A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 346

Chapter 346: The Three Heroes Battle the Blood Emperor

“Hmph, none of the Five Holy Lords was my match before, and now you three think you can take me on? I’ll send you on your way!”

The Blood Emperor’s expression turned extremely sour, and his assault grew relentless. In an instant, a storm of sword qi surged toward Jun Xiaoyao and the others.

If only their respective bells were still with them, perhaps they could have held out a little longer. But now, aside from Lu Ren and Li Pangtian, their factions’ bells were no longer by their sides, so naturally they couldn’t withstand the Blood Emperor’s power for very long.

Lu Ren, moreover, had suffered serious injuries and couldn’t unleash his full strength.

Even so, none of the three entertained the idea of retreating. Taking a deep breath, they resolutely charged forward.

In a flash, the three were locked in battle with the Blood Emperor. Although he stood a whole realm above them, their flawless teamwork meant that, for the moment, the Blood Emperor could not defeat them.

The noise from their confrontation echoed throughout the Central Region. The Blood Soul Sect warriors still inside exchanged glances. The next moment, Xue Yuan spoke up:

“The Sect Master is locked in a fierce fight right now. We can’t just stand by—let’s move!”After speaking, Xue Yuan led the strongest warriors of the Blood Soul Sect toward the Central Region’s battlefield.

However, amidst the crowd, the Blood Cloud Immortal Emperor’s eyes shifted subtly. Without a sound, he slipped to the back of the group and then vanished without a trace.

None of the others, including Xue Yuan, noticed this small maneuver.

Meanwhile, on the Central Region battlefield, the Blood Emperor, Qin Zijun, and the third combatant were engaged in a fierce and exhilarating battle. The entire Heaven and Earth trembled under their conflict. Were it not for Xuanyuan Realm having been fortified by Wu Hao, the battle among the four might have caused a spatial collapse throughout the Central Region.

“Damn it!” The Blood Emperor’s expression twisted with frustration. He hadn’t expected that, with Qin Zijun and the others coordinating so well, he would be unable to defeat them. Could it be that he would have to unleash the Divine Artifact left to him by the Emissary?

But the last time he used it, it had a significant impact on him. If he used it again, the Blood Emperor feared it might cut off all paths ahead, leaving him unable to break through to even greater power.

Countless years ago, during the great battle against the Five Holy Lords, the Blood Emperor survived only because he wielded the Divine Artifact given to him by the Emissary. That allowed him to withstand the combined assault and successfully advance to Divine Rank.

Now that he was already at Divine Rank, he naturally hoped to take down the Five Holy Lords without relying on the Divine Artifact’s aid.

With that in mind, the Blood Emperor decided to unleash the Divine Artifact and swiftly deal with Qin Zijun and the others.Meanwhile, Qin Zijun and his two companions were also struggling. Lu Ren shouted angrily, “Where are your bells? Now is not the time to hide them—bring them out quickly!”

At his words, Qin Zijun and Jun Xiaoyao exchanged a glance. After dodging an attack from the Blood Emperor, they forced a bitter smile and said, “Our bells were already claimed by the Holy Son. Otherwise, we would have used them long ago!”

Hearing this, Lu Ren’s expression shifted sharply, and he cursed, “Damn it! You all have the Holy Son on your side? If it weren’t for this battle, I might never have even known about it in my lifetime.”

“Enough talk, watch out!” Qin Zijun’s voice had just fallen when he suddenly sensed something and hurriedly warned them.

At that moment, countless blood-red slashes of sword energy rained down toward them. Seeing this, Qin Zijun and the others could only rush to defend themselves.All they could do now was to hold off the Blood Emperor. As for actually defeating him, that was nothing but wishful thinking; at present, they simply had no means to inflict any real damage on him.

But it seemed the Blood Emperor was no longer interested in playing games—otherwise, he wouldn’t be acting like this.

The next moment, after the sky full of blood-red blade energy was blocked, the Blood Emperor’s figure vanished from before them. By the time Lu Ren and the others reacted, the Blood Emperor had already appeared behind Lu Ren.

Without hesitation, Lu Ren controlled the Time Bell and struck backward toward where the Blood Emperor stood.

Yet the instant the Time Bell was unleashed, the Blood Emperor smashed it aside with a single blow.

“What!”

Lu Ren couldn’t believe it. Clearly, he never expected the Blood Emperor to have grown so powerful—strong enough to knock the Time Bell away like that.

But there was no time to dwell on it. The Blood Blade didn’t stop after striking away the Time Bell; it continued its assault aimed directly at Lu Ren.

At this critical moment, Qin Zijun and Jun Xiaoyao appeared just in front of Lu Ren. Each held in their hands a Grade Nine Immortal Emperor Spear and a Grade Nine Immortal Emperor Sword, respectively.

The Immortal Emperor Artifacts they wielded had been forged for them by the First President of the Forging Masters Association—among the Upper Realm, these were formidable weapons of very few equals.But even so, the three of them were effortlessly struck and sent flying by the Blood Emperor’s blade, suffering severe injuries on the spot.

They fell beside Zhang Jie. Qin Zijun and the others wore expressions of despair; it was clear they never expected to fail in gaining any advantage against the Blood Emperor.

However, thinking it through, it wasn’t exactly surprising. After all, considering who the Blood Emperor was, even the Five Holy Lords combined with their faction’s Divine Artifacts had failed to restrain him. That alone demonstrated the Blood Emperor’s overwhelming power.

Let alone now, with only the three of them present and possessing just a single bell.

“Cough… cough… Is this really where we meet our end today?” Jun Xiaoyao coughed up a mouthful of Immortal Emperor’s blood, his face full of despair. The space around him faintly began to fracture the moment the Immortal Emperor blood appeared.

But Qin Zijun and Lu Ren exchanged a glance, slowly shaking their heads.

“Senior Wu will intervene; it’s just a matter of when. But it should be before we fall, after all, Senior Wu has some connection to us, more or less. He wouldn’t just stand by and watch us perish.”

Only then did Jun Xiaoyao remember—indeed, there was still Wu Hao’s presence to consider.

It was just a question of when Wu Hao would make his move.”Alright, time to move out, you guys.”

Seeing this, the Blood Emperor no longer hesitated. Just as he was about to finish off Lu Ren and the others, in the next moment, a figure appeared right in front of him. One hand gripped the mouth of the Ancient Bell, suddenly unleashing a powerful strike toward the Blood Emperor.

“What? No way!”

The Blood Emperor’s expression twisted with displeasure. He raised his Blood Blade to block in front of him, but the sudden blow from Li Pangtian’s bell still sent him flying.

At this time, Li Pangtian had already broken through to the Immortal Emperor Pinnacle. With the help of his Ancient Dao Body and the Ancient Bell’s blessing, he now possessed the strength to stand toe-to-toe with the Blood Emperor.

Seeing Li Pangtian’s arrival, Lu Ren and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Old Li, if you had been a little slower, we really would have been done for.”

“Alright, you all did very well. Leave what’s next to me!”

Li Pangtian didn’t turn around. After speaking, he fixed his gaze on the not far off Blood Emperor, his eyes burning with a fierce fighting spirit.