Chapter 244 - 242: Demon-Drinking Saber

Chapter 244: Chapter 242: Demon-Drinking Saber

Father against son, brother against brother, clansmen turning on their own.

This was precisely the sight Xu Tianhong wanted to see.

The father and son’s eyes were filled with despair. The father gritted his teeth and said to his son, "Kill me! Hurry and kill me!"

The son’s hands trembled, but he couldn’t even muster his True Qi.

Xu Tianhong frowned. ’If this is how it’s going to be, it won’t be any fun.’

"Hey, hey, hey! No breaking the rules. You must fight to the death with all your strength. If I see either of you holding back in the slightest, you’ll both die!"

Just as the despairing father and son were about to fight, a voice suddenly called out.

"You enjoy watching fathers and sons kill each other so much. Have you ever considered that one day, you might end up in a fight to the death with that bald-donkey father of yours?"

Xu Tianhong’s expression changed instantly. He roared, "Who is it!? Show yourself!"

’Only he and his mother knew about this. Who could have possibly found out this secret?’

Besides, the stranger’s words had hit the mark. Xu Tianhong truly did harbor such thoughts.

He had known since he was a child that his biological father was Xuan Hong, the Head of the Wuxiang Hall at Vajra Prajna Temple.

But he could never acknowledge this father, and his mother constantly cursed Xuan Hong. This led Xu Tianhong to harbor a mix of respect and hatred for the man.

On one hand, he was proud that both his parents were renowned figures in the Jianghu. On the other, he hated his father for refusing to acknowledge him and for betraying his mother.

Therefore, he deliberately stirred up trouble in the Central Plains Martial Arts, even specifically targeting and killing monks from the Vajra Prajna Temple. This was partly to get revenge on his father and partly to attract his attention.

In short, his mindset was extremely complex—anything but normal.

Chen Yuan descended from mid-air, looking at Xu Tianhong with a faint, mocking smile. "What’s the matter? Did I hit a nerve?"

"Chen Jiutian? You’re courting death!"

Xu Tianhong snorted coldly, having clearly recognized Chen Yuan.

In the entire Zhenwu Hall, only Chen Yuan had made it onto the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Xu Tianhong paid close attention to the rankings, so of course he recognized him.

This guy had been nipping at his heels on the rankings. Even if Chen Yuan hadn’t shown up, he had planned on seeking him out to teach him that on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, the gap between even a single rank was as wide as heaven and earth!

As his voice fell, surging, pitch-black Demonic Qi erupted from the Demon-Drinking Saber in Xu Tianhong’s hand. He brought it down with a thunderous slash, and a magnificent Sword Aura dozens of yards long instantly fell from the sky, carrying immense power.

An even more intense crimson light erupted from the Blood Sea Listening Tide in Chen Yuan’s hand. The Power of Li Yan Blood Fiend merged with the Celestial Fire Power, and boundless blood-flames boiled as he met Xu Tianhong’s strike.

With a deafening BOOM, the air was instantly engulfed by an endless, turbulent storm of black and red True Qi. The scattering Sword Aura blasted the Zhang Family’s buildings to smithereens.

The Zhang Family’s Martial Artists seized the opportunity to flee for their lives. Xu Tianhong didn’t stop them, merely frowning slightly as he looked at Chen Yuan.

’We only exchanged a single blow,’ he thought, ’but I can already feel that this Chen Jiutian’s strength is immense. His foundational power isn’t weaker than mine—it might even be slightly stronger!’

After all, his mother was Xu Baiwei, the White-haired Witch and an Elder of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. His father was Xuan Hong, the Head of the Wuxiang Hall at Vajra Prajna Temple.

A parent’s Martial Dao Talent greatly influenced their offspring. This was especially true if both parents had reached the Condensing Truth Realm when conceiving a child. Their own Qi Blood, refined by True Essence, would be incredibly dense, resulting in a child with an exceptionally powerful innate constitution.

This was why there was some logic to the Noble Families relying on their bloodlines to propagate. The stronger the parents’ families, the stronger their offspring tended to be.

