Chapter 844: Chapter 844

The Demon Race had always been in chaos, caught in endless battles and bloodshed. Forget about an alien prodigy like Scorching Flame. Even the top talents of their own race weren't spared ridicule. If one of them stepped out of line, they wouldn't hesitate to kill him either.

Under such circumstances, Tian Sha didn't hold back his insults at all.

Scorching Flame's expression turned darker than ever. He wanted nothing more than to stop and fight Tian Sha to the death right then and there. But he didn't dare. Li Pin was closing in from behind. If he paused even for a moment, Li Pin would catch up. Once that happened, he would be finished.

Just before he could reach the peak of the Supreme Pillar, a figure descended and blocked his way. "Stop."

It was You Lan, the Intelligent Lifeform Race's ace.

Hovering above him, she looked down at Scorching Flame and said, "Why not prove Tian Sha wrong with your actions, Divine Lord? Show him you're not trash."

Then, as if realizing her words were a bit inappropriate, she added, "Let me put it another way. Just show you're at least better than trash. At the very least... fight like You Xu of the Sky Clan. He never backed down."

Scorching Flame trembled with fury. "You..."

But when it came to Li Pin, he clearly no longer had the courage to fight. He couldn't defeat Li Pin one-on-one. Even when others joined in, they still couldn't touch Li Pin. And now, he wasn't even in peak condition.

Still, he couldn't swallow the fact that someone from the Intelligent Lifeform Race dared challenge him. "You're courting death!"

With a low roar, Scorching Flame summoned a Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Spear and unleashed a devastating spear technique. The sheer force of it seemed to shake the world as the spear shot toward You Lan.

I might not be able to beat Li Pin, but you? You're nothing!

But the moment the spear was thrust forward, he suddenly felt a crushing sense of suppression, far heavier than even the core layer of the Astral World.

Is this... the Eternal Oblivion Force I got tainted with after that clash with Li Pin!?

Bound by the Eternal Oblivion Force, his world-shaking strike was greatly weakened. What should've been enough to overwhelm any top contender from any race... was stopped by You Lan.

Having perfectly anticipated the spear's trajectory, she casually tapped her fingertip right on the flaw exposed by his inability to adapt to the Eternal Oblivion Force.

Out of the corner of his eye, Scorching Flame cast a glance at the scene below. There, Li Pin, fused with his sword, had just pierced straight through Tian Sha, the Demon Race's ace. The brilliant flash of his sword instantly wiped out an expert capable of reaching the ninety-second step of the Supreme Ladder.

Having slain the Demon Race's trump card, Li Pin flicked the Ruoxi Sword and glanced upward at the falling figure. "Why run? They say you're even stronger than You Xu. Don't tell me you want to put on a worse show than him. Come on, show me what your limits really are."

Scorching Flame wanted to flee but couldn't. He shouted, "Li Pin, must we destroy each other and let the other races profit from it?!"

Li Pin glanced at Scorching Flame with a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected Scorching Flame to say something like that. After all, the Human and Divine Races were mortal enemies.

Sure, there were no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. But such things were for those at the top to weigh. In the context of the Ten Thousand Tribes Overlord Competition... How could peace even be on the table?

"I actually liked that arrogant attitude you had earlier. Go back to that," Li Pin said as he raised his sword once more.

The Scorching Flame Divine Lord's eyes widened in fury. He quickly looked up. "Shimo! Wu Jin! Are you two just going to stand by and watch Li Pin dominate the tournament and trample over every race? This tournament decides the rankings for the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations!"

Shimo and Tyrant Wu Jin, who were flying at full speed toward the summit of the Supreme Pillar, slightly lowered their heads but didn't stop for even a moment.

What a joke.If there had been even the slightest chance of victory, they would have gone all-in and fought Li Pin to the end. But that earlier joint assault by more than a dozen Tyrants had already made one thing clear: without a method strong enough to lock down space, trying to surround and kill a Sacred Monarch was suicide.

Not to mention, Li Pin wasn't just any Sacred Monarch. His strength likely rivaled that of a Heavenly Emperor.

Charging in knowing full well they'd die? That was nothing but madness.

Instead of throwing their lives away for nothing, they'd rather preserve their strength. Once they stepped into the Sacred Monarch Realm themselves, they could face Li Pin again and settle things properly.

As for the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, the Divine Race and Sky Clan would bear the brunt either way. No matter who triggered the calamities, their territories would be hit first.

They didn't need to surpass Li Pin. They only needed to stay ahead of the Divine Race and Sky Clan and avoid falling to the bottom.

As his final thread of hope slipped away, despair surged uncontrollably in Scorching Flame's eyes. "You all..." This update ıs available on Nove1Fire.net

He even turned to look at Heavenly Emperor Wu Chang.

He was deeply unwilling to lower his head to the Human Race, and fully aware that doing so would change nothing. But in the face of his junior brother's silent plea and the expectations pinned on the Divine Race's top prodigy... Wu Chang still shifted his gaze toward the Divine Martial Emperor. "Divine Martial... can we talk—"

Before he could finish, the Divine Martial Emperor looked away, turning his cold gaze directly onto Scorching Flame.

