Chapter 968: Near Death
"Ah!"
With a miserable scream, the Spirit Ghost Emperor's face twisted. That sword strike just now directly tore through his body and severely injured his heart. Although for a Sealing Emperor Strong Person like him, this wasn't considered a fatal wound, nor even a particularly serious injury, it was nevertheless a great humiliation.
"I'll slaughter you!"
The Spirit Ghost Emperor's face finally turned ferocious; Ye Xuan had completely enraged him.
"Die!"
With a "bang", the Spirit Ghost Emperor's black robe suddenly exploded, revealing his Netherworld being's black-brown body. This Spirit Ghost Emperor's body was originally over two meters tall, and now it suddenly swelled, quickly growing to over five meters high.
However, after growing over five meters, the Spirit Ghost Emperor's body began to clap together, tentacles breaking out from within his body, rapidly entwining around Ye Xuan's body.
Crunch, crunch!
The sound of bones grinding echoed continuously. Ye Xuan was wrapped firmly by the Spirit Ghost Emperor, as if he was about to be torn apart alive.
"I won't let you die so easily. This time you're going to die miserably. I'm going to disassemble your bones one by one."
The Spirit Ghost Emperor laughed grimly, his eyes emanating a twisted intent to kill.
"Do you think I'm afraid of death? Moreover, do you think you can truly kill me?"
Ye Xuan gritted his teeth, the tragic white in his eyes swiftly condensed. In an instant, above his head, a massive, awe-inspiring Sword Qi was formed. As soon as it was successfully condensed, it fiercely slashed down towards the top of the Spirit Ghost Emperor's head.
This Sword Qi was formed with the last of Ye Xuan's strength. After slashing down, Ye Xuan's aura weakened considerably, but the power of this Sword Qi was exceptionally strong.
Bang!
The Sword Qi unexpectedly exploded in front of the Spirit Ghost Emperor, catching him off guard. The Spirit Ghost Emperor was blown apart, his protective Netherworld Energy completely shattered, leaving him a bloody mess.
In excruciating pain, the Spirit Ghost Emperor fiercely flung Ye Xuan away, smashing a huge mountain not far away into pieces.
His body collided with dozens of large rocks, and Ye Xuan felt as though his just-healed body was about to fall apart again, several bones cracked, and he spat out blood.
"Damn brat!"
The Spirit Ghost Emperor's roar echoed throughout the dark space. Then, he raised his hands, and immense Netherworld Power surged around him, transforming into black energy spheres. Each of these black spheres was filled with a terrifying aura of destruction, warping the very space around them.
With a loud shout, the Spirit Ghost Emperor struck out with a palm, and each of those black spheres shot out. With each palm strike from the Spirit Ghost Emperor, one or several spheres blasted out, descending and exploding around Ye Xuan.
This barrage turned the ground around Ye Xuan into a shattered mess, and Ye Xuan's body naturally bore the brunt, his injuries worsening continuously.
Now he could only barely gather a soul power barrier to protect his body so as not to
"Curse it, am I really going to be worn down to death by this old monster here?"
Even though Ye Xuan was not afraid of death, it didn't mean he had no desire to live. Everyone doesn't want to die, even those who are prepared to face death fearlessly.
At this moment, Ye Xuan suddenly felt a disturbance in the Qiankun Ring; the Human Emperor's Scepter and Earth Emperor Book were unexpectedly agitated.
"What's happening?"
Although severely injured, Ye Xuan's soul power was not damaged, and he could clearly sense the turmoil of the two Holy Artifacts in the ring.
Before Ye Xuan could inquire, the two treasures actually flew out of the ring on their own.
Watching the two Holy Artifacts fly away, Ye Xuan found himself powerless; he could barely maintain his defense and had lost control over these two Holy Artifacts.
Moreover, with the departure of these two Holy Artifacts, Ye Xuan's perception of them became weaker and weaker until finally, it was completely severed.
"Flee when disaster strikes; I didn't expect even Holy Artifacts would betray their master."
Ye Xuan let out a bitter laugh, without feeling too much disappointment. If he truly perished here today, then these two Holy Artifacts flying away would also be considered a wise choice for them.
Boom, boom, boom!
The dense bombardment of black energy spheres continued for a full four to five minutes, and the area of ground where Ye Xuan was was blasted into a pitted mess, forming deep holes everywhere.
Under this frenzied bombardment, Ye Xuan's soul barrier also completely collapsed, fully exposing him to the Spirit Ghost Emperor's onslaught.
"Damn brat, are you still not dead this time?"
The Spirit Ghost Emperor's face was filled with a delighted grin, which now seemed excessively twisted. Being severely injured by Ye Xuan earlier was undoubtedly seen as a huge lifelong humiliation, but now he could finally wipe away this disgrace.
Finishing his laugh, the Spirit Ghost Emperor raised his hands again. Instantly, the surrounding Netherworld Power surged in, seemingly condensing into a black sun above his head.
Under the gathering of the immense Netherworld Power, this black sun rapidly grew from an original diameter of a few meters to a full hundred meters in diameter.
"Kid, don't forget in hell, you ought to remember, some things are not for a role like yours to touch lightly."
The Spirit Ghost Emperor sneered coldly, not wanting to waste more words with Ye Xuan, he flung the massive black sphere with his uplifted hands, and the hundred-meter diameter black sphere descended brazenly.
The black light covered the sky and quickly filled Ye Xuan's entire field of vision.
"Am I going to die?"
Ye Xuan sighed. He hadn't expected to die at the hands of a mere high-level Sealing Emperor, truly feeling somewhat unwilling...
At this moment, it's as if the world fell silent, and all things froze. However, just as Ye Xuan was quietly awaiting the arrival of death, the massive black sphere lingeringly did not fall.
"Hmm?"
Without receiving any attack, Ye Xuan opened his eyes. In his vision, the massive black sphere was suspended in mid-air as if frozen.
Ye Xuan's eyes were filled with surprise; below that black sphere, there was surprisingly a figure. That figure looked somewhat slender and seemed insignificant under the massive black sphere, like a grain of sand.
But it was this grain of sand that could withstand the black sphere without showing any sign of defeat.
"Who is that?"
Ye Xuan focused his gaze on the figure, and upon closer look, he realized that this figure was unexpectedly resisting the Spirit Ghost Emperor's black sphere with a single hand, enveloped in three types of light, exuding an extremely powerful aura.
The figure was very slender, clothed in white more radiant than snow, but it was none other than Ling Qianxue, who was blasted away by the Spirit Ghost Emperor earlier.
The current Ling Qianxue was evidently different from before, at least her aura was incomparable to the past. Now, Ling Qianxue exuded a Sealing Emperor level aura fluctuation, and behind her were three towering figures, shadows seemingly from ancient times, standing behind her like deities.