Chapter 916: Demon's Slaughter

Chapter 916: Demonic Slaughter

Boom!

As those words fell, the vast sky trembled violently. A Demonic Qi Blood Sea appeared, and within it stood a youth covered in blood. He held a blood-stained killing sword, resembling a supreme demon god from the Nine Netherworlds.

Ye Chen!

Even within their own stronghold, the people of the Xue Ling Shi Jia collectively stepped back at the sight of that figure.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sky shook with each of his footsteps, and every step made their hearts pound wildly.

"Quick, quick, activate the mountain-protecting barrier," the Xue Ling Old Ancestor shouted in panic, being the first to react.

"Activate the array, hurry and activate the barrier."

"Sacrifice the Xu Tian Killing Array, bombard and destroy him."

No sooner had the Xue Ling Old Ancestor spoken than cries of alarm echoed from all around the Xue Ling Shi Jia's spiritual mountains. Perhaps out of sheer terror of Ye Chen, overwhelmed by his demonic might, they had forgotten to activate the mountain-protecting barrier and the Xu Tian Killing Array at the first opportunity.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The heavens and earth rumbled as pillars of light shot up from all directions of the Xue Ling Shi Jia, piercing the sky and merging into a powerful sect-protecting barrier.

At the same time, nine massive Xu Tian Killing Arrays awakened, stretching across the sky, while over a hundred smaller killing arrays activated simultaneously. Torrents of true essence and spiritual power poured in, each one erupting with earth-shattering roars.

However, just as they prepared to bombard Ye Chen with the killing arrays, they realized that the blood-colored figure had vanished from the sky.

Where... where is he?

Everyone froze for a moment—he was there one second and gone the next.

In an instant, the entire world fell into a deathly silence due to Ye Chen's disappearance. Their bodies trembled; though the demonic shadow had vanished, the unknown danger only heightened their fear.

Ah!

After an unknown amount of time, the silence was broken by a scream of agony.

Looking over, it was an elder in charge of the Xu Tian Killing Array—a genuine Kong Ming Jing peak expert—who had his head severed by a single sword strike.

How... how is that possible?

Staring at that patch of sky, everyone's eyes bulged wide, and their pupils shrank to pinpoints. The blood-colored figure they feared had reappeared there, like a sovereign king overlooking the Xue Ling Shi Jia.

Did he... did he ignore the mountain-protecting barrier?

All of them were filled with terror, their bodies shaking as they retreated, clueless as to how Ye Chen had entered.

Little did they know, Ye Chen hadn't ignored the barrier; he had already used a heaven-defying divine ability to shrink the ground into inches, infiltrating the Xue Ling Shi Jia before they even activated it.

Ah! Ah!

Screams rang out, pulling the Xue Ling Shi Jia back from their shock to reality.

The demon god began his slaughter, wielding the blood-stained killing sword. Wherever he went, groups of people fell, whether they were Ling Xu Jing or Kong Ming Jing experts—none could withstand a single strike from him.

"Target him, bombard and kill him for me!"

A purple-robed elder in charge of the Xu Tian Killing Array roared furiously, drawing his killing sword and pointing it at Ye Chen.

But in the next instant, a demonic shadow flashed before him, and a sword cleaved off his head.

It was Ye Chen again, using shrink the ground into inches to cover a thousand zhang in an instant. The purple-robed elder, a Zhun Tian Jing expert who dominated a region, had no time to react and was slain on the spot.

The Xue Ling Shi Jia was utterly horrified. With one strike, he had directly killed a Zhun Tian Jing expert—was he some kind of supreme emperor?

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

In that brief moment of distraction, more members of the Xue Ling Shi Jia turned to nothingness in droves. That figure moved like a demon god or a ghost, his path unpredictable; each appearance left countless bodies sinking into the blood sea.

Though Ye Chen was in a demonic state, he remained clear-headed, knowing what truly threatened him—the Xu Tian Killing Arrays.

Thus, his targets were all those controlling the grand arrays.

Ah! Ah!

The screams were piercing, as cultivators around the Xu Tian Killing Arrays were cut down wave after wave.

Boom! Bang! Boom! Bang!

One by one, the Xu Tian Killing Arrays shattered under his demonic grasp.

"Kill! Kill! Kill for me!"

The Xue Ling Old Ancestor roared, his voice shaking the heavens and earth.

