Chen Nan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Is my Dao of Sound impressive or not?
Was this truly a question a sentient being with a brain would ask?
Wu Suo sneered, "Don't celebrate too soon. I was just warming up!" With that, he raised his drumsticks and struck the drumhead with all his might.
*Bang!*
*Bang bang!*
*Bang bang bang!*
Waves of black sound emanated from the large drum.
They rippled towards the main peak of Mount Jimie.
The first wave of sound was not particularly fast.
But the second wave, consisting of two sound waves, was incredibly swift.
As the three sound waves merged in the air, their speed multiplied several times over.
Simultaneously.
The third wave, with its three sound waves, surged from behind, like a rocket igniting its boosters.
A streak of dark light tore through the firmament.
Where it passed, the void was annihilated.
Thunder boomed deafeningly.
The Nine-Headed Flame Lion let out a sky-shattering roar.
'Roar!'
The lion's roar shook the heavens.
Although it had only recently stepped onto the Dao of Sound, it was, after all, a Dao.
It successfully repelled Wu Suo's attack.
"Demonic artifact?" The Nine-Headed Flame Lion's eyes were filled with arrogance. "I thought you'd be stronger, but you're nothing special!"
Wu Suo raised his drumsticks again and began to strike with a steady rhythm.
As it struck, melodies of fluctuating intensity began to play.
The Nine-Headed Flame Lion roared again.
While it managed to block the attack, it appeared to be struggling.
Its body trembled, and its main head, dizzy, yelled at Chen Nan, "Boss, hurry! My Dao of Sound can't take it anymore!"
It had only just reached the Divine Venerable realm.
It had only just condensed its Dao foundation.
If its Dao foundation collapsed now, even if it didn't die, it would be crippled.
*Whoosh!*
Chen Nan slashed forward with his finger, transforming it into a blade.
The terrifying blade intent tore through the void.
It swallowed that wave of black sound.
He then unleashed two more slashes.
Intending to kill Wu Suo.
But Wu Suo reacted with extreme speed.
The moment the drum sounded, the emitted sound wave collided with Chen Nan's blade intent.
"It seems I'll have to expend a drop of my vital blood to kill you!" Wu Suo said with a playful smile.
It bit its fingertip.
A drop of bright red blood fell onto the large drum.
*Buzz!*
The black drum suddenly erupted with a scarlet bloody light.
It was as if the sun had been stained red by blood.
The blood-red light illuminated the surroundings, dyeing the entire world crimson.
At the same time.
Everyone inexplicably felt a wave of unease wash over them.
Even their heartbeats quickened uncontrollably.
*Boom!*
Wu Suo struck the large drum.
A blood-red sound wave spread out in all directions with lightning speed.
Its swiftness caught everyone off guard.
The Nine-Headed Flame Lion shrieked and hid behind Chen Nan.
The others held their breath.
They could feel that this attack was far more potent than anything before.
If they were truly hit.
Their physical bodies would likely turn to dust.
As the blood-red sound wave approached, Chen Nan extended a palm.
The power of space transformed into a transparent barrier of light.
*Crack!*
In the next instant.
The sound wave struck the barrier.
The barrier, like a mirror being hit, developed fine cracks.
Then, with a *poof*, it vanished into nothingness.
Despite this.
Chen Nan had managed to block Wu Suo's fierce assault.
"Again!"
Wu Suo, unwilling to accept defeat, frantically beat the drum.
The blood-red sound waves, like a raging tempest, surged towards the main peak of Mount Jimie with world-destroying momentum.
Chen Nan once again employed the laws of space.
But the laws of space were just laws of space.
He had not condensed them into a Dao.
If the laws had condensed into a Dao, he might have been able to withstand Wu Suo's attack.
But now.
He could only watch as the barrier he had created was shattered by the sound wave.
"See if you die!" Wu Suo laughed maniacally.
The next moment.
It felt a chill down its spine and was shocked to see Chen Nan still standing there, unharmed by the sound wave.
He even wore a look of disdain.
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"How can a human like you withstand the attack of this demonic artifact?" Wu Suo let out a piercing shriek. This demonic artifact it held had played a crucial role in attacking humans.
Even late-stage Divine Venerable realm experts with divine positions would lose their minds upon being struck by the sound wave and become lambs to the slaughter.
Yet, it couldn't comprehend how Chen Nan, with his early-stage Divine Venerable cultivation, could disregard the artifact's power.
Even if he were the chosen one.
This was too heaven-defying!
It refused to believe it.
It frantically beat the drum.
The sound waves transformed into blood-red blades, like dense rain, whistling towards Chen Nan.
Chen Nan took a step forward.
The divine power within him surged out, allowing the red blades to fall upon him.
But they could not break his defense.
"No, no, you're not human!"
Wu Suo saw Chen Nan's eyes turn blood-red, its face ashen. "Who exactly are you?"
It sensed a familiar aura emanating from Chen Nan.
It was the aura of an异魔 (Yi Mo).
But it couldn't understand why a human would possess the aura of a demon.
He was clearly human!
"I am human, and I can be a demon!" Chen Nan grinned, his left face contorted into a terrifying,鬼like visage, while his right face remained handsome and distinguished, his slightly upturned lips exuding an air of pleasant warmth.
The power of this demonic artifact was indeed formidable.
But it was limited to humans.
For an 异魔 (Yi Mo), there were no such effects.
Therefore.
It was his secondary soul controlling Chen Nan's body at this moment.
"Kill him!"
"Kill him quickly!"
Wu Suo retracted the demonic artifact and roared hysterically at the others behind it.
It was among the first batch of 异魔 (Yi Mo) to enter the Three Realms, having once followed their king in attacking the Heavenly Court and crushing Ling Xiao.
It considered itself to have witnessed many great storms and bizarre events.
But it had never seen a human possess the aura of their own kind.
To call him a demon.
But he was human.
To call him human.
But he possessed demonic energy.
He was like a bizarre existence, half-human, half-demon.
"Kill!"
Innumerable 异魔 (Yi Mo) charged at Chen Nan.
*Clang!*
Instantly.
A tens-of-meter-long, sapphire blade intent enveloped Chen Nan.
The long saber sliced through the night sky.
Brilliant and dazzling.
Countless 异魔 (Yi Mo) perished under Chen Nan's blade.
He was like a god of slaughter, invincible and unstoppable.
Wu Suo felt a strong sense of crisis and shouted, "This child's strength is too great. We will retreat and make other plans at the Divine Stone Mine!"
It wanted to kill Chen Nan but knew its current forces were insufficient.
It needed to strategize.
Just then, Tian Yuan said in horror, "Boss, something has happened! I just received news from the Divine Stone Mine that it has been attacked and occupied by the great demons of Niu Niu Cave and Tu Tu Mountain!"
Wu Suo roared in anger, "What? Those two brutes actually seized our Divine Stone Mine? Are they tired of living?"
"Apologies, it was I