Chapter 297

"Ninth Dao Institute, Wang Ping?"

The Blood Prison Devil Emperor's remnant chewed on this name, the scarlet light in its blood-red pupils flickering uncertainly; the phantom of mountains of corpses and seas of blood churning within it seemed to pause for a moment.

He had indeed never heard this name; when he was cast into the Void Turbulent Flow at the end of antiquity, the pattern of the Spirit Realm was far from today's, let alone the so-called Dao Institute system.

But this did not prevent him from feeling the threat—and... astonishment—brought by this Golden Core junior before him, far exceeding his cultivation level.

"Good, good, a Ninth Dao Institute Wang Ping." The Devil Emperor's remnant nodded slowly, the anger in its voice seeming to ease a little, replaced by a deeper, more dangerous scrutiny,

"Able to harmonize everyone's strength with a Golden Core body, form a formation in crisis, and block this emperor's "Myriad Demon Burial" strike…… Such talent, even in the ancient era when heaven‑pride geniuses flourished in splendor, would be as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Alas……"

His tone shifted, the greed and killing intent in his blood‑red eyes surging again, almost condensing into substance,

"The more talented the flesh‑blood soul, the richer its law‑essence flavor! Swallowing you would be worth devouring ten ordinary heaven‑pride geniuses! My chance to rebuild my demonic body and return to peak will increase further!"

Before his words faded, the Devil Emperor's remnant's aura surged madly again!

That three‑headed, six‑armed Devil God Dharma Appearance let out a silent roar, becoming more solid, its demonic might towering.

At the same time, he formed an ancient evil seal with both hands before his chest and began chanting an obscure demonic incantation.

In an instant, the entire hall of the Myriad Demon Soul-devouring Domain seemed to come alive!

The black‑red light of the ancient runes on the walls flared violently; what seeped from the cracks in the floor was no ordinary demon guard black smoke, but turned into streaks of viscous, blood‑like dark red flow exuding intense decay and devouring aura!

These dark‑red currents, as if alive, twisted and coiled in the air, then precisely lunged at the fallen heaven‑pride corpses from earlier battle and the few heavily wounded, helpless survivors on the ground!

"Ah——!"

A shrill, inhuman scream rang out instantly! The corpses and wounded wrapped in the dark‑red currents withered and dried at visible speed; their blood‑essence, bone‑marrow spiritual power, and even lingering soul fragments were forcibly drawn out, turning into streaks of scarlet blood light that surged like a hundred rivers into the sea into the Devil Emperor's remnant's body in mid‑air!

Their husks quickly weathered into ashes that crumbled at a touch.

Even those fighting the demon guards who accidentally grazed the dark‑red currents felt their qi and blood churn unstably, as if about to be forcibly sucked; all turned pale with fright and desperately resisted.

"Myriad Demon Heaven-devouring Technique! He is devouring vitality and origin to replenish himself and strengthen his remnant soul!" The Ancient God Clan's Mu Lan, broad‑learned, turned pale and shouted in alarm.

"This method is wicked beyond compare, devouring all vitality to strengthen itself—be careful, none must let that blood light entangle them!"

"Stop him!" Cang Xuan's icy silver eyes flashed; he raised a hand and shot a condensed Star River Spear at a dark‑red current lunging toward the wounded, scattering it—but the dispersed blood light soon re‑condensed, only slightly slower.

Yu Liuli's immortal light poured forth; the Purify World Immortal Lotus blazed, its purifying power trying to dispel the nearby blood light, but the blood light was too numerous and its devouring law extremely stubborn, making purification arduous.

Lei Zhen roared repeatedly, thunder blasting apart sheet after sheet of blood light, yet new blood light kept gushing from the ground.

Those inside the formation stared, eyes nearly bursting, but unable to leave to aid because they had to sustain the tottering Five Phases Mixed Origin Protective Spirit Grand Formation, they could only watch helplessly as companions were devoured.

Wang Ping presided over the formation, feeling it most clearly. He could sense that as the Devil Emperor's remnant devoured the vitality and origin of those heaven‑pride geniuses, its aura was recovering and growing at an astonishing speed!

That originally somewhat illusory figure was becoming more solid, its emitted awe growing ever more terrifying, nearly breaking the early Nascent Soul limit and steadily advancing toward mid‑Nascent Soul!

"We cannot let him keep devouring!" Alarm bells rang in Wang Ping's heart. Once this demon recovered to a stronger state, we would all surely die today without exception!

