A Blade at the Neck! A Strange Incident

A powerful, hurricane-like blade of energy, several dozen feet long, swept in, containing a Dao power that terrified and baffled the Devil Creature.

Originally, it had been invincible since obtaining that powerful demonic force, and had even killed its nemesis in the deep sea. But then it encountered such a strange cultivator who was not afraid of demonic power.

In the critical moment, its massive body suddenly unleashed a final burst of demonic power, causing the wound on its abdomen to rupture open into an even larger gash, from which blood flowed out.

"Roar!!"

The Devil Creature opened its hideous maw and roared, creating sound waves that vibrated at high frequencies, like a demonic chant instilling a deep ache in the brain.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Instantly, countless Soul Shocking Silk were shaken apart, scattering in all directions like silver snakes dancing wildly.

The air within a radius of a hundred feet trembled and distorted.

Almost instantly, the Devil Creature's form suddenly shrank dramatically, barely managing to break free of its restraints before the raging, tornado-like blade energy struck.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, faster than lightning.

"Puff!--"

A hurricane-like blade of energy slashed through the air.

A section of the tail, complete with bone spurs, was severed in an instant.

Blood splattered, accompanied by shattered scales flying through the air.

The Devil Creature let out a shrill scream, its eyes filled with venomous resentment.

A flash of purple light appeared behind Chen Dengming, his Purple Winged Double Wings flapped, and he lunged forward to give chase, when suddenly a strong sense of crisis arose in his heart.

The Devil Creature ahead suddenly turned around, its pale blue eyes locking onto Chen Dengming.

He opened his mouth and spat out a strange, dazzling beam of light that emitted a fragrance like orchids and musk, unleashing astonishing spiritual power as it pierced through the air and struck.

"A demon core!?"

The speed was simply too fast; Chen Dengming only had time to quickly Blade Control and intercept it.

A loud clang rang out.

A powerful force emanated from the blade, transforming into a shockwave of Spiritual Qi that rippled outwards.

However, even the demon core was shattered.

An extremely powerful energy burst out from the crevice, like a sweeping wave of energy. Chen Dengming's robe shattered into pieces with a 'bang'.

The Ruyi Treasure Armor vibrated and hummed from the impact, sending him flying.

'Bang!--'

Taking advantage of this brief respite, the wretched Devil Creature plunged headfirst into the sea, stirring up towering waves, and suddenly let out a long howl.

The shattered demon core quickly spun around, spinning in mid-air and releasing spiritual light.

Swish swish swish--

Thick, dragon-like streams of seawater were drawn up by the demon core, gathering spiritual light and roaring to form high-pressure water columns that crashed towards Chen Dengming, who had fallen to the sea surface. Each water column could easily pierce through the hard reefs.

Chen Dengming had just landed on the water and stood up awkwardly when he saw powerful water jets rushing towards him. At this moment, the Ruyi Treasure Armor had already cracked open with a large gap.

His expression changed, and he immediately made a hand seal to cast the Golden Escape Technique.

Buzz!--

The figure, resembling a small Silver Light giant, vanished into the golden pearl in an instant.

It goes from large to small in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

As the violent jets of water crashed down, the golden bead mixed into the water, shimmering with spiritual light, as if it too had transformed into a drop of water. It spun rapidly in the water, dissipating the impact, and then suddenly flew out.

Third-tier intermediate Technique Method – Gold Generates Water!

Whoosh!

The golden bead sliced through the air like a golden thread piercing the water, hurtling swiftly towards the Devil Creature fleeing in the water ahead.

The Devil Creature had just swallowed the burst demon core when it sensed something amiss behind it. Turning around, it was immediately struck by a chilling sight, and felt a profound sense of weakness throughout its body.

It was nearly disemboweled, its tail had been severed, its mind had been severely damaged, and its most important demonic power was almost completely depleted.

Now, the only way to escape is to rely on its own strength to quickly dive into the depths of the sea and flee to the source of the demonic energy that makes it feel safe.

But clearly, Chen Dengming has no intention of giving it that chance.

"Roar! -- Cultivator, you've gone too far! You will surely face retribution!"

The Devil Creature suddenly roared and transmitted its Divine Sense, accelerating its escape.

"So you Devil Creature can speak human language? You indiscriminately slaughtered my cultivators in Evergreen Island. Isn't that going too far?" Chen Dengming sneered.

"Splash--!"

Suddenly, the surrounding seawater surged with layers of bubbly waves, forming a powerful whirlpool that blocked its path.

However, a flash of Silver Light appeared, and the seawater, filled with the suction force of the whirlpool, was instantly torn apart. The golden pearl paused only slightly before rushing to the Devil Creature's side.

