Free Web NovelChapter 558: Chapter 387: Slaying the Great Demon (Part 1) (Double Chapter)
Although Song Changming had just begun learning this Sword Technique, the power he displayed was already formidable.
On his right arm, the painting of the Demon Ape reappeared, granting Song Changming an even more violent Ancient Power!
Without any unnecessary probing, he put all his strength into this strike, holding nothing back.
The spike on the Rat King’s head had just emitted lightning when it was severed by Song Changming in one strike!
"Bastard!" the Rat King roared in fury, flipping over and sweeping with a paw, releasing a large expanse of lightning, which sent Song Changming flying back, only stopping after crashing through several boulders.
"Painful!" Song Changming rolled to his feet, blood flowing from his nose and mouth, as the twenty Armor Seals on his body flickered with light.
If not for those Armor Seals protecting him, he likely would have died from the Rat King’s enraged strike just now.
The Rat King was, after all, a Great Demon; no matter how weakened its Demon Body was, it could still unleash tremendous lethality.
Fortunately, this risky strike bore results. The spike on the Rat King’s head was evidently important, and after it was severed, its aura visibly weakened, swinging its head painfully, and its form staggering.
"Good!" Xia Shangzhen marveled at the power of Song Changming’s strike and followed up with a palm strike from above.
Boom!
With another thunderous crash, the ground where the Rat King stood sank even further down.
The Changfeng Sect was located on Changfeng Mountain, one of the Three Thousand Spirit Mountains.
The most famous feature of this mountain is the Ninefold Mountain Wind!
It was a unique wind imbued with heavy and fierce force.
The Changfeng Sect stood by relying on the mountain wind, and all who joined the Sect could use Sect Techniques to refine the mountain wind for their own use.
The unique Palm Wind utilized by Xia Shangzhen was derived from the refined Ninefold Mountain Wind.
"Being out here for so long, if I could bring back a Great Demon Heart Core, I might have hope of entering the Grandmaster Realm!"
Xia Shangzhen’s eyes gleamed as he stared down at the Rat King, showing no fear but rather excitement.
With repeated hand movements, each strand of Palm Wind fell like Black Mountains, with great momentum, causing tremors below.
In an instant, even the Rat King could not lift its head or straighten its body under the barrage of Palm Wind, demonstrating its might.
On the other side, even though Wang Tianshuang was injured, he didn’t just stand by and watch; he swung his Three-Pointed Saber continuously, bombarding the Rat King below along with Xia Shangzhen.
Just as the two felt the situation was turning in their favor, a massive array of lightning blossomed from below.
Electric chains shot towards the sky, targeting the location of both.
Even though they swiftly evaded, the chains seemed alive, twisting and relentlessly tracking them.
One of Wang Tianshuang’s legs was caught by a lightning chain, and he was ensnared mid-air, unable to escape.
Then, being dragged below, the Rat King beneath bared its bloody maw, ready to devour him whole.
At this crucial moment, the lightning chain wasn’t severed by his Three-Pointed Saber, leaving him trapped.
Fortunately, Song Changming arrived just in time, leveraging the power of the Demon Ape in the Witch Soldier Seal and the unique traits of the Crimson Cloud Saber technique to cut through the lightning chain.
Wang Tianshuang managed to escape, delivering several strikes to the Rat King’s bloody maw before retreating to a higher vantage point.
The Rat King, in pain, unexpectedly burrowed into the ground and vanished, leaving only rolling magma bubbling up.
"Hmm?" Xia Shangzhen frowned at the sight.
Could it have really escaped just like that...
It’s certainly possible.
After all, it’s a ground-burrowing rat, a typical escape method for the opponent.
This was Xia Shangzhen’s concern, fearing that if the Rat King fled, how could they claim victory?
His worries were unfounded, though, as the Rat King, although initially battered by the three, wasn’t so defeated to flee in despair.
Suddenly, a bolt of Golden Thunder burst from the earth, targeting Xia Shangzhen.
Xia Shangzhen struck with a palm, but it was insufficient to disperse the ascending Golden Thunder.
In an instant, the thunder consumed his form, continuing skyward.
Even a starved camel is larger than a horse; the Rat King, catching them off guard, launched a thunderous strike, wounding Xia Shangzhen, his attire tattered, losing his former elegance and otherworldliness.
