Martial Saint!

"Wait a little longer to make a move. I have a strong feeling that my chance to break through to the Middle Realm is right now. Once I break through, we'll kill him when he enters a weakened state."

Shankang spoke with confidence.

The Golden Armor Demon Emperor fell silent for a moment.

"You better keep your word."

The atmosphere on the battlefield was eerie.

The demon army brought by the two Demon Emperors was instantly decimated by Lu Chenzhou's Demon-suppressing Lion Roar. Seven or eight out of every ten were slaughtered in an instant, with only some Great Demon Kings escaping death.

But the Demon Emperors didn't care at all. These cannon fodder existed to wear down humanity's strength—the Forbidden Zone could mass-produce them. What really decided the outcome of a war, in the end, was always high-end power. Shankang Demon Emperor was absolutely confident in advancing to the Middle Realm. With its Ultimate Strength Dao paired with the Golden Armor Demon Emperor's Supreme Dao of Control, they were the strongest spear and the strongest shield combined; together, even a Middle Realm Demon Emperor could be killed with ease.

The Golden Armor Demon Emperor didn't waste any time and began to seek Enlightenment of Dao. Although the demon race lacked natural insight, the Principle Heaven and Earth laid out part of the answers before them—even a pig should be able to grasp a sliver of knowledge.

And so—

Inside and outside the city, both sides tacitly agreed to a truce.

Many disciples of the Three Suns Palace broke through realms on the spot.

Wu Mei's head also started to regrow new flesh. She had always walked the path of the Regeneration Dao, and with her mighty Six Realm constitution, by aligning herself to Lu Chenzhou's Unity of Heaven and Man, she managed to raise her Regeneration Dao to the Fourth Rank.

"Flesh reborn!"

"Hahaha, I have entered the Dao!"

Misfortune fostered fortune; Wu Mei was thrilled.

Before long, her flesh had regrown. Though not back to her peak, she had restored her Six Realm strength.

After a moment of adjustment,

Wu Mei looked outside the city.

"Heh, these two Demon Emperors actually hope to gain insight here too? Silly fools, you think this lady will let you succeed?"

She drew her long spear and streaked forward like a rainbow, ready to kill.

"Slanting Moon!"

The spear light arrived first at the Golden Armor Demon Emperor.

"Courting death!" the Golden Armor Demon Emperor roared with fury. Compared to Shankang who was clearly on the verge of a breakthrough, it had barely comprehended much. Now this woman had come to destroy its opportunity.

Clang!

The Golden Armor Demon Emperor used its shield as a weapon, clashing with the long spear—sparks burst everywhere as the two instantly engaged in fierce combat.

At her peak, Wu Mei was on par with the Golden Armor Demon Emperor, but now, having only just recovered, her body lacked proper recovery tempering, and her combat skills were far weaker than before.

Thus, she was quickly suppressed by the Golden Armor Demon Emperor.

This clearly showed that compared to Lu Chenzhou's Withering and Flourishing Dao, Wu Mei's Intermediate Regeneration Dao was worlds apart—Withering and Flourishing brought instantaneous rebirth, like a rollback of reality.

Regeneration, on the other hand, had to start all over again.

Wu Mei looked at the white-robed man still gaining insight.

Then looked at the ever-soaring aura of Shankang.

"As long as that man finishes his Unity of Heaven and Man before Shankang breaks through, there's still hope. Otherwise, if Middle Realm Shankang and Golden Armor join hands, combining ultimate strength and defense, even the Great Elder might not win for sure."

In the Kun Gu Realm, Shankang and Golden Armor were renowned brothers. Solo, they outclassed the Insect Demon Emperor, but together, they could suppress the established Middle Realm Barto Demon Emperor—undefeatable below the End Realm.

...

Three Suns Palace.

"What? That outsider is entering Unity of Heaven and Man on the battlefield? Shankang Demon Emperor seems to be reaping benefits and is about to break through?"

Wu Yun digested Wu Mei's transmitted message.

He achieved Unity of Heaven and Man right after entering the Six Realm.

And it's in the midst of battle.

