Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Clad in red, the gallant Tongyan faced two opponents at once, and she was holding her own. However, her normally clear eyes were now blood-black. Her face was expressionless and her demeanor stiff, as if she were a marionette being controlled by someone else.

At this moment, Tongyan’s combat power was incredibly strong. Facing the combined assault of Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui, she not only avoided being at a disadvantage but had actually gained the upper hand.

Could she have been affected by that strange dragon’s roar? Su Han’s brow furrowed with suspicion, but he could not find an answer.

At that moment, Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui also grew frenzied. Their eyes turned blood-red as if their rage had been ignited, and they charged furiously toward Tongyan. The three of them clashed like enraged beasts, a frantic and horrifying spectacle of slaughter.

Although Su Han did not know exactly what had happened, he knew Tongyan’s safety was paramount.

”Demonic Emperor Physique, Physique Fusion!”

Su Han quickly condensed his Demonic Emperor Physique and immediately performed Physique Fusion. His entire aura became dark and desolate, imbued with the domineering presence of the Demon Emperor, as if he alone ruled all the darkness in the world.

”Nine Palace Golden Pagoda, open the Qian Palace!”

With a grasp of his hand, the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda flew out. It dazzled with golden light and a potent Holy Might as it smashed directly toward Li Wuxie.

Faced with a Holy Artifact, Li Wuxie should have defended with all his might or brought out a Supreme Treasure to block the attack. But with his mind affected, he had become completely feral and lost all technique. Roaring like a beast, he actually tried to block it with his fist.

CRACK!

The might of a Holy Artifact was not something a body of flesh and blood could withstand. The Nine Palace Golden Pagoda shattered Li Wuxie’s fist and his entire arm. Immediately after, the pagoda’s suppressive force slammed Li Wuxie to the ground, pinning him and rendering him immobile.

Li Wuxie was, after all, an expert at the Divine Power Realm’s Ninth Layer. If he had condensed his Heaven and Earth Physique, deployed his Divine Power Techniques, and used his various treasures, not even Su Han with the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda could have defeated him so quickly. But in his current state, his mind was clouded and he was consumed by rage, allowing him to be suppressed with ease.

”Kill!”

With the Black Blade in hand, Su Han struck like lightning. The blade sliced through the void and landed precisely on Li Wuxie’s neck. With one slash, a head rolled. Li Wuxie was dead.

Li Wuxie would never have imagined he would be killed so easily. The ease of it astonished Su Han, making the situation feel almost unreal. When he first learned that Tongyan was being pursued by two of the Demon Slayer Sect’s top assassins, he had prepared himself for an all-out battle. He never expected to take care of one so effortlessly.

Regardless, killing Li Wuxie was a good thing. Now, only Bai Qiushui remained.

”Suppress!”

Su Han repeated the process, once again using the Secret of the Soldier Character to control the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda and suppress Bai Qiushui. Then, with a slash of the Black Blade, Bai Qiushui was also beheaded and killed on the spot.

Both Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui had now died by Su Han’s blade. But he could not spare them a thought; he turned to look at Tongyan, a headache forming. He could kill Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui, but he could not harm Tongyan.

However, wielding the Flame Spirit Dao Sword, Tongyan now turned her furious assault on Su Han, having lost her original targets.

”Nine Palace Golden Pagoda, suppress!”

Left with no other choice, Su Han could only control the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda to temporarily suppress Tongyan.

Feeling helpless, he appealed to the Great Majestic Demon King within the Black Blade. ”Do you have any way to restore her to normal?”

”If I’m not mistaken, this should be a Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul,” the Great Majestic Demon King’s voice resounded in Su Han’s sea of consciousness.

A Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul?

Su Han frowned in confusion, but the Great Majestic Demon King did not hold back and quickly began to explain.

”The so-called Resentful Dragon Remnant Souls are formed from True Dragons that harbored extreme resentment at the time of their deaths. After they die, their lingering resentment doesn’t disperse and instead fuses with their Dragon Soul, transforming them into these entities. A Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul is terrifyingly powerful; it can influence the mind and even control others.

”The dense fog in this valley was likely formed by one. All three of them have been controlled by it, which is why they have become like this.

”The only way to return her to normal is to destroy the Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul in this place. Once it’s gone, it can no longer control her, and she will naturally awaken.”

The Great Majestic Demon King was vastly knowledgeable and quickly helped Su Han understand the creature’s origins. No wonder this Dense Fog Valley was so desolate that not even Dragon Qi Demon Beasts would enter. It was all because of a Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul’s presence.

But how do I destroy it? Do I have to eliminate all the fog in the valley?

WHOOSH!

Just as Su Han was pondering this, two streams of dense fog surged forward and entered the bodies of Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui.

The next moment, before Su Han’s shocked eyes, the corpses of Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui stood up again. They even picked up their severed heads and placed them back on their necks. Aside from the conspicuous bloody line, they looked completely abnormal.

”They are being controlled by the Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul!” the Great Majestic Demon King warned swiftly. ”They have lost their minds and are essentially puppets. They feel no pain and have no fear of death, so be careful!”

Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui were dead, but their bodies had become puppets for the Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul, which now intended to use them to kill Su Han.

If Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui had been in their right minds, Su Han would have been confident in his ability to slay them, despite them being powerful experts at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Power Realm. But now they were merely puppets, feeling no pain or fear, completely unafraid of injury or death. Such an enemy was more terrifying than a death commando, and Su Han knew this would be troublesome.

Hmm?

Before Su Han could even make a move, his expression shifted, and he looked up ahead.

He saw the dense fog churn as a Dragon Qi Demon Beast emerged. Shaped like a massive rhinoceros, it was different from others of its kind—its eyes were also blood-black, a clear sign that it too was being controlled by the Resentful Dragon Remnant Soul.

But this was only the beginning. One by one, more Dragon Qi Demon Beasts emerged from the churning fog, followed by a number of elite cultivators. Apparently, they had previously stumbled into this place and been turned into puppets.

In the end, including Li Wuxie and Bai Qiushui, a total of forty-nine figures appeared, completely surrounding Su Han.

The Nine Palace Golden Pagoda had to remain in place to suppress Tongyan, so he could not use it. This meant that Su Han now had to face forty-nine Divine Power Realm puppets all by himself.

”Great Majestic Demon King, lend me your strength!”

In such a situation, Su Han did not dare to be careless. He immediately called upon the Great Majestic Demon King and entered the Demonized State.

This time, he was in real danger.