"Destruction Thunder Seal, Suppress the Eight Desolations!" Yu Yuanchen pointed his fingers like a sword, tracing through the void. A purple-gold seal, condensed from pure divine thunder power, appeared out of thin air. A thunder dragon coiled atop the seal, carrying a supreme will to suppress all evil and stabilize the heavens and earth, pressing down directly upon the Demon God Emperor! The very space was crushed, twisting and collapsing under the pressure!
"Demon Dragon Emperor Slash, Split the Nine Heavens!" Cold light erupted from the eyes of the Demon God Emperor Feng Huan. The demon sword in his hand burst forth with a dark red sword glow that tore through the firmament. Within the glow, thousands of demon dragons seemed to roar, rising against the heavens and slashing fiercely toward the thunder seal!
BOOM—!!!
The purple-gold divine light and the dark red demonic energy collided violently like two tides of destruction. The blinding radiance instantly illuminated the dim world, and a terrifying energy shockwave spread in a spherical shape, flattening the already ruined mountain range below by another several dozen meters.
Had the four, including Gu Yuena, not secretly set up a barrier to isolate the majority of the energy dissipation, the entire area for a thousand miles would likely have been reduced to scorched earth!
Yu Yuanchen's figure swayed slightly, drifting back several steps. Lightning flowed around his body, discharging the force of the rebound. He furrowed his brows, sensing the circulation of divine power within his body and the subtle suppression from the laws of the world outside.
"As expected, having just entered the Spirit-level, it will take time to adapt to the Plane Law of this world. Moreover, this world holds a faint repulsive force toward those who did not achieve godhood locally. Although it is not strong, it prevents me from exerting my full strength, limiting me to about eighty percent."
He pondered inwardly, "This Demon God Emperor has a solid foundation, pure Demon Essence, and rich Combat Experience. The most troublesome thing is that pillar..."
His gaze swept over the Vaguely Visible phantom of the Heaven-Defying Dragon Pillar behind the Demon God Emperor. That Super Divine Artifact could greatly amplify the Demon God Emperor's power and recovery speed, and it could also continuously draw Heaven and Earth Origin Qi from the world to convert into Demonic Energy, making the Demon God Emperor almost invincible.
If not for his own divine essence of a higher quality and more exquisite application of the laws, he would have likely fallen into a disadvantage long ago.
"Hmph! Outsider! Your power is indeed strange and powerful, but thinking you can defeat me in this realm is wishful thinking!" The Demon God Emperor Feng Huan steadied his figure. Several charred marks appeared on his demon armor, but they instantly recovered under the nourishment of the Demonic Energy.
His eyes were cold, carrying a trace of anger at being provoked. He had originally thought the one who descended here was just an interesting bug, but he hadn't expected them to be so thorny! Especially the opponent's divine power, which seemed to slightly transcend demonic power, made him feel quite wary.
"Whether it is wishful thinking or not, you will only know after trying." Yu Yuanchen's tone was calm, but his fighting spirit grew increasingly high. A Life and Death Battle with a powerhouse of the same level was the best way to consolidate his realm and adapt to his power! "Take another move from me: Thunder God Tribulation, Azure Dragon Break!"
He held the spear with both hands and danced, his divine thunder power gathering crazily around him. Outside his body, it transformed into a thousand-meter-long, purple-gold thunder azure dragon with distinct scales, looking vivid and lifelike.
The azure dragon roared at the sky, its Dragon Roar shaking the nine heavens. Carrying the supreme Divine Might to judge all spirits and shatter all laws, it bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it lunged at the Demon God Emperor!
This strike had already utilized eighty percent of the strength he could currently exert!
"Well come! Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon, Heaven Swallowing Earth Devouring!" Sensing the threat of this strike, the Demon God Emperor did not dare to be negligent and roared. The Heaven-Defying Dragon Pillar behind him unleashed its power, and endless Demonic Energy poured into his body. He held his demon sword high, and a dark demon dragon sword qi, even larger and more condensed, as if it could swallow light, shot into the sky and collided fiercely with the thunder azure dragon!
Rumble—!!!
This collision was even more terrifying than the previous one! The sky seemed to have been torn open, revealing the pitch-black void behind it.
The destructive energy storm raged wildly, and even the barrier set up by Gu Yuena and the others vibrated violently, its light flickering unsteadily!
In the distance, the five, including Yang Zhou, were already watching with trembling hearts and cold sweat. A battle of this level had completely exceeded their scope of understanding! Every strike contained the power to destroy the heavens and the earth; if it were to land on the Imperial Dragon Pass, the entire fortress would likely be reduced to dust in an instant!
"That... god-like man... seems to have the slight upper hand? But the Demon God Emperor has that pillar for support; if the battle drags on..." the chief of the Assassin Temple said with a dry voice.
"Regardless, this person opposing the Demon God Emperor is a friend to our Human Race! Perhaps we can find a way to make contact!" Hope flickered in Yang Zhou's eyes. Perhaps the Human Race really had ushered in a glimmer of life!