Of course, it was also possible for them to grow progressively weaker until they eventually faded into mediocrity.

Xu Tianhong’s innate aptitude and constitution were extremely strong. He had always been the number one expert of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect’s younger generation, and the resources he received far surpassed those of other Martial Artists at his level.

’But I never expected this Chen Jiutian could actually surpass me in foundational power.’

"Is that all the strength you have? It seems your twelfth-place ranking on the Hidden Dragon Rankings is even more inflated than I imagined."

Chen Yuan shook his head gently. The next moment, a Karma Fire Red Lotus bloomed upon his Blood Sea Listening Tide, and he slashed at Xu Tianhong again with monstrous might.

’There’s no need for complex techniques against Xu Tianhong,’ Chen Yuan thought. ’I can just crush him to death in one go.’

Most of his combat achievements came from Xuan Hong intentionally letting him win. His true strength was no match for Gu Lichuan’s.

The only truly troublesome thing about him was the saber he wielded: the Ten Thousand Demon Sect’s Top Grade Celestial Soldier, the Demon-Drinking Saber.

This saber was the personal weapon of a former Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect and contained the Power of a Supreme Celestial Demon. It could absorb and store Demonic Qi within its blade, and when that power was unleashed, its might was immeasurable.

"Courting death!"

Xu Tianhong roared. Myriad streams of Demonic Qi converged on his Demon-Drinking Saber. In an instant, the sky seemed to darken as a dense barrage of demonic saber light slashed toward Chen Yuan.

Ten Thousand Demons Return to Ruins!

He, too, had sensed that Chen Yuan was not to be trifled with, so he immediately unleashed the overwhelmingly dense and powerful Demonic Qi stored within the Demon-Drinking Saber.

The Karma Fire Red Lotus bloomed in mid-air, but the Demonic Qi from the Demon-Drinking Saber was so incredibly solid and powerful that it completely extinguished the force of Chen Yuan’s attack.

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow. Now he understood how Xu Tianhong had managed to rack up so many victories against Grandmasters.

Part of it was Xuan Hong letting him win, and the other part was the power of the Demon-Drinking Saber.

This powerful Demonic Qi within the Demon-Drinking Saber was definitely not something Xu Tianhong could have condensed himself.

His mother, Xu Baiwei, must have regularly helped him condense Demonic Qi into the Demon-Drinking Saber. That was how, with such a sudden burst, its power could rival that of a Primordial Pill Realm Grandmaster.

To a certain extent, while Xu Tianhong, ranked twelfth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, had decent talent himself, what he truly relied on was his weapon.

He had no idea who first gave Xu Tianhong the moniker "Demon-Drinking Saber," but it was certainly fitting.

The overwhelming Demonic Qi descended, its might in no way inferior to Feng Wushang’s previous all-out attack.

Xu Tianhong’s own strength was greatly inflated, but the power of the Demon-Drinking Saber was undeniably real.

Chen Yuan formed a Seal Technique with his hands, and Buddhist Chanting boomed like rolling thunder.

Amidst a dazzling Buddha Light, the spectral image of a Three-Faced, Eight-Armed Bright King materialized and rose to meet the overwhelming Demonic Qi.

As the Three Generations of Bright King’s Demon-Suppressing Spell was cast, the Bright King roared in anger, suppressing evil and vanquishing demons!

This Spell was the ultimate counter to Demon Power. With a thunderous boom, it annihilated the myriad streams of Demonic Qi.

Chen Yuan’s figure blurred, transforming into a streak of blood-red light as he instantly appeared before Xu Tianhong. He gathered the Power of Li Yan Blood Fiend onto his Blood Sea Listening Tide and, imbued with a boundless Killing Saber Intent, brought it crashing down.

Moreover, Chen Yuan’s attacks were incredibly fast. He delivered more than ten slashes in the blink of an eye, each one carrying immense, formidable power.

