Inside the altar hall, the atmosphere froze instantly!
Four terrifying wills, each containing endless brutality, greed, and evil, descended like four invisible mountains, crashing down upon Yu Yuanchen as he reached for the main body of the Hell Gate! The essence of these wills was so potent that each one was no less formidable than the Demon King Salvos, whom Yu Yuanchen had already slain! It was clear that the remaining four Demon Kings of the Demon Plane had triggered a contingency plan left behind on this divine artifact, the Hell Gate!
"Ant! Stop!"
"To desecrate a holy relic is a crime punishable by death!"
"Leave your soul behind to wail in purgatory for ten thousand years!"
The evil thoughts pierced into Yu Yuanchen's Sea of Consciousness like steel needles, attempting to disrupt his mind and halt his movements.
However, Yu Yuanchen's expression remained as calm as water, and not even a ripple stirred in the depths of his eyes. He had long anticipated that for a plane-level artifact of such importance, the other Demon Kings would never be caught unprepared. These four consciousnesses were merely rootless duckweed—possessing only the appearance of power, but lacking any true substance.
"Noisy."
He spat out the two cold words. Far from withdrawing, his hand reaching toward the pitch-black frame moved even faster! Within his palm, Thunder Runes of purple-gold swirled, radiating an aura that shattered all laws. Ignoring the impact of the four wills entirely, he grabbed hold of the cold frame of the Hell Gate!
Hum—!
The Hell Gate shuddered violently, and the dark red halo on its frame flickered frantically, attempting to resist Yu Yuanchen's control. The four Demon King wills let out roars of shock and fury, slamming against Yu Yuanchen's mental defenses with even greater madness, yet it was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree; they could not move his formidable Spiritual Power, which had reached the peak of the Spirit Domain Realm, by even a fraction!
"Mere remnants, and you dare to stop me?" Yu Yuanchen let out a cold snort. His vast Spiritual Power surged into the Hell Gate like a tide, beginning to forcibly expel and erase the consciousness imprints left by the four Demon Kings! He intended to seize this divine artifact completely!
"Bastard!"
"He can actually resist our wills!"
"We cannot let him succeed! Join forces, burn this consciousness, and together drive the Hell Gate to teleport Adost's true body over!"
Seeing that Yu Yuanchen was not only unaffected but had begun to refine the artifact, the four Demon King wills were both shocked and furious. They knew well that if the artifact were taken, the consequences would be unimaginable! In their desperation, they spared no cost, frantically burning the strands of consciousness they had left within the artifact!
Boom!
In the center of the altar hall, the main body of the Hell Gate erupted with blinding blood-red light! The dark vortex within the frame spun at an unprecedented speed, and a powerful spatial fluctuation swept outward! The entire castle shook violently!
"Oh no! They are forcibly driving the artifact to perform a spatial teleportation!" Qian Chongxiao's expression changed. He gripped his Angel Sacred Sword, his holy light surging as he prepared for battle. Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen also instantly activated their Martial Soul Avatar, their Soul Power running at full capacity.
Yu Yuanchen's gaze sharpened, but his refining movements did not stop; instead, they accelerated. He wanted to see what tricks these Demon Kings could pull.
The next moment, the blood-red light reached its zenith! A thick, dark red pillar of light shot up from the Hell Gate, tearing through the ceiling of the altar hall and piercing straight into the dark red firmament! Within the light, a figure of immense size and ferocity, radiating a terrifying aura far exceeding that of Salvos, was rapidly shifting from ethereal to solid!
It was a giant demon over fifteen meters tall! Its entire body was covered in heavy, dark purple scales that shimmered with a metallic sheen. On its head grew a pair of curved, crown-like purple-gold horns, and behind it, a pair of tattered but still sky-covering flesh wings flapped slowly. In its hand, it gripped a massive war halberd burning with deep purple hellfire! Its eyes were pure purple-gold, filled with arrogance, brutality, and an endless desire for slaughter!
The powerful pressure swept out like a tsunami, causing Qian Chongxiao, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen to feel their breath hitch! This aura had reached the peak of the Demigod realm! It was even a notch stronger than Qian Chongxiao, who held a divine artifact!
"It's Adost! A Demon King with Purple Gold Royal Blood!" Qian Chongxiao exclaimed, his face turning incredibly grave. Through the demon memories Yu Yuanchen had shared earlier, he recognized this as the strongest among the Demon Kings!
Adost possessed the rare royal purple-gold bloodline of the demons, and its strength was peerless among the five kings; it was the undisputed strongest being in the Demon Plane! In their moment of crisis, the other four Demon Kings had not hesitated to burn their consciousness to teleport this strongest existence directly here!
"Roar! Who is it! Who dares to disturb my slumber and covet the holy relic of my race!" Adost fully descended, letting out a heaven-shaking roar. Its purple-gold eyes instantly locked onto Yu Yuanchen, who was still pressing one hand against the Hell Gate as if refining it. It sensed the aura of its kin, Salvos, having fallen, as well as the repulsive yet vaguely unsettling power fluctuations coming from the human before it.
