The twelve Transcendent demons roared in unison. Twelve streams of demonic origin, wrapped in pitch-black demonic qi, crashed down, crushing space until it twisted incessantly. Even the surrounding stars were stained gray-black by the demonic qi.
Beside Yun Che, Feng Chu had already tightened her grip on her sword, the Law of Flame around her strained to its limit. She was just about to strike when Yun Che raised a hand to stop her.
"Stand back. These twelve Transcendents are mine."
Before his words had faded, Yun Che's divine body had already soared into the sky. Gray divine markings crawled up his neck and covered his face, while the Laws of Devouring unfurled like a black hole in his palm, meeting the twelve incoming streams of demonic origin head-on.
A piercing explosion shook the entire void. The twelve Transcendents felt the origin power they had unleashed vanish like clay oxen sinking into the sea, devoured completely in an instant. That terrifying devouring suction followed the paths of their attacks and coiled around their divine essence, forcing them to retreat immediately and put some distance between them.
The demon commander leading them paled dramatically. "Impossible! You've only just achieved Transcendence! How could you possess such immense power?"
Yun Che did not answer. With a single step, he appeared behind the commander and silently thrust his open right hand forward. The devouring power on his palm locked down the commander's origin. Before the commander could react, Yun Che's hand had already pierced his divine core.
The demon commander let out an agonized scream. His entire divine body shriveled in an instant as the Heaven-Swallowing Hand drained every last bit of his power, and he turned to ash that scattered into the void.
The remaining eleven demons were both shocked and furious. They