Meteor Mountain Range, above the sinkhole.
The purple-gold lightning and the dark purple demonic flames collided fiercely for the last time, erupting into a terrifying energy storm capable of tearing the void.
At the center of the storm, two figures were blasted backward like meteors, each carving a trail of several hundred meters in the void before barely steadying their figures.
Yu Yuanchen stood holding his spear, lightning flowing around his body. However, the spear body was somewhat dim, and his aura was slightly chaotic. Though his face was slightly pale, his eyes remained sharp as lightning, and his fighting spirit was high.
Although the Thunder Dragon Spear in his hand had been promoted to a True Level 3 Divine Artifact after being tempered by the Godhood Tribulation and nourished by his own divine essence, and the thunder dragon patterns on the spear body were becoming clearer, it emitted a heart-palpitating aura of destruction. But continuously clashing head-on with the Super Divine Artifact Heaven-Defying Dragon Pillar was also a significant burden for it.
Opposite him, the situation of the Demon God Emperor Feng Huan was somewhat more disheveled. Several charred cracks appeared on his magnificent dark purple demon armor, a wisp of dark red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and the Demonic Energy churning around him had also dimmed significantly. He stared fixedly at Yu Yuanchen, his eyes filled with shock, anger, and a trace of hard-to-conceal wariness.
The Heaven-Defying Dragon Pillar rotated slowly behind him, still emitting a vast demonic might, but several fine charred marks were vaguely visible on the pillar body, clearly having been affected in the extreme collision just now.
This Supreme Sacred Artifact of the Demon Race was indeed powerful, but it was not unscathed when facing the full-force explosion of a True Spirit-level expert wielding a divine artifact.
"Outsider, state your name! Who exactly are you? Where do you come from? Why are you an enemy of my Demon Race?" The Demon God Emperor Feng Huan stared fixedly at Yu Yuanchen and asked in a deep voice. He was filled with suspicion and uncertainty; such a powerhouse could never have appeared out of thin air.
Yu Yuanchen stood with his hands behind his back, the lightning around his body gradually receding, and his aura becoming unfathomable once again. He looked at the Demon God Emperor, then glanced at Yang Zhou and the others hiding in the distance, a meaningful arc curling at the corner of his mouth.
"My name is Yu Yuanchen. As for why I am your enemy..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the scarred land below that had been eroded by Demonic Energy, his voice calm yet carrying an unquestionable power:
"It seems you were the one who struck first. Were you trying to catch me while I was unstable just after my breakthrough?"
"Outsider... Yu Yuanchen!" The Demon God Emperor's voice was hoarse, carrying intense killing intent. "This Emperor admits, I underestimated you!"
Feng Huan's heart was in turmoil. The guy in front of him, who had clearly just broken through, was ridiculously strong. Not only was his divine power pure and vast, but his control over the Thunder Law was superb, and his combat techniques were extremely seasoned.
In the previous exchanges, he had almost used the Origin Power of the Demon Dragon Pillar, yet he had still been broken by the opponent's destruction thunder seal combined with the dragon spear thrust, which contained a supreme will of suppression, causing him to suffer a hidden loss!
"Hmph! If not for the fact that the laws of the Saint Demon Continent suppress me, how could I allow you to be so arrogant!" The Demon God Emperor snorted coldly, attempting to regain some face.
"Suppression?" Yu Yuanchen's mouth curled slightly, revealing a meaningful smile. "Perhaps. But even without the suppression, you would definitely not be my match." The Demon God Emperor seemed to have forgotten that he was also being suppressed.
His gaze swept over the Heaven-Defying Dragon Pillar behind the Demon God Emperor, and he glanced seemingly unintentionally at a spot in the distant void where an aura was hidden (the location of Gu Yuena and the others), his heart clear. This battle should end.
If he continued to fight, he might be able to gradually expand his advantage through superior technique and understanding of power, but wanting to kill the Demon God Emperor, who had a Super Divine Artifact for protection and was intent on fleeing, was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Moreover... he sensed that Gu Yuena and Di Tian did not seem to have any killing intent toward this Demon God Emperor, who also belonged to the Dragon Race; instead, there was a sense of inquiry. Forcing him to stay might not be a wise move.
Just as the atmosphere was tense and it seemed a great battle would break out again at any moment, two powerful demonic auras were rapidly approaching from the distant horizon! One aura was feminine and mysterious, carrying the power of moonlight that could confuse the mind; the other aura was mysterious and profound, filled with the vastness of the stars.
Moon Demon God Agares! Star Demon God Vassago! The top powerhouses ranked second and third among the Seventy-Two Pillar Demon Gods of the Demon Race had sensed the violent fluctuations of the Demon Emperor's aura and had come to support him!
