Chapter 917: Brutal Massacre
滴答!
A drop of Holy Blood flowed from the Tai Mountain King’s brows, eventually falling to the ground, splattering into tiny blood flowers.
But at this moment, everyone was stunned, staring in shock at the Tai Mountain King’s corpse.
A formidable, quasi-emperor-level expert, despite unleashing his full arsenal, was killed—assassinated cleanly and decisively by a mere branch.
This... this is simply unbelievable!
Although everyone knew the Immortal Peach Tree was mighty, none expected it to be this terrifying; just a branch, not even the original body present, yet assassinated a quasi-emperor from several miles away across space-time.
This shows the Immortal Peach Tree isn’t an ordinary Great Emperor, but a premier figure within the Great Emperor Realm, proving the scene before their eyes.
And for everyone present, this was definitely not a piece of good news; if even the Tai Mountain King couldn’t withstand a strike, how could they possibly defend against it?
"Run!"
Yun Ji Saint promptly reacted, taking the lead to escape.
At this moment, he was terrified. Although he was also a quasi-emperor-level expert, his expertise was in deduction and calculation. In terms of combat power, he was inferior to the Tai Mountain King, and with even the Tai Mountain King being one-shot, he probably couldn’t withstand a strike either.
Yun Ji Saint’s escape was like a spark igniting a bomb, and the next moment everyone went mad, fleeing outward.
Even though the ninth region was sealed, being far from the Immortal Peach Tree was better than being close.
At this moment, everyone wished they could grow a pair of wings to fly faster; as for the White Tiger Immortality Elixir or hunting Su Han, all were thrown out of their minds.
No opportunity was more important than their lives; at this moment, they wanted nothing more than to preserve their lives.
Whoosh!
The branch withdrew from the Tai Mountain King’s brow, immediately transforming once more into a Holy Light, attacking the crowd—apparently, the Immortal Peach Tree wasn’t content with killing just one person.
The Tai Mountain King’s body fell to the ground but quickly dissolved, nourishing the earth like fertilizer—this was clearly another of the Immortal Peach Tree’s methods, filling hearts with fear.
Thud!
Soon, the branch like a spear struck another Saint, who had no means to resist, assassinated instantly upon contact, like nothing more than paper.
But those who dared step into the ninth region were hardly ordinary; even Prince Nangong stayed within the eighth region, not daring to approach.
Yet, before the Immortal Peach Tree, these Saints were like chicklets, easily assassinated by the branch with souls unable to escape.
In a blink, the branch had already assassinated three or four Saints, and it continued its pursuit, as if determined not to stop until everyone was slain.
"Quick, take out the Great Emperor’s Treasure, create a space-time rupture, or we’ll all die here!"
Yun Ji Saint rushed to the boundary first, clutching the Jade Ruyi, fully harnessing the Bagua Deduction Technique, eventually finding a weak point he intended to breach using everyone’s Great Emperor’s Treasures.
This was the space-time domain of the Immortal Peach Tree—not easily breached without Great Emperor’s Treasures—and with the Immortal Peach Tree awakened, it would undoubtedly watch this area, thus one Great Emperor’s Treasure likely wouldn’t suffice.
Yun Ji Saint reached into his Storage Ring, pulling out his Great Emperor’s Treasure, instantly releasing Imperial Might, its brilliance dazzling.
"I’ll join!"
Emerald Willow Saint dared not neglect, swiftly extracting her Great Emperor’s Treasure, a branch of the Emperor Liu, entirely emerald green, containing a strike from the Emperor Liu, its power exceedingly strong.
"Imperial Ghost Fire!"
Even You Mau Great Saint was here, producing his Great Emperor’s Treasure—a greenish ghost fire—though one couldn’t tell which Great Emperor it derived from.
Others who wielded Great Emperor’s Treasures couldn’t concern themselves with much in the face of survival, hastily taking them out and activating them.
Finally, a full nine Great Emperor’s Treasures were activated, the intense Imperial Might weighing heavily upon all, like bearing an invisible mountain.
"Ah!"
From the rear, a scream was heard, as another Saint was assassinated by the branch, forming a bloody corpse.
"On my command, we attack together!"
The branch was like the Grim Reaper’s scythe, continuously harvesting life. Yun Ji Saint dared not neglect, swiftly mobilizing the nine Great Emperor’s Treasures, then simultaneously unleashing them.
Boom!
Nine Great Emperor’s Treasures, each comparable to a Great Emperor’s strike, unleashing unimaginable power, enough to rend heaven and earth, destroy realms, yet they sought only to break a rupture.
Terrifying energy exploded, space was annihilated, time distorted; the space-time domain of the Immortal Peach Tree was strong, yet couldn’t withstand the simultaneous eruption of nine Great Emperor’s Treasures, ultimately creating a large space-time rupture leading to the eighth region.
"Go!"
Yun Ji Saint’s eyes gleamed with joy, quickly crossing the rupture to the eighth region.
He escaped successfully, gaining a chance for life, followed closely by Emerald Willow Saint, as, after all, she was a quasi-emperor-level expert, her prowess superior, speed naturally faster.
Following them, You Mau Great Saint and Zhong Kui Imperial Son also fled, incredibly fast, crossing the space-time rupture within moments.
Because this was a matter of survival—escaping beneath a Great Emperor’s Immortal Peach Tree—every second counted, lest they fail to escape.
"Space-time twist!"
Indeed, the Immortal Peach Tree quickly reacted, a powerful force of space-time surged, sealing the rupture, creating a vortex-like space-time twist.
Those remaining couldn’t escape, trapped within the ninth region.
Whoosh!
The branch arrived, conducting a brutal massacre.
Even the quasi-emperor-level Tai Mountain King was killed in a single blow; what chance did others stand? No one could withstand the branch, accompanied by cries of anguish, the remaining Saints couldn’t escape—all assassinated.
Corpses of the Saints lay upon the ground but dissolved quickly, absorbed by the earth as fertilizer.
This was undoubtedly the most brutal massacre within the Heavenly Medicine Blessed Land, with the death toll of Saints reaching forty or fifty, including King Yama’s Palace’s Tai Mountain King—a news certain to shock the world if revealed.
Although ultimately Yun Ji Saint and others escaped, few did so, and the outcome remained grim.
At this moment, the ninth region fell silent again; dead Saints, escaped Saints, not even bodies remained.
Yet, the only one still alive was Su Han, hidden underground.
He hadn’t revealed himself but sensed the brutal massacre—his heart shivered, his aura concealed, not daring to move at all.
Though unfortunate, the ninth region is the Immortal Peach Tree’s domain, where everything is under its control; even if Su Han became a stone, it would find him.
Swipe!
The next moment, a segment of root appeared behind Su Han.