Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1418: 761: Double Demon Slaying
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His eyes flashed like bolts of lightning, sweeping over every direction while wariness built in his chest.
That earlier Void Realm Demon Elder appeared overhyped; he might have been dispatched merely as disposable bait to probe defenses—the true threat probably hid nearby, poised to launch a sudden assault.
Shortly afterward, Wu Yue settled into a cross-legged position atop the Corpse Dissection Bag, soaring back toward Demon Rising Island from the distance.
“Ah, only a pack of useless foes showed up, unable to endure even a handful of exchanges. The slaughter left me craving more!” Wu Yue approached in flight, smirking as he grumbled.
“This outcome is preferable! Ideally, we finish the mission without hitches. I have no desire to confront the Cave Void Demon Emperor.”
Wu Yue's face stiffened at Zhao Sheng's words, leaving him at a loss for reply.
Goodness!
By uttering those words right away, he dismissed fellow Demon Elders of equal standing. What brazen audacity!
Still, recalling the man's earlier ferocious might, Wu Yue sensed the boast wasn't empty but backed by solid assurance.
Wu Yue whispered inwardly: “Where did the Great Venerable uncover such a savage warrior? I've never caught wind of him until now!”
While lost in these thoughts, Zhao Sheng abruptly lifted his head skyward and bellowed, “It's arriving!”
“What? Where at? I sense nothing unusual.” Wu Yue reacted by glancing upward, surveying the skies and lands, his expression shifting subtly.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the celestial veil grew ominously dim, with innumerable demonic silhouettes plummeting like a downpour, manifesting as thick blankets of dark mist that surged relentlessly toward the enormous rainbow-hued Light Ball hovering above.
“Allow me!”
Wu Yue's gaze ignited with excitement; he yelled abruptly, morphing into a beam of pale radiance that hurtled skyward, then flung the Corpse Dissection Bag high, where it ballooned against the breeze…
The pouch's opening widened swiftly, expanding in moments to span thousands of feet, resembling a colossal Black Hole that swallowed all in its path.
Immediately, a torrent of pale brilliance erupted from the bag's rim, enveloping the majority of airborne demonic forms, before the glow morphed into irresistible pull, dragging myriad shadows into the Corpse Dissection Bag like insects drawn to fire.
Right then, a cluster of Shadow materialized from nowhere before the rainbow Light Ball.
Zhao Sheng's pulse quickened; he instinctively triggered Space-Time Teleportation, just managing to position himself ahead of the Shadow.
Without a chance to counter, an unseen force struck his torso mysteriously, drawing a stifled grunt as his frame hurtled back, slamming hard against the Light Ball's surface.
His chest flickered with electric glow, the injury mending instantly before the light faded away.
Zhao Sheng ascended into the air, eyeing the Shadow with guarded intent.
From the Shadow stepped a towering, robust elder with silver locks, his gaze emitting dark sheen, a short three-inch bone horn jutting from his brow, clad in Bone Armor melded to his form, radiating an intimidating presence over all creation.
The silver-haired elder seemed vaguely recognizable, gripping an archaic, gleaming silver colossal axe that pulsed with blade aura sharp enough to rend anything asunder.
Zhao Sheng's eyes darted between the elder's features and the massive axe, abruptly remembering a renowned individual.
Yet this figure had vanished ages ago; evidently, he hadn't evaded the grasp of the Alien Demon!
“Are you… Qiao Fengnian?” Zhao Sheng's thoughts whirled as he tested cautiously.
“Heh heh, Qiao Fengnian was consumed by me long ago, and soon you'll join him in oblivion!” The Jiu Luo Demon Elder's eyes gleamed with sinister dark rays, cackling maniacally.
With those words, he hoisted the colossal axe high with savage force, its silver radiance exploding outward as a three-foot blade glow solidified along the edge.
He unleashed a booming cry, swinging the axe ahead abruptly; space tore open violently, a deep, inky rift surging from the blade straight toward Zhao Sheng, aiming to bisect him entirely!
The sequence unfolded leisurely in appearance but struck with blistering speed!
Zhao Sheng made no attempt to sidestep or flee; lightning crackled along his right arm. In a flash, a scarlet spear appeared before him. Its point flared with dazzling crimson, as myriad spear phantoms fused into a unified thrust, impaling the oncoming axe edge.
