Chapter 179: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (19) |
One of the old Great Saints was directly blasted apart by a single strike, his blood dyeing the vault of heaven and sending chills through everyone's hearts!
The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' was simply too powerful!
The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' had originally believed that by killing one ant with thunderous force, these ignorant fools would retreat. Instead, their resistance grew even fiercer. Not a single Saint chose to withdraw. Even the many Saint Kings who had been hesitant earlier joined the battlefield, fighting without regard for their lives!
The more terrifying the 'Blood Butcher Supreme' became, the more determined they were to kill him. The Quasi-Emperors who had once protected the myriad races had not shed their blood in vain. If this divine spirit of the 'Blood Butcher Supreme' were allowed to return to the position of Supreme once more, it would bring another great calamity that no one could escape!
"A bunch of foolish idiots!"
The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' was so enraged he roared wildly.
He was merely an evil thought and could not understand why these people would throw away their lives so willingly.
Suddenly, an extremely terrifying killing intent descended, splitting the battlefield in two. A crimson blood sword floated in the air, radiating overwhelming killing intent as if it intended to slaughter all living beings.
The sudden change made both the 'Blood Butcher Supreme' and everyone else on the battlefield tense up.
Ripples appeared in space, opening a passage. From within emerged a terrifying figure that was partially visible, causing the surrounding destructive auras to automatically retreat.
"It's someone from the Killing God Hall!"
The Killing God Hall did not have a good reputation among the myriad races!
The atmosphere grew extremely tense.
Su Chen swept his indifferent gaze across everyone present.
"We of the Killing God Hall are all assassins. As proper assassins, we only accept missions with generous rewards."
Lin Changsheng said, "It is said that if the price is right, the Killing God Hall even dares to kill an 'Emperor.' I wonder if the Killing God Hall today dares to join forces to slaughter a former Supreme?"
From beneath his mask, Su Chen let out a low, hoarse voice, "It is merely an evil thought born from within a Supreme's body. Why wouldn't we dare? However, my Killing God Hall requires one item as payment!"
Lin Changsheng agreed without hesitation, "Deal!"
The Killing God Demon Embryo radiated boundless killing intent that coiled around Su Chen.
The supreme Rakshasa form manifested, holding a divine sword as it slashed directly toward the 'Blood Butcher Supreme.' With only first-stage Great Saint cultivation, he dared to charge head-on against a former Supreme. This scene left many Saints in awe and admiration.
This was the Killing God Hall—something the myriad races both loved and hated.
The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' sensed danger and cried out in alarm, "What does Your Excellency want? I will give it to you! As long as you help me kill them, I am willing to pay ten times the reward!"
Su Chen did not stop. He simply replied coldly, "Ten times the reward is indeed tempting. However, the assassins of my Killing God Hall all have principles."
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Su Chen's words caused everyone's emotions to roller-coaster wildly.
Some despised the ruthless style of the Killing God Hall. But now, they could not help but admire it. From the strongest experts to ordinary assassins, the Killing God Hall's members all had principles. If you wanted to assassinate a genius or elder from an opposing force, the Killing God Hall was the right choice!
The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' roared furiously. Su Chen's strength was already terrifying, and with Lin Changsheng—a peak Great Saint with a great completion divine body—plus the continuous attacks from many experts of the myriad races, wounds soon appeared on that body!
At that moment, a sharp aura suddenly erupted. At some unknown time, a figure had approached the 'Blood Butcher Supreme' and delivered a sure-kill strike, heavily injuring him. Everyone was shocked. When they saw the figure clearly, it turned out to be an infant-like being.
"That is the Killing Ancestor of the Killing God Hall… He has been hiding in the shadows the whole time, waiting for the right moment. What terrifying concealment technique—even a former Supreme failed to detect him!"
The Saints felt deep wariness.
They had not noticed him either… If the Killing Ancestor had targeted them, who could have dodged that sure-kill strike? A weaker Quasi-Emperor would likely have perished on the spot!
