Chapter 1115: Battle with the Tenebrous Demon Emperor |
As a true Emperor, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor was decisive. Without any hesitation, he raised the Misfortune Pearl with his left hand, while his right hand opened in a clawing motion toward Tang San. The sky darkened further as a massive black dragon claw descended from the heavens, bearing down with a mighty and oppressive force, like divine punishment itself.
But Tang San remained utterly unafraid. He stepped forward again, thrusting the Holy Dragon Spear diagonally toward the sky.
Brilliant holy light burst forth. The spear’s aura surged as its sharp tip stabbed directly into the center of the descending dragon claw.
Clang!
A thunderous sound echoed through the air as darkness and light clashed violently above, as though the entire sky might collapse. Yet the black claw was halted mid-air by the Holy Dragon Spear, and a brilliant gleam flashed in Tang San’s eyes. “Come, Your Majesty. Let’s take this fight to the skies.”
In the next moment, the Scourge Dragon beneath him surged upward, carrying Tang San into the air.
From within the clouds, a massive black dragon over a thousand meters long emerged. On the ground, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor’s figure grew faint and translucent, then vanished. The Misfortune Pearl turned into a streak of light and flew up into the sky, merging with the black dragon; this seemed to be the Tenebrous Demon Emperor’s true form.
Though Tang San, the Scourge Dragon beneath him, and the Crystal Dragon by his side appeared small in comparison, the divine light emanating from Tang San alone resisted the pressure of the Misfortune Pearl's misfortune aura.
On the ground, Grand Elder Liu Weichao had already led the dragons of Crystal City in surrounding the Tenebrous Dragons. With their Emperor not among them, they were clearly no match for the overall strength of Crystal City’s dragons.
The sooner this matter was resolved, the better. The longer it dragged on, the more likely unexpected changes would arise. After all, this was Crystal City, the largest main city on the continent. The other Emperors would never be pleased to see it fall into his hands.
Darkness energy surged madly toward Tang San, blotting out the sky with thick black clouds and soon completely obscuring his figure.
Yet within the darkness, a smile tugged at Tang San’s lips. You’re trying to hide what you’re doing, eh? I feel like I’ve seen this scenario not long ago.
“Holy Ward!” he shouted, raising his Holy Dragon Spear high. A blaze of radiant orange-golden light shot upward, suppressing misfortune and countering the darkness. Even though pressure from all sides remained intense—this was an Emperor’s power, after all—he stood firm.
“Tenebrous Demon Emperor, stop right there!” A clear shout rang out, followed by a burst of golden light from the far horizon. A giant dragon, pure white and glowing with golden light, flew straight toward the battlefield. Upon its back stood a proud figure—it was none other than Xu An’yu, leader of the Radiant Dragon clan, Lord of Crystal City, and Crown Prince.
Behind Xu An’yu, his six-winged Light Sprite radiated piercing brilliance. An overwhelming wave of light spread outward, turning the black clouds into gold and pushing back the darkness even more.
“You’re alive?” the Tenebrous Demon Emperor blurted in shock. Seeing Tang San hadn’t fazed him all that much, but now, true panic flickered in his eyes.
The dragons on the ground, who had been rather anxious, instantly found new resolve. To them, no force short of an Emperor could contend with the Tenebrous Demon Emperor, but Xu An’yu represented the guarantee that Crystal City would produce its own Emperor. If he had truly died, the city would have eventually fallen into the hands of other forces, and with that as an alternative, having the Tenebrous Demon Emperor take over wouldn’t have been quite as terrible. But now that Xu An’yu had returned, not only alive but at full strength, there was no more debate.
Golden radiance erupted as Xu An’yu’s eyes locked coldly onto the Tenebrous Demon Emperor. “Tenebrous Demon Emperor, you attacked me with a divine item. Didn’t expect me to survive, did you?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you were fine all along, why didn’t you reveal yourself earlier? Why provoke such chaos?” The Tenebrous Demon Emperor’s words were harsh, but his tone turned wary. It was painfully clear: Today’s plan had failed. He felt it absurd that Xu An’yu had survived, let alone being in any shape to show up here, but facts didn’t care about his feelings.
He had never been a truly determined personality; otherwise, he wouldn’t have conceded to Asura back in the day. Now, with Xu An’yu alive and the dragon race united once more under his banner, he was already thinking of retreat.
“If I’d shown up earlier, how would I have witnessed your little performance? You’ve coveted Crystal City for years. Today, let’s end this once and for all.” As he spoke, Xu An’yu merged with his Radiant Dragon beneath him, transforming into a blazing golden sun that charged straight for the Tenebrous Demon Emperor.
“Outrageous!” The Tenebrous Demon Emperor hadn’t expected Xu An’yu to take the initiative to attack. He was an Emperor! Did these people have no fear?
The thousand-meter black dragon spun in the sky, swinging his massive tail like it could sweep the heavens. It lashed out at both Tang San and Xu An’yu simultaneously.
Anger and frustration churned in the Tenebrous Demon Emperor’s heart. He would make them all respect an Emperor’s might!
But at that very moment, he suddenly felt a strange sluggishness in his body, as though an invisible force was restraining his movements and slowing him down.
What was this? Gravity manipulation? No… Time control? But the only ones with that power were the Chrono Crocodile clan, and their bloodline was only second-tier. Even their clan leader couldn’t restrain an Emperor like this!
While he was still processing this unexpected development, Xu An’yu struck.
The black dragon failed to complete his sweeping strike. Xu An’yu, transformed into pure golden light, slammed into the dragon’s tail with full force. The impact caused the massive body to spin violently, and Xu An’yu’s light overwhelmed the darkness.
At the same time, Tang San moved. Holy light burst from him as he thrust out his Holy Dragon Spear. His motion seemed slow, but his aim was deadly—he struck the black dragon’s neck with pinpoint precision.
Holy energy surged, and the black dragon howled in agony. Orange-gold light flashed across his dark scales, leaving him momentarily paralyzed.
Now the Tenebrous Demon Emperor was both enraged and shaken. He could understand Xu An’yu’s power, but what trick had Jin Miaolin used? And what was up with that spear?
The moment it pierced him, it wasn’t just holy energy that flooded in. Two violently opposing forces entered him: pure yin and pure yang!
Crunch!
Nihil seized the moment to lunge onto the black dragon’s back. His massive jaws bit down on the dragon’s scales. Despite the difference in size, his annihilation energy allowed his fangs to tear directly through the hard scale armor. Through this bite, he injected a deluge of annihilation energy, turning the wounded area a sickly purple.
Caught off guard, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor had taken a heavy blow.
The Holy Dragon Spear had pierced him, and Tang San immediately pumped it full of yin-yang energy. At the Emperor level, inflicting real harm was no easy feat, but he didn’t stop there. His Life Deprivation Domain activated, draining the Tenebrous Demon Emperor’s life force in torrents.