Chapter 509 - 24: The Final Winner

A world-shattering boom echoed in their ears.

「In that instant.」

Even experts as powerful as Yang Yi, Yan Zongdao, Rama, and Pei Juxian felt their hearts seize with dread.

Over the Illusory Sun Sea, all light suddenly vanished. The world between sea and sky plunged into a murky gloom.

Lei Yan of the Ancient Evil Race, charging at the forefront, vaguely saw a black flame flare up. An unimaginably immense force then slammed into him, pinning him firmly to the spot.

BOOM!

A flash of lightning tore through the void, illuminating the sea and sky.

Everyone stared intently. There, between the sea and sky, a thousand-zhang-tall Demon God had appeared. Its body was cloaked in a reddish-purple glow of Evil Qi. Horns sprouted from its forehead, its face was covered by a bone mask, and it emanated an overwhelming aura of power.

Its cold eyes, glinting with faint purple light, were the only things visible, and they stared intently at Lei Yan as if sizing up prey.

A savage glint flashed in Lei Yan’s eyes. Amidst a burst of lightning, his body swelled, transforming him into a thousand-zhang-tall giant as well. He brandished his eight arms, unleashing a series of terrifying seals at the Celestial Demon Illusion.

The Celestial Demon Illusion reached out, plucked an Evil Qi Spear from the void, and fearlessly met the attack.

In a mere instant, the two sides clashed hundreds, even thousands, of times. Each of Lei Yan’s attacks was a brilliant, earth-shattering display of radiant thunder.

The Celestial Demon Illusion wielded its Evil Qi Spear, sending boundless Evil Qi sweeping out to disperse the thunder. It moved and dodged, giving as good as it got.

This was a battle between a Fifth-rank Ancient Evil Race and a Tier Five Celestial Demon Illusion!

The astonishing fluctuations of power blew the very heavens apart. Cracks spread through the void, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi became a chaotic slurry.

Fang Cheng ignored the outcome of their battle and flew straight into the distance.

Behind him, a streak of Five Elements True Light gave relentless chase, radiating an aura that vowed it would not rest until it had the Red Profound Order.

Fang Cheng knew how formidable this person was and didn’t dare to be the least bit careless. He quickly summoned two more ’ordinary’ Dream Spirit Incarnations.

One of the Dream Spirit Incarnations sent a palm strike across the distance toward the pursuing Yang Yi.

A giant hand, condensed from endless Demonic Light, immediately swatted across the sky.

Yang Yi activated his Five Elements True Light. A five-colored radiance flowed out, transforming into a bizarre rainbow that swept down toward the giant hand.

The moment they collided, the entire world trembled.

At the same time, the other Dream Spirit Incarnation transformed into a boundless ray of Demonic Light that filled the sky, which then plummeted down and knocked Yang Yi into the sea.

「A moment later.」

A hundred-zhang-tall Demonic Radiance Treasure Pagoda emerged from the sea, trapping Yang Yi inside. He was wreathed in the Five Elements True Light as a Treasure Seal on his person trembled, emitting a vast, resonant tone that sent numerous cracks spreading across the pagoda.

’A Fifth-rank Magical Artifact...’

Two foot-tall paper figures appeared atop the Demonic Radiance Treasure Pagoda. They silently looked down at Yang Yi, delaying the pagoda’s collapse.

With an indifferent expression, Fang Cheng paid Yang Yi no more mind and continued flying off into the distance.

This man’s talent and intelligence were top-tier in this world. Backed by the Mystic Sky Saint Sect, he had long been unrivaled below the Tribulation Realm.

He only needed to escape the range of the Profound Celestial True Light and use the Void God Gu’s Void Divine Sand to conceal himself and get away again. There was no need to fight Yang Yi to the death.

But just then, thirty-three pitch-black Demon Mountains flew out from the side, hurtling toward Fang Cheng in a dense barrage.

Fang Cheng sneered. A bone pellet flew from between his brows and instantly transformed into a thousand-zhang-tall, dark-gold skeleton that appeared in the sky.

The Strong Bone Demon.

The Bone Demon suddenly threw dozens of punches. Terrifyingly bright auras of Dark Gold Fist Aura flashed into existence, violently colliding with the thirty-three pitch-black Demon Mountains.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of earth-shattering booms instantly erupted across the sky.

