288: Xiao Zhuo's true combat power

Xiao Zhuo, who had just recovered less than half of his strength, suddenly felt a strange power, like a collapsing sky, pressing down from above!

His surging World Power instantly solidified, like an insect encased in amber, unable to move. The external Dao Power that had been drawn in was also instantly blocked by an invisible barrier.

Xiao Zhuo's gaze was grim, and his Divine Sense shot out like lightning.

He saw a golden great tripod suspended above the entire hall ruins, continuously releasing majestic golden halos that suppressed dozens of miles of surrounding space.

"world-controlling tripod!" Xiao Zhuo's heart tensed.

Just now, hearing Hei Fang Tianyu shout the name of this Demonic Treasure, he felt it was extraordinary, but he didn't expect it to be able to seal space and imprison the World Origin!

Although his current state was not good, he truly didn't take a few Black Demon Clan Demonic Generals seriously.

"Primal Beginning! I didn't expect you to find an immortal king golden body here? Your Luck is truly monstrous!" Hei Fang Tianyu's figure appeared from the entrance of the hall, his face full of mockery, "Unfortunately, today your life, along with this immortal king golden body, belongs to our Black Demon Clan!"

Hei Fang Jin, behind him, had an indifferent gaze.

Facing "Primal Beginning," who was severely injured and had less than half of his combat power, his clan uncle even used a trump card like the world-controlling tripod, which inevitably caused some resentment in his heart, as he was the Black Demon Clan's number one Prodigy who thought highly of himself.

But he knew that if he didn't completely seal the opponent's World Power, even if he had broken through to Demonic General, he would never be his opponent.

At this moment, he just silently locked onto Xiao Zhuo with his Divine Sense.

Xiao Zhuo remained unhurried, even glancing at Half-step Demon Lord Chi Yanyang cowering in the corner, his tone flat but with bone-chilling coldness: "It seems your Black Demon Clan is determined to be irreconcilable with me?"

"Irreconcilable?" The mockery on Hei Fang Tianyu's face grew thicker, "You, a mere Demonic General, even if your talent is decent, are you worthy of being irreconcilable with my Black Demon Clan? Daydreaming!"

Upon receiving confirmation, Xiao Zhuo had already pronounced a sentence of clan extermination for the entire Black Demon Clan in his heart!

The space here was completely suppressed by the world-controlling tripod, making space shifts and storage equipment unusable; only a fight remained!

Although the Black Demon Clan was domineering and had caused him much trouble, he had not originally considered the entire Black Demon Clan as enemies, but now Hei Fang Tianyu had clearly borrowed a treasure beyond his control to deal with him, so the entire Black Demon Clan became his enemy!

Even if there was a Devil King-level Old Ancestor in their clan, he was confident that he would uproot them in the near future.

Since the other party had actively made their enmity irreconcilable, he wouldn't be blamed for being ruthless!

"Boom!"

Xiao Zhuo's eyes shot out sharp light, and dark golden, profound Demonic Runes instantly covered his entire body. Amidst the cracking of bones, his body suddenly swelled to three zhang tall!

A thick, ferocious blood-colored battle armor—the blood god armor—condensed on his body surface.

Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body! Blood God Body Awakening! Dual enhancements, instantly activated!

His Physical Body strength instantly soared to a terrifying level comparable to a Half-step Demon Lord!

Eerie God-Slaying Blood Flame surged and burned, coiling around him, scorching the air until it distorted.

The next moment, his figure, like a blood-colored lightning bolt, tore through the solidified air, heading straight for Hei Fang Tianyu!

As a top-tier Demonic General, Hei Fang Tianyu's reaction was also extremely fast.

Feeling the heart-palpitating pressure from Xiao Zhuo, he roared without hesitation, activating the Black Demon Clan's racial Divine Ability, Three Heads and Six Arms!

Six thick arms, carrying the power to tear space, fiercely met Xiao Zhuo.

The Black Demon Clan was also known for its Physical Body Divine Abilities; facing Xiao Zhuo's wild charge, he was confident he was not weak!

"Fourth Uncle, be careful! His Physical Body is ridiculously strong!" Hei Fang Jin also manifested his Three Heads and Six Arms form, rushing up right behind him, while urgently reminding him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Boom—!"

The three figures instantly collided! The clash of pure Physical Body strength actually blasted out visible ripples in the space suppressed by the world-controlling tripod, and the air let out an unbearable roar!