Chen Dengming's imposing figure reappeared, and suddenly a burst of Silver Light erupted from his blade, like a reversal of wind and clouds, breaking through the waves.

"Roar!"

The Devil Creature struggled desperately, spitting out its demon core once more, and instantly its entire body was covered in a slippery, shimmering light as its scales emerged.

"Clang--"

This incredibly vicious slash suddenly cut through the Devil Creature's scales, like a slow, agonizing death, before finally piercing the Flesh and Blood, a mere foot deep.

This depth, compared to the Devil Creature's enormous size, is not fatal at all.

Like an incredibly slippery loach, it disregarded its injuries and immediately tried to escape.

At this moment, Chen Dengming's Divine Sense once again invaded its mind, rushing into its brain, causing it to freeze and feel a sharp pain in its brain.

In that instant, Chen Dengming, who resembled a small Silver Light giant, reached out and plunged his large hand into the man's bloody wound, gripping him tightly.

"Roar!!"

The Devil Creature writhed in pain, and a powerful arc of electricity erupted from its body once more.

The intense heat was as if it had set the seawater ablaze, suddenly brightening it and bursting forth with a dazzling, intense light that illuminated a patch of water and even stirred up a raging hot wind within it.

Chen Dengming Ruyi Treasure Armor protected him on its own, but it was also charred black by the electric shock. His Dao power almost collapsed, and his hands were stiff and numb.

The hair, initially used by the body's subconscious as an unnecessary defense, lost its limited Human Immortal Way Power and instantly ignited in the water, burning to ashes in a flash.

This was a perfect opportunity for the Devil Creature to escape, but it was already exhausted and struggling desperately.

Chen Dengming gritted his teeth and roared, urging his last remaining Human Immortal Way Power to plunge his hand, which had been inside the Devil Creature, deep into its Flesh and Blood and bones.

"Bang! Crack! Crack!"

More arcs of electricity surged forth as the Devil Creature struggled and entangled.

Chen Dengming felt as if he were being tightly bound by a giant python, and was being violently electrocuted in the water.

If Ruyi Treasure Armor and the robust Physical Body of the Human Immortal Physique, he would have already perished.

Even so, his Human Immortal Way Power was rapidly depleting, and he was about to lose his Human Immortal Physique.

Even the Human Immortal Way Power has begun to decline from non-vital parts such as the limbs, causing the limbs to be charred black and extremely painful from being electrocuted.

In the distance, the figure of the Black Cloud Leopard suddenly appeared in the sea, extremely anxious, circling in the water, and quickly approaching on a dog-paddle.

However, as soon as they entered the electrified seawater, their hair stood on end and they became stiff, feeling extremely painful and strained with every inch they moved forward.

"Don't come over and get in my way!"

Chen Dengming managed to send out his Divine Sense with difficulty.

Just then, the electric arcs on the Devil Creature's body suddenly weakened, and the intense entanglement reached its limit.

Clearly, such a violent outburst could not be sustained.

He seized the opportunity, loosened his grip, and quickly formed a hand seal.

Buzz!--

The Hurricane Battle Saber moved at his will, transforming into a fierce gust of wind, its cold light flashing, and plunged deep into the joint between the Devil Creature's neck and head.

'Click!--'

The bones were broken.

The entire blade pierced straight through the Devil Creature's neck, the tip barely emerging from the other end of its chest, drawing out a spray of blood.

The Devil Creature struggled frantically, its blood gushing into the seawater.

Chen Dengming's eyes were fierce. He broke into the Devil Creature's body and grabbed the bone with his hand, causing a burst of Silver Light between his five fingers.

A tremendous force erupted!

The bones, harder than Law Treasure, cracked instantly, but did not shatter.

The Devil Creature roared and made a final, hysterical struggle for its life, frantically fleeing into the depths of the sea. Blood flowed freely from multiple wounds on its body, and faint arcs of electricity leaked out.

"Are you some kind of electric eel that has become a spirit? How can you be so disturbing!"

Chen Dengming was enraged by the electric shock.

At this moment, his other arm also broke free, and he clenched his fist and threw a punch, unleashing a burst of spiritual Gang Qi mixed with Dao power.

With the enhancement of the Human Immortal Way Power, this Martial Dao Divine Ability is even more ferocious than Law Treasure.

"Boom!--"

A shockwave, accompanied by a massive wave, spread across the sea instantly.

The Devil Creature was hit by the punch, its body trembling and undulating like waves, and it was shoved towards the seabed reef by the enormous impact.

Boom!

The seawater was shaken apart.

