The Might of the Returning Dragon Spear

However, Chen Zidian had miscalculated.

The pulling force of the Saint Attraction Spirit Furnace did make Feng Xiu's body stall slightly, but it did not affect the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand.

The Golden Dragon Spear was not merely a Divine Artifact—it was a Transcendent Divine Artifact. How could a mere Saint Attraction Spirit Furnace possibly restrain it?

The moment Feng Xiu thrust the Golden Dragon Spear at the Mage, the Mage had no chance of surviving.

A massive black-gold dragon pierced through the Mage's chest. Blood splattered everywhere, and the Mage died on the spot.

After killing the Mage, Feng Xiu abruptly turned around. Before he had fully turned, the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand had already stabbed toward Chen Zidian and the others behind him.

Three black-gold dragons, accompanied by resounding dragon roars, charged toward Chen Zidian and the others. They felt an incomparably sharp aura. Under the lock-on of Feng Xiu's attack, the surrounding space had been sealed off, leaving no one able to use any evasion skill to escape it.

Chen Zidian and the others each unleashed their abilities. Brilliant multicolored elemental light collided violently with the three black-gold dragons. Intense elemental fluctuations instantly swept across a hundred-mile radius around both sides. The lush forest was reduced to barren wasteland in an instant, and even the formerly azure sky changed color from their clash.

"Demon Slayer, Demon God's Fall—one day, I will make you die gloriously!"

Feng Xiu's majestic yet icy voice echoed in Chen Zidian and the others' ears. No one could doubt the Demon God Emperor's words. No one could escape when the Demon God Emperor wanted them dead.

Concealing his aura, Feng Xiu swiftly left Southern Town Pass.

Although he had successfully interrupted the Forbidden Curse, Feng Xiu was still injured.

The members of the two Demon Hunt Squads were all renowned Ninth Tier powerhouses, and they had experience fighting Feng Xiu. Even if Feng Xiu had been at his peak, the two Demon Hunt Squads working together would have had a ten percent chance of perishing alongside him.

Although Feng Xiu had not been severely wounded as in the original story and did not need a full year to recover, he would still need at least three months of quiet recuperation before he could fully recover. For Feng Xiu, this was already the best possible outcome.

Once he had recovered, he would immediately head for Southern Town Pass and renew his bond with Bai Lingxuan.

This time, he absolutely could not let Bai Lingxuan die with regrets.

Three days later, Central Province of the Demon Race, Demon Capital Heart City.

The Demon Race's territory contained a total of twenty-four provinces, with the central region known as Central Province. Central Province was vast and located on a plain. Its total area accounted for nearly one-tenth of the Demon Race's ruled territory, making it the largest of all twenty-four provinces.

Central Province was actually located slightly southeast of the center of Demon Race territory, while Heart City, the Demon Race's capital, stood at the heart of Central Province. Heart City drew its name from the Heart of the Demon God.

During humanity's Glorious Era, before the seventy-two Demon God Pillars had descended upon the Holy Demon Continent, the area of Demon Capital Heart City had already served as the capital of a great empire.

After occupying this place, the Demon Race extensively transformed it. Only after several thousand years did it become the Demon Capital Heart City of today.

Demon Capital Heart City was the largest city on the Holy Demon Continent. No city in the human Temple Alliance could compare to it. Heart City covered an area equivalent to more than twenty Southern Town Passes.

Heart City was square-shaped, and Feng Xiu's Demon Emperor Palace stood at its exact center. The Demon Emperor Palace was like a city within the city. Not only was it vast, but no building in Heart City was allowed to stand taller than it, displaying the Demon Emperor's supreme status among the Demon Race.

Beyond the Demon Emperor Palace, four enormous palaces stood at the four corners of Heart City. They housed Moon Demon God Agares, Star Demon God Vashak, Necromancer Demon God Samigina, and Hell Demon Marbas respectively. Among the seventy-two Demon Gods, only the top five were qualified to build palaces and reside within Heart City.

Hazy black mist continuously rose from the city into the sky. Demon Capital Heart City lay in total darkness, with thick black clouds blanketing the heavens. Not a single ray of sunlight could shine upon Heart City.

A man stood not far from Heart City, observing it. He was not particularly tall, only around one meter ninety. His waterfall-like black hair naturally fell down his back, and a luxurious black robe draped over him, faint purple patterns gleaming upon it. His skin looked slightly pale, while his blue eyes seemed capable of reflecting the starlight of the cosmos.

Each wall of Heart City had as many as ten gates. Feng Xiu chose to enter through the eastern gate, which was guarded by the Moon Demon Race.

The Moon Demon Race soldiers guarding the gate immediately knelt respectfully when they saw Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu. They did not dare raise their heads to look directly at him, nor did they even dare breathe too loudly, fearing they might anger the Demon God Emperor.

Looking at the familiar sight before him, Feng Xiu suddenly felt as though an entire lifetime had passed.

After the battle at Dragon Resisting Pass, the Demon Race had declined. This majestic Heart City would eventually be retaken by humanity, and the painstaking efforts of the Demon Race's ancestors would be reduced to ashes.

Feng Xiu had killed himself partly because he did not want to put Long Haochen and Bai Yue in a difficult position, and partly because he did not want to witness the Demon Race's downfall with his own eyes.

Now that time had reversed, he had been given another chance. This time, he would surely lead the Demon Race to completely unify the Holy Demon Continent.

Feng Xiu returned to his Demon Emperor Palace. Huang Shuo, commander of the Black Dragon Guard, led the members of the Heaven-defying Demon Dragon Clan in kneeling respectfully to welcome him. Only after Feng Xiu entered his bedchamber did they slowly rise.

A teenage boy looked at Feng Xiu's departing figure, confusion flashing through his eyes.

"Was Father Emperor injured?" the boy asked.

"Your Highness, you noticed it too?" Huang Shuo asked in surprise.

This boy was Feng Xiu's only son, A Bao, the Demon God Emperor's first heir.

"Strange. With Father Emperor's current strength, there are actually people in this world capable of hurting him." A Bao was puzzled.

"Although His Majesty is the strongest in the history of our Demon Race, humanity has managed to survive until now. There must be many unknown powers among them. Otherwise, His Majesty would have long since led the Demon Race into the Temple Alliance."

A Bao clenched his fists, a sharp gleam bursting from his eyes. "One day, I will reach Father Emperor's heights as well!"

Huang Shuo smiled. "It is good that Your Highness has such ambition. His Majesty will be very pleased to see a powerful heir."

After returning to his bedchamber, Feng Xiu entered his spacious training room.

With a flash of golden light, Feng Xiu summoned the Golden Dragon Spear once more.

The bloodline bestowed upon him by the Golden Dragon King contained its cultivation insights, including the spear techniques of the Golden Dragon Spear: the Six Golden Dragon Forms.

During his battle with Chen Zidian and the others, Feng Xiu had hastily used the first two forms of the Six Golden Dragon Forms.

The first form was Spear Out Like a Dragon, unstoppable in its sharpness. So long as the opponent's cultivation was below his, this move could break through any defensive skill they possessed, and it would absolutely succeed.

The second form was called the Returning Dragon Spear. This move could instantly seal the surrounding space. So long as an opponent was not more than two tiers stronger than Feng Xiu, anyone locked on by this move would be unable to use any evasion skill and could only face it head-on.

On the Holy Demon Continent, aside from Austin Griffin at his peak, who could possibly be more than two tiers stronger than Feng Xiu? In a sense, the Returning Dragon Spear's effect could be considered absolute.