I Can Strengthen Infinitely

The young child’s righteous energy within was not yet fully developed, making it impossible to extract the Vastly Righteous Demon-Suppressing Sword, thus the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old was always secretly waiting for Ah Jiu to come of age, so he could extract the sword for him.

But unexpectedly, the former emperor suddenly died, the Ten Eunuchs assisted the new emperor they had long selected to ascend the throne, plotting against the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince’s foremost bodyguard, fearing the Ten Eunuchs would eradicate all, including Ah Jiu, secretly took Ah Jiu to find Li Mu, hoping he could send the Crown Prince’s only bloodline out of Chang’an, to find a place to hide.

This turn of events caught the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Celestial Demon off guard, only able to anxiously and angrily urge the Ten Eunuchs to hurry and ensure that Ah Jiu was captured at all costs.

Because only then would the sword in his chest have a chance to be extracted.

The Vastly Righteous Demon-Suppressing Sword, apart from being untouchable by the Celestial Demon, had another deadly ability, which was to continually disintegrate the Celestial Demon’s body, weakening his power.

This was exactly why the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old could once battle Immortals, but now was only evenly matched with Qin Yuesheng.

The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s wings flapped, instantly forming two whirlwinds, attacking Qin Yuesheng along the ground.

The hallmark of a Grandmaster is the ability to initially harness the forces of nature; this simple move by the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old directly showcased his formidable mastery of the forces of nature.

Wind, rain, thunder, snow.

All are methods of controlling the forces of nature.

Qin Yuesheng slashed with his Celestial Fire Divine Blade, the whirlwind instantly dissipated in front of the fiery blade aura, but this was just a minor opening move of the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s attack. As the whirlwind dissipated, his body appeared right before Qin Yuesheng.

Fighting with the Celestial Demon body, his speed reached a level unimaginable to Qin Yuesheng.

Bang!

The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old delivered a powerful knee strike, and Qin Yuesheng quickly reacted, putting his palms together to block, colliding heavily with the opponent’s knee.

Qin Yuesheng was sent flying instantly, clearly no match for the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Celestial Demon in terms of strength.

Before Qin Yuesheng could react, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, relying on his wings for flight, was already above his head, delivering another Dragon Swinging Tail attack.

Though Qin Yuesheng used his arms to resist, he still couldn’t control himself from crashing onto the ground, creating a pit.

"Your Divine Soldier is pretty nice, it’ll be mine from now on. But first, let me send you on your way." The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old reached into his mouth, and his throat undulated, pulling out a long blood-red shaft directly from his mouth.

Swish!

With a forceful pull from the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, a blood-red Crescent Saber as tall as a person appeared in his hand.

Qin Yuesheng’s eyes widened; he knew this blade all too well—it was the Demonic Blade of the Celestial Demon that he had used countless times!

However, the one in the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s hand was clearly longer, bloodier, and seemed of a higher caliber than the one Qin Yuesheng had used before.

"Slash!" The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old grasped the saber hilt with both hands, slashing forcefully at Qin Yuesheng below.

A blood-red crescent blade aura burst forth instantly, slashing sharply toward where Qin Yuesheng stood.

When the blade aura appeared, Qin Yuesheng’s entire body’s hairs stood on end involuntarily, truly making one’s skin crawl, his body tense.

Golden Bell Shield!

A golden bell appeared around Qin Yuesheng, but it lasted not even a breath before being split in half by the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s Demonic Blade.

The golden bell shattered, and Qin Yuesheng raised several Divine Soldiers at once.

Boom!

A metallic clang resounded, accompanied by a burst of air waves, rushing outwards in all directions.

The ruins and debris that were already lying in waste flew up and scattered high.

The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s muscles bulged, pressing the Demonic Blade endlessly toward Qin Yuesheng’s face, the blood-red, crystal-like blade drawing ever closer to his face. Even Qin Yuesheng couldn’t help but sweat a few drops of cold sweat.

Luckily, the Soul-Catching Demon quickly crawled out from his bosom, wrapped around Qin Yuesheng’s arm, transforming into the Soul-Catching Arm. With the help of the Soul-Catching Arm, Qin Yuesheng felt the pressure on his hands lighten considerably.

Upon seeing the Soul-Catching Demon, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s expression shifted slightly, exclaiming in surprise, "The Soul-Catching Demon? You even have this thing."

Qin Yuesheng had no time to reply; he immediately used the Soul-Catching Arm to push the Demonic Blade away.

Dragon Soaring Sword Skill!

A White Dragon Sword Qi was instantly unleashed by Qin Yuesheng, colliding with the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s chin in no time. However, the Celestial Demon body was extremely resilient, and despite being hit by a Divine Skill Sword Technique, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old did not retreat even a step; instead, he swung another blade at Qin Yuesheng.

Seeing this, a sudden flash of insight appeared in Qin Yuesheng’s mind; he suddenly stretched out his palms, catching the Demonic Blade with bare hands precisely between them.

Seeing this, the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old was not surprised; instead, he sneered disdainfully.

A mortal injured by the Demonic Blade of the Celestial Demon would turn into a celestial demon on the spot within a few breaths, with no chance of reversal; even though Qin Yuesheng was a Grandmaster, he couldn’t block his Demonic Blade.

Qin Yuesheng also showed a satisfied smile, thinking to himself, "Disintegrate!"

In the blink of an eye, the Demonic Blade disappeared from the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s hand, and several irregular red crystals fell to the ground.

The Demonic Blade was gone.