Chapter 317: A Head-on Clash with a Divine Artifact

Chapter 317 -315: A Head-on Clash with a Divine Artifact

Chen Yuan had seen quite a few Divine Artifact Incarnations. In fact, he currently had two of them as trump cards.

In terms of destructive power, the strongest was naturally the Demon Spear Corpse Tower Forest, which Chen Yuan was currently nurturing within his body.

This Divine Artifact Incarnation was a being that grew stronger as his own physical body did.

It was an extremely rare type of Divine Artifact Incarnation that could increase its own power.

Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, Chen Yuan was reluctant to use it.

Among the other Divine Artifact Incarnations Chen Yuan had seen, the Karma Flame Heaven-Burning that Luo Lie had used was also extremely powerful. The Shangguan Family’s Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror Divine Artifact Incarnation was balanced in both offense and defense; while its might wasn’t as overwhelming, its strength lay in its versatility.

As for the Murong Family’s Star Shifting, it was too focused on defense and had too many limitations. If not for its low creation cost, it would barely even rank among the many Divine Artifact Demon Soldiers.

The Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow that Su Changhe was now using was among the most powerful Divine Artifacts in terms of offensive attributes.

The moment the arrow was released, Chen Yuan could feel that its power was even greater than Wang Xuangan’s Karma Flame Heaven-Burning!

Facing a Divine Artifact Incarnation of this level, Chen Yuan quickly considered whether he should use the Sun-piercing Sword’s Divine Artifact Incarnation.

‘If I use the Sun-piercing Sword, I’ll have to kill everyone present. Otherwise, exposing my identity as a member of the Ming Sect would be a huge problem.’

But Chen Yuan was still reluctant to use the Demon Spear Corpse Tower Forest. He wouldn’t use this Demon Soldier unless he was in a truly desperate situation.

The costs of using both the Sun-piercing Sword and the Demon Spear Corpse Tower Forest were immense. In truth, Chen Yuan had another trump card that might be able to withstand the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow: the Demon-Drinking Saber.

The Demon-Drinking Saber, a Top Grade Celestial Soldier, had once been the personal weapon of a Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. The fact that it was classified as top-grade meant its upper limits were incredibly formidable.

Of course, this formidability was contingent on having a Grandmaster above the Eighth Realm Divine Platform infuse it with power to maximize its potential.

If you were just an Independent Martial Artist with no backing, the Demon-Drinking Saber would be little better than an ordinary Celestial Soldier.

Right now, the Demon-Drinking Saber contained the Greedy Wolf Demon Qi infused by Wan Guiyuan. This was power from a Grandmaster at the peak of the Eighth Realm Divine Platform.

Moreover, a peak Divine Platform Realm expert from the Ming Sect was a level stronger than an ordinary Martial Artist of the same rank.

Therefore, Chen Yuan was fifty percent confident he could clash with the Divine Artifact Incarnation using the Greedy Wolf Demon Qi within the Demon-Drinking Saber.

But fifty percent wasn’t enough. If he added his Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill into the mix, he would have nearly ninety percent confidence in withstanding the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow’s Divine Artifact Incarnation.

The arrow was already hurtling toward him. Chen Yuan had no more time to hesitate.

The Demon-Drinking Saber materialized in his hand. As he poured his True Qi into it, activating the power within, a boundless Demonic Qi instantly gathered in his grasp.

The next moment, a magnificent demonic Sword Aura erupted from the Demon-Drinking Saber. Countless streams of Demonic Qi, as if blotting out the sky, burst forth from the weapon, making Chen Yuan’s hand tremble as he held it.

The Greedy Wolf Demon Qi that Wan Guiyuan had infused was simply astonishing, on a completely different level from the Demonic Qi Xu Baiwei had previously provided!

In truth, Wan Guiyuan’s Cultivation Technique wasn’t purely a Demon Technique. He had forcibly purified and compressed the Greedy Wolf Demon Qi from his own power to infuse it into the Demon-Drinking Saber.

Wan Guiyuan was a man of principle. He felt he owed the junior Chen Yuan a favor, and now that the young Martial Artist had finally asked for help, he couldn’t be stingy, could he?

So he had spared no effort, infusing his Greedy Wolf Demon Qi into it until the Demon-Drinking Saber had almost reached its limit.

As the monstrous Demonic Qi erupted, it formed the dark silhouette of a Greedy Wolf behind Chen Yuan. Its eyes were scarlet, its killing intent soaring to the heavens.

As Chen Yuan swung his saber down, it was Greedy Wolf Devouring Heaven, its Demonic Power unrivaled!

At the same time, a sharp glint flashed in Chen Yuan’s eyes. In that instant, his gaze became incomparably profound, as if the stars of heaven and earth were twinkling within.

He unleashed his Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill. To his eyes, the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow, which carried overwhelming might, was now divided into three distinct forces.

One was the Divine Weapon Power unique to the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow—vast, magnificent, and incredibly strong.

Another was the limiting force of the Divine Artifact Incarnation itself, which served as a vessel to contain the arrow’s power.

The final force was Su Changhe’s own power, which acted as a catalyst to drive the Divine Artifact Incarnation.

Only when these three forces combined did they form a truly complete Divine Artifact Incarnation.

Chen Yuan’s saber strike looked immense, but its point of impact was in fact meticulously precise.

With Greedy Wolf Devouring Heaven, the Demon Saber’s power didn’t strike the Divine Weapon Power itself, but the other two forces.

