Chapter 717: Beheading the Demon King!

rd paper wad arrived instantly, hitting Huang Xujie's yamen acupoint at the base of his neck, nearly preventing him from opening his mouth."Who is it!" Huang Xujie finally couldn't hold back and burst...Chapter 717: Beheading the Demon King!

"This place is..." Su Han waved her hands around, floating in the seawater and asked Hao Ren doubtfully.

"The Sea of Ten Thousand Demons," Hao Ren replied.

The sweep by Quniu had almost torn him apart limb from limb; he was now unable to use any spiritual energy.

Su Han wasn't much better off, as the sudden blow had directly impacted her mind, causing her realm to drop a small half-layer, plummeting from peak Gān Rank to upper Gān Rank!

But getting the Nuwa Stone could be considered quite a price.

Hao Ren looked around again but saw no sign of Uncle Zhai Kuo. He assumed that he had been swept to another location, perhaps somewhere else in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.

Lifting his head to look at the high sky, he found there was no trace of the Nine Dragon Palace!

Below the Nine Dragon Palace is the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons. To put it this way, the barrier of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons... Hao Ren seemed to have some understanding of how things were interconnected.

The array formation of the Nine Dragon Palace not only affects the interior but also the exterior! The demon kings in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons cannot break out due to the watchful guard of the Nine Dragon Palace!

Zhenfei could break through the barrier of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, possibly thanks to her own secret methods. This alone was enough to prove that she is far more formidable than most demon kings!

And now that she has taken on a disciple by the name of Duan Yao, if she wants to handle things outside, she no longer needs to do it in person.

Huff huff... The sea surged as if boiling over.

Sensing the concentration of spiritual energy in the seawater, Hao Ren realized that they had unfortunately fallen into the inner part of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.

If he still had Zhenfei's gold-inlaid hairpin, he could have held his ground. But now that the hairpin exploded and broke apart, Xiao Duan Shield has gone missing, and both Hao Ren and Su Han's spiritual energy is temporarily sealed... Quniu threw them down from the Nine Dragon Palace into the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, almost killing them!

A one-horned dragon with ice armor rose up from the sea.

Hao Ren and Su Han had just escaped a tiger den only to enter a wolf's lair.

Su Han still maintained her realm but could not summon any strength, her purple sweater completely soaked through as she barely managed to float next to Hao Ren.

When has she ever been in such a desperate situation!

"Don't be afraid!"

Hao Ren reached out and hugged Su Han's waist while clenching the Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder in his hand, but this divine thunder was merely as big as his thumb, purely for self-comfort.

"Are you Hao Ren, Young Master Hao" This one-horned dragon spoke human words and suddenly asked Hao Ren and Su Han.

Hao Ren was taken aback while Su Han looked at him in surprise.

"That's right!" Hao Ren answered.

"The Empress ordered us to wait here; today, seeing the two of you falling from the Heavenly Palace, we guessed that it must be Young Master Hao. Indeed!" This one-horned dragon rose completely out of the sea, revealing its magnificent demonic body.

This form was larger than any ferocious beast Hao Ren and Su Han had seen in the Nine Dragon Palace. As he emerged from the sea, waves began to surge up.

"May I ask how esteemed senior is known" While Hao Ren gathered Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder, he asked warily.

"I am but an insignificant lowly demon among Empress Zhenfei's eight million demon soldiers. Please do not consider me worthy of mention. Young Master Hao, please come with me to the Lianhua Palace; if you delay even a moment, I will be unable to bear the responsibility."

The one-horned dragon rumbled in response.

Hao Ren felt slightly relieved when he heard the name of Zhen Fei. If it were any other demon king's soldiers, they would have just attacked without hesitation and wouldn't have been so talkative.

"If it’s meant to be, there’s no avoiding it," Hao Ren tapped his toe on the sea surface and pulled Su Han up into a jump, landing them on the back of the unicorn wyrm.

Su Han didn’t expect that she would enter the core area of Ten Thousand Demon Sea, let alone in such a way as plummeting from high above. The dangers within Ten Thousand Demon Sea were no less than those of Nine Dragon Palace, and might even be more severe.

She hadn’t expected to still rely on Hao Ren after leaving Nine Dragon Palace.

However, the dense spiritual energy in this region of Ten Thousand Demon Sea was rich in five-element spiritual energy that could be absorbed and converted, far denser than the concentration within the Dragon God Temple’s space. This was very suitable for Su Han's recovery of her spirit power.

The spiritual energy of Ten Thousand Demon Sea probably had some connection to Nine Dragon Palace. And the chaotic primordial qi inside Nine Dragon Palace might be related to one of the ancient artifacts atop the Heavenly Tower.

With Hao Ren and Su Han on its back, the unicorn wyrm was like a mountain moving across the sea surface, swimming steadily in the distance.

The places near the ocean's surface with thinner spiritual energy were where eight- or nine-stage demon beasts swam. Using his own ten-stage demon beast’s power to cover Hao Ren and Su Han’s spirit energy, he prevented them from drawing attention from the various demon kings below.

