Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: One Step, One Kill

The golden Qi-Blood surged within his body like a raging river, sustaining the Dragon Phoenix Protection. In his left hand, the four pieces of Great Luo Golden Bone shone brilliantly, suffused with a divine and supremely solid Yang aura. He held the Black Blade, its presence cold, sharp, and brimming with a demonic nature. Coupled with the Character Technique of Motion and the Character Technique of Combat, Su Han could contend with the Guard Army Commander at the Eighth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm.

”Ghostly Face Mask!”

Reaching out, Su Han retrieved a Ghostly Face Mask that seemed to be neither crying nor laughing and promptly donned it. Instantly, his aura exploded, soaring through three minor realms to reach the Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm. His temperament also became sinister and ice-cold, like a Demon God wielding life and death.

Sensing Su Han’s formidable new presence, all ten Shadow Guards became grave, not daring to be careless in the slightest. Although they were all Heavenly Human Realm powerhouses, even the Guard Army Commander at the Eighth Layer had been defeated. They stood no chance against Su Han in a one-on-one fight.

”Ambush from All Sides War Formation!”

The Shadow Guards were elite warriors, trained by the Imperial Family at an immense cost in manpower and resources. Not only were they powerful individually, but they could also form a war formation like an army, making them seemingly unstoppable. The ten Shadow Guards quickly assembled, their auras connecting as they surrounded Su Han from all directions. They wielded an assortment of weapons and struck at once, attacking him from front and back.

But Su Han’s Dragon Phoenix Protection successfully blocked their assault.

When it comes to formations, I am king!

A glint flashed in Su Han’s eyes as he quickly spotted a flaw in the Ambush from All Sides War Formation. A war formation was just another type of formation. Having inherited the memories of the white-haired man, Su Han could decipher almost any formation in the world.

”Nine Slashes as One, Decisive Slash!”

With the Black Blade in hand, he executed nine slashes in rapid succession, which converged into a substantial and incomparably sharp beam of black light.

BANG!

With a single strike, the Ambush from All Sides War Formation shattered instantly. All ten Shadow Guards suffered from the backlash, spitting blood as they were sent flying backward. At that moment, Su Han employed the Character Technique of Motion to swiftly catch up to the nearest Shadow Guard. His Black Blade cleaved through the air, taking a bloody head with it.

With the first Shadow Guard killed, the Ambush from All Sides War Formation could no longer be maintained. However, the remaining guards had vast combat experience. They abandoned the formation and fought individually, each using their greatest strengths. Unlike ordinary soldiers, the Shadow Guards possessed high innate talent and specialized skills. Some had powerful physical bodies and excelled in close combat, some wielded peerless martial techniques for long-range attacks, and others were masters of assassination and stealth. At this instant, the nine remaining Shadow Guards unleashed their strongest techniques, assailing Su Han from all directions.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In the blink of an eye, Su Han clashed with the nine Shadow Guards. Possessing a Sacred Body and numerous Secret Techniques, his strength was immense. However, the Shadow Guards also unleashed their peak combat power and coordinated with one another, causing him considerable trouble.

Finally seizing an opportunity, Su Han cast a Minor Divine Prohibition, immobilizing a Shadow Guard’s physical body and rendering him unable to move.

What is this?

The Shadow Guard turned pale with shock. He struggled frantically but was utterly unable to break free from the Body Binding Technique’s hold. Just then, the Black Blade flickered like lightning. The light faded from the Shadow Guard’s eyes as he died on the spot.

The second Shadow Guard was dead.

”Mysterious Rank Mid-level Martial Technique: Break Thousand Army!”

Suddenly, the light from a spear flared like a rainbow, its sharp point stabbing ferociously toward Su Han’s back. The Guard Army Commander had suppressed his injuries and rejoined the battlefield.

DANG!

