Heavenly Empress Xihe, the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords

"Boom..."

In that instant, the Moon Essence Wheel erupted with power far beyond the Daluo Realm.

At that moment, the Golden Crow Formation Chen Yang had condensed collapsed.

The Firmament Palm condensed through the Five Elements Formation also collapsed.

At that moment, Chen Yang sensed the impact and was blasted backward, smashing through several mountains.

"Pfft..." Chen Yang spat out blood. His arms trembled faintly, and the World in the Palm he had condensed earlier had now collapsed.

Chen Yang felt the divine ability world he had condensed collapse, his arms trembling slightly. Yet he still clenched his fists and looked into the distance. "Xihe, the Moon Essence Wheel..."

Chen Yang muttered as a figure floated within the Moon Essence Wheel.

That figure possessed peerless grace and boundless charm. A single glance from her was enough to drive men mad.

As she emerged, moonlight cascaded down, embellishing her long dress and forming steps beneath her feet. She put away the Moon Essence Wheel, radiating a tranquil, aloof aura as she looked toward Chang'e in the distance.

Yue Chan suppressed her aura, ignored her injuries, and bowed to the figure before her. "Yue Chan pays respects to the Heavenly Empress. This time, I have found Wangshu's reincarnation, but Jie Sect disciples intercepted us. I..."

Upon hearing this, Xihe, the Heavenly Empress of the Demon Clan, said nothing. Her deep eyes merely fixed upon Chang'e, as though she could only bear to look at Chang'e and looking at anyone else would sully her eyes.

Xihe stepped forward, stars swirling around her. "Wangshu... my sister, it has been a long time."

Chang'e's eyes held complicated emotions, though her expression remained cold. "The moment I escaped my imprisonment, I severed all ties with you. The current Wangshu is merely Chang'e of the Human Clan. I have not the slightest connection to you, Demon Empress."

"Oh... You intend to abandon the past? But some things cannot be abandoned simply because you wish to abandon them." Xihe spoke coldly.

"Then I must try." Chang'e answered icily.

"Try? Wangshu, you have yet to recover your peak strength. You have only just begun cultivating—how can you resist me? Even now, I am merely an incarnation formed through the Moon Essence Wheel. Yet I am still not someone you can resist." Xihe said indifferently.

"I would rather die than submit." Chang'e declared firmly.

"You have no choice!" Xihe said coldly, reaching out to seize Chang'e.

Seeing this, Chang'e's aura surged as though she wished to resist. But she was ultimately far too weak at present and could not fight back.

With a sweep of Xihe's sleeve, Lunar Star energy followed, transforming into a massive stellar hand that reached for Chang'e.

"Sever!" Chen Yang's eyes turned cold as he unleashed sword qi. Relying on the sharpness of the Slaying Immortals Sword and the Immortal-Execution Sword, he released thousands of streaks of sword qi and severed the stellar hand.

After cutting it apart, Chen Yang stepped forward and stood before everyone, glaring at Xihe like a tiger watching its prey.

Seeing this, excitement appeared on Chang'e's face. "Master..."

Hearing this, Xihe's incarnation could not help but glance at Chen Yang before saying, "A Jie Sect disciple, Chang'e's master? Chang'e... You actually took a third-generation Jie Sect disciple as your master. How laughable..."

Chang'e pondered briefly, then looked at Chen Yang with a hint of determination. "Those who have attained the Dao may be masters. Why can I not take a master? Though Master's cultivation is lacking, he possesses great wisdom. He imparted the Dao to me, so he is my master."

Looking at Chang'e's earnest expression, Chen Yang said, "Chang'e... are you certain you wish to sever all ties with your past life and live only as a member of the Human Clan?"

Chang'e nodded with a serious expression. "Chang'e can swear an oath to sever all ties with my past life. From this day onward, I will belong only to the Human Clan. Even if I reincarnate through ten thousand lifetimes, that will never change!"

Hearing this and seeing Chang'e's expression and oath, Chen Yang's gaze became resolute. "Since you are of the Human Clan, I will protect you today."

"Jie Sect disciple... you seek death..." Xihe's incarnation said coldly.

