167: Chapter 167 One Slash to Slay the Great Sun

Countless figures of the Yao Race in various forms loomed within, their hideous roars echoing incessantly.

"How is this possible?!" the deputy beside Lin Yue cried out in shock. "It's only been three days! Aren't they afraid of losing everything they have here?"

Lin Yue pursed his lips, his eyes sharp as a hawk's. "It's precisely because it's illogical that it's even more dangerous! The interests of an ordinary small county are simply not worth a Yao King investing so recklessly in such a short time! There must be a bigger plot behind this!"

"Immediately! Send out the highest-level distress signal again!" Lin Yue roared without hesitation.

Almost as soon as his words fell, the Signalman in the rear had already sent out the highest-level distress signal.

He scanned the only seven Garrison members beside him—this was all the strength he could currently command.

Most of them had been urgently brought in from the surrounding areas.

"Form up! Prepare for battle! We don't seek to annihilate the enemy, only to delay them! We must hold out until reinforcements arrive!"

Without another word, the seven immediately fanned out in the most effective defensive formation.

Two members specializing in defensive Divine Bodies let out low growls, and heavy pale yellow and slate-gray Domains instantly unfurled, stacking in front like two massive energy shields.

Meanwhile, in an inconspicuous corner of the massive Yao Race cluster opposite them.

A Two-tailed Fox Demon with fiery red fur but exceptionally cold eyes—Chi Ling—was being closely surrounded by dozens of Yao Race guards with powerful auras.

Under the cover of the chaotic Demonic Qi intentionally emitted by her companions, a glint of cunning and anticipation flashed in Chi Ling's eyes as she silently swallowed the Three-tailed Celestial Fox Demon Core.

Powerful and secretive energy instantly exploded and surged within her body.

A majestic power capable of stirring the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was gestating and compressing inside her, about to break through the barrier that had shackled her for ten years! Yet, all of this was skillfully disguised and suppressed.

The Demonic Qi on her body's surface remained steadily maintained at the Late Stage of the Bright Moon Realm.

This level of strength allowed her to play a significant role on the battlefield without triggering the highest level of vigilance or targeted attacks from the Human Race.

Across a distance of over ten kilometers, compounded by the chaotic battlefield aura and the obstruction of the dense Yao army ahead.

All the garrison God-Demons of Nanzha County, including Captain Lin Yue, who was fully focused on preparing for battle with a highly tense mind.

None of them noticed that deep within the enemy's core, a fatal threat was quietly undergoing a transformation.

"Roar—!"

"Caw—!"

Earth-shaking roars rang out as the dense, black mass of the Yao Race army, like a flood bursting through a dam, launched a bold charge toward the Nanzha County city gates.

The wall of light formed by the defensive Domains trembled violently, emitting a dull rumble.

Several scorching beams of light and violent frost impacts slammed fiercely against the Domain barrier, stirring up large ripples and cracks.

"Hold the line!" Lin Yue roared, condensing an energy warhammer in his hand and forcefully striking away a large serpentine demon attempting to pounce from the side.

Simultaneously, a God-Demon member beside him specializing in long-range combat held a bow in one hand and drew the string with the other; dozens of sharp energy arrows shot out with the sound of breaking air, instantly piercing the skulls of several low-Rank Yao soldiers.

Another member specializing in offense moved like the wind, wielding twin sabers. Under the cover of the defensive members, he took advantage of a gap when the defensive Domain repelled a wave of attacks to charge out. His blade light was like a bolt of silk, instantly slicing two Flying Star Rank wolf demons into several pieces.

However, the numerical advantage of the Yao Race was simply too great.

The Domains of the defensive God-Demons struggled to hold on under the continuous bombardment, their light visibly dimming.

Every time the offensive-oriented God-Demon members charged forward to kill, it was accompanied by great risk and an intense consumption of True Essence.

Chi Ling's figure was like a ghost, mixed within the surging tide of the attacking Yao Race.

She made her move, her actions strikingly fast, yet she intentionally suppressed her power.

Her claws tore through the air, easily repelling a Human Race God-Demon who tried to intercept her. However, she did not follow up with a lethal blow, only pushing them back, seemingly focused only on breaking through a certain point in the defensive line.

Yet her eyes occasionally swept across the distant sky, carrying a cold anticipation and a trace of imperceptible anxiety.

The battle was deadlocked and tragic.

The defensive works on the outskirts of the city gates continuously crumbled under the violent attacks of the Yao Race.

The Human Race's defensive line constantly retreated and contracted under immense pressure, relying on residual fortifications and the stronger inner city Domain barriers to resist.

Time passed second by second, each one feeling like being tormented in a furnace.

