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Chapter 681 Demon Lord
"call--!!!!!"

The raging wind was no longer an obstacle under Liang Jin's feet, but a submissive servant!
He transformed into a pure, ethereal shadow that tore through the night!

The speed was so fast that the figure was blurred, and only the sharp, knife-like sound of the clothes being pulled by the extreme speed could be heard. In an instant, it had already covered a distance of hundreds of feet, chasing the void behind Bei Yi like a ghost!
Ahead, Bei Yi, who had gone mad with evil, was fleeing for his life using the "Universal Salvation Step," his speed so fast that ordinary martial artists could not even dream of keeping up.

But compared to Liang Jin, it's nothing more than a snail crawling!

"Give me……"

"Stop!"

A deep, majestic sound, like the churning of the earth, forcefully drowned out the howling wind!
Liang Jin's body, which was suspended in mid-air, suddenly stopped, and his left arm burst out from the wide yellow sleeve.

The entire arm, from the fingers to the palms, was instantly covered with dragon scale-like patterns!
The scale-like patterns resembled layers of liquid metal flowing with dark golden flames, with extremely deep black lines outlining the edges, exuding an ancient and violent aura!

Om-!
The Divine Dragon Arm spread its five fingers wide, grabbing straight at the vest of the mutilated corpse!
The claws tore through the air, leaving behind tangible, dark, twisted scorch marks, as if even the void itself could not bear this pure destructive power!

That sorrow seemed to possess a fragmented instinct!
The head twisted violently, and the neck bones made a cracking sound that made your scalp tingle!

A pair of bloody claws swung towards Liang Jin.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, and the force of internal energy surged.

In an instant, Bei Yi's sharp claws transformed into two blooming, blood-red lotus shadows!
Carrying an overwhelming, stench of putrid stench, it roared and lunged at Liang Jin's dragon arm!

"squeak--!!!"

On Liang Jin's shoulder, the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey was enraged to see that Bei Yi dared to fight back. Its golden hair stood on end like needles, its blood-jade face twisted into a sinister ghostly expression, and its sharp claws were about to pounce!
"Get out!"

Liang Jin's gaze was as cold as ancient ice, and the two black lotus flowers that were attacking him were like child's play in his eyes:
"A mere third-rank official dares to be so arrogant?!"

The momentum of the Divine Dragon Arm did not decrease but increased, and the dark golden dragon pattern between the five fingers flashed with light!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sharp claw shadows and sinister power of the black lotus formed by Bei Yi's "Thousand Leaf Hand" collided with the Divine Dragon Arm as if it were hitting divine iron and immortal steel!

Sparks flew wildly, producing a piercing, metallic scraping sound that made your teeth ache!
It was impossible to make even the slightest progress!
The next moment——

"boom!!!!!!!!"

The Divine Dragon Arm, carrying unparalleled power capable of shattering mountains and splitting peaks, slammed heavily into Bei Yi's arms.

Bei Yi's arms were blasted into pieces of flesh and bone, and blood mist exploded in mid-air.

The Divine Dragon Arm continued its momentum, crushing the remaining bone fragments and evil black energy, and fiercely piercing into Bei Yi's chest!
The violent power instantly shattered all obstacles!
The chest cavity, which had lost the support of its arms and was already overburdened, was like a skin bag that had been fiercely pierced by a tremendous force!
"Pfft!!!"

The blinding black rain of blood, mixed with sticky bits of bone and rotten flesh, sprayed out violently dozens of feet away in a radial pattern, like countless rotting poison arrows!

However, a bizarre scene unfolds once again!
Although Bei Yi's arms were destroyed and his chest was ripped open.

But he had already gone mad with lust, his heart filled only with murderous desire, and he paid no heed to the pain in his arms.

Those two remaining crippled legs suddenly curled up and then kicked at Liang Jin with extreme ferocity!

The leg shadows were like whips and hammers, tearing through the air with a wailing, cracking sound!
"Still causing trouble?! Annihilate them!!!"

Liang Jin's voice suddenly rose, filled with a godlike rage!
boom! ! !
The giant claw of the Divine Dragon Arm, covered with dark gold flame scales, broke through the limitations of spatial distance in an instant and descended on Bei Yi's bald head!
Contract your five fingers!

"Boo!!!"

Like a ripe, rotten fruit being crushed by a giant hand!

Red brain matter, white bone fragments, and a viscous, dark green-black unidentified tissue... suddenly exploded!

