Chapter 368: Approaching the Demon Court

Su Chen rode the clouds, passing through layers of cloud seas, until a magnificent gateway stood at the end of the horizon.

On the ten-thousand-foot-tall white jade pillars, ten thousand rays of golden light rolled like red neon, and a thousand strands of auspicious Qi sprayed purple mist.

It was none other than the Southern Tianmen of the Demon Court.

Beneath the gate, demon soldiers clad in golden armor stood in formation, their long halberds like a forest, a murderous aura surging into the sky.

Su Chen's expression was calm as he stepped toward the Southern Tianmen.

"Halt!"

A thunderous roar exploded like a peal of thunder.

Two burly demon generals in heavy armor stepped out from the formation, their long spears crossed to block his path.

Both radiated the formidable aura of early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortals, their demonic Qi churning, faintly manifesting the phantoms of a venomous python and a black tiger behind them.

The venomous python demon general on the left looked Su Chen up and down, a flash of surprise in his eyes, which immediately turned into undisguised contempt.

"Human?" The venomous python demon general sneered. "A mere weak race created by the acquired path, and you dare come to our Demon Court? Is this a place you are worthy to set foot in?"

The black tiger demon general on the right couldn't even be bothered to look, coldly spitting out one word: "Scram."

Su Chen stopped and swept his gaze over the two demon generals.

"Su Chen of the human race." Su Chen's tone was flat, without a hint of timidity. "I have come specifically to pay respects to the Demon Emperor."

"Pay respects to His Majesty?" The venomous python demon general laughed loudly as if he had heard a great joke. "What kind of thing are you! A mere human ant at the Taiyi Jin Xian realm, and you want to see the Demon Emperor?"

Amidst the laughter, the venomous python demon general's eyes flickered slightly.

He secretly sent a strand of spiritual sense to the black tiger demon general beside him: "Black Tiger, humans have always been weak. For him to reach the peak of Taiyi Jin Xian, his soul foundation must be extremely strong. This is our chance."

The black tiger demon general's eyes moved, and he transmitted back: "What do you mean?"

"His Majesty recently issued a secret order for all departments to collect human flesh and souls." The venomous python demon general's greed grew intense. "It is said that human souls have miraculous effects on the physical bodies of those barbarians of the Wu Clan, and His Majesty is currently refining a supreme weapon of slaughter. If we capture this peak Taiyi human alive and offer him up, it will definitely be a great merit!"

The black tiger demon general felt a surge of heat and nodded secretly: "Be clean about it. Don't kill him; if the soul dissipates, he won't be worth anything."

Their eyes met, and they reached a consensus in an instant.

Su Chen stood where he was, taking in their micro-expressions.

Although he could not hear their telepathic transmission, the undisguised malice and murderous intent could not escape his keen perception.

"It seems the threshold of the Demon Court cannot be crossed with words alone," Su Chen thought to himself.

"Since you won't scram, then stay here forever!"

The venomous python demon general suddenly erupted into an attack.

He didn't even bother to use a weapon; his early-stage Great Luo Tai Yi Jin Xian magic power exploded, transforming into a phantom of a dark green venomous python several hundred feet long, which opened its blood-red maw to bite down on Su Chen.

A fishy wind rushed toward his face, and the surrounding space emitted a "hissing" corrosive sound under this poison gas.

At the same time, the black tiger demon general took a step, his figure turning into black lightning, sealing off all of Su Chen's retreat paths.

The Great Luo-level demonic Qi wove into an invisible net, covering him from above.

Hundreds of gate-guarding demon soldiers watched coldly; in their view, a Taiyi Jin Xian facing a surprise attack from two Great Luo demon generals had no chance of survival.

Su Chen stood in place, facing the sneak attack from the two demon generals, without invoking the physical strength of his "Nine Turns of Chaos."

Dealing with these two was not worth exposing his trump cards.

"Hum!"

Inside Su Chen's body, the Hunyuan Jin Dan spun rapidly.

The "True Explanation of the Hunyuan Jin Dan" roared into operation, and Taiyi Jin Xian magic power surged from his body, black and white light gathering before him.

The forces of extreme Yin and extreme Yang intertwined, instantly transforming into a massive Yin-Yang millstone.

The millstone rotated slowly, emitting a dull sound that crushed the void.

"Boom!"

The dark green venomous python phantom slammed fiercely into the Yin-Yang millstone.

The savage grin on the venomous python demon general's face froze instantly.

His Great Luo demonic power, which he took such pride in, was like paper before that black and white millstone, crushed and disintegrated inch by inch, dissipating into specks of light across the sky.

"How is this possible!" the venomous python demon general exclaimed in shock.

His Great Luo Tai Yi Jin Xian attack had been resolved so easily by a Taiyi Jin Xian.

Su Chen did not give him time to think.

"To receive without giving is not polite."

Su Chen joined his fingers like a sword and slashed casually.

The Yin-Yang millstone suddenly dispersed, transforming into pure Five Elements power.

The laws of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth flowed at his fingertips, finally condensing into a five-colored sword Qi.

The sword Qi was no longer than three feet, yet it radiated a heart-palpitating sharpness.

"Go."

Su Chen flicked his fingertips lightly.

The five-colored sword Qi instantly tore through space, heading straight for the venomous python demon general.

Sensing the Five Elements power contained within the sword Qi, the venomous python demon general's soul fled in terror, frantically driving his internal demonic power to condense a green-scaled shield before him.

"Swoosh!"

The five-colored sword Qi pierced through the green-scaled shield without any obstruction.

The venomous python demon general let out a shrill scream, his right shoulder pierced directly by the sword Qi.

The violent Five Elements laws exploded within his body, instantly shredding his protective demonic Qi and sending him flying, slamming heavily into the white jade pillar.

The sword Qi did not lose momentum, turning back in mid-air in an incredible display, heading straight for the black tiger demon general.

Seeing this, the black tiger demon general's fur stood on end; he revealed his true black tiger form and swung his claws, attempting to use the demon race's powerful physical body to take Su Chen's sword strike head-on.

But he clearly overestimated his own physical body.

The black tiger demon general's claws were slashed by the sword Qi, leaving wounds deep to the bone, flesh and blood flying.

Realizing things were going poorly, the black tiger demon general immediately used an escape technique to dodge, narrowly avoiding being split in two by the sword.

In just one move, two early-stage Great Luo demon generals were one severely injured and one defeated.

Outside the Southern Tianmen, there was a deathly silence.

Thousands of golden-armored demon soldiers widened their eyes, their hands gripping their halberds trembling slightly.

What had they just seen?

A human at the peak of Taiyi Jin Xian had not only resisted the attacks of two Great Luo demon generals head-on but had also severely injured them in a counter-attack!

Was this still the human race that was slaughtered at will and could only serve as blood food for the demon race?

The venomous python demon general struggled to crawl up from the ground, clutching his blood-drenched shoulder, his eyes filled with horror and fear as he looked at Su Chen.

That Five Elements sword Qi had not only wounded his physical body but had also left behind law power within him that could not be expelled, continuously destroying his body.

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his green robes still spotless.

He did not deal a killing blow. After all, this was the gate of the Demon Court; if he truly killed the gate-guarding generals, it would be difficult to resolve the aftermath, let alone rescue Sun Wukong.

"Now, may I enter?" Su Chen looked at the venomous python demon general, his tone still flat.

The venomous python demon general gritted his teeth, not daring to answer; the human before him was different from any human they had seen before.

Su Chen withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention to these gate-guarding demon soldiers, and prepared to step into the Southern Tianmen. ===== CHAPTER 369 =====