Chapter 493 494: Sa Can's Divine Technique

Fast. Far too fast! The Sakun Celestial King had never imagined Chen Dong could finish the fight so quickly.

He also hadn't expected this Female Cultivator to be so tenacious. Even when he transformed his body into a technique, using Demonic Qi to strike at her exposed weaknesses, she could neutralize it all with her water arts.

Despite being only at the Golden Core Stage, she wielded her water techniques with a mastery so sublime it was like watching a Nascent Soul Powerhouse for whom techniques flowed effortlessly from the heart.

Her Spiritual Power, speed, and even raw strength were far inferior to his, yet she had held on this long relying solely on her mastery of water.

At this moment, the Sakun Celestial King was utterly aghast. It wasn't just this Female Cultivator—Chen Dong was just as monstrous. He had never seen such powerful Golden Core cultivators, and now two had appeared at once.

The initial intelligence from the Demon Race had warned that this human, Chen Dong, was a prodigy who must not be taken lightly. He hadn't taken him lightly; for this ambush, he had specifically sought out four other demons stranded within the Guardian Array.

But the result still shocked him to his core. That killing speed... not even an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was that fast. No wonder the Demon Race regarded Chen Dong with such gravity.

Sensing Chen Dong flying toward his position at extreme speed, the Sakun Celestial King instantly opened the distance and launched a Ghost Demon Mocking Claw straight at him. He had already made up his mind. 'This Female Cultivator is too hard to kill. Fine, I'll kill Chen Dong first.'

This head-on attack from the Demon Claw forced Chen Dong to dart sideways to dodge. He wasn't arrogant enough to take a direct hit from a Celestial King of the Demon Race.

However, this evasive maneuver was all part of the Sakun Celestial King's calculations. He spat a mouthful of Demonic Qi to impede Murong Qing while simultaneously embodying his technique, instantly appearing before Chen Dong to drive a claw straight for his heart.

Chen Dong's pupils snapped wide. The speed of the embodied technique was like teleportation, impossibly fast. Chen Dong had seen Nascent Soul Peak masters before, but this kind of speed still sent a chill through his very soul. 'He truly is one of the thirty-six Celestial Kings of the Demon Race. So this is their terrifying strength... and he's only at eighty percent of his full power.'

Shock was one thing, but if he hesitated for even a ten-thousandth of a second, a hole would be punched through his Dantian.

Fortunately, Chen Dong's spiritual senses were exceptional. In that infinitesimal moment, he decisively activated his Asura Dao Divine Technique—Annihilate!

His form instantly merged with lightning, and just as the Sakun Celestial King's momentum carried him forward, a bolt of ashen thunder struck down.

But the battle-hardened Sakun Celestial King reacted in the same instant, his techniques flowing from his will as he dissolved into a wisp of Demonic Qi. He instantly reappeared behind Murong Qing, slashing horizontally with the barb on his elbow.

The lightning faded, revealing Chen Dong wreathed in crackling thunder. His face, however, was exceptionally pale. It was the first time he had used an Asura Dao Divine Technique only to strike empty air.

In that same instant, the Sakun Celestial King's elbow barb sliced clean through Murong Qing's waist.

Yet, there was no hint of joy on the Sakun Celestial King's face.

Because not a single drop of blood flowed from Murong Qing's body. Instead, she dissolved into two watery images that spun and shrank at high speed. Far in the distance, a pillar of water materialized, then coalesced to reveal Murong Qing's form.

The muscles on the Sakun Celestial King's hideous face twitched. He snorted coldly. "It seems I'll have to stop holding back to deal with the likes of you!"

With that, the Sakun Celestial King opened his mouth wide, revealing rows of sharp fangs in a gesture that seemed to swallow the very sky.

Instantly, Chen Dong felt a suction force strike him, as if it could swallow the world whole. At the same time, a foul stench arose, making it feel as if this entire stretch of heaven and earth was now inside the Sakun Celestial King's massive mouth.

Chen Dong tried desperately to fly out of the technique's range, but he discovered the Spiritual Qi in the area had vanished. The suction grew stronger and stronger. He had just retreated several hundred yards in a burst of speed, but he remained within its grasp.

He flew sideways again with all his might, crossing another thousand yards, but still he couldn't escape. Under this incredible suction, even hovering in the air became a struggle.

'What kind of Divine Technique is this?'

Murong Qing was also about to be swallowed, though she was faring slightly better. Thanks to the enhancement from her Dao Essence, her apparent cultivation level was higher than Chen Dong's.

Seeing that Chen Dong was about to be sucked down, Murong Qing cried out, "Desolate Wave Water Technique!"

Her form merged into the pillar of water, and as she reappeared, another column of water erupted from the air, enveloping both her and Chen Dong. An upward force from within the pillar supported Chen Dong, holding him in place.

"You have plenty of little tricks, but you're not in the Nascent Soul Stage. To think you can escape my Sakun Divine Technique... Dream on!"

With a derisive shout from the King, Chen Dong felt the suction force increase exponentially.

"Zhi'Er, let go of me! If this continues, you'll be sucked in too!"

Murong Qing was now supporting both of them on her own. Because of this, her Dao Essence, which should have lasted a while longer, was being consumed at a rapid pace.

Seeing the mark of Dao Essence between Murong Qing's brows begin to dim, Chen Dong gritted his teeth and threw himself out of the water pillar.

"Don't worry about me—"

Before he could finish his sentence, his body vanished as if swallowed by a black hole. He disappeared from thin air, his very aura ceasing to exist.

"Sakun Celestial King, what have you done with my husband?" Murong Qing demanded icily. She knew Chen Dong wasn't dead, but she couldn't sense him at all.

The Sakun Celestial King burst into a wild laugh. "HAHAHAHAHA! In my belly, of course! Once the effect of your Dao Essence fades, I'll eat you too and let you two be reunited!"

Murong Qing stared coldly at the gloating Sakun Celestial King, her heart hardening with resolve. Her only choice was to rely on the power of her Dao Essence and prepare to sacrifice her entire remaining lifespan, as long as it could save Chen Dong.

The moonlight reappeared in the sky, and just then, flower petals began to drift down, their fragrance filling the air.

Joy flickered across Murong Qing's face. She stopped activating her Dao Essence. Zisang Jin was finally here.

The still-laughing Sakun Celestial King's expression suddenly changed. "That little girl got here surprisingly fast. But my mission is complete. As for you, Female Cultivator, I won't eat you this time. Just you wait for the next!"

The moment he finished speaking—BOOM! RUMBLE! With a deafening explosion, the Sakun Celestial King self-detonated!