CHAPTER 1220: CHAPTER 1158: BRAVING THE VALLEY OF DEATH

When everyone was engulfed in the fog, the exploration of the second domain of the Nine Bends Demon Realm officially began!

The Blood Eyebrow Ancestor is the Island Master of Blood God Island in the Sea of Exile.

Although Blood God Island is not as powerful as the Three Palaces and Four Islands, it is still renowned in the Sea of Exile, with strength surpassing the islands of the four peak lords who follow Ye Chen.

The Blood Eyebrow Ancestor himself is also at the Peak Lord level, just one step away from entering the Cosmic Emperor Realm!

The Blood Eyebrow Ancestor was originally a cultivator in the Cosmic Sea South Pole Region. He committed heinous crimes and was exiled to the Sea of Exile. In the Cosmic Sea, he was known for his ruthless tactics, and in the Sea of Exile, he quickly gained a mighty reputation!

His eyebrows are blood-red, and he is exceptionally astute and ruthless.

That’s how he manages to live freely in the dangerous Sea of Exile.

This time, his goal in exploring the Nine Bends Demon Realm is to break through to the Cosmic Emperor Realm and become a true Cosmic Emperor. By then, he hopes to return to the Cosmic Sea to settle old scores!

In the first demon domain, he chose to join under Star Lord Fang Chong’s tutelage. Although his gains were not as impressive as those under Ye Chen, they were still tremendous.

The Blood Eyebrow Ancestor feels that with the gains from the first demon domain, he is on the verge of touching the threshold of the Cosmic Emperor level.

Now, entering the second demon domain, the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor aims to traverse the Valley of Death, as told by the emotionless voice, and harvest numerous Demon Spirit Souls to exchange for the incredible treasures of the Nine Bends Demon Realm at Heavenly Treasure Mountain!

As soon as the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor was enveloped in the fog of the second demon domain, his defensive Divine Light was fully activated, and his blood-red eyebrows flared up like flames.

The Blood Eyebrow Ancestor emanated a murderous aura, ready to slaughter whatever deadly entities he encountered in the Valley of Death.

Howl!

Almost the instant the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor activated his defensive Divine Light, he sensed that he was being watched by some creature in the fog.

While caught in the fog, the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor could still clearly investigate the domain around him. He noticed that he was in a vast, dark valley, shrouded in an ever-present mist, with a towering Divine Mountain in the distant horizon!

Almost immediately upon seeing that Divine Mountain, the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor realized that it must be the Heavenly Treasure Mountain of the second demon domain!

Reaching that Heavenly Treasure Mountain means safety!

But at this moment, the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor had no time to contemplate the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, as he sensed the creature’s gaze on him, prompting him to be on high alert while frantically searching for the creature’s tracks in the vast, dark valley.

However, to his shock, even as a Peak Lord, he couldn’t detect the creature’s whereabouts.

Howl!

The creature’s eerie screech came from one spot, then another, making it impossible to locate through sound.

"Playing tricks?"

"I, the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor, have killed enough in the Cosmic Sea to fill this valley; how could I fear some creature in just the second demon domain?!"

His blood-red eyebrows twitched, and he charged towards the distant Heavenly Treasure Mountain like a blazing flame.

If the creature wouldn’t show itself, he would simply pass through this domain!

If it dared show itself, he would slaughter it!

But just as the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor started to move from his position, something terrifying occurred.

A skeletal hand, moving with unthinkable speed, suddenly grabbed at the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor.

Even with his Peak Lord strength, he couldn’t react in time. The skeletal hand pierced through his defensive Divine Light and crushed him into ash!

Thus, the Blood Eyebrow Ancestor, who wielded ruthless authority across much of the Cosmic Sea’s South Pole Region and lived freely in the Sea of Exile, died at the very start of the fog’s dispersal in the Valley of Death!

He died not knowing what creature killed him!

At the moment of his demise, tens of thousands of feet away, a bizarre creature covered in black mist retracted its claws.

With a soul-gleaming Divine Light lingering on its claws, the creature spoke human words, "This Peak Lord was truly unlucky to have ended up in my domain."

"Hmph, with the second demon domain open, I have only ten chances to strike, to take just ten lives; it’s far too few!"

"Who knows when I’ll accumulate enough soul harvest to be resurrected again, outside of the Nine Bends Demon Realm, which opens only once every ten thousand years."

"I hope next time, I can enter further demon domains in the Nine Bends Demon Realm. There, I might gain even greater rewards."

After muttering to itself, the bizarre creature vanished once again.

...

Gu Yanyan looked at the dark, boundless Valley of Death before her, her face pale with fear.

"Divine Fire, Divine Fire, all of you come out and help me!"

Gu Yanyan’s small hands formed spells, and clusters of Divine Fire suddenly appeared around her, enveloping her in protection.

Judging by these Divine Fires, there were as many as eighty-one kinds, some even at the Overlord Level of Divine Fire!

Yet Gu Yanyan was just a God King girl!

"This Nine Bends Demon Realm is terrifying."

"How long will it take to reach that Heavenly Treasure Mountain!"

As soon as she was engulfed in the fog, Gu Yanyan noticed the distant Heavenly Treasure Mountain, gleaming with endless divine light.

