Chapter 580

Chapter 580: The Ancient Heavenly Demon

Li Hui activated the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, landing blows that made the leader of the Hongmo Sect roar in anger while the silver snake bracelet suppressed all magical items.

Shang Feiran grew increasingly astonished as the battle continued. With just a moment of distraction, he felt a punch like a shooting star collide with his chest, causing an explosive sound.

“Puff…” The proud leader of the Hongmo Sect spat out a mouthful of black blood. Just as he was about to unleash his fury, he saw the kid across from him shivering in fear, allowing the demonic patterns and ghostly markings to spread across his face. His eyes turned dark red, his hair became deep purple, and a pair of black-purple dragon horns grew rapidly from his forehead.

“How is this possible?” In Shang Feiran’s eyes, Li Hui seemed to shift and multiply into six people, the talisman power swirling and instantly generating six times the combat power. When he looked again, Li Hui had transformed back into one person, already charging closer.

The sound surged in a line; no treasure could protect Shang Feiran, and he was forcibly ripped apart by immense force, bursting into dense blood mist that lingered in the air.

Li Hui leaped back, gasping for breath, “Are you about to force your demon body to emerge?”

Large droplets jumped from the sea’s surface, and shadows emerged from the blood mist, swiftly reaching a height of a thousand zhang. The eyes of the emerging figure shone like blood moons, and the hair ignited in demonic flames as it looked down upon Li Hui.

“Li Hui, your fists are hard enough. However, our sect acquired the ancient Heavenly Demon Blood years ago. Can you believe it? A thousand years have passed, with the demon blood flowing in my veins for that long. Do you know the pain of a millennium? The first three hundred years felt like every year was a torment to my very core, only getting slightly better once I reached the All-Manifestation Realm. Our sect believes that enduring hardship leads to greatness. Finally, I have become the master of the Hongmo Sect!”

Li Hui suddenly stepped back, and the ground where he had just stood exploded with noise. The sea surface revealed numerous fist imprints, and terrifying demonic flames stained the entire region.

“Ha ha ha, why don’t you run? Ever since Wan Nest Island, hasn’t fleeing been your specialty?” The towering ancient Heavenly Demon laughed loudly.

Previously, Shang Feiran was already no ordinary Traveling Realm novice, and now his combat power likely soared into the mid-Traversing Realm, widening the gap between him and Li Hui. To say he could crush the opposition was not an exaggeration.

“Shang Feiran, you now possess the overwhelming strength of Wutu. Under normal circumstances, not only can I not kill you, but I wouldn’t even get close without being turned to ashes by the demonic flames.”

“Ha ha ha, it’s good that you understand.”

The Heavenly Demon looked down from above at Li Hui, waving his hand to summon a multitude of outer celestial demons. Demonic shadows filled the sea, and eerie demon languages echoed ominously in the depths of fate, as if enticing even stronger demons to arrive.

Behind Li Hui, six beams of light burst forth, instantly weakening the incoming outer celestial demons by a third, but even with this speed, the enemies were still arriving faster.

In an instant, the Flower of the Other Shore robe flew up and released forty-nine colossal purple crystals. The core of each giant crystal sealed the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Sword. Two green vines emerged, which were the Personal Artifact, the Green Emperor Yuanhong Vine, from earlier.

Shang Feiran coldly sneered, “Isn’t this kind of artifact too inferior?”

“Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Elder’s Demon Sword…” Li Hui casually pulled at the Enamel Dragon Crystals, forming them into forty-nine dragon veins. In the blink of an eye, sword lights leaped from within the dragon veins and merged into a single sword.

But that wasn’t enough; far from enough!!!

Li Hui activated the Tai Shang Tong Xuan Ben Zhen Jing to empower this sword, allowing the Green Emperor Yuanhong Vine to entwine, then fully unleashing the Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic. With a roar, he committed a thousand years of lifespan to fiercely slash out a single blow.

This sword could be called the Sword of Passing; it was forged from forty-nine swords combined into one, embodying endless Dao intentions.

