Chapter 498: Alone Against a Thousand Armies! Gui Xu! Step by Step, the Trap is Set!

Ao Ting and Huo Ling, in perfect sync with Chu Yang, immediately divided their roles upon entering the battlefield.

One blocked the retreat of the Asura demon clan elites, while the other plunged into the enemy ranks like a wolf among sheep, unleashing a massacre.

The three Xuan Demon Emperors were slightly surprised, yet found it perfectly reasonable.

Battle Demon Emperor, after all, was a regional overlord; having several Spirit-grade Supreme Sovereigns under his command was no surprise.

What startled them was that these two divine beasts did not appear to be corrupted by evil energy.

But just as they prepared to act and eliminate these two audacious divine beasts, a figure suddenly appeared before them.

A human?

All three Xuan Demon Emperors paused in surprise—how could there be a human warrior in the Battle Demon Domain? Yet when they sensed Chu Yang’s aura, they couldn’t help but find it amusing.

A mere Earth-grade Supreme Sovereign at the peak of his realm dared to stand before them? Truly reckless.

One of the three radiated torrential blood qi, another was shrouded in Itachi green mist, and the third had pale skin emitting a rotting stench, like a corpse.

These three were top-tier elites of the Asura demon clan, renowned even beyond the borders.

The one radiating blood qi was Blood Chaos Xuan Demon Emperor; the corpse-like one was Tomb Soul Xuan Demon Emperor; the last was Night Itachi Xuan Demon Emperor.

Tomb Soul Xuan Demon Emperor stared at Chu Yang, glanced at his Source Martial Manifestation, and narrowed his eyes: “This kid is strange…”

“Then let’s strike together—dispose of him first, then find Battle Demon Emperor!” Blood Chaos grinned coldly, his gaze fixed on Chu Yang as if he were already dead.

They had all sensed a faint threat from the Source Martial Manifestation, so they did not underestimate him.

After all, this was the heartland of the Outer Realm—a human Earth-grade Supreme Sovereign who had survived to reach this place and dared to block their path must be extraordinary.

Night Itachi glanced at Battle Demon City, sensing the presence of the Divine Turtle and Qilin True Spirits, and sneered: “No wonder Itachi repeatedly rejected our overtures—Itachi’ve long been colluding with humans!”

“Battle Demon Emperor is truly courting death!”

As he spoke, his figure flashed to Chu Yang’s side, forming a massive Itachi green palm that slammed down. Simultaneously, Blood Chaos and Tomb Soul unleashed their full power, attacking Chu Yang from both flanks.

Chu Yang’s eyes hardened; the light of annihilation surged around him, then merged into [Heavenly Gate].

The sword trembled, emitting strange ripples.

Chu Yang raised his hand as if drawing a sword, then slashed forward—Extreme Sword Art: Opening Form!

With his Earth-grade Supreme Sovereign peak cultivation, this opening strike alone carried enough power to threaten a Spirit-grade Late-Seven Supreme Sovereign.

But against these three Xuan Demon Emperors, it was clearly insufficient.

Yet then, a bizarre scene unfolded…

As the sword swept through, the attacks of the three Xuan Demon Emperors struck its blade—and instantly dissolved, as if erased by an unknown force.

[Heavenly Gate] continued its arc, slashing straight toward the three!

All three turned pale and retreated in unison, but the greatest strength of Extreme Sword Art’s Opening Form was its unpredictability.

Even with their swift reactions, all three were grazed across the chest, each receiving a deep cut.

“What kind of power is that?”

After retreating a hundred zhang, the three Xuan Demon Emperors stared grimly at Chu Yang’s [Heavenly Gate].

They instinctively assumed the strange power originated from the sword in his hand.

This weapon must be a treasure—likely a peerless holy artifact! Why would such a pinnacle human relic be in the hands of a mere Earth-grade Supreme Sovereign?

And could Qi Wei possibly be too monstrous? They clearly felt that the moment their attacks touched the blade, the evil energy within vanished instantly—as if devoured.

Moreover, the sword was impossibly sharp, slicing effortlessly through their formidable bodies.

Fortunately, his attack lacked strength; otherwise, that single exchange might have severely wounded them!

In truth, even Chu Yang was surprised.

He had anticipated that the Source of the Divine River’s Ultimate Gene, fused with [Heavenly Gate], would produce an extraordinary technique, its power and effect no weaker than Reincarnation.

But he never imagined it would be this powerful! Gui Xu—this was the name Chu Yang gave the technique.

