Death Grip
Buzz!
Just as the Underworld God's massive hand was about to strike down, a shimmering ice-blue light suddenly flickered around Meng Xiner, and a protective shield rose up, encasing her securely within.
The moment Underworld God's hand made contact with the ice-blue shield, it was instantly frozen, covered in a thick layer of solid ice.
“Ice Snow Imperial Seal?” Underworld God's pupils slightly contracted. He was relatively familiar with the Sea Domain's Ten Great Emperors, so he recognized at a glance that it was indeed the Ice Snow Imperial Seal protecting Meng Xiner.
“Although the power of the Ice Snow Imperial Seal is quite impressive, unfortunately, this is just an automatic defense with no one controlling it. It’s still far from being able to stop me,” Underworld God remarked. With a violent shake of his arm, the solid ice covering it shattered instantly, causing the ice-blue light surrounding Meng Xiner and Xueqing to tremble as well.
“Come to me!” A strong pulling force suddenly emanated from Underworld God's palm, and Meng Xiner's body uncontrollably flew toward him.
“Meng Xin'er…” After emerging from the terrifying aftermath, Xing Chen happened to witness this scene, and his expression immediately changed.
“Shenfeng Imperial Sword, Divine Wind Slash!” Seeing Meng Xiner being captured, Xueqing's delicate face also shifted slightly. After all, Xing Chen had just instructed her to take good care of Meng Xiner, but now, in just a moment's time, she allowed Meng Xiner to be taken away by someone else. How could she explain this to Xing Chen? Thus, even though she knew she was not a match for her opponent, she launched an attack.
Meanwhile, several other Divine Lords were already in a state of panic and could not focus on Underworld God. The Dragon Blood Palace had just collapsed due to the earlier clash between Underworld God and Xing Chen. They had to support the entire Dragon Blood Palace, or else once it fell, not only would the island below be completely destroyed, but those inside the Dragon Blood Palace would also have little chance of survival.
“It’s just the Peak of Fate Observation Realm, and you dare to attack me!” Looking at the sword strike from Xueqing, a look of disdain appeared on Underworld God's face. Then he unleashed two beams of divine light from his eyes that instantly shattered Xueqing's attack.
“Underworld God!!!” Xing Chen gritted his teeth as he glared at Underworld God, but he was unable to stop his actions. In that previous strike, he had nearly exhausted all his strength; the black light on the Fate Jade Pendant had already receded. At this moment, he simply could not make another move against Underworld God.
“Hand over the Fate Jade Pendant, and I might spare your life,” said Underworld God, now having captured Meng Xiner before him while casting a cold smile at Xing Chen.
“If you dare harm a single hair on Meng Xin'er, I will never let you go,” Xing Chen said through clenched teeth, each word deliberate.
"Oh? It seems you care about her a lot? In that case, let me fulfill your wish and allow her to wake up and speak with you." The Underworld God stepped forward and directly merged into Meng Xiner's body.
"Underworld God! Underworld God! Underworld God! I will definitely destroy your Nine Nether Underworld and torture you for countless years after capturing you..." Xing Chen shouted frantically. At this moment, even the heart that had been frozen by the Fate Jade Pendant showed signs of cracking, as if it could collapse at any moment.
"Xing Chen, do you want to kill me?" At this moment, the Underworld God had already occupied Meng Xiner's body and had devoured the Blood Dragon that was nurtured within her, significantly increasing his power.
"Underworld God, you dare to occupy Meng Xiner's body! I will definitely kill you!" Seeing the Underworld God using Meng Xiner's body to talk to him, Xing Chen felt a surge of anger rising within him, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Are you sure you can act against me now?" Meng Xiner's face revealed a slight smile as she looked at Xing Chen.
"You..." Xing Chen pointed at Meng Xiner, who was occupied by the Underworld God, but he couldn't find the words to say. It was true that he couldn't bring himself to harm Meng Xiner. If the Underworld God continued to occupy her body, even if he stood there and admitted his attack, he would absolutely be unable to act.
"You can't act against me, so I guess I will have to take action?" Meng Xiner smiled again and then pointed forward.
"Run, child!" The Hate Emperor shouted in Xing Chen's mind, but Xing Chen seemed not to hear anything and just quietly stared at Meng Xiner in front of him.
"Run? Do you think I still have the ability to run? And what about Meng Xiner if I run away? Am I supposed to abandon her and let her be controlled by the Underworld God?" Xing Chen's words carried a hint of bitterness.
"Yes, don't run. If you do, I would be very sad." Meng Xiner still wore a smile, her voice gentle.
"Why hasn't the power of the Fate Jade Pendant completely frozen you?" At this moment, the Hate Emperor felt a hint of resentment towards the Fate Jade Pendant. Why hadn't it completely frozen Xing Chen's heart? If it had been fully frozen, with Xing Chen's character, he would undoubtedly have fled without hesitation.
