Chapter 1849: Demon King

## The Human World

A white mist drifted in the light waves, like a wisp of white smoke. After chasing for a while, it finally circled for a moment before Duke Dingxiang's figure materialized on the spot.

His long beard swayed beneath his chin as Duke Dingxiang gazed forward, his brow deeply furrowed.

Only chaotic light and shadow and turbulent blue light remained in his vision; the enemy had vanished without a trace.

Duke Dingxiang was not skilled in escape techniques, yet his cultivation was profound. This was the first time he had been shaken off by an opponent since he made a name for himself in the Guifang Kingdom.

The enemy's identity was unknown, so Duke Dingxiang had to be cautious and dared not go all out. However, this alone demonstrated the extraordinary skill of his opponent's escape technique.

He had originally intended to stay close behind his opponent and wait for King Lingyou, but unexpectedly, a moment of carelessness caused him to lose track of them.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

His long beard swirled under his chin, each white strand suddenly fanning out. They shot out needle-thin white qi like dancing demons, spreading in all directions, forming a large white net to capture any lingering aura of the opponent.

Unfortunately, the tremors had not completely subsided, and after the impact of the light waves, the aura had been almost entirely erased.

Just then, a large shadow appeared behind Duke Dingxiang, spreading at an astonishing speed.

From within the shadow, a figure floated in, treading on a black cloth, appearing beside Duke Dingxiang as if strolling leisurely.

"Your Highness," Duke Dingxiang said, having already known who it was, and turned to bow.

"You lost them?"

King Lingyou asked indifferently.

Duke Dingxiang's face showed shame. "This person's cultivation is remarkable, and their escape technique is particularly exquisite. I am not his equal," he replied.

"Oh?" King Lingyou's expression grew more serious. "Is it a Grand Daoist Master?"

Duke Dingxiang hesitated. "This person is strange, unlike a human. I suspect he is a demonic soldier serving a Grand Daoist Master..."

King Lingyou's dark eyes swept over the net woven from white qi. He spread his powerful divine sense, but unfortunately, the surroundings were too chaotic, greatly affecting his spiritual perception.

After hearing Duke Dingxiang's account, King Lingyou frowned. "Do you think the escape speed this person displayed was their limit?" he asked.

Duke Dingxiang was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized the meaning of King Lingyou's words. His expression instantly changed, and he cried out.

"Oh no! It's a feint!"

If the opponent truly held back some strength, it was very likely they intended to lure him and King Lingyou away.

The other Demon Marquises are in danger!

Because the tremors were too violent, even King Lingyou couldn't focus on other things. In such a place, it was almost impossible to set up a trap in advance. When Duke Dingxiang saw Qin Sang, his first reaction was that it was an unexpected encounter with an enemy, and he hadn't considered this possibility, which was an oversight.

Before his words finished, the white beard under Duke Dingxiang's chin flew back with a whoosh. The black cloth under King Lingyou's feet expanded several times, enveloping Duke Dingxiang, and shot back rapidly.

At this moment, Qin Sang, just as the two demons had expected, saw Duke Dingxiang give up the pursuit. He immediately changed direction, drew an arc, and prepared to return to the original spot, believing there might still be a chance.

His Dharma Idol activated the Phoenix Wings.

Moreover, the Wandering Cloud Sword circled his body, its sword light merging with lightning.

With Lightning Escape and Sword Escape, Qin Sang's speed was at his current limit, piercing through light waves like a flash of lightning and a peal of thunder!

Any Soul Transformation cultivator seeing this scene would be astonished.

Since he had already been exposed, Qin Sang immediately decided to change his strategy and bare his fangs!

These demons had arrived earlier than him and might have already uncovered some secrets. Capturing and killing one demon would reveal the truth, preventing the opponent from getting there first.

Qin Sang was not confident in dealing with Duke Dingxiang, but not all Demon Marquises possessed his strength.

Even if he couldn't find an opportunity to strike, Qin Sang could still rely on his escape technique to calmly get away. He was, in a word, fearless!

"Rumble... rumble..."

The seabed of the blue light sea rumbled continuously, deafeningly.

