Xu Chuan’s gaze pierced through the demonic flames, revealing the state of Tian Zhe within.
His face was etched with boundless madness and distortion, bulging veins snaking across his body like earthworms.
Concurrently, his eyes were filled with eerie patterns.
After devouring the six Demon Emperors, he had fallen into a state of frenzy.
It was clear that while devouring his own kind could rapidly restore his injuries and enhance his power, it came at a price.
Even with his royal bloodline as a Heavenly Demon, the backlash had plunged him into endless torment.
The only reason a shred of consciousness remained was the burning rage and murderous intent in his heart directed at Xu Chuan.
“Human ant, how dare you provoke me time and again, seeking death!”
As he roared this, the madness on Tian Zhe’s face intensified, becoming even more ferocious.
With his words, Tian Zhe spread his palm, a terrifying demonic flame igniting within it.
Then, a flag, entirely black and stained with boundless malevolent energy and the aura of slaughter, appeared in his hand.
It rapidly grew in size with the wind, soon becoming a colossal black banner.
With a mere wave, a massive amount of black mist erupted from the flag’s surface, within which countless ferocious and terrifying faces could be vaguely discerned.
They were roaring, conveying their unwillingness and hatred to the outside world.
Among these faces were humans, demons, and even other alien races.
It bore a resemblance to the Soul-Snatching Banner that Yang Zhou had produced earlier.
However, this banner was more powerful, more evil, and more terrifying.
In comparison, Yang Zhou’s Soul-Snatching Banner was barely distinguishable from a clumsy imitation!
“A peak fourth-tier Emperor Weapon, combining both offense and defense!”
Xu Chuan frowned slightly, processing the information gleaned from his 'Insight into All Things' divine ability.
This Emperor Weapon was merely a step away from ascending to a fifth-tier Emperor Weapon.
It was more powerful than any Emperor Weapon Xu Chuan possessed, excluding the Myriad Spirits Cauldron!
“You can consider yourself fortunate to have pushed me to reveal the Soul Devouring Banner!”
Tian Zhe spoke with a hoarse voice.
It was as if, by revealing this flag, all of Xu Chuan’s attacks would become like paper tigers, utterly defenseless.
And indeed, that was the case.
He gently waved the Soul Devouring Banner, and an even vaster black mist surged forth.
Numerous vengeful souls, their faces contorted, roared and charged towards the fire lotus.
The fire lotus, which was rapidly closing in on Tian Zhe, was forcibly halted mid-air by the black mist.
“Explode!”
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The roars of the vengeful souls became even more terrifying.
Dense and numerous, like evil spirits crawling from hell, they charged towards the fire lotus like moths to a flame.
In an instant, countless vengeful souls were incinerated into nothingness by the Chaos Divine Fire.
But the sheer number of souls was overwhelming, with many of them being vengeful spirits at or above the Emperor Lord realm.
Under such fearless attacks, even the fire lotus formed by the Chaos Divine Fire could not withstand it.
Finally, at a certain moment, the fire lotus could bear it no longer and exploded with a bang.
It was still a distance away from Tian Zhe, incapable of harming him.
However, the explosion of the fire lotus ultimately carried away an immeasurable number of vengeful souls.
The Soul Devouring Banner in Tian Zhe’s hand even dimmed slightly as a result.
“I didn’t expect you to have such a trump card.”
Seeing his attack thwarted, Xu Chuan took a deep breath.
He had thought he could finally defeat his opponent.
But he hadn’t anticipated Tian Zhe’s desperate counterattack.
Still, considering he was a Demon Prince and a peak third-tier Emperor Lord who carried the Mandate of Heaven with unparalleled status, having such a trump card was not entirely unreasonable.
Observing how strenuously Tian Zhe wielded the Soul Devouring Banner, it was clear this was not his own weapon.
He was merely borrowing it.
This also explained Tian Zhe’s agitated state upon seeing Xu Chuan’s various Emperor Weapons.
“However, this is where it all ends!”
Xu Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, uttering this statement coldly.
His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached Tian Zhe’s ears.
This caused the latter to freeze.
He hadn't expected that after revealing such a powerful Emperor Weapon and shattering his ultimate attack, the other party would still remain so composed.
Did he perhaps have another trump card that could threaten him and hadn’t yet revealed it?
But then, he erupted in fury, his eyes burning with even greater madness.
He was a Demon Prince, a dignified peak third-tier Emperor Lord, carrying the Mandate of Heaven with an unparalleled status.
And Xu Chuan was merely a native of this world.
Even if he had coincidentally obtained some powerful inheritances, how could he possibly compare to him?
Today, only one of them was destined to survive!
He gritted his teeth, vowing to capture Xu Chuan, to crush his flesh and bones inch by inch into mud, and then scatter his ashes to the wind.
His soul would be drawn into the Soul Devouring Banner, to be tempered day and night by the purgatorial demonic fire until it turned to dust and vanished!
Only then could he appease his hatred!
“I can also speak grandly. Do you have the ability to back it up?!”
Tian Zhe roared, unleashing his full aura, and waved the Soul Devouring Banner, launching an all-out assault without regard for consequences.
Facing Tian Zhe’s frenzied onslaught, Xu Chuan raised an arm.
Suddenly, the Town Prison Demon Blade, the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, and the Golden Ancient Palace all flew before Xu Chuan.
Countless attacks erupted as Xu Chuan’s arm descended.
The attacks from both sides collided in the sky.
The heavens and earth were ravaged by a tempest, the universe trembled, and the vast expanse of black clouds was instantly torn asunder.
This exchange lasted for a considerable time.
With the enhancement of the Soul Devouring Banner, Tian Zhe and Xu Chuan fought on equal footing.
Neither could gain the upper hand.
Xu Chuan’s offensive Emperor Weapons could not break through the vengeful soul array of the Soul Devouring Banner.
At this point, it became a contest of whose foundation was stronger.
Whoever had more ample internal power, whoever could refine Chaotic Yuan Qi faster, had a greater chance of winning the battle.
After a prolonged engagement, Tian Zhe’s consumption was immense.
In contrast, Xu Chuan remained standing with his hands behind his back, his aura stable, as if he had suffered no expenditure at all.
Comparing the two, the victor was clear at a glance!
Tian Zhe also noticed this, and his attacks became even sharper, more desperate.
Xu Chuan, however, calmly deflected these attacks, his mind rapidly contemplating a way to break the deadlock.
Although he was confident he could slay Tian Zhe, the defense of the Soul Devouring Banner was giving him a headache.
His Town Prison Demon Blade and Sun-Shooting Divine Bow were indeed incapable of breaking through its defense.
There was no other way; their tier was insufficient, a fatal flaw.
Even with Xu Chuan’s formidable strength, maximizing the potential of these two Emperor Weapons to 200% was proving to be of little use.
Furthermore, the Golden Ancient Palace could not contain an Emperor Weapon that was of a higher tier than itself.
Suddenly.
A spark of inspiration flashed through Xu Chuan.
He still had an Emperor Weapon in his hand!
No, to be precise, it was a Primordial Spiritual Treasure comparable to a sixth-tier Emperor Weapon!
The Myriad Spirits Cauldron!
Although it lacked sentience and its divine might was not fully displayed, it was intrinsically a Primordial Spiritual Treasure.
Previously, Xu Chuan had only used it for refining. Now, he could attempt to unleash a portion of its divine power!
Dealing with a fourth-tier Emperor Weapon would be as easy as flipping a hand.
With this thought, Xu Chuan no longer hesitated and summoned the Myriad Spirits Cauldron.
“Your death day has come, Tian Zhe!”