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Chapter 95 The Emperor's Banner, Annihilation of the Great Xuan, Establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty
"My Lord Demon Saint, save me!"

Sensing the approach of death, Li Xuantong knew he was no match for Zhou Qing and immediately sought help from the demon saint of another world.

hum~~~
A terrifying force emanated from the other end of the spatial rift, as a hand attempted to penetrate the rift and descend upon the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The palm was covered with thick scales, each scale containing extremely profound principles of heaven and earth.

However, the World Cauldron sensed the demonic aura and also burst forth with brilliant light, repelling the hand that wanted to penetrate the spatial rift.

The demon saint's palm clashed with the World Cauldron, as if two different worlds were colliding. The terrifying aftershocks were so powerful that if they were to spread, Li Xuantong would instantly be reduced to dust.

However, the aftershocks of these collisions were all blocked by the World Cauldron.

The World Cauldron ultimately gained the home-field advantage, repelling the demon saint's palm and even injuring him, with blood spurting out.

However, the Demon Saint did not gain nothing despite being injured; he sent over a great demon who had reached the ninth level of the Celestial Realm.

Whether it's the Acquired Realm, the Innate Realm, or the Celestial Realm, they are all divided into nine levels, with each three levels forming a minor realm.

The Celestial Realm has nine levels, with the first to third levels being the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Grandmasters at this level primarily fight using their Martial Dao Spirit. Once released, the Martial Dao Spirit can envelop the physical body, allowing them to fly, escape into the earth, and move mountains and overturn seas. However, if the Martial Dao Spirit is destroyed, their cultivation will be almost completely ruined.

The fourth to sixth level is the Primordial Spirit Realm.

The mind and consciousness merge with the martial arts spirit, transforming into the primordial spirit.

Even if the physical body dies, the primordial spirit can still roam the world. However, without a physical body as a vessel, the primordial spirit cannot exist in the world for a long time. The power of the primordial spirit will slowly dissipate, and it must find a suitable physical body to be reborn.

Under normal circumstances, if a primordial spirit grandmaster loses his physical body, he will choose to enter the body of an unborn infant to be reincarnated.

Only through the nurturing process in the womb can the primordial spirit and the physical body achieve perfect harmony.

The seventh to ninth level is the realm of unity.

The primordial spirit and the physical body are one.

At that time, the physical body will be just like the primordial spirit, ever-changing and unpredictable, gathering and dispersing without form.

For example, the physical body can transform into forms such as thunder, fire, and water, just like the primordial spirit, reaching a state of unity, which can be considered as initially possessing an immortal body.

What is a fatal blow to a Grandmaster of the Primordial Spirit Realm is nothing to a Grandmaster of the Unity Realm.

Ordinary methods cannot kill a Grandmaster at the Unity Realm.

The great demon sent by the Demon Saint had reached the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, the peak of the Unity Realm.

Killing it is even more difficult.

A Grandmaster who reaches the ninth level of the Celestial Realm can even regenerate from a drop of blood; even if only a single drop of blood remains, they can recover.

"Martial Saint's Mark!"

Sensing the aura emanating from the great demon before him, Zhou Qing did not hesitate at all and immediately activated the Martial Saint Mark within his body.

As soon as the Martial Saint Mark appeared, a vast holy might instantly spread out, enveloping the surrounding space.

Faced with this holy might, the overwhelming demonic aura emanating from the great demon was momentarily halted, and then rapidly melted away like ice and snow encountering the sun.

"Holy...Holy Might!"

The great demon, who had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, was stuttering as he spoke, his eyes filled with terror.

This is the power of a saint, an existence on the same level as a demon saint.

Even a demon king at the Dao Realm level has no choice but to submit to a saint, daring not to harbor the slightest thought of resistance.

This Mountain and Sea Realm doesn't even have a Daoist Realm expert, so how could it be hiding the power of a Saint? If he had known this, he definitely wouldn't have chosen to descend here.

Originally, he thought this was a perfect opportunity to make a name for himself. As long as he occupied the Mountain and Sea Realm, he would catch the eye of the Saint, receive a reward, break through the shackles of his bloodline, and advance to the Demon King. However, he did not expect that he would encounter the power of the Saint as soon as he arrived.

Who said that?

This world doesn't even have the Dao Realm?
Although the Martial Saint Mark activated by Zhou Qing was not a real Saint's attack, but a wisp of power left behind by a Saint, it was still the power of a Saint. Not to mention the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, even a Demon King would only face certain death.

Therefore, when faced with this wisp of holy might, this great demon at the ninth level of the Celestial Realm revealed a look of despair, and even lost the will to escape.

"Suppress me!"

Zhou Qing let out a low shout, and the Martial Saint mark within his body shone brightly, transforming into a giant finger that pressed down towards the great demon at the ninth level of the Celestial Realm.

"No, I am not reconciled! I, Yao Wuhen, have cultivated diligently for a thousand years, finally reaching the peak of the ninth level of the Unity of Heaven and Man realm. I was about to break through the shackles of my bloodline and ascend to the Demon King realm, possessing a lifespan of ten thousand years and becoming a regional overlord. But I never expected to perish here today! I am not reconciled, I am truly not reconciled!"

The enormous finger, carrying the majesty of a saint, crushed down on the great demon at the ninth level of the Celestial Realm as if the sky were collapsing and the earth were sinking. He roared and fought back with all his might at the last moment, but he found that his attack was as fragile as an ant in front of that finger and could not shake it in the slightest.

