Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

The massive body of the Flower Whale Demon Saint shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye, much like a withering plant—a chilling sight to behold. In the end, its flesh and bones were entirely consumed by the Black Blade, leaving nothing behind in this world but the Saint Stone of the Sea Eye.

”I need to digest this flesh and blood. At the very least, it will take ten to fifteen days; at most, a year or so. I will be unable to respond during this time, so be careful!” the Great Majestic Demon King’s demonic thought warned Su Han.

A Jing Tribe Saint at the Seventh Layer of the Saint Realm was more than enough to satisfy the Great Majestic Demon King’s needs. Once the flesh was digested, it would allow him to break the first seal and upgrade the Black Blade into a Demonic Blade of the Holy Artifact grade—a truly joyous prospect for Su Han. The only drawback was that during this period, Su Han could no longer summon the Great Majestic Demon King or enter the Demonized State.

However, Su Han wasn’t worried. Besides Demonization, he had other methods at his disposal. After breaking through to the Supreme Realm, his strength was far greater than before. Plus, having completed the Tempering Body with Thunder, he now possessed an Unrivaled Physical Body and was no longer entirely reliant on Demonization.

WHOOSH!

The Great Majestic Demon King fell silent, and Su Han stored the Black Blade in his Bronze Ring. With that, both the Mad Lion Saint and the Flower Whale Demon Saint had fallen.

Though the Jing Tribe and the Demon Slayer Sect were top-tier forces, the loss of a Saint was not to be overlooked. After this battle, both would likely have to reconsider their plans to hunt down Su Han. So far, a total of four Saints had died because of him. Besides the Mad Lion Saint and Flower Whale Demon Saint, the other two were the Swordsaint and Lan Yi the Female Saint. Although only the Flower Whale Demon Saint had died directly at his hands, the deaths of the other three were still more or less related to him.

Under these circumstances, any powerhouses who still wanted to hunt Su Han would have to think twice.

”Saint You Heng, I apologize,” Su Han said as he approached the man. Seeing that his aura was stable despite his pale face, Su Han felt a slight sense of relief and immediately took responsibility for the destruction of Cang City. ”This battle started because of me, and Cang City was destroyed because of me. I will compensate for these losses.”

Both the Mad Lion Saint and the Flower Whale Demon Saint had come to kill him. If he hadn’t been in Cang City, the city would not have suffered such a disaster. Now, the entire city had been razed to the ground, turned into a wasteland of sand and scorched earth. Over half its citizens had been killed or injured in the battle. The compensation would be no small sum, but Su Han clearly distinguished between kindness and enmity. His feud was with the Demon Slayer Sect and the Jing Tribe, but he recognized that toward Cang City, he had indeed made a grave mistake. Therefore, he would not shy away from the responsibility, no matter how astronomical the cost.

Saint You Heng heard Su Han’s words and saw in him a sense of responsibility.

He knew that many martial artists, once they gained great power, underwent a complete change in personality. They would develop an aloof attitude, treating life and death as their playthings and viewing ordinary people as ants whose lives were beneath their notice. But Su Han was different. His innate talent was monstrous, yet he wasn’t arrogant. His strength was vast, yet he didn’t bully the weak. Faced with this disaster, he was willing to accept responsibility for the consequences. This attitude made Saint You Heng appreciate him all the more.

”You cannot be blamed for this. The fault lies with the Demon Slayer Sect and the Jing Tribe,” Saint You Heng said, comforting Su Han. ”The destruction of Cang City is already a fact, and self-reproach is useless now. As for its rebuilding, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion will take responsibility.”

No one could have anticipated this. The enemy came with overwhelming force, and they were only discovered ahead of time thanks to Su Han’s Character Secret. Saint You Heng naturally wouldn’t place the blame on him.

Nevertheless, Su Han felt he still had an inescapable responsibility. He decided to sell some of his treasures to help with Cang City’s reconstruction.

”Let’s go. We’re heading to Huayang City,” Saint You Heng said. ”The people of Cang City need to be resettled, and our injuries need to heal. Let’s get settled first. But rest assured, I will report this to the Chief Minister and the elders. The Mad Lion Saint dared to come to Yun Province. That’s a breach of the rules. We must retaliate.”

Cang City had been reduced to ruins. Staying here was pointless. Saint You Heng led everyone away, heading for the nearest city, Huayang City.

Soon, news of the Battle of Saints in Cang City spread like wildfire, shocking countless people.

”The Demon Slayer Sect actually joined forces with the East Sea’s Jing Tribe! That’s collusion with the enemy!”

”You can’t say that. The Demon Slayer Sect hasn’t betrayed the Eastern Region. Their alliance with the Jing Tribe was just to deal with Su Han. It’s just unbelievable that Su Han could force two top-tier powers to team up against him. What’s even more terrifying is that he survived, while the Mad Lion Saint and the Flower Whale Demon Saint both fell.”

”Exactly, it’s incredible. It seems the Swordsaint and Lan Yi the Female Saint also died because of him. Is this man really so monstrous, causing Saints to battle over him one after another?”

Throughout the Eastern Region, everyone who heard the news was deeply shaken. Saints were a rare sight, and battles between them even rarer. Although Qingzhou and Yun Province were remote territories, the recent string of these battles was impossible to ignore. At the core of them all was Su Han, drawing everyone’s attention to this year’s biggest dark horse.

The news soon reached the inner circle of the Demon Slayer Sect. Both the Seven Kills Saint and the Great Diviner Saint heard it, and their faces turned as black as thunder.

BANG!

With his notoriously hot temper, the Seven Kills Saint slammed his palm down, reducing a palace to dust. But even that couldn’t vent his inner rage.

”Useless trash! To fail like this and even get killed on the spot! Useless, utterly useless!” the Seven Kills Saint roared, so furious he wished he could kill the Mad Lion Saint all over again. He had held such high hopes for this hunt, but the result was just another bitter disappointment. It was impossible for him to accept.

The Great Diviner Saint’s brows were tightly knitted, his heart heavy.

Everything went according to plan; the Heavenly Tribulation was the only variable. Who would have thought Su Han’s innate talent was so monstrous that he could summon a Heavenly Tribulation? And one so powerful that even the Mad Lion Saint couldn’t withstand it.

”Not even Chu Feng has ever drawn a Heavenly Tribulation!” the Seven Kills Saint’s eyes burned with rage, his fingers clenched into a tight fist. ”Su Han must die, or else he’ll be a never-ending threat!” He loathed Su Han immensely, wishing he could tear him to pieces that very instant.

The Great Diviner Saint performed his calculations again and found that the probability of successfully killing Su Han had now plummeted to a mere ten percent. This result filled his eyes with gloom.

”Seven Kills, you old fiend, get the hell out here!”

Just then, a voice suddenly erupted, shaking the heavens and the earth.