At this moment, two individuals were constantly dodging in the light waves. The two men, one tall and one short, both wearing long robes, were Demon Marquises who had accompanied King Lingyou into this area. One was titled Marquis Ping, and the other Marquis Gui.

Both Demon Marquises had a black cloth mark on their palms, left by King Lingyou, which allowed them to sense each other within a certain range and quickly regroup after scattering.

They had scattered when the tremors arrived and happened to be not far apart, so they were the first to gather. They were currently following the mark's sensation to meet with the nearest Demon Marquis.

Although the tremors were weakening, the two Demon Marquises still had to constantly dodge, unable to move with the same ease as Qin Sang, Duke Dingxiang, and King Lingyou.

Marquis Ping, a mid-stage Cavernous Profound cultivator, was in a slightly better situation, but he had to look after the weaker Marquis Gui.

"What was that sound?"

Marquis Ping seemed to sense something and suddenly stopped, looking up into the distance with a faint unease.

Marquis Gui looked in the direction of the sound, activating his demon eyes. Only chaos filled his vision, but his pointed ears twitched, and his expression instantly changed.

"Careful! There's..."

Before he could finish his sentence, they already sensed a powerful aura rushing towards them at an incredibly astonishing speed.

Immediately after, they saw a flash of lightning, brighter than heavenly thunder and sharper than sword light.

The demon pupils of the two Demon Marquises suddenly constricted, their eyes stinging intensely as if pierced by a real sharp sword.

"Boom!"

The newcomer meant ill!

In an instant, the lightning broke through layers of light waves, rushing forward like thunder.

The two Demon Marquises' minds were greatly shaken, their faces filled with horror.

The seabed vibrated continuously, and although they had been on guard, at this moment they still felt unprepared, and had the illusion of being completely exposed.

It seemed that under this lightning bolt, no divine ability or treasure could save their lives!

They did not flee; the enemy's escape speed was so astonishing that fleeing would only lead to a quicker death.

Only by fighting for their lives was there a glimmer of hope!

"Roar!"

Utterly enraged and alarmed, Marquis Ping roared. His body twisted, two sharp horns grew from his forehead, his body rapidly expanded, and his limbs swelled with muscles, bones twisting.

"Rip!"

His long robe was torn open, revealing his powerful physique, his dark skin exuding an oily sheen.

In the blink of an eye, Marquis Ping manifested his demon form without hesitation, transforming into a giant black rhinoceros. It had one long and one short horn on its head, with a silver crescent-shaped mark between the two horns. This demonic beast was known as the Silver Moon Spiritual Rhinoceros.

At the same time, Marquis Gui also transformed into his beast form, resembling a yellow ferret with a fox-like snout, rabbit-like ears, and round, cat-like eyes – a truly mixed creature. It was named the Gui Dog.

No sooner had their demon forms appeared than the lightning arrived.

Marquis Ping was positioned in front. Seeing the lightning bolt heading straight for him, the terrifying aura made it impossible for him to suppress the shock in his heart. A hint of madness flashed in his eyes, and dazzling silver light shot from the horns on his head.

The silver moon mark between the horns glowed even brighter, detaching from his head and slowly rising.

"Crack!"

The silver light condensed to its extreme, and the silver moon transformed into a silver lightning bolt, shooting directly towards the approaching enemy.

But the approaching enemy showed no sign of stopping. The lightning's glow flickered slightly, and suddenly, a sword shadow appeared, detaching from the lightning and pointing directly at Marquis Ping, but it vanished in a flash.

Marquis Ping's heart sank, and the ominous feeling grew stronger. Then he felt a terrifying murderous intent envelop him. Under the shock to his mind, all other things in his vision seemed to disappear; only a single sword remained!

The sword was like autumn water, with divine intent flowing through it.

Such a spiritual sword was, however, a sword of slaughter.

Faintly, seven sword shadows merged into the spiritual sword's body. Qin Sang instantly unleashed the Seven Souls Killing Array, its murderous aura soaring to the heavens. Aiming at the silver moon and Marquis Ping behind it, he struck down with a single sword!

"A spiritual treasure..."