Gui Xu means the bottomless abyss of the sea, where all waters converge—it is also the “end” and “final resting place” of all things.

Merely from its name, one could intuitively grasp the technique’s might.

At his current stage, Chu Yang could only apply Gui Xu to the blade of [Heavenly Gate]; any energy touching the blade would vanish and dissipate.

It felt as if the energy was being devoured by [Heavenly Gate], yet it was subtly different.

Gui Xu and Reincarnation shared one trait: the source qi consumed when activating the technique was proportional to the strength of the target.

The three Xuan Demon Emperors had merely tested him, not unleashing their full strength—their attacks contained limited energy, so Chu Yang easily neutralized them with minimal drain.

With his current source qi reserves, if faced with a full-force strike from a Saint-grade Supreme Sovereign at the early stage, even Gui Xu could only dissipate eighty percent of the energy.

Of course, Gui Xu had one obvious weakness: it only affected energy attacks.

Against opponents whose strength lay in physical prowess, Gui Xu’s effectiveness would plummet.

But for now, the three Xuan Demon Emperors had not yet discovered this flaw.

Watching their subordinates being slaughtered from both sides by the two divine beasts, the three Xuan Demon Emperors grew colder.

They knew they could no longer delay.

This boy was too strange—they had to combine forces and eliminate him quickly, then turn to crush the two divine beasts.

As for Battle Demon Emperor? Though they didn’t know why he hadn’t appeared, they believed that once this human was dealt with, subduing Battle Demon Emperor would be effortless. Battle Demon Emperor’s last known attack had been three months ago—he had barely reached Immortal-grade Late Stage then; they had full confidence they could defeat him.

“Quick battle, quick end—who goes first?” Blood Chaos suddenly turned to his companions.

The Asura demon clan possessed a innate ability: [Asura]. It was precisely this ability that gave them their name.

In Asura state, their overall power surged dramatically, and only in this state could they use certain powerful techniques. In the Outer Realm, many knew that before entering Asura state, Asura demons were among the weakest in their own realm—even weaker than some lower-ranked warriors.

But once they entered Asura state, excluding the Saint Demon Clan, Asura demons were peerless in their own realm!

Yet Asura state had a drawback: it lasted only briefly, and afterward, they fell into weakness.

“I’ll go!” Tomb Soul narrowed his eyes; thin threads of dark red light seeped from his pores, swiftly enveloping his body into a blood cocoon.

Meanwhile, Blood Chaos and Night Itachi advanced on Chu Yang—but each time they struck, they felt as if punching into cotton, their attacks nullified by [Heavenly Gate]’s Gui Xu.

For a moment, Chu Yang gained the upper hand! “Hum…”

At that moment, the blood cocoon vanished, and a powerful aura surged skyward.

Tomb Soul hovered in midair, his once-pale, corpse-like skin now covered in dark red demonic runes, grotesque and terrifying.

“I never thought I’d have to use Asura to deal with a mere Earth-grade Supreme Sovereign!”

Tomb Soul stared at Chu Yang, murderous intent blazing in his eyes; Blood Chaos and Night Itachi withdrew, sealing off all of Chu Yang’s escape routes.

Now, the three stood as the Deceitful Demon and Nine Heaven Xuan Demon Emperors once had on the Demon Suppression Continent—determined to leave no human boy alive!

Though they believed Chu Yang relied solely on external power—the sword in his hand—to challenge them,

they could not deny that this human boy’s combat prowess far exceeded his own realm. If allowed to grow, such a figure would become a dire threat to the Outer Realm’s demonic clans! Chu Yang narrowed his eyes—he could clearly sense that Tomb Soul’s power had nearly reached the level of a Nine Heaven Xuan Demon Emperor.

After obtaining the Deceitful Demon’s memories, he naturally understood the Asura demon clan’s innate ability.

Thus Chu Yang knew that if the other two also entered Asura state, even if he could defeat them, he could not capture any one of them: “Sacrifice living beings—Asura Slash!”

Tomb Soul formed hand seals; blood qi surged wildly, and behind him appeared a vast crimson ocean, where countless spirits wailed in agony.

Finally, the crimson light coalesced into a colossal blade of light, slashing down toward Chu Yang!

Asura’s Three Sacrifices!

Chu Yang’s eyes hardened—he recognized this technique as the Asura demon clan’s ultimate move.

