Chapter 683: Capture the Sky Demon

It's too late to run now.

As a martial artist, Ji Wu's speed far surpassed that of the earth demons; where his blood qi enveloped the air, martial will erupted, instantly suppressing the spirits of these earth demons and causing their movements to stall.

By the time the earth demons broke free and regained awareness, it was already too late.

Ji Wu's killing fist had already slammed toward them.

The air shattered, the mountains swayed, and a terrifying blood qi churned cosmic energy into an invisible fist blade that descended.

Despite channeling all their demonic power, their bodies—infused with ancestral bloodline power and ancient Dao traces—could not withstand such force, and they exploded midair, spraying clouds of blood mist.

With just one punch, Ji Wu ended the battle.

Seeing this, the others' hearts skipped a beat.

"This bastard's strength has grown again." Wang Hu's gaze darkened; he had seen Ji Wu fight a sky demon on the battlefield last time, and back then he wasn't this strong—but in less than half a month, his power had surged forward dramatically.

Indeed, this man's bond with his own fists runs deep.

"He's about to break through to the great demon level," Li Yi observed; the man's blood qi was undergoing transformation, fused with martial will, elevating him to an entirely new realm.

But such transformation requires time.

Even so, Ji Wu's strength was already drawing near that of a great demon; not just these earth demons—even a sky demon would perish within a few strikes.

No wonder he dared join this dangerous mission; he clearly had confidence.

After eliminating the earth demons, Ji Wu did not return; he freely radiated his aura, his crimson blood qi illuminating the sky like a banner, reminding the sky demons and great demons along the Demon God Realm's frontline: a human cultivator was here.

Such reckless behavior should have been extremely dangerous.

Yet no great demon appeared.

"Indeed, there are no great demons stationed along this stretch of the Demon God Realm's frontline," said the woman named Ai Si, calm as ever. "Without great demons, it's good for us—at least we're safe here."

"These cowards ran the moment they couldn't fight. Pfft." Wang Hu spat fiercely, showing utter contempt for the Demon God Realm's creatures.

When they invaded Earth, they were so arrogant—but after losing five great demons in one battle, they abandoned their frontline entirely, leaving only lowly minions here to rot. Total cowards.

Li Yi said, "It seems Xiao Jianguo's investigation was accurate—the Demon God Realm is indeed in trouble. Let's capture one sky demon and return to complete our mission. I need to keep cultivating; I don't have time to waste here."

With that, he stepped forward, a blessed cloud appearing beneath his feet, lifting him at astonishing speed toward another section of the Demon God Realm.

"Since no great demons are guarding, let's split up—it'll be faster." Wang Hu glanced at Li Yi's departing direction, then turned and headed the opposite way himself.

Li Yi only wanted to finish this mission quickly and leave.

He didn't want to delay his cultivation.

With the enemy of the Demon God Realm temporarily retreating, it was advantageous for him—at least for now, he didn't need to worry about great demons invading Earth. During this vacuum, improving his strength was the urgent priority.

He flew along the Demon God Realm's frontline, sensing the aura across the mountains.

Yet as he flew, Li Yi detected only half-demons and earth demons; not a single sky demon's aura. Any being with even moderate strength had long since left.

Clearly, Xuan Yuezi's intervention had played a crucial role.

A Daoist at the peak of the Three Flowers Realm should rival a demon king in the Demon God Realm. Once such a master appeared, invading Earth became a joke—unless the Moon Sky Demon King himself came.

Suddenly.

While riding the blessed cloud, Li Yi sensed a familiar aura—faint, hidden within the mountain, yet unmistakably the aura of a sky demon.

The demon would never have revealed itself, but Ji Wu's overwhelming blood qi had drawn its curiosity, forcing it to peek out—and in doing so, exposing its presence.

"Split the River into Land."

Li Yi didn't hesitate—he pointed, and a brilliant, ultimate light slashed toward the mountain.

Instantly.

The sky demon hidden within the mountain sensed lethal danger; then it saw a divine light flare between the rock faces—razor-sharp, as if capable of severing all things, arriving in a flash.

"Too fast!" the sky demon gasped; despite dodging as much as possible, he was still a fraction too slow.

BOOM!

As the mountain split open, a torrent of demonic power surged skyward, thick with the stench of blood.

A sky demon staggered into view before Li Yi, one arm severed, blood gushing uncontrollably.

"Human cultivator, how dare you cross into the Demon God Realm?" the sky demon roared. "Return at once, or you'll bring annihilation upon your world. When our Demon God Realm's army invades, your Earth will perish."

"Still boasting as death approaches? If you could cross over, you wouldn't have lost so catastrophically last time," Li Yi said coolly, secretly startled.

Indeed, after the Five Qi Realm neared completion, the power of Dao techniques surged exponentially.

Previously, the "Split the River into Land" technique could barely wound a sky demon—it would be shattered by a single strike. Now, with the Five Qi unified, the same technique left the sky demon helpless.

But Li Yi had only just entered the Five Qi Realm; had he reached full completion, that single strike would have killed this sky demon outright.

"Human, don't get cocky! Our Demon God Realm teems with great demons. Once the Moon Sky Demon King gathers his army again, we'll crush your defenses—and every act of today will be repaid in full," the sky demon bellowed, his eyes darting, searching for an escape route.

He realized this human was strong—stronger than ordinary sky demons. Only a group of several sky demons could possibly oppose him.

Now, he was alone, wounded from the ambush—fighting further was suicide.

Fleeing was his best option.

As he spoke, his body vanished from the spot, fleeing toward the Demon God Realm.

"Knew you'd try to run," Li Yi had already anticipated his intent.

Though the sky demon kept threatening, his fighting spirit was already gone.

He activated the "Ride the Clouds" technique.

Now, with his unified Five Qi fueling the Dao technique, his power far surpassed what it had been—he blurred into mist and reappeared directly before the sky demon.

Without hesitation, Li Yi unleashed his Long Hu power and punched forward.

The punch erupted with boundless force, shaking earth and mountain, silver lightning weaving through the air—its spectacle terrifying.

BOOM!

The blow shattered the vacuum.

The sky demon, mid-flight, was slammed downward by the force, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Damn it!"

The sky demon spat blood; though wounded, this punch wasn't fatal. He roared, unleashing all his demonic power, activating his bloodline's strength, desperate to repel Li Yi and carve out a path to survival.

But Li Yi gave him no chance—he suddenly produced a spear, a mid-grade Dao artifact: the Shattered Star Spear.

"You're lucky today," Li Yi's eyes flashed as he charged forward with the spear.

With a single strike, it pierced through the surging demonic power, shattered the demon's prized bloodline Dao traces, and kept going—piercing straight through his body.

But Li Yi deliberately avoided vital points, sparing his life.

Otherwise, with his current strength and the Shattered Star Spear, any sky demon would be unable to withstand his full-power frontal strike.

The sky demon bled profusely, his flesh cracked, and fell heavily to the ground once more.

This time, he didn't rise—he fainted instantly.

"Good. Done." Li Yi lifted him with a blessed cloud, then sealed his body with magic power, binding his limbs.

In full strength, he could have broken free easily—but now, grievously wounded, escape was impossible.

(End of Chapter)