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Chapter 452: Chapter 448: Easy Victory
"Boom!"
Gu Jinlai became one with his sword, like a supreme divine weapon descended from the sky, thundering down towards the Horned Dragon Demon King with unbelievable speed.
"Roar!"
The Horned Dragon clearly sensed a life-and-death crisis. However, having just unleashed its Demon Flame and hurled three sharp horns at Lan Yuhua, it was in the throes of exhaustion. There was no time to dodge the sword light coming from the sky, and it could only roar, pushing the Demon Flame inside it to the extreme.
The Demon Flame seemed to contain a power that burned the spirit, annihilating rationality, enough to cause any Martial King who had not yet condensed the Martial Arts Will to run amok, even to the point of losing control.
But...
By nature, Gu Jinlai was already a Heavenly Monarch.
Martial Arts Will, the power equivalent to the fusion of a martial artist’s essence, Qi, and spirit, although primarily of spiritual will, mixed with the power of Qi and blood, could still slightly impact Gu Jinlai.
But as for the demon...
Even a Demon King with a Perfect Demon Body, bursting with boiling Demon Flame, still couldn’t harm Gu Jinlai in the slightest.
The dazzling thunder light mixed with the brilliant sword aura directly shattered the boiling Demon Flame and fiercely slashed into the body of the Demon King.
The ferocious power, like a meteor falling from the sky, instantly shattered the twenty-meter-tall body of the Demon King.
Flesh flew everywhere.
The scattered power mixed with blood mist formed a visible shockwave, spreading indiscriminately in all directions.
"Roar!"
The Demon King with a Perfect Demon Body let out a painful scream as its huge body hit the ground hard, driven by the inertia formed by Gu Jinlai in the Man and Sword as One.
Stray hurricanes cut sword marks into the ground within a hundred meters, even severing large trees that were ten to several tens of meters tall.
Wood chips flew everywhere, tearing a nearly inhabitable zone out of an area with a hundred-meter radius.
This terrifying destructive power was even comparable to a small-yield nuclear bomb.
"Bang!"
The massive form of the Horned Dragon tumbled to the ground, stirring up dust and air waves.
Despite suffering such a heavy blow, the strong life force allowed it to struggle, seemingly trying to get back on its feet.
However, although the Divine Power of the Thunder Sword somewhat lacked in killing power, its accompanying paralysis effect was not something that could dissipate in a short amount of time.
Seizing the opportunity, the figure of Gu Jinlai, who was bombarding downwards, suddenly swelled, transforming into a ten-meter-tall giant.
Subsequently, he slashed out with his Quasi-Dao Artifact Level War Sword...
Electricity propelled!
The sword strike, accelerated to two strokes, three strokes, and further escalated to ten strokes, twenty strokes, thirty strokes...
The Sword Gang roared.
Sword Qi crisscrossed.
The Demon King, just struggling to stand, was caught in a storm of Sword Qi, instantly torn to shreds under the violent barrage of sword lights.
In a scream of agony, the huge body of the Horned Dragon was split into dozens of sections, literally scattering flesh and blood.
The entire process barely saw any substantial counterattack from the Demon King; struck by the Thunder Sword and paralyzed, it was torn to pieces with irresistible force.
Seconds later, when Lan Yuhua, the accompanying Primordial Spirit Monarch, and other Martial Kings recovered their senses, the Demon King was left without even a complete corpse.
"So powerful!"
Lan Yuhua gasped in shock.
"Is... Is this the power that we Martial Kings can possess?"
Yuan Cuo, possessing the power of a Peak Martial King, felt a shudder in his heart, his face filled with uncontrollable astonishment.
And the Primordial Spirit Monarch holding the Quasi-Dao Artifact flying sword felt his heart tremble even more.
If every Martial King were as powerful as Gu Jinlai, what standing would they, the most top-ranked Monarchs of the Primordial Spirit Realm, have to be equals with Martial Kings?
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
At that moment, a series of deafening roars came from the distance.
These were other Demon Marshals and even Demon Kings, who had reacted and were roaring to gather demons to encircle and kill Gu Jinlai and the others.
Seeing this, Gu Jinlai wasted no more time.
Sixty thousand demons...
Even though his combat strength surpassed that of Peak Heavenly Beings, if he were trapped, he could still be worn down to death by these demons with their terrifying numbers.
He immediately decapitated the Demon King, leaped up, and, in a flash, landed on the back of the Marching Bird.
Then, he shouted to Lan Yuhua and the others, who had yet to recover their senses from his lightning-fast beheading move: "What are you dazing for? Go!"
Startled by his shout, Lan Yuhua and the others jerked awake.
Seeing the demons rushing toward them like a tidal wave, he hastily said, "Go, go, go! Let’s go!"
"Hit and run, truly thrilling!"
"Fly up, fly up, the number of Demon Marshals among these devils is already few in number. As long as we reach an altitude of a kilometer, we can be at ease," said one.
The group exclaimed and controlled the Marching Birds to soar straight into the clouds.
During this, Lan Yuhua harnessed the power of Heaven and Earth to create fierce winds, enabling the Marching Birds to ride the wind and increase their speed even further.
Below, Devils continued to roar incessantly, and the group could even discern the anger in those roars.
But as they gradually distanced themselves, their tense emotions also gradually eased.
