Free Web NovelChapter 1548: Chapter 1548: Torn to Shreds
The entire Spirit Fighting Commerce was thrown into chaos, making Wei Duzheng, who was initially full of confidence, feel his heart sink to the bottom. He knew that this time, he was ultimately defeated.
Having the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation as his trump card, even the miserable defeat of Demon Mountain couldn’t completely crush Wei Duzheng’s confidence. He always wanted to rely on this Heavenly Rank Advanced large array to turn the tide.
Earlier circumstances were undoubtedly developing according to Wei Duzheng’s plan. Lu Yanji, a dignified Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert, plus Wu Zhukong, a Heavenly Realm Early Stage expert, and the Mountain Master, were all brutally suppressed by Wei Duzheng using the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation.
Seeing that in a few breaths, his longtime nemesis, the Mountain Master Hou Tianlie, would be devoured by blood energy and die, Wei Duzheng was extremely satisfied.
But unexpectedly under such circumstances, a change occurred. Even Wei Duzheng himself couldn’t comprehend why those originally suppressed Vein Demons would break free from the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation’s suppression.
Perhaps Wei Duzheng could guess that these Vein Demons within the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation were influenced by those two strange sounds. But what kind of sounds could have such a significant effect?
Wei Duzheng couldn’t possibly guess that the golden snake worm and the fiery red bird outside were actually a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon with a Heavenly Dragon Bloodline and an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix that dared to challenge the Divine Dragon Clan in Ancient Times.
It was these two Ancient Species that stimulated those powerful bloodline auras, triggering a certain power within countless Vein Demons, causing them to suddenly break free from their restraints.
Watching countless Spirit Fighting Commerce cultivators die tragically, Wei Duzheng knew the situation was over, while the Vein Demons that broke free were already furiously charging at him.
In the hearts of these Vein Demons, undoubtedly the most hated person was the President of Spirit Fighting Commerce controlling the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation, while those slain commerce ordinary cultivators were just small fry.
Endless hatred surged up, and the Vein Demons charged at Wei Duzheng with great shouts.
Even though the strongest among these Vein Demons was just an Advanced Silver Grade Sky Demon, the saying goes that ants can bite the elephant to death. Seeing the dense army of Vein Demons, Wei Duzheng couldn’t help but feel his scalp tingle.
"This place is not suitable for long!"
If it were just these highest Silver Grade Heavenly Spirit Vein Demons, with the Peak of Lingyun Realm cultivation Wei Duzheng had, he wouldn’t be too concerned. But over there, there were two formidable enemies eyeing him like tigers watching their prey.
The exhausted Hou Tianlie was manageable, but Wei Duzheng truly believed that if he were tangled up by Lu Yanji and Wu Zhukong any further, there would be no hope for escape.
Especially since after the Ten Thousand Demon Formation broke, Wei Duzheng’s last reliance, the large array, had been destroyed thoroughly. For some reason, at this moment, Wei Duzheng developed a strong fear toward that coarse-clothed youth Yun Xiao.
Wei Duzheng knew that the golden snake worm and the fiery red bird were Yun Xiao’s demon pets, so this time, the breaking of the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation was undoubtedly linked with that youth.
Having fallen repeatedly into Yun Xiao’s hands, even though that youth had merely a Lingyun Realm Late Stage cultivation, the sense of danger in Wei Duzheng’s heart felt even greater compared to Lu Yanji, a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert.
Bang!
Wei Duzheng casually killed a nearby wolf-shaped Vein Demon with a slap. Shortly after, his figure moved, slipping through a fleeting gap, escaping toward the southwest.
"Wei Duzheng, even at this point, do you think you can still keep running?"
Unexpectedly, just as Wei Duzheng surged out dozens of feet, an elderly and familiar voice suddenly rang by his ear, causing his heart to sink instantly into the abyss.
Because this voice belonged to none other than today’s strongest figure on the Tenglong Continent, the top person on the Heavenly List, Lu Yanji. This man clearly had anticipated Wei Duzheng’s move and was waiting for him to walk into his trap here.
Boom!
Though Lu Yanji spoke, he wasn’t idle with his hands. The swiftness of a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert’s action was enough; Wei Duzheng tried to move to dodge, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his right shoulder.
Wei Duzheng avoided the vital spot at the center back, but he couldn’t completely dodge the attack. This pain deep in his bones slowed his movements slightly.
Bang!
However, just as Wei Duzheng was secretly rejoicing that he hadn’t perished, another powerful energy wave came from the front, hitting him right in the chest.
"Wu Zhukong!"
This attack came from the front, and as Wei Duzheng felt several ribs on his chest shatter, he saw who exactly had launched the attack against him.
Seemingly, as a Heavenly Realm Early Stage expert, Wu Zhukong’s reaction wasn’t much slower than Lu Yanji’s. He had been so stifled within the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation earlier, and now that his attack hit the mark, he vented all his frustrations in that one hit.
