Chapter 858 - Miserable
The Great City Barrier Formation was still in perfect condition, while Xuanyuan Wentian’s expression had finally turned ugly.
Three
months ago, his strength rose explosively and he had believed that
there was no longer anyone that could go against him. However, he was
heavily injured by the Little Demon Empress and he only managed to turn
the tide by relying on the Eternal Night Devil Sword. Within these three
months, sixty percent of his devil blood had already awakened and he
believed that even if there were three Little Demon Empresses, it was
definitely impossible for them to be his match. However, before he could
even encounter the Little Demon Empress, he was being slapped in the
face by this Great City Barrier Formation.
A droplet of water was
not enough to form a stream but by gathering countless droplets, it
could bring about a large wave that could cover the skies!
The
dark clouds in the sky were tumbling. With a face that had twisted into
that of a ferocious devil’s, the black aura on Xuanyuan Wentian’s body
reached an extreme level of density. An enormous black vortex revolved
behind him, as though it was the first terrifying black hole made in
primordial space.
An indescribable pressure enveloped Demon
Imperial City and it even enveloped the entire sky and earth. Xuanyuan
Wentian had actually elevated his darkness profound energy to his
absolute limits!
Before arriving here, he had actually believed
that with present strength, he could sweep across the Illusory Demon
Realm with a wave of his hand. He had definitely not expected that he
would actually have to unleash his full power to deal with a mere
barrier!
“Heh… Heh… Heh… This sure is done pretty well.” Xuanyuan
Wentian laughed in a sullen manner. However, his expression was no
longer covered completely with scorn but now with a hint of fury and
irritation. “However, no matter how ants struggle, they will still be
merely a bunch of lowly ants!!”
Xuanyuan Wentian pounced towards
the barrier with a dark aura that filled the entire sky and a huge
pitch-black hand stretched out of the dark vortex behind him, violently
smashing onto the barrier which was flashing with purple and green
lights.
This was strength nearing the divine way, a terrifying
power that had never appeared in this plane. Wherever the gigantic
pitch-black claw reached, the fragile space would immediately break down
into dust and before it even closed in, the barrier was already twisted
to a significant degree.
“Brothers, let’s bet on the life and honor of every single one of us… We must hold on!!”
After
the intense roar, the Yun Clan, Under Heaven Clan and all the Illusory
Demon profound practitioners behind them let out roars that filled the
sky as they blocked Xuanyuan Wentian’s attacks one after another. The
roars allowed them to suppress their initial fear with even more
confidence as several hundred thousand profound lights instantly shone,
merging into a radiance above the barrier that was comparable to the
sun...
Boom——
The entire barrier, along with the entire
Demon Imperial City, shook intensely. The sky suddenly darkened as the
gigantic dark hand struck the barrier. A black vortex of more than three
kilometers in diameter exploded forth as it wildly struck and devoured
the barrier which was imbued with the profound energy from hundreds of
thousands of profound practitioners.
The barrier was like an air
balloon being pressed down by a gigantic force and was displaying a
shocking distortion under the black vortex. However, due to the
agglomerated energy within, it stubbornly remained unharmed.
“You bunch of detestable trash!”
The
dark strike which he unleashed with his full power still ended up being
blocked. Xuanyuan Wentian roared as he was shrouded by the dark aura.
Like a hurricane, he smashed towards the barrier with both hands,
bringing about terrifying explosive roars.
Traces of cracks spread on the barrier, however, they would heal speedily, albeit with difficulty.
“This
sovereign shall see how long you bunch of trash can hold on!!” As
Xuanyuan Wentian’s attacks continued, his heart grew even more enraged
and irritated, dark profound energy was being smashed out like crazy.
The
profound energy of the Illusory Demon profound practitioners were being
expended quickly, however, as they continued to hold on, their
confidence was constantly rising as well, allowing them to unleash
endless energy from their bodies which were being heavily suppressed by
the darkness, as they resisted the almighty Xuanyuan Wentian with brute
force.
The strength of the Illusory Demon profound practitioners
was quickly diminishing and they had long since lost their calm, while
the strength Xuanyuan Wentian, who was anxiously smashing onto the
barrier, was similarly diminishing quickly as well. As the power of his
devil blood awakened even more, the calmness in his personality would
continue to diminish, converting into its opposite—irritation.
The
sky had already completely darkened and for over fifteen minutes,
Xuanyuan Wentian had consecutively thrown out millions of smashes. The
energy exuded outwards had turned the surrounding area of fifty
kilometers into nothingness, yet he was still unable to break through
even an inch of the barrier.
“Patriarch, over half of our profound
strength has already been depleted, if this keeps up… we will lose all
the energy to hold on!” Yun Waitian said with a painful expression. “Let
us just call the people from the rest of the domains to provide aid.”
