Boom!
The body of the Demon Emperor's corpse violently exploded at this moment. Immediately, a monstrous demonic aura surged and wreaked havoc. It was like thousands of miles of black clouds that shrouded the sky above the altar.
This scene caused countless exclamations as everyone looked at Shi Tianyou's silhouette in shock. Evidently, they never expected that the latter would actually cause a Monarch's corpse to explode.
It was so much so that even the Flame Demon Clan and the other Fiend Clans were dumbfounded. As members of the Fiend Clans, they naturally knew the value of a Monarch's corpse.
Especially to the Corpse Demon Clan, the value of a Monarch's corpse was immeasurable.
"That fellow is insane!"
Mo Xin, Xuan Luo, and the rest had their eyes flickering with excitement. They were previously fearful of the Monarch's corpse in Shi Tianyou's hand, but with Shi Tianyou's grave injuries and the Monarch's corpse detonating, Shi Tianyou's threat had dropped to the lowest.
However, compared to the joy of everyone in the Great Thousand World, Mu Chen's gaze was a little grave as he looked at the dense demonic clouds with an uneasy aura in his heart.
Shi Tianyou should be aware of the value of a Monarch's corpse, but he still chose to detonate it without any hesitation. That means that he must have felt that detonating the Monarch's corpse would bring him greater benefits.
But right now, what was more beneficial than a Monarch's corpse?
Mu Chen couldn't help looking at the center of the altar, at the black stone coffin that was sealed by several stone tablets. There was a Sky Monarch's soul fragment in there.
"Heh, have you sensed it?"
Seeing Mu Chen's gaze, Shi Tianyou eerily smiled before he formed seals with a single hand. Instantly, the demonic clouds started to revolve, and a few breaths later, ten-odd drops of black liquid descended from the sky and fell onto the black stone coffin.
"That's the Monarch's Blood Essence?!"
When Mu Chen saw the black liquid, the uneasiness in his heart immediately surged to the extreme. This was because he sensed a violent fluctuation from the black liquid that made his heart palpitate.
They were the Demon Monarch's blood essences. Shi Tianyou had detonated the Demon Monarch's corpse in order to gather the energy from it into these drops of blood essences!
Chi chi!
When the Monarch's Blood Essences fell on the black stone coffin, Mu Chen immediately saw the Blood Essences swiftly fusing into the stone coffin. In the next moment, the stone coffin trembled and a viscous demonic aura was emitted from the coffin.
The ancient chains wrapped around the stone coffin were quickly riddled with holes under the corrosion of the demonic aura.
"Oh no, the stone coffin is about to break free!" Mu Chen's expression changed when he saw this scene.
At this moment, the experts of the Great Thousand World had also sensed that something was amiss. When they saw the changes to the stone coffin, their faces instantly turned pale with dense fear in their eyes.
Evidently, they never expected that when the threat of Shi Tianyou was resolved, there would be even more trouble.
The moment the Sky Monarch's soul fragment broke free from the seal, it wasn't something that Perfected Earth Sovereigns like them could contend against.
Buzz!
Buzz! While everyone had fear on their faces, the four stone tablets on the peak of the altar seemed to have sensed the movements of the Sky Monarch's soul fragment and burst out with a boundless lustre that enveloped down, suppressing the trembling of the stone coffin.
When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help feeling relieved.
Boom!
However, just as they heaved a sigh of relief, a stone tablet suddenly exploded out of nowhere. Light gathered above it and vaguely formed an image.
It was also on an altar, but at this moment, there was a burly giant-like demonic figure roaring towards the sky with a bloody head in his hand.
When Mu Chen and everyone from the Great Thousand World saw that head, their eyes abruptly narrowed before exclamations resounded, "That's Bai Zhu!"
Mu Chen's face was unsightly. That's because that person, Bai Zhu, was the High Rank Demon Slayer from the Great Thousand Palace. He had chosen to enter the Spear Ancestor's level, and he was one of the strongest amongst the Great Thousand World's experts.
But right now, he had already been killed.
That also meant that the Spear Ancestor's level had already been breached by the Fiend Clans, and the shattering of the stone tablet also meant that the soul fragment of the Sky Monarch had been released.
"There's already a soul fragment of the Sky Monarch that has escaped, and if another one is released, I'm afraid that the soul fragment of the Sky Monarch will be able to confront the will of the Four Ancestors. At that time, the sealing effect of the Four Saint Pagoda will weaken."
Thus, they couldn't allow the soul fragment of the Sky Monarch to escape!
Boom!
As thoughts flashed in Mu Chen's heart, due to the shattering of the stone tablet, the stone coffin of the Sky Monarch, which had just been suppressed, violently trembled at this moment. Even with the suppression of three stone tablets, it couldn't calm down.
Mu Chen's heart jolted at this scene. He couldn't interfere in a confrontation of this level, so he could only watch as the two of them fought.
However, losing a tablet had caused considerable damage to the Four Saint Tower. Hence, as time passed, the demonic aura that gushed out from the stone coffin that had absorbed the Monarch's essence blood became even more violent.
Boom!
At a certain moment, the confrontation reached the limit and a myriad foot of demonic radiance burst out from the stone coffin. The entire stone coffin couldn't bear it any longer and exploded.
A demonic radiance soared into the sky with a thunderous roar that resounded between the heavens and earth.
"Haha, I never expected that after tens of thousands of years, I, the Blood Vampire Sky Monarch, would be able to see the light of day again!"
Demonic aura gathered in the sky and formed into a demonic figure that was roughly a hundred feet in size. His hair was disheveled and his body was covered in black fur, along with an indescribable terrifying aura that swept out between the heavens and earth.
