"Wang Xuanyi won't escape this disaster. Even if he miraculously survives Black Eyes' strike, he will be severely injured, affecting his future cultivation."

A young man in a gray robe whispered, staring at Black Eyes who resembled a Demon God, more in fear than in awe.

Chu Ming frowned. He had originally not wanted to intervene, but seeing the current situation, it was no longer possible for him to stay out of it. After all, Wang Xuanyi was a prodigy of the Eastern Hundred Domains.

Boom!

Black Eyes' pupils were suffused with a crimson hue. This Heaven-Reaching Fire Eye move was one of the more powerful techniques among the Low Tier Secret Techniques. With this move, he had killed many Fifth Layer Transcendence Realm experts.

Swish!

Thud!

A faint sound rang out. The crowd could only see a flash of white light, so fast it disappeared immediately. Then, Black Eyes' terrifying red beams rapidly contracted and, to the shock of everyone, quickly dissipated in mid-air.

Black Eyes was stunned, Wang Xuanyi was stunned, and the young man with the twin eyebrow lines was also stunned. In his mind, he had already imagined Wang Xuanyi's miserable state, never expecting someone to intervene at this moment.

"Who dares to interfere? Show yourself!"

Black Eyes' expression flickered, then he shouted angrily. His voice echoed in everyone's ears like a tide.

The onlookers' expressions also changed, fearing that Black Eyes might turn his crimson gaze upon them.

"It's me!"

A clear voice rang out. Then, Chu Ming stepped forward lightly from the back of the crowd. Threads of the Secret Technique of the Sword enveloped his body, causing the space around him to ripple. His white robe fluttered, and his deep eyes seemed to contain countless sword lights flickering like stars.

"Chu Ming?"

Wang Xuanyi's face showed surprise. No matter what, he never expected that the person who just helped him withstand this fatal blow was Chu Ming, with whom he had only a brief acquaintance.

More so, he hadn't heard any news of Chu Ming for the past year. Many had said they had seen Chu Ming deep in the Ancient Battlefield, but a year's seclusion had caused many to gradually forget about him, with some even spreading rumors that Chu Ming had perished in the depths of the Ancient Battlefield.

Boom!

"I don't care who you are. If you dare to block me, you will die!"

As soon as Chu Ming appeared, a strange gray light flashed in Black Eyes' pupils, and the terrifying crimson power surged toward the sky.

"Heaven-Reaching Fire Eye!"

Black Eyes' yellow robe billowed. His figure, resembling a Demon God, suddenly grew larger, blocking out the sun. His eyes, like two suns, blasted towards Chu Ming with a burning aura.

"Chu Ming, retreat quickly!"

Wang Xuanyi's expression changed dramatically. He knew the terror of this strike, enough to kill a Fifth Layer Transcendence Realm expert in an instant. In his panic, he had already forgotten how Chu Ming had helped him block the previous strike.

"Shatter!"

Chu Ming's expression remained calm. As the crimson light approached, he lightly lifted a finger. The entire void rippled, and the Secrets of Slaughter exploded in the narrow space.

Rumble!

A storm of red sword light erupted, instantly obliterating the two terrifying crimson beams. The sword light, like a red line, flashed through the sky and immediately engulfed Black Eyes.

Pff pff pff...

"Ah!!"

In the midst of the sword light, Black Eyes struggled bitterly. With Chu Ming's current strength, even a casual strike was not something Black Eyes could withstand. Blood sprayed in the air, and in an instant, Black Eyes was covered in wounds.

Huff!

When the red sword light dissipated, everyone saw Black Eyes' miserable state and was stunned. Even the delicate young man and the young man with the twin eyebrows were also in a trance, unable to recover for a long time. Black Eyes' awe-inspiring presence in their hearts had never been so embarrassed.

Wang Xuanyi stared dazedly at Black Eyes. The person who had forced him to the brink of death was so easily defeated? And defeated by Chu Ming, no less?

For a moment, he felt Chu Ming was so unfamiliar, like a towering mountain pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe.

"Who... exactly are you?"

Black Eyes revealed a wry smile, his eyes bleeding, and asked slowly.

"Chu Ming!"

Chu Ming replied plainly. He extended two fingers on his right hand and lightly snapped them. The Secrets of Slaughter exploded into two balls of red flame and floated towards Black Eyes.

"You have insulted the Eastern Hundred Domains. Today, I will cripple your cultivation!"

Whoosh whoosh...

The two flames moved at extreme speed, almost instantly piercing through space and entering Black Eyes' eyes.

Boom!

A violent explosion sounded. Black Eyes' eyes were immediately dried up, and his Sea of Spiritual Power was pierced through, the boundless spiritual power dissipating completely into the world.

"Ah!!!"

Black Eyes let out a painful scream and roared towards the sky. The pain in his heart far exceeded the pain of the body.

Boom!

In an instant, he fell to an ordinary person. Black Eyes immediately plummeted from the sky, and if not for his physical strength, the fall alone from several hundred meters would have killed him.

Black Eyes seemed soulless, blinded, trapped in darkness. The onlookers fell into silence, sympathizing with Black Eyes. The Celestial Martial Continent revered martial power. To fall from being a Great Power of Transcendence to a mere cripple was a fate Black Eyes' current feelings could not be expressed in words.

Chu Ming's gaze remained calm. He flicked his robe lightly, as if he had done something insignificant. Crippling Black Eyes' cultivation seemed cruel, but had he not intervened in time, Wang Xuanyi's fate wouldn't have been much better. Besides, Black Eyes was ruthless and left only death and injury in his wake, so Chu Ming felt no guilt.

"It's over! We're done for!"

The delicate young man murmured, suddenly thinking of something terrible, and his face turned pale.

"What's wrong?"

The young man with the twin eyebrows whispered, glancing furtively at Chu Ming. Apart from Emperor Luo, he had never seen such a terrifying prodigy.

"Senior Brother Luo's Communication Jade Pendant should be in Senior Brother Black Eyes' hands!"

The delicate young man took a deep breath and replied.

"What?!"

The young man's expression also changed. The Senior Brother Luo mentioned by the delicate young man was naturally Emperor Luo. The four of them came from the Southern Wilderness, belonging to the number one sect, Lihuo Sect.

However, the four had vastly different positions within the sect. The highest-ranking was naturally Emperor Luo, whose status was second only to the Life and Death Realm patriarch in the Lihuo Sect.

Black Eyes was Emperor Luo's cousin. Although the two didn't see eye to eye, they shared a bit of blood relation. Thus, Emperor Luo often looked out for Black Eyes within the Lihuo Sect.

The tyranny of Emperor Luo was known only to those within the Lihuo Sect. His bloodthirsty cruelty knew no bounds, and those who provoked him even slightly would face extermination. To some extent, Black Eyes' personality was influenced by Emperor Luo.