Chen Nan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he swung out the Dragon-Capturing Hand. The golden palm grabbed the jade hand and quickly returned with it. He hugged it tightly in his arms and then rushed away from the cave exit.
The many fourth-level cultivators watching were filled with envy. They vaguely guessed that this was the legendary celestial treasure, and many of them rushed forward like madmen, wanting to snatch it by force.
Chen Nan was startled at the sight, but he quickly calmed down. He had already witnessed the terrifying power of the Jade Hand, so why not use it now? He slowly channeled some of his power into the Jade Hand and then imprinted it towards the surging crowd.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, a gigantic palm of light surged forward.
"Ah", "Ah", "Ah"...
A series of screams rang out, and the group at the front were immediately blasted away, all coughing up blood. Some of them were clearly not going to make it.
Chen Nan stared in disbelief at the jade hand in his arms. The unsealed treasure was truly terrifying!
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and no one dared to step forward. Seeing Chen Nan shake his huge jade hand, everyone retreated like a receding tide.
At this moment, terrifying fluctuations once again emanated from the underground cave, the earth trembled continuously, and the underground world seemed about to collapse. A beam of azure light shot into the sky, carrying a heavy demonic aura, clearly belonging to the Kunlun demon clan. Following closely behind were three terrifying and mysterious cultivators from the west, then three old monsters including the old demon, and finally three red-haired corpse demons as tall as ancient giants, who also soared into the sky.
Only four of the top experts managed to climb out; the others never made it back up.
Ten incredibly powerful experts clashed fiercely high in the sky, their deafening roars illuminating the night and casting a blinding light over half the capital. Immense pressure enveloped all around.
Although the ten powerful figures were nearly a thousand meters above the ground, everyone inside the palace still felt a terrifying pressure, so heavy that it made it hard for them to breathe. The spectators were utterly shocked; the terrifying battle and the horrifying corpse demons left them dumbfounded and deeply terrified.
Among the ten powerful figures engaged in the aerial melee, three corpse demons possessed terrifying resilience, but their actual combat strength was significantly weaker than the others. Before long, one of the corpse demons was struck and fell to the ground. Its roars were chilling.
Just as it was about to soar into the sky again, it suddenly spotted Chen Nan holding a dazzling jade hand beside the cave. The ghostly corpse demon was filled with immense fear and hatred towards the jade hand, which exuded a holy aura. It viciously pounced on Chen Nan, seemingly wanting to completely destroy him and the jade hand.
"This evil spirit is actually coming at me!" Chen Nan hurriedly grabbed the jade palm and pressed it upwards with all his might. This time he used all his strength, holding nothing back.
Amidst the rumbling thunder, a dazzling palm of light surged upwards, gradually growing larger until it reached a radius of several dozen feet. The enormous palm of light moved with lightning speed, striking the onrushing corpse demon.
"boom"
With a deafening roar, the ten-zhang-tall red-haired evil creature was blasted into pieces and died instantly!
Near the edge of the palace, the little princess, Long Wu, Kelly, Dongfang Fenghuang, and the others stared in disbelief. Because of the little princess, they had occupied the tallest, most advantageous, and safest building in the palace. They had witnessed everything that had happened from the beginning. For a moment, everyone stood frozen in place, like wooden statues, until finally someone gasped in astonishment:
"Oh my god!"
"This is incredible!"
"That's terrifying!"
The two corpse demons participating in the melee in the air seemed to be stimulated, emitting a series of ear-piercing and unbearable sharp shrieks, forcing the spectators below to quickly cover their ears. The sound was so eerie that it seemed to summon people's souls away.
Then a strange thing happened. The fragments of the corpse demon that Chen Nan had shattered with his jade palm actually transformed into wisps of blood-red yin energy, converging towards the two corpse demons in the air.
The sound of ghostly howls echoed through the sky, and the blood-red aura seemed to transform into thousands of wronged souls, rushing rapidly towards the two corpse demons in the air.
"Roar..."
"Roar..."
The two corpse demons absorbed all the crimson, yin energy into their bodies, causing the two ghostly flames in their eye sockets to shine even brighter, their power seemingly surging. They emitted a deafening, eerie howl that sent chills down one's spine.
After the howling stopped, they withdrew from the battle, staring ferociously at Chen Nan. Bright red semen dripped continuously from their gaping maws, and then they all pounced on Chen Nan.
Chen Nan was terrified. These two evil spirits had actually targeted him. This was a huge problem. He shook his enormous jade palm and forcefully pressed it upwards. The huge palm of light burst out from the crystal-clear jade palm, growing larger and larger as if it were the hand of a god that could cover the heavens and the earth, and rapidly surged upwards.
