Chapter 518: The Demon King’s Arrival

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

Within the area enveloped by the Sky-Screening Bead, Lv Feng fled frantically.

After learning of Ye Xuan’s identity as a Profound Beast Demon King, Lv Feng’s heart pounded with terror. Compounded by the fact that Ye Xuan had devoured his Evil Eye Martial Soul, the intense fear extinguished any thought of fighting back.

The sharp pain throbbing in his mind was a constant reminder, making him desperate to get away.

"Trying to run?"

Ye Xuan sneered at the sight. How could he possibly let Lv Feng escape? He immediately activated the Array he had set up earlier.

BUZZZZZ.

Countless hazy, iridescent lights appeared, transforming into a sky full of rainbow-colored beams that abruptly enveloped Lv Feng.

"What?"

A look of shock crossed Lv Feng’s face. "How are there so many Arrays here?"

The forest before him quickly blurred, transforming into a vast, boundless ocean.

"An Illusion Array?"

Lv Feng’s expression darkened. An Illusion Array was the last thing he wanted to face right now.

"Break for me."

He whipped the black chain in his hand, making it move like a black flood dragon as it thrashed in all directions.

As a dense black mist swept out, the scene flickered in and out of existence—one moment a forest, the next a sky-high tidal wave.

"Break! Break! Break! Break! Break!"

Amidst the surging waves, a figure charged forward frantically. In the outside world, the array flags Ye Xuan had laid out were also exploding one after another.

"You think you can kill me with just this Array? How ridiculous!"

Lv Feng roared ferociously.

"This is only my First Layer of Arrays."

Ye Xuan sneered. He knew full well that the Array he’d set up was only Sixth Grade. It might be enough to trap an ordinary Tier Six Martial Venerable, but it wouldn’t be very effective against Lv Feng, who possessed a Tier Seven treasure.

However, his goal wasn’t to kill Lv Feng with the Array. The Array was merely a tool.

Enveloped by the hazy Array, Lv Feng’s movements slowed considerably.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

At the same time, Ye Xuan controlled the Zhenyuan Stone, sending it crashing down repeatedly.

In addition to the Zhenyuan Stone’s bombardment, the Sixth Grade killing Array Ye Xuan had deployed also continuously unleashed attacks.

PFFT!

Under the successive blows, blood trickled from the corner of Lv Feng’s mouth, and the force of the impacts sent him staggering backward.

"Hahaha! You think you can kill me?"

Though terrified, Lv Feng wore a disdainful expression. He struggled relentlessly, and under his frenzied assault, the Array Ye Xuan had set up rapidly disintegrated.

’Damn it, the Defense Power of this Demon Heaven Armor is too strong. If I were a Tier Six Martial Venerable, there’s no way Lv Feng could have lasted this long.’

Ye Xuan’s expression was grim. After his Soul Power broke through to the Sixth Grade, he could clearly feel that his Profound Power was insufficient to properly wield the Zhenyuan Stone.

In his perception, the Zhenyuan Stone was like a precision instrument, but he could only utilize its most basic functions.

More importantly, Lv Feng’s Demon Heaven Armor was a Tier Seven defensive suit. Because Ye Xuan’s Profound Power was lacking, the Zhenyuan Stone’s might was insufficient to completely break through Lv Feng’s defense.

"Hahaha."

Seeing Ye Xuan’s relentless attacks fail to breach his defense, Lv Feng grew excited.

’This Xuan Ye is actually a Profound Beast Demon King in disguise. I have to report this news back to the sect.’

His gaze turned cold. The pain in his mind gradually subsided, and his heart began to calm.

The once chaotically flailing black chain now moved with order. Under Lv Feng’s attacks, the surrounding Array formations boomed and exploded, being destroyed one by one.

Joy filled his face at the sight.

"You really think I can’t kill you?"

Ye Xuan’s eyes were cold. With a wave of his hand, he recalled the Zhenyuan Stone.

’Hmm? He’s giving up?’

Just as Lv Feng thought Ye Xuan had given up, streams of ethereal, crimson flames suddenly erupted from Ye Xuan’s hands.

These crimson flames, like fiery dragons, swiftly surrounded him.

’Trying to burn me with fire?’ Lv Feng sneered. Before he could say anything, a searing heat suddenly passed through his Demon Heaven Armor.

"Ah!"

The intense power of the flames rapidly penetrated Lv Feng’s body, scorching him until wisps of green smoke rose from his skin.

He immediately let out a pained scream. To his horror, he discovered that his body was rapidly melting, and the powerful defense of the Demon Heaven Armor was proving useless against this fire.

"What in the world is this flame?!"

Terror gripped Lv Feng’s heart.

’The Endless Molten Flame actually has a special effect on this armor.’

Ye Xuan, on the other hand, was both shocked and delighted. He could clearly sense that his opponent’s Demon Heaven Armor couldn’t withstand his Endless Molten Flame at all. Seeing this, Ye Xuan immediately unleashed the Endless Molten Flame to its fullest extent.