Under the envelopment of that aura, even Mu Chen felt an irresistible fear.
The other experts of the Great Thousand World felt their legs going weak and they couldn't help falling to the ground. Facing a Sky Monarch, even if it was just a remnant soul, it wasn't something that they could face.
On the other hand, the experts of the Fiend Clans burst out in cheers.
"Keke, you're the one that released this Monarch?" The demonic figure, the Blood Vampire Sky Monarch, looked at Shi Tianyou with a weird smile.
"Since that's the case, then let this Monarch use your body to express my gratitude!"
The Blood Vampire Sky Monarch did not wait for Shi Tianyou's reply before he turned into a streak of demonic light and entered the latter's head. At this moment, he was only a remnant soul, and he needed a physical body to better unleash his power.
As the remnant soul of the Blood Vampire Sky Monarch occupied his body, Shi Tianyou's eyes gradually turned crimson. His shriveled body started to turn into a metallic luster that was extremely sturdy.
The Blood Vampire Sky Monarch moved his body and grinned. "So it's a brat from the Corpse Demon Clan. Your physical body is pretty good, and it looks like you can bring out a trace of this Monarch's power."
As he spoke, he looked at the altar with killing intent flashing in his eyes. "Damn it, to suppress this Monarch's soul fragment for so many years. Today, let's see how this Monarch will destroy you!"
Boom!
As he spoke, he threw a palm forth and demonic aura surged, forming into a myriad-foot demonic seal that slammed towards the altar with indescribable power.
Buzz!
But just when the demonic seal was about to hit the altar, an ancient lustre burst out from the stone tablet at the center and an aged silhouette appeared.
With a wave of his sleeve, endless light surged out like rays of multicolored light, blocking the demonic seal.
"Blood Zombie, I never expected that you would still be able to escape." The aged silhouette sighed as he stood in the sky.
When the experts of the Great Thousand World saw that silhouette, they were briefly stunned, while Xuan Luo, Mo Xin, and Qing Shuang exclaimed in joy, "Ancestor!"
That silhouette was the will left behind by the Pagoda Ancestor.
"Haha, Pagoda Geezer, looks like your plan to kill us has failed. Now that one of the Four Saint Pagoda has been destroyed, we just have to wait for this Monarch to kill you. At that time, the Four Saint Pagoda will reveal a flaw, and we will be able to escape!" 'Shi Tianyou' looked at the will of the Pagoda Ancestor and laughed.
The will of the Pagoda Ancestor shook his head. "How can I let you get what you want so easily?"
"You want to obstruct this Monarch with that will of yours?"
The Blood Vampire Sky Monarch sneered, "The physique of that brat from the Corpse Demon Clan is pretty compatible with me. This time, I will definitely defeat you!"
The Pagoda Ancestor smiled. "That might not be the case."
As soon as his voice faded, his gaze swept across the area.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Xuan Luo and Mo Xin suddenly soared into the sky and flew towards the altar as they hollered, "Ancestor, the two of us are willing to assist the Ancestor in slaying the demon!"
As they spoke, they immediately controlled the pagoda in their bodies and it hovered above their heads with a radiance and black that emanated a peculiar fluctuation.
The reason why they appeared was because they knew that whoever could help the Pagoda Ancestor slay the demon would be able to obtain the Peerless Divine Ability, the Eight-Divisional Pagoda!
"Shameless!"
When Qing Ling saw this scene, she couldn't help cursing. Mu Chen had risked his life to bring this situation to this state, but these two fellows actually appeared at this moment and wanted to reap the fruits of his labor.
On the altar, the Pagoda Ancestor was a little shocked when he saw the pagoda above their heads before he said with gratification, "I never expected that after tens of thousands of years, the descendants of my Pagoda Clan would be so outstanding."
Xuan Luo and Mo Xin rejoiced when they heard that.
But before they could reveal any joy on their faces, the Pagoda Ancestor looked in the direction of Mu Chen and said, "But he's the best choice to slay the demon today."
"Child, this old man has seen your performance. You're very outstanding. Even in the ancient times, it's rare to have someone as outstanding as you in my Pagoda Clan." The Pagoda Ancestor gave Mu Chen a benevolent smile that was filled with satisfaction.
Mu Chen was stunned before he fell into silence.
The smile on Xuan Luo and Mo Xin's faces froze before they immediately said, "Ancestor, this person is a sinner of our clan. You can't choose him!"
When the Pagoda Ancestor heard that, he was also stunned before he looked at Mu Chen and knitted his brows. He turned to Xuan Luo and Mo Xin and said in a solemn tone, "This child has a tenacious heart. Even when facing the Monarch's corpse, he didn't retreat in fear. His character isn't bad, so how can he be a sinner?"
Xuan Luo and Mo Xin were stunned before they muttered, "His mother had an affair with an outsider, causing the bloodline to flow out. This is a great crime."
However, they never expected that the Pagoda Ancestor would fly into a rage when he heard this and berated, "Nonsense! Just because of this, such an outstanding clansman has been condemned as a sinner! How can the current Pagoda Clan be so absurd!?"
Xuan Luo and Mo Xin exchanged a look. They clearly never expected that the Pagoda Ancestor wouldn't think that it was a sin.
After reprimanding the two of them, the Pagoda Ancestor looked at Mu Chen with a gentle gaze. "Child, are you willing to help this old man slay the demon?"
Mu Chen's expression was a little complicated. This was the first time that he had encountered someone from the Pagoda Clan that didn't treat him as a sinner. Thus, he took a deep breath and his voice resounded in the sky, causing Xuan Luo and Mo Xin's faces to turn pale.
"This Junior is willing to help!"
(To be continued.)