76: Chapter 76 Who is the Villain?

Boom!

Thunder tore through the wall of oppressive aura set up by the Nether Dragon Venerable, and white light exploded over the ruins.

Li Zhengyang's feet landed heavily in front of a member of the Pojun Division.

The earth trembled.

The shockwave sent the few demons surrounding him flying, slamming them hard against the remaining walls, breaking their bones and snapping their tendons on the spot.

The lightning faded.

Li Zhengyang straightened up and looked around.

Everywhere he looked was hell.

Amidst the broken walls and ruins lay over a hundred corpses of Pojun Division warriors.

Those whose life force had been drained had turned into shriveled husks.

Others had been torn into pieces, with severed limbs scattered everywhere.

Blood pooled together, staining the once-clean plaza a deep crimson.

Li Zhengyang lowered his head, not speaking.

He stood in a pool of blood, his gaze sweeping over his fallen comrades.

Half a day ago, these people had seen him off at the gate, laughing and saying they would wait for him to return for a drink.

Now, they were all just a pile of minced meat.

The fire in his chest burned from his heart all the way to the top of his head.

His hand gripping the abyssal meteor dragon spear tightened involuntarily.

[Host's emotions detected to be in extreme fluctuation]

[Talent activated: Grade A Berserk]

[Strength increased by 100%, pain sensation reduced, defense increased by 100%]

[Current life force duration: 10 minutes]

Golden-red light surged violently beneath his skin, eventually transforming into a tangible, dark-red killing flame.

Li Zhengyang slowly raised his head. There was no longer a shred of reason in his eyes, only the purest desire.

"Kill him!"

One of the demons shouted, though it was unclear which one.

A dozen demons closest to him lunged forward.

Their bone spurs stood upright, and their sharp claws tore through the air, aiming straight for Li Zhengyang's face.

He did not retreat.

He didn't even use the techniques of the Nine Heavens Thunder Control Spear. He relied purely on brute force.

He used the abyssal meteor dragon spear like an iron rod, swinging it with all his might!

Bang!

The demon rushing at the very front had its protective bone armor and head smashed into a bloody mist by that single strike!

The headless corpse was sent flying backward by the immense force.

Li Zhengyang took a step forward and crashed into the crowd of demons.

He discarded the range advantage of his long weapon, choosing the most violent form of close-quarters combat.

A 7th Grade demon's sharp claws raked viciously against Li Zhengyang's back.

His skin merely rippled, not even leaving a white mark.

Li Zhengyang turned abruptly, his left hand darting out to lock onto the 7th Grade demon's head.

"Crack!"

He exerted force.

The demon's skull made a crisp sound, and five finger holes were deeply embedded into it.

Li Zhengyang swung the dragon spear with his right arm, smashing it directly into the middle of its spine.

Crack!

The spine snapped in half instantly, and bone fragments pierced through the skin.

Li Zhengyang gave a violent yank, actually pulling the 7th Grade demon's spine and head right out of its body!

Black blood splattered all over his face.

Li Zhengyang didn't even blink.

He thrust his spear forward, piercing directly through the chest of another demon.

Twist Technique!

Bang!

The demon's upper body exploded instantly, and fragments of flesh mixed with internal organs rained down on the surroundings.

Li Zhengyang withdrew his spear and unleashed a backhanded sweep.

With the four major characteristics of the abyssal meteor dragon spear combined with the double strength from Berserk, this sweep actually cut a black line through space.

The demons swept by the black line, whether 6th Grade or 7th Grade, were all cut in half at the waist!

The severed demons fell to the ground, howling in agony.

The special effect of Dragon Soul Bone Erosion prevented their wounds from healing, and their internal organs spilled onto the ground.

Li Zhengyang continued forward, stepping over the piles of corpses.

A demon dove from mid-air, attempting to bite his throat.

Li Zhengyang abandoned his spear, reached up with both hands, and grabbed its hind legs.

