"Ahhh—!" xN
"Someone save us!"
"Roar—!"
Amidst the mournous cries for help and the brutal roars, the pitch-black night had been forcefully torn open. A massive red moon, as if dyed by blood, hung suspended in the firmament. Whether it was a halo or actual blood, it seeped into every inch of land and every stone brick.
The majestic city that was supposed to withstand the beast tide from the Extreme North had now shattered like glazed glass. Only ruined walls and collapsed giant gates remained, faintly revealing the tragic carnage of the apocalyptic disaster.
Inside and outside the city walls, corpses were piled layer upon layer, forming mounds of flesh that reeked of foul stench and death. Countless severed limbs and innards were scattered wantonly across the cold stone slabs. Viscous blood converged into dark streams that slowly crawled through the streets and alleys, silently devouring any remaining traces of life.
In the dead silent city, only the bloody wind howled in lament. Terrifying demonic shadows paraded over the broken walls; wherever they passed, not a blade of grass remained, simply because not a single living soul was spared.
"Demon Legions! March on!"
Similar in appearance to Alba, a demon monarch named "Wu Jie" roared from a high vantage point, the thrill of slaughter constantly flashing in his eyes.
"Roar, roar, roar—!"
Following his roar, the demons, including the corrupted Soul Masters, all let out waves of excited responses.
However, right at this moment, "Huh, what is that?"
The demon monarch Wu Jie suddenly noticed something bizarre. Looking up at the sky, he saw several meteors streaking across the firmament. However, these meteors kept growing larger and brighter, seemingly heading straight for them.
"Tell me, what the hell is that!?"
Looking at these meteors, an indescribable shudder and a sense of unease involuntarily arose in his heart.
Driven by this ominous premonition, the cautious Wu Jie didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed the Title Douluo Evil Soul Master who had opened the Demon Gate and demanded an answer. As a result, the Evil Soul Master's eyes widened upon seeing them, his voice trembling instinctively.
"My Lord! Those are Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs!"
"Roar!"
Wu Jie let out a furious roar. Although he didn't know what these "Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs" were, he could hear the sheer terror in the guide's voice. Thus, large swaths of flying demons soared into the sky, heading towards the falling starlight to meet it head-on.
But this action was undoubtedly sending them to their deaths. Naturally, Wu Jie did this to avoid risking himself to block the danger.
In an instant, seven Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs radiated blinding light. Under the assault of the flying demons, they exploded instantly!
Boom, boom, boom, boom—!
The moment they detonated, the pitch-black night suddenly turned into daylight.
The flying demons had no ability to resist; they were instantly reduced to nothingness. Following that, using the explosion point in the sky as the epicenter, the demon legions above and below were swallowed by the massive swathes of radiant light like wheat being harvested. It seemed that no matter how the demon legions tried to defend, it was meaningless. Demons of any race were as fragile as ragdolls in the face of Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs, especially those of the Light attribute.
For a moment, the darkness over the earth seemed to be dispersed.
Even the surviving demonic creatures let out hysterical roars under the purifying effects of the Light attribute energy.
"No—!"
Wu Jie was enraged!
Realizing that the five Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs had finished exploding, this demon monarch suddenly raised the great halberd in his hand. The blade of the halberd swept through the air, and large patches of dark thunder instantly erupted, transforming into a sea of lightning to meet the residual rain of light.
The nine Greater Demons under his command also swung their weapons, converging into a torrential current that soared into the sky.
However, after undergoing this terrifying baptism, the once-incomparably dominant demon legion was already fragmented and shattered.
But Wu Jie himself, along with the nine Greater Demons by his side, were not in too bad of a state. Though everyone was injured, they were only superficial wounds that healed in an instant.
"How do humans have such terrifying weapons!?"
Wu Jie roared, carrying a deep sense of fear.
It was too terrifying!
Just a moment ago, everything was going smoothly, with cities being slaughtered by them one after another. And the result? The moment the humans counterattacked, before he even saw their faces, his subordinates were torn to shreds, and his mighty demon legion was completely annihilated in an instant.
Retreat!
He had to retreat!
He wasn't fighting anymore!
Even if the Holy Emperor punished him, he wasn't coming back!
"Retreat! Everyone retreat!" Wu Jie roared. He grabbed the Evil Soul Master beside him, roaring as if he wanted to swallow him whole, "Open the Demon Gate for me! I want to retreat!"
