Chapter 722 - 707: No Power to Fight Back

The power of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist closed the gap in strength between Shen Lang and the Rock Demon Lord.

His comprehension of the Martial Arts Realm and his mastery of Momentum closed the gap in speed between them.

By precisely striking the Rock Demon Lord’s various acupoints and Mystic Gates, he disrupted the flow of energy within its body. This put the creature in a dire predicament, and with a single elbow strike, Shen Lang instantly slammed it to the ground!

While the surrounding crowd stared, dumbfounded, the impressive Rock Demon Lord refused to admit defeat, even at such a disadvantage.

It violently swung its right hand backward, smashing it into the ground with a ferocious blast of air.

BOOM!

As dust flew, the Rock Demon Lord used the immense rebound force to spin wildly, rolling away to its left!

The moment the Rock Demon Lord rolled away, Shen Lang’s foot crashed down right where it had been lying!

’Its Heart of the Flame Demon was hit twice by my Five Emperors Dragon Fist, yet it can still move this fast. This Rock Demon Lord really is something special.’

Shen Lang blurred into motion, pursuing the Rock Demon Lord like a phantom!

The Rock Demon Lord must have anticipated that Shen Lang wouldn’t give it any room to escape. While still tumbling through the air, it opened its great maw and violently spewed an incredibly thick, dark brown liquid that shot toward Shen Lang!

The dark brown liquid radiated an unimaginable heat. It wasn’t pure magma, either; it carried a foul, acrid stench.

’Such potent poison!’

Shen Lang abruptly halted his charge. Instead of advancing, he shot backward in retreat.

The moment he landed, Shen Lang sank his weight, turned sideways, and stomped his right foot forward.

A fifty-foot-wide slab of earth, over ten feet thick, was peeled up from the ground like a tile and pushed forward like a massive shield.

The dark brown liquid spewed by the Rock Demon Lord splattered all over the earthen shield of soil and rock.

SZZZZZLE!

A plume of black smoke billowed out as the thick earthen shield corroded into fine, dark brown sand that trickled to the ground.

But the venomous, dark brown liquid had been completely blocked.

"Such a violent poison! For this Rock Demon Lord’s magma to carry such a potent toxin... Is it even a Flame Demon anymore?" Zu Wei exclaimed in horror from the crowd of spectators.

"Despicable human! You have some skill, I’ll give you that, but you will die here!"

From within the billowing black smoke came the Rock Demon Lord’s voice, filled with uncontrollable rage.

Shen Lang’s gaze turned cold as a low sonic boom suddenly erupted above him.

Looking up, Shen Lang saw a massive shadow hurtling down from the sky.

The Rock Demon Lord was erupting with rage. Its right fist, carrying an incomparably terrifying Powerful Qi, smashed down toward him with the force of a falling mountain!

Though they were still over thirty feet apart, the terrifying Powerful Qi had already pulverized the stones around Shen Lang!

It sent Shen Lang’s long hair whipping wildly in the wind.

"Magic Shield!"

With a mere thought from Shen Lang, two massive Magic Shields, each about three feet thick, materialized out of thin air sixteen feet above his head with a faint hum.

These were Magic Shields made from Four-winged Green Python Scales.

The defense of the two stacked Magic Shields was enough to withstand the strongest attack of an ordinary expert at the Seventh Heaven of the King Martial Realm!

The instant the Magic Shields appeared, the Rock Demon Lord’s enormous fist smashed down on top of them.

BOOM!

The deafening sound made the experts from the various sects watching subconsciously cover their ears.

The first Magic Shield resisted the punch for less than half a second before it violently shattered into countless fragments.

Under this ferocious, unrivaled power, the second Magic Shield also began to crack. After holding on for a mere second, it too exploded violently!

At this moment, a golden ripple emerged from above Shen Lang’s head, pouring down like water, covering the Xingtian Battle Armor he wore, and enveloping his entire body.

At this moment, Shen Lang was like a Buddhist Vajra, his entire body emitting a blinding golden light!

The golden light had just appeared when the Rock Demon Lord’s fist reached the top of Shen Lang’s head.

By now, the power of the Rock Demon Lord’s fist had been mostly depleted by the two Magic Shields. Shen Lang snorted coldly, not retreating in the slightest. His right hand became a blur of afterimages as he suddenly threw a punch upwards!

"Through turmoil, sever the clouds! Across the vastness, shatter the cosmos!"

This was the second move of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist. As if to shatter the Azure Vault with a single blow, Shen Lang’s fist clashed once more with the Rock Demon Lord’s massive one.

BANG!

A frenzied, tyrannical ripple of Powerful Qi radiated outward from the point of impact, instantly shaving a layer off the ground in a nearly thousand-foot radius!

Within that thousand-foot radius, every rock and stone pillar, large and small, was pulverized into dust and scattered by the gale...

The Rock Demon Lord was sent flying backward, landing on the ground. It was on all fours, its head raised, staring at Shen Lang with a venomous gaze.

Its eyes, which also flowed with magma, gleamed with a vicious light, like a Fierce Beast from the Primordial Chaos looking for prey to devour.

"Seems being big has its advantages in a fight after all..."

Shen Lang said, lightly dusting off his clothes as he took two steps forward.

"I must admit, even I have never seen such a formidable Rock Demon Lord. Among the experts of the Human Race or the Demon Race, it would be difficult to find anyone below the Emperor Martial Realm qualified to fight you."

"The people of Yumu Cave Blessed Land are truly capable, to be able to train a Flame Demon to this extent!"