The True Essence and physical strength of the garrison God-Demons were rapidly declining, and wounds of various sizes had begun to appear on their bodies, blood staining their armor.

Under the cold starlight, the outskirts of Nanzha County had become an Asura field.

When Li Wen steered his Flying craft to tear through the night sky and descend like a thunderbolt, the heavy scent of blood had almost solidified.

Looking around, the defensive line built by the Human Race garrison was already riddled with holes. The corpses of God-Demon warriors and Yao Race members lay on the ground in nearly equal numbers, attesting to the brutality of the fight and the massive toll on both sides.

Of the original seven-member garrison plus Captain Lin Yue, fewer than three were still standing, each wounded and covered in blood.

In front of the fortress, the Yao Race army continued its fierce assault, though the offensive was not as intense as before; clearly, they had also paid a significant price.

Li Wen hovered steadily in the air, his gaze sweeping over the battlefield like an icy blade, not immediately rushing into that bloody vortex.

After only three days, the Yao Race had staged a comeback with an even stronger offensive; this was absolutely abnormal.

When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy; in battle, Li Wen's principle had always been to act only after planning.

With a thought, his Primordial Spirit Power, which far exceeded that of ordinary people, spread out silently across the entire battlefield like an invisible tide centered on him.

Every energy fluctuation, every wisp of aura, and every trace of lurking killing Intent was clearly fed back to his Sea of Consciousness.

Under the scan of his Primordial Spirit, everything on the battlefield was revealed in minute detail.

Amidst the chaotic energy field and mixed Demonic Qi, an extremely faint and peculiar mental fluctuation was instantly locked onto by Li Wen's Primordial Spirit.

The source of the fluctuation was hidden among a group of roaring Yao Race members, positioned cleverly in a relatively core yet safe area of the entire Yao Race formation.

Li Wen's gaze pierced through the chaotic battlefield, landing not far behind the leading Wolf Demon at the Peak of the Bright Moon Realm.

It was an "ordinary" fox demon general with a graceful female figure, demon markings on her face, and only two fluffy tails behind her.

She was pretending to attack with her claws, her movements seemingly fierce but actually carefully avoiding the desperate counterattacks of the Human Race defenders. Deep in her eyes was a calmness and—a deliberate waiting—that was completely out of place with the surrounding frenzy.

"I see." The doubts in Li Wen's heart instantly vanished.

Any other God-Demon would have found it impossible to see through the fox demon's disguise of intentionally suppressed Realm, let alone realize that a Great Sun Realm Yao Race member, capable of easily crushing the Bright Moon Realm, was present on the battlefield.

If one fell into a conventional combat mindset, believing the highest combat power of the Yao Race passing through the Interstellar Gate at this moment consisted only of those two who had just broken through to the Peak of the Bright Moon Realm, a sneak attack from behind by this fox demon at the most critical moment would lead to unimaginable consequences.

It would not be difficult to kill off an entire Human Race garrison team, including him.

"But, what is she still waiting for?" Li Wen's figure moved, turning into a purple electric flash almost invisible to the naked eye, instantly tearing through the defensive lines on the outskirts of the battlefield and cutting into the dense Yao Race battle formation.

Wherever he passed, blade light cascaded like a waterfall and thunder snakes danced wildly. Whether they were Flying Star Rank Yao soldiers or ordinary Bright Moon Realm demon generals, they collapsed upon contact, either dead or mangled, as he forcefully plowed a blood-colored path filled with minced meat and scorch marks through the Yao horde.

His goal was clear and definite, charging at high speed toward the hidden fox demon.

The resistance of the Yao Race along the way was like paper before him, unable to block his steps at all, only futilely leaving behind a trail of mangled corpses in his wake.

"Could it be—she's waiting for me to approach of my own accord?" This thought flashed through Li Wen's mind like lightning.

He instantly figured out the Yao Race's scheme.

Those Yao Race members who escaped three days ago must have sent back information about him.

The other side likely judged him to be the Human Race Prodigy who had turned the tide of the battle in Nanzha County with thunderous methods three days ago.

This attack, on the surface a forceful assault on the fortress, was actually core-targeted at Li Wen.

They wanted to exploit the blind spot in his fixed thinking—that "the Interstellar Gate can currently only allow the Bright Moon Realm through"—to have this disguised Great Sun Realm fox demon launch a fatal surprise attack at the most critical moment.

"However, if a fox demon who has just entered the Great Sun Realm thinks she can take my life, she's severely underestimating me." A cold arc curled at the corner of Li Wen's mouth as he gripped the long saber in his hand.

