Chapter 1331
The Evil King's Blade Unleashed, Lightning Tribulation Descends
"Human! You have utterly enraged me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the demonic aura around the Xuan Tian Beast surged, and its ferocious aura swept out as if it were a tangible entity.
Its single horn emitted a blinding black light, and its entire body swelled slightly under the impetus of this power.
"Space tear!"
The Xuan Tian Beast suddenly opened its blood-red maw, and jet-black spatial rifts appeared out of thin air, heading straight for Ye Yang.
Wherever those cracks passed, the void twisted and collapsed, emitting a tearing sound that made one's teeth ache.
Ye Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, lightning flashed beneath his feet, and his figure moved like a ghost through the spatial rifts.
The Dragon Abyss Sword and the Evil King Blade flew in his hands, their sword light and blade aura intertwining to form a net that shattered the spatial rifts one by one.
"Is that all you've got?"
"Stubborn and obstinate".
Ye Yang spoke softly, releasing the Longyuan Sword with his right hand. The long sword transformed into a streak of azure-gold light, automatically hovering behind him, its sword chiming repeatedly, like a blue dragon awaiting command.
He held the Evil King Blade in his left hand alone.
On the jet-black blade, the faint cracks that were originally faint began to shimmer slightly under the onslaught of the violent demonic energy, as if they were thirsting for something, or perhaps cheering.
"You've gone too far in bullying this beast!"
The Xuan Tian Beast roared, its single horn on its head trembled violently, and a jet-black beam of light that pierced through the heavens and earth shot out.
Wherever the beam of light passed, the void was torn open with a dark rift, and spatial turbulence surged out, its power terrifying to the extreme.
This strike was the pinnacle of its life's cultivation, enough to severely injure an ordinary cultivator at the Thunder Tribulation Dao Realm!
Ye Yang's eyes turned slightly cold, his steps were neither faltering nor dodging, and the aura of the Thunder Tribulation Dao Realm around him erupted without reservation.
Purple-gold lightning coiled around him, like a god descending to earth.
He gripped the Evil King Blade with one hand, slowly raising his wrist.
On the blade, pitch-black blade light intertwined with purple-gold lightning, forming a strange and domineering power.
"Severing Heaven and Earth!"
Ye Yang suddenly slashed down with his sword.
There were no earth-shattering phenomena, no exaggerated roars.
Only a seemingly simple yet incredibly powerful black blade of light slowly descended from the void.
Wherever the blade flashed, the raging demonic energy, the torn space, and the surging turbulence were all severed by a single strike!
"clang!!"
The moment the dark beam of light collided with the glint of the blade, the entire world seemed to fall silent for a moment.
The next moment, an extremely terrifying shockwave swept outwards in all directions from the two of them.
The Evil King Blade transformed into a streak of black light in his hand, aiming straight for the throat of the Xuan Tian Beast.
The Xuan Tian Beast's pupils shrank sharply, and it jerked to the side, barely avoiding the fatal blow.
However, the blade's aura still left a deep, bone-revealing wound on its neck.
"Roar!"
The Xuan Tian Beast roared in pain and its four claws simultaneously reached out to grab Ye Yang.
The claw shadows were numerous, each claw containing the power to tear through the void.
Instead of retreating, Ye Yang advanced, sweeping his Dragon Abyss Sword horizontally. The sword energy was like a dragon, shattering all the claw shadows.
At the same time, he slashed out with the Evil King Blade in his left hand.
"Pfft!"
One of its front paws snapped off, and black blood gushed out.
The Xuan Tian Beast let out a miserable cry and staggered backward.
The ferocity in its eyes grew stronger, and its demonic energy surged wildly around it.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The Xuan Tian Beast burned its own essence and blood, and its aura surged to its peak at this moment.
It opened its mouth and spat out the jet-black demon core, which spun in the air, emitting a destructive aura.
"Self-destruction? Too late."
He clasped his hands together, and the Dragon Abyss Sword and the Evil King Blade crossed in front of his chest.
The immense power of lightning and the evil energy merged completely at this moment, transforming into a black-gold pillar of light that shot into the sky.
The beam of light instantly engulfed the demon core, and then slammed into the Xuan Tian Beast.
"Boom!"
The deafening explosion echoed throughout the depths of the wilderness.
The mountains and forests within a radius of dozens of miles were reduced to dust by this force.
The smoke and dust cleared.
The Xuan Tian Beast's massive body crashed to the ground, charred black and lifeless.
Those fierce eyes remained open, filled with resentment and terror.
Ye Yang landed slowly and put away the Dragon Abyss Sword.
He looked down at the Evil King Blade in his hand; the fine crack on the blade was still clearly visible.