This is simply outrageous.

A complete violation of common sense.

"Senior sister, I've sent word to the Palace Master, but we're already short-handed. Even if someone wanted to help, there's no guarantee they can make it. If things become irreparable, your best bet is to retreat. That outsider isn't an ordinary man—he shouldn't die here. Our Three Suns Palace only has twelve elders left."

Wu Yun sighed.

She watched the Grandmasters of Da Xia cultivating hard.

"By the way, when someone in your Xia Realm at Six Realm achieves Unity of Heaven and Man, how long does it usually last?"

Wang Xian mused.

"As short as a moment, as long as a day... Why, is it my junior brother who's achieved Unity of Heaven and Man again?"

Wu Yun gave a weary smile: "Yes."

Lin Xia exclaimed, "Junior brother entered Unity of Heaven and Man again? Didn't he already do it as a Great Grandmaster?"

Hong Tianxiang and the others looked puzzled.

"Isn't Unity of Heaven and Man usually a once-in-a-lifetime event?"

"That's what I thought too... I heard from Mr. Turtle that only those at the Heavenly Realm might enter Unity of Heaven and Man a second or third time. In the Great Wilderness, being able to achieve Unity of Heaven and Man once in a century marks you as a peerless genius, one with the makings of a Great Power."

The crowd discussed fervently.

Wu Yun stood dazed where she was.

"This isn't his first time?"

Unity of Heaven and Man at the Fifth Realm? What kind of wondrous world did this outsider come from? Moreover, all these juniors at the Fourth and Fifth Realms didn't seem too surprised, actually calmer than her, a Six Realm expert.

As if...they'd seen this before and weren't shocked anymore.

...

Within the mountains and forests.

Cold Moon Immortal's face was pale.

Up ahead, the Lightning Demon Venerable was panting hard.

"Neither of us can do anything to each other? Is there any point in continuing this fight? Three Suns Palace, do you really mean to throw yourselves into the flames for one outsider? Stop resisting. Hand over the outsider, give up this pointless struggle, and join the Lord of Mountains. Living well is more important than anything else."

"If it means being kept like livestock, reduced to blood food and a furnace, such living is no better than death."

Cold Moon Immortal said coolly.

But inwardly, she was unsettled.

"First, he entered the Six Realm and killed Barto Demon Emperor, and now Unity of Heaven and Man again? Does this man know no limits?"

Whoosh!

A bolt of lightning shot into the clouds and vanished.

The Lightning Demon Venerable had fled.

Cold Moon Immortal's expression changed.

Gritting her silver teeth, she immediately gave pursuit.

"Outsider, I will not let you die. The fate of all beings in Kun Gu Realm rests on your shoulders."

...

Eye of Truth.

The Eternal Life Sect Lord, a stag-headed, human-bodied figure in a mysterious robe, opened his eyes with a grave expression. "Damn it, Lu Chenzhou not only achieved Breakthrough Sixth, he just entered Unity of Heaven and Man again."

The Witch Master let out a barely perceptible sigh.

He had a bad feeling.

"Black Mountain, where are you?"

"Milord, I'm on my way to Kun Gu Realm, but I've been delayed by an Eight Realm opponent on the road. I'll break free soon."

...

Wanbang Council.

"Goddammit, little Lu is entering Unity of Heaven and Man again? I've lived four hundred years and only experienced it once with great difficulty."

Old Ghost of the Yellow River immediately lost his composure.

Comparison will kill you with envy.

The Northern Guardian King was burning with anxiety. "Kun Gu Realm isn't the Xia Realm—without our protectors, if he doesn't finish soon and is discovered by a Demon Venerable, he's doomed."

This is the worst possible time for Unity of Heaven and Man...

...

Time flowed by.

Lu City.

The Power of Heaven and Earth surged; within the city, the cultivators' eyes first lit up with joy, then darkened as the Power of Heaven and Earth surged instead into Shankang Demon Emperor's colossal body. His aura then climbed higher and higher, until he broke through the Middle Stage shackles.

Peals of thunderous laughter thundered out.

"Hahahaha, this emperor has reached the Middle Realm!"

