Martial Saint!

The Lightning Demon Venerable's heart was shrouded in gloom.

In terms of absolute speed, following the Lightning Dao gave it a vast advantage over Lu Chenzhou, but this human had actually mastered the rare Void Dao, and at a rather high level, able to vanish from the world in an instant, traversing to distant places through the Void.

"The intelligence misled me, he is not on the Shadow Dao!"

...

At the same time.

Beyond the Kun Gu Realm.

Within the Void, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements were chaotic and disordered here, particles streaming everywhere, forming a Ruins Sea akin to aurora. In this place, even time and space seemed stagnated.

Lu Chenzhou hid amidst the rosy glow.

He watched as the golden-winged giant bird howled past.

"The sun of the Kun Gu Realm is indeed peculiar, completely unlike the fixed stars of the Starry Sky World; they are not of the same concept at all."

The golden-winged giant bird formed a three-body pattern, emanating endless light and heat, which, passing through the boundary barrier, shot towards all parts of the world.

Thus there was no night in this realm.

Still a million li away from the golden-winged giant bird, Lu Chenzhou, as a Heavenly King, could already feel the scorching heat.

Even a Heavenly Realm powerhouse could not approach.

On the gigantic bird's surface, despite such high temperature, strange demonic blood feathers continuously sprouted, evil thriving.

"Blood Moon Power."

...

Soon after.

He disappeared from the Ruins Sea, descending within the realm.

As he appeared, a will immediately locked onto him. In the distant sky, a flash of lightning flickered.

"Here it comes again."

Lu Chenzhou entered the shadow and disappeared. With his Six Realms cultivation, he had limited time he could remain in the Void.

Not long after.

The Lightning Demon Venerable appeared again.

"You can't escape!"

"A dignified Demon Venerable, dealing with a junior—don't you think it beneath your station?" Cold Moon Immortal also appeared.

She blocked the Lightning Demon Venerable.

The latter erupted in fury: "If not for your repeated interference, I would already have caught the brat alive long ago. When the Demon Saint descends, you'll be the first I kill!"

...

In the blink of an eye.

Three days passed.

Lu Chenzhou and the Lightning Demon Venerable played a game of cat and mouse within the Kun Gu Realm. His speed could not rival the Lightning Demon Venerable's, but his concealment was superb. With Cold Moon Immortal cutting off routes, the Lightning Demon Venerable was stymied, unable to catch Lu Chenzhou.

At the same time.

The fame of the Ten-Thousand-Li Spear grew greater by the day.

Both the Cultivation World and Mortal World remembered the name.

...

On this day.

Lu Chenzhou had yet to rest even a moment when that terrifying Demon Venerable aura came sweeping once more, lightning tearing through the clouds overhead.

He flickered, vanishing again.

Within the Inner Scenery Land.

The artifact spirits sipped tea and chatted.

The Fox Woman said, "Young master, you're about to run from the West Continent to the Eastern Extreme. Have a rest. Let me handle this. Even if I'm no longer at my peak, dealing with a First Rank Demon Venerable should still be no problem. I can teach it a lesson."

After countless years of repression, she was raring to try.

Lu Chenzhou smiled, "Other than Senior Bai Feng, the Lightning Demon Venerable is the fastest Heavenly Realm I've ever seen. I want to see if, with him hunting me, I can comprehend the Speed Extreme Dao in the midst of life and death. Your energy is limited; better not take action yet. With the Void Dao, he can't catch me anytime soon."

Qiang Erniang said, "Master only fought the Golden Armor Demon Emperor once and comprehended the Yuji Dao. Perhaps you really can comprehend the Speed Extreme Dao under pursuit... But Master, you must be careful. With your current strength, if a Demon Venerable hits you directly, even your Undying Body might not save you—there may not even be a chance to recover."

The idea was good.

It was just easy to get carried away.

The gap between Six Realms and Seventh Realm was tremendous.

If Lu Chenzhou were at the peak of Six Realms, he might stand a chance, but he had only just entered the sixth.

...

Demon Race main base.