Surging Demonic Qi churned around Xu Tianhong as his Demon-Drinking Saber met the Blood Sea Listening Tide. For a moment, the resounding clang of blades echoed through heaven and earth, but Xu Tianhong was forced back step by step by Chen Yuan’s relentless blows. His Inner Viscera trembled, and his face instantly flushed a deep red.

Chen Yuan’s initial probing strike had already given him a rough grasp of Xu Tianhong’s true capabilities.

While the power of the Demon-Drinking Saber was formidable, his own foundational Cultivation was not particularly strong. His Physical Cultivation, in particular, was not much greater than that of other Martial Artists at his level.

Inner Strength True Qi could be enhanced with Cultivation Techniques, external aids, and even Elixirs, but tempering the physical body required arduous, painstaking effort.

Now, Chen Yuan pressed a frenzied close-quarters assault, using his superior physique to completely suppress Xu Tianhong and deny him any chance to retaliate.

Seeing he would be completely overwhelmed if the fight continued this way, Xu Tianhong fiercely burned his Qi Blood and channeled it into his Demon-Drinking Saber. In an instant, a terrifying, pitch-black Demonic Qi erupted from the blade, seeming to devour all forms of power.

It even began to devour the Power of Origin within Chen Yuan’s Li Yan Blood Fiend.

This meant the Demon-Drinking Saber definitely possessed an Attribute of the Demon Dao Origin.

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow. ’This Demon-Drinking Saber’s power is formidable,’ he thought. ’In terms of grade alone, it’s even higher than my Blood Sea Listening Tide.’

Xu Tianhong seized the opportunity to create some distance from Chen Yuan, but before he could even catch his breath, a Blood Killing Heaven-Seizing Hand was already upon him!

Demonic Qi surged violently from the Demon-Drinking Saber as Xu Tianhong continuously burned his Qi Blood, pouring power into the blade to block the Blood Killing Heaven-Seizing Hand.

But the next moment, Chen Yuan gathered the Power of Li Yan Blood Fiend once more, and the Gouli Blood Flame Divine Seal crashed down. It seemed to sunder the sky and incinerate the gods, its might immeasurable!

This attack was even more violent than the Blood Killing Heaven-Seizing Hand. Even by desperately channeling the Power of the Demon Dao Origin from his Demon-Drinking Saber, Xu Tianhong couldn’t withstand it. He was sent flying, vomiting blood and looking utterly wretched.

At this moment, Xu Tianhong finally felt fear. He gave up on fighting and turned to flee. But why would Chen Yuan give him that chance?

Gathering his power, Chen Yuan drew a bow and nocked an arrow. A Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow shot forth, slamming into Xu Tianhong with tremendous force and sending him flying.

The hand with which Xu Tianhong gripped the Demon-Drinking Saber was trembling violently.

Even though the Demon-Drinking Saber could block such immense power, his own physical body was reaching its limit.

But Chen Yuan simply drew his bow again. Another arrow shot out, striking Xu Tianhong with such force that his Inner Viscera violently shook. With a sickening retch, he spewed a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his organs.

"Spare my life! My mother is the ’White-haired Witch,’ Xu Baiwei, and my father is Xuan Hong, the Head of the Wuxiang Hall at Vajra Prajna Temple!

If you kill me, they will never let you get away with it!"

Xu Tianhong screamed frantically, blood dribbling from his mouth.

In the past, he had always been the one toying with others’ lives. Now that his own life was in someone else’s hands, he proved just as afraid of death, just as pathetic.

At this moment, he was no different from the desperate Martial Artists who had died by his hand.

Chen Yuan shook his head, a look of disdain in his eyes. He gathered his power once more, drew his bow, and fired a third Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow.

Xu Tianhong gathered the last of his strength, trying to resist. But his physical power had never been his strong suit, his Qi Blood was nearly exhausted, and the amount of Demonic Qi he could coax from the Demon-Drinking Saber was pitiful.

With a tremendous BANG, the Demon-Drinking Saber was blasted from his grip. The arrow punched a massive, bloody hole straight through his chest, and his corpse crashed to the ground.