Free Web NovelChapter 183: Chapter 183: Uproar
"Impossible! Impossible!"
Shen Mo Feng shouted, standing up in disbelief to look at Shen Daoxing. He clearly hadn’t expected that even with the second transformation of his Sword Demon technique, he would still be utterly powerless before him.
Suddenly, his aura surged once more. An immense killing intent erupted from his body. His muscles bulged again, veins popping out all over, clearly visible even on his face.
His blood-red eyes were terrifying to behold, and under the influence of his boundless killing intent, his long hair turned a ghastly red, dragging along the ground.
The third of the Three Sword Demon Transformations: Blood Bath Blade Luo!
Everyone on the Cloud Platform held their breath, finding it hard to breathe. Those with lower cultivation levels fainted on the spot. The area only stabilized when disciples from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land intervened to shield them.
"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! Shen Daoxing, I want you dead!"
Shen Mo Feng’s blood-red eyes showed he had gone berserk. With a great roar, he charged forward again. The terrace ground cracked with every step he took.
His burly figure was like an Asura returned from Purgatory, ready to slay gods and buddhas alike!
"Asura Demon Blade Slash!"
Shen Mo Feng bellowed. Suddenly, a monstrous, blood-colored tide surged from his body like an ocean wave, spreading out little by little until it covered the entire terrace in a matter of moments.
At the same time, countless glints of light flickered as sharp, crimson longblades materialized from within the sea of blood.
Shen Daoxing stood as if in a hopeless Sword Domain, surrounded by innumerable demonic blades that had tasted blood.
"Kill!"
With Shen Mo Feng’s sharp cry, all the demonic blades in the sea of blood began to move. They blotted out the sky and covered the earth, like a colossal wave of blades threatening to swallow the world.
But Shen Daoxing still hadn’t moved a single step.
He simply raised his hand and held the Poisonous Fiend horizontally before his chest.
Within his body, the Seven-Colored Profound Platform began to shine brilliantly.
Forbidden Sword Technique! Heaven-Reaching Fire!
The next moment, a seven-colored light surged from his body as he swung the Demon Soldier, Poisonous Fiend, with terrifying force.
A surging wave of red flame burst from the Demon Soldier Poisonous Fiend and formed a massive curtain in the sky. The temperature on the entire terrace instantly rose by several degrees, and the sky itself turned red.
This red curtain seemed less imposing than Shen Mo Feng’s demonic blades.
But with a single, light sweep, the surrounding demonic blades shattered instantly.
As Shen Daoxing swept the Demon Soldier Poisonous Fiend in a circle around him, the red curtain expanded, wiping out everything in the vicinity within a single breath.
The boundless killing intent pouring from Shen Mo Feng had no power to resist Shen Daoxing’s Heaven-Reaching Fire. It dissolved in an instant.
"AHH!"
A blood-curdling scream echoed across the terrace. Shen Daoxing’s Heaven-Reaching Fire had already engulfed Shen Mo Feng’s arm, and no matter what he tried, he couldn’t extinguish it.
And the Heaven-Reaching Fire continued to spread up his arm, threatening to consume his entire body.
Suddenly, Shen Mo Feng gritted his teeth, raised the great blade in his hand, and decisively chopped off his own burning arm. Only then did he stop the spread of the Heaven-Reaching Fire.
Everyone on the Cloud Platform gasped. The Three Sword Demon Transformations... Even Shen Mo Feng’s third transformation was completely useless against Shen Daoxing.
’Just how strong is Shen Daoxing!?’
The crucial part was that Shen Daoxing didn’t even seem to be using his full strength.
Suddenly, a gasp of alarm rang out. "What! Shen Mo Feng is actually going to burn his own lifespan to forcibly increase his power! He’s insane!"
Shen Daoxing looked up.
He saw Shen Mo Feng, hair disheveled, clutching his bloody stump of an arm as he threw his head back and screamed, "Shen Daoxing, I’m going to kill you!"
A crimson flame suddenly ignited from within his body, as if burning from the depths of his very soul. Shen Mo Feng’s entire being twisted with mad fury.
As the flames blazed, Shen Daoxing could clearly feel Shen Mo Feng’s aura climbing higher and higher.
"Shen Daoxing, I’m going to kill you!"
With bloodshot eyes, Shen Mo Feng had thrown all caution to the wind. He charged menacingly toward Shen Daoxing. The entire terrace shook with each step, as if he were a murderous Asura.
Seeing this, Shen Daoxing shook his head and sighed, but he still didn’t move an inch.
"ROAR—!"
A loud, majestic dragon’s cry echoed across the terrace. A brilliant golden light flared around Shen Daoxing. A golden eye suddenly snapped open behind him, as if some powerful being had awakened. Immediately after, the massive phantom of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared. It radiated an aura of majesty and dominance, like a sovereign ruling from on high.
After appearing, the golden dragon phantom moved in front of Shen Mo Feng and simply opened its cavernous maw.
"ROAR!"
An earth-shattering roar erupted, and Shen Mo Feng’s menacing charge came to a sudden halt.
"WHOOSH!!"
His long hair flew up, and under the force of the immense dragon cry, his clothes first began to tear. The tearing grew worse until all his clothing disintegrated into scraps of cloth and was blown away.
"BANG!"
In a mere moment, Shen Mo Feng could no longer resist. He was sent flying into the air and, with a loud bang, smashed heavily onto the ground, crashing straight through the terrace and down to the floor below.
One move!
Still just one move!
Even after Shen Mo Feng burned his lifespan to forcibly increase his strength, he couldn’t even withstand a single move from Shen Daoxing. In fact, Shen Daoxing hadn’t moved a single step from beginning to end.
The crowd on the Cloud Platform was stunned. They looked up at the hole in the terrace and saw Shen Mo Feng sprawled out on the floor below, limbs splayed and completely naked, not moving at all.
"This... is this Shen Daoxing’s true power?"
"Shen Mo Feng was completely helpless before him!"
"And it looks like he wasn’t even going all out!"
The crowd was in an uproar.
"Was the character ’Shen’ on the Celestial Pride Stele really carved by Shen Mo Feng? Is he truly the number one prodigy of the East Continent in the last thousand years? Stronger than even Dugu Sheng? If so, why was he defeated so easily?"
Someone raised a question.
"Wait! Shen Daoxing’s surname is also Shen!"
Suddenly, someone had a realization.
Then, a person pointed to the Celestial Pride Stele on the terrace. "Look! The ’Shen’ character on the Celestial Pride Stele is glowing!"
The crowd turned to look. They saw that after Shen Daoxing defeated Shen Mo Feng, the "Shen" character at the very top of the Celestial Pride Stele had suddenly begun to emit a dazzling light, as if in response.
Everyone came to a sudden understanding.
"So the ’Shen’ character was carved by Shen Daoxing!"
"Look, Shen Mo Feng’s name is much further down, not even as high as Fairy Shangguan’s!"
Someone else added.
In an instant, the entire Cloud Platform was filled with sounds of derision, all directed at Shen Mo Feng in contempt.
Even on the main Cloud Platform, the representatives from the Seven Great Sacred Mountains of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land had all stood up, staring at Shen Daoxing in utter shock.
Only Shangguan Yiran remained seated, not moving an inch. Her expression was placid, as if she had known the outcome all along.
