Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

In front of them lay a vast, boundless plain, yet it was shrouded in a thick, pitch-black fog that seemed to rise from nowhere. The fog was so dense that one could not see through it, stretching from the sky to the ground. Everywhere else was illuminated by the brilliant sunshine, but this place was gloomily dark, as if even the light had to detour around it. An icy, terrifying aura wafted from the fog, making one’s scalp tingle and sending a chill to the bone at a mere glance.

It was a land of great peril, also extremely Yin in nature. Such places were most prone to giving birth to Yin Souls and Fierce Ghosts. Many people simply looked on from afar, filled with dread, let alone daring to enter.

”Your Highness, this fog is continuously expanding! The land it touches becomes barren and devoid of all life. It is extremely dangerous!” Bai Xu Saint couldn’t help but speak out, hinting at the perils of the Yuelan Ancient Battlefield in hopes that Su Han would change his mind.

”Iron Grinding Saint, you’re certain it’s right here, correct?” Su Han paid no attention to Bai Xu Saint, instead taking a careful look at the Yuelan Ancient Battlefield before questioning Iron Grinding Saint.

”Indeed, it’s this place. With Yin Energy forming into fog... with such dense Yin Energy, my Soul Severing Sword will surely become a Holy Artifact!” Iron Grinding Saint’s eyes gleamed with excitement. If the Yuelan Ancient Battlefield had not become even more dangerous, he might have already gone in to retrieve the Soul Severing Sword he had been nurturing.

”Good. You all stay here. I will go and see this ancient battlefield for myself!” Su Han nodded and immediately strode toward the not-so-distant Yuelan Ancient Battlefield.

Crane Sword Saint remained outside with Bai Xu Saint and Iron Grinding Saint.

ROAR!

WAIL!

HISS!

The closer he got to the fog, the stronger the sensation of bone-chilling cold became. It felt as if his body was being frozen into a block of ice, devoid of all vitality. Moreover, odd noises emerged from within, as if Fierce Ghosts were roaring and Yin Souls were wailing.

An ordinary person would have been scared out of their wits and fled for their life. But Su Han was undeterred, striding boldly into the fog.

Just as Su Han stepped into the mist, Iron Grinding Saint and Bai Xu Saint subtly exchanged a glance. An unspoken understanding passed between them.

This fog was condensed from Yin Energy. It was a bone-chilling cold that penetrated the soul, enough to freeze an ordinary Martial Artist into an ice sculpture and kill them instantly.

However, Su Han’s Sacred Body was immune to all evil. While others would find the Yin Energy difficult to resist, it couldn’t harm him in the slightest. Furthermore, with his Great Accomplished Holy Body and Great Luo Golden Bone, he had no reason to fear the Yin Energy. He wouldn’t even dread facing real Yin Soldiers.

However, the Yin Energy fog obstructed his vision. Even his Divine Sense was severely hindered, unable to extend beyond a hundred meters.

”Nine Heavens Eye, open!”

Without hesitation, Su Han activated a Divine Method. The Nine Heavens Eye formed on his brow, containing four golden rings that signified he had reached the Fourth Layer Realm of the technique. Under the Nine Heavens Eye, the obstruction of the fog lessened significantly, allowing Su Han to see much farther.

Su Han did not venture into the Yuelan Ancient Battlefield out of blind confidence. His Great Accomplished Holy Body allowed him to ignore the local Yin Energy, and at full power, he was strong enough to fight a Saint. Moreover, he possessed numerous other techniques and over a dozen Holy Artifacts.

His strength was his greatest source of confidence.

This Yuelan Ancient Battlefield seems larger than Iron Grinding Saint described. Reaching the Sword Nurturing Formation is going to take some exploration.

Su Han took out the map from Iron Grinding Saint. He tried to orient himself but found it difficult. The fog was continuously spreading, expanding the battlefield’s territory and naturally increasing the difficulty of navigating. Suspecting nothing amiss, he began his search.

”Hmm?”

Suddenly, Su Han’s expression froze as he looked ahead. One figure after another materialized in the mist, dim and indistinct. But under his Nine Heavens Eye, he could see more. Some of these figures had no heads, while others were missing arms or legs—almost all of them were incomplete.

However, these were not real corpses, but Yin Soldiers. They were originally Remnant Souls that had absorbed a large amount of Yin Energy, allowing them to become corporeal and exhibit some characteristics of a Physical Body.

The Yin Soldiers appearing before Su Han formed a small squad of ten. They held broken, blood-stained weapons and approached him, having clearly detected his presence. Although Su Han’s Great Accomplished Holy Body could fend off myriad evils, he was still a living person with vigorous Qi-Blood, making him stand out like a candle in the dark to these Yin Soldiers.

Soon, the squad of Yin Soldiers reached Su Han and surrounded him, weapons in hand. Without a word, they attacked.

BOOM!

In an instant, the dense Yin Energy in the air surged with their assault, crashing toward Su Han like towering waves.

”Kill!”

Su Han reached out, grabbed the rarely used Black Blade, and with a single slash, cut the ten Yin Soldiers in half at the waist. However, even though the Yin Soldiers were nearly corporeal, they were ultimately formed from Yin Energy. They managed to reconstitute themselves, instantly recovering from the blow.

”Slaughter Sword Intent!”

Su Han formed a sword with his fingers and unleashed One Sword Breaks Myriad Spells. Immediately, Slaughter Sword Qi howled out and slew a Yin Soldier. This Slaughter Sword Intent, which focused on killing, was truly formidable. The slain Yin Soldier struggled but was ultimately annihilated by the Slaughter Sword Intent, crumbling away into nothing.

It seemed the Slaughter Sword Intent was effective against these Yin Soldiers. However, just as Su Han was about to continue slaying them, the Great Majestic Demon King suddenly spoke from within the Black Blade.

”Don’t waste them. These Yin Soldiers, formed by the fusion of Yin Souls and Yin Energy, are of great help to me. If there are enough of them, I can attempt to break the Second Layer’s seal!”

The Black Blade’s original name was the Eight-Sealed Demonic Blade, which had eight layers of seals imprisoning the Great Majestic Demon King. The blade had already been unsealed once, advancing to the Low-Grade Holy Artifact grade and gaining the Time Magic Pattern. If another seal was broken, the Black Blade’s grade could potentially advance to Superior Grade Holy Artifact or even Supreme Grade Holy Artifact. Furthermore, with the Great Majestic Demon King’s help, Su Han could unleash the blade’s power to a much greater extent, which would be a huge boost for him.

”If that’s the case, then go ahead and try!”

The Great Majestic Demon King needed Su Han’s help to find energy, while Su Han, in turn, needed the Great Majestic Demon King’s Demonization and the power of the Black Blade. It was a mutually beneficial relationship, so Su Han was not stingy. He retracted his Slaughter Sword Intent and activated the Black Blade’s Soul Devouring Demon Mist instead.

SWISH!

A single slice merged the blade’s light with the Soul Devouring Demon Mist, turning into a pitch-black streamer that instantly slew a Yin Soldier. That Yin Soldier crumbled, but its Yin Soul was absorbed by the Black Blade, flowing into the body of the weapon.

This method clearly worked. Without hesitation, Su Han gripped the Black Blade and slew the remaining Yin Soldiers.

Iron Grinding Saint and Bai Xu Saint could probably never imagine that for Su Han, the Yuelan Ancient Battlefield—so extremely dangerous for others—was in fact a treasure trove.

His blade slashed through the Yin Soldiers, unrivaled.