The Demon God Emperor naturally also sensed the arrival of his subordinates, and his heart settled slightly, but the anger on his face also calmed down. Being forced to the point of needing support from his subordinates by an unknown "outsider" was a great humiliation to him, but he also felt a deep wariness toward Yu Yuanchen.
"Yu Yuanchen! This Emperor will remember today's events!" The Demon God Emperor suppressed his churning Qi and Blood, the phantom of the Heaven-Defying Dragon Pillar behind him slowly receding, and he said coldly, "This realm is, after all, the territory of my Demon Race! You outsiders had better behave yourselves! If you dare to interfere in the affairs between our race and the humans, do not blame this Emperor for using the strength of our entire race to grind you into powder!"
After dropping a harsh threat, the Demon God Emperor did not linger. His figure turned into a dark purple stream of light, joined the arriving Moon Demon God and Star Demon God, and instantly tore through space, disappearing without a trace. He needed to go back to heal his injuries as soon as possible and re-evaluate the variables brought by this suddenly appearing "Foreign God".
Yu Yuanchen did not stop them, just watching them leave quietly. It was not until the aura of the Demon Race had completely disappeared that he slowly put away the Thunder Dragon Spear, the divine light around his body receding, but that divine might that transcended the mundane still made people feel awestruck.
He turned around, his gaze seemingly piercing through the void to land on the five people led by Yang Zhou, who were hiding their presence in the distance, completely dumbfounded.
Time flows back slightly to four days ago, when Yu Yuanchen had just survived the Godhood Tribulation and was stabilizing his realm and repairing his wounded body atop the Lone Peak.
The Godhood Tribulation had lasted for three full days, its power so immense that it had nearly razed the Core Zone of the Meteor Mountain Range to the ground. It was precisely on the evening of the third day, when the tribulation clouds were on the verge of dissipating and Yu Yuanchen was at his weakest (relatively speaking), that the Demon God Emperor Feng Huan crossed the endless space and arrived first.
He had been alarmed by the earth-shattering Divine Ascension Phenomenon, believing that a rare treasure had emerged or a powerful enemy had descended, and he harbored intentions of seizing it or nipping the threat in the bud.
However, when he tore through space and descended above this devastated mountain range, what he saw was a strange expert who had just been baptized by the Thunder Tribulation, his body wreathed in divine light as he rapidly recovered.
"A newly ascended Spirit-level Expert?" Numerous thoughts flashed through the Demon God Emperor's mind in an instant, his vigilance spiking. An unfamiliar Spirit-level Expert appearing on his turf was absolutely a massive variable!
Thus, after he revealed himself, his tone was naturally far from polite. Carrying the arrogance and scrutiny unique to the emperor of the Demon Race, he directly questioned Yu Yuanchen's origins and purpose, his words dripping with condescension.
Yet, having just completed his Life Leap and seen his strength skyrocket, Yu Yuanchen was looking for a whetstone; feeling the Demon God Emperor's undisguised hostility and powerful aura, how could he possibly back down?
Furthermore, through previous soul-searching and sensing, Yu Yuanchen had already determined that the Demon Race of this world seemed to have some connection to the Demon Plane that had invaded Douluo, and he already held a grudge against them. The other party's atrocious attitude provided him with the perfect reason to strike.
And so, a sudden battle between Spirit-level Experts erupted. Yu Yuanchen sent a voice transmission to stop Gu Yuena and the other three from intervening; he wanted to fight the strongest of this world alone to test his own strength!
At this moment, the great battle had concluded, and the Demon God Emperor had retreated.
Yu Yuanchen's figure flickered, and he appeared at the spot where Gu Yuena, Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Di Tian were hiding.
"Are you alright?" Qian Daoliu and the others stepped forward, asking with Concern. They had seen the dangers of that battle clearly.
"It is nothing, I gained a little," Yu Yuanchen smiled slightly, signaling for everyone to be at ease.
"The matter here is settled; let us leave this place first," Yu Yuanchen said. After the successive battles, the energy here was chaotic and the space fragile; it was not a place to linger.
However, just as they were preparing to leave, Yu Yuanchen cast his gaze toward the distance once more and said aloud: "Friends in the distance, you have watched for long enough; it is time to show yourselves, is it not?"
His voice was calm, yet it reached the ears of the five people led by Yang Zhou, who were hiding in the distance, with perfect clarity.
Yang Zhou and the others shuddered, expressions of horror appearing on their faces. They had considered their concealment techniques to be top-tier, and with the aura of the God Seal Throne masking them, they had still been discovered—truly worthy of a Spirit-level Expert.
The five exchanged glances, seeing the shock and helplessness in each other's eyes. Finally, Yang Zhou took a deep breath, signaled for the others to drop their concealment, and bit the bullet as they flew respectfully toward the direction of Yu Yuanchen and his group.
Whether it was a blessing or a curse, they had to face it. This "Foreign God" who could fight the Demon God Emperor to a draw, or perhaps even hold a slight upper hand, might... be humanity's new hope? Or perhaps... an even greater disaster?
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