The Demon with Holy Radiance

Huan had once been a Boundary Repairer for the Earth Immortal Dao Sect, the head of the Five Great Celestial Sects. Even though he had been ambushed and was now sealed in this place, a minor, upstart faction like the Golden Soul Sect had no right to be insolent toward him.

It didn’t matter that the Golden Soul Sect was the overlord of the entire Fusheng Domain. Even if all the ruling powers of the Four Domains combined, he would still look down on them.

These people would never understand that compared to the Earth Immortal Dao Sect of old, they were as weak and pathetic as ants.

They had gained power for but a moment, and already they wore the faces of petty upstarts.

Take the Insect Dao, for instance. An Insect Dao practitioner nurtured by the Earth Immortal Dao Sect in the old era was on a completely different level from one in the current age.

Even in his enraged state, Xuan You couldn’t withstand a single blow from Huan.

A torrent of collapsing rock suddenly exploded outward. Xuan You shot into the sky and hovered in mid-air, his eyes nearly splitting with rage as he stared at Huan’s Dharma Aspect.

’This was exactly why he couldn’t let Yang An enter the Earth Demon Cliff.’

’Now that he knew the Death Lord would not submit to the Golden Soul Sect, as long as the Death Lord was here, he was utterly powerless against Yang An.’

’The Death Lord was unkillable and would protect Yang An indefinitely—and his power was formidable, to say the least.’

’But if he failed to complete the mission his Sect Leader had given him, he would face a truly miserable fate upon returning to the Golden Soul Sect.’

’Compared to the unkillable Death Lord, he had always feared his own Sect Leader more.’

That was why, even if it meant biting the bullet, Xuan You had to find a way to drag Yang An out of the Earth Demon Cliff. He had no other choice.

He charged toward the Earth Demon Cliff again, moving even faster than before.

He passed through the black hole in space created by Huan’s blow and charged into the Earth Demon Cliff once more.

Huan’s enormous Dharma Aspect casually raised its Magic Staff. The hundred-meter-long weapon spun, warping the surrounding space and making it impossible to predict when or from what angle the next strike would come.

Then, in a sudden instant, the Magic Staff struck Xuan You’s body once again.

At that moment, the space around Xuan You shattered again. A powerful shockwave rippled out like a wave on water, passing through his body and tearing a black abyss into the sky behind him.

But just then, Xuan You’s body transformed into a jade-colored skeleton. His flesh and blood vanished completely, drastically weakening the force of the blow that landed on him.

He managed to endure the blow, stopping after being pushed back only a hundred meters.

An azure poison mist erupted from his skeletal form, instantly surging along the Magic Staff toward Huan’s Dharma Aspect.

The Magic Staff, crafted from some unknown material, immediately began to wither and decay as if it were a living creature.

The corrosive power traveled up to Huan’s Dharma Aspect. The towering, winged humanoid was enveloped by the dense poison mist and began to visibly melt, its form dissolving into streams of foul-smelling pus and blood.

But Huan only had to flap his wings casually. The two eyes on his giant wings suddenly pulsed, stirring up a violent gale.

The gale instantly blew all the poison mist away.

Huan exerted his power, and his massive Dharma Aspect swelled even larger. He overpowered Xuan You and slammed him directly into the earth with a single blow.

BOOM!

Even the highest mountains shook violently before crumbling into countless tons of rubble.

As Xuan You was smashed deep into the ground, the dragon-headed, tiger-bodied Earth Disaster Golden Rooster shot into the sky. It opened its demonic, fanged maw and lunged at Huan.

But before it could reach Huan, a heavy, invisible force descended from the sky, violently slamming the great beast down. Huan then swung his Magic Staff, striking the creature so hard that blood splattered everywhere.

The Golden Rooster let out a defiant roar, its body pinned as if by an invisible mountain, unable to move a muscle.

With its skull shattered, its cry was utterly wretched.

"You still dare to cry out?"

Huan raised his Magic Staff again and brought it down for another strike, as if to obliterate the beast’s very soul.

But the Golden Rooster dissolved into black smoke and rapidly retreated into Xuan You’s body. Xuan You flew back into the sky, panting heavily as he stared at Huan from a thousand meters away.

’Against Huan, his power was only enough for a meager defense. He was completely suppressed, unable even to get close.’

"I’ll give you everything I’ve got!"

Boundless rage flared in his heart. In his extreme fury, he was like a lit bomb.

"Earth Disaster Celestial Punishment!"

He spread his limbs as clouds of blood mist erupted from his body. Several shadowy figures twisted and swelled as they burst forth from him, instantly appearing on all sides of Huan and surrounding him completely.

Five Earth Calamities boxed Huan in from four directions and from above. A Jade Pearl appeared on Xuan You’s forehead—his Fusion Forbidden Artifact.

"Die!"

Xuan You roared in fury.

The Earth Calamities simultaneously dissolved into a boundless black mist. A terrifying gale, crackling with thunder, swept between heaven and earth, forming an inescapable storm.

Countless eyes and Soul Bodies wailed from within the black mist, their cries like rolling thunder.

In that instant, all the attacks locked onto Huan. But Xuan You, in a surprising move, transformed into a streak of rainbow light, shot past the black mist, and raced toward the depths of the Earth Demon Cliff.

On the surface, it looked as though he was using his ultimate move against Huan. In reality, it was just a diversion to draw Huan’s attention so he could rush deep into the Earth Demon Cliff and capture Yang An.

The power of the Earth Calamities had locked onto Huan. Although Huan would certainly break free, it wouldn’t buy Xuan You much time. Still, he had to risk it all on this one chance.