But Wu Zhukong still held back somewhat; he didn’t use that strike to kill Wei Duzheng directly, merely severing the meridian in his chest and breaking several ribs, leaving him utterly powerless.
"That hateful guy is finally dead!"
In the sky outside the Spirit Fighting Commerce, seeing Wu Zhukong’s punch land on Wei Duzheng’s chest, people like Xu Hongzhuang and Xiao Bailin all thought that the chairman of the Spirit Fighting Commerce could never survive.
After all, Wu Zhukong was an Early Stage Heavenly Realm expert, and an unexpected strike like this was something that a Peak of Lingyun Realm Wei Duzheng could not withstand. Under this blow, Wei Duzheng should have no chance of survival.
"Heh, such a cruel person, would it not be too easy for him to just die like that?"
Just as everyone felt satisfied in their hearts, a light laugh came from the side. Though the laugh was light, the underlying coldness made all cultivators belonging to the Demons Mountain shiver involuntarily.
"He’s not dead?"
At this moment, Xiao Bailin, whose Soul Power was rather strong, saw that Wei Duzheng, who was blasted from the sky, still had a faint breath despite his weakened aura, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"In moments like this, not killing might be more satisfying than killing!"
Yun Xiao’s icy voice came again, and with these words, the cultivators of Demons Mountain knew immediately what he intended to express, and they all deeply agreed.
For at this moment, Wei Duzheng still retained a breath, but his meridians were broken, and his ribs had been shattered, leaving him without the strength to even stand.
Within the headquarters of Spirit Fighting Commerce, Lu Yanji, Wu Zhukong, and Hou Tianlie did nothing, but let’s not forget that aside from these three human enemies, Wei Duzheng also had thousands upon thousands of Vein Demon foes.
The hatred these Vein Demons had for Wei Duzheng was perhaps even stronger than Hou Tianlie’s. The torment of having one’s Blood Energy consumed bit by bit without any means of resistance, forced to await death, was undoubtedly one of utter despair.
Now that they were finally freed from their constraints, and the main culprit Wei Duzheng was severely injured with no power to fight back, what further hesitation or concern did these Vein Demons need to have?
Rumble! Rumble!
In an instant, within the headquarters of Spirit Fighting Commerce, due to the surge of numerous Vein Demons, clouds of dust rose several meters high, and the Flying Beast Pulse Demons spread their wings, blocking out the sun, creating an awe-inspiring spectacle.
"No... don’t!"
Yet, even in such a magnificent scene, Wei Duzheng now had no mind to appreciate it. Despite having been chairman of the Spirit Fighting Commerce for many years and once ranked fourth on the Heavenly List as a super expert, under the threat of death, he was still struck by fear.
If it were merely a sword stab that killed him, perhaps Wei Duzheng wouldn’t be this terrified, but those countless Vein Demons were about to tear him into pieces.
At this moment, Wei Duzheng couldn’t help but regret why he avoided the blow earlier. Wouldn’t dying directly at Lu Yanji’s hands have been better?
"That damn Wu Zhukong, he must have done it on purpose!"
In this life-and-death moment, Wei Duzheng’s mind was extraordinarily clear. Knowing that Wu Zhukong, an Early Stage Heavenly Realm expert, deliberately restrained his power at the last moment when he could have shattered his heart with a single strike.
It was obvious that Wu Zhukong did it on purpose, his goal was to prevent Wei Duzheng from dying instantly, allowing him to be torn apart by countless Vein Demons while he was powerless, that was his final fate.
Unfortunately, these thoughts only flashed in Wei Duzheng’s mind for an instant, before he had no further chance to contemplate, as those powerful Vein Demons had already pounced on him.
Crash!
Crack!
The tormented Vein Demons seemed to have found complete release at this moment, amidst the sound of flesh tearing and bones breaking, making one’s hair stand on end.
Even the Beast Vein Masters of Demons Mountain, who hated Wei Duzheng to the bone, found such a death too horrific. It’s imaginable how desperate the chairman of Spirit Fighting Commerce was before his demise.
As for those cultivators watching from afar in Lingdao City, their bodies couldn’t help but tremble violently. Such a scene of ten thousand demons devouring someone had never been witnessed in their lifetime.
"The era of the Spirit Fighting Commerce is utterly over!"
An elderly man, presumably a native strongman of Lingdao City, who had always looked up at the towering behemoth that was the Spirit Fighting Commerce, spoke with extreme emotion.
Since its establishment, the Spirit Fighting Commerce had always been the overlord of the southwest inner domain of the Dragon Continent, with countless family sects reliant on its great shadow for survival.
Doubtlessly, after today’s events, this region will fall into chaos, with the old overlord collapsing and a new one striving to rise to power, naturally accompanied by endless bloodshed and storms.
Thinking of this, many people turned their gaze to a particular part of the sky, where the president of the Meridian Refining Master Association and the Mountain Master of Demons Mountain were present, causing certain notions in their minds to be significantly tamed.
