Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 813 - Guaranteed Advancement

The battle had begun.

This round would determine the ranking of the bottom fourteen demon generals.

Overwhelming demonic might erupted from Qi Xue as her palm strike hit the war drum. With a loud boom, several demonic pythons swept out, slithering toward Chen Fan.

In this battle, the twenty-eight demon generals could only borrow the power of the war drums to attack; they weren’t allowed to strike directly. The guardians and guards under the demon generals were free to do as they pleased, however.

As soon as the battle started, Qi Xue launched an attack on Chen Fan’s side. Chen Fan joining Yan Shuiyi’s faction had made her very upset.

Though the demon generals couldn’t attack directly, the power of the war drums was still heavily influenced by their cultivation. This meant their strikes, while indirect, still carried deadly force.

Yan Shuiyi, with her delicate hands, sent a forceful strike at her war drum, summoning a massive demonic shield in the sky. As the pythons smashed into it, cracks appeared in the shield.

Considering her rank, Qi Xue was bound to be extremely strong, being a top-tier, peak Heavenly Star realm expert. So, her attacks put enormous pressure on Yan Shuiyi.

Also, when Qi Xue made a move, her guardians and her guards charged toward them.

“Be careful, the battle has already begun,” said Yan Shuiyi to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan nodded slightly. The demon sect valued efficiency above all, striking immediately without hesitation.

Crack!

With every strike Qi Xue made on her war drum, the cracks in Yan Shuiyi’s demonic shield deepened. @@novelbin@@

The demonic shield shattered with a crisp sound, and a demonic python rushed toward Chen Fan.

“Hmph.” Chen Fan snorted coldly and struck the war drum with his palm.

A sharp demonic sword rushed out, disemboweling the demonic python with a tearing sound.

“Kill!” Chen Fan shouted coldly, and he struck out with his palm again.

Dong, dong, dong...

As he beat the war drum, demonic swords erupted from them and tore through space, whizzing toward Qi Xue’s guards.

The guards from both sides were already engaged in battle. Yan Shuiyi’s guards were much weaker than Qi Xue’s guards; therefore, they were being beaten back.

Seeing Qi Xue taking action, the other demon generals refrained from interfering. Instead, they each turned their attention to their opponents.

As for the demon generals at the top of the rankings, they had it the easiest—merely watching the chaos unfold. No one dared challenge them, so they simply enjoyed the spectacle.

Dong, dong, dong.

Seeing Chen Fan launching attacks on her guards, Qi Xue’s expression turned cold, and she beat her war drum continuously, unleashing a barrage of booming sounds.

Terrifying waves of demonic power poured out, transforming into destructive storms that crushed and neutralized the demonic swords.

Chen Fan had to admit that the demonic cultivators of the Myriad Demon Islands were much stronger than martial artists of the same cultivation level from the Tianwu Continent.

This wasn’t just due to the overwhelming nature of demonic arts, but also because of the brutal, no-holds-barred environment they trained in—where life and death were not only accepted but expected. Even the noble demon generals were at risk in these ranking battles.

In the demon sect, death was a sign of weakness. No one would seek justice for a corpse. There was no such thing as justice here—only absolute strength.

That was the cruel nature of demon sects, where progress was achieved through constant bloodshed. Those below you were always plotting to take your position, and if you weren’t vigilant, you wouldn’t even know how you died.

Dong, dong, dong...

Qi Xue kept beating the war drum, turning her qi into terrifying killing attacks.

Seeing her guards being beaten back, Yan Shuiyi’s expression changed slightly, becoming somewhat cold. “I’ll hold her off for the time being.”

Chen Fan had noticed the situation and nodded. “Alright.”

Demon generals could only fight from afar using the war drum. Now, only he could pull back the declining momentum of the guards’ battle.

Moments later, the entire training ground reverberated with the booming beats of the war drums.

The demon generals bombarded the war drums, exchanging blows through space with one another, while the guardians and guards under them also charged toward the opposing camp.

The guardians and guards below the demon generals were all extremely important and played an important part.

If the forces under one demon general were wiped out, the other side’s demon general, working with their own guardians and guards, would have almost no trouble claiming victory. Moreover, the guardians were an extremely significant supporting force even in the second round.

The demon generals, therefore, would not sit by and watch as their guardians and guards get killed in this first round of battle.

The First Demon General sat quietly on his chariot like a demon king.

He did not need to make a move at all. Even the guardians and guards under him only stood behind him quietly, watching the other demon generals kill one another on the battlefield.

He was the number one demon general, and the force behind him was also the strongest among the guards and the guardians of the other demon generals, undefeated in battle.

More than just one or two top-tier, peak Heavenly Star realm experts served under him. Many of his subordinates were strong enough to hold positions within the top fourteen demon generals, underscoring the immense power of the First Demon General’s forces.

The second demon general, Jin Xingzi, was like a golden-armored demon king, looking at the battlefield with interest. He and his subordinates remained still—no one dared to challenge them either.

The third demon general, Dou Yan, said to Pan Huan beside him, “Do you want to make a move?”

“No hurry. We’ll let them enter the next round. I’ll take his life then,” Pan Huan replied with a smile.

“Alright.” Dou Yan nodded.

Pan Huan, a top-tier, peak Heavenly Star realm expert, had significantly strengthened Dou Yan’s forces by joining his ranks. Dou Yan was planning to rely on Pan Huan in the next round to take the second demon general’s position.

It was also because of this plan that he targeted someone as inconsequential as Chen Fan.

“Tell Qi Xue to let Yan Shuiyi into the next round,” Dou Yan told a guard at his side.

“Yes.” A guard behind him received his order, then he beat the war drum. A terrifying demonic dragon materialized, rushing toward Qi Xue, suppressing and destroying her attack.

Qi Xue’s expression changed slightly. She had already abandoned Chen Fan. Was Dou Yan still targeting her?

“Lord Third Demon General has orders to let him advance into the next round,” said the guard.

Although he was only in the ninth-level Heavenly Star realm, facing a demon general like Qi Xue, this guard did not show too much respect.

Qi Xue’s eyes flickered, revealing a trace of indignity.

However, since Dou Yan had already given word that he wanted Yan Shuiyi’s group to enter the next round, it went without saying that she could no longer make a move. Otherwise, she would be going against Dou Yan.

Qi Xue stopped her attacks. Her icy gaze swept across Chen Fan, Yan Shuiyi, and the others, and she said, “Count yourselves lucky!”

The other demon generals were also slightly taken aback.

They did not expect Dou Yan to defend Yan Shuiyi’s group and allow them into the second round. This came as a surprise.

However, the corners of many people’s lips drew back into a cold smile immediately afterward. Perhaps the higher one stood, the harder they would fall.

After all, there was no way Dou Yan helped them out of the goodness of his heart.