stonecrandall Chapter 497 - 279: The Demon Race in Peril, the Human Race’s Great Victory
Chapter 497 - 279: The Demon Race in Peril, the Human Race’s Great Victory
[Slay the Purple-eyed Demon King and gain 1,000,000 years of Ordinary Power and 100 years of Martial King’s Power]
[Ordinary Power: 8,300,000 years]
[Martial King’s Power: 100 years]
Wei Fan’s figure passed through the blood mist, his boiling battle blood yet to calm, his whole body as hot as a furnace, with his qi blood steaming out like flames through his pores.
At the same time, his whole body felt a sense of soreness and fatigue!
"The Purple Profound Martial Arts Manual is still too low-leveled. Even when I displayed the Five Emperors Fist, it’s still a huge burden on the body!"
Wei Fan frowned slightly, only after obtaining the Five Emperors Fist, this unparalleled fist technique, did he realize that the Purple Profound Martial Arts Manual is inferior compared to truly unparalleled martial arts.
"Roar... What happened? How did the Purple-eyed Demon King die?"
In the distance, the Heaven-Supporting Demon King, who was in a fierce battle with Gao Wanfu, noticed the disappearance of the Purple-eyed Demon King’s presence. Looking back, he only saw a mass of blood mist dispersing in the void, after which the Purple-eyed Demon King’s presence completely vanished from heaven and earth.
"Just now, there was a world-shaking fist intent, it seemed even to affect Dao Collapse!"
Even though he and Gao Wanfu’s battlefield was dozens of miles away from Wei Fan and the Purple-eyed Demon King’s battlefield, he also felt that world-shaking fist intent.
"Wei Fan killed the Purple-eyed Demon King..."
Gao Wanfu inhaled sharply, the Jianghu had many rumors about Wei Fan, all King-level fighters like them held a skeptical attitude, as only they knew how hard it was to kill a peer-level expert.
He and the Heaven-Supporting Demon King fought for eight hundred years, with countless encounters they couldn’t remember, yet neither could defeat the other. To truly decide life and death, they would need to fight for days and nights, with one paying a painful price even if the other died.
But how long did Wei Fan and the Purple-eyed Demon King engage? The Purple-eyed Demon King was suddenly exploded, and after an astonishing fist intent, the Purple-eyed Demon King’s presence completely disappeared.
"Could it be that Wei Fan mastered the Five Emperors Fist?"
Gao Wanfu’s heart stirred, waves of shock surged in his heart, if it were truly the Five Emperors Fist left by Xuanyuan Peak, the creator of the Demon Hunter Organization, it would indeed be possible to kill the Purple-eyed Demon King with one punch.
After the Battle of the Fallen Saint in those years, many powerful Martial Kings in the Wilderness survived. After Xuanyuan Peak crossed over, he suppressed the world with peerless power and established the Demon Hunter Organization. In this process, his Five Emperors Fist became the top martial technique in the Wilderness, forcing the Desert Martial Alliance to bow and refrain from controlling the many dynasties in the Wilderness.
"Boom!"
Wei Fan did not care about the aftereffects of using the Five Emperors Fist. He charged toward the battlefield between the Heaven-Supporting Demon King and Gao Wanfu like a thunderbolt cutting through the sky.
"Not good!"
The Heaven-Supporting Demon King understood Wei Fan’s intent and his expression changed drastically, disregarding the fall of the Purple-eyed Demon King.
Wei Fan could explode the Purple-eyed Demon King with one punch, and naturally, he could do the same to him, as he and the Purple-eyed Demon King were both only in the Demon King First Layer, with battle power not much stronger than the Purple-eyed Demon King.
Moreover, even without such terrifying martial techniques, the encirclement of two Martial Kings was enough to put him in dire straits.
"How did it come to this?"
Originally, today was supposed to lure Wei Fan out to kill him, but the situation shifted so quickly, suddenly turning into Wei Fan attempting to kill him.
Without hesitation, the Heaven-Supporting Demon King turned to flee, not even hesitating to take a palm strike from Gao Wanfu on his back.
"Puff!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, a clear palm print left on his back: "Gao Wanfu, this vendetta will be revenged another day!"