“Kill!” Shang Feiran sensed the danger and unleashed a deadly attack. Behind his massive demon body, an ancient mirror appeared, reflecting four heavenly demons that simultaneously unleashed their power to suppress the enemy.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…” Li Hui was sealed beneath the shadowy hand of the Heavenly Demon, his form plummeting straight toward Wan Nest Island. It was shocking how Shang Feiran managed to activate the formations at the bottom of the sea, with terrifying rings of formation successively engulfing his enemy.

In this critical moment, Li Hui transformed to an ideal state, drawing a Tai Chi arc to narrowly evade the killing formation.

On the sea surface, the thousand-zhang tall Heavenly Demon clutched at his chest and threw back his head, letting out an inhuman roar. He had clearly set many contingencies, retrieving exotic treasures from mystical islands far away, yet none could stop this powerful sword strike.

“Damn it! What have you done to me?” Shang Feiran sensed something was off, but he couldn’t pinpoint precisely what was wrong. In the next moment, his demonic power faltered.

“Mind your tone! After all, we are sect leaders. No need to raise your voice.” Li Hui rose from the sea and sighed, “Even though I expended a thousand years of lifespan to unleash this sword, I could only cut away the merged Heavenly Demon Blood. Cough, cough, you attacked not just my body, but also suppressed the time force, which prevented me from lingering…”

Li Hui’s momentum similarly plummeted, falling from the Traveling Realm to the All-Manifestation Realm.

“You have lost, leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, Li Hui.” Shang Feiran sneered.

Both of them realized they had reached a consensus to sever each other’s support decisively. However, the leader of the Hongmo Sect was ultimately far superior to Li Hui, and in the mutual absence of support, he occupied absolute dominance.

“Cough, cough…” Li Hui clutched his chest, panting heavily, feeling the wisdom of age in action. This opponent was not easily dealt with, and without a backup plan, today would surely be his end, leaving him with no chance to escape.

At that moment, the surface of the sea trembled, and Shang Feiran frowned, looking into the distance. Li Hui slowly retreated and called out loudly, “The first half ends in a draw; the second half won’t be so fortunate.”

With a massive sound, the Di Jiang Talisman Corpse entered the battlefield, its eyes shining terrifyingly. From a distance of a thousand zhang, it unleashed a punch, sending the sea crashing down by a hundred zhang, creating a tsunami that rose layer upon layer, resulting in unimaginable impact.

It was known that the Di Jiang Talisman Corpse had trapped four Profound Law Stage Practitioners. These four experts attempted to break free using their ultimate techniques, unaware that their strength was stored within the Talisman Corpse, aimed only at witnessing the explosive might of the leader of the Hongmo Sect.

Shang Feiran tried to dodge, but it was impossible. Di Jiang possessed a divine eye, and the talisman formations amplified the ability to lock onto targets to the maximum, so even a Traveling Realm cultivator could not escape.

Li Hui raised his hands to quickly perform hand seals, occasionally launching a massive silver light at the Di Jiang Talisman Corpse, causing it to rumble loudly, leaving observers wondering what he was doing.

“Go to hell!” Shang Feiran’s body exploded, and the ancient mirror hanging behind him also detonated, unleashing a devastating force that crushed everything forward.

At the same time, the body of the Di Jiang Talisman Corpse also rattled and exploded, determined and fierce, giving his opponent no breathing room.

The outer celestial demons previously summoned by Shang Feiran fell apart, utterly incapable of surviving. The seawater vanished, revealing Wan Nest Island submerged at the bottom of the sea, yet the island remained surrounded by formations and showed little damage.

Li Hui spat blood, his expression fatigued and dispirited. Such force had shattered the Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, and he could no longer draw any spiritual energy or dark energy from the surrounding sea.

Blood mist enveloped him as Shang Feiran reformed his body, laughing exuberantly, “Ha ha ha! If I hadn’t been pushed to this point today, I wouldn’t have acted so decisively. Now, the ancient Heavenly Demon Blood has merged completely with me. Let’s see how you cut it down!”