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With such formidable cultivation, on par with the Azure Water Dragon, he naturally had no fear of the rapidly approaching horde of demonic beasts.
The gap between realms is like an insurmountable chasm, impossible to cross even by the slightest margin.
With his peak Nascent Soul cultivation, killing these peak fourth-tier demonic beasts would be a piece of cake, requiring no effort at all.
Jialuo parted her cherry lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
Before they could finish speaking, a vast horde of demonic beasts, led by the Azure Water Dragon, suddenly appeared in the void a hundred feet away from the two of them.
The Azure Water Dragon was enormous, its body covered in scales that shimmered with a cold blue light. Each scale was as hard as iron, tightly overlapping. Its head and horns were prominent and sharp, its long whiskers fluttering wildly in the wind. Its huge eyes were wide open, exuding an imposing aura even without anger.
With its wings spread wide, reaching a length of a hundred feet, it soared thousands of feet above the sky, blotting out the sun and looking down at Jiang Che and Jialuo on the ground, like a god looking down on the mortal world.
Beside it were three peak fourth-tier demonic beasts, the three supreme combat forces under the command of the Azure Water Dragon, equal in status to the Silver-Winged Demon Eagle.
They are the Flame Scale Beast, which exudes blazing flames and has a robust body; the Ghostly Demon Wolf, which has a large body and sharp eyes; and the Crimson Flame Tiger.
Third-tier demonic beasts are already sentient, and fourth-tier demonic beasts are quite intelligent, able to speak human language, and their scheming and calculation are no less than those of human cultivators.
Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from Jiang Che, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, the three demon kings did not make any rash moves. Instead, they stared intently at Jiang Che with sharp, knife-like eyes, quietly waiting for the Azure Water Dragon to give its orders.
Upon sensing the anomaly in the mountain range where the Silverwing Demon Eagle was located, they rushed over with the Azure Water Dragon. However, it seems they were too late; the Silverwing Demon Eagle had already perished completely, its soul and spirit annihilated.
Not even a trace of flesh remained; only the lingering smell of blood in the air proved that the Silverwing Demon Eagle had once existed.
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"Human...was it you who murdered my Silverwing Demon Eagle General?"
The Azure Dragon looked down, its eyes wide with fury, and spoke in human language. Its roar echoed for miles, shaking the surrounding land and reverberating endlessly.
Although the Azure Water Dragon has cultivated to the peak of the fifth rank, it has not yet broken through to the sixth rank and has not taken a sixth-grade transformation pill, so it cannot directly transform into human form.
"So what?"
"You, a mere little snake, dare to call yourself king?"
"It's true what they say, when the cat's away, the mice will play!"
Jiang Che smiled lightly, appearing relaxed and carefree, as if he didn't take the Azure Dragon in front of him seriously at all, but in reality, he was secretly on guard.
Despise the enemy strategically and take the enemy seriously tactically.
With a slight thought, the Lingxiao Sword was instantly drawn and placed horizontally in front of Jialuo. The sword light manifested, and a sword formation was formed. A dense rain of swords instantly covered the endless void within a radius of ten miles. The golden light flashed, the sharpness was fully revealed, and the divine power was vast, isolating all the demonic beasts outside the sword formation and protecting Jialuo's safety.
Holding the Jinghong Sword in his palm, he channeled the supreme power of the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit within his body. In an instant, the sword emitted a series of sharp and piercing sword cries that soared into the sky and resounded in all directions, poised to strike.
Jiang Che was naturally well aware of the true nature of the Azure Water Dragon, a demonic beast.
While cultivating at the academy and receiving personal instruction from the beautiful master Haiyue, Jiang Che also read many cultivation encyclopedias and various monster magazines in his spare time, including records about the Azure Water Dragon.
The Azure Water Dragon evolved from the Purple Scaled Serpent. Because it possesses a trace of golden dragon bloodline, it was able to successfully shed its scales and transform into a dragon. If the purity of its bloodline is sufficient, it may one day be able to transform into a true five-clawed golden dragon.
It takes a thousand years for a serpent to shed its scales and transform into a dragon, and for a dragon to transform into a serpent, it takes an extremely long process to complete the transformation.
If the creature before him were a true dragon that had already shed its mortal form, Jiang Che would naturally use the Thousand-Mile Instantaneous Thought Talisman without hesitation and turn to run away without a second thought.
It's just a fifth-tier peak flood dragon, not yet fully transformed into a dragon, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
A mere little snake?
When the tiger is away, the monkey reigns supreme?
How dare they call their demon king a mere snake, and even compare him to a monkey?
This human cultivator in front of me really dares to spout such arrogant words!
