Chapter 1068
Slaying the Demon Lord
"boom--"
The black hole in space began to tremble violently for some unknown reason.
Just as Song Changsheng was about to turn and leave, he suddenly turned back, his eyes fixed on the center of the black hole.
At this moment, the spatial black hole is still slowly expanding, and the surrounding seawater is rushing in frantically. The reefs in the sea, the clouds in the sky, and even the light emitted by the sun are being swallowed up by it continuously, and even the spatial fragments are no exception.
Even under these circumstances, bursts of emerald green light surged at the center of the black hole.
He could sense a terrifying power reviving within it.
"How is this possible?" A look of shock appeared in Song Changsheng's eyes. The life force of the Chihai Demon Lord had clearly dissipated just now, but now it had actually been rekindled.
"As expected, we cannot underestimate any Nascent Soul level opponent." Song Changsheng gripped the Desolate Sky Halberd tightly, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
Regardless of how the opponent survived, they must have paid a very heavy price, making this an excellent opportunity to kill them.
"Wow"
A streak of light shot into the sky from the center of the black hole.
Song Changsheng vanished from the spot in a flash.
The next moment, he was already blocking the path of that stream of light, and the [Desolate Sky Halberd] in his hand, wrapped in lightning, slashed down, and a huge beast shadow formed from pure ferocious energy roared and charged out.
"boom"
A flash of cold light appeared, and the stream of light suddenly exploded, revealing the Chihai Demon Lord that was wrapped inside.
Song Changsheng was stunned the moment he saw him.
At this moment, the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea had completely lost the majesty and domineering aura of a Chi Dragon subspecies. His huge body was reduced to a ghastly white skeleton, with no flesh or internal organs left. Even his skeleton was full of traces left by the rampage of spatial power.
The fist-sized Dragon Ball was encased in a hard skull, emanating waves of law fluctuations. The condensed true spirit had disappeared and re-integrated into the Dragon Ball.
"The method of sacrifice."
Seeing this, Song Changsheng finally understood how the other party had survived the spatial black hole. It was similar to the Phoenix Clan's method of rebirth, only more extreme. The difference between it and directly abandoning the physical body was that the skeleton was preserved, and there was still a chance to reshape it.
"Song! Chang! Sheng!"
A roar of extreme rage emanated from the Dragon Ball, each word distinct and filled with boundless hatred. He had never imagined that such a day would come for him.
It's not entirely his fault. From the moment he decided to pursue, he was destined to plunge headlong into this deadly trap. Song Changsheng's plan was extremely simple, but the simplest way is the best way, and the more simple it is, the less likely it is to be discovered.
Apart from the Sea-Overturning Demon Lord, Kun, any other demon lord would have met a similar fate.
"scoff"
Thunder surged behind Song Changsheng, and the remnant of the Third Killing Array in the World within the Heavenly Desolate Halberd was activated, resonating with the killing array within his body. A pure and extreme killing intent suddenly descended.
A 300-foot-tall Nascent Soul Dharma Image appeared behind him, releasing a heavy pressure.
The Dharma Image slowly opened its eyes, as if the sun and moon were revolving within them, and a brilliant galaxy appeared above the Dharma Image, scattering dazzling starlight.
Working in isolation is always a poor approach. Although his time at the Wanxiang Palace was short, his gains far exceeded those of his previous months of seclusion.
Under Yi Tianzheng's guidance, he integrated the Daoist essence of his own [Boundless Great Dao] into the [Star Bloodline] and combined it with his own techniques, resulting in a qualitative improvement in the power of his Nascent Soul Dharma Form.
If he were to figure it out on his own, it would take him at least several years or even decades, but once someone points out the way, it only takes a few days.
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Song Changsheng, the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea realized that the opponent had not used his full strength in their previous encounters.
In his prime, he would have been more than 50% confident of killing him, but now…
With this thought in mind, the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea tore through space and decisively fled.
How could Song Changsheng possibly give up this opportunity to eliminate the threat completely? He launched a pursuit at top speed, and the situation immediately turned around. It was truly a case of fortunes changing hands.
The only difference between the two is that he did not use his full strength in order to lure the enemy in, while the Chihai Demon Lord is now facing a real life-or-death race.
Having forcibly extended his life through a sacrificial ritual, he could only barely sustain himself with the power of the laws stored within the Dragon Ball. His speed was far inferior to that of his prime, while Song Changsheng was already slightly faster. In just a few breaths, he lost his initial advantage.
"scoff"
The [Desolate Sky Halberd], which had been gathering power for a long time, suddenly slashed down. The two killing formations roared at the same time, and the surrounding power of laws was almost completely absorbed. The pure killing intent condensed into a sharp blood light, which swept towards the next landing point of the Chihai Demon Lord with the power to sweep away everything.
