With that cold snort, the pressure on Kong Yu, Eunuch Yuwen, and the others instantly lessened.
The giant seemed to sense something, its massive eyes showing wariness as it gazed into the void.
A speck of black shadow instantly arrived on the scene, exuding an unparalleled divine might.
Ye Kunlun stood with his hands behind his back, positioning himself before Eunuch Yuwen and the others, his eyes cold as he faced the giant dozens of meters away.
Eunuch Yuwen’s face lit up with joy, "King Shanhe has returned! We are saved now!"
Roar, roar, roar—
The giant roared furiously at Ye Kunlun, slobbering disgustingly from its maw, as if intending to tear Ye Kunlun to shreds!
"Die, or surrender!" Ye Kunlun’s gaze remained cold as he looked at the roaring giant.
The giant understood Ye Kunlun’s words naturally, roaring, "Human, damnable human!"
Indeed, the giant leaped, resembling Mount Tai descending, and smashed directly towards Ye Kunlun!
"King Shanhe, be careful!"
Eunuch Yuwen quickly called out a reminder to Ye Kunlun.
clang—
A divine sword, black and white, appeared in Ye Kunlun’s hand. It was the Yin Yang Er Qi Sword he had recently subdued!
"Break Yin Yang!"
Ye Kunlun let out a soft shout, launching directly into the fourth sword move of the Eternal Starfall Art!
Instantly—
The heavens and earth changed color, and time seemed to reverse.
Before anyone could react, the colossal, invincible giant was split in two before Ye Kunlun, turning into a rain of blood.
Eunuch Yuwen, Kong Yu, and the others were dumbfounded. Ye Kunlun had slain the giant, which they had all struggled against, with just one sword.
This strength was far beyond their imagination!
"Young Master…"
Suddenly, a faint voice echoed from within the rain of blood!
Ye Kunlun’s body trembled violently. Through the blood rain, he detected a trace of familiar soul power within the giant’s residual soul!
"Blood Hand!"
Ye Kunlun’s gaze shifted slightly.
He had previously tracked the residual soul of Blood Hand to the封印 (fengyin - seal) location in the rear mountains of the Changsun family, after which he had lost its trace.
He had considered the possibility that Blood Hand’s residual soul might have been abducted by a terrifying entity within the seal!
He hadn’t expected Blood Hand’s residual soul to appear after slaying the giant.
Ye Kunlun’s body flickered slightly as he passed through the blood rain, arriving directly before the giant’s residual soul and reaching out.
Roar, roar, roar—
The giant’s residual soul became violent, Blood Hand’s residual soul merging with the beast’s residual soul.
Ye Kunlun’s brow furrowed. It seemed the giant’s residual soul could not be destroyed yet, otherwise, Blood Hand’s residual soul would also perish.
"Receive!" Ye Kunlun waved his large hand, directly collecting the giant’s residual soul into his ring.
Eunuch Yuwen and the others also recovered from their shock, quickly surrounding Ye Kunlun.
"Greetings, King Shanhe!"
Eunuch Yuwen spoke first, and the others also nodded respectfully to Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun smiled faintly at Eunuch Yuwen, "Eunuch, we meet again so soon."
"If it weren’t for King Shanhe’s intervention, this old servant’s life would have ended here today. This old servant thanks King Shanhe on behalf of the tens of millions of people in the capital."
"Alright, let's get down to business." Ye Kunlun did not wish to listen to Eunuch Yuwen's flattery. "The heavenly shackles have been broken by me. Since all of you have already entered the Spirit Nurturing Realm, you should strive to break through the bottleneck as soon as possible!"
Ye Kunlun’s words shocked the others no less than the power of his recent sword strike.
However, no one doubted the truth of Ye Kunlun’s words.
After all, the power of Ye Kunlun’s sword strike had clearly surpassed the Spirit Nurturing Realm.
"King Shanhe, what lies beyond the Spirit Nurturing Realm?" Kong Yu asked.
"Void Breaking Realm!" Ye Kunlun said calmly. "After that are the Fusion Realm, Tribulation Transcending Realm, Unity Realm, and King Realm!"
