Chapter 431: The Battle of Fate

While the Xuanyuan Sword and Demon Fifteen were locked in intense combat and unable to determine a victor in the short term, a large mouthful of Demon Energy was spat out from the mouth of Chen Jingchou; he also wanted to test if he could demonize Duan Fengyun.

If Duan Fengyun were to be demonized by him, then this battle between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm could come to an end.

He, Chen Jingchou, would not only have won the victory, but he would also have gained a capable subordinate.

Chen Jingchou looked at Duan Fengyun and continuously intensified the transmission of Demon Energy; Duan Fengyun's entire body was surrounded by this evil Demon Energy.

Seeing this, Ning Ke shouted:

"Duan Fengyun, be careful.

Chen Jingchou is trying to assimilate you into a demon; you must be careful."

Hearing this, the hearts of Yuwen Tuo and the others hung in the balance; they knew that if Duan Fengyun were to be demonized, then this great war between the Human Realm and the Demon Realm would be over.

Just as Yuwen Tuo and Guyue were preparing to step forward, they were stopped by a shout from Duan Fengyun.

"Brother Yuwen, Old Man, you don't need to come up; I can resolve this minor issue.

If you come up and get demonized, I won't be able to save you then."

After Yuwen Tuo and Guyue were stopped, Guyue shouted:

"Duan Fengyun, you brat, you had better be careful; if you lose, our Human Realm will be finished.

Now our entire Human Realm is tied to you; you must give it your all."

Guyue's surface meaning was to tell Duan Fengyun to do his best and not forget the mission he carried.

His actual meaning was to tell Duan Fengyun to stop messing around, take out the Slash Heaven Sword Drawing Technique, and finish the battle with Chen Jingchou directly, so as to avoid further complications.

The others did not understand Guyue's meaning, but how could Duan Fengyun not understand?

Duan Fengyun laughed loudly:

"Old Man, rest assured; since I have taken on this mission, I will definitely complete it."

Duan Fengyun knew deeply that this time was different from all the previous ones; although Xu Fu and Yin Zhong were wicked, they would not destroy the Human Realm, but the current Chen Jingchou was different.

If he failed this time, the Human Realm would be gone, so Duan Fengyun knew clearly that he could not lose.

However, Duan Fengyun still wanted to try not using the Slash Heaven Sword Drawing Technique; he still wanted to see if he could save Chen Jingchou and bring him back.

After all, Chen Jingchou becoming the way he was today was entirely his own doing.

Seeing that Duan Fengyun did not take his Demon Energy seriously, Chen Jingchou continued to output Demon Energy from his mouth.

In the blink of an eye, Duan Fengyun was surrounded by terrifying Demon Energy, and the clashing Xuanyuan Sword and Demon Fifteen were separated by this situation.

Chen Jingchou withdrew Demon Fifteen, stepped back several large paces, and silently watched Duan Fengyun, who was surrounded by Demon Energy.

Chen Jingchou looked forward to the appearance of a demonized Duan Fengyun after the Demon Energy dissipated.

Guyue and the others also watched Duan Fengyun with nervous expressions; they could not intervene now and could only wait silently for Duan Fengyun's next performance.

Duan Fengyun looked at the terrifying Demon Energy around him, his face filled with a mocking smile, because he did not feel the terror of this Demon Energy at all.

One reason was that he had the protection of the Zhurong Fire Spirit; now that the Zhurong Fire Spirit had become the Vermilion Bird Fire, how could it let mere Demon Energy get close to it? As soon as the Demon Energy touched Duan Fengyun, it was burned clean by the Vermilion Bird Fire.

The second reason was this Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor on Duan Fengyun's body.

If it were just a silver battle armor that looked good, would Duan Fengyun and the others have bothered spending so much time collecting the Five Ancient Divine Artifacts?

The Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor was filled with the blessings of the Five Ancient Divine Artifacts; as a divine artifact that stabilizes fortune, the Shennong Cauldron, which possesses the power to dispel bad luck, would certainly not let the Demon Energy get close to Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun just watched silently as the Demon Energy was gradually purified.

Under the worried gazes of Guyue and the others and the expectant gaze of Chen Jingchou, the Demon Energy slowly dissipated; golden light erupted from within the Demon Energy, and a Golden Sword Qi from the Xuanyuan Sword in Duan Fengyun's hand struck directly at Chen Jingchou.

Chen Jingchou slashed open the Golden Sword Qi with one strike and laughed loudly:

"Good, good, good, Duan Fengyun, you are worthy of your reputation.

My Demon Energy actually has no effect on you; since you cannot be used by me, I have no choice but to completely annihilate you."

With a loud shout, Chen Jingchou flew into the air, and a pair of wings that covered the sky and the sun appeared behind him.

Seeing this appearance, Guyue said:

"I didn't expect that there would actually be Demon Race blood in Chen Jingchou's bloodline.

After obtaining the power of the Demon Lord, the Demon Race bloodline in his body was completely activated and even underwent atavism; now the bloodline in his body can be called the most authentic Demon Race bloodline."

Duan Fengyun did not care whether Chen Jingchou had an authentic Demon Race bloodline or not; he threw out the Xuanyuan Sword, and then the Xuanyuan Sword transformed into countless sword shadows.

Duan Fengyun had finally started to get serious; what he was using now was one of the original Xuanyuan ultimate arts, the "Xuanyuan Imperial Sword Technique."

Countless Xuanyuan Sword shadows, following the manipulation of Duan Fengyun's fingertips, attacked Chen Jingchou directly.

While attacking, Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Chen Jingchou, this pair of bird wings behind you looks pretty good to me.

Today, I will first slash your wings off to make honey-glazed chicken wings.

Do you want to taste my cooking? My honey-glazed chicken wings are a specialty."

