At dawn, the heavy gates of the Rock Fortress slowly creaked open. Over four thousand elite Soul Masters, led by the heads of their respective sects, formed battle arrays like a torrent of steel. With grim, resolute steps, they marched toward the Savage Beast Hills, where demonic energy surged into the sky a hundred miles away. Sunlight spilled over their cold armor and Soul Tools, reflecting a chilling gleam, while the air was thick with a sense of unwavering battle intent.
The Coalition Army moved with speed, reaching the edge of the Savage Beast Hills in less than half a day. The air grew heavy with a nauseating stench of sulfur and blood. In the valley ahead, the roars and howls of demons rolled like thunder, and demonic clouds blotted out the sun.
"Form up! Prepare for contact!" The voice of Pope Qian Chongshan echoed through the entire army via Soul Power.
The Coalition Army shifted formations rapidly. At the very front stood the heavy-armored Soul Masters of Martial Soul Hall and the Defense System Soul Masters of the Black Tortoise Sect. Their thick shields connected into a wall, and their Soul Power radiance merged into a solid defensive line. Behind them, the Power Attack System and Agility Attack System Soul Masters of various sects stood ready. The flanks were patrolled by Soul Masters from the Wind Sword Sect, the White Tiger Sect, and others skilled in speed and surprise attacks. The Soul Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were positioned in the center, where Ning Zhiyuan held his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, its brilliant multicolored light already shining as he prepared to provide buffs to the entire army at any moment.
The Coalition Army's greatest reliance, however, was the Angel Soul Masters scattered among the various squads! Dressed in white robes and wielding sacred swords, they radiated a faint golden glow, making them the most striking presence on the front line. Their task was not to lead the assault, but to deliver the final blow with Sacred power after their teammates had severely wounded the demons, thoroughly purifying these evil creatures!
"Roar--!"
Just as the Coalition Army finished setting their formation, a black tide of demons surged over the horizon like a bursting flood! Thousands of Lesser Demons let out ear-piercing shrieks, waving sharp claws and spitting acid; Inferior Demons and Blade Demons were mixed among them, their bone blades flashing with cold light; further back, massive Hell Demons let out earth-shaking roars, driving the low-level demons to charge! The demonic energy rolled forward, obscuring the sky!
"Hold steady! Fire!"
Following the order, the Control System and long-range attack Soul Masters at the rear of the line struck first! Countless Soul Skill lights ignited; wind blades, fireballs, ice spikes, lightning, and vines... smashed into the demon tide like a violent storm!
Boom, boom, boom!
Violent explosions bloomed within the demon ranks, instantly clearing a large area. However, the number of demons was simply too great! As the demons in front fell, those behind stepped over the corpses of their kin to continue the charge, as if they were endless! Even more terrifying was that many demons hit by Soul Skills, appearing severely wounded, would struggle to crawl back up and continue the attack as long as their cores weren't destroyed or they weren't purified by Sacred power! Their tenacity was chilling!
"Front line, hold! Power Attack System, move out!"
Bang!
The vanguard of the demons slammed hard into the Coalition Army's solid defensive line! The shield wall vibrated violently, emitting a dull, heavy boom. The heavy-armored Soul Masters roared, their Soul Power erupting as they held firm against the impact. The Soul Masters of the Black Tortoise Sect even transformed into giant tortoises, taking the brunt of the Hell Demons' fierce strikes.
"Kill!"
The Power Attack System Soul Masters surged out from the gaps in the shield wall, blades and swords flashing, hammers and axes swinging, engaging the charging demons in a chaotic melee. The battle instantly reached a fever pitch! Blood splattered, limbs flew, and the sounds of roars, clashing weapons, and exploding Soul Skills merged into one; the battlefield had turned into a meat grinder!
"Angel Holy Light, Purify!"
At the critical moment, the Angel Soul Masters scattered among the squads played a decisive role! Whenever a demon was severely wounded and fell, a golden beam of holy light would descend in time, precisely enveloping it! Amidst sizzling sounds, the demons let out shrill screams, their bodies melting rapidly as if doused in strong acid, eventually turning into fly ash, unable to revive ever again!
"Well done!"
"Fire-attribute Soul Masters, focus fire on that Blade Demon!"
With the Angel Soul Masters providing the "finishing blows," the killing efficiency of the Coalition Army increased significantly. Although the purification effect of fire-attribute Soul Masters was far inferior to the Angel Martial Soul, flames still provided an extra damage bonus against demons. By concentrating their fire, they could also eliminate severely wounded demons relatively quickly.
However, the demon army was not composed solely of low-level cannon fodder. Soon, dozens of powerful high-level demons joined the fray! Like sharp knives, they easily tore open parts of the Coalition Army's line, causing significant casualties.
"Don't let them break the formation! Titled Douluo, follow me!" Yu Boxuan let out a roar, his figure expanding as he transformed into a massive Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. He swung his dragon claw, instantly smashing a Soul Douluo-level demon that had charged into the formation into a pulp!
