"Boom!"
Holding three powers combined in his hand, Xu Chu’s saber radiance struck horizontally, directly above the Grand Priest's head, exploding madly. This was a powerful blow that surpassed martial artists of lower planes, causing the Grand Priest’s heart to tremble.
Outside the void, several figures shot forth, observing the Cangyuan star, which was like mere sand.
One of them, with terrifying flames burning between his eyes, swept his divine gaze across. The chaotic Cangyuan star instantly stabilized.
"The Sword Bone lineage!"
The burly man with divine fire in his eyes looked at the gradually stabilizing Cangyuan world and softly said, "Why would a being from the Sword Bone lineage appear in the Cangyuan plane?"
"All of you watch carefully. The primal essence condensation that occurs once every million years in the lower planes has begun. Do not make any mistakes!"
"Yes!"
...
Within the Cangyuan plane, fire light shot into the void. Even though the energy this time was terrifying, it couldn't shatter the void.
The Grand Priest looked up, a hint of dread emanating from his eyes: "Has Sea God Island discovered me already?"
"Hmph, so what? It's all too late now!"
"Xu Chu, hand over your life!"
The Grand Priest roared with thunderous fury, already holding two continent core seeds. As long as he annihilated Xu Chu of the Great Han Dynasty, everything would be within his grasp.
After he replenished what was lacking in his cultivation, with his peerless strength, the Sword Bone lineage might even accept him again. With the Sword Bone lineage as his backing, a mere Sea God Island could not make any waves.
Sword qi erupted like thunder, lightning flashing. It was impossible to discern the number of sword qi strikes or their trajectories with the naked eye.
"Just you?"
Xu Chu grinned: "A failure from the upper realm dares to be invincible before Xu Chu!"
His long saber flashed, sometimes transforming into a blood-red fierce tiger, and at other times into the divine beast Vermilion Bird, spewing endless Southern Bright Fire.
"Crack!!"
A bone-cracking sound echoed faintly. Amidst the clash of Yuan Qi storms, a figure was blasted out. Immediately, Xu Chu, wielding his long saber, unleashed a strike with the fierce tiger striking the heavens behind him and the Vermilion Bird spreading its wings. The saber blow, like a thunderous strike, rained down, splashing blood from the Grand Priest's chest.
"Boom!!"
The Grand Priest's figure turned into a speck and crashed heavily into the arid abyss, raising clouds of dust tens of thousands of feet high. A faint腥气 (fishy smell) lingered in the air.
"Good!"
"I actually underestimated the beings of the lower planes."
The Grand Priest shot out, his figure quite disheveled. The divine fire in his eyes condensed and then quickly extinguished. His face changed drastically, and he looked up abruptly: "Sea God Island, once I break out, I will surely annihilate your lineage!"
"Xu Chu, do you really think that the continent core seeds obtained by your Emperor truly belong to your Great Han Dynasty?"
"Look, on the Cangyuan plane, there is a powerful force. They have already been 'raising' you. What you call the Supreme Realm, what the key to the palace gate is, are merely excuses to confuse you!"
"Xu Chu, only I can liberate your Great Han Dynasty from the rule of upper realm powers. Behind me stands the Sword Bone lineage. Even the gods on Sea God Island would not dare to disobey me!"
"Only I can lead you to break free from your fate as ants!"
"Presumptuous!"
Xu Chu glared with fury: "It's just Sea God Island. Once all four continent core seeds are in my Great Han’s possession, Xu Chu will also be able to wield his saber and slay Sea God Island!"
"You... you already knew!!!"
The Grand Priest held his long sword and looked at Xu Chu, who showed no surprise, his face filled with terror. This information was widely known in the upper realm. Which powerful force didn't have a few lower planes under its control?
However, this news was like a bolt from the blue for martial artists of the lower planes. When martial artists from lower planes ascended to higher planes, they could not escape having their world plane essence extracted from their bodies. Of the ten beings, very few could survive the loss of their primal essence.
Even if they didn't die, they would be treated as prisoners and sent to mine. Unless they had exceptional talent and their lifespan was not exhausted, they would be valued by Sea God Island, taken into the Sea God Guards, and cultivated by Sea God Island.
Otherwise, it was a dead end!
"You actually know about Sea God Island!!"
The Grand Priest trembled, shaking his arms: "Then you also know the use of this world plane’s primal essence?"
"Xu Chu, inform your Emperor. I desperately need the primal essence of the Cangyuan plane. If the Emperor can bestow it, I will be eternally grateful. When you ascend to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, I and the Sword Bone lineage behind me will surely be your powerful backing!"
"Sword Bone lineage!"
Xu Chu gripped his long saber.
"Go to hell, Sword Bone lineage! In heaven and earth, only my Emperor can be eternal!!"
Xu Chu slashed down with a furious blow, his saber edge and intent directly targeting the Grand Priest's head. The Grand Priest’s expression became solemn. What kind of upper realm power was supporting the Great Han Emperor from behind?
Unable to condense divine fire, the Grand Priest wielded his long sword and charged forward, fiercely striking Xu Chu's saber-wielding hand. The sword qi was sharp, cutting open Xu Chu's tough fist. The dripping blood made the saber intent even more potent.
The saber wind roared, splitting the Grand Priest's scalp. His remaining hair drifted in the void. The layers of blood that seeped from his flesh were scattered by the fierce saber wind.
"Crack~~"
Xu Chu exerted more force, his long saber smashing down, shattering the Grand Priest's long sword. The divine fire flickered in his eyes, startling the Grand Priest into a thunderous rage: "Sea God Island, I will annihilate your lineage!!"
The long sword shattered, along with his right arm that bore the force, exploding instantly. Even the divine soul tempered by divine fire could not protect his physical body from withstanding a desperate blow from a lower plane martial artist.
"Die for me!"
Xu Chu struck with all his might, ceaselessly wearing down the Grand Priest's Yuan Qi impact. This made Xu Chu's face turn red, and his blood circulation began to be restricted, turning his complexion purplish.
The blade of the Fire Cloud Saber remained sharp and did not weaken for a long time. The moment the Grand Priest, exhausted, revealed himself, the long saber instantly pierced the Grand Priest's head. Blood splattered everywhere, and a white primordial spirit, with fear in its eyes, raised its fierce sharpness.
"Annihilate!"
"Annihilate!"
"Annihilate!"
Xu Chu roared, looking at the exposed primordial spirit of the Grand Priest. Life and death hung in the balance.
"Great Han Dynasty, Sea God Island, I will return!!"
"Xu Chu, you cannot kill me~~~"
The Grand Priest's primordial spirit roared madly, his blood-red eyes glaring at the ferocious-faced Xu Chu. Xu Chu’s blood-red gaze surged, his anger rising. Seeing the Grand Priest still defiant even when facing death, Xu Chu's Fire Cloud Saber let out a tiger's roar that exploded upon the Grand Priest's primordial spirit like heavenly thunder.
In an instant, the Grand Priest's primordial spirit disintegrated. The Fire Cloud Saber, burning with crimson Southern Bright Fire, cracked the Grand Priest's brow, penetrating deep into his soul, splitting the Grand Priest's physical body in two. Thunder rumbled for a thousand miles through the void!