Chapter 974: The Miserable State of True Monarch Jingchi
TL: Etude
“Kill!”
True Monarch Jingchi launched a full-force attack against the True Monarchs surrounding him, pushing his speed to its absolute limit in an attempt to break through their encirclement and escape.
However, many of these True Monarchs wielded half-Dao artifacts or special top-tier chaos spiritual treasures designed to restrict speed. Although one or two couldn’t hold him back, with so many acting together, his speed was drastically reduced.
Boom!
True Monarch Jingchi activated the Infinite True Body of the Void Sky lineage, transforming into a towering giant that radiated terrifying power, overwhelming everything around him.
He targeted one of the True Monarchs and with a single punch obliterated him into nothingness.
However, the other True Monarchs’ attacks struck True Monarch Jingchi’s Infinite True Body, tearing it apart.
The Infinite True Body was not weak—second only to the Void Sky Dao Body—making it one of the most powerful physiques cultivated by the Void Sky lineage. Yet, the sheer number of True Monarchs attacking True Monarch Jingchi made it impossible to withstand.
Even if he had cultivated the Void Sky Dao Body, it still wouldn’t have been enough to survive such a relentless siege.His body was torn apart, and the blood of True Monarchs rained down on the earth.
True Monarch Jingchi fought desperately while retreating, but his condition grew increasingly tragic.
Although many of the other True Monarchs fell and perished, no one gave up as they saw True Monarch Jingchi’s injuries worsening.
Unfortunately, True Monarch Jingchi hadn’t cultivated a life-saving chaos divine ability like the Blood River Immortality Technique, so his recovery was slow. He couldn’t endure a prolonged fight, and as his injuries worsened, his strength rapidly declined.
Suddenly—
Boom!
True Monarch Jingchi plummeted from the sky, crashing into a towering mountain, reducing it to rubble.
He lay on the ground, his body on the verge of complete collapse, his aura weak beyond measure.
Of the hundred or so True Monarchs who had besieged him, only about forty remained. In the brief, brutal battle, over fifty True Monarchs had fallen to True Monarch Jingchi’s hand, showcasing his terrifying strength.
“Hahaha! True Monarch Jingchi has no strength left to fight back!”
The remaining True Monarchs laughed excitedly as they descended, sealing off the area and surrounding True Monarch Jingchi. However, they eyed one another with caution, each wary of betrayal.
Once True Monarch Jingchi fell, all the wealth left behind by a top-tier True Ancestor would become the prize, and though they had agreed earlier to divide the spoils evenly, that was mere talk to placate fools.
When so many treasures were at stake, who would willingly let them go? If even a few refused, a bloody struggle was inevitable.
It was impossible to guarantee that everyone would honor the promise of equal division.
“It looks like I won’t make it out alive this time,” True Monarch Jingchi thought in despair.
Even if he handed over all his treasures now, these people wouldn’t spare him. He had made enemies of them, and since they couldn’t defeat him individually, they wouldn’t let him escape now.
Just as True Monarch Jingchi was about to accept his impending death, the unexpected happened.
Boom!
A figure suddenly appeared in front of the True Monarchs, accompanied by a chilling voice.
“This one belongs to me.”
The speaker was True Monarch Wuhen, a figure ranked on the True Monarch Rankings.
When True Monarch Wuhen had first entered the True Spirit Realm, he hadn’t earned a spot on the True Monarch Rankings, but over the years, his strength had advanced rapidly, and he now stood among the ranked True Monarchs.
Although True Monarch Wuhen only barely made it onto the list, holding the lowest position and considered the weakest among the ranked True Monarchs, even the weakest on the rankings was far superior to most. Not even a fully healthy True Monarch Jingchi could match True Monarch Wuhen, as they weren’t even in the same league.
At True Monarch Wuhen’s arrival, the faces of the remaining True Monarchs changed dramatically.
One of them spoke up, “True Monarch Wuhen, how about this—ninety percent of True Monarch Jingchi’s treasures go to you, and we’ll divide the remaining ten percent among ourselves?”
“Die!”
True Monarch Wuhen extended a finger and instantly killed the True Monarch who had just spoken.
Then, in a cold, threatening tone, True Monarch Wuhen said, “If you don’t leave now, you can all stay here permanently. I’m quite interested in the treasures on you as well!”
At these words, the remaining True Monarchs quickly fled, not daring to linger even for a moment.
In truth, True Monarch Wuhen also wanted to kill them all, but after thinking it over, he decided against it. These True Monarchs were affiliated with various powerful factions, and killing them would provoke too many influential enemies. Moreover, their wealth wasn’t significant enough to tempt him.
The real prize he coveted was True Monarch Jingchi!
True Monarch Wuhen had received word that True Monarch Jingchi had acquired the storage artifact of a True Ancestor. Inside, there was a high chance it contained the entire wealth of that True Ancestor.
True Ancestors of the Domain Realm were incredibly wealthy. Even a mid-level Grand Dao True Ancestor could possess greater riches than the top-tier True Ancestors in this chaotic region, which greatly tempted True Monarch Wuhen. Since he happened to be near the battlefield, he had rushed over just in time.
True Monarch Jingchi stared at True Monarch Wuhen with complete despair.
He had initially thought that someone had come to rescue him, but to his dismay, it turned out to be True Monarch Wuhen. Though True Monarch Wuhen held no deep grudge against the Void Sky lineage, they weren’t on friendly terms either.
Moreover, in a place like this battlefield ruins, even fellow disciples from the same sect would turn against each other for a great opportunity. So how could a True Monarch from another faction act any differently?
“You’re quite fortunate,” True Monarch Wuhen said casually. “You discovered a True Ancestor’s corpse shortly after entering this battlefield ruins, and you even obtained their storage artifact.
“But it’s a pity. You don’t have the strength to keep it. No matter how great the opportunity, it’ll just benefit someone else in the end!”
After saying this, True Monarch Wuhen prepared to act.
He knew who True Monarch Jingchi was—one of the True Monarchs of the Void Sky Hall—but he didn’t care.
He unsheathed his half-Dao artifact saber, ready to deliver a killing blow.
With his strength, killing a fully healthy True Monarch Jingchi would have been easy. Now, with True Monarch Jingchi critically injured and on the brink of death, resistance was out of the question.
“Die!”
True Monarch Wuhen swung his saber.
Boom!
A brilliant saber light streaked across the battlefield, leaving behind a deep, pitch-black spatial scar. In any ordinary location, the strike would have shattered space itself. But since the battlefield ruins had unusually stable spatial fabric, it only left a spatial scar along its path.
The scar extended through True Monarch Jingchi’s body and across the ground behind him, carving a bottomless trench into the earth.
However, True Monarch Wuhen’s expression shifted, devoid of any joy.
True Monarch Jingchi’s figure had vanished—the one he struck was nothing but an afterimage!
True Monarch Jingchi was critically wounded and on the verge of death—there was no way he could have moved at such a terrifying speed or evaded True Monarch Wuhen’s saber, which had locked onto him.
“Who’s there?” True Monarch Wuhen demanded coldly.
A voice, distant yet somehow close, answered, “True Monarch Wuhen, if you can’t even see me act, your progress over the years has been embarrassingly slow!”
Suddenly, Ye Tian appeared nearby, supporting True Monarch Jingchi.
In the next moment, True Monarch Jingchi was absorbed into Ye Tian’s internal universe.
“So, it’s the Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws!”
True Monarch Wuhen immediately cupped his hands in deference, his once cold and ruthless demeanor shifting into one of utter humility.