CHAPTER 755: 183, DIVINE SOUL COLLAPSE_2

The mansion had already been largely reduced to ruins.

Two figures with astonishing auras slowly rose from inside the residence.

Both had skin as translucent as jade, with a fine horn on their forehead and a crack between their eyebrows. Their eyes were a muddled grey, and they bore a striking resemblance to the Human Clan, having the standard appearance of the Heavenly Demon Clan leaders.

Clearly, they were both Demon Gods of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

The one taking the lead had the look of middle age, obviously the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

The other would be the ’Prison Demon God’ of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

From Xiahou Shou’s memories, as the most rare and powerful among the Demon Clan, the Heavenly Demon Clan had a total of four Demon Gods—the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, the Heavenly Demon Clan Leader, the Prison Demon God, and the Forbidden Demon God.

"Indeed, it is the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan."

Lin Yue narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the other party. According to the memories he had gleaned from the Soul Search, this Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan had arrived decades ago.

It was evident that the Heavenly Demon Ancestor had discovered that the Human Clan had obtained the Yanfu Key and had dispatched the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan in advance to guard it, preventing the Human Clan from finding a candidate to enter the Yanfu World.

The Prison Demon God, whose strength was average, had been stationed here long ago.

"Human Clan?"

The Heavenly Demon Clan Leader sized up Lin Yue and then coldly said, "Some time ago, my clan sent a message to me, saying that a once-in-an-age genius emerged from the Human Clan, with the potential to master the Ultimate Path, honored as King Xia. It seems to be you?"

Lin Yue smiled faintly, without any intention of concealing it. His figure shifted, reverting to his original appearance, and he spoke in a calm voice, "Indeed, it is I."

The Heavenly Demon Clan Leader indifferently said, "Such a powerful Divine Soul Aura, yet on the brink of collapse. It seems you intend to follow in the footsteps of the Prison Demon God and take a gamble in the Yanfu World?"

"Indeed," Lin Yue said, glancing at the ruins of the mansion below. "There seems to be a hidden Barrier within this mansion that appears to be transformed from a Semi-Divine Artifact. That should be the entrance to the Yanfu World, right?"

This Barrier, likely set up by the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan, would not be easy to force open, even for him. It was not a matter of one or two strikes to break through.

At least...

Before killing the Heavenly Demon Clan Leader, he would not have any chance to break the Barrier, much less open the Yanfu World.

"A Human Saint with such impressive insight. Worthy of the Ultimate Path," the Heavenly Demon Clan Leader said impassively. "It seems you do have some skill."

During his speech, he also transmitted his thoughts to the Prison Demon God, "I will hold him off here. You leave swiftly and report to the Ancestor."

In the entrance region of the Yanfu World, within a radius of thousands of miles, not only were the inside and outside isolated, but there was also an invisible rule suppression. Everyone at the Four Symbols Level would be constrained and reduced to the Mortal realm.

Even with a Treasure capable of transmitting messages across millions of miles, one would still need to leave this area to do so, and due to the vast distance, there would be a delay of several breaths.

"Boom!"

The Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan suddenly made his move. A pure black, peculiar light burst forth from his hand, transforming into an enormous Black Gold Giant Hammer as big as a small mountain and smashed down toward Lin Yue.

The ponderous giant hammer, which seemed to move slowly through the Void, was actually shockingly fast. The world turned dark in an instant, and the mountain-sized head of the hammer was upon Lin Yue in a flash.

"Has the flow of time changed?"

Lin Yue’s eyes shifted slightly, his right hand gripping the Divine Artifact Battle Saber tightly. Under the surge of the faux Taichu Divine Power, the light of the saber, like a galaxy, twisted and spun, forming layers of whirlpools to meet the hammer, attempting to counter force with softness.

"Boom!"

In the terrifying collision, Lin Yue had almost no resistance, and he was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood before stabilizing himself.

Space rippled like ripples in a pond, and the horrendous impact spread throughout the city. The Barrier in the city that had been broken could not withstand it, and countless members of the Demon Clan were instantly turned to dust.

The Prison Demon God took action and managed to save only the Demon Saints. The rest perished.

However, the Prison Demon God did not care much after all; those who came were merely there to serve them. Their deaths were immaterial, as long as the Demon Saints were saved.

Yet, the Prison Demon God hesitated.

This King Xia of the Human Clan seemed to be no match for the Clan Leader. Was there still a need to inform the Ancestor?

"Hmm?"

Although the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan had repelled Lin Yue with one hammer blow, he still found it unbelievable: "How could a Human Saint, who had forced his way into Harmonization, withstand my hammer?"

Even the Prison Demon God who was beside him, even with a Divine Artifact, couldn’t withstand his hammer blow.

And this King Xia of the Human Clan had barely managed to do so?

It was too preposterous.

"The gap is too great," Lin Yue wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring intently at the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

With a perfect Divine Body and the fully unleashed power of the Divine Artifact Battle Saber, he was far too powerful.

In fact, Lin Yue had already refined part of his Divine Body and, although under the influence of faux Taichu Divine Power, he was fundamentally a bit stronger than his opponent.

However, the opponent could easily fully command the Divine Artifact because of their Bloodline.

The advantage offered by a fully unleashed Divine Artifact was too great.

"You go and report to the Ancestor," the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Demon Clan conveyed through Divine Thought Transmission to the Prison Demon God. "Don’t worry too much, this King Xia indeed has astonishing strength, but that’s all. His Divine Soul is about to collapse, he doesn’t require our attention. Just inform the Ancestor."

The Prison Demon God, without saying more, cast a pitying glance at Lin Yue and then flew towards the outskirts of the city.

Just then—

"Boom!"

Giant pillars of light suddenly surged from all directions of the city, tearing through the darkness of Eternal Night.

The eight pillars of light formed barriers, completely enveloping the entire city from above and below, from all sides, in a cocoon.

The Prison Demon God was taken aback and instinctively struck out with his palm.

But this barrier-like Array Barrier remained unaffected, not even trembling in the slightest.