Chapter 828: The Death of the Demon King

The Sky-Moon Demon King felt the threat after Master Yulian took possession of the Bodhisattva's physical statue, but after fighting this long, as a Demon King of the Demon God Realm, his dignity and bloodline forbade him from retreating.

Today, either slay this woman, take Li Yi's head back, and restore the Demon King's prestige—or die here on this nameless ground. There is no third possibility.

He was no coward from the Xuanxian Continent.

A peak strike came—endless Demon King power, entwined with the Demon King's weapon and the Precious Moon Disc, descended like a full moon falling between heaven and earth, its power capable of shaking a world, utterly intent on annihilating everything before it.

Yet Master Yulian, now inhabiting the Bodhisattva's statue, possessed power beyond imagination.

A celestial dragon roared, like a guardian deity beside the Bodhisattva, surging upward with boundless force; wherever it passed, all things vanished beneath its roar.

Even that moon brimming with infinite killing intent vanished at an unimaginable speed.

"What?" The Sky-Moon Demon King's crimson eyes shrank sharply—his prideful Demon King power was now retreating, and facing the charging dragon, he had no strength to resist.

Merely swept by the dragon's roar, he suffered grievous wounds; Demon King blood sprayed from his body, then he was flung backward. Meanwhile, his Demon King weapon and the Precious Moon Disc were frozen midair, trembling and humming uncontrollably.

His full-power strike could not withstand even one blow from the dragon.

Facing the boundless dragon power, the Sky-Moon Demon King roared in defiance, shifted form, and became a colossal jade rabbit; the blood spattered from his body gathered from all directions, guided by some ancient force, coalescing into a river of moonlight imbued with the power of time.

Wrapping this power around himself, the jade rabbit formed by the Demon King seemed to don armor woven from condensed time and age.

He knew he could not match the dragon's power, so he activated his ancient, noble bloodline to unleash this inherited demonic art, hoping to endure Master Yulian's strike.

For the Sky-Moon Demon King did not believe this woman could sustain such immense power—she must suffer severe backlash; if he could just hold out through this peak assault, he might yet defeat this formidable foe.

Yet the dragon's power raged on.

The jade rabbit, formed by the Demon King, bled profusely; his white fur was soaked crimson. Ancient power within the blood erupted, desperately sustaining the time-age force, holding up his Demon King body from collapsing.

But Demon King blood was not infinite; such consumption of his essence caused the Sky-Moon Demon King's aura to rapidly weaken.

Yet he still managed to endure beneath the dragon's power.

But Feihong Immortal, who had failed to flee earlier, suffered misfortune—the dragon's roar swept over her, instantly shattering her immortal body from the unbearable force.

Her primordial spirit tried to flee but was instantly frozen in place.

The dragon's roar struck again—Feihong Immortal's primordial spirit shattered, vanishing without a trace.

An immortal, thus easily annihilated.

Not only Feihong Immortal was affected—Li Yi was too. Three layers of crimson-gold battle armor clung to him; the residual force of the dragon's roar shattered one layer outright, and the second layer was riddled with cracks.

The power even penetrated the third layer and reached Li Yi's body.

Fortunately, Li Yi, as a divine-blood warrior, possessed an astonishing physique; after the protection of three layers of crimson-gold armor, he merely felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his chest—with no serious injury.

Even so, Li Yi's face darkened instantly.

For he saw: Master Yulian could not control this power. Close as he was, even her own physical body had instantly turned to dust—nothing remained.

Clearly, to slay the Sky-Moon Demon King, Master Yulian had sacrificed everything.

But Li Yi had no time to ponder—he remained within the residual force's range. He scanned his surroundings, then dashed swiftly toward an area untouched by destruction—this place remained intact because it was saturated with potent time-force.

Even this residual force could not erase the time-force here.

Li Yi did not enter the area, but used the time-force's protective field as a shield to reduce the area affected by the residual force.

And the method worked.

Even as the dragon's roar reverberated, he found this relatively safe spot. Had this battle occurred elsewhere, he doubted his fate would have been so favorable.

"Narrow escape." Li Yi exhaled slightly.

Fortunately, he had been cautious—wearing five layers of heavy armor since the battle began. Yet even so, three of his crimson-gold armors had shattered, and the fourth was riddled with cracks.

Had he worn even one less crimson-gold armor, he would have suffered grave injury—and risked death.

Though the dragon's power was terrifying, it was merely unleashed through the Bodhisattva's statue—it could not last. As the power reached its limit, the dragon's force began to rapidly dissipate.

In barely ten seconds, the dragon's form vanished entirely.