"Go."
Ye Yang released his grip, and the Evil King Blade flew out of his hand, hovering above the corpse of the Xuan Tian Beast.
The next moment, a dense black light burst forth from the blade.
A terrifying suction force emanated from the blade, and the Xuan Tian Beast's corpse began to shrivel at a visible rate.
Blood essence, demonic power, and even bones were all transformed into pure energy and devoured by the Evil King Blade.
The whole process took about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.
When the last bit of energy was completely absorbed, the enormous body of the Xuantian Beast turned into ashes and vanished with the wind.
Meanwhile, the Evil King Blade hovered in mid-air, its black light growing ever stronger.
"Click".
A crisp sound rang out.
The crack on the blade began to heal slowly, and black light moved across it as if it were alive. After a moment, the crack disappeared completely.
The Evil King Blade was completely renovated, with mysterious patterns flowing across its blade, and the aura it emitted was several times stronger than before.
"Buzz!"
The Evil King Blade emitted a soft hum and flew back into Ye Yang's hand.
Ye Yang gripped the hilt, feeling the surging power emanating from the blade, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
"good."
He stored the Evil King Blade in his storage ring and turned to leave.
Just then.
The entire wilderness suddenly trembled violently.
Countless roars of beasts echoed from afar, filled with terror and panic.
Ye Yang raised an eyebrow and scanned his surroundings with his divine sense.
Countless monsters emerged from every corner of the desolate wilderness, frantically fleeing towards the outskirts.
There were enormous pythons, demonic bears covered in sharp spikes, and packs of demonic wolves.
These normally ferocious and violent monsters now seemed to have encountered some terrifying being, and were only concerned with escaping for their lives.
"With the death of the Xuantian Beast, the oppressive aura over this region has vanished."
Ye Yang muttered to himself, "These demonic beasts sensed the change and began to flee."
He looked up at the core area deep in the wilderness.
The place, which was originally shrouded in a dense aura of demons and evil spirits, has now become much clearer.
The ancient trees still block out the sun, but the oppressive atmosphere has dissipated.
The entire restricted area was completely empty at that moment.
The outskirts of the wild and untamed region.
Several groups of cultivator families are systematically developing this area.
They felled spirit trees, gathered spirit herbs, and cleared out monster lairs.
"Patriarch Li, how is the development progressing?"
A middle-aged monk dressed in fine clothes asked with a smile.
The man referred to as the head of the Li family was a thin old man who stroked his beard: "It went fairly smoothly, but further in is the forbidden zone. We dare not venture there lightly."
"Yes, I heard that there are demonic beasts at the Thunder Tribulation Realm guarding the depths of the forbidden area. If we Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators go in, we might not be able to return."
The group of people were talking.
Suddenly, the earth began to shake.
"what happened?"
Everyone's expression changed, and they immediately became wary.
The next moment, they witnessed a breathtaking scene.
Countless demonic beasts rushed in from the direction of the forbidden zone, their momentum like a beast tide.
"Quickly! Set up defensive formations!"
The head of the Li family shouted loudly.
But the monsters showed no intention of attacking them; they simply fled frantically toward the outer perimeter.
Some of the monsters even swept right past them without even glancing at them.
"What...what's going on?"
The crowd looked at each other, their faces filled with shock.
"Look!"
A young monk pointed into the distance, his voice trembling.
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.
The once dark and gloomy forbidden forest had become much clearer.
The oppressive atmosphere disappeared, replaced by a vast emptiness.
"The restricted area... is empty?"
The head of the Li family stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Could something have happened deep within the restricted area?"
The middle-aged cultivator in fine clothes murmured.
"Whatever happens, this is a tremendous opportunity for us!"
A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the Li family head.
"If the forbidden zone is truly empty, the rare and precious treasures inside..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present understood what he meant.
The desolate forbidden zone is a treasure trove that has never been developed.
The number of medicinal herbs, mineral veins, and magical treasures inside is unknown.
"Patriarch Li is right!"
The middle-aged cultivator in fine clothes exclaimed excitedly.
"Let's join forces and send people to scout ahead. If it's confirmed to be safe, we'll begin development immediately!"
"Okay! Let's do it this way!"
The heads of the families quickly reached an agreement.
They immediately dispatched elite disciples to form an exploration team, which cautiously ventured into the depths of the restricted area.
At this time, Ye Yang had already left the depths of the wilderness.
He stood on a cliff, overlooking the entire desolate region.
"Now that the true spirit has passed away, this area can be fully developed."
He turned around, his figure transforming into a streak of light, and flew away into the distance.
Behind them, a tremendous transformation was taking place in the desolate land. (End of Chapter)