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Chapter 496: Suppressing the Demonic Tyrant with a Single Hand
Chapter 496: Suppressing the Demonic Tyrant with a Single Hand
"Hehe, Jie Jie, Chi Chi..."
Amidst the distorted space, a pitch-black demonic aura frantically surged and twisted, attempting to break free, but to no avail. Its terrifying might was beyond compare, far surpassing that of ordinary ancient demons.
A Demonic Tyrant!
This was a Demonic Tyrant comparable to the Blood Replacement Realm, a formidable existence even for Blood Replacement Realm experts. Even though it was suppressed and sealed by Chen Mu's Thousand Mile Heaven-Striking Palm, blocking the heavens and earth, Chen Yue and the others could still sense the terrifying aura emanating from the demon within the giant palm. It was a sight that made their hearts tremble.
"A Demonic Tyrant... a Ninth Rank Demonic Tyrant?"
Xia Hou Yan covered his chest, his mouth still stained with blood, and his eyes held a lingering look of shock.
A Demonic Tyrant on par with the Blood Replacement Realm, how terrifying it was! No wonder the demon had never truly revealed itself. Its true form remained hidden beneath hundreds of zhang in the sandy sea, and with just a hint of its aura, it instantly intimidated everyone, causing them to nearly lose their minds.
But this formidable Demonic Tyrant was now being forcibly seized and suppressed by Chen Mu's power, which spanned a vast distance and was controlled by his will, trapping it within his palm!
Shua! Shua!!!
The Demonic Tyrant constantly changed its form, transforming into countless appearances in an instant: a poor commoner, a compassionate monk, a charming woman, a high-ranking official, and so on, leaving Chen Yue and the others momentarily frozen.
The ever-changing forms suddenly exploded, turning into more than a dozen different black auras that rushed out in various directions, attempting to escape the giant palm's grasp.
The Demonic Tyrant was disintegrating!
This was a unique skill of Ninth Rank Demonic Tyrants and above. Shapeless and ever-changing, it was not a solid entity, making it challenging even for Celestial-Soul experts to completely eradicate a Ninth Rank Demonic Tyrant.
Chen Mu's will spanned a thousand li, dominating the heavens and earth. It was as if he had become the ruler of this desert at this very moment. Having fought against demons in the past, he was intimately familiar with their tactics and was well-prepared. A cold hum, like thunder, reverberated.
Boom!!!
The cold hum echoed like thunder, shaking the heavens.
Chen Yue and the others, who had been intimidated by the Demonic Tyrant's myriad forms, snapped out of their trance. As they regained their senses, they witnessed the giant hand spanning the heavens and earth, its five fingers curling inward.
Buzz.
Accompanied by a buzzing sound, the sky filled with rolling dust and sand, scattering in all directions.
The more than a dozen strands of demonic aura, which had scattered and tried to escape, collided with the distorted space barriers in different directions, only to be restrained and then drawn back towards the center as the giant hand's fingers closed.
"Sss... Hehe..."
The scattered strands of demonic aura swirled and surged, struggling to break free from the hand's grasp. They converged once more, desperately writhing, but to no avail. They were slowly subdued and captured.
Chen Yue and the others, whose minds had been affected multiple times, were still dazed. At that moment, Chen Mu's calm voice echoed from the distant horizon.
"This is a Demonic Tyrant, formless and ever-changing. It can take on countless appearances, so don't look at it directly."
As Chen Yue and Xia Hou Yan listened to his words, they gradually regained their composure. They averted their gazes and refocused, and then they saw that the giant palm spanning the heavens and earth had completely retracted, squeezing the Ninth Rank Demonic Tyrant into a pitch-black demonic ball. No matter how it struggled within Chen Mu's palm, it couldn't escape.
Chen Yue dared not look directly at the demonic ball, only glancing at it with her peripheral vision before quickly scanning the surroundings for Chen Mu. She looked up at the sky but couldn't find him.
"Brother?"
She had calmed down, and although she couldn't see Chen Mu, his intervention had settled her heart. In this world, Chen Mu stood at the pinnacle of martial arts, the only living Martial Saint.
When Chen Mu acted, there was no opponent!
"No need to search; I'm not nearby. Head towards Yunlu Pass."
Chen Mu's calm voice echoed through the heavens once more.
Upon hearing these words, Chen Yue and Xia Hou Yan showed little change in their expressions. Even without mentioning Chen Yue, Xia Hou Yan also knew that Celestial-Soul experts were rumored to have the ability to merge their will with the heavens and earth, spanning a thousand li.
Chen Mu stood at the apex of Celestial-Soul experts, towering over all others in the world. His current abilities were unfathomable, and it was only natural that he could reach out from afar, capture a Demonic Tyrant with a mere glance, and suppress it.