"But my Lord, the plan..."
The Evil Soul Master trembled, but before he could finish his sentence, Wu Jie snapped back to shut him up, "I said I'm not fighting anymore! I want to retreat! Human! Do you not understand me!?"
The plan?
The plan meant nothing!
The troops he brought were almost entirely wiped out!
Even he himself was no longer safe!
If he died, then it would truly be the end of everything!
Anyway, the life energy created and stored from the current slaughter was definitely enough to open the Demon Gate, just for him to escape alone!
But right at this moment, a roar swept in, "You think you can come and go as you please? What kind of place do you think this is!"
In mid-air, two stalwart figures tore through the sky like falling meteors. The smaller giant among them suddenly threw out a punch, shattering the atmosphere layer by layer wherever it passed. Wu Jie subconsciously reacted, swinging his great halberd fiercely.
Rumble!
Amidst the thunderous boom, the terrifying force forced Wu Jie to retreat repeatedly. His opponent was bounced back into mid-air, revealing a terrifying figure even more burly and imposing than his own.
His dark green body exuded a wild and untamed blood essence power. It was the Body Douluo in his Martial Soul True Body state—Du Busi!
As for the other person beside him...
No, it couldn't really be called a person.
A dark gold, heavily built man dropped down like a cannonball. The massive and surging fluctuations of blood essence radiating from his entire body were not inferior to Du Busi's in the slightest, perhaps even surpassing it.
A pair of massive, brass-bell-like eyes radiated fierce light!
The moment he completely locked onto Wu Jie, "Roar—!"
A roar erupted! His extremely thick arms suddenly vibrated, and from his fingertips, dark gold blades instantly shot out. In the blink of an eye, his figure transformed into a terrifying giant bear a hundred meters tall. His pair of dark gold claws also continuously grew along with his body, eventually reaching over thirty meters in length.
Clearly, this brawny man was Xiong Jun!
Because after deciding to counter-plunder the Demonic Plane, Chen Junting had gone directly to Di Tian. Knowing the importance of life energy, Di Tian reached an agreement with Chen Junting regarding post-war resource division, and most of the Great Ferocious Beasts mobilized in full force.
Among them, Xiong Jun teamed up with Du Busi and the Heavenly Soul Empire's offerings to spearhead the purge of the northern demon legion.
"Go to hell!"
After reverting to his true form, Xiong Jun had no intention of talking to Wu Jie. That pair of terrifying, thirty-meter-long dark gold blades suddenly parted in the air and slashed horizontally!
Seeing this, Du Busi also struck fiercely!
At the same time, the Heavenly Soul Empire's offerings appeared all around, launching a massacre on the outer perimeter without the slightest hesitation.
And this identical scene was simultaneously happening in the other four directions.
It was basically the same routine: Class 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs carpet-bombing the area, followed by experts launching a mass slaughter against the surviving demons.
In the East, the elders of Shrek Academy, led by Xuan Zi, faced off against the demon monarch Balekan; in the West, the three Elders of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, along with Gu Tianchen and others led by Ye Xuanji, clashed with the demon monarch Rex; in the South, because the Star Luo Empire had suffered heavy losses and lacked top-tier combat power, and since this was a major planar event, Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming was notified to head north. With the cooperation of Bi Ji, the Myriad Demon King, the Scarlet King, and Sea Dragon Douluo, they held back the demon monarch Jie Kai. Even the Sea God Clan was rushing toward this location.
Only Alba, located in the central zone, was left for Chen Junting, along with Di Tian who could strike at any time to provide support.
...
"Kill them all!"
Under Alba's leadership, the defense forces of the central cities of the Dou Ling Empire had almost no ability to resist. Cities fell like dry weeds before a raging fire, easily destroyed.
"Hahaha—! Weak! Truly too weak! Plunder all the life energy here and take it back! Strengthen ourselves!"
"Roar—!"
With the nine Greater Demons clearing the path, the demon legion continuously advanced.
However, right at this moment, the celestial phenomena they had influenced underwent a change. First, a ray of light pierced through the thick clouds, followed immediately by another, and then another.
The moment sunlight spilled down, a bone-chilling coldness suddenly gripped Alba, whose combat power had reached the quasi-god level.
"Defend!"