Before the large area of silt could disperse...

Chen Dengming shot forward and stepped on the Devil Creature's huge head, which was struggling to lift up.

"Stop being stubborn!"

He gripped the large knife embedded in his neck with both hands, his arm muscles bulging.

The golden core within his body burst forth with Core Power like a ring of sun.

He unleashed all his strength and pulled forcefully to the side.

"Click!"

The blade swiftly slices horizontally!

A muffled sound, like steel bars snapping, echoed through the water.

The Devil Creature let out a defiant roar, its enormous head gushing blood, and streams of chilling Devil Qi surging from its blood. With its two pale green eyes wide open, it was still alive and sent out Divine Sense begging for mercy.

Chen Dengming disregarded everything else, made Blade Control seals, and unleashed a barrage of slashes at the enemy.

The ground shook, and the water surged.

Shockwaves spread across the seabed, accompanied by clumps of silt.

Flesh and Blood, flesh, and bone fragments flew everywhere.

Without the protection of its skull, which was as hard as a magical Law Treasure, the Devil Creature's brains had shattered.

Just as his soul was about to fly away, Chen Dengming restrained it with the Soul Guiding Banner and forcibly pulled it into the banner.

Having just completed this series of actions that had become almost second nature, Chen Dengming felt pain spreading throughout his body.

Burning pain, stinging pain, tearing pain, throbbing pain—all kinds of pain assaulted my entire body.

He was about to gasp for air, but in the water, he only managed to inhale a few mouthfuls of icy seawater.

He choked several times, shut his mouth, and quickly withdrew from the state of Human Immortal Physique, having exhausted the last bit of his Human Immortal Way Power.

Looking over there at the still convulsing Devil Creature corpse, emanating a powerful spiritual aura.

The blood flowing out was a pool of blood, emanating a cold, Devil Qi and possessing strong vitality. The Flesh and Blood and blood were writhing in the gaping wounds.

Some of the blood will then spread out with the seawater.

"Its demonic power was almost completely depleted before, but I didn't expect there was still so much demonic power hidden in its blood."

Chen Dengming's gaze sharpened. He barely managed to redirect his Core Power and used the ordinary Spirit Devouring Technique, which was unenhanced by the Human Immortal Way Power, to quickly absorb and gather the blood that was about to dissipate, along with the pool of blood on the seabed, and then put it into the deep pit he had previously created.

Since there are no suitable containers available at the moment, this is the only simple solution we can offer.

After doing all this, Chen Dengming put away the Soul Guiding Banner.

But all he felt was that the battered and uneven Ruyi Treasure Armor had become a scorching hot iron can, and his body was being burned inside by the intense pain.

Not only that, seawater poured into the armor, stinging and causing excruciating pain in all the wounds all over the body.

"This armor, even if it faces a fierce battle at the Golden Core Late Stage, it won't be able to withstand it. After all, it's not Third-tier High-grade armor; it's becoming obsolete."

Chen Dengming sighed and removed the Ruyi Treasure Armor.

Instantly, his body was submerged in hundreds of feet of seawater, with immense water pressure crashing down upon him.

Some of the seawater still emitted a tingling, numbing electrical current that made one's skin tingle.

Chen Dengming had anticipated this and immediately cast a Grandmaster-level Vajra Shield Technique by making a hand seal.

The water rippled, and the Vajra Shield's spiritual light flickered rapidly for a moment before suddenly collapsing.

Helpless, Chen Dengming could only release his remaining Core Power to protect himself. He exuded a faint aura of power, and Golden Light shone from his chest like a wheel, as if a small sun was blooming at the bottom of the sea.

Despite his imposing demeanor, he is actually in a very sorry state.

The injuries were too severe; the limbs were charred and blistered, the torso was torn open, and some bones were even broken.

This powerful Devil Creature is completely different in strength when it is in the sea and when it is not. If you are not careful, you will capsize.

Especially its terrifying electric current, resembling that of a super electric eel, and its insidious demonic nature, would absolutely kill even Golden Core Late Stage cultivator who fought it in the sea.

"Damn! Even Devil Creature are using underhanded tactics now! The monsters in the ocean are much stronger. How could such a powerful Devil Creature suddenly appear?"

Chen Dengming plopped down on the rocks, touched his head, and found that he had no hair left. He was frustrated and still couldn't figure it out.

He doesn't have the strength to fly out now.

If the [Life Returning Pill] absorbed into the heart is activated at this moment, the injury, which is painful but not fatal, can be healed in a dozen breaths.

However, given that this injury is not fatal, there is naturally no need to take out any healing or recovery pills.

