Chapter 981: Slaughter
The three Netherworld Emperors did not regard Ye Xuan at all, recklessly charging forward. Each harbored his own ulterior motives, all ready to seize the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone and the Heavenly Netherworld Blade from Ye Xuan first.
Among the three, Emperor You Quan was the fastest. His body transformed into a torrent in the void, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Ye Xuan, reverting to human form. Then a claw reached towards Ye Xuan, directly aiming for Ye Xuan's throat.
Bang!
Just as the claw was about to reach Ye Xuan, it was suddenly blocked by a blade light. It was seen that Ye Xuan, who had been silent all along, finally moved. He raised the Heavenly Netherworld Blade, and Emperor You Quan's Claw Light collided with the blade light. Sparks flew instantly, and blood spurted out from the tiger's mouth, flowing everywhere.
"Hmm?"
Emperor You Quan sensed something amiss and quickly withdrew, but it was too late.
Whiz!
The blade light was incredibly fast, reaching an unfathomable speed. As the white blade flashed, it seemed as if heaven and earth lost their color. An astonishing killing intent locked onto Emperor You Quan, and the next second, with a whoosh, Emperor You Quan's body was directly split in two, severed in half by a single slash.
"What a fast blade."
Emperor You Quan felt a chilling fear; he hadn't even seen how Ye Xuan swung the blade before getting hit, leaving no time to react.
"This kid is tricky."
Emperor You Quan realized Ye Xuan had suddenly become stronger and was planning to retreat, his body turning back into a puddle of black water. However, this time, Ye Xuan did not let him come and go freely. A terrifying aura suddenly erupted; with a swing of his blade, he instantly sent out dozens of blade lights, shredding Emperor You Quan's body, slicing it into pieces.
Although Emperor You Quan's body could continuously regenerate, it couldn't withstand such onslaught. His regeneration couldn't keep up with the speed of being shattered, soon pulverized into fragments, barely mended before collapsing once again.
Only at this moment did Emperor You Quan realize something was wrong and tried to escape.
"Die!"
A sharp killing intent surged in Ye Xuan's eyes, cold and ruthless, as if he were a god of death. Then he zeroed in on a black light mass from Emperor You Quan's shattered body and fiercely thrust out his blade, precisely hitting this light mass.
"No!"
Emperor You Quan shrieked in terror; he already sensed the crisis of death.
This kid seemed completely transformed into someone he couldn't handle.
This time, Ye Xuan gave him no chance, directly piercing through that black light mass, effectively wiping out Emperor You Quan's innate soul.
"What?"
It all happened too fast for Nether Abyss Emperor and Blood Nether Emperor to react. Emperor You Quan had already been erased.
"Shush!"
Ye Xuan's figure moved, appearing in front of Blood Nether Emperor, then with a single slash, sliced off Blood Nether Emperor's head.
"This kid?"
Nether Abyss Emperor was shocked; in an instant, Ye Xuan had slain two Netherworld Emperors. Although Blood Nether Emperor wasn't dead yet, he was on the brink. After absorbing the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone, Ye Xuan's strength had clearly surged several levels, perhaps reaching the level of a Netherworld Emperor.
Too terrifying.
The three of them, though peak Netherworld Emperors, had their cultivation and power dwindled to less than twenty percent of their peak after prolonged sealing. Yet even if all three joined forces, a Martial Emperor-tier expert would still fall short of being their match.
But Ye Xuan's strength changed too abruptly, catching them off guard, resulting in Emperor You Quan being slain, placing them at a disadvantage immediately.
"You, a mere human, dare to fully unleash the power of the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone? Do you know the consequences?" Nether Abyss Emperor's face was grave as he spoke deeply.
"The consequences are better than being killed by you."
Ye Xuan's face showed no emotional fluctuation; he was fully aware of the significant side effects of using the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone, but at this moment he had no other choice. Faced with three Netherworld Emperors, he had to.
"Netherworld Ten Layers Hell!"
Without hesitation, Ye Xuan moved again, waving the Heavenly Netherworld Blade. An entire space trembled instantly, twisting and distorting as if ten hells emerged, creating entirely different scenes nearby, inhabited by evil spirits, Netherworld people, and all kinds of dead, soulless entities.
"No!"
Under this force, even Nether Abyss Emperor's face turned ugly. This power was something even he couldn't withstand. Making a swift decision, he scattered his form, gathering Netherworld Energy around him to protect himself as he fled swiftly, aiming to escape into the nearest black tower.
The Blood Nether Emperor's blood-obscured, shattered body reformed into a mass of blood-colored soul, quietly slipping away.
"Hmph, just struggling in vain."
Ye Xuan's expression was exceptionally cold, almost inhuman, faintly sinister, twisted.
The current Ye Xuan, nothing could stop him; gods or Buddhas, nothing in his way.
Watching the two escaping Netherworld Emperors, Ye Xuan, holding the Heavenly Netherworld Blade, walked slowly forward.
The entire Netherworld Prison Ocean shuddered without stop.
At the edge of the surging Netherworld Sea, Ao Feng and the others watched the roiling Netherworld Sea with somewhat tense expressions. As time passed, the heaviness on their faces grew more pronounced, even with a hint of anxiety appearing.
"Clan Leader, why hasn't Ye Xuan made any movement after going down for so long?" Ao Wuxu finally couldn't help but speak up, eyes filled with unease. After all, the situation affected their entire Dragon Clan.
"Let me try using the secret technique to investigate."
Understanding everyone's anxiety, Ao Feng initiated the Dragon Clan's secret technique, releasing soul power to probe downward into the Netherworld Prison.
Half a minute later, Ao Feng frowned, retracting his soul power, looking extremely weary, shaking his head, "It's strange, there's no movement beneath the Netherworld Sea; I can't sense any aura at all."
"What? Could it be that something has happened to Ye Xuan?"
Ao Wuxu and the others were shocked. No aura meant Ye Xuan might have encountered trouble; otherwise, it wouldn't be this way.
"I didn't expect he wouldn't even have the chance to crush the dragon scale."
Ao Feng sighed heavily, his expression becoming solemn. If Ye Xuan didn't even have a chance to crush the dragon scale, it proved that the Netherworld Emperors below had broken free of the seal, which was undoubtedly a significant problem for the Dragon Clan.
Shush!
In the stifling, oppressive atmosphere, the demonic sea suddenly rippled. A light and shadow suddenly darted out, with the black Light Shield shining, swiftly purifying all the enveloping Netherworld Energy.