Chapter 588 - 586: The Fate of the Human Race

Chapter 588: Chapter 586: The Fate of the Human Race

Seeing the people from the Holy Mountain acting as if they were facing a great enemy, a sinister smile appeared on Jiang Jichen’s face.

He had brandished the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array and the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment, but he hadn’t unleashed a single shred of their power.

As it turned out, Jiang Jichen had just been putting on a show.

He hadn’t expected to frighten the Holy Mountain members so badly that they would immediately activate the Radiance of the Holy Light, revealing their trump card.

"Jiang Jichen, you’re despicable!"

A Holy Mountain Saint Envoy roared in fury.

Right now, they were enveloped in the Holy Light’s defense, which was in the Invincible Realm against anyone below the level of a Saint.

But the Radiance of the Holy Light had a time limit; it could only last for one double-hour.

After one double-hour, the Holy Light would vanish on its own, its defensive properties gone.

Furthermore, the defensive light would gradually weaken over time.

Its strongest point was likely the very moment of activation.

This was mainly because they were traumatized by the Great Killing Artifacts in Jiang Jichen’s hands.

That was why they had immediately activated the Holy Mountain Jade Talisman the moment Jiang Jichen brandished the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array and the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment.

However, they had fallen for Jiang Jichen’s trick.

"That’s because you’re fools. Who made the rule that I have to activate a Killing Artifact just because I take it out?"

Jiang Jichen responded coldly.

At the same time, he shielded Xuanyuan Qingyi and Ye Rou behind him.

After all, his defenses far surpassed theirs. Even if he were attacked, he could withstand it.

Since the people from the Holy Mountain were protected by the Holy Mountain Jade Talisman and had invincible defenses, attacking them now was completely useless.

Even if Jiang Jichen activated the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array and the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment, the effect would be extremely limited.

"Hmph, still so arrogant when death is at your doorstep!"

The Nascent Soul Ancestor didn’t strike immediately, but the other nine Holy Mountain Elders and the Six Saint Envoys certainly seized the opportunity. While the Holy Mountain Jade Talisman’s effect was still active, they launched an aggressive, all-out assault.

With their defenses now nigh-invincible, all they needed to do was attack with reckless abandon.

As for the Nascent Soul Ancestor, his Blood Qi was depleted, so he wouldn’t act rashly.

Every strike he made would inevitably consume his lifespan.

Thus, if he did decide to act, it would be with an earth-shattering, ultimate killing technique.

’I can’t attack, I can only defend.’

The carefree and arrogant expression on Jiang Jichen’s face was gone, replaced by a grave one.

At this time, many people searching for Ghost Soul Stones had also rushed to this location.

Seeing the scene before them, they stopped in the surrounding area, not daring to step inside the Black Flame Barrier.

Even though countless Ghost Soul Stones floated in the Black Flame Fire Abyss in the center, no one dared to entertain any ideas about them after seeing the Hell Evil Spirits above.

At this moment, their attention was focused more on the confrontation between Jiang Jichen, Xuanyuan Qingyi, Ye Rou, and the ten Holy Mountain Elders and Six Saint Envoys.

"The Human Realm of the Six Paths Illusion Realm is finished. According to the latest news, Xuanyuan Qingfeng is being recalled to the Mortal World. If Xuanyuan Qingyi is also defeated and killed here, the Human Race will have no fate in the Six Paths Illusion Realm but enslavement."

"In the Six Paths Realm, the Human Race has always been the weakest. If not for the protection of the Xuanyuan Clan, heh, they probably would have ceased to exist long ago."

"The Human Emperor is gone, the Xuanyuan have fallen into decline, and the Human Race still cannot change its fate of becoming the slaves of the other Five Realms."

....

Aside from the Human Race Cultivators, whose faces were grim and full of despair, the Cultivators from the other Five Realms were all filled with excitement.

They all spoke up, expressing their inner desires.

Inside the Black Flame Barrier, Jiang Jichen pulled Xuanyuan Qingyi and Ye Rou along, using Illusory Indeterminacy to evade the various terrifying, fatal attacks.

