The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3789: The Fallen Earth (Fourth Update)
Previously on The Divine Urban Physician...
However, it still proved ineffective...
Elder Jun let out a cold sneer, stating, "You've made your move, now it's my turn, isn't it?"
Without further ado, another decisive palm strike was unleashed!
This fearsome palm connected directly with Ye Chen's head!
A deafening boom echoed, as if a colossal nuclear warhead had detonated precisely above Ye Chen's crown!
Ye Chen hastily raised his hands to shield his head, simultaneously pushing his Spirit Moon Dharma Body to its absolute limit. The Spirit Moon Treasure Robe adorning his body erupted with a blinding radiance, yet...
Despite the immense defensive capabilities of the Spirit Moon Treasure Robe, it appeared remarkably insufficient against the sheer ferocity of this devastating palm strike...
Ye Chen's hands burst forth with a crimson glow. This brutal palm strike left his head gushing with blood!
Watching from a distance, Lin Rutian, despite his moniker as the Qingshan Wolf and a reputation for extreme ruthlessness, couldn't help but display a flicker of pity.
Remarkably, under this severe assault, the Heavenly Demon Blood coursing through Ye Chen's veins seemed to be stimulated. It surged frantically through his bloodstream, a torrent of vitality converging upon his injured head. This influx stabilized everything on the brink of explosion, forcibly counteracting the damage and initiating a rapid healing process!
A peculiar glint flashed in Elder Jun's eyes. No matter how many times he witnessed it, Ye Chen's extraordinary, heaven-defying vitality continued to fill him with astonishment!
In comparison to Ye Chen's vitality, his own Witch Demon body felt utterly insignificant!
If he possessed such robust vitality as Ye Chen, perhaps he wouldn't have suffered the debilitating backlash from the Life-bound Blood Jade, would he?
Yet, the more this was the case, the more Elder Jun's fury intensified. He became resolute in his determination to utterly annihilate Ye Chen!
Why must he endure the transformation into this monstrous, neither-human-nor-ghost state merely to withstand the backlash of the Life-bound Blood Jade? Why must his potential for further martial arts advancement be extinguished, and why must he constantly prey on the vitality of powerful beings to sustain himself? Meanwhile, this mere boy, who hadn't even reached the Qiankun Realm, possessed such a heaven-defying physique?
He was consumed by envy!
Envy bordering on complete madness!
"Perish!!!" Elder Jun roared!
The spiritual energy within him surged uncontrollably, coalescing into a barrage of palm strikes that once again crashed down upon Ye Chen!
The intended target remained Ye Chen's head!
Elder Jun's expression contorted into a hideous grimace, a cold smirk playing on his lips. He reasoned that no matter how resilient the boy was, his head being utterly pulverized would inevitably spell his doom!
As Ye Chen watched the terrifying palm imprint, resembling a colossal, descending mountain, move towards his head, his expression became exceptionally grave!
His hands, far from fully recovered, crossed once more to form a protective barrier above his head!
With a thunderous boom, a shadowy apparition of a woman materialized.
Elder Jun's face froze in disbelief!
How could there be the shadow of another woman present?!
This spectral female was not the one currently engaging Freedom Heaven! This was an entirely different entity!
It was the Yue Hun Witch!
The ice-cold eyes of the Yue Hun Witch fixed upon Elder Jun, and she calmly declared, "This boy has no connection to me. However, he cannot be allowed to die. It is as simple as that!"
In the very next second, the Yue Hun Witch gestured with her hand! An invisible force enveloped the area!
Ye Chen's figure vanished instantaneously!
Simultaneously, the Yue Hun Witch also disappeared from sight!
Without the anchor of Ye Chen's physical body, her ability to exert significant power in the outside world was greatly diminished!
Witnessing this turn of events, Xuan Han Yu grew even more distressed. In Ye Chen's current compromised physical state, the formidable powerhouses residing within the Samsara Graveyard offered no practical assistance!
