Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Chapter 497: Chapter 497: One Sword, One Kill

This scene was too bizarre.

On the ground and in mid-air, everyone was frozen in place, unable to move. Their faces were blank, as if time itself had stopped. Yet, their heads slid from their necks, falling one by one to the ground and smashing into a gory mess.

When the Sword Radiance faded, corpse after corpse thudded to the ground, forming a mountain of bodies in a sea of blood.

The Heavenly Demon Cult was the overlord of Mozhou, boasting eight thousand disciples, if not a full ten thousand. But at this moment, they were all dead. Besides the four Supreme Realm experts, only Su Han, who was inside the Unparalleled Hall, remained alive.

The Saint Realm is truly powerful. Even while grievously wounded, he still has the strength to slaughter the entire Heavenly Demon Cult!

Inside the Unparalleled Hall, Su Han’s gaze was grave. Through his Divine Sense, he was perfectly aware of what had just happened outside. The Swordsaint’s terrifying power served as a stark warning.

I had originally planned to let them fight it out. Then, I could have taken the opportunity to strike, not only obliterating the Heavenly Demon Cult but also killing the Swordsaint. However, the power he just unleashed is shocking. It seems that with my current strength, I’m still not strong enough to kill him.

”AAAAAH! How dare you slaughter the disciples of my sect! I will fight you to the death!”

The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign was driven mad with rage. His eyes nearly burst from their sockets, and he wished he could devour the Swordsaint alive. The Heavenly Demon Cult was his life’s work—his everything. Now, the Swordsaint had destroyed it. How could he possibly swallow this insult? What’s more, the Swordsaint had come to the Heavenly Demon Cult on his own initiative, claiming he wanted to incorporate it into the Demon Slayer Sect. Yet now, he had personally slaughtered its members, breaking his promise and betraying their trust.

”Sect Leader, we are no match for him! We have to flee! Let’s live to fight another day!”

The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign was consumed by hatred and fury, but the Toad Poison Venerable and the others remained calm. They had their Domains for protection, so the last sword strike hadn’t killed them. But the Swordsaint’s power had terrified them to their core. All they could think about was escaping; they didn’t dare to even consider confronting him.

”You want to flee? First, ask if the sword in my hand agrees!”

The Swordsaint had overheard the Toad Poison Venerable. He let out a cold laugh and struck again. Sword Qi surged as a Great Sun blazed across the sky, aimed directly at the Toad Poison Venerable.

”Poison Domain!”

Seeing the Swordsaint target him, the Toad Poison Venerable’s expression changed drastically. He tried to use Teleportation to escape but realized he couldn’t dodge this attack. Left with no choice, he fully deployed his Domain to defend with all his might.

The Toad Poison Venerable’s strength wasn’t even a match for Leng Rufeng’s, let alone the Swordsaint’s. A Great Sun Sword Radiance slashed across the sky, instantly cleaving open his Poison Domain. The Sword Radiance then erupted, and a terrifying Sword Intent pierced straight through his sea of consciousness.

With a single strike, the Toad Poison Venerable was dead.

WHOOSH!

Seeing the Toad Poison Venerable killed, the other Heavenly Demon Cult elder turned to flee without uttering a single word. But the enraged Swordsaint was determined to cleanse the entire Heavenly Demon Cult with blood. How could he possibly let anyone escape?

”Earth Rank High Level Martial Technique: Space-Time Solar Slash!”

The Swordsaint circulated his Spatial Force and the power of time, imbuing them into the Cold Iron Holy Sword. He then unleashed the Earth Rank Martial Technique with a single slash, sending a thousand-meter-wide Great Sun Sword Radiance howling through the air. This Great Sun Sword Radiance contained not only the might of the Great Sun and the sharpness of Sword Qi, but also the power of space-time. It was far beyond what this Supreme Realm elder could withstand.

If it had been purely Spatial Force, he could have resisted it to some extent with his Domain. But the power of time was another matter entirely. It was mysterious beyond comprehension, capable of reversing, accelerating, or even freezing time. For anyone below the Saint Realm, it was a profound power that was impossible to counter.

The Supreme Realm elder was horrified to find himself moving backward. Time was reversing, pulling him back to his original position. At that very moment, the thousand-meter-wide Great Sun Sword Radiance slashed down from the sky.

SPLURT!

As the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign watched with eyes splitting from rage, this Supreme Realm elder also failed to escape death. He was cleaved in two, his life and martial path extinguished with no chance of survival.

With two Supreme Realm experts dead in quick succession, only the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign and Leng Rufeng remained from the Heavenly Demon Cult. And, of course, Su Han.

Damn it, why hasn’t Qin Wushuang shown up? He couldn’t have run off already, could he?

Dragging his severely injured body, Leng Rufeng held back the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign, preventing him from acting rashly while he scanned the Unparalleled Hall, searching for any sign of Qin Wushuang. He knew they were powerless against the Swordsaint; to continue fighting would only lead to their complete annihilation. His thoughts mirrored those of the Toad Poison Venerable: they had to live to fight another day. Moreover, the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign was his biological son, and he couldn’t bear to watch his child be killed. He hoped Qin Wushuang would appear and draw the Swordsaint’s attention, giving him a chance to flee with his son. Unfortunately, he didn’t know that Qin Wushuang was already dead, killed by Su Han. Right now, only Su Han was in the Unparalleled Hall, and he had concealed his aura so perfectly that neither the Swordsaint nor Leng Rufeng had noticed him.

”Now, it’s your turn.”

The Swordsaint sheathed his sword and stood tall, his gaze falling upon the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign and Leng Rufeng. He had sworn to obliterate the Heavenly Demon Cult, and he was a man of his word. As the cult’s leader, the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign would certainly not be spared.

”My son, I will hold him off! You run!”

Knowing he had to sacrifice himself, Leng Rufeng forcefully pushed the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign away. In a flash, he teleported forward, charging directly at the Swordsaint.

”I’ll take you down with me!”

With absolute resolve in his eyes, Leng Rufeng stared fixedly at the Swordsaint as a violent aura erupted from his body. He was going to self-destruct to buy the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign time to escape. As a father, he was commendable. As an enemy, he was not yet worthy of being the Swordsaint’s opponent.

BOOM!

Leng Rufeng detonated in mid-air. The terrifying explosion ripped space apart, revealing pitch-black rifts as a shockwave stormed through the surroundings. On the ground, countless buildings collapsed, the marshlands cracked open, and the poisonous miasma billowed violently in a horrifying display.

”Father!”

The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign shed tears as he watched his own father self-destruct just to give him a sliver of a chance to live.

However, Leng Rufeng’s sacrifice failed to delay the Swordsaint. A brilliant Great Sun Sword Radiance descended from the sky, striking down and cleaving the explosive shockwave in two. Space warped and time accelerated. A dazzling, golden figure once again appeared before the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign.

Although the Swordsaint’s aura had weakened slightly, he still possessed formidable Holy Might and Combat Power. He looked down upon the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign as if observing an ant trying to stop a chariot with its own body.

The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign’s face turned ashen. His heart filled with despair.