Chapter 874: Besieged on All Sides (Part 2)

Ye Fan spoke up immediately.

Huan Chen laughed and said, “Little brother, although my Prison Emperor Hall can’t compare to the Sword Sect or the Demon Clan, it still counts as a considerable force, because it’s a base built entirely by poor folk!”

“Little brother, your skills are outstanding. If you join the Prison Emperor Hall, you’re bound to make a name for yourself. You’ll definitely earn the Prison Emperor’s favor!”

Ye Fan had heard of this place. Because the Sword Sect and the Demon Clan went to war, the common people were plunged into misery, and thus the Prison Emperor Hall rose up.

The Prison Emperor Hall isn’t under the jurisdiction of the Sword Sect or the Demon Clan. It’s a neutral land. It’s said that once you get there, whether you’re a poor commoner or a person of great skill, you can find a place to belong.

But he had never gone there, because he simply had no desire to.

At this moment, Ye Fan said, “Forget it. I’ve always liked living free and easy. I really haven’t thought about being under anyone’s control. See you—no, wrong, we won’t be seeing each other again!”

Then he slung his pack over his shoulder and left the city.

Chu Bai laughed and said, “He really is an interesting one. Just don’t know where he actually belongs to.”

Ye Fan walked out of Dao Demon Town and entered a stretch of black forest. Just then, a wave of extremely intense Demonic Qi suddenly surged out from within the black forest.

“An expert!”

Ye Fan was shocked. Carefully sensing it, he discovered that this hidden person’s strength was at least Ancestor Realm Fourth Grade, judging from this dense Demonic Qi.

The other side was definitely a demon, and a demon of terrifying strength at that.

At that moment, an echo rang through the woods.

“Sword Sect Heavenly King, you really made me search hard, but in the end I still found you. This time you won’t escape even if you sprout wings, hahaha!”

A wild laugh came rolling over.

Ye Fan said, “You’re one of the elders sent to kill me, aren’t you?”

“That’s right. To die by my hand is your honor. I heard you’re the number one genius of the Sword Sect, able to tear apart several Demon King prodigies of my clan with your bare hands when they teamed up!”

“I want to see for myself whether you’re really as the rumors say, whether you truly have that kind of strength.”

The voice spoke in a mocking tone.

Ye Fan barked, “Why don’t you come try and you’ll know? Since you’re already here, why not show yourself?”

The moment his words fell, the entire black forest began to tremble. After the trembling, endless black demonic qi surged together, condensing into a strange old man.

“Black Demon Elder!”

Ye Fan immediately recognized this person’s identity. The Black Demon Elder was one of the nine great elders of the Black Demon Clan, his strength unfathomable. And the Black Demon Clan was ranked among the top of the seventy-two clans of the Demon Clan.

Sure enough, this time he’d met a real opponent. But to Ye Fan, it didn’t matter who came—even if the Demon Ancestor himself came, he feared no battle. A man living in this world: if he can’t defeat them, then he’ll fight to the death.

The Black Demon Elder spoke, “You alone have slaughtered many of my Demon Path geniuses. You’ve already been sentenced by the Demon Ancestor. For that, the Demon Ancestor sent me here to execute you!”

“Execute me?”

“We’re not even of the same generation. Looks like you people of the Demon Clan really have no shame. Why don’t you dare send a genius of my level to fight me one on one?”

Ye Fan said coldly.

It wasn’t that the Demon Clan didn’t want to send a genius of the same level to fight him, but ever since the last Daoist Demon Battlefield, the Demon Clan’s geniuses had practically all been slaughtered.

There simply were no peers left.

The Seven Demon Kings were the strongest geniuses of the Demon Clan’s younger generation, but the Seven Demon Kings had long died on the Daoist Demon Battlefield. Now, among the Demon Clan’s young generation, those still alive were just some third-rate characters.

In this, they were actually the same as the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect didn’t have many Martial Artists left alive either. Even though there were young geniuses, the top-level prodigies had died so thoroughly that not even ashes remained.

Only Ye Fan was left. The Sword Dao had never given him a clear acknowledgement, and Ye Fan’s position was very awkward.

But right now, the Black Demon Elder said instead, “My Demon Clan has our own principles in how we do things. Otherwise we wouldn’t be called the Demon Clan.”

“When a man loses all shame, he’s invincible. The thickness of you Demon Clan’s face really amazes me!”

Ye Fan said calmly.

The Black Demon Elder said, “Enough talk. Since I’m already here, how could mere words make things clear!”

“Make your move. Since you say our generations differ and our strength differs, then I’ll let you have three moves.”

The Black Demon Elder spoke again.

Ye Fan said calmly, “Fine. As if I’d be afraid of you.”

Then Ye Fan suddenly launched his attack, unleashing the strongest strike of the Heaven Carrying Eight Sword—that was the eighth sword. The moment he executed the eighth sword—

Heaven and earth changed color. At that moment, it was as if the entire world dimmed, such a terrifying aura carrying the power to annihilate all things.

This was the Heaven Slaying Eighth Sword.

The Black Demon Elder’s heart had been as still as water, but now he felt fear, because Ye Fan’s strength had far exceeded his expectations.

In his view, dealing with Ye Fan should have been an easy matter.

But now the aura had risen to an absolute peak. Because of this, the Black Demon Elder was afraid. His earlier talk of letting Ye Fan have three moves—

Was complete nonsense. At this point, he could only strike personally and fight Ye Fan head-on.

So, as Ye Fan unleashed the eighth sword, he also shouted:

“Black Water Magic!”

The instant Black Water Magic was unleashed, heaven and earth changed color. It was as if the sun, moon, and stars were all covered, all obliterated by the power of darkness.

This was Black Water Magic, the top-level magic of the Black Demon Clan. Just as the Sword Dao has thirty-six paths, or even more, the Demon Clan’s magic is the same.

There are many kinds of magic and Magic Power, all gathered within the seventy-two clans of the Demon Clan, becoming utterly terrifying.