Chapter 335: Chapter 334: The Killing Intent is Decided
At this moment, Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess had no strength left to fight. They could only watch with great difficulty as Ye Fan and Slaughter battled. For them, to have made it this far was already their absolute limit.
"Conquer the World!"
With bloodshot eyes, Ye Fan bellowed. The Yuanhong Sword in his hand swept toward Slaughter like an innumerable net of blades, intent on reaping his life.
Slaughter desperately defended himself, but the outcome was tragic. A fresh spray of blood erupted from his body as he was wounded by Yuanhong’s piercing Sword Qi.
He stared at Ye Fan, his heart filled with lingering fear. The youth before him was covered in blood and grievously injured, but his all-devouring, blood-red eyes, his ceaseless swinging of Yuanhong, and his relentless steps perfectly showcased his overwhelming killing intent.
Once a demon, humanity is obliterated, leaving only the desire to kill!
Thus, the tireless Ye Fan charged forward again and again. For the first time, Slaughter felt a chilling terror. That’s right, I’ve never been in such a sorry state before. Even today, before Ye Fan’s Demonization, he had been the one to dominate the battlefield. But now, he found that even the strongest have their limits, especially after his Supreme Domain had been shattered.
At this point, the thought of retreating took root in his mind. There was no other choice. Faced with such a powerful Ye Fan, and already wounded from the earlier sneak attack, even he—the mighty Slaughter—could not control the situation.
With a single move, he blasted Ye Fan back and quickly fled into the mist. In his current state, escape was the best option.
But Ye Fan merely staggered for a moment before immediately giving chase.
"Not good!" Slaughter was shocked. There was no escape ahead. Behind him, Ye Fan was already gathering power for his strongest sword strike. His right hand had already been severed by Ye Fan.
At that moment, a dagger that could shear through iron as if it were mud suddenly appeared in his left hand. This dagger was his signature weapon, the Slaughter Blade!
He intended to employ the same method he had used to behead the Ice Phoenix Sect Master with a single strike. He believed this method would work on Ye Fan as well.
Taking advantage of the moment Ye Fan was launching his Sword Qi, he suddenly wheeled around and struck, aiming for Ye Fan’s head.
However, a brilliant light flashed from the sword. Slaughter, who had just reached Ye Fan, was forced to squeeze his eyes shut, dazzled by the glare of Yuanhong. The instant he closed his eyes, Ye Fan made his move, striking out with his sword.
"Ah!"
An arm, still clutching the dagger, flew from Slaughter’s body.
Slaughter let out a most pitiful scream. His howling, however, was to no avail.
By now, Ye Fan had already run his sword through his body, pinning him against the rock wall.
Slaughter glared at Ye Fan with bitter resentment, but he saw only rage in Ye Fan’s eyes.
Ultimately, consumed by the power of the Yuanhong Sword, his life slowly faded. Ye Fan immediately withdrew the blade. As Slaughter’s corpse fell, he decapitated it with a single stroke.
As if in a trance, Ye Fan lowered his sword.
At that moment, his Demonic Qi had not yet subsided. Slaughter, one of the top masters in the Divine Land, was finally vanquished. No matter how strong he had been, even he could meet his downfall.
The moment Slaughter’s head fell, Su Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief.
The Ice Phoenix Saintess said mournfully, "Father, do you see? The person who persecuted you is dead, and his end was even more tragic than yours! Your spirit in heaven can now rest in peace."
The Ice Phoenix Saintess knew her quest for vengeance was complete; her father’s murderer had been brought to justice.
Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess struggled to their feet and walked toward Ye Fan, who was half-kneeling on the ground.
"Ye Fan, are you alright?" Su Qingxue asked with concern.
Even the Ice Phoenix Saintess was worried about Ye Fan, so they both approached together, wanting to support the weakened man.
However, just as they reached him, Ye Fan suddenly looked up. His blood-red eyes terrified the two women.
Before the two bewildered women could react, he suddenly shot to his feet, lunged forward, and seized both of their throats.
The two women felt as if they were suffocating. They had never expected things to turn out this way and began to strike Ye Fan’s arms with all their might. But it was no use. Under the influence of his Demonization, Ye Fan couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe. He only wanted to kill everything alive before him.
He was looking at the two women as if they were prey.
"Ye Fan, it’s me! I’m Qingxue! Don’t you remember me?" Su Qingxue managed to say.
The Ice Phoenix Saintess also tried to get through to him, but at that moment, he was like a zombie, completely deaf to their words.
Struggling, Su Qingxue said to the Ice Phoenix Saintess, "The only way... is for you and me... to work together! Only then can we subdue him!"
"Alright!" the Ice Phoenix Saintess said with difficulty.
Then, the two women acted swiftly. They united, unleashing the strongest power they could muster, which formed two fierce whirlwinds. As the whirlwinds exploded, Ye Fan—whose eyes had held nothing but indifferent slaughter—was sent flying backward.
The two women breathed a sigh of relief. They hadn’t expected that after his Demonization, Ye Fan would truly not recognize friend from foe.
Ye Fan struggled for a moment, but due to the excessive power drain, he collapsed, unconscious.
The two women were also completely drained, as they too had suffered grievous injuries in the battle.
"Let’s go!"
Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess carried the unconscious Ye Fan away from the great canyon.
Beneath Dragon Horn Peak, by a clear stream.
THUD!
The two women dropped Ye Fan to the ground and then gasped for air. Undoubtedly, they were utterly exhausted.
Then, Su Qingxue said, "We should have listened to him. Slaughter was too strong."
"That’s right," the Ice Phoenix Saintess said with lingering fear. "I didn’t believe it before. I can’t believe Slaughter was so powerful that even you were no match for him!"
She had truly experienced a life-and-death battle today, an ordeal that felt worse than death. If Ye Fan’s strength hadn’t multiplied due to his Demonization at the last moment, and if they hadn’t shattered Slaughter’s Supreme Domain, they would have been the ones to die today, not him. This battle was destined to be fraught with peril.
The thought of it made their skin crawl.
Then, Su Qingxue said, "The battle is finally over. We can rest here. It’s just... I’m worried about Ye Fan!"
Su Qingxue checked Ye Fan’s condition and found him deeply unconscious but in no life-threatening danger.
"He’s done so much for us!" the Ice Phoenix Saintess said with concern.
Although Ye Fan had nearly killed them at the end, the Ice Phoenix Saintess harbored no resentment. After all, if not for that most terrifying side of him, they would have been no match for Slaughter.
Su Qingxue also said, "I never imagined he could be this terrifying when he unleashed his full strength."
However, she could tell that while his power was frightening when he fully unleashed his demonized state, the consequences were equally unimaginable.
The two women rested by the riverbank.
This battle had left everyone, Ye Fan included, utterly spent.