The massive Rat King vanished, giving way to an elder ascending into the sky, confronting Xia Shangzhen with a palm strike of his own.
The two clashed with a flurry of palm forces, Demon Winds swept through, and Xia Shangzhen, unable to withstand, was sent flying a second time by the elder.
Then the elder cast his gaze upon Wang Tianshuang and Song Changming.
While the three were battling the severely injured Rat King, it was by no means easy.
Initially, they held the upper hand, but when the Rat King demonstrated its Great Demon strength, even three combined couldn’t avoid being easily wounded.
Fortunately, the three still possessed the strength to fight, not entirely defenseless.
It felt like the three were a party challenging a dungeon’s final boss.
In the city, the soldiers watched in disbelief, as if witnessing immortals clashing.
This battle scene was something they couldn’t interfere with no matter what.
The reverberations from even a stray gust of energy could severely injure any of them.
Yang Zhen and Xing Tiexin each wore tense expressions, standing atop the city wall, watching the battle from afar.
Seeing Wang Tianshuang wounded and coughing up blood under the Rat King’s assault, they clenched their fists, not daring to blink.
Not long ago, the news of the Commander of the Twenty Ninth Army’s demise had just passed, and they didn’t want their Marshal to fall in this Great Demon battle today.
"Is the city’s Grandmaster not here yet!" Xing Tiexin gritted his teeth.
Frustrated by his helplessness, unable to assist Wang Tianshuang and Song Changming, he could only stand by, doing nothing.
"In any case, protect the city first!" Yang Zhen said, frowning, watching the approaching Demon Crowd.
In the sky, countless Thunder Whips lashed down, several striking Song Changming, sending him crashing into the earth.
A few Rat Demons passed by, curiously approaching the crater where Song Changming had landed, wondering if he was alive or dead.
If he was dead, it would be a top-tier meal for them.
Unfortunately, before they could confirm, a swift Sword Qi infused with tremendous force sliced those Rat Demons in half!
One fortunate Rat Demon, narrowly escaping, attempted to burrow and flee but was caught by a large hand, unable to cast any Demon Techniques.
"Spare..."
The words for mercy hadn’t fully escaped, as Song Changming crushed its head with his bare hands.
Emerging from the crater, Song Changming took a deep breath, the taste of blood in his throat, spitting out a mouthful of gore.
Glancing at the gaping wounds on his torso, the flesh torn and bloody, the injuries were substantial.
Residual arcs of electricity still sizzled across, a sharp pain.
Having fought the Rat King to this point, his aura inevitably faltered significantly.
"After all, it’s a Great Demon, even a casual swipe of its incomplete claw holds immense power..."
Song Changming mused, his gaze wandering to the other Rat Demons racing towards the city.
The few Rat Demons earlier were too weak to trigger his Demon Slayer trait state.
But he noticed a few stronger Rat Demons among the Rat King’s gathering, at or above the level of a Demon General.
The massive wound in his chest had already stopped bleeding after a short while.
Meanwhile, streaks of Thunder Light shot from the Rat Demons, striking the City Defense Array of Lei City.
The surface of the Protective Array rippled with expanding waves, flashing and thundering incessantly.
Yang Zhen raised his Long Spear, and with other Little Flag Masters, led the entire army out of the array, engaging the Rat Demon horde in fierce combat.
Yang Zhen set his sights on the leading Rat Demon Generals, prepared for a grueling fight.
At that moment, a stream of purple-gold light zipped through, slicing down the Rat Demon Generals with blade light!
"Changming!" Yang Zhen instantly recognized it was Song Changming’s handiwork.
After slaying six Rat Demon Generals, he stopped his Sword Momentum and paused.
His entire body surged with Qi Blood, and a new power began to grow, bolstering his previously weakened aura.
The hot-blooded trait of the Demon Slayer had successfully triggered!
Slaying six Rat Demon Generals triggered the trait only twice, fewer than Song Changming had hoped.
As for other Rat Demons, killing more likely wouldn’t trigger the trait even once, just wasting time and energy unnecessarily, entirely dismissed by Song Changming.
"Two states are fine; enhancing combat power is always favorable!" Song Changming felt the continuous growth in strength, thinking inwardly.
He raised his eyes to the sky, towards the Rat King’s direction!
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