Fists and palms met, leg shadows flew, and in just a few breaths, the three had clashed hundreds of times!

However, relying solely on their Physical Bodies, Hei Fang Tianyu and Hei Fang Jin were horrified to discover that even with their combined efforts, they couldn't gain the slightest advantage; instead, they were subtly suppressed!

The uncle and nephew's eyes sharpened, their thoughts in sync.

Demonic light instantly flashed on their twelve arms, revealing various ferocious Demonic Weapons and Treasures—Demonic Sabers, bone hammers, chains, poisonous thorns... enveloped in monstrous Devilish Qi, they once again fiercely attacked Xiao Zhuo!

For a moment, Demonic light danced wildly, Evil Qi soared to the sky, engulfing Xiao Zhuo's figure.

Xiao Zhuo faced this storm-like attack of Demonic Artifacts with an unperturbed expression.

The previous close combat was merely a warm-up for him.

He even deliberately used his body to take a few heavy punches from Hei Fang Tianyu, finding that the opponent could at most barely break through the blood god armor's defense, causing only slight tremors, and he felt even less apprehensive.

"Clang!"

A clear saber hum sounded, and the jade blood saber had appeared in Xiao Zhuo's hand.

His gaze swept over the incoming Demonic Artifacts; most of them didn't pique his interest much, but only the dark blue short saber in Hei Fang Jin's hand emitted a bone-chilling sharpness, and the threat it posed was even stronger than all of Hei Fang Tianyu's attacks combined!

"Sacred Artifact?!" Xiao Zhuo instantly judged.

However, Hei Fang Jin was, after all, only newly entered the Demonic General realm, having forcibly broken through before his Foundation was complete; his combat power was at most equivalent to a Demonic General in the Middle to Late Stage of a single Dao.

And he, Xiao Zhuo, was a monster who, with the aid of the panel, had reached the perfect limit at every step!

This level of threat was nothing to fear!

"Warm-up over." Xiao Zhuo's voice was cold, like a chilling wind from the Nine Nether sweeping across the battlefield.

Before his words finished, an extremely profound Aura, as if encompassing wan fa (myriad laws) yet transcending them, suddenly erupted from him!

This Aura instantly broke through the world-controlling tripod's absolute suppression of Space Law, causing the solidified air to twist and flow!

The Way of Freedom!

"Furnace of Myriad Laws, Return to One Slash!"

Xiao Zhuo let out a low cry, and the jade blood saber in his hand seemingly casually slashed forward.

In an instant, the saber light was no longer purely blood-colored, but a Fusion of countless Dao light and shadows—the pitch black of space tearing, the silvery white of time flowing, the brilliant radiance of the Five Elements' creation and destruction, the Chaos of destruction and creation... countless Dao runes lived and died, flowed and circulated within the saber light, finally returning to an indescribable, primordial light, as if from the very beginning of heaven and earth!

This saber strike transcended mere speed and power; it was as if an entire rule-level suppression!

"Not good!" Hei Fang Tianyu's pupils contracted sharply, feeling that his Demonic Body, Demonic Artifacts, and the Law and Dao he comprehended all became fragile before this saber light!

He roared, stacking his six-armed Demonic Artifacts in front, pouring Demonic Yuan frantically, trying to block it.

Hei Fang Jin's face was even paler; the Sacred Artifact short saber "Youming" in his hand erupted with dazzling dark blue light, tearing space, and directly piercing the core of the saber light. This was his full-strength attack!

However—

"Chila!"

It was like a hot knife cutting through butter.

Hei Fang Tianyu's six proud top-tier Demonic Artifacts, along with the three arms he used to block, instantly turned to dust upon contact with the primordial saber light!

Terrifying Saber Intent invaded his body. He let out a scream, and his massive Demonic Body flew backward like a broken sack, a deep, bone-visible saber mark on his chest, gushing Demonic blood!

Although Hei Fang Jin's Sacred Artifact Youming was not damaged, its dark blue saber light was forcibly melted and devoured by the primordial saber light!

An irresistible immense force traveled along the short saber, shattering his tiger's mouth and breaking the bones in his arm inch by inch. He was struck as if by lightning, slamming heavily against the hard wall of the hall, spitting out large mouthfuls of Origin essence blood, his Aura instantly weakening.

The power of one saber strike severely injured two powerful enemies!