Instinctively, the three demon generals each took a step back and remained silent, knowing that their demon king would surely unleash his fury and that the human cultivator before them would inevitably suffer a terrible death.
Although the opponent's cultivation level was the same as that of the Demon King, demon beasts were basically invincible within the same level, so they naturally did not think that the human cultivator in front of them would be a match for the Demon King.
The tiger and monkey demons who had accompanied them, having achieved considerable cultivation, trembled uncontrollably, fearing that the Demon King might kill them all if he was displeased...
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"very good!"
"You have successfully angered me, die!"
The Azure Water Dragon's anger caused the Three Corpse Gods to leap into a rage, roaring out in a fit of fury.
Determined to stop wasting time, it swung its massive dragon body, unleashed its magic, roared, and let out a thunderous cry that echoed for miles. It then used the divine power of the dragon's tail sweep to swoop straight down towards Jiang Che!
This human cultivator dared to look down on it so much, completely disregarding it. The Azure Water Dragon was determined to teach him a lesson today!
"Go together!"
Upon seeing this, the three demon generals exchanged glances and gave an order. Instantly, a vast horde of demonic beasts surrounded Jiang Che in all directions, completely trapping him. They each unleashed their spells and attacked Jiang Che!
"Roar!"
The tiger's roar shook the heavens, and blazing flames burned the sky, stretching for thousands of feet, carrying an unparalleled offensive straight towards Jiang Che's face!
The Ghostly Wolf suddenly grew to over a hundred feet in size, its feet treading on mountains, shaking the earth. Ghostly blue demonic flames filled the sky as it unleashed its innate divine power, hurtling towards Jiang Che with overwhelming force!
The remaining second- and third-tier monsters also displayed their unique abilities.
In an instant, all sorts of moves and techniques burst forth in the void, making the entire world colorful and vibrant.
Seeing this scene, Jialuo, who was protected by the Lingxiao Sword's sword formation, was in her throat. Her breath stopped for a moment, and she just stared blankly at Jiang Che and the large group of demonic beasts confronting each other, her mind going blank.
Faced with the relentless attacks of the horde of demonic beasts, Jiang Che stood with his sword in hand, showing no mercy whatsoever, and immediately unleashed one of the killing moves of the Taiyi Sword Technique!
The Taiyi Gengjin sword energy burst forth from the void, traversing all directions, standing tall in the abyss, stirring up wind and clouds, and reversing yin and yang.
In an instant, the sky within a radius of ten thousand miles changed color, dark clouds covered the sky and the sun was obscured, and the sound of rolling thunder continued to explode in the void, with tremendous force and momentum!
Sword energy manifested, transforming into countless sword rains, densely packed and clashing towards the demonic beasts in the void!
Wherever the Taiyi Gengjin sword energy passed, all the demonic beasts howled in agony, blood splattered in the air, their figures plummeted rapidly, blood rained down from the sky, cries of agony filled the land, and corpses littered the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Che had completely annihilated all the low-level demonic beasts on the periphery, their souls and spirits destroyed.
Jiang Che wielded his longsword repeatedly, its five-colored sword light, as vast and boundless as the ocean, continuously blooming in the void, clashing with the three peak fourth-tier demon generals!
Then, the figure suddenly leaped up, standing a thousand feet in the sky. With the supreme divine power of "reaching the ends of the earth in an instant," it easily avoided the Azure Water Dragon's most powerful attack.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar shook the heavens and reverberated for thousands of miles. The aftershocks of the explosion instantly leveled all the barren mountains within a radius of ten thousand miles, reducing them to nothingness.
The residual force spread outwards into the endless void in all directions, distorting the air in that instant, constantly cutting and crushing it before instantly restoring it. Ripples spread through the air, and the entire world was enveloped in boundless divine light, as if one were in a vast, white divine realm.
In just one exchange, the three great demon generals under the command of the Azure Water Dragon were completely annihilated by the Five Elements Sword Qi!
"Ahhhh!"
"I want you dead!"
Seeing his capable lieutenants and numerous underlings either dead or wounded, almost completely wiped out, the Azure Water Dragon was furious, his dragon eyes wide open, on the verge of madness.
It never expected that the human cultivator in front of it would be so ridiculously powerful. It had wiped out its entire army without even having to use a single sword strike. These were all warriors it had carefully trained, and they were an indispensable part of its future domination of the Cloud Desert!
Now that almost everything is gone, how could the Azure Dragon not be furious?
"Roar!"
The Azure Dragon continuously spewed mist from its nostrils, its pupils were blood red and filled with blood vessels, and it let out a mournful dragon roar.