By the time they completely flew out of the mountain range, Lan Yuhua and several Martial Kings looked at each other and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, I never thought that slaying a Demon King would be so easy! It’s like... taking the enemy general’s head in the midst of an army!"
"Decapitating a Demon King is most difficult for two reasons, first, finding where the Demon King is, and second, being able to slay the Demon King amid a circle of devils. Yet these two challenges seem trivial in the presence of Ancient Martial King."
"Indeed, those devils never expected us to come so swiftly that they had yet to gather other devils or even the Demon King by their side before we beheaded him. If other Demon Kings or even Demon Marshals had surrounded him, our difficulty in decapitating him would have increased significantly!"
"Today, Ancient Martial King has truly taught us a lesson, inflaming in us the principle of the importance of divine speed in warfare!"
Several Martial Kings, including Lan Yuhua, spoke out, expressing the joy brought about by their thrilling operation.
Even Yuan Cuo, who had previously been somewhat hostile to Gu Jinlai, now looked at him with a hint of admiration.
As a Martial King himself, he had now reached the pinnacle of what it meant to be a Martial King.
What he needed to do next was to allow his Martial Arts Will to guide his Martial Arts Divine Power to transform his body, even reconstructing it, and thereby evolving to Martial Saint.
As for further enhancement...
At this point, essentially no further enhancement was possible.
Even if he possessed a body of Dao Artifacts, without the ability to harness the power of Heaven and Earth, he couldn’t unleash the true power of the Dao Artifacts.
He could either remain perpetually at a level equivalent to Fourth Rank Devas, at most nearing Fifth Rank Devas.
Or...
Break and then establish, achieve Martial Saint, and leap to become a top expert, slightly superior even to Ninth-Rank Devas.
But this step was incredibly challenging.
If given the choice, he would even prefer to possess the battle capabilities of peak Devas like Gu Jinlai.
He would have no complaints even if he remained at this stage for the rest of his life.
"This Demon King had a Perfect Demon Body. Although we only decapitated this Demon King and have yet to crush the devil army stationed in this region, the impact on our Contribution Value is slight, but seven to eight billion should not be a problem,"
Lan Yuhua stated.
"Seven to eight billion? That means that you now have a total of at least over sixteen billion Contribution Values?"
The Primordial Spirit True Monarch smiled broadly, "Although Lan Yuxian captured Lei Jie, in the end, she garnered thirteen billion, and with only one day left, she can no longer turn the situation around."
"Congratulations, Brother Lan, once you return from your refinement in Taihao Cave Heaven, you’ll at least achieve peak Devas. If you perform excellently and get taken as a disciple by a certain Void Immortal, it’s a straight path to heaven, and hopefully, you’ll become a Saint. When that time comes, don’t forget us brothers,"
The other Martial Kings now congratulated him.
"Thank you, everyone, for your praise. Nothing is certain until the last moment,"
Lan Yuhua humbly said, while he glanced at Gu Jinlai and said, "Being able to slay this Demon Demon King relied entirely on the efforts of Ancient Martial King. These seven to eight billion Contribution Values, I plan to transfer them to Ancient Martial King, and I will compensate for everyone else’s share in other ways."
"That’s only fair. If not for Ancient Martial King, we couldn’t have slain this Demon Demon King at all."
"Exactly, we did not contribute much in beheading this Demon Demon King, giving the Contribution Values to Ancient Martial King is something we have no objections to,"
The several Martial Kings unanimously agreed.
Having witnessed Gu Jinlai’s formidable strength, they did not mind expressing goodwill towards him, who matched the peak Devas.
"What’s fair is fair, the compensation that needs to be given must not be lacking,"
Lan Yuhua earnestly stated.
"Contribution Value..."
Gu Jinlai considered that relying on Thunder Origin Sect’s seizures, he had already exchanged for a large amount of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold, and estimated that it would be enough for now.
Therefore, rather than mere Contribution Values, he had a greater need to enhance his own abilities.
He immediately said, "Considering the Lan Family as a top faction in Wind and Rain City with profound resources, they must have collected some Martial Saint Inheritances and Thunder-Based Divine Powers not even possessed by Martial Saint Institute, right? If Brother Lan really intends to transfer these Contribution Values to me, then directly convert them to Martial Saint Inheritances and Thunder-Based Divine Powers."
"Cultivation Techniques and Divine Powers?"
Though Lan Yuhua did not understand why Gu Jinlai needed so many Divine Powers, as he was set to gain a spot for refinement in Taihao Cave Heaven, his status in the Lan Family was bound to rise, making it not difficult to negotiate some Divine Powers for a trade with Gu Jinlai.
After all, Gu Jinlai was merely a Martial King.
"I understand. In some respects, our Lan Family is equivalent to a power affiliated with Taihao Cave Heaven. Except for some core top Divine Powers and Great Divine Powers, our Lan Family indeed possesses other Divine Powers, among them some top-grade Divine Powers; however, even top-grade Divine Powers belong to Taihao Cave Heaven. If Ancient Martial King uses them only for reference, that’s fine, but if he cultivates or spreads them..."
"I will indeed only use them as a reference and will not circulate them externally,"
Gu Jinlai promptly responded.
"That’s good to hear,"
Lan Yuhua smiled faintly, "At that time, I won’t disappoint Ancient Martial King."