Further back, the horror on Marquis Gui's face turned to terror. What he feared was not the spiritual treasure, but the sword strike unleashed by it.

He had previously fought with Daoist cultivators and witnessed Daoist Talisman Swords, but never had a sword strike been as astonishing as this one.

With world-shaking murderous aura and unparalleled, peerless sword intent, this strike integrated the guidance of the Sword-Wielding True Man, the "Primordial Spirit Sword Cultivation Chapter," and Qin Sang's own understanding of the Sword Dao.

"Crack!"

The silver moon dimmed, a conspicuous crack appearing in its center, and it was actually sliced into two by a single sword.

The spiritual sword shattered the moon, and its sword intent remained locked on Marquis Ping.

Marquis Ping retreated wildly, all his qi and blood gathering towards his chest. The skin on his chest became transparent, finally transforming into a round mirror, like a heart-guarding mirror.

The heart-guarding mirror was embedded within Marquis Ping's body; it was a defensive exotic treasure that constantly absorbed qi and blood. Its surface also turned blood-red, and countless strange runes rotated within the mirror.

Immediately after, these runes appeared in reality, right before Marquis Ping, forming a treasured mirror.

The treasured mirror was identical to the heart-guarding mirror on Marquis Ping's chest, but much larger, completely shielding Marquis Ping behind it.

The mirror's surface reflected the sword light and lightning.

Immediately, ripples spread across the mirror's surface, and the sword light and lightning within the mirror shattered one after another, revealing the Wandering Cloud Sword and Qin Sang inside.

At the same time, the sword light in front of the treasured mirror was tinged with a faint blood color, and the sword's momentum subtly stagnated.

Qin Sang also felt an inexplicable binding force, attempting to shackle him in place.

Snorting coldly in his heart, Qin Sang's body blazed with pure glass treasure light, instantly shattering the binding force. Under Marquis Ping's shocked gaze, he stepped forward to the treasured mirror, raised his right hand, and heavily struck its surface.

"Boom!"

The treasured mirror shook violently, its surface rippled intensely, seemingly on the verge of shattering at any moment.

Just then, spiritual light suddenly condensed in his palm, pressing against the mirror, and another sword appeared.

The sword in his palm seized the opportunity to pierce the mirror's surface.

"Pffft!"

The treasured mirror was actually pierced by the sword tip.

Marquis Ping's eyes almost burst open. He heard a tearing sound as the flesh on his chest tore, and the heart-guarding mirror flew out of his body. His only option now was to use the exotic treasure's true form.

At this moment, a cluster of golden light shot from behind Marquis Ping, containing over a dozen golden needles.

These golden needles, from Marquis Gui's hand, were incredibly sharp, their qi mechanisms connected and complementing each other, making their power extremely strong.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The golden needles struck Qin Sang.

Qin Sang showed no intention of dodging at all, standing his ground as every golden needle struck him.

But what shocked the two Demon Marquises was that all the golden needles were blocked by the treasured armor on Qin Sang's body, failing to harm him in the slightest.

In fact, the treasured armor also had the Parting and Merging Divine Light layered on its surface.

Marquis Gui's cultivation was even inferior to that of the Celestial Eye Butterfly; it would be difficult for him to even break through the divine light, let alone the Bright Mountain Armor.

Therefore, Qin Sang didn't even glance at Marquis Gui. He pressed his palm forward fiercely; his palm, along with the sword in his palm, pierced through the mirror's surface, and he grabbed the heart-guarding mirror's true form in mid-air.

The Wandering Cloud Sword followed closely behind, an endless murderous aura impacting Marquis Ping's mind.

It seemed that Qin Sang was determined to capture Marquis Ping.

But the moment Qin Sang was about to collide with the heart-guarding mirror, his palm suddenly paused, and his figure vanished from Marquis Ping's sight as if a ghost.

Marquis Ping was stunned for a moment, then immediately realizing something, he roared: "Careful!"

It was too late to warn now; Qin Sang had already successfully bypassed Marquis Ping and appeared before Marquis Gui.

And the Wandering Cloud Sword had not changed its target, still locked onto Marquis Ping, who could not divert his attention for a moment.

