Chapter 490: Destroy the Demonic Fiend! Reincarnation Reappears! The Dark Demon Emperor Acts!

“Crack...”

A clear sound of shattering rang out across heaven and earth, instantly drawing every eye.

Right on the massive black sun that obscured the sky like a curtain of ink, a gigantic crack suddenly appeared.

The crack rapidly spread, crawling across the entire sun in the blink of an eye.

The next instant, the black sun exploded violently, with threads of dark energy scattering in all directions.

Above the demon creature’s head, Chu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, unharmed, though his Source Martial Body had already dissolved.

“This is impossible!”

The demon creature’s expression was dazed, his face filled with utter disbelief.

Chu Yang’s divine technique, though extraordinary, was barely at the peak of the Immortal Rank Heavenly Sovereign level.

But his Demon Sun Wheel rivaled the full-force strike of a Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor! The gap between them was not trivial—how could Chu Yang shatter the Demon Sun Wheel without a single scratch?

“Nothing is impossible...” Chu Yang said calmly. “The Demon Sun Wheel is the primordial divine technique of the Evil Dark Demon Emperor. Without the realm of a Dark Demon Emperor, even a Demon Clan member cannot fully manifest the complete version of the Demon Sun Wheel—only two methods exist...”

“Either the Dark Demon Emperor disintegrates and sacrifices himself!”

“Or he sacrifices countless clan members, using the Evil Dark Demon Emperor’s blood as a catalyst!”

Chu Yang smiled faintly. “Since Itachi’re still alive, Itachi must have used the second method.”

“But this method relies entirely on the Evil Dark Demon Emperor’s blood. As long as I can locate that blood, the Demon Sun Wheel is nothing more than a mid-level Immortal Rank technique to me!”

The demon creature was even more bewildered, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.

He couldn’t understand how Chu Yang knew the technique’s name and understood all its secrets so thoroughly.

“It’s the Demon Fox! That bitch betrayed the Holy Clan!”

The demon creature suddenly snapped back to his senses. To cultivate the Demon Sun Wheel, one must reach the Immortal Rank Heavenly Sovereign level in spiritual power; otherwise, even if one could form the Demon Sun Wheel, one could never master it.

Among the Demon Clan, besides himself, only the Demon Fox knew the cultivation method for this technique, for she specialized in soul force and was the clan’s best hope to become the second person capable of mastering the Demon Sun Wheel.

Chu Yang smiled silently, letting the demon creature rack his brain—he could never guess that it wasn’t the Demon Fox who betrayed them, but that Chu Yang had inherited seventy percent of her memories.

Chu Yang sneered, and [Fengdu] leapt into his hand as he slashed—dark radiance rained from the sky, but vanished in an instant; no one saw what happened, only that the demon creature’s body suddenly froze.

Chu Yang sneered, and 【Fengdu】materialized in his hand as he slashed forward. A torrent of black light rained down—but vanished instantly. No one saw what happened, only that the demon creature’s body suddenly froze.

A gentle breeze passed by, and the demon creature crumbled like a sand sculpture, dissolving into countless ashes swept away by the wind, leaving behind only a primordial demonic aura and his soul body.

Ultimate Sword Art: Tanhua ! Though not forged with the power of the world, using【Fengdu】to unleash this technique still delivered formidable power—more than enough to finish off a dying Guiyao .

A long spear shot forth from the ancient book above Chu Yang’s head, piercing straight through the demon creature’s soul-body.

A long spear shot out from the ancient book above Chu Yang’s head, piercing straight through the demon creature’s soul body.

The spear then retracted, carrying the soul’s primordial essence back into the ancient book.

Chu Yang tucked away the ancient book, then reached out and seized the demon creature’s primordial demonic aura, pretending to “seal” it.

After completing this, Chu Yang whispered to Yun Di: “Elder, lead your people out of here first. I will set up the Demon Refining Array to wipe out the entire Demon Clan!”

Yun Di blinked, then secretly felt a chill.

Not only was he young and already at the Earth Sovereign realm, but he could kill across multiple major realms, his strength rivaling an Immortal Rank Heavenly Sovereign—and he understood spiritual arrays?

Yet recalling the mysterious array diagram Chu Yang had used to repel the demonic serpent earlier, he had no doubts and immediately ordered his elite from the Great Thousand Palace to retreat swiftly.

Chu Yang formed hand seals, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to carve intricate runes, which then merged into the surrounding space.

His Source Martial Body reappeared, seating itself at the center of the “spiritual array,” acting as the array’s core.

The next instant, the array activated, its brilliant light instantly engulfing all the Outworld Demons.

Chu Yang’s actions stunned the Great Thousand Palace’s elites—even their own spiritual array masters couldn’t discern the truth.

They could never have imagined that Chu Yang’s array was not a spiritual array at all, but a Demon Refining Array originating from Shushan.

