Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Invincible

”Third Elder!”

Seeing the Third Elder beheaded with a single slash, the Great Elder’s eyes threatened to burst from their sockets. Driven to the brink of madness by his hatred, he unleashed an even more powerful surge of Thunder Light as his palms crashed down like mountains.

Almost at the same moment that Su Han killed the Third Elder, the Thunder Sound Sky Spear and the transparent threads struck him.

BOOM!

Su Han’s figure was instantly engulfed by the storm and Thunder Light. The wild wind howled and the lightning surged. A deafening roar echoed as shockwaves rolled to the heavens.

”Su Han, let’s see if you can survive this time!” Qin Xiong’s eyes were wide with rage. His gaze pierced through the Thunder Light, fixed on Su Han. This strike will either kill him or leave him severely injured.

However, in the next instant, his expression froze, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Within the storm and roiling Thunder Light, a magnificent figure was revealed. A True Phoenix Phantom spread its wings, embracing Su Han protectively, while a True Dragon Phantom coiled around his body.

*Origin Technique: Dragon Phoenix Protection!*

The Heavenly Thunder Sound Spear struck the True Phoenix’s wings but failed to penetrate even an inch, let alone harm Su Han. The transparent threads were similarly blocked by the True Dragon Phantom. Su Han was completely unscathed.

”What is this?” Qin Xiong gasped, his eyes filled with horror.

He knew that the Great Crown Prince had awakened the Dragon Phoenix Saint Body, which had caused the Dragon Phoenix Harmony phenomenon. And now, the True Dragon and True Phoenix phantoms enveloping Su Han looked exactly the same as the Great Crown Prince’s.

But how is this possible? Wasn’t Su Han’s Heavenly Dragon Battle Body destroyed? Even if he could cultivate again, how could he possibly have powers similar to the Great Crown Prince’s?

While Qin Xiong’s mind was reeling with shock and doubt, Su Han acted without a moment’s hesitation. He activated his Sacred Body, fueling the Dragon Phoenix Protection with his surging Qi-Blood. Gripping the Black Blade, he turned to face the Second Elder.

The Second Elder, at the Fourth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, was weaker than both Qin Xiong and the Great Elder. With the Third Elder dead, he was now Su Han’s next target.

”Retreat!”

Realizing Su Han was coming for him, the Second Elder fell back at once. He excelled at long-range attacks; his close-combat abilities were not strong. If Su Han got close, he likely wouldn’t be able to fend him off.

*Draw Sword Slash!*

Su Han’s expression was impassive as Demonic Qi poured into the blade and he slashed out horizontally. Although he now possessed the strength of the First Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, it was amplified by the Ghostly Face Mask, so he still could not call upon the Power of Heaven and Earth. Even so, his combat power was terrifyingly strong.

The pitch-black blade gleam, suffused with a cold Demonic Qi, was like the Grim Reaper’s scythe, invoking a chilling despair that threatened to drag one’s soul into the abyss of eternal death.

The Second Elder quickly countered. Spiritual Energy surged out, and the transparent threads whistled forth. Although the Second Elder’s realm was higher than Su Han’s, his combat power was inferior. The Black Blade tore through the wave of Spiritual Energy and sent the transparent threads flying.

*Mysterious Rank High-Level Martial Technique: Shocking Heavenly Wave!*

Seeing Su Han closing in, the Second Elder’s face changed dramatically, and he let out a fierce roar. This was a special Sound Wave Martial Skill, which the Second Elder had infused with his spiritual power. It not only had tremendous destructive power but could also shake one’s Heart Spirit and concuss the brain.

*One Thought Becomes the Demon!*

Su Han’s spiritual power surged out, coalescing into a Spiritual Demon Blade. It struck out forcefully, blocking the spiritual power contained within the Shocking Heavenly Wave. He then swung his blade in quick succession, causing nine pitch-black blade gleams to erupt in mid-air.

*Nine Blades as One, Decisive Slash!*

This was an upgraded version of the Draw Sword Slash. The power of nine slashes combined into one was simply peerless.

CRACK!

With a single slash, the void shattered. The pitch-black blade gleam was like a bolt of divine punishment, splitting the very heavens and earth.

