Chapter 1598

The violent, surging energy torrent between heaven and earth came to an abrupt halt at this moment; only the chilling black wind, wrapped in bone-piercing cold, swept across heaven and earth, carrying mournful cries, as if it were the lament of a fallen king.

Countless gazes stared, nearly dazed, at the spot where the true form of the Fox Demon King had dissipated—this king, who had once made countless strong warriors of the Great Xia feel despair and fear, now remained only as a crimson "Origin Core" spinning slowly in midair.

The oppressive pressure emanating from the Demon King also vanished completely at this moment.

The disappearance of that pressure made everyone understand: the Fox Demon King had truly been slain by Li Luo!

In the eyes of Yu Lang, the Eldest Princess, Yu Hongxi, and others, surging shockwaves arose—they had actually witnessed the fall of a king-realm powerhouse with their own eyes, and most shocking of all, this feat had come from Li Luo's hand!

"This guy, has he already become this strong?" Yu Lang watched Li Luo's distant figure, the emotions on his face, which had been stirred by the fierce battle with the demons earlier, gradually calming down, and a fierce smile welled up in his eyes.

"Hahaha, Dou Dou, do you see? I said that as long as the day Li Luo returns arrives, all despair will be ended!" He laughed loudly toward Bai Doudou ahead.

Bai Doudou pulled her crimson-tasseled spear from between the brows of a demon, spilling out black blood; she looked at Yu Lang, whose emotions were now returning to normal, and also broke into a faint smile, nodding lightly.

"You're right—when Li Luo returns, everything will be ended."

Yu Lang had always placed absolute trust in Li Luo from beginning to end; even if this trust seemed somewhat irrational to her, the facts before her told her that often, reality too is irrational.

After all, who could have imagined that even Chancellor Pang could not achieve such a feat, yet this Li Luo, who once entered the Saint Xuan Star Academy together with them, could do it?

In a sense, Li Luo's achievement will be the most glorious entry in the history of the Saint Xuan Star Academy since its founding; today's battle will surely be engraved in the academy's annals.

Yu Lang laughed with a hint of pride; this time, he did not deliberately let out the jealous, distorted howl as before, but slowly raised the blade in his hand, and a furious roar echoed across the battlefield.

"Today, Li Luo of the Saint Xuan Star Academy, has slain the Fox Demon King here! Li Luo, mighty! Great Xia, shall prevail!"

That roar was impassioned and resonant, containing countless surging emotions, as if it sought to release all the long-suppressed sorrow, anger, and despair of these years.

After enduring such hardship for so many years, they had finally welcomed the dawn of hope.

At this moment, Yu Lang truly felt the relief of laying down a heavy burden—this sense of ease nearly caused his exhausted body and mind to collapse right then.

Yu Lang's roar rolled like thunder across the battlefield; at this moment, the Saint Xuan Star Academy disciples still fighting were all stirred to the point of reddened eye sockets, and hoarse voices of awe rose up one after another.

"Senior Li Luo, mighty!"

"Senior Li Luo, mighty!"

The Great Xia front lines saw morale surge at this moment, with troops from all factions bellowing out, countless streams of luminous force flashing like a wall, continuously pushing back the demon tide.

The sound waves spread mightily, even reaching the southern wind city behind, where earth-shaking cries arose in response.

This shouting continued to transmit, even reaching nearby cities; they believed such sound waves would eventually reach the entire Great Xia, utterly ending this catastrophe that had brought countless destructions.

The shouting echoing between heaven and earth also reached Li Luo's ears; hearing the suppressed emotions in those cries, his gaze grew complex—he knew how much pain this demon calamity had brought to Great Xia over the years, and how the once vibrant, flourishing academy had gradually withered in this disaster.

But fortunately, the most difficult moment has finally passed; now he is no longer that greenhorn who first entered the academy, and with his current strength and background, he already has the qualification to protect this land.

Though the Li Tianwang lineage is undoubtedly far more prosperous and powerful than Great Xia by countless times, Li Luo ultimately grew up here; this land bears many of his important memories—it is his true homeland.