What he didn't know was that if the Underworld God hadn't acted against Meng Xiner just now, Xing Chen's heart might have been completely frozen. However, both the Yellow Spring Demon Lord and the Underworld God had continuously provoked him with Meng Xiner, which led to the current situation where cracks appeared in his frozen heart; his feelings for Meng Xiner had not been sealed away.
Looking at Meng Xiner in front of him, even though he knew that it was not Meng Xiner herself controlling this body but rather the Underworld God, Xing Chen still could not bring himself to act against her.
"Underworld God, Yellow Spring Demon Lord, how dare you act recklessly in my Dragon Blood Palace! Today I will make sure to leave you both here." Just as Meng Xiner was about to point her finger down onto Xing Chen, an exceptionally furious voice suddenly erupted from the collapsing Dragon Blood Palace. Immediately after, an overwhelming aura swept across the Eight Desolations from within the Dragon Blood Palace.
"This is... the Dragon Blood Sovereign? I can't believe the Dragon Blood Sovereign has emerged. I never expected that the Dragon Blood Sovereign was actually in seclusion within the Dragon Blood Palace." The Hate Emperor sensed this aura and instantly recognized the person's identity.
What surprised him was that the place where the Dragon Blood Sovereign was in seclusion turned out to be the Dragon Blood Palace. After all, generally, no one would choose to seclude themselves in their own territory, especially someone as powerful as the Dragon Blood Sovereign. If news of their seclusion were to leak out and hostile forces came to attack, it would be disastrous. Not only would they be forced to emerge from seclusion, but they could also die due to external interference or suffer a regression in their cultivation. This is why even the Wind God Lord chose not to seclude himself in the Dragon Blood Palace but instead sought a hidden place outside.
"Half-Step Emperor?" Meng Xiner's delicate face changed slightly. She could naturally sense the strength of this aura and knew that she could not contend with a Half-Step Emperor at this moment.
Even after devouring the Blood Dragon and occupying Meng Xiner's body, the Underworld God could at most contend with a Peak of the Void Realm expert; he certainly could not match a Half-Step Emperor like the Dragon Blood Sovereign.
"Blood Dragon Breaking Fist!"
At that moment, a massive fist suddenly struck towards Meng Xiner and the Yellow Spring Demon Lord, breaking through layers of space and instantly shattering the Yellow Spring Ghost Realm.
"Underworld King Fist!" The Underworld God’s pupils constricted as he unleashed the Underworld King Fist, colliding fiercely with the Dragon Blood Sovereign's punch.
As for the Yellow Spring Demon Lord, his cultivation had already plummeted to Gaze of Fate, so he could do nothing to help. He could only exert his utmost effort to preserve his own life.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed as the two fists collided. Meng Xiner's delicate body shook, and a Phantom flew out from within her; this Phantom was none other than a fragment of the Underworld God's soul.
The Dragon Blood Sovereign's punch had actually forced the Soul of the Underworld God out of Meng Xiner’s body. This punch also highlighted the gap between the Emperor of Thunder Punishment and Divine Lord.
The Dragon Blood Sovereign was on the verge of breaking through to true Imperial Lord's Realm when unexpectedly, at the last moment, he was interrupted by the Underworld God. The collapse of the Dragon Blood Palace abruptly disrupted his breakthrough and nearly caused a backlash that would have led to regression in his cultivation. This was why the Dragon Blood Sovereign was so furious.
After all, he was just half a step away from breaking through to Emperor of Thunder Punishment, but suddenly being interrupted would infuriate anyone. However, even as just a Half-Step Emperor, he was still not something a Divine Lord could compare with.
"Meng Xin'er..." Xing Chen finally reacted at this moment. He immediately used Void Stealth to appear in front of Meng Xiner and then flickered away, intending to take Meng Xiner away from this dangerous place.
"Child, her soul is still in my hands. Even if you take her away, you are merely taking a shell," the voice of the Underworld God suddenly echoed in Xing Chen's mind just as she was about to disappear.
"Don't listen to him. Meng Xiner's soul is protected by the power of Plaque; he cannot capture Meng Xiner's soul," the Hate Emperor said urgently upon seeing the hesitation on Xing Chen's face.
Now was the best time to escape. If this opportunity was missed, Xing Chen might never be able to flee again.
"Child, do you see what I hold in my hand?" The Underworld God's voice came again, and at the same time, he was holding a mini version of Meng Xiner, which emitted a faint silver glow.
This was precisely the moment before the Underworld God was struck out of Meng Xiner's body by the Dragon Blood Sovereign when he captured Meng Xiner's soul.
Although Meng Xiner was protected by the power of Plaque, the Underworld God was still the Lord of the Underworld. Even if he could not harm Meng Xiner's soul right now, capturing it was still within his capability.
"What do you want?" Xing Chen asked with a dark expression as she looked at the Underworld God.
"Very simple. Hand over her body to me; I must have a physical form in the human world," the Underworld God replied with a smile.
However, just then, the space rippled slightly, and a figure suddenly appeared before Xing Chen and the Underworld God. This person was none other than the Dragon Blood Sovereign.
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