Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Kill One Person with a Single Strike

After donning the Ghostly Face Mask, Su Han instantly broke through three minor realms, attaining the strength of the Sixth Layer of the Phenomenon Realm. Just then, the four assailants’ attacks descended upon him.

The burly man was a Body Refiner, possessing thick skin and immense strength. The bronze pillar in his hands was incredibly heavy, weighing a million catties.

”Earth Rank Low Level Martial Technique: Sky-Lifting Strike!”

The burly man’s Spiritual Energy surged, and his Phenomenon manifested behind him. With a roar, he swung the bronze pillar as if it were a column capable of holding up the heavens, smashing it down fiercely at Su Han. This bronze pillar was no ordinary object; it was a Low Grade Dao Artifact. It contained a trace of mountain-aspected Dao Rhyme, giving it a divine suppressive effect. Anyone struck by it would be trapped like the Monkey King under the Five Finger Mountain, completely unable to escape. The strike was earthshattering and terrifyingly formidable, causing the expressions of all who witnessed it to change.

But Su Han did not retreat. Instead, he took the initiative to meet the attack head-on.

”Golden Emperor Tanyang Fist!”

Golden Qi-Blood surged. His full physical strength of one hundred million catties erupted, and his forty twice-tempered Great Luo Golden Bones shone brilliantly, embodying the concept of Vajra Indestructible. Combined with the enhancement from the Character Secret, this punch was unprecedentedly powerful.

BOOM!

The air was blown apart, collapsing inward to create a vacuum. The Golden Emperor Phantom manifested behind Su Han, blazing with a dazzling golden light that embodied the essence of all metals in the world—impossibly hard and incomparably sharp.

CLANG!

The golden fist collided with the bronze pillar, unleashing a deafening clang of metal. The resulting shockwave washed over the area like a tide, causing many nearby Martial Artists to suffer splitting headaches and bleed from their seven orifices. A clear fist imprint appeared on the bronze pillar, and the burly man’s face turned pale. He spat out a large mouthful of blood as he was sent tumbling backward, crashing into and injuring more than a dozen other Martial Artists. Although he was at the Ninth Layer of the Phenomenon Realm, he, like General Wei Yuan, was an ordinary Martial Artist, not a prodigy capable of fighting above his level. Even with a Dao Artifact, he was no match for Su Han.

However, just as Su Han sent the burly man flying, the serpentine woman closed in. Her body was extremely flexible, moving like a beautiful snake. With swaying, agile movements, she quickly maneuvered behind Su Han.

A Tri-Edged Spike, gleaming with a cold, deadly light, appeared in her hand. This, too, was a Low Grade Dao Artifact called the Viper’s Fang Dao Thorn, forged from a viper’s fang. It contained a thread of poison-aspected Dao Rhyme. To be pierced by it was like being bitten by a viper; the venom would instantly invade the body, causing a sudden, violent death.

”Dragon Phoenix Protection!”

”Adorned with Stars and Moon!”

”Star Shifting Technique!”

Su Han consecutively deployed three Origin Techniques, entering his strongest defensive state. The Viper’s Fang Dao Thorn was immediately blocked. But as expected of a Dao Artifact, while it could not injure Su Han, the Deadly Poison it contained began to erode his Dragon Phoenix Protection and Adorned with Stars and Moon.

SWISH!

The woman circled Su Han at an incredible speed. She was an agility-focused Martial Artist who excelled at close-quarters combat. Her style was unique, emphasizing nimble, evasive attacks that were nearly impossible to guard against.

”Body Binding Technique!”

”Blinding Technique!”

”Silencing Technique!”

Unruffled, Su Han swiftly deployed his Lesser Divine Prohibitions. The woman was struck instantly, her body freezing in place, unable to move.

”Second Style: One Slash Thunder Clap!”

Su Han gripped his Black Blade and slashed down. The blade’s radiance, intertwined with crackling Thunder Light, carried an unstoppable, destructive force aimed at slaying the woman on the spot. However, the slash only managed to severely injure her. It failed to kill her, as a dense black fog suddenly surged forward and whisked her to safety.

The one who had intervened was the hunchbacked old man. He held a pitch-black earthenware jar that looked like a child’s crude mud creation, yet it glowed with spiritual light and emitted a hint of Dao Rhyme.

”Tidal Miasma!”

The hunchbacked old man activated the pitch-black jar, and a thick black fog erupted from it like a geyser. This was no ordinary fog but a miasma harvested from places of deep shadow. Its toxicity was extremely potent and nearly impossible to defend against. The jar was called the Minor Witch Dao Jar, a Dao Artifact forged by a powerful expert of the Witch Clan. It could collect miasma and cultivate it with Dao Rhyme to kill enemies.

The dense miasma now formed an enormous wave that rolled toward Su Han, threatening to engulf him.

”Origin Technique: Netherworld Cold Tide!”

Su Han acted swiftly, unleashing the Origin Technique. A frigid blast of air instantly burst forth, forming a massive wave that surged as if from the Nine Nethers, threatening to freeze the entire world. The two tides clashed with a sharp hiss. The miasma was frozen while the cold air was corroded, and the two forces annihilated each other upon contact.

”Earth Rank Low Level Martial Technique: Iron Blood Slaughter!”

Just then, a powerful killing intent surged from behind, aimed squarely at Su Han’s back. It was General Wei Yuan. His Spiritual Energy erupted as he swung a horse-chopping saber with his full strength, aiming to decapitate Su Han in a single blow. Earth Rank Martial Techniques resonated with the heavens and the earth. At that moment, a grim aura of slaughter filled the air as phantoms of a massive army manifested around General Wei Yuan, making it seem as if they were on a battlefield, surrounded by enemies. He had seized the perfect opportunity while Su Han was engaged with the hunchbacked old man, vowing to kill him with this one strike.

”Phenomenon: Dual Black Holes!”

Without turning around, Su Han instantly manifested his Phenomenon. Twin black holes, each nine meters in diameter, appeared behind him. Although the Dual Black Holes could only devour the energy of another Phenomenon, General Wei Yuan was attacking with his full strength, his own Phenomenon completely manifested. It was the perfect meal.

General Wei Yuan’s Phenomenon was swiftly devoured, and he suffered an immediate backlash. His face turned deathly pale and his aura fell into chaos, greatly diminishing the power of his martial technique.

CLANG!

The saber struck the Dragon Phoenix Protection, creating a crack but failing to break through. Moreover, Su Han was also wearing the Starry Moon Armor beneath it.

The general’s timing had been impeccable. I have to take him out first. Su Han’s killing intent surged as he made his decision.

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

”Earth Rank Low Level Martial Technique: Wood Grain Withering Technique!”

A bright green light, as thin as a hair and sharp as a needle, shot out and struck General Wei Yuan. Instantly, his body was covered in green, wood-grain patterns that began to absorb his life force, causing him to wither like a dying plant. At that moment, General Wei Yuan’s strength plummeted, presenting the perfect opportunity to kill him.

”Second Style: One Slash Thunder Clap!”

Su Han gripped his Black Blade and infused it with Demonic Qi. A black blade light imbued with destructive Thunder Light descended from the sky, splitting the heavens before landing precisely on General Wei Yuan.

SQUELCH!

With a single slash, General Wei Yuan was cleaved in two, his body and Dao extinguished.