My Wife Is The Leader Of A Demonic Cult Chapter 367

Chapter 367: Chapter 267: A Single Sword Shatters the Evil King's Body Chapter 367: Chapter 267: A Single Sword Shatters the Evil King's Body It was only then that Meng Hao realized the strength of the greatest swordsman of the age, and his brows immediately furrowed tightly.

Evil King Meng Hao was extremely powerful and a genius among geniuses; both his perceptiveness and temperament were outstanding. He had a significant background, originally the senior apprentice brother of the previous Sect Leader of the Ghost Valley Sect, belonging to the true prodigies of his time. However, after taking the wrong path and cultivating the sinister and cruel “Heavenly Blood Technique,” his character underwent a drastic change. After decades in the Heavenly Prison, his understanding of the “Heavenly Blood Technique” deepened, not only mastering it to perfection but also pondering, researching, and enhancing it.

The “Heavenly Blood Technique” was said to point directly to the Dao, allowing one to transform from evil to righteous, opening up an alternative method of cultivation. However, this martial arts technique only existed in theory,
Meng Hao's cultivation had become even more terrifying than it was years ago, and he was most accomplished in two secret techniques.

One of them was the Blood Body Secret Technique, which turned his own flesh into a “blood body,” not only formless and shapeless and highly resistant to techniques and weapons, but also indestructible as long as his Qi mechanism did not cease. It was even superior to the Buddhist indestructible Golden Body.

The other secret technique was the Blood True Qi, allowing ordinary grandmasters to transform into Blood True Qi. This True Qi was unfathomable and possessed two major effects; one was to have the effect of True Yuan, refining the internal organs once to increase some life span, and the other was to erode others' True Qi, even their internal organs.

It was the tens of years he had added to his lifespan and such crafty True Qi that were Meng Hao's true means to dominate the world.

“Indeed, not ordinary at all.”

Despite An Jing's formidable strength, Meng Hao's heart was still not in the slightest bit of panic. In his opinion, for An Jing to have reached the Five Qi Realm at such a young age, there must have been great opportunities, blessings, and creations. All of these could propel one to the skies and advance one's cultivation indeed, but in comparison to those high-handed veterans who gradually cultivated step by step, the foundation was inevitably unstable, and the realm might not be solid. For an ordinary grandmaster, there might be some trepidation, but for him, there was no fear at all.

As soon as Meng Hao finished speaking, his body transformed into a surge of blood energy that rushed toward An Jing, throwing a punch.

The vast blood energy surged forth like a mountain tilting over.

Boom!

An Jing threw a punch without any holding back, with pale golden True Qi vibrating out, making the very air tremble.

Seeing An Jing's punch coming, Meng Hao's mouth curled into a strange smile, with a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes, he threw a punch in return.

Whoosh!

Meng Hao's movement was extraordinary as well; his speed was like a ghost's as he appeared directly in front of An Jing. Without any hesitation, he launched a punch, and rolling True Qi surged out like a raging sea, overwhelming everything on its way toward An Jing.

The strength of a top-tier Five Qi Grandmaster was unleashed by his single punch.

This punch was something no ordinary Four Qi Grandmasters could block–there was only defeat and demise.

The ferocious fist imprint carried a surge of True Qi like a roaring sea, shaking the very earth. Clearly, Meng Hao made his move without any mercy.

The two fists collided viciously in the air; it was a sheer clash of power.

Boom!

As they collided, the low sound that ensued erupted immediately, with visible shockwaves wildly spreading, cracking the hard flagstone on the ground.

Even grandmasters squinted their eyes, daring not to look directly at the impact.

Boom!

The True Qi impact wildly ravaged the area, as two figures shot backward.

An Jing waved his palm continuously seven times toward the back to barely neutralize the recoil, then the Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique automatically activated, surging power flushed around his body.

“Your strength is nothing more than this,” An Jing said with a faint smile, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Meng Hao across from him saw the mockery in An Jing's eyes, and his gaze grew even colder.

