Chapter 438 - 413: A Name That Shakes the World

The Ant-eating Demon traveled underground, which was guaranteed to make it the most troublesome to kill.

Yet, after the Flower Leopard Demon’s death, the first thing Song Ciwan did was collect her spoils. The second was to take a step through the Void, appearing directly above the Ant-eating Demon’s escape path. She then raised a hand and pointed at the ground below.

A single "Forbidden" Character Technique shot out from Song Ciwan’s fingertip!

Back in the Spirit Realm, Song Ciwan had comprehended numerous Character Techniques. She had been short on time back then, so while she’d gained a basic understanding of them all, her grasp of each was shallow.

Later, during her month of seclusion on Cyan Feather Mountain, she had exchanged for extra Cultivation time. So while it seemed like only a month, Song Ciwan had actually been cultivating for a full thousand years.

A thousand years. What did that even mean?

After cultivating for that long, even a pig would have learned to fly.

And that was to say nothing of someone like Song Ciwan, whose comprehension was exceptional and talent, immense.

The main issue was that she was learning too many things, and most of the Dharma Gates she studied were extremely difficult. Meanwhile, to balance her mental state and broaden her arsenal, she also diverted her focus to practice various Alchemy and Artifact Refining Techniques with her Spirit Mimicry Technique...

In short, because she was learning so much over such a long period, her Cultivation had been suppressed at the Early-Stage Divinity Transformation.

But in truth, Song Ciwan had never been able to fully display her true combat power, not even in her battle with Gu Peng.

The same went for her fight against the Void Mantis.

It wasn’t that Song Ciwan didn’t want to use her various abilities against them. Her opponents were simply too powerful, leaving no room for a slow exchange of moves.

Against such overwhelmingly powerful opponents, she had to strike like lightning, moving as fast as possible. If she could kill them in one blow, she would never use a second.

And so, for the Ant-eating Demon deep underground, as soon as Song Ciwan unleashed her "Forbidden" Character Technique, the demon—tunneling via Earth Escape—suddenly felt the once-soft earth and rock around it become as hard as diamond.

The Ant-eating Demon slammed headfirst into the hardened earth. In an instant, a large section of its tough skull caved in.

From deep within the earth, a pained cry like muffled thunder echoed.

The Heaven and Earth Scale received a ball of energy: [Demonic Animus: From the terror, fury, and hatred of an Early-Stage Demon King, the Ant-eating Demon. Weight: five measures and two-tenths. Eligible for trade.]

Among the assembled demons, this Ant-eating Demon’s Cultivation was, in fact, the lowest.

But its skill at escaping was formidable!

Of course, no matter how formidable its escape skills were, they were meaningless now.

Ultimately, it was precisely because its talent for escape was so great that Song Ciwan had targeted it first.

The "Forbidden" Character Technique continued to exert pressure, causing the ground below to ripple like a wave.

A moment later, an Ant-eating Demon, its body so black it gleamed with a cold light, was squeezed out from beneath the earth.

With a wet SPURT, the undulating earth spat the Ant-eating Demon onto the surface, like a person spitting out a fish bone.

The Ant-eating Demon tumbled as it hit the ground. Before it could even launch an Attack, a bolt of lightning descended from the heavens and blasted it to a cinder.

The only sound was the ROAR of thunder. This time, the Ant-eating Demon didn’t even scream. It died in silence.

Song Ciwan’s Five Thunders Righteous Method might not have been able to kill Gu Peng, but was there any question it could kill an Early-Stage Demon King like the Ant-eating Demon?

[Death Qi: From the death of an Early-Stage Demon King, the Ant-eating Demon. Weight: four measures and two-tenths. Eligible for trade.]

The Death Qi from the Ant-eating Demon, killed by the Five Thunders Righteous Method, was actually greater than that of the Flower Leopard Demon, who had been killed by the Sun and Moon Wheel of Formless Life and Death.

This didn’t mean the Ant-eating Demon was Stronger than the Flower Leopard Demon; it only showed that the Sun and Moon Wheel of Formless Life and Death was terrifyingly effective at absorbing Essence Qi.