Upon seeing this, the two evil creatures hurriedly retreated. They already knew how terrifying the Jade Palm was and dared not resist any longer. However, the speed of the light palm was too fast. In an instant, it shot into the sky and struck the two corpse demons, sending them flying nearly a hundred feet away.
However, due to the great distance, the two corpse demons only spewed foul-smelling blood and were not in mortal danger. They continued to roar, watching Chen Nan menacingly from high above.
At this moment, the three Western cultivators who were engaged in fierce combat high in the sky were shocked and excited to see that the Light Palm still possessed such power in the hands of a fourth-level cultivator. Suddenly, Jons, one of the three, rushed out from the melee and slashed a dazzling sword beam at Chen Nan. The huge blade of light was like divine light from the heavens, striking Chen Nan with lightning speed.
Chen Nan was shocked. A master of the sixth rank or above had actually attacked him. The terrifying wave of power descending from above made him feel immense pressure. He hurriedly waved his jade hand upwards to strike.
"Boom!"
The enormous palm of light shattered the dazzling sword light, then surged forward for nearly a hundred meters before finally dissipating. The unparalleled power of the jade palm filled everyone with terror; it had actually managed to force a fourth-tier expert to clash head-on with a sixth-tier expert.
Although the crowd watching inside the palace had burning desire in their eyes, not one of them dared to step forward and compete for it.
In the northwest corner of the palace, both Princess Chu Yue and Meng Ke'er, the fairy from the Tantai Sacred Land, wore expressions of utter shock. The crystal-clear, dazzling jade palm was truly terrifying; it was indeed a divine object. They exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a complex mix of excitement and worry in each other.
On the outskirts of the palace, many people were secretly horrified. These people had been watching from a safe distance away from the ancient library and had not shown themselves from the beginning until now.
"Xiang Tian, is that kid Chen Nan who stole your divine halberd?"
"Hmph," the mischievous little devil in the shadows snorted coldly, without replying.
"Your master gained nothing this time. He failed to seize the unearthed divine artifact and escaped with serious injuries. If he finds out that you lost the divine halberd, he will certainly not let you off easily."
"Don't talk nonsense! I won't let that brat get away with this. The Divine Halberd will soon be back in my hands!"
The battle above the palace was incredibly fierce. Three Western cultivators broke through the encirclement several times, trying to rush towards Chen Nan to seize the divine artifact, but each time they were intercepted by the Kunlun demon and the three old monsters.
Chen Nan had once considered discarding the Jade Palm and escaping this circle of trouble, but upon seeing the two corpse demons in the air glaring at him with ferocious eyes, he immediately changed his mind. These two evil spirits seemed to hold a deep grudge, attacking from time to time, and several times nearly killing Chen Nan under their sharp claws.
With a "whoosh," a dazzling sword aura, like a rainbow, swept down, and at the same time, two corpse demons rushed over, with several sharp claws flying from the distance.
Chen Nan swung his jade palms repeatedly, shattering the fierce attacks one by one. However, he was already feeling exhausted; the vast power that Zhuge Chengfeng, the old monster, and the others had poured into his body had been completely depleted.
Just then, the old monster high in the sky shouted, "Divine Blood breaks the Corpse Demon, a natural counter! Chen Nan, if you don't draw your bow now, when will you?"
"Divine Blood? It really works?!" Chen Nan muttered to himself, but at this moment there was no better way. Although the Jade Palm was incredibly powerful, with his current skill level, he couldn't swing the palm very far, making it difficult to effectively injure the enemy. At this moment, it was more like a defensive tool.
Chen Nan forcefully plunged his crystal-clear jade palm into the ground, standing beside himself. Then he took the Houyi Bow from his back and coldly surveyed the restless onlookers.
Those who wanted to take action immediately stopped in their tracks. They knew that the young man in front of them could draw the legendary sealed divine bow. The dark and shiny bow was a treasure renowned throughout the world, not much weaker than the Jade Palm!
Chen Nan pierced his wrist with the wolf-tooth arrow, the bright red blood wetting the arrowhead and giving it a somewhat tragic appearance. Then he nocked the dripping arrow to the bowstring, stepped forward, raised the divine bow high, and pulled the bowstring hard.
Just then, a shocking illusion appeared around Chen Nan, causing the onlookers who wanted to ambush and seize the treasure to stop in their tracks.
A headless angel, a fairy who has lost her eyes, a war god without a heart, a demon with a missing arm...
Legendary gods and demons, dragging their broken bodies, surrounded Chen Nan, their auras of death and holiness surging simultaneously!