Chapter 872
Slaying the Demon King Again
"kill!"
With a long howl, a layer of brilliant golden light emanated from Song Changsheng's body, and countless ancient runes were revealed through his clothes. The array within his body suddenly unfolded, and killing intent formed a peculiar domain.
This array domain not only contains the original killing intent of the [Third Killing Array Under Heaven], but it has also incorporated numerous laws such as the [Law of Space], the [Law of Sword Dao], and the [Law of Power], making it far more powerful than ordinary domains and directly encompassing Ye Shi Nu.
The third killing formation is pure and terrifying in its killing intent. Because it has incorporated a trace of its original Daoist essence, it has been endowed with powerful killing power. At the same time, Song Changsheng, as the "carrier", is under tremendous pressure.
This is a very obvious drawback, which Song Changsheng only discovered afterward. Therefore, this is a killer move that cannot be used lightly.
However, the current situation is special. Now is the best opportunity to severely damage Night Slave. Once they realize that he is alone, they will have no more scruples.
Moreover, besides them, the Blood Soul Demon Sect is also very likely to get involved, so we need to finish this quickly.
A powerful and chilling killing intent swept out, like a scarlet ribbon completely enveloping the Night Slave in front of him. The threads derived from the killing intent intertwined in the air, creating a chilling and eerie scene.
"What... what kind of power is this?" Night Slave was deeply engulfed in surging killing intent, and the world turned blood red. It was an indescribable power from a distant era filled with bloodshed.
What appeared before him was a sea of blood, a sea of blood filled with countless wronged souls, and he was just a lowly ant struggling and sinking in this sea of blood, only able to watch as the irresistible and indescribable power crushed down on him.
"This is the third-best killing formation in the world!"
Because of the erosion of killing intent, Song Changsheng's eyes turned blood red, but his body, which had been tempered by countless trials, perfectly withstood this power. At this moment, in Ye Shinu's eyes, he was the master of this endless sea of blood.
"crash"
With a startling glimpse, the killing intent of the array within the sea of blood condensed into the sharpest sword energy, slashing towards Ye Shi Nu, who was within the array's domain. These sword energies were omnipresent, like invisible blades, leaving his once-proud demon king true form riddled with holes.
He tried to resist, but was firmly bound by the power of space, unable even to breathe.
The injuries on his body were nothing compared to the deadly array intent that had invaded his body, which was constantly devouring his life essence like a maggot clinging to his bone. This was what he feared most.
Damage to his life essence will directly affect his success rate in breaking through to the fifth rank. Even if he has enough resources to recover, it will take at least several decades, which will directly disrupt his original plans.
In fact, this is not a problem he needs to consider right now, because this is just the beginning. If Song Changsheng takes such a huge risk to inscribe the [Third Killing Array in the World] into his body, it would be too unworthy if it only amounted to this.
The real killer move is yet to come!
"Using blood as a catalyst, slaughter the entire world!"
Song Changsheng pointed his fingers like a sword and swiftly struck his own chest. A surge of blood rushed to his head, and he spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
The blood stirred the killing intent within the blood sea, condensing into a ten-foot-long sword aura that sliced across the calm surface of the blood sea and slashed towards Ye Shi Nu's brow.
With a flash of sword light, a thin line of blood stretched from his brow down to his chest, and blood gushed out suddenly, turning the surrounding seawater crimson.
"what--"
Night Slave let out a shrill scream. This sword almost split his upper body in two. If he hadn't integrated the skull of the true dragon's remains into his own head, he would probably be dead by now.
This was the first time Song Changsheng had used the [Third Killing Formation Under Heaven], which led him to misjudge the formation's power. If it weren't for Ye Shi Nu's hard head, the clues to the Treasure Bottle Sect ruins would have been lost, which also caused a layer of fine sweat to appear on his forehead.
It's laughable, but the first time Song Changsheng felt nervous since the start of the war was because he was worried that his opponent would be killed by his sword.
"Wasn't the Third Killing Formation in the World destroyed long ago?!"
"How could you possibly control its power? Who are you? Who are you?!"
Having narrowly escaped death, Yeshinu was both shocked and furious. He had only ever experienced such a profound sense of powerlessness in his entire life with a powerful being of the Water Lord level.
