Chapter 430: The War of Races

Duan Fengyun, clad in silver armor, sighed endlessly as he looked at the shimmering Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor on his body.

When he had first seen Chen Jingchou wearing this Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor, he had been filled with envy; this set of Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor was, in Duan Fengyun's view, the best-looking and most imposing armor he had ever seen.

Back then, he had searched for it on Taobao for a long time without success, never expecting that today he would actually have his wish fulfilled.

When Duan Fengyun first arrived in this world, he never imagined that one day he would become the Earth Emperor who saves the common people, or that he would wear this Xuanyuan armor he had dreamed of.

But since Heaven has made him, Duan Fengyun, the Earth Emperor, he will certainly shoulder the heavy responsibility of sealing the Demon Realm and saving the Human Realm.

Duan Fengyun looked coldly to the side and sent a streak of Sword Qi directly toward it with his Xuanyuan Sword.

"Demon Venerable, why hide in the shadows and act so sneakily? Come out now.

It is time for us to settle things once and for all."

Just moments ago, Chen Jingchou had inadvertently leaked a trace of Demon Energy upon seeing Duan Fengyun in the Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor, and because Duan Fengyun had been cautiously watching his surroundings, this tiny bit of Demon Energy was discovered by him.

Yuwen Tuo, Guyue Xianren, and the others heard this and turned to look at the spot where Duan Fengyun had just attacked.

Yuwen Tuo and Guyue Xianren had not noticed anything, but they trusted Duan Fengyun; at a juncture like this, Duan Fengyun would certainly not be joking with them.

The facts were just as they had seen; when the Golden Sword Qi of the Xuanyuan Sword struck the direction Duan Fengyun pointed, it dissipated directly in mid-air, showing that there was indeed someone there.

Chen Jingchou had not expected that he would expose his identity because of the tiny bit of Demon Energy he had just leaked.

However, Chen Jingchou did not care anymore; it was time to settle things with Duan Fengyun and Yuwen Tuo.

Amidst a cloud of Demon Energy, the image of a generation's Demon King, with two horns on his head and wine-red hair, appeared in Duan Fengyun's eyes.

Duan Fengyun, who had been smiling, suddenly fell silent when he saw the Demon King's face.

Guyue, Yuwen Tuo, and the others also looked at the Demon King before them in disbelief.

Yuwen Tuo muttered:

"Brother Jing Chou!"

Duan Fengyun raised his sword toward Chen Jingchou and said:

"Demon Venerable, you actually possessed Chen Jingchou!"

Duan Fengyun would not believe that the person before him was Chen Jingchou; he mistakenly thought that the Demon Venerable had possessed Chen Jingchou and usurped his body.

Duan Fengyun had never expected that the Demon Venerable would choose to possess Chen Jingchou; he had assumed that since Chen Fu had not been unsealed in this lifetime, the Demon Venerable would just find anyone to possess.

Yet he had not expected the Demon Venerable to set his sights directly on Chen Jingchou.

Come to think of it, this Chen Jingchou was truly pitiful; having had his Earth Emperor Destiny stolen by him, and now having his body possessed by the Demon Venerable, he was truly the most pitiful person under heaven.

Yuwen Tuo also raised his sword and shouted:

"Demon Venerable, leave my brother Jing Chou's body at once, or I will make you pay later."

Having once taken the Incarnation of Jianchi, Yuwen Tuo naturally still held the brotherly bond of having lived and died together with Chen Jingchou.

Now that he saw Chen Jingchou possessed by the Demon Venerable, Yuwen Tuo naturally had to settle the score for his brother.

Guyue and the others also surrounded them, and Yu Xiaoxue looked at Chen Jingchou with a worried face and shouted:

"Demon Venerable, what have you done to Jing Chou? Let Jing Chou go at once!"

The Demon Venerable Chen Jingchou looked at the concern these hypocrites showed for him and laughed loudly:

"Everyone, thanks to your blessings, I, Chen Jingchou, am doing very well. Am I not standing right here before you, safe and sound?

What is wrong? Can you not recognize me?

My good big brother Jianchi, hahahaha!"

Upon hearing Chen Jingchou's words, the Xuanyuan Sword in Yuwen Tuo's hand nearly fell to the ground.

Yuwen Tuo looked at Chen Jingchou in disbelief and said:

"You are brother Jing Chou? How did you become like this?

No, you must be the Demon Venerable; you want to use our feelings for brother Jing Chou to deceive us.

Demon Venerable, your conspiracy has been seen through by us; don't think you can deceive us."

Duan Fengyun also stared at Chen Jingchou and said:

"I also do not believe you are Chen Jingchou. Demon Venerable, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Yu Xiaoxue believed it even less; the Chen Jingchou in her memory was a warm-hearted, upright, and kind person—how could he be this current version, overflowing with Demon Energy?

"Demon Venerable, don't think you can lie to us. Jing Chou is an upright and kind person; you could never act out his personality."

Chen Jingchou had not expected that these people still would not believe him; it seemed that in their hearts, he was truly just a coward, and they would never believe he could stand before them.

Chen Jingchou said with a demonic air:

"I said, I am Chen Jingchou.

I, the Demon Venerable, keep my word; how could I lie? Would I go so far as to use someone else's identity to speak with you?

Duan Fengyun, I know you have always looked down on me, thinking I am just a spineless wretch.

Today, I will make you pay for all your previous actions; I will return every bit of the humiliation you have heaped upon me.

And you, Yuwen Tuo, I will not let you off for your deception either.

