CHAPTER 169: OVERBEARING!

The Six-Armed Demon God hurled the black flames from his palm at Li Yanchu with a deafening blast. A crushing pressure surged forth, overwhelming in its might like a blazing black sun descending from the sky.

Li Yanchu swung his saber down with full force.

Boom!

The black sun, radiating destruction, was cleaved in two.

The dazzling saber light tore through the air, erupting with a thunderous roar.

In that moment, it was like a scene out of ancient myth, as if a hero of the human race had drawn his great bow to shoot down the sun!

What surprised the Six-Armed Demon God was that not only had this young Daoist cut through his divine spell in a single slash, but he’d emerged completely unscathed.

That black flame wasn’t just fire, it was imbued with soul-burning demonic power!

Even the old Celestial Master from Mount Longhu was taken aback.

Li Yanchu had exceeded even his expectations!

“Come on! Let’s see what else you’ve got!” Li Yanchu took a bold step forward, eyes fierce and fearless.

Compared to the towering Six-Armed Demon God, he appeared small, but the overwhelming aura surging from him was in no way inferior.

His Flame-Sitting Art perfectly countered fire-based attacks like these.

And with his Daoist protective talismans and Qi shield, Li Yanchu could directly withstand even the might of the Demon God’s terrifying spells.

Murderous intent flared in the Demon God’s eyes, and demonic flames exploded skyward around his body.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

He charged straight at Li Yanchu!

Earlier, he had crushed the soul of the human-faced spider demon with just such a brute-force charge.

Now, he intended to do the same again and annihilate both the soul and flesh of this arrogant young Daoist!

Li Yanchu’s fighting spirit blazed high. His blood surged through his veins, boiling with ferocity.

He could’ve chosen a more nimble, tactical response. But as he saw the Demon God bearing down on him with full momentum, his battle spirit was completely ignited!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

He too charged forward in great strides like a primeval giant beast. He was savage and unstoppable!

Boom!

The man and Demon God slammed into each other with earth-shaking force. Shockwaves rippled outward layer by layer. Even the astral-projected cultivators fighting over the ancient seal in the stone ox’s mouth were shaken.

Just then, flames roared into the sky! It was the clash between the Demon God’s black flames and the sunfire surging from Li Yanchu’s body.

Thud, thud!

Li Yanchu staggered back two steps.

Thud!

Even the towering Six-Armed Demon God was forced to stagger back a step!

It was a pure clash of raw power, and Li Yanchu had taken it head-on, relying on nothing but his physical body to withstand the Demon God’s terrifying might.

“Come again!” Li Yanchu shouted, his voice like a thunderclap.

Boom!

The two figures collided once more. Another earth-shaking explosion resounded through the air!

The ground beneath Li Yanchu’s feet shattered violently, a deep crater forming under the force. This time, he only took one step back!

The battle intent within him had been honed to become even sharper and more ferocious. His blood and qi surged like a column of blood-colored smoke, rising fiercely into the sky. In an instant, Li Yanchu was enveloped in a layer of brilliant and dazzling red light.

He then took the initiative, charging toward the Six-Armed Demon God again!

Divine Astral Hands! Overlord Pulls the Bow!

With an overwhelming, unstoppable momentum, he slammed into the towering Demon God engulfed in black flames.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed again.

The surrounding ground cracked and crumbled, chunks of stone shattering apart. As the mountains shook and the earth trembled, the Six-Armed Demon God was sent flying and flipped onto his back, while Li Yanchu stood unmoving.

The old Celestial Master from Mount Longhu stared, wide-eyed. He knew that Li Yanchu had mastered many refined Daoist arts, and had taken martial arts to an extremely profound level. But he hadn’t expected that Li Yanchu had trained his body to such a monstrous degree!

Was this even a human body anymore!?

He’d just overpowered and toppled the gigantic Six-Armed Demon God with brute force!

The terrifying commotion of their clash also drew the attention of the cultivators still fighting over the ancient seal.

