Chapter 172: The Killing Demon Lord (Part Twelve)

Returning to the Temple of the God of Slaughter.
Su Chen became the Master of the Temple of Slaughter.
The upheaval in the Temple of the God of Slaughter alarmed many high-ranking members.
"That old ghost, the Saint King of Slaughter, is actually dead!"
The Saint King of Slaughter Heart and the Saint King of Extinction Soul were greatly shocked. Even the Young Master Wusheng was dead, and the final victor was actually the disciple of the Saint King of Slaughter, Slaughter Child.
The Saint King of Slaughter Heart and the Saint King of Extinction Soul were wary of this junior, Slaughter Child. Both the Saint King of Slaughter and the Young Master Wusheng were meticulous individuals; they didn't believe Slaughter Child's death was a fluke. There must be a secret they didn't know!
Soon, news of the upheaval in the Temple of the God of Slaughter spread. The various races of the outer star system felt both regret and relief. The Young Master Wusheng was dead; the number one genius of all races was dead!
Ignoring the commotion outside, Su Chen returned to the Temple of the God of Slaughter and began his seclusion.
Three years later
Under an ancient tree, Su Chen's eyes were deep, as if he had made a decision.
Aura evolved into laws, which transformed into a celestial blade, hovering above Su Chen's head.
He was actually about to sever his Saintly cultivation!
This scene was utterly horrifying. The Saintly Realm, coveted by countless beings, was being severed by someone willing to cut off their own path. Even those born with divine bodies, the greatest geniuses of all time, could not simultaneously walk multiple Saintly paths!
Su Chen didn't hesitate. The celestial blade descended, and his aura plummeted, his cultivation dropping from the Saintly Realm to the Nirvana Realm. The terrifying Dao injury caused him to cough up blood, and the excruciating pain turned his face pale.
But Su Chen showed no regret. Blood still clung to his lips as he smiled.
Having spent three years comprehending the Killing Emperor's Mark, he chose to condense the Killing God Demon Embryo. While his Primordial Spirit Divine Body was powerful, its upper limit was far too low. Perhaps reaching the Great Saint Realm would be his limit. Even with high comprehension, if his cultivation speed couldn't keep up, he would have no hope of becoming a Quasi-Emperor, let alone an Emperor.
Originally, Su Chen planned to stir up trouble in this life, accumulating a batch of points to defy fate, waiting for the grand era to begin. However, he unexpectedly encountered a reincarnated individual who had schemed for five hundred years to achieve the first kill of the Chosen One of Destiny, seize the inheritance of the Killing Emperor, and cultivate a Killing God Demon Embryo to hunt down all living beings for sustenance.
Su Chen decided not to die.
Only a little over ten thousand years remained before the Golden Era began.
Another hundred years passed. Su Chen's self-inflicted wounds had fully healed. Many significant events had occurred during this century: the death of the Unborn Prince, the disappearance of Xiao Sha, the second genius of the Eternal Realm, for a hundred years, and the once-powerful Xiao Clan Dynasty was on the verge of collapse. No one was a fool; perhaps the top powers already knew that the Unborn Prince and Xiao Sha of the Xiao Clan Dynasty were the same person.
If another hundred years passed and Xiao Sha also disappeared, and no saint appeared in the Xiao Clan Dynasty, the mighty Xiao Clan Dynasty would crumble overnight.
However... in reality, it would crumble even without a hundred years.
"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze." Xiao Sha possesses great fortune, and his family members might also contain extraordinary individuals. Su Chen doesn't intend to let them go; these are all excellent sources of nourishment.
Su Chen left the Killing God Palace.
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The Xiao Family
Once one of the four great families of the Beichen Dynasty, they were overthrown by Xiao Sha's rise to power. Xiao Sha's strength was unfathomable, and the Xiao Family expanded, even commanding respect from the Holy Lands and Daoist lineages.
Unfortunately, that was all in the past.
