The Great Ruler

The Monarch's corpse exploded and a torrential demonic aura wreaked havoc. It was like a black cloud that covered the sky of the altar.

This scene had attracted many astonished voices. Everyone was stunned as they looked at Shi Tianyou's silhouette in shock. They never expected that he would actually self-destruct a Monarch's corpse.

Even the experts of the Fiend Clans were dumbfounded. As a member of the Fiend Clans, they knew well the worth of a Monarch's corpse.

Especially for the Corpse Demon Clan, the worth of a Monarch's corpse was priceless.

"That fellow is insane!"

The eyes of Mo Xin, Xuan Luo and the rest flickered. They were previously fearful of the Monarch's corpse, and now that Shi Tianyou has been heavily injured, along with the Monarch's corpse being destroyed, the threat from Shi Tianyou had dramatically decreased.

However, compared to those of the Great Thousand World, Mu Chen's gaze had turned grave as he looked at the demonic clouds, feeling uneasy in his heart.

Shi Tianyou should be clear about the worth of the Monarch's corpse, but he still decided to blow it up without any hesitation. So he must feel that blowing it up would bring him more significant benefits instead.

But right now, what's the benefit more significant than a Monarch's corpse?

Mu Chen's gaze turned to the centre of the altar, at black coffin that was sealed by the stone pillar… There's a soul fragment of a Monarch in there…

"Heh, sensed it yet?" Seeing Mu Chen's gaze, Shi Tianyou smiled before his hand formed into a seal. Instantly, the demonic cloud started to spin, and a few breaths later, ten-odd drops of finger-sized liquid fell down from the sky, landing onto the black coffin.

"That's… the Monarch's blood essence?!" Mu Chen felt extremely uneasy. He looked at the black liquid because he felt a fearful fluctuation coming from them.

Those blood essences came from the exploded Monarch's corpse to refine the ten drops of Monarch's blood essence!

When the Monarch's blood essence fell onto the black stone coffin, Mu Chen immediately saw the blood essence swiftly being absorbed by the coffin. In the next moment, the coffin trembled and a dense demonic aura leaked out from the coffin.

The chains that shrouded the coffin was covered in holes from the demonic aura…

"Shit, the coffin is going to break free!" Mu Chen's face instantly changed at this scene.

At this moment, the experts of the Great Thousand World had also felt something was amiss. When they saw the changes from the coffin, their faces turned pale with deep fear in their eyes.

They never expected that after dissolving the threat brought by Shi Tianyou, they would have to face an even bigger problem next.

If the soul fragment of the Sky Monarch breaks free, that strength wouldn't be something that Perfected Earth Sovereigns like them could confront.

While everyone was feeling horror, the four tablets had also seemed to have sensed the movement of the Sky Monarch's soul fragment. Instantly, the pillars unleashed a brilliant light to suppress the trembling coffin, which made everyone feel relieved upon seeing the sight of it.

But just when they felt relieved, one of the pillars suddenly exploded and formed into an image up above.

That was also an altar, but there was a giant demonic figure that roared towards the sky with a head covered in blood in its hand.

When Mu Chen and those of the Great Thousand World saw that head, their pupils squinted before exclamations resounded, "It's Bai Zhu!"

Mu Chen's face had also turned ugly. This person named Bai Zhu was one of the High Rank Demon Slayers from the Great Thousand World, the one that had chosen to enter the layer of the Spear Ancestor. He's one of the most powerful amongst those that had entered that layer, but he was killed.

That meant that the Spear Ancestor's level was destroyed by the Fiend Clans… and with the destruction of this stone pillar, that meant that the Sky Monarch's soul fragment on that layer must have been released!

"Now that there's a Sky Monarch's soul that's been released, the soul fragments of the Sky Monarchs will be able to fight against the remnant will of the four Ancestors if another one is released. At that time, the seal of the Four Saint Pagoda will be greatly weakened."

Therefore, they surely cannot let the soul fragment of the Sky Monarch in this layer to be released!

With this thought, the Sky Monarch's coffin that was suppressed started to tremble once again. Despite three pillars trying to suppress it, it wasn't able to calm it down.

Mu Chen's heart jolted at this scene, since this level of confrontation was out of his control, and he could only watch as the two competed.

However, losing a stone tablet had caused a great loss to the Four Saint Pagoda. Thus, as time passed, the demonic aura coming out from the coffin grew even more violent.

The fight was reaching the climax and a myriad foot of demonic light gushed out from the coffin. Finally, the coffin could no longer bear it and exploded.

Demonic light soared into the sky along with a roar that rumbled forth with madness.

"Haha, I never expected that after tens of thousands of years, I, the Blood Vampire Sky Monarch would be able to see the light once again!"

Demonic aura had gathered into a demonic silhouette that's roughly a hundred feet with his hair scattered about. His body was covered in black fur and he emanated an unimaginable terrifying aura.

Under that aura, even Mu Chen felt the fear of not being able to resist.

The other experts of the Great Thousand World felt their knees turning weak and they knelt down. Facing a Sky Monarch, even if it's only a soul fragment, it's not something that they could face.

On the other hand, the experts of the Fiend Clans burst out in cheers.