Once those two forces were annihilated, Su Changhe lost control of the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow. Before it could even reach Chen Yuan, it exploded violently in mid-air!

In an instant, the powers of the Greedy Wolf Demon Saber and the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow collided and tore each other apart. The violent shockwave sent all three of them—Chen Yuan, Su Changhe, and Shangguan Moyuan—flying.

Shangguan Moyuan was already severely injured. Blasted by the aftershock, he immediately coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Su Changhe had also used nearly all his strength to withstand the blast. His face turned deathly pale, then flushed red as blood trickled from his mouth.

His eyes were filled with utter disbelief.

‘How could the Demon-Drinking Saber be this powerful? How could it clash head-on with a Divine Artifact Incarnation?’

‘If the Demon-Drinking Saber was this strong, how could Xu Tianhong only be twelfth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings? He could have jumped straight to second place!’

What was even stranger about that strike was that his Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow had clearly locked onto Chen Jiutian, yet the moment the saber fell, he felt his connection to the arrow completely severed.

This caused a backlash from a portion of the Divine Artifact’s power. His Inner Viscera were now rattling, and his own power was on the verge of depletion.

Before Su Changhe could react, a crimson blade of light was already upon him.

A blood flame flared in the air. A Karma Fire Red Lotus bloomed before him, surging forward with overwhelming killing intent!

Su Changhe’s expression changed instantly. He hastily raised his Long Sword to block.

But he was already exhausted. With a single strike, Chen Yuan sent his Long Sword flying and a massive force slammed into his arm, shattering it on the spot.

Chen Yuan’s Qi Blood was vigorous, allowing him to withstand the force of the aftershock.

However, he had just used the Emperor’s Qi Observation Skill for about five breaths. Although it wasn’t his limit, the rapid drain on his Spiritual Power gave him a head-splitting pain.

But he had to strike while his enemy was weak!

Time waits for no one. Enduring the searing pain in his mind, Chen Yuan launched a frenzied assault on Su Changhe, giving him no time to breathe!

“Save me!”

Su Changhe’s face paled. He retreated frantically, roaring at Shangguan Moyuan.

But before Shangguan Moyuan could react, the crimson blade light flashed through the air again. Su Changhe’s head hit the ground.

After killing Su Changhe, Chen Yuan turned his head and gave Shangguan Moyuan a chilling smile. “You’re next!”

Shangguan Moyuan’s expression changed. Without a second word, he turned and fled, simultaneously pulling out a handful of Elixirs and stuffing them into his mouth to slow the bleeding from the wound on his chest.

He never would have imagined that Su Changhe would die so quickly.

He was even more shocked that this Chen Jiutian could block the Blazing Sect’s Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow with the Demon-Drinking Saber!

‘What kind of monster is this?’

At this moment, Shangguan Moyuan felt a pang of regret.

‘If I had known this would happen, I shouldn’t have held back. I should have gone all out, first trapping Chen Jiutian with the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror, and then having Su Changhe use the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow. We could have killed him in a single blow.’

But the problem was, who would have thought that a single Divine Artifact Incarnation would fail to kill a mere Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist?

The reality was, even if Shangguan Moyuan hadn’t held back and had planned to use the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror from the start, it would have been useless.

Chen Yuan still had two more Divine Artifact Incarnations. He hadn’t used them simply because his opponents weren’t worthy of forcing his hand.

Shangguan Moyuan was still lost in regret, but Chen Yuan was already closing in from behind.

With a piercing whistle, a Mulan Prison Arrow shot forth.

Shangguan Moyuan hastily turned to block it, but he was already severely wounded and couldn’t muster his Qi Blood and power to their peak. Chen Yuan’s arrow sent him stumbling.

“Chen Jiutian! Do you really want to fight me to the death?”

Shangguan Moyuan gritted his teeth. “Su Changhe and I both underestimated you. We lost this time, but don’t forget I still have the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The ruins of the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect you’re looking for are right behind us. Why must you insist on a life-or-death struggle with me?

Let me live, and I swear I will give you a wide berth within this Heaven-Reaching Tower and never be your enemy again!”

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow. “You Martial Artists from the great Noble Families are all the same. You’re too afraid to risk your own necks for great ambitions, yet you’ll abandon all righteousness for petty gains.

You think you can just preserve your ‘useful’ lives when you know you can’t win, but you lack even a shred of the courage to fight to the death.

A fight to the death? Shangguan Moyuan, from the moment you chose to ambush me, it was already a fight to the death between us.

Besides, I’ve already killed more than one or two people from your Shangguan Family. One more won’t make a difference!”

As his voice fell, Chen Yuan drew his bow. Another Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow shot out!

Shangguan Moyuan was still wondering, ‘When did this Chen Jiutian ever kill anyone from my Shangguan Family?’

Shangguan Yun had opposed Chen Jiutian at the Furnace Opening Assembly and had indeed called upon a Minor Sect that had some business dealings with the Shangguan Family. Chen Jiutian had killed some of their disciples.

‘But those people couldn’t even be considered vassals of the Shangguan Family. How could they count as our people?’

But before Shangguan Moyuan could figure it out, Chen Yuan’s Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow was already upon him. With no time to think, he could only resist with all his might.

However, in his heavily injured state, his Inner Viscera took a severe jolt with every arrow he blocked. He was already reaching his limit.

Shangguan Moyuan grit his teeth and pulled a small, silver-white mirror from his Qiankun Bag.

The Shangguan Family’s Divine Artifact Incarnation, the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror!