Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

The world roiled as heaven and earth churned. Blazing divine flames filled the air, and a vast torrent of Spiritual Power surged like a tidal wave.

"A mere demon cultivator who just broke through to the Divine Might Realm dares to dream of killing a member of my Song family!"

"I will slaughter everyone by your side! I'll make you understand the consequences of offending the Song family!"

The phantom of the Song family's ancestor radiated a countless rain of light. The surging Spiritual Power of the world gathered in his palms, forming vortex-like orbs of light.

With a raise of his hand, innumerable orbs of light shot out like raindrops, crashing down around Chi Ming.

It was a wide-area, indiscriminate attack!

Each orb of light contained enough power to grievously injure a Divine Might Realm expert. Even someone like Chi Ming could be severely wounded if he wasn't careful, to say nothing of Song Yubing and the others!

"What?" Song Yubing's pretty face turned deathly pale. She could only watch helplessly as the countless orbs of light bore down with supreme might, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart.

The gap in their cultivation realms was simply too vast. Even as a mere phantom, the Song family's ancestor could unleash power capable of suppressing the Divine Might Realm with a wave of his hand!

"Damn it!"

Chi Ming tightened his grip on his spear. The tip spat out scorching divine flames, instantly evaporating all moisture within a thousand-meter radius. The terrifying heat seemed to scorch and distort space itself.

"Go!"

With a swing of his spear, the fiery blaze across the sky transformed into a continuous sea of fire, forming a barrier in front of everyone, attempting to block the ancestor's assault completely.

However, the Song family's ancestor merely stood in the air with his hands clasped behind his back, not moving an inch.

A hint of derision surfaced in his eyes as he looked at Chi Ming.

"BOOM!"

As a world-shaking roar echoed out, the terrifying sea of fire was punched full of holes by the countless orbs of light.

Chi Ming's expression shifted slightly. He charged forward, spear in hand, but could only barely manage to block a single orb of light.

The impact numbed both his arms, nearly knocking the spear from his grasp. The terrifying force from the orb's explosion sent his blood and qi roiling.

Seeing the other orbs about to crash into Song Yubing and the others, Chi Ming grew anxious, his expression turning grim.

But just then, something unexpected happened!

Ripples suddenly spread across the sky, and countless brilliant beams of light shot down, intercepting the orbs one by one.

"What?"

Fan Yunshan was stunned for a moment. "Isn't that the power of the Forbidden Array?"

"What's going on?" Song Qiantian's brows furrowed deeply, his expression flickering with uncertainty.

"No wonder no sound from the battle has gotten out. It seems someone has secretly taken control of the Forbidden Array here!"

Fan Yunshan's face turned ugly.

Hearing this, Song Qiantian's heart trembled.

'I thought we were just dealing with a few small fry. It shouldn't have taken any effort at all.'

'But I never expected so many variables to pop up today!'

'Could it be that there's another expert by Song Yubing's side?'

Chi Ming was also taken aback for a moment, but since Song Yubing and the others were now safe, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Interesting... Truly interesting!"

The Song family's ancestor stood tall in the void, his eyes narrowing slightly as he gazed toward the horizon.

The void there was rippling, as if a powerful figure was spying on everything happening on the field.

He glanced at Chi Ming and couldn't help but sigh.

"Although I don't know what kind of backing you have, by daring to oppose my Song family, you are merely courting your own destruction."

"Ancestor, you..." Song Qiantian detected that something was off with the ancestor's tone. His face changed slightly as he couldn't stop himself from speaking.

"With that person around, even I, your ancestor, am powerless."

The Song family's ancestor shook his head, looking helpless. "This is, after all, just a projection of my will. At most, it's impressive enough that it can contend with a Third Layer Divine Might Realm Cultivator."

"If someone even stronger were here, the most I could do is protect your life and escort you away."

"But right now... the strength of this person spying from the shadows is clearly beyond imagination."

"If my true self were here, I could still put up a fight. As for now..."

Although the Song family's ancestor didn't finish his sentence, how could Song Qiantian not understand his meaning?

'He's clearly planning to abandon me!!!'

The current situation had already exceeded the ancestor's control. In his view, he no longer had any way to protect Song Qiantian.

"No... it's not like that... Ancestor, you must have a way to protect me, right?"

Song Qiantian's voice trembled, his expression filled with anxiety.

But the moment his voice fell, another beam of light shot down from the sky, piercing through the Song family ancestor's projection of will.

Before the Song family's ancestor could say anything more, his phantom was completely obliterated by that terrifying power, dissipating between heaven and earth.

"NO!!!" Song Qiantian collapsed to the ground, every last trace of color drained from his face.

"Now, it's your turn!"

A cold glint flashed in Chi Ming's eyes. He seized the opportunity and forcefully threw the spear in his hand.

The spear traversed the void, seemingly transforming into the phantom of a phoenix. Amidst a sharp cry, it soared toward Song Qiantian.

The lethal threat made Song Qiantian's entire body stiffen. He desperately suppressed his fear and mustered his last ounce of strength to resist.

But in the end, it was all in vain.

The phoenix phantom passed through his body. His blood and qi, his cultivation, his Divine Soul, his life force... all of it dissolved into nothingness at that moment.

Song Qiantian opened his mouth, the light in his eyes rapidly fading. Finally, his body exploded into a cloud of dust.

A prodigy of the Song family's generation had fallen!

As for Fan Yunshan, he was already scared into a cowardly ball, trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing Chi Ming's gaze sweep over to him, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for his life. His voice was filled with panic, "Please, milord, be merciful and spare my life! I... I was forced into this..."

"The Song family may be powerful, but you're a man from the Prefecture. I doubt the Song family has the ability to force you into anything, do they?"

Song Yubing sneered disdainfully.

At her words, Fan Yunshan's terror intensified. He lowered his head, not daring to speak another word.

Just then, a streak of light suddenly shot over from the distance, landing beside the group.

A profound Divine Might Realm aura spread through the heavens and earth, filling the entire area!

Song Yubing and the others' expressions grew sharp. Chi Ming, in particular, tightened his grip on his spear, adopting a grave and wary stance.

"There's no need to be alarmed, everyone. It's me!"

The streak of light scattered into a sky full of light specks, revealing a graceful, beautiful figure. Her eyes were bright, her teeth pearly white, and her face was like a peach blossom.

It was none other than Hongyu Pill Venerable!

Seeing who it was, Chi Ming and the others finally lowered their guard.

Chi Ming put away his spear, while Song Yubing said respectfully, "We meet again, Pill Venerable."

"You're too polite," Hongyu Pill Venerable said with a smile. "We've traveled this road together. We're all on the same side, so feel free to call me whatever you like."

Hearing this, Song Yubing simply smiled without saying a word.

She knew, of course, that Hongyu Pill Venerable was only being so friendly to them on Ye Chen's account.