Of course.
As he glanced at the twisted figure of the Cosmic Palm in the sky, suppressing and capturing a Demonic Tyrant, a sense of awe inevitably arose within him. After all, this was a being comparable to the Blood Replacement Realm, yet Chen Mu had forcefully controlled the Heavenly Earth Power from an unknown distance, subjugating it with sheer will.
Moreover, the vastness of the Heavenly Earth Power Chen Mu wielded was almost unbelievable. If one were to compare it to a drop of water in their cultivation of insight, then the power Chen Mu casually summoned was like an entire ocean!
This was the manifestation of the Heavenly-Earth Principle, the might of insight one possessed after reaching the Celestial-Soul Realm.
However, since Chen Mu's gaze had already turned towards the desert, focusing on the encroaching Demonic Aura, there was no need for them to linger any longer. The priority now was to return to Yunlu Pass as soon as possible, especially since everyone except Chen Yue was injured.
Wen Yuan's face paled as well. Although he hadn't suffered any physical harm, he had been the closest to the Demonic Aura earlier and in proximity to the Demonic Tyrant. The impact on his soul core was not insignificant.
He exchanged glances with Kang Na Wu, Liang Xiao, and the others, and they all saw a hint of bitter laughter in each other's eyes. This desert patrol had been filled with disasters and unexpected events, but fortunately, no one had lost their life. The abnormality in the desert had caught Chen Mu's attention, and the situation no longer required their involvement. From this point on, it would be up to Chen Mu, the legendary Martial Saint, to handle the matter.
"Let's go," Xia Hou Yan coughed again, spitting out a few strands of blood, and then turned to Kang Na Wu and the others with a grave voice.
The group immediately set off, swiftly heading back towards Yunlu Pass.
The area they were in wasn't too far from Yunlu Pass, less than a hundred li away. Despite Xia Hou Yan and the others being injured, they were all Six Viscera Realm martial practitioners, and after suppressing their injuries, they managed to reach Yunlu Pass rather quickly.
At that moment, a figure stood atop the city gate of Yunlu Pass. He wore a long robe, his body slender and not particularly tall, but standing on the city gate, he seemed to reach towards the heavens, exuding an aura of boundless grandeur.
This figure was none other than Chen Mu!
From the distant Seven Xuan Sect, after stepping into the Half-Immortal Realm, Chen Mu had merged his soul with heaven and earth, sensing the situation in the desert. He immediately took action from afar and set off from the Seven Xuan Sect, hurrying towards Yunlu Pass.
Despite the distance between the Seven Xuan Sect and Yunlu Pass, Chen Mu's speed had improved significantly, allowing him to arrive even faster than Xia Hou Yan and the others, reaching Yunlu Pass ahead of them.
At Yunlu Pass, several Military Governors and Captains of Guards stood behind Chen Mu, their heads bowed in reverence. Some of the border guards at Yunlu Pass even looked at Chen Mu with curious eyes, cautiously examining him.
Upon Chen Mu's arrival at Yunlu Pass, one of the Military Governors who had fought alongside him against a Demon Catastrophe many years ago recognized him and exclaimed in surprise, triggering a wave of awe among the guards.
The legendary Martial Saint, Chen Mu!
This wasn't the Chen Mu from years ago who had come to Yunlu Pass's aid against the Demon Catastrophe. Now, Chen Mu was a legendary figure throughout the world. In Yunlu Pass, he was also a legend!
Many of the guards who had witnessed Chen Mu's abilities in the past considered it an honor. Whenever they gathered to drink and talk about the world, they would proudly recount the story of witnessing the young Chen Mu defending the city gate.
"Brother," Chen Yue called out, spotting Chen Mu atop the city gate of Yunlu Pass.
Xia Hou Yan and the others also saw Chen Mu, and Kang Na Wu and Liang Xiao's eyes held a hint of reverence. Xia Hou Yan gazed at Chen Mu's figure with a touch of awe.
The five of them were still several thousand zhang away from Yunlu Pass.
At that moment, Chen Mu, who had been observing the depths of the desert with profound eyes, suddenly turned his gaze towards Xia Hou Yan and the others. He then raised his hand and waved it gently.
As Xia Hou Yan and the others rushed towards Yunlu Pass, they suddenly felt a momentary dizziness, and their vision blurred briefly, as if the world had shifted in an instant.
In the 169th chapter, a single look at the book reveals no errors!
When everyone regained their senses, they found themselves standing on the walls of Yunlu Pass, not knowing when they had arrived there. Kang Na Wu and the others couldn't even discern how they had abruptly crossed thousands of zhang in an instant, a feat that left them in awe.
