"Boom!"
Amidst the endless mountain range at the border of the Savage Realm and the Myriad Beasts Realm, a sky-shattering roar erupted. The dense demonic energy that filled the void collapsed, and streaks of crimson mist churned in the air.
Orange light, like a myriad of rosy clouds, tore through the red mist, swaying in the void.
Behind the orange light, Ji Hongwen clenched his fists, enveloped in dazzling divine light, appearing like two radiant stars.
With a single punch, emanating a terrifying aura, he scattered all the demonic energy. The heavily wounded Venerable Wu Yang was sent flying backward, landing on a blood-soaked mountain peak.
"Wu Yang, you have fallen into the demonic path and still refuse to turn back. The Cave Master's efforts have been in vain!"
Ji Hongwen stood in the void, gazing at the weakened Venerable Wu Yang with no trace of pity. Despite the immense kindness Venerable Wu Yang had once shown him, anyone who embraced the demonic path was beyond redemption.
"Heh heh heh, ha ha ha, Hongwen, you have truly changed!"
Venerable Wu Yang struggled to his feet. He looked at Ji Hongwen, whom he had nurtured, and chuckled, shaking his head. "What is the righteous path?"
"What is the demonic path?"
"They are merely tools for the forces of the Eastern Wasteland to consolidate their rule!"
"The victor reigns, the vanquished are rebels!"
"There is no distinction between righteous and demonic!"
"Wu Yang!"
Ji Hongwen shouted, his face filled with disappointment. He looked at the former supreme expert, who had now fallen so far, yet seemed oblivious to his mistakes.
"The demonic path is the public enemy of the Cangyuan World. As the chief disciple of the Third Cave of the Fire Cloud Cave, you were ordered to resist the demonic invasion, yet you..."
"Yet you used the millions of troops of the Fire Cloud Cave as a lure, defected to the Demon Lord, betrayed thousands of warriors of our Fire Cloud Cave, and even your master, the Third Cave Master, was buried at the hands of the demons!"
"Presumptuous!"
Wu Yang roared. "Master?"
"Ha ha ha, this venerable one could have long ago reached the core of the Fire Cloud Cave, but he continuously suppressed me, preventing me from seizing opportunities, always falling behind. And master? Did he ever consider my feelings even a fraction?"
"For him to die at the hands of the Demon Lord was actually a kind fate!"
"Wu Yang, you madman!"
"Madman!"
Ji Hongwen roared, his voice filled with relentless anger and killing intent. He clenched his fists. "The Cave Master should not have allowed you to live this long. Wu Yang, I will make you pay for the Cave Master's life with blood!"
His fists struck the air. The orange light, like divine radiance descending from the heavens, carried an unparalleled, terrifying power, engulfing the blood-soaked Wu Yang.
"Poof~~"
The moment Wu Yang was enveloped by the orange light, a clear sound emanated from his palm. Su Dan Novel Network.
With a roar, massive yuan energy storms erupted from five skeletal teleportation arrays in the Savage Realm.
"Ji Hongwen, you cannot kill me!"
Wu Yang grinned, offering no resistance as the fist light, imbued with supreme will, completely annihilated his primordial spirit and shattered his physical body!
Ji Hongwen looked at Wu Yang, who had dissolved into a bloody mist, and said softly, "A million years of grievance, settled here!"
His expression grew solemn. He then soared towards the north. With the demonic path rising in the Western Regions, the relentless sharpness and iron resolve would inevitably drag the various forces of the Cangyuan World into turmoil once more.
"Alas!"
...
"Ah..."
At Nine Nether Mountain, Blood Fiend Desolate Master cried out in anguish, his eyes bloodshot, clutching his head and thrashing wildly in the void as if struck by a massive soul attack.
"What is that?"
Nine Nether Desolate Master's eyes bulged as he stared at the sky, where strands of crimson light were fiercely pouring into Blood Fiend Desolate Master's eyes. With each influx of light, Nine Nether Desolate Master felt an intense sense of dread.
"Roar!"
Blood Fiend Desolate Master roared at the heavens. With each long howl, torrents of dense demonic energy spewed from his mouth. His eyes, now fixed on Nine Nether Desolate Master, blazed with an intense ferocity, and surging demonic energy erupted.
"Rumble!!"
"What happened?"
On the plaza, countless martial artists looked up in terror at the rapidly changing skies. Endless demonic energy swirled in the void, resembling an immeasurable river of demonic energy, accompanied by flowing blood.
"You are not Blood Fiend!"
"You are not Blood Fiend!"
"Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
Dark, shadowy demonic energy traversed the heavens. Nine Nether Desolate Master's face was filled with terror. An oppressive aura struck him, leaving him utterly unable to resist.
The demonic energy flickered like endless darkness. An extremely cold glint instantly pierced Nine Nether Desolate Master's mind.
Nine Nether Desolate Master's body stiffened abruptly. The divine light in his eyes vanished, replaced by swirling tendrils of dark demonic energy in his pupils.
"Gurgle gurgle~~"
Blood Fiend Desolate Master's physical body emitted a sound like flowing blood. Within a few breaths, the blood energy of Blood Fiend Desolate Master's body dissipated instantly, and his skin gradually reverted to its original dark gold hue, that of the Emperor Corpse.
Suddenly, a streak of blood light flashed between Nine Nether Desolate Master's eyes. His entire body exuded wisps of dark demonic energy that coursed through his flesh and blood.
"Hoo..."
"Top-tier Nirvana Realm!"
Nine Nether Desolate Master examined his own body. His primordial spirit had suffered a devastating blow from Ji Hongwen. If he hadn't made prior arrangements within the Emperor Corpse, he would have truly perished.
"Not good!"
Guo Xin looked at the anomaly in the sky. The demonic energy was ferocious, and Nine Nether Desolate Master's aura had momentarily extinguished before suddenly re-emerging, but this time with even greater power, hinting at an imminent breakthrough into the Divine Nurturing Realm.
The higher echelons of the Great Han were all aware of the events concerning Venerable Wu Yang. Although Nine Nether Desolate Master's aura had only vanished for a brief moment, Guo Xin and Li Bai had long sensed something amiss, suspecting that Venerable Wu Yang had completed his possession.
Guo Xin and Li Bai exchanged glances, then rose to their feet. The instant they stood, the Blood Phoenix Lion Demon Ancestor involuntarily retreated a dozen feet.
The death of Blood Heaven Demon Spider Demon Ancestor had been a devastating blow to him. Being at the first level of the Nirvana Realm himself, he had perished instantly with a single sword strike from Li Bai, unable to even retaliate.
"Young Master Bei Li, we are on imperial duty and must take our leave!"
Guo Xin's expression was calm, but his own yuan energy was constantly monitoring the situation in the heavens.
"Farewell!"
Guo Xin and Li Bai turned and ascended into the void, followed closely by the Imperial Guards bearing the Great Han national flag.
Left behind were the myriad tribal powerhouses, all of whom dared not utter a word. Though they were unaware of what had transpired in the heavens, the fact that Li Bai had annihilated the Blood Heaven Demon Spider Demon Ancestor of the Nirvana Realm with a single sword strike was enough.
Merely this display of strength made the various Demon Ancestors and Young Master Bei Li hold their breath.