The Great Demon made no move, but the tall demonic figures behind him threw punches, blasting Aoki away.
Then, the blood-red sword embedded in the Great Demon's hair shot into the sky, attacking Duanmu. Duanmu of the Kunlun demon clan was not alarmed. He quickly rushed towards the jade ruyi and the Taiji diagram. His body trembled repeatedly, and a hazy green aura surged out, attaching itself to the Taiji diagram and transforming into a figure identical to himself. He himself quickly flew to the side, retreating dozens of feet away.
The purple-gold dragon beside Chen Nan whispered, "Puppet substitute, an external avatar!"
Blood Sword Hao unleashed waves of blood, enveloping the Jade Ruyi and the Taiji Diagram, before transforming into a gigantic demonic sword several meters long and slashing fiercely at them.
"boom"
The earth shook violently, and the impact erupted in a dazzling burst of light, like ten suns illuminating the sky, blinding everyone. The massive shockwave sent all the invincible experts flying. Duanmu's substitute had been shattered into dust, and the Blood Sword was firmly attached to the Jade Ruyi and the Taiji Diagram, unable to move an inch.
The Great Demon showed a hint of pain, roared to the sky, and then rushed towards the Tai Chi Diagram and the Jade Ruyi. He repeatedly swung his fists, unleashing wave after wave of overwhelming power, all of which struck the Jade Ruyi and the Tai Chi Diagram. At this moment, all the lightning in the sky was also drawn in, and the power of divine punishment crashed towards the Jade Ruyi and the Tai Chi Diagram.
The jade ruyi and the Taiji diagram burst forth with a dazzling brilliance, their radiance soaring upwards against the heavens, shattering the dozens of enormous lightning bolts into nothingness, and then enveloping the great demon within. The great demon continued to bombard from inside, roaring incessantly.
The invincible experts in the air were shocked, never expecting the two "magic weapons" to be so incredibly powerful. After a moment's hesitation, they charged forward again. After all, the jade hand was also inside; they had come tonight specifically for this divine object.
The sky was ablaze with light and energy, the dazzling brilliance illuminating the entire world. For some unknown reason, the jade ruyi and the Taiji diagram, enveloping the two divine objects and the great demon, suddenly flew rapidly westward, drawing invincible masters who followed closely behind. Together they left the skies above the Chu capital and gradually disappeared from sight.
It wasn't until long after the invincible powerhouses disappeared that the many experts watching from the ground gradually came to their senses. What they had seen and heard that day was like a dream to them.
"They're gone, finally gone..." Chen Nan's face was full of smiles. Although he hadn't obtained a single divine artifact today, the two orbs of light within him had left his body, which was of great significance to him. The nameless god and demon had said that the two orbs of light would one day threaten his life, and now the trouble was gone. He felt a sudden sense of relief.
"What are you grinning about?" Long Wu had a faint smile on her face, like a fairy descended to earth, and the entire space brightened up because of her arrival.
"Haha..." Thinking that he would be free from the threat from now on, Chen Nan laughed from the bottom of his heart.
"Watch out!" Long Wu exclaimed. She quickly pulled Chen Nan behind her, while waving her other slender hand forward.
At this moment, Chen Nan also became alert, sensing an overwhelming force coming from behind. He hurriedly activated his profound internal energy, twisted his body, and forcefully pushed out a palm strike.
The ferocious face of the Mischievous Little Demon King came into his view. Xiang Tian, with the Divine Demon Wings on his back, charged towards him from three zhang away with lightning speed. A blazing blood-red light erupted from his palms, and the fierce power seemed to shatter space, causing this small area of heaven and earth to tremble.
Chen Nan was a step too slow; the crimson light instantly struck him. However, he wasn't the first to be hit, but rather Long Wu, who had switched places with him.
Long Wu was only a third-tier expert after all, so how could she withstand the full force of the attack from the top young expert, Hun Tian Xiao Mo Wang? The crimson light quickly broke through her palm force and rushed into her body.