This was the Xue Ling Shi Jia, a colossal power in Northern Chu that even the Bloodthirsty Hall dared not provoke lightly. It boasted countless experts and deep foundations, yet it was being decimated by a single person. Though fearful, he was also furious.

"Kill!"

Spurred by the Xue Ling Old Ancestor's roar, the terrified Xue Ling Shi Jia steadied themselves temporarily. Waves of figures charged into the sky.

Ye Chen swung his sword immediately, and the experts who had just rushed up were swept away by a single strike. Their fresh blood was drained by the Chi Xiao sword, and their bodies were devoured by the Demonic Qi Blood Sea, leaving no trace.

"Kill!"

Even so, the Xue Ling Shi Jia experts pressed on relentlessly, unleashing sword rain, blade light, palm strikes, fist shadows, array diagrams, and spiritual tools that blanketed the sky, engulfing Ye Chen.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Bang!

What followed was a series of metallic clashes, as if their attacks had struck unyielding iron and stone.

Pfft!

Amid the rolling blood mist, figures in the sky were scattered and slashed apart.

As for Ye Chen, his body was now covered in a blood-colored armor—it was the innate astral qi armor, or more precisely, the demonic innate astral qi armor, formed from both Demonic Qi and innate astral qi.

Beneath his feet, a blood-colored Bagua array diagram emerged, spanning over a hundred zhang. Anyone stepping onto it had their speed, strength, spiritual power, and essence suppressed without exception.

"Is... is he indestructible?"

The Xue Ling Shi Jia experts were horrified; so many attacks had failed to breach Ye Chen's defense.

"Kill for me!"

From the rear, the Xue Ling Old Ancestor bellowed again. At this critical moment of life and death for the family, survival meant fighting with all their might—victory would preserve their legacy, defeat would mean total annihilation. He had gone mad, willing to pay any price to eliminate Ye Chen.

"Kill!"

From all directions, tides of people surged forward, blotting out the sky. World-shaking divine abilities were unleashed in waves, like a vast ocean swallowing that figure.

Ye Chen's expression was ice-cold; he said nothing, merely raising his killing sword and pointing it toward one side.

Zing! Zing! Zing!

Instantly, countless blood-colored sword beams appeared, their numbers enough to make one's scalp tingle. It was the Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, or more accurately, the demonic Ten Thousand Swords Return to One—a powerful group attack divine ability.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Blood flowers bloomed brilliantly as members of the Xue Ling Shi Jia were pierced en masse by the sword beams. Countless people charged into the sky, and countless others plummeted into the void.

"Die!"

From one side, roars erupted as three Zhun Tian Jing experts from the Xue Ling Shi Jia jointly activated a divine blade.

It was truly a supreme divine blade, the Xue Ling Shi Jia's Tian Jing level artifact, known across Da Chu as the Xue Ling Divine Blade. Its infamous reputation stemmed from having drunk the blood of countless lives, making it a weapon of unparalleled ferocity.

Buzz!

The divine blade trembled, not fully awakened, but it still unleashed a blood-colored blade light that split the heavens.

Crack!

The demonic innate astral qi armor on Ye Chen's back shattered on the spot, revealing a deep gash on his demonic body that exposed even his spine.

"This... this can't kill him?"

Not only the Xue Ling Shi Jia but even the cultivators who had come to watch from afar were stunned. Though they were at a distance, they could still see the scene clearly.

That world-shaking Xue Ling Divine Blade was a Tian Jing level artifact! Even an emperor wouldn't dare face its fully awakened power directly, yet it failed to slay a Zhun Tian Jing expert. Just how strong was Ye Chen?

Buzz!

Amid the horror, the three Zhun Tian Jing experts activated the divine blade again, unleashing another blood-colored blade light. Every wisp of blood energy radiating from it felt as heavy as a mountain, and even some Xue Ling Shi Jia members caught in its path were instantly reduced to ash.

Ye Chen whirled around, advancing rather than retreating, charging heavenward against all odds. His demonic fist clenched tight, with divine abilities manifesting in his palm—he gripped the yin-yang and the universe, fusing dozens of secret techniques like the Eight Wastelands Fist and the Roaring Dragon in the same instant. Ancient demonic patterns flowed across his fist, and before the strike even landed, the void space couldn't withstand the pressure and exploded.

Boom!

The demon god struck, his fist piercing through the eternal blue sky and clashing head-on with the heavenly blade light.