It appeared that Ye Chen was truly left without any means of resistance!
At this critical juncture, another sword strike impacted within Freedom Heaven!
Upon observing this, Elder Jun was thrown into a state of near-insanity. He screamed furiously at Xuan Han Yu, "Vile woman! Cease this at once! Otherwise, with my very next palm strike, I shall obliterate this boy completely!"
Hearing this threat, Xuan Han Yu's wrist couldn't help but tremble slightly!
Yet, at this precise moment, Ye Chen, though drenched in blood and appearing utterly wretched, managed a faint, enigmatic smile. "Kill? Are you capable of it?"
Elder Jun violently whipped his head around, fixing Ye Chen with a furious glare, his teeth nearly grinding to dust from sheer rage!
He bellowed ferociously and hurled yet another palm strike towards Ye Chen!
Nevertheless, Ye Chen stubbornly persisted in employing the seemingly futile technique of Soul-devouring Sky...
He contemplated utilizing the sword qi of the Second Blood Moon, but in his present condition, summoning it was beyond his capabilities!
Naturally, Ye Chen possessed one final trump card.
However, that particular trump card was reserved for the absolute brink of life and death!
The deafening cacophony of explosions continued to reverberate throughout Freedom Heaven, transforming the desolate landscape into a chaotic tapestry of interwoven, shattered voids – a destructive realm of utter ruin!
It seemed on the verge of utter collapse, almost incapable of sustaining itself any longer!
However, Lin Rutian's expression was far from pleasant at this moment. The Life-bound Blood Jade was already riddled with cracks, its spiritual energy nearly depleted...
Yet, what troubled him the most wasn't the Life-bound Blood Jade, but Ye Chen!
Ye Chen was in an utterly disastrous condition!
At Ye Chen's current strength, he could perceive the existence of the Life Origin; as long as the origin persisted, it wasn't true death!
But ordinarily, if one's head were obliterated by such immense force, even at the Qiankun Realm, wouldn't the Life Origin be completely extinguished?
The Life Origin depends on vitality for its sustenance and existence. With the head shattered by the power of the Heavenly Dao, even for a human cultivator, regardless of their vitality, recovery is generally impossible!
You must understand, Elder Jun's palm strikes are no ordinary attacks; they are imbued with palm Dao power capable of shattering the heavens and earth!
Under such fearsome assaults, even those who cultivated the Blood Dao or Ghost Dao, beings seemingly immortal, would be reduced to nothingness by Elder Jun's palm...
To endure this, besides possessing overwhelming vitality, the most crucial element is an exceptionally resilient Life Origin!
Elder Jun finally grasped something!
He gazed at Ye Chen, his eyes flickering, and bellowed: "Kid, what exactly are you! Neither humans nor demonic beasts could possess such a formidable Life Origin!!"
At this instant, Ye Chen, appearing exceedingly frail, managed a playful smile on his pallid face and retorted:
"What? Can't attack anymore? Starting to stall for time? Your cultivation level has been suppressed from the Qiankun Realm to the Heavenly Repairing Realm, sustained for so long in Freedom Heaven, and amidst the constant destruction of Freedom Heaven, your spiritual energy must be reaching its breaking point, right?
If you had maintained your initial attack tempo, I would be dead by now, wouldn't I? Have you never considered that it's not my Life Origin that's too strong, but rather that you are too weak?"
Despite his words, Ye Chen couldn't help but ponder the happenings within the Origin; could he truly be a descendant of the Reincarnation Clan?
Was the demise of the Samsara Master not solely orchestrated by Xuan Jiyue and Di Shi Tian?
Elder Jun's eyes hardened as he declared, "Kid, after striking you for so long, do you think I can't sense it? Your Life Origin is indeed potent, but it's already showing signs of damage, isn't it?
And your internal vitality is nearly depleted, correct? Three more palm strikes! Merely three more, and I can completely annihilate you!"
