Chapter 399

Chapter 399: Chop with All Your Might!

“Kill!”

Since the Heartless Demon Lord was already brimming with demonic energy, most of the Demon Clan didn’t notice anything strange in his current form.

A small fraction of high-ranking demons sensed that something was off, but with the Heartless Demon Lord’s command, the demon army surged forward towards Lu Ye.

Black tribulation lightning zipped through the void.

This time, Shen Xitang held onto a grudge and was determined to vent all the frustrations she suffered at the hands of Shangguan Huanling onto the Darkness Origin.

She exerted her strength alongside the Heavenly Dao, unleashing streaks of pitch-black tribulation lightning that seemed capable of absorbing all the light in the world, furiously striking into the void!

Chop hard, chop with all your might!

Lu Ye was also fully in sync, realizing that defeating the Darkness Origin was the top priority, and taking down An Li had to come second.

If the Darkness Origin was annihilated, An Li would be like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to leap much further.

So, he shouted, “Heartless, I know you’re being controlled by An Li. Once you break free, the vow I made earlier still stands!”

Many demon warriors froze for a moment at Lu Ye’s roar.

The Demon Lord is being controlled?

But the army had already rushed right up to Lu Ye.

A banner appeared in Lu Ye’s hand, the Emperor’s Banner, which he swung gently.

In an instant, terrifying purple mist billowed, and countless mournful wails erupted as thousands upon thousands of souls charged forth from the Emperor’s Banner, pouncing like starving wolves at the demon army.

A massive number of demons found themselves dazed, their souls being sucked away.

The Emperor’s Banner was truly an artifact for large-scale battles.

The souls of the Imperishable Realm were perhaps not too effective against demons of the same realm, but for those below, it was a total one-hit kill.

Three main souls instantly claimed the souls of several Imperishable Realm demon experts.

Huge swaths of demon warriors were reduced to mere shells.

A Stone Sword appeared in Lu Ye’s grip.

Now, without the Endless Heaven Tower suppressing them, the demons were all incredibly frightening.

However, Lu Ye’s strength had also increased.

Kill!

Lu Ye wasn’t fond of slaughter, but come on, they’re demons!

The sword light flickered through the demon ranks, blood spraying across the void.

Various sword techniques combined in explosive eruptions; even the powerful Imperishable Realm demons couldn’t withstand a single blow from Lu Ye. But with so many strong enemies, he couldn’t guarantee a One Strike to Kill; he could only do his best to slay.

Among the incoming Imperishable Realm opponents, Lu Ye could manage to slay four out of ten, while the other six were either lightly or heavily injured.

The slaughter progressed rapidly; just the Emperor’s Banner alone was harvesting souls at breakneck speed, relieving much pressure from Lu Ye.

More and more demons rushed forth.

The entire void was filled with traces of demon warriors.

It was endless in sight.

If it weren’t for the Stone Sword being an innate object that devoured materials from imperial weapons, any ordinary weapon would have broken after a few hefty chops.

Blood and corpses became a storm.

Shen Xitang and the Heavenly Dao continued their relentless assault on the Darkness Origin.

An Li’s mood right now was like her dog just got kicked.

Betrayal! More betrayal!

First, Chu Ling informed Lu Ye that she was in the Fourth Heaven, then the Devouring Dao Beast’s battlefield turned against them, forcing her to transform into a True Spirit to reincarnate and recover.

Now, the Heartless Demon Lord—if it weren’t for her keeping a watchful eye, An Li was sure that the one being besieged by demons would have been her.

Why was this world always like this?

Can’t there be just a smidgen of trust between people?

The Heartless Demon Lord had always cherished her, right? If not for her quick thinking, An Li could be certain the Heartless Demon Lord’s orders would have directed the demons to attack her!

How could it be like this?

Even while she currently controlled the Heartless Demon Lord, there were many powerful demons around her, eyeing her with suspicion, quietly observing her.

It was as if any twitch from her would provoke them into action.

Thus, she had to maintain control over the Heartless Demon Lord at all costs, using the Darkness Origin’s power to do so.

But using the Darkness Origin’s power meant being targeted by the Heavenly Dao, and the consequence of being targeted by the Heavenly Dao was the Darkness Origin being bombarded by its tribulation lightning.

Those strikes were years and years of accumulation in the Darkness Origin—losing a few hundred years’ worth in one blow, and multiple times would mean losing thousands!

Right now, An Li was in a war of endurance with Lu Ye!

Rows upon rows of demon warriors surrounded Lu Ye tightly, making any chance of escape nearly impossible.

Once Lu Ye’s True Essence was drained, that would be the end for him!

In times like these, she had to keep the Heartless Demon Lord under control.

“What are you all doing just standing there? Join me in taking him down!” the Heartless Demon Lord roared at the surrounding strong ones.

“We’re here to protect the Demon Lord’s safety!”

It was clear that the Heartless Demon Lord was still beloved among the Demons.

They couldn’t ascertain if the Heartless Demon Lord was indeed controlled by An Li, but they still wanted to protect her safety.

“Just leave four behind; everyone else, join the battle. Start the Ten Thousand Demons Killing God Formation!”

The crowd exchanged glances.

The current Demon Lord didn’t seem all that different.

“I’ll stay with four, you all go!” announced a purple-haired demon.

“Understood!”

Lu Ye was actually just stalling!

After all, the System was relentlessly attacking the Darkness Origin. Even though he was surrounded, he wasn’t worried at all.

Did they really think he locked himself away for eighty years without preparing for the impending demon tide?

Surely, he did!

With the Heartless Demon Lord under control and the Darkness Origin being assaulted, the Darkness Origin couldn’t hold out forever, as each bolt of tribulation lightning slowly eroded its total power!

Eventually, it would be in pain and unable to bear it any longer.

The Darkness Origin wasn’t like Lu Ye, who would support An Li unconditionally to the end. Once it started feeling the loss, it wouldn’t keep playing along with An Li.

Lu Ye was sure of it.

Lu Ye only hoped An Li could keep distracting the Darkness Origin a bit longer, weakening it further.

To be honest, with An Li acting this way, Lu Ye was almost reluctant to kill her.

Because, under normal circumstances, damaging the Darkness Origin was extremely challenging. In his previous life, he didn’t have many good opportunities, but An Li daring to snack on the fruit of danger right under Lu Ye’s nose had presented him a chance.

How great to have An Li around now?

He had just ascended to the Fifth Heaven and could keep hammering the Darkness Origin!

Plus, An Li could have those eight women turn dark one after another, making it easier for Lu Ye to strike!

So, in summation, An Li was truly a good person—a great person!

Kill, kill, kill!

Lu Ye did his best to conserve his True Essence; he didn’t use any broad-range techniques, focusing instead on swift, precise strikes—going for quick kills. Yet, even so, the speed of slaughter surged.

“Ding, boom! Hit her hard!”

“Ding, Second Heavenly Dao, pull out my Dao Lightning!”

“Ding, Darkness Origin, you’re at a high level, so don’t let go of a single woman!”

“Ding, boom!”