"Seek death? No, I definitely will not die!" Chen Yang roared.

As Chen Yang shouted, the Slaying Immortals Sword and Immortal-Execution Sword rang out, stirring up slaughterous sword qi as they prepared to strike at Xihe's incarnation.

Xihe's incarnation's expression changed slightly as she emitted a chilling aura. "The Slaying Immortals Sword and the Immortal-Execution Sword... Tongtian has treated you quite well, but you are still unqualified to oppose me."

"Oppose you? The Human Clan and Demon Clan have always been enemies. The hatred between humans and demons runs into our bones, hides within our souls, and cannot be erased even by reincarnation." Chen Yang shouted, his killing intent soaring into the heavens.

"Hatred? As a master of the Human Clan, it is only natural for you to hate the Demon Clan. But ants will always be ants. If they despise gods, they can only await death!" Xihe's incarnation was supremely arrogant and utterly cold.

"Ants? Then test the killing intent of these ants!" Chen Yang flew into a rage, his sword qi shooting into the heavens with a vast hum.

Chen Yang could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart. Ever since returning to the Eastern Sea Coast and seeing countless members of the Human Clan slaughtered, seeing ruin after ruin, the fury in his heart had long transformed into ultimate killing intent.

Even if Xihe herself stood before him, the Heavenly Empress of the Demon Court, Chen Yang would still dare to kill her.

With a sharp "Clang," the killing swords erupted.

At that moment, the Slaying Immortals Sword and the Immortal-Execution Sword floated in the sky. Sensing Chen Yang's killing intent, they too revealed immense murderous intent.

The two killing swords had turned dark red along with that killing intent.

At once, the formation within Chen Yang's body began to operate as he controlled the Flower of Qi he had condensed. "Slaying Immortals Sword Formation, Slaughter Immortals Sword Formation..."

The sword formations within Chen Yang's body also began to operate. Combined with the formations outside his body, they formed a colossal sword formation. "The sword formation spans the path—slay demons and exterminate devils!"

Chen Yang roared. The sword formation's power was terrifying as it unleashed world-shaking sword radiance.

At that moment, the sword radiance shot toward Xihe, stretching tens of thousands of feet across the sky. It was so terrifying that it seemed capable of severing heaven and earth.

Looking at this sword formation and sword qi, Xihe's incarnation was slightly surprised. "You can evolve a sword formation so easily. Do you follow the path of formations? No wonder Tongtian gave the Slaying Immortals Sword and Immortal-Execution Sword to this disciple. However, the gap in strength cannot be bridged by a sword formation. Moon Essence Wheel..."

Xihe was the Heavenly Empress of the Demon Court and one of the Demon Clan's greatest experts. She herself had been born from the origin of the Lunar Star. In terms of aptitude and origins, she stood on equal footing with Dijun. Thus, although Xihe's current cultivation could not compare to Dijun's, the difference was not great. Even a mere phantom of her was immensely terrifying.

What was more, she controlled the Moon Essence Wheel.

"Buzz..."

The Moon Essence Wheel boiled with power as Lunar Star energy intertwined and formed a terrifying storm. Within that storm, endless Lunar Star blades manifested, seeming capable of severing stars and even space-time.

Even though Xihe was merely using a phantom, her use of the Moon Essence Wheel was far more powerful than Yue Chan's had been.

Now, the divine light of the Moon Essence Wheel evolved into stars upon stars, which then transformed into blades. They were incomparably terrifying and endlessly chilling.

In an instant, the stellar blades collided with the sword qi, unleashing world-shaking ripples.

"..."

"Boom..."

Within that thunderous roar, rolling waves of force spread out in terror.

Under those waves, the Eastern Sea Coast trembled as countless mountains and rivers were destroyed.

The scattered slaughterous sword qi turned into streams of light and surged toward the East Sea. Wherever it passed, endless oceans and land alike were instantly destroyed.

The scattered stellar blades also tore through space and crashed into the earth, severing countless mountains and leaving behind innumerable abyssal chasms.

A single exchange had created such a terrifying scene.

However, this was merely the beginning. Chen Yang felt his body humming as the sword formations inside and outside him merged.

