36: Killing me is a death sentence! My brother Tang San will avenge me!

"Lu... Lu Yu, spare me! I'll tell you my grandfather's secret! I'll tell you the Demon Realm's plan! I know a lot!"

Tang Wu turned around, leaning against the broken cliff, tears streaming down his face. Gone was his usual arrogance and domineering manner, replaced only by endless fear and pleading.

"No need."

Lu Yu's steps did not stop; he slowly approached, his eyes indifferent.

"Your life is the interest."

"If you won't let me live, then I'll fight you to the death!"

In despair, a trace of madness flashed in Tang Wu's eyes. He fiercely tore off the medicinal plaster on his right arm with his left hand, disregarding his not-fully-recovered arm. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of heart's blood, sprinkling it onto a pitch-black jade pendant at his waist!

The jade pendant suddenly erupted with dense Devilish Qi, enveloping an area hundreds of feet around him, transforming into a blurry-faced Devil Head phantom whose Aura was even stronger than a Nascent Soul Stage Perfection. This might had already reached the Soul Transformation Stage, and it shrieked as it pounced towards Lu Yu!

This was one of the life-saving trump cards Tang Zhen had given him, merely a weaker one, containing the full-strength blow sealed by a Demonic Path Soul Transformation Stage expert!

"Is this your last trump card?"

Lu Yu snorted coldly, neither dodging nor evading. He spread the five fingers of his right hand, and from his palm, a wisp of extremely pure and condensed golden flame leaped out—Haoyang True Fire!

After being tempered by the Heavenly Tribulation and harmonized by Profound Yin, the power and control of this extreme Yang fire were no longer what they used to be.

Mobilizing the majestic Physical Body power throughout his body, he threw a punch like a surging tsunami, like a collapsing mountain!

A hundred-zhang-long blazing fire Dragon, formed by Blazing Sun True Fire, roared and accurately collided with the pouncing Devil Head phantom.

All the surrounding lakes along the way were completely evaporated, turning into a dense white mist. All the flowers, plants, and trees became a sea of fire under the might of this hundred-zhang-long fire Dragon!

The earth itself was scorched by these terrifying flames, turning into a cracked desert!

Sizzle—!!!

Like a hot branding iron pressed onto snow, the imposing Devil Head phantom couldn't even let out a complete scream before it rapidly melted and evaporated under the burning of the extreme Yang True Fire, turning into a wisp of green smoke and dispersing.

One must know that this Blazing Sun True Fire was the bane of all evil and sinister things in the world!

However, Lu Yu was not as relaxed as he appeared; most of the spiritual energy in his body was consumed, and both the Overlord Body Tempering Art and the Blazing Sun True Fire Art had been pushed to an extremely high level!

He was currently only at the Nascent Soul Stage, third level. Facing the opponent's Soul Transformation Stage trump card attack, only by fully activating it, coupled with the Blazing Sun True Fire's attribute as a bane to demonic creatures, could he so easily destroy the opponent's Soul Transformation Stage level attack.

This Tang Wu's Aptitude was actually not bad; he had survived twenty-seven Nascent Soul tribulations back then. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become sworn brothers with the son of destiny Tang San, nor would he have become a Disciple of the demon lord.

Although a part of it was due to Tang Zhen, Tang Wu's own talent also played a small role.

It wasn't that Tang Wu was too weak, but that Lu Yu was too strong!

Immortal Grade Blazing Sun True Fire Art, Nine Revolutions Nirvana Scripture, heavenly grade Heavenly Evolution Immortal Technique, Overlord Body Tempering Art, Blazing Sun True Fire, Phoenix True Flame, and the Nine Yang Haori Body!

These were all his deep Foundations!

Although he also had trump cards given to him by his Senior Sister and Revered Master, dealing with a mere Tang Wu was not worth using them.

"This is impossible!!"

Tang Wu's eyes widened. His father had told him that this attack, even some powerful Cultivators in the Soul Transformation Stage, could not withstand!

Yet, it was forcefully broken by Lu Yu!

