The Bloodfiend Old Demon was so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood. For cultivators at the Dao Comprehension stage, battles lasting several days were completely normal. The previous exchange between them had just been cautious probing.
With the protection of four heavenly treasures and the special characteristics of her Five Elements Holy Body, he was infuriated to the point of spitting blood. If this were any ordinary early-stage Dao Comprehension cultivator, they would have long been dead by her hands.
But that wasn't even the worst part—what truly maddened him was that she could also drain his lifespan. Had he been at his peak, Su Min definitely wouldn't have been able to take so much from him.
Yet things had already come to this. What else could he do? Even without knowing all her cards or uncovering more secrets of her time law, he had no choice but to go all out. If this dragged on for even half a day longer, he would be completely drained.
"Blood Overwhelms the Heavens, No Regrets, No Dreams."
With this silent roar in his heart, the Bloodfiend Old Demon unleashed his power. In an instant, most of the starry sky was dyed crimson. Nightmarish visions of hell unfolded before Su Min's eyes as countless grotesque creatures emerged from the bloody expanse.
"Innate Domain?"
Su Min muttered to herself, borrowing a term from her past life to describe what she was seeing. Was this his trump card?
"Blood is not inherently evil. It seems you were once a respectable man."
As a massive fist came crashing toward her, Su Min swung her sword, cleaving the monstrous attacker in half. However, this time, her usual suppression effect didn't trigger.
This meant her natural advantage against demonic entities wasn't working here. That made things a bit more interesting. After all, she too possessed a killing intent—a vast, overwhelming aura of slaughter.
"In my youth, I fought alongside the Kirin Emperor in the Otherworld, slaying countless demons and aberrations to save the common people. Everything I have now is what I deserve, little girl."
"What a pity you fell—and nearly drove the Kirin race to extinction."
Her words only further provoked the Bloodfiend Old Demon. The space around them had now completely separated from the universe, becoming an isolated realm.
"Hahaha! The Kirin? Those arrogant divine beasts treated humans as nothing more than puppets and slaves! I saved the Kirin from peril multiple times, yet what did the Kirin Emperor do? On his deathbed, he forced me to swear a soul oath!"
"Plenty of excuses."
Su Min's response was indifferent. While the blood oath likely only restricted him from harming the Kirin—perhaps not even limiting his freedom—his true downfall came when he faced the Heavenly Decay and chose to take desperate measures.
This man might have once been a hero, but now he was nothing more than a calamity to the world. The dragon-slayer had become the dragon—a tragic cycle of corruption.
As for Su Min, she wasn't worried about following the same path. Not because she had absolute confidence in herself, but because she had achieved immortality. Even if the Heavenly Decay returned, she could endure for countless ages.
"Since that's the case, I'll show you the highest form of respect."
After carefully assessing the situation, Su Min made her decision. She popped a pill into her mouth.
[Qi Burst Pill (7th Tier, Mid-Grade): Temporarily grants an immense surge of spiritual power. If not used immediately, the energy will rapidly dissipate.]
Seeing the pill, the Bloodfiend Old Demon's lips twitched. Fighting an alchemist was never good news. Had he known Su Min was a pill refiner, he wouldn't have been so openly hostile from the start.
This was already the second 7th-tier pill she had used. Just how wealthy was she? Just look at Tian Hao—he had followed her across the world for a single pill. The Bloodfiend Old Demon didn't have any pills left, as unlike weapons or materials, pills couldn't withstand the erosion of time.
Even if he once possessed high-grade pills, they would have long since deteriorated.
And 7th-tier pills? Even at his peak, he would have had to treat a pill master of this level with utmost respect.
Su Min, however, paid him no mind. Having confirmed there were no exploitable weaknesses here, she opted for the simplest and most direct approach—overwhelming force.
In the next instant, the four sacred beasts—Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger—materialized around Su Min simultaneously. The sight made the Bloodfiend Old Demon's heart tremble.
The Four Symbols—legendary primordial deities. His era had been the late stages of the Decline Age, just before the Age of Dharma's End. By then, the Four Symbols had long vanished from the mortal realm, leaving only records in ancient texts.
But it didn't end there. The next moment, the four sacred beasts merged into one.
"What are you doing?!"
The Bloodfiend Old Demon felt every hair on his body stand on end.
"Giving you a nice, big present. We're far enough from the planet now. Here, in this space, I command the Four Symbols!!!"
A terrifying explosion of energy and elemental chaos erupted throughout the domain. Though their battle hadn't lasted long, Su Min had deliberately lured him away from the inhabited world. The distance between them and the planet was now greater than that between Jupiter and Earth.
At this range, given her current strength, none of her attacks would reach the planet. That meant she could go all out. The next moment, she unleashed the most powerful strike she had ever executed—a blow comparable to the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Had this battle taken place on the planet's surface, it would have been utterly destroyed.
"Damn you! Bloody Asura, Devour the World!"
The Bloodfiend Old Demon roared in defiance. With no room to dodge, he could only counter head-on. The hellish domain shattered into fragments, coalescing into his hands before being hurled forward with brutal simplicity.
The two forces collided, their energies clashing and eroding each other.
