Chapter 468: Chapter 377: Removing Future Threats
"Then I can let go." Shen Wang’s lips slightly curled up, revealing a confident smile.
Once Shi Zhixiang and the others completely disappeared from view, he and You Ruoxi flickered, instantly vanishing into the void, as if they had never appeared.
Lizi and the others flew swiftly, soon leaving Black Stone City far behind and arriving at a desolate wilderness.
The area was uninhabited, eerily silent, with only the sound of the wind howling by their ears.
"Mother, you should go back and plead with Uncle, let the elder intervene, he will surely break Black Stone City’s array." Shi Zhixiang was full of reluctance, eyes flashing with resentful light.
Lizi shook her head helplessly, looking weary: "It’s not that easy, not to mention it’s inappropriate for him to act, your uncle’s status is too esteemed to be easily requested. You just need to endure a little longer in the clan; even if they want to ostracize you, they won’t dare go too far."
"But..." Shi Zhixiang was about to argue, but before he could speak, an ice-cold voice, as if from the deepest hell, pierced the air: "You need not endure any longer!"
Before the words finished, a cold light flashed, a sharp sword strike like lightning.
Shi Zhixiang watched wide-eyed as his and his mother’s bodies were instantly split in two, the terrified expression on Lizi’s face still imprinted before it froze.
"Splat!"
Sword Qi crisscrossed, raging like stormy rain, instantly shredding the mother and son’s bodies and Divine Souls into dust. Then, a blazing fire erupted, turning everything into flying ashes, dissipating into the vastness of the world.
They had exhausted all their life-saving means in the forbidden area, and now, facing Shen Wang’s sudden attack, they had no power to resist, meeting their end without a fight.
On one side, Ten Thousand Poison Old Ghost turned pale as paper, as if seeing a ghost. The two Demon Venerables were slain with such ease, powerless to resist, he knew he stood no chance, and quickly turned to flee.
"Splat!"
Suddenly, a branch shot out from the void, like a nimble snake, piercing through his body. The branch wildly grew within his flesh, like a ravenous Fierce Beast, wantonly devouring his vitality.
Soon after, flames surged up, completely engulfing him.
"Ah!"
Ten Thousand Poison Old Ghost let out a heartrending scream, desperately struggling in the flames, but ultimately unable to break free, gradually turning to ashes, leaving only the burnt smell lingering in the air.
In the palace, Tie Rui suddenly stood up, expression grave: "Just as I expected, Black Stone City is not so simple, it is actually guarded by a Demon Saint!"
He snorted coldly, a jet-black ghost claw extended, simultaneously, the void shattered open, a large hand emitting dazzling five-colored light descended with world-destroying might.
Tie Rui’s black ghost claw clashed with Shen Wang’s five-colored hand in the air, instantly, an extremely terrifying energy storm spread wildly from the collision point, like turbulent tides.
The surrounding space cracked like fragile glass, rocks and dirt on the wilderness were lifted high by this mighty force, forming a sandstorm that blocked out the sky, as if the world was ending.
Shen Wang stood proudly atop the five-colored hand, his expression icy cold, mana circulating madly around him.
The five-colored hand shone brilliantly, Tie Rui’s black hand could not withstand it, with a "crack", small cracks started appearing, gradually breaking apart.
Tie Rui’s face changed drastically, he, as a mid-stage Demon Saint, thought himself assured of victory, yet did not expect his opponent, though slightly less in realm, to have such powerful Divine Techniques, putting him at a disadvantage.
He quickly summoned a Magical Treasure, which instantly transformed into an enormous skull, its bloodthirsty jaws opening wide, biting fiercely at the five-colored hand.
At that moment, a crisp phoenix cry echoed through the sky, the five-colored hand transformed into a gigantic Five-Colored Phoenix.
The Phoenix’s body burned with fierce flames, each feather seemingly containing the supreme Power of The Laws of Fire, warping and distorting the space it passed, emitting a continuous "sizzling" sound.
The enormous skull was immediately entwined by the Phoenix, its demonic aura rapidly evaporated under the Phoenix’s scorching flames, swiftly losing its former might, falling helplessly from the sky.
Tie Rui’s expression grew increasingly grave, sensing the extraordinary power of the opponent, he dared not hold back any longer.
He howled to the sky, activating his bloodline, his voice reverberating across the fields, mana surging around him like a torrential flood, instantly releasing the true form of Yaksha.
He stood a hundred feet tall, his body covered in greenish scales, glowing with a cold luminescence, like a fiend from the depths of hell.
A pair of crimson wings sprouted from his back, with each flap, the wind howled, sand and rocks flew. His head was like a menacing ghost, sharp fangs exposed, his blood-red eyes radiating boundless viciousness and brutality.
"Dare attack us by surprise, today you’ve chosen wrong!"
Tie Rui sneered, flapping his wings, his body shot out like lightning, deftly avoiding the Phoenix’s frontal assault.
Then, his claws like hooks, flashing with cold light, fiercely grasped at the Phoenix.
The Phoenix nimbly turned, its beak as sharp as iron pecking at Tie Rui’s claw. "Ding!" With a crisp sound, the beak punctured a deep hole in Tie Rui’s ghost claw, black blood gushed out.
"Hmph!" Tie Rui snorted coldly, a flaming steel fork appeared instantly in the Yaksha’s hands, thrusting fiercely at the Phoenix.
