The source of calamity he had spent half his life nurturing had been hacked out by the roots through the sheer strength of an Inner Vajra Realm cultivator from the Cloudpiercing Sect.
Pfft—
The devastating blow to his mind and the collapse of his Dao foundation left him unable to suppress his injuries any longer. He spat a mouthful of pitch-black Demon Blood mixed with fragments of his organs, soaking his black robes in an instant.
His Half-Step Golden Core cultivation crumbled completely. His demonic power vanished like smoke, and his body shriveled before the eye.
"Why..."
His hoarse murmur was faint as a mosquito's whine, laden with endless resentment and despair.
"My Mahayana Evil Cult spent a hundred years laying its plans... The Demon Embryo gathered strength for decades... You're only an Inner Vajra Realm cultivator... How can you be this strong..."
Cheng Heng stood with his blade lowered. The flames on the Golden Metal Demon-Slaying Blade slowly receded, his pure white vajra energy returned to his body, and his Seven-Element True Qi settled back into its circulation. His breathing remained steady and deep.
His Vajra body bore no injuries, and his soul was clear and illuminated. After the Ninefold Slaughter Formation, an endless fight to the death, and the Demon Embryo's final counterattack, his fighting strength remained at its peak. His resolve had not wavered.
He glanced at the dying Altar Master and spoke evenly.
"Evil cannot overcome righteousness. Filth cannot withstand the light."
"You turned the earth veins into a slaughter formation, gathered resentment to refine a Demon Embryo, and used the blood and karmic burdens of countless living beings to satisfy your own desires. You walked a crooked, wicked path, and your foundations were hopelessly hollow."
"I cultivate the Martial Dao True Body, temper an Illuminated