Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 671: Chapter 668: Black Heart Orb

”Boom!”

The two collided, and although the impact of the Black Heart Orb didn’t injure Han Yiming, the Great Cauldron suddenly came to a halt, and then, due to its automatic protection, actually began to retreat with Han Yiming.

”Stop for me!!!”

Han Yiming roared fiercely, his hands continuously forming seals, and after great effort, he managed to stop the Great Cauldron.

This cauldron possessed an Artifact Spirit that automatically protected Han Yiming, something he hadn’t anticipated. It was a temporary gift from the Divine Transformation Pavilion, and this was Han Yiming’s first time using it; he had not expected this at all.

”Haha!”

Ji Mingkong burst out laughing, his figure swiftly surging forward, increasing the distance between himself, Han Yiming, and Bu Zheng, who had just charged up.

At this moment, only one person remained in front of him, and that was Qingyi, who had been blocking them the entire time.

Qingyi had now significantly closed the distance to the Sage’s Bones and was moments away from seizing the Sage’s Skull.

”Qingyi, didn’t you look down on me? Now I’ll let you know the consequences of underestimating me!”

Ji Mingkong snorted coldly, a cold light shining in his eyes as he suddenly produced a red gemstone in his hand. Its grade was unknown, but when Ji Mingkong made a seal, he pressed it firmly onto his boot.

In that instant, the speed of the boots skyrocketed, closing the distance with Qingyi even faster than before.

At the same time, Ji Mingkong’s hands waved repeatedly, and countless black spheres surged out, blanketing the sky. From a distance, there seemed to be at least a hundred!

”Hiss!!!”

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

These black spheres, named Black Heart Orbs, could explode with a force comparable to a normal self-destructing being from the Dragon God Realm.

This item, like the Divine Stone, was sold in the Divine Transformation Pavilion. One orb cost thirty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and it was usually not for sale. Only during the Sect competition, or on certain grand occasions, would they be sold in large quantities.

At this very moment, Ji Mingkong tossed out over a hundred orbs, equivalent to throwing away over thirty billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones – a staggering sum that astonished the onlookers.

Yet, even more astonishing than the Spirit Stones was the explosion of the hundred-plus Black Heart Orbs!

Each one was equivalent to a self-destructing being at the Dragon God Realm Mid-Stage, and over a hundred of them meant over a hundred Dragon God Realm Mid-Stage beings exploding simultaneously!

The power of such an explosion was beyond description, not as simple as adding one plus one. Even Qingyi’s complexion drastically changed at that moment.

”Qingyi, get out of my way!” Ji Mingkong bellowed.

”Ji Mingkong, you dare!!!”

Qingyi screamed, her pupils constricting, her heart pounding rapidly.

”Explode!”

Amidst Ji Mingkong’s cold laugh, he disregarded Qingyi’s threats and pointed his finger directly.

”Boom boom boom...”

Suddenly, a deafening series of roars erupted. Starting from the first Black Heart Orb to the over one-hundredth, they exploded simultaneously at that moment!

The naked eye could see the shockwaves rapidly spreading; the sheer number of Black Heart Orbs turned the ripples into flames, sweeping across the area from the onset. A fiery red Light Pillar, as if condensed, shot straight towards Qingyi.

Simultaneously, the ripples, circular in nature, expanded swiftly, affecting everyone at the scene except Ji Mingkong, including the members of the Ji Family!

However, the members of the Ji Family clearly had anticipated this, or perhaps had already negotiated with Ji Mingkong. The moment Ji Mingkong took out those hundred plus Black Heart Orbs, they quickly retreated toward the back.

This was the Ji Family pulling the rug out from under, their final gamble!

On this gamble, they had placed all their hopes on Ji Mingkong. If successful, the Sage’s Skull would belong to the Ji Family; if they failed, with the retreat of Ji Family’s members and only Ji Mingkong left, the Ji Family would have no more chances.

”Ji Mingkong, you are opposing all our forces!!!”

Han Yiming roared in anger. He had suffered a loss from these Black Heart Orbs before, and now as the shockwave approached, his Artifact Spirit automatically activated. Han Yiming did not even have time to seize control before his Great Cauldron, carrying his figure, rapidly retreated.

As he saw the distance to the Sage’s Skull growing further, Han Yiming felt nothing but rage, yet he was powerless to do anything.

”You damned fool, you truly deserve to die!”

Bu Zheng also retreated, doing so voluntarily. With so many Black Heart Orbs exploding, he dared not come into contact with their sharpest edge. Although he wore armor of the Holy Spirit Level, obviously now was not the time to expend it.

”All this for a single Sage’s Skull, and yet you freely squander over thirty billion Spirit Stones. Ji Mingkong, calling you a wastrel is putting it mildly!”

From the Zhou Family’s side, the elder Zhou Chen snorted coldly, his words tinged with a sour note.

As for Chen Yue of the Chen Family, his expression was unsightly. After pondering for a moment, he immediately retreated.

In the end, only the Chang’an Mountain Gate remained.

”This lad is also decisive, spending over thirty billion Spirit Stones to acquire such a Sage’s Skull. Though I do not know if he’ll ultimately obtain it, he is certainly ruthless. Well, I’ll gift you this Sage’s Skull!”

Amidst these words, Demon View Mountain, along with those from Chang’an Mountain Gate, swiftly withdrew toward the distance.

The forces that had originally advanced to two-thirds were now at three-quarters, but those that had been at three-quarters had now retreated back to the starting point.

In the entire scene, the only forces left with a chance at obtaining the Sage’s Skull were Ji Mingkong and Qingyi.

As for Qingyi...

Watching the arrival of that astonishing Flame Pillar, Qingyi could clearly feel its oppressive might, as if it could tear a person apart. This pressure was earth-shattering, and even the surrounding resistance and pressures seemed to dissipate somewhat with its advent, just as Ji Mingkong, thanks to the gemstone’s embedding, had his speed greatly increased and was rapidly approaching along this trajectory.

”Ji Mingkong, I seem to have underestimated you. You may lack your brother’s strength, but you’re more ruthless than him!”

Qingyi took a deep breath, flipped his hand over to reveal a Divine Stone.

”This Divine Stone, a billion Spirit Stones a piece, will exchange for your thirty billion. It’s more than enough.”

Qingyi let out a cold laugh, then swallowed the Divine Stone in one gulp.

”Boom!”

This action coincided with the Flame Pillar enveloping Qingyi, his figure completely submerged by the Flame Pillar.

In theory, having swallowed the Divine Stone, Qingyi should not have suffered any injuries. One billion compared to thirty billion Spirit Stones appeared to be a profitable exchange.

But the moment Qingyi opened his eyes again, his face drastically changed.

Because he realized...

He was still enveloped in the fiery red shockwave of the Light Pillar!!!

”Pfft!”

As he came to this realization, he was struck by the Pillar’s barrage. With no preparation, Qingyi spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, as if his internal organs were about to be completely shattered, and his face instantly turned pale!