Chapter 936: Alone Against the Azure Demon Emperor

Jiang Fan coldly stared at the Sky Demon Emperor.

"That's right!"

"It's time to settle our scores!"

"You killed countless members of my Nine Sects, crippled my cultivation, forced Concubine Yunxia to kill me, and coerced Ling Shu into marriage by threatening her clan's lives! You should have died long ago!"

The Sky Demon Emperor roared back: "You, a mere ant, dared to obstruct my demon army's southward march! You secretly snuck into the Tiger Demon Emperor's inner palace behind my back! And you stole the little spirit beast I've been searching everywhere for! You deserve death even more!"

Both harbored intense killing intent towards each other. Infuriated, they both struck!

"Die! Your paltry flames are useless against me!" The Sky Demon Emperor lunged with a punch. As a demonic beast, he inherently possessed boundless strength. After breaking through to the Demon Emperor realm, his physical might became comparable to that of a human Nascent Soul cultivator who had opened two apertures. How terrifying was the force of that punch? The air itself sparked from the friction of the punch, and faint spatial ripples were subtly visible.

A powerful alarm rang in Jiang Fan's heart even before the punch reached him. Without a word, he took out a broken hairpin and gestured towards the Sky Demon Emperor with it. Upon seeing the item, the Sky Demon Emperor's expression drastically changed. He hastily withdrew his hand and retreated rapidly!

If there was anything he feared most about Jiang Fan, it was, without a doubt, this terrifying Nine Phoenix Dao Hairpin. Back then, Jiang Fan, a mere fifth-level Core Formation cultivator, had summoned a phoenix with this hairpin that nearly took his soul! Now that Jiang Fan was a heretical Nascent Soul cultivator, wouldn't wielding this hairpin instantly kill him?

But soon, the Sky Demon Emperor realized something was wrong! If Jiang Fan could wield the hairpin at will, wouldn't he have already used it on Venerable Thousand Corpses earlier? In the current chaotic battle, how could Jiang Fan dare to exhaust all of his soul power? If it failed again like last time, he would be in grave danger!

As expected, Jiang Fan feigned an attack, then swiftly drew out the Seven-Star Sword and mercilessly slashed it forward. A thousand-zhang sword shadow suddenly descended. The Sky Demon Emperor couldn't react in time and was instantly struck hard by the thousand-zhang sword shadow. His crown shattered, his golden long hair fell into disarray, his dragon robe was completely torn, revealing deep, bone-visible wounds inflicted by the sword qi.

The Sky Demon Emperor gasped in pain, his killing intent intensifying. He growled, "Good! Very good! That human junior, whom I could manipulate at will, has actually grown to the point where he can wound me! I regret more and more that I didn't kill you for the sake of my reputation!"

Jiang Fan scoffed, "As if you didn't want to kill me! You just failed to kill me! Take another sword strike!" He raised the Seven-Star Sword again and brought it down fiercely.

The Sky Demon Emperor roared, swinging both fists, unleashing earth-shattering power. The sword shadow was actually shattered by his physical body, with only a small portion remaining when it struck him. His formidable physique was fully displayed.

After shattering the sword shadow, the Sky Demon Emperor seized the opportunity to close in, striking a kick towards Jiang Fan's heart. Jiang Fan only saw a series of afterimages; by the time he clearly perceived it, the Sky Demon Emperor's foot was already inches away. With his incredibly dominant physique, this kick would undoubtedly create a bloody hole in his heart! The shadow of death instantly enveloped his heart.

Fortunately, he was prepared. He immediately crushed a luminous pearl hidden in his sleeve! It was a special product of the South Sea, a top-tier protective luminous pearl! *Crack!* A surge of clear radiance erupted from the luminous pearl, adhering to his body.

The Sky Demon Emperor's foot barely touched. This overwhelmingly powerful blow, in the Sky Demon Emperor's view, was a fatal strike for Jiang Fan! However, upon impact, he felt all his power being absorbed by this clear radiance! He immediately sensed trouble and hastily pulled back, preparing to retreat.

