knights immediately sprang into action.

A torrent of pitch-black Flame flowed forth. One of the Netherworld Knights raised its long spear high and, with a single stride, appeared before Ye Chen.

The long spear tore through the void as the black Flame erupted, the surging evil energy seeming to form a vortex!

Ye Chen's eyes glinted. Not daring to be careless, he directly summoned the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron to clash head-on with the Netherworld Knight's long spear.

BOOM!

Amidst the violent explosion, the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron trembled slightly but remained floating in the void, completely unscathed. Golden light surged around it as a sacred aura descended, purifying all the surrounding evil energy.

The Netherworld Knight, in contrast, staggered backward from the impact. It was only by violently plunging its long spear into the blood-red earth that it managed to stop its momentum.

This scene left Luo Rou and Jiang Yuzhe completely stupefied.

They had seen powerful evil cultivators commune with Netherworld Knights from hell before, and even Netherworld Emissaries.

But in those situations, they could only ever avoid the brunt of the attack, waiting until the evil cultivator was exhausted before swarming in to suppress them!

In the eyes of the cultivators from the Demon Exorcism Institute, powerful beings from hell were simply beyond the capabilities of any mortal Cultivator.

Those hell-spawn carried a dense evil energy; a single wisp was enough to corrode a Cultivator until not even bones remained.