Chapter 639 Ye the Grim Reaper, unable to withstand the attack? One sword strike kills him instantly
"Don't be arrogant. So what if he takes ten steps in one go?"
"Just as I stepped into the twentieth floor, the Azure Dragon Battle Venerable made a move to stop me from advancing!"
"Now that I've reached the thirtieth level, ancient gods and demons may emerge, preventing me from advancing any further!"
"Your Highness Prince Yama snorted coldly."
But grit your teeth and keep going.
He knew that even the supreme evil god of the extraterrestrial chaos could not stop Ye Tian at the same level.
Meanwhile, the other young prodigies on the Heavenly Ladder stared intently at the scene.
I'm eager to witness the thirtieth trial firsthand. Who exactly is facing this challenge?!
But can they stop Ye Tian?
Jiang Wuyai, who had just been saved by Ye Tian, was utterly horrified by Ye Tian's actions.
"Is this all the power he has?"
"If I were to follow him, I would not be unworthy of my reputation as a prodigy."
In the void, the academy elders and elite instructors breathed heavily, their eyes burning with tension.
The thirtieth step is another huge watershed.
The trials of climbing the ladder to heaven are not simply a matter of increasing pressure.
Each level contains different dangers and opportunities.
The twentieth rank is the battle mark of the invincible ancient beings, so what kind of terrifying existence will the thirtieth rank be!
Just then, a buzzing sound rang out, like a surging ocean!
"Whoosh, buzz!"
The thirtieth step of the ancient bluestone altar did not erupt with the same intense light as the twentieth step.
Instead, a deep, dark, soul-stirring black light suddenly spread out!
Within that dark light, there were wisps of chaotic energy.
Even more terrifying deathly intent, freezing everything in its entirety and extinguishing all life, suddenly descended!
It was like a thunderclap, and dark clouds filled the sky.
The temperature of the entire world plummeted, not from the cold of ice and snow, but from the deathly chill of death, when all things wither and the universe falls silent!
"What kind of bone-chilling cold is this that it can penetrate my flesh?"
"Even with my magic power activated, I can hardly resist. Could it be... a supreme being from the Chaos Realm beyond?"
Below, in the plaza, many prodigies shivered.
Those with weaker cultivation felt their very souls being frozen and torn apart by this deathly intent.
His face turned deathly pale instantly, and he staggered backward.
Dark light and chaotic energy intertwined, slowly coalescing into a figure on the thirtieth step.
The dark figure was neither tall nor imposing.
It even appears somewhat blurry and distorted, as if it were composed of the purest death and chaos.
His entire body was shrouded in a tattered gray cloak, obscuring his face.
Only in the place of his eyes, two clusters of eerie blue flames flickered, cold and lifeless, looking down upon all living beings as if they were ants.
But in the hand of this figure was a strange weapon.
It is not a sword or knife.
Instead, it was a bizarre long scythe that seemed to be forged from countless withered leaves and twisted bones!
The blade of the long scythe is a void of darkness that devours all light.
Just one glance is enough to pierce one's soul, as if one is about to be harvested by it!
"Then...what is that?!"
A young prodigy's voice trembled.
He was almost suffocated by that deathly intent.
"What...what terrifying death energy! It's even purer and more terrifying than the aura of the underworld!"
The prodigies from the powerful Ghost Control Sect were all horrified.
The evil spirits within him were trembling, on the verge of collapsing.
In the void, the most knowledgeable vice dean of the academy.
His aged pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
His withered hands gripped the armrest tightly, and he exclaimed in shock, "Chaotic Death Aura, the Scythe of Nothingness, it's him! It's actually his battle mark!"
"Vice Dean, that's...?"
An elite mentor nearby asked anxiously.
I already had a bad feeling.
"Chiba Shinigami!"
The vice dean's voice carried a hint of disbelief and solemnity, even a deep-seated fear.
"Among the chaotic evil races beyond the realm, there is a terrifying war god known as the one who wields the power of death!"
"During the ancient war of the gods, he once single-handedly charged into the Northern Sea of the Heavens. Wherever his scythe pointed, all living beings perished. Countless god-kings and celestial venerables died under his scythe, leaving an indelible shadow over the entire Northern Sea of the Heavens!"
"His signature divine power, the Thousand-Leaf God-Slaying Blade—no, the Thousand-Leaf God-Slaying Scythe!—is an unparalleled forbidden technique, specifically designed to slay the divine soul and annihilate the true spirit; it is terrifying to the extreme!"
"His cultivation level has long since entered the realm of the God Emperor, and he has been progressing for a long time, even touching the threshold of that peak!"
"What?! He's been traversing the God-Emperor's Domain for a long time! He's even touched the pinnacle?!"
Upon hearing this, and hearing the name of the Thousand Nights Death God, the other elders were all horrified and their scalps tingled.
Chiba the Grim Reaper, the name of the Grim Reaper, has shaken the heavens!
Moreover, he has already stepped into the realm of the God Emperor. What kind of existence is that? Looking at the current Northern Sea and even the Eternal Immortal Realm, he can be regarded as a giant and an ancestor-level figure!
Its combat imprint remains even when suppressed to the same level.
The Great Dao Laws he mastered, his experience in killing, and his supreme divine power and intent to slay gods and destroy souls.
It is by no means something that even a cultivator at the Supreme Realm can withstand!
This is far more terrifying than the mark of the Azure Dragon Battle Venerable!
"The thirtieth step of the test is actually Chiba the Grim Reaper. Is the Heavenly Ladder not giving anyone a chance to pass?"