But at this moment the Five Phases Mixed Origin Protective Spirit Grand Formation was on the verge of collapse, everyone's spiritual power exhausted, and in the rush there was no way to organize an effective counterattack.

Just at this critical juncture, inspiration struck Wang Ping's mind! He recalled the profound insight he had gained at the Myriad Law Pool when awakening his spirit to the dual aspects of "purification and extinction" of the Yin Wood Divine Thunder, and the great Dao truth of the Five Phases' mutual generation and restriction, the endless turning of all things.

"Yin Wood Divine Thunder governs vitality and also wields heavenly punishment‑extinction…… True Solar Fire, utmost yang and fierce, burns away yin evil…… Metal Sharpness cuts all…… If we could fuse their intents and summon the Five Phases' birth‑extinction power……"

A bold and crazy idea took shape in his mind. It stemmed from his own deep understanding of the Five Phases Dao, especially the true meanings of wood, fire, and metal he had awakened to, bursting forth as inspiration under life‑or‑death pressure.

"Everyone, lend me your strength! Pour all remaining spiritual power into the formation's heart, move as I will!" Wang Ping bellowed, his voice resolute.

Although those in the formation did not know what Wang Ping intended, at this moment life and death hung by a thread, and his prior performance had earned them initial trust.

Cang Xuan, Yu Liuli, Mu Lan, Lei Zhen and the others hesitated not, pouring the little spiritual power left in their bodies without reserve into the Five Phases circulation sustaining the formation.

Wang Ping, as the formation's core and hub, felt the incoming mixed yet pure power, his eyes sharp as a blade.

He forcibly suppressed his wounds and fatigue, his soul power frantically circulating, using his own Five Elements Golden Core as a guide and the Five Elements Primordial Spirit-Protecting Grand Formation as a base, beginning to guide, harmonize, and transform these forces!

First, he activated the wood divine thunder spirituality of the Point Ling Queen! In the formation, the wood-element azure light blazed fiercely, the immortal vitality from the jade glazed glass, the ancient god life essence of the Wood Wave, the wood-attribute eruptive force from the thunder‑shaking thunder, and Wang Ping's own Yin Wood Divine Thunder true intent were forcibly united at this moment!

"Yin Wood Divine Thunder, Heaven‑Extinguishing Punishment, World‑Purifying Thunder, hear my command!"

Boom—

In the void above the formation, endless azure lightning sprang forth from nowhere, madly converging; it was no longer the shape of the previous lightning dragon, but transformed into a vast expanse of deep, heavy azure thunderclouds that contained boundless rhythms of life and death!

Within the thunderclouds, lightning snakes danced wildly; each bolt contained the annihilating will to purify evil and judge sin, while also hiding a hint of life that comes after destruction.

This was Wang Ping's initial fusion insight—the embryonic form of the Life‑and‑Death Divine Thunder! Though imperfect, its restraint of yin‑evil demonic qi far surpassed ordinary Yin Wood Divine Thunder.

Immediately afterward, Wang Ping activated the spirituality of the true solar fire within the crimson divine light! In the formation, the crimson radiance surged, the blazing fire intent from the thunder‑shaking thunder, Wang Ping's own source of true solar fire, and the fire‑element power transformed from wood in the formation's circulation all merged together with a boom!

"Solar True Fire, utmost yang and fierce, burning the heavens and boiling the seas, sweeping away all demonic mist!"

Cry!

A clear, domineering cry of the golden crow echoed through the hall! The golden‑red sun phantom that already existed in Wang Ping's perception leapt forth from the crimson radiance, its volume swelling and its light blazing myriad zhang!

The blazing solar true fire no longer scattered; instead, it highly condensed, forming ring after ring of pure golden‑red flame halo composed of destructive high temperature and purifying white light, encircling that expanse of azure life‑and‑death thunderclouds! Fire borrows the thunder's might, thunder aids the fire's power, and their auras begin to subtly intertwine!

Finally, the white divine light in Wang Ping's eyes sprang forth like a sword being drawn! In the formation, the metal‑element white radiance's sharp intent reached its peak, and the star‑sharp power injected by the Azure Profound was perfectly guided!

"White Tiger Slays Gods, Cuts Through Falsehood, Executes Evil and Slays Demons, Sword Gang Unmatched!"

Clang!

