The Modern Martial Immortal

”Wait!” The Golden Cicada Demon King suddenly called out.

It seemed to have cast some special Dao Technique, and they were sensing something.

A moment later, it seemed to finally confirm the information, and its expression changed slightly. ”One of these two is Qi Sha. Our race has records of his aura, so I can recognize him. The other should be Yaoguang of the Heavenly Dao Sect. However, aside from Qi Sha, Yaoguang also carries the aura of a Dao Seed...”

”A Dao Seed?!” The Shadowless Demon King beside it was slightly stunned, finding it unbelievable. ”Has he already reached the peak of the Void-Piercing Realm?”

”Having the aura of a Dao Seed doesn’t necessarily mean he is at the peak of the Void-Piercing Realm... It might also mean he has reached the Void-Refining Realm...” the Golden Cicada Demon King said.

Before it could finish, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor interrupted, ”That’s impossible! When this human Yaoguang advanced to the Void-Piercing Realm, countless people witnessed it with their own eyes. Our race even has detailed footage of his advancement to the Void-Piercing Realm. That kind of public display isn’t something that could be faked. In other words, it’s absolutely certain that he advanced to the Void-Piercing Realm ten years ago! Ten years! No matter how talented he is, it is impossible for him to reach the Void-Refining Realm so quickly!”

This demon emperor spoke with certainty, ”Just ensuring the compatibility between a Dao Seed and a grotto-heaven is already something that consumes tremendous time and effort. The peak of the Void-Piercing Realm is his limit!”

The Golden Cicada Demon King did not speak, but deep within its soul, there was a faint sense of unease that refused to fade. It was as though it was urging it to distance itself from this target as soon as possible.

”Even if he reached the peak of the Void-Piercing Realm in ten years, this kind of talent is still extremely terrifying. If this trend continues, in another twenty or thirty years, he will definitely reach the Void-Refining Realm. Although the Void-Refining Realm requires him to waste a period of time, if he can obtain the Penglai Dao Lord’s support, a few hundred years might be enough for him to reach the Void-Shattering Realm. By then, he will be another grave threat to our race!” The Three-Headed Demon King stepped forward, fierce light overflowing from its eyes. ”Therefore, we must kill him here and now. We cannot give him the chance to grow.”

”Then we have to end this quickly. We traveled at full speed and left behind some traces that were noticed by the Penglai Immortal Sect. They seem to be catching up.” The Azure Demon King reminded them.

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor nodded and was just about to say something when the Azure Demon King suddenly cried out in alarm. ”Crap! He is coming over. This human has discovered us! Be careful!”

The moment it finished speaking, a golden sword light carrying unimaginable sharpness cut through the void, tore open the sea, and slashed straight into the Formless Boat.

”How dare you!” the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor shouted angrily at once. Its body seemed to transform into a black hole capable of devouring all energy, but the descending Void Sword still shook the Formless Boat, leaving a visible sword mark on the Dao Artifact and forcing it to lose its shadowless and formless state.

The Shadowless Demon King, whose own body had fully merged with the Formless Boat, turned deathly pale. Even its heavenly demon true body became somewhat unstable, and dense demonic qi spread from its body, thoroughly exposing everyone.

”This human definitely has a perception-type Dao Technique! Otherwise, there is no way to explain why he could detect our traces, nor why he could find so many of our demon kings in such a short time and kill them one by one,” the Golden Cicada Demon King said with certainty.

”No matter what Dao Technique he has mastered, there is still only one outcome for him today, and that is death!” the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor growled. Its body rushed out of the sea like a streak of crimson light, stirring up endless waves while revealing a heavenly demon true body that was several hundred meters tall.

After manifesting its true body, it abruptly clasped its hands together. The void twisted and collapsed in its hands, and everything within seemed to be rapidly destroyed.

”Take this! Void Collapse...”

A silent ripple swept across the void.

The sharpness contained within it caused the expression of this demon emperor, who was readying a Dao Technique, to change.

With no time to care about anything else, the demon emperor quickly hurled the Void Collapse it had just nurtured toward the Void Sword Yaoguang had released.

The instant the two forces of the void converged, the surrounding region twisted violently. Everything inside was torn into complete distortion.

”A demon emperor?” Yaoguang’s voice rang out, slightly surprised.