The Devouring Country Demon Venerable drank wine and enjoyed blood food, tens of thousands of mortals swallowed into its belly.

It muttered,

"It's been days, and Third hasn't caught that brat yet. Wasn't he supposed to be peerless in speed?"

The Mountain Forest Demon Venerable stood with hands behind his back.

"Second, you act as well. Lu Chenzhou has the Void Dao and can flee beyond the boundary to save himself. Mere speed won't catch him. With you and Third working together, you only need to block him a single breath, and he can be slain in an instant."

The Devouring Country Demon Venerable patted its belly.

"Fine, I'll go too."

...

Several days later.

Kun Gu Realm.

In the Eastern Extreme, among endless desert and vast sand sea.

The blazing wind raged. Lu Chenzhou panted slightly, feeling danger approach. He stared at the Martial Arts Tree: "Just a bit more—how can I grasp the true meaning of speed?"

Sizzle and crack!

Lightning tore through the Heavenly Heart.

The Lightning Demon Venerable pursued relentlessly.

"Give up. Once I've locked on to you, so long as you're in this realm, even if you flee to the ends of earth and sea, I can find you. Your endurance is impressive, but how can it compare to the Heavenly Realm?"

The Lightning Demon Venerable raised a hand, lightning exploded in the desert, billowing sand soared high, blotting out the sun.

"Damn, into the Void again."

...

Within the Void.

Lu Chenzhou paused for a brief rest.

He gazed at the golden-winged giant bird radiating light and heat.

He pondered: "In the universe, aside from Great Powers and Divine beings, [light] is the fastest. Trying to comprehend the Speed Extreme Dao directly may be too difficult; I should proceed step by step."

He had already mastered Power Extreme, and had mastered Yuji.

Only Speed Extreme remained before he reached Perfection.

"There are two similar paths to Speed Extreme. One is intermediate Lightning Dao, a variant of Wind and Thunder Dao. Unlike Wind and Thunder, Lightning focuses purely on speed.

The Lightning Demon Venerable follows this Dao. Its normal travel speed is at least ten times mine. Even the Cold Moon Immortal at the same realm is always left far behind by it.

Lightning Dao is not difficult. In these days of pursuit, I've begun to sense it. I only need a direct confrontation with the Lightning Demon Venerable—a close-range experience of the Lightning Dao Essence, and I should be able to master it. Since that's the case, I won't run anymore."

...

Mountain winds roared.

Lu Chenzhou stood with arms folded, white robe fluttering in the gale. His previous divine armor was already far behind him; its defense power now meant nothing against the foes he faced.

He was encircled by three layers of protection.

The first was the Dragon Roar Vibration Wave.

The second was the Immortal Armor.

The third was Yuji Dao.

Lightning tore through the Heavenly Heart.

He opened his eyes.

"Here it comes."

A thousand-li away, in an instant—the sizzle and crack of a blue lightning exploded around him. Energy of tens of millions of dings in a moment shredded all three of his defenses.

As the blue lightning threatened to reduce him to dust, a pink halo swirling around him blocked it. The two energies clashed and annihilated, erupting in blinding white light, as resplendent as a hundred-li-wide blazing sun.

"Heh heh, finally showed yourself."

A shapely figure appeared as an ethereal image behind Lu Chenzhou: a long-ponytailed woman in pink Daoist robes, fox ears trembling slightly, her long, fox-like eyes narrowing into a smiling crescent.

Confident, alluring.

It was the Fox Woman.

"Thank you, my lady."

"Leave it to me—just focus on your insights, young master."

The Fox Woman stroked her hair and licked her lips. She raised her slender five fingers and grasped at the air—within a hundred li, Heaven and Earth Power surged like tidal waves. At the horizon, a pink long whip as a phantom illusion stretched for over ten li, its tip tied to her waist.

Crack!

She gave it a shake. The whip, like a pink wild dragon, lashed toward the Lightning Demon Venerable. The fierce wind swept away mountains as if they were shells, exploding indiscriminately.

"Spiritual Weapon?"

The Lightning Demon Venerable's expression hardened.

