Chapter 1718: The struggle for authority
The Demon Emperor said, "I now rule the Black Dragon World and the Ancient Nether World, with the laws of both worlds empowering me..."
Did you think another shameless sneak attack like that could still hurt me?
But before he could finish speaking, excruciating pain erupted from his back. As though it had eyes, that dazzling saber strike had landed on his weakest, most fatal point.
His protective Demon God Pillars, demon god body, myriad-demon armor, protective demonic flames, protective laws... all six hundred of his formidable defenses were cleaved open by a single strike.
This strike understood his vulnerabilities even better than the Demon Emperor himself did. The brute force behind it was terrifying, like the strength of a world-destroying savage beast. Vaguely, it seemed as though more than two thousand Ancient Sacred Apes of unparalleled strength had poured all their power into this one strike!
The saber light struck his flesh, and the overwhelmingly domineering saber intent within it tore his body open. That domineering saber intent carried an air of absolute supremacy... it had been unleashed by someone who was close to being "invincible in this era."
The instant the saber qi entered his body, a kind of time force began eating into him. Time force was one of the most difficult and mysterious powers to comprehend in the Myriad Heavens and Realms. Once someone mastered the mysteries of time, they could practically become invincible among those of the same realm.
And this time force was exceptionally overbearing. Even the Demon Emperor's Longevity Immortal body could not resist its corrosion. The flesh around his wound aged at a speed visible to the naked eye. The years were like blades, each cut making him older!
But the most terrifying thing was not