Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

Seeing Chu Ming arrive, Bei Yun showed a trace of joy on his face. In just a few minutes, Blood Cloud Palace had already lost three or four Guiyuan Realm martial artists. If this continues, none of them will escape.

Although Chu Ming and Feng Yu Yan were not members of Blood Cloud Palace, if they wanted to continue entering the cave, they must clear all these ghost puppets.

"Brother Chu, please come and assist me."

Seeing Chu Ming hesitating to make a move, Bei Yun couldn't help but feel anxious. A sword mark flashed across the air, slicing a ghost puppet into two segments instantly.

"Should we make a move?"

Hearing Bei Yun's exclamation, Feng Yu Yan turned her head and asked Chu Ming.

"Let's go."

Chu Ming's expression was calm and unperturbed as he spoke lightly. There were quite a number of these ghost puppets, and their strength was not weak. The men of Blood Cloud Palace alone could not resolve this.

Boom!

Feng Yu Yan lightly nodded, her body transforming into a red flash, rushing into the ghost puppets. Terrifying Profound Ice Force Fields were flung from her hands, instantly shattering any ghost puppet unable to evade into ice fragments.

Splatter!

Chu Ming walked casually among the ghost puppets, with his Star Trace Sword gliding like shadows and wind. The ghost puppets didn't get within three meters of him before being entirely disintegrated.

In the Heart Sword Realm, Chu Ming could utilize spiritual power to the fullest with every sword and maneuver. Without a moment's pause, the ground was filled with severed limbs and remnants. These ghost puppets were forged from precious metals, each punch carrying immense power.

Following Chu Ming and Feng Yu Yan, Liu Guan led the martial artists of Great Freedom Palace into the fray, joining the crew in the slaughter of the ghost puppets.

Splatter!

A sword light flashing at extreme speed passed through the air, Chu Ming killed the last ghost puppet with a single stroke and looked toward Feng Yu Yan, finding her leisurely standing not far away.

"Let's go!"

Chu Ming pulled Feng Yu Yan and continued flying towards the interior of the cave. This time, Bei Yun had learned his lesson, not daring to act as the lead anymore, but followed behind the squad of Great Freedom Palace, observing the progression of events. However, Bei Yun's actions attracted much disdain from Liu Guan.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As Chu Ming and the others were flying, terrifying ice arrows shot out from the stone walls, causing the surrounding scenery to change drastically.

The surroundings turned a misty white, numerous ancient wild beasts clad in black armor suddenly emerged from the ground, starting to viciously bite at everyone. These ancient wild beasts were mostly at Tier Eight, with twin horns on their heads, red eyes, bark-like dry skin, and extremely strong limbs capable of causing landslides with a slight stomp.

"Ah!!"

A martial artist from Great Freedom Palace, unable to adapt to the environment, was bitten into two halves by an ancient wild beast, blood splattering everywhere.

"Be careful, we've fallen into an array."

Liu Guan's expression was slightly calm as he shouted to the surroundings.

"Brother Liu, what do we do next?"

Bei Yun's face was pale. Though he wasn't young, he had always stayed in Blood Cloud Palace for cultivation and had never seen such a bloody scene. These ancient wild beasts seemed endless from his perspective, causing a desperate feeling to rise in his heart. He helplessly asked Liu Guan.

"Brother Chu, do you have a way to deal with this array?"

Liu Guan didn't answer directly but turned to ask Chu Ming.

These ancient wild beasts were simply too many. If this continues, even a true Great Power of Transcendence might be exhausted to death.

"I have no way either."

Chu Ming shook his head. However, his soul power quickly spread out like a tide, under which the ancient wild beasts around him rapidly disappeared, transforming into pure spiritual power suspended in mid-air.

Chu Ming transmitted what he had discovered to Feng Yu Yan, who slightly pondered before replying via transmission.

"So these ancient wild beasts are not endless. Since they are all formed by spiritual power, once the spiritual power is exhausted, they would naturally stop appearing. Can you possibly trace the source of this formation's spiritual power?"

"I'll give it a try."

Chu Ming understood this principle but kept silent. He and the people of Blood Cloud Palace and Great Freedom Palace were just casual acquaintances. In the cave, they were competitors, so naturally, he wouldn't reveal everything.

Splatter!

With one sword move, Chu Ming killed dozens of ancient wild beasts ahead, his soul power silently spreading further. His soul power was now incredibly strong, extending down underground for kilometers.

"Hmm?"

Chu Ming's eyes brightened as he noticed within his soul power's range, underground, ten fist-sized Spirit Stones arranged in a circle, with spiritual power continuously drawn from them, integrating into the array.

"Is this... Top Grade Spirit Stones?"

Chu Ming's breathing became heavy. Each fist-sized Spirit Stone contained an immense amount of spiritual power, with spiritual power vapors emanating from them. Considering the speed at which Blood Cloud Palace and Great Freedom Palace martial artists were slaying ancient wild beasts, even if they were exhausted to death, they couldn't drain the spiritual power of ten Top Grade Spirit Stones.

Top Grade Spirit Stones are extremely rare in the Celestial Martial Continent. Usually, a hundred Upper Grade Spirit Stones could be exchanged for one Top Grade Spirit Stone, but in reality, their values differ greatly. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that a single Top Grade Spirit Stone could exchange for a small city.

Perhaps only Life and Death Realm Kings would use Top Grade Spirit Stones for cultivation, while Great Powers of Transcendence also use Upper Grade Spirit Stones for cultivation.

Splatter!

Amid the astonishment of the crowd, Chu Ming shattered the ground with one sword move, causing countless stones to fly wildly in all directions.

During this time, several more from Blood Cloud Palace and Great Freedom Palace were injured. Seeing Chu Ming's actions, Liu Guan's expression was hesitant and puzzled.

Feng Yu Yan, slightly guessing Chu Ming's intentions, moved closer to him subtly.

Splatter!

Ding!

Chu Ming unleashed another sword strike, with his wild Sword Intent sweeping the surrounding ancient wild beasts into powder. At this time, his sword finally struck something solid.

Whoosh!

A Top Grade Spirit Stone flew up from the ground, quickly seized by Chu Ming and placed in his Storage Ring.

"Just now... was that a Top Grade Spirit Stone?!"

Liu Guan was momentarily dazed, then quickly recovered and shouted to the people of Great Freedom Palace.

"Everyone, quickly strike the ground!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Violent wind waves rapidly engulfed the surroundings. While the others moved, Chu Ming had already collected five Top Grade Spirit Stones.