Taking advantage of the power of Gao Wanfu’s palm, his figure sped through the void fleeing to the distant.
"The Purple-eyed Demon King was slain by Wei Fan, the Demon Race is in peril!"
While fleeing for his life, he did not forget to tell the Saint Master of the Profound Crane Sect about the fall of the Purple-eyed Demon King using the Communication Token.
He knew the Demon Race was in trouble!
In the years of conflict between the Human Race and Demons, it was rare for a King-level expert to fall. Even with higher cultivation, it was difficult to kill the opponent.
Even encountering a Martial King stronger than oneself, one could still endure until other Demon Kings came to the rescue.
But Wei Fan’s earth-shattering punch broke all this, and with the Celestial Cyan Demon King, the Demon Race already had two Demon Kings slain by Wei Fan. With one or two more Demon Kings killed, the Human Race’s army could sweep in and decimate all the Demon Kings.
In other words, if he were slain by Wei Fan today, the Wilderness Demon Race might face extinction because, in terms of King-level power, demons could no longer contend against the Human Race.
Moreover, even if he didn’t die today, the Demon Race was still in trouble. With Wei Fan’s terrifying growth speed, possibly in just one or two years, he might not need other Martial Kings to take action, as Wei Fan could slay all the Demon Kings.
The Profound Crane Sect, as the leader of the Demon Race, must find a way to deal with Wei Fan.
"You think there will be another day?"
Gao Wanfu, filled with murderous intent, pursued the Heaven-Supporting Demon King through the void like a lightning bolt.
As a veteran Martial King of the Human Race, he naturally knew the benefits of slaying the Heaven-Supporting Demon King today, possibly allowing the Human Race to unify the Wilderness.
If the Heaven-Supporting Demon King also died here, only four Demon Kings would remain on the surface for the Demon Race, giving the Human Race a fighting chance to potentially slay them all.
Bang!
The domain around him emanated outward, slamming into the void as he desperately accelerated his pursuit. Behind him, Wei Fan streaked across the sky like a thunderbolt, releasing a fierce sonic boom.
Unfortunately, the distance was too far for him to use his ability of ’Form Follows Heart,’ and lacking a Martial King-level body technique, he could only manage to keep the gap from widening.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, with one Great Demon King dead and the other fled, the Demon Army had long lost its edge.
"The Purple-eyed Demon King is dead. You beasts, surrender now!"
Long Jianying shouted, and as he attacked, the power grew more intense. The demon venerables sensed the fall of the Purple-eyed Demon King and the escape of the Heaven-Supporting Demon King and had long wanted to flee, but they were tightly held by a group of Martial Venerables, unable to escape, forcing them to retreat while fighting.
"Brothers, kill them! King Wei Wu has already slain a Demon King. If we can’t kill a Demon King, at least we should take down a demon venerable!"
Li Yunfei also fought with increasing courage, fiercely entangling with his opponent.
The fierce battle did not end with the escape of the Heaven-Supporting Demon King; instead, it became more intense. The difference was that the demon side was only defending, while the human side was attacking.
Moreover, as some powerful demon venerables seized the opportunity to flee, it allowed some Martial Venerables to unburden their hands, leading to humans surrounding and killing a single demon venerable.
The result was more demon venerables dying, with only a few managing to escape!
More and more Martial Venerables freed their hands. Some, unable to find targets for joint attacks, simply went to the battlefield of the Divine Realm Martial Sect to kill the Spirit Concentration Demon Monarch.
"Can’t catch up. If it were closer, I could use my Form Follows Heart ability. At this distance, I can’t do anything to a Demon King intent on fleeing."
Wei Fan pursued for a while but realized he couldn’t possibly kill the Heaven-Supporting Demon King, not even if he chased for days and nights. There’s a reason why deaths are rare in king-level battles.
His distance from the Heaven-Supporting Demon King began to widen significantly, even to the point of losing sight of him.
The situation was similar for Gao Wanfu, though he kept pursuing behind the Heaven-Supporting Demon King, catching up seemed impossible.
"Elder Gao, don’t pursue anymore!"
Wei Fan called out to Gao Wanfu, unwilling to spend days and nights chasing the Heaven-Supporting Demon King, as it’s both impossible and meaningless.
