Chapter 257 - 149: One-Move Instant Kill, a Great Demon Fiend Appears

The rest of the group saw this and, as if witnessing something utterly unbelievable, exclaimed in shock, "Big Bro... you!"

The tall, thin, middle-aged Cultivator in the black robe roared furiously, "Niu Dali, you motherfucker!"

The young man in the blood-red robe was also in disbelief.

Their so-called righteous big brother, the one who had shouted the loudest slogans, had actually told them to withstand the pressure of the overwhelming fireball while he just ran away. In an instant, that shock turned into boundless fury:

"You son of a bitch, Niu Dali, I hope you die a horrible death!!!"

But the words had barely left his lips when the terrifying, several-thousand-foot-wide fireball, like a blazing sun, came crashing down on them.

"No!!"

In a mere instant, the moment they touched the horrific fireball, they were annihilated. Unable to resist for even a second, they turned to ash and vanished from the world.

The next moment, dozens of massive, meteor-like fireballs scorched space itself, crushing through layers of the void to slam into the vast mountain range below. A world-shaking RUMBLE echoed out, and one towering peak after another was incinerated, reduced to nothingness. For dozens of miles around, the lingering flames burned everything to a crisp.

"Brother Gu, one got away." Standing in mid-air, Xiao Chen dispersed his True Yuan and smiled faintly at Gu Yun.

"He won’t get far." Gu Yun shook his head helplessly.

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished, transforming into a bolt of lightning that tore through the sky, crossing a hundred miles in an instant!

"Holy hell, that’s way too fast!" Xiao Chen exclaimed in astonishment, watching the direction Gu Yun had disappeared.

「At that moment.」

Hundreds of miles away, the burly, black-haired man was streaking through the air at incredible speed.

A flicker of relief at having survived the disaster flashed in his eyes.

’Phew!’

’He was too strong.’

’Among our group, my Cultivation was the highest, and only I could sense just how immeasurably vast our opponent’s power was. Completely unshakable!’

’A direct confrontation would have been certain death!’

’Fortunately, I had those idiots to block the way. Otherwise, I doubt I could have escaped.’

’As for fighting to the death together? What a joke.’

’I, the great Niu Dali, would never die together with a bunch of morons.’

’As long as I’m alive, Dongdu Village will live on. Then we can have the Three Heroes of the Eastern Capital, the Four Heroes of the Eastern Capital...’

’My dear brothers,’

’Big Bro is staying alive for the honor of Dongdu Village!’

’Don’t worry, Second Brother, Third Brother. Big Bro will take good care of your women.’

’I, Niu Dali, have survived this long mainly by being treacherous, betraying my brothers, framing others, and taking care of my sisters-in-law.’

’Now that I’ve escaped this calamity, the world is my oyster again. Beautiful women await.’

At this thought, the burly, black-haired man, who was riding a streak of light and flying at top speed, couldn’t help but let the corners of his lips curl up into a smile.

"Sir, what’s so funny? Why not share it with me?"

Suddenly, a young man’s voice echoed in the burly, black-haired man’s ear.

Up ahead, a handsome young man with flowing black hair had appeared at some unknown point. Dressed in a billowing white robe, he was smiling elegantly.

"You... You!"

The smile on the burly, black-haired man’s face froze as he sensed the other’s terrifyingly profound power, deep as an abyss. A wave of fear washed over his eyes.

"Sir, spar—"

Before he could finish his word, Gu Yun cut him off sharply.

"Spare what?"

"A family should stick together, nice and neat!"

Gu Yun stood in mid-air, his clothes whipping in the wind.

He lifted the index finger of his left hand, and arcs of lightning suddenly crackled at its tip, flashing with a cross-shaped light. In that instant, space itself seemed to shatter.

Then, in the next moment,

"SWISH!"

A terrifying beam of lightning tore through the void. Moving at extreme speed, it pierced through the burly, black-haired man’s heart before he could even react.

A BOOM followed as terrifying lightning erupted from within, enveloping his entire body and utterly annihilating him, leaving nothing but dissipating smoke.

Long after, terrifying bolts of lightning still lingered in the air, flashing with stray Thunder Arcs.

Gu Yun glanced indifferently at the empty space before him, as if no one had ever been there.

With a single step, his figure flickered and vanished.

...

「Meanwhile,」

in the void not far from Lijing City of the Celestial Capital Dynasty,

two terrifying figures stood in mid-air.

