Chapter 397 Void Celestial Battlefield, Blood Stains the Azure Sky

BOOM!!

In an instant, Demon Fiends billowing with monstrous Demonic Qi and Cultivators radiating terrifying Dao Rhythm clashed in a frenzied slaughter across the heavens. The sky itself seemed to collapse as blood stained it crimson. A torrential rain of gore poured down, each drop of blood, imbued with terrifying power, slamming into the plains of the Daluo Celestial and blasting massive craters into the earth.

"You vile beast! I will see you bleed out and die here today!"

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of Jiang Tingbai, the Peak Master of Celestial Wood Dao Peak. He was a handsome man with his hair pinned up under a crown, his white hair stark as blood against his pale blue robes. A horsetail whisk in one hand and a sharp sword in the other, he brandished his blade and clashed with a colossal Demon Fiend eagle. This creature had a pair of wings, a massive eagle’s head, and a powerful, brawny physique with bulging muscles. The terrifying pressure of its Demon Qi radiated for a hundred miles.

"Heh, a mere native of the Human Race from the Celestial Essence Realm wants to kill me? What a fool’s dream. Why don’t you just let me tear you to shreds!" the Demon Fiend eagle sneered, then roared:

"Celestial Spirit Soul-Sundering Claw!"

An endless demonic gale howled as boundless Demonic Power gathered, converging upon its enormous, pitch-black right claw. The power swirled between its sharp talons, its terrifying might shattering the very space around it. Then, it spread its wings, tore through the sky, and shot toward Jiang Tingbai’s head at incredible speed!

"Whisk to Suppress Heaven and Earth!"

Seeing the Demon Fiend eagle attack with such tremendous momentum, Jiang Tingbai’s expression remained unchanged, not a ripple of emotion on his face. He circulated the Magical Power within him, and a terrifying Dao Rhythm erupted. He instantly flung the horsetail whisk from his hand while forming an abstruse Seal with his other, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The palm-sized horsetail whisk instantly expanded by millions of times, growing to the size of a mountain of the Ninth Layer. Wielding supreme power, it crushed the air as it hurtled toward the Demon Fiend eagle.

BANG!!

The eagle’s claw, wreathed in immense Demonic Power, collided with the giant horsetail whisk. The impact created a world-shaking explosion, and a storm swept out in all directions, shattering the surrounding space!

After a brief struggle, the Demon Fiend eagle’s claw, enshrouded in vast Demon Qi, was crushed to pieces by the massive horsetail whisk.

"How is this possible?!" Disbelief spread across the Demon Fiend eagle’s ferocious face. Its Celestial Spirit Soul-Sundering Claw, its pride and joy, a technique capable of tearing heaven and earth asunder, had been effortlessly shattered. Before it could recover from the shock, an intense pain shot up from its claw. Then, before it could react, the gigantic whisk crashed down upon it with unstoppable momentum.

The hundred-mile-wide Demon Fiend eagle was sent hurtling through the air like a cannonball, smashing into the vast plains below and carving out another enormous crater.

"Now die!"

Jiang Tingbai pressed his advantage, his eyes flashing with dense killing intent. His chilling voice seemed to drop the very temperature of the world. The vast Magical Power of his Tongxuan Late Stage cultivation erupted like writhing dragons and snakes. He formed a seal with his fingers, and a Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent suddenly dominated the sky.

"Wood Spirit Sword Technique!"

In the Void Celestial above, tens of thousands of sharp swords materialized, radiating a faint green light and stretching for thousands of miles. The next moment, they swept through the sky like a River of Sword Qi, pouring down from the Nine Heavens. Wielding supremely sharp Sword Qi that pierced through the world, they slashed down toward the Demon Fiend eagle lying in the crater below.

At that moment, the Demon Fiend eagle lay in the crater, its claw shattered and its demonic body mangled, dark red blood flowing from its wounds. It felt the excruciating pain coursing through it, its face contorted in a ferocious snarl.

"I will... I will tear you to pieces!"

Recovering from such grievous injuries would consume a massive amount of its Demonic Power, a fact that sent it into a complete rage.

But as soon as the words left its mouth, its Demon Heart began to pound erratically in its chest, as if warning of a grave crisis. It raised its eagle head to look, its massive pupils widening in shock. It saw an endless river of Sword Qi, glowing with a faint green light and imbued with a terrifying Dao Rhythm, falling toward it like a celestial galaxy, carrying an ultimate Sword Intent.

"No!"

"I don’t believe it! How could a mere Human Race cultivator stand against the great Demon Race!"

"I don’t believe it!!"

The Demon Fiend eagle roared, its face a mask of fury. It unleashed a surge of dark red Demon Qi from its body, which formed a dark red barrier of light in the void hundreds of miles wide. The barrier was covered in abstruse, esoteric script, like an indestructible celestial wall, shielding the eagle completely.