"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, Quake!" Tang Gan held his massive Clear Sky Hammer and smashed it down. The earth cracked, and the terrifying shockwave shattered dozens of demons in the vicinity!
Azure Peak Douluo achieved Man-Sword Unity, his sword light like a dragon; wherever he passed, demons surrendered their heads. Feng Zaiyun's sword turned into a gale, sweeping across the battlefield. Dai Jingxuan activated his White Tiger avatar, his tiger roar shaking the heavens. Shi Feng transformed into a Black Tortoise, blocking the most violent attacks.
What was even more shocking was that these Titled Douluo had unleashed their massive Martial Soul True Bodies without reservation! Dozens of meters long dragons, twenty-meter tall giants, massive sacred swords, and gargantuan black tortoises... they dominated the battlefield! Every attack shook the earth and cleared vast areas!
This was the confidence brought by the Soul Core! Their powerful endurance ability meant they didn't need to worry about Soul Power consumption, allowing them to unleash their strongest forms to maximize killing efficiency! The terrifying combat power of the Titled Douluo was displayed to the fullest at this moment! Like pillars of the sea, they firmly stabilized the Coalition Army's footing and led the army to push forward step by step!
The battle was incredibly tragic; Soul Masters fell every moment, but more demons were purified and slaughtered. The Coalition Army, like a giant meat grinder, slowly and firmly crushed the demon lines, pushing continuously toward the Hell Gate in the center of the valley!
As the Coalition Army pushed deeper, the demons' resistance grew stronger. Finally, the fourteen Great Demon Knights riding Nightmare Warhorses appeared! They formed a charging formation, like a black torrent of steel, launching a desperate charge toward the core of the Coalition Army! Wherever they passed, men and horses were overturned!
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, follow me to meet the enemy!" The Holy Dragon transformed from Yu Boxuan let out a long roar, taking several Titled Douluo Elders of the sect to meet the seven Great Demon Knights head-on!
"Clear Sky Sect, kill!" Tang Gan roared, his Clear Sky Hammer carrying the momentum of collapsing heavens as he smashed toward the other seven Great Demon Knights!
A peak confrontation erupted! Dragon roars and hammer strikes rang out, demonic energy surged, and the intensity of the battle escalated instantly!
Meanwhile, three Blade Demons hidden behind the demon army began to spit out huge, eerie green fireballs, which smashed into the Coalition Army's position like meteors, causing large-scale damage!
"Don't be arrogant, you beasts!" Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen had been waiting for a long time! The two turned into one golden and one black streak of light, instantly breaking through the demons' obstruction and charging toward the three Blade Demons! Sacred sword light and domineering hammer shadows shattered the eerie green flames one after another!
The experts of the Coalition Army had all engaged powerful enemies! The battlefield was divided into several theaters of war, the slaughter shaking the heavens!
And at this moment, at the very core of the battlefield, in front of the Hell Gate, the final confrontation had also begun!
Qian Chongxiao held the Angel Sacred Sword, the sacred light around him as dazzling as the sun. He released the terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo without reservation, walking step by step toward that massive Hell Gate. His goal was clear—the Demon King Salvos!
"Salvos! Get out here and die!" Qian Chongxiao's voice was like thunder, his sacred sword pointing directly at the gate.
"Roar! Birdman, you seek death!" Blood light surged from the Hell Gate as the massive figure of the Demon King Salvos squeezed out of the passage once more! Sensing the threat from the sacred sword in Qian Chongxiao's hand, it did not dare to be negligent, waving its Hellfire giant axe and roaring as it met him!
Boom!
The sacred sword and the fire axe collided once again! The forces of sacred and evil consumed each other crazily, erupting into an energy storm even more terrifying than before! This time, Qian Chongxiao held nothing back, his sword techniques sharp and peerless, exerting the power of the Angel Sacred Sword to the limit and keeping Salvos firmly suppressed.
"Young Friend Yu, now!" While attacking with all his might, Qian Chongxiao sent a sound transmission to Yu Yuanchen, who was hiding on the flank.
Yu Yuanchen's gaze sharpened; he knew the timing had arrived! He no longer hid, his figure flashing as he appeared at the edge of the battle circle. However, he did not immediately attack with full force. Instead, following the plan, he only displayed strength a sliver stronger than a normal Level 98 peak Super Douluo. Pointing his fingers like a sword, streaks of condensed Purple-Gold Lightning shot out like spirit snakes, harassing Salvos from the side and coordinating with Qian Chongxiao's frontal assault.
His attack angles were tricky and his power was not insignificant. Every time he struck while Salvos was dealing with Qian Chongxiao's fierce onslaught, it forced the demon to divide its attention, making it appear quite disheveled.
"Another ant! You seek death!" Salvos roared, several more charred wounds appearing on its body. But it was both shocked and angry; this newly appeared human's attack power was actually so formidable, and what made it feel a hint of fear was the aura of Destruction contained within that lightning. It knew that the power of Destruction was the perfect treasure for dealing with monsters with strong Life Force like itself.