They turned to look, and many were visibly shocked! Since when were the younger generations this fierce!?

The Six-Armed Demon God quickly got back on his feet, still in disbelief. He couldn’t make sense of Li Yanchu’s strength.

In truth, Li Yanchu had only managed it due to the protection of his talismanic armor.

Plus, the soul-burning demonic flames of the Demon God were nearly useless against someone who had cultivated the Flame-Sitting Art, was shielded by talismanic armor, and protected body and soul by a Spirit Officer Summoning Talisman.

That combination of defenses had rendered the terrifying spell almost meaningless, which resulted in the utterly one-sided beatdown just now.

“Heretical demon, you're not even worth mentioning!” Li Yanchu’s voice exploded like a thunderclap, resonating in everyone’s ears.

In the next instant, he appeared before the Six-Armed Demon God, wielding his triple-enhanced Jiaoslayer. He then swung the saber down with full force! The strike came too fast, far too swift for anyone to react.

The eye in the center of the Six-Armed Demon God’s massive palm suddenly burst forth with divine light, intercepting the saber just in time.

“Five-Lightning Pure Yang, the True Law of Heaven and Earth. How dare filthy demons meet my gaze!?” Li Yanchu roared loudly.

There seemed to be crackling lightning dancing in his eyes.

Lightning was the purest yang under Heaven. And in this moment, it forced the eye in the Demon God’s palm to avert its gaze. All evil spirits and wicked entities dared not meet the Five-Lightning Spell head-on!

No matter how immense his power, the Six-Armed Demon God was still a creature of the Demonic Dao, and thus could not look upon the lightning!

Li Yanchu’s figure vanished again and reappeared directly in front of the Demon God with saber in hand, launching into close combat. The Jiaoslayer was no ordinary weapon; it was a magic artifact capable of harming the primordial spirit.

At this moment, it was even able to break through the terrifying defense of the Six-Armed Demon God. Yet, the Six-Armed Demon God couldn’t break through Li Yanchu’s talismanic armor.

Though this armor bore no illustrious name, it was a genuine divine artifact passed down by a Daoist spiritual master who had entered the Dao through martial cultivation.

With this dynamic, even though the Demon God’s cultivation was clearly above Li Yanchu’s, he was being completely overwhelmed in the fight.

For in close combat, a true martialist is king!

Li Yanchu’s saber strikes were fierce and unstoppable. His footwork was as swift and elusive as the wind, unpredictable and ungraspable. The Six-Armed Demon God simply couldn’t keep up, and slash after slash left wounds across his body.

And the Jiaoslayer was enhanced three times, making the damage it inflicted on primordial spirit avatars extremely difficult to heal. This was the same Demon God who had one-shotted the human-faced spider demon, and fought the Mount Longhu Celestial Master to a stalemate.

Now, he was being crushed by a young Daoist, thrown off his feet in a clash of strength, and outclassed in close-quarters combat.

But the Six-Armed Demon God, being a primordial spirit avatar, realized that close combat was no longer in his favor, so he immediately chose to take to the skies.

Li Yanchu, still bound to his physical body, couldn’t follow, unless he left his body and let his primordial spirit exit.

But surrounded by enemies on all sides, releasing the primordial spirit from the body was far too dangerous.

If his physical form was destroyed or occupied by some wild or heretical god, the consequences would be disastrous.

Boom!

From high above, the Six-Armed Demon God fired down beams of divine light one after another, each one brimming with terrifying power.

Li Yanchu could only weave and dodge between the radiant blasts.

“Tonight, you came in the flesh, you’re walking straight into your own death. I’ll blast you into ashes!”

The Six-Armed Demon God’s hatred for Li Yanchu ran deep. In this remote corner of Beifeng Prefecture, he had been utterly suppressed by a nameless young Daoist with seemingly no background. To him, it was an unbearable humiliation and an outrageous disgrace!

Now, finally soaring into the sky, he felt like he could breathe again, as if he'd reclaimed some of his dignity!