The Evil Demon Born from the Path to Immortality

"Hand over the path to immortality!"

"Not unless I die!!"

Chen Yi and Huangbing's giant face were locked in combat within the desolate ancient secret realm.

The former, with various stacked buffs and attributes, grew larger and larger, his destructive power increasing with each passing moment.

All of the latter's attacks were nullified, infuriating him, but he could do nothing to Chen Yi and could only dodge continuously.

Chen Yi unleashed all his techniques, fighting with full abandon, holding nothing back.

What was there to fear?

This was the stronghold of the Blood Moon; there was no burden in destroying it.

Huangbing had fully merged with the desolate ancient secret realm, allowing him to teleport anywhere within this small world at will.

Realizing it was futile to keep chasing him, Chen Yi snorted and punched the air.

"Crack!"

With his stats fully ramped up, Chen Yi, like the Great Demon, could shatter the space of a small world with one punch.

"Huangbing! I know you've relied on this small world to extend your life all these years. Watch me tear it apart now, and see how you survive!"

Chen Yi rampaged through the desolate ancient secret realm, his hands turning into claws, gathering true qi. Wherever he passed, space tore open, leaving behind two expanding spatial fissures that grew wider.

To Chen Yi's dismay, Huangbing also wielded divine runes.

As Chen Yi destroyed, Huangbing followed behind, repairing the damage with his divine runes.

Within the Cauldron Realm, the five city lords, including Yi Chengsheng, watched the decisive battle between Chen Yi and Ancestor Huangbing through the external view of the cauldron.

Seeing the struggle reach its climax, with neither able to gain the upper hand, Yi Chengsheng spoke smugly.

"Shen Yang! I advise you to stop this now, leave my Desolate Ancient Upper Realm, and abandon your fight for the path to immortality!"

Shen Yang sensed a foul stench in the air.

"What are you trying to say?"

"The moment our Ancestor Huangbing was awakened, the Blood Moon Organization's final revenge plan began as well!"

"What are you going to do?"

"All across the continent, overseas, in the star domains—our people are lying in wait everywhere!

They have no contact with Blood Moon in their daily lives, blending in as ordinary martial artists, but every one of them bears the mark of a divine rune, which senses the Ancestor's state.

If the Ancestor slumbers, it means the Desolate Ancient Upper Realm is safe.

If the Ancestor awakens, it means the Desolate Ancient Upper Realm has reached its final crisis!

They will then execute their final mission!"

Even without Yi Chengsheng saying it, Shen Yang could guess what this final mission was.

Blood Moon was about to unleash their final frenzy!

These infiltrators could be disciples of some sect, elders of some family, or even high-ranking officials in the government.

In that moment, they would cast off their masks and use the bloodiest means to unleash chaos upon the mortal world!

Causing chaos was not the goal; using it as leverage was.

Shen Yang immediately relayed this to Hua Wuyan and Chen Yi through the Wandering Order.

Chen Yi's actions ground to a halt.

Huangbing appeared not far from Chen Yi.

"Why stop? Oh, you've learned about Blood Moon's final move, have you?"

Huangbing jeered at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi's brow furrowed deeper as electric arcs began to dance across his body, only to vanish—a sign that he was about to enter his Super Saiyan 2 state.

"You people are truly insane..."

"All for the path to immortality!"

"That path has twisted you people into demons!"

"Say what you will. Now that you know our means, you should understand what to do. Accept reality!"

"If I put you back to sleep, those spies outside will think everything is fine, won't they?"

"Pity you don't have that ability."

In that instant, Chen Yi's golden hair lengthened, lightning crackled all over his body, and he had transformed into his Super 2 state!

The expression on Huangbing's face clearly showed panic.

He could sense that Chen Yi now possessed power beyond even a Martial God!

"Have you truly no regard for the people outside?!"

"Great Demon!"

Chen Yi shouted.

A mass of black ominous energy burst forth, taking the form of a scholarly apparition—the Great Demon—charging straight at Huangbing's giant face to attack.

"Ninefold Demon Dragon Transformation!"

The Great Demon unleashed his ultimate killing move, pouring all his strength into it.

Huangbing dismissed it with contempt.

"Beaten once, and you've come to die again!"

Huangbing's eyes blazed, shooting two dark golden beams that shattered the Great Demon's greatest technique head-on!

At that moment, he sensed Chen Yi closing in and, without hesitation, used his spatial displacement ability again.

"Useless! No matter how strong you are, you'll never catch me!"

Just as Huangbing materialized in another spot, a coquettish voice rang out.

"Don't be afraid~ Dizziness is perfectly normal~~"

The Sun-Moon Tower!

"What?!"

A thunderous crash!

The Sun-Moon Tower, appearing from nowhere, precisely slammed down onto Huangbing's head, pinning him down tightly, temporarily preventing him from using his spatial displacement ability.

Earlier in their fight, Chen Yi had noticed some subtle details.

For instance, Huangbing's habit in teleportation—which direction and how far he moved.

And that after each teleport, he couldn't immediately teleport again; there was a brief recovery period.

Chen Yi coordinated with the Great Demon: one to draw attention, while the other secretly took the Sun-Moon Tower and hurled it with pinpoint accuracy.

Chen Yi admitted he was taking a gamble.

But he gambled correctly.

Such was the power of a 100-Luck stat!

"Sister Hua, take our people out of the desolate ancient secret realm!"

Chen Yi had already activated the "Word-Arrow Slingshot," a golden slingshot in hand, with the "Vehicle Killer" word-arrow nocked.

Beside him, the Great Demon punched open a passage to the outside world and flew out.

Hua Wuyan and Shen Yang joined forces to open a spatial corridor, escorting the surviving martial artists like the Sword Master as they fled the desolate ancient secret realm.

The aboriginals of the desolate ancient realm, on the other hand, began to cheer and celebrate.

They thought the outsiders had chickened out and voluntarily retreated.

Little did they know, this day would be their doom.

Huangbing was trapped inside the Sun-Moon Tower, struggling fiercely to break free.

Seeing Chen Yi aiming the slingshot at him, Huangbing could sense that this thing might actually threaten him.

"What are you doing?! If you kill me, you'll never obtain the path to immortality!"

"I refuse to believe that the legacy of the Human Ancestor could be hijacked by scum like you!"

"You dare bet on that?!"

"One path to immortality has spawned demons like you. Even if it truly gets destroyed, that might not be a bad thing!"

"Madman! Madman! You're even crazier than we are!"

This time, Huangbing was truly terrified.

He saw the profound killing intent in Chen Yi's eyes.

Suddenly, something occurred to him.

"I have become one with this desolate ancient realm! Killing me will cause this world to collapse! Everyone inside will die!"

"I figured that much."

That was why Chen Yi had Hua Wuyan evacuate everyone.

"Even if we, the Huangbing clan, were wrong, our descendants are innocent! Many of them don't even know what Blood Moon is, nor are they martial artists. If you slaughter the innocent, how are you any different from the Blood Moon you despise?!"

"Every single person here was born enjoying the benefits of the path to immortality, living a carefree, idyllic life in this paradise!

How are any of them innocent?!

When the benefits were theirs, they stood aloof; when death comes, they plead innocence?!

There is no such justice in this world!!!"

Chen Yi let go. The "Vehicle Killer" shot forth, striking the immobilized Huangbing square on!