And all of you, I will not let any of you off!"

Looking at Chen Jingchou, who was overflowing with Demon Energy, and this bone-deep hatred, the crowd began to believe that he was indeed Chen Jingchou.

At this moment, Shuxiang dragged her injured body over and said:

"It is true, he is indeed Chen Jingchou.

The Demon Venerable ordered me and the young lady to bring him back to the Demon Realm; the Demon Venerable had intended to possess Chen Jingchou and occupy his body.

But I do not know what went wrong; not only did Chen Jingchou not lose his sanity, he instead devoured the Demon Venerable's demonic power.

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In the end, he killed the Demon Venerable in return and became the new master of the Demon Realm, the Demon Venerable.

General Yuwen, the young lady is inside him; you must save her."

"You traitor, go to hell!"

Before anyone could react, Chen Jingchou struck a ball of black Qi from his hand directly at Shuxiang.

Shuxiang, hit by this ball of black Qi, did not even have time to speak before she was reduced to ashes.

"Shuxiang!"

Yuwen Tuo shouted as he watched Shuxiang be reduced to ashes.

Duan Fengyun shook his head as he looked at Chen Jingchou and said:

"Chen Jingchou, oh Chen Jingchou, I never thought my opponent would be you.

Think about it, you are a human; now that you have become a demon, you want to destroy the entire Human Realm. Are you worthy of Chen Fu, who painstakingly raised you and taught you to become a man of talent?

Your master is still frozen in Guigu Village; do you intend to slaughter all the citizens of the Chen Kingdom in Guigu Village?

Chen Jingchou, you are a human, you are not a demon!

You are different from the Demon Lords; the Human Realm is your home, come back now!

I believe that after the Scar of the Sky is sealed, your master and the others will be unsealed, and then you can return to the free and easy life you had before."

Duan Fengyun was still trying to awaken Chen Jingchou; just as Duan Fengyun said, Chen Jingchou was only a person whose mind was blinded by hatred, not a demon.

If he could awaken the true kindness and beauty in Chen Jingchou's heart and let Chen Jingchou shed his demonic nature, that would be a happy ending for everyone.

Although Duan Fengyun did not like Chen Jingchou, he did not want to see Chen Jingchou fall into the Demonic Path and eventually fight them to the death.

After hearing Duan Fengyun's words, Chen Jingchou was slightly stunned.

He thought of his master and the citizens of the Chen Kingdom in Guigu Village, and a smile appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun knew there was a chance.

But at this moment, Chen Jingchou's heart, which had long been eroded by darkness, began to stir, and Chen Jingchou suddenly became ferocious.

Chen Jingchou raged:

"Duan Fengyun, don't you dare try to interfere with my mind.

I, Chen Jingchou, now have only one identity, and that is the Demon Venerable of the Demon Realm.

I want to lead the Demon Realm to complete what was not finished thousands of years ago; I want to trample the Human Realm under my feet, and I want the people of the world to crawl at my feet.

Duan Fengyun, all of this is thanks to you.

If it weren't for your appearance, I would never have become like this.

The Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor on your body should have belonged to me; you took my Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor, and you also took my Fifteen.

Today I will also take everything from you; I want to make the Human Realm that you and your master, the Yellow Emperor, have always protected into a scorched earth, into a living hell, hahahaha!

Duan Fengyun, do you still remember the humiliation you inflicted upon me?

I said that one day, I, Chen Jingchou, would repay that humiliation tenfold."

Duan Fengyun looked at Chen Jingchou; he had not expected that the humiliation he had once inflicted upon Chen Jingchou had left such a deep seed of hatred in Chen Jingchou's heart.

However, now was not the time to pursue right or wrong; since the great mistake had already been made, it had to be resolved.

Since all these troubles were caused by Duan Fengyun, then Duan Fengyun should naturally be the one to resolve them.

Duan Fengyun walked in front of the others and said:

"Fine, Chen Jingchou, since it has come to this, there is no need for us to say anything more.

You want to fight for your Demon Realm, and I want to fight for my Human Realm; those with different Daos cannot make plans together, so today let us use the swords in our hands to decide who is superior!

Haven't you always wanted revenge?

Come, let us resolve all our private grudges and the conflict between our races now.

If you win, the Human Realm and my life, Duan Fengyun's, will be yours.

If you lose, then get out to your Demon Realm and never come to disturb the Human Realm again!

Draw your weapon, Demon Venerable Chen Jingchou; I, the Earth Emperor Duan Fengyun, will today eradicate the demons and drive your Demon Realm out of the Human Realm."

Chen Jingchou laughed loudly:

"Good, Duan Fengyun, straightforward.

Then today, let us wager the survival of the Human Realm and the Demon Realm on the two of us; whether the Human Realm lives or dies depends on you.

But before that, I have one other thing to do."

Chen Jingchou looked at the Demon-Suppressing Pot at his waist, took it off, and threw it to Yuwen Tuo, saying:

"Yuwen Tuo, your Ning Ke, I return her to you.

I have already learned the truth about the grievances between you and me from the Demon Lord, and I do not blame you.

As thanks for your past guidance, I return your beloved woman to you; from now on, we are even!"

Chen Jingchou had brought Ning Ke here for this very reason; he, Chen Jingchou, never liked to owe others favors.

Since Yuwen Tuo had once been kind to him, he would repay Yuwen Tuo's kindness today.

Now that his entanglements with this group of people were mostly resolved, he should also settle the matters between him and Duan Fengyun.