"Since you broke that move, what about this one!!"

In an instant, Tang Wu took out his true trump card. As Tang Zhen's only precious grandson, how could his true trump card be a simple Soul Transformation Stage attack?

The next moment, Tang Wu crushed a pitch-black Jade Slip in his hand. Instantly, Devilish Qi surged, and an unparalleled, utterly dark Devilish Qi formed a pair of pitch-black arms behind him, like coiling black Dragons, full of power!

This pair of arms was tens of zhang huge, emitting dense Devilish Qi, containing an indescribable mighty power!

Even standing beneath this attack, before it had even landed, Lu Yu felt a sense of life-and-death crisis well up in his heart!

However, he wasn't particularly nervous.

"You have trump cards, do you think I don't?"

Lu Yu sneered, then a small Flying Sword, only the length of a finger, appeared in his hand. He looked at the Flying Sword in his hand, then at Tang Wu's clenched fists above him, smashing down towards him, as if containing the mighty power of heaven and earth, with the surrounding space trembling.

It was as if space itself was overwhelmed by this pair of fists. The surrounding ground had long since cracked, and the powerful Demonic Path might crushed everything around into dust.

Lu Yu also felt his skin being pricked by thousands of fine needles, making him uncomfortable. Under this might, his body was difficult to move, and even standing was a struggle.

"Go!!"

In an instant, he threw the small Flying Sword towards the demonic fists in front, which were emitting Devilish Qi that blotted out the sky!

In a flash, the small Flying Sword, originally only finger-sized, transformed into a heaven-shaking Sword Qi that seemed capable of splitting the sky and earth the moment it flew out!

Sword Qi soared thirty thousand li in the air, cutting down all enemies in its path!

Originally, before them was a bottomless abyss filled with endless dense mist, but under this one sword, all the mist was dispersed, forming two vacuum zones of mist that could not heal for a long time. A distant mountain Peak was even cleanly split in half!

The thick, dark clouds in the sky were also split in half by this strike, as if the heavens and earth had been cut apart!

And the demonic fists that were smashing down towards Lu Yu instantly turned into scattered dust. The Devilish Qi was instantly evaporated under this snow-white Sword Qi, as if it had never existed!

Lu Yu slightly parted his small mouth.

"Third Senior Sister's sword is actually this strong?!"

While Lu Yu was marveling at Third Senior Sister's sword, Tang Wu on the other side had already collapsed to the ground in horror, his entire body seemingly devoid of spirit and energy.

"How is this possible... This was the power containing the full-strength blow of a Tribulation Crossing Stage Cultivator grandmaster that Grandpa gave me, how could it... be broken so easily by someone..."

Tang Wu's last hope was shattered, and he completely collapsed to the ground, a foul odor emanating from his crotch.

Lu Yu walked up to him, looking down at him with no pity in his eyes, only cold killing intent.

"In your next life, remember not to provoke those you shouldn't."

He raised his foot, not using spiritual energy, but purely Physical Body strength, and stomped fiercely onto Tang Wu's Dantian!

"Ah—!!!"

A shrill, inhuman scream rang out. Tang Wu's Dantian was instantly crippled, and years of hard-cultivated spiritual energy, along with that meager demonic seed Foundation, all disintegrated!

But that wasn't all. Lu Yu flicked his toe, kicking him over, and then delivered another kick to his vital spine!

Crack!

The sound of bone cracking was sickening.

Tang Wu's body twisted grotesquely, his wide eyes filled with extreme pain and venomous hatred. A gurgling, leaking sound came from his throat, and his breath rapidly weakened. It was clear he wouldn't live.

"I heard you have a sworn brother named Tang San?"

At this, Lu Yu smiled.

Tang Wu's body trembled and twisted, his lips pale and quivering, his eyes staring malevolently at Lu Yu, then he burst into laughter!

"Hahaha, my brother will definitely avenge me! We are sworn brothers, and I am a Disciple of the demon lord! You killed me, you are courting death!"