Xiao Sha disappeared for a century without a trace. The Xiao Clan Dynasty claimed that Xiao Sha was in seclusion cultivating to become a saint, but they knew in their hearts that Xiao Sha was no longer with the Xiao Clan Dynasty. Even his closest relatives could not contact him.
In the Xiao family hall, the core members of the Xiao Clan all wore solemn expressions. They knew that once the news could no longer be concealed, it would be the end of their Xiao Clan.
"My eldest brother...is he really the same person as the rumors say, the same person as Young Master Wusheng?"
The fifth sister, Xiao Yueli, broke the silence, her voice trembling... In Xiao Yueli's heart, although her fourth brother, Xiao Sha, was a good person, she was also the one with whom she had the best relationship. After Xiao Sha displayed his strength and turned the tide, her fourth brother Xiao Sha replaced her eldest brother Xiao Tianze as her idol, the goal she would pursue for life.
However, Fourth Brother Xiao Sha was upright and honorable, a leader of the righteous path, while the Unborn Prince of the Killing God Palace was the complete opposite. The Unborn Prince was treacherous and cunning, having killed countless human prodigies and seized countless opportunities. As a result, the human race's prodigies in the Eternal Realm suffered a decline. After the Unborn Prince's death and Xiao Sha's disappearance, the human race in the Eternal Realm suffered immense oppression.
"Enough, Fifth Sister! Regardless of whether Fourth Brother is the Unborn Prince or not, he is still your Fourth Brother!"
Eldest Brother Xiao Tianze spoke with an imposing presence, his years of campaigning making him composed.
Even so, Xiao Tianze knew that if Xiao Sha was truly the Unborn Prince, then the Xiao family would be in deep trouble. The Unborn Prince had offended too many forces; it could be said that the current dire situation of the entire human race in the Eternal Realm was entirely his doing. They wouldn't retaliate against the Killing God Palace, but in the eyes of those behemoths, the small Xiao family was no different from an ant.
"I have already instructed my second sister to take the promising descendants of my Xiao family to the Misty Sacred Palace for cultivation. If my Xiao family faces a major upheaval, only the Misty Sacred Palace can protect them and preserve some seeds for my Xiao family."
The third brother, Xiao Jin, spoke calmly, outlining the Xiao family's final plans under his arrangement.
Xiao Tianze said, "Third brother, is the situation truly this dire? Father is already breaking through to the Nirvana Realm."
Xiao Jin replied, "Eldest brother, the situation will only be more severe than imagined. Our Xiao family can no longer retreat. Fourth brother has brought our family to a level no less than ours. We must bear the consequences for him. I understand the principle of 'the victor is king, the loser is villain,' and you should understand it too. This is not an outcome that Father's breakthrough to the Nirvana Realm can reverse."
The hall fell into a deathly silence.
Suddenly,
Xiao Tianze's expression changed.
"Not good! Someone has stormed our Xiao Clan's palace!"
Xiao Jin and Xiao Yueli looked at Xiao Tianze, their eyes wide with astonishment. Xiao Tianze's expression, however, was extremely grave. Having fought in countless battles, he was far more sensitive to killing intent than ordinary martial artists. He could sense that outside the hall, in the darkness of eternity, a crimson figure lurked.
Xiao Tianze said gravely, "Third and Fifth Brothers, I'll hold off the enemy. You two hurry and awaken Father Emperor, take him away from the Xiao Dynasty... Third Brother, your guess was right, our Xiao family... is truly facing annihilation!"
Xiao Tianze could sense... that killing intent, far more terrifying and sharper than any opponent he had ever faced on the battlefield. The name of a powerful force surfaced in Xiao Tianze's mind, capable of wielding such terrifying killing intent.
'The Temple of Killing Gods!'
ps: My friend went to celebrate his birthday today, so I'm rushing to finish this chapter. I probably won't have time for the next one, so I'll post three chapters tomorrow. ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