He didn't want to believe that Song Changsheng could wield such a forbidden power, but his recent experience left him no choice but to believe it. His Demon King True Body had been tempered and refined. Even if he had been split in two, he could have healed given enough time, let alone being almost split in two.
However, the wounds inflicted on him by the killing intent of the array could not be healed, and blood continued to gush out.
The Third Killing Formation Under Heaven is a name that makes all races in the world tremble. It is not a real living being, but a formation.
There are four such powerful formations in total.
These formations had clearly disappeared in the river of time, yet now there was someone who possessed this forbidden power, which made him doubt Song Changsheng's identity once again.
"Cough cough cough, you don't need to know who I am. Give up your meaningless resistance, and I might consider giving you a quick death." Song Changsheng tried to calm his blood and qi, and said in a deep voice.
Killing was out of the question, but now he saw a glimmer of hope in capturing Night Slave alive.
This was an unexpected surprise brought to him by the third killing formation.
"Ancestor." Ye Fuke looked at Ye Shinu with a worried expression. Although he was not enveloped by Song Changsheng's array domain just now, he clearly felt the terrifying power.
He could sense that Ye Shi Nu's life essence was rapidly declining, and the situation was not optimistic.
"If you forcefully use such forbidden power, your current condition may not be much better than mine. Are you so sure that you can defeat me?"
"That insidious bug from last time still hasn't shown up... You probably didn't come alone, did you? Who gave you the courage?" Ye Shi Nu's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. While he was stalling Song Chang Sheng with words, he was secretly circulating his demonic power to expel the murderous intent that had invaded his body.
"So what if it is?" Song Changsheng stood tall, the surging blood and qi within his body gradually calming down, azure lightning gathering in his palm, and endless fighting spirit surging forth.
"Death!"
Ye Fuke, who had been standing still on the sidelines, suddenly swung his trident with all his might.
"Trying to buy him some time?" Song Changsheng's eyes gleamed. He dodged the attack in a flash, then suddenly stretched out his right hand. Lightning burst from his fingertips, turning into chains that bound him in mid-air. He then retaliated with even greater speed.
Ye Fuke barely managed to block the attack with all his might. Only now did he truly realize how formidable Song Changsheng's strength was.
"Is this really just a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator?" He felt as if the world was playing a joke on him.
It's no wonder he was so shocked. Song Changsheng's strength can no longer be simply judged by his realm. Over the years, he has received too many opportunities and gained too many chances to hone his skills.
His strength was already among the top tier of Golden Core cultivators. Even if he continued to break through minor realms, he would not be able to achieve the leapfrog improvement that others had, because his understanding of laws, bloodline, physique, and even his soul had all reached the peak of the Golden Core stage.
Breaking through another minor realm would only increase the upper limit of his dantian's mana capacity and the efficiency of mana output, naturally improving his strength, but the effect would never be as significant as breaking through from the early to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm. It can be said that, apart from not yet reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm, Song Changsheng has no obvious weaknesses compared to a Great Perfection Golden Core cultivator.
Even in terms of magical power, the gap was leveled off because of his twelve-aperture golden core.
What he needs now is time to settle down, to solidify his foundation, and to strive to reach the peak of the Golden Core stage. Only with a solid foundation can he condense a high-quality Nascent Soul when he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Otherwise, breaking through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm would no longer present any bottleneck for him; he could easily achieve it by simply going into seclusion for several decades or even a hundred years.
Ye Fuke's level was higher than his, but he was completely crushed by him in every aspect.
Even the fundamental cultivation method of the sea race—bloodline power—is no less powerful than the [Star Bloodline] within Song Changsheng's body.
Without the slightest delay, Song Changsheng summoned the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] again, this time enveloping both Ye Fuke and Ye Shinu simultaneously.
There's no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to recovering from injuries.
This time, he used the dark side of the black-feathered raven instead of the three-legged golden crow.
The sunny side represents the blazing sun, while the shady side represents the extremely cold moon.
The cold, hazy light enveloped both sides for dozens of miles, releasing a bone-chilling cold. Ordinary methods were simply no match for the corrosive power of this cold air, which could penetrate directly through the skin and flesh, eroding your marrow and soul.
