Chapter 340: Fivefold Heaven's Huang Yao Patriarch

Fantasy NovelChapter 1: Secret Technique "Three Autumn Leaves"By I Eat Tomatoes

"Father, how could you be like this?" Xue Feng looked at the letter, its words piercing his heart like swords.

Although he had long known his father was cold-hearted, the 'sword mark' left on his children had made Xue Feng believe his father harbored some affection, giving him a sliver of hope. That was why he had written the letter.

"There are thousands of kinds of people, and my father is just one of them," Xue Feng murmured. He put down the letter, and True Essence shot from his fingertips, incinerating the envelope and letter into dust.

Deep beneath the ocean, within a small grotto-heaven.

"Congratulations, Brother Huang Yao."

Demon Saint Jiuyuan and Black-robed Beijue both smiled, adding, "Brother Huang Yao has now reached the Fifth Heaven. We believe it won't be long until you fully recover to the Demon Saint realm."

Demon Saint Huang Yao's aura was noticeably stronger, though his handsome appearance remained unchanged. He smiled, "We were originally Demon Saints; reaching the Fifth Heaven is nothing noteworthy. As for the Demon Saint realm? I hope to achieve it within a century."

"Brother Huang Yao, when will you go to the World Chasm? You know, the Monarchs are very concerned about this," Demon Saint Jiuyuan said solemnly. "Even if I recover to the Demon Saint realm, I cannot enter the World Chasm! And Beijue is inherently weak in direct combat; he can't even break through the world membrane. Among the three of us, only you can pierce the world membrane and enter the World Chasm."

Huang Yao frowned. "I understand what the Monarchs mean: they want me to enter the World Chasm, lead the Fifth Heaven Demon Kings from there, and infiltrate the human world. But accomplishing that will be extremely difficult!"

"As a Fifth Heaven Demon King, it's very difficult to break through the world membrane," Old Ancestor Huang Yao explained. "Although my realm has reached the late Grotto-Heaven stage, our cultivation system is somewhat inferior to the Divine Demon system; my strength is slightly lower than that of True Martial King. I still need to cultivate more, pushing this physical body to the peak of the Fifth Heaven. I must ensure that the time spent breaking through the world membrane is within five breaths."

"Because when the world membrane is attacked, all human Creation Venerables will sense it. They might even rush here with all their might, and if they intercept me, I'm finished," Huang Yao stated. "I also need to travel the world, observe the River of Time and Space, and search for connection points between the human world membrane and the World Chasm. In the future, I will break through the world membrane from one of these points and enter the World Chasm."

"Therefore, these connection points must be far enough from land so that the Creation Venerables cannot arrive quickly."

"I also need to find connection points for my return."

"The return connection points must also be far from land. Otherwise, if I'm intercepted by the Creation Venerables while leading a group of Fifth Heaven Demon Kings, it would be a suicide mission."

"To prevent any mishaps, I need to identify ten world connection points, each separated by ten thousand miles," Old Ancestor Huang Yao stated. "Only then will I dare to enter. Only then will I have the confidence to lead the Fifth Heaven Demon Kings back into the human world without being cornered by the Creation Venerables."

"The World Chasm lies between the human world and the demon realm, and there are countless connection points," Demon Saint Jiuyuan chuckled. "That shouldn't be difficult for you, Brother Huang Yao."

"Once I enter," Huang Yao continued, "if the human Creation Venerables detect me, they'll immediately know something is amiss. They can peer into time and space and discern my identity. They will send Enfeoffed King Divine Demons into the World Chasm to hunt me down, no matter the cost."

"The Monarchs will dispatch Fifth Heaven Demon Kings to assist you," Black-robed Beijue added.

"It will be very dangerous, so I need to continue cultivating, at least reaching the peak of the Fifth Heaven first," Huang Yao said with a faint smile. "By the way, I plan to go out soon and kill an Enfeoffed King Divine Demon."

"Kill an Enfeoffed King Divine Demon?" Jiuyuan and Beijue stared at him.

"In recent years, millions of demon kings have taken turns attacking cities, with Fourth Heaven Demon King squads and occasional Fifth Heaven Demon King sneak attacks. They've only managed to kill some Enfeoffed Marquis Divine Demons," Huang Yao chuckled. "I want to make those Enfeoffed King Divine Demons feel fear too. I want them to know that even an Enfeoffed King Divine Demon guarding a city can die at any moment."