This was a being who had reached the extreme of the Killing Dao—the Killing Ancestor who made all living beings tremble in fear!
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Even Su Chen was slightly surprised.
The Killing Ancestor was actually this powerful. When he had fought the old Great Saint from the Dao Sect earlier, he had been at a disadvantage. Now it seemed that if the Killing Ancestor had chosen to hide in the shadows from the beginning, that old Great Saint would probably have fallen long ago.
However, Su Chen did not hesitate. The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' was heavily injured, so it was time to kick him while he was down. He attacked directly alongside Lin Changsheng, sealing off the 'Blood Butcher Supreme's escape routes.
The 'Blood Butcher Supreme' roared unwillingly, "I am unwilling… truly unwilling! To think I would fall at the hands of a bunch of ants!"
His body was slashed apart. This time, he died completely, with no possibility of reviving again!
Su Chen felt the killing intent within his Killing God Demon Embryo surge violently. His cultivation broke through rapidly, advancing three minor realms in succession to reach the fourth stage of the Great Saint realm. He had saved himself a thousand years of bitter cultivation. This unexpected gain filled him with delight.
What interested Su Chen even more, however, was the bronze oil lamp left behind from his previous life.
With the 'Blood Butcher Supreme's suppression gone, a certain region was revealed. A terrifying sword floated there, protecting two damaged corpses. It was none other than the Purple Firmament Emperor Sword from his previous life. Su Chen had thrown it into the void back then, yet instead of returning to the Azure Nether Dao Domain, it had chosen to come back and protect the remnants of the two bodies. In the end, it had fallen into the final scheme of the Blood Butcher Supreme, who wanted to use the artifact spirit within the Emperor Sword to live a second life.
At this moment, the artifact spirit of the Purple Firmament Emperor Sword was extremely weak and seemed on the verge of dissipating. Sensing the disappearance of the 'Blood Butcher Supreme's aura, the sword's power gradually faded as well.
"Truly worthy of a Supreme. Even after reaching extreme sublimation, he still had such means. He came so close to living a second life."
Su Chen sighed inwardly in amazement.
Although Divine Evolution Great Emperor and Invincible Great Emperor had slain so many Supremes in succession, this did not mean Supremes were weak. It simply meant the Great Emperors were too strong—truly unrivaled in the universe. Only when a Supreme reached extreme sublimation and sacrificed everything for one final battle would they have the power to fight back!
Even an unremarkable Supreme like the 'Blood Butcher Supreme' had nearly succeeded in living a second life. The means and scheming of these former Emperors far surpassed ordinary beings. Unfortunately, both of their lives had been disrupted by Su Chen. Their luck simply wasn't good enough.
Many living beings turned their gazes toward Su Chen. They had not forgotten that the Life-Slaughter Demon Lord of the Killing God Hall had demanded one item as payment! No one objected because no one dared to offend the Killing God Hall. If they failed to kill him, they would never be able to eat or sleep in peace again!
"Could it be… the Killing God Hall wants that Emperor Weapon?"
Some guessed. Although the artifact spirit inside the Emperor Weapon was extremely weak and could no longer unleash its full power, it was still an Emperor Weapon. Even without its artifact spirit, it remained unrivaled in the world!
To everyone's astonishment, however, the Life-Slaughter Demon Lord did not choose the Emperor Weapon, nor did he take the damaged corpses of the two former Quasi-Emperors. Instead, he selected a broken oil lamp. After taking the lamp, Su Chen and the Killing Ancestor left the ancient battlefield directly.
"What… exactly is that bronze oil lamp? Is it more precious than an Emperor Weapon?"
Everyone was puzzled. Even Lin Changsheng had prepared himself for the possibility of being unable to retrieve the Purple Firmament Emperor Sword, yet the Life-Slaughter Demon Lord had chosen something he had never even heard of!
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