Chapter 521 - 520: Battling the Demon Emperor

Chapter 521: Chapter 520: Battling the Demon Emperor

Ling Fei struck decisively, activating the Dragon Bone Pen and unleashing its Seizing Dao Pattern upon the Demon Emperor’s giant, outstretched claw.

WHOOSH!

Instantly, a torrent of Demonic Qi was drawn into the vortex manifested by the Dragon Bone Pen and slowly refined.

Not only that, but vast amounts of Demonic Qi were being pulled from the Demon Emperor’s body, and with it, his Divine Soul Power.

This energy formed a torrent that was devoured by the True Dragon Vortex.

At the same time, Lian Shuang attacked from the side. Her delicate hand wielded a sword, unleashing a blue Sword Aura that tore through the sky toward the Demon Emperor’s Divine Soul Body.

"Dragon Bone Inheritor, today I will slaughter you right here to avenge my sealing!" As Ling Fei attacked, the Demon Emperor’s gaze turned vicious. A terrifying aura erupted from his body. The Demonic Qi on his outstretched claw churned, transforming into a horde of savage Demon Dragons that charged forward with overwhelming ferocity.

BANG!

As the Demon Dragons charged, Lian Shuang’s Sword Aura was instantly shattered.

Even the Golden Dragon manifested by Ling Fei’s Dragon Bone Pen shuddered before being blasted away.

The combat power of the Nascent Soul Realm was simply no match for the Demon Emperor’s strike.

VWOOM!

A vast shockwave blasted outward, sending the golden Dragon Chariot flying. The two Flood Dragons pulling the chariot let out terrified wails.

They were unable to withstand such terrifying fluctuations of power.

"The Dragon Chariot was blasted away!"

"Is there no one left who can suppress this Demon?" Seeing this, the people of the Imperial Capital couldn’t help but fall into despair.

They had originally thought the Celestial Emperor had arrived to save them.

But the Celestial Emperor had already fallen. Who could possibly save them now?

An atmosphere of sorrow and despair completely filled the Imperial Capital.

"Ling Fei, are you alright?" Shangguan Wan’Er hurriedly asked as the Dragon Chariot was blasted backward.

She was only at the Quasi-Nascent Soul Realm and felt utterly powerless in the face of such an imposing aura.

"I’m fine!" Ling Fei said, his eyes glinting. "This Demon is incredibly strong. It looks like we’re in for another bloody battle."

His eyes flickered as he glanced at the Empress beside him.

In the past, he could have joined forces with Emperor Tang. Now, without the Emperor, he felt a sense of helplessness.

"You need only assist me from the side," the Empress said, her eyes flashing. Her expression was sharp and heroic as she spoke each word with conviction.

At that moment, she naturally exuded the aura of a Monarch.

As her words faded, the Empress’s Heart Spirit sank into the Emperor’s Dragon Platform and the True Dragon Divine Seal.

’With my Divine Soul as the catalyst, I will awaken the power of the Dragon Seal!’ Light Patterns flickered between the Empress’s brows as her Divine Soul Power began to burn.

She then forcefully poured her Divine Soul Power into the True Dragon Divine Seal.

’Your Majesty, if any remnant of your spirit still exists, please lend me your strength!’ the Empress murmured inwardly as her Heart Spirit entered the Emperor’s Dragon Seal.

Ordinarily, only the Celestial Emperor could activate the True Dragon Seal.

Of course, one did not become the Celestial Emperor simply by inheriting the throne.

One also needed the recognition of the True Dragon Divine Seal.

This required great virtue. Only a person of virtue who also possessed the Five Elements or cultivated the Celestial Emperor’s Technique could wield the power of the True Dragon Divine Seal.

The Empress was not the Celestial Emperor.

She had not inherited the throne, and this attempt was born of sheer desperation, as she had no other choice.

’This...’ Ling Fei was stunned to see the Empress unhesitatingly burn her Divine Soul Power and Blood Qi to try and activate the True Dragon Divine Seal.

Even Shangguan Wan’Er and Lian Shuang were deeply moved.

After all, the Third Prince, who had inherited the throne, did not dare to step forward in this situation, yet the Empress, a woman, showed no fear.

How could one not feel respect for her?

