"Did the demon god on your side get killed as well!?"
Upon hearing Tuoxi Ke's words, Kaximu was momentarily stunned.
This news caused Kaximu to lower his guard toward Tuoxi Ke.
"That's right."
Tuoxi Ke's expression was extremely grim.
"Someone came to my Eastern Domain to slay our demon gods? This is courting death."
As he spoke, Tuoxi Ke clenched his fists tightly.
Crack, crack—
A series of crisp sounds echoed at that moment.
It was clear that Tuoxi Ke was furious.
This was the first time Kaximu had seen Tuoxi Ke so angry.
"He has a demonic sword, you know?"
Tuoxi Ke calmed himself and spoke indifferently.
"A blood-drinking sword?"
Kaximu knew a little about the situation and instinctively replied.
"Yes, that demonic sword can absorb the blood essence of powerful beings, granting its wielder more strength."
"That's why he's been hunting powerful demon gods."
"He even dared to invade my Eastern Domain."
Tuoxi Ke's face turned even darker.
"Given the situation, can we cooperate?"
Kaximu looked at Tuoxi Ke.
"Yes."
"With that demonic sword in his hand, Zhang Leitian must be quite powerful."
"My purpose in coming here this time is to join forces and destroy the Northern Domain."
Tuoxi Ke growled.
All four of his eight-star demon generals had been killed.
That meant Zhang Leitian's strength had likely reached the level of a nine-star martial god.
Tuoxi Ke, who was always cautious, certainly wouldn't attack the Northern Domain head-on at this moment.
Better safe than sorry.
After all, the sword in Zhang Leitian's hand was a demonic sword...
"Alright, let's join forces and destroy the Northern Domain along with that damned half-demon Zhang Leitian!"
Kaximu roared with a savage grin.
...
At the same time, Zhang Leitian floated in the air, gripping the Ye Fan Sword in his hand and slashing down fiercely!
Whoosh—
A terrifying sword energy shot forth, instantly cutting several massive demon beasts in front of him in half!
[Killed five-star demon beast, gained 400,000,000 evolution points]
[Killed five-star demon beast, gained 400,000,000 evolution points]
[Killed five-star demon beast, gained 400,000,000 evolution points]
...
[Absorbed five-star demon beast blood essence, gained 4,000 energy points]
[Absorbed five-star demon beast blood essence, gained 4,000 energy points]
[Absorbed five-star demon beast blood essence, gained 4,000 energy points]
...
"Finally, I'm about to advance."
As the massive amounts of energy from the Ye Fan Sword flowed into Zhang Leitian's body, he couldn't help but feel excitement coursing through him.
His body trembled slightly as he tried to suppress his inner excitement.
During this period, he had ventured deep into the Eastern Domain, relentlessly hunting powerful demon gods and demon beasts, amassing vast amounts of energy!
Now, after absorbing all this energy, his body had reached its peak!
Bright lights began to fill his body!
Boom, boom—
Thunder roared, and the skies darkened as storm clouds gathered.
Beasts within a hundred-mile radius were filled with panic.
Boom, boom—
The lightning flashed fiercely in the sky.
At that moment, a powerful bolt of lightning struck Zhang Leitian's body!
The terrifying purple lightning made Zhang Leitian feel immense pain!
Although he had prepared in advance, releasing his source energy to protect himself, it was still useless!
"Damn it..."
In an instant, another terrifying bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking him again!
Blood spurted from Zhang Leitian's mouth.
"Come on!!!"
"I, Zhang Leitian, fear nothing!!!"
Zhang Leitian glared at the sky, holding the Ye Fan Sword and shouting fiercely.
Boom, boom—
One bolt after another continued to strike his body.
"Body refining through lightning."
Ye Fan was astonished to see this.
Although the lightning was injuring Zhang Leitian, it was also refining his body as he advanced to the nine-star level, enhancing his physical strength!
His physique would become even stronger and more terrifying!
Boom, boom—
The lightning continued to rain down!
This time, the sheer force sent Zhang Leitian crashing to the ground.
But soon, Zhang Leitian stood up again, his eyes filled with fearless determination.
It was unclear how much time had passed, but eventually, the lightning in the sky began to dissipate.
His body now emitted a faint white glow, and electric arcs flickered across his skin.
Roar—
At this moment, Zhang Leitian let out a thunderous roar, and the glow surrounding his body vanished.
His figure reappeared!
He seemed to have undergone a significant transformation in his aura.
The charred skin from the lightning strikes had fully healed!
The newly regenerated skin looked as white as jade.
"Nine stars."
"I finally reached the nine-star level!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhang Leitian laughed heartily.
"Time to learn a new skill."
Ye Fan checked his accumulated evolution points and realized they were more than enough!
He hadn't noticed earlier because Zhang Leitian had been frantically slaying demon gods and beasts, rapidly accumulating evolution points!
Eight hundred billion evolution points were already more than sufficient!
There were three choices for learning a fourth skill:
[Curse of Restoration]: Chant an ancient incantation for five seconds, restoring the body to its state from ten seconds ago. During this time, damage received is reduced by 90%.
[Sword Aura Enhancement]: Increases the power of the sword aura released from the sword.
[Ghostfire Formation]: Releases a large amount of ghostfire that actively attacks opponents with powerful damage.
"These three skills aren't great."
Ye Fan frowned slightly.
"But the first skill seems decent."
"Restoring the body to its state ten seconds ago means that even if the body is about to be destroyed, as long as the incantation is completed in five seconds, it can revert to its previous state."
"If the body was unharmed ten seconds ago, it would be fully restored."
Ye Fan murmured to himself.
There was already a powerful sword aura skill, [Sword Shattering the Void], so he didn't need another one.
As for formations, they weren't worth considering.
Thus, Ye Fan chose the first skill!
After spending 800 billion evolution points, the sword's rank rose to divine-grade five-star!
However, learning the fifth skill would require… 1.5 trillion evolution points!
Seeing the astronomical amount of points required, Ye Fan couldn't help but feel a slight headache.