The killing Intent in his heart was like an undercurrent beneath a cold pool, surging and turbulent.

Having confirmed the source of the threat, his doubts vanished.

With a flick of his wrist, the long saber emitted a long, clear cry, and a more fierce and swift purple thunder Saber astral swept out.

Instantly turning the seven or eight Yao soldiers in his path, along with the two Bright Moon Realm demon generals trying to block him, into dust.

Thunder suddenly erupted around Li Wen as his figure transformed into a bolt of purple lightning that tore through the night sky, violently crashing into the battlefield.

He did not charge directly toward the hidden fox demon; instead, following the rhythm of the battlefield, his saber light swept out like a bolt of white silk.

With every swing of the blade, he carried the vast Concept of the Profound Vault Rainbow Silence Chapter, precise and lethal.

Star Gallop flowed, and Thunder Strike shone.

Ordinary Bright Moon Realm Yao Race members could not withstand even a single blow from him, and even those at the Peak of the Bright Moon Realm were easily cleaved like rotten wood under his full power.

Like a phantom on the battlefield, demon blood splattered and remains shattered wherever he passed; by his strength alone, he forcibly tore a gap through the pressure on the Human Race's precarious defensive line, leading the three remaining Defensive God-Fiends in a fierce counter-charge.

The direction of the charge was precisely where the Peak Bright Moon Realm Yao Race gathered, including that hidden fox demon.

At the center of the battlefield, the fox demon named Chi Ling could no longer suppress her killing Intent.

Hiding among the demons, she watched as her human target slaughtered his way through like a god of death, approaching with unstoppable momentum, and the ecstasy in her heart nearly exploded.

—

He was coming! He actually charged toward her side completely unguarded! So reckless, so—seeking his own death!

She forcibly suppressed her excitement, circulating her demonic power to the limit as she patiently waited for the perfect moment.

She did not use charm techniques, as those were easily exposed before the strong; she was waiting for the physical distance to close to the nearest point—

An ideal position that would allow her to explode instantly.

Finally, as she expected, Li Wen sent a bear demon blocking her path flying with a single slash, and the distance between them became so close they could almost hear each other's breathing.

“Now!” Chi Ling's eyes flashed with brilliant light, and she no longer hesitated!

She opened her mouth and spat violently!

A surge of thick, blood-like pink mist surged from her mouth; its speed was so fast and its range so wide that it instantly enveloped her and Li Wen in front of her.

This mist was incredibly eerie, emitting a cloyingly sweet scent that confused the Divine Soul—this was precisely her painstakingly cultivated Natal Divine Ability, the 'God-Beguiling Heart-Confusing Miasma'.

“Watch out!” Lin Yue roared in horror as he saw the sudden change, especially that strange pink mist.

The other two Defensive God-Fiends were also instantly terrified; they knew all too well what it meant to suddenly lose one's senses on the battlefield. Ignoring their injuries, the three of them struggled to rush over.

In stark contrast to them were the surrounding Yao Race.

Seeing the pink mist successfully envelop that terrifying human bringer of death, their eyes erupted with the light of ecstasy, as if victory were already within reach.

Many Yao Race members could not even help but let out bloodthirsty roars.

Inside the pink mist, the moment Chi Ling spat out the miasma, her figure lunged forward like an arrow released from a bow.

All her forcibly suppressed Great Sun Realm demonic power was released without reservation, booming forth.

Her palms instantly transformed into sharp claws covered in hard scales, each nail flashing with a cold light like a dagger, carrying terrifying power enough to tear through mountains as she lunged straight for Li Wen's brow.

She did not want to leave anyone alive, striving for a certain kill in one strike.

The sharp claws tore through the air, reaching Li Wen's face in an instant.

However, in that split second, Chi Ling's demonic pupils, filled with killing Intent and ecstasy, met a pair of eyes.

There was not a trace of confusion or a hint of hesitation in them, only extreme coldness and—ridicule.

Chi Ling's entire body stiffened as alarm bells rang frantically in her heart.

Next, she saw the young enemy within the thin mist abruptly curl the corner of his mouth into a tiny arc, offering her a calm, slightly playful smile.

“You—!” Chi Ling's breath suddenly stopped, and a bone-Chi Ling coldness instantly rushed from her tailbone to the crown of her head.

The ecstasy on her face froze instantly, replaced by indescribable horror and disbelief. “How are you fine?! Impossible! Anyone who hasn't condensed a Primordial Spirit and is hit by my God-Beguiling Heart-Confusing Miasma will have their Divine Soul severely damaged and lose their senses instantly! You—could it be you have already condensed a Primordial Spirit?!”

Her voice became sharp and piercing due to extreme shock.