"Since the Empress is this determined, I will naturally do everything in my power to fight by your side!" Seeing this, Ling Fei’s gaze hardened, and his Heart Spirit plunged into his Sea of Consciousness.

’Unleash the Power of the Divine Gaze!’ His Heart Spirit sank into the True Dragon Divine Gaze, preparing to draw upon its Power of Destruction to inflict a grievous wound on the Demon Emperor.

The Dragon Bone was powerful, but its strength lay mainly in its Power of Capture.

For sheer Attack Power, he had to rely on the Destruction Divine Gaze.

’If I can just wound the Demon Emperor severely, I can then use the Dragon Bone Pen to seal and refine him. That would be the perfect solution.’

As his Heart Spirit sank into the Destruction Divine Gaze, an immense, boundless Destruction Divine Power immediately bore down on him. The sheer force of it nearly shattered his Heart Spirit.

However, thanks to his prior experience of forcefully activating the Destruction Divine Gaze, he was much more composed this time.

’Burn my True Dragon Blood Qi!’ He immediately circulated the True Dragon Blood Qi in his body, injecting it into the Destruction Divine Gaze and igniting it.

As the True Dragon Blood Qi flooded into the Destruction Divine Gaze, the eye seemed to awaken, immediately erupting with a vast Divine Might as pure Power began to circulate within it.

Ling Fei’s Heart Spirit was able to faintly guide this circulating Power.

But it wasn’t enough.

His Divine Soul was still too weak to fully command this Power of Destruction.

’Burn my Divine Soul Power!’ Ling Fei’s eyes flashed. Without a moment’s hesitation, he began to burn his Divine Soul Power, determined to fully activate the Destruction Divine Gaze.

Even though he was only burning a small amount, it was still a massive drain on him.

It was only because Ling Fei possessed the Primordial Celestial Stone, a gift from Emperor Xi, that he could repair his damaged Divine Soul. Otherwise, the cumulative toll of burning his Divine Soul Power these past few times would have left irreparable damage. Not only would his cultivation have stagnated, but his very lifespan would have been rapidly exhausted.

The fact that Ling Fei could even maintain his current cultivation level was, in itself, a stroke of immense fortune.

Gradually, the power of the Destruction Divine Gaze came under his control.

A Dragon Pattern condensed between his brows, and a divine eye began to emerge.

Just then, the Demon Emperor attacked again.

"Manifest my Demon Realm!" The Demon Emperor’s hands weaved together, condensing strange Dao Patterns. A low, mesmerizing voice echoed, filled with an illusory power.

VWOOM!

Suddenly, the Void before them trembled. A ripple spread out, and black Light Patterns enveloped the area in every direction.

Then, Shangguan Wan’Er and Lian Shuang felt the world spin as a wave of dizziness washed over them. Before their eyes, it seemed as if a new world was taking shape.

Their Heart Spirits were being pulled in, threatening to sink into oblivion.

The Demon Emperor was manifesting an Illusion Realm to control their minds, preparing to slaughter them all in a single stroke.

Under this power, even the Empress’s Heart Spirit wavered, as if she too was about to be drawn into the Illusion Realm.

"Hmph. You think activating the True Dragon Divine Seal is that easy?" Seeing this, the Demon Emperor sneered. He was the magnificent Demon Emperor; even if his physical body was gone, his methods were far beyond what ordinary cultivators could imagine. After a hideous grin, his massive hand shot out and grabbed toward them again.

The massive hand, like a Dragon Claw, instantly enveloped the entire Dragon Chariot.

As its claws closed, it prepared to crush the Dragon Chariot in its grasp. If it succeeded, everyone aboard would be killed instantly.

"This..."

"It’s over! Even the Empress is about to be killed by this Demon!"

As the demonic claw blotted out the sky, poised to crush the Dragon Chariot, everyone in the Imperial Capital panicked.

ROAR!

Just then, a dragon’s roar thundered. The True Dragon divine eye that had been condensing between Ling Fei’s brows suddenly snapped open.

When the True Dragon divine eye opened, a roar shook the heavens. A Supreme Dragon’s Might vibrated through the firmament, causing Lian Shuang and Shangguan Wan’Er to immediately snap back to their senses. Even the Empress’s eyes cleared. Her gaze sharpened, and she once again focused her Heart Spirit on communicating with the True Dragon Divine Seal and the Emperor’s Dragon Platform!

