Chapter 780 - 497: Solo Battle Against the King of the Nine Netherworlds! (Double - )

Chapter 780: Chapter 497: Solo Battle Against the King of the Nine Netherworlds! (Double Chapter)

The three-eyed bull demon before him was naturally no exception.

The power of this pupil technique was immense, comparable to being hit by a laser cannon at close range.

If it were to hit a human settlement, it could directly destroy a large city and indiscriminately wipe out hundreds of thousands to millions of people!

But although Song Changming was careless, he took the hit from the bull demon’s pupil technique and remained completely unharmed!

He had the Immortal Dragon Body for protection, along with the already developed Celestial Essence Body trait to greatly immune him from energy-induced harm.

With these two orange traits safeguarding him, not to mention the Master’s Power and Witch Soldier Seal as protection, his defense was nearly maxed out!

As long as he was unwilling, it was harder than climbing the sky for anyone under the heavens to injure him!

Seeing Song Changming unharmed, the King of the Nine Netherworlds showed some surprise in his three bull eyes.

He was well aware of the power of his pupil technique and had never seen anyone endure a hit at close range and remain unscathed!

Who exactly was this figure before him?

"In that case!"

The King of the Nine Netherworlds’ formidable demon power began to surge, and his demon body started to transform.

His hands reverted to human hands, while his feet turned into hooves. His back became broader, making his neck slightly lean forward.

His exploding muscle lines shone with a dark luster, resembling metal.

Strength, unparalleled strength! 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

Standing at the center of the sandstorm, the King of the Nine Netherworlds glared fiercely at Song Changming with his three bull eyes, muttering, "You’re not the only one who can get stronger!"

Song Changming had the Witch Soldier Seal to enhance strength and speed; similarly, the King of the Nine Netherworlds had demon techniques to fuel the power of the demon race’s bloodline, akin to a transformation.

Also amidst the sandstorm, Song Changming maintained his Spirit Rhinoceros Eye Technique, observing the transformations of the three-eyed bull demon, realizing that conventional combat methods made it difficult to defeat the opponent.

Thus, lightning sparked around him, and he also gripped the hilt with his left hand.

Holding the saber with both hands, not only could the Witch Soldier Seal power of the left arm stack onto the saber, but he was also building momentum, immersing his heart and spirit as the chaotic sound of wind and sand gradually faded away.

Seemingly sensing the already changing saber intent of Song Changming, the God-devouring Saber emitted an excited blade hum.

"Hmm?!" At a certain moment, as the King of the Nine Netherworlds finished his form upgrade and was about to make a move, he suddenly felt his vision turn white, as if all the colors of the world had been stripped away by some force.

When the sole trace of color flashed and vanished, the world seemed to come back to life.

Demon blood splattered, and a thick severed arm fell to the ground, its heavy weight preventing the swirling sandstorm from carrying it away.

Song Changming glanced at the severed arm of the bull demon, with a few drops of hot bull blood still hanging on the blade of his God-devouring Saber.

His once-deathly blade intent slowly retracted as he let out a long breath.

"He actually dodged it..." Song Changming raised his eyebrows, calmly gazing toward another direction of the sandstorm.

Within his line of sight, the three-eyed bull demon was out of sight, but his perception still locked onto the bull demon’s trace.

A kilometer away, the King of the Nine Netherworlds tumbled down unsteadily, creating a large pit in the sandy ground.

He glanced at his severed half, losing not just his left arm, but even the shoulder and much of the side abdomen’s flesh were scraped away by Song Changming’s earlier slash, demon blood staining half his body.

He gasped heavily, body drenched in cold sweat.

The moment of brushing past death was not unfamiliar to him. Previously, during the battle with Celestial Venerable Mo in the Nine Netherworld, his victory did not come easily; it was because he was wounded in that battle that he slumbered for over thirty years.

He just didn’t expect that upon entering the Celestial Ruins Realm, the first Human Race Grandmaster he encountered would leave him in such a sorry state.

In the sandstorm, a flash of thunderlight made the King of the Nine Netherworlds alarmed once again. This time, he chose to evade.