A rare look of curiosity appeared in Shen Lang’s eyes.

The Rock Demon Lord’s gaze, however, turned grim, and it became even more cautious than before.

They had only clashed a few times, but it had already suffered major setbacks at Shen Lang’s hands. Even when it pushed its power to the absolute limit, it still couldn’t injure him.

It hadn’t even managed to touch the hem of his robes.

Anyone with a shred of intelligence could sense Shen Lang’s strange, unfathomable power.

The Rock Demon Lord scooped up a handful of dust, straightened its body, and blew the powder from its palm before letting out a strange cackle. "You are strong, too. I’ve never seen a human this powerful... To fight me bare-handed with your Cultivation and still gain the upper hand!"

"But this is as far as your strength goes. A real pity. I actually haven’t killed a human in a long time since coming to the Yumu Cave Blessed Land. Heh heh..."

Shen Lang shook his head. "Never underestimate your opponent. How could you possibly know how many trump cards I’m holding?"

"In fact, beating you would be child’s play for me!"

His calm yet incredibly arrogant words echoed through the Stone Forest. His voice was brimming with confidence, as if heralding a monstrous, brewing storm.

Fury erupted from the Rock Demon Lord’s enormous, coppery eyes. "Child’s play? Such shameless boasting!"

"You hypocritical, despicable humans! You have no real power, only arrogant and ignorant boasts!"

"If you hadn’t used those two Magic Shields, do you really think your own power would have been enough to take my strongest attack? What a joke!"

The Rock Demon Lord roared, "Come on, boy! Let me see how strong you really are! You dare look down on this Lord? You’re dead!"

As soon as its voice fell, the wings on the Rock Demon Lord’s back suddenly flapped, and its massive body shot towards Shen Lang, skimming the ground like a cannonball!

This time, the Rock Demon Lord was truly enraged.

The flames around its body abruptly expanded, its aura surged, and the temperature in the Stone Forest skyrocketed.

"Die, boy!"

While still some distance from Shen Lang, the Rock Demon Lord wildly swung its arms.

Two stones, burning with raging flames, appeared from nowhere and shot towards Shen Lang at a speed several times faster than the Rock Demon Lord!

These were just watermelon-sized stones, but the moment they appeared, the surrounding temperature shot up once again!

Even though Shen Lang was protected by the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, feeling this temperature made him feel as if he were immersed in magma.

’Flame Demon Hellfire?’

Watching the two fireballs trailing long tails, Shen Lang’s expression turned solemn for the first time.

This Flame Demon Hellfire was the Talent Ability of a Flame Demon.

It looked like a burning rock, but in reality, from the inside out, it was the purest Hellfire.

It was one of the strongest attacks the Rock Demon Lord could conjure.

It was as fast as lightning and contained a violent, immense toxin. Furthermore, like the Silent Extinction Divine Thunder, the compressed energy within it, once released, was powerful enough to shatter mountains and sunder peaks.

Seeing the two balls of Flame Demon Hellfire flash towards him, Shen Lang’s figure rapidly retreated. He pushed his hands forward, and the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire erupted!

Shen Lang knew the moment the Flame Demon Hellfire appeared that it would be nearly impossible to block and difficult to dodge, so he had already formulated a counter-strategy.

’Fight fire with fire. Use softness to overcome rigidity!’

The Vermilion Bird Divine Fire flowing from Shen Lang’s hands merged, instantly forming a cloak of fire.

The fiery "cloak" whooshed through the air, and in an instant, it enveloped the two incoming projectiles of Flame Demon Hellfire!

Having enveloped the two balls of Flame Demon Hellfire, the "cloak" spun rapidly in the air before being flung toward the charging Rock Demon Lord.

With a *swish*, the two balls of Flame Demon Hellfire shot back toward the Rock Demon Lord’s chest and abdomen, moving even faster than they had come!

"Damn it!"

The Rock Demon Lord swore for the first time, its composure completely gone. Mid-charge, it threw itself into a desperate roll to the right.

BOOM! BOOM!

The two balls of Flame Demon Hellfire smashed into the ground behind the Rock Demon Lord, and the blast wave from the explosion sent the rolling Rock Demon Lord flying.

Monstrous flames engulfed an area over three hundred feet wide.

The Rock Demon Lord grunted. The moment it landed, it staggered and stumbled backward.

Just then, a figure flashed through the flames!

Seizing the opportunity, Shen Lang, who had momentarily lost ground, closed the distance once again.

"How was that Hellfire? If you didn’t like it, how about I add some seasoning?"

Shen Lang’s mocking voice rang in the Rock Demon Lord’s ear.

Before the Rock Demon Lord could even react, the Five Emperors Dragon Fist slammed into its body once again!

Every part of Shen Lang’s body was a Divine Weapon comparable to an Imperial Artifact!

Wielding the absurdly powerful penetrating force of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist, he attacked with uncanny speed from unpredictable angles.

Caught off guard, the Rock Demon Lord was once again forced into a passive, defensive position, so frustrated it felt like it could vomit blood. It could only retreat nonstop!

THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!

Shen Lang’s speed grew faster and faster, his power stronger and stronger!

The pitiful Rock Demon Lord became the first being in history to endure so many blows from the Five Emperors Dragon Fist.

Any power it tried to release from its Heart of the Flame Demon was completely scattered before it could even manifest.

The meridians in its body were severely damaged one by one by Shen Lang, leaving it with almost no strength to fight back!

Not only the experts from the various sects watching from the side, but even the large group of Flame Demons on the periphery were stunned...