Shankang Demon Emperor thumped his chest, his presence now almost twice what it was before, his surging demonic power stirring black clouds for a hundred miles.

The earth trembled.

The city was on the verge of collapse.

He glanced at the meditating, white-robed man.

And then at the Golden Armor Demon Emperor.

"Golden Armor, you're really weak! You've been fighting Wu Mei for so long—get out of the way!"

Shankang Demon Emperor laughed wildly, swung up his meteor hammer, and spun it, forming a dragon-tornado that reached the sky.

"Meteor Cannon!"

With a roar, the meteor hammer was flung out in a plain and direct strike, tearing open a passage through the void. Several mountains along the way were pulverized; Golden Armor Demon Emperor dodged hastily, and the hammer smashed squarely into Wu Mei's back.

Wu Mei's hastily donned Fifth Rank armor was shattered to dust, her Protective Barrier split apart in an instant, and the aftershock blew her to a mist of blood, only her energy-shielded head rocketing into the ground with the shockwave.

Blood streamed from her seven orifices; she was at death's door.

"Damn it, the Regeneration Dao has also reached its limit. No energy left; I can't heal in a short time. My life is over."

She had done all she could.

Shankang Demon Emperor was a Seven-Pattern Demon Emperor, now comprehending a top class Power Extreme Dao, while she was merely a normal Six Realm expert.

All her cultivation so far was thanks to hard work and luck.

Yet, Shankang didn't deal her a final blow.

She sensed that both Demon Emperors were instead looking at the white-robed man still in Unity of Heaven and Man.

"Wake up already..."

...

Within Lu City—

The residents and cultivators wept as they stared at the sky.

"How did it come to this? I thought that mysterious white-robed man came to save us, but he just fell asleep."

"This is a battlefield!"

"We're doomed. Now that Shankang Demon Emperor has broken through, even if the white-robed guy wakes up, he can't win."

"Isn't anyone going to save us..."

...

Shankang Demon Emperor was extremely cautious.

He didn't rush in close.

After all, that white-robed man was anything but ordinary.

Though merely Initial Realm, he couldn't be underestimated.

"Golden Armor, go test his depth!"

"Fine."

The Golden Armor Demon Emperor flicked a finger. Seven golden-scale hidden weapons shot out, tearing through the void. Ripples spread out in rings three inches from the white-robed man's body.

"What?"

The Golden Armor Demon Emperor's expression changed.

"My Golden Scale Break can tear even Demon Emperor flesh and shatter normal Sixth Rank weapons, but it can't shake his Protective Barrier? Is he really just Six Realm?"

It began to doubt itself.

"Keep going. This kind of method can't last forever. Attack him from range—I'll find a chance to get close and finish him with my hammer."

Shankang Demon Emperor barked.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Hundreds of golden lights exploded around the white-robed man, the blast wave flattening nearby structures, yet the white-robed man remained utterly unmoved.

"Looks like he really is still in that state. Otherwise, he'd have reacted by now. In that case, I can strike."

Shankang Demon Emperor crept in, muscles taut, demon energy flaring, his meteor hammer imbued with Power Extreme Dao Essence and Law. Like a comet, he smashed it down onto the white-robed man.

"Die!"

Beyond the city, Wu Mei's eyes filled with despair.

She couldn't bring herself to watch—she closed her eyes.

The Golden Armor Demon Emperor watched from outside the city.

"Will it shatter him?"

Shankang only felt his hammer strike something like a planet-sized wad of cotton, then saw that white-robed man, still eyes closed, reach out with his right hand and, effortlessly, catch the hammer.

"Damn, he's awake."

Buzz!

Buzz!

The hammer began to vibrate rhythmically.

This vibration spread from the hammer's head down to the cord, then instantly into Shankang's huge hand; his blood, breath, and bones began to vibrate with incredible rhythm.

As if moving to a drum beat.

Boom!

The hammer, rivaling a Supreme Divine Weapon, shattered inch by inch, and Shankang's hands burst apart into a mist of blood. At last, a mountain-like body was blasted to the outer limits of the sky.