Of course, Duan Fengyun did not forget to tease Chen Jingchou.

Duan Fengyun had always remembered that old saying: attacking cities is inferior, attacking the heart is superior.

To defeat an opponent, one must dismantle them from within and make them give up their fighting spirit.

Facing Duan Fengyun's teasing, Chen Jingchou became even more furious.

Chen Jingchou flew into the air and unleashed a Prince Tactics attack on Duan Fengyun from the sky.

The tactical content of the Prince Tactics itself is very simple: it is just continuously throwing a bunch of energy blasts.

The Prince Tactics always kicks up a large amount of smoke when hitting people.

Although the momentum and pressure of the attack are extremely strong, this tactic not only consumes a lot of Qi, but the opponent often walks out of the smoke almost completely unscathed.

And now, Chen Jingchou's attack, in Duan Fengyun's eyes, was exactly the epitome of the Prince Tactics.

It looked full of momentum and pressure, but it had no technique at all; it didn't even touch a single hair on Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun just stood silently in place, watching Chen Jingchou in the sky bombarding away.

Watching Chen Jingchou continue his attacks without even catching his breath, Duan Fengyun really could not stand it any longer, and Duan Fengyun shouted loudly:

"Chen Jingchou, I am right here; where are you attacking?"

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's words, a startled Chen Jingchou immediately directed his attacks toward the position where Duan Fengyun was located.

Duan Fengyun directly raised his hand to construct a protective barrier, and Chen Jingchou's attack was blocked outright.

After venting, Chen Jingchou finally calmed down; he flew calmly to the ground and then retracted the demon wings behind him.

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Chen Jingchou brandished the Demon Fifteen and said:

"Duan Fengyun, we have played enough, haven't we?

It is time for us to truly decide the winner now; I have no interest in continuing to play with you." Duan Fengyun looked up at the Scar of the Sky in the heavens; he knew why Chen Jingchou had suddenly calmed down.

The Red Piercing Demon Star had already descended, and now was the best opportunity for Chen Jingchou and the Demon Realm to descend upon the Human Realm; Chen Jingchou did not want to drag things out here with Duan Fengyun any longer; he wanted to finish off Duan Fengyun as quickly as possible and then open the way for the Red Piercing Demon Star.

Seeing the situation in the sky, Guyue also said with a solemn face:

"The Red Piercing Demon Star has descended, and the Demon Realm is about to start exerting its power. Duan Fengyun, you must be careful."

Duan Fengyun looked at Chen Jingchou with a heavy expression; he knew that at this point, he could no longer hold back.

Chen Jingchou certainly wanted to finish them off as quickly as possible now, and then go to open the way for the Red Piercing Demon Star.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun directly summoned the Zhurong Fire Spirit from within his Kirin Arm.

This fellow had slept for so long; it was time for it to come out and make an appearance.

Seeing the Zhurong Fire Spirit emerge from Duan Fengyun's hand, Guyue was stunned; when had this little fellow advanced?

Guyue knew that this fellow was originally just a Zhurong Fire Spirit, but what he saw today was the Fire of the Vermilion Bird.

However, Guyue was very happy, because for every bit stronger Duan Fengyun's trump card was, their chances of winning increased by that much.

Seeing the Zhurong Fire Spirit crawl out from Duan Fengyun's arm, Chen Jingchou was also slightly stunned.

Possessing the memories of the Demon Lord, he quickly recalled what this little thing was.

Chen Jingchou said with apprehension:

"Fire of the Vermilion Bird!

Duan Fengyun, your luck is truly good.

You have actually managed to obtain the sacred fire of the Monster Race, the Fire of the Vermilion Bird.

But today, no matter what you have, it cannot save you.

Duan Fengyun, you are destined to die today!

This Venerable One will kill gods if I meet gods, and kill Buddhas if I meet Buddhas today!"

The summoned Zhurong Fire Spirit was also slightly stunned when it saw Chen Jingchou; it felt the monstrous Demon Energy on Chen Jingchou and the aura of the orthodox Demon Race bloodline emanating from him.

However, having evolved into the Fire of the Vermilion Bird, the Zhurong Fire Spirit naturally would not fear Chen Jingchou.

Just as Chen Jingchou had just said, it was now the sacred fire of the Monster Race, and it had a position of status to speak when facing the Supreme of the Demon Race.

However, Chen Jingchou did not want to get entangled in the Karma of the Monster Race; he had not even resolved the Human Realm yet, and if he were to make a great enemy of the Monster Race, then the path for his Demon Realm to rule the Human Realm, Demon Realm, and God Realm would gain yet another thorny enemy.

Chen Jingchou spoke up:

"Vermilion Bird, as the sacred fire of the Monster Race, why do you come to interfere in matters between me and the Human Race?

My Demon Race and your Monster Race have always kept to our own paths; I hope you can refrain from interfering in the affairs of my Demon Race.

Once my Demon Race completes our business, I shall naturally go to the Monster Race to express my gratitude."

Chen Jingchou assumed that the Fire of the Vermilion Bird before him had been invited by Duan Fengyun from the Monster Race to help, so he wanted to persuade the Fire of the Vermilion Bird to retreat.

What Chen Jingchou could not figure out was that the Monster Race and the Demon Race had always kept to their own paths, and the Monster Race had never had any dealings with the Human Race; why would the Fire of the Vermilion Bird suddenly interfere in the affairs between the Human Race and the Demon Race today?

Could it be that Duan Fengyun had given the Monster Race some benefit?

But what benefit could possibly make the Monster Race send out the Fire of the Vermilion Bird to assist?

This left Chen Jingchou completely baffled, so before doing anything else, Chen Jingchou had to clarify the reason for this.

If this were a trap laid by Duan Fengyun to make him and the Monster Race become great enemies, would that not just make his enemies happy?