BOOM!!

The next moment, the world-piercing River of Sword Qi slammed into the dark red Demon Qi barrier.

CRACK! CRACKLE!

In less than an instant, countless spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the dark red Demon Qi barrier. It then shattered completely. The river of razor-sharp Sword Intent tore through the Demon Fiend eagle’s body with unstoppable force.

A moment later, the Demon Fiend eagle’s body was shredded and annihilated by the endless Sword Qi. Only a few pieces of flesh, brimming with immense vitality, were left writhing on the ground, as if trying to merge back together and resurrect. But after squirming for a moment, they were utterly pulverized by the lingering Sword Intent, completely obliterated from the world.

Jiang Tingbai, standing tall in the void with Sword Qi soaring to the heavens and radiating a terrifying aura, gave the scene one last glance. Then, his figure flickered, and he charged toward the other Demon Fiends in the chaotic battlefield.

...

「In a corner of the Void Celestial Battlefield, far from Wanyou Mountain.」

Under the dim sky, a figure transformed into a streak of lightning, tearing across the firmament before vanishing in a flash.

Gu Yun raced through the void, his deep eyes scanning the depths of the Void Celestial Battlefield, his expression grave.

Ever since he had arrived at Wanyou Mountain, his path had been lined with the frenzied battles between Outer Celestial Demons and Human Race Cultivators. Flesh and blood stained the sky, and the world was cast in a dim, crimson hue.

More importantly, the Demon Fiends seemed to have the upper hand. Cultivators at the True Martial Realm were being pushed back relentlessly by Demon Fiends who possessed immense Vitality Power.

Often, it took several times the number of Cultivators to kill a single True Martial Demon Fiend. They had to completely exhaust its Demonic Power before they could land a finishing blow. To suppress the Undying Body created by the Demon Fiends’ terrifying Life Force, a Cultivator needed to have comprehended a Mental Realm, or use special items like Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire or Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder.

To completely suppress a Demon Fiend’s Undying Body, a Cultivator needed to possess a Dao Domain. Alternatively, one could use overwhelming power to instantly kill and annihilate the Demon Fiend before it had a chance to react and use its Demonic Power to recover.

’Sigh!’

’Times are tough. I can only do my best.’

All he could do now was kill as many Demon Fiends as possible.

With this in mind, Gu Yun looked at the jet-black, prism-shaped Token in his palm. The back was engraved with the character for "Dao," while the front displayed a number: 57,000. These were the Contribution Points he had automatically earned for killing Demon Fiends.

The Dao Alliance gave one of these Tokens to every Cultivator. It could accurately and automatically calculate the number of Demon Fiends killed based on their aura, generating corresponding Contribution Points that could be exchanged for treasures in the Wanbao Treasures Divine Hall.

Although he had killed several thousand Demon Fiends of various sizes along the way, the vast majority were only at the True Martial Realm.

’Hm?’

Just then, Gu Yun seemed to sense something.

He abruptly halted in the void, his brow knitting slightly.

A colossal, mountain-sized vertical eye suddenly appeared in the sky before him. It was utterly deep and endlessly terrifying.

’A little interesting!’

Gu Yun watched this scene, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Human!"

"To meet me is to die!!"

A magnificent voice imbued with Demon Rhythm resounded through the sky, shaking the Nine Heavens and making the very world tremble slightly.

The massive, mountain-like vertical eye radiated a terrifying, dark light. Then, a man with a demonic and wicked face slowly strode out of the void. He wore a black shirt, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, and Demon Qi swirled around him. His hair danced in the wind, his pupils were pitch-black, and on his forehead was a third, vertical, deep eye. His entire being exuded a terrifying demonic aura.

"You look... quite delicious!"

The demonic man was wreathed in terrifying, black Demon Qi. His two deep eyes stared at Gu Yun, while the vertical eye on his forehead widened slightly. He couldn’t help but stick out his tongue and lick the corner of his mouth as he spoke in a low voice.

At that moment, Gu Yun smiled.

He first took a few steps through the air, sending ripples through the void.

SWOOSH!

Then, the vast, ocean-like Magical Power in his body erupted, and terrifying Thunder swirled around him.

His body moved like lightning, tearing through the sky at extreme speed.

A deep Thunder Arc flashed in his eyes. His face twisted into a savage grin as he roared:

"You mongrel!

I’m going to blast you to pieces right now!!"

Gu Yun tore through the sky at incredible speed, wreathed in crimson Thunder. He clenched his fist, gathering the Divine Power of the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder. Then, with the might of a Celestial Punishment, he blasted it toward the Demon Fiend before him!