Chapter 588: Battle on the Serpent Demon Star

Chapter 1: Secret Technique 'Three Autumn Leaves'

Cave Lord Jingyun's second killing move, a 'phantom tail' descending from the depths of the void, was over ten thousand miles long. It was incredibly vast and terrifyingly fast, instantly appearing before Meng Chuan's eyes.

"It's unavoidable." Although Meng Chuan had an advantage in both time and speed, that phantom tail was simply too massive! It swept over with a whoosh, as if the sky itself were collapsing. Meng Chuan immediately swung his blade.

"Break!" Meng Chuan's physical strength erupted completely. His entire being, infused with this strike, transformed into a 'black blade light,' forcefully slicing through the massive phantom tail with a resounding swish.

The phantom tail felt substantial and was incredibly resilient. Meng Chuan felt immense resistance, as if countless layers of void obstacles were present within it.

However, after his physical body absorbed the 'Primal Stone,' it became akin to the Baxia clan among dragons, renowned for their boundless strength. It was also like a secret weapon, naturally unafraid of head-on clashes.

This strike also integrated the profound mysteries of 'Endless Blade' and 'Annihilation Blade.' When he first explored the cave dwelling, he had just comprehended Annihilation Blade, so the two Five-Tribulation Realm rules hadn't yet merged. However, after nearly a year back in the Three-Bay River System, including his secluded cultivation time in the 'Chaos Hole,' he had actually trained for several decades. The fusion of these two rules had now yielded significant results.

With his body of boundless strength, he unleashed this strike using the Demon Slayer Blade.

Screech—

The black blade light, spanning tens of thousands of miles, forcefully sliced through the phantom tail.

"What?" Cave Lord Jingyun was somewhat surprised. "He actually broke through my move head-on?"

His killing moves were all formed by integrating the profound mysteries of three different rules, and their power was extraordinary.

This particular move, unleashed using internal magic power, was slightly less durable but excelled in speed. Because it descended from the depths of the void, it was also exceptionally bizarre and difficult to evade.

"Kill!" After breaking through the phantom tail, Meng Chuan's speed remained undiminished. While using the Thirteen Universe Pearls to defend against the 'Star Devourer' move, he simultaneously charged directly at Cave Lord Jingyun, still wielding his Demon Slayer Blade.

Seeing this, Cave Lord Jingyun suddenly opened his mouth and let out a furious roar.

If the previous 'Star Devourer' was a sucking absorption, then this moment was marked by a terrifying, diametrically opposed roar.

The roaring sound wave spread out in a fan shape, sweeping forward and completely shattering space wherever it passed. The Thirteen Universe Pearls surrounding Meng Chuan, despite their best efforts, were scattered by the impact, and the roar further assaulted Meng Chuan's physical body.

"This—" Meng Chuan felt immense discomfort.

The wave assaulted his physical body, vibrating every particle and attempting to shatter him, yet after the wave passed, Meng Chuan's body remained completely intact.

"Huh? Not dead?" This roar had failed to kill Meng Chuan, and his body was even completely unharmed, which greatly astonished Cave Lord Jingyun.

Under normal circumstances... of his seven major killing moves, the first three—'Star Devourer,' 'Phantom Tail,' and 'Void Roar'—could be unleashed in his normal form. These three moves alone were sufficient to slay most Five-Tribulation Realm cultivators.

As for the remaining four, even stronger killing moves, they could only be unleashed in his true form.

"It's been a long time since a Five-Tribulation Realm cultivator forced me to use my true form," Cave Lord Jingyun remarked, as his body underwent a transformation, morphing into a colossal form resembling a continuous mountain range.

That was the true form of the Eight-Headed Star Devouring Serpent.

It was far larger than an ordinary adult Eight-Headed Star Devouring Serpent. He had broken through the limits of his natural talent, cultivated to the Five-Tribulation Realm, mastered three Five-Tribulation Realm rules, and trained his physical body to an incredibly formidable extent.

His massive body, over thirty thousand miles long, was covered in colossal snake scales, with vast amounts of spatial energy flowing across the surface of each one.

All eight of his long necks were like giant snakes.

All eight of his heads simultaneously fixated on Meng Chuan. His main torso was exceptionally robust, with a pair of thick, powerful legs planted on the ground of Serpent Devil Star. Concurrently, eight long black tails swayed slowly, each one causing Meng Chuan a sense of dread.

