Demon's Descent at the Peerless Mansion

"Outrageous!" Duan Wushuang's willow-like eyebrows shot up as she shouted angrily.

"A mere junior like you dares to covet our sect's Holy Maiden?" the white-robed elder, a Five Tribulations Heavenly Being, roared in fury.

"Keh keh keh..." Gu Qingfeng suddenly burst into maniacal laughter. "Wasn't it you ants who spread rumors everywhere, claiming that this venerable one defiled the fairies and holy maidens of various sects? I was originally a man of virtue, yet you pushed me too far, slandering me as a heinous demon.

Fine! Since the world insists on calling me a demon, I might as well live up to your expectations!"

"You insolent brat!" The white-robed elder couldn't stand Gu Qingfeng's arrogance and immediately lashed out.

"Take this—Cosmic Unity Qi!"

Under the elder's command, the pure qi of heaven and the turbid qi of earth instantly condensed in his palm.

Boom!

With a single palm strike, black and white qi intertwined, spiraling forth and shaking the heavens and earth.

Facing this overwhelming attack, Gu Qingfeng sneered. "Old fool, how dare you act so recklessly!"

"Prison-Suppressing Dragon and Elephant! Indestructible Sword Qi!"

Roar—!

A demonic dragon and a divine elephant, both towering and blotting out the sky, emerged from his body. Pale sword qi followed closely, dyeing the dragon and elephant with an aura of death.

"Kneel before this venerable one!!"

Gu Qingfeng bellowed and threw a punch. A dazzling fist radiance erupted with billions of divine lights, instantly altering the heavens. The void shattered inch by inch.

The so-called Cosmic Unity Qi shattered like foam upon contact with the fist radiance.

"No!!!"

The white-robed elder's eyes nearly burst from their sockets at the sight of this punch's might. He wanted to flee, but escape was impossible—the fist radiance enveloped everything, sealing him in place.

In the end, even after summoning multiple divine artifacts and channeling all his divine power, he couldn't escape death.

Boom!

The elder's body was instantly pulverized, his Heavenly Being blood raining down and staining half of Wushuang Manor crimson.

At that moment, everyone in Wushuang Manor was stunned.

A single punch to kill a Five Tribulations Heavenly Being?!

How could the Sword Gate's Imperial Son be so strong?

"The reputation of Wushuang Sacred Land's Cosmic Unity Qi resounds throughout the Verdant Wood Domain. Yet today, it has truly... disappointed this venerable one!"

Gu Qingfeng stood atop a bone-and-blood boat, countless vengeful spirits towering behind him. With his arms crossed and a cold, indifferent expression, he made it seem as though annihilating a Five Tribulations Heavenly Being was a trivial matter.

His once-arrogant eyes now flickered with disappointment as he shook his head.

"Fortunately..." Gu Qingfeng's tone suddenly shifted, a wicked grin curling his lips. "The Wushuang Holy Maiden lives up to her name. At least this trip won't be a complete waste."

"Wushuang Holy Maiden, come here!"

"Dragon-Seizing Hand Seal!"

With a wave of his hand, boundless divine power surged forth, coalescing into a colossal hand in the void that reached for the still-stunned Duan Wushuang.

Though she possessed the Vast Cold Sacred Body, Duan Wushuang had yet to fully mature, only at the Third Heaven realm. Against this grasp, she had no chance of resistance.

Lonely, weak, and helpless, she was effortlessly ensnared by Gu Qingfeng's demonic claws.

He pulled her into his embrace.

Duan Wushuang struggled fiercely, her divine power erupting as she struck Gu Qingfeng repeatedly—but it was futile. She couldn't even scratch him.

Instead, his steely arms tightened around her, molding her into the shape he desired.

"Demon! Let me go!" Duan Wushuang shrieked incessantly.

"Audacious! Release the Holy Maiden at once!" The remaining Heavenly Beings were furious but only dared to shout—none stepped forward.

"Keh keh keh... The more you resist, little beauty, the more excited this venerable one gets. Come, give me a kiss!"

Mwah!

"Ahhh!" Duan Wushuang felt utterly humiliated, especially in front of everyone in Wushuang Manor.

"You're dead! When my father returns, he'll tear you apart, flay you alive, and pull out your tendons!"

"Keh keh keh... How terrifying. I’d better take a few more kisses before he gets back."

The people of Wushuang Manor could no longer tolerate Gu Qingfeng's brazenness and attacked in frenzy.

For a moment, divine lights and artifacts filled the sky.

"Bunch of blind fools, daring to ruin this venerable one's mood? Soul-Devouring Banner—consume them!"

With a fierce swing of the banner, the billions of vengeful spirits behind him surged forth like locusts, engulfing Wushuang Manor in an instant.

Screams, gnawing sounds, and pleas for mercy became the symphony of the land.

Against the Soul-Devouring Banner, which rivaled a Heavenly Monarch in power, Wushuang Manor stood no chance.

Duan Wushuang, still struggling, turned her eyes red with tears as she witnessed her sect's disciples being slaughtered.

"Stop! Stop it, you demon!" she wailed hysterically.

But as her disciples perished, her cries turned into desperate sobs.

"Please... stop. I beg you. If you spare them, you can do whatever you want to me."

"Oh? As if I can’t do whatever I want to you right now."

"If you don’t spare them, I’ll kill myself right now!" She immediately tried to sever her heart meridian.

But Gu Qingfeng wouldn’t allow such a thing under his watch. The Heaven-Sealing Restriction wasn’t just for locking space—it excelled at sealing people too.

With a few swift strikes, he sealed all her cultivation.

A Heavenly Being without cultivation couldn’t commit suicide—not even by biting her tongue. Their bodies transcended mortality, and their regeneration was too fast for such methods to work.

Now utterly hopeless, Duan Wushuang’s eyes burned with hatred. "You demon! You’ll die a wretched death! How dare you slaughter innocents? Aren’t you afraid of being hunted by the righteous sects?"

Gu Qingfeng gave her a mocking look. "What a pity. So beautiful, yet so stupid. Or did all the nutrients go to certain other parts?

‘Hunted by the righteous sects’? As if I wouldn’t be hunted if I spared Wushuang Manor. Get your facts straight—it was your sects who besieged the Sword Gate and tried to kill me first!

What, am I just supposed to let you kill me without fighting back?"

"It’s because you’re evil that everyone wants you dead!" Duan Wushuang spat.

"Evil? Then why didn’t you come for me before? Why only after I became the Imperial Son? Because you feared my talent—feared the rise of the Sword Gate!"

"Before your talent was revealed, you were just a minor demon. Now that it’s out, of course we must eliminate you before you grow into a greater scourge!"

"Keh keh keh... Well said, beauty!" Gu Qingfeng laughed wildly. "Such a sharp tongue—I bet it’s quite useful."