The thirty-three Demon Mountains and the Dark Gold Fist Auras unleashed a terrifyingly unparalleled force, kicking up mountain-high waves on the sea.

"Resentment Demon Monarch, how about you leave behind a Fifth-rank Magical Artifact, and I’ll let you go?"

Rama’s sinister and mocking voice drifted over.

His only response was the cry of a sword.

A bone-chilling Sword Aura that could tear the heavens and split the earth suddenly shot out as if freed from its bonds, viciously slashing at a point in the void.

A miserable grunt was heard, followed by a streak of Demonic Light that hastily fled, rapidly escaping into the distance.

The thirty-three Demon Mountains also tore through the air, repeatedly crashing into the Demonic Light, causing it to accelerate continuously until it vanished from sight.

In the instant Fang Cheng and Rama clashed, Pei Juxian’s figure appeared on the horizon.

He solemnly summoned a long, crystalline, sapphire-blue nail, which shot a straight beam of divine light directly at Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng seemed to have expected this. Without a word, a golden ancient cauldron appeared before him. Its lid flew open, and ten thousand points of golden starlight spewed forth. A radiant mist spread out, enveloped the sapphire-blue divine light, and sucked it into the cauldron.

Pei Juxian’s expression froze as he met Fang Cheng’s cold gaze, a look of disbelief on his face.

’A magnificent Slaying Treasure refined by a Tier Five Demon Saint... was just taken just like that?’

He gave Fang Cheng a deep look, hesitated for a moment, then immediately turned and transformed into a streak of demonic light, fleeing the scene.

Fang Cheng had no time to engage him and also transformed into a sword rainbow, tearing through the sky to depart.

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BOOM!

Yang Yi activated the Great Five Elements Celestial Seal, shattered the Demonic Radiance Treasure Pagoda, and burst out.

A few moments before he broke out, the two mysterious paper figures that had trapped him suddenly disintegrated. They turned into countless fluttering white papers that spontaneously ignited without fire and scattered on the wind.

He held the Great Five Elements Celestial Seal, and when he swept the area with his Divine Sense, he could no longer find any trace of the person who had stolen the Red Profound Order within the sky-spanning Profound Celestial True Light.

In the distance, the terrifying fluctuations from the battle had still not subsided.

Lei Yan and the Celestial Demon Illusion were still locked in a fierce struggle.

’Just what is this person’s background?’

Yang Yi’s brow furrowed slightly as he flew toward Lei Yan.

Above the sea and sky.

Thunder Light and Evil Qi intertwined, letting out earth-shattering booms from time to time.

Lei Yan’s enormous body was covered in wounds. Three of his eight arms were broken, and his vital energy and blood were being drawn out like a thick, scarlet mist by a bizarre power, flowing into the Celestial Demon Illusion opposite him.

As one waned and the other waxed, the Celestial Demon Illusion’s form grew more solid. Its strength had increased by thirty percent since it first appeared.

Yang Yi sighed inwardly. He activated the Great Five Elements Celestial Seal and, wreathed in a brilliant, dazzling streak of the Five Elements True Light, joined the battle.

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「Southern Shore of the Illusory Sun Sea.」

Fang Cheng, who had concealed his presence using the Void God Gu, slowly stopped his Escape Light and turned to look behind him.

The astonishing fluctuations of power over the sea had come to an abrupt halt.

The Dream Spirit Incarnation had dissipated as well.

He couldn’t help but gain a new appreciation for Yang Yi’s strength.

If his opponent hadn’t underestimated him, allowing him to launch a surprise counterattack with the Dream Spirit Incarnation, he probably wouldn’t have been able to secure the Red Profound Order so easily.

He took out a Jade Pendant and sent a voice transmission to Li Huan and Yun Qiuyuan to give them some instructions, then continued flying into the distance.

Ten days later, he finally stopped his Escape Light above a stretch of hills.

By now, he was an unknown distance away from the Illusory Sun Sea. Even with their heaven-defying abilities, Yang Yi and the others would have a hard time finding him.

He found a clearing and brought out the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion. He shrouded the exterior with Void Divine Sand to hide all traces of it, and activated the Immortal Mansion’s restrictive formations inside, creating a heavily guarded sanctuary.

He settled down inside the Immortal Mansion, first consuming a medicinal pill to restore his Magical Power. Only then did he bring out the Nine Yi Cauldron and release the Fifth-rank Magical Artifact, the Reincarnation Mirror.

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