No, that guy was all bark and no bite, putting on a brave front. He was actually being hunted down by Zhou Qiongtian, who was only in the Feather Ascension Realm. What trash.
They continued attacking the formation, and it was on the verge of collapse.
Zhou Qiongtian's expression changed, while delight flashed through the Demon God's eyes. As long as this damned grand formation was broken, he was confident he could escape.
Faster, even faster!
Zhou Qiongtian's eyes transformed into Twin Pupils. In an instant, everything around him slowed down. This was one of the Twin Pupils' abilities: the power of time!
Of course, to everyone else, nothing had changed. But in Zhou Qiongtian's eyes, time had slowed.
A force of annihilation gathered within Zhou Qiongtian's Twin Pupils before shooting out abruptly. It was incomparably fast, as though it had crossed space itself. In the instant Annihilation Light was unleashed, it had almost already reached behind the Demon God.
The Demon God's expression changed drastically. He fully activated the Demon God Core and instantly teleported to the side through midair at an unimaginable speed.
"He dodged it!" Zhou Qiongtian frowned. Annihilation Light was currently his most powerful and fastest attack, yet it had not even grazed the Demon God.
This was troublesome.
The Demon God's cultivation was still rising. Before long, he would likely reach the Cycle Late Stage.
The next moment, the Demon God's aura reached the late Feather Ascension Realm.
Zhou Qiongtian: "..."
Gritting his teeth, Zhou Qiongtian pulled a treasured sword from his storage ring. The sword was three feet long, its blade gleaming with cold light, and an obscure rune was engraved upon it.
A low-grade venerable-tier artifact, the Mystic Heaven Sword!
With Zhou Qiongtian's current cultivation, it was difficult for him to unleash the Mystic Heaven Sword's power. However, its sharpness alone was enough to easily slice through the Demon God's armor.
The Demon God's face changed sharply upon seeing the Mystic Heaven Sword. He sensed an extremely powerful threat from it.
Zhou Qiongtian used Lightning Step. This time, he borrowed the power of the Law of Lightning within his body, causing his speed to surge dramatically.
Law Power was something only supreme experts could wield. Zhou Qiongtian cautiously used a trace of the Law of Lightning's power. Even so, the slightest carelessness could leave him severely injured by the Law of Lightning.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong. Zhou Qiongtian rapidly closed in on the Demon God. Even if the Demon God increased his speed again, he still could not match Zhou Qiongtian.
"Slash!" Once he entered the Mystic Heaven Sword's range, Zhou Qiongtian swung down. This slash seemed to split space itself apart. The Demon God was too late to dodge, and his demonic armor was cut open as easily as tofu.
The Mystic Heaven Sword then cut into the Demon God's flesh. A savage, enormous wound ran from his shoulder to his waist, and blood sprayed out without end.
The Demon God gave a muffled groan, turned around, and sent demonic qi surging over his body. He thrust out a palm, and the demonic qi transformed into a savage demonic dragon that roared as it pounced toward Zhou Qiongtian.
Zhou Qiongtian snorted coldly and slashed with his sword. The demonic dragon was instantly cleaved apart.
"A trifling trick!" Zhou Qiongtian took a step forward, appeared behind the Demon God, and swung his sword down again.
This time, the Demon God could not evade it. He could only desperately move to the side, yet Zhou Qiongtian still severed his left arm.
The Demon God merely gave a muffled groan. Demonic qi wrapped around his severed arm, instantly stopping the bleeding as the wound rapidly healed.
"I'd like to see how long you can hold out!" Zhou Qiongtian sneered and charged at the Demon God again.
A moment later, both of the Demon God's arms had been severed by Zhou Qiongtian. His body was covered in savage wounds, and there was even a wound on his neck that had nearly severed it.
Zhou Qiongtian cursed inwardly. Lin Tian was like a loach—slippery as oil, impossible to catch and impossible to kill.
And this Demon God, supposedly an expert of the True God Realm, was just like Lin Tian—a loach all the same.
That last strike had nearly decapitated the Demon God, but he had still forcibly dodged at the final moment. He did not die.
Suddenly, the Demon God stopped running. He turned around and grinned, revealing a ferocious smile.
Zhou Qiongtian's heart sank as he grew vigilant. What was this Demon God trying to do?
The next moment, the aura of Feather Ascension Realm Great Perfection erupted from the Demon God. Not only that, his cultivation continued climbing, breaking through Feather Ascension Realm Great Perfection but not yet reaching the Saint Realm.
Half-Saint!
In an instant, all the Demon God's wounds healed. Moreover, the two arms Zhou Qiongtian had severed grew back immediately.
This guy had been deliberately showing weakness to lure in his enemy.
"Hahaha! This venerable one's cultivation has recovered to the Half-Saint level, and my combat strength has reached the Saint Realm! Who can kill me? Who dares kill me?"
The Demon God laughed madly. His long dark-blue hair whipped wildly in the wind, and his eyes brimmed with bloodlust and brutality, like a demon that had escaped from the abyss.
Zhou Qiongtian let out a deep sigh, seeming somewhat helpless.
The Demon God laughed loudly. "What's wrong, kid? Why are you sighing? Didn't you have a great time hunting this venerable one just now?"
"Rest assured, this venerable one will not let you die so easily. There are countless things in this world more terrifying than death. This venerable one will make you wish you were dead!"
Zhou Qiongtian said faintly, "Don't you know villains die from talking too much?"
The Demon God froze. At that moment, a pitch-black talisman paper appeared in Zhou Qiongtian's hand. A golden character was inscribed upon it. Looking closely, it was the character "Seal."
Demon Sealing Talisman: able to seal the demonic power of demonic cultivators below the Saint Realm for one hour. Price: one hundred thousand Destiny Points!
Zhou Qiongtian felt his heart bleeding. The pain of spending it was unbearable.
The Demon God shuddered. He sensed an intense threat from that talisman paper, one even more terrifying than the Mystic Heaven Sword! He absolutely could not be struck by it!
At that moment, Zhou Qiongtian gave a soft shout. "Seal!"
The Demon Sealing Talisman shot out instantly. The Demon God hurriedly retreated at extreme speed, but the talisman seemed to possess some kind of magic. No matter what he did, he could not shake it off. And he did not know whether it was an illusion, but the faster he moved, the faster the Demon Sealing Talisman became.
The Demon God gritted his teeth and charged at Zhou Qiongtian. As long as he killed the caster, no one would be able to activate the talisman paper, and it naturally could no longer display its power.
Zhou Qiongtian chuckled. If it came to offense, he might not be enough. But when it came to preserving his life, he had so many trump cards that even an ordinary Saint King would find it difficult to kill him.
Zhou Qiongtian smiled faintly. A small azure shield appeared before him, radiating azure light that enveloped and protected him.
A mid-grade venerable-tier artifact, the Azure Shield!
Although Zhou Qiongtian could not activate the Azure Shield's full power, triggering its autonomous protection was no problem.
Forget that the Demon God currently only possessed the combat strength of the Saint Early Stage—even if he were an Early-stage Saint King, he would not be able to break through the Azure Shield's defense anytime soon.
Demonic qi surged all over the Demon God's body as he thrust out a palm. The demonic qi transformed into a huge pitch-black hand that slammed toward Zhou Qiongtian.
As the smoke dispersed, Zhou Qiongtian's figure was revealed. The azure light before him stood firm as a mountain, without the slightest sign of breaking.
At that moment, the Demon Sealing Talisman seemed to pass through space and stuck to the Demon God's back. It then fused into his body, and golden patterns emerged across him.
The Demon God had been sealed!
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