A pure white‑gold sword aura, condensed solely from the killing‑sharp will, shot up from the white radiance; though not as solid and massive as when previously displayed alone, it was more agile and pure, bearing the ultimate sharpness to slay souls and destroy laws, wandering between the azure thunder and golden fire, as if adding a peerless, edge‑opening divine sword to this fused power!

This all sounds lengthy, but it actually took place in the flash of lightning and spark of stone! From Wang Ping's furious shout to the initial manifestation of the three great phenomena's fusion, it was only two or three breaths!

In midair, the demon emperor's residual thought had just finished devouring a wave of blood‑essence nourishment, its aura swelling again, feeling triumphant and ready to smash the cracked five‑element light barrier in one blow and net all the "supplements" inside. Yet suddenly it saw above the barrier below: azure thunder roaring, golden fire blazing the heavens, and the white‑gold sword intent wandering—a horrifying sight!

"This……five‑element fusion? Life‑and‑death intent? How is this possible?!" The demon emperor's residual thought again showed shock in its blood‑red eyes. It could clearly sense that within the intertwined azure thunder and golden fire fusion power lay a compound dao rhythm of purification, blazing annihilation, and slaying that made even this demon soul feel an instinctive dread—this was absolutely no mere stacking of spells!

"Demon fiend! Take this move—Five Elements Life‑and‑Death Divine Thunder!" Wang Ping's face turned ashen as paper, blood seeping from all seven apertures; forcibly unifying and guiding such massive alien power was a huge burden on his body and soul, his meridians transmitting rending agony, the will‑stars in his sea of consciousness dimming. Yet the light in his eyes shone brighter and firmer than ever before!

He thrust both hands upward violently!

Boom!!!

The azure, gold, and white three-colored intertwined terrifying energy, condensed from everyone's residual spiritual power and fused with Yin Wood Birth-Extinction Divine Thunder, Solar True Fire, White Tiger Slaying God Sword Aura artistic conception, like a volcano suppressed to the extreme finally erupting, turned into a mixed light pillar of diameter about a zhang, gorgeous to the extreme and also dangerous to the extreme, tearing the air, surging upward, actively blasting toward the residual thought of the Demon Emperor in midair and the demon god dharma manifestation behind him!

Wherever the light pillar passed, space twisted, demonic qi dissipated, even the dark red devouring blood light that permeated the hall was one by one evaporated and purified!

"Arrogant junior! A grain of rice's brilliance, also emitting splendor? Let this emperor break it!"

The Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought was filled with shock and fury, sensing the threat within that light pillar, and no longer dared to underestimate it in the slightest.

He let out a fierce shout; behind him, the six arms of the Devil God's Dharma Aspect trembled in unison, merging all the demonic soldier phantoms into one, forming a colossal demonic blade entwined with endless vengeful souls' blood flames, as if capable of cleaving heaven and earth, and he fiercely slashed down at the three-colored light pillar rushing from below.

「Ten Thousand Devils Devouring Heaven·World-Extinguishing Demonic Blade! 」

The demonic blade and the three-colored light pillar collided with a thunderous boom in midair of the main hall!

This time, it was no longer a silent annihilation.

It was as if two stars collided, like the first thunderclap when heaven and earth were first split apart!

Boom—!!!

An indescribably terrifying explosion's sound wave swept through the entire main hall! Black-red demonic light and cyan-white-gold three-colored light intertwined wildly, annihilating and exploding, forming a colossal light sphere over twenty zhang in diameter, filled with destructive energy! Inside the sphere, law fragments shattered, energy torrents tore, and space showed unstable ripples!

The explosion's shock wave surged like a tangible tsunami in all directions! The already cracked Five Phases Primordial Spirit-Protecting Grand Formation's light shield, under this impact far surpassing previous ones, finally could not bear it, let out a mournful cry, and shattered completely, turning into scattered points of light that vanished!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Those inside the formation, including Wang Ping, Cang Xuan, Yu Liuli, Mu Lan, and Lei Zhen, all spat out large mouthfuls of blood, like broken kites they were violently flung outward, heavily crashing to the ground, their breath instantly weakening to the extreme, each severely wounded! The backlash from maintaining the formation plus the explosion's impact added insult to injury.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the main hall, whether the remaining demonic guards, the still-struggling heaven's pride, or even the walls and floor, were swept by the terrifying explosion's aftermath! The demonic guards turned to ash in swaths, the heaven's pride suffered heavy blows again, the runes on the walls flickered violently, and the ground was plowed into deep trenches.

In midair, the destructive light sphere gradually contracted and dissipated.

Revealing the scene within.

The Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought remained hovering in place, but the towering ten-zhang Devil God's Dharma Aspect behind it now appeared quite disheveled! The demonic soldier phantoms on all six arms had dimmed, and one arm's phantom was even shattered by the blast! The black-red demonic flames burning over the Dharma Aspect had mostly died out, and its overall radiance had dimmed by more than a thread!

As for the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought itself, its recently solidified figure trembled slightly, its face grew paler, and in its blood-red eyes, besides fury, there was a hint of shock that could not be concealed!

He lowered his gaze to his 'palm'—the ethereal palm formed from concentrated pure demonic soul and law—its edge actually bore a faint cyan-gold electric spark that stubbornly scorched and eroded, bringing waves of sharp pain and a purifying sensation, which he only managed to wear away after a while by forcing stronger demonic energy.

"It can actually wound my demonic soul Dharma Aspect..." the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought growled in a low, hoarse voice, full of killing intent and a hint of apprehension. He never imagined that a mere Golden Core junior, rallying a group of defeated remnants to unleash a desperate strike, could drive him to this state! Although the enemy paid a greater price, this result is already astonishing!

Know that, although this remnant thought of his is only at the peak of early Nascent Soul, its essence is that of an ancient Devil Emperor; its use of laws and mastery of demonic arts far surpass ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, giving it true combat power comparable to a mid-stage ordinary Nascent Soul! Meanwhile, the opposition is merely a group of Golden Core cultivators!

"This brat... must not be left alive!" the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought's murderous intent boiled to the peak. Wang Ping's displayed potential and his restraint against the demonic path made him feel an unprecedented threat. He even felt that if given time to grow, this youth would surely become a grave hidden danger, and might even become a major obstacle on his road back to the peak!

Meanwhile below, Wang Ping struggled to rise from the ground, spitting another mouthful of blood that stained his front. He felt his bones as if about to fall apart, his meridians burning with pain, his spiritual power nearly exhausted, and his soul sent waves of weakness. That strike had nearly drained him and everyone in the formation of their strength.

But he lifted his head, gazing at the aura in the air that was still domineering yet clearly weaker than before—the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought and its damaged Dharma Aspect—and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

We blocked it! Although tragic and our side nearly lost combat power, the Five Phases Divine Thunder fused with the nascent intent of birth and extinction truly clashed head-on with the Devil Emperor's killing move, inflicting considerable damage! This proves his idea was correct: Five Phases fusion, the cycle of birth and extinction, has an extremely strong restraining effect on the demonic path!

More importantly, in that instant of extreme energy collision, Wang Ping, relying on his keen Five Phases perception and the Point Spirit Empress's insight into the nature of energy, faintly caught a discordant 'vibration' deep within the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought's demonic soul! That vibration was extremely weak and obscure; only in the moment of all-out clash, when the demonic soul violently shook, could it be sensed. It seemed... like an old wound? Or rather, a weak point in the structure of his remnant soul?

"His remnant soul... is not flawless!" This thought flashed like lightning in the darkness, invigorating Wang Ping's spirit.

At this moment, the scene fell into a brief stalemate. The Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought was regulating its breath, digesting the vitality it had just devoured, repairing the damage to its Devil God's Dharma Aspect, while its killing intent remained firmly locked on Wang Ping. Below, the gathered heaven's pride were almost all severely wounded, their spiritual power exhausted, barely huddled together, their faces filled with despair.

"Wang... Brother Wang, what should we do now?" Lei Zhen asked, leaning on the ground and panting; this bold and brave man also showed fatigue and a hint of bewilderment.

Cang Xuan silently took a pill, his silver eyes fixed on the Devil Emperor, his mind racing. Yu Liuli's immortal light dimmed, but her gaze remained clear and resolute. Mu Lan was attempting, using the Ancient God clan's secret method, to communicate with the lingering life-law aura in the main hall that had not been fully tainted by demonic qi, striving to seize a chance of recovery for everyone.

Wang Ping drew a deep breath, suppressed his surging qi and blood, his gaze swept over the nearby companions who, though heavily wounded, still held unyielding fighting spirit in their eyes, then looked toward the tiger-eyed Devil Emperor in the air, and a plan quickly formed in his mind.

He lowered his voice, speaking extremely fast yet clearly to the few core figures nearby: "Everyone, hear me out! The demonic foe is mighty; solo combat or a hasty alliance is no match for it. However, its demonic soul has a flaw; I just faintly sensed that the core of its remnant soul seems to bear an old wound, a weak point!"

