Chapter 450: The Fall of the Demon Emperor

"Zhang Nuo!"

This shout contained almost all the fury within the Demon Emperor! His figure leaped out from the cauldron. At this moment, the Demon Emperor was trembling incessantly, and a trail of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth! Looking at the 'Heavenly Demon Cauldron' beneath his body, the steel teeth in his mouth gnashed with a 'clatter'!

One could see that around the Heavenly Demon Cauldron, faint Purple Lightning Wild Thunder lingered unceasingly. Right where Zhang Nuo had struck, a hole the size of a zhang had appeared in the cauldron's body! Wisps of Demonic Qi continuously emerged from the rupture!

This cauldron was the Demon Emperor's most beloved possession; now that it was damaged to this extent, how could his heart not ache? He had not expected that a cauldron which had performed many meritorious services in the past would be so easily ruined in Zhang Nuo's hands!

Because the power of Zhang Nuo's 'Thunder Sacrifice Art' strike had not only broken the 'Heavenly Demon Cauldron' but also knocked the Demon Emperor out of the 'Ten Thousand Swords Flow Array'! Looking up at the furious Demon Emperor, a dangerous arc appeared at the corner of Zhang Nuo's mouth! He clenched his five fingers abruptly! The Purple Lightning Wild Thunder wrapping the 'Heavenly Demon Cauldron' suddenly flared with intense purple light on its surface!

After a thunderous explosion, this 'Heavenly Demon Cauldron' was completely destroyed! Fragments fell from the sky to the ground!

The Demon Emperor was so heartbroken he nearly vomited blood, but he quickly sensed that things were amiss, because while Zhang Nuo destroyed the Heavenly Demon Cauldron, he gently guided his hands, and the ten thousand Flying Swords in the 'Ten Thousand Swords Flow Array' converged into a torrent, slashing toward him with the sound of sword cries!

Originally, it was only with the protection of the Yin and Yang Qi Dharma Image and the Heavenly Demon Cauldron that the Demon Emperor could barely survive in the array. Now that the Heavenly Demon Cauldron was destroyed, the Yin and Yang Qi Dharma Image's power was nearly exhausted! How could he withstand these overwhelming Flying Swords?

With his thoughts racing, the Demon Emperor remembered the Golden Brick Magic Treasure that was suppressing the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' on the ground! With a movement of his Divine Sense, the Golden Brick Magic Treasure soared into the air and shot toward the Demon Emperor's direction. At the same time, the Demon Emperor's figure also fled in the direction the Golden Brick was flying.

Both were as fast as lightning; in the blink of an eye, the Demon Emperor hid behind the Golden Brick! When Zhang Nuo saw this, he shook his head with a cold laugh! Because he knew that the Demon Emperor's action was like a sick man clutching at straws! Although this Golden Brick Magic Treasure's defensive power was not weak, compared to the Heavenly Demon Cauldron, it was a world of difference!

Just as he was pondering, the torrent composed of tens of thousands of Flying Swords instantly struck the Golden Brick! The booming sounds were continuous; amidst the gaps of the countless snow-white Flying Swords, many golden light spots suddenly appeared! And the Golden Brick, which was several zhang in size, was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye!

This was not the Demon Emperor driving the Golden Brick to shrink, but rather the Golden Brick itself being slashed by countless Flying Swords; every time it was struck, a small piece was knocked off! The golden light spots were the debris emitted by the Golden Brick!

Zhang Nuo in the distance saw this, and how could the Demon Emperor, hiding behind the Golden Brick, not know? His heart instantly turned cold. He wanted to cast the black and white twin halberds again, but it was too late!

Under Zhang Nuo's second urging, the tens of thousands of Flying Swords wrapped around the Demon Emperor and the Golden Brick like a tornado!

"Ah! ~ Zhang..."

The Demon Emperor's roar had only just begun when his body was transformed into a mist of blood amidst the thousands of sword rains; even the Nascent Soul within his body did not have time to escape! As the attacks of the 'Ten Thousand Swords Flow Array' intensified, that Golden Brick Magic Treasure also turned into golden dust filling the sky and vanished in the blink of an eye!

Under the continuous attacks, Zhang Nuo had finally slain the Demon Emperor! With a surge of joy, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense and recalled the cast-out Magic Treasures into his body! He turned his figure and looked into the distance, toward where those Great Underworld Mansion cultivators were!

Those people from the Great Underworld Mansion had been staring with wide eyes for a long time! In their eyes, the Demon Emperor was an indestructible existence, but when they discovered that the Demon Emperor had fallen, the fear in their hearts could no longer be suppressed! Especially that cold glance Zhang Nuo gave when he turned around made everyone's heart turn cold!

"Run!"

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly let out a cry of alarm! The people of the Great Underworld Mansion woke up from their stupor, one after another driving their Flying Magic Tools to flee toward the distant sky!

"Since you have come, then don't leave! I have said! Those who offend my Yulong must die!"

Watching the fleeing Great Underworld Mansion cultivators, a fierce look erupted in Zhang Nuo's eyes. Although he had slain the Demon Emperor, it was not enough to deter the Great Underworld Mansion! He had to make a greater move to make the entire Immortal Illusion Continent tremble with fear!

With a light flap of the four wings on his back, Zhang Nuo disappeared from where he stood. The next moment, his figure appeared behind the fleeing Great Underworld Mansion cultivators! When he was still a hundred zhang away from this group, he flipped both hands simultaneously, and the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler' and 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' appeared at the same time.