He had already pushed his Seven-Colored Perfect Realm Divine Thought to its limit, capturing and even preemptively sensing the trajectories of their attacks in order to dodge.

But the most terrifying thing, the one that felt like a thorn in his back, was the gaze of the Nascent Soul Ancestor.

PUFF!

No matter how strong Jiang Jichen’s Seven-Colored Divine Thought was, or how incredible his Shadow Step, it was impossible to dodge every single attack.

Moreover, he had to remain constantly vigilant against a strike from the Holy Mountain’s Ancestor.

Numerous wounds had appeared on his body, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

’This can’t go on!’

’You two, get into my Magical Artifact Space first.’

Jiang Jichen transmitted his voice to them secretly.

"Jiang Jichen, what are you planning to do?"

Xuanyuan Qingyi asked.

She had just seen Jiang Jichen take many attacks on their behalf.

If those attacks had landed on them, they would likely have been injured even more severely than Jiang Jichen.

Meanwhile, their own attacks were currently useless against the people from the Holy Mountain.

’This is basically an unwinnable situation!’

’Our only sliver of hope is to wear down their Holy Talisman’s defenses.’

"I need to enter the Fire Abyss Land to evade their attacks. Otherwise, once the Holy Mountain’s Nascent Soul Ancestor makes his move, we’re all done for!"

Jiang Jichen didn’t hide anything, revealing his insane plan.

"You..."

Ye Rou and Xuanyuan Qingyi were shocked.

They thought Jiang Jichen had gone mad.

Even those protected by the Holy Mountain Jade Talisman wouldn’t dare step into the Fire Abyss Land.

It might be one thing on a normal day, but right now it was filled with Hell Evil Spirits. Going down there was certain death.

"Calm down, no need to be surprised. I was originally going to come here for Body Refining anyway. I intend to borrow the flames of the Fire Abyss to break through to the Golden Body Seventh Layer."

"The only difference now is the addition of some Hell Evil Spirits. To me, it makes no difference!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen opened the Magical Artifact Space of the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment and swept it over Xuanyuan Qingyi and Ye Rou.

In the end, the two women didn’t resist, allowing Jiang Jichen to sweep them into the Magical Artifact Space.

BOOM!

At the same time, the attacks of more than a dozen people rained down again.

At this exact moment, even the Holy Mountain Grand Elder struck.

He raised his hand for a palm strike, his timing exquisite. It was just as Jiang Jichen had been forced to the very edge of the Fire Abyss.

Jiang Jichen’s path forward was blocked, leaving him with no room to retreat.

The moment the Nascent Soul Ancestor attacked, his power completely overwhelmed the attacks of the nine Holy Mountain Elders and the Six Saint Envoys.

That palm strike roiled with monstrous, ultimate killing Sacred Patterns. Like a blade or a sword, it seemed to tear space itself asunder wherever it passed.

And now, it was all descending upon Jiang Jichen.

Faced with such a blow, Jiang Jichen could neither block nor dodge. It was a fatal situation.

In the eyes of everyone watching, Jiang Jichen was trapped in a desperate plight with no escape, simply awaiting his death.

However, at this moment, Jiang Jichen didn’t even glance at the Nascent Soul Ancestor’s attack. Instead, his figure flashed, and he leaped straight into the Fire Abyss.

Jiang Jichen... he actually jumped into the Fire Abyss!

Everyone was utterly stunned.

They were even more convinced that he was insane and courting death.

Never mind how terrifying the flames of the Fire Abyss were; the thousands upon thousands of Hell Evil Spirits within could easily tear him to shreds.

In the next moment, however, they saw Jiang Jichen clad in his Blood-Red Battle Armor, the Ancient Medicine Cauldron hovering above his head. A Seven-color Spirit Pattern Array and the Undying Golden Light intertwined around his body, creating an extraordinary Anomaly that made him look like a Celestial God descending to the mortal world.

The surrounding Hell Evil Spirits swarmed toward Jiang Jichen, but he withstood their assault, remaining unharmed for the moment!