"This boy is in grave danger! The Azure Dragon Battle Venerable can still fight him, but the Thousand Leaf Death God... his supernatural powers specialize in attacking the soul, making him impossible to defend against!"
"Ten steps at a time, but I'll have to stop here!"
Some elders sighed with regret, as if they could already see Ye Tian's crushing defeat, or even the damage to his soul.
In the plaza below, the dark prodigies from powerful factions who knew the legend of the Thousand Leaf Death God were even more pale.
"It's...it's actually this god of death! Legend has it that even a wisp of his aura is enough to wither the stars!"
"No matter how strong Ye Tian is, no matter how invincible his physical body is, how can he withstand the Thousand Leaf God-Slaying Scythe, which is specifically designed to slay the soul?"
"He was able to force out the mark of Chiba the Grim Reaper; though he lost, he was still honorable."
A member of the royal family muttered to himself, whether to comfort himself or for some other reason, it was unclear.
The young supreme being of the Eternal Immortal Realm had his brows furrowed tightly.
"The Death God of the Chaos Evil Clan... This is troublesome. This fiend's supernatural powers are strange. Back then, our Immortal Realm also had a senior who suffered at its hands."
Chiba Shinigami's fearsome reputation is too great, and his supernatural powers are too bizarre and restrained.
On the thirtieth step of the Heavenly Ladder, the illusory image of the Thousand-Leaf Death God, formed from dark light and chaotic death energy, had completely solidified.
Those lifeless, dark blue eyes were fixed indifferently on Ye Tian in front of them.
The scythe of nothingness, forged from withered bones and fallen leaves, was slowly raised in his hand.
There was no roaring, no howling, only a suffocating silence.
He must be killed!
They perished on the ladder to heaven!
The next moment, he moved!
The figure was like a ghost, blending into the chaos, silent and yet incredibly fast!
The ethereal scythe in his hand drew a strange arc, as if transcending the constraints of space and time.
It slashed straight at Ye Tian's brow and sea of consciousness!
Wherever the scythe passed, the void did not shatter, but was directly annihilated, turning into the most primordial nothingness.
A terrifying killing intent, targeting the soul and the very essence of life, suddenly erupted!
The Thousand Leaf God-Slaying Blade—though named a blade, it is in reality a scythe, capable of slaying gods and destroying souls, unstoppable!
This strike was far more dangerous than the domineering and fierce fist intent of the Azure Dragon Battle Venerable!
But this bizarre attack was enough to make even the most brilliant geniuses of the imperial clans tremble.
Ye Tian's expression finally changed slightly.
It was neither fear nor solemnity.
Instead, it was a very faint, almost imperceptible impatience, or perhaps disappointment!
Just as the scythe of nothingness was about to sever his brow.
"Zheng!"
A clear, resonant sword cry, like a dragon's roar, suddenly echoed throughout the heavens and earth, instantly drowning out all the deathly silence and wailing!
A beam of light!
A blazing sword light that was pure to the extreme, dazzling to the extreme, and noble to the extreme.
It lit up in front of Ye Tian without warning!
It seemed to flow out of his body, from his fingertips!
The sword light condensed, transforming into an ancient-looking longsword, its entire body resembling a piece of crystal-clear divine gold.
The sword is imprinted with intricate innate Dao patterns, flowing with supreme majesty that destroys all laws and judges all gods!
Heavenly Sword!
The moment the sword was drawn, the chaotic death energy that permeated the heavens and earth and froze the soul was like ice and snow encountering the nemesis of the blazing sun, emitting a "hissing" sound and frantically retreating!
For the first time, the deathly blue eyes of the Chiba Shinigami phantom showed a violent fluctuation!
Ye Tian held the Heavenly God Sword in his hand, his eyes remaining calm, not even glancing at the Void Scythe that was attacking him.
He simply handed it forward casually.
There were no fancy moves, no earth-shattering energy bursts.
It was just a simple and direct handover.
However, under this transmission, time and space seemed to freeze!
The eerie and terrifying Void Scythe, which devoured light, seemed to encounter its natural enemy the moment it touched the dazzling tip of the Celestial Sword. It let out a shrill scream and then... shattered inch by inch!
The scythe, forged from countless withered leaves and twisted bones, instantly turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated, as if purified of filth!
The sword tip, its momentum undiminished, pointed directly at the Thousand Leaf Death God phantom formed from chaotic death energy behind them!
The phantom of the Grim Reaper of Chiba let out a soul-stirring roar filled with endless shock, anger, and fear, frantically drawing upon the death energy and chaotic laws around it in an attempt to resist and escape!
But, it’s useless!
Before the pure and restrained holy sword light of the Heavenly God Sword, all death energy, all evil spirits, and all chaos are as fragile as paper!
"puff--!"
A soft sound.
The tip of the sword struck the illusory figure between the eyebrows.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The next instant, the phantom of the Thousand Leaf Death God, who terrified all the spirits of the heavens and left behind endless legends, appeared.
From head to toe, countless cracks instantly appeared, and from these cracks burst forth billions of divine sword lights!
Then, under the gaze of countless stunned, bewildered, and horrified eyes below.
Exploded!
Transformed into countless chaotic specks of light that gradually dissipated, they were completely purified by the residual power of the Heavenly God Sword, leaving no trace whatsoever.
Instant kill!
Another instant kill!
This time, they are facing an ancient, infamous, and even more bizarre and terrifying Chaos Death God from beyond the realm!
Ye Tian flicked his wrist slightly, and the Heavenly God Sword, as white as glazed divine gold, transformed into a stream of light, entered his body, and disappeared.
