The Sword of Life and Death.
Pfft.
This sword strike was too sudden.
The Myriad Demon Emperor had no time to react as the long sword instantly pierced through his head.
Life and Death pervaded, shattering his Great Dao.
"Roar."
Myriad Demons roared.
He was enraged, shocked.
He still had many moves he hadn't used.
Killing Chi Lian, he could have done it without paying any price.
Yet now, with countless trump cards yet to be played, he was ambushed and his Great Dao shattered by a single sword strike.
"It's over."
Myriad Demon was unwilling.
But the Great Dao within his body was rapidly collapsing.
It was irreversible.
"Who are you?"
Myriad Demon looked up, gazing at the ethereal, immortal figure.
The next moment, he roared, "It's you, the wandering swordsman Ge Ye!"
In the Tenth Land, another Chaotic Wanderer, or perhaps assassin would be a more fitting description.
As long as you could afford his price, he dared to kill anyone, except for the ninth-tier Lord of Light.
It was just that the cost of hiring him was too steep; ordinary people couldn't afford it.
The Five Realms Alliance had spared no expense, actually hiring this person.
"Haha."
Chi Lian burst into laughter.
Despite coughing up blood continuously, he still laughed, "Myriad Demon, the number one beneath the Demon Lord, haha..."
Killing one Myriad Demon was more impactful than killing four ordinary Demon Realm Great Emperors.
The number one beneath the Demon Lord, the absolute confidant of the Demon Lord.
Myriad Demon had fallen.
Boom.
His Great Dao had shattered.
Life and Death had annihilated everything about him, all his vitality extinguished.
Boom.
In an instant, everyone's gaze was drawn.
"Myriad Demon."
The Demon Lord's aura surged erratically.
He could never have imagined that Myriad Demon would perish.
Anyone could die, but Myriad Demon could not. For so many years, the Demon Lord had not managed any affairs of the Demon Realm, entrusting everything to Myriad Demon. In all these years, there had been no issues.
With Myriad Demon around, the Demon Lord enjoyed his role as a hands-off manager.
There was a time when a critical matter arose in the Demon Realm that required Myriad Demon to personally handle it.
His absence lasted for a thousand years.
During this millennium, the Demon Lord delegated the affairs of the Demon Realm to others, and the entire Demon Realm was mismanaged into chaos.
Even with the Demon Lord's intervention, it couldn't be set right.
Afterward, Myriad Demon returned.
In just one month, the Demon Realm was back on track.
Myriad Demon was too important to the Demon Realm.
It was precisely for this reason that the Demon Lord felt at ease entrusting Myriad Demon with the matters of the Hellish Yang Realm.
But now, Myriad Demon had been killed.
Whomever else was killed, the Demon Lord could accept, but not Myriad Demon.
"Roar."
The Demon Lord was furious.
He roared to the heavens.
Instantly, boundless demonic energy gathered.
A colossal demon took shape.
The colossal demon raised its hand and sent Xue Sha flying with a punch.
"Ge Ye."
The Demon Lord's rage was incandescent. "You have angered me. From this day forth, I will hunt you to the ends of the earth."
"Heh heh."
Ge Ye sneered, "Let's see if you can find me first."
Ge Ye was extremely mysterious.
As his words fell, Ge Ye looked at Xue Sha and said with a smile, "Myriad Demon is dead, the mission is complete. Farewell."
Buzz.
Ge Ye's figure rapidly retreated.
His mission was only to kill Myriad Demon, he cared about nothing else.
Ge Ye departed.
"Retreat."
At this moment, Xue Sha directly gave the order.
Myriad Demon was dead. If they could successfully retreat, it would be a huge gain.
All the prior investment was preparation for killing Myriad Demon.
"Keep them busy," the Demon Lord suddenly ordered.
"Hmm?"
Xue Sha looked at the Demon Lord, suddenly feeling that something was amiss.