“That’s
right… Xuanyuan Wentian has been attacking our side the entire time and
basically does not carry any trace of wanting to attack anywhere else,”
Greatest Ambition Under Heaven followed up.
“We can’t!!” Yun
Qinghong however shook his head decisively. “Don’t forget, Xuanyuan
Wentian is someone who is even more cunning and treacherous than Duke
Ming! With his realm of cultivation, he will be able to see through the
intricacies of the Great City Barrier Formation with a glance. If we
mobilize the power from the rest of the domains, there’s an extremely
high possibility that he will switch to that domain… Once an opening is
opened, all of our earlier efforts will be wasted!”
After saying
that, Yun Qinghong roared out with a raised head, his voice instantly
transferred to every corner of Demon Imperial City. “All of you, do not
move. We can hold on!”
Though they had only held on for a short
fifteen minutes, to them, the consumption of their profound strength was
far more intense than having undergone a battle of life and death. Yun
Qinghong’s breathing had turned coarse and at the same time; he could
feel Xuanyuan Wentian’s attacks were constantly weakening at a slow
rate.
At this moment, the dark smashes that could shake the skies
suddenly stopped. Xuanyuan Wentian had stopped his actions. Before the
Illusory Demon profound practitioners could take this opportunity to
catch their breaths, a sinister smile suddenly rose at the corners of
his mouth. A black glow flashed in his hand and he then grasped the
pitch-black Eternal Night Devil Sword.
And at the same time, an
aura that was far more sinister than before suddenly enveloped downward,
causing everyone to feel a stifling sensation in their chests, making
it hard to breathe.
“It’s that Heavenly Sin Divine Sword… Watch
out!!” Xiao Yun roared out in shock. Three months ago, in the Snow
Region of Extreme Ice, it was this exact sword Xuanyuan Wentian used to
reverse the tide against the Little Demon Empress.
“A bunch of
trash actually forced this sovereign to use the devil sword, this sure
is a humiliation!” Xuanyuan Wentian’s laughter was no longer the same as
his former wild laughter but a sunken one. “It seems, this sovereign
has no choice but to turn this place… into the cruelest purgatory!!”
Xuanyuan
Wentian’s body… Fen Juechen’s body to be more exact, was definitely not
the true physique of a devil and merely carried an extremely thin
amount of a Devil God’s bloodline. Similarly, the devil soul in the
Eternal Night Devil Sword merely had a thin strand as well. Adding that
the power of the devil blood had yet to fully awaken, the two were
basically unable to attain perfect compatibility.
Though the
darkness profound energy unleashed by the devil blood could expand to
its limits by using the Eternal Night Devil Sword, at the same time, it
would increase the rate of consumption. Furthermore, it would cause him
to endure immense pain for the next several days. That was why, unless
it was the last resort, he would not make use of the the devil sword’s
power.
He came to the Illusory Demon Realm on this day in order
to, one, seize the Mirror of Samsara and two, kill the Little Demon
Empress. However, he never expected that he would have to make use of
the Eternal Night Devil Sword.
To him, this was indeed a great humiliation!
“All of you, die!!”
The
Eternal Night Devil Sword, engulfed in a black aura, struck down amidst
Xuanyuan Wentian’s roar, along with an indescribable ice-cold pressure
which descended mercilessly from the skies above.
Crack!!!!
The
barrier that had lasted long against Xuanyuan Wentian’s darkness
profound energy emitted an ear-piercing screech under this sword strike
and a crack of several meters in length instantly extended on the
surface of the barrier. Wisps of dark profound energy seeped through the
crack, bringing sinister winds which felt like they had originated from
hell into Demon Imperial City.
“UUAAAAHH——”
Though it was
merely an extremely frail amount of dark profound energy, it was still
undoubtedly a terrifying nightmarish power to those Illusory Demon
profound practitioners with weaker cultivations. Several thousand
profound practitioners instantly tumbled over and their bodies felt as
though they were falling into a cave of ice as they huddled their bodies
in pain. They were unable to release even the least bit of energy.
The
crack on the barrier was still expanding and even more darkness
profound energy were seeping through. If it continued to expand, the
barrier would definitely collapse.
“Father, what… what do we do?”
Xiao Yun asked with trembling lips. He was releasing the Purple Cloud
Art through both of his hands with all his might and leaning closely
behind his back, was Number Seven Under Heaven, who had been his source
of reliance and faith, like how he was to her.
Under the Eternal
Night Devil Sword, the pressure on the Illusory Demon profound
practitioners rose steeply. Yun Qinghong’s expression was calm as he
watched the quickly spreading crack in the sky above. His hand gesture
quickly changed and his body began to flash with lightning sparks. Even
his pair of eyes had turned amethyst purple in color.
“Purple Cloud Domain!!”
