Chapter 109: Slaying the Sixth Generation Descendant of the Demon King

Clang!

Li Weiyi drew his Nu Ma Slash, tossed aside the scabbard, and strode past the colossal stone statues. He moved along the bank of the great river, which boiled as if cooking, heading straight for the area where figures flickered within the mist.

Boom! Crash!

Dozens of streaks of spiritual energy light interwoven and collided in the mist. The sounds of battle were fiercely deafening.

Three bodies lay on the ground, two male and one female, all wearing the uniform martial attire of the Azure Li tribe and appearing to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. Two Nine Springs Grandmasters from the Nine Li tribe, along with over twenty young cultivators from the Eight Springs and Seven Springs realms, were engaged in fierce combat with the attackers. From time to time, someone would fall into a pool of blood; the scene was exceptionally brutal.

No one had anticipated such a sudden attack. They had only just separated from the Five Seas Realm cultivators of their clan.

Yao Yin and Yin Ershiwu had already joined the battle, confronting Yang Yun, the Nine Springs Grandmaster of the Sui Sect, and Huo Zhanbai of the San Chen Palace, respectively. "The Nine Li clan's Five Seas Realm cultivators haven't gone far," Yao Yin stated, "If they return, you will surely pay the price."

Yang Yun, still exuding arrogance, chuckled, "Surely you aren't so naive as to think that our four major sects have allied simply to hunt down the Nine Li clan's younglings participating in the Mangshan Grand Sacrifice? The Five Seas Realm is where the real main battleground lies."

Hearing this, the young cultivators of the Nine Li clan felt a chill rise in their hearts, giving way to despair. The Sui Sect, San Chen Palace, Tian Yi Gate, and Guan Hai Pavilion — four groups that were once vassals and retainers of the Nine Li clan — were clearly intent on a massacre today, aiming to wipe out an entire generation of the Nine Li.

The Demon King's Sixth Grandson, with a massive five-meter-tall physique, stood on the dry, scorching riverbank. He possessed four arms as thick as pillars, covered in dense, bronze-colored fur. Two foot-long sharp fangs protruded from his mouth. His demeanor was domineering, and his eyes glared disdainfully at the rapidly approaching Li Weiyi.

His voice boomed, "I've heard you can slay a Fiery Ape with a single blade. I don't believe it, and I intend to measure your strength myself."

Li Weiyi glanced at the battlefield behind the Demon King's Sixth Grandson, recognizing the critical situation. Therefore, he didn't bother to exchange a single unnecessary word. He ran at an incredible speed, accelerating with every stride.

As he closed the distance to two *zhang* from the Demon King's Sixth Grandson, spiritual energy emanated from his body, making him glow like a lit lantern. With a push of his toes, he leaped into the air, his Nu Ma Slash trailing a wide, long golden light as it descended in a head-on strike.

The Demon King's Sixth Grandson outwardly scorned his opponent but was exceedingly cautious inwardly. His two front arms seized a ritual bronze pillar, weighing three thousand *jin*, to counter the attack. Possessing the bloodline of a Demon King, he was born with divine strength, capable of lifting a thousand-*jin* cauldron even before cultivating human magic. From childhood, he had swept across the Southern Region, never encountering a rival within his own realm. Now, with the supreme cultivation of the Hundred Meridian Silver Immortal Body, he absolutely refused to believe he could be defeated by anyone in the Spring Realm. This was why, even knowing someone could slay a Fiery Ape with a single blow, he still dared to fight. He possessed an unwavering belief in his invincibility!

Boom!

A direct, forceful clash. The sound of metal on metal was like a thousand-year-old bronze bell being struck, its sonic waves continuously propagating outwards. The Demon King's Sixth Grandson felt the force from the blade like a mountain crashing upon him; his arms could barely support it, his internal organs quivered, and he was forced to stumble back five steps before finally steadying himself. His feet left five deep, massive footprints in the ground.

The Demon King's Sixth Grandson's belief in his invincibility was shattered by that single strike. He could not accept that his opponent was merely in the Spring Realm. He could lift a Five Seas Pillar with his physical strength alone, and he possessed the Hundred Meridian Silver Immortal Body. Yet, his most boasted power... had lost in a direct confrontation! This indicated that the Fiery Ape hadn't been defeated due to carelessness or combat tactics, but had been completely overwhelmed by its opponent.

