Chapter 334: The Demon Among Demons

Just as Tong Xin had said, Yin Zhong, who had been lying on the ground motionless, suddenly sprang up. The clothes on his upper body burst apart, revealing his sturdy, muscular torso.

Yin Zhong stared at Duan Fengyun with a murderous look and said:

"In five hundred years, no one has ever pushed me to this point.

Duan Fengyun, you are the only one.

Today, I will let you witness the full extent of my, Yin Zhong's, power."

After speaking, Yin Zhong picked up the Nether Sword from the side and attacked Duan Fengyun with a heavy strike.

Duan Fengyun used his Kirin Arm in a backhand motion to block this strike from the Nether Sword directly.

Duan Fengyun secretly laughed to himself:

"It seems my Kirin Arm truly is a supreme treasure; even the Nether Sword cannot cut it.

Not bad, not bad!"

Seeing that Duan Fengyun's right arm had taken a strike from the Nether Sword head-on and remained completely undamaged, Yin Zhong was stunned.

He could not help but ask in confusion:

"How is this possible!

What on earth is your body made of to be able to withstand a strike from the Nether Sword?"

Not to mention Yin Zhong, at this moment, Tong Bo and the others also rubbed their eyes, unable to believe the scene before them.

They had not expected that Duan Fengyun would be completely unscathed after taking the Nether Sword head-on.

They could not help but voice the same confusion as Yin Zhong.

"What on earth is this Duan Fengyun's body made of?"

Meanwhile, Yueya looked at Duan Fengyun with a face full of admiration; her man was truly too outstanding.

After Duan Fengyun pushed Yin Zhong away with a palm strike, he waved his right arm and said:

"This arm of mine is called the Kirin Arm, indestructible. How about it? Very envious, right?"

"I don't believe your whole body can block my Nether Sword. Duan Fengyun, go to your death!"

Yin Zhong let out a loud shout and, unyielding, held the Nether Sword and slashed toward Duan Fengyun.

This time, Duan Fengyun did not dare to be arrogant again. He kicked the Xuanyuan Sword up from the ground and then held the sword with both hands to battle against the Nether Sword.

Duan Fengyun was currently thinking about how he could make Yin Zhong regain his sanity.

If they kept fighting endlessly like this, neither he nor Yin Zhong would die, so what was the point?

If he took the Nether Sword and stabbed Men Jianqiu, Yin Zhong might wake up.

But then, the enemies he would face would not just be Yin Zhong, but everyone here except for Yueya.

Moreover, Duan Fengyun himself would not allow himself to do such a thing.

He had said that since he was able to make Yin Zhong return to the Demonic Path, he would have a way to make Yin Zhong return to the Sha Dage he once was.

"Since that is the case, then I shall destroy the Nether Sword!"

Duan Fengyun thought that since he could not kill Men Jianqiu, he would simply chop the Nether Sword to pieces. Once the Nether Sword was shattered, Yin Zhong should be able to return to normal.

After clarifying his goal, Duan Fengyun finally stopped playing around with Yin Zhong.

After two small dragons flashed across his eyes, he shouted loudly:

"Yin Zhong, try my ultimate move—War Sword Art!"

Once the War Sword Art, the matching sword technique for the Xuanyuan Sword, was unleashed, the Xuanyuan Sword radiated brilliant light, and a golden dragon shadow coiled directly around the blade of the Xuanyuan Sword.

After Duan Fengyun let out a loud shout, the golden dragon shadow charged directly toward Yin Zhong.

Seeing the golden dragon shadow charging at high speed, Yin Zhong did not dare to be negligent. He brandished the Nether Sword, and a giant snake shadow flew out from within it.

The dragon shadow and the snake shadow intertwined, biting at each other.

"Blood Python!"

Tong Xin shouted.

As a good friend from his own ignorant youth, Tong Xin was all too familiar with the Blood Python. Seeing the shadow of the Blood Python emerge from the Nether Sword, Tong Xin still felt extremely surprised.