But he hadn’t expected Tomb Soul to be so cautious—even in Asura state, he showed no arrogance, striking immediately with his deadliest technique! Holding the sword horizontally before his chest, Chu Yang drew it in one motion, his gaze sharpening like a blade, and slashed forward—radiant light filled the sky.

Extreme Sword Art: Tanhua ! As [Heavenly Gate] met the Asura Slash, it emitted strange ripples, instantly dissipating seventy percent of the Asura Slash’s spiritual energy.

This was because Chu Yang, to avoid excessive drain and preserve his source qi for the impending activation of Heavenly Demon Force, held back.

Otherwise, Gui Xu alone could have completely erased the Asura Slash.

Though this would have severely wounded Tomb Soul, Chu Yang had been strategizing since the battle began—creating opportunities to defeat them one by one, isolating and killing them.

So wounding was not his goal; killing all three and securing their demonic essence was paramount!

Even so, after shattering the Asura Slash, Tanhua retained its momentum, raining radiant light upon Tomb Soul.

Seeing Tomb Soul, even in Asura state and wielding Asura Slash, still falling behind, Blood Chaos and Night Itachi turned pale and struck without hesitation.

Though they did not activate their innate techniques, both were late-stage Xuan Demon Emperors—their full-power strikes were still formidable.

Yet Chu Yang acted as if unaware of the threats behind him, ignoring them entirely as he charged forward with his sword toward Tomb Soul.

Seeing his Asura Slash broken, Tomb Soul immediately activated the second sacrifice of Asura’s Three Sacrifices—Asura Rage.

The crimson sea behind him rapidly contracted, condensing in an instant into a blood orb the size of a human head, meeting the radiant light.

“Puh…”

Gui Xu could only be applied to [Heavenly Gate]’s blade, not to Tanhua —so the moment the two attacks met, the radiant light exploded into nothingness.

This sight once again left the three Xuan Demon Emperors bewildered, unable to accurately gauge Chu Yang’s strength.

The sword technique had been overwhelmingly powerful just a moment ago, effortlessly shattering the Asura Slash—how could it be so easily neutralized by Asura Rage?

The moment the blood orb shattered the radiant light, Chu Yang’s figure appeared instantly—Extreme Sword Art: Flash Step! His speed reached its peak, allowing him to outpace the two behind him and thrust his sword straight into the blood orb.

Strange ripples erupted again—Gui Xu annihilated most of the orb’s power, but Chu Yang deliberately controlled it, allowing the remainder to strike him.

Chu Yang recoiled backward as if grievously wounded.

Blood Chaos and Night Itachi ’s expressions brightened—they did not suspect trickery; after all, Chu Yang’s apparent cultivation was only Earth-grade Supreme Sovereign peak.

Though external power could boost his strength to terrifying levels, common sense dictated such methods had severe limitations or massive energy costs.

They assumed Chu Yang had simply exhausted himself, hence his apparent weakness.

Still cautious, they attacked him from both sides, flanking him with full force, aiming to kill him in one blow.

Chu Yang’s eyes flashed with sharp light—he had waited this long for this moment! His Source Martial Manifestation appeared, engulfing him completely.

Within the Manifestation, the demonic runes on its left arm and shoulder seemed to come alive, slithering like serpents; dragon and elephant shadows emerged behind him, devouring most of the runes.

The remaining runes reinforced the Manifestation; Chu Yang swung his arm and punched—the dragon and elephant shadows merged into his left arm, instantly shattering space, demonic qi surging into the heavens!

"Sacred-grade!?! "

Xue Sha and Ye Itachi’s expressions changed drastically, fear even flashing in their eyes.

They had no time to ponder how a human could possess such pure demonic energy, nor could they fathom how Chu Yang, clearly on his last legs, had suddenly unleashed such overwhelming power. The instant they tried to activate their innate divine abilities, it was already too late.

All they could do was watch helplessly as the arm, like a colossal demonic pillar, drew ever closer to them.

Chu Yang’s target was clear—he ignored Ye Itachi and slammed his fist directly at Xue Sha.

From the fact that Xue Sha had ordered the other two to activate their innate abilities first, and that they had obeyed without hesitation, it was evident that Xue Sha held the highest status among the three.

This was a world where strength reigned supreme, especially among the Outland Demonic Clans—only the strongest beings commanded the highest positions.

Thus, it was obvious that among these three Dark Demon Emperors, Xue Sha was unquestionably the strongest! Strike the snake at its vital spot; capture the bandit by seizing its leader! (End of Chapter)