Liang Jin's claws were incredibly precise, crushing only the upper half of Bei Yi's head.

He dug his fingers into the center of the exploded filth and chaos, and viciously dug!
A cold, slippery sensation reached my fingertips!
A sudden yank!
The body of a Gu worm, still writhing wildly like countless dark blood worms twisted and tangled into a mass, was forcibly dragged out of that mess!
Bei Yi's body, now missing half its head, crashed heavily to the ground, twitched a few times, and then completely lost its breath.

Even if he went mad, he was still human; the term "demonic" simply describes his loss of rationality and the desire to kill.

Since we are human, we cannot live without our brains.

Liang Jin held the clump of insects, examining them curiously.

The red, thread-like insect, exposed to the air, was still alive.

Its slender limbs seemed to sense Liang Jin's breathing.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

Two thin, spider-silk-like, yet lightning-fast, dark red limbs covered in transparent mucus suddenly shot out from its core head!

Like a living venomous snake, it plunged straight into the face—its target being the nostrils!

It seemed to want to crawl into the nasal cavity and enter the brain through the nose.

"court death!"

Liang Jin roared like thunder! His inner strength surged instantly across his five fingers!
"Plop! Plop!"

A subtle yet continuous sound of cutting and shredding rang out!
Before the insect's dark red limbs even touched Liang Jin, they had already been shredded into countless tiny pieces of minced meat by the terrifying internal force emanating from his palm!
Countless sticky "nematode" fragments, like dirty ice shards under the scorching sun, vanished in an instant!
Having dealt with the insects and Bei Yi, Liang Jin turned his gaze to Bei Yi's menacing jaw, which was covered in dark scabs and split open to the roots of his ears!
His true objective was the jaw of the uncorrupted corpse in the Ruins of Guixu.

Upon such close observation, Liang Jin could indeed faintly sense a chilling and ominous aura.

"It should be right."

Liang Jin whispered, his dragon arm scales shimmering, and his five fingers clawed down at the hideous jawbone!

His hand had just moved.

suddenly!

"Squeak—chirp chirp chirp!!!"

The jade-faced fire monkey on Liang Jin's shoulder seemed to sense the danger and let out a series of sharp, alert cries without warning.

The small body was taut like a bowstring about to burst, and the golden-red vertical pupils were fixed on the headless corpse on the ground below!
The fur bristling with not only anger, but also a hint of fear.

next moment.

"call out--!"

Bei Yi's body, which should have been completely lifeless, suddenly sprang up from the ground!
To Liang Jin's astonishment, Bei Yi's corpse lifted off the ground and suddenly transformed into a gray, lifeless phantom, fleeing at an astonishing speed into the darkness.

Its speed is so fast that it even exceeds the limits of what the naked eye can perceive!

In the blink of an eye, it had already covered more than ten feet of space!

In the blink of an eye, they had completely merged into the vast, thick, and inky primeval rainforest ahead, their presence completely concealed!
It's as if it never existed!

Liang Jin's clenched fingers suddenly froze in mid-air!
The air freezes.

"What the hell are you up to?!"

An unusually absurd rage rose in Liang Jin's chest!
Brains shattered! Gu destroyed! Corpses flying everywhere!

Even though he was already dead, how could he still escape?!

What on earth has this corpse turned into?!
"Whatever you are... Reveal yourself!"

The deep voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth!

Immediately, Liang Jin took out the [Si Mian] again and put it on his face. He wanted to see how this tragic corpse could still move.

With his Fire Eye activated, Liang Jin's vision became crystal clear again. His gaze pierced through the layers of night and dense forest, quickly locking onto Bei Yi!

"They escaped so quickly?"

Liang Jin discovered that Bei Yi's speed was ridiculously fast.

His movements were especially graceful and agile, as if he were almost non-existent.

Since learning "Walking with Wind and Shadows," Liang Jin has never been afraid of anyone when it comes to light-footed skills.

The only time he felt pressure was when his clone on Dragon Transformation Island faced that blurry shadow, and Liang Jin only had a slight advantage.

And now.

He faced that eerie, blurry shadow once again.

In the vision of the [Si Mian] Fire Eye, Liang Jin saw that Bei Yi's corpse had also become a blurry mess.

It's like looking at an outline through frosted glass, but you can't see any details at all.

You should know that Liang Jin usually uses his fiery eyes to see people. Not only can he see their faces clearly, but he can also see the body's condition under their clothes, and even their internal organs, bones, blood vessels, and meridians.

