257: Chapter 257 The Four-Armed Asura Demon King, a Disliked Ancient Power!

Clatter, clatter!

The ear-piercing sound of metal chains colliding, like a death-knell from the Nine Nether Hell, echoed frantically across the vast, blood-colored basin.

The already boiling blood-colored lake now surged with crimson waves dozens of meters high.

The massive whirlpool at the center of the lake spun faster and faster, its center caving in completely to reveal a large area of the lakebed covered in black sludge.

A colossal square cage, covered in dark green copper rust, was slowly pulled out of the water by thick, black iron chains!

This bronze cage was several stories high, with each bar as thick as an adult's waist, its surface covered in dense, ancient suppression runes emitting a dark, bloody glow.

As the runes flickered, a terrifying sealing power circulated, enough to make one's heart tremble.

Boom!

The bronze cage slammed heavily onto the open ground in front of the lake-center altar, causing the entire bone altar to shake violently several times.

Blood-water fell from the sky like a torrential rain.

Jiang Yingxue stood beside Su Yang, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, her classical red bridal gown fluttering without any wind.

With a gentle wave of her slender hand, two hundred-meter-long blood-red Water Sleeves instantly wove together in mid-air to form a massive red barrier, blocking all the foul-smelling blood-water several meters away, ensuring not even a corner of Su Yang's clothes got wet.

"Thank you, Yingxue." Su Yang held the asura blood blade in one hand, a satisfied, faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Yingxue lowered her head gracefully, a moving blush appearing on her beautiful face as she replied softly, "It is Yingxue's duty to share Master's burdens. This place is filthy; I cannot let Master's clothes be soiled."

Chu Ling and Su Qingcheng also stood guard on either side of Su Yang, their eyes fixed intently on the massive bronze cage ahead.

"Such intense slaughterous Death Qi! Whatever is locked in that cage is definitely a bloodthirsty monster!"

Su Qingcheng gripped the longsword in her hand, her red clothes like fire. Her full chest rose and fell slightly with her breathing, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with a burgeoning, excited Battle Intent.

Following their gaze...

In the very center of the bronze cage, a terrifying humanoid creature standing three meters tall was pinned down by eight black iron nails with barbs!

This creature had four thick arms, and its entire body was covered in a thick layer of dark red, hard scales. Sharp, forest-white bone spurs grew from its joints.

Its Shoulder Blades, knees, and four wrists were all pierced through by the iron nails, and dark black Devil Blood flowed down the nails, pooling on the ground.

Even after being sealed into such a wretched state, the fierce pressure emanating from this four-armed monster still reached the suffocating Half-Step Soul Transformation Stage Realm!

It seemed to sense the movement from the outside world.

The four-armed monster slowly raised its lowered head.

It opened its eyes, and two beams of blood-red light, almost substantial, instantly shot out from its sockets, piercing through the bronze bars of the cage and landing squarely on Su Yang.

To be precise, they landed on the asura blood blade Su Yang was holding!

Buzz, buzz, buzz—!

The moment it felt that gaze, the asura blood blade in Su Yang's hand seemed to see a long-lost relative, and the blade began to tremble violently.

An extremely violent slaughterous Saber Qi, attempting to backlash against its master, surged frantically through the hilt into Su Yang's palm, even trying to forcibly break free from Su Yang's control to fly toward the bronze cage!

"A mere broken blade, and you still want to return to your roots?"

Su Yang snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

His right arm suddenly exerted force, his five fingers clamping onto the hilt like cast iron.

The cultivation of his Nascent Soul Stage Great Perfection erupted, and a domineering, golden Pure Yang True Fire instantly surged from his palm, completely enveloping the entire asura blood blade!

Sizzle—!

Under the burning of the Pure Yang True Fire, the slaughterous resentment within the blade let out bursts of shrill, ear-piercing screams.

In just three breaths of time, this ancient devil blade of terrifying power was completely suppressed. Like a beaten stray dog, it lay obediently in Su Yang's hand, no longer daring to harbor the slightest thought of resistance.

"What domineering Pure Yang Fire! What astonishing Physical Body vitality!"

Inside the bronze cage, the four-armed monster let out a burst of ear-piercing, wild laughter that sounded like metal scraping.

"Hahahaha! This king has been trapped in this sunless Devil-Suppressing Death Prison for a full thirty thousand years! I thought I would end up with my Spiritual Qi depleted and my Divine Soul dissipated! I didn't expect that today, with the Seal loosening, I would not only see my natal devil weapon but that the heavens would even send such a perfect Pure Yang Cauldron!"

The four-armed monster's gaze shifted away from Su Yang, greedily scanning the bodies of the three stunning beauties: Chu Ling, Su Qingcheng, and Jiang Yingxue.

When it saw the appearances and Physiques of the three women, the blood-light in its sockets practically began to burn.

"Excellent! Excellent! An Unmelting Bone born of extreme Yin, and two top-grade mutated female ghost kings! Such stunning beauties, such pure Yin Essence—if this king were to drain them dry, in less than a hundred years, I could reconstruct my Asura True Body and trample across this world!"

The four-armed monster trembled with excitement, making the thick chains clatter loudly.

It suddenly turned its head and barked at Su Yang imperiously, "Human brat! Hurry and split open this bronze cage! As long as you offer up the asura blood blade with both hands and let these three top-grade Yin creatures serve this king well, in my good mood, I might consider taking you as my lowest blood slave and spare your dog life!"