Chen Nan's palm strike could only disperse the aftershocks of the crimson light, and had no chance to stop the most ferocious wave of power.
The exquisite dragon dance, like a withered flower, slumped weakly into Chen Nan's arms. Crimson blood gushed from her mouth. Her face was deathly pale. Her pristine white clothes were stained with blood; she was as pure and tragically beautiful as an angel with broken wings.
This is practically a replay of the scene from ten thousand years ago when Yu Xin took his place in death!
Chen Nan stared at Long Wu's eyes, which were gradually losing their luster. His eyes were bloodshot with rage.
Her pristine white dress was stained with blood, a tragically vivid red that was shocking to behold, yet her pale, stunningly beautiful face bore a relieved smile.
Ten thousand years ago, Yu Xin's haggard face reappeared before Chen Nan's eyes, and he seemed to hear again Yu Xin's intermittent whispers on her deathbed: "When you... grow old, will you still remember... a girl named Yu Xin..."
"Ugh..." Chen Nan roared in anguish, his black hair whipping wildly and standing on end. A tremendous force surged forth from his body, and a palace behind him shattered in an instant. Huge cracks appeared on the ground beneath his feet, stretching into the distance.
A torrent of demonic energy erupted from his body, and seven materialized demonic shadows appeared around him, swirling around him like seven demon gods. Finally, the seven demonic shadows rushed into Chen Nan's body together. His eyes became completely empty, devoid of any life, like a hellish abyss, devoid of any signs of life, inspiring in those who looked upon them an urge to sink into depravity and destruction.
"The Seven Demon Blades Against Heaven, seven blades combined into one! Xiang Tian, you die!" A ten-foot-long blade of light shot straight into the sky, like the demonic light of the Netherworld, dazzling and beautiful.
Chen Nan went berserk. In that moment, he forgot that the Seven Demon Blades of Heaven-Defying Technique was a forbidden method; now, all he wanted was destruction. Driven by instinct, he unleashed his most devastating technique to date. Though he held no blade, the spirit of the blade manifested, and a dazzling blade light shattered the void, hurtling forward.
Just then, a figure as fast as lightning rushed into the arena, grabbed Xiang Tian and pulled him away. It was none other than the Hun Tian Great Demon King who had left earlier.
The ten-zhang-long blade of light did not strike the master and disciple of the Hun Tian Sect, but instead shattered a palace in front of them and created a huge chasm in the ground.
"Amitabha..." A Buddhist chant rang out, and the old monk from Kobayashi Temple appeared in the scene.
Upon seeing his old nemesis appear, the Great Demon King of Chaos no longer lingered and quickly departed with the Little Demon King of Chaos. The old monk glanced at Chen Nan, then also gave chase.
"Ugh..." Chen Nan roared to the sky, seemingly insane. He shouted, "Xiang Tian, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back. I swear, I will tear you to pieces!"
At this moment, Chen Nan seemed possessed, his face contorted with rage. His body would erupt with holy golden light one moment and raging demonic flames the next, the alternating golden and black light making him look exceptionally eerie.
After unleashing the Seven Demon Blades of Heaven-Defying Power this time, he neither lost his life nor fell into a state of suspended animation. This was because the Seven Demon Souls did not leave his body this time; strictly speaking, the incredibly powerful attack just now was not the true Seven Demon Blades of Heaven-Defying Power.
Just now, the most hidden seal within his body broke, and the sealing power left by Chen Zhan within him transformed into a ten-foot-long blade of light that burst out of his body. It was this power that blocked the seven demonic souls of the Seven Demon Blades of Heaven-Defying Power within his body.
"Father, you tried to prevent me from becoming a demon by setting up a demon-sealing seal, but you still failed in the end. Demons arise from the heart, and demonic energy is hard to completely eliminate!" Only now did Chen Nan realize that Chen Zhan had placed a demon-sealing seal within him.