"Rip!"

Blue veins bulged on his arms as he tore them apart with all his might!

A rain of blood poured down from the sky.

A living demon had been torn into two halves by his bare hands.

Black blood drenched Li Zhengyang's body, flowing down his skin.

He looked like a god of slaughter crawling out of a sea of blood; wherever his gaze fell, everything fell silent.

Xue You had originally been greedily absorbing human life force, but now he abruptly stopped.

He stood in mid-air, staring fixedly at the young man below who was drenched in black blood, his eyes twitching uncontrollably.

Xue You prided himself on being a lord of the Blood Demon clan and loved watching his prey get torn to pieces in despair.

But at this moment, seeing Li Zhengyang's methods, a chill actually crept into his heart.

That person was tearing demons apart with his bare hands, extracting spines with one hand, and crushing high-grade 6th and 7th Grade demons like chickens!

There was not a shred of hesitation or pity, and his movements even carried a sense of... enjoyment?

"What the hell..."

Xue You swallowed hard, blurting out subconsciously: "Who exactly is the demon???"

Below, the slaughter continued.

In just a few breaths, more than half of the nearly one hundred elite demons had been wiped out.

The ground was piled with corpses, not one of which was intact.

The remaining demons all stopped in their tracks.

Their instincts were carved with bloodthirst, but they were not stupid.

Every time Li Zhengyang took a step forward, the demons collectively took a step back.

A bone blade in a demon's hand clattered to the ground.

Watching Li Zhengyang step on its companion's internal organs and hearing those footsteps, their bodies couldn't stop trembling.

They dared not move forward.

They absolutely dared not move forward!

"Trash!"

High in the air, the Nether Dragon Venerable let out a thunderous roar.

His massive body descended abruptly, and a huge shadow instantly enveloped Li Zhengyang.

His dragon claws landed, grinding the demon corpses on the ground into pulp.

The terrifying pressure of an early-stage Martial Venerable, like a tsunami, pressed down on Li Zhengyang with overwhelming force.

This pressure was so strong that the remaining surrounding walls were twisting and deforming.

Xue You also descended from the air and stood beside the Nether Dragon Venerable.

His half-step Martial Venerable life force was fully unleashed, and blood-colored battle qi condensed into armor around him.

"Human, today I will extract your soul and roast it in dragon fire for a hundred years!"

The Nether Dragon Venerable's voice echoed in the air.

Xue You licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Having killed so many of my Blood Demon elites, your life force is enough to compensate for my losses!"

Both high-level existences released their killing intent simultaneously.

The air in this space was drained, and gravity seemed to increase several times over in an instant.

Assistant Chen Feng on the ground turned deathly pale, his breathing even stalling.

A Martial Venerable-level demonic beast, plus a half-step Martial Venerable Blood Demon lord.

This was simply not an existence that a Martial Emperor could contend with!

No matter how strong Li Zhengyang was, he had no chance of winning against these two behemoths.

Only by waiting for Venerable Lei to return was there any hope of rescue.

"Zhengyang... run!"

Assistant Chen Feng shouted with his last bit of strength.

But Li Zhengyang did not run.

He stood in place and raised his head.

Facing the Martial Venerable's pressure, he slowly raised the abyssal meteor dragon spear in his hand.

The tip of the spear pointed at the Nether Dragon Venerable's head.

He didn't waste words.

The only response to the opponent was action.

"Crack!"

Li Zhengyang bent his legs slightly, and the already shattered ground beneath his feet collapsed with a roar, exploding into a huge crater.

His entire body turned into a bolt of lightning, shooting up from the ground!

The life force of a 5th Grade Martial Emperor within him, the doubled reinforcement of the Ancient Dragon Power, plus the Grade A Berserk, all converged at this moment into a power capable of destroying heaven and earth.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Control Spear"!

On the spear body, a thunder dragon roared.

He leaped up and ferociously stabbed toward the Nether Dragon Venerable!