Chapter 739 - 669: Celestial Punishment

Chapter 739: Chapter 669: Celestial Punishment

The rain poured down, thunder and lightning roared, and furious rumbles echoed endlessly over She Mountain. The weeping heavens turned the clouds a menacing, pitch-black color. The rain, falling like steel wires, glinted in the fiery light flashing from within the clouds.

No matter how the heavens cried, no matter how they raged, nothing could stop the Heaven Swaying Sword in Tu Xiao’an’s hand.

First, he had slain the Gray Demon King; next, he would slay the Yellow Demon King. Tu Xiao’an was going to clear all obstacles from the Yaoling Mountain Range.

As the sword came down, the sky trembled. Below, countless demons cried out in alarm. The experts of the Weasel clan burned with rage, their roars soaring into the sky.

In contrast, the Yellow Demon King himself—perhaps because his body was restrained—could only resign himself to his fate. He was surprisingly calm, simply watching as the light of the Heaven Swaying Sword enveloped him.

He didn’t even make a sound.

And then...!

CLANG...!

Sparks flared. The Heaven Swaying Sword in Tu Xiao’an’s hand was knocked away. He staggered back a step, his expression changing drastically as his hand trembled slightly.

’How is this possible?’

"Haha, Snake Demon King, you underestimate the body of a Rank Three Peak far too much! Do you think I, the Yellow Demon King, am like that old rat, to be slain just because you say so? Even if I were to agree, you should ask the heavens if they agree!"

On the Yellow Demon King’s fur-covered body, only a shallow mark had appeared.

The countless demons below cried out in alarm once more. They had expected to see the Yellow Demon King’s Lifebound Golden Core under the brilliant sword light, but he had actually blocked the blow with his own powerful body.

The scene was nothing short of a myth.

Everyone was stunned!

Tu Xiao’an was dazed for a moment, then he smiled. But while he smiled, the deep black pupils of his eyes were incredibly cold. He had been careless. He had underestimated this Yellow Demon King, who was at the end of his rope.

Worthy of a Rank Three Peak Demon King. Both his soul and his body had been cultivated to the absolute limit.

Only then would one be qualified for the Rank Four of Ascension.

Although the Yellow Demon King had not yet earned the qualification for Ascension, he was only a step away.

RUMBLE... RUMBLE...!

The dark clouds burned, spewing terrifying blue flames. The clouds cracked open, and a bolt of Golden Arrow Lightning shot out from the dense haze, striking toward Tu Xiao’an. Thunder boomed, shaking heaven and earth.

Hm?

Tu Xiao’an was greatly shocked. He was struck head-on by the Golden Arrow Lightning, and his entire body was enveloped in electric light.

"Master... Master... Master..."

The Cyan Dragon, White Tiger, Bull Demon King, Black Tortoise, and Divine Ape were all utterly shocked. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

’Do the heavens truly not permit this? Do they not want the Rank Three Peak Yellow Demon King to die?’

"Haha... The Celestial Punishment has arrived! Snake Demon King, you have incurred the wrath of the heavens and earned Celestial Punishment! You’re the one who deserves to die!" the Yellow Demon King sneered, overjoyed.

This Snake had tried to cut him down with a single slash. Not only had he failed to kill him, but he had even been struck by the Celestial Punishment of the Heaven and Earth Law.

That bolt of Golden Arrow Lightning was the best proof there was.

"Yellow Demon King, don’t you fucking flatter yourself! What do you think you are?"

Tu Xiao’an, who was shrouded in the golden lightning, let out a furious roar, and the golden electric light covering his body immediately dissipated.

However, Tu Xiao’an’s face was a little pale. He lifted his chin slightly. Already in the void of the sky, he saw nothing when he looked up.

But even though he couldn’t see anything, Tu Xiao’an’s eyes flickered nonstop.

’What’s going on? That bolt of Golden Arrow Lightning just now had terrifying power.’

’Even a Demon King would have died on the spot.’

Even he didn’t feel good. His brow twitched uncontrollably.

The will of the heavens was unfathomable, and Tu Xiao’an was bewildered. ’Do the heavens really not want this Yellow Demon King to die?’

