Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

”Physique Fusion!”

Su Han had no intention of wasting words with Kong Sha. He promptly condensed the Demonic Emperor Physique and underwent Physique Fusion, vastly enhancing his aura. His power could now be compared to the First Layer of the Divine Power Realm.

”Suppress!”

Billowing Demonic Qi whirled into action. He fully deployed the Secret of the Soldier Character, controlling the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda to smash down toward Kong Sha.

The Nine Palace Golden Pagoda was a Holy Artifact. Even a Dragon Qi Demon Beast of the Divine Power Realm could not withstand it and would be crushed to death with a single hit. Its might was incomparable.

”Hmph, this is the Holy Artifact of the Saint Heir. You think you can use it against me? How laughable!” Kong Sha scoffed and quickly formed seals with his hands, employing a Secret Technique to try and interfere with the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda.

However, the next moment, the smile on his face froze. He discovered his Secret Technique was ineffective. It was as if the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda had been completely refined, rendering his technique utterly useless.

The Secret of the Soldier Character was one of the Nine Secrets, representing the pinnacle of power in the world. With Su Han controlling the pagoda through it, let alone Kong Sha, not even the Tian Lou Saint himself could wrest back control if he were present.

Having lost the initiative, Kong Sha was too late to dodge. He could only brace himself to face the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda head-on.

”Physique Fusion!”

Although Kong Sha was also a follower of the Tian Lou Saint, he did not possess a Saint Treasure. He rapidly condensed a Heaven and Earth Physique.

His Heaven and Earth Physique was hazy and indistinct, like a murky shadow, as if he were the king of shadows. After fusing with his Physique, his entire being grew blurry, as though he were about to ascend and become a Flying Immortal.

”Intermediate Grade Divine Power: Formless Shadow!”

Kong Sha quickly cast his Divine Power Technique. His whole figure became even more indistinct, like a misty phantom that did not belong to this plane of existence.

The Nine Palace Golden Pagoda rapidly descended but passed directly through him, causing him no harm whatsoever.

”My Divine Power makes me immune to all physical attacks. If you had mastered its first palace and could use its suppression and sealing arts, you might be able to harm me. As it is, a simple physical smash is useless.” Kong Sha’s smug voice echoed in Su Han’s ears. His figure flickered left and right, indistinct and blurry like a phantom.

Kong Sha’s physical body was average, and his ability in a direct confrontation was quite limited. He excelled at the art of assassination, a path he had immersed himself in until he had reached the pinnacle of mastery. All his methods could be summed up in two words: attack and defense.

’Attack’ referred to his assassination techniques—one strike, one kill. His attacks were simple yet deadly effective. As for ’defense,’ both the Colorful Dao Robes he wore and this Formless Shadow Divine Power Technique were defensive measures. Conventional attacks were completely unable to harm him.

”Invincible Tao Xin!”

”Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds!”

Kong Sha circled around him, unwilling to strike without absolute certainty. Su Han, however, had no intention of dragging out the fight and attacked directly. An indomitable momentum instantly burst forth, pressing down on Kong Sha. Then, Su Han let out a roar like the long cry of a heavenly dragon, its sound waves rolling like a tidal wave.

ROAR!

At that moment, a heaven-shaking dragon’s roar suddenly resonated throughout the land. It was pure and resounding, like a great bell, possessing an unpredictable heavenly might.

Instantly, the might of Su Han’s Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds doubled. The surging sound waves, like massive, layered tides, struck Kong Sha. The impact stunned him, causing blood to trickle from the corner of his mouth.

Here in the Dragon Palace Ruins, the profound Dragon’s Might has actually made my Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds stronger. Su Han’s eyes lit up with joy, delighted by this unexpected windfall.

With Kong Sha affected and lightly injured, Su Han seized the opportunity.

”Divine Prohibition Heavenly Method!”

His Divine Sense surged out like a tide, rapidly casting five minor Divine Prohibitions on Kong Sha. Kong Sha’s body instantly stiffened, immobilized for one second.

That one second was all the time Su Han needed to make his move.

”Black Netherworld Flower!”

With a flick of his finger, a Black Netherworld Flower shot out. It traced a beautiful arc through the air before precisely embedding itself in Kong Sha’s brow. Kong Sha’s body shuddered as if from a heavy blow, and his Heaven and Earth Physique was violently forced out of him, severing the fusion.

What kind of technique is this? It can forcefully sever my Physique Fusion? Kong Sha’s face turned deathly pale. He stared at Su Han in horror as a storm raged in his heart. He had followed the Tian Lou Saint and was widely learned, yet he had never heard of such a technique. After all, Physique Fusion was the strongest method for any martial artist below the Heavenly King Realm. If it could be forcefully severed, wouldn’t its user be the bane of all such martial artists?

With his Physique stripped away, his aura weakened, reverting to the Fourth Layer of the Divine Power Realm. Meanwhile, Su Han’s Physique Fusion gave him power comparable to the First Layer of the Divine Power Realm. The gap in their strength had been narrowed significantly.

Moreover, Kong Sha specialized in assassination and was not strong in a direct confrontation. In contrast, Su Han not only had a Crystallization of the Holy Body but also possessed numerous Secret Techniques and Divine Methods. In an all-out fight, Kong Sha was unlikely to be his match.

Therefore, the only way for Kong Sha to kill Su Han was to wait for the right moment, force Su Han to expose a weakness, and then land a killing blow.

”Heavenly Thunder Talisman!”

”Earth Fire Talisman!”

”Radiance Talisman!”

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Kong Sha reached into his Storage Ring and pulled out more than a dozen talismans. These were all Dao Talismans, each one possessing immense might. He activated them all at once, sending them flying toward Su Han.

Pillars of heavenly lightning, surging earth fire, blinding radiances, and slicing wind blades—all sorts of energies assaulted Su Han from every direction, intending to force him to reveal an opening.

”Strongest defense!”

With a single thought, Su Han deployed his five Origin Techniques and added Nether King’s Protection, forming his strongest possible defense.

RUMBLE!

The next moment, Su Han was completely engulfed. A wild barrage of energies created violent fluctuations and a terrifying scene. The land trembled incessantly as the ground was blasted open and the very air churned.

If the mountains and earth within the Dragon Palace Ruins weren’t ten times more solid than those of the outside world, this area would have already been shattered to pieces, a scene of utter devastation.

Let’s see you block this! Kong Sha’s eyes gleamed as he stared intently at Su Han’s position, his heart cold and brimming with killing intent.

He clutched an ominous spiritual bone needle, circulating his Spiritual Energy to brew a fatal strike.

As the violent energy gradually dissipated, Kong Sha searched for Su Han’s figure, ready to strike at any moment.

”Origin Technique: Heavier than Tai Mount!”

Just then, a yellow light descended from the sky and landed on Kong Sha. He suddenly felt an immense weight pressing down on him, as if his body were filled with lead. Every movement became incredibly difficult.

SWISH!

The next instant, Su Han’s figure burst out from the blast, completely unharmed. His Black Blade, however, was now wreathed in a swirling, blood-red Bloodthirsty Demonic Flame.

”Slash!”

A cold glint flashed in Su Han’s eyes as he brought the blade down, giving Kong Sha no chance to use his Divine Power Technique.

Terror filled Kong Sha’s eyes as he struggled with all his might.

SPLAT!

A flash of the blade, a spray of blood. A severed, blood-stained arm flew high into the air before thudding to the ground.

One slash, one severed arm. Kong Sha was gravely wounded.