Meanwhile, on the planet below, everyone on this hemisphere was staring at the sky. The battle in space unfolded like a dazzling fireworks display. None of them, not even the Divine Transformation cultivators, dared intervene. The slightest approach would see them instantly obliterated by the raging energies.
Then, something even more spectacular occurred. Deep in the cosmos, a light akin to a celestial body exploding erupted—visible even to the naked eye.
The meeting hall of the Cultivation Alliance stood empty. Every cultivator had taken to the skies, watching the battle unfold in space—a sight both magnificent and terrifying. Though they had once considered themselves akin to the ancient gods of myth, they now realized their insignificance. Mortals were meant only to gaze upward in awe.
"Dao Comprehension stage?"
The strongest Divine Transformation cultivator's face was alight with fervor. Was this the power of the Dao Comprehension stage?
"This isn't an ordinary Dao Comprehension battle. Don't forget, one of them was originally a Mahayana cultivator. Even with his cultivation suppressed to Dao Comprehension, his combat prowess is beyond comparison."
Lin Yao cut in. This was no ordinary Dao Comprehension-level fight. Having spent considerable time with Su Min, she knew her history.
Su Min had slain multiple Dao Comprehension experts even while still at the Divine Transformation stage. Now that she had reached Dao Comprehension herself, her strength was undeniable. Yet even she was locked in a bitter struggle—proof that this was no ordinary early-stage Dao Comprehension battle.
"I see..."
The cultivator gave a bitter smile but said no more. Whatever Lin Yao said, he would accept. After all, Su Min was her master, which put him at a disadvantage in her presence. Still, it comforted him somewhat—after all, no ordinary human could compare to a monster.
In space, violent energies raged. Some even struck a nearby planet, blasting a massive crater into its surface. From space, it looked like a stone thrown into shallow water, sending up clouds of dust that enveloped the entire world.
Had such force struck a living planet, the consequences would have been catastrophic—something Su Min understood all too well.
Cough
At that moment, Su Min spat out a mouthful of blood, silently grateful she had disarmed the Bloodfiend Old Demon. Had he still possessed a Heaven-tier weapon, she might have had to take him down with her.
Of course, that was only a possibility. She still had two life-saving pills she had prepared earlier. The worst-case scenario would have been a pyrrhic victory, requiring a century to recover.
"You're still alive..."
But then, Su Min's lips curled into a cold smile. A figure far more battered than her emerged from the explosion, trailing smoke as it hurtled toward the planet below.
While Su Min could cause mass extinctions, she couldn't yet destroy an entire planet. If the Bloodfiend Old Demon reached its surface, he might still have a sliver of a chance to escape.
Or so he thought.
"Time Acceleration!"
In a flash, Su Min shot forward like a meteor. When cultivators exhausted their spiritual power, only one option remained—brutal, close-quarters combat. Almost instantly, she appeared behind the Bloodfiend Old Demon and delivered a devastating punch.
Boom!!!
A deafening impact echoed through the void as the Bloodfiend Old Demon was sent flying, crashing into the planet's surface from tens of thousands of meters up. The collision triggered catastrophic earthquakes, splitting the earth and unleashing rivers of molten lava.
But Su Min wasn't done. She pursued him relentlessly, and what followed would have shocked any onlookers. The very ground seemed to flow as it cracked and heaved violently.
Both combatants were now consumed by battle frenzy, tearing through the planet's crust. Compared to the Heavenly Continent—or even Lin Yao's world—this planet's structural integrity was pitiful.
Mountains crumbled, toxic gases spewed from fissures, and volcanoes erupted across the globe. The very atmosphere began to undergo drastic changes.
Boom!!!
Another explosion rang out as the two burst back out from underground—or rather, Su Min dragging the Bloodfiend Old Demon with her. Her black-and-gold armor was now in tatters, revealing patches of fair skin beneath.
Even heavily wounded, the Bloodfiend Old Demon had still managed to inflict significant damage. His combat prowess far surpassed that of the Future Maitreya Mountain's ancestor, making him the strongest opponent Su Min had ever faced in a life-or-death battle.
She estimated that within the Dao Comprehension stage, only herself, Xie Yingying, or Tian Hao could match him. As for Yao Xian'er and that little monk, they might have already reached the Unity stage by now.
"He's dead."
Looking at the corpse in her hands, Su Min took a deep breath. The battle was finally over. The planet beneath them had been transformed into a wasteland—mountains leveled, earth shattered, and volcanoes spewing destruction.
Yet amidst the devastation, Su Min sensed something else—a faint, peculiar vitality slowly emerging.
"Have I become a creator god?"
This planet now resembled Earth billions of years ago, undergoing massive geological changes as life began to stir. Their battle had ignited the planet's life force. Of course, it would take eons for anything to come of it—far longer than Su Min would likely witness.
"Now, it's time for you to disappear completely."
Shaking off her musings, Su Min smirked. Crimson flames engulfed her hand as she reduced the corpse to ashes. With her perception, even if a wisp of his soul remained, it would never recover on this barren world.
Gasping for breath, Su Min soared back into space. She pulled out her gourd and drank deeply, not stopping until she had regained some strength.
Only then did she finally relax. Still, she would need proper rest to fully recover. Killing the Bloodfiend Old Demon and surviving his final counterattack had taken its toll.