Chapter 1175: Beheading Your Crown

Outside the Little Chen Heaven, in the void.

Two towering existences sat cross-legged; as they faced off, the egg-shaped "Little Chen Heaven" space hung silently, like a chessboard.

Their every breath caused this small space to tremble.

Around Wang Xuanjin, endless earth, wind, water, and fire flowed, at times giving rise to golden lotuses that bloomed in the void, making the heavenly and earthly energies here extremely gentle, moving with his will.

Where the All-Beings Demon King resided was endless darkness, within which countless shadows seemed to stir.

At a certain moment, a faint, sharp whistling sound seemed to come from the darkness, like a stone thrown into a dead pool, instantly stirring up surging ripples.

The All-Beings Demon King, whose form had transformed into that of a child, had a hint of gloom on his youthful cheeks; his eyes fixed firmly on the interior of Little Chen Heaven, and in the darkness behind him, a white shadow that blotted out the sky and sun suddenly howled forth, turning into billions of skins, floating in the void.

In the next instant, these billions of skin-shadows opened their mouths and spat out white beams of light; when these beams converged, they formed a destructive light that annihilated everything in its path.

This white destructive light pointed directly at "Little Chen Heaven"!

It seemed the All-Beings Demon King intended to destroy it.

However, facing the All-Beings Demon King's sudden rage in overturning the chessboard, Wang Xuanjin did not continue to let him run wild; he flicked his sleeve, and immediately outside Little Chen Heaven appeared a vast golden lotus spanning hundreds of thousands of li, its surface bearing ancient chaotic runes that slowly turned, swallowing the destructive light completely.

"All-Beings Demon King, to overturn the board upon losing—this is rather lacking in decorum," Wang Xuanjin said with a smile.

At this moment, inside Little Chen Heaven, the All-Beings Demon King's previous arrangements were completely overturned, its hidden dangers eliminated, so the space naturally fell under Wang Xuanjin's control.

The All-Beings Demon King could no longer alter its internal rules.

"Wang Xuanjin, the gain or loss of a small space is trivial; even if some 'Heaven and Earth Mother Qi' were born within, it is of no great loss to me," the All-Beings Demon King said lightly.

The so-called "Heaven and Earth Mother Qi" is the most ancient energy in heaven and earth; it is said to be necessary for entering the rank of a King-level powerhouse, and also required for forging those supremely mighty King's Treasures.

Though the abundant heavenly materials and earthly treasures within Little Chen Heaven are decent resources, for beings of the level of the All-Beings Demon King and Wang Xuanjin, what truly moves them is still the "Heaven and Earth Mother Qi" born within this space.

Wang Xuanjin smiled, knowing this was the All-Beings Demon King's stubborn talk; if he truly had no interest in the "Heaven and Earth Mother Qi," why would he have sent forth the entire "All-Beings Ghost Skin Corpse" nest?

The All-Beings Demon King's eyes were gloomy; he knew speaking such formalities now meant nothing, and immediately gave Little Chen Heaven a cold glance before rising to his feet.

The starlight across the sky dimmed due to his rising.

"Wang Xuanjin, this time, even if you win, do not be proud; when my dark world launches its great invasion, I will surely incorporate your Tian Yuan Ancient Academy into my 'All-Beings Ghost Skin Corpse,' and all within your Tian Yuan Ancient Academy will become my skin-corpses," the All-Beings Demon King said gloomily.

Wang Xuanjin smiled faintly: "All-Beings Demon King, if you wish to leave, you must first ask whether I agree."

The All-Beings Demon King narrowed his eyes slightly: "Wang Xuanjin, can you still stop me?"

Both are Three-Crown Kings; the All-Beings Demon King is confident that if he wishes to retreat, even Wang Xuanjin cannot stop him.

Wang Xuanjin chuckled lightly: "Who does not know you, All-Beings Demon King, are the hardest to assassinate among the masters of the dark world's corpses, having incarnated into billions, with thoughts that can shift at any moment, and a single skin can rebirth wherever it lies?"

He lifted his eyelids, glanced at the All-Beings Demon King, and said: "But do you really think I have done nothing during this time?"

"You have repeatedly interfered in the games within Little Chen Heaven, yet I have never once stopped you; did you truly take the one sitting here to be a clay figure?"

The All-Beings Demon King's eyes grew even gloomier, but with a hint of surprise; previously, when he set up numerous schemes inside Little Chen Heaven, Wang Xuanjin had indeed not obstructed him in the slightest, leading the All-Beings Demon King to believe it was due to his trust in those disciples; now, however, it seems this fellow has deeper calculations.