But he also felt it was reasonable.

If the Heaven-Swallowing Demon King was not a demon emperor, yet could hide and flee for so long under the encirclement of nearly half the Penglai Immortal Sect’s forces, then the Penglai Immortal Sect would be far too useless.

After learning this, Yaoguang stopped holding back.

The process of transforming grotto-heaven power into void power was directly omitted.

The sword was drawn, and the Void Sword formed.

Under the amplification of the Wandering Dragon Sword, it turned into a slash that could cut and destroy anything, continuing to move toward the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor.

After blocking Yaoguang’s strike, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor immediately cast another Dao Technique. Yet when it sensed that Yaoguang’s Dao Technique casting speed was in no way inferior to its own, it also suddenly realized something. ”Void-Refining Realm?! Impossible!”

Ten years?! This human really took only ten years to go from a newly advanced Void-Piercing cultivator to a Void-Refining cultivator?!

However, whether it believed it or not, the slash from the Void Sword had already descended.

That terrifying sharpness, which cut open the void as though slicing cloth, caused a chill to run down the demon emperor’s spine. It did not dare hesitate in the slightest and once again released its Void Collapse.

But this time, its attack, which in theory could tear apart even a supergiant star, was directly shredded upon colliding with the Void Sword.

Although the void in that region twisted into chaos, the remaining power of the Void Sword still continued slashing toward its body, forcing it to cast its life-bound Dao Technique. Its four wings flapped, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared hundreds of kilometers away, avoiding this blade of void.

”Profound Dao Technique mastery, and even a Dao Artifact?!” Fear appeared in the demon emperor’s eyes.

Its Void Collapse had already reached the proficient stage and could be said to be thoroughly refined.

However, this human before it had not only cultivated his Dao Technique to the proficient stage, but he even seemed to have made some progress toward the next.

And he also had a Dao Artifact that was incredibly compatible with the Dao Technique he had mastered!

Under these circumstances, even though both of them were at the Void-Refining Realm and both were casting void-type offensive Dao Techniques, its Void Collapse was still defeated.

Before it could recover from the shock and fear of being overwhelmed, Yaoguang appeared a hundred kilometers in front of it. Another Void Sword swiftly slashed down.

The edge of the Wandering Dragon Sword sliced the void, and the visible black fissures formed by the tearing of space sent a chill down the demon emperor’s spine.

Without hesitation, it flapped its wings again and reappeared hundreds of kilometers away.

”Be careful!”

Moving hundreds of kilometers away did not give it the slightest sense of safety.

The Azure Demon King cried in terror as he saw that Yaoguang’s figure had actually followed the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor, appearing next to it. A Void Sword that had been prepared in advance slashed down immediately.

”How?!” The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor widened its eyes. Having just activated its life-bound Dao Technique, it had no time to dodge. It could only desperately mobilize all the power in its heavenly demon true body, forming a Void Collapse and smashing it head-on into the descending Wandering Dragon Sword.

The instant the two collided, blood filled the sky, mixed with dense demonic qi.

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor’s arm was shredded apart by the edge of the Void Sword. Even part of its heavenly demon true body was torn open by this strike.

The intense pain made the demon emperor let out an enraged roar. Its life-bound Dao Technique was forcibly activated again, and this time, it appeared five hundred kilometers away.

However, almost at the same moment it appeared, Yaoguang also stepped through the void.

Light flowed from the Two-Realm Ruler, allowing him to appear behind the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor once more, and he once again slashed down with his sword, not holding anything back.

A movement art Dao Technique?!

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor had one, and Yaoguang had one too!

To a certain degree, this Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor was somewhat similar to Yaoguang.

They both had an offensive Dao Technique and a movement art Dao Technique. They both could attack and defend well.

Unfortunately, whether in terms of Dao Technique mastery or the equipment it possessed, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor was inferior to Yaoguang by an entire level. As a result, all of its advantages had been completely negated.

With just a few exchanges, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor had already been severely injured.

What was even more tragic was that if it had faced any other Void-Refining cultivator, even a peak Void-Refining cultivator, they might not have been able to catch up to his movement art Dao Technique, which allowed it to instantly appear five hundred kilometers away.

