Chapter 496 - 494: Four Heroes Battle the Demon King

Hearing Shen Haoran and the others across from him say "dog" with every other breath, the Demon King Husky’s face turned a grim, dark shade. His gaze fell coldly on the six of them, his eyes filled with a crimson glow.

"Good. Very good! I originally planned to grant you a quick death, but now it seems I was far too merciful. Next, you will pay the price for your words. You will learn that even death will be a luxury you can’t afford!" The Demon King Husky pulled his Demon Sword from the ground, so furious that he began to laugh.

"Hey, old dog, enough with the pointless threats. We’ll see who wins and who loses after we fight!" Shen Haoran completely ignored the Demon King Husky’s menace. Since it was already a life-or-death situation, all that trash talk was useless.

"Kid, I admire your courage. Now, prepare to face my wrath!" The Demon King Husky swung his Demon Sword, and a faint black aura began to fill the grand hall. The Martial Artists who had been drained of their blood and turned into dried corpses now began to stand up again. Moreover, under the infusion of that black aura, the strength of these corpses was actually a bit greater than when they were alive!

"Wine Venerable, you and Chen Deng go deal with those corpses. As for this old dog, leave him to the four of us!" Shen Haoran said to the two Martial Artists behind him. Although the corpses weren’t as strong as the six of them, it would be difficult for Murong Wanqing and the others to handle them if they charged into the remaining crowd.

"Leave it to us!" The Wine Venerable and Chen Deng nodded, then flew out and charged toward the corpses. The remaining four—Shen Haoran, Jian Wushuang, Xue Shitian, and Wuqing—fixed their gazes on the Demon King Husky not far away, the Spiritual Power in their bodies beginning to surge.

"Hmph, just four little lackeys. I’ll enjoy playing with you!" The Demon King Husky gave a sinister laugh, raised his Demon Sword, and slashed at the four of them. A crimson Sword Light flared and reached them in an instant.

BOOM! The four of them flickered and vanished from their spots in an instant. The crimson Sword Light missed, leaving a deep Sword Mark on the floor of the hall.

Having dodged the Demon King Husky’s attack, the four spun in mid-air and instantly assaulted Husky from four different directions.

"Wind Sword Chaos Dance!" From the west, the longsword on Jian Wushuang’s back was instantly unsheathed. Countless flashes of Sword Light erupted, striking toward Husky like lightning. This was the Wind Sword Sect’s strongest Martial Skill, its power even a notch above Shen Haoran’s previous Falling Flower Snow Slash.

"Blood Demon Heaven-Shattering Palm!" From the north, endless blood-colored Energy erupted from Xue Shitian’s body, instantly condensing into a giant, blood-red palm in front of him. The immense Spiritual Power pressure crushed the surrounding space into a vacuum.

"Heartless Slash!" From the south, a blood-colored great saber appeared in Wuqing’s hands at some unknown moment. The crimson saber gleam carried an incomparably tyrannical might, powerful enough to slash through anything as it chopped toward Husky.

"One Sword Asura!" From the east, Shen Haoran held nothing back, unleashing One Sword Asura once more.

The Martial Artists hiding off to the side couldn’t help but gulp as they watched the four’s attacks. ’As expected of the strongest people here. Even a Spirit Aspect Powerhouse couldn’t unleash such a powerful attack, right?’

BOOM... The four’s attacks, accompanied by terrifying sonic booms, blasted toward Husky on the ground from four directions. The intense pressure made the robes on his body whip about violently.

Faced with this ferocious offensive, Husky’s face showed no hint of seriousness. Instead, a playful smile touched the corner of his lips. He just stood there quietly, as if waiting for the attacks to reach him.

Just as the four’s attacks closed in on Husky, the motionless Demon King suddenly moved. He raised his Demon Sword, and the black aura on his body surged into it like a tide. In an instant, the Demon Sword turned crimson. Immediately after, Husky flicked his wrist and swept the Demon Sword horizontally. A blood-red Sword Light flared, instantly meeting the four heroes’ attacks.

The moment that blood-red Sword Light appeared, the attacks from Shen Haoran’s group froze in place. The next moment, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, their attacks were sliced apart by the blood-red Sword Light, dissipating into countless motes of Energy within the hall.

"Hmph, mere parlor tricks!" The Demon King Husky flicked his Demon Sword and said dismissively.

"Oh, is that so?" The next instant, several cold voices sounded by his ear. Then, the figures of Shen Haoran’s group abruptly appeared beneath Husky. Immediately after, the four of them threw their fists, striking Husky’s head in unison and sending his body flying into the air.

After knocking Husky airborne, the four didn’t pause for a moment. They stomped on the ground and instantly caught up to his body. They kicked out again, striking him directly in the back. A terrifying force was unleashed, and the already flying Husky shot upward even faster as he spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling black blood.

"Leave the rest to me!" Shen Haoran shouted coldly. With a BANG, the Vermilion Bird Wings on his back unfurled, and he instantly caught up to Husky, who was soaring toward the ceiling. His right arm suddenly swelled as the Qilin Arm manifested.

"Heaven-Breaking Kill!" Shen Haoran roared. The crimson patterns on his Qilin Arm shone with a brilliant light. Power from the Primordial Chaos instantly slammed into Husky’s chest, and his ascending body was violently thrown downward!

After the first strike, Shen Haoran’s body began to spin rapidly. An even stronger power brewed in his Qilin Arm, which he then used to bombard Husky’s body once more!

"Heaven-Breaking Double Kill! Heaven-Breaking Triple Kill! Heaven-Breaking... Fifth-Level Kill!"

A series of roars echoed from mid-air. Shen Haoran’s body was spinning so fast that it generated flames from the friction with the air. Each punch was more powerful than the last, continuously bombarding Husky’s body. The final punch landed, and the terrifying force pierced straight through Husky’s body, shredding the two fleshy wings on his back into countless pieces of falling meat.

BOOM...

Husky’s body smashed into the bluestone floor of the hall like a meteor. The next moment, the entire hall began to shake violently. Countless fragments of stone exploded upward, and the area within a radius of dozens of meters instantly collapsed, leaving a huge, deep crater in the middle of the hall. Arm-thick cracks spread out like a spiderweb, instantly covering the hall’s walls and Stone Pillars.

"So... so strong!" Watching this terrifying display, the bodies of the Martial Artists who weren’t fighting couldn’t help but tremble. ’Even a Spirit Emperor Powerhouse probably couldn’t withstand such a powerful attack!’