Arrogant! Arrogant to the extreme!

In its view, a mere human Cultivator, when facing an ancient asura Devil King like itself, had no second choice but to kneel, beg for mercy, and offer up treasures and women.

However...

The only response it received was the undisguised, extreme disdain of the three stunning beauties.

"To be so hideous and smell like the stench of a muddy ditch, yet you still dare to have such pipe dreams?"

Chu Ling's brows shot up, her ice-blue eyes filled with disgust, and she even covered her small nose in distaste.

Su Qingcheng simply spat and curled her red lips into a mocking sneer. "A piece of trash like you, nailed in a cage like a turtle, dares to shout at our master? You aren't even worthy of carrying our master's shoes!"

Although Jiang Yingxue didn't use crude language, her fingertips had already gripped several Soul-Chasing Bone-Piercing Nails emitting deadly Yin Qi, ready at any moment to turn this foul-mouthed ugly freak into a pincushion.

Hearing the mockery of the women, the four-armed asura Devil King instantly flew into a rage.

"Presumptuous! A group of lowly Yin creatures dares to insult this king! When I get out, I will torture you until you wish you were dead!"

It struggled frantically, trying to snap the chains on its body, but the sealing runes on the bronze bars immediately erupted with blinding lightning, shocking it until its skin split and flesh gapped, causing it to let out bursts of pained groans.

Su Yang shouldered the asura blood blade, watching the monster in the cage like it was a clown, and suddenly let out a laugh of extreme contempt.

"Locked up for thirty thousand years, and your brain has gone rotten?"

Su Yang took a step forward with his long legs, treading on the dark red rocks, walking step by step to the front of the bronze cage, only a few paces away from the four-armed monster.

He raised his chin slightly, his deep eyes reflecting an absolute arrogance that looked down on all.

"A beast tied up like a dog—who gave you the courage to target this young master's women?"

The four-armed asura Devil King glared at Su Yang, enduring the agonizing pain of the electric shocks as it roared with a distorted face, "Ignorant ant! This king is an orthodox Devil King of the ancient Asura Clan! If you don't let me out, once this Seal completely fails, my first bite will be to swallow you alive!"

"Let you out?"

The smile at the corner of Su Yang's mouth grew wider, but his gaze instantly turned ice-cold.

"Don't worry, this young master will let you out right now."

"However, this young master is letting you out not to hear you bark like a beast, but because I have my eye on that thirty-thousand-year-old Asura Devil Core inside your body!"

Before his voice had even faded...

Su Yang's right foot stomped heavily on the ground, producing a world-shaking, muffled sonic boom!

A surge of Pure Yang True Qi, like a raging tide, instantly poured through his arm into the asura blood blade on his shoulder.

The originally dark red blade now erupted with a blinding, dazzling gold and red light! The sharp Saber Qi shot into the sky, even slicing the blood-colored mist floating in the air cleanly in half!

"Shatter for this young master!"

Su Yang gripped the hilt with both hands and leapt high into the air. His waist exerted sudden force as he brought the blade down with a terrifying power capable of crushing mountains and parting seas, striking hard at the supposedly indestructible ancient bronze cage!

Rumble!!!

The hundred-meter-long blade light, a mix of gold and red, was like a bolt of divine punishment thunder falling to the human world, accurately striking the Sealing Formation Eye at the center of the cage.

The ancient runes circulating on the surface of the bronze bars, upon contact with this terrifying blade light fused with Pure Yang True Fire and asura Killing Intent, resisted for only half a breath before shattering inch by inch like fragile glass!

A deafening explosion erupted on the lake-center altar.

The bronze cage, weighing tens of thousands of catties, was actually split in two by Su Yang's single strike! Massive bronze fragments shot out in all directions like cannonballs, crashing into the blood-colored lake and whipping up a storm of waves.

The eight black iron nails pinned into the four-armed asura Devil King also shattered completely at this moment.

Roar—!!!

Free from its restraints, the four-armed asura Devil King let out an excited roar that shook the heavens.

Its massive body rose suddenly from the ruins, the bones throughout its body making a series of crisp, popping sounds.

A terrifying Half-Step Soul Transformation Stage devilish might, suppressed for thirty thousand years, was completely unleashed, sweeping in all directions like a category twelve hurricane!

"Foolish human! You actually dared to let this king out!"

The four-armed asura Devil King howled at the sky, its crimson eyes filled with the madness and cruelty of regained freedom.

Its four thick arms spread out simultaneously, and the surrounding blood-colored lake-water seemed to be summoned, instantly transforming into four roaring crimson water dragons circling its body.

"To thank you for your stupidity, this king has decided to crush every bone in your body piece by piece, letting you howl to death in endless agony!"

Boom!

The four-armed asura Devil King's legs exerted sudden force, crushing the dark red rocks beneath its feet. Its massive body turned into a streak of crimson lightning, carrying the four baring-fanged blood-water dragons, charging toward Su Yang's face at a speed that tore through space!

It moved so fast that it left a series of distorted afterimages in the air.

Facing this world-destroying thunderous strike, Su Yang's feet remained firmly rooted to the ground, his figure not retreating a single step.

He held the radiantly glowing asura blood blade upside down, a bloodthirsty excitement appearing on his handsome face, his deep eyes locked onto the massive devil shadow charging toward him.