Slain, a Furious Blow
"Demonic Transformation - Blood Moon!"
Yan Xuanye raised his hands high, and a blood-red crescent moon condensed above his head.
The stench of blood was overwhelming, carrying an extremely strong corrosive power.
"Prepare to die!"
The blood moon slowly descended, leaving deep marks of corrosion even on the stone platform in its wake.
Li Yunjing's eyes narrowed, knowing that this was the opponent's desperate move.
He took a deep breath and held back no longer.
When the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture was circulated to its limit, the pale blue Daoist aura around his body surged.
The Five Aggregates Cauldron flew out of his Dantian and hovered above his head, its dark yellow light descending to protect his body.
At the same time, the Pure Subtlety Spiritual Banner expanded to its maximum size, with layers upon layers of defensive light screens blocking in front of him.
The longsword in his hand was raised high.
"Taiyi Returning to Origin Sword"
Li Yunjing's voice was soft, yet it carried a power that seemed to gather everything together.
All the Spiritual Qi, all the Daoist principles, and all the primal power converged at the tip of the sword.
A simple, unadorned cyan sword light slowly slashed out.
But this seemingly ordinary sword light, upon colliding with the blood moon, caused the blood moon to melt away like ice and snow.
"This... this is impossible!!"
Yan Xuanye screamed, his eyes filled with terror.
After the sword light dissipated from the blood moon, its momentum remained undiminished, heading straight for him.
He tried to dodge, but his body seemed to be frozen in place, firmly locked in place by the primordial Daoist essence within the sword light, unable to move.
"No!"
A short, sharp scream.
A flash of sword light appeared.
Yan Xuanye's body froze on the spot, and a thin red line slowly appeared in the center of his forehead.
The next second, his body and soul were shredded by the sword light, turning into dust everywhere.
Even the Storage Bag and the whisk were left behind.
One move.
Sold out instantly.
Silence returned to the stone platform.
Li Yunjing sheathed his sword and stood there, his breathing slightly rapid.
This sword strike consumed a considerable amount of energy, but its effect was astonishing.
He slowly raised his head and looked towards the battlefield.
The entire battlefield fell silent.
Everyone stared blankly at the blue figure on the stone platform, at the spot where Yan Xuanye had vanished into thin air, their minds completely blank.
Yan Xuanye, is he dead?
The Demon Emperor's third son, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Evolution Sect who had been lurking for seven hundred years, a master of the Void Refinement Late Stage, was killed by Li Yunjing with a single sword strike?
After a brief silence, the righteous faction erupted in thunderous cheers.
"Good!!"
"Sect Leader Li is mighty!!"
"Well done! The traitor deserved to die!!"
Countless righteous cultivators raised their arms and shouted, their voices rising in waves.
The morale, which had been low due to Yan Xuanye's betrayal, instantly surged to its peak.
Li Yunjing killed Yan Xuanye with a single sword strike, not only eliminating a major threat but also severely humiliating the demonic path.
So what if you're the son of the Demon Emperor? So what if you've been lying low for seven hundred years? You were still killed by a single sword strike from us righteous cultivators!
"Well done, Sect Leader Li!"
"The Luozhen Sect is awesome!"
"The righteous path will prevail!!"
Morale is a truly mysterious thing.
When things are in a downturn, they fall like a tidal wave; when they are in a revival, they break through like a whirlwind.
Amid cheers, the righteous cultivators, as if injected with adrenaline, suddenly launched a fierce attack.
The previously suppressed battle lines have begun to steadily advance.
"Kill!!"
The Heavenly Sword Sect disciples unleashed a surge of Sword Qi, activating their sword formation to annihilate the Devil Cultivator before them.
The disciples of the Purple Yang Sect unleashed their true fire, burning the Devil Cultivator.
Taking advantage of the situation, the disciples of the Pill Cauldron Sect scattered handfuls of poison pills and explosive pills, causing the Devil Cultivator to fall to their deaths.
The tide of battle turned in an instant.
On the other hand, the morale of the demonic path plummeted to rock bottom.
Is the Third Prince dead?
He just died like that?
The Devil Cultivator looked at each other, seeing fear and confusion in each other's eyes.