A ball of crimson flame swiftly engulfed Lv Feng.

"No!"

With a final, wretched scream, Lv Feng was instantly incinerated to ash by the Endless Molten Flame. With two clangs, a black suit of armor and a black chain fell to the ground, their light extinguished.

CRACK!

At that exact moment, the Sky-Screening Bead hovering in the air reached its limit and shattered completely, turning to dust.

Without the Sky-Screening Bead’s concealment, the aura from the forest immediately spread out.

’Not good.’

Ye Xuan’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly collected Lv Feng’s Storage Ring, the Demon Heaven Armor, and other items, then gathered the broken array flags into his Storage Ring. He transformed into a streak of light and vanished on the spot.

Without the Sky-Screening Bead’s cover, the Gale Light Academy instructors guarding the area would surely sense the disturbance. If he lingered, there would inevitably be trouble.

Sure enough, not long after Ye Xuan left, a streak of light descended swiftly into the forest.

It was one of the two experts from Gale Light Academy’s inner court.

"Hmm? It seems a great battle took place here."

The moment he arrived, his brow furrowed as he scanned his surroundings.

When he saw the traces of the battle, his face filled with utter shock.

"What a terrifying aura! Who was fighting here just now?"

His expert eye immediately told him that the two combatants must have possessed power at the Tier Seven Martial King level. Nothing less could have caused such terrifying devastation.

The pulverized rocks, the trees turned to dust... even he wasn’t confident he could replicate such a scene.

And when he finally reached the spot where Lv Feng had fallen, his eyes widened even further.

"This flame aura is horrifying. Why do even I feel a tremor of fear in my heart? What kind of flame is this?"

The man’s expression instantly became incredibly grave.

A jade slip immediately appeared in his hand, and he quickly recorded some information into it.

As an inner court instructor, he was well aware of the strength of the students participating in the assessment. Even the strongest among them could not have created such a terrifying scene.

With such an anomaly, he had to inform the other instructors at once.

After doing this, he swiftly flew high into the sky and spread his Profound Sense, searching the forest.

He could sense that the person who had been fighting here had only just left.

To his disappointment, however, his senses detected nothing suspicious.

「A stick of incense’s time later.」

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Two streaks of light arrived above the forest from different directions.

"Teng Zhan, you said in the jade slip that something major happened. What was it?"

The newcomers were none other than Instructor Wang Feng and Elder Yao.

"Look."

Teng Zhan, his face grave, led the two to where the battle had taken place.

"Hmm? This is...?"

Wang Feng and Elder Yao’s expressions also turned grave in an instant.

"A Martial King Level confrontation. This was definitely a Martial King Level confrontation."

The three exchanged glances, their faces incomparably solemn.

This was the site of the inner court’s survival assessment. As academy instructors, they had thoroughly scouted this forest before the assessment began. There were absolutely no Martial King Level beings here.

Yet the scene currently laid out before them immediately put them on high alert.

"Do you think this scene could have been left behind by two of the inner court students fighting here?"

Elder Yao suddenly asked.

Teng Zhan shook his head. "Of the ten veteran students selected for the inner court this time, the strongest are Lv Feng and Zhan Jun. But their strength is only infinitely close to the Tier Seven Martial King level. Now, look at the traces left here. This is definitely not something an ordinary Martial King could leave behind."

"Indeed. A scene this terrifying... even a fight between you and me would be no more than this."

Wang Feng and Elder Yao exchanged a grave look.

With such an incident, all of them felt a sense of unease.

If a Martial King expert with ulterior motives had infiltrated this forest, it would pose a huge threat to the students undergoing the assessment.

"The assessment has already begun, and all the students are scattered throughout the forest. The only thing we can do now is to have everyone be more vigilant."

"Yes, that’s all we can do for now. I’ll pass the news to all the instructors in the forest and have them pay close attention."

The three spoke for a moment before quickly dispersing.

"Whew, that was close."

In a cave a hundred miles from that location, Ye Xuan let out a long breath.

Just now, he had felt a Profound Sense sweep over his body. If he hadn’t concealed his aura in time, he might have been discovered.

Fortunately, the aura-concealing ability of the Nine Profound World-Defying Art was extremely potent. As long as he was careful, not even a Tier Seven Martial King could easily find him.

Sensing the three powerful auras depart, Ye Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to inspect his spoils...

「At this moment.」

In a forest over a thousand miles away from Ye Xuan’s location.

Three students participating in the assessment had formed a triangular formation and were cautiously searching for Crystal Stones.

Suddenly—

SWISH! SWISH!

Two majestic streaks of light rapidly approached the area, emitting a surging pressure unique to the Demon Race.

These two Demon Beasts were the two Demon Beast Demon Kings sent by the Earth Dragon Profound Beast and the ape-like Profound Beast.