"Human! Did you kill Salvos? Such audacity! Die for me!" Adost wasted no words, directly swinging the massive Purple Flame War Halberd in its hand. With a terrifying momentum that tore through space, it slashed down toward Yu Yuanchen's head! Before the halberd even arrived, the scorching hellfire and terrifying force had already caused the surrounding space to distort!
This strike contained the full power of its peak Demigod strength, swearing to shatter this bold human and his soul into fragments!
"Brother Yuanchen, watch out!" Qian Daoliu shouted, his Angel Sacred Sword ready to strike.
"I'll help you!" Tang Chen roared, his Clear Sky Hammer already raised.
Qian Chongxiao's holy light erupted as he prepared to step forward to fight alongside him.
However, facing this terrifying strike capable of splitting mountains and breaking cliffs, Yu Yuanchen made a move that left everyone stunned.
Not only did he not dodge or defend, he... smiled. The local demons were truly too hospitable; delivering their heads from thousands of miles away—the gift was light, but the sentiment was heavy!
It was a smile carrying a hint of playfulness, a touch of mockery, and absolute confidence.
"Purple-gold?" Yu Yuanchen looked at Adost's striking purple-gold scales and giant horns, then looked down at his own noble and majestic Thunder Battle Armor, which was flowing with purple-gold lightning. He raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a condescending critique:
"What level do you think you are, using the same color as me?"
Before the words even faded, the aura around him erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed for ten thousand years!
"Seventh Soul Skill, Thunder Sacred Dragon True Body—Avatar! Activate!"
Boom!
Brighter, more condensed, and more majestic purple-gold lightning shot into the sky! Yu Yuanchen's figure seemed to merge with the lightning, transforming into a Thunder God who held dominion over heavenly tribulations! That vast aura instantly suppressed Adost's Demigod pressure right back!
"Ninth Soul Skill, Dragon King's Judgment! Triple amplification, activate!"
Hum! The Thunder Dragon Spear in his hand suddenly extended and solidified. The black Annihilation Divine Thunder coiling on its surface hissed, and the destructive fluctuations made the entire space tremble! With the triple power amplification active, Yu Yuanchen's combat strength instantly soared to an unimaginable level!
Come to think of it, this Purple Gold Royal Blood was somewhat impressive. Although it was still inferior to his own bloodline, which approached the level of a Dragon King, it was barely in the same tier, allowing the Dragon King's Judgment to amplify his power by three times.
"Die!"
Facing the descending Purple Flame War Halberd, Yu Yuanchen did not dodge or retreat. The Thunder Dragon Spear in his hand transformed into a purple-black bolt of lightning that tore through the void, meeting the attack head-on with a counter-strike!
The spear thrust like a dragon, the thunder shocking the universe!
Rumble—!!!!
Spear and halberd collided, erupting with a roar and an energy storm ten times more terrifying than any previous clash! The entire altar hall, caught in the aftermath of this collision, crumbled and collapsed like paper! The dark red sky was torn open, revealing the chaotic spatial turbulence behind it!
"Urgh!" Adost let out a grunt of shock and anger. Its unstoppable Purple Flame War Halberd, the moment it collided with the Thunder Dragon Spear, had a massive gap forcibly shattered into it! The deep purple hellfire burning on the halberd was largely annihilated by the black lightning, which contained the aura of destruction! An irresistible force traveled down the halberd, numbing its arms and causing its massive body to stagger back more than ten steps, each step leaving deep cracks in the ground!
As for Yu Yuanchen, his figure only swayed slightly before he stood as steady as a mountain, the lightning around him still burning fiercely!
The disparity in strength was immediately apparent!
"How is this possible?!" Adost's purple-gold eyes were filled with incredulous horror! How could this human's power be so terrifying?! He clearly sensed that the opponent's energy level had not fully stepped into the Demigod realm, yet this attack power far exceeded that of an ordinary peak Demigod!
"Two Forms Divine Thunder, Yin-Yang Grinding!"
Yu Yuanchen pressed his advantage, giving the demon no chance to catch its breath. With his left hand pressing into the void, black and white Thunder Power appeared out of thin air like a grinding mill. One Yin and one Yang, containing the profound mystery of the transformation between life and death, they coiled around Adost, crushing inward! Everywhere they passed, space was distorted and disintegrated!
"Annihilation Divine Thunder, shatter all laws!"
His right hand thrust the Thunder Dragon Spear again. At the tip of the spear, a point of extreme darkness condensed—the manifestation of pure Destruction law, ignoring defenses and striking directly at the source!
Adost was both shocked and furious, waving its war halberd frantically. Purple flames surged to the heavens, attempting to block the assault. But to its horror, it discovered that the black and white thunder was incredibly bizarre; its Hellfire could not burn it away, but was instead constantly worn down by the Yin-Yang power. And that point of Annihilation Divine Thunder made its soul tremble, forcing it to divert most of its energy just to dodge!
Boom, boom, boom!
Yu Yuanchen's attacks were like a violent storm, never ceasing! The Thunder Dragon Spear struck in sheets one moment and condensed into a single piercing point the next; the Two Forms Divine Thunder transformed into a net to trap the enemy, then into swords to pierce; the Annihilation Divine Thunder was even more elusive, specializing in attacking openings!
