CHAPTER 1122: CHAPTER 885: DISASTER OF THE DEMON KING

The territory closest to the Demon God Realm’s defense line was governed by a ruler named Xuantan Demon King. Although Xuantan Demon King was close to Earth, he wasn’t fond of blindly expanding his territory. Thus, when three demon kings from the Demon God Realm teamed up to invade Earth, he did not participate. Instead, he sent some Great Demons to support, as a gesture to save face for the other demon kings.

In fact, Xuantan Demon King’s choice proved to be right. Although the three demon kings had a smooth start in their invasion of Earth and almost completely crushed the Earth Evolved Beings,

it was on a certain day when Silver Tooth Demon King fled back to the Demon God Realm in panic, Sky Moon Demon King and Golden Feather Demon King fell one after another, and the Great Demons they took suffered heavy losses, making Xuantan Demon King aware of the grave situation.

To prevent retaliation from the Earth Evolved Beings in the future, Xuantan Demon King spent a year recruiting various Sky Demons and Great Demons, accepting all comers, and frantically expanding his forces while trying to maintain contact with other demon kings as much as possible.

It was believed that even if Earth Evolved Beings wanted to take revenge on the Demon God Realm, it would be at least a decade away because cultivation takes time, and the number of experts cannot increase in a short period.

Not to mention, if a war did break out, the foundation of the Demon God Realm could completely crush the Earth Evolved Beings.

But today,

a shocking explosion suddenly resounded within the territory, and a terrifying force tore apart the earth and severed mountains. Earth Demons, Sky Demons, and Great Demons under his command fled in fright, followed by hundreds of figures weaving through the sky like a seamless net, aiming to capture every demon in the territory.

Such sudden change left Xuantan Demon King both shocked and enraged. He didn’t need his subordinates to report; merely sensing the presence of those experts between heaven and earth, he understood clearly that the Earth Evolved Beings had come to attack.

But how could they have invaded the Demon God Realm so quickly? It had only been a year since the last war, and don’t Earth Evolved Beings need time to recuperate? Moreover, how dare their experts invade the Demon God Realm?

"Seeking death."

Though Xuantan Demon King was puzzled, facing the destruction of his territory and the slaughter of his subordinates, he couldn’t suppress the killing intent inside. A long howl instantly echoed, shaking the sky, as the Demon King’s power transformed into mysterious light spreading in all directions like a tidal wave.

He intended to level the invading enemies with a single strike and quell the chaos.

"The Demon King has made his move, don’t get too close, everyone back off."

Yet, facing the terrifying sweep of the Demon King’s power, Earth Evolved Beings, cultivators, as well as Martial Artists from the Martial God Continent and Divine Blood Warriors from the Barbaric World, all chose to evade.

At the same time, several figures emerged together, unleashing infinite mighty power, abruptly severing the Demon King’s power, making it die stillborn and unable to harm others.

"Who dares invade my Xuantan Demon King’s territory?"

At this moment, Xuantan Demon King soared into the sky, his demon king aura spreading. His eyes glared fiercely, holding a Demon King Weapon, with his combat power reaching its peak.

But before he could vent his fury, his pupils suddenly constricted.

He saw five Great Perfection Realm cultivators standing around, their bodies radiating with divine light, the Three Flowers fully open, a cold killing intent remotely locking onto this demon king. Besides them, Li Shenquan, a martial artist from the Martial Saint Continent, stood with his fists clenched, his Qi-Blood like a dragon, eyes filled with fervent battle spirit.

To be watched by six top-tier experts like this made even a demon king like him bristle all over, a bone-chilling cold seeping through his body.

"Not good, the enemy came prepared, wanting to team up to besiege and kill me."

Immediately, the thought popped into Xuantan Demon King’s mind, followed by a cold sweat breaking out all over, and the Demon King Weapon in his hand ready to swing froze in mid-air.

"What a demon king, truly overbearing."

Li Shenquan stepped on the void, striding forward, seemingly treading the heavens and earth underfoot, as an unstoppable Martial Arts Will emanated out.

"Fellow Daoist, don’t get reckless, the demon king’s combat power is extraordinary," Yuqing Taoist reminded, "It would be wiser to join forces to swiftly eliminate him, lest more dreams arise from a prolonged night."

"No problem, but I also want to challenge the power of the demon king," Li Shenquan verbally agreed, but his martial artist’s nature couldn’t hold back, instantly forming a fist and charged out.

"Kill."

Xuantan Demon King instantly seized an opportunity, realizing that only by killing this human up close could he find a chance to break through the encirclement. Escaping now would only lead to being besieged by six top experts, and even the body of a demon king couldn’t withstand that.

In a desperate gamble, the Demon King’s power poured out, countless ancient Dao Traces intertwined, this force gathered on the Demon King Weapon, erupting with unprecedented terrifying power.

Yet Li Shenquan from the Martial Saint Continent was no ordinary figure either. He delivered a punch, his force refined to the extreme, instantly shattering the void. This punch wasn’t only terrifying in strength; the Martial Arts Will was equally overbearing, this Martial Arts Will accompanying the Fist Power blasted forth, able to shatter the opponent’s Primordial Spirit and soul.

Boom!

