Chapter 81: A Single Grasp, Instant Refinement!

Fang Qingxue's seal was broken open by five mysterious black‑clothed men whose breath was so huge it could scare people to death.

For a moment, the Forty‑nine Islands were filled with black qi streams transformed from heavenly demons, running wildly like locusts.

I have finally broken free.

So hungry, I want to eat human flesh…

The heavenly demons roared monstrously, charging wildly in all directions, eager to devour the island's inhabitants to satisfy their cravings.

Only one heavenly demon did not do so.

This demon was completely different from the others; it possessed a flesh‑and‑blood body, appearing as a humanoid man dressed in a blue outfit.

He is the Water‑Gu Great Demon King.

The Heavenly Demon King of the Shen Tong Mi Jing is not as dim‑witted as the other demons; having just broken free, he goes to eat people without even understanding the situation.

He burst out of the seal, and upon seeing the five black‑clothed men beside the great opening, he roughly guessed what was happening.

Without a word, he rushed straight toward the heavens.

He intends to flee.

A war slave created by our clan, a despicable creature, also daring to try escaping before its master?

A black‑clothed man with a goat beard sneered, but did not fly up to chase the Water‑Gu Great Demon King.

He didn't even glance at the direction of its escape.

It seemed that no matter how it tried, it could never escape his palm.

The other four were the same, all with contemptuous expressions, standing still.

Swish!

A small purple gourd appeared in the goat‑bearded man's hand, and its stopper automatically fell off.

He flipped the gourd so its mouth faced upward, casually uttered the word "suck", and the gourd mouth emitted a massive spiral suction, pulling fiercely upward.

In an instant…

It did not pull the Water‑Gu Great Demon King down.

Hmm… suck me!

The goat‑bearded man's expression stiffened; he shook the gourd violently, increasing the suction a few notches.

In an instant… it still did not pull it down.

What's going on?

This soul‑devouring gourd was personally forged by the Heavenly Emperor using the clan's ancient demon‑suppressing method, specifically for us to subdue the Heavenly Demon King; why can't it draw back even a mere Water‑Gu Great Demon King?

The other four black‑clothed men also sensed something was wrong, their faces stiffening as they looked at the small gourd in the goat‑bearded man's hand.

Could the gourd be broken?

No reason.

It is the nemesis of heavenly demons.

In the past, this item has absorbed countless heavenly demons.

A hundred trials, a hundred successes.

"Damn, we've been outmaneuvered!"

The goat‑bearded man's roar rang out, startling the four black‑clothed men again; they hurriedly followed his gaze toward the heavens.

Not looking was fine, but once they looked, the four black‑clothed men almost had their noses blown crooked.

Above the heavens, between white clouds, a white flying boat hovered, and in the void before the boat stood a tall, peerlessly handsome young man.

And the Water‑Gu Great Demon King, which the goat‑bearded black‑clothed man could not draw back with his gourd, had already been seized by that young man with his five fingers gripping its Heavenly Spirit Cover, struggling wildly yet unable to break free, like a chick caught by an eagle.

"It's him, the unparalleled genius of the Feathered Ascension Gate, Chen Zheng! How did he get here—was he tracking us?"

"No matter how he got here, daring to snatch our thing means courting death! Go, subdue him, make him our most loyal slave, and let him help us conquer the Profound Yellow Great World!"

All the black‑clothed men leapt like thunder, like five cats whose tails had been stepped on.

Especially the expression on their faces, as if five noble emperors in disguise visiting the countryside were suddenly slapped by a beggar leaping out from the roadside.

Absolutely outrageous!

Between their words, the person already surged into the sky.

And the Water‑Gu Great Demon King, now in Chen Zheng's grasp, seeing no hope of escape, showed a mad look on its face and roared fiercely: "Kid, you won't have it easy either; I'll fight you!"

As the words fell, it radiated a destructive aura, inflating like a balloon blown by wind, expanding, expanding, ever more.

"Watch out!" On the flying boat, the women who had been shocked by Chen Zheng's sudden capture of the Water‑Gu Great Demon King—Piao Yun, Ye Qingqing, and others—paled, screaming in terror.

They instantly recognized that the Water‑Gu Great Demon King was about to unleash the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Method to self‑detonate, intending to perish together with Chen Zheng.

This power corresponds to a Shentong Wu Chong Heavenly Demon King; the explosion's force is terrifying, even a Shentong Liu Chong practitioner of the Unity Realm would be blown to death.

And once the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Method is activated, unless one possesses the Yellow Spring Holy Water, no one can stop it; they can only endure the blast.

But the Yellow Spring Holy Water is the most mysterious river deep within the earth; thousands of years ago it was seized by the Yellow Spring Great Emperor and forcibly refined into the Jiao Fu Yellow Spring Diagram, and has since vanished from the world.

In other words, Chen Zheng cannot escape disaster.

Those near Chen Zheng will also die.

"Run quickly!"

At the same time, the five black‑clothed men charging at Chen Zheng saw the Water‑Gu Great Demon King activate the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Method, their expressions suddenly changing, and they hurriedly turned, dashing away.

But the next moment, something incomprehensible happened to everyone.

Whoosh!

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Only a faint sound was heard, Chen Zheng's sleeve flowed out lava‑thick fire, dousing the balloon‑like inflated Water‑Gu Great Demon King from head to toe.

Then…

There was no after.

The Water Gu Great Heavenly Demon King vanished.

That's not right.

It should be said that it was vaporized, turning into a transparent liquid and flying into Chen Zheng's sleeve.

"……"

Piao Yun, Ye Qingqing and the other women—each one counted—had their eyes widened, mouths agape, staring at Chen Zheng stupidly.

The Heavenly Demon King, whose strength rivaled the Heavenly Person Realm, unleashed the terrifying Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Method that makes everyone turn pale at the mention of a tiger.

Result…

And it was easily dispelled by Chen Zheng.

Instant Refinement!

But!

How could there possibly be a Shentong that refines a person instantly in this world?

Except for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ancient Giant of the Immortal Secret Realm, whose strength is sufficient, who else could instantly refine a Shentong Wu Chong cultivator to death?

This completely overturns the women's understanding of cultivation.

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Below, five black‑clad men roared wildly, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

This is too defiant of Heaven.

They simply could not believe it.

At the same time, an immense sense of dread arose in their hearts.

The five exchanged a glance.

Run.

Turn and run!

Hurry back and report Chen Zheng's situation.

This kid is even more terrifying than the World Tree!

In the future, he may become the nemesis of their clan.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!

No sign of the five using any evasion technique, nor any aura of magical power around them; it was as if they were sprinting with pure flesh, charging straight out.

Their speed was unbelievably fast, compressing the air until it warped.

In an instant, the five had already surged a hundred li.

"Five stinky rats, think you can run away?"

Chen Zheng's face remained expressionless; with a single step, as if shrinking the earth, he spanned over a hundred li and arrived behind one of them.

He extended his arm again, and his five fingers already clasped the target's Heavenly Spirit Cover.

"Ah!"

Another instant refinement.

(End of chapter)