While stunned, the others silently noted down Ye Kunlun’s words.
They had never imagined there were so many realms beyond the Spirit Nurturing Realm.
"Of course, there is also the Divine King Realm. I don’t know anything beyond that."
"Eunuch, now that matters here are settled, I will leave the rest to you. I am going to Shanhe Platform."
Before Eunuch Yuwen could reply, Ye Kunlun had already vanished from their sight.
"King Shanhe has, with his own strength, shattered the heavenly shackles of a realm!"
Kong Yu’s eyes flashed with purple light as he spoke softly, "The Divine King Realm… I truly wonder what kind of realm that is."
Longing and aspiration appeared in everyone’s eyes.
Shanhe Platform.
Ye Kunlun appeared directly in Long Qi’s sleeping quarters.
At this moment, Long Qi was enveloped in luck, a fine layer of sweat already beading on her forehead, as if she was undergoing something.
Ye Kunlun’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly stepped forward, placing a palm on Long Qi’s back!
Rumble—
The scene around Ye Kunlun shifted. He was brought into an illusion by the luck surrounding Long Qi.
"Little Junior Brother!"
A black, ugly monster, resembling both a dragon and a python, was tightly constricting Long Qi, as if intending to kill her.
"Yin Dragon Fiend!"
Ye Kunlun recognized the ugly monster binding Long Qi at a glance. It was the Yin Dragon Fiend.
The Yin Dragon Fiend, one of the five elements, could only corrode a person’s bloodline, soul, and sea of consciousness.
Once Long Qi’s bloodline, soul, and sea of consciousness were destroyed, the Long Qi in the outside world would truly perish.
Ye Kunlun dared not delay. He directly slashed the Yin Yang Er Qi Sword towards the Yin Dragon Fiend!
Hiss—
The Yin Dragon Fiend let out a hissing sound, extending its dark, serpentine tongue.
Ye Kunlun was somewhat surprised that this strike had not completely killed the Yin Dragon Fiend.
"Little Junior Brother, only by using luck can you kill the Yin Dragon Fiend!"
Long Qi’s somewhat weak voice echoed.
Ye Kunlun’s brow rose, deep in thought.
He directly mobilized the power of luck within him, and at the same time, the power of the Eternal Starfall Art also circulated.
"How can golden scales remain in a mere pool? From this day forth, Kunlun shall reign eternal!"
Ye Kunlun let out a soft shout, uttering the chuunibyo phrase he used to exclaim every day in Kunlun.
Roar—
As Ye Kunlun uttered these words, a golden giant dragon materialized behind him.
Long Qi’s eyes widened, staring incredulously at the colossal golden dragon phantom behind Ye Kunlun.
"Go!"
Ye Kunlun exuded intertwined golden and cyan light, as if a divine being had descended.
As he spoke, the golden dragon instantly charged towards the Yin Dragon Fiend that was constricting Long Qi.
Hiss, hiss—
The Yin Dragon Fiend let out piercing, fearful hisses, a suppression originating from its bloodline!
The next second, the Yin Dragon Fiend was directly devoured by the golden dragon phantom.
Roar—
The golden dragon let out a long roar towards the sky, transforming into golden light, and swiftly burrowed into Ye Kunlun’s body.
"Phew, phew!"
Long Qi gasped for breath, the shock in her eyes dissipating, replaced by joy, "Little Junior Brother!"
She lunged into Ye Kunlun’s embrace.
Ye Kunlun’s consciousness returned. Looking at Long Qi, who had collapsed into his arms, he said softly, "Senior Sister, the curse in your bloodline should be completely cleared now."
Long Qi was somewhat weak. Had Ye Kunlun not arrived in time, her luck would likely have been entirely devoured by the Yin Dragon Fiend.
At that time, it would have been a terrifying disaster for Hua Xia.
"Little Junior Brother, you saved Senior Sister again."
Long Qi’s cheeks flushed slightly, her gaze filled with gratitude.
Ye Kunlun grinned, "Senior Sister, if you say that, aren't you being too formal?"
Suddenly, Long Qi leaned close to Ye Kunlun and, before he could react, pecked him on the cheek.
Ye Kunlun froze…