Everything around was destroyed, leaving only the Bodhisattva's statue standing intact—yet Master Yulian had reached her limit. Her possession of the statue had drained all her power; she could no longer summon that great force.

Worse, her primordial spirit was damaged.

She was now forced to retreat from the statue.

"Karma." Master Yulian's primordial light dimmed, yet she remained impassive, whispering softly.

She had never imagined that to guide Li Yi, she would clash with such a demon—and fight to this point. Had it not been for the Bodhisattva's statue, she would have already died in the demon's hands.

Now her body was destroyed, her primordial spirit wounded—she did not know how many years of arduous cultivation it would take to recover.

Yet just as Master Yulian thought this—

Suddenly—

A roar erupted from a shattered earth. The next instant—

A massive, blood-drenched jade rabbit leapt forth, radiating terrifying killing intent.

"Still alive?" Master Yulian stared, astonished—even her primordial spirit trembled.

The Sky-Moon Demon King had exhausted his Demon King blood but survived. His crimson eyes burned with fierce resentment and rage, fixed unblinkingly on Master Yulian's primordial spirit.

A mere human woman had driven him to this brink—if that power had lasted just a moment longer, he would have been dead.

Feeling the last remnants of his Demon King power, the Demon King felt no fear or retreat. He forced his body upright, staggering toward his enemy.

Master Yulian, now only a primordial spirit, was equally dire—her body gone, her primordial power spent. Though alive, she could no longer fight. Seeing the Demon King charge, perhaps she accepted her fate—she would not flee this calamity. She closed her eyes and murmured sacred sutras.

But the Sky-Moon Demon King would not let this chance slip.

If he did not kill this woman today, once she recovered, she would remain a grave threat.

Yet just as the blood-soaked jade rabbit, clinging to its final Demon King power, sought to exterminate her completely—

Suddenly—

An obsidian-gold arrow flew from afar, arriving in an instant.

The Sky-Moon Demon King's body shuddered violently—he sensed the danger—but he was no longer at his peak. He could not dodge this arrow, nor even defend against it.

"Shhh!"

The arrow pierced through him. His massive body collapsed instantly. Though the wound was small, the obsidian-gold arrow's power kept tearing and rupturing his flesh.

This blow scattered his last vestige of Demon King power and pushed his body beyond its limit—he lost all mobility.

"Obsidian-gold arrow. Precious Moon Bow."

He growled low, gazing toward a direction.

"Sky-Moon Demon King, did you forget I'm still alive?" Li Yi held the Precious Moon Bow. Though battered, his condition was far superior to the demon's—he still had strength to fight.

"Li Yi." Seeing his enemy, the Sky-Moon Demon King summoned strength from nowhere, forcing his body upright once more.

But the obsidian-gold arrow wound still festered, devouring his life.

He stumbled—and collapsed again.

"You're done. You're dying. Let me end you. Our grudge is long overdue for resolution." Li Yi spoke, drawing another crimson-gold arrow.

He loved finishing off the wounded.

The Sky-Moon Demon King stared at Li Yi, silent. Even if Li Yi died now, his own life had reached its end—he had been struck by the obsidian-gold arrow; in his current state, survival was impossible.

"I shouldn't have allied with those cowards from the Xuanxian Continent." In his final moments, he reviewed his failed campaign and realized the greatest flaw lay in the two immortals from the Xuanxian Continent.

Had he invited another Demon King instead, today's outcome would never have happened.

The next instant—

The crimson-gold arrow flew.

Even at the last moment, Li Yi maintained sufficient distance, fearing the demon's final counterattack.

When the arrow pierced the Sky-Moon Demon King's skull, this mighty Demon King of the Demon God Realm, once peerless in power, finally met his end.

After the Demon King's death, his body underwent an inexplicable transformation.

Streams of moonlight descended from the sky, bathing the Demon King's corpse—as if the heavens themselves sensed his death, manifesting inexplicable wonders.

As the moonlight shone upon him, the Sky-Moon Demon King's body rapidly turned to jade.

Soon, he became a statue of a jade rabbit, exquisitely carved.

Seeing this, Li Yi felt no surprise—for when Du Baizhi died, her body had transformed the same way.

"So he's really dead."

As the one who had personally delivered the final blow, Li Yi felt almost dreamlike—such a powerful Demon King had truly fallen by his hand.

After observing for a moment and confirming the jade body showed no signs of revival, he fired another arrow at it.

This arrow shattered the Demon King's body completely, leaving no possibility of resurrection.

Even if this Demon King had no grudge against him, Li Yi would not have spared him—this Sky-Moon Demon King was one of the chief culprits behind the invasion of Earth and the deaths of countless people.

(End of Chapter)