Its massive body instantly soared into the air, rising tens of thousands of feet high, standing opposite Jiang Che in the distance.
Unleashing his innate supernatural powers, he summoned wind and rain, swallowed clouds and spit out mist, and shifted his form. His dragon body roamed and charged through the heavens and earth. He used his clone technique, and nine dragons with auras as deep as the abyss sealed off the heavens and earth, instantly surrounding Jiang Che.
Each of the dragon's clones displayed its unique abilities: the fire dragon spewed flames that burned the sky and boiled the sea, the ice dragon flapped its wings and soared, freezing thousands of miles, the wind dragon howled and the gale raged, and the earth dragon shook the mountains and earth, summoning a thousand-foot-high mountain to press down on Jiang Cheheng!
The dragon itself manipulates the celestial phenomena, summoning raging storms and thunderous lightning, which engulf the boundless territory within a radius of ten thousand miles.
"Boom!"
A deafening thunderbolt, carrying the power to destroy the world, accompanied by a violent storm, hurtled towards Jiang Che!
Thunderclouds rolled, and countless bolts of divine thunder manifested, transforming into dense streams that enveloped the void for hundreds of miles, completely blocking all of Jiang Che's escape routes.
Flames filled the sky, ice covered the land for thousands of miles, fierce winds and howling divine thunder descended from the four directions of east, west, south and north, and together they came straight at Jiang Che's face!
In their sight, an earth-shattering force swept in. Jiang Che held the Jinghong Sword, the immortal sword dancing incessantly, its light flashing, its shadows fleeting, stretching across the sky. The sword energy was countless, its light dazzling, and in an instant, it clashed with these four completely different forces!
Jiang Che's hands moved without pause, the Jinghong Sword was swung repeatedly, the true meaning of the sword manifested, empowering himself, and strange phenomena appeared. The Milky Way of the sky poured down, gathering into a beautiful picture scroll that covered the void for tens of thousands of miles, and instantly became equal to the main body of the dragon.
Thousands of stars twinkled within, transforming into boundless sword light that shone in all directions, the sound of swords echoing throughout the universe, lingering for a long time.
The purple light of the Star Sword Qi flickered, forming a Star Sword Array that covered and enveloped the dragon's body. A dense rain of swords fell with lightning speed, carrying immense power.
The deafening explosions continued to resound, attacking the dragon's tough body, tearing its scales, and destroying its physical defenses.
Caught off guard by the piercing attack from the starlight sword energy, the dragon's massive body was covered with numerous deep, crisscrossing sword marks, its flesh and blood flowing freely, a horrifying sight.
The dragon's true form had no choice but to stop summoning heavenly lightning, flapping its wings and soaring through the void, stirring up endless gales and sweeping up starlight and sword energy, trying to turn the tide.
With the Starry Sky Sword Qi delaying his main body, Jiang Che turned his full attention to killing the nine illusory dragons in front of him.
Although these nine illusory dragons each possessed one of the divine abilities of the Azure Water Dragon, and were all at the peak of the fifth rank, making them virtually unassailable, Jiang Che had other plans.
Jiang Che controlled the sword with his mind, and the Jinghong Sword continuously unleashed the Taiyi Gengjin sword energy to kill the nine-headed dragon clones, creating boundless momentum.
Then, focusing on two things at once, he gathered vast magical power in his palm, and a golden swastika symbol appeared from his palm.
At this moment, Jiang Che suddenly exuded an aura of compassion and empathy, as if he were a highly accomplished monk with profound Buddhist knowledge.
Jiang Che unleashed the supreme divine power of the Tathagata Palm, palm down, channeling immense magical power, and gently clapped his hands.
In an instant, the weather changed drastically. The dark clouds that had covered the sky all dispersed, and a majestic and radiant Buddha appeared out of thin air, pressing down on the void for tens of thousands of miles and enveloping the entire Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.
Within the area illuminated by the Buddha's light, time seemed to stand still.
"Amitabha."
Suddenly, the majestic Buddha opened his eyes, slowly raised his enormous hand, and with awe-inspiring divine power and overwhelming force, pressed down on the nine-headed dragon's avatar!
Faced with this immense power, the nine-headed dragon phantom had no way to avoid it. It wanted to escape from this world, but found that the void within a radius of 100,000 miles had already been completely sealed off, leaving it nowhere to hide. It could only use its supernatural powers to fight back desperately.
Unfortunately, all resistance was futile in the face of this overwhelming divine power.
"Boom!"
The moment the Buddha's palm fell, the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, stretching for over 100,000 miles, began to tremble violently, rising and falling continuously!
In an instant, the entire mountain range vanished into nothingness!
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