The Demon Lord, who had been enraged moments ago, had regained his composure after Ge Ye's departure.
Instead, a hint of disdainful amusement flickered in his eyes.
"Not good."
Xue Sha suddenly had a terrible premonition.
He seemed to recall something and turned around abruptly.
He saw the Myriad Demon Emperor, who had been slain, now standing up again.
He even stretched his body.
"Ah..."
Myriad Demon stretched, a smile on his face. "Is this your backup plan? Unfortunately... you ultimately couldn't escape my calculations."
"How is that possible?" Emperor Chi Lian was almost driven mad.
Myriad Demon was alive.
"Surprised?"
Myriad Demon smiled at Chi Lian and suddenly said, "Demon Shadow, come out."
Buzz.
A demonic shadow materialized from Myriad Demon's body.
Upon appearing, it instantly dissolved.
Dead.
Demon Shadow was a peculiar life form of the Demon Realm.
This being had no self-awareness, was extremely rare, and it was said that it took tens of thousands of years for a Demon Shadow to gestate.
Demon Shadows possessed no offensive power, but they had one ability: they could substitute for death.
Myriad Demon's life had been replaced by the Demon Shadow.
"It's over."
At this moment, Chi Lian felt utterly despairing.
He was severely injured.
Myriad Demon also bore wounds, but they were far less severe than his.
His side had lost all fighting capacity, while Myriad Demon had been reborn.
"The cost was too great," Chi Lian exclaimed in despair.
Having paid an immense price to bring in Ge Ye, they had only managed to kill a Demon Shadow.
Had Ge Ye completed the mission?
Strictly speaking, he had.
Because the Demon Shadow had indeed died, proving that the Myriad Demon from moments ago was dead.
The mission was to kill Myriad Demon, but it didn't specify how many.
It was likely that even Ge Ye himself wouldn't have expected Myriad Demon to carry a Demon Shadow on him, saving Myriad Demon's life.
"Let's retreat."
Chi Lian gave up. "We'll save whoever we can."
This battle was lost.
Pfft.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a long sword suddenly pierced through Myriad Demon's chest.
The sword was wreathed in Life and Death.
This scene caused Chi Lian to choke on his words, swallowing the rest.
"This..."
Chi Lian was stunned.
Myriad Demon also looked down in bewilderment at the sword piercing his heart.
The power of Life and Death once again collapsed all the Great Dao within his body.
"Do you have any more Demon Shadows?" Chen Fan's laughter echoed.
"You."
Myriad Demon tried to turn, but he couldn't.
Chen Fan smiled, "I accepted Ge Ye's mission, how could I not complete it?"
Yes, at this moment, Chen Fan was shamelessly impersonating Ge Ye.
Both of them wielded the Dao of Life and Death, so others couldn't discern the difference.
Chi Lian rejoiced, "Ge Ye, truly the number one assassin in the Tenth Land, living up to your reputation, haha..."
The reversal came too quickly.
It was so fast that Chi Lian could hardly believe it.
But with Myriad Demon killed once more, he knew this was all real.
Meanwhile...
The Sword Master suddenly shouted, "Chi Huo Sword, stand down!"
Emperor Chi Huo, the opponent of Lie Tian.
He knew the Sword Master.
Upon hearing this, Chi Huo was momentarily stunned.
Boom.
The azure sky split open.
A vast, chaotic rift appeared.
"Split."
Lie Tian turned and unleashed a full-powered strike at the Sword Master's opponent, Emperor Yang Tian.
Boom.
Emperor Yang Tian, already suppressed by the Sword Master, was instantly killed on the spot by Lie Tian's sudden ambush.
Emperor Chi Huo immediately reacted.
His long sword swept out, "Kill."
He joined the battle to encircle and kill Emperor Yang.
The change, happening one after another, was incredibly swift.
The Sword Master, now free, did not go to assist another Great Emperor of the Chi Lian Realm, but instead joined the battle to encircle and kill Emperor Yang.