Chapter 257: Chapter 256: One Step, One Kill, Consecutive Slaying of 10 Demon Monarchs (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Standing atop the mountain peak, her dress fluttered, skin like snow, her body shimmering with a precious light, and her eyes like stars, she seemed like an Immortal from the Nine Heavens.
In Jin Xi’s vision, countless Demon Beasts were assaulting Human Race villages, Spiritual Mountains, towns, and so on; the Human Race also utilized arrays to hunt Demon Beasts, acquiring resources.
The earth resembled a giant chessboard, with the Demon Race as white pieces and the Human Race as black pieces, black and white mingling together, devouring each other, engulfing each other; war was no longer war but a game of strategy, with Human Race True Monarchs placing one piece after another on the board, and Demon Race Demon Emperors placing their pieces.
The pieces on both sides clashed, countless pieces were destroyed, countless pieces appeared.
In the past, she was also a piece on the chessboard;
But after proving her path to Nascent Soul, she jumped out of the board, becoming a player.
Sensing the vast chessboard and the slaughter of countless pieces, her expression was calm, unmoved by external things, not saddened by personal losses.
It was as if the Heavenly Dao was extinguishing all beings, without a trace of emotion, without a ripple; just as someone playing a computer game wouldn’t mourn or shed tears for the death of thousands of little soldiers in the game, he simply wouldn’t.
Her mind elevated, entering a state where objects and self were forgotten, vaguely entering the Supreme Forget Emotions state, entering the Unity of Heaven and Man realm.
A trickle of Great Dao comprehension was flowing through her.
A trickle of Heavenly Dao secrets was rising in her heart.
After a long while, Jin Xi opened her eyes, looked at the man beside her, a trickle of warmth flowed in her heart, her mental realm dipped, falling from the Supreme Forget Emotions into the turbulent mundane world.
"Xi’Er, I must go to battle!"
Lu Xuanji’s battle intent was boiling as he spoke, "It’s been so long since I battled the Demon Race, I’m a bit rusty!"
"Alright, I’ll wait for you!"
Jin Xi spoke, seemingly recalling something, and a drop of blood appeared on her fingertip, sealing it on Lu Xuanji’s brow, and immediately a sword-shaped mark appeared on his brow.
"What is this? Does it offer any benefits?"
Feeling the sword seal on his brow, it seemed to be just an ordinary mark, not the kind of explosive secret technique capable of unleashing a deadliest strike.
"This sword-shaped mark is merely an ordinary mark, offering no attack power; its only purpose is to prove that you are under my protection... Those Nascent Soul Demon Emperors and Golden Core Demon Kings will not target you. The most you’ll face are the Purple Mansion Demon Monarchs!"
Jin Xi calmly said, "In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, having a powerful backer can prevent some from being unscrupulous, using big to oppress small. If you die at the hands of a Purple Mansion Demon Monarch, I won’t avenge you!!"
"That’s enough!"
Lu Xuanji nodded, stepping forward to embrace her.
Jin Xi struggled for just a moment, then leaned into his embrace.
"I’ll wait for you!"
"Wait for my return!"
After their tender farewell, Lu Xuanji took his leave, departing Purple Sun Mountain, heading towards the Beast Tide.
Watching the figure disappearing into the Beast Tide, Jin Xi’s mind wavered, as if a wife watching her husband leave.
...
Boom boom boom!
Lu Xuanji moved swiftly, descending into the Beast Tide.
The cultivation of the Eighth Layer of Purple Mansion Realm emanated, and the terrifying aura oppressed the Beast Tide, shocking the Beast Tide immediately, many Demon Beasts instinctively parted, making way for a path.
Among the Beast Tide, Qi Cultivation Demon Beasts, Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts, and even some weaker Purple Mansion Demon Beasts instinctively dodged, avoiding him, fearing his might.
Though Demon Beasts are fearless of death, they do not seek it.
Lu Xuanji moved swiftly, advancing along the central path, indifferent to the Demon Beast masses on either side, treating them like air, not giving them a glance.
Disdain was one reason, another was the fear of Karmic Force.
Why was the calamity so fierce for the Demon Dao lineage, Nine Deaths and One Life.
In the early stages of cultivation, Demon Cultivators often slaughter towns and cities, killing thousands, tens of thousands of civilians and walking over countless bones, stepping onto the path of cultivation.
This Karmic Force and Cause and Effect continuously accumulate, making it difficult for Demon Cultivators to sense the Heavenly Dao, difficult to enter the Unity of Heaven and Man state; when proving the Golden Core path, the calamity was extremely fierce, almost certain death no survival.
Boom boom boom!
At this moment, a Demon Monarch in the distance sensed the aura here, transforming into a stream of light, charging to attack.
This was a Hybrid Kunpeng, its body covered in shimmering silver scales, wings spread wide, stirring up a howling gale, transforming into a stream of light to strike, and upon approaching, it transformed into human form, a long saber trembling in hand, buzzing as if thousands of bees were flapping their wings in battle.
The long saber glowed with divine starlight, slashing towards Lu Xuanji’s body.
Bang!
Lu Xuanji waved his hand to strike out a palm.
Palm and long saber collided, the long saber bending continuously, shattering on the spot.
"How is this possible!"
The Hybrid Kunpeng exclaimed in horror.
A line of blood appeared at the neck.
The Elemental Magnetic Celestial Saber sliced through the void, a head flew upwards.
The body shifted, returning to its original Kunpeng form, approximately ten zhang of demon body fell to the ground.
With an open mouth, he swallowed it, sending it into the Void Stomach, the stomach writhing, digesting this Kunpeng.
Threads of life essence flowed through his body, transforming into strands of Life Origin, enhancing the potential of the physical body, the physique slowly strengthening; and part of the life essence transformed into True Essence, entering the Dantian, settling down, becoming support for the next step.
First kill accomplished.
Roar roar!
At this moment, another Demon Beast pounced forward, it was a White Wolf Demon Beast.
Combat erupted.
In the heat of battle, after three moves, Lu Xuanji slashed, and the White Wolf Demon Beast perished, once again swallowing a Demon Beast, using the Void Stomach to refine it.
After taking a hundred steps, a third Demon Beast charged forward.
This Demon Beast was a White Tiger, whether its combat awareness or instinct, both were terrifyingly powerful.
After a hundred moves of fierce battle, Lu Xuanji finally executed a strike to slay it.
But the cost was not small, the White Tiger Demon Monarch, in its dying moment, activated the White Tiger Seven Kills Sword, also piercing through his body with a sword, blood scattering on the ground, marking the first injury sustained in battle.
Yet soon, circulating the Celestial Wood Technique, absorbing surrounding Power of Grass and Trees, instantly countless plants withered, but the wound visibly healed.
Roar roar!
At that moment, a Hybrid Cyan Dragon appeared, launching a Divine Surround attack at Lu Xuanji.
This Cyan Dragon was intelligent, seeing Lu Xuanji’s injury, it wanted to take advantage.
After thirty exchanges, Lu Xuanji sliced it apart, its combat power much less than the Hybrid White Tiger.
Another Demon Monarch stepped forward but was also slain by him.
One step, one kill, slaughtered ten Demon Monarchs in succession.
Boom boom boom!
Lu Xuanji continued forward rapidly.
The Beast Tide dreaded him, Demon Beasts instinctively avoiding, opening a path, yet in limited space, countless Demon Beasts collided, causing chaos.