Under Qian Chongxiao's storm-like onslaught and Yu Yuanchen's elusive harassment, Salvos, despite relying on its thick skin and Hellfire to barely hold on, was frequently unable to attend to everything at once. It had completely fallen into a disadvantage, having only the power to parry and no strength to fight back! Its scales were shattered, magma-like blood flowed continuously, and its aura began to fluctuate.
"No! These two humans are too strong! Especially the sword in that old fellow's hand!" Salvos felt the urge to retreat. It had come to plunder, not to risk its life. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, saving its life was the priority!
"Damn it! This King will remember today's grudge! When I recover, I will surely wash your sects in blood!" Salvos feinted with its axe, forcing Qian Chongxiao back a step, and turned to charge toward the Hell Gate that was close at hand!
"Want to leave? It's too late!"
The moment Salvos turned, a gleam of light exploded in Yu Yuanchen's eyes! This was the opportunity he had been waiting for all along!
The opponent's mind was relaxed, fleeing with all his might—the moment his defense was at its weakest!
"Seventh Soul Skill, Thunder Sacred Dragon True Body—Avatar!"
Hum!
Yu Yuanchen no longer suppressed his cultivation level, and his terrifying Level 98 peak Soul Power erupted like a volcano! A magnificent, majestic, and streamlined purple-gold suit of full-body armor instantly covered him! Lightning patterns flowed across the armor, and his Dragon Might surged to the heavens! His entire aura underwent a heaven-shaking transformation, as if he had manifested into an ancient Dragon God who held dominion over thunder! That vast pressure even instantly overshadowed the ongoing clash between Qian Chongxiao and Salvos!
"What?!" Qian Chongxiao's pupils constricted, and Raging Waves surged in his heart! "Isn't he only at the peak of Level 98? This aura... how could it be so powerful?!" He finally realized that Yu Yuanchen had likely not used his full strength before! This youth's power was likely far above his own!
Salvos was even more terrified, its soul nearly fleeing its body! From that suddenly erupting, terrifying aura, it sensed a fatal threat! Escape! It had to escape back through the gate immediately!
"Eighth Soul Skill, Holy Dragon Town Prison Tribulation!"
How could Yu Yuanchen allow it to escape? He formed seals with both hands and pushed forward! In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color! A massive beam of light, over ten zhang in diameter and composed entirely of purple-gold lightning, descended like a Spear of Judgment from the nine heavens, completely enveloping Salvos and the hundred-zhang space surrounding it!
Within the beam of light, it was as if a world of its own had been created! The flow of time became extremely slow, and space felt like a quagmire! Salvos discovered in horror that its movements had become incredibly sluggish, as if it were an insect trapped in amber, with every inch of movement becoming agonizingly difficult! That Hell Gate, which was so close, now felt as if it were at the edge of the world!
"No—!" Salvos let out a desperate roar, frantically driving its Hellfire in an attempt to break free from this lightning prison!
"Ninth Soul Skill, Dragon King's Judgment! Tenfold—Thunder Spear Punishes Evil!"
Yu Yuanchen's voice was as cold as ten-thousand-year black ice, devoid of any emotion. He held his hands in a void-grasp, and the Soul Core within his body spun at an unprecedented speed. His vast Soul Power, Bloodline Power, Spiritual Power, and his comprehension of the Thunder Law all merged into it! A lightning spear several zhang long, purple-gold in its entirety and wreathed in destructive black arcs of electricity, condensed in his hands!
Where the spear tip pointed, space shattered inch by inch!
Go!
Yu Yuanchen swung his arm violently! The lightning spear transformed into a bolt of purple-black lightning that tore through the void, crossing space at a speed beyond thought, and shot with pinpoint accuracy into the lightning beam, piercing through the protective Demon Body flames Salvos was desperately condensing, and nailing it fiercely into the very center of its chest—right into its beating Demon Heart!
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Salvos's ferocious expression solidified on its face, its scarlet eyes filled with unbelievable fear and despair. It looked down at the lightning spear in its chest that had completely stripped away all its Life Force, opened its mouth, but could not make a sound.
The next moment...
Rumble—!!!!!!
An earth-shattering explosion rang out! The destructive energy contained within the lightning spear erupted completely! Salvos's massive Demon Body was split apart from within by the endless purple-gold lightning, disintegrated, and finally completely annihilated! Not even a trace of ash remained!
The Demon King Salvos had fallen!
On the battlefield, there was an instant of deathly silence. Whether human or demon, everyone was so shocked by this sudden, crushing scene of a king's demise that they forgot to continue the slaughter.
Qian Chongxiao held the Angel Sacred Sword, staring blankly at the lightning that was slowly dissipating, and at the blue-clad youth standing proudly in the air with an aura like a Divine Demon. A thousand emotions surged in his heart, eventually turning into a long sigh and a trace of indescribable Comfort.
Yu Yuanchen slowly withdrew his gaze and looked toward the Hell Gate, which had begun to shake violently and flash with chaotic blood-red light now that it had lost its master. His calm voice spread across the battlefield:
"The Demon King has been executed! All troops, hear my command—follow me and annihilate the demons!"
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