As the Heavenly Profound Seal forced the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor back, Xiao Yan's Spirit Clone tightly gripped his palm, and a golden longsword emerged in a flash. The moment it appeared, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor's pupils shrank ever so slightly—for he could sense that this sword was no weaker than a Peerless Saint Artifact. The bone blade in his hand even let out a faint humming sound—a resonance of recognition between two weapons of equal might.
This golden sword was none other than the Dragon Slayer Sword—a soul weapon that Xiao Yan had forged back on the Tianxuan Continent. However, compared to before, it had clearly undergone a complete rebirth.
Previously, within the Dragon God Ruins, Xiao Yan had seized a Peerless Saint Artifact from Long Nixian. That weapon was at the Immortal-grade level. Later, Xiao Yan merged it into the Dragon Slayer Sword and further enhanced it using the Divine Smithing Stone, allowing the sword to surpass even the Ancient Flame Ruler and reach the rank of Peerless Saint Artifact ahead of it. This was one of Xiao Yan's trump cards he had long kept hidden.
Even though the Spirit Clone, even under the amplification of Sky Ascension, had only reached the late-stage Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign level—and should've posed no real threat to the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor—with the Dragon Slayer Sword in hand, it could actually contend with a true Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign. Not to mention, Xiao Yan's Soul Clone was flanking to assist.
However, just that alone was still not enough to stop the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor. After all, he was no ordinary Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign. His strength was on par with the late-stage of that grade. In the Great Thousand World, only a handful of top-tier powerhouses could match him.
Clang!
Even with the Dragon Slayer Sword, the Spirit Clone was still at a disadvantage. On the very first clash, it was pushed back by the bone blade. Seeing an opportunity, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor lunged forward to crush the Spirit Clone completely. But just then, the Soul Clone appeared directly above him. From the void descended a translucent crystalline tower, instantly enveloping him.
This was the Divine Spirit Refining Tower, now fused with the Sacred Pagoda, its quality rivaling that of Peerless Saint Artifacts. Still, this alone was insufficient to imprison a Demon Emperor of this level. Even the Refining Flame of the Sacred Pagoda, now contained within the tower, couldn't inflict real damage.
The moment the tower sealed the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, the Soul Clone swiftly changed hand seals. Instantly, eight fierce demonic statues emerged upon the tower walls, their eyes locked on the trapped demon within.
When the Demon Emperor saw the eight statues, his face twisted in shock. With his cultivation, he could instantly tell—they were forged from corporeal Demon Emperors, each of whose strength in life likely matched his own. Otherwise, they couldn't have evoked such a dreadful pressure.
"The Eightfold Pagoda of that old relic from the Buddha Clan? But how could this brat possibly gather the corpses of so many Demon Emperors?"
The Demon Emperor's mind reeled. Then, as if a realization struck him, his face turned sinister.
"So it was you behind the destruction of the Saint Tomb Continent, causing all those Demon Emperor corpses to vanish!"
"Correct. Want a prize?" Xiao Yan smirked and snapped his fingers.
A torrent of Spiritual Deity Liquid surged from the Heavenly Tomb, pouring into the eight statues like a divine flood. The Eightfold Pagoda required a tremendous amount of Spiritual Deity Liquid to operate. And for this moment, Xiao Yan poured in ten billion drops—without hesitation.
Once infused, the eight demonic statues came to life. Strange markings crawled across their bodies, and their palms mirrored Xiao Yan's, forming an ancient and cryptic seal.
Boom!
Eight beams of light shot from the statues, converging into a massive formation that trapped the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor at its center. Above him, a crimson orb of light quickly formed, within which a Demonic Eye of the Abyss slowly opened.
From the pupil, a pitch-black beam fired downward, piercing straight toward the Demon Emperor's skull.
"Eightfold Pagoda – Pagoda Death Ray!"
The horrifying energy emanating from the statues made even the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor's expression shift. There was no doubt this attack could pose a real threat. Still, Xiao Yan knew it wouldn't be enough to kill someone like him.
So while the Soul Clone unleashed the Eightfold Pagoda, Xiao Yan's main body was preparing a second offensive.
Brilliant Emperor Flames surged within his palms, coalescing into a destructive lotus. A world-ending force condensed within his hand—the shape of a fiery lotus slowly forming.
Yet before he could finish, the Divine Spirit Tower exploded apart. A red light shot back into Xiao Yan's body—the core of the Eightfold Pagoda. It was the key to using the technique. Although the tower was shattered, Xiao Yan could always reform it. That core was irreplaceable, so he had retrieved it just in time.
Still, though the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor had destroyed the tower, his body now bore visible wounds—black blood oozed from gashes all over. He had been genuinely injured by the Eightfold Pagoda. Had he not shattered the tower in time, the damage would've been far worse.
His face was now gloomy and twisted with fury. Never had he imagined being wounded to this extent… by a mere Spiritual-grade Heavenly Sovereign.
As his eyes lifted and landed on the fiery lotus still forming in Xiao Yan's hands, his pupils contracted. Though he didn't know what Xiao Yan was preparing, the ominous aura it exuded made him feel increasingly uneasy.
Without checking his own injuries, he launched another full-force strike at Xiao Yan.
Seeing this, Qing Yanjing gritted her teeth, about to throw herself forward to shield Xiao Yan. But before she could move, a wave of energy enveloped her, freezing her in place. She could only watch helplessly as the dark silhouette approached Xiao Yan at terrifying speed.
The Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor closed the gap to less than a hundred meters.
But instead of panic, a calm smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face.
Then, both his eyes flared with radiant light.
His left eye shimmered with a seven-colored brilliance, like an evolving world forming in its depths. His right eye, however, surged with demonic energy, as if an apocalyptic storm of darkness was about to descend.
Two entirely opposite auras—one holy, one evil—coexisted within a single body.
This stark contrast caused the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor's heart to skip a beat, and for the briefest moment, he thought of the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor.
The next instant, twin beams of devastating light burst from Xiao Yan's eyes. Their destructive waves struck the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor head-on, hurling him tens of thousands of miles away. Everything in their path disintegrated into nothingness.
(End of Chapter)
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