Hearing this, Xuan Han Yu's expression turned incredibly grim. Freedom Heaven was on the verge of collapse, yet she knew Elder Jun spoke the truth!
Ye Chen could only withstand three more palms!
At this juncture, the power of the Eight Treasures Ghost Buddha Relics was almost depleted, and the might of Xuan Han Yu's Immaculate Killing Sword began to wane!
Even she lacked the confidence to shatter Freedom Heaven before Elder Jun took Ye Chen's life!
Moreover...
Judging by the current state of affairs, even if Freedom Heaven were breached, she and Ye Chen appeared to be lacking the strength to continue the confrontation with Elder Jun!
It was at this precise moment that Elder Jun's spiritual energy coalesced once more, an infinitely terrifying aura surged forth, and he coldly commanded Ye Chen: "First palm!"
Facing this incoming palm, Ye Chen's gaze darted erratically as he weakly raised a battered arm to parry the strike!
A ferocious Palm Intent erupted, manifesting a colossal shield adorned with intricate patterns!
That shield belonged to Han Wenxin!
"With Han Wenxin here!"
However, the strength wielded by the powerhouses of the Samsara Graveyard was contingent upon Ye Chen's condition.
Presently, Han Wenxin was incapable of withstanding the opponent's onslaught!
"Boom!"
The massive shield shattered.
A torrent of blood gushed from Ye Chen's body, his mind reeling, teetering on the brink of unconsciousness...
He fiercely bit the tip of his tongue, drawing upon that formidable spiritual power to barely hold on!
Although countless instances of pain had seemingly rendered him numb, Ye Chen still experienced a soul-wrenching agony!
The sole consolation perhaps lay in the fact that while Elder Jun remained uninjured at this moment, the exertion was not insignificant. Coupled with the imminent collapse of Freedom Heaven, this greatly diminished the boost to Elder Jun's power, considerably slowing his assault tempo!
Elder Jun's blood-red eyes glinted with lethal intent as he squeezed power from his almost depleted frame. A sinister grin stretched across his corpse-like visage, as if he could already envision the scene of Ye Chen's inevitable collapse!
He looked upon Ye Chen's ashen face and slowly uttered: "Second palm!"
Bang! Another thunderous impact. This palm strike was aimed directly at Ye Chen's Dantian!
Following the strike, a gaping bloody chasm marred Ye Chen's abdomen!
Elder Jun ceased his assault on Ye Chen’s head because his repeated attacks had revealed that Ye Chen’s life force was primarily centered in that region! He strategized to first strike the heart and dantian, two crucial areas besides the head, to severely deplete Ye Chen’s vitality before delivering a fatal blow to the head!
Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed drastically as his dantian was shattered! He fixed a glare on Elder Jun, his aura instantly diminishing, his entire being teetering on the brink of death!
Upon witnessing this, Xuan Han Yu and Lin Rutian’s expressions shifted dramatically! Even Elder Jun showed a flicker of astonishment!
Shortly thereafter, his face contorted with elation! It appeared that damaging the heart and dantian had impacted Ye Chen more profoundly than he had expected!
Meanwhile, Freedom Heaven was on the verge of utter annihilation! The aura of the Heavenly Dao surrounding Elder Jun began to converge once more, heralding the imminent arrival of his third palm strike!
Witnessing this unfolding crisis, Xuan Han Yu, against all odds, turned and charged towards Ye Chen with desperate haste! Ye Chen had completely lost any capacity to defend himself and would inevitably perish under the third palm strike. If Ye Chen were to die, what would be the point of shattering Freedom Heaven?
However, just as Xuan Han Yu was about to intervene, her pupils suddenly contracted with shock! In the subsequent moment, the Slaughter Sword in Xuan Han Yu’s grasp erupted with surging Sword Qi. Letting out a soft cry, she unleashed another sword strike towards the desolate ground! The pure, immaculate sword light transformed into a meteor, plummeting down to strike the earth.