"Who's there?!" Qing Yanjing immediately noticed that the spiritual array Xiao Yan had painstakingly arranged was being broken. Her expression turned cold as she shouted sharply. Although she still harbored resentment toward Xiao Yan, she understood that he was now slaughtering members of the Extraterritorial Evil Race. The only ones who would interrupt such an operation… could only be more of those evil race members.
At the entrance of the Heavenly Tomb, a seemingly ordinary figure slowly emerged. Deathly aura clung tightly around him. Though his frame appeared small compared to most of the Extraterritorial Evil Race, Qing Yanjing sensed a suffocating pressure emanating from him. Even if this man hadn't yet reached the Heavenly Sovereign level, he was undoubtedly on the brink of it.
"To think that you nearly wiped out our clan's elites by yourself… No wonder Lord Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor gave the order to capture you alive." The figure lifted his head, revealing a pale, bloodless face. When his gaze swept across Qing Yanjing, even her powerful cultivation couldn't stop a chill from creeping down her spine.
"Careful. This guy is far stronger than your average Greater Earth Sovereign," Qing Yanjing warned grimly. Though she had recently grown significantly stronger, she knew full well that facing such an opponent alone was risky. She didn't hesitate and suggested, "Let's take him down together!"
"No need. You keep an eye on the others—this one's mine," Xiao Yan replied calmly. Even if the man before him had already stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign realm, Xiao Yan wouldn't be intimidated. Still, it would be troublesome if the heavily wounded evil race members below decided to attack together. He wanted Qing Yanjing to prevent that.
Despite their past grudges, Qing Yanjing knew this wasn't the time for personal matters. Revenge could wait—dealing with the evil race came first. Yet, she couldn't help but worry. Could Xiao Yan really defeat this terrifying opponent?
"You're confident, aren't you? Your array work is excellent, but I won't give you time to deploy one again." The man gave a sinister grin and vanished into thin air. His voice echoed eerily: "I am Duantian, Young Lord of the Devouring Demon Clan. Remember my name—it will haunt you forever."
"Sorry, I don't dream when I sleep." Xiao Yan sneered and suddenly punched a seemingly empty spot in the air. A dull thud echoed out, and Duantian's figure was blasted thousands of meters backward, only barely regaining balance. The shock in his eyes was clear—he hadn't expected Xiao Yan's senses to be so sharp.
Though Duantian had seen Xiao Yan nearly annihilate a hundred Greater Earth Sovereigns, he had assumed Xiao Yan relied solely on arrays and didn't possess true power himself. But this first brief exchange shattered that illusion.
Xiao Yan's current strength alone was already at the peak of Greater Earth Sovereign. Combined with his terrifying techniques, even a confrontation with a Demon Emperor wouldn't faze him. To Xiao Yan, Duantian was just another stepping stone on his path to accumulating more Demon Slayer Points.
"That's all you've got?" Xiao Yan mocked, brushing off the assault like it was nothing. He curled his finger provocatively.
"Arrogant bastard!" Duantian roared. As the Young Lord of the Devouring Demon Clan, he had never been treated with such disdain. A storm of overwhelming demonic energy burst from his body, coalescing into an enormous black mouth that rushed toward Xiao Yan with terrifying speed.
The maw looked like a black hole, devouring everything in its path—even light itself. This was a signature technique of the Devouring Demon Clan, and even Heavenly Sovereigns found it troublesome to deal with. In the Great Thousand World, such a technique could rival a super Divine Art.
"Devouring power, huh... well, I know a thing or two about that myself." Xiao Yan's lips curled. One of his palms turned pitch black, a flickering black flame pulsing at its center. Within the heart of the flame, an arcane symbol danced faintly. Facing the devouring maw, Xiao Yan unleashed his strike—"Black Dragon Devours Spirit Palm!"
"Roar!" A dragon's roar pierced the sky. A strange circular ripple wreathed in black flame erupted from Xiao Yan's palm, crashing into the enormous mouth.
The two powers clashed fiercely, their energies gnawing away at each other. Ultimately, Duantian's monstrous mouth began to crumble under the pressure of the rippling flame circle. In the next moment, it was devoured entirely before his disbelieving eyes.
"Impossible!" Duantian roared in fury. That black maw was one of the supreme techniques of the Devouring Demon Clan, one that had swallowed countless enemies of the same level. Yet now, it had not only failed—it had been consumed by Xiao Yan's devouring force. How could someone in the Great Thousand World surpass the Devouring Clan in their own specialty?
"Looks like your devouring strength just doesn't measure up to mine." Xiao Yan's voice was calm, but his power was monstrous. His Black Dragon Devours Spirit Palm, augmented by the Black Dragon's soul, the Void Devouring Flame, and the Devouring Ancestral Symbol—three overlapping sources of devouring force—created a terrifying synergy that few could rival.
After swallowing the black maw, the flaming ripple surged forward without losing momentum, rushing toward Duantian. A flash of fear crossed his face, and he instinctively retreated.
As a master of devouring power himself, Duantian knew just how horrifying such energy could be. His own black maw was deadly to even peak Greater Earth Sovereigns. But Xiao Yan's devouring ripple had consumed that very maw—meaning it was on an entirely different level.
Even as Duantian frantically retreated, the ripple's pull still drew him forward. His body was dragged against his will, and even the demonic energy within him began leaking outward. Desperate, Duantian flung out a series of bizarre relics—artifacts pulsating with ominous demonic energy. They resembled holy relics of the Great Thousand World but were tainted with the aura of evil.
Under his command, these items detonated one after another, creating a continuous barrage of shockwaves that struck the devouring ripple. Ripples spread across the energy circle with each impact, and after several powerful explosions, the black ripple finally dissipated.
(End of Chapter)
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