Slaying the Demon

What is that?

As the deep clang of the sword rang out, the people in Cloud-Linking Mountain seemed to sense something.

When they all looked up, they saw what appeared to be a giant sword spanning a mountain range above their heads.

Being in the mountains, their visibility was greatly limited by the surrounding peaks.

Under these circumstances, everyone was stunned for a moment when they saw the phantom image of a sword suddenly appear in the sky.

Immediately, someone's expression changed drastically, staring at the giant sword above in disbelief.

Even though it's just a phantom, the sword it forms clearly exudes a lively spirit that can be seen from a great distance.

What is this?

The others looked up at the illusory figure above, their faces filled with astonishment.

Who orchestrated this massive display of power?

Inside the City God of Yuanqing Prefecture, the Yuanqing City God appeared in the air, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked into the distance.

"Grown ups?"

The Martial Judge also appeared at this moment, their faces showing a hint of surprise as they looked into the distance. Although they could not see what was happening in the distance, they could definitely feel the overwhelming sword aura surging up there.

"A True Person has appeared to slay the demon, specifically targeting that tree demon. Immediately dispatch all the day and Night Wandering God, soul-reaping messengers, and judges to that location!"

With a stern shout, the City God took the lead and rushed off into the distance. This tree demon was a thorn in his side that he had been unable to remove, and now that he finally had an opportunity, he was not about to give it up.

"Yes!"

Martial Judge responded with a shout, and with a single grab, pulled out a large drum from below, striking the drumhead with his drumstick.

A dull drumbeat immediately rang out, the rhythm gradually increasing from slow to fast. As the drumsticks fell like raindrops, countless underworld officials appeared.

At that moment, above the sea of fire, Fang Zelin coldly watched the tree demon below.

"Nine out of ten houses in Yuanqing Prefecture are empty, all thanks to you. How many withered bones and wronged souls are buried beneath this sea of fire? It was only because you withstood this heavenly fire!"

Fang Zelin could see clearly the countless tree roots emerging from the ground.

Beneath these tree roots, countless bones were densely linked together. As the earth broke through the soil, wisps of black mist rose up, and the mournful wails of countless ghosts within the mist echoed throughout the land, before blocking the heavenly fire.

No wonder this tree demon was able to survive being burned for so long; it's all thanks to the skeletal remains and wronged souls buried beneath the tree!

"Venerable one, this old demon has no grudge against you. He only ate some people for the sake of cultivation. Is it worth making such a fuss?"

"During the years of war in the human world, the number of people who died was far greater than what the old demon ate!"

"We Demon Cultivator have not had an easy time cultivating, and that's why we've taken this path. You are no ordinary person, so why must you stand up for them!"

The old demon roared below, having directly expended its own Yin Soul to block Fang Zelin's sword strike.

The disappearance of these spirits pained him greatly, considering how much time he had spent collecting them!

"You fiend, stop distorting the truth! The immortal path values life; how can you prey on the people with just a few words? If we allow you to slaughter the people, then humanity will be extinguished."

Fang Zelin looked down and saw the piles of white bones that had been turned upside down, and his anger surged even more.

At this moment, Bearing the Heavens out a soft hum, and the sword's momentum was complete.

Seeing this, Fang Zelin didn't hesitate any longer and swung his hand downwards.

The towering sword shadow fell mercilessly as it descended.

The sword appeared to fall very slowly, but in the blink of an eye it had already landed above the sea of fire.

"Bang!"

The phantom sword struck the root net, instantly creating a ripple. The root net only blocked for a moment before being cut in two.

The sword's momentum didn't diminish; with a thunderous roar, it struck the ground directly.

In an instant, a ravine tens of meters deep was forcibly carved out.

At this moment, the heavenly fire, like flowing flames, began to flow into the ravine.

After the sword strike, the Bearing the Heavens Sword seemed to lose its spirit in an instant, and its light immediately dissipated.

Fang Zelin felt completely drained at that moment.

Their bodies, which were in mid-air, immediately began to fall downwards.

Fang Zelin strained to muster a sliver of Spiritual Power, managing to land lightly on the ground by stepping on a nearby tree branch as he fell.

Having already finished his strike, Fang Zelin no longer cared about the power of the blow and turned to leave.

However, the hollowed-out body nearly caused Fang Zelin to fall to the ground after taking that step.

"Oh no."

Fang Zelin was startled; he had never used such full force to strike before.

He never expected that after that sword strike, he wouldn't even be able to stand up straight.

Fang Zelin felt a bit weak and could only breathe a sigh of relief after leaning against a tree trunk.

I wonder how that tree spirit is doing?

That sword strike shouldn't hurt him too much, right?

Fang Zelin murmured to himself as he gazed into the distance.

At this moment, all he could see from the ground was the sea of fire in front of him.

However, at that moment, a City God appeared in front, followed by countless underworld officials.

The City God flew down to Fang Zelin, glanced at him below, and nodded in acknowledgment.

Then, with a wave of his hand, countless underworld officials appeared and made their moves.

The chains rattled, and with a gentle flick, they were tossed onto a tree trunk outside, which was then uprooted.

"This tree demon is extremely weak; now is the time to slay it!"

The City God roared and hurled a large seal at the tree demon.

The tree spirit began to writhe below.

It wanted to cast Law Technique, but the celestial fire was burning it so that it couldn't mobilize its Law Power. The sword strike just now had severed countless of its roots, so it couldn't reconnect its roots.

So much so that even these Xiao Xiao underworld officials could easily uproot it, and with a mere flick of heavenly fire, turn it into charcoal.

The tree spirit roared in fury.

It was unable to control the severed tree roots at this moment, and the ravine was now filled with heavenly fire.

If its roots dared to extend outwards, they would surely attract celestial fire.

"How can this tree demon be easily dealt with?"

The Judge Wen, watching his underworld officials casually dig out the attached tree roots with a flick of their wrists, couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"If it weren't for that immortal below striking with his sword, this tree demon wouldn't have been so easy to deal with."

The City God had flown the fastest, so he naturally witnessed the entire scene.

That single sword strike severed the tree demon's roots in two.

Previously, it was because the tree spirit's roots were intertwined and tangled underground that they were impossible to push over.

But now that the tree demon's roots have been broken in two, the tree demon can no longer control the other side of the roots, making it easy to knock it down.

Upon hearing Judge Wen subconsciously glanced at the fiery ravine beside him. Who had carved this out?

The Judge Wen's heart skipped a beat at this thought.