The True Phoenix Phantom erupted with Holy Light, successfully blocking the spear. The Dragon Phoenix Protection possessed extremely strong defenses that were not easily broken by ordinary means. Furthermore, the surging golden Qi-Blood in Su Han’s body allowed the barrier to persist for a long time.

Though two Shadow Guards had died, eight remained. Along with the Guard Army Commander, nine Heavenly Human Realm powerhouses banded together to besiege him.

”Kill!”

Murderous intent surged in Su Han’s eyes. He let out a low shout, targeted the third Shadow Guard, and swiftly chased him down.

SPLAT!

Wearing the Ghostly Face Mask, Su Han possessed the strength of the Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm. Combined with his numerous techniques, he had few rivals in his realm. Though these Shadow Guards were strong, they were no match for him. Soon, the third Shadow Guard fell to his blade.

But at that moment, the remaining seven Shadow Guards and the Guard Army Commander seized the opportunity to attack simultaneously. Their ferocious strikes landed on the Dragon Phoenix Protection, causing it to shake violently and grow significantly dimmer. Su Han’s Qi-Blood roiled and he suffered minor injuries, but he used the Character Technique of Motion to put distance between himself and his attackers.

”Capture Su Han alive at all costs!”

The Guard Army Commander’s eyes were bloodshot. There was no turning back now. He reached into his Storage Ring and pulled out Spirit Talismans and Spiritual Treasures, activating and launching them at Su Han as if they were free. The other seven Shadow Guards also activated the treasures they carried, all while looking for an opportunity to strike.

Besieged by powerhouses and with Spirit Talismans erupting everywhere, even Su Han couldn’t evade every attack with the Character Technique of Motion. The blows that landed were blocked by the Dragon Phoenix Protection, but they still made his Qi-Blood churn and weakened the barrier.

However, passively taking hits was not Su Han’s style. Enduring the barrage of attacks, he lunged at the Shadow Guards and the Commander like a ferocious tiger pouncing on its prey.

At the fifth second, Su Han’s blade lashed out, cleaving the fourth Shadow Guard in two and staining the heavens with blood.

At the eleventh second, after taking a spear thrust from the Commander, Su Han clenched his left fist and brutally smashed the fifth Shadow Guard’s head, leaving behind a headless corpse.

At the twenty-seventh second, Su Han discovered an assassin-type Shadow Guard lying in wait. A single slash of his blade cut through the air, slicing the assassin in two at the waist.

At the thirty-fifth second, Su Han again used the art of turning stone to gold. He transmuted the rainwater on the ground into a golden torrent of steel that blasted the seventh Shadow Guard to bits.

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At the fifty-ninth second, the final Shadow Guard could no longer withstand Su Han’s Black Blade and was decapitated, his body tumbling to the ground.

In under a minute, all ten Shadow Guards had been slain. Their mangled corpses lay scattered about, making Su Han look like a blood-stained War God. Besides the Shadow Guards, the Guard Army had suffered over a thousand casualties. Rain poured from the sky as if the heavens themselves were weeping.

Su Han stood alone with his blade, utterly unstoppable.

”I’ll fight you to the death!”

The Guard Army Commander was covered in wounds, but he showed no sign of retreat. Gripping his War Lance, he let out a ferocious roar and charged at Su Han with all his might. This was a desperate, all-or-nothing strike—a duel to the death.

Watching the Guard Army Commander’s furious assault, Su Han’s face was pale, but his eyes remained perfectly calm.

”Body Binding Technique!”

Spiritual power surged forth as he cast the Minor Divine Prohibition, instantly freezing the Guard Army Commander in place. Although the paralysis was brief, it was long enough for Su Han to deliver a fatal blow.

CRACK!

A pitch-black beam of blade energy fell from the sky like a bolt of lightning, descending upon the Guard Army Commander. Before his horrified gaze, the blade split him in two, leaving him without an intact corpse.

The Guard Army Commander and all ten Shadow Guards were now dead, brutally slaughtered.

Su Han stood less than a hundred meters from the Empress, with no one left between them.