Li Luo raised his head, sharp gaze fixed on the crimson Origin Core floating in the void ahead; strictly speaking, the Fox Demon King has not yet been completely slain, for this Origin Core is the core of a king-realm powerhouse, and as long as it is not worn away, recovery remains possible.

However, having his true form shattered and the Origin Core exposed means the Fox Demon King has lost all means of resistance; as long as it is suppressed next, and the origin power within the core is completely worn away, it will be utterly fallen—even if the Demon King himself acted, he could not save it.

But... how to handle this object is also a problem.

This Origin Core contains malicious origin power; if it were to spread, tens of thousands of li of land would suffer severe malicious contamination.

And just as Li Luo hesitated, he suddenly sensed an anomaly deep within his body; his thoughts stirred, and his expression changed slightly at once.

Because this anomaly actually came from the Myriad Phenomena Wheel within him!

Li Luo's eyes flickered slightly, then he immediately activated the Myriad Phenomena Wheel—ancient light burst forth from his heavenly cover, shooting straight up, and between heaven and earth transformed into a mysterious dark-gold giant wheel.

The golden wheel was mysterious and ancient, as if it contained some secret of the world.

As soon as the Myriad Phenomena Wheel appeared, it shot out a beam of light that directly seized that crimson Origin Core; the latter could not resist and was only able to be drawn in by the light, finally sucked into the center of the Myriad Phenomena Wheel.

There, a golden cauldron stood.

And within the golden cauldron, the Xiong Xiong fire burned—that is... the Great Boundless Fire.

Once the Origin Core was sucked into the golden cauldron, as the Great Boundless Fire surged forth, it transmitted the Fox Demon King's shrill, miserable cry; the evil malicious origin power upon it was actually being gradually refined by the Great Boundless Fire.

The terrifying crimson hue upon it was also fading bit by bit.

Seeing this, Li Luo was somewhat surprised—he had not expected that his Myriad Phenomena Wheel could actually suppress and refine this Origin Core.

He did not know what it would be refined into.

But this was nevertheless an unexpected joy.

After the golden wheel absorbed the Origin Core, it rapidly shrank, turning into a thread of golden light that fell back into Li Luo's body.

Thus, this one of the Four Evil Kings, the Fox Demon King, had completely vanished from between heaven and earth.

"You, deserve to die!"

Meanwhile, in the distant void, the King Yuchi King, Corpse Demon King, and Alluring Demon King were furious, surging killing intent stirring, causing the temperature between heaven and earth to plummet suddenly.

They never imagined that what was supposed to be a certain victory in this attack would end in such a result—even the Fox Demon King had fallen here; this price was by no means light.

But no matter how furious they were, they could not pass Pang Qianyuan, Lan Ling Zi, and Li Qingying, who were holding the line.

Finally, the King Yuchi King let out a low, heaven-shaking voice of killing intent: "Pang Qianyuan, you will thoroughly enrage my king; when my king descends, this Great Xia will not leave a single living soul!"

Pang Qianyuan's eyes sank; the opposing threat carried great weight, for he well knew the terror of that Eight-Headed Black Demon King.

It was absolutely not something these One-Crown Kings could contend with.

And after the King Yuchi King finished his threat, he did not linger here but directly turned into chilling black light and departed.

The Corpse Demon King and Alluring Demon King followed suit and departed as well.

As the three demon kings withdrew, the countless demons below naturally began to retreat like a tide.

When the demon tide receded at that moment, countless people slumped to the ground, actually voicing the cries of those who had survived a catastrophe—they had previously thought Great Xia would meet its end and destruction in this battle.

But they never imagined the outcome would be this.

The setting sun cast its afterglow upon the wolf-strewn, blood-soaked earth.

After clearing the battlefield, various factions began to withdraw their troops and rest and recuperate.

In the distance, Li Luo and Jiang Qinge, after settling the Five Heavenly Dragon Guards, joined hands and swept down as light to land upon the mottled city walls of Southern Wind City, where old acquaintances of Great Xia gathered.

"Li Luo!" Yu Lang surged forward two steps, hot tears brimming in his eyes.

Li Luo waved his hand, his voice low and solemn.

"Save the thanks—just kneel down."

Seeing Yu Lang jumped up, cursing furiously.

"Damn it!"