Chapter 456 - 457: Self-Destruction

"Hmph. As if I’m afraid of you?"

The Second Elder snorted coldly, facing off against Fellow Daoist Lei.

Next, the Profound Fire Old Monster walked up to the Eighth Elder and said with a savage grin, "Weren’t you the one who wanted to fight me? I’ll give you your chance."

The Eighth Elder’s expression stiffened.

He knew the Profound Fire Old Monster saw him as an easy target.

After all, the old bastard was seriously injured.

The Eighth Elder said coldly, "So you think I’m an easy target? Heh. Let me tell you, I’m the most dangerous one of all."

Unlike the Grand Elder and the others, he had long been prepared to die in battle.

If he had no other choice, he would self-detonate!

For the Profound Fire Old Monster to target him... he was simply asking to die.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Family Head Wang Teng and Patriarch Wei also stepped out from the crowd, facing off against the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder.

’The Fallen Star Sect Master cursed inwardly.’

’Their Saint-slaying formation had been shattered in an instant by these old monsters, leaving them in an irredeemable situation.’

’Now, the only ones left to take on the King of Reincarnation are myself, the Fifth Elder, the Sixth Elder, and the Seventh Elder—just four Semi-Saints.’

’With a lineup like this, death is certain.’

"Strike!"

The King of Reincarnation said indifferently, then raised his hand and struck out at the Fallen Star Sect Master.

The Fallen Star Sect Master’s expression changed drastically.

"Seal!"

The four of them struck out in unison to block it.

But in the next instant...

BOOM!

The terrifying Saint-level Power slammed into the four of them. They flew backward like kites with their strings cut, coughing up torrents of blood.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

The four men crashed heavily onto the ground, completely powerless to resist.

The Saint Level... it was too powerful!

Even though all four of them were Semi-Saints, they couldn’t even withstand a single palm strike from the King of Reincarnation, barely managing to survive.

"Sect Leader..."

Seeing this, the Grand Elder and the others all tried to rush over and help.

But they were stopped in their tracks.

Old Monster Ding laughed. "Grand Elder, what’s the rush? Come, come, let’s fight three hundred rounds before you go anywhere."

"Second Elder, *I’m* your opponent. Rushing over so recklessly... you’re completely ignoring me," Fellow Daoist Lei demanded angrily.

Wang Teng said coldly, "With Patriarch Wei and I standing in your way, you two think you can go help? Are you treating us as if we’re thin air?"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The eight of them clashed in a fierce battle, fighting with world-shaking intensity.

For the moment, no clear winner could be determined.

The Profound Fire Old Monster snarled, "Eighth Elder, it’s not that I look down on you, you’re just too weak. So... die!"

With that, the Profound Fire Old Monster lunged wildly at the Eighth Elder.

"Hmph!"

The Eighth Elder snorted, his power surging wildly as scarlet blood flames ignited all over his body.

He was burning his blood essence!

The Profound Fire Old Monster’s expression changed drastically. "Have you lost your mind?"

Burning one’s blood essence always damaged the user’s foundation and consumed their life force.

Furthermore, the Eighth Elder’s lifespan had already been drastically shortened from having the power of eight Semi-Saints forcibly infused into his body, which was already incredibly frail.

Under these circumstances, burning his blood essence was nothing short of suicide.

"Die!"

The Eighth Elder unleashed a ray of bloody sword light, striking the Profound Fire Old Monster on the shoulder.

SHLICK!

The Profound Fire Old Monster’s left arm was severed.

"You..."

The Profound Fire Old Monster stared at the Eighth Elder in terror.

The Eighth Elder said coldly, "I told you I was the most dangerous one. Profound Fire Old Monster, you picked the wrong person."

RUMBLE!

The blood flames on the Eighth Elder’s body grew even more ferocious.

"Eighth Elder..."

The expressions of everyone from the Meteor Sect changed drastically.

