Realm-Hopping Martial Master

"Demon Lord, eh."

Jiang Shu slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, in front of him, the soul of the Dragon Ape Demon Venerable had already been locked inside a Dao Artifact by him.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the void and see through the entire Great Array.

Whether in the Demon Domain or the Cang Mang Domain, the Demon Lord is among the topmost existences.

Basically, any Demon Lord is immortal and overlooks longevity.

As long as they refrain from taking action, they have countless means to obscure the Heavenly Dao and avoid being assimilated by heaven and earth.

Especially after Jiang Shu refined a portion of the half Dragon Horn of the Donghuang Demon Lord.

He could feel the strength of a Demon Lord from it.

Just half a Dragon Horn brought him so much benefit.

What if the Donghuang Demon Lord himself were here?

Not to mention, according to what the Supreme Sect Leader said.

At the time, the Donghuang Demon Lord had just entered the Demon Lord Realm.

And here, a Demon Lord had actually fallen.

Even if it were just an Early Stage Demon Lord, it’s simply unbelievable.

It’s known that a fallen Demon Lord probably implies action from another Demon Lord or a Dao Master of the Human Clan.

In such a Realm, a life-and-death struggle over mundane benefits is impossible. What many Daoist Venerables or Demon Venerables see as a great fortune is trivial to a Dao Master or Demon Lord.

They, themselves, are the ultimate foundation of a faction, ensuring its long-lasting prosperity.

For a battle so fearsome that Demon Lords and Dao Masters forget life and death, one can only imagine the horror.

"Whew..."

"However, this information is incomplete; the data from the Demon Race is fragmented speculation, and this battlefield is tens of thousands of years old, far too ancient."

"It might not have been a Demon Lord but rather a Half-step Demon Lord like the Heaven-Burning Demon Lord."

"After all, in the Emperor Palace, among the Demon Race, even the Demon Venerables and Demon Monarchs refer to him as a Demon Lord."

Jiang Shu couldn’t help but recall the moment he transformed into the Golden Horn and encountered the Heaven-Burning Ancestor.

In comparison, he could distinctly feel the gap between a Half-step Demon Lord and a true Demon Lord.

Although he hadn’t personally met the Donghuang Demon Lord, from the residual power in that half Dragon Horn, he knew that if the Donghuang Demon Lord and the Heaven-Burning Demon Lord were to battle.

It’s likely that the Heaven-Burning Demon Lord wouldn’t even qualify to hurt the Donghuang Demon Lord.

The Heaven-Burning Demon Lord, though called a Demon Lord, is actually only on par with the Supreme Sect Leader.

Perhaps, even less.

Because the Heaven-Burning Demon Lord’s path has completely ended.

At the peak of his outburst, that is all.

But the Supreme Sect Leader is ready to take that step any moment; when truly at the end of the road, they may choose to step into the Returning to Void Realm Dao Master.

A single action wouldn’t mean being assimilated by heaven and earth.

The Heaven-Burning Demon Lord should be on the same level as Ao Qing.

Appearing mightier, but in reality, Ao Qing Demon Venerable, if fully unleashed, could indeed battle him.

While gathering information from here, Jiang Shu began to spread the Power of Great Dao, gradually understanding this Great Array.

Though he couldn’t refine this Great Array quickly, knowing more about it could still be beneficial.

After all, this is a Great Array laid down by a Demon Lord.

Some manifestations of the Great Dao within, key parts, could allow him to comprehend much.

However, just as Jiang Shu was comprehending the Great Dao, about to enter a retreat state, a mysterious and profound sense of crisis abruptly sounded in his heart.

Suddenly, he lifted his head, noticing that some of his precautions in the surroundings had been triggered.

"This region near Zhenman City belongs to the Dao Yi Sect. Could it be a Daoist Venerable from the Dao Yi Sect coming?"

"No, if it were a Daoist Venerable from the Dao Yi Sect, the crisis in my heart wouldn’t feel so strong."

"Or could it be other Demon Venerables?"

"Even possibly a Late Stage Demon Venerable!"

"After all, this place is of paramount importance. Perhaps, once the Dragon Ape Demon Venerable dies, the Demon Race will immediately know!"

Divine light continuously flickered in Jiang Shu’s eyes, and he quickly devised corresponding strategies.

