Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

The Da Xia Imperial Palace, within the Imperial Study.

A burly man from the Upper Realm burst forth from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, descending abruptly upon this place, and the moment he appeared, with a mere thought, he slew dozens of Forbidden Army soldiers, turning the ground into a river of blood.

The Imperial Study, where the Human Emperor handled affairs, had never witnessed such an event in the five hundred years since Da Xia was established.

This was an affront to Da Xia's honor, as well as a slap to Ji Yuan's face as the Human Emperor.

Moreover, the man kept referring to himself as "this seat" and even demanded he kneel down, clearly not viewing Da Xia or him with the slightest regard.

At this moment, Ji Yuan snapped back to reality, his shock replaced by rising anger. Struggling to suppress it, he demanded in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you, and what is your purpose?!"

"Who am I?" The burly man replied with a mocking tone, looking at Ji Yuan and saying, "You are merely the monarch of a mundane earthly dynasty. To speak such words in my presence, should I say you have a bold spirit or that you are simply too ignorant?"

As he spoke, the burly man's expression turned stern, and he coldly stated, "To the likes of you, I am akin to a divine being. In my presence, your status as an earthly emperor is not even worth mentioning. Why have you not yet knelt down?!"

With a thunderous boom, as the burly man's last words fell, like the morning bell and evening drum, both Ji Yuan and Eunuch Huang trembled, shaking uncontrollably, blood trickling from their seven orifices.

This too was a form of deterrence. As a warrior of the Heavenly Human Realm, it was far too easy for the burly man to kill Ji Yuan; he could do it with just a thought.

His reason for not doing so, his continued tolerance, was merely because Ji Yuan still had his uses. Thus, he chose this way to demonstrate his formidable power.

However, what the burly man did not expect was that although Ji Yuan's martial arts talent was mediocre, his courage was substantial. After witnessing his strength, instead of fear, Ji Yuan glared back at him furiously.

"You come from the Upper Realm!" Ji Yuan said in a stern voice.

"Hah!" The burly man chuckled coldly, remarking, "Ant, your attitude displeases me. Let me guess, did that Gu Chen give you confidence? Let him come forth; I will show you what a true strong being is!"

Hearing the burly man mention Gu Chen, a chill ran down Ji Yuan's spine. Fortunately, it seemed the man was unaware that Gu Chen had already left the Nine Provinces, which allowed Ji Yuan to breathe a sigh of relief.

"This seat gives you one final chance, kneel down, submit, or else, I shall devour all the souls in this city. In my eyes, you are nothing more than blood food. Take the chance while I am in a merciful mood and grasp it tightly," the burly man sneered, his eyes flashing a bloodthirsty light.

Arriving at the Da Xia Imperial Palace, slaughtering dozens of the Forbidden Army, intimidating the Human Emperor, demanding a sovereign of a nation kneel, and regarding millions of souls as mere blood food—such was his arrogance and tyranny!

Even if Ji Yuan was not skilled in martial arts, his rage ignited at this moment, a towering fury, wishing he could tear the man before him to pieces and scatter his remains!

"You want to kill me?" The burly man, extremely sensitive to murderous intent, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Since that is the case, I will just have to kill all of you and turn you into blood food!"

"Seeking death!"

Just as the burly man was about to make his move, an angry roar came, followed swiftly by the appearance of two figures who stood protectively in front of the wavering Ji Yuan and Eunuch Huang.

The arrivals were Wei Cang and Luo Xun!

"Gu Chen is absent, yet these two have appeared?" The burly man assessed Wei Cang and Luo Xun calmly, with a preconceived confidence.

As for Gu Chen, he had scoured Tiandu and still found no trace of him.

"Has he gone into seclusion?" the burly man wondered.

He did not consider the possibility that Gu Chen would dare to leave the Nine Provinces alone to venture beyond heaven and destroy the spatial channel.

Such an act would seem so foolish to those from the Upper Realm that it would be deemed destined to fail.

This point had been well proven by countless destructions of worlds in the past.