The intelligence only mentioned a long spear spiritual weapon and a quasi-spiritual weapon Shocking Heart Needle. It had always been wary, but never expected there was another spiritual weapon.

In haste, its form darted like lightning, vanishing into the world, leaving only a shadow—a line of speed, smashing mountain after mountain.

The Lightning Demon Venerable passed through the whip's shadow, a ball of lightning flashing in its palm, bursting above Lu Chenzhou's head.

The Fox Woman palm-thrust, shifting the lightning away.

Within the Inner Scenery Land.

The black-robed man looked worried.

"Can this really work? The aftershocks of a Seventh Realm battle could easily gravely wound the master. If the Fox Woman slips up..."

Qiang Erniang smiled, "It's only a First Rank Demon Venerable. If the Fox Woman gets serious, defeating it is no problem. After all, she is a Seventh Rank High Grade Spiritual Weapon. Don't worry, fellow Daoist."

Each rank of Spiritual Weapon is divided into four grades.

Lower, intermediate, high, and top grade.

The gap between minor grades among Spiritual Weapons isn't as great as with cultivators, but a High Grade Spiritual Weapon against a First Rank Demon Venerable, as long as the energy suffices, protecting Lu Chenzhou is more than enough.

Time passed.

Lu Chenzhou's eyes shone like mirrors, reflecting the figures of two Heavenly Realms. With the Lightning Demon Venerable's zigzagging, the world was filled with a tangle of Lightning Daoist technique and laws.

"So this is it."

The Martial Arts Tree swayed gracefully.

[Lightning: First Rank (1%)]

"I have comprehended."

Lightning Dao Essence curled around him.

"Fox Woman, let's go."

He had already stepped in as a beginner.

"Coming."

The Fox Woman stowed the whip, fading into an illusion and vanishing into his body. Lu Chenzhou was about to slip into the Void, when suddenly he felt a dreadful suction, arising without warning.

Looking up, he saw swirling cloud vortices condense in the sky, tempest winds howling, lightning and thunder crashing. An azure-haired lion, larger than a mountain, cut through the clouds, bearing the blue sky aloft.

Under that swallowing force, before he could enter the Void, Lu Chenzhou was swept up, drawn towards the vortex.

"Slash!"

Canglang Song thrummed, myriad streams of water wrapping around it, charging into the vortex with unstoppable momentum, smashing down in a fierce swing.

The vortex was ripped apart.

The Azure Lion grinned savagely.

Principle Domain—Country of Gluttony.

Invisible waves swept out, shattering earth, as an abyss giant mouth two hundred kilometers across broke free from the ground.

The Devouring Country Demon Venerable's law was gluttony.

This was one of the lower-level laws of the Devouring Dao.

Its domain had once been used to swallow an entire mortal kingdom in one gulp—thus its title: Devouring Country Demon Venerable.

"You can't escape."

The Devouring Country Demon Venerable and Lightning Demon Venerable closed in from both sides.

"Erniang, show your true skills."

The Fox Woman's face grew grave.

As spiritual weapons, they could not wield domains, only employ combat skills inherited from their master's life.

"All right."

The two spiritual weapons gleamed brilliantly.

Suddenly, a blue figure silently appeared on the horizon—a petite fist as pale as jade clenched tight, slender arms, muscle slithering elegantly like a Green Snake.

She drew back her right leg, entire form taut.

She thrust a punch.

A dazzling blue fist wind shot forth, wherever it passed, it was as if an Immortal's brush swept the earth in ink, sketching arc after arc of painterly green mountains with immortal air.

Shadows of green mountains stretched for hundreds of miles, shredding the abyss giant mouth, blasting the Devouring Country Demon Venerable three thousand li away.

The Principle Domain was actually shattered.

Seizing the chance, Lu Chenzhou vanished into the Void at the last instant.

He looked back at the vast earth.

Brushwork like flying dragons and dancing snakes, the green mountains unbroken.

The ancestor of myriad mountains, majestic Kunlun!

"Kunlun in the breast—she is the Yaochi Immortal..."