NOVPUB"The Demonic Qi in the sky is welcoming its master."
"Demonic Qi runs rampant, signaling the day of the Demon King’s arrival," Huangfu Long said calmly.
"Let all the strong ones above the Saint Vein in the family gather; as for the rest, send them out of Demon Vanquishing Ridge."
"Ancestor, can we hold them off?" Huangfu Xiong asked hesitantly.
"You shouldn’t hesitate. Whether we can hold them off or not, we must try," Huangfu Long slowly stood up.
Piercing-the-heavens Sword Intent surged around him.
His golden longsword trembled slightly in his hand.
"This is the mission of our Huangfu Family, and it will also be our final resting place."
"I understand," Huangfu Xiong nodded somberly.
"Family Head," just then, a loud shout came from halfway up the mountain.
Following quickly, a man in a yellow robe ran up frantically.
"What’s the rush?" Huangfu Xiong asked, frowning.
"What has happened?"
"Huangfu Song’s Life Lamp has been extinguished," the man hurriedly replied.
"Huangfu Song was guarding the entrance to Demon Vanquishing Ridge," Huangfu Xiong sighed lightly.
He closed his eyes and then waved his hand dismissively, "I understand, you may go now."
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Xu Zimei entered Demon Vanquishing Ridge and looked up straight ahead.
Deserted demon clouds stretched for thousands of miles; ahead lay rugged, perilous mountains.
There was not a single creature to be seen, and the flora around had been eroded by the Demonic Qi, turning into plants of a demonic nature.
He felt something deep in his heart.
As though something was calling out to him.
The closer he got to the depths of Demon Vanquishing Ridge, the stronger this sense of summoning became.
Xu Zimei’s gaze hardened as he slowly walked forward.
After about ten minutes, suddenly, a Sword Qi slashed down from ahead.
It landed less than a meter in front of Xu Zimei.
There was a loud "boom", and a chasm like a moat appeared on the ground in front of him.
The ground cracked, and the imposing Sword Qi arrived.
"Halt, who goes there?"
Xu Zimei looked up to see on the mountain ahead.
A group of people stood at the peak, their garments fluttering.
Each person was enveloped in an overwhelming aura, which subtly interconnected.
Soaring to the sky, it suppressed the very space around them.
"The Huangfu Family?" Xu Zimei inquired.
"Are you the Demon Lord?" Huangfu Long stood at the forefront.
His golden longsword was enveloped in the soaring Sword Intent.
"We have been awaiting you for a long time."
"Waiting to die?" Xu Zimei asked with a smile.
"We guard Demon Vanquishing Ridge, and we will not allow you to approach the Sealing Ground, not even one step," Huangfu Long declared sharply.
He moved swiftly through the air, his golden robe gliding like a Golden Dragon, and came forward.
More than a dozen strong members of the Huangfu Family followed closely behind, each at the very least in the Divine Vein Realm.
Others were at the pinnacle of Stepping into Immortality. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
"Just you?" Xu Zimei scoffed lightly.
"Form the array," Huangfu Long didn’t say much but raised his hands high and shouted,
"Demon-slaying Array."
Everyone raised their hands, and Immortal Qi surged around them.
This Immortal Qi was misty and vast, as if it had been brewing inside them for countless eras.
As this Immortal Qi soared to the heavens, a blue barrier emerged around the entirety of Demon Vanquishing Ridge.
It was like an upside-down bowl, engulfing the Demon Vanquishing Ridge.
Even the numerous strands of Demonic Qi above were completely blocked outside.
These dozen or so people from the Huangfu Family had actually transformed into the eyes of the formation.
Over a dozen strong cultivators of the Divine Vein Realm, Stepping into Immortality, becoming the eyes of the formation, one could imagine just how powerful this formation was.
Thick and majestic Immortal Qi continued to rise, forming the foundation of this formation.
The entire Demon Vanquishing Ridge began to shake.
The sound of "rumbling" rose and fell intermittently.
Only to see that the golden robe worn by Huangfu Long was flying up into the firmament.
In an instant, the golden robe grew thousands of times larger, covering the entire Demon Vanquishing Ridge below.
Many patterns were inscribed on the golden robe.
As the golden robe fell, all the patterns detached, taking shape and revealing themselves on the ground.
Xu Zimei looked at the ground under her feet, feeling a force repelling her own Demonic Qi.
This force, oppressive like a huge mountain, bore down upon her.
And as time passed, this force grew increasingly stronger, as if it would crush her.
Endless power, ever-increasing in its heaviness.
The members of the Huangfu Family stood in a very strange formation.
The golden Longsword stood erect in the firmament.
Showered in endless Immortal Qi.
"The Immortal Sword is in the world, slaying Monsters and Demons, upholding righteousness," bellowed Huangfu Long.
Their expressions were somewhat twisted, their whole beings appearing much more ethereal.
"Kill," all of them moved in unison, all pointing towards Xu Zimei.
The golden Longsword overhead tore through the silent void.
Carrying matchless power, along with the vast Immortal Qi, it shattered everything, heading straight for Xu Zimei.
The Gravity around suppressed Xu Zimei, leaving her unable to resist.
Xu Zimei’s gaze lifted slightly, only to see the golden Longsword turning into a ray of light.
With overwhelming force, it slashed heavily upon her head.
A "bang" sounded, and the Longsword was directly sent flying away.
Xu Zimei smiled and touched her head.
Since her body had completed its transformation, her defensive power had increased by more than just one level.
She punched the void, and all the oppressing Immortal Qi that bound her was blown away.
Xu Zimei twisted her neck, looking at Huangfu Long in front of her with a shocked gaze.
She said, "As a reward for guarding this land for so many years, I’ll grant you all burial here."
The power of the Prison Suppressor Demon Body roared, Xu Zimei raised both hands, summoning the Demonic Qi lingering in the heavens.
The originally ownerless Demonic Qi now took the form of a giant, forcefully attacking the barrier formed by the outer formation.
"Demonic Ten Skills, Fourth: Heavenly Demon Technique,
Challenger of the Heavens."
As Xu Zimei’s voice fell, she extended her right hand.
A beam of Demon Light that pierced the heavens shone through the ages, breaking through the clouds, and tearing apart the formation before her.
What is the Challenger of the Heavens?
This technique could forcibly seize the Power of the Great Dao, becoming the Cang Tian that ruled all beings.
Seize that of Yuan Central Continent’s Cang Tian, and naturally, rule over the beings of Yuan Central Continent.
Watching the Demon Light that pierced the heavens tear through the formation, the Huangfu Family had almost no ability to resist or stop it.
The Prison Suppressor Demon Body howled with fury, its countenance recorded across endless time, the Demonic Qi also converged toward Xu Zimei’s body.
The Demonic Qi around Xu Zimei grew increasingly dense.
She slowly extended her right hand, clenched her fist, and space shattered around it as the center.
Xu Zimei’s figure flickered, arriving directly in front of Huangfu Long, and smashed her fist towards his head.
"I’ve taken your sword strike, how about you take my punch in return?"
The air trembled with the force of the punch, and the Demonic Qi roared.
