Chapter 492 493: 1 vs. 4

Chen Dong was, of course, still trying to stall for time.

But the Sakun Celestial King roared in fury, "Do you take me for a fool?!" Turning to the four Demon Race members, he commanded, "All of you, surround and kill that kid! I'll deal with the female cultivator with the Dao Essence!"

In the eyes of the Demon Race members, Murong Qing, who possessed a Dao Essence, was the more troublesome opponent.

Once she unleashed her Dao Essence, she could temporarily possess the power to fight a Nascent Soul expert. The Sakun Celestial King's arrangement was clearly intended to end the battle more quickly. Having clawed his way up from a lowly demon, he would never underestimate Chen Dong and his companion, especially since one of them possessed a Dao Essence.

The moment he finished speaking, the Sakun Celestial King flashed forward. A claw strike, carrying a torrent of Demonic Qi, slammed down between Chen Dong and Murong Qing, intending to separate them and divide the battlefield.

The Sakun Celestial King was too fast. Only one of them managed to dodge aside, and his claw strike successfully split them apart.

The Sakun Celestial King instantly closed in on Murong Qing. Close-quarters combat was the Demon Race's specialty; their demonic bodies were built for it.

Without hesitation, Murong Qing activated her Dao Essence. The crescent moon on her brow began to glow with a soft radiance.

"May I be as the moon, my flowing light pure and bright!"

A beam of moonlight pierced through the oppressive Demonic Qi, shining down to envelop Murong Qing. She seemed like a Fairy from the moon, exuding a sacred, ancient grace. At the same time, her Spiritual Power, speed, and even her cultivation aura leaped an entire major Realm, reaching the level of an Early-stage Nascent Soul.

An Ice Sword materialized in her hand. For a moment, sword and claw clashed, sending sparks flying in their high-speed confrontation.

This wasn't the first time Murong Qing had used her Dao Essence. She had demonstrated it for Chen Dong several times, and he had concluded that her Dao Essence was anything but ordinary.

It was far more powerful than the Anger-Burning Heaven Dao Essence in his sea of consciousness. If Dao Essences were ranked, this Sea Bright Moon Dao Essence was undoubtedly among the very best. The ability to temporarily boost one's cultivation realm was something the Anger-Burning Heaven Dao Essence lacked.

Murong Qing's current comprehension of it was still shallow, so she couldn't yet unleash the laws it contained. Still, it allowed her to temporarily possess the power of an Early-stage Nascent Soul.

Murong Qing had only possessed the Dao Essence for a short time, so she could only maintain this state for the time it takes half an incense stick to burn.

Chen Dong coldly eyed the four approaching members of the Demon Race. 'I have to finish these four off, and fast. The Sakun Celestial King is one of the thirty-six Celestial Kings; he must have reached the realm where his body becomes the technique and the Dao flows from his will. Murong Qing will be in grave danger in less than the time it takes a full incense stick to burn!'

Chen Dong held nothing back. Instead of retreating from the four Demon Race members, he advanced. With a flash of lightning, he charged forward and instantly cast a Fire Technique: Fire Phoenix True Technique.

With the cry of a Fire Phoenix, he unleashed the technique right next to one of the demons.

BOOM! Its Demon Pearl shattered instantly, and its demonic body burned to ash.

He had killed an enemy of the same realm—no, this demon's realm was actually higher than his. Chen Dong's Fourth-Layer Golden Core was only considered Mid-stage Golden Core, while this demon was equivalent to a Late-stage Golden Core cultivator. It was an instant kill across several minor realms. This was partly because the Fire Technique naturally suppressed the Demon Race, but even more so due to the power of Chen Dong's supreme-grade Golden Core.

His Mid-stage Golden Core was already equivalent to a First-grade Golden Core at the Late-stage. Furthermore, the four demons the Sakun Celestial King had brought were hardly prodigies of the Demon Race. They had also underestimated him in a four-on-one fight. An instant kill was both expected and inevitable.

The strike had been so fast that the other three demons froze, their ferocious faces etched with disbelief.

"Something's wrong with this human!"

The three demons glanced at each other, and to their surprise, they saw fear in one another's eyes.

But while they hesitated, Chen Dong didn't stop. He needed to finish things here so he could go relieve the pressure on Murong Qing.

Lightning flashed as a crimson blur shot through the Demonic Qi. With a thrust of his spear, thunder and fire techniques erupted simultaneously. BOOM! Another one of the three remaining demons fell.

The commotion forced the Sakun Celestial King to divert his attention. "You bunch of idiots!" he roared. "If you can't beat him, just tie him down for me! Once I'm done here, killing him will be a piece of cake!"

In less than two breaths of time, two demons had died. If another two breaths passed, all the effort he'd spent gathering them would have been for nothing.

Hearing the order, the other two demons immediately pulled away from Chen Dong, intending to tie him down with hit-and-run tactics.

After consecutively killing two demons, the radiance of the Saint Dao, Asura Dao, and Yellow Springs Dao among the Six Paths Light Pillars in Chen Dong's sea of consciousness surged once more. Over the past year, only his Red Dust Dao Radiance had increased, as it grew exceptionally fast through dual cultivation. His current Red Dust Dao Radiance was now three times greater than when he had used the 'Emotion Swap' on Zisang Jin, meaning he could now use it four times.

With this assurance, he had already sent a mental message to Murong Qing, telling her not to fear overusing her Dao Essence as long as he was here.

'Besides that, if I kill the remaining two demons, I'll probably have enough radiance to use the other three Daos once each.' At this thought, Chen Dong's speed increased a notch.

He let out a low shout, "Heavenly Fire Fellowship!" His entire body transformed into a ring of fire and vanished from the air.

"Ghost Demon Mocking Claw!"

"Extreme Celestial Demon Qi!"

The two demons immediately unleashed their most powerful attacks at the ring of fire.

The ring of fire rippled in the aftershock of the attacks, then transformed into countless burning, silken ribbons of light that shot toward one of the demons.

The demon's eyes filled with terror as it tried to flee, but the fiery ribbons were faster still. Like a volley of flying swords, they pierced straight through its demonic body. Instantly, its body erupted in flames. It shrieked, trying to pat out the fire, only to find its body riddled with gaping, see-through holes.

Seeing this, the other demon tried to flee immediately, but its path was blocked by a swarm of flying, fiery ribbons. The ribbons merged, forming a Fire Phoenix that let out a cry and charged down with regal arrogance.

BOOM! With a final explosion, the last demon scattered like a firework.

By using several techniques from the Dragon and Phoenix Treasure Manual in concert, the power was truly formidable, felling two demons in the blink of an eye.