Two Five Seas Realm aberrant humans, serving as guardians for the Demon King's Sixth Grandson, stood twenty *zhang* away. They were from the Tian Yi Gate and the Guan Hai Pavilion, respectively. After that single strike, their nerves tensed, and they subtly began to channel their spiritual energy. The opponent had dared to kill a Fiery Ape; who would bet he wouldn't kill the Demon King's Sixth Grandson?

Li Weiyi uncharacteristically did not press his advantage, stunned by the terrifying combat prowess of the Demon King's Sixth Grandson. He exclaimed in disbelief, "Remarkable! To withstand one of my strikes and emerge unscathed! I'd say even Yang Shenjing at your age would have been slightly inferior."

The Demon King's Sixth Grandson felt utterly humiliated. He let out a long roar, fully channeling the spiritual energy from his ancestral dantian into the bowl-thick bronze pillar in his hand. This three-thousand-*jin* bronze pillar was a mid-grade artifact, its power far surpassing that of low-grade ones. As he swung it, the air around them violently churned.

Li Weiyi moved with precise footwork, his figure shifting. In an instant, three figures of Li Weiyi appeared, each in a different posture, closing the distance. The third figure leaped into the air, arriving above and to the left of the Demon King's Sixth Grandson. He delivered a horizontal slash, aiming for the neck.

"What good is your speed?" the Demon King's Sixth Grandson roared. "I have four arms!" His two front arms were for offense, and his two rear arms for defense. The two defensive arms each held a hammer-shaped artifact, used to parry Li Weiyi's Nu Ma Slash.

Bang! The moment they touched, the two hammer-shaped artifacts were flung away, unable to withstand the immense force from Li Weiyi's blade. The blade's tip sliced across one of the Demon King's Sixth Grandson's pillar-thick arms, sending a large spray of blood.

The two Five Seas Realm cultivators from Tian Yi Gate and Guan Hai Pavilion exchanged glances. Though they hadn't heard the Demon King's Sixth Grandson's agreed-upon call for aid, they knew they could not wait any longer. The opponent had dared to kill a Fiery Ape; who would bet he wouldn't kill the Demon King's Sixth Grandson?

One of the two was a crow-like aberrant human in the Five Seas Realm. He flapped his wings, taking flight, and drew his bow with an arrow nocked. As the bowstring was drawn back, bright spiritual energy ripples expanded into a circle several *zhang* in diameter. "You dare injure the Demon King's Sixth Grandson, how bold!" The other Five Seas Realm cultivator was a leopard-like aberrant human, possessing speed far surpassing other cultivators of his realm. As he ran, spiritual energy overflowed, creating powerful gusts of wind around him. He could reach the Demon King's Sixth Grandson's side in mere moments.

In this life-or-death battle, Li Weiyi would hardly be intimidated by a casual remark. Nor would he give him a chance to save the Demon King's Sixth Grandson.

"First, I'll slay the Hundred Meridian Silver Immortal Body; then, defying all odds, I'll defeat a Five Seas Realm cultivator and forge my martial legend!" "Taiyi Splits the Sea," a technique at the Heavenly Dao Harmony level, was unleashed. Golden light burst from Li Weiyi's Nu Ma Slash, and he exuded an aura capable of splitting heaven and earth.

He wasn't afraid of his identity being exposed! Because he was wielding a battle saber to execute sword techniques. Using a saber to 'Split the Sea' made the move even more overbearing and fierce. At this moment, Li Weiyi's battle intent and firm conviction were such that, let alone the Demon King's Sixth Grandson, even an Immortal Realm being would be cleaved in two by his blade; only then would his mind find clarity.

Bang!

Li Weiyi landed, his Nu Ma Slash shattered. Meanwhile, the bronze pillar in the Demon King's Sixth Grandson's hand was only half-raised and hadn't blocked anything at all. He looked down at his chest; his armored artifact had been split by a crack over a meter long, and the broken blade was lodged inside his abdomen. Li Weiyi's strike had cleaved him from the right side of his neck all the way down to his abdominal cavity. The saber energy had pulverized all his internal organs.