Half-step Demon Lord Chi Yanyang, hiding in the corner, was quietly reaching for the silent immortal king golden body.

A huge energy fluctuation came, causing his outstretched hand to retract sharply as if bitten by a poisonous snake. His whole body stiffened, and he looked towards Xiao Zhuo with a slightly pale face!

"This child was far from using his full strength when fighting the Immortal King's will before?" That saber strike, which fused wan fa (myriad laws) and seemed capable of splitting heaven and earth, completely shattered any lingering hope he had of benefiting from the struggle.

He had no doubt that if he dared to touch that golden body again, the next saber strike would annihilate him and his thoughts!

His figure shifted, and he slowly moved towards the exit.

"Ugh ah!" Hei Fang Tianyu struggled to get up, looking at his severed arm and his severely injured nephew, his eyes finally replaced by shock and madness.

He abruptly crushed a jade talisman, roaring hoarsely: "Enter quickly! Work together to suppress and kill this fiend! Spare no expense!"

Demonic light flashed repeatedly at the hall entrance. Six Black Demon Clan Demonic Generals, who had been guarding outside and jointly maintaining the operation of the world-controlling tripod, instantly rushed in!

They clearly had a plan in advance. As soon as they entered, they formed a profound battle formation, their Devilish Qi interconnected, transforming into a dark Demonic Cloud that blotted out the sky, carrying a terrifying pressure capable of crushing stars, pressing down on Xiao Zhuo!

The combined efforts of the six, their Aura actually directly approached that of a Half-step Demon Lord!

"Ants gathered together are still ants!" Xiao Zhuo faced the combined attack of the six Demonic Generals with only cold indifference in his eyes.

His figure remained still, holding his saber with one hand pointing to the sky, and softly uttering Dao sounds: "Freedom without limits, myriad Dao return to flow!"

"Boom!"

Centered on him, an invisible, colossal vortex suddenly formed!

All the energy remaining in the hall, suppressed by the world-controlling tripod, and even that released by the six Demonic Generals.

Devilish Qi, blood Qi, scattered Law fragments, the golden light emanating from the world-controlling tripod... all visible and invisible forces were frantically devoured and refined by this terrifying vortex!

Xiao Zhuo, at the core of the vortex, his Aura was like a singularity at the birth of the Universe, infinitely compressed, yet containing destructive explosive power!

"Break!"

The jade blood saber gently pointed downwards.

That vortex, which had devoured endless energy, instantly collapsed and condensed into a final ray of light, as thin as a hair, yet bright enough to blind a Demonic God's eyes!

The ray shot out silently. Wherever it passed, space was not Shattered Realm (Cultivation Class), but utterly "annihilated"! As if erased from the rule level!

The monstrous Demonic Cloud formed by the six Demonic Generals was as fragile as a soap bubble before this annihilating ray.

"No—!"

The desperate roar had just begun when it was completely swallowed.

The ray passed through the Demonic Cloud without any obstruction, and through the six powerful Demonic Bodies!

Time seemed to stand still for an instant.

The next moment, the sky-blotting Demonic Cloud silently dispersed.

The six Black Demon Clan Demonic Generals, maintaining expressions of horror, along with the Demonic Weapons in their hands and the Demonic Armor on their bodies, turned into the finest dust particles, like sand sculptures blown away by the wind, rustling down, not even a trace of blood left behind.

Even the Dao Fruit, which was entrusted to the Dao, was erased along the Karma connection by the terrifying power.

Both form and spirit annihilated, not a speck of dust remained!

Inside the hall, there was dead silence.

In the sky, the world-controlling tripod still hovered, its released golden light seemingly a bit dimmer.

Hei Fang Tianyu and his nephew Hei Fang Jin, witnessing this scene that surpassed comprehension, like divine punishment, were completely petrified, their eyes filled only with boundless fear and despair.

The trump card they relied on to turn the tide had become a complete joke in the face of the opponent's absolute power.

Xiao Zhuo slowly sheathed his saber. The God-Slaying Blood Flame quietly burned on his blood god armor. His cold gaze swept over the ashen-faced Hei Fang uncle and nephew, finally landing on the dormant immortal king golden body.

Half-step Demon Lord Chi Yanyang, who had retreated to the side of the entrance, even held his breath.

Crushing, absolute crushing!

And at this moment, there was movement from outside.

The sixty-odd Demonic Generals from Xiao Zhuo's side who had fled earlier had returned!