Judging by its energy fluctuations, the array indeed possessed “Demon Refining” power—but Chu Yang had added illusions to block external detection, and the radiant light concealed its true nature, so no one knew what was happening inside.

Inside the array, the Source Martial Body was slaughtering wildly, voraciously devouring one primordial demonic aura after another.

With nearly all the Demon Clan’s strongest warriors gathered here, Chu Yang would never miss this chance to absorb vast quantities of primordial demonic energy.

Chu Yang exhaled slowly, then turned his gaze to the battlefield between the Western Heaven War Emperor and the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor.

Having been wounded earlier by the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor’s opportunistic strike, the Western Heaven War Emperor was now on the brink of defeat.

The Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor, however, grew fiercer with each passing moment—clearly, the demon creature’s death had enraged him and solidified his resolve to eliminate Chu Yang.

“Elder, I have a way to weaken him, but the effect will be brief. Can Itachi guarantee Itachi’ll kill him within that window?”

Hearing the sudden voice in his ear, the Western Heaven War Emperor’s eyes narrowed, his gaze flicking subtly toward Chu Yang.

While parrying the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor’s attacks, he whispered to Chu Yang: “I have a seventy percent chance. But think carefully—if Itachi leave now, I can guarantee we both escape!”

“If Itachi follow your plan, I’ll expend tremendous energy. If I fail, I may not even save myself—Itachi’ll die for certain!”

Chu Yang’s confident voice came again: “Elder, unleash your full strength!”

Hearing this, the Western Heaven War Emperor said no more, instead erupting in terrifying might and revealing his ultimate technique.

The Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor was blasted back hundreds of zhang, then saw the Western Heaven War Emperor forming hand seals as the surrounding space twisted and trembled, as if forming a spatial passage.

“Trying to flee?” The Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor sneered, surging demonic energy toward the Western Heaven War Emperor.

At the same time, Chu Yang’s eyes sharpened,【Fengdu】materialized in his hand, radiant light enveloping his body, and with a flash of lightning beneath his feet, he caught up to the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor.

The Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor’s attention was fixed on the Western Heaven War Emperor—he only noticed Chu Yang’s move too late, spinning around to strike, but it was already too late.

The radiant light merged into【Fengdu】, and countless black orbs brimming with destruction erupted, engulfing the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor.

As the Nine Heaven Dark Demon Emperor was enveloped in a black orb, his once ancient, withered body rapidly grew young, the wrinkles on his face fading swiftly.

As the black orbs enveloped the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor, his ancient, withered body rapidly rejuvenated, his wrinkles vanishing one by one.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed from an elderly man into a strikingly eerie young man.

His once formidable body weakened immeasurably.

Though the effect of Reincarnation on a powerhouse like the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor was greatly diminished, it still reduced his physical strength to the peak of the Earth Sovereign realm.

A body at the peak of the Earth Sovereign realm couldn’t even withstand the full output of his Saint Rank power, let alone the full force of his cultivation.

As Chu Yang had said, he had drastically weakened the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor.

This outcome far exceeded the Western Heaven War Emperor’s expectations—he had assumed Chu Yang might weaken him by one or half a minor realm.

He never imagined Chu Yang would drop him outright from the Heavenly Sovereign realm!

Now, the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor could only manifest the power of a mid-level Immortal Rank Heavenly Sovereign; exceeding that threshold would shatter his body.

As for abandoning his body? Remember, Reincarnation’s effect wasn’t limited to the physical form! Aside from his primordial essence, everything about the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor reverted to his youthful state—including his soul, and even his connection to his treasures.

Reincarnation was an incomprehensible power. Chu Yang could wield it, but he could not fully understand it.

Moreover, the primordial force forged from the fusion of Dino’s Ultimate Gene and【Fengdu】was saturated with destructive energy.

To date, Chu Yang still didn’t understand the origin of that destructive energy, nor could he fully unleash its power.

Feeling his primordial qi and soul force drain rapidly, Chu Yang looked toward the Western Heaven War Emperor.

The cost of Chu Yang’s Reincarnation was directly proportional to the target’s strength and number.

Against ordinary mortals, the cost was negligible; against a powerhouse like the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor, it couldn’t be sustained long.

And this cost varied only with the target—it didn’t decrease as Chu Yang grew stronger, but extended in duration as his primordial qi and soul force grew more profound.

As for the depth of Reincarnation’s effect, it would only increase as Chu Yang deepened his understanding of Dino’s Ultimate Gene and【Fengdu】’s primordial nature.

“W-What is this power?!”

For the first time, the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor’s face twisted with terror.

Until now, he had been certain of victory—even the demon creature’s death had meant little to him.

At worst, one of the Western Heaven War Emperor or Chu Yang would escape.

As long as he captured one, the sacrifice of the entire Demon Clan would be worth it.

And he was certain he could capture Chu Yang; compared to this monstrous aberration, the Western Heaven War Emperor was insignificant.