’On what grounds? He’s just a mere Weasel. What virtue or ability does he have? So what if he’s cultivated to the Rank Three Peak?’

’I, Tu Xiao’an, am the chosen one.’

The failure to slay the Yellow Demon King with that last slash had a huge impact on the army of demons below.

Their morale soared. The heavens were on their side!

"Snake Demon King, release me obediently, and I can immediately lead my army in retreat. From now on, we will mind our own business and not interfere with your Snake Race," the Yellow Demon King said, a glimmer of hope for survival appearing in his eyes.

He saw a sliver of hope.

The sky rumbled, chaotic and violent, and the torrential rain continued to pour down.

Another bolt of Golden Arrow Lightning appeared from nowhere with a crack, aimed directly at Tu Xiao’an.

"Fucking hell, again?"

Tu Xiao’an instantly flew into a rage. Golden light burst from his body as he reached out a hand, grabbing at the Golden Arrow Lightning with utter disdain.

This grab was so incredible, it was as if he had divine assistance.

But... but Tu Xiao’an actually caught it.

The Golden Arrow Lightning tore at space as it struggled, causing extreme spatial distortions.

The captured Golden Arrow Lightning seemed endless, but slowly, in Tu Xiao’an’s hand, it transformed into a golden long spear. The sound of thunder echoed through the heavens.

"Yellow Demon King, you said the heavens were helping you, that they didn’t want you to die, right?" Tu Xiao’an, looking like a War God, aimed the lightning that had transformed into a golden long spear at the Yellow Demon King. "Then I’ll borrow the hand of the heavens to take your rat life!"

The Yellow Demon King was stunned by Tu Xiao’an’s actions. This Snake, who possessed the Power of Thunder and Lightning, had the incredible ability to turn the rotten into the miraculous.

’He can turn the thunder and lightning of Celestial Punishment into a weapon in his own hands.’

’Could this Snake get any more monstrous?’

"Snake Demon King, you can’t go against the will of the heavens! Don’t be so stubborn! If you let me go, we can both take a step back," the Yellow Demon King said, staring at the golden long spear, inexplicably terrified.

He was making a peace offering.

Tu Xiao’an said coldly, "Let you go? Do you think I’m that stupid? Today, you, the Yellow Demon King, must die. It doesn’t matter who comes to save you."

’Being merciful to an enemy is being cruel to oneself.’ Tu Xiao’an didn’t want to create trouble for himself in the future.

’This whole "can’t go against the will of the heavens" thing... in my view, it’s probably because too many living beings have died today, truly incurring the heavens’ wrath.’

’But this heavenly wrath definitely isn’t for the Yellow Demon King’s sake.’

’It just needs someone to take the blame.’

’It’s like the saying goes, "the bird that sticks its neck out gets shot." Right now, I’m just that bird.’

’But this Celestial Punishment can’t take my life.’

"Yellow Demon King, die!"

Tu Xiao’an roared again, thrusting the golden long spear in his hand into the Yellow Demon King’s chest.

The spear sank straight in.

AAAAHHH...!

The Yellow Demon King let out an incomparably wretched scream. It was as mournful as a wandering soul and as sharp as a ghost. The sound made the hearts of the other demons tremble, filling them with terror.

One could only imagine the pain that would make a Rank Three Peak Demon King wail so miserably.

Tu Xiao’an pushed the golden long spear completely into the Yellow Demon King’s body. The Yellow Demon King’s entire form began to flicker with golden light.

The five Divine Beast Demon Kings were so frightened they let him go.

If they hadn’t let go, they would have been electrocuted.

This was the lightning of Celestial Punishment; few could withstand its power.

Looking back at the Yellow Demon King, his whole body flashed with golden electricity as he endured immense pain.

"Snake Demon King, I won’t die! You can’t kill me!" the Yellow Demon King shrieked like a madman.

Tu Xiao’an watched him with a solemn expression, saying nothing.

BOOM...!

A world-shaking explosion echoed from the void.

An incomparably brilliant Demon King’s Great Golden Core floated out, instantly illuminating the pitch-black void as if it were day.

From that day on, the Rank Three Peak Yellow Demon King vanished from the Yaoling Mountain Range, vanished from the entire world.