How could Jiang Fan let such an opportunity slip away? The Seven-Star Sword in his hand delivered a close-range strike. "Die!" Jiang Fan roared, thrusting his sword towards the Sky Demon Emperor's chest! The Sky Demon Emperor's pupils sharply contracted! No matter how strong his physique was, he couldn't possibly withstand a fatal blow aimed at his heart from such close range! His heart pounded wildly, and the sensation of death spread rapidly.

He couldn't help but desperately shout, "Golden Buddha's Protection!" Brilliant Buddhist light erupted from his chest. A wooden Buddha statue flew out! Jiang Fan was no stranger to this wooden carving. It was this very statue that had activated the Merit God Orb within the little qilin, exposing both Jiang Fan and the little qilin who were hidden at the bottom of the sea.

Now, it shot out blinding golden light. The strike unleashed by the Seven-Star Sword was completely absorbed by the golden light. In its place, a long sword mark appeared on the wooden Buddha. The Sky Demon Emperor, having narrowly escaped death, was filled with both fear and rage: "I almost died by your hand! Today, I will surely grind you to dust!"

He delivered a punch. Jiang Fan once again crushed a top-tier protective luminous pearl, blocking the blow. Then, he thrust another sword strike towards the Sky Demon Emperor. Relying on their respective luminous pearls and the Golden Buddha, the two fought desperately, completely disregarding their lives!

After two more exchanges, the wooden Buddha in the Sky Demon Emperor's embrace could no longer withstand the assault and split into two. All seven attacks from Jiang Fan's Seven-Star Sword were now expended! He also had three luminous pearls left. But without hesitation, he immediately unleashed a Nascent Soul-level attack talisman at close range! At such close proximity, the Sky Demon Emperor couldn't dodge and was hit squarely. Without the wooden Buddha to defend him, he bore the full force of the Nascent Soul strike. As he was blasted back, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of vital blood.

He was both shocked and enraged, saying, "Where did you get so many treasures?" He had thought his invincible physique would restrain Jiang Fan. To his surprise, in their actual confrontation, he was repeatedly at a disadvantage! He hadn't suffered any losses even when fighting the Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master!

Jiang Fan took out another talisman, saying coldly, "There are still plenty more! All prepared just for you! Go!"

Seeing the talisman strike again, the Sky Demon Emperor was furious beyond measure: "You're getting too arrogant! Innate Divine Ability! Three-Eyed Evil Serpent!" He instantly consumed the mist of blood he had just spat out, and behind him, a ferocious giant serpent appeared, opening its massive, blood-red maw. It easily swallowed the Nascent Soul-level strike unleashed by the talisman, then viciously lunged to bite Jiang Fan. This was an entity that even the Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master found incredibly difficult to deal with, and it was the Sky Demon Emperor's most prized trump card, beyond his formidable physique – it was exceptionally fierce!

To his surprise, Jiang Fan showed no fear. Instead, he scoffed, "I've been waiting for you!" With a flip of his palm, a palm-sized pair of golden scissors appeared. It was none other than the Golden Flood Dragon Shears, the Sky-Ocean Pavilion's guardian artifact. These shears could even cut through the blue flame beam shot by the little tiger. They could also sever the Sky Demon Emperor's bloodline phantom!

As he threw them, the Golden Flood Dragon Shears grew with the wind, expanding to several tens of feet in size. The evil serpent, extending its head, saw the Golden Flood Dragon Shears and its pupils contracted, as if it sensed the danger of these shears. It hastily retreated back into the Sky Demon Emperor's body. But it was a step too late. The blades of the Golden Flood Dragon Shears, resembling an even more ferocious divine serpent, bit down on the Three-Eyed Evil Serpent's head. Then, with a *snap*, the head of the Three-Eyed Evil Serpent's phantom was severed.

"Ah!!" The Sky Demon Emperor let out a heart-rending shriek. His bloodline innate ability was connected to his mind and spirit. With the Three-Eyed Evil Serpent severed, it was equivalent to cutting off a part of his soul!

A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Fan's eyes. Seizing the opportunity while he was weakened, he immediately activated a talisman arrow! "Go!"