The Demon King’s power and Martial Saint’s power collided, tearing the surrounding space instantly, their mixed forces’ remnant power violently clashed and splattered in an instant. Facing such a situation, the five Great Perfection Realm cultivators had no choice but to team up to calm the residual power, avoiding excessive battle impact that could cause many innocent allied casualties.

However, soon enough,

a mysterious light burst from the residual power of the battle, and a powerful Demon King’s power struck toward a Great Perfection Realm cultivator, intending to repel this powerful foe and carve out an escape route.

But in the next moment, a Five-Colored Divine Light shone from the heavens and earth, transforming into a curtain that descended from the edge of the sky, standing in front of this Great Perfection Cultivator.

The strike from the Demon King onto this Five-Colored Divine Light was unexpectedly neutralized in an instant.

"What?" The Xuantan Demon King, charging forward, suddenly narrowed his eyes upon seeing this scene.

At this moment, Yuqing Taoist sneered, "The Five Elements Technique, jointly performed by five Great Perfection Cultivators, is not something you, a mere Demon King, can break. If you escape today, I, Yuqing, will write my name backwards from now on."

The reason Taiyi Heavenly Venerate arranged for five Great Perfection Cultivators to join forces was far from casual; rather, it harmonized with the Dao of cultivation, allowing power to be maximized to its fullest extent, ensuring no mistakes.

"Cough cough."

However, at the same time, Li Shenquan, who was the first to charge forward earlier, coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood. His arm had been torn open with a gruesome gash, revealing the bone inside clearly.

In the earlier clash, he ultimately fell short.

"Li Yi was right; even though the Martial Saint’s physique is still too weak, the fist edge cannot match the Demon King Weapon. If the Demon King hadn’t been in a hurry to escape and didn’t want to exchange his life with mine, that second strike would have been enough to cleave open my body."

Li Shenquan remained silent for a moment; ultimately, there was a gap between him and Wu Tianji. Wu Tianji could suppress the Demon King by a margin, while he fell short compared to the Demon King.

In that previous situation, both sides exerted all their strength without holding back, best demonstrating the power gap between them.

But at this moment, it was not a one-on-one duel, but a joint effort to besiege the Demon King.

Even though Li Shenquan was injured, the Xuantan Demon King still had to endure the attacks of five Great Perfection Realm Cultivators. At this moment, the power of the Demon King between heaven and earth was shattered by strands of Five-Colored Divine Light, and no matter how the Demon King rampaged, he could not break through the Five Elements Technique to escape.

"Fellow Daoists, why don’t we join forces to obliterate the Demon King’s soul and leave his body for future crafting of Taoist Soldiers?" Yuqing Taoist suggested.

"Yes, let’s do that."

The other four Great Perfection Cultivators immediately agreed upon hearing this.

Their task was to kill the Demon King in the shortest time possible, but there was no requirement on how to kill. If they could preserve the Demon King’s body for future use, it wouldn’t be a wasted trip, and the Demon King also possessed a Demon King Weapon, which was a remarkable spoil of war.

These people from the End of Dharma Cultivation World were tired of poverty, and now that they finally seized an opportunity, they naturally had to find ways to enrich themselves.

The Xuantan Demon King, at this moment, for the first time felt the taste of humiliation. Despite having boundless mighty power, he was facing the combined might of four hands against two fists, ultimately bound by the Five Elements Technique, helplessly defeated, and became the first Demon King to be captured in the Demon God Realm.

Even he fell into such a state; the other demon entities within his territory were all exterminated by the others, leaving only a few inconsequential minor demons to scurry away.

Yet in such a battle, Li Yi didn’t even linger; the Immortal Dao Battleship on which he was aboard continued at full speed towards the next Demon King’s location.

Very soon.

The second Demon King faced the same situation as the Xuantan Demon King, where the five Great Perfection Cultivators teamed up with a Martial Saint and brought along over a hundred experts, launching an attack with no room for negotiation.

No matter how strong a Demon King was, facing the siege of six experts, drinking hatred was the inevitable outcome.

The battleship pushed forward on its path, seeking to level the first continent of the Demon God Realm in the shortest time possible.

Everything progressed very smoothly.

Yet, on the battleship, Li Yi still wore a solemn expression and did not feel any joy. Because this raid caught them off guard, some victories were inevitable.

But such a large commotion couldn’t possibly not alarm the other Demon Kings, and once these Demon Kings knew the Earth Evolvers were coming, they only had two choices: to flee to other continents or to join forces against the invasion.

But given the speed of Li Yi and his team’s attack, these Demon Kings could only flee, unable to unite in a short time since Demon Kings were accustomed to fighting independently, with little regard for one another. It would take either a Demon God to unite them or the Demon God Realm reaching a critical point of survival.

According to the strategy set by Earth’s high command, after capturing this continent effortlessly, the battlefield could smoothly advance into the Demon God Realm, which is where the key battles that decide the survival of both realms would occur.

Of course, there were also suggestions to divide the forces, enabling more Demon Kings to be defeated in the first wave of battle and achieving more victories.

However, this proposal was rejected.

Because the ultimate victor would no longer be determined by the Demon Kings but by the possible emergence of Demon Gods, whose significance far surpassed the tactical value.