No matter how much he roared or struggled, he could not change his fate.

As the enormous finger fell, the great demon at the ninth level of the Celestial Realm screamed in agony and was instantly crushed into dust, leaving not even a trace of its soul behind. It vanished completely into the world, as if it had never existed.

"how so!"

Li Xuantong's face turned ashen. A powerful demon who had reached the ninth level of the Celestial Realm had vanished before his very eyes.

He couldn't understand how Zhou Qing could possess the power of a saint.

Could it be that the other party is a saint reincarnated?
If he truly is a reincarnation of a saint, then everything makes sense, explaining why Zhou Qing was able to achieve such accomplishments in just over a year.

"now you!"

Zhou Qing swung his giant axe, aiming it at Li Xuantong.

The axe flashed like lightning, reaching Li Xuantong in an instant. He tried to defend himself, but found that he didn't even have the strength to raise his arm.

Zhou Qing unleashed his martial arts spirit, merging five kinds of celestial phenomena. He had previously killed nine Nascent Soul Realm demons with a single axe strike. How could a mere Grandmaster at the fourth level of the Celestial Realm possibly withstand such an attack?

Li Xuantong wanted to mobilize the power of the nation's destiny, but Zhou Qing's Poison Dragon Banner suppressed the nation's destiny, preventing him from using its power.

"No!"

Li Xuantong cried out in despair, then was engulfed by the axe light, instantly turning into dust, his physical body and primordial spirit annihilated together.

Whoosh!
After Li Xuantong died, the Chilong Sword tried to fly away.

However, Zhou Qing reached out and grabbed the Chilong Sword, forcibly erasing the spiritual imprint within it, and then activated the Poison Dragon Banner to devour the Chilong Sword.

The national fortune within the Chilong Sword was continuously extracted and incorporated into the Poison Dragon Banner, making the Poison Dragon Banner increasingly sacred.

"Having fused two national treasures, it's no longer appropriate to call it the Poison Dragon Banner. From now on, you shall be called the Human Emperor Banner."

Zhou Qing gave the Poison Dragon Banner a new name.

at the same time.

Zhou Qing unleashed a single axe strike, splitting into more than a dozen beams of light, all aimed at the demon blood warriors who had refined demon bloodlines.

The new governor of the Eagle Wolf Guard, the general stationed in the capital, the Grandmaster of Demon Blood in the royal family, and even the Emperor of Da Xuan, all of whom had refined demon bloodlines, were all unstoppable in the face of this axe light.

puff--

In an instant, these dozen or so Grandmasters of Demon Blood were killed, their bodies exploding like fireworks, their blood staining the sky red, and their demonic energy spreading everywhere, making people's hearts tremble.

These grandmasters, who had refined the bloodlines of demons, each possessed the cultivation of the Celestial Realm. Yet, under Zhou Qing's axe, they were utterly vulnerable.

Zhou Qing stood in the void and said calmly, "Li Xuantong, the ancestor of the Great Xuan royal family, colluded with demons and has now been killed by me. From now on, I will take over Great Xuan and change the country's name to Great Zhou. Do any of you have any objections?"

Zhou Qing's words were clearly addressed to the civil and military officials of Da Xuan.

"Don't dare!"

Faced with the terrifying aura emanating from Zhou Qing, these civil and military officials dared not have the slightest thought of resistance. They all knelt on the ground, not daring to even raise their heads.

"From this day forward, the Great Xuan ceases to exist; only the Great Zhou remains!"

Zhou Qing's voice rang out like thunder in everyone's ears.

"The Great Xuan has been destroyed!"

"Li Xuantong, the patriarch of the Great Xuan royal family, broke through to the Yuan Shen realm and killed the Yuan Shen Grandmaster of a hidden sect. It was thought that he would bring the Great Xuan to a new height and unify all the kingdoms of the Mountain and Sea Realm. I didn't expect it to be destroyed so quickly."

"The Zoroastrian Church caused such a ruckus before, but it only occupied a few states in the southern region. However, Zhou Qing has only been rising for a little over a year and has directly destroyed the Great Xuan."

"Is this the legendary chosen one? Lin Nantian, the leader of the Zoroastrian Church, is indeed just a vanguard for the king. Zhou Qing is the real dragon."

In the capital city, ordinary people seemed to feel little sadness about the demise of the Great Xuan, aside from some shock.

For them, a change of emperor wouldn't make much difference; they would continue living the same way they did before.

at this time.

Zhou Qing arrived in a strange space.

What he needs to do is mobilize the power of the nation's destiny to shake the world cauldron back to its original position and suppress that spatial rift.

"Humans, we can talk."

The voice of the demon saint came through the spatial rift.

Zhou Qing remained unmoved, mobilizing the power of the nation's destiny to move towards the spatial rift.

"Human, if you move the World Cauldron and allow this Saint to descend, I can bestow upon you the bloodline of a Saint, and even make you the Lord of the World."

"If you do not believe me, I, the Holy One, can make a solemn oath."

"With my assistance, you will surely achieve unparalleled greatness, and your chances of breaking through to the Saint Realm will increase by more than 30%, surpassing all living beings."

The demon saint's words were full of temptation, as if he could get everything as long as Zhou Qing was willing to release the World Cauldron.

(End of this chapter)