A slash of sword qi cracked the earth, with sand continuously collapsing.

Song Changming was about to continue his pursuit, but merely severing an arm was not his objective.

The King of the Nine Netherworlds moved quickly, but Song Changming was even faster!

Chasing after the fleeing King of the Nine Netherworlds, he unleashed another nearly full-strength Silent Saber.

Moo!

The King of the Nine Netherworlds turned abruptly, his pair of bull horns rammed into Song Changming’s blade.

These bull horns were the sturdiest part he cultivated, having shattered and broken dozens, if not hundreds, of spiritual treasures beneath them!

The clash between the blade and the bull horns seemed capable of piercing the sky, and the resulting shockwave swept across dozens of miles in an instant!

The ground beneath them also sank, dust and sand flying.

Song Changming flipped and was pushed back a distance, his arms slightly numb.

Currently, the only one who could contest him in terms of strength was this enigmatic three-eyed bull demon.

Even Situ Ming, tempered by divine fire, couldn’t achieve this.

The three-eyed bull demon plowed the ground for tens of meters with his feet, feeling his horns remained, though the skin on his head was torn apart, and even his skull was somewhat cracked.

In a moment of confusion, the King of the Nine Netherworlds subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

By rights, having roamed the Nine Netherworld, priding himself as the Demon King, he should have exuded a kingly demeanor and not been so panicked.

Yet Song Changming’s Silent Saber Intent was too terrifying, making it impossible for him to remain calm when facing Song Changming’s pursuing blade.

The previous arrogance and absolute confidence in his strength had vanished under the two strikes from Song Changming.

He had previously slain Human Race Grandmasters but none had the kind of strength that Song Changming possessed, enough to pressure him to this extent.

He had arrogantly presumed that in the vast Yun Province, only the Human Race’s Emperor Yun made him wary and fearful, while other so-called Martial Arts Grandmasters were merely average.

He had personally slain and even consumed Human Race Grandmasters with Late Realm Cultivation!

Their flesh was delectable, but their strength was trivial before him.

Not until he encountered Song Changming today did his perspective shift; the Yun Province had more than Emperor Yun, as other Human Race powerhouses also posed a threat to his life!

Seeing Song Changming advance once more, he decided not to linger but turned and fled.

As Song Changming was closing in once again, the King of the Nine Netherworlds abruptly turned his head, his bloodshot three bull eyes bursting with divine light, launching a round of pupil techniques at Song Changming.

It forced Song Changming to a halt mid-explosion.

When Song Changming, shrouded in dense smoke, raised his eyes again, the King of the Nine Netherworlds had already fled far away.

For such a formidable demon race caliber to truly escape with all intent was indeed difficult to eliminate, particularly within this Celestial Ruins Realm where perception was limited.

Song Changming shook his head and decided to temporarily give up.

This three-eyed bull demon was the first demon race member to survive after he wielded the Martial Technique of Silence.

The evil spirit within the God-devouring Saber was not entirely satisfied, having not fully devoured the target, but it gradually calmed down.

It devoured the divine soul of strong beings, and though the King of the Nine Netherworlds fled, a portion of its divine soul was still consumed by the evil spirit in the saber, not entirely without benefit.

Meanwhile, even after fleeing thousands of miles, the King of the Nine Netherworlds was still uneasy and flew another thousand miles before slowing down.

"Damn it!"

Looking at his injuries, he wore a gloomy expression.

Injuries were one thing, but he couldn’t accept his disgraceful retreat today.

The peerless saber intent of silence he had witnessed earlier still echoed in his mind, leaving him extremely jittery.

His heart core communicated waves of stabbing pain, making him frown, resting his remaining right hand over his chest.

Only then did he realize his heart core was damaged after the battle with Song Changming!

In his Great Demon Heart Core, the part regarding his divine soul became incomplete.

Just like the half-left arm’s flesh he lost, his divine soul, the three-eyed bull demon within his heart core, also lost an entire front hoof!

"It was that saber!"

The King of the Nine Netherworlds instantly recalled how, when Song Changming’s blade severed his arm, there clearly was an evil beast within the saber that devoured part of his divine soul!