Xu Chuan's expression was somewhat grim.
He had not anticipated that Xu Chen, the son of destiny, would join the demon race, and it appeared he had sacrificed his soul for immense power.
His gaze flickered, and Xu Chen's current information appeared before him.
[Name: Xu Chen]
[Realm: Nirvana Realm Eighth Level]
[Talent: Admired by All]
[Fate: Son of Destiny (Demonized), Turn Peril into Safety (Purple), Demon Ancestor's Blessing (Purple), Unstable Mindset (White)]
[Divine Ability: Demon Ancestor's Boon]
[Life Script: Demonized state, Life Script temporarily unavailable.]
[Life Trajectory: Demonized state, Life Trajectory temporarily unavailable.]
...
Just as he had suspected.
His guess was correct; Xu Chen had not only joined the demon race but had also sacrificed his soul to the Demon Ancestor.
He had become a conscious walking corpse.
And Xu Chen's sole objective now was to seek revenge.
The strength of the Nirvana Realm Eighth Level, even if not achieved through arduous cultivation, still placed immense pressure on Xu Chuan.
They say corruption amplifies strength tenfold, and redemption weakens by three parts.
This forced him to be cautious.
And as Xu Chuan was examining Xu Chen's information.
He had been completely enveloped by that aura, entering a demonized state.
This was his innate divine ability, Demon Ancestor's Boon!
At this moment, Xu Chen's eyes were blood red, his body contorting and swelling to a height of five meters. His entire form was as black as ink, and on his head, three eyes and a monstrous maw had grown.
He also sprouted four arms, each capable of extending several meters.
Xu Chen had thoroughly transformed into a terrifying monster.
He let out roars that were far from human.
"Xu... Chuan, I will have you die!"
The demonized Xu Chen glared intently at Xu Chuan, the pressure of the Nirvana Realm Eighth Level emanating outwards, pressing down on Xu Chuan.
"Hmph, it seems I cannot let you live today!"
"Junior Sister Miaoyin, retreat far away. Let me slay this demon!"
Facing the demonized Xu Chen, Xu Chuan showed no fear.
He drew his God Slaying Saber, signaling Su Miaoyin to move further away.
Today, he would eliminate this son of destiny, Xu Chen, right here, and see who could stop him!
Without waiting for Xu Chen to attack, Xu Chuan, wielding his Heaven-grade treasure saber, appeared at his side and struck like lightning.
Boom!
A saber energy, carrying the force to split mountains and crack rocks, slashed directly towards the central eye on the demonized Xu Chen's head.
At such close range, the demonized Xu Chen, whose body had expanded, could not evade it.
Swish!
The saber energy pierced directly through his central, massive eye, shredding it to pieces.
"Argh! Roar!"
A hysterical cry of pain mingled with earth-shattering bestial roars.
The injured demonized Xu Chen began to counterattack.
Two thick arms abruptly elongated, seizing Xu Chuan's God Slaying Saber, while the other two arms rapidly lunged towards Xu Chuan.
"Roar~ Die! Die! Die!"
Seeing his attacks about to strike Xu Chuan, the demonized Xu Chen became even more frenzied, repeatedly uttering the word "die."
"Hmph!"
Xu Chuan snorted coldly, twisting his wrist. A world-shattering saber intent erupted, directly severing one of the demonized Xu Chen's arms.
Then, he clenched his left fist and unleashed the first stance of the Radiant Sun Divine Fist, "Crimson Sun Patrols the Sky," instantly.
His fist, enveloped in True Solar Flame, pierced through the other two arms that the demonized Xu Chen had sent lunging.
Having accomplished this, Xu Chuan immediately retreated, activating the Golden Crow's Rainbow Transformation divine ability.
In an instant, he created distance.
"Roar!!"
Having lost three arms in the blink of an eye, the demonized Xu Chen cried out in pain and roared madly, trying to locate Xu Chuan.
However, with his most crucial eye shattered by Xu Chuan, he could only attack blindly like a headless fly.
Meanwhile, Xu Chuan, using the Golden Crow's Rainbow Transformation, hid within the surrounding void, observing the enraged demonized Xu Chen.
"After demonization, his entire strength advanced to the Nirvana Realm Ninth Level."
After a brief exchange, Xu Chuan quickly assessed the demonized Xu Chen's power.
And during this time, Xu Chuan discovered a startling phenomenon.
The arms the demonized Xu Chen had just lost and had pierced were beginning to gradually recover.
Even the eyeball in the center of his head was starting to regenerate.
This sent a chill down his spine.
"Such terrifying recovery speed!"
At this moment, Xu Chen seemed to possess an immortal body, capable of recovering from any grievous injury as good as new.
This reminded him of a type of monster recorded in a book within his sect.
Warriors with immense destiny who sacrificed their souls to the Demon Ancestor in exchange for the Demon Ancestor's protection, gaining the power of demonized mutation.
These monsters possessed a life core.
The life core was the heart of demonized mutated monsters, the source of all their power.
As long as their life core remained within them, demonized mutated warriors were essentially immortal. Even if their bodies were utterly shattered, they could regenerate by consuming energy.
Conversely, if their life core was destroyed, even without a single scratch on their bodies, a demonized mutated monster would perish.
However, the book also stated that due to the life core's immense importance, these monsters kept it in the safest place within their bodies.
It was extremely difficult to find.
Let alone destroy it.
But Xu Chuan knew very well that if this continued, he would be the one to ultimately fall.
He did not possess the monstrous regenerative abilities of these creatures.
What he needed to do now was to find the location of the demonized Xu Chen's life core.
Having realized this, Xu Chuan struck again.
The saber light swept out, employing the God Slaying Saber Art, and powerful saber energy slashed towards the demonized Xu Chen.
This time, the demonized Xu Chen was on guard and reacted instantly. His four arms interlocked, forming a shield that directly blocked Xu Chuan's saber strike.
"Roar roar! Die, I want you dead!"
With Xu Chuan's saber strike blocked, he became more excited, his four arms stretching out long and swinging wildly in the air.
"Senior Brother Xu, his life core is under the armpit of his first arm!"
Su Miaoyin, from a distance, had clearly recognized what the demonized Xu Chen was.
Her inherited memories told her that the demonized Xu Chen's life core was located beneath his armpit.
She quickly reminded Xu Chuan.
Hearing this, Xu Chuan, who was locked in a fierce struggle with the demonized Xu Chen, his eyes flashed with keen light.
With the life core's location revealed, even if Xu Chen's demonized strength approached the Nirvana Realm Ninth Level, he would be no match for a single saber strike.
"Perish!"
Xu Chuan's gaze was icy cold as he fixed his eyes on the armpit of the demonized Xu Chen's first arm.
He then raised his God Slaying Saber high, and an overwhelming killing intent and aura surged forth.
Slash!
With Xu Chuan's command, a saber energy carrying world-destroying power was unleashed.
This saber strike, imbued with the death-or-glory intent of the God Slaying Saber Art, landed precisely on the location of the demonized Xu Chen's life core.
The sky-shattering force penetrated his body and reached within, instantly shattering his life core.
"No!"
As if sensing something, the demonized Xu Chen let out a roar of unwillingness.
He then slowly collapsed before Xu Chuan.
With the destruction of his life core, Xu Chen's demonized and mutated body gradually returned to its normal state.
"Why... why did I still lose..."
"I am not reconciled!"
After uttering these words with his last ounce of strength, Xu Chen's aura vanished completely.
Then, in the blink of an eye, he dissolved into a pool of foul-smelling pus.