The only one not overly shocked was Chen Yue, who had experienced Chen Mu's supreme abilities many times in the past. She quickly regained her composure and called out to Chen Mu.
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Chen Mu nodded slightly at her, then turned his gaze towards Xia Hou Yan and the others. He raised his right hand and made a few gestures in the air.
Ssss! Ssss! Ssss!
Invisible streams of energy extended from his fingers, instantly piercing through Xia Hou Yan's body.
"Pfft!"
Xia Hou Yan's face was already pale, with traces of blood still visible at the corners of his mouth and on his body. As Chen Mu's finger energy abruptly pierced his body, he suddenly coughed up another mouthful of fresh blood.
Kang Na Wu, Liang Xiao, and the others experienced the same. Their faces turned pale, and they each spat out a mouthful of blood with a loud 'Wah!'
On the city gate.
The numerous military governors and guards standing behind them were all startled by this scene. They didn't know what was happening, but they saw that after Xia Hou Yan, Kang Na Wu, Liang Xiao, and Wen Yuan coughed up blood, a few strands of pitch-black shadow light silently emerged from their noses and mouths, giving off a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate. Looking at it was like staring into an abyss, giving people an extremely frightening feeling as if their minds were about to fall into it.
Snap!
But in the next moment, Chen Mu raised his hand and effortlessly captured those strands of shadow light in his palm. With a casual pinch, all the shadow light was annihilated in his palm, turning into tiny specks of light and vanishing.
Seeing this, Chen Yue, the only one not pierced by Chen Mu's finger energy, showed a hint of shock in her eyes. Undoubtedly, those strands of shadow light were the remnants of the Celestial Demon's techniques, but the problem was that she had no idea how Xia Hou Yan and the others had been affected!
Kang Na Wu and the others, after spitting out blood and having the hidden shadow light forced out of their bodies, also revealed horrified expressions. They were clueless as to when they had been affected. Perhaps it was when the Celestial Demon revealed its critical moment, or maybe it was when Chen Mu captured it. Regardless, they had been completely unaware throughout the entire process.
The Celestial Demon's techniques were so terrifying!
If not for Chen Mu seeing through it and taking action to expel it for them, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Chen Yue, the only one not affected by the Celestial Demon's techniques, likely avoided it due to the treasures and items bestowed upon her by Chen Mu.
"Cough, cough..."
Xia Hou Yan, who was already injured, had been suppressing his wounds. But now, forced by Chen Mu's finger energy to expel the shadow light, his body's energy system suddenly became unstable, and his five viscera and six bowels seemed to shatter one by one.
But at this moment, Chen Mu, having crushed those strands of shadow light, flicked his sleeve, and a gentle breeze instantly blew over everyone, especially enveloping Xia Hou Yan.
This breeze carried a hint of emerald radiance, seemingly drawing powerful vitality from heaven and earth. It was forcibly infused into Xia Hou Yan's body, stabilizing his injuries within a few breaths, and after a few more breaths, his wounds rapidly improved, and his pale face regaining its healthy color.
"It's done."
After seeing that Xia Hou Yan and the others' energy systems had stabilized, Chen Mu lowered his sleeve and said to them, "Xia Hou Senior Brother, I've removed the remnants of that Celestial Demon's techniques for you. You should return to the sect and recuperate. As for the desert matter, I'll handle it here."
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you."
Xia Hou Yan, feeling much better now, nodded at Chen Mu, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe in his heart.
Back then, although Chen Mu had remarkable talent, he was still in the early stages of his journey. He needed time to grow, but during the Ice State war, he had already surpassed Xia Hou Yan's expectations. Now, standing at the pinnacle, even with the crisis in the desert, Chen Mu's presence brought an inexplicable sense of reassurance.
It was as if no matter what happened in the world, he could calm the waves with a flick of his hand.
"Yue'er, you should also return to the sect. You've gained a lot from this experience and even passed a mental trial. After a few years of secluded cultivation, you can attempt to break through the Marrow Gate."
Chen Mu turned to look at Chen Yue.
"Mmm..."
Chen Yue nodded and then cautiously asked, "Did something major happen in the desert? Be careful."
Even though Chen Mu was now an invincible Martial Saint, she couldn't help but express her concern.
Hearing this, Chen Mu smiled calmly and said, "There's a bit of trouble, but it's just some minor demons and ghosts.
After speaking, he turned his gaze back towards the depths of the sand sea, his eyes filled with a profound darkness. Then, he took a step forward and vanished from above the Yunlu City Gate.
The people on the city gate felt a powerful surge of energy, as if the heavens and earth had been torn apart, crashing into the endless sand sea.
(Chapter End)
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