"You... *cough*..." Horror filled the Demon King's Sixth Grandson's bell-sized eyes as a gash over a meter long, extending from his abdominal cavity to his shoulder, burst open. His internal organs, like clumps of bloody mud, spilled onto the ground, and his massive body toppled backward, hitting the earth with a tremor.

This scene left the leopard-like aberrant human, a Five Seas Realm cultivator rushing to aid, stunned into immobility. Who could have imagined that someone would actually dare to kill the Demon King's Sixth Grandson? That the Demon King's Sixth Grandson was slain in three strikes by someone in the same realm? Even if it spread across the Southern Region, no one would believe it.

Twang!

The crow-like aberrant human in the Five Seas Realm shot an artifact arrow. The arrow carried a tail of electrical discharge several meters long, flying towards Li Weiyi like a bolt of lightning.

Li Weiyi was locked on and could not evade. He swung his broken saber to block.

Boom!

Saber met arrow. The broken saber's artifact structure was already compromised; it couldn't withstand the arrow, and its blade exploded into fragments. Some fragments grazed Li Weiyi's cheek, leaving a thin trail of blood. Naturally, the artifact arrowhead also exploded into iron dust, transforming into a glowing cluster of sparks.

"Excellent, simply excellent! Finally, a chance to contend with a Five Seas Realm cultivator." Li Weiyi glanced at the winged Five Seas Realm figure in mid-air. Far from fear, his blood surged, and his fighting spirit soared. Facing the charging leopard-like aberrant human of the Five Seas Realm, he neither retreated nor dodged, meeting him head-on. Challenging the impossible: Spring Realm battling Five Seas.

The absolute power gap of a major realm, he would erase with his palms, and crush with his feet. Spiritual energy surged through his hundred and eight trace meridians. Li Weiyi struck with a palm, transforming his spiritual energy into formidable palm force.

"You dared to kill the Demon King's Sixth Grandson! No one in all of Lizhou can save you now." The leopard-like aberrant human cultivator rose to full height, his lung-qi-sea glowing as if on fire. His spiritual energy was of a higher grade than Li Weiyi's, and his sharp claws tore through the palm wind as their forces directly collided.

Boom!

This leopard-like aberrant human was no ordinary opponent; he had broken through from the Eight Springs to the Five Seas Realm. Yet, in a single exchange, he found himself evenly matched with the Spring Realm cultivator opposite him.

The leopard-like aberrant human was greatly alarmed. He surmised that the local environment was suppressing Five Seas Realm cultivators, causing his spiritual energy to circulate poorly, which led to this outcome. He shouted, "This child possesses Five Seas Realm level combat power! Aid me with your bow and arrow, let's finish this quickly!"

Aberrant humans inherently possessed greater combat power than ordinary humans of the same realm. Fighting two opponents and crossing major realm boundaries, Li Weiyi dared not be careless. He channeled spiritual energy into his high-grade artifact, the Night-Stalker Robe, greatly increasing his speed and making him vanish from sight.

This type of invisibility naturally couldn't fool a Five Seas Realm cultivator's hearing or combat senses. However, it could make the opponent's reactive response sluggish and hesitant, while also increasing the difficulty for the distant crow-like aberrant human to lock on with his bow and arrow.

By the river, the ground was barren and crimson, like a desolate Gobi desert.

Whoosh—

Near the two colossal stone statues, one standing and one fallen, the air and white mist vibrated, and runes materialized out of thin air.

A graceful, otherworldly, and captivating figure emerged from the runes. White spiritual energy feathers drifted around her, and in the void behind her, a pair of immense light-feathered phantoms hovered. Deeper within the void, a magnificent and opulent palace-like structure, exuding grandeur, was visible.

Jiang Ning, veiled and appearing ethereally beautiful like a feathered immortal, emanated unpredictable spiritual energy. Each white feather around her seemed like a genuine immortal plume floating in the air. Zhuang Yue, a Five Seas Realm Pure Immortal Body cultivator, followed behind her with a sword on her back. Zhuang Yue was already very powerful and strikingly beautiful; she wasn't even dressed in maid's attire today. Yet, standing beside Jiang Ning, she was overshadowed, appearing dim in comparison, and even her Pure Immortal Body seemed as ordinary as a mortal's. They looked towards the intense battle in the distance.