Duan Fengyun was also startled; he had not expected the Nether Sword to be able to summon a giant python.

It seemed this Nether Sword had also developed a sword spirit, but Duan Fengyun did not believe the Nether Sword would be a match for his Xuanyuan Sword.

Could the dignified Xuanyuan Sword, the number one divine sword of antiquity, really not handle a mere Nether Sword?

Duan Fengyun turned his head to watch the great battle between the Xuanyuan Sword's spirit and the Nether Sword's spirit. Before long, the Xuanyuan Sword's spirit completely suppressed the Nether Sword's spirit.

Unable to compete, the Nether Sword's spirit retreated directly back into the Nether Sword, and Yin Zhong, suffering the backlash, could not help but take several large steps back.

The triumphant Xuanyuan Sword spirit returned joyfully into the Xuanyuan Sword.

Duan Fengyun gripped the Xuanyuan Sword and, pressing his advantage, slashed toward Yin Zhong's head.

The quick-reacting Yin Zhong directly blocked with the Nether Sword held over his head, which was exactly what Duan Fengyun had hoped for.

Duan Fengyun had concentrated all his strength into this recent strike. He had guessed that Yin Zhong would definitely use the Nether Sword to block this strike, so he intended to use this full-force blow to shatter the Nether Sword.

As the Xuanyuan Sword struck the Nether Sword, sparks flew. Seeing this, Duan Fengyun continued to increase his offensive, wanting to destroy the Nether Sword in one go.

Sensing Duan Fengyun's intent, the Xuanyuan Sword's own aura also grew continuously.

Yin Zhong now realized what Duan Fengyun was trying to do. He tried his best to pull the Nether Sword out from under the Xuanyuan Sword, but the Nether Sword was now completely suppressed by the Xuanyuan Sword, and he could not move it at all.

Sensing its own danger, the Nether Sword erupted with black light. Its aura surged as it also resisted the Xuanyuan Sword with all its might, refusing to let Duan Fengyun and the Xuanyuan Sword achieve their goal.

But at this point, how could Duan Fengyun let the Nether Sword go? He channeled his Kirin Arm and attacked the Nether Sword continuously.

Under Duan Fengyun's ever-strengthening offensive, the Nether Sword finally could not hold on and began to crack.

Duan Fengyun withdrew the Xuanyuan Sword, then gathered his strength once more and slashed down, completely shattering the Nether Sword.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter!"

The Nether Sword, broken into pieces, fell all over the ground, and Yin Zhong, after the Nether Sword shattered, sat down directly on the ground.

Seeing the Nether Sword shattered, Dou Dou, Yin Tianxue, and the others cheered:

"The Nether Sword is shattered, the Nether Sword is shattered."

Jianqiu also wept with joy; the Nether Sword was destroyed, her Sha Dage could return, and the Nether Sword curse on her body could also be lifted.

Just as an excited Jianqiu was about to step forward to embrace Yin Zhong, she was stopped by Tong Bo.

Tong Bo sensed that the Demon Energy on Yin Zhong had not yet dissipated; at this moment, Yin Zhong had not yet returned to the original Sha Dage.

He spoke to persuade Jianqiu:

"Jianqiu, wait a moment.

The Demon Energy within Yin Zhong has not yet dissipated; he is still Yin Zhong right now, you must not go up there."

Jianqiu asked in confusion:

"But hasn't the Nether Sword already been destroyed?

Why hasn't Zhong returned to his original state?"

Tong Bo shook his head and remained silent; he also did not know what was going on.

Yueya walked to Duan Fengyun's side and asked:

"Brother Duan, why does my father still look so full of baleful aura?

Logically, after the Nether Sword was destroyed, the Evil Qi within my father's body should have dissipated.

But why is he still in this state? What is going on?"

Duan Fengyun was also extremely confused now; he had clearly already destroyed the Nether Sword, so why hadn't Yin Zhong returned to his original Sha Dage appearance?