He had just let out a roar, but before the other demons could react, the cloud layer pierced by the sunlight was completely torn apart! Sword qi filled the sky like a rain of light, descending upon the entire demon legion!
"Roar—!"
Alba violently raised the massive flaming sword in his hand. The giant sword hovered in the air, and large swathes of purple-gold flames instantly erupted, forming a sea of fire! The nine Greater Demons behind him also acted simultaneously, converging a torrent of energy that transformed into a massive barrier!
After conquering so many cities, they had naturally faced plenty of saturated firepower strikes from soul tools, so they naturally had countermeasures against such area-of-effect attacks.
However, Swish, swish, swish, swish—!
Just as they were going all out to block the rain of swords, four divine swords descended from the heavens! Four completely different energies surged outward continuously at this moment, transforming into giant swords that pierced the sky and shook the earth!
Boom—!
Alba's flames were extinguished in an instant. The barrier propped up by the nine Greater Demons was crushed as if it were made of paper. When the residual energy of the four divine swords impacted them, it easily inflicted heavy damage on the nine Greater Demons! The most tragic of them all had half of his body sliced off directly by the Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi.
"Blargh—!" x9
The nine Greater Demons plummeted from the sky, smashing heavily into the ground. With blood gushing out, they rolled their eyes back and lost consciousness.
As for the demon legion, it went without saying—not one in ten remained! Only Alba, as the demon monarch, was somewhat better off.
At this moment, flames danced in Alba's eyes. He had already felt that things were deeply amiss. It was just one human! Yet his aura was already so powerful; this was something he had never expected.
And at an altitude of a thousand meters, at some unknown point in time, Chen Junting was quietly floating there. His robes fluttered in the wind. In his right hand, the Seven Kill Sword pointed diagonally towards the ground. His sheer aura alone caused the surrounding space to violently distort, shaking the void.
After he had arrived, when his divine sense swept over the surrounding cities and he failed to perceive even a sliver of life force, the depths of Chen Junting's apathetic eyes were already filled with blazing fury!
The moment the third eye on his forehead opened, it was as if this entire space-time was locked down! Chen Junting extended his left hand, flipped his palm, and pressed down!
In an instant, the originally clear sky suddenly surged with wind and clouds! In the center of his flipped palm, the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram appeared without anyone knowing when. As his palm pressed down, the heaven and earth yuan energy continuously converged towards it. The gathering clouds combined with the heaven and earth yuan energy, transforming into a gigantic palm that blotted out the sky and covered the sun!
The Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram grew upon meeting the wind, resonating with the four swords.
At this moment, it completely enveloped Alba.
Right now, this demon monarch had only one thought in his mind: *This world is simply too terrifying! I want to go home...*
But unfortunately, the answer was no!
Therefore, the only thing he had to welcome was Chen Junting's ruthless execution!
"How can these be divine artifacts!? Roar—!"
The descent of the giant palm and the envelopment of the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram completely brought the terror of death down upon Alba's heart. At present, he no longer had the state of mind to care about the nine Greater Demon subordinates whose lives were unknown, or the practically annihilated demon legion.
But facing a threat to his life, the fear that arose had morphed into anger, bordering on madness. He fiercely flapped the pair of flame wings on his back, shooting straight towards Chen Junting like a missile.
He knew that he was currently locked down!
Unless he broke through the lock, there was no escape!
Boom—!
A heavy sword strike hacked fiercely onto the formation diagram.
As a result, the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram circulated with a halo, and with a "Rip—!", Alba's greatsword was directly torn to shreds by the diagram, completely reduced to dust between heaven and earth. Following that, the giant palm gathered from heaven and earth yuan energy and clouds showed no mercy. It slapped directly onto Alba's chest, suddenly accelerating!
Bang!
Upon the earth, it was as if a magnitude 8 earthquake had struck!
The terrifying shockwaves caused the surrounding surviving buildings to suddenly collapse into ruins. After the giant palm dissipated, one could see that a massive palm print had been deeply imprinted into the ground.
And right at the center of the palm print was undoubtedly Alba.
As for the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram...
It was now connected to the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords. Before Alba could even regain his senses, winds and clouds surged within the domain of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation! Terrifying sword qi and energy instantly enveloped the area!
The nine Greater Demons, who were supposed to be recovering, were once again heavily injured the moment the sword formation took shape, struck by the newly deployed Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
This time, they would never have the chance to recover again.
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