Chapter 340
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Chapter 340: Demon Palm Devastation
Elder Shi’s eyes turned crimson like blood, identical to the blood-red gaze of the remnant shadow from the powerful demon.
It seemed as though Elder Shi had been seized and reborn by the demon.
However, those with cultivation knowledge knew body-seizing wasn’t simple. If it were easy, Hualun wouldn’t have schemed for millennia in the great tomb, and the Demon Race wouldn’t have remained hidden for ten thousand years.
Rebirth through body-seizing sounded straightforward but was anything but. Each person’s unique bloodline, physique, and soul created irreconcilable differences. The greatest challenge was merging an external soul with a new body—even if the original soul was suppressed, perfect fusion was nearly impossible. Over millennia, only a handful succeeded, and even then, their bodies and souls clashed within a decade, leading to death and spirit dissolution.
Now, Elder Shi appeared seized by a demon’s remnant soul, his body swirling with eerie demonic energy.
"Should I call you Elder Shi or a demon?" Su Hao asked coldly, unflinching.
"Su Hao, do you truly believe I’ve been seized? How ignorant," Elder Shi sneered, his voice icy.
"Elder Shi, you reek of demon energy—neither human nor ghost. How dare you remain our Grand Elder? Surrender now!" Ye Yun shouted from below before turning to Yan Changchun. "Sect Leader, your judgment?"
Yan Changchun’s face tightened. He’d anticipated today’s events but never imagined Su Ling’s demon bloodline would stay dormant, Shui Qingxuan would reveal herself as Spirit Demon Race, or that Elder Shi would sacrifice his lifespan to summon a demon’s remnant soul. He hesitated, unsure how to proceed.
"Elder Shi, explain yourself!" Yan Changchun demanded.
"Don’t listen to this brat! This remnant soul belongs to a human ancestor—my sorcery merely differs from others!" Elder Shi retorted.
"Your shamelessness could deflect even Purple Mansion Thunder. With such thick skin, you’ll outlive us all!" Ye Yun mocked.
"After I kill Su Hao, you’ll beg for death!" Elder Shi roared, black demon energy coiling around him, his crimson eyes sharp as blades.
"Stop yapping and fight me!" Ye Yun taunted.
Elder Shi vanished, reappearing above Ye Yun with a black energy blade. Thunder rumbled as the blade slashed down, splitting Ye Yun—or so it seemed. The strike left a deep gash in the ground, but Ye Yun’s body dissolved into light. His laugh echoed from ten zhang away.
"Pathetic demon tricks."
Illusory Thunderlight Escape!
Ye Yun had anticipated the attack. The moment Elder Shi vanished, he’d activated the technique. His improved cultivation and mastery of Thunder Spirit Qi allowed him to dodge effortlessly, leaving only a fading shadow.
Elder Shi whirled, reforging his blade. "Shi Zhengrong, think yourself invincible?"
Elder Seven materialized before him. "Old Seven, you dare challenge me?" Elder Shi growled, a strange artifact in one hand, the dark blade in the other.
"I’ll grant your death wish." Elder Seven’s aura exploded, crushing everyone within a hundred zhang—a pressure only Golden Core experts could muster.
"So Heavenly Sword Sect has Golden Core cultivators," Mei Yansheng remarked, unimpressed. "But when my senior brother arrives, you’ll all be clumsy fools beneath his finger."
"Let’s educate you first." Elder Seven flashed forward, palm striking Mei Yansheng’s shoulder. The man flew backward, blood spraying as he crashed into a crater.
"You’ll all die!" Mei Yansheng crawled out, battered and bloodied.
"Save it for your brother." Elder Seven turned to Elder Shi. "Your move?"
Elder Shi avoided his gaze.
"Elder Shi, your opponent is me," Su Hao declared, having restored his true qi and spirit with pills and herbs.
"Go die, then." Elder Seven stepped back.
Elder Shi howled, transforming into black light that rematerialized on the Judgment Platform. "Perish!"
His hair stood on end as demonic energy surged, coalescing into a colossal black hand engulfing the platform.
"Demon Palm Devastation!"