"'According to intelligence, Cave Lord Jingyun has cultivated all eight of his tails to be like secret treasures, even more terrifying than his heads.' Meng Chuan grew increasingly cautious upon seeing his opponent reveal his true form."

"Kill."

Cave Lord Jingyun's eight heads stared coldly at Meng Chuan as his eight black tails moved in unison.

Swish, swish, swish! Streaks of black afterimages crossed the void, seemingly teleporting as they converged on Meng Chuan from all directions, attempting to ensnare him.

Although Meng Chuan commanded the ultimate speed rule, allowing him to dodge faster, the eight tails appeared almost instantaneously nearby, effectively besieging him. Each tail was also too massive for Meng Chuan to completely evade, so he could only choose to confront one of the black tails head-on.

"Boom!!!" Meng Chuan poured all his strength into this strike, meeting attack with attack, intending to test the resilience of his opponent's physical body.

In this collision, Meng Chuan felt his body tremble and he involuntarily flew backward with a loud 'boom.' He continued to skillfully evade the attacks of the other black tails in the void, but still collided with two more in succession, stumbling before he finally escaped the encirclement of the eight tails.

"'I didn't even sever that tail?' Meng Chuan noted. His full-power melee strike had only split open the massive outer scales and muscle layers of the tail, reaching the tailbone, but its force was exhausted. The Eight-Headed Star Devouring Serpent instantly recovered completely from these minor injuries. 'If even close-quarters combat can't severely injure him, then the Thirteen Universe Pearls will have an even harder time.'"

Close-quarters combat was Meng Chuan's most potent offensive method.

But his opponent's physical body was simply too formidable!

The reason Cave Lord Jingyun hadn't been able to comprehend a 'Six-Tribulation Realm rule' was that the three rules he had grasped were all primarily from the 'Space lineage,' yet he hadn't managed to merge them into a complete 'Space Rule.' After all, a complete Space Rule was among the strongest at the Six-Tribulation Realm level, typically mastered by Seven-Tribulation Realm grandmasters. Even though Cave Lord Jingyun was confined to the Five-Tribulation Realm with his focus on the 'Space lineage,' his combat power remained formidable, and his physical body's durability reached an extremely high level.

Meng Chuan's melee strike, which was undeniably at the peak level among Five-Tribulation Realm cultivators, only caused minor injuries, from which his opponent instantly recovered.

However—

"What is this—" Cave Lord Jingyun felt a pang of pain. His eight heads involuntarily swayed, letting out pained growls.

The strike had only split open half of one of his tails, and such minor injuries were negligible. However, the strange malevolent energy contained within the strike assaulted Cave Lord Jingyun's mind and consciousness.

All eight of Cave Lord Jingyun's heads stared at Meng Chuan in shock. Because it was only a single strike, the malevolent energy's impact lacked a continuous supply and naturally began to wane.

"'This malevolent energy?' Cave Lord Jingyun mused, perplexed, as he couldn't help but look at the dark red blade in Meng Chuan's hand. 'Does it come from the blade in your hand? Is your blade a strange treasure?'"

Cave Lord Jingyun could sense the sinister nature of the dark red blade.

"'A strange treasure?' Meng Chuan glanced at his Demon Slayer Blade and smiled."

Generally, only particularly strange and unique artifacts are referred to as strange treasures.

"'It seems the malevolent energy still poses some threat to you,' Meng Chuan said with a faint smile."

"'But don't dream of your blade touching me again.' Cave Lord Jingyun's eight heads simultaneously prepared to unleash another killing move, intending to deal with Meng Chuan from a distance."

Just then, from Meng Chuan, who was standing in mid-air, a black devil cone shot out, instantly flying into Cave Lord Jingyun's body.

Primordial Spirit Forbidden Art—Devil Cone!

Cave Lord Jingyun's eight heads trembled slightly and paused. Meng Chuan, already holding his Demon Slayer Blade, instantly closed the distance, furiously striking one of Cave Lord Jingyun's heads. The snake head's scales shattered, blood flowed out, and the strange malevolent energy surged directly from the Demon Slayer Blade into Cave Lord Jingyun's body.