Chapter 454 72: Reversing Dharma Aspect

The next instant, a heaven-shaking Sword Aura shot across the sky, cleaving through the horizon.

The flash of the sword was impossibly fast, as if the entire sky had been split in two by a thin, straight black line.

The Celestial Refining Demon Monarch dodged out of the way, his face a mask of disbelief. His left arm had been severed. "A Tier Five Flying Sword?!" he exclaimed.

His answer came in the form of a shimmering golden rope.

The Immortal Binding Rope, hidden amidst the endless Demonic Light and thunder, silently descended. It seized the moment when the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch's mind was reeling and unstable, binding him tightly.

Then, an ethereal sword light gently swept across the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch's neck.

The old demon's eyes shot wide open, a look of utter disbelief frozen on his face.

Time seemed to stand still.

SHHHK!

A faint sound, like paper being torn, was heard.

The old demon's head tumbled to the ground.

From the moment everyone heard the old demon exclaim "A Tier Five Flying Sword!" to the moment he was decapitated by that same sword, only an instant had passed.

The ruthless, vicious killing intent of a Sword Cultivator was on full display.

Even the other Dharma Cultivators found it difficult to process such a life-and-death struggle that had been decided in a flash of lightning.

'No matter what heaven-shaking Divine Techniques or myriad methods you possess, how could you possibly defend against a sword strike so impossibly fast and incomparably sharp?'

Countless fleshy buds sprouted from the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch's neck, transforming into tendrils of flesh in the blink of an eye and reaching for his severed head.

BOOM!

A bolt of Thunder Light struck down. After a few flashes, the old demon's head was reduced to ashes.

A faint, dusty wisp of Demonic Light could be seen fleeing in a sorry state before vanishing in an instant.

Thus, a Demon Monarch of his generation, the number one expert of the Jin Country's Demon Dao, met his end—his physical body destroyed, his Divine Soul grievously wounded and forced to flee.

Meanwhile.

The Heart Demon Hall Master of the Demon Extreme Sect furrowed her fine brows. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch's mangled corpse, all traces of underestimation gone from her heart.

Her figure flickered, reappearing dozens of miles away as she attempted to flee.

Suddenly, a skeleton as white as jade blocked her path.

The Strong Bone Demon!

The Bone Demon was covered in countless complex, arcane patterns and runes. A terrifying pressure, like that of a great mountain, bore down on her. It was the aura of the Bone Demon from when it was alive—a master at the Peak of Dharma Form.

The Bone Demon's empty eye sockets "stared" at the Heart Demon Hall Master. Its arm blurred, and a fist glinting with golden light shot out, leaving a trail of afterimages.

Its movements were so fast they were impossible to dodge!

An immense power erupted forth. Wherever the fist's light passed, space itself collapsed, and the Heart Demon Hall Master's protective ice flames were extinguished.

The Heart Demon Hall Master opened her mouth, and an ice-blue flying saber shot out.

In the void, layers upon layers of deep blue ice flames formed a brilliant Grand Array, which followed the flying saber to meet the golden fist head-on.

This Tier Four Flying Saber possessed the power to annihilate all things; it was one of the Demon Extreme Sect's greatest offensive treasures.

A terrifying aura, powerful enough to make one's heart tremble in fear, burst forth!

The complex and arcane Ice Flame Array was caught in the violent aura, instantly shattering and exploding.

It was as if a blinding sun had suddenly materialized in the void.

The Heart Demon Hall Master's face went deathly pale. Her body, feeling as if struck by lightning, was hit by the tremendous force and shot backward like a cannonball.

The light dissipated, and the Strong Bone Demon slowly retracted its fist.

Without a backward glance, the Heart Demon Hall Master fled frantically into the distant sky.

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「High above the All Heaven Stars Formation.」

The majestic, colossal face of the Feather Divine Soldiers turned toward Li Guanding and Luo Kaishan.

A dead silence fell between heaven and earth.

If the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch hadn't mastered the Great Chi Demon Sect's Divine Soul Secret Technique and managed to escape with his life, today would have truly witnessed the world-shaking feat of a Life Soul Reversing Dharma Aspect.

Even so, the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch would never be able to recover his former strength.

At best, he could find the corpse of a Dharma Cultivator, recultivate the Ghost Spirit Dao, and live on borrowed time.

The Demon Extreme Sect's Heart Demon Hall Master had also been grievously injured and had fled for her life. It seemed if she had been any slower, she would have died here as well.

At that moment, Li Guanding finally seemed to understand why Elder Yingya stood so respectfully behind this mysterious cultivator.

'A Tier Five Flying Sword, Fifth-grade Talismans, a Profound Celestial Divine Puppet...'

He looked at the enormous face of the Feather Divine Soldiers and said solemnly, "So it is the Heaven Shepherd Alliance Leader, whose fame shook the world years ago. I have been disrespectful. Farewell!"

With that, his body vanished like a bursting bubble.

Not far away, Luo Kaishan of the Ten Thousand Treasures Studio chuckled. "Peace and prosperity go hand in hand. The Ten Thousand Treasures Studio will be honored to welcome you both. When you grace us with your presence, I will be sure to offer a generous gift as an apology."

As he spoke, his figure flashed backward, soaring into the sky and vanishing in an instant.

Inside the Feather Divine Soldiers, Fang Cheng remained silent, paying the two no mind.

He collected the Celestial Refining Demon Monarch's corpse and the Strong Bone Demon, then looked down at the All Heaven Stars Formation beneath the feet of the Feather Divine Soldiers, pondering how to rescue Jingyuan.

Elder Yingya said, "Fellow Daoist Fang, why don't we join forces to halt the Grand Array's transformations? Since your son has a way to enter the restriction, he should be able to exit the same way."

After a brief discussion, the Ancient Spirit Ape Qi Body and the Feather Divine Soldiers exerted their power together. The starlight within the Star Formation shimmered and then slowly stopped flowing.

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