Instantly, Meng Hao clenched his hand tightly, and majestic True Qi swept out. The Blood Slaughter Bone Shattering Chain was penetrated by the True Qi, undergoing violent changes, and a dark red spear appeared in his hand. The spear was blood-like as if stained by endless blood, exuding a strange and eerie aura, and at the tip of the spear was a blood-red eye, looking extremely eerie and terrifying.

Meng Hao's aura became even more imposing, the spear vibrated, and a piercing roaring sound echoed through the sky, with blood light rippling as if it was about to tear the sky apart.

Whoosh!

Meng Hao's figure burst out, turning into multiple afterimages. The spear shadows became like a blood-red heavy rain, overwhelming An Jing with a murderous aura spreading wide.

An Jing stepped back half a step, raised the Dulu Sword in his hand, and thrust it forward, catching the overwhelming spear shadows.

Bang bang bang!!

With lightning-fast contacts, sparks erupted; each collision resulted in explosive True Qi impact spreading, twisting the air around them.

Neither took any defensive moves, it was wholly offense against offense, an extremely eye-stimulating stance.

The terrifying fluctuations of True Qi spread out in all directions, the whole Imperial City's energy suddenly surged, whipping up earth-shattering waves.

“Good heavens, this is too terrifying.”

“This Ghost Swordsman is so ferocious, and every time he circulates his True Qi, it seems to carry an overwhelmingly powerful might.”

“That person is also extraordinary, actually going toe to toe with the Ghost Swordsman to such an extent.”

“Do you know who he is? He is Meng Hao!”

“What, this person is actually Meng Hao?”

The crowd all retreated, staring at the earth-shattering battle before them, shocked beyond belief.

Bai Mei the eunuch took a deep breath, watching the scene in disbelief and muttered, “This kid is really a freak, too terrifying.”

Although he had known that An Jing's body was strong, still, seeing him immovable in such a storm of the fierce True Qi was very shocking.

Boom!

The two exchanged blows once more, An Jing's footsteps remained unchanged, while Meng Hao's feet slid across the ground backward, leaving a long trail behind.

At this moment, the Meng Hao opposite had completely shed his contempt, his expression became extremely grave, and his eyes were fixed intently on An Jing as if trying to discern something.

An Jing glanced at the fresh blood in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed, reflecting a glint of sharpness.

At the same time, An Jing felt the blood throughout his body suddenly speed up, as if it all surged toward his arm.

Instantly, his arm became unbearably hot, as though it was on fire.

An Jing said indifferently, “You've lived long enough; today should be the day you die.”

As he finished speaking, a wild wind rose between heaven and earth, whipping up dust and stones.

“Who lives and who dies is yet to be known!”

Meng Hao's eyes suddenly changed, indicative of a piercing sharpness, as he clenched his fists and crossed his arms in front of him.

Boom!

Behind Meng Hao, a massive Blood Pool emerged abruptly, with blood energy dispersing and spreading around, carrying with it the ultimate ferocity, violence, and cruelty.

Accompanied by Meng Hao's punch, the Snow Mountain within the Blood Pool surged ferociously towards An Jing.

Instantly, the heavens and the earth were filled with blood energy, as if they transformed into a heavy mountain, bearing down upon An Jing.

Time was indiscernible, as if it was a single breath, and yet as if an eternity had passed.

An Jing only felt a surge of blood energy ripple out, occupying his entire mind.

Boom!

The next instant, an indescribable aura of ferocity filled the sky and earth, as if ancient demons were awakening, causing countless people to pale.

An Jing's eyes blazed crimson, and a deep voice resonated within his heart.

Great Celestial Star Refining Body Technique! Circulation Thirty-Six!

As the deep chant erupted from within An Jing's heart, crimson ancient patterns suddenly appeared on his arm, spreading like cracks all over it, making it appear on the verge of shattering.

Then his arm began to morph incessantly, radiating a gleaming light, revealing layers of starlight.

Even the Dulu Sword underwent intense changes, displaying starlight within, as the utmost chill surged forth, forming a sky full of gigantic swords plunging from the heavens.

Boom!