In these past few days, Zhen Fei had dispatched thousands of ten-stage demons to patrol the sea surface closely, forcing those eight- or nine-stage demon beasts not to appear.

Now, this unicorn wyrm had successfully picked up the person assigned by Zhen Fei and was preparing to return for its reward.

Su Han stood on the wyrm’s back with Hao Ren and quietly sensed that the piece of Nüwa Stone was still in her Amrita Ring. This made her feel somewhat at ease.

When they left Nine Dragon Palace, this famous "Nüwa Stone" had turned into a grayish-white, dried-up pebble.

If she hadn’t personally taken this Nüwa Stone out of the Heavenly Tower within Nine Dragon Palace, Su Han wouldn't have believed it was one of the ancient artifacts.

Even if she threw this piece of Nüwa Stone into a pile of ordinary pebbles, Su Han would definitely not be able to pick out the real Nüwa Stone.

This proved that any weapon surpassing limits couldn’t possibly be possessed by ordinary cultivators.

Boom!

Just as Su Han felt secretly delighted, the waves around the unicorn wyrm suddenly churned violently.

"Haw haw… Is this my territory that anyone can casually pass through!"

A sharp and piercing voice rose from the depths of the sea. Suddenly, a hundred-meter-high water spout shot up in the air, revealing a thin figure under the deluge.

Roaar!

The mountain-like unicorn wyrm’s eyes emitted two beams of black deathlight!

"Haw haw… A mere ten-stage demon beast dares to be so bold!" The spectral figure swallowed up the black light from the unicorn wyrm, and then without warning, a large hole appeared in the body of the unicorn wyrm carrying Hao Ren and Su Han.

"Haw haw..."

A sharp-nosed little ghost wearing a red robe and holding a red shoe appeared before Hao Ren and Su Han.

Woosh... The mountain-like unicorn wyrm toppled over, sinking into the turbulent sea. A ten-stage demon beast was no match against such a great demon king.

This "Exhaustion" was one of the weakest among the Ten Great Demon Kings, and his territory was also the smallest. However, he excelled in stealth techniques, having transformed from a malevolent spirit formed by ancient obsessions. He transcended the Five Elements; even some great demon kings couldn’t deal with him, so anyone caught by him would face serious trouble.

Seeing Exhaustion, Hao Ren recalled how close he had come to being ambushed by this demon when he left Ten Thousand Demon Sea in the past, and still felt a shiver down his spine at the thought of it.

Exhaustion was short and skinny, looking somewhat comical in the red robe draped over his bony frame. He tilted his thin neck to peer at Hao Ren and Su Han, as if contemplating how best to consume them comfortably.

"Haw haw… Still a spirit-born body, but with slight loss of essence energy. You’re still my top choice for alchemy materials." Exhaustion looked approvingly at Hao Ren before glancing at Su Han beside him, "And this one is tender and succulent, at late Soul Formation stage; it’s also a great supplement."

A long tongue emerged from his dry mouth, greedily curling around. In the Demon Sea, he was fond of killing and bloodshed; he didn't know how many transformed Lesser Demon Kings he had devoured in these years, but he still preferred the taste of human cultivators.

However, being sealed inside the Demon Sea for so long without tasting a human cultivator, especially not one as young as this, made him even more excited!

"Spring and Autumn Dream!" Su Han's emerald sword flew towards Xuhao in a flash!

"Gag... The harder they resist, the better it tastes!" Two thin arms emerged from his red robe, allowing Su Han’s emerald sword to pass through him.

His body was intangible and insubstantial; he was just a shadow. Su Han's emerald sword could pass through his body without affecting him at all.

He was beyond the Five Elements and was an ancient obsession, originally a mere shadow that gradually solidified by consuming people’s fear, panic, and hatred. Unlike demons or Demon Kings, he didn't have a physical form of his own; thus, Su Han's elemental techniques had no effect on him.

This was the first time Su Han encountered such an odd monster and immediately retracted her emerald sword to reinforce the barrier.

But Hao Ren knew that Su Han’s barrier would not work on Xuhao. Just like how legendary evil ghosts could enter one's heart, even placing a multitude of weapons as defenses was useless.

Hum!

Hao Ren’s sword light formed a circular barrier glowing with thunderous lightning.

Almost simultaneously, Xuhao extended his sharp claws towards Su Han. But then, crackling electricity appeared, repelling his claws back.

The Thunder Law destroyed evil filth; only Hao Ren's lightning could have some effect on him!

"Thunder Law" Xuhao was slightly surprised to see Hao Ren.

Hao Ren snorted coldly and joined both hands, sending dozens of chaotic sword lights flying towards Xuhao.

"Ke ke ke..." Xuhao emitted heart-chilling strange sounds before suddenly vanishing from Hao Ren’s sight.

But Hao Ren knew that Xuhao had not fled; he was definitely hiding somewhere. However, with Hao Ren's divine sense, he couldn't detect him!

Xuhao’s cultivation level had dropped from peak Heaven Rank to Wind Rank due to the injury sustained and the depletion caused by using Zhao Haoran's thousand years of power. His body could not support a sword formation.

Xuhao seemed to know that Hao Ren wouldn't hold out for much longer and thus lurked near them.