Liang Jin had encountered this situation of blurred vision three times in total.

The first time was in the Burial Dragon Ridge, when he was peering into the underground palace and discovered that a strange and powerful force was blocking his fiery eyes from seeing, making everything blurry.

The second time was the blurry black figure encountered on Dragon Transformation Island.

And now, this is the third time.

Liang Jin had never experienced such a strange situation before when he was saddened.

But right now, there must be some strange situation that Liang Jin couldn't have predicted, causing Bei Yi to change in some way, so much so that even Liang Jin's fiery eyes couldn't see it clearly.

"This time, we're determined to find out exactly what you are!!"

Liang Jin immediately moved, accompanied by a gust of wind, and chased after Bei Yi's corpse with the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey.

The ethereal corpse ahead, drifting like a ghost, seemed to have lost all physical weight, silently sweeping across the dense jungle at an unbelievable speed!
Behind them, Liang Jin rode the wind and chased the clouds, his Divine Dragon Arm tearing through the air with a piercing whistle. The swirling gale snapped a giant tree in half, and broken branches and leaves filled the sky like a raging storm!

One feint, one real! One chase, one escape!
Even if Liang Jin used "Walking and Shadow" to its fullest extent, he could only barely keep up with Bei Yi's corpse, and could not completely catch up with it.

This made Liang Jin regretful; he wished he had seized the time to practice the "Soaring to Immortality Step" from the "Sacred Heart Manual".

If one had mastered the "Steps to Immortality," how could one be in such a predicament now?
A man, a monkey, and a corpse, one in front and one behind, relied on their superb lightness skills to leap over mountains.

Day and night alternated wildly in the relentless whirlwind.

Torrential rain! Blazing sun! Miasma rising and falling!

The landscape beneath our feet transitions from sparse forests and gentle slopes in the north, through the humid and hot ravines in the central region where snakes and insects roam, and finally crashes headlong into the deepest wilderness of the southern state—the endless primeval rain sea!
The air was as thick as glue, and every breath felt like swallowing molten lead and mercury.

The giant vines blocked out almost all the sunlight, making it as dark as an eternal twilight.

The rotten earthy smell, mixed with the strong floral fragrance and strange toxins, created a nauseating, pungent symphony that clung stickily to the skin.

On the evening of the third day, Liang Jin suddenly stopped under a strange fern that was as big as an umbrella.

He actually gave up the chase!

The corpse of the tragic figure showed no signs of exhaustion and continued to fly rapidly.

Liang Jin's internal energy was already severely depleted, and continuing the pursuit would be disadvantageous for him. If he were to encounter a fierce battle, he would not be able to exert his full strength.

"Xu..."

After Liang Jin landed, his chest heaved violently, and beads of sweat slid down his pale cheeks.

He immediately sat cross-legged and began to inhale and exhale to restore his internal energy.

The Jade-Faced Fire Monkey instantly leaped onto the top of the giant fern, its golden eyes warily scanning the deathly silent, suffocating dark jungle. In its paws, it held the remains of a poisonous bee, silently sucking its sap.

But Liang Jin did not give up completely.

Because he discovered that he could use [Thousand-Mile Tracking] to pinpoint Bei Yi's location.

Previously, Liang Jin had never considered using the [Thousand-Mile Tracking] feature to lock onto a dead person, as it was completely unnecessary.

But this first attempt has proven effective.

This left Liang Jin puzzled for a moment: was it that [Thousand Mile Tracking] could truly pinpoint the dead, or was it because [Thousand Mile Tracking] considered Bei Yi not entirely as a dead person?

But none of that matters, as long as it works.

“That Bei Yi is clearly only at the third rank, not even as good as my peak third rank.”

"But why hasn't his internal energy been depleted after being consumed for so long?"

"What exactly happened to him? Is this change related to the decaying corpse in his jaw?"

For a moment, too many mysteries flooded his mind. Liang Jin had no idea, and could only meditate and circulate his internal energy to recover.

The Jade-faced Fire Monkey leaped from tree to tree nearby, picking wild fruits or hunting animals to eat.

At the same time, its golden eyes darted around in their sockets, constantly surveying the surroundings, diligently protecting Liang Jin and blocking any interfering factors.

Time passes slowly.

As darkness fell, night gradually enveloped the vast rainforest.

Liang Jin's strength has finally recovered to almost its full extent.

He glanced at the [Thousand-Mile Tracking] feature and was surprised to find that Bei Yi had stopped in an area not too far from him.

