Chapter 2036: Chapter 2004: Ancestral Projection

The Sky-Supporting Giant Hand descended from the heavens like a Heaven-Opening Giant Axe, or perhaps as if a Divine Mountain from the sky intended to crush a group of strong individuals to death.

At this moment, even if the surrounding people were foolish, they realized that the human boy they viewed as prey was actually a terrifyingly formidable entity.

Such earth-shattering might at hand; even they dared not claim they could withstand such a powerful attack.

Layers of light screens ascended from the ground, powerful defenses crafted simultaneously by numerous strong individuals, aiming to counteract the strike of the Sky-Supporting Giant Hand.

They did not strive to entirely defend against it; merely offsetting most of its might was sufficient.

Because they sensed that the immense power contained within this strike was utterly beyond their scope of resistance.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

The Sky-Supporting Giant Hand descended from the heavens, penetrating through layers of light screens. Although the giant hand dimmed slightly in brilliance, at this rate, they feared they would be unable to escape death in the end.

At this moment, the fish-head strong entity couldn’t hold back any longer and sacrificed a drop of resplendent blood.

This drop of blood soared skyward, rapidly transforming into an expansive Blood Sea.

"Ancestor’s Blood!"

Witnessing this true blood transform into a Blood Sea, many strong individuals nearby couldn’t help but reveal expressions of joy.

In their races, only those who have reached the Ninth Order have the qualification to be called an Ancestor.

As entities of the Ninth Order, although seemingly only one or two grades apart from before, the true difference in strength is astronomical.

At the level of Ninth Order, that signifies a true capacity to annihilate heaven and earth. In the eyes of some low-rank cultivators, Ninth Order represents the supreme powerhouse of the realms, stronger than anything else in this world.

In the eyes of these cultivators, it’s the same.

The sacrifice of Ancestor’s Blood ignited flames of hope in the eyes of a group of strong individuals.

To them, the appearance of Ancestor’s blood symbolized salvation since Ancestor was the pinnacle of strength.

Even at this moment, the fish-head strong entity looked sinisterly through the light screen at Li Chen: "Human boy, you better pray for your own good fortune. The sacrifice of Ancestor’s Blood must have alerted my aquatic race’s Ancestor. When the Ancestor arrives, no matter how strong you are, your death is certain!"

Li Chen’s face remained smiling, as if he hadn’t heard the fish-head strong entity at all.

Ancestor? Ninth Order? Daoist Lord Level?

In others’ eyes, indeed a formidable and unbeatable existence.

But for him...

Truthfully, Li Chen faced Daoist Lord Level entities not just once or twice before. Previously, he often had to flee in disgrace, barely escaping several times.

Now, he genuinely wished for a Ninth Order to test his prowess!

Ancestor’s Blood indeed was mighty; Li Chen’s Five Elements Sky-Lifting Giant Hand, originally irresistible to these people, was instantly thwarted by the surging blood sea at the appearance of Ancestor’s blood and seemed soon to entirely dissipate within.

It’s understandable, considering Li Chen was only in the Realm of Shen Tian. As common wisdom goes, there’s an absolute gap between the Eighth Rank and Ninth Order; typically, the Eighth Rank simply can’t contend against Ninth Order experts.

Li Chen’s Sky-Supporting Giant Hand, formed merely with the Power of the Five Elements, might handle some low-rank cultivators, but against the true blood of a Ninth Order expert, of course, Li Chen’s summoned Five Elements Hand couldn’t compete.

Therefore, Li Chen extended another hand.

"Space—Fracture!"

"Crack!"

A crisp sound echoed from within the blood sea, distinct and audible.

Despite the blood sea being formed of blood waters, this clearly audible crunch tore open a fissure forcibly at its center.

Li Chen wasn’t tearing apart the blood sea; rather, even though fracturing this blood sea wasn’t straightforward, he could split the space the blood sea occupied!

To a Void Realm expert mastering Space Law, this wasn’t difficult.

Seeing the blood sea torn, everyone’s expressions shifted simultaneously.

With the blood sea fractured, the Sky-Supporting Giant Hand faced no opposition, instantly descending from above.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

The strong individuals only managed to summon defenses wrapping their bodies, yet the horrifying impactful force instantly blew them away.

Amidst being sent flying, innumerable strong individuals all spit blood, severely injured on the spot, and some’s defenses collapsed under the impact, instantly slain mid-air.

Previously, Li Chen rarely utilized such methods against foes, as his enemies often were far stronger than him; these techniques scarcely worked effectively, even if hurting adversaries, effects were quite limited. Yet against this crowd, it was entirely different.

"Ancestor save me!!"

At this moment, the fish-head strong entity screamed upward, as a streak of Spiritual Radiance flashed within him, ascending skyward, vanishing beyond the horizon.

In the instant the Spiritual Radiance dissipated, an intimidating intimidation suddenly descended.

Above the exterior sky of Spirit Releasing Abyss, an enormous phantom shadow abruptly appeared.

The phantom shadow extended a hand, promptly catching the seriously injured fish-head strong entity who was blown away.

The body of the phantom shadow shimmered with radiant scales, unclear whether growing from its skin or worn as armor.

After catching the fish-head strong entity, the phantom shadow’s gaze focused instantly, staring downwards at Li Chen.

Li Chen’s expression remained calm, directly confronting the imposing phantom without a trace of fear.

"Ancestor!"

Witnessing the phantom’s emergence, not only did the fish-head strong entity rejoice, but also the surrounding experts of Spirit Releasing Abyss showed horrified expressions.

The Ninth Order experts, regardless of location, hold distinguished positions; even in the Four Great Realms, a Ninth Order expert wields absolute supremacy, much less in Yushi Realm.

In Yushi Realm, a Ninth Order expert signifies indisputable authority.

"Ancestor arrives, he’s undeniably doomed!" One severely injured strong individual couldn’t resist sneering at Li Chen.

In their eyes, regardless of Li Chen’s strength, confronting Ancestor left him only facing death.

"Water Prison!"

Ancestor’s phantom appeared placid, extending a hand downward towards Li Chen.

In the moment the palm descended, infinite waves surged towards Li Chen; though named merely as Water Prison, such sudden, towering waves could not only imprison but crush anyone daring to resist!

Even Li Chen squinted slightly.

"A Ninth Order expert’s projection? Interesting, but without the actual body present, does a mere projection hope to suppress me?"