The giant sword, carrying overwhelming coldness, swung down heavily, twisting the sky as the air around it exploded, and finally, with a shocking force, it clashed hard against the roaring blood energy.

Thud!

The collision produced a deep, ear-piercing thud, and the terrifying Qi shockwaves, like dozens of feet-high tsunami waves, swept violently in all directions.

Rumbling on.

The violent Qi shockwaves rampaged as if they brought with them an incessant roar of thunder.

Just then, a figure pierced through the blood energy and charged towards Meng Hao, with the Dulu Sword aimed straight at Meng Hao's brow, seemingly intent on penetrating it completely.

“Do you think you can defeat me like this?”

Meng Hao sneered, extending his hand, as the blood energy around him began to stream in magnificently.

Unbeknownst to anyone, he had already stained the surrounding Spiritual Energy with his blood energy, and the scope was growing larger, gradually transforming into a massive Blood Lake.

And there stood Meng Hao, at the center of the blood energy, atop surging blood-red waves, like a tide playboy.

Under such a massive onslaught, all the experts around changed their expressions dramatically, using their True Qi to resist the surging blood energy and retreating continuously toward the distance.

Taihe Palace stood in the center of the Imperial City, with countless waves of blood energy striking toward it, but upon meeting it, it was as though they encountered something terrifying, retreating far away, forming a special area.

This scene shook many who saw it profoundly.

The blood-red waves surged toward their target, An Jing at the center.

The next moment, the blood-red wave suddenly burst apart, and a figure emerged from it, clad in white, wielding an otherworldly three-foot-long sword, standing alone at the center of the blood energy, like an Immortal.

The Dulu Sword in his hand was even more terrifying than the blood energy.

Seeing this, Meng Hao couldn't help feeling a trace of fear in his heart, not expecting that his blood energy hadn't harmed the Swordsman at all, but he soon calmed down. “Even if my Blood True Qi cannot invade you, what of it?”

An Jing did not speak. He simply placed his hand on the hilt of the sword and then pressed down.

“Crack!” “Crack!”

The very air seemed to compress with the sound, and then from that frightening momentum, a gigantic sword descended from the sky, its edge exceedingly cold, and its blade light emitting an intimidating chill.

Unity Sword Technique! Sword Control Flying Immortal!

At that moment, time itself seemed to have frozen.

Meng Hao raised his head, staring in astonishment at the giant sword, feeling a tingling on his scalp and coldness creeping down his spine.

Sword Control Flying Immortal, previously one of An Jing's strongest moves, but since he created the Nameless Sword Technique and the Sword Array, he had rarely used this move.

Now facing the Evil King, Meng Hao from decades ago, he once again unleashed this sword technique.

Time stood still in that instant.

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In the blink of an eye, sixty instants passed, and in each instant, nine hundred cycles of life and death occurred.

Birth and demise.

An Jing watched the red light that rapidly enlarged within his pupils, every pore on his body tightening, and then his palm slowly clenched around the Dulu Sword.

The vast True Qi, almost without any reservation, swept out from within An Jing's body at this moment, and then poured into the Dulu Sword in his hand.

Boom! Boom!

And with such a massive infusion, the patterns on the Dulu Sword shone even brighter, and an intense chill spread out from it.

An Jing took a deep breath, gripping the Dulu Sword with one hand, took a step forward, raised the Dulu Sword high, and then furiously chopped it down.

Boom!

At the moment when the Dulu Sword was swung, the enormous sword above also harshly slashed down, the sky as if dimmed, and a torrent of sword radiance swept out with an incredibly crazed force, fiercely striking the surface of the Blood Pool.

Meng Hao's eyes reflected a richness of expressions as he hurriedly waved the long spear in his hand to block the assault.

With the movement of the spear, it absorbed all the blood qi from within the Blood Pool and then violently surged forward.

Clang!

The collision silenced heaven and earth, yet the Heaven and Earth True Qi instantly erupted into a frenzied turmoil!

Boom! Boom!

The raging tides of True Qi, at this moment, shot into the sky, dispersing the clouds that were still there.