Only then did he realize this young human was far more terrifying than he’d imagined! The Western Heaven War Emperor dared not delay—terrible war spirit energy surged from the ancient War Emperor’s divine body, converging above its head into a golden cauldron, its surface engraved with countless figures, as if an entire army.

Only now did he realize this young human was far more terrifying than he’d imagined.

The Western Heaven War Emperor wasted no time. Terrifying battle spirit surged from his Ancient Battle Emperor Body, gathering above its head into a golden cauldron, its surface engraved with countless figures—as if an entire army stood within.

Ultimate Divine Art: Battle Spirit Invincible Cauldron! The Western Heaven War Emperor swept his hand, and the golden cauldron swallowed the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor whole—now powerless to resist.

Then the Western Heaven War Emperor closed in, slapping the cauldron repeatedly, its interior roaring like thunder, echoing with the cries of ten thousand warriors.

Moments later, Chu Yang’s primordial energy and soul force were nearly depleted;【Fengdu】trembled gently, the radiant light detaching and returning to his body.

He sheathed【Fengdu】and stared at the golden cauldron nearby, his expression growing grave.

The Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor was not dead! Or rather—he wasn’t dead enough.

That clump of black mist seemed highly unstable, on the verge of total disintegration, radiating a sluggish, feeble aura.

The golden cauldron exploded violently. The Western Heaven War Emperor instantly retreated, placing himself between Chu Yang and the explosion.

A wave of destructive energy swept outward, revealing a swirling black mist.

The mist seemed unstable, on the verge of dissolving entirely, radiating a feeble, depleted aura.

The moment the mist appeared, a spatial rift opened above it, and a massive hand covered in demonic runes reached out, snatching the mist away.

The hand then seemed poised to strike the Western Heaven War Emperor and Chu Yang—but hesitated, ultimately withdrawing.

Watching the slowly closing rift, the Western Heaven War Emperor exhaled deeply, his voice weak: “It was a Dark Demon Emperor.”

“But I suspect the Great Thousand Palace has Saint Rank elders exerting distant pressure—if not, we’d both be dead today.”

Chu Yang nodded silently.

Failing to eliminate the Nine Heavens Dark Demon Emperor was disappointing—he’d lost the chance to absorb the primordial essence of a half-Saint Rank Dark Demon Emperor, which could have added ten demonic runes to his Source Martial Body!

He glanced at the distant elites of the Great Thousand Palace, then smiled.

At the very least, his primary goal had been achieved!

[101] After this battle, his name would echo across the entire Great Thousand Realm, bringing immense gains in faith power.

[102] And there was the Demon Purge List—once the first Demon Purifier since ancient times emerged, it would cause a massive uproar.

[103] Yun Di appeared before them, bowing slightly: “Both of Itachi have fought tirelessly—why not return with me to headquarters to rest?”

[104] The Western Heaven War Emperor said nothing, turning to Chu Yang.

[105] Chu Yang smiled and replied: “Since Elder has personally invited me, how could I refuse?”

The Cloud Emperor let out a bitter smile; Chu Yang was indeed a junior, and his cultivation was merely Lower Earth Sovereign, but his actual strength was utterly absurd!

Facing this young man, she dared not rely on her age or act condescendingly.

After all, the Mid-Stage Dark Demon Emperor, whose strength rivaled her own, had been slain by Chu Yang in a single strike—ultimately, this was a world ruled by strength.

“Then this spiritual array…” The Cloud Emperor pointed at the Demon Refining Array, hesitating.

Chu Yang smiled and said, “The Treacherous Demon Clan has been entirely refined!”

With a wave of his hand, the Demon Refining Array dissolved, and the Source Martial Body became a streak of light, merging into his body.

The Cloud Emperor stared blankly at the entrance of the Sen Luo Realm—the entire area was now devoid of any trace of the Outworld Demons, not even a single mark remaining.

“Your methods truly inspire my admiration, young friend!” the encampment sincerely praised.

This young man’s mastery of spiritual arrays seemed no weaker than his own strength!

On the journey back to the Echoing Demon Fortress, every powerful figure from the Great Thousand Palace cast looks of awe toward Chu Yang; some of the younger ones even wore expressions of worship.

In their eyes, Chu Yang was like a war god who had turned the tide at the brink of collapse and reversed the outcome of this war!

He had slain three Dark Demon Emperors and one Profound Demon Emperor, forcibly suppressing the power of the Nine Heaven Profound Demon Emperor and nearly causing him to be slain by the Western Heaven War Emperor.

Each of these feats was enough to inspire awe!

Most importantly…

He was only at the Lower Earth Sovereign cultivation level! Chu Yang, however, ignored these gazes and extended his soul force into the dantian’s anomaly.

When he saw the demonic markings on his body’s left arm, a smile naturally crossed his face… (End of Chapter)