The Imperial Sword Yun Long Yin, originally weak and utterly decadent, suddenly erupted with earth-shattering power. The Sacred River of the Nine Heavens Realm boiled completely, the Great Dao roared, and the realm gate began to close with a rumbling sound.
The inter-realm passage was also rapidly shrinking and closing.
In that instant.
Billions of Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses were crushed by the inter-realm passage, turning into ashes, dying without a sound.
Let alone Golden Core realm demons.
Even Manifestation Realm Sacred Demons suffered heavy casualties. Nine out of ten were crushed, and the remaining one was severely injured.
Even some unlucky Saint Kings, who were at the edge of the inter-realm passage, bore the brunt and suffered more than half their numbers lost.
"Ah!"
The inter-realm passage immediately erupted in chaos, with countless wails, screams, curses, and exclamations shaking the heavens and earth, like ghosts crying and gods howling.
And so many Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses, crushed and killed, were absorbed by the inter-realm passage, becoming the power of the realm gate, making its closure even faster. In just a fraction of a finger flick, countless more Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses perished.
"Damn it, we fell into a trap!"
The Demon Emperor of the Heavenly Demon Realm suddenly opened his eyes, and two demonic lights pierced through heaven and earth, penetrating layers of space, revealing what was happening at the Sacred Dao Origin of the Nine Heavens Realm.
Seeing so many demon sons and grandsons crushed and refined alive, his heart was torn apart, and he let out a roar.
"Open for me!"
At this point, with no way forward or back, this Demon Emperor was a ruthless individual. He didn't consider a retreat at all. His body suddenly swelled, transforming into a colossal figure of ten thousand zhang, like an ancient giant, propping up the realm gate for an instant.
Those surviving Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses then successfully escaped into the Nine Heavens Realm.
However, of those fortunate enough to enter the Nine Heavens Realm, less than one in ten made it.
The once vast army had become sparse.
"Kill! How dare you scheme against us! Slaughter all living beings in this realm and devour and refine them all!"
Those Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses were enraged, scattering like fireworks across the sky, flying towards various parts of the Nine Heavens Realm.
Ling Fan did not bother with these stragglers.
With their numbers reduced, they no longer held an absolute numerical advantage. With Xue Yi leading, the powerhouses of the Nine Heavens Realm were capable of resisting, and he didn't need to worry.
His enemy was the Demon Emperor.
"Little Sword, don't let the Demon Emperor barge in so easily. Make him pay a price, only then will we have a chance to defeat him."
Ling Fan said heavily.
The Imperial Sword Yun Long Yin also understood the urgency of the situation.
Suddenly, a Great Dao of the sword erupted, surpassing the entire Nine Heavens Realm, as brilliant as the sun. It surged into the realm gate and fiercely struck the Demon Emperor's majestic and boundless body, creating a terrifying, penetrating wound. At the same time, the realm gate, working in conjunction, pressed down on the Demon Emperor's body, causing it to creak. Demonic blood poured down like a waterfall.
"Ah! Damned ants, how dare you injure this Emperor!"
The Demon Emperor roared, his aura weakening by more than half.
The crushing force of the realm gate was secondary.
That strike from the Imperial Sword was the most fatal.
The Imperial Sword, without hesitation and at any cost, had used the Imperial Dao origin within it. This strike had caused him substantial and terrifying damage, reducing his strength by forty to fifty percent.
Boom!
The Demon Emperor, enraged, used his arms like pillars supporting the sky, forcefully pushing open the realm gate. His majestic body fully descended into the Nine Heavens Realm.
At that moment.
All living beings in the Nine Heavens Realm felt a terrifying pressure that made their souls tremble, as if they were about to explode.
This was a superiority in life level, existing on entirely different planes. Even the three old ancestors of the Zhou family, who were at the Saint King level, turned pale and trembled.
"The Demon Emperor is in!"
"What do we do... No one can stop an Emperor Realm being. We are finished!"
Instantly.
Countless powerhouses fell into despair.
"Don't lose heart! The Demon Emperor will be dealt with by Senior Ling Sheng. Our mission is to eliminate all other Heavenly Demon Realm powerhouses! Kill!"
"Yes, we still have Senior Ling Sheng! Kill!"
Just as the countless powerhouses of the Heavenly Demon Realm clashed with the experts of the Zhou family and the Ten Great Saint Generals.
The Demon Emperor's eyes shot out two divine lights, locking onto the Imperial Sword and Ling Fan.
His demonic claws tore.
The void collapsed.
It could not obstruct his progress in the slightest.
He instantly appeared in the Sacred River of the Nine Heavens Realm.
Rumbling!
The Sacred River trembled and boiled, showing signs of collapse.
The Demon Emperor's level was too high, exceeding the limits of this realm.
"Who are you, ant, to dare to conspire against this Emperor with this sword! Where are Heavenly Pride Saint King, Yan Ke Demon King, Heart Demon King, Black Hand King, and Deer Horn King?"
The Demon Emperor's eyes were like two great suns, locking onto Ling Fan. An overwhelming imperial pressure descended, and even the mighty Ling Fan's body creaked.
You, Demon Emperor, talk too much. Your subordinates were refined by me. It's such an obvious matter, and you still don't understand.
Ling Fan sneered.
"Presumptuous!"
The Demon Emperor let out a cold snort.
He reached out and grabbed, and the Sacred River boiled completely, unable to withstand the Demon Emperor's power. A demonic claw pressed down across millions of spaces, fiercely smashing towards Ling Fan and the Imperial Sword.
"Hmph, you are merely a first-tribulation Demon Emperor. Why are you acting so fierce in front of me!"
Ling Fan let out a cold snort, grabbed with his hand, and the Imperial Sword Yun Long Yin fell into his grasp. Instantly, a sword qi spanning ten thousand zhang swept across the eight directions, directly slicing that demonic claw into pieces.
"What is your relationship with Zhou Yunzhang that you can gain the recognition of the Imperial Sword!"
The Demon Emperor was slightly surprised.
He had initially thought Ling Fan was an ant not worth paying attention to, but he didn't expect the ant in his eyes could wield the Imperial Sword, which forced him to take it seriously.
Although Ling Fan was not a threat.
The Imperial Sword was enough to pose a threat to him.
This was because it was the former sword of a high-level Great Emperor. If this sword were in its prime, it would be equivalent to a mid-level Great Emperor, a thousand times more powerful than him, the lowest-level first-tribulation Demon Emperor.
Although the Imperial Sword Yun Long Yin was severely damaged now, an ownerless imperial artifact was vastly different from an imperial artifact with an owner.
"Hmph, don't think that by controlling Zhou Yunzhang's Imperial Sword, you can threaten this Emperor. Killing you is as easy as flipping my palm."
The Demon Emperor let out a cold snort, grabbed with his hand, and the three-zhang demonic halberd fell into his grasp. With a swing of the halberd, space collapsed, and a giant demonic dragon, with bared teeth and claws, charged forward.
Screech!
Ling Fan cleaved the demonic dragon into pieces with a single sword strike, but his arm was also shaken numb, and even the tiger's mouth of his palm cracked, blood flowing.
It must be known that his Nirvana Tribulation Body had already cultivated to a profound realm, and even Saints could not break his physical body. However, the Demon Emperor was not among them; his power was too terrifying. If he didn't have the Imperial Sword in hand, he would likely have his body blown apart by the Demon Emperor in an instant.