Great Demon Sun Wukong

The rage that Sun Wukong had been holding back upon seeing the three men was instantly ignited after he heard the unanimous sentence they spoke. Though initially a hundred meters away from them, a white flash emanated from Xi Zhao's body, and in the blink of an eye, he crossed the hundred meters, appearing instantaneously in the center of the trio. Mo Wu, Wan Jun, and Long Tian had arranged themselves in a triangular battle formation, with Mo Wu at the front and Long Tian and Wan Jun at his sides, to maximize their combat power.

The spot where Xi Zhao appeared was exactly at the center of the three men. Realizing something was amiss as soon as he appeared, the three men knew trouble was brewing, but their bodily reactions were still half a beat too slow. It was during that half-beat that Xi Zhao fiercely struck the ground with the azure Twin Rings in his hands, immediately freezing the ground within a hundred-meter radius. The freeze wasn't gradual from Xi Zhao outward, but rather, at the very moment the Twin Rings, imbued with the Formless Vanishing, touched the ground, the earth within a hundred meters was completely frozen over.

The thick Mysterious Ice that had formed froze the ground solid, and then, from atop the nearly black Mysterious Ice, countless sharp ice spikes suddenly sprouted, glittering menacingly. Everything happened too swiftly; Mo Wu and the others only managed to initiate a defensive move, and the next thing they knew, an ice spike had thrust them up into mid-air from beneath their feet.

That wasn't the end of it. As their bodies were lifted by the ice spikes into mid-air, three massive ice columns, adorned with numerous mysterious patterns, roughly three to four meters thick and about ten meters long, appeared out of nowhere above their heads. With a flick of Xi Zhao's fingers, the three columns violently smashed down, targeting the trio suspended mid-air. This move was spontaneously conceived by Xi Zhao, inspired by the technique Sun Wukong had used to defeat Master Tongtian.

With a thunderous explosion and a flurry of ice chips, the three huge ice columns pulverized the spikes into powder, yet the whereabouts of the three men, Mo Wu, were nowhere to be seen. "Wan Jun, heh heh, never expected your Demon Spirit Ghost Step to reach such a level. But, have you forgotten who taught you that move?" A chilling voice that seemed to freeze one's very soul whispered eerily.

The source of the voice was astonishingly right behind Wan Jun and the others. Reacting the fastest upon hearing it, Long Tian threw his hand back and grabbed Wan Jun and another person, charging forward. Just as the three of them made their move, a gigantic fist covered in ice spikes smashed towards them from the left rear. Before it could make contact, however, it was stopped by a burst of azure light.

The azure light, after blocking the gigantic icy fist, condensed further, ultimately forming a dragon claw as large as the Ice Fist itself. The claw was accompanied by a dragon arm stretched out from behind it. The dragon arm gleamed with azure scales that seemed almost lifelike, pulsating with flowing brilliance. The five sharp dragon claws were immensely powerful, and with a fierce grip, the dragon claw shattered the Ice Fist into pieces.

"Long Tian did well too, mastering the Power of the Azure Dragon so proficiently. It seems that sending you to the Myriad Demons Country was the right choice," another gloomy voice sounded. Initially, Long Tian was leading the charge forward with Mo Wu and Wan Jun, but as the voice echoed, Mo Wu let out a low shout, and his body suddenly burst into pitch-black flames. These flames enveloped his form, now transformed into Demonic Qi, which curled around Long Tian and Wan Jun, and with a massive Explosion behind them, they halted their forward momentum and appeared in mid-air, a flash of black light marking their ascent.

In their initial position, a ferocious dragon's head, entirely composed of Mysterious Ice, burst forth from the ground, and its mouth, filled with sharp fangs, snapped viciously shut. Without a doubt, had Mo Wu not taken them skyward, they might have been crushed by the dragon's jaws.

"Indeed, Mo Wu, who has been with me the longest, your reaction and perception abilities are remarkable. And that Annihilation Flame, it must have fully integrated with your Life-bound Demonic Qi, right? Otherwise, you could not have annihilated a Ferocious Beast with just a yank of Demon Mist. Well, I'm very satisfied with the strength of you three. Now, let's see my power!"

When this voice began, it was still at ground level, but by the time the last syllable fell, Xi Zhao was already suspended in the air, standing atop the Demon Mist's head. Demon Mist was taken aback, and his body's black flames violently burst forth, forming an immense tree shape above him.@@novelbin@@

With his own power, he toyed with three peerless experts as if applauding a play. Although Xi Zhao understood the trio's strengths well, it was enough to show how formidable Xi Zhao had become at that moment. Wukong remembered the first time he laid eyes on Xi Zhao, who was then merely a weak existence who had just stepped into the Realm of Dao Patterns. Yet, in such a short time, Xi Zhao had become capable of contending with the most top-notch beings in the universe, not just contending, but utterly crushing them. If Xi Zhao hadn't been concealing his power all along, one could only say that even though the Demon Monarch was gone, his Combat Power remained.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Wan Jun, after clashing with one strike, suddenly separated from the entanglement they had been in. By this time, the two no longer possessed their former might; both were panting heavily, and each bore similar wounds.

"Rogue Heart Sword Hero, I truly underestimated you. Back then, I should have been more decisive and wiped out even your Soul origin. You think just by wearing the Armor of Radiance, you become the master? Compared to the master, you're far behind. See this sword in my hand? Seven-Star Dragon Abyss, a Domain Instrument. Do you think you can do anything to me?"

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As Wan Jun spoke, he had already caught his breath and began to move his limbs slowly, his gaze filled with a challenging and self-satisfied air. During this time, Rogue Heart Sword Hero also lowered his stance and took a slow, deep breath. Then he gently touched the left chest area of the Armor of Radiance he wore. There, a very faint crack could be seen—if one did not look closely, it would be nearly invisible. "Back then, it was with that sword you pierced this Armor, and then, you killed the master. Today, I wear this Armor, not for its powerful defensive power but to have the master personally take your life."

After saying this, Rogue Heart Sword Hero suddenly laughed, his smile containing a mix of relief, helplessness, and a profound, unreadable sentiment. At the same time, Rogue Heart Sword Hero abruptly lifted his right hand, revealing a bracelet around his wrist.

This bracelet had a total of eighteen beads, and on each bead was an engraving of a person, but the eighteen people on the eighteen beads were all completely different. Not only were their poses different, but also their appearances, scenes, and actions varied widely. Some were sitting cross-legged with a sword laid horizontally in front of them.

Some had a long sword strapped on their back, standing on the peak of a mountain, gazing into the distance, and others were locked in battle with some unknown Ferocious Beast. There was even one bead depicting a person fishing on a riverbank with a sword slung on his back. Looking at this bracelet, Rogue Heart Sword Hero's eyes filled with solemnity and dignity. He muttered something under his breath, too quietly for anyone to hear clearly.

Afterward, Rogue Heart Sword Hero gently removed the bracelet, but as his right hand held the Tang Blade Demon-Breaking Saber, he simply slid the bracelet toward the sabre's hilt, wrapping it around the guard. The moment the bracelet wound around the black Tang Blade guard, the blade seemed to pulse as if with a heartbeat, slowly beginning to throb.

At the same time, Rogue Heart Sword Hero's aura surged rapidly.

"Wan Jun, I've waited too long for this moment! A Domain Instrument, you think you're the only one who has one?"