As the sword formations fused, Chen Yang seemed to comprehend heaven and earth, as though he controlled heaven and earth. Within that sword formation, he seemed like the Heavenly Dao itself, capable of destroying the world.

Feeling the aura of destruction brewing within him, Chen Yang roared, "Kill!"

At that moment, sword qi hummed and slaughtered the heavens.

Endless sword qi seemed to tear apart the nine heavens as it rushed toward Xihe's incarnation.

Xihe's incarnation's expression shifted slightly as she also drove the Moon Essence Wheel to resist.

In an instant, destructive power surged once more. Blades formed from Lunar Star energy tore apart the nine heavens, while the dark-red killing swords shattered the firmament.

Chen Yang and Xihe's incarnation fought their way into the East Sea, into the vast ocean. Beneath the overwhelming aura of destruction, no one knew how many islands had been destroyed.

Many members of the Human Clan along the Eastern Sea Coast sensed the battle and became deeply uneasy, tense to the extreme.

Within the East Sea, many independent cultivators and Jie Sect disciples were also astonished.

Within the East Sea lay Golden Ao Island.

Duobao, who had been cultivating, suddenly awoke. Sensing the battle at the Eastern Sea Coast, his expression changed. "Master..."

Tongtian's expression remained unchanged. With a light sweep of his sleeve, he used the divine ability Mystic Light Mirror, within which the scene of Chen Yang battling Xihe's incarnation appeared.

Duobao watched the battle within it. "Xihe... Why is Chen Yang fighting Xihe? This..."

"Hiss... Since when did Junior Nephew Chen Yang become so powerful? How long has he even cultivated? Yet he is fighting the Demon Court's Demon Empress Xihe to a standstill." Turtle-Spirit Holy Mother showed a trace of surprise.

"No, something is wrong. This is not Xihe's true body, merely an incarnation she has lodged within the Moon Essence Wheel. Yet even an incarnation far surpasses a Great Luo Golden Immortal. I never expected Junior Nephew Chen Yang to be able to contend against one of Xihe's incarnations." Golden-Spirit Holy Mother also said.

After calculating, Tongtian said, "So that is how it is... The Demon Clan has once again committed slaughter. They should be given a warning. Immortal-Trapping Sword, Immortal-Severing Sword... go find your future master."

As Tongtian spoke, the two killing swords hanging within Biyou Palace shot outward and flew toward Chen Yang, who was engaged in battle.

Duobao's expression changed upon seeing this. "Master, you..."

"It is nothing. This time, the Demon Clan broke the rules. They must be given a warning, so let Xihe become Chen Yang's stepping stone." Tongtian said calmly.

"Master... Chen Yang is only in the Daluo Realm. Though Xihe has only an incarnation, it is indeed powerful and is aided by the Moon Essence Wheel. Can Chen Yang handle her?" Duobao was deeply worried.

Tongtian smiled. "Duobao... your concern has clouded your judgment. I believe Chen Yang can handle it!"

Hearing this, what else could Duobao say? He could only nod.

At this moment above the East Sea, Chen Yang, who controlled the sword formation in battle, gradually sensed his body reaching its limit.

The path of formations was indeed powerful. However, Chen Yang used the Body-Forged Formation method to gain the formation's amplification, and he also had to bear the burden brought by that amplification.

Thus, Chen Yang felt his body gradually suffering damage. He knew clearly that he could not sustain this for long and had to end the battle quickly.

With that thought, Chen Yang once again unleashed ferocious sword qi, terrifying beyond measure.

In the distance, Xihe's incarnation controlled the Moon Essence Wheel and released countless Lunar Star blades. They collided with Chen Yang's sword qi and stirred up another wave of turmoil.

However, amid those ripples, they were abruptly cut apart by two killing swords.

Two world-shaking killing swords shot toward Chen Yang, who was locked in battle.

At that moment, the Slaying Immortals Sword and Immortal-Execution Sword, which were linked to Chen Yang's mind, conveyed emotions of delight.

Chen Yang's expression shifted slightly as he looked at the two additional killing swords descending before him.

"The Immortal-Trapping Sword, the Immortal-Severing Sword..." Chen Yang instantly recognized the two killing swords.