He had no intention of intervening in Li Pin's decision.

As for Li Pin...with the clear intent of pushing Scorching Flame to his absolute limit, forcing him to break before he could rebuild, Li Pin launched an unrelenting assault.

Scorching Flame tried to escape at full speed, aiming for the Supreme Pillar to end the preliminary round. But the Sovereign Divine Weapon, the Ring of No Bound, specially crafted for the Bloodblade Squad to seal space, proved exceptionally effective.

Coupled with the Eternal Swordlight's near-instant speed, which seemed to transcend time and space, Scorching Flame failed in every attempt to break free.

Watching it all unfold, Heavenly Emperor Wu Chang nearly shattered something in frustration.

Seeing a Sovereign Divine Weapon that once belonged to the Divine Race now used by Li Pin to trap one of their brightest talents, he gave a low shout and issued a command, "From now on, the Bloodblade Squad is forbidden from using space-sealing Divine Weapons...."

But the other Heavenly Emperors gave no reply.

As the Eternal Oblivion Force churned around Scorching Flame, and with Li Pin firmly locked onto him, several of the Heavenly Emperors, including Ashura, fell into a heavy silence.

After a long while, Ashura finally spoke, his voice solemn. "That's enough. Scorching Flame has already shamed himself more than enough. Do you want the Divine Race to become a laughingstock across the cosmos? Let him fight to the death. At least he can die with honor."

Several Heavenly Emperors nodded in agreement.

A death in battle could still preserve a sliver of dignity for a race on the verge of becoming a cosmic joke.

Wu Chang let out a sigh as he heard Ashura's words.

Not long after, he passed the final decision down to Scorching Flame.

Their decision shattered what little composure Scorching Flame had left. "You want me to die in battle?! I... I'm the Divine Race's once-in-a-millennium prodigy. The greatest Supreme seed in our entire history! My future is destined to rival the Primordial Ancestor. I will stand at the peak of the cosmos! Aside from the great Primordial Ancestor, no one has the right to decide my death! No one!"

In that brief moment of mental collapse, Li Pin's swordlight pierced through him with surgical precision, seizing the opening with terrifying ease.

It was so effortless that even Li Pin was momentarily stunned, then disappointed.

"As a fellow Sacred Monarch... the pressure you gave me doesn't even come close to what I felt from You Xu."

"I..." Scorching Flame stared at him, eyes filled with hatred and bitter unwillingness. "I... I'm supposed to be the protagonist...."

"Protagonist?" Li Pin shook his head. "I've never seen one this weak."

Scorching Flame's inner spirit trembled violently. "I..."

Shame and agony rippled through every corner of his consciousness.

In the next instant, the power raging within him erupted, completely destroying both his Divine Body and soul.

His thoughts... his awareness... were frozen forever in that final moment.

After defeating Scorching Flame, Li Pin remained completely unfazed.

Just as he had said earlier, this so-called final boss, feared by many, hadn't even put as much pressure on him as You Xu did.

He knew the reason. Back when he fought You Xu, he hadn't yet mastered space or reached the Sacred Monarch Realm.

But still... weak was weak. If anyone was to blame, it was Scorching Flame himself, for showing up at the wrong time. Had he come before the fight with You Xu, had he truly faced Li Pin in a deathmatch and earned his respect, then even if he'd died, Li Pin would have given him the respect he deserved.

But now... Li Pin didn't even glance at Scorching Flames's fallen body. Instead, his eyes shifted to Shimo and Tyrant Wu Jin.

Those two were moving too fast, already nearing the summit of the Supreme Pillar. There was no way Li Pin could catch up.

Below him, however, plenty of Tyrants and Cosmic Radiances from various races still awaited his attention.

With that in mind, he turned and plunged downward again, heading straight for the Tyrants and Cosmic Radiances below.

Outside the arena, countless Heavenly Emperors from different races wore grim expressions, worse than yesterday's.

These Tyrants were far more valuable than mere Cosmic Radiances or Solar Flares.

Needless to say, protecting these contestants would demand an even heavier price than what they paid during the Ten Thousand Tribes Prodigy Competition.

Divine Emperor Yuan Jie let out a sigh. "It's over."

He thought to himself. Not just the preliminaries. The entire Ten Thousand Tribes Overlord Competition is over.

Watching the Weeping Emperor Battlefield unfold just as it had the day before, with Li Pin once again sweeping through the races, Yuan Jie felt a flicker of relief. Good thing Tyrant Wu Jin hadn't joined the ambush against Li Pin. Otherwise...

He shook his head and calmed his thoughts.

Though Li Pin hadn't yet reached the summit of the Supreme Pillar, everyone present, including himself and the Heavenly Emperors, understood one thing—the Ten Thousand Tribes Overlord Competition had ended ahead of schedule.

The Overlord of this era was none other than Li Pin of the Human Race.