One wore a long black robe. He had a pair of Flood Dragon horns on his head, his body was covered in ink-black scales, and his dragon-like eyes glowed with a terrifying, ethereal light. A dark, misty radiance swirled around him, exuding a frightening Heaven and Earth Dao Rhythm.

The other was nine feet tall, with knotted muscles like a brown bear. His dark red eyes seemed to want to swallow people whole. As he stood there in mid-air, he radiated a terrifying Demon Qi so potent it felt like it could suppress the very heavens and earth!

"Gu Sha, if I’m not mistaken, this should be the place,"

"Tsk tsk, the flesh and blood essence of a Tongxuan Realm cultivator... I imagine it’s quite delicious!" said the young man with the Flood Dragon horns.

"I’m going to tear that bastard to shreds,"

"to avenge my destroyed body!!"

"And while I’m at it, I’ll devour everyone in this place!!" the burly man with the terrifying dark red eyes growled in a hoarse, deep voice.

At the same time, the terrifying Demon Qi surging around him seemed ready to shatter space itself.

This figure was, in fact, a new demonic body of the Demon Giant Tree. What was truly terrifying was that in just a few short years, the Demon Giant Tree’s aura had already reached the Tongxuan Realm.

Back then, its mountain-sized demonic body with the giant face had been destroyed by a single palm strike from Jiang Qingfeng in Chong’an City.

From that moment on, it had sworn an oath: once it ascended to the Tongxuan Realm, it would utterly crush the one who had destroyed its demonic body.

’If Jiang Qingfeng hadn’t stolen my opportunity, destroyed my body, and blocked my path to the Dao, I would have ascended to the Tongxuan Realm years ago. Why would I have needed to wait until now?’

’The enmity for obstructing one’s path to the Dao is an irreconcilable feud!’

’I must crush that bastard completely!’

In truth, aside from revenge, the Daoist Technique and flesh-and-blood essence of a Tongxuan Realm True Monarch Level cultivator were incredibly appealing to it. If it could successfully hunt one, the benefits would be immense, and its power would soar!

"Ao Jiuyou, let’s go."

"It’s time to make this world feel pain!" Gu Sha’s voice was hoarse and chilling. With a single step, he crossed hundreds of miles.

...

「On the other side,」

in a magnificent pavilion within the Jiang Family Mansion, located in the center of Shangjing City in the Celestial Capital Dynasty,

a figure sat cross-legged on a prayer mat. A faint, misty light swirled around him, interwoven with terrifying Daoist Techniques.

This man was dressed in luxurious brocade robes. He was tall and imposing, his square face filled with an air of authority. This was Jiang Qingfeng.

Jiang Qingfeng was forcefully circulating his Cultivation Technique. Layer upon layer of terrifying blood qi swirled around him, making the entire room feel like a boundless, turbulent sea of blood that struck fear into one’s heart.

Then, Jiang Qingfeng slowly lowered his hands and opened his deep-set eyes. He took a deep breath, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Hah!"

’As expected of the Blood Divine Skill Celestial Technique!’

’This Cultivation Technique from the Original Blood Stele is truly a monumental opportunity for me!’

He could feel that he was now just a hair’s breadth away from a breakthrough.

One must understand that the difficulty and resources required for each breakthrough within the Tongxuan Realm far surpassed the cumulative total needed to go from the Spiritual Martial Realm to the Tongxuan Realm!

His previous hundred years of accumulation had only improved his Cultivation by a tiny amount. But after obtaining the Blood Divine Skill Celestial Technique, his Cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds in just a few short years, far surpassing his last century of effort.

He was now just a tiny step away from the Tongxuan Realm Middle Stage, truly on the verge of it. All that was left was to let things take their natural course.

"Hm?!"

Suddenly, Jiang Qingfeng, still seated on the prayer mat, frowned slightly.

In his perception, two extremely powerful auras were rapidly approaching Shangjing City. Judging by their momentum, they didn’t come in peace!

’One of the auras is unfamiliar,’

’but the other one is extremely familiar.’

’Is that... a Demon Fiend?’

’A Tongxuan Realm Demon Fiend!’

’How interesting!’

An imperceptible, sinister glint flashed in Jiang Qingfeng’s eyes as he spoke in a chilling voice, "Since you’ve delivered yourselves to my door, then I’ll be happy to send you on your way!"