Although the seawater was still in a liquid state, the temperature at the bottom of the sea was now many times colder than the inside of an iceberg that had never melted for thousands of years. Even a demon king would find it difficult to withstand.
Ye Fuke felt as if his soul had been frozen, and he couldn't hold the trident in his hand at all.
Nightshade opened its ugly mouth and spat out a scarlet pearl. The pearl hovered above their heads, releasing a gentle heat that slowly dispelled the chill around them.
Although their lineage had fled here and their treasure trove had been looted by Song Changsheng, the true essence of their clan had always been kept by Ye Shi Nu personally.
This precious pearl is the inner core of a fourth-tier top-grade [Fiery Sea Lizard], which is most suitable for dealing with this kind of cold and yin energy.
Seeing this, Song Changsheng held the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] in his left hand, while his right hand had already condensed a large, pitch-black seal.
"Great Divine Power [Mountain-Turning Seal]"
The seal expanded rapidly in the air and then crashed down, causing the space around it to tremble.
Ye Fuke gritted his teeth and stepped forward, doing his best to block the attack for Ye Shi Nu, but his right arm was almost crippled.
The aftershocks of their battle caused a secondary impact on the spatial barrier that had been damaged by the [Void Crystal] explosion, resulting in the spatial vortex not only failing to shrink over such a long period of time, but actually expanding several times over.
The intense devouring power was already able to affect the strength of both sides' supernatural abilities.
Both sides tacitly chose to shift the battlefield, leaving the deep seabed and arriving on the azure ocean.
"boom……"
The inner core and the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] collided in mid-air, stirring up a thousand waves.
The [Night-Shining Divine Bird] is, after all, a supreme treasure of the laws, far superior to an unrefined fourth-order inner core, and firmly holds the upper hand in the confrontation.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, several dark cracks appeared on the surface of the inner core, from which endless power of law surged out, forming a sea of fire in the air. Before Ye Shi Nu could retract it, it exploded into fragments with a loud "bang".
"Duang—"
Song Changsheng took out the Void Bell with his other hand. The moment it was rung, the void resonated, and the invisible spatial power directly knocked the two demon kings away, coughing up blood in mid-air.
Even with Ye Fu Ke joining forces, the heavily injured Ye Shi Nu is no match for him now.
"Please use the gourd to slay the spirit!"
Kill him while he's sick.
Song Changsheng took the Yin-Yang Spirit-Slaying Gourd from his waist, spun it sharply, and the Spirit-Slaying Flying Knife flew out, its target Ye Fuke.
"Om..."
Just as the Spirit-Slaying Flying Knife was about to sever Ye Fuke's head, a dazzling burst of light suddenly erupted from his chest, and a foot-long bone could be vaguely seen through the flesh.
Countless golden runes emerged from the bone, forming an impenetrable wall in front of him, firmly blocking the Spirit-Slaying Flying Knife.
"It's that power again. Could it be a unique technique of the Sea Yaksha clan?"
Logically speaking, Ye Fuke's true form as a demon king is a hundred feet tall, so it's impossible for him to have such a short bone in his chest. The position is also inconsistent, and it seems to be forcibly fused into his body, just like Ye Shi Nu's skull.
In other words, they can not only fuse with the skeletons of other living beings, but also unleash the power of the skeletons themselves.
"Let's see how many more times you can use it!" Song Changsheng's eyes sharpened, and he formed hand seals, causing the [Night-Shining Divine Bird] to shine brightly once more.
This time, he abandoned Ye Shi Nu outright and was determined to eliminate Ye Fu Ke first, severing his last remaining arm.
Ye Fuke had already exhausted his strength to the limit and was completely unable to resist this attack.
He thought that Ye Shi Nu would step in to shield him from this fatal blow, but when he turned around, he only saw a streak of lightning disappearing into the distance.
"Do not--"
Ye Fuke's eyes were bloodshot with rage. In despair, he was burned to ashes by the raging flames, leaving only his and Ye Misha's inner cores, which were then ruthlessly suppressed by Song Changsheng.
"It's not that easy to run away!"
Song Changsheng transformed into a wisp of green smoke and merged into the space, rapidly chasing after Ye Shinu in the direction he had fled...
...(End of chapter)