"Who are you?!" boomed Wei Cang, an imposing figure, his face filled with anger.

Moments ago, they were nearly too late; if Ji Yuan were to die, it would deeply impact Da Xia.

The burly man was, after all, a pinnacle warrior of the Heavenly Human Realm from the Upper Realm, equipped with methods that the Lower Realm could not compare to, and even the Tower Supervisor's Heavenly Human Gazing Skill couldn't predict him.

Fortunately, at the last moment, after the burly man voluntarily revealed himself, appearing in the palace, the Tower Supervisor noticed and immediately informed Wei Cang and Luo Xun, urging them to return at once.

Wei Cang and Luo Xun had originally left to head to the headquarters of Diancang Pavilion to capture Qian Shou King Zhou Yuan, but on their way, they received an urgent message from the Tower Supervisor and hurried back as fast as they could.

Had they been too late, the two would have been regretful for the rest of their lives.

Ji Yuan was the most outstanding offspring of the Summer Emperor, the current successor of Da Xia, and nothing could happen to him.

At that moment, the young and handsome Luo Xun looked at the burly man and said, "You descended to the Nine Provinces a year and a half ago, didn't you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Cang, as well as Ji Yuan and Eunuch Huang, all felt a sudden chill.

A year and a half ago was precisely when the disappearance cases had occurred.

Clearly, Luo Xun was implying there was an undeniable connection between the disappearance cases and the burly man before them.

"Your sense of smell is quite sharp," said the burly man with a sneer.

With that, he essentially admitted the connection, causing Wei Cang and the others' faces to darken instantly.

"Where are those common people now?!" Upon hearing the burly man's link to the disappearance cases, Ji Yuan urgently demanded.

"Dead," said the burly man nonchalantly.

"Dead?!" Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan's body shook, his complexion turning instantly pale.

Although he had pondered that tens of millions couldn't just vanish into thin air and had no news for so long, upon learning the truth in this instant, Ji Yuan was still bewildered, struck as if by thunder.

It was not just one or two people, but tens of millions of citizens of the Human Clan!

"You bunch of beasts!" As the Emperor of Da Xia, who loved his people like his own children, Ji Yuan could no longer restrain the rage in his heart upon hearing the news and cursed out loud.

"Seeking death!" Seeing Ji Yuan daring to insult him, the burly man's face turned cold, ready to strike at any moment.

"Dongfang, send him away!" At this moment, seeing the burly man about to make a move, Wei Cang and Luo Xun quickly spoke up, calling for the Tower Supervisor.

If such a strong person were to take action in Tiandu, it would surely lead to blood flowing like rivers and calamity for all living beings – an outcome that Da Xia could not accept.

"Twist heaven and earth!"

The white-haired Tower Supervisor appeared, his face extremely solemn. With his hands forming seals and the assistance of Wei Cang and Luo Xun, the three combined their strength. The light flickered around them, and space shifted. In an instant, they had already translocated to the high skies above a mountain range outside Tiandu City.

"Hm?"

The burly man was somewhat surprised to find himself being translocated, and after giving the Tower Supervisor a glance, he said, "I seem to have underestimated you."

Of course, the main reason was that his injuries had not healed and his cultivation was suppressed by the nine states' heaven and earth.

Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for the Tower Supervisor to translocate him here, it might even have been utterly impossible.

"Puh!" At this moment, the Tower Supervisor's face turned pale, and he spat out blood, his energy rapidly weakening.

After all, the burly man was in the Heavenly Human Realm and was by no means ordinary.

"Dongfang, step aside. Leave this person to us," Wei Cang said coldly, the former Tower Supervisor of Jing Tian Department, his eyes filled with undisguised intense killing intent.

"Insects, presuming to strike at me, now you will realize just how foolish this idea is!"

The burly man's face twisted fiercely, and he struck immediately. He howled to the sky, like a tiger roaring through the forest. The terrifying sound wave turned into a tangible shockwave that enveloped all directions, causing the heavens to crack at the first instance.