As long as the Heaven-Supporting Demon King escapes to the Profound Crane Sect, with Wei Fan’s current strength, he can’t break through the Holy Sect’s Mountain Protection Array, and the Human Race cannot yet truly unify the Wilderness.
Unless the Profound Crane Sect is destroyed, the demons of the Wilderness will continue to exist.
Instead of wasting time chasing the Heaven-Supporting Demon King, it’s better to return to the battlefield and gain more power. If the Human King Bell can be upgraded several more times, there’s a chance to break through the Profound Crane Sect.
Anyway, as long as the Heaven-Supporting Demon King remains in the Wilderness, there will be opportunities to kill him, so there’s no need to rush.
Gao Wanfu also understood the difficulty in catching up with the Heaven-Supporting Demon King. Had it not been for Wei Fan’s distracting blow that obliterated the Purple-eyed Demon King, the Heaven-Supporting Demon King might not have had the chance to escape.
The two returned the way they came. The army under the Purple-eyed Demon King had already disbanded, being chased by the human army. The ground was littered with demon corpses. Some unlucky demons who fled in this direction encountered the two, and were immediately killed by Wei Fan.
He even saw an escaping demon army himself and personally pursued and slaughtered them.
Half an hour later, there were no demons left outside Shuozhou City. All those who had gone out hunting demons gradually returned.
On the ground, Wei Fan saw dozens of demon venerable corpses. As for how many were blasted apart, he wasn’t sure. There were even more Spirit Concentration Demon Monarchs, almost fifty or sixty, while demons below ’Condensing Spirit’ couldn’t be counted. The ground outside Shuozhou City, the soil had long mixed with flesh and mud, emitting a monstrous stench.
"I plan to reorganize the army and then push further, to seize all the Purple-eyed Demon King’s territory!"
Long Jianying excitedly approached.
Although the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom suffered heavy casualties, this battle could be said to be the first victory for the Human Race in a century. Wei Fan’s fight with the Demon King from afar is unknown, but Long Jianying, who personally participated in the fight, knew the result of the battle.
Under the Purple-eyed Demon King, only four demon venerables escaped. Only about ten Spirit Concentration Demon Monarchs fled, the rest were killed. Among the army of hundreds of thousands of demons, less than ten thousand managed to escape.
At this moment, the Purple-eyed Demon King’s domain has almost no strong demons, making it the perfect time to occupy the territory and expand the Dragon Kingdom’s land.
Wei Fan said nothing but looked at Gao Wanfu: "Elder Gao, do you have any opinions?"
Seizing territory isn’t mere slaughter, and he didn’t know the exact size of the Purple-eyed Demon King’s domain, nor whether the Dragon Kingdom could absorb it.
Gao Wanfu pondered: "The Purple-eyed Demon King’s territory, combined with the Dragon Kingdom, Wei Kingdom, and Da Liang, amounts to about the same area. Such a large piece of meat, the Dragon Kingdom can’t swallow it all. I suggest forming an alliance with the Wei Kingdom and Da Liang, and the three countries divide the Purple-eyed Demon King’s territory.
Your soldiers suffered heavy casualties, while theirs are strong and robust. They can help clear the remaining demons, and once the territory is seized, they can help guard it.
With Wei Fan’s reputation, they likely won’t dare take advantage."
Though it was a great victory, annihilating hundreds of thousands of demons, the Dragon Kingdom also suffered heavy losses. Many Martial Venerables and Divine Realm Martial Sect members died, and even more ordinary soldiers perished.
It’s known that the reinforcements consisted entirely of Martial Venerables and the Divine Realm, while on the lower-level battlefield, it was Dragon Kingdom’s soldiers fighting the demons alone. The fallen soldiers numbered in the thousands.
If not for the final rout of the Heaven-Supporting Demon King, reversing the battle situation, with the Divine Realm Martial Sect and Martial Venerables entering to kill lower-level demons, the army under the Purple-eyed Demon King could indeed have wiped out the Dragon Kingdom.
"Elder speaks wisely!"
Long Jianying contemplated for a moment, realizing the Dragon Kingdom lacked the strength to occupy such a vast territory. Even in its peak state, the Dragon Kingdom couldn’t have swallowed the Purple-eyed Demon King’s domain.