That was the Third Prince! One of the Demon Emperor's most favored sons, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Evolution Sect, a Void Refinement Late Stage expert! He couldn't even last ten rounds before being killed by Li Yunjing?
Just what kind of monster is Li Yunjing?
"How could this be? His Highness the Third Prince actually..."
"Even the Third Prince is dead, how can we possibly defeat him?"
"The righteous path has Origin Dao Physique and such powerful experts, we..."
Whispers spread among the Devil Cultivator, morale wavered, and their movements slowed.
Many Devil Cultivator began to instinctively retreat, no longer daring to charge forward.
The Devil General Blood Baleful Intent was both shocked and enraged. He swung his sword, killing two retreating demon soldiers, and roared, "What's the panic?! The Third Prince was caught off guard and fell into a trap! With His Majesty the Demon Emperor here, the righteous path cannot overturn the heavens! Anyone who dares to retreat again will face my merciless blade!"
Even with his efforts to suppress the situation, he could not salvage the low morale.
Once morale in an army is lost, it's very difficult to rebuild it.
High in the sky, Yan Tianjin, who was engaged in a fierce battle with two Loose Immortal, also clearly saw this scene.
When the Demon Emperor saw Yan Xuanye being killed by a single sword strike and reduced to ashes, his movements suddenly froze.
"Xuanye!!"
A shrill roar erupted from the Demon Emperor's throat.
His voice was filled with disbelief, followed by overwhelming rage.
Yan Xuanye was his third son, and also the one who resembled him the most.
Patient, intelligent, and resourceful.
He had spent countless efforts to place him in the core of the righteous path, intending to work together from the inside and outside to seize the Dao Fruit in one fell swoop.
But now, he's dead.
He died at the hands of an unknown Li Yunjing.
"How dare you, you little brat?!"
Yan Tianjin's eyes were bloodshot, and his demonic energy erupted without reservation.
The black demonic energy swept across the area like a tsunami, even turning the sky black.
He was furious.
"Devil Emperor Forbidden Art!"
Yan Tianjin formed hand seals and directly burned a portion of his Origin Essence Blood.
His aura began to surge wildly.
"Oh no! He's going to fight to the death!" Xuanjizi's expression changed.
"Stop him! We absolutely cannot let him rush towards the Dao Fruit!" Yunyouzi was also anxious, and the lightning on his divine sword surged to its maximum.
The two attacked simultaneously, unleashing two beams of light, one white and one purple, which once again joined forces to strike the Demon Emperor.
"Get out of here!!"
Yan Tianjin's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a madman.
He unleashed a punch, the black fist imprint blotting out the sky, carrying a destructive force.
Boom!!!
The moment the three forces collided, Xuanjizi and Yunyouzi both let out a muffled groan and were sent flying backward.
Both of them were pale, and golden blood spilled from the corners of their mouths.
Yan Tianjin, having burned his very essence, experienced a dramatic increase in strength.
Even with the two of them working together, they couldn't stop him.
"You two think you can stop me?"
Yan Tianjin's voice was hoarse, filled with boundless killing intent.
He didn't chase after the two Loose Immortal, but turned around and stared intently at Li Yunjing and Yuanchu on the stone platform.
That's the kid who killed his son.
That's the kid who tried to steal his Dao Fruit.
"Die!"
Yan Tianjin struck out with a palm strike from a distance.
A massive black palm print, carrying the terrifying pressure of the Loose Immortal Realm, slammed down on the stone platform, spanning hundreds of feet.
Wherever the palm print passed, space distorted and the air exploded.
The rubble and broken pillars along the way were instantly reduced to dust.
This attack is not to be underestimated, even by Loose Immortal immortal.
"Sect Leader Li, be careful!!"
"Sect Leader!!"
In the distance, Huangfu Chenyin, Tie Shan, Zhenyangzi, and the others cried out in shock, their eyes wide with horror.
That was the Demon Emperor's furious attack!
Li Yunjing was only at the Early Void Refinement; how could he possibly withstand it?
Zhang Jianchen's expression changed drastically. He wanted to rush to the rescue, but he was tightly entangled by several demon generals and couldn't break free at all.
The two Loose Immortal had just been blasted away, their old strength gone and new strength yet to be generated, so there was no time to rescue them.