Chi Hai Yaojun was, after all, a veteran powerhouse. Even though he was severely injured, his combat instincts remained sharp, and he forcibly stopped his movements at the critical moment.
The blood-red light grazed his head and landed less than a hundred feet in front of him, splitting a huge crack in the spatial barrier. From a distance, it looked like a hideous scar that would take a long time to heal.
In the blink of an eye, one can travel thousands of miles in a single moment. A distance of one hundred feet is practically nothing on this scale. He had undoubtedly just brushed with death again.
"Great Divine Power [World in the Palm of Your Hand]"
Seeing that his attack had failed, Song Changsheng's Nascent Soul Dharma Image behind him suddenly slammed down with a palm, and the deafening sonic boom caused the space within a thousand miles to tremble violently.
An enormous hand blotted out the sky, with a dazzling river of stars flowing within its palm.
"boom"
The Heavenly Laws shattered instantly, and the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea was powerless to resist.
With a single palm strike, half of the skeleton collapsed, plummeting towards the sea below like a meteor. The intense friction between the skeleton and the air generated flames, transforming it into a massive fireball that crashed into the turbulent sea with a long tail of flame, stirring up countless waves.
"laugh……"
Seawater vaporizes at high temperatures, forming a white column of vapor that shoots straight into the sky.
After falling into the sea, the Chihai Demon Lord decisively abandoned his skeleton, and his true spirit instantly merged into the turbulent seawater, concealing most of his aura.
As he fled at breakneck speed, he detonated the Dragon Ball inside his skull. The violent explosion erased the last trace of him, causing Song Changsheng in the air to lose sight of his target.
Song Changsheng searched the sea surface reluctantly, but found nothing except some broken bone fragments. He suddenly gained a completely new understanding of the life-saving abilities of a Nascent Soul level cultivator.
He didn't dwell on it too much. The Demon Lord of the Chi Sea had lost almost everything, with only his true spirit escaping. Even if he chose to possess another body, it would take at least two or three hundred years to recover to the fifth rank, which would be no different from being dead.
They collected all the shattered bone fragments and then left the area as quickly as possible.
The simultaneous explosion of several thousand kilograms of Void Crystals created an impact that spread for countless miles, inevitably attracting people from both the human and sea races. Any encounter with such an object would be a troublesome affair.
He did not return directly to the main battlefield, but instead went in circles to the coastal waters of the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, which was the battlefield where the Dragon Elephant True Lord was located.
The pressure on the main battlefield is naturally the greatest at this moment. None of the remaining enemies are easy to deal with. Even if he joins forces with Yi Tianzheng to defeat Kong Sang Li Feng, it will be difficult to play a decisive role in the battle.
After all, both Kongsang Bai Jue and Gao Yu are powerful cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage, and even if he and Yi Tianzheng joined forces, they might not be a match for either of them. Rather than that, it would be better to look for a breakthrough on other battlefields.
Only if Dragon Elephant True Lord is free to act can the three of them join forces and have a chance to turn the tide of the battle.
The Dragon Elephant True Monarch's opponent was the Devouring Sky Demon Monarch of the Devouring Sky Cloud Whale clan. The two were of similar cultivation and fought fiercely and evenly in the sky.
On the sea, nearly 200,000 troops of the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty are engaged in fierce fighting with an equally large sea tribe army. Every island is the focus of the struggle between the two sides, and sacrifices are being made every moment.
The endless war of attrition turned the battlefield into a meat grinder. Song Changsheng knew its cruelty all too well. Since he had come, he had no intention of sitting idly by. Wielding the Desolate Sky Halberd, he went on a killing spree.
In a battle for survival, he wouldn't have any moral fastidious notions about not being able to bully the weak.
However, he didn't do it too deliberately; most of the time he just did it spontaneously and rarely lingered.
Even so, it was enough to turn the tide of the battle; his casual strike was a disaster for the sea creatures.
They traversed most of the Great Zhen battlefield, following the fluctuations of the battle as they moved forward.
He did not conceal his aura along the way, so the Devouring Demon Lord had noticed his presence long ago and was quite surprised.
The Devouring Demon Lord had never met Song Changsheng, but he was able to roughly deduce his identity from the aura he exuded.
He should never be here under any circumstances.
Dragon Elephant True Monarch also sensed Song Changsheng's presence. While blocking the Devouring Heaven Demon Monarch's retreat, he sneered, "Old bastard, your death is near!"
"Hmph, a mere fifth-tier low-grade cultivator can't cause any trouble in front of me!"
