Chapter 96: First Steps into the Demonic Path (Part 8)

A new round of battle began.
Eight more died in the battle.
Only six remained.
The purple-eyed youth looked at the crowd, a cruel smile on his face.
“If you are willing to submit to me and accept the soul brand, I can let you live.”
The purple-eyed youth was powerful; though not a god, he had already killed two true disciples.
Now he showed no regard for the other five.
By branding their souls, they could only become slaves, condemned to eternal damnation!
“Zhan Huntian, you want us to submit? You're delusional!”
“Attack together! Kill him first!”
“Ahhhhh…”
Suddenly, Su Chen and Luo Hongying attacked simultaneously, ambushing the other two true disciples, instantly killing two more.
The last remaining person tried to shout, “I am willing to submit! Please, sir, save my life!”
Su Chen beheaded him without hesitation with a single sword strike.
Only three remained standing in the entire Devouring Sun Holy Land.
Luo Hongying warily watched the purple-eyed youth.
“Junior Brother Zhou, let’s kill him together, and the resources of this Holy Land will belong to the two of us.”
“Then, we can become Daoist partners, wouldn’t we be revered together for eternity?”
Su Chen nodded: “Senior Sister is right. After killing him, Senior Sister, don’t forget our agreement.”
Luo Hongying: “…”
Wouldn’t becoming Daoist partners with her be more appealing?
Luo Hongying didn’t waste any words, wielding her spear. A crimson mark suddenly erupted from her body, covering her snow-white skin and forming a spiritual armor.
“It’s actually a Martial Spirit Armor… This long-lost item has actually fallen into your hands.”
Zhan Huntian was somewhat surprised. Facing the charging Luo Hongying, Zhan Huntian didn’t retreat, and the two clashed at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
'No wonder this woman dared to scheme against so many true disciples of the Devouring Sun Holy Land.'
Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly. Even he had only heard of the Martial Spirit Armor; it was a suit of armor forged by a special race, capable of greatly amplifying the user's attack and speed.
In the Tianxuan Domain, very few people possessed such Martial Spirit Armor.
"Zhou Chen, aren't you coming to help?"
Luo Hongying was finding it increasingly difficult to fight Zhan Huntian. Glancing at Su Chen, who was watching from the sidelines, she felt a surge of displeasure and spoke in a commanding tone.
Su Chen feigned reluctance and joined the battle, using his sword techniques to help Luo Hongying share the firepower.
In no time, Zhan Huntian was at a disadvantage.
Luo Hongying seized an opportunity, unleashing the Blood Moon Spear Technique. A single spear strike directly hit Zhan Huntian's body, annihilating everything within a radius of several hundred meters. The resulting dust cloud contained terrifying killing intent, obscuring the scene.
Luo Hongying, panting heavily, looked at the battlefield, a triumphant smile on her face: "Zhan Huntian... he should be dead!"
Unlike Luo Hongying's joy,
Su Chen frowned.
He instinctively sensed something was wrong.
Boom!
A terrifying figure flashed past, instantly appearing before Luo Hongying.
Upon seeing who it was, Luo Hongying's eyes widened.
Zhan Huntian was now entirely purple, his hair standing on end, his muscles like the gnarled roots of an ancient tree, and an extremely powerful aura naturally formed a barrier around him.
"Purple Extreme Heavenly Technique... it's the Purple Extreme Heavenly Technique!"
"This cultivation technique couldn't possibly exist in the world. The Purple Extreme Demon Lord died in the Southwest Region, his lineage should have been severed!"
Luo Hongying's face turned deathly pale.
Zhan Huntian glanced at Luo Hongying indifferently, a mocking smile on his face: "How could a little girl like you possibly understand my methods?"
"Since you forced me to reveal my true form, I have no choice but to let you live!"
Zhan Huntian flicked his finger lightly at Luo Hongying.
Luo Hongying's body was struck as if by a heavy blow, flying backward, crashing through a series of mountains, her martial spirit armor tattered.
In the blink of an eye, Zhan Huntian arrived above Luo Hongying.
Luo Hongying was ragged, coughing up blood. At this moment, she no longer possessed her former arrogance; the fear of death enveloped her.
"My...my lord, I am willing to submit. I am willing to have my soul branded and stay by your side."
"I can be your concubine, your pet, and I will never reveal any of your secrets."
Luo Hongying wanted to express her submission.
Zhan Huntian scoffed: "Someone like you is beneath my notice!"
A terrifying aura gathered at his fingertips; Zhan Huntian intended to kill Luo Hongying instantly, leaving no future trouble.
However, suddenly a sword beam disrupted Zhan Huntian's movements.
Su Chen had made his move, forcing Zhan Huntian back with a single strike and arriving beside Luo Hongying.
Seeing the newcomer, Luo Hongying's hope for survival rekindled.
"Zhou Chen, kill him! As long as you kill him, I'll be yours!"
Zhan Huntian was the reincarnation of the Purple Extreme Demon Lord.
And Zhou Chen...in her investigation, was also suspected to be the reincarnation of a powerful being.
Only Zhou Chen could deal with the Purple Extreme Demon Lord!
Zhan Huntian watched Su Chen charge into the battlefield, a hint of interest in his voice. "You...are you going to protect her, to become my enemy?"
Su Chen shook his head.
"She...only I can kill her!"
His clear black and white pupils suddenly turned pitch black, like two black holes, devouring everything.
Behind Luo Hongying, a gaping maw suddenly appeared, swallowing her whole in an instant.
Luo Hongying's screams still echoed through the heavens and earth.
"Zhou Chen...you can't kill me...if you kill me, the Holy Lord won't let you get away with it!"
Gradually, Luo Hongying's aura vanished.
After swallowing Luo Hongying, Su Chen's aura surged, and the same martial spirit armor as Luo Hongying appeared around his body. This sudden scene stunned Zhan Huntian for a moment, then he burst into laughter.
"It's actually the Primordial Gluttonous Body! It seems those old guys from the Primordial Remnants aren't all dead yet!"
"However, truly heaven is helping me, the Purple Extreme Demon Lord! Boy, your body and soul are mine now!"
Thinking of the rumors within the Primordial Ruins,
Zhan Huntian's heart surged with excitement.
But... immediately afterward, an even more terrifying aura erupted from Su Chen's body.
He raised his hand and unleashed a sword strike.
"Return to Dust!"
A sword aura that pierced through heaven and earth, seemingly capable of piercing through the ruins.
Zhan Huntian had no time to dodge and was enveloped by the sword aura.
Zhan Huntian was terrified. This sword strike was so terrifying that it was completely beyond what someone of his level could unleash. Such a level of swordsmanship was something even those sword prodigies in the Transcendent Realm couldn't achieve!
With one strike, Zhan Huntian was covered in wounds, and fear gripped his heart.
"This guy is not simple... he's probably an old monster too!"
Zhan Huntian cursed inwardly, "What the hell is this Devouring Sun Holy Land?!"
It actually hides such a terrifying 'fellow practitioner'!
Seeing Zhan Huntian intending to flee, Su Chen pointed two fingers forward.
"Myriad Calamities Annihilation Finger!"
One of the Saint-level martial arts of the Prison Suppression Holy Land!
The world seemed to fall into a cycle of annihilation, utterly dark.
Su Chen slowly walked into the center of the terrifying aura.
From within, a heart-wrenching cry of despair echoed.