And they are directed at him.

At this moment, the All-Beings Demon King suddenly felt a dazzling light burst forth in this chaotic void; looking into the depths of the void, an ancient eight-sided mirror seemed to appear, its light shining down, as if penetrating layer after layer of space to cover this entire void.

This light cannot be blocked; it seems anything in the world will be illuminated by it.

When the mirror's light shone down, the All-Beings Demon King's shadow was also reflected into that ancient eight-sided mirror, and he instantly felt a strange palpitation in his heart.

It is the unease of one dwelling in dark depths suddenly exposed to light.

In this instant, he knew what this object was.

"Heaven-Viewing Mirror? Wang Xuanjin, you actually borrowed this object without a sound? No wonder you previously let me act; it turns out you were secretly using the 'Heaven-Viewing Mirror' to leave my shadow within it!"

Normally, it would be impossible for him to allow the 'Heaven-Viewing Mirror' to leave his shadow, so Wang Xuanjin must have previously shielded this void in secret, dispelling his perception.

He can incarnate into billions, with his will wandering among those billions of skins, making it impossible for anyone to find his true body; thus, in terms of life-preserving techniques, he, the All-Beings Demon King, is absolutely among the hardest to reach in the dark world's corpse masters; yet this so-called 'Heaven-Viewing Mirror' can illuminate heaven and earth, and even layered spaces cannot escape its probing.

Once his shadow falls into it, those billions of skins will also be exposed.

The All-Beings Demon King let out a muffled groan, realizing he had fallen into Wang Xuanjin's scheme, and thus did not linger; this body instantly turned into molten white wax.

His aura vanished into nothingness in an instant.

Wang Xuanjin waved his hand; on the ancient "Heaven-Viewing Mirror," light flowed, revealing countless dense light points appearing on its surface, and at this moment, those light points were undergoing constant changes, flickering.

"Having fallen into the trap, if I leave nothing behind, how could I face those children who paid dearly?" Wang Xuanjin sighed lightly, flicked his finger, and on the "Heaven-Viewing Mirror," flowing light descended, seeming to become chains that, through an unimaginable means, pierced the void, as if locking onto one of those light points.

Wang Xuanjin's gaze also pierced the void, looking toward that place.

It seemed to be a lifeless city, where countless shadows moved like walking corpses, and his gaze fell upon one wandering corpse.

That corpse's body suddenly trembled; in its lifeless eye sockets, a flash of anger and rage appeared.

Its inner consciousness flickered again, attempting to depart.

But suddenly, ancient light chains stretched out from the void, these chains ignoring the physical body, directly wrapping upward and binding the All-Beings Demon King's consciousness.

Wang Xuanjin's expression remained blank; he swung the ruler in his hand, as if wrapped in countless brilliant stars, lightly cutting down.

The ruler fell, emitting no terrifying force, yet this heaven and earth were directly split in two, centered on that corpse.

The earth also appeared a vast abyss tens of thousands of li wide.

Everything vanished like smoke and clouds.

Including that corpse.

Between heaven and earth, a cry of extreme pain echoed, the entire void trembling and tearing with it.

"Wang Xuanjin, remember this; one day I will surely leave your Tian Yuan Ancient Academy bereft of bones, to avenge this beheading!"

The voice, filled with resentment and curses, penetrated countless spaces, echoing in the void outside Little Chen Heaven.

Wang Xuanjin's gaze was indifferent; he glanced at the ruler in his hand, on which a white bloodstain seemed to appear.

That previous strike had severed one of the All-Beings Demon King's crowns.

That is to say, the All-Beings Demon King has now fallen to the rank of "Double Crown King."

For the All-Beings Demon King, this is absolutely a terrifying heavy blow; to recover to such a level, he does not know how much bitter cultivation is needed.

And the dark world has lost one Three-Crown Demon King, which for humanity is also a cause for joy.

Wang Xuanjin's gaze turned toward Xiao Chen Tian, his expression somewhat complex; he had endured much for this strike, but because of his endurance, some young disciples had perished here.

Many say Wang Xuanjin is ruthless, and perhaps it is true.

As he remained silent, the void behind him also rippled, and then several figures emitting terrifying auras appeared.

They also radiated overwhelming sharpness and killing intent—they were the other vice deans of the Tian Yuan Ancient Academy.

As the Living Ghost Skin and the other kings retreated, they too freed their hands.