Chapter 637: Severing the Two Kings
Boom!
High above, the massive Demon‑Subduing Tower vanished, but a violent Yuan Power storm raged outward, shaking heaven and earth as hurricanes howled.
Both Earth Illusion King and the Wolf Demon King looked up at the sky at the same time. When Earth Illusion King saw the tower disappear, his eyes flickered and he could not help but sneer.
"That giant tower has vanished. It seems that brat's trick has already been broken by Heaven Illusion King."
A hint of smugness tugged at his lips. "To be broken so quickly, that kid's already at the end of his rope.
"Still, to have forced things this far, even if he fails, he can take pride in it. It wasn't for nothing that Heaven Illusion King and I came together to hunt him down."
He exhaled in relief, his taut expression finally relaxing.
Clearly, to him, the tower's disappearance could only mean Heaven Illusion King had shattered it.
The Wolf Demon King frowned slightly, unease stirring in his chest, but he quickly shook it off. His features hardened with renewed resolve as his blood‑red eyes locked unblinkingly on the raging storm above.
Swish!
A sharp whistle suddenly tore through the silence as something plummeted from the heavens.
A ray of light streaked down like a meteor and slammed into the depths of the forest.
Boom!
The impact shook the entire woodland, cracking the ground open into a vast chasm that split the endless forest into a ruin of shattered earth.
The Wolf Demon King stared suspiciously toward the impact site. From the looks of it… had his master truly been defeated?
He and Earth Illusion King rose into the air, their gazes converging on the distant forest.
There, the earth had been blasted into a massive crater, and a dark‑smoke‑wreathed figure lay at its center.
"That is…?"
Earth Illusion King peered through the haze, focusing on the fallen figure. An instant later his eyes flew wide, disbelief and horror twisting his features.
The one lying broken in the pit was none other than his comrade, Heaven Illusion King—an existence on par with a Samsara Stage powerhouse.
"What?!"
Earth Illusion King's face drained of color. He stared as if he'd seen a ghost.
"H‑How did Heaven Illusion King end up like that?!"
Forcing down his panic, he muttered, "It seems that brat is more capable than expected. Heaven Illusion King must have paid dearly to kill him."
But even as he consoled himself, his expression froze.
A young figure slowly descended from the sky and came to a stop above the crater, standing calmly in mid‑air as he looked downward.
Even without radiating any visible Yuan Power, Lin Langtian's presence alone made Earth Illusion King's heart clench with unease.
He was a Demon King, on par with a human Samsara Stage expert. Even the Wolf Demon King had never made him feel this way. Yet now Lin Langtian's aura carried a threat so strong it chilled him to the bone.
Lin Langtian ignored his shocked gaze. Staring down into the crater, he spoke lightly after a moment,
"If you're not dead yet, then get up."
His voice rippled through the air. Earth Illusion King's face twitched as he glanced nervously toward the pit.
From within the black smoke, a staggering figure slowly rose until it drifted into view above the crater.
Earth Illusion King sucked in a sharp breath.
Heaven Illusion King's robes were in tatters, and the once‑formidable demonic aura around him now flickered weakly.
Worst of all, his shoulder was coated in a layer of pitch‑black sludge, like tar clinging to his flesh. It was slowly corroding his body and his demonic qi alike.
Under that corrosion, Heaven Illusion King's face had gone ashen. Lumps of flesh bulged and burst across his skin, spraying blood in all directions.
He was grievously wounded.
Standing behind Earth Illusion King, Heaven Illusion King stared at Lin Langtian with a dark expression. All the arrogance he once held had vanished, replaced with naked fear.
After that battle inside the tower, he finally understood Lin Langtian's true strength. Those godlike images within it were far too terrifying; before them, he had been utterly crushed.
"Heaven Illusion King, you…"
Earth Illusion King could scarcely recognize the miserable figure before him. Never had he imagined that a dignified Demon King would be driven to such a state.
How had Lin Langtian done this?
"This boy is no ordinary foe. We need to leave. Now!" Heaven Illusion King snapped, panic plain in his eyes.
They had underestimated Lin Langtian. Not only had he tamed a Demon King, his own combat strength was monstrous. If they didn't flee at once, they might both die here.
"But your wound—" Earth Illusion King stared at the tar‑like corruption on his shoulder. At this rate, he wouldn't get far.
Heaven Illusion King's face twisted, then hardened. "Things have gone this far. We'll just have to cut our losses."
"Ahhh!"
He roared in agony, palms striking his own body with lightning speed. Violet‑gold runes surfaced beneath his skin as pure demonic energy converged on the wound, trying to hold back the creeping black liquid.
Sss!
White smoke hissed where the two forces clashed, and Heaven Illusion King's face contorted with agony.
Those black fluids might have looked like mud, but they were lethally poisonous to him. Even with his Demon King cultivation, he could not fully resist their erosion.
"Just a pointless struggle." Lin Langtian watched calmly.
"Don't get too full of yourself, boy!"