Chen Dengming glanced at the swollen rib area on the side of his abdomen.

One of his ribs had been forcibly broken by the Devil Creature's death coils.

The broken bone was embedded in his own Flesh and Blood, causing his abdomen to swell and nearly requiring disembowelment.

Chen Dengming held his breath, gritted his teeth, and stretched out his hands. One hand pressed against the swollen area of his abdomen, while the other hand, combined with the Core Power circulating within his body, slowly squeezed and pushed from the side.

"Crack--"

The misaligned and fractured bone has been put back in its proper position.

The sweat beading on Chen Dengming's forehead was washed away by the seawater.

He looked down and examined his swollen belly in the rippling water, then shook his head.

There is a lot of blood stasis in the body, so it needs to be treated by bloodletting.

Fortunately, he was both Golden Core Cultivator and a martial arts master. He could use his Core Power in conjunction with the martial arts practice of cleansing the marrow and removing blood stasis from his body through his pores.

A moment later, a cloud of blood mist was forcibly forced out of Chen Dengming's pores, quickly staining the seawater red before fading away just as fast.

At this point, the tiny electrical currents that had remained in the seawater were negligible.

The medications Chen Dengming had been taking were starting to take effect, and he was rapidly recovering from his injuries.

"Waaah--"

Not far away, the water was surging. The Black Cloud Leopard swam quickly in, like a dog, and after getting close to Chen Dengming, it rubbed its big head against Chen Dengming's body, its eyes full of inquiry and worry.

"It's alright! I'm much better now."

Chen Dengming was exhausted and had to rely on his internal Core Power to withstand the pressure from hundreds of feet deep in the sea.

He only regretted not learning a water-splitting Technique Method to resist the pressure of seawater. Even water-based Technique Method were not very efficient or powerful for him to use, but they could have helped alleviate a lot of the pressure in this special period.

At this moment, he stood up, leaning against the Black Cloud Leopard's head.

"Get out of here first! Come back down to clean up after you've recovered! This corpse possesses demonic energy; don't move it rashly."

Chen Dengming patted the Black Cloud Leopard, which was drooling.

The Black Cloud Leopard immediately obediently stretched out its legs, raised its buttocks, and lay down, allowing Chen Dengming to roll over and sit on it.

This kind of leopard-style service is not available to the average person.

Only Chen Dengming, Chen Family Leopard's master, received such high-end treatment.

As the Black Cloud Leopard swam rapidly on its four legs, the man and the leopard quickly rose to the surface of the sea.

At this moment, the moonlight outside was still there, and the moonlight flowed on the water, as if it wanted to follow the water to a distant place.

Two beams of spiritual light appeared on the sea surface, radiating intense spiritual power. They had searched this place and were preparing to rush into the sea when one of them hovered, a hint of relaxation appearing in her beautiful eyes.

Upon seeing this, the other person also noticed the underwater movement, quickly hovering with a look of astonishment and seriousness.

"Whoosh--"

The Black Cloud Leopard carried Chen Dengming out of the water and immediately took to the air.

In that instant, as he was lifted out of the hundreds of feet of seawater, Chen Dengming felt the pressure suddenly ease. Moonlight shone down, his spirit was clear and his mind was refreshed, a gentle breeze blew, and wisps of smoke seemed to rise from the sea surface. The moonlight created a myriad of magnificent scenes.

"Junior Brother Chen, are you alright?"

Guan Chao's voice came through.

Chen Dengming looked up and realized that Guan Chao and Su Yan Yan had already found their way here.

He had exhausted too much energy and hadn't even noticed the arrival of these two beforehand. Now, sitting on the back of the Black Cloud Leopard, he forced a bow and smiled.

"Fortunately, I'm just slightly injured. My strength was greatly depleted, but I won't die!"

Su Yan Yan flew down and, having already determined that Chen Dengming's injuries were not serious, landed on his bald head. Her expression was strange; she breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and frowned, saying, "I didn't expect such a powerful Devil Creature to dare to run wild near my Longevity Sect. It's quite strange. Could someone have done this on purpose?"

"That's also what I'm wondering about."

Chen Dengming nodded upon hearing this; he also found it strange.

Most importantly, these Devil Creature are all quite powerful, so it's impossible for them to appear in groups like this; it doesn't make sense.

This is the real Cultivation World, not some movie or novel. How could powerful creatures just keep popping up in droves like monsters?

At this moment, a flash of blue light appeared in Su Yan Yan's beautiful eyes, and she suddenly looked towards the vast and magnificent sea.

Chen Dengming's heart skipped a beat, realizing that this Martial Aunt Su had probably discovered something through his Heavenly Eye.