He didn't need any flashy soul skill names; every gesture he made contained supreme offensive power imbued with the Thunder Law! Speed, strength, technique, and comprehension of the laws—he was crushing the demon in every aspect!
Despite having the cultivation level of a peak Demigod and the formidable body of the Demon Royal Family, Adost was beaten into a state where it had no power to fight back! The purple-gold scales on its body cracked continuously, magma-like purple-gold blood splattered everywhere, its flesh wings were torn to shreds, and its aura withered at a speed visible to the naked eye!
It attempted to unleash a powerful Demonic Forbidden Technique, but was suppressed by Yu Yuanchen's thunder domain; the demonic energy it had just condensed was shattered by the violent thunder! It tried to rely on its physical body to resist, only to find that Yu Yuanchen's close-combat ability was equally terrifying. His fists, palms, fingers, and knees all contained the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, and combined with the thunder, they left its bones and muscles on the verge of breaking!
Off to the side, Qian Chongxiao, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen were already watching in stunned silence.
Qian Chongxiao held the Angel Sacred Sword, wanting to step forward to help several times, only to realize he couldn't intervene at all! Yu Yuanchen's attacks were like flowing water, flawless, sealing off all of Adost's room for evasion and angles for counterattack! If he were to join rashly, he might instead disrupt Yu Yuanchen's rhythm.
Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen looked at each other in shock. They knew Yu Yuanchen was strong, but they hadn't expected him to be this strong! This was the strongest among the Demon Kings, a peak Demigod existence! And he was being crushed like a punching bag?!
"Roar! Human! You have completely enraged this Emperor!" Beaten into a wretched state and having lost all dignity, Adost let out a frantic roar, attempting to burn its source for one final struggle.
"Enraged?" Yu Yuanchen's eyes were cold, and his offensive rhythm suddenly shifted! "You think you're worthy?"
"I've played enough; it's time for you to go. A family should stay together, neat and tidy."
As his words fell, all the thunder around Yu Yuanchen's body instantly retracted, surging entirely into the Thunder Dragon Spear in his hand! The dragon spear became like a solid purple-gold crystal, all the thunder patterns on its surface glowing to the extreme. A destructive energy that made the heavens and earth lose their color was crazily compressed and condensed within!
"Dragon King's Judgment, Thunder Spear Punishes Evil! Triple—Amplification!"
The muscles in his arms bulged as he poured all his strength, soul power, qi and blood, spiritual power, and his comprehension of the laws of thunder, destruction, and slaughter into the weapon! Then, using all his might, he hurled the thunder spear, which had condensed the ultimate power of destruction, at the decaying and struggling Adost!
Whoosh—!
The moment the spear left his hand, time seemed to stand still. There was no sound, no light leaking out, only a faint, almost invisible purple-black thread that instantly tore through space, ignoring all of Adost's futile defenses and evasions, and with pinpoint accuracy, pierced once again through that beating, purple-gold heart of the Demon Royal Family!
Adost's massive body stiffened abruptly, its purple-gold eyes wide open, filled with extreme fear, unwillingness, and... confusion. It looked down at the massive hole through its chest, feeling its life force being rapidly annihilated by that destructive thunder.
"Im... pos... sible..." It opened its mouth, emitting one last faint spiritual fluctuation.
Boom—!!!
The next moment, an explosion even more violent than the one that occurred when Salvos died took place! Adost's Demon Body was completely burst from within by the endless purple-gold lightning, disintegrated, and finally turned into the finest particles, dissipating between heaven and earth! Not even a trace remained!
Demon King Adost, fallen!
Inside and outside the altar hall (now reduced to ruins), there was dead silence.
Qian Chongxiao, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen stared blankly at the blue-clad figure standing proudly ahead, and the lightning that was slowly dissipating, speechless for a long time.
Yu Yuanchen slowly withdrew his gaze, as if he had just done something trivial. He turned around and once again placed his hand on the main body of the Hell Gate, which was floating quietly with its light dimmed due to the loss of energy support.
This time, there was no resistance.
His vast spiritual power drove straight in, easily erasing the residual, now extremely faint consciousness imprint of the Demon King, and stamped it with his own soul mark!
Hum!
The Hell Gate trembled slightly, the dark red halo on its surface rapidly fading and transforming into a docile purple-gold lightning. The dark vortex within the frame also calmed down, emitting soft spatial fluctuations.
The artifact had changed owners!
From this moment on, this auxiliary artifact capable of connecting planes—the Hell Gate—belonged to the Yu family!
Yu Yuanchen felt the close connection established with the artifact, and a satisfied curve appeared at the corner of his mouth. With a thought, he shrank the main body of the Hell Gate, turning it into a stream of light that he tucked into his robes to study later.
Then, he looked at the three people who were still in shock and said calmly:
"The matter here is concluded. Adost has been executed, and the Hell Gate has been obtained. The goal of this trip has been successfully exceeded."
"Let's go; it's time to meet... the remaining three."
His tone was flat, yet carried an unparalleled confidence and dominance.
The counterattack against the Demon Plane had achieved its first victory, and it was a glorious, resounding triumph!
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