Li Wen's smile turned cold, his gaze sharp as a blade, and his voice carried the ruthlessness of a death sentence: “A dying thing has no need to know too much.”

As the last word fell, Li Wen's long-accumulated Intent suddenly erupted.

It was no longer the efficiency and precision used for clearing the field; this time, the blade contained all the great power he could mobilize after breaking through to the Late Stage of the Bright Moon Realm, achieving Perfection in the Ninth Level Divine Body, and strengthening his Primordial Spirit.

It was the strongest offensive strike from the Profound Vault Rainbow Silence Chapter—'Thunder Strike'.

The moment the saber light left its sheath, it was no longer a blinding flash of lightning, but as if all the thunderous power between heaven and earth had been compressed and condensed into a single point.

A streak of deep purple, condensed lightning only as thick as an arm but carrying a devastating aura, burst forth!

The speed of this lightning surpassed thought, striking first even though it was launched second!

In Chi Ling's eyes, that did not seem like saber light, but a destructive tribulation thunder summoned from the depths of the netherworld, ignoring her Great Sun Realm protective demonic power.

Ignoring her scales which were as tough as a Magic Treasure, and carrying the will to sever all Laws, it accurately hit her body.

Puchi—!

There was no earth-shaking explosion, only the soft sound of a sharp blade cutting through tofu.

Time seemed to become extremely slow at this moment.

Chi Ling's lunging figure froze in the pink mist, and the expression on her face—a mix of horror, fear, and disbelief—was also frozen there.

A clear line of blood ran straight from the top of her forehead through her brow, the bridge of her nose, her lips, her chin, her neck, all the way down to her chest and abdomen.

Her entire body was split in two by this extremely condensed lightning Saber Qi.

Chii!

The blood line suddenly widened, and the two halves of her demon body, smooth as mirrors, split to the left and right.

The violent Great Sun Realm demonic power and life force were like a punctured balloon, instantly pouring out and being annihilated; the last bit of light in the fox demon's eyes completely dimmed and froze.

With her death, the pervasive 'God-Beguiling Heart-Confusing Miasma' seemed to lose its source of power and began to churn violently.

It boiled.

Fading and dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye, it completely vanished into the world within just a few breaths.

The blood-red pink mist cleared completely, revealing the scene in the core area.

Li Wen was seen floating in mid-air, his armor spotless, and even the long saber in his hand was untainted by a single drop of blood; fine purple lightning arcs that had not yet dissipated still swirled around him, his gaze like cold stars in an icy lake as he calmly scanned his surroundings.

In the small space beneath his feet were the two halves of the fox demon's remains, blood flowing as they fell powerlessly.

This scene was like ice water poured into boiling oil, causing the entire battlefield to fall into an instant silence.

The human Defensive God-Fiends, Lin Yue and the other two, suddenly froze in their forward charge; the grief, anxiety, and worry on their faces were instantly shattered as if struck by an invisible giant hammer, replaced by an extreme mix of ecstatic daze and shock.

Lin Yue's mouth was slightly open, yet he could not make a sound, only short, hoarse gasps coming from his throat.

The other two were as if struck by lightning, their eyes wide as they stared fixedly at the figure surrounded by purple lightning in the air, as if they were meeting Li Wen for the first time.

Strong! Too strong! That was a Great Sun Realm demon! To be killed so... cleanly and efficiently?!

In huge contrast to them was the Yao Race army that had just been roaring in ecstasy.

Their roars stopped abruptly, like ducks being squeezed by the neck.

Ecstasy froze on their hideous faces, immediately replaced by a pallor known as 'fear'.

That fear was so intense that it caused some lower-ranked Flying Star Rank Yao soldiers to start trembling all over, and some even stumbled backward.

The Great Sun Realm Fox Demon Lord—their trump card, the hidden ace they had placed high hopes on—was... was just gone?!

Insta-killed by that human... with one slash?!

The impact of this massive contrast left their minds blank, leaving only the trembling from the depths of their Souls.

The dead silence lasted for only a moment.

Li Wen's reaction was the fastest.

How could he pass up this golden opportunity when the Yao Race was momentarily dazed, their formation loose, and their morale collapsed?

“Kill!”

A cold shout like a clap of thunder broke the silence.

Li Wen moved with his blade, transforming into a purple thunderstorm that tore through the battlefield, charging without hesitation into the confused and panicked demon crowd.

The saber light was like refined steel; every time it flashed, a demon attempting to block him was easily cut down and annihilated.

He would not care for any honorable reputation or look down on taking advantage of an enemy's weakness; on a battlefield where the survival of the race was at stake, there was only complete extermination.