Back when he was at the bottom of the 'Nine Nether Cold Pool', Zhang Nuo had learned the method of using the Sacrificial Heaven Four-Piece Set! However, since he only had these two Magic Treasures in his hands now, their power would be greatly reduced!

Now, facing the ten thousand fleeing Great Underworld Mansion cultivators, Zhang Nuo let out a long whistle. He held the small ruler in his left hand horizontally, and a beam of invisible silver light shot straight into the ranks of the Great Underworld Mansion! At the same time, the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' in his right hand were cast out!

After a few transformations, the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' became several tens of zhang in size. Such a huge pair of scissors landed flatly on the faint silver light released by the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler'!

The scene that followed shocked even Zhang Nuo himself! The blades of the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' opened wide, and five-colored flowing light swirled unceasingly on the two blades! With a soft 'swish', the giant scissors, following the silver light emitted by the small ruler, instantly charged through!

The speed was astonishing! Above the silver light, a five-colored rainbow seemed to rise. As the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' charged into the ranks of the Great Underworld Mansion cultivators, with every opening and closing of the blades, hundreds of cultivators fell into the five-colored light!

Screams! Cries! And terrified roars blended into one! With every opening and closing of the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' blades, countless cultivators fell into them!

Except for a few Golden Core Stage cultivators who saw the situation was bad and drove their escape lights to flee, the remaining Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators could almost none of them escape the attack of the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors'!

As the small ruler in Zhang Nuo's hand waved back and forth, the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors', guided by the silver light, shuttled through the crowd of the Great Underworld Mansion like a giant swimming fish!

The distant sky gradually turned red, and the color grew deeper and deeper! It was dyed by the blood of the numerous fallen cultivators, and a pungent smell of blood soared into the sky!

Under the onslaught of the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors', after a short while, seven or eight out of every ten of the tens of thousands of Great Underworld Mansion cultivators had fallen into a mist of blood. The few remaining cultivators who were not killed drove their Flying Magic Tools and fled wildly, not even daring to look back! The scene that happened beside them was perhaps something they would never be able to forget in their entire lives!

Zhang Nuo lifted his palm slightly and withdrew the 'Heaven Splitting Scissors' and the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler'! The power revealed by these two Magic Treasures just now was only a part of the Sacrificial Heaven Four-Piece Set; if he could find all four Magic Treasures, the power would be much greater!

Even so, Zhang Nuo slaying nearly ten thousand cultivators in an instant still caused quite a sensation on the Immortal Illusion Continent!

Watching the people of the Great Underworld Mansion flee for their lives, Zhang Nuo turned his figure and returned to Yulong Immortal Mountain. At this time, Liu Qingshan and the others were already dumbfounded; they could not believe that with Zhang Nuo's strength alone, he had first slain the Demon Emperor and then slaughtered countless Great Underworld Mansion cultivators!

"Pavilion... Pavilion Master!"

When Zhang Nuo's footsteps just stepped onto the Immortal Mountain, his body carried an aura of slaughter, and Liu Qingshan could not help but call out! At the same time, Su Haizhen walked to Zhang Nuo's side and said with concern:

"Are you hurt?"

They had seen the battle just now very clearly; Zhang Nuo had used almost all his divine abilities, and his various methods were dazzling! Even Su Haizhen, having stayed by Zhang Nuo's side for so long, only now knew that the Magic Treasures on him were so overbearing!

"I'm fine! Just consumed a bit more Spiritual Qi! I'll be fine after resting for a few days!"

With a faint sentence, Zhang Nuo took the lead and walked toward the Yulong Hall! The crowd followed behind him, feeling that Zhang Nuo's back at this moment was very tall, giving people a feeling of looking up in awe!

Just after returning to the hall, Yang Potian also ran back in a hurry! He had patrolled around the Immortal Mountain for a long time but did not see a single enemy! Later, hearing that Zhang Nuo had slain the Demon Emperor and repelled the numerous cultivators of the Great Underworld Mansion with his own strength, although he was a bit skeptical, he was confident that the disciple who came to report the news would absolutely not dare to lie!

When he returned to the hall, he saw Zhang Nuo looking slightly tired, sitting on the main seat, while the others stood on both sides. However, in everyone's eyes looking at Zhang Nuo, there was an added sense of awe! This awe was not fear of his martial power, but a reverence and awe rising from the bottom of their hearts!

"Fourth Brother! You are too amazing! I ran back as soon as I heard!"

Yang Huzi walked to Zhang Nuo's side in a few steps, looking him over carefully, fearing that he might have suffered even the slightest injury!

"I'm fine! Third Brother!"

Smiling lightly at Yang Huzi, Zhang Nuo said again:

"I am going to assign a few tasks next, after which I need to go into seclusion for a period of time!"

As soon as Zhang Nuo's voice fell, everyone in the hall stood quietly, pricking up their ears to listen; even Yang Huzi put away his smile and stood obediently by Zhang Nuo's side!

"This time the Great Underworld Mansion has suffered heavy losses, and they will definitely change their subsequent plans! Taking advantage of this time, Elder Liu, you are responsible for contacting the sects that have grudges with the Great Underworld Mansion! No matter what method you use, you must unite them! Strive to form a huge coalition army; we want to turn the tables and kill our way to 'Hongjun Immortal Mountain'! Strive to completely remove them from the Immortal Illusion Continent in this battle!"

Once these words were spoken, everyone showed a look of surprise! They did not expect that after this battle, Zhang Nuo would have new ideas, actually wanting to annihilate the Great Underworld Mansion!