The Eighth Elder wasn’t just burning his blood essence; he was also burning the Power of Life from his vital organs. His power had become incomparably terrifying.

At this moment, the Eighth Elder could almost rival the Fallen Star Sect Master in power.

However, this power came at the cost of his life.

Once this battle was over, the Eighth Elder would surely die.

"I’ll slaughter you!"

The Eighth Elder charged murderously toward the Profound Fire Old Monster.

The Profound Fire Old Monster’s expression changed drastically. He turned to flee in a panic. "Lord King of Reincarnation, save me! The old bastard’s gone insane!"

"Useless waste!"

The King of Reincarnation coldly spat out those two words, showing no intention of saving the Profound Fire Old Monster.

In his eyes, useless waste deserved to die.

SHLICK!

As a ray of bloody sword light flashed out, the Profound Fire Old Monster’s head was sent flying.

Blood sprayed wildly from his neck.

At this sight, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.

No one had expected that the seemingly weakest of them, the Eighth Elder, would be the one to kill the Profound Fire Old Monster.

"That useless Profound Fire Old Monster actually got himself killed by the Eighth Elder of the Meteor Sect."

"Heh. It’s his own fault for underestimating his enemy."

"If he hadn’t been afraid to die and had burned his own blood essence to increase his power, he could have survived. But he didn’t dare."

Old Monster Ding and the others said, reveling in his misfortune.

WHOOSH!

After killing the Profound Fire Old Monster, the Eighth Elder strode before the King of Reincarnation and took a deep breath.

"What is this guy thinking?"

"Don’t tell me he’s planning to self-detonate!"

"Self-detonate? That’s a possibility. He’s dead either way. He must be trying to use his self-detonation to kill Lord King of Reincarnation."

The expressions of everyone present changed drastically.

However, the King of Reincarnation spoke with a placid expression. "You want to self-detonate in front of me to kill me with the blast? Heh. You pitiful ant, you know nothing of Saint-level Power."

"At the very least, I’ll wound you!"

The Eighth Elder resolutely self-detonated.

"Get back!"

Everyone present fled frantically.

This was a Semi-Saint Level self-detonation, after all. Anyone caught in the blast would suffer grievous injuries.

They might even be killed on the spot.

BOOM!

A terrifying explosive force erupted from the Eighth Elder, spreading out in all directions like a bloody mushroom cloud as it surged toward the King of Reincarnation.

However, the King of Reincarnation remained standing in place, unmoving.

WHOOSH!

A sacred, white, misty light surged from the King of Reincarnation’s body, effortlessly stopping the bloody mist in its tracks.

The terrifying power of the explosion seemed as if it had been purified.

"No way... Even that couldn’t kill the King of Reincarnation?"

"Kill the King of Reincarnation? Heh, in your dreams. Didn’t you see? The King of Reincarnation didn’t even move an inch."

"All those beneath the Saint Level are but ants!"

Everyone sighed in succession.

The faces of the Fallen Star Sect Master and the others were grim.

They had paid the price of a Half-Saint Powerhouse’s life, yet they hadn’t been able to harm the King of Reincarnation in the slightest.

It was utterly hopeless.

The King of Reincarnation said indifferently, "From now on, the Meteor Sect is my territory. Men, enter the Meteor Dojo and retrieve the Meteor Ancestor’s Divine Level secret for me."

"Yes!"

The crowd answered in unison.

WHOOSH!

Hundreds of Martial Emperor powerhouses surged frantically toward the Meteor Sect’s rear mountain and entered the Meteor Dojo.

The Fallen Star Sect Master’s face was ashen.

If the King of Reincarnation obtained their ancestor’s Divine Level secret, he would become even more powerful.

In the future, the Cangxuan Realm would know no peace.

Moreover, Su Mo and Jiang Ruoxue were still inside.

They had only been inside for half a day.

In such a short time, there was no way they could pass the trial and obtain the Meteor Ancestor’s inheritance and secret.

"It’s over... It’s all over!" the Grand Elder roared in despair.