"This Great Array is merely at the edge of the battlefield. Even so, it has benefited me greatly. Such a pity."

Without any hesitation, Jiang Shu opened his eyes and moved forward, no longer contemplating the Great Dao.

Instead, he followed the memory of the Dragon Ape Demon Venerable to find a breakthrough point!

Boom!

A sealed space was directly shattered by Jiang Shu, seemingly connecting to another area.

A cluster of half-collapsed palatial structures came into view.

Countless strands of Evil Qi soared up, seemingly connecting with the Earth Vein, vaguely forming a sinister phantom.

...

Simultaneously, above the ground裂, a light halo resembling the radiance of a great sun appeared on the firmament, illuminating all directions, thereafter revealing an existence vast as mountains and rivers, entirely surrounded by countless crimson Divine Fire, whose mere presence melted and burned everything nearby.

It was none other than the Half-step Demon Lord—Heaven-Burning Ancestor, having just emerged from the Emperor Palace, employing boundless Dao Skills in pursuit.

His eyes of crimson constantly spun, detecting numerous changes, with eyes as deep as the abyss.

He had searched the surroundings for a long time, but had never found traces of Jiang Shu, not even in the Human Clan’s city which he scrutinized with Divine Sense, yet found nothing.

"Damn it! That brat, don’t tell me he escaped again!"

"Should I just destroy the city to force the brat out?"

This thought abruptly arose but was swiftly suppressed by Heaven-Burning Ancestor.

He had personally attempted to capture Jiang Shu before, fully aware of the kid’s trickiness.

Destroying a city might not necessarily force Jiang Shu out.

It might even expose his own whereabouts, causing Jiang Shu to hide within the True Martial Sect.

If Jiang Shu remained in the True Martial Sect, with Taiwu Daoist Venerable stationed, even stepping into the Half-step Demon Lord Realm would be futile.

Now, if he wanted to capture and kill Jiang Shu.

The only way was to conceal his movements.

Only with Jiang Shu unaware of his approach would he dare show himself boldly.

After all, considering the present achievements, even some Middle Stage Demon Venerables would be slain by Jiang Shu!

Heaven-Burning Ancestor pondered deeply, suddenly a sharp pain from the depths of his Primordial Spirit struck, gritting his teeth, a voice involuntarily emerging into consciousness.

"Jiang Shu!"

He uttered softly, those two words almost roared out from between his teeth.

In a mere blink, the Divine Sense of Heaven-Burning Ancestor re-scanned the million miles, this time doing so with even greater precision.

Suddenly, his eyes paused, his whole figure manifested, transforming into a human shadow, taking a step forward.

He swept across the endless space.

He had sensed a familiar presence nearby!

This presence...

Heaven-Burning Ancestor’s pupils suddenly contracted, flames capable of burning star-rivers surged forth.

With his Realm, naturally, he could observe that the space here was not as simple as it seemed.

With a gentle flick of his finger, terrifying power, like a sharp blade, sliced through the space before him like paper.

In a fraction of a second.

The state of this space appeared before Heaven-Burning Ancestor.

Amid chaotic space fissures, there was a particular Dao Yun imprint.

Encompassing this imprint in his sight.

Heaven-Burning Ancestor’s pupils contracted, original anger, anxiety, unease, all vanished at this moment.

He burst into laughter, even his body kept trembling.

He was in ecstasy!

Wherever he searched seemed fruitless, but unexpectedly, it came effortlessly!

This presence... he’ll never forget it!

Jiang Shu!

This Jiang Shu, he’s inside there!

Indeed, this brat is so audacious.

Even after slaying their Middle Stage Demon Venerable.

There wasn’t a hint of a thought to flee.

On the contrary, he delved into their Demon Race’s secret ground!

This time, he would truly achieve merit!

"Jiang Shu... Jiang Shu..."

"Let’s see where you escape this time!"

"No way to heaven, no door to earth!"

Heaven-Burning Ancestor was about to laugh heartily, strands of Dao, manifesting upon him, burning the entire space with his flames.

Immediately, he intended to step into the space fissure without hesitation.

The terrifying tear of space turbulence, fatal to ordinary Demon Monarchs.

Yet, for him as a Half-step Demon Lord, these spatial turbulence tears were no more than breezes by the roadside.

"Jiang Shu, I’m coming to kill you!"