My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

"call out!"

The wind howled in his ears as Lord Rift Mountain unleashed his fastest speed and fled.

Throughout his hundreds of years as a demon, he experienced countless life-and-death battles.

He was hunted down by human cultivators and even encountered ancient ferocious beasts deep within the demon realm.

But never before had he felt such fear as he did now.

Li Xuancang followed closely behind him, like a leech clinging to his bone.

Li Xuancang walked steadily, and no matter how Lieshan Jun tried to escape, he could not shake off his pursuit, and the distance between the two became closer and closer.

Lord Lieshan was both shocked and furious. He was a demon king, and when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

He desperately wanted to stop, turn around, and fight Li Xuancang to the death.

But the sharp pain in his arm reminded him that stopping to fight Li Xuancang would risk his life.

"Damn it!"

Lord Lieshan let out a low roar and charged eastward, where there lay a continuous mountain range, his lair built up over hundreds of years.

If they can escape into the mountains, they might still have a chance of survival, thanks to the terrain and the pre-arranged formations.

"boom!"

Lord Lieshan unleashed his bloodline secret technique, burning his essence and blood, increasing his speed by 30%, transforming into a streak of yellow-black light that shot rapidly towards the mountain range.

"Trying to leave?"

Li Xuancang behind him also unleashed astonishing speed, like an arrow released from a bow, carrying a terrifying sonic boom, chasing straight after Lieshan Jun.

Lord Lieshan sensed the oppressive force approaching from behind, and the palpable killing intent sent chills down his spine.

He turned around abruptly and saw a scene that terrified him.

Li Xuancang was already three zhang behind him, his black robe fluttering in the wind, his face calm, as if he hadn't used his full strength.

"roar!"

Lord Lieshan roared angrily, stopped in his tracks, and ceased his escape.

He knew that continuing to flee would only lead to his death, and centuries of fighting instinct told him that only by fighting desperately could he have a chance of survival.

The demonic power within his body surged wildly, and Lord Lieshan's demonic body began to change.

The enormous demonic body was a sitting duck for Li Xuancang.

He transformed back into a half-human, half-demon form, standing over two zhang tall, his fur turning as black as iron, his muscles bulging like the gnarled roots of an old tree.

The broken claws regrowed under the catalysis of demonic power, becoming sharper and harder than before.

His eyes turned blood red, his pupils contracted into vertical slits, and saliva dripped from his mouth; he had completely entered a berserk state.

"Li Xuancang".

Lord Lieshan's voice no longer sounded like a human voice, but rather a mixture of tiger's roar and human speech, deep and muffled like thunder.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

He pounced on all fours towards Li Xuancang.

This lunge was made with all his might.

The demonic power transformed into substantial black flames, swirling around his body.

Wherever it passed, the ground shattered and stones flew everywhere.

The air was torn apart, emitting a sharp crackling sound, and the air within a radius of ten miles was turned upside down by this demonic power.

Li Xuancang stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with terrifying killing intent.

Rift Mountain Lord's right claw struck first, its sharp claw carrying the power to tear everything apart, aiming straight for Li Xuancang's head.

The power of this claw strike is enough to tear the protective aura of a Transcendent Realm cultivator to shreds, and enough to shatter a small mountain.

Li Xuancang dodged to the side, his sharp claws grazing his cheek.

"Pfft!"

The sharp claws left several shallow bloodstains as they slashed across the surface.

At the same time, his right fist slammed upwards, striking the elbow joint of the Mountain Lord.

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out as Lord Rift Mountain's right arm bent outward at an odd angle.

Despite the excruciating pain, Lord Lieshan followed up with his left claw, sweeping it across Li Xuancang's waist.

Li Xuancang raised his knee, which struck Lieshan Jun's wrist bone.

"roar!"

Lord Lieshan let out a scream, but after all, he was a great demon who had cultivated for hundreds of years, and his fighting instincts far exceeded those of ordinary people.

As its claws were rendered useless, its gaping maw opened, revealing two rows of gleaming white fangs, and it lunged at Li Xuancang's shoulder and neck.

The demonic power in his mouth condenses into a ball of compressed demonic energy, which will explode instantly once it bites into the target.

Li Xuancang's expression remained unchanged as he stretched out his hands, one grabbing the upper jaw of Lieshan Jun and the other grabbing his lower jaw.

His ten fingers gripped the edge of the tiger's mouth like iron clamps, forcefully prying open the gaping maw and preventing it from closing.

The demonic energy of Lord Lieshan continued to expand in his mouth, but he could not detonate it, causing his eyes to bulge out and his throat to emit indistinct roars.

Li Xuancang exerted force with both arms, and Lieshanjun's eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.

Li Xuancang wasn't opening his mouth, but rather twisting his upper and lower jaws in the opposite direction.

The power was unbelievable, as if it were not breaking the skull of a great demon, but breaking a withered branch.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The bones creaked under the strain.

Lieshan Jun struggled desperately, digging deep holes in the ground with its limbs, and its tail lashed out like a steel whip at Li Xuancang's body.

The force was enough to turn the refined black iron into powder, and when it struck Li Xuancang, it produced a dull thud.

Li Xuancang remained motionless, his expression unchanged.

"You... what kind of monster are you?"

The words that were squeezed out by Lord Lieshan were indistinct.

The physical bodies that the demon race was so proud of were completely vulnerable in front of Li Xuancang.

It was as if Li Xuancang was the real great demon.

Li Xuancang did not answer, but suddenly exerted force with both arms.

"Pfft!"

A chilling tearing sound rang out as Lord Rift Mountain's upper and lower jaws were forcibly pried open, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

"Bang!

The compressed demonic energy, now freed from its restraints, exploded violently in the mouth of Lord Lieshan, blasting his head into a bloody mess.

The demon race has extremely strong vitality, especially great demons like Lord Lieshan who have cultivated for hundreds of years.

Even if most of their head is blown apart, they won't die immediately.

His body was still struggling, lunging and biting at Li Xuancang.

Li Xuancang loosened his grip on Lieshanjun's head, his body slumped slightly, and his right fist retracted to his waist.

A terrifying power surged into his fist, and the entire fist glowed with a faint crimson light.

"Bang!

The fist struck like a dragon, piercing through the chest of Lord Lieshan.

It doesn't shatter, it penetrates directly.

The entire arm pierced through the front of the mountain-splitting man's chest and emerged from his back, with a still-beating heart clutched in its fist.

That was the core of Lord Lieshan's demonic power, pitch black with blood-red demonic patterns wrapped around it, and each pulsation produced a sound like a drumbeat.

When Li Xuancang removed his heart, Lieshanjun's body instantly froze.

He looked down at the gaping hole in his chest, and at the still-beating heart in Li Xuancang's hand, his blood-red tiger eyes filled with disbelief.

"How...could...you..."

Lord Lieshan's eyes gradually dimmed, but the next moment, his unfocused gaze suddenly narrowed.

He clung tightly to Li Xuancang, his body rapidly expanding as his demonic energy erupted.

"Li Xuancang, let us go to the Yellow Springs together!"

With his last moments of madness, Lord Lieshan wanted to perish together with Li Xuancang.

Li Xuancang's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly threw the heart in his hand away and mobilized his qi and blood to protect his body.