Heaven Illusion King snarled. His features warped into something feral as violence surged in his eyes.
Suddenly, he bit down hard and changed his hand seals. Dense violet‑gold runes crawled across his body, releasing a terrifying aura.
Both Lin Langtian and the Wolf Demon King saw this and blanched, retreating at once.
Boom!
A heartbeat later, Heaven Illusion King's body exploded.
A towering tsunami of demonic qi erupted outward, tearing the air and pulverizing space. He had blown himself up.
Buzz!
The Wolf Demon King's wings snapped open as he wrapped them around Lin Langtian, shielding him from the onrushing shockwave.
Sss!
Within the maelstrom of demonic qi, a black heart veined with violet‑gold light condensed into existence.
Earth Illusion King snatched the heart and clutched it to his chest, casting one last hateful look at Lin Langtian before trying to flee.
Forced into such desperation that Heaven Illusion King had to self‑destruct, he was shaken to the core and dared not remain.
But just as he moved to escape, his expression changed. He jerked his head up.
The space ahead rippled and split as Lin Langtian stepped out from the fracture, blocking his path.
"Using the Space Ancestral Symbol to cut us off… you really intend to die with us?" Earth Illusion King growled, face dark.
"Hehe, fish die. The net doesn't break."
Lin Langtian smiled faintly and moved his will. The Demon‑Subduing Tower burst from his eyes again, expanding as it fell to engulf both Demon Kings.
Trapped once more.
"Where is this…"
Earth Illusion King's face tightened as he looked around the towering interior. He knew this was where Heaven Illusion King's downfall had begun.
"Brat, that technique of yours isn't something you can throw around lightly. What are you trying to do?"
Heaven Illusion King, now reduced to a Demon Fetus, glared at Lin Langtian in barely concealed dread.
The Eightfold Heavenly Demons had been terrifying enough. Even a Samsara‑level expert could not just casually use such a move, yet Lin Langtian had managed it with only Reincarnation Stage cultivation.
"Who said that was my only trump card? Trapping you here is just so you can't run."
Lin Langtian chuckled. A narrow black line slowly split open at the center of his brow.
A mysterious eye emerged there, its depths a swirl of darkness and silver starlight.
The moment that eye appeared, both Demon Kings stiffened. A nameless terror flooded their hearts; every instinct screamed danger.
Forming another seal, Lin Langtian opened the eye fully. It was like a black hole rimmed with spatial light, saturating the air with the twin forces of devouring and space.
The combined power of two Ancestral Symbols had formed the Ancestral Symbol Eye.
"It's time to send you two on your way."
His face turned pale with alarming speed as he focused the eye.
"Delusional!"
Earth Illusion King snarled, unwilling to accept defeat.
Boom!
Demonic qi raged from him as sticky black flames coalesced at his palms, devouring the surrounding space like a living fire.
"Heaven Demon Underworld Flame, Demonic Fire Consumes All!"
With a roar, he hurled the inferno forward.
The temperature inside the tower spiked, turning the space into a blazing furnace as the hellish flame surged toward Lin Langtian.
In mere breaths, the flames enveloped him.
Lin Langtian's body trembled, his complexion bleaching to chalk white. Even his hands lost their color, but the more his strength waned, the brighter the Ancestral Symbol Eye shone.
"Ancestral Symbol Eye… Demon‑Severing Light."
His frail whisper drifted through the air as his physical eyes slid closed.
A thin black beam drifted lazily from the third eye on his brow. Compared to the tidal wave of demonic fire, it looked like a flickering candle against a blazing sun—utterly insignificant.
Yet it did not hesitate.
The beam flashed once and pierced into the heart of the flames.
Boom.
The enormous inferno froze in place. A tongue of fire halted mere inches from Lin Langtian's face, unable to advance another hair.
Buzz…
A strange vibration rippled from within the demonic blaze.
A wave of bizarre energy followed, sweeping through the fire. Wherever it passed, black flame vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the span of a few breaths, the flames that could have incinerated a Samsara Stage expert were simply gone, and the foul demonic qi dispersed as if it had never been.
"Impossible!"
Earth Illusion King's bloodthirsty grin vanished. He stared in stunned terror, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.
Even Heaven Illusion King went slack‑jawed. He had never imagined that Lin Langtian possessed another killing move so fearsome it rivaled—or even surpassed—the Eightfold Heavenly Demons.
Swish!
As they stood there dumbstruck, the tiny beam of light flickered out from the last wisp of vanishing flame and shot straight toward them.
In the sky above, Lin Langtian swayed, his face ghostly pale as the Ancestral Symbol Eye faded from his brow.
He looked at the two horrified Demon Kings and smiled faintly.
"You've lost."
Before his words had even fully fallen, the beam of light punched cleanly through both of them.
Boom!
Earth Illusion King's body and Heaven Illusion King's Demon Fetus exploded simultaneously.
Demonic qi surged wildly as their dying screams echoed throughout the tower.
(END CHAPTER)
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