An
enormous lightning domain expanded, paving onto the barrier. This
action of his was immediately followed up by a coordinated movement of
all the Yun Family elders and Yun Family disciples above the Emperor
Profound Realm as they released the profound energy in their bodies to
their absolute limits and expanded several thousand Purple Cloud
Domains. They overlapped and turned into an incomparably immense sea of
purple clouds, enveloping the barrier.
The eyes of Greatest Ambition Under Heaven flashed, roaring out, “Castle of Elves!!”
The
rumbling sea of purple clouds had also ignited the heavily suppressed
resolve of the elven clan, as all of them expanded out their Elven
Domains, pouring another mass of immense domain energy onto the barrier…
Instantly, the crack on the barrier stopped spreading and then, it
began to heal at a slow pace.
However, before they could even
celebrate, an incomparably terrifying black radiance had exploded forth
from Xuanyuan Wentian’s body. A pair of ferocious eyes opened sharply
from the Eternal Night Devil Sword, as the pitch-black blade wildly
smashed towards the barrier that protected the city.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom...
Under
the terrifying power of the Eternal Night Devil Sword, the defenses
molded by the domain power of the two great Guardian Families were
collapsing layer by layer. Streaks of cracks wildly blasted open on the
barrier and in the blink of an eye, the barrier which was initially in a
seemingly perfect condition, was filled with spiderweb-like cracks. Its
restoration speed was far from its speed of collapse.
“This… This
is bad!” The faces of the Illusory Demon practitioners turned
incomparably pale. Deep fear and despair emerged coldly on their faces.
“Not
good… We can’t… We can’t hold on any longer!” Greatest Ambition Under
Heaven had both of his arms facing the sky, desperately squeezing out
all of the energy in his body as he roared out his unwillingness.
Yun
Qinghong’s expression turned incomparably cold. He slightly gnashed his
teeth and his fists were tightly clenched. When a streak of cracks
suddenly stretched all the way to the part of the barrier where he was
facing, the light in his eyes instantly turned determined. Suddenly, he
retracted the Purple Cloud Domain and charged out of the barrier.
However,
just as he was about to move, his arm was already tightly grasped by a
hand. When he turned around, he saw Mu Yurou’s face which carried a
teary smile and she lightly said, “Husband, are you really willing to
leave me behind… If you’re going, we husband and wife should be going
together.”
Yun Qinghong’s eyes instantly turned misty and then, he
gave a slight smile as he held tightly onto Mu Yurou’s hand. They
raised their heads together and looked towards the sky above, their
expressions turned bone-piercing cold at the same time. Then, they flew
up arm-in-arm and charged straight towards Xuanyuan Wentian.
“Father…
Mother!! You two…” Xiao Yun was stunned for a short moment and then he
understood their intentions right after. With a frightful roar, he
desperately pounced towards the two of them. However, how could he
possibly catch up to Yun Qinghong and his wife with his speed?
“Patriarch, allow us!!”
Just
as Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou were about to charge out of the barrier,
an elderly roar resounded. An immense, formless energy assaulted them
from behind, ruthlessly pushing them back. At the same time, three
elderly figures, with purple light enveloping their entire bodies, flew
out of the barrier and charged straight towards Xuanyuan Wentian.
“Gra…
Grand Elders!!” Yun Qinghong was hurled back into the city. Seeing the
three figures who flew out, his pupils intensely shrank, as he let out a
loud blood-weeping roar.
The three of them, were actually the only three surviving Grand Elders of the Yun Family—Yun He, Yun Xi and Yun Jiang.
“Patriarch, you must properly live on. As long as you’re still alive, the Yun Family will never fall!”
“Old Patriarch, we’re coming to accompany you now!!”
Their
voices were vigorous and they even carried intents of joy. The profound
light on their bodies had already been unleashed to the absolute limits
and like three purple bolts of lightning, they smashed onto Xuanyuan
Wentian’s body.
Caught off guard, Xuanyuan Wentian fiercely
staggered from the full power attack of the three Yun Family Grand
Elders; even the black aura on his body had slightly scattered. He
fiercely raised his eyes, the irritation that he had been holding in his
stomach had finally found something to vent on. With the Eternal Night
Devil Sword, a pitch-black arc was sliced out.
They were powerful
level six Monarchs whom people looked up to, however, the moment they
made contact with Xuanyuan Wentian’s dark sword light, their protective
profound auras were instantly torn apart like blisters. Like countless
ice-cold claws, the dark profound energy brutally rushed into their
bodies.
“Die… You three undead farts!!!”
Xuanyuan Wentian’s
devil sword once again smashed out, completely engulfing the three Grand
Elders in abysmal darkness. Then, with a dull explosive sound, they
turned into three masses of black powder.
The pause in Xuanyuan
Wentian’s attacks had allowed the jeopardizing cracks on the barrier to
quickly heal. In the instant the three Grand Elders fell, all of the
cracks had completely disappeared and the barrier which protected the
city was once again restored to perfect condition.