But Yaoguang, with the amplification of the Two-Realm Ruler, could move thousands of kilometers in one instant. He could even do so several times in a single breath of time.

As a result, it seemed that it could not even escape with its life.

As another Void Sword descended, more of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor’s heavenly demon true body was shredded to pieces. The two pairs of wings on its back had already been severely damaged.

”Come help me!” The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor unleashed its psychic thought.

However, after the remaining six demon kings personally witnessed Yaoguang’s terrifying might, they exchanged a glance and scattered in all directions in tacit understanding.

”Do you think you can escape?” Yaoguang said.

As he said that, Yaoguang took out the Heaven-Sealing Stele. A force that suppressed the void instantly enveloped the six demon kings.

Qi Sha’s figure also turned into a streak of light and joined the battlefield. The first one he locked onto was the Golden Cicada Demon King.

However, Yaoguang was ultimately still fighting the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor. He had also just advanced to the Void-Refining Realm, and subjugating six demon kings from afar was clearly beyond him.

The Azure Demon King, whose perception was the sharpest, the Shadowless Demon King, who piloted the Dao Artifact Formless Boat, and the Three-Headed Demon King, whose combat strength was second only to the Heaven-Swallowing Demon King, erupted at the same time. They actually broke free from the subjugation of the Heaven-Sealing Stele and rushed into the depths of the sea.

”Hmm?” Seeing this, Yaoguang was about to expand the power range of the Heaven-Sealing Stele.

But just as he was preparing to do so, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor seized the opportunity and directly took out a crystal.

It was clearly only an ordinary crystal, yet it was filled with the aura of Dao resonance. It was as though its value was enough to rival a Dao Artifact. This was...

”The power of a demon paragon?!” In the distance, Qi Sha, who had intercepted the Golden Cicada Demon King, could not help exclaiming when he saw this scene. ”This is a life-saving object bestowed upon a junior by a demon paragon!”

After the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor took out this crystal, it swallowed it without the slightest hesitation. Immediately afterward, its comprehension of the void path seemed to rise to the extreme.

Although it now only had two damaged wings left, with a single flicker, it actually reached five thousand kilometers away.

Seeing this, Yaoguang no longer paid attention to anything else. He focused the power of the Heaven-Sealing Stele on the Shadowless Demon King, subjugating it, as well as the Formless Boat and the other two demon kings.

”The Golden Cicada Demon King is yours!” After giving Qi Sha the order, Yaoguang took the Heaven-Sealing Stele and stepped through the void.

His life-bound Dao Seed, Void’s Child, and the Two-Realm Ruler were activated at the same time as he chased after the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor.

However, even though his speed at this moment was not inferior to a demon sovereign who walked the void path, he still could not close the distance between himself and the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor.

”A single drop of demon paragon power... I want to see how long the energy it provides you will last!” Yaoguang said.

Yaoguang’s Dao Seed continuously drew upon his grotto-heaven power, stirring void power as he unleashed Void Flicker after Void Flicker, trailing closely behind the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor.

One human and one demon, one chasing and one fleeing, had crossed five hundred thousand kilometers in the blink of an eye.

”No! No! No!” The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor sensed the demon paragon power within its body rapidly depleting, and despair filled its heart.

It was already a peerless talent among the demons. Not only was its bloodline outstanding, but when it reached the Void-Refining Realm, it had already reached the proficient stage with two Dao Techniques. Its talent was so great that even Jade Scale Demon Paragon had personally met it and bestowed a drop of demon paragon power, something valued no less than a Dao Artifact, as a reward.

But in the end, it had run into a human who was even more monstrous and outstanding than itself! Yaoguang’s cultivation, Dao Techniques, and equipment all towered above its own.

If it had faced any other human Void-Refining cultivator, even a deputy sect master of the Penglai Immortal Sect, it would not have ended up in such a state. It could even have relied on the advantage of its movement art to toy with them.

But Yaoguang’s power truly made it feel a bone-chilling despair.

”Heaven-Swallowing!” A sharp shout suddenly came from ahead.

The next instant, a cold sword light pierced through the void with cold qi that could freeze everything for five thousand kilometers, whistling toward it.

If this had been any other time, it could have avoided this attack by flickering away. But now, exhausted and traveling at full speed, it could only watch helplessly as this cold light tore through its body.