“Boom!”
A barrage of shrill metal shrieks rang out nonstop, with crimson and axe glows detonating in the air. The web of space fissures landed on Zhao Sheng, inflicting mere superficial marks that vanished immediately.
Seeing his Lifebound Magic Treasure shattered upon the assault's failure, Jiu Luo Demon Elder bellowed in fury. Demonic Qi erupted wildly from his being, and his bone armor sprouted endless thorn-shaped ivory barbs.
“I misjudged your prowess,” Jiu Luo Demon Elder snarled savagely, “but I'll avoid repeating that error. Perish!” He elevated the colossal axe overhead and cleaved ahead with brutal might.
At the same instant, the demonic Qi swirling in the overhead clouds gathered inescapably, forming a ten-thousand-zhang behemoth axe that hacked downward at Zhao Sheng.
The enormous axe radiance plunged from above, carrying a horrifying momentum as though rending the cosmos, accompanied by howling gales and thunderclaps. Ambient spiritual energy churned violently, and along its trajectory, the void fractured into myriad disordered rifts.
High
Zhao Sheng held his ground unmoving; the damaged Red Dragon Spear in his grasp had vanished unnoticed, supplanted by twin fists crackling with thunder.
The immense axe phantom united with the real axe in a heartbeat, piercing the void and on the verge of shredding his form.
Zhao Sheng lifted his palms and struck squarely on the axe's flat side, deflecting it to glide harmlessly beside him.
He planted his feet solidly, without retreating an inch, and retaliated with a palm thrust. A massive palm silhouette struck like a thunderbolt against the foe's torso.
Lightning burst forth, shattering Jiu Luo Demon Elder's armor outright and hurling his body rearward.
This Demon Elder reeled in shock, blood trickling from his orifices, deeply rattled since his Demon Thought Domain had been overwhelmed by a superior Magic Domain. After just two clashes, he tumbled into inferiority.
As a top-tier general beneath the Demon Emperor, Jiu Luo Demon Elder hadn't faced such a daunting adversary in almost a millennium. The rival's cultivation must have crested the Returning to Void Realm.
“Heh, were you at Unification Realm level, my fate would be sealed! Regrettably, you're not, and you can't fell this esteemed one yet!” Jiu Luo Demon Elder guffawed insanely, recalled the colossal axe, and his demonic silhouette dissolved rapidly into the void, concealing itself somewhere unknown!
In that very moment, a malevolent voice resounded across the heavens and earth: “In less than three quarters of an hour, our Demon Emperor shall arrive. Then, your doom awaits!”
“Hmph, craven sneak too timid to reveal yourself, perish!” Zhao Sheng thundered, his form swelling anew, shifting in an eyeblink to a thirty-zhang towering Golden Purple Giant God!
Now, overwhelming power coursed through him, his intent potent enough to rip asunder the firmament with mere will.
To his vision, the veils of space-time seemed thin as parchment.
His invincible Divine Thought probed across tens of thousands of miles, encompassing even the shadowy void beyond the tangible world.
In that split second, all concealed demons across those vast expanses stood revealed.
“Found you!”
Zhao Sheng roared, the void exploding dramatically, as his colossal body dove into the ocean. Instantly, waters over hundreds of miles vaporized, carving a immense "void" hundreds of miles wide amid the waves.
At the pit's base, a profound chasm took shape, its borders glowing fiery red while molten lava poured down in cascades.
The following instant, a titanic figure ascended from the depths, grasping a lump of flesh radiating demonic gleams, which lightning bolts promptly eradicated.
As the giant advanced, the void fractured behind him, riddled with space tears from which turbulent space-time flows erupted, battering him to no effect.
Having tapped his full potential, Zhao Sheng might not have achieved perfect fusion, yet he eclipsed the might of Returning to Void.
At this juncture, he strode forth massively, arriving at the Dark Sky's core, and delivered a fist into a shadowed nook.
A deafening “Boom” thundered, scattering infinite gloom with the blow, unleashing floods of space-time that unveiled a vast, eerie starlit expanse beyond.
At the stellar vista's edge, a gigantic azure world appeared, none other than Dome Sea Star.