Song Ciwan’s eyes shifted slightly at this, a realization dawning on her.

’It seems that to maximize my returns, I really don’t need to use the Sun and Moon Wheel of Formless Life and Death on ordinary opponents.’

With the Ant-eating Demon dead, Song Ciwan collected its corpse into her Vast Sea Grotto Heaven as usual.

And now for her next target: the Cyan Eagle!

The Cyan Eagle was the fastest among all the demons.

A single flap of its wings could carry it thousands of miles. Among the many Demon Kings present, the Cyan Eagle also had the highest Cultivation.

Its Cultivation had reached the peak of the Demon King realm; it was just one step away from becoming a Demon Venerable.

The Cyan Eagle had been the leader of the demons who had gathered to ambush and kill Song Ciwan.

The appearance of the Demon Venerable, the Void Mantis, had been a surprise.

While the other demons assumed the Cyan Eagle had invited the Void Mantis, only the eagle itself knew the mantis had come of its own accord.

Or rather, the one who sent the Void Mantis was perhaps even stronger and more deeply hidden than the Ancient Willow Tree Demon.

Thus, the Cyan Eagle had been filled with utter terror the moment it first saw the Void Mantis.

That terror had only intensified when the Void Mantis was killed.

The Cyan Eagle had turned to flee, escaping faster and farther than any other.

With such speed, it had covered an immense distance.

A few flaps of its wings had brought it to the very edge of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

If the Ant-eating Demon was difficult to kill, then the Cyan Eagle’s speed made the other demons certain it was already safe.

But who would have thought that Song Ciwan’s third target would be the Cyan Eagle?

A flap of the Cyan Eagle’s wings could carry it thousands of miles, but Song Ciwan’s Void Shifting could carry her even farther.

As the saying goes: wherever the eye can see is her domain.

With her current mastery over space, Song Ciwan could cross the entire distance of her line of sight in a single step.

If she were on the ground, where towering mountains and ridges obstructed her view, she couldn’t see as far, and the distance of her shift would naturally be shorter.

But the Cyan Eagle just had to flee through the open sky.

The sky was vast and cloudless. Song Ciwan gazed into the distance, where the Cyan Eagle was but a black speck.

So she took a step through the Void and appeared right beside that black speck.

At the same time, she raised a hand and pointed, unleashing the "Forbidden" Character Technique.

The Cyan Eagle’s wings suddenly faltered, and it let out a piercing shriek: "SCREEECH!"

Amidst its shriek, it actually managed to break free of the "Forbidden" Character Technique.

At the same moment, the Cyan Eagle flapped its wing.

A Wind Blade, sharp as a Celestial Blade, shot out from the movement.

It was just a single Wind Blade, but any Cultivation Technique, when pushed to its absolute limit, verges on the Dao itself.

The simpler the Technique, the more profound and pure its Dao-like resonance.

This Wind Blade was actually somewhat similar to the Void Mantis’s Black Saber.

Both possessed ultimate speed and ultimate sharpness.

The only difference was that the Void Mantis’s Black Saber was far stealthier, making it a natural Assassin.

The Cyan Eagle’s Wind Blade, on the other hand, was more overt, following the grand and open path of pure speed.

Ultimately, however, the Cyan Eagle’s Cultivation was a full Level lower than the Void Mantis’s.

Song Ciwan had been unable to dodge the Void Mantis’s blade, forced to use a Substitute Death Technique to counterattack from the brink of death. But against the Cyan Eagle’s Wind Blade, she merely sidestepped. As if she’d slipped into a different space, she let the blade pass her by.

Immediately after, Song Ciwan raised her hand, producing a small bell—a Magical Treasure—and gave it a sudden shake.

VMMMM—

A subtle chime rang out.

This was the Wuyou Bell.

It was a Magical Treasure Song Ciwan rarely used.

Though seldom used, its effects were extraordinary.

As the chime of the Wuyou Bell sounded, the Cyan Eagle hovered in the air, dazed for the briefest of instants.

And in that single instant, Song Ciwan raised a hand and flicked out a wisp of Samadhi True Fire.

The Samadhi True Fire enveloped the Cyan Eagle, and the flames surged, roaring to life.