The stand-off between the two terrifying forces did not last long, as the sword radiance suddenly burst forth with an even more formidable force, charging through the blood qi.

Meng Hao's pupils reflected the terrifying chill, and his face turned extremely frightened.

He could feel An Jing's powerful True Qi attacking and realized he had almost no resistance against it.

Hiss! Hiss!

Wherever the sword radiance passed, the blood qi collapsed almost instantly, almost in a suppressive manner of destruction!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The loud sounds of the Blood Pool's collapse echoed through the sky as the blood qi dissipated at an alarming rate.

And then, Meng Hao, who was hiding within the Blood Pool, was revealed, but at this moment, his dried and pale expression spread with horror; evidently, he was somewhat unable to fathom that he was not a match for the young lad.

He had underestimated An Jing's strength and overestimated his own.

Although he had cultivated the “Heavenly Blood Technique” and even enhanced it, he didn't realize he was facing such an expert.

“Swoosh!”

Meng Hao, struck with terror at the scene, retreated explosively in the next moment, knowing he was at a disadvantage in the current situation.

“What's wrong? Elder Meng?”

However, just as he began to retreat, a coldness appeared on An Jing's face.

Boom!

An Jing's Dulu Sword swung out again, and the sharp sword radiance in the sky instantly streaked like lightning toward Meng Hao.

Wherever the sword radiance passed, the void was torn open with a black mark.

Shattering Void!

At this moment, Meng Hao realized he was facing an incredibly terrifying expert whose casual actions could shatter the void, how fearsome and daunting was that?

Meng Hao clenched his teeth tightly, trying to withstand this horrific attack, with True Qi surging wildly over the Blood Slaughter Bone Shattering Spear, which ignited a blood-red Qi Mechanism and firmly blocked in front of him.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Numerous sword radiance struck the blood qi barrier, causing a piercing boom that echoed between heaven and earth.

Meng Hao staggered as if struck by a heavy blow, his feet skidding against the ground, and flew toward the distance.

Shick!

Just as he was about to steady himself, a cold longsword was placed against his neck, followed by the sword piercing through his throat.

“You….”

Meng Hao looked at the youth in front of him, his throat gurgling with blood, his life fading.

Everyone was greatly shocked, and even though those present were top experts, they still felt a chill rush from the soles of their feet to the crown of their heads.

The formidable and domineering devil of just moments ago, a top-notch expert in the world, a master with one foot in the Land Immortal Realm, was now dead like this.

Everything happened too quickly, it was simply unbelievable.

Even Bai Mei the eunuch, Xu Qianyue, were trembling inside, realizing why the Human Emperor was so wary of the Ghost Swordsman, even summoning him personally in the past.

Too terrifying!

“Thump!”

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An Jing indifferently drew the Dulu Sword from Meng Hao's throat and subsequently returned it to the sword box.

Meng Hao's body fell to the ground, completely void of breath.

From beginning to end, An Jing's expression remained calm and indifferent, as if he hadn't killed a world-famous Five Qi Grandmaster, but rather stepped on an ant.

And this demeanor was even more shocking and alarming to others.

The experts brought out of the Heavenly Prison by Zhao Chongyin all gasped in cold air, feeling as though their hearts were jumping out through their throats.

Strong!

Too strong!

The youth before them was unexpectedly strong beyond anyone's imagination. Who could have thought that within a few short decades, such an intimidating expert would emerge amidst the turbulent world, his strength so unbelievable that it seemed incredulous.

In the Heavenly Prison, even the strongest expert Meng Hao had died at the hands of the Ghost Swordsman. Given a new choice, they would rather stay in the Heavenly Prison.

“I surrender.”

Zhu Qiu directly shouted out loud, “Stop fighting, stop fighting.”

The many experts from the Heavenly Prison glanced at each other and surrendered one after another, as they had no loyalty to Zhao Chongyin to begin with. It was merely for the sake of glory, riches, and the coerced cooperation for their freedom, but now facing An Jing's terrifying Dulu Sword, they naturally knew how to make the most correct decision.