"Keke, was it you who released this Monarch?" The demonic silhouette named Blood Vampire Sky Monarch lowered his head to look at Shi Tianyou with a burst of weird laughter.

"Since that's the case, then to express my gratitude, I will be borrowing your body!" Before Shi Tianyou could reply, a demonic beam descended down and poured into Shi Tianyou's head. Since the Blood Vampire Sky Monarch was only a soul fragment, he needed to occupy a body so that he could unleash his power better.

As the Blood Vampire Sky Monarch occupied a body, Shi Tianyou's eyes gradually turned red and his skin started to turn metallic, looking exceptionally sturdy.

The Blood Vampire Sky Monarch briefly moved his body before he grinned. "So it's a fellow from the Corpse Demon Clan. A pretty good body, and it looks like I will be able to use a trace of my power through this body."

As he spoke, he turned towards the altar with violence and killing intent in his eyes. "Fucking hell, you actually suppressed the soul of this Monarch for so many years. Now, see how I will destroy you!"

As he spoke, he threw a palm forth and a demonic aura surged, forming into a myriad foot demonic seal that had unimaginable power as it flew towards the altar.

But just when it was about to strike the altar, the stone pillar at the centre burst forth with ancient light as an elderly figure appeared.

Waving his sleeve, endless light gushed out. It was like a cloud tinged with sunset hues as it obstructed the demonic seal.

"Blood Vampire, I never imagined that you'd manage to escape." The elderly figure sighed.

Everyone of the Great Thousand World was stunned before they looked at that figure, then Xuan Luo, Mo Xin, and Qing Shuang exclaimed in surprise, "Ancestor!"

That silhouette was the remnant will of the Pagoda Ancestor!

"Haha, Geezer Pagoda, it looks like your plans to kill us have failed. There's already some damage to the Four Saint Pagoda, and when I kill you, the Four Saint Pagoda will show its flaw. It's just a matter of time before all of us are released!" The 'Shi Tianyou' looked at the Pagoda Ancestor as he laughed.

The Pagoda Ancestor shook his head and replied, "How can I let you succeed as you've planned?"

"You want to obstruct this Monarch with just your will alone?" The Blood Vampire Sky Monarch sneered, "The body of this little fellow from the Corpse Demon Clan is suitable with me. This time, I will be the one winning!"

The Pagoda Ancestor smiled when he heard those words. "That might not be the case."

When he finished speaking, he swept his gaze out.

Xuan Luo and Mo Xin flew towards the altar and said in high voices, "Ancestor, the two of us are willing to assist you in slaughtering the devil spawn!"

They instantly triggered the pagodas in their bodies. A brilliant and a black pagoda hovered above their hearts, emanating peculiar fluctuations.

They stood out, since they knew that if they could assist the Pagoda Ancestor in slaughtering the devil spawn, they would surely be able to obtain the Peerless Divine Ability, the Eight-Divisional Pagoda!

"Shameless!" Qing Ling couldn't help cursing at this scene. Mu Chen had worked so hard during the battle, and those two fellows actually wanted to stand out to reap Mu Chen's hard work?

The Pagoda Ancestor was briefly shocked upon seeing the pagodas above their heads, then he said in gratification, "I never expected that after tens of thousands of years, the descendants of my Ancient Buddha Clan would still be so outstanding."

Xuan Luo and Mo Xin instantly rejoiced in their hearts upon hearing that.

But before they could even show their joy on their faces, the Pagoda Ancestor looked at Mu Chen's direction. "But he's the best choice here to slaughter the devil spawn.

"Child, I have seen your performance. You're extremely outstanding, and even in ancient times, there aren't many in the clan that could be comparable to you." The Pagoda Ancestor wore a gentle smile that was filled with satisfaction.

Mu Chen was left stunned upon hearing that and fell into hesitation.

Xuan Luo and Mo Xin's smile froze on their faces before they swiftly said, "Ancestor, that person is the sinner of our clan, you cannot choose him!"

The Pagoda Ancestor was briefly stunned before he examined Mu Chen and knitted his brows. He turned to look at Xuan Luo and Mo Xin and said in a stern voice, "This child has a tenacious character, he has never taken a step back despite facing the Monarch's corpse. His character isn't bad, so how can he be a sinner?

Xuan Luo and Mo Xin were briefly stunned before the two of them spoke out at the same time, "His Mother has committed a sin with an outsider and allowed our noble bloodline to leak out, it's a great sin!"

However, they never expected that the Pagoda Ancestor would instantly fly into a rage upon hearing that. He reprimanded, "Nonsense! The clan deemed him to be a sinner based on this? How can the Ancient Buddha Clan be so ridiculous now?!"

Xuan Luo and Mo Xin looked at each other. They never expected that the Pagoda Ancestor would actually deny this sin.

After reprimanding the two of them, the Pagoda Ancestor's gaze turned gentle as he turned to Mu Chen. "Child, are you willing to help this old man slay the devil spawn?"

Mu Chen's gaze turned complex, since this was the first time he had encountered someone not treating him as a sinner. Thus, he took a deep breath and his voice resounded from the sky, causing Xuan Luo and Mo Xin's faces to turn pale. "This Junior is willing to help in any way I can!"