Lu Yu was a bit speechless. Had Tang Wu become like Tang San after swearing brotherhood with him?

Then, with a disdainful kick, he directly blew Tang Wu's head apart!

How did Lu Yu feel that his current actions were somewhat villainous?

To mock the enemy fiercely before they died?

Almost at the same time Lu Yu dealt with Tang Wu, high in the sky, Leng Qingshuang's battle with Tang Zhen and the remnant soul of the demon lord also reached a fever pitch, becoming even more perilous!

Leng Qingshuang, fighting one against two, had tears in her moon-white palace dress, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, but her eyes remained cold and sharp.

The ice-blue Profound Yin spiritual energy around her body, like a vast glacier or a surging ice river, firmly resisted Tang Zhen's desperately activated bloody Demonic Technique and the remnant soul of the demon lord's mysterious and unpredictable Demonic Path Divine Ability that corroded the Divine Soul, even subtly pushing back!

"Leng Qingshuang! Do you really want to exterminate us?!"

Leng Qingshuang's face was as cold as frost, without any expression or words. Her attack already explained everything!

"Hmph! Since you won't let this old man off easily, then this old man won't let you off easily either!"

Tang Zhen, disheveled and acting like a mad tiger, had gone all out, constantly burning his Origin and activating the Blood Sacrifice Great Formation. At the same time, he also transformed himself into part of the formation's core, launching incredibly frantic attacks.

After this period of confrontation, he was no match for Leng Qingshuang. He was old and could not display his full strength from back then, while Leng Qingshuang, having Broken Through to the Mahayana Late Stage, was at her Peak, forcing him and the remnant soul of the demon lord to retreat steadily!

The ghost face formed by the remnant soul of the demon lord continuously let out sinister cackles, its sound waves and demonic thoughts penetrating everywhere, disturbing the mind. It would seize an opportunity to unleash a condensed Netherworld Demonic Fire or Soul-Corroding Demonic Light, both insidious and ruthless.

"Profound Ice Buries the World!"

Leng Qingshuang let out a clear shout, forming complex and profound hand Seals.

In an instant, centered around her, the temperature within a thousand zhang radius plummeted below absolute zero!

The Void Realm froze, falling snowflakes turned into the sharpest ice blades, the air condensed into solid ice walls, and a cold wave seemingly capable of sealing all eternity reflected across the entire world!

It swept towards Tang Zhen and the remnant soul of the demon lord!

Wherever it passed, even space itself emitted unbearable "crackling" sounds, and fine black cracks appeared!

Tang Zhen roared wildly, a great burst of bloody light emanating from in front of him, transforming into a massive, hideous, blood-red ghost head shield.

The remnant soul of the demon lord also shrieked, spewing out dense, ink-like Nine Nether Demonic Qi to resist.

Rumble—!!!

The ultimate collision of ice and blood, ice and demon, erupted with world-destroying power!

Dazzling light and chaotic energy turbulence engulfed that airspace, even briefly overshadowing the aftermath of the Loose Immortal battlefield in the distance!

As the light dissipated slightly, Tang Zhen's ghost head shield was covered in cracks, and he himself coughed up blood repeatedly, his Aura extremely weak.

The ghost face of the remnant soul of the demon lord also became much more ethereal, letting out an angry and unwilling roar, its gaze turning to Tang Zhen, and it shouted loudly!

"Tang Zhen!!!"

Tang Zhen's face, however, now showed a hint of frenzied and smug laughter. He knew what he had to do. He looked down at the battlefield below, strewn with corpses and rivers of blood, and hissed.

"Haha... Hahaha, Leng Qingshuang! What if you win the battle! Look below, look at these corpses everywhere! Smell this towering blood Qi!"

He suddenly raised both hands. The core bone bead, which had been suspended above his head and controlled the entire Blood Sacrifice Great Formation, suddenly erupted with an incredibly eerie blood-red glow!

"Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice, Souls Return to the Netherworld! With the flesh, blood, and souls of billions of living beings as a guide, respectfully welcome my Lord—to return to the world!!"