The Second Elder’s complexion drained of all color. He quickly took out a Defensive Spirit Instrument and a Spirit Talisman while simultaneously summoning the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth to condense a shield before him in an attempt to block the attack. On the other side, Qin Xiong’s and the Great Elder’s pupils shrank. They swiftly moved to repel Su Han and save the Second Elder. With the Third Elder already dead, the battle would become even more difficult if the Second Elder fell as well.

Unfortunately for them, their attacks were all blocked by the Dragon Phoenix Protection. As the Qi-Blood of Su Han’s Sacred Body surged, the True Dragon and True Phoenix Phantoms became even more substantial, demonstrating the power of the Sacred Body.

Each Special Physique possessed its own unique abilities. The Golden Spirit Body’s greatest feature, for example, was its physical body being as hard as iron, while the Dragon Phoenix Saint Body’s strength lay in the augmentation of draconic and phantasmal phoenix power. Su Han’s Sacred Body not only possessed the Origin Sources of both the Golden Spirit Body and the Dragon Phoenix Saint Body, but his Qi-Blood was also immensely powerful, like an inexhaustible furnace!

With no need to worry about the dangers behind him, Su Han focused all his attention on the Second Elder.

One slash fell, shaking heaven and earth!

The Defensive Spirit Instrument and the Spirit Talisman before the Second Elder were like paper, directly cleaved in two by the single strike. Finally, under the Second Elder’s horrified gaze, the Black Blade chopped down, bisecting him at the waist.

Not only that, but the Black Blade’s inherent Bloodthirsty and Soul Devouring abilities activated, draining the Second Elder’s body of all its blood and devouring his soul. Instantly, the blood-red hue on the Black Blade deepened, and a ferocious, ghostly shadow began to writhe upon its surface.

It’s a pity that Bloodthirsty and Soul Devouring can only enhance the Black Blade’s power, not its grade. Otherwise, with enough kills, the Black Blade could ascend all the way to a Holy Artifact or even an Imperial Armament without any issue.

”The last one!”

Having successfully killed the Second Elder, Su Han reached out, grabbed the man’s corpse, and pulled it into his Storage Ring before turning to charge toward the Great Elder. Not a single one of the Qin Family’s three elders will leave here alive today!

”You little beast, you really deserve to die!” Qin Xiong’s eyes turned blood-red, his fury driving him to the point of insanity. Violent Spiritual Energy burst from his body as he activated the Storm Formation.

BOOM!

He instantly pushed the array to its limits. The swirling winds of the storm condensed into a five-hundred-meter-long dragon. This was not a mere Phenomenon, but a true force of destruction. At this moment, under Qin Xiong’s control, the storm dragon madly charged toward Su Han. This strike was even more powerful than his previous all-out attack.

The appearance of the storm dragon evoked a strong sense of danger in Su Han’s heart. Yet his gaze was resolute, and he never altered his course as he continued to charge the Great Elder.

”I will make you accompany the Second and Third Elders in death!” The Great Elder’s hair stood on end, his body erupting with intense Thunder Light as he pushed his power as a Fifth-Layer Heavenly Human Realm expert to its absolute limit. He gripped the Thunder Sound Sky Spear, and instead of retreating, he surged forward to meet Su Han, seeking vengeance for his fallen brothers.

*Mysterious Rank High-Level Martial Technique: Divine Punishment Strike!*

The Great Elder pushed the Thunder Sound Sky Spear to its extreme, causing the thunder light to explode outwards. The terrifying aura of destruction it emitted was enough to make one’s heart palpitate with fear. This strike was like divine punishment descending upon the world, intending to obliterate all life.

However, Su Han was completely unafraid. He activated all the blood and soul power the Black Blade had absorbed, shrouding it in a blood-red light as the screams of Yin Souls echoed from it, its demonic nature on full display.

*Heaven and Earth Slash!*

Without hesitation, Su Han channeled all his Demonic Qi into the blade to unleash his strongest strike. This single slash fused the powers of blood and soul with all of Su Han’s Devouring Heaven Demonic Qi. Its might was so overwhelming that even the Great Elder, a master of the Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, could not hope to withstand it.

One slash descended, and a head fell to the ground.

The Great Elder was dead.

And just like that, all three of the Qin Family’s elders had been slain by Su Han’s blade. It was a terrifying, unparalleled feat.