Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

This turn of events took everyone present by surprise.

"You dare!" Supreme Profound Daoist roared. Enraged, he conjured a massive skeletal hand that shot toward the wooden box.

Zhong Quanming was also filled with shock and rage. The light from his blade transformed into a winding river that swept toward the wooden box, attempting to intercept it.

But Ye Chen had, of course, anticipated this. 'How could he possibly miss such a perfect opportunity?'

With a flick of his finger, a torrential flood of power surged forth, shattering the river of blade light.

Immediately after, a cluster of eerie, blood-red flame erupted before Supreme Profound Daoist, forming a crimson barrier that blocked his path.

Supreme Profound Daoist stared at the Red Lotus Karma Fire before him, his face filled with apprehension. "Move now!" he shouted urgently.

But he didn't need to say a word; the Evil Raven was already a step ahead!

Its body shrank rapidly until it was the size of an ordinary crow. Then, transforming into a jet-black streak of light, it shot straight toward the distant wooden box.

Ye Chen's gaze was cold. With a backhanded slash, he unleashed a dazzling sword light that illuminated the heavens. Sharp Sword Qi shot out in all directions, forcefully halting the Evil Raven's advance.

It all happened in a flash. While all three vied for the wooden box, Ye Chen effortlessly neutralized their attacks and seized it for himself.

"No!!!"

The Evil Raven's eyes widened with fury. "That's mine!"

Seething with unwillingness, it unleashed a monstrous surge of calamitous aura. Its deep black pupils transformed into two abyssal whirlpools as a torrent of Divine Soul power gushed forth, forming daggers that stabbed at Ye Chen's Divine Soul.

"Pathetic tricks!"

Ye Chen shot the Evil Raven an indifferent glance, mobilizing his own Divine Soul power to meet the attack head-on.

BOOM!

Ye Chen was completely unharmed, not budging an inch.

The Evil Raven, in contrast, looked dazed for a moment, its malevolent, abyss-like pupils contracting sharply.

Clearly, its Divine Soul had suffered a heavy blow!

In a direct clash of Divine Soul power, the Evil Raven had lost!

Everyone was stunned.

'Just how powerful is the Divine Soul of this young man, who's only at the First Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm?'

Seeing the Evil Raven dazed, Ye Chen seized the perfect opportunity to finish it off. He immediately swung his sword, unleashing a volley of sword strikes that tore through the void, about to engulf the creature.

At this critical juncture, a powerful sense of danger snapped the Evil Raven out of its stupor. Its expression changed drastically as it beat its wings, whipping up a colossal storm!

The storm carried an incredibly terrifying power of calamity. Countless bolts of lightning, wreathed in an aura of destruction, swirled within. The sheer momentum of the attack seemed powerful enough to tear a hole in the sky!

However, the sword light was relentless and unstoppable. Before everyone's eyes, it easily sliced the colossal storm in two!

The countless bolts of lightning within shattered, exploding into a sky full of glittering motes.

"What?"

"This is impossible!"

The Evil Raven was aghast, its calamitous aura erupting like a volcano and surging to an absolute peak.

But before Ye Chen, all of its resistance was futile.

Suddenly, a giant cauldron wreathed in Chaotic Qi Flow appeared in the sky, absorbing the colossal calamitous aura in its entirety.

The Evil Raven was dumbfounded. Its calamitous power, capable of heavily injuring even a Divine Might Realm expert, had vanished into the giant cauldron without a sound, like a stone dropped into the ocean, disappearing without a trace.

"Consider it an honor to die by my sword."

Ye Chen shot a cool glance at the stupefied Evil Raven as the Cangming Sword in his hand flashed forward with the speed of lightning.

Sword Qi erupted, sweeping across a vast expanse of the void.

The Evil Raven had no power left to resist.

Its greatest weapon, the power of calamity, had been effortlessly neutralized by Ye Chen. All it could do now was wait for death.

SWISH!

The crisp sound of tearing flesh rang out as the sword light split the Evil Raven in two. A dense rain of Sword Qi erupted in all directions, utterly annihilating it!

It didn't even have time to let out a scream before it died.

Supreme Profound Daoist's expression changed drastically. "The Evil Raven... is actually dead?"

"You're finished! You've killed a creature of calamity! From this day forward, you are doomed to be besieged by endless disasters!"

He had completely lost his composure, bordering on madness.

"Then you can follow it."

Ye Chen ignored the Supreme Profound Daoist's words. He summoned the Chaos-Suppressing Prison Cauldron. The giant cauldron spun rapidly, wreathed in a massive cloud of Chaotic Qi Flow, and slammed heavily into the Supreme Profound Daoist.

The Supreme Profound Daoist plummeted from the sky as if he'd been dealt a devastating blow. The strike shattered his protective Spiritual Power, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood as his aura rapidly dwindled.

Just as Ye Chen prepared to land the finishing blow, a monstrous wave of dark energy erupted from the Supreme Profound Daoist's body. Amidst the thick Evil Qi, a face shrouded in illusory light materialized, its flickering, blood-red eyes staring directly at Ye Chen.

BOOM!

In that instant, Ye Chen felt a heavy blow strike his Divine Soul. Despite the strength of his Divine Soul, he was momentarily dazed.

He recovered quickly, however, his expression turning grave as he looked forward.

"Kid, you again?"

"This isn't the first time you've interfered with the affairs of my Hall of Yama, is it?"

The hazy face spoke slowly, its voice seeming to emanate from the netherworld itself, filled with a heart-stopping, malevolent power.

Ye Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. "Are you the Master of the Hall of Yama?"

"You have no need to know my identity. With this projection of my will here, you are fated to be unable to harm my subordinate today."

The malevolent voice spoke again, filled with confidence.

"Is that so?" Ye Chen smiled. With a flick of his finger, a sea of blood-red fire spread out. The bewitching light of the flames painted the dark night sky crimson, a truly spectacular sight.

"What?"

"This is... the Red Lotus Karma Fire?!"

The illusory figure immediately recognized the Red Lotus Karma Fire. The hazy light shrouding it flickered rapidly, and its voice was filled with shock and disbelief, completely stripped of its earlier confidence and composure.

"Why don't you try to stop me?"

Ye Chen spoke casually, commanding the Red Lotus Karma Fire to completely envelop the Supreme Profound Daoist. The daoist struggled desperately, but it was to no avail.

"Damn it! How could you possess something like this?!"

After being touched by the Red Lotus Karma Fire, the illusory figure seemed to suffer a heavy blow as well; even its voice became much fainter.

"No! I don't want to die! Hall Master, save me!" the Supreme Profound Daoist shrieked, his voice raw with desperation.

However, before the Red Lotus Karma Fire, both he and the hazy, illusory figure were utterly defenseless, and both were ultimately incinerated into nothingness.

And with that, the Supreme Profound Daoist and his cohort of fiends were finally wiped out.