Seeing this, Bai Mei the eunuch murmured to himself, “It's all settled now.”

Due to the recent turmoil, many experts had left the Taihe Palace, to avoid being inadvertently injured by the True Dragon Qi.

In an instant, the entire resplendent Great Hall was left with only Zhao Chongyin and his sister Zhao Xuening.

Zhao Chongyin looked at Zhao Xuening and said indifferently, “Xuening, it seems heaven has abandoned you.”

As he spoke, his palm slightly rose, and the vigorous and domineering True Qi filled the entire Taihe Palace, while the True Dragon Qi, sensing Zhao Chongyin's bloodline and Qi mechanism, became even more turbulent.

If an outsider were to witness this scene, they would surely be greatly shocked.

Zhao Zhiwu had many offspring, but only two possessed the talent in martial arts, they were the Seventh Prince and Zhao Mengtai.

As for the Crown Prince Zhao Chongyin, his martial arts talent had always been mediocre, with cultivation merely at the Third Grade Realm, and he was also preoccupied with imperial court affairs, not known for his cultivation in the eyes of the public.

Zhao Xuening said, “Big brother, I know your cultivation level, peak of Three Qi, only a step away from Four Qi. You are a genius, I must say, in terms of martial arts talent, you are the most similar to our father. If not for the need to conceal yourself, and your rare practice, you might have already reached the Four Qi Grandmaster level.”

Zhao Chongyin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, “It seems I was exposed that day on Zhong Mountain.”

In his memory, the only time he acted was on Zhong Mountain. Although the situation was chaotic at that time, some observant people would inevitably notice the actions of the Crown Prince.

Zhao Xuening nodded and said, “That's right, it was on Zhong Mountain. When you acted, An Jing saw you. He told me about it, so I started to secretly investigate you a few months ago.”

Zhao Chongyin's eyebrows furrowed deeply, “A few months ago? You took control of the Heaven and Earth Net?”

In such a short few months, it would be impossible for Zhao Xuening to investigate his background so clearly, even knowing his cultivation level intimately. The only possibility was that she had taken control of the Heaven and Earth Net.

But the head of the Heaven and Earth Net, Meng Zhaodou, only took orders from the Great Yan Emperor, and only the Great Yan Emperor had access to the most confidential intelligence.

Zhao Xuening shook her head and said, “No.”

Zhao Chongyin's frown deepened even further, “Then how did you find out? Was it the Demon Sect?”

Zhao Xuening said softly, “Big brother, none of that is important anymore.”

“Right, none of these are important anymore,” Zhao Chongyin nodded slightly, “Out of consideration for the many years of brotherhood, hand over the Jade Seal.”

“If I hand over the Jade Seal, you will still kill me.”

Zhao Xuening smiled and said, “Big brother, you are not someone who likes to keep promises, am I right?”

Zhao Xuening knew Zhao Chongyin very well. If the current Crown Prince obtained the Jade Seal, how could he possibly let her live, even Zuo Linglong would die as well.

Zhao Chongyin's eyebrows twitched, then he laughed and said, “You know me well?”

Zhao Xuening sighed, “Yes, I often hear the second brother speak of you.”

The second brother was Zhao Mengtai.

Zhao Chongyin said, “I never thought that Mengtai would like to speak ill of me behind my back.”

Zhao Xuening shook her head, “Second brother speaks well of you.”

Zhao Chongyin could not help but burst into loud laughter upon hearing this, “Hahaha!”

Zhao Xuening asked, “You don't believe it, big brother?”

Zhao Chongyin said earnestly, “No, I believe he has said a lot of good things about me. If not for the struggle over the throne, we might have been good brothers.”

As his rival, he could say that he understood Zhao Mengtai more than ninety-nine percent of the people in this world.

Zhao Xuening fell silent for a while, “Big brother, must we be divided by life and death?”

Zhao Chongyin responded without the slightest hesitation, “Yes, the imperial family is the coldest of all. You were born here, and this is your fate.”

Zhao Xuening seemed to finally receive the answer she was looking for, then quietly said, “I understand.”

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