While the Devouring Demon Lord responded verbally, he was already having second thoughts and began to consider his escape route.
He was well aware of the situation on the main battlefield; the human race was at an absolute disadvantage. Under such circumstances, Song Changsheng's sudden appearance here must have been due to some unknown event.
Not long ago, he had briefly sensed a terrifying surge of power coming from afar.
He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now it seems there's probably some connection.
Seeing that Song Changsheng was about to get close, he waved his sleeve and created a hurricane to force back the nearly 600-foot-tall Nascent Soul Dharma Image of Dragon Elephant True Monarch, and then tore through the void and quickly left the battlefield.
"You old codger trying to run away?"
Dragon Elephant True Lord's eyes widened in fury as he unleashed a powerful punch. A resounding dragon roar echoed through the void, and a colossal dragon-elephant surged forth from behind him, each step causing the heavens and earth to tremble.
With the footsteps of the dragon and elephant, the spatial barriers along the path shattered, and the spatial passage that the Devouring Demon Lord had just opened up also collapsed, forcibly forcing him out.
"Waaah—"
A long, ethereal chant resounded.
A colossal phantom of the [Sky-Devouring Cloud Whale] appeared behind him, opening its massive maw, which occupied half of its body, towards the charging dragon-elephant. The maw was pitch black, and a rapidly spinning spatial vortex could be vaguely seen inside, frantically devouring everything around it.
The [Devouring Cloud Whale] clan is naturally close to the [Devouring Dao]. An adult cloud whale can eat tens of thousands of kilograms at a time, enough to sustain itself for several years.
These foods were all stored in their self-contained stomachs.
Storage bags crafted from the stomachs of the [Sky-Devouring Cloud Whale] clan are also known as [Sky-Devouring Bags] and are highly sought after.
Although the Devouring Demon Lord's cultivation level had not yet reached the terrifying realm of the legendary Star Devouring and Moon Containing, it was not to be underestimated. He swallowed the dragon and elephant into his belly without any hindrance.
Just then, Song Changsheng, wielding the Desolate Sky Halberd, suddenly appeared above him, his pure killing intent filling the air as he unleashed a sharp, bloody slash.
The Devouring Heaven Demon Lord was also a well-known powerhouse in the East Sea, with strength similar to that of the Chi Sea Demon Lord. He was the right-hand man of Kongsang Baijue. He reacted exceptionally quickly to the sneak attack, his figure flashing and moving hundreds of feet horizontally in the air, precisely avoiding the attack.
Dragon Elephant True Lord gave him no room to breathe. The power of the dragon and elephant converged, and his right arm visibly swelled several times.
"hold head high--"
With a single punch, the world lost its color.
This punch abandoned all techniques, possessing only pure, extreme power, and was extremely restrained, without the slightest dissipation.
The space around the Devouring Demon Lord was locked by an invisible force, leaving him no choice but to grit his teeth and parry.
"boom"
"Click"
The bones in the Devouring Demon Lord's forearm cracked, and he was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
Strength has always been the strength of the sea creatures, but now they are being unilaterally crushed.
Song Changsheng's figure traced an inconspicuous trajectory in the air, his killing array roaring within him. A halberd cleaved into his back, leaving a deep, bone-revealing gash.
The Devouring Demon Lord stumbled and almost fell from the sky. In a flash, he teleported a hundred miles away.
Given the sea creatures' formidable regenerative abilities, such a wound would normally be nothing. However, when he tried to heal it by circulating the power of his bloodline, he discovered that the malevolent energy remaining at the wound was like a maggot clinging to his bone, impossible to remove and continuing to erode his body.
He made a decisive move, slicing off the skin and flesh together without even blinking.
Although the injury seemed more serious, without the influence of the malevolent energy, the wound healed completely in the blink of an eye.
"You old bastard, you're distracted!"
Dragon Elephant True Lord appeared in front of him at some point, and his long-awaited punch landed squarely on his chest, causing his sternum to collapse instantly and his fist to be firmly embedded in it.
"Woo~"
Forced into a desperate situation, the Devouring Demon Lord transformed and revealed his true form, his enormous body blotting out the sky.
"Divine Power and Dharma Form, activate!"
Seeing this, Song Changsheng and Dragon Elephant True Lord simultaneously unleashed their Nascent Soul Dharma Forms, their immense pressure causing the universe to tremble.
The difficulty of killing a Nascent Soul level expert in a direct confrontation is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine, because you never know how many trump cards your opponent is hiding.
Although they now have a complete advantage, they dare not be careless in the slightest.
After a brief standoff, Dragon Elephant True Lord was the first to attack: "Let's all go together and kill this old bastard!"
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P.S.: Chapter 2 will be a little later. (End of this chapter)