As the dragon’s roar echoed, Divine Patterns coalesced within the Dragon Gaze, forming a beam of Divine Radiance that shot out.

SWOOSH!

The Divine Radiance burst forth, shimmering with golden light, like the birth of a True Dragon. Waves of draconic roars echoed from it, the soundwaves vibrating in all directions and blanketing the Imperial Capital.

Under the force of the dragon’s roar, the Illusion Realm manifested by the Demon Emperor shattered.

At the same time, an aura that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth swept forth.

This was the Power of Destruction from the Destruction Divine Gaze.

That power drove back the black Demonic Qi from the Demon Emperor. As it swept out, it felt as if the Death God himself had struck, making one’s very soul tremble.

"What a terrifying fluctuation!"

"What is that power!?" As this power erupted, the cultivators in the Imperial Capital couldn’t help but reveal looks of terror, and an uproar spread in all directions.

Then, the crowd watched as a beam of Divine Radiance pierced the Void and struck the arm of the giant hand the Demon Emperor had extended.

BOOM!

A terrifying Power of Destruction erupted. With a massive bang, the arm manifested by the Demon Emperor exploded, dissolving into black qi.

As the arm exploded, the hand that had been about to descend and crush the Dragon Chariot also dissipated. The crisis facing the Empress and the others was finally averted.

Furthermore, a vast wave of the Power of Destruction surged toward the Demon Emperor.

Under this power, the black Demonic Qi surrounding the Demon Emperor disintegrated. His pupils constricted, and a hint of fear flickered in his eyes.

’This brat actually possesses the True Dragon Divine Gaze!’ The Demon Emperor was inwardly terrified. His body turned into a wisp of black Demonic Qi and shot backward at extreme speed.

A moment later, the Demon Emperor’s form reappeared in the Void, ten thousand meters away.

"Who is that? He actually repelled the Demon!" With the Demon Emperor forced back, the Imperial Capital erupted in an uproar. Many cultivators watching from high platforms were stunned.

"That looks like Ling Fei!"

"Ling Fei? The one who set the Great Tang Empire’s record for Physical Power?"

"Yes, that’s him! That’s Ling Fei!" someone recognized him.

Ling Fei had been incredibly famous back then.

The Ninth Prince had died because of him, and the Empress herself had once wanted him dead.

But Emperor Tang had pardoned him.

Although speaking of it was forbidden, many people knew the story in private.

"How is that possible? Ling Fei only left Great Tang a little over a year ago. How could he have become so powerful?"

As Ling Fei’s name was mentioned, cries of astonishment arose.

It was simply too incredible to believe.

Back then, Ling Fei had been hounded by Prince Long and others, nearly to the point of being executed.

At the time, not even the Celestial River Academy had been able to protect him.

But now, just over a year later, he could actually fight a Demon of this caliber?

Yet, many people confirmed with certainty that it was indeed him—the same Ling Fei who had once thrown the Great Tang Empire into turmoil.

...

"He’s unharmed." As the uproar spread through the Imperial Capital, Ling Fei, aboard the Dragon Chariot, frowned slightly as he watched the Demon Emperor’s body reform.

Every time he activated the True Dragon Divine Gaze, he exhausted a massive amount of Divine Soul Power.

After that last attack, activating the Power of the Destruction Divine Gaze again would require an even greater price.

Yet the Demon Emperor’s power had only been weakened by an almost imperceptible amount.

"This Demon Emperor is a Divine Soul Body; injuring him is incredibly difficult," Lian Shuang said, her eyes flashing. "Unless we can bind his Divine Soul."

"Bind his Divine Soul!" Ling Fei’s eyes flashed. ’It seems I have no choice but to put everything I have into the Dragon Bone Pen,’ he thought.

However, binding the Demon Emperor’s Divine Soul with the Dragon Bone Pen would be extremely difficult.

It would likely exhaust all of his Blood Qi.

’This is the only way.’ At this thought, Ling Fei took a deep breath. He had no other choice.

Given the situation, he had to fight with everything he had.

Otherwise, if the Demon Emperor escaped and continued to recover his strength, he would undoubtedly bring disaster upon the world.