In fact, Qin Sang's target had been Marquis Gui all along; otherwise, the previous sword strike would not have been as simple as merely shattering the silver moon!

Indeed, that sword strike was still not the pinnacle of Qin Sang's swordsmanship.

Although this sword incorporated seven sword souls, what incorporated them was not the Wandering Cloud Sword itself, but the sword shadow formed by the Shadow-Bearing Sword!

The Shadow-Bearing Sword, when Qin Sang was comprehending the inheritance, had been refined into the Wandering Cloud Sword's sword shadow.

Initially, the sword shadow's power was less than fifty percent of the Wandering Cloud Sword, but now it was approximately close to sixty percent.

What truly unleashed the Seven Souls Killing Array was the Wandering Cloud Sword's sword shadow. Combined with the Wandering Cloud Sword's own power, the force of that single strike was no less than any spiritual treasure, and no one would suspect that it had been held back.

Yet Qin Sang deliberately held back.

The sword shadow was intangible; it could take enemies by surprise and leave them defenseless, yet it could also be used in the opposite way.

When the Wandering Cloud Sword truly revealed itself, it could give enemies a great surprise.

Qin Sang's action was not meant to deceive the two demons in front of him; he didn't need to be so calculating to deal with them.

"Whoosh!"

Marquis Gui's vision blurred. The enemy, who had been fighting Marquis Ping, suddenly flashed and approached him, instantly filling him with great fear.

Seeing Qin Sang's armor gleaming, and that despite being struck by the golden needles, not even a white mark was left, he was terrified to the extreme.

"Wooo..."

Marquis Gui let out a strange howl, all his fur bristled, and golden specks of light instantly appeared all over him.

Each strand of fur transformed into a golden needle, and their tips furiously shot towards Qin Sang.

Countless golden needles covered the sky, a continuous sheet of golden light. A particularly dazzling golden light at the center, like a golden chisel, aimed directly for Qin Sang's vital throat.

The next moment, Marquis Gui saw a scene that filled him with despair.

The golden chisel had clearly struck his vital point, but it was like hitting a copper wall and iron barrier. The opponent merely swayed slightly, completely unharmed!

This strike was indeed extraordinary, Marquis Gui's favored divine ability, cultivated for many years. Most people would not dare to take it head-on.

Unfortunately, it met the Bright Mountain Armor. The true treasure fragments, capable of dividing and merging, effortlessly blocked the golden chisel.

Qin Sang, with golden needles stuck all over his body, his gaze stern, broke through the array of golden needles and charged directly at Marquis Gui.

"How dare you!"

"You dare!"

As Qin Sang approached Marquis Gui, two furious shouts came from afar. It was King Lingyou and Duke Dingxiang, who had arrived a step too late.

Qin Sang had unleashed his escape technique without reservation, creating a considerable commotion, which had just been detected by King Lingyou and Duke Dingxiang.

The black cloth under King Lingyou's feet was gone, transforming into black shadowy waves, pushing them forward at an astonishing speed. Unexpectedly, they were just one step too late, and the situation had deteriorated to this extent.

Qin Sang had long known of the pursuers' presence, and he needed to guard against these two demons, especially the other demon cultivator, who made him feel inexplicably uneasy with his unfathomable strength.

Feeling it would be difficult to capture Marquis Ping before the pursuers arrived, Qin Sang therefore deliberately set up a diversion and unexpectedly went straight for Marquis Gui.

He didn't look back. Though not tall in stature, in Marquis Gui's eyes, he was like a soul-reaping demon.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

All the treasures and divine abilities Marquis Gui unleashed in his panic were forcibly taken by Qin Sang and were of no effect.

"Crack!"

His forearm was broken.

He fell into despair, but hearing the roars of King Lingyou and Duke Dingxiang, a glimmer of hope rekindled in his eyes.

"Your Highness, save me!"

Marquis Gui cried out in a hoarse voice.

Your Highness!

Upon hearing this, Qin Sang was greatly alarmed, his expression abruptly changing.

At this moment, he finally understood: there were no hidden masters at all. Those mysterious powerful beings he had been so wary of were all Demon Kings and Grand Daoist Masters!