But Gu Yanyan found that in this fog, she couldn’t fly; she could only walk step by step towards the Heavenly Treasure Mountain. No matter how fast she was, at this pace, it would take her several days to reach the mountain.

And she had no one else to help her, just a God King Realm girl, naturally terrified.

"If only grandpa were here."

"And Ye Chen, if only Ye Chen were by my side, I would definitely be safe and sound!"

Unfortunately, Gu Yanyan knew that the rules for this second Demon Domain stated she could only rely on herself to venture through it. At the moment, she couldn’t sense her grandfather nor Ye Chen and could only count on herself to keep pushing forward.

Wow!

Just as Gu Yanyan felt fear gripping her heart, she heard a bizarre scream ahead. In an instant, a black shadow pounced towards her.

"Ah!"

Reacting almost instinctively the moment she saw the shadow, Gu Yanyan hurled a massive chunk of Divine Fire straight at the shadow’s head.

Boom!

The shadow was instantly engulfed by the Divine Fire, its scream ending abruptly as it was burned to ashes.

At the same time, a green flash of Demon Spirit Soul emerged from where the shadow was burned and came flying toward Gu Yanyan.

"Is this... a Demon Spirit Soul? Something that can be exchanged for Treasures at the Heavenly Treasure Mountain?"

Gu Yanyan grasped the green light and, sensing it, stood amazed.

"Hmm? Was the creature that attacked me a God King Realm slayer being?"

"It had no idea I possess so much Divine Fire. A God King Level slayer being would be no match for my Divine Fire."

Realizing the level of the slayer being, Gu Yanyan let out a small sigh of relief.

If the level of slayer beings wasn’t too high, she could handle them.

Safely storing the Demon Spirit Soul, surrounded by eighty-one strands of Divine Fire, Gu Yanyan continued to forge ahead.

...

"Too weak."

"These slayer beings here are too weak."

Chining Xiaoxiao, perched atop a giant tree in the Valley of Death, gazed into the distance at Heavenly Treasure Mountain, murmuring to himself.

In his hand, he had already accumulated the light of twenty-eight Demon Spirit Souls.

The light from these Demon Spirit Souls varied in strength, with the strongest of them being a Peak Lord-level Demon Spirit Soul!

Recalling how the Peak Lord-level slayer being had attacked him, Chining Xiaoxiao let out a chuckle.

With his own combat power, the now Sovereign Realm Chining Xiaoxiao couldn’t possibly defeat a Peak Lord-level slayer being, but how could he venture into the Sea of Exile’s Nine Bends Demon Realm unprepared?

"I’m Chining Xiaoxiao, renowned for having a plethora of Treasures!"

Chining Xiaoxiao patted the pair of Divine Light daggers at his side.

It was these very Divine Light daggers that successfully struck down the Peak Lord-level slayer being.

After observing for a while, Chining Xiaoxiao leaped down from the tree.

"In this second Demon Domain, emerging from the Valley of Death is but a basic requirement. The most crucial task is collecting Demon Spirit Souls since these can be exchanged for Treasures at Heavenly Treasure Mountain."

"This time, I cannot be outdone by Ye Chen again. I have to gather much more Demon Spirit Soul than him and exchange for even more powerful Treasures at Heavenly Treasure Mountain!"

"Now, move out!"

With that, Chining Xiaoxiao vanished into the dense forest of the Valley of Death once again.

...

Unbeknownst to Chining Xiaoxiao, while he had gathered the light of twenty-eight Demon Spirit Souls, Ye Chen had already amassed one hundred and thirty-six!

Ye Chen, having ventured into the Valley of Death, wouldn’t miss the chance to gather Demon Spirit Soul for exchanging Treasures at the Heavenly Treasure Mountain!

And Ye Chen wouldn’t fear the slayer beings in the Valley of Death.

Only slayer beings would fear Ye Chen!

After all, Ye Chen was laden with Cosmic Emperor-level Treasures in abundance, even more than Chining Xiaoxiao, and had countless tactics at his disposal!

Roar!

When a horde of slayer beings charged at Ye Chen, he made a sweeping grab at the void, and countless Divine Swords lashed out with the Divine Might of the Heavenly Sword Divine Art!

Boom!

As a blood-colored avian slayer being suddenly lunged at Ye Chen, he pointed a finger at the void, and the Spatial Rift Divine Skill instantly ripped the creature in half!

Awoo!

When an ancient demon at the Cosmic Emperor level raised its titanic hands to strike down at Ye Chen, a bead on Ye Chen’s body flared with boundless light!

Ancient Origin Ice Bead!

Capable of freezing all Otherworldly Beings below the Star Lord level, even a Cosmic Emperor couldn’t withstand the bead’s Divine Might!

Bang!

The Ancient Origin Ice Bead flickered, sealing the titanic hands along with its massive body in ice, and with a "bang," turned the massive beast into ashes, instantly netting Ye Chen a Cosmic Emperor level Demon Spirit Soul!

Ye Chen slaughtered all slayer beings in the Valley of Death!

Moreover, Ye Chen wouldn’t miss any corner of the Valley of Death, using the opportunity to sense any Space Star Aperture and accumulate more Origin Star Aperture.