Chapter 335: Chapter 332: A Battle Across Time and Space

The Asura Blood Shadow radiated a tyrannical might, its aura surging like a monstrous tide.

Its blurred features made its expression unreadable, exuding a heart-pounding sense of peerless combat and rampant slaughter.

It pointed a finger at Mo Qi from afar, and the world seemed to turn upside down.

An intent to kill, like a silken banner unfurling, dispersed the black mist. A bloody light tore through the darkness and shot toward Mo Qi.

"Three Kowtows of the Unmoving Nether King!"

The first kowtow!

The phantom of the Nether King lifted the hem of its long robes and offered a distant bow to the void.

It was called a kowtow, but in truth, its legs merely parted slightly as it gave a nod of acknowledgment.

With Mo Qi’s current cultivation and strength, he couldn’t make the Nether King’s phantom truly kneel.

But even so, who was the Nether King? An existence who could contend head-on with a supreme expert suspected to be Heaven itself, and even cause them to suffer a setback!

In terms of life’s hierarchy, the Nether King already stood at the very pinnacle of this world.

At his level, every word and action could very well influence the entire world’s development and balance.

Not even Heaven could do anything to him. So I ask you, who in this world was worthy of his bow? Who could possibly bear such a tribute?

BOOM!

The bloody light flying toward Mo Qi instantly shattered.

The hearts of everyone who witnessed the Nether King’s phantom nod in place of a "kowtow" leaped into their throats.

A feeling of "great heresy" surged into their minds. Even the Divine Sea Half-Immortal level experts couldn’t help but feel a sense of dread.

A voice constantly echoed in their minds, reminding them: ’You are guilty! Kneel at once and beg for forgiveness, or your actions will defy Heaven, morality, and fate itself!’

It was as if the entire world was rejecting them, scolding them, and blaming them!

THUD!

THUD! THUD!

Below the Void Realm, everyone in the entire Imperial City who was still alive fell to their knees at this moment.

They didn’t know why, but every one of them wore a solemn expression as tears streamed uncontrollably down their faces.

Deep down, everyone knew they shouldn’t be crying, and they certainly shouldn’t be kneeling, but an unseen force was compelling them to do so.

Their bodies were completely out of their control, impossible to stop or prevent.

And this was merely the aftershock from the Nether King phantom’s kowtow. One could only imagine how devastated Huangfu Yu, who was bearing the full brunt of it, must have felt.

If not for the protection of the Asura Blood Shadow’s power, he would already be on his knees before Mo Qi, a blubbering mess of tears and snot.

"Get out!" Huangfu Yu roared, pushing his family’s Secret Technique to its absolute limit in an attempt to expel the fear in his heart.

He refused to believe that some brat from the Mortal District could actually defeat him.

He would kill Mo Qi, no matter the cost!

"Asura Battle Heaven, fight, fight, fight for me!"

He jabbed a finger into his chest, squeezing out a wisp of heart’s blood and fusing it into the Asura Blood Shadow.

The Asura Blood Shadow’s aura immediately surged once more.

SWISH!

An indifferent gaze shot out from where the Asura Blood Shadow’s eyes would be, landing on the Nether King phantom behind Mo Qi.

"Hm?"

A soft sound of doubt, seemingly from Hell itself.

A glint of intelligence appeared in the Asura Blood Shadow’s gaze.

When it saw the Nether King phantom’s appearance clearly, its eyes shone with a brilliant light.

DUM DUM DUM!

The Asura Blood Shadow broke free from Huangfu Yu’s control and charged madly toward Mo Qi.

With his heart’s blood draining away, Huangfu Yu collapsed weakly to the ground, but instead of alarm, he was overjoyed.

’A wisp of Lord Asura’s consciousness has descended! The heavens are helping me!’

When summoning Asura Power, there was an extremely small chance of gaining the Asura’s favor, causing a wisp of his consciousness to descend and aid in battle.

For Huangfu Yu, this was not just a blessing and an honor; it was the key to slaying Mo Qi.

"So it’s the legendary, ever-victorious Nether King. I, Asura, have long heard of your great name. It’s a pity we are not of the same era, or we could have had a truly satisfying battle!"