Could it be that shattering the Nether Sword was not enough?

Must Jianqiu's blood be used to wash away the Nether Sword's curse! Just then, the Spirit Mirror in Tong Zhan's hand suddenly shook violently, as if it had foreseen something extremely terrifying.

And the thing causing the Spirit Mirror's violent reaction was precisely that pile of Nether Sword fragments.

At this very moment, Tong Zhan had to warn Duan Fengyun:

"Duan Fengyun, the Spirit Mirror is issuing a warning; there is a great terror in that pile of Nether Sword fragments, you must be careful."

Duan Fengyun was currently the only existence capable of dealing with the Nether Sword, and Tong Zhan dared not let anything happen to him.

If something went wrong with Duan Fengyun, what would they have to deal with the Nether Sword?

After hearing Tong Zhan's warning, Duan Fengyun pushed Yueya aside and cautiously approached the Nether Sword fragments.

Duan Fengyun sensed an incomparably evil aura spreading out from the Nether Sword fragments.

And at this very moment, the sky, which had been clear and bright, actually became incomparably dark.

The surrounding atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, and Tong Xin and the others huddled tightly together; they felt extreme fear toward the unknown terror.

Duan Fengyun raised the Xuanyuan Sword, held Yueya's hand, and stared fixedly at the sky.

At this moment, Yin Zhong suddenly knelt on the ground, looking toward the horizon with a sincere expression, as if there were something there that terrified him immensely.

Just then, a large mass of black energy surged out from the Nether Sword, then slowly rose into the sky and transformed into the shape of a person.

This person had a broad back and a thick waist, and the entire person looked to be overflowing with Demon Energy.

This person kept their eyes tightly shut, as if they had not yet awakened.

Duan Fengyun had never before felt such intense Demon Energy; the person before him must be the Demon of Demons, but who exactly was this person?

Duan Fengyun had never imagined that such a terrifying thing would be produced after the Nether Sword was shattered.

Facing this Demon of Demons, a sense of submission actually arose in Duan Fengyun's heart; he seemed to want to submit to the Demon of Demons before him.

Meanwhile, Tong Bo and the others felt as if it were the end of the world; the Spirit Mirror, which had always predicted heavenly secrets, had this time turned directly into stone, not daring to make a single sound.

Seeing the Spirit Mirror in this state, Tong Zhan said:

"This person's Demon Energy is too powerful; even the Spirit Mirror has chosen to retreat.

It seems today's battle will be even more difficult."

And Jianqiu, looking at the kneeling, pious-looking Yin Zhong, had tears streaming down her face as she said:

"Zhong, what has happened to you?

Zhong, please come back!"

Seeing that Jianqiu was about to faint from excessive grief, Yin Tianxue and Dou Dou hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Dou Dou comforted her:

"Jianqiu, it will be alright.

The Nether Sword has now been destroyed by Duan Fengyun, and the curse on you has been broken.

I believe that with Duan Fengyun's ability, he will definitely be able to save Yin Zhong."

Dou Dou shouted at Duan Fengyun:

"Duan Fengyun, you must keep your word.

You said it—you previously said you would return a simple, honest Sha Dage to Jianqiu; you cannot go back on your word."

Dou Dou knew that Duan Fengyun was their only reliance now, so she had to speak up; on one hand, it was to remind Duan Fengyun not to break his promise, and on the other, it was to motivate him.

Duan Fengyun smiled after hearing this and gave Dou Dou an "OK" hand gesture.

Although Dou Dou did not understand what Duan Fengyun's gesture meant, seeing his demeanor, she knew he had the confidence to bring Yin Zhong back.

In truth, Duan Fengyun was also incomparably worried; the Demon of Demons before him actually made him feel a sense of powerlessness, and he kept a tight grip on the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand to keep himself from feeling fear.

And at this moment, the Demon of Demons, who had been keeping his eyes closed, began to slowly open them.