Cang Xuan, Yu Liuli, and the others heard this, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes.

"Really?" Cang Xuan asked in a deep voice.

"Eight or nine out of ten." Wang Ping nodded, "During our clash just now, its demonic soul's fluctuation showed a momentary abnormality. This weak point could be a Dao injury left when he was slain by a supreme being of the upper realms; though ages have passed and demonic arts have concealed it, its essence remains unhealed, making it a fatal flaw!"

"What do you intend to do?" Yu Liuli asked, her immortal eyes looking toward Wang Ping.

"Divide labor and cooperate, attack what it must defend, force it to expose its weakness, then strike with thunder!" Wang Ping's eyes sharp, "Cang Xuan Dao friend, you excel in space and stellar laws; can you interfere with, delay its movement, restrict its evasion, and as much as possible use stellar power to mark and suppress its demonic soul?"

Cang Xuan pondered briefly, the stellar trajectories in his silver eyes swirling, then nodded slowly: "Possible. 'Heaven Azure Forbidden Void' combined with 'Star Trace Soul-Locking Technique' could be attempted, but it requires time to prepare, consumes enormously, and can only be maintained for a very short period."

"Enough!" Wang Ping then turned to Yu Liuli, "The immortal spirit aura of the Holy Maiden has a purifying and restraining effect on demonic qi; can you exert it fully, envelop the battlefield, continually weaken its demonic power, interfere with its demonic soul's operation, and create opportunities for us?"

Yu Liuli glanced at the fierce-aura Devil Emperor, then at her wounded companions, and resolutely said: "Possible. The 'Purifying World Immortal Light Universal Illumination' technique can likely reduce its demonic might by twenty percent, but likewise, it cannot be sustained long."

"Lei Brother," Wang Ping looked at Lei Zhen, "Your thunder is fierce and strong, best at dispelling evil; when the time comes, you need to wield your strongest thunder to directly contend and draw most of its attention, creating an opportunity for me to approach and observe its weakness!"

Lei Zhen grinned, even with blood at the corner of his mouth, his heroic spirit undiminished: "No problem! Even if I risk my life, I'll smash a hole in his turtle shell!"

"Mu Lan Dao friend," Wang Ping looked at the heaven's pride of the Ancient God clan, "Please try as much as possible to communicate with the lingering, non-demonicized life and earth laws here, to provide everyone some recovery and protection; and if an opportunity arises, use your life law to interfere with its soul-devouring technique!"

Mu Lan solemnly nodded: "I will do my utmost!"

"As for me..." Wang Ping's eyes, though the five-colored light had dimmed, remained resolute, "I will use my remaining strength to employ gravity technique, fully pressuring its demonic soul, and seek an opportunity to strike its weak point with Point Spirit Divine Ability! We have little time; we must succeed with one strike, otherwise..."

Otherwise, it will be the annihilation of the entire army.

Everyone understood his meaning. Now there is no retreat; only to seek survival in death!

"Then we shall follow Brother Wang's (Dao friend's) words!" Cang Xuan, Yu Liuli, Lei Zhen, Mu Lan, and the others had no further objections, quickly began secret preparations, swallowed their most precious pills, and squeezed out the last of their potential.

In midair, the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought also finished regulating its breath; though the Devil God's Dharma Aspect had not fully recovered, its might remained awe-inspiring. Its blood-red eyes swept over the murmuring ants below, seemingly still plotting something, and a cruel sneer appeared on its face.

"Deathbed struggles only add to the laughter. I shall let you fall into utter despair!"

He raised both hands again; this time, not a wide-range attack, but he concentrated terrifying demonic energy to a high degree in his palm, aiming at Wang Ping below! He intended to first obliterate this most troublesome, most hateful junior!

However, just as his demonic energy was about to erupt——

"Now!" Wang Ping roared violently!

"Heaven Azure Forbidden Void·Star Trace Soul-Locking!" Cang Xuan took the lead, biting his tongue tip and spitting out a mouthful of essence blood containing stellar origin, his hands transforming into countless afterimages! Instantly, with the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought as the center, the space within a ten-zhang radius suddenly became viscous as if solidified amber; countless fine silver star traces like chains emerged from the void, winding toward the Devil Emperor's demonic soul Dharma Aspect; though it could not fully imprison, it greatly reduced its movement speed and made its demonic soul operation feel slightly sluggish!