"But no matter. Time can be traced back. Consider this battle across countless eons and spacetimes an appetizer!"

A wild, arrogant, and ice-cold voice rang out in Mo Qi’s mind, shaking his Sea of Consciousness into chaos and nearly causing it to collapse.

Fortunately, the Chaos Scripture acted in time to stabilize the situation.

The Asura Blood Shadow was already closing in. Mo Qi had no time to ponder the source of the voice. He silently chanted in his heart: ’Invincible heart! Invincible heart! Invincible heart!’

"Three Kowtows of the Unmoving Nether King, the second kowtow!"

The Nether King phantom still did not truly kneel. Instead, it bowed slightly, the nod deeper than the first time.

In an instant, the sky-filling black mist roiled, and a dense Power of Destruction descended from above, cutting off the Asura Blood Shadow’s path.

BOOM!

All things can be destroyed; all things will be annihilated.

The Asura Blood Shadow was riddled with holes, but it still managed to charge out from the Power of Destruction.

Unleashing the first and second kowtows of the Unmoving Nether King in succession had taken an enormous toll on Mo Qi.

It wasn’t a drain on his True Essence or his physical stamina, but on his Heart Power!

A wave of exhaustion washed over him like a collapsing mountain. Mo Qi swayed, on the verge of collapsing.

’Invincible heart!’

He quickly bit the tip of his tongue, using the pain to keep himself from passing out.

But how could mere physical pain alleviate the exhaustion of his Heart Power? 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

On the contrary, after a brief moment of clarity from the stimulus, his consciousness instinctively tried to enter a state of dormancy.

’No, I can’t pass out!’

Mo Qi kept reminding himself: ’The Asura Blood Shadow is coming! Huangfu Yu isn’t dead yet! Huangfu Jun is still watching like a tiger stalking its prey! I still haven’t found out where my mother is!’

’How can I sleep?!’

Just then, a peculiar power transmitted from Within the Pass, passing through the Heart of the Dragon Vein and merging into his Sea of Consciousness.

Nourished by this power, his depleted Heart Power rapidly recovered. Not only that, but Mo Qi also felt a refreshing comfort that emanated from his very soul.

With no time to ponder the source of this power, Mo Qi channeled the Power of Destruction.

"Three Kowtows of the Unmoving Nether King, Three Kowtows of Destruction!"

The Nether King phantom still didn’t kneel, but this time, he bent at the waist and performed a deep bow.

WHOOSH~

There was no feeling of great heresy, no defying of Heaven, morality, or fate. There was no world-destroying might. There was only a gentle breeze.

But as this gentle breeze blew past, the charging Asura Blood Shadow froze mid-air.

Its gaze, which had been brimming with fighting spirit, now held only surprise and fear.

"Young man, we will meet again sooner or later."

SHATTER!

The Asura Blood Shadow vanished with the wind, leaving only a mysterious voice echoing in Mo Qi’s ears.

Mo Qi’s legs gave out from under him, and he nearly fell to the ground.

His Heart Power was once again completely depleted. After straightening its back, the Nether King’s phantom also began to slowly fade away.

"Pfft~"

At the same time, Huangfu Yu, as if struck by a heavy blow, spat out a large mouthful of black, stagnant blood, his face ashen-pale as paper.

Summoning the Asura Power would have cost him a huge price to begin with, let alone having that Asura Power be extinguished by Mo Qi.

If he didn’t have a special elixir from the Huangfu Family to preserve his life force, he likely would have vanished along with the Asura Blood Shadow.

"This boy cannot be allowed to live! Little Jun, have the people on the Flying Magical Artifact make their move. Kill him!"

Huangfu Yu sent a voice transmission to Huangfu Jun.

Huangfu Jun was kneeling on the ground, still immersed in the feeling of "great heresy" from the Three Kowtows of the Unmoving Nether King.

Hearing Huangfu Yu’s command, he finally snapped out of it.

"Oh, oh, right!"

Huangfu Jun got up and used a Secret Technique to contact the Flying Magical Artifact, relaying Huangfu Yu’s order.

What he didn’t notice was that Huangfu Yu was secretly clutching a Super Long-distance Transmission Jade Token in his hand.