"As expected of the Heavenly Human Realm!" This scene also made both Wei Cang and Luo Xun's expressions stiffen.

Boom!

In an instant, Wei Cang took action, blocking the sound wave attack. As the former Tower Supervisor of Jing Tian Department, who had fought the world with the Emperor of Da Xia over twenty years ago and later safeguarded the space passage from outside the realm for many years, his battle experience was immense, and his strength was extremely formidable.

Even if his cultivation realm was suppressed by the environment of the nine states, only allowing him the full completion of the Divine Intent Realm, Wei Cang was still fearless in the face of the Heavenly Human Realm!

He threw a punch with wide swings that sent surging vital energy throughout his body, with formidable force – actually daring to clash hard against the burly man – and managed to hold his ground, not being crushed instantly.

"Hmm?!"

Shocked by the clash, the burly man had not expected Wei Cang to have such strength to stand up to him in a head-on confrontation.

"Just an insect, and yet you dream of turning the heavens upside down?" The burly man bellowed, roaring up to the sky again, the volume of his roar shaking the wilderness, causing the void to crack, scattering like broken mirror shards.

"Stop!"

At this moment, Luo Xun, who had been standing at a distance, took action. As the former Tower Supervisor of Mingjing Department, his strength was also formidable.

Otherwise, he would not have been sent by the Emperor of Da Xia to guard the space passage alongside Wei Cang.

Even more so, compared to the wide-swinging, forceful approach of Wei Cang, Luo Xun's attacks were even sharper and harder to defend against!

With a humming sound, a smooth mirror surfaced above Luo Xun's head, its light shimmering. A beam of light shot out, shining upon the burly man's body.

Immediately, the burly man felt an intense pain in his body and his movements stalled, presenting a momentary lapse.

With his rich combat experience, Wei Cang naturally wouldn't let go of this fleeting opportunity. In a flash, his fists rained down like a violent storm, each punch with enough might to topple a mountain.

Even as someone of the Heavenly Human Realm, the burly man felt extremely uncomfortable under so many heavy blows, and blood spilled from his mouth.

This only enraged him further, and a black "king" character faintly appeared on his forehead.

Then, a fierce battle erupted there, with the sky darkening, lightning flashing, the heavens exploding, and the void trembling. Fresh blood splattered from time to time, mostly from Wei Cang and Luo Xun.

Though arrogant and overbearing, the burly man indeed possessed strong capabilities. Even with the suppression of heaven and earth and his unhealed injuries, he was able to fight one against two, battling both Wei Cang and Luo Xun simultaneously.

After all, even in the upper realm, he was considered a veteran warrior in the Heavenly Human Realm, not a newcomer. Otherwise, he would not have been sent to the Nine States by the powers that be.

This also highlighted the exceptional nature of Wei Cang and Luo Xun.

"Ao!"

With a tiger's roar that shook the mountains and forests, the terrific bellow echoed through heaven and earth. Wei Cang and Luo Xun, with their sharp eyes and abundant battle experience, saw that the burly man was wounded and aimed all their might at his unhealed spots. Blood splashed from both sides.

In essence, Wei Cang and Luo Xun were fighting with their lives on the line, disregarding life and death. Such battles had occurred countless times during their more than twenty years outside the realm.

However, for the burly man, dying at the hands of Wei Cang and Luo Xun was an outcome he couldn't accept. He would not trade lives with these two, and the thought of even being wounded by them was utterly humiliating.

"Roar!"

Following one final roar, the burly man retreated, no longer engaging with the two men.

Otherwise, Wei Cang and Luo Xun might die, but he would also suffer greatly, and the mission given to him by the upper realm powers would become very difficult to accomplish.

All three, being beings of extraordinary cultivation, were in a clash that perhaps ordinary warriors couldn't feel. However, those from the Heavenly Human Realm who came from the lower world, as well the Nine Princes of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty, including Gu Yan, who had descended earlier, were very clearly aware of it.