Battle Against a Fiend-Tier Great Demon

Chu Jiang gripped his long saber and used the Red Dust Stepping Heaven Steps to approach the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui.

He shifted through the void, lotus flowers blooming beneath every step.

Chu Jiang's speed reached the utmost limit, while the momentum around his long saber surged without cease.

He slashed directly at the demon's head. Bloody afterimages flashed through the air, yet the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui did not dodge, allowing Chu Jiang's saber to strike its throat.

The saber light collided violently with the scales on its throat, throwing off showers of sparks.

"Interesting. You dared attack me head-on. I admire your courage."

The tailbone behind the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui gave a light sweep, seeming to carry the force of ten thousand jun. It lashed toward Chu Jiang's body at a speed that left people speechless.

Bang!

Whoosh!

First came a collision, followed by the shriek of air being torn apart.

Chu Jiang was flung dozens of meters away like a meteor. While still in midair, he immediately activated the Red Dust Stepping Heaven Steps, barely preventing himself from crashing into the ground.

That single blow had actually sent his blood and qi churning, inflicting no light injuries.

"Ha ha, again!"

Chu Jiang charged forward once more, rushing to kill the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui.

This level of strength happened to suppress him, yet it would find it difficult to kill him. It allowed him to fight to his heart's content, making Chu Jiang's blood and qi boil.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Every one of Chu Jiang's attacks seemed to strike an invincible golden bell, producing echoes that rang endlessly through the sixth floor.

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui's fleshly body was far too formidable. It fused the defensive traits of two great demons, able to absorb most attacks and endure an incredible beating.

Both were equally swift. In only a few breaths, they had collided more than ten times. Every attack from the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui could easily take the life of a Vajra Peak expert.

Had Chu Jiang's body not been sufficiently powerful, he would have been smashed into a puddle of pulp by its tailbone in the first exchange. Every part of its body was a weapon of attack.

Its defenses had virtually no blind spots.

Clang!

The seventh form of the Blood Saber Divine Manual—Blood Moon in the Sky.

A blood moon rose into the air, hanging high in the dark heavens. The saber light blazed brilliantly, transforming into a crescent slash that cleaved toward the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui.

Boom!

A tremendous roar resounded through the space of the sixth floor.

When the saber light dispersed, the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui remained completely unharmed.

Chu Jiang was not surprised. This demon's body was too powerful; even a Grandmaster-level expert would likely be unable to break through its defenses in battle.

"Human Race brat."

"Use whatever moves you have quickly. Soon, you won't get another chance..."

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui let out a strange laugh. Its body began to twitch as bizarre, incomparably sharp bone spikes grew from it, sending chills down one's spine.

Chu Jiang snorted coldly.

Whoosh!

The eighth form of the Blood Saber Divine Manual—Seven Absolute Blood Fiends!

Chu Jiang took a step forward. His blood saber was drenched in Killing Intent, sealing off every route of retreat for the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui. Seven Absolute Blood Fiends did not merely sever the body—it also severed the Human Soul.

It cut off all life.

It was a true ultimate killing move.

"Seal!"

Another rapid succession of collisions rang out—the sound of saber and metal striking, then rebounding.

Under the assault of Seven Absolute Blood Fiends, the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui showed a trace of sluggishness.

Now.

The ninth form of the Blood Saber Divine Manual—Blood Over Nine Heavens.

Chu Jiang's aura surged madly, infinitely closing in on the Martial Grandmaster Realm. The power within his body swept forth like a vast, surging river, and a terrifying presence poured from his entire body.

Saber Qi hung in the sky, annihilating all things.

The terrifying Saber Qi even tore a faint rift through space. The saber was soundless, yet it carried a fatal aura as it slashed toward the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui.

Bloodlight and flesh collided, intertwining to form a dazzling yet horrifying field that made hearts tremble.

"Very good, Human Race brat. You are the first person to injure this Main Body!"

"Although ten breaths have passed, you have already cleared the test."

"But this Main Body has not fought to its satisfaction yet!"

"Just now, this Main Body only used fifty percent of its power. Next, I will get serious."

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui released an eerie, frenzied laugh.

Chu Jiang stared at the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui before him, his pupils suddenly contracting. That strike of Blood Over Nine Heavens had merely split its skin and drawn a thread of blood.

"I'm curious. Why is your defense so strong?" Chu Jiang asked with a frown.

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui burst into laughter. "Hahaha... Human Race brat, being able to make this Main Body break skin and bleed is enough for you to take pride in. Back before I entered this Demon Suppressing Tower, even the Grandmasters among you humans could not break my defenses."

"Again!"

The two sides collided once more, battling through dozens of exchanges. Chu Jiang was completely suppressed, nearly beaten so badly he could not lift his head.

Yet the monstrous recovery ability of the Wind-Thunder Vajra Body allowed Chu Jiang to withstand the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui's attacks time and again without losing his life.

Chu Jiang also wanted to see the gap between himself and a Grandmaster, so he fought with all his strength.

Sixty breaths later.

Chu Jiang's expression turned cold. "I can only use my ultimate killing move!"

If this continued, defeat would be inevitable.

The high-intensity battle against a Fiend-Tier Great Demon had consumed more than half the true essence in his body, leaving him with less than one-third.

Then—

Chu Jiang raised both hands.

The long saber spun in the air as all the true essence in his body was drained away. Boundless blood radiance erupted at once, and a sinister sea of blood mist spread at breakneck speed.

The ultimate profundity of the Blood Saber Divine Manual, the nonexistent tenth form—Boundless Sea of Blood!

The blood mist devoured everything around it, gnawing away at all things, as though nothing could halt its advance.

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui was instantly engulfed.

"Human Race brat, what the hell is this thing? This Main Body's speed has slowed by nearly half, and it is actually devouring this Main Body's flesh!"

"Break for me!"

The Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui roared furiously. Golden light burst from its body, scattering the blood mist clinging to it, but new blood mist swiftly drifted over.

This damned blood mist had reduced its physical strength, speed, and soul perception to varying degrees.

Chu Jiang said, "This is Boundless Sea of Blood. Within the domain you stand in, I am the sovereign."

A blood moon rose once more.

Yet this time, the blood moon was even more scarlet, and the power of Blood Moon in the Sky doubled.

Furthermore, within Boundless Sea of Blood, it received a trace of saber intent's enhancement, increasing its might again.

At this moment, the power of the seventh form of the Blood Saber Divine Manual—Blood Moon in the Sky—was raised to its utmost limit.

A resplendent blood moon, like Death's sickle, howled down from the sky, slicing through the air and producing waves of piercing shrieks.

Powerful energy gathered and compressed within the blood moon, then erupted like a volcano, its extreme force sweeping in all directions.

Wherever it passed, the air tore apart, forming enormous shockwaves visible to the naked eye.

Suppressed by Boundless Sea of Blood, the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui could only endure the attack head-on.

"Golden Flood Dragon Armor, open!"

It let out a hiss.

The scales on its body formed a golden defensive system in a strange arrangement, shimmering with rippling light like a deep-sea water dragon proudly striking at the nine heavens.

Crack, bang, boom, clang...

All manner of metallic collisions rang without end. Blood stained the corners of the Dragon Snake Earth Demon Kui's mouth, its dragon eyes opened wide, and its outer defenses were torn apart. Blood flowed without stopping.