Black-robed Beijue nodded. "With Brother Huang Yao's strength, you could kill over ninety percent of the Enfeoffed King Divine Demons in the world. However, you must be careful; human reinforcements are very fast!"

"Don't worry, I will end the battle and leave immediately within ten breaths," Huang Yao nodded. "I also want to see how much the 'death aura' generated when human powerhouses die benefits my 'Nether River Blade Art'."

Old Ancestor Huang Yao cultivated the 'Nether River Blade Art'.

The more powerful individuals he killed, the more formidable his Nether River Blade Art would become.

"You just want to kill, don't you?" Demon Saint Jiuyuan chuckled.

Huang Yao's eyes gleamed with killing intent as he murmured, "In the demon realm, there are factions—you can't kill this one, you can't kill that one. But in the human world... everyone can be killed."

This was also one of the reasons he had come to the human world.

Given his realm, killing those too weak was useless; only slaying Fifth Heaven Demon Kings would offer some benefit. But how many Fifth Heaven Demon Kings were there in the entire demon realm? And who among them didn't have powerful backing? How could they allow him to kill them freely?

Suofeng City was a major city located in the southwestern region of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Xue Feng, Yan Jin, and Lu Cheng, three Enfeoffed Marquis Divine Demons, were temporarily stationed there. Garrison Divine Demons were frequently rotated, with changes occurring every few months.

"Junior Brother Xue, your brother truly cultivates like a madman," Lu Cheng said, fanning himself as he ate and drank with Xue Feng.

"That's just how he is," Xue Feng chuckled, taking a sip of wine. He then glanced at Lu Cheng and couldn't help but ask, "It's the middle of winter, and you're still fanning yourself. How much do you like fans?"

"This is also cultivation, do you understand?" Lu Cheng said leisurely. "You should learn from me; cultivation should be integrated into daily life, cultivated at all times."

"You only reached the Law Domain realm at nearly two hundred years old, and you're lecturing me, who reached it in my fifties?" Xue Feng teased.

Lu Cheng was instantly speechless.

Those who could become Enfeoffed Marquis Divine Demons were naturally exceptionally talented. While it might be difficult to reach the Law Domain realm before ninety, a significant portion of those who lived past two hundred could achieve it. In recent years, older Enfeoffed Marquis Divine Demons formed the main garrison force for cities, with the younger generation primarily serving as assistants.

"Hmm?" Xue Feng and Lu Cheng's expressions suddenly changed.

They both sensed demonic energy erupting in all four cardinal directions around Suofeng City.

"One thousand six hundred demon kings are attacking the city from four directions!" Xue Feng and Lu Cheng instantly rushed out of the room, soaring into the sky. They also spotted Yan Jin, who had similarly ascended.

A quick glance from high in the sky revealed demon kings rushing from all directions outside the city.

Every single one was a Third Heaven Demon King!

"The usual," Lu Cheng stated.

Xue Feng and Yan Jin both nodded.

The three quickly flew off in different directions, staying close to the city walls while simultaneously releasing a vast number of True Essence threads. For a moment, the sky was covered in breathtakingly beautiful True Essence threads. However, the common people in the city panicked, knowing that demon kings were attacking again. Indeed, demon king attacks had become too frequent in recent years.

"Demon kings attacking the city!" The soldiers on the city walls immediately lit the signal fires.

"Rumble." From the moat below the city walls, leopard-like 'Iron Stone Beasts' crawled out. Each of the four city walls had fifty of these beasts. Under Lu Cheng's remote control, the Iron Stone Beasts surged forth to attack the demon kings. Having reached the third layer of the Nascent Soul realm, Lu Cheng found it relatively easy to control two hundred Iron Stone Beasts. He could have controlled more, but Yuanchu Mountain had only allocated him two hundred.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss." Human head-sized poisonous insects, vibrating their thin, cicada-like wings, flew out from within the city walls and streamed toward the outside. Each city wall had over a hundred of these insects, all secretly controlled by Great Sun realm Divine Demons who cultivated the 'Myriad Poison Demonic Body.' There were a total of six such Divine Demons within Suofeng City, collectively controlling five hundred poisonous insects. These were the primary force in defending against the demon king attacks.

"Iron Stone Beasts and poisonous insects," the numerous rushing demon kings observed from afar. Though wary, they continued to charge forward.

After several years of conflict, both the demon and human races were familiar with each other's tactics and had developed countermeasures. Each siege battle consequently grew more intense.