Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Soul Hook could never have imagined that Su Han’s combat experience was thousands, even tens of thousands of times greater than his own. When he prepared to use himself as bait to lure Su Han close, Su Han had already seen through his intentions. Instead of exposing the plot, Su Han played along, closing the distance in a flash to deny Soul Hook any chance to use the Art of Teleportation. As the Dao rises one foot, the Devil rises ten. In the end, Soul Hook was defeated, and defeat meant only one path: death. His head was shattered, leaving a headless corpse behind. His existence was extinguished, with no chance of resurrection.

SQUELCH!

However, Su Han did not escape unscathed. He had exhausted his power to slay Soul Hook and had failed to defend against the Soul Hook Lock striking him from behind. The sharp lock pierced his back, nearly running him through. A dense Death Qi corroded his physical body, turning the blood that flowed from the wound a dim, dark red. An ordinary person’s body would have decayed and perished, but Su Han was unconcerned.

”Secret of Healer!”

Su Han immediately activated the Secret of Healer. The wound on his back healed rapidly, vanishing in the blink of an eye. Had Soul Hook witnessed this, he would have died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

”Soul Hook... is dead?”

Not far away, Huang Shu and Du Yuemei both sensed Soul Hook’s death. They whipped their heads around, their faces masks of astonishment.

Soul Hook was the third Killing Star of the Demon Slayer Sect, an expert at the Third Layer of the Heavenly King Realm. His strength was terrifying. On this mission, he had been their leader. But now, the strongest among them had been the first to fall, his head blown apart by a punch. It was a gruesome death. This... this is simply unthinkable! If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it. But Soul Hook was well and truly dead, and a far crueler reality now stared them in the face. With Soul Hook gone, the two of them stood no chance against Su Han and Tongyan’s combined might. If they lingered, they would inevitably follow in Soul Hook’s footsteps and die a miserable death on the spot.

Run!

A flicker of terror crossed Du Yuemei’s beautiful eyes. She spun around and fled toward the valley exit without a shred of hesitation. The Dragon Slaying Demon Banner was precious, but her own life was far more important. She would rather return and face the Seven Kills Saint’s punishment than die here.

”Cursing Killing Nether Technique!”

The Shore Flower Clone immediately unleashed the Divine Method. It communicated with the Netherworld, calling down an ominous energy and using the Cursing Power Technique to weaken Du Yuemei. Su Han had no intention of letting someone with a Moon Rabbit Spiritual Body escape.

Under the effect of the Cursing Killing Nether Technique, Du Yuemei’s power waned and her speed faltered, preventing an immediate escape. At the same time, Su Han’s original body had already activated the Character Technique of Motion, moving with lightning speed to catch up. Facing one Su Han was already impossible; facing two spelled certain doom.

Panic seized Du Yuemei’s heart. She knew she had to fight for her life, or this day would be her last.

”Intermediate Grade Divine Power: Moon Lion Form!”

Du Yuemei pushed her Moon Rabbit Spiritual Body to its limit, activating her Divine Power Technique. Her figure grew taller, and her naturally curly hair rapidly lengthened until it cascaded to her waist. Her entire body radiated a faint, dazzling moonlight. A formidable aura surged from within her, elevating her from the First Layer of the Heavenly King Realm to the Third Layer—an amplifying effect similar to the Ghostly Face Mask.

This was Du Yuemei’s Divine Power Technique, which granted her a tremendous boost in strength, speed, defense, and other attributes. Among the three, her combat power was second only to Soul Hook. However, even after transforming, she had no intention of fighting Su Han to the death. Instead, she used her newfound power to counteract the Cursing Killing Nether Technique and regain her speed.

”Summon Wind and Call Rain!”

Du Yuemei’s Divine Power Technique was peculiar and not a Physique Fusion. A cold glint flashed in Su Han’s eyes as he raised his hand to unleash his newly acquired Divine Method. A howling black wind rapidly coalesced into a hundred-meter-long black dragon, charging straight for Du Yuemei with the terrifying might to extinguish the very flame of life.

At that moment, Du Yuemei had no will to fight, focused solely on escaping. But the black wind dragon was too fast. It caught up to her in an instant, and she shuddered as an intense chill washed over her, as if she had been plunged into an ice cellar. She grew weaker, as though struck by a severe illness.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Han and the Shore Flower Clone closed in. The Shore Flower Clone unleashed various Origin Techniques and Divine Methods, while Su Han engaged in close combat. With his left fist clenched and his right hand wielding a blade, his combat power was astounding. Against their combined force, Du Yuemei was completely outmatched. She was quickly covered in wounds, gasping for breath.

”I’ll fight you with all I’ve got!”

Finally, she steeled herself, her eyes turning blood-red as an endless torrent of moonlight erupted from her body, each strand filled with the terrifying power to pierce through anything.

”Golden Emperor Tanyang Fist!”

Su Han clenched his left fist, and the Golden Emperor Phantom emerged. He unleashed his physical strength of three billion pounds, amplified by one hundred and twenty-eight Great Luo Golden Bones and the Secret of Combat. The resulting punch shattered all the moonlight.

CRUNCH!

The full force of the Golden Emperor Tanyang Fist slammed into Du Yuemei’s body, leaving a deep fist imprint and breaking her bones. Like a kite with a broken string, she was sent flying backward, spitting blood as she crashed to the ground.

Su Han closed the distance, giving her no chance. He decapitated her with a single slash.

Du Yuemei was dead.

With both Soul Hook and Du Yuemei dead, only Huang Shu, the last of the trio, remained. Huang Shu was the weakest, only at the First Layer of the Heavenly King Realm, but he was also the most cunning and alert. He had been on the losing end of his fight with Tongyan from the start. The moment he realized that Soul Hook and Du Yuemei were no match for Su Han, he had already begun planning his escape. When Soul Hook was killed, his heart leaped, and his decision was made.

”Intermediate Grade Divine Power: Great Earth Shatter!”

Huang Shu unleashed his Divine Power Technique. A terrifying shockwave erupted from him, shattering the ground around him. Countless stones and clouds of dust shot out like a hailstorm, raining down on Tongyan. The barrage of debris and the force of the shockwave forced Tongyan to defend with all her might.

Huang Shu hadn’t used his Divine Power Technique to fight Tongyan to the death; he used it to create an opportunity to flee. When it came to the art of escape, not even Soul Hook and Du Yuemei combined could match him.

”Earth Escape Technique!”

Like a mole digging a tunnel, Huang Shu burrowed into the ground and vanished. He moved with incredible speed; the subterranean earth and rock, rather than hindering him, seemed to accelerate his flight. In the blink of an eye, he had already escaped the valley.

The Earth Escape Technique was a profound escape art that Huang Shu had mastered. But Tongyan possessed the Qi Observation Technique, and Su Han had the Nine Heavens Eye. They quickly pinpointed his location.

”The people of the Demon Slayer Sect must all die. You can’t escape!”

Su Han recalled the Shore Flower Clone. With a single step, he activated the Character Technique of Motion and, together with Tongyan, gave chase.

Whether you flee to the heavens or burrow into the earth, I will kill you!