Seeing this, Liang Jin was relieved.

"It seems your internal strength isn't that profound after all."

Liang Jin's internal energy was not yet exhausted, so he paused to replenish it as a precaution.

If he were to exhaust all his inner strength to catch up, he could fly to the area where Bei Yi paused.

Liang Jin closed his eyes and regulated his breathing, seemingly forgetting himself and the world around him; the [Si] face had already disappeared.

However, each wisp of divine consciousness, like a spider web, had already enveloped the entire area within a hundred feet.

Immediately, Liang Jin prepared to continue his journey to catch up with Bei Yi.

However, the next moment, a thought suddenly struck him:
"Ok?"

Liang Jin could clearly sense that people were rapidly approaching from all directions.

"Are you coming for me?"

This made Liang Jin frown slightly:
“This tragedy was rushing recklessly towards the southern state, and someone was constantly guiding it through the bronze drum.”

"Let's see what secrets this place holds, and what exactly you're up to."

Liang Jin immediately sat back down.

He even used the [Zhenyuan Dragon-Slaying Lock] again to lock his power.

Liang Jin had already realized that these approaching people posed no threat to him.

These people can be dealt with by the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey alone.

As for myself, I cannot waste a single second on arduous practice.

The Jade-Faced Fire Monkey clearly sensed the situation. It sensibly jumped back onto Liang Jin's shoulder, its golden eyes warily scanning its surroundings.

Soon, three figures arrived near Liang Jin.

They finally appeared one by one.

A massive figure, as large as a small mountain, pushed aside the entangled giant vines and suddenly appeared!

“My name is Suiyan. We are descendants of fire, and fire is our god.”

Suiyan had red hair and a red beard, and was a burly man, over two meters tall.

He was shirtless, with his lower body covered by suede. His strong arms held a shield in one hand and an axe in the other, both made of mountain pine.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that my weapons are made of wood. Once a fight breaks out, they will turn into raging flames that can burn everything to ashes."

Suiyan's upper body was muscular and covered with crimson tattoos.

Even in the darkness, these tattoos radiate a dark red glow like magma, brimming with boundless explosive power.

"I've heard that the Demon Lord of Wuxu is immortal and indestructible; even if you cut off his hands and feet, he can regenerate."

"But I am his nemesis. The high temperature generated by my divine fire can turn a person into gas instantly."

"That's right, as long as the temperature is high enough, a person can turn into gas directly."

"If it is reborn, I will cleave it into mist! Burn it into smoke!"

The magma-like patterns on his arm swelled up intensely.
"As long as my 'divine flame' is fierce enough, even the Demon Lord's filthy blood and rotten flesh will be reduced to ashes!"

At this time.

"call out--!"

A clear, melodious, and long note, like snow falling from the heavens!

Above the canopy of trees on the right, a dazzling rainbow suddenly broke through the darkness, like a phoenix tearing through the night!

Colorful robes flutter, sleeves flow like rosy clouds!
“You Suitong people worship divine fire, while we Wuli people worship the black phoenix, so my name is Fengwu (Phoenix Dance).

Feng Wu's movements were so light that she seemed to have lost her weight. She lightly touched the giant fern leaf with her toes, spun around, and landed almost silently.

Only in the land of Shuainan, where the paulownia tree is the mother and the tung tree the father, could such a graceful and poetic woman be nurtured.

"The divine fire of Suitong burns away all filth, but how can the power of the Demon Lord be completely eliminated by fire?"

The woman's voice was melodious, yet it carried an overwhelming sense of sorrow.

She raised her head, and a face as exquisitely sculpted as a moon palace was revealed in the dim forest light.

Her eyebrows were as delicate as curved ink, and her phoenix eyes held tears like stars.

Clad in a colorful feather robe, its flowing radiance resembled the patterns of living feathers.

She looked up at the night sky with her elegant phoenix eyes, her star-like pupils filled with deep sorrow:

"The Moon Goddess... is weeping! Her cold light has been devoured by the Demon Lord!"

"The priests of the Wangshu tribe... have become slaves in the Demon Lord's tent! The blood of the Moon Maiden... has stained the altar where the moon's essence is offered!"

"The Demon Lord's minions even traversed ten mountains and nine rivers, setting their sights on Wuli, which had been at peace for three hundred years."

"But I inherited the divine power left behind by the Xuanfeng, which allows me to banish the Demon Lord to the eternal void. I will restore the purity of my mountains and rivers, and the brightness of the moon over the heavens and earth!"

