"Qing Yanjing, you deal with the other two Demon Emperors. Leave this one to me."
Sensing the intense killing intent radiating from the Profound Demon Emperor, Xiao Yan's lips curled into a faint smile. With a flip of his palm, the Heavenly Tomb opened once again, and the Battle Will Spirit formed from the Dragonbone Guards appeared, charging toward one of the Demon Emperors. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan gripped the Heavy Xuan Ruler and shot straight toward the Profound Demon Emperor, leaving the third Demon Emperor to Qing Yanjing.
Qing Yanjing's expression grew grave as she immediately summoned her Endless Radiant Body. At the same time, she unleashed her Devouring Spirit Violet Flame against her opponent. She could sense that this Demon Emperor's strength was on par with a late-stage Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign. Even for her, this would be a difficult battle that required everything she had. As for the rest, she could only place her trust in Xiao Yan.
Seeing Xiao Yan take the initiative to strike, the Profound Demon Emperor let out a cold snort. Black mist swirled around his arm as he raised it and slammed it down toward the incoming heavy ruler. The Blade Demon Clan's most terrifying feature was that their arms could become razor-sharp demonic weapons. At the level of Demon Emperor, their arms were no weaker than the attacks of genuine Peerless Sacred Artifacts. As expected, Xiao Yan's attack did little to injure him and even forced Xiao Yan back a short distance.
Having repelled Xiao Yan, the Profound Demon Emperor's black mist surged and condensed in midair into a massive ghost-headed blade. It slashed ferociously toward Xiao Yan. In response, a mysterious sigil appeared between Xiao Yan's brows. As the clan mark activated, his aura instantly surged, reaching the level of a mid-stage Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign.
Suddenly, brilliant light exploded from the Heavy Xuan Ruler, and a massive crescent-shaped light blade shot out. In a mere instant, it shattered the ghost-headed blade completely.
"Extreme Day Heaven-Sundering Slash!"
After shattering the ghost blade, the crescent blade didn't lose momentum—it crashed into the temporary energy barrier that the Profound Demon Emperor had erected, and shattered it entirely. Forced to retreat several steps, a flicker of disbelief crossed the Profound Demon Emperor's face. It was clear he hadn't expected to be suppressed by an Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign.
With one strike pushing the Profound Demon Emperor back, Xiao Yan's hands swiftly formed hand seals. A phantom dragon emerged and hovered high in the sky. When the Profound Demon Emperor saw it, his expression turned solemn. He could tell Xiao Yan was preparing a tremendously powerful technique. If he took that attack head-on, it might seriously wound him.
However, just as he braced for impact, he realized the dragon shadow wasn't flying toward him—but toward the skeletal dragon battle spirit.
"Dragon Roar Demon Subjugation Art!"
When the phantom dragon merged with the skeletal dragon, the heavily suppressed battle spirit suddenly erupted with brilliant light. A deafening dragon roar burst out, violently shaking the Demon Emperor it was fighting, forcing him to retreat in defeat.
Xiao Yan understood well that the skeletal dragon battle spirit alone wasn't enough to hold off a late-stage Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign. But empowered by the Dragon Roar Demon Subjugation Art, it could definitely hold its ground. As for the Profound Demon Emperor, Xiao Yan had other plans in store.
The Profound Demon Emperor quickly realized this as well. If Xiao Yan chose to enhance the dragon spirit instead of attacking him directly, it meant he was saving his more powerful techniques. Even that last move had been threatening—so what would come next?
A dark glint flashed in the Profound Demon Emperor's eyes as an immense flood of demonic energy burst from his body. In an instant, a colossal pitch-black demon python formed in front of him, stretching tens of thousands of feet in length. Its entire body radiated a terrifying sharpness, and even its fangs were made of countless blades. If bitten, not even an Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign could survive.
"Blade Demon Art: Sky-Rending Python Fang!"
"Black Dragon Soul!"
Facing this terrifying demon python, Xiao Yan roared. The Black Dragon Soul emerged and fused into his right arm, transforming it into a fearsome dragon claw.
Simultaneously, the Eternal Void Demon Body activated at full strength. Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dark red demonic runes lit up and swirled around him, exuding a piercing might. But Xiao Yan knew this wasn't enough. He had already broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign level—the number of runes he could command was no longer capped there.
"Come forth!"
With a shift of his hand seal, the ten-thousandth dark red rune emerged.
Though it was just one more, its power was worlds apart from before.
"Black Dragon Annihilates the Cosmos!"
Xiao Yan clenched his right hand into a fist and hurled it forward. The ten thousand demonic runes twined around his dragon arm. Amidst the scarlet glow, a thunderous dragon roar echoed out. A massive dark-red demonic dragon formed in the air and shot toward the demon python with overwhelming force.
As soon as it appeared, the surrounding space began to collapse at an alarming rate. When the two colossal entities clashed, a shockwave exploded across the continent. Mountains crumbled and were reduced to dust in the blink of an eye.
Even Qing Yanjing and the other two Demon Emperors were drawn into the aftermath. Fortunately, Qing Yanjing had her Endless Radiant Body—known as the most powerful defensive Sovereign Body in the Great Thousand World—which protected her from harm. The other two Demon Emperors, however, weren't so lucky. The shockwave gravely injured them, sending them crashing to the ground.
"What terrifying power..."
Qing Yanjing watched the battle unfold in shock. Though she was glad her Sovereign Body shielded her, she couldn't help but feel a sliver of fear as she looked toward the origin of the impact. Who would emerge victorious from such a devastating clash?
As the energy slowly faded, Xiao Yan's figure emerged. His face was slightly pale, but he was unharmed.
In contrast, the Profound Demon Emperor lay crumpled on the ground—his condition unknown.
Qing Yanjing gasped. She hadn't expected Xiao Yan to survive a head-on clash with a Profound Demon Emperor, whose strength was equivalent to an Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign. Just how many trump cards was this man still hiding?
"Quit being stunned. Let's go! The dimensional portal is over there!"
Xiao Yan raised his arm and pointed to the distance. Barely a thousand miles away, a massive spatial vortex, hundreds of feet in diameter, quietly hovered in the sky. That was the dimensional passage connecting this lower realm to the Great Thousand World.
Just as Xiao Yan prepared to lead Qing Yanjing into the vortex, his expression suddenly changed. He whipped his head around.
From a nearby spatial rift, a pitch-black silhouette slowly emerged, its presence elusive and sinister.
"Not bad… you've got sharp senses."
The figure smiled as Xiao Yan locked eyes with it—but that smile sent an ominous chill crawling through Xiao Yan's body.
(End of Chapter)
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