He was sure he could break through Hao Ren’s weak lightning barrier with all his strength, but since he excelled at hiding and ambushing, he did not want a direct confrontation.

This was his territory; he could gradually deplete Hao Ren's power without causing too much commotion and attracting other powerful Demon Kings!

Hao Ren’s spirit energy was about to run out when the sparkling lightning barrier started to crumble. Suddenly, he felt a surge of robust spirit energy enter him from behind.

Su Han supported Hao Ren with both palms, transferring part of her Heaven Rank Upper-grade power to him! In this sea rich in spirit energy, she had already regained some strength within such a short time!

"Sword formation! Activate!"

2560 sword lights combined into 512 chaotic sword lights!

Su Han felt the spirit energy inside her body rushing out like a waterfall!

The Six Ding and Six Ji Formation!

Hao Ren shot his sword light horizontally in a wide arc!

He had been injured by Xuhao last time, so he always wanted to settle the score with him. He just hadn't expected that before reaching his desired cultivation level, he would enter the Demon Sea once again and encounter this shadowy evil spirit yet again!

But since they've encountered him, let's strive to resolve this issue!

Su Han felt as if all the spirit energy in her body was being sucked away by Hao Ren. Her entire body leaned towards his back, and she suddenly felt drained of two-thirds of her strength.

Grayish-white sword light carved out an exhausted figure in the surrounding space!

"Dark Water Sword Technique, second form!"

The chaotic sword light transformed into a dazzling colorful sword flashing with lightning, thrusting towards the heart of the exhausted spirit. Hao Ren stood still while his sword moved as he willed it.

"Five Elements Converging Thunder!" Panic flashed in the emerald eyes of the exhausted figure; he quickly turned into a white mist and tried to escape into the sea water.

The so-called Heaven's Thunder breaks through all five elements, but also dispels everything evil!

Hao Ren’s Wu rank level, combined with Su Han’s Gen rank, could at least match two Wu ranks!

Hao Ren had decided to strike the shadowy ghost down in one blow and prevent him from causing further mischief.

The Five-Colored Divine Sword slashed across the sea surface; the white mist was instantly cut into two. Hao Ren focused profound Yang energy within the sword light, directly targeting this dark creature.

Dozens of meters of seawater beneath the surface were illuminated clearly.

The patch of white mist attempted to escape deeper, but Hao Ren released his spirit energy in full force, causing Su Han to feel her own spirit energy being drained instantly.

Sizzle... Hao Ren's Five-Colored Divine Sword shot out a ray of light, striking the center of the white mist.

"Young hero, spare my life! I’m willing to be your servant!" In this critical moment, the exhausted figure pleaded for mercy.

How could Hao Ren give him such an opportunity The layers of malevolence rolling out from within that patch of white mist indicated countless cultivators had been devoured by it!

"Su Han... Nüwa Stone!" shouted Hao Ren.

Fearing his sword light might not be enough to completely eliminate this shadowy evil spirit, he needed the Nüwa Stone for good measure.

Su Han was slightly surprised and took out the Nüwa stone from her storage ring.

Hao Ren channeled his last bit of chaotic primordial energy into the stone. Instantly, radiant multicolored light illuminated the entire Demon Sea.

The exhausted figure, who had been attempting to escape as a wisp of black mist, cried out in despair, "Nüwa Stone!"

He could never have imagined an ancient神器會出現在這裡！神器的光芒照射下，虛耗融化得連渣都不剩。如果不是被郝仁的雷法劍光斬斷了一半魂魄，他也許還有機會逃跑。

十大妖王之一的虛耗怎麼都想不到自己會夭折在原本應該是他的獵物的郝仁的手上！

轟轟轟……海浪滔天。

被驚動起來的妖王們紛紛趕來。

“走！”郝仁拉起蘇涵，直接用金水雙係控製住蘇涵的翠玉劍，朝著海水裡逃進去。

該死的，跟郝仁在一起怎麼總是在逃命啊。蘇涵貼在郝仁身邊忍不住心中抱怨。

而郝仁須臾之間翻出一塊令牌掛在自己腰間。

蓬萊追仙令！

神器 would appear here!

Sizzling... The exhausted figure, illuminated by the Nüwa Stone's light, melted away completely. If not for Hao Ren’s Thunder Sword Technique cutting his soul in half, he might have still had a chance to escape.

One of the Ten Great Demon Kings, Huashao, never imagined he would be cut down by what should have been his prey, Hao Ren!

Bang bang bang... The sea waves surged.

The alarmed demon kings rushed over.

"Let's go!" Hao Ren pulled Su Han and directly used the gold and water dual-element control to command her emerald sword, diving into the seawater to escape.

Damn it, why are we always on the run when I’m with Hao Ren Su Han clung to Hao Ren’s side, unable to resist complaining in her heart.

And in that moment, Hao Ren produced a token and hung it at his waist.

Penglai Chuixian Token!iques against the Black Wolf; he wanted to beat the wolf half-dead with his own fists. Otherwise, given the Black Wolf's current strength, it wouldn't have been able to harm Hao Ren even a little bit....