"Purifying World Immortal Light·Universal Illumination!" The immortal maiden Yu Liuli gracefully leapt up, her remaining immortal spirit aura bursting forth unreservedly, transforming into a soft azure sun hovering above her head, showering endless purifying immortal light over the battlefield! Wherever the light reached, demonic qi hissed, continually being purified and weakened; the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought felt its demonic energy operation clearly interfered with and suppressed!

"Nine Heavens Thunder Prison·Heaven's Punishment Spear!" Lei Zhen shook the heavens with his roar, gathering all his thunderous power together with part of the essence exchanged from burning blood, condensing into a blazing white, dazzling spear entwined with purple lightning snakes, and with the force of splitting mountains and seas, he hurled it fiercely toward the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought! This strike was terrifying in momentum, aimed straight at the Devil Emperor's brow, forcing him to divert attention to respond!

"Ancient God's Summon·Earth's Blessing!" Mu Lan knelt on one knee, pressed his hands to the ground, as jade-green light flowed underground, strenuously communicating with the main hall's source infused with demonic qi; a thin layer of earth-yellow light, carrying vitality and stabilizing aura, spread from him as center, barely shielding everyone, and faintly counteracting the main hall's bolstering of the Devil Emperor.

And Wang Ping, while everyone else unleashed their techniques, had already moved!

He endured the intense pain, pushing the last mobilizable earth-phase spiritual power and the Point Spirit Empress's gravity technique true intent to the extreme, his eyes locked firmly on the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought!

"Gravity·Thousand Peaks Soul-Suppressing!"

Not a broad gravity field, but rather concentrating all gravitational pressure into an invisible, supremely heavy force pillar, precisely blasting toward the core region of the Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought's demonic soul! He sought to press upon its demonic soul, forcing it to instinctively mobilize power for defense, thereby making that potential weakness more clearly exposed!

The Devil Emperor's Remnant Thought was being disturbed by Cang Xuan's spatial binding and Yu Liuli's immortal light weakening, and seeing Lei Zhen's life-or-death thunder spear incoming, it had no choice but to swing its damaged Dharma Aspect's arm to block. Just then, Wang Ping's gravity pressure, condensed to the extreme, came crashing down!

This gravitational pressure was not direct harm, but like an invisible giant mountain pressing down, it heavily smashed onto his demon soul consciousness! It caused his demon soul operation, which was already somewhat disordered due to various interferences, to momentarily stagnate and feel uncomfortable.

And just in that moment of stagnation, Wang Ping's eyes, flashing with Five Elements Dao resonance, clearly "saw"!

In the depths of the Demon Emperor's Residual Thought's rolling blood-colored demon soul core, on the originally unified demon soul structure, there faintly existed an extremely fine, almost blending with the surrounding demon soul, pale golden crack!

That crack emitted an aura that was incompatible with demonic energy, majestic and upright, and extremely sharp—it was precisely the Dao wound left by some ancient supreme sword intent or principle!

Although eroded by time and soaked in demonic cultivation, this Dao wound was concealed extremely well, even becoming part of the demon soul structure, but its essential 'weakness' and 'disharmony' were keenly captured by Wang Ping the moment the demon soul was interfered with and oppressed by multiple forces!

"There!" Wang Ping roared inwardly, his eyes bursting with unprecedented brilliance!

The old wound broke open, finally revealing itself!

However, the Demon Emperor's Residual Thought was no pushover. At the moment of being pressed by gravity, he sensed something was off, his blood-red eyes snapped toward Wang Ping, and upon meeting Wang Ping's gaze that seemed to perceive everything, his heart suddenly sank!

"Not good! This junior has discovered?!" A long‑missing chill called "crisis" swept over the Demon Emperor's Residual Thought's demon soul in an instant!

He could no longer attend to anything else, killing intent flashing in his eyes, he actually withstood Leizhen's Thunderbolt Giant Spear (the Demon God Dharma Apparition's arm blown even more mutilated) and Cangxuan's Star Scar Chains, forcibly activating demonic essence, concentrating most of his power at a single point.

A strand of black‑red demonic light, condensed to the extreme, like a poisonous dragon emerging from its cave, shot at Wang Ping's face at a speed greater than before! He sought to strike first, to utterly annihilate this calamity that had pierced his secret!

Life and death hung by a thread! Wang Ping, could he seize that fleeting flaw before the Demon Emperor's fatal blow arrived, and deliver a lethal counterattack?

Everyone's hearts rose to their throats.