The moon in the night sky was exceptionally bright.

Her slender hands gripped the weapon that slipped from her feathered robe—a bronze divine sword that shone with a starlight-like brilliance!

The sword's blade resembles a golden feather of a divine bird spreading its wings, with countless tiny, mysterious, and intricate runes and patterns engraved on it, radiating a sharp chill capable of cutting through everything tangible and intangible!

follow closely.

A burst of giggles followed.

A human figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

She seemed to emerge from darkness, and when she was still, she was completely one with the darkness.

"Hehehe, how arrogant!"

She was petite, but her breasts were exceptionally full and high.

She wore a black feathered robe, as if woven from the feathers of crows or black cranes.

He wore a black feathered crown on his head, but his face was covered by a distorted mask that covered the upper half of his face. The mask was made of what looked like tree bark covered with knots, and it had no facial features, only a distorted vortex shape.

Beneath the mask were delicate lips and a chin, pale skin, and bloodless lips, as if he had lived in a dark and hopeless place for many years.

A pair of withered little hands were nervously fiddling with a few shriveled bird bones.

"The Demon Lord conquered far more than just the Wangshu tribe."

"His army has conquered almost all known and unknown lands of this boundless mountain range."

"The Xiong Kingdom of Lake Marsh was a kingdom with a thousand chariots, but it has been destroyed by the Demon Lord Yiyue. The Xiong King's head was made into a skull lamp to light up the demonic path."

"The perilous terrain of Yilu was unparalleled in the world, yet it was breached by the Demon Lord in seven days. Queen Yilu and her nobles were sacrificed as human offerings."

"Your Wuli is nothing but a small, insignificant nation, possessing the divine power left behind by the Xuanfeng but unable to use it. How dare you presume to claim that you will end the Demon Lord?"

Feng Wu's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

She knew that the girl in the feathered robes, who exuded an eerie aura, was a shaman who could communicate with the gods and humans.

really.

The petite woman in the black feathered dress introduced herself:
"My name is Wu Ling, and I am a witch from Mount Ling. I am skilled in soul magic."

"If you do not suppress the Demon Lord's soul, then no matter how strong your supernatural powers are, you will be unable to use them against the Demon King's overwhelming demonic power."

As she spoke, Wu Ling pulled out her weapon from under her feathered robe.

It was a bronze mirror with an eerie black surface, as if it absorbed all light, making it impossible to display any image.

Strangely, whenever people look at the mirror, they feel dizzy and disoriented, as if the mirror can steal their soul.

Subsequently.

Swish, swish, swish!

The three men's gazes, like tangible probes, suddenly fixed on Liang Jin, enveloping him in the shadow of the fern leaves!

"What about you?"

"That guy with the monkey."

"Which tribe do you come from, and what are your supernatural abilities?"

Suiyan, Hewu, and Wuling all focused their attention on Liang Jin.

Liang Jin could see clearly that these three people were meeting each other for the first time.

Clearly, they also regarded Liang Jin as a companion.

It seems the three of them planned to gather here tonight to plot something important, but Liang Jin just happened to be there by chance, which led to a misunderstanding and caused a mix-up.

The Jade-Faced Fire Monkey suddenly raised its head from under the fern leaves, letting out a wary, threatening growl from deep within its throat!

Liang Jin remained seated cross-legged, his face pale and weary, yet a slight upward twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"The Way of Peace..."

The voice was flat, yet it was like an invisible rock thrown into a deep pool.

"Great and virtuous teacher."

Confusion and bewilderment appeared in the eyes of the three people; they clearly knew nothing about the place name or the person's name.

Just as they couldn't help but want to ask more questions.

suddenly!

Suddenly, the cries of night owls echoed through the night sky.

The screams that filled the air were like ice picks piercing eardrums, extremely sharp and shrill.

It looked as if a large flock of night owls were flying across the sky.

Next!

The sound of bronze drums rang out!
Heavy and rapid! Like the hearts of countless giant beasts being pounded wildly, the sound of bronze drums, carrying the will to tear apart the mountains and forests, surged in from all directions like a world-ending tidal wave!

It swept through this hundred-mile-long primeval forest in an instant!
The sound waves collided and transformed into a ferocious, overwhelming flood!

In an instant, countless animals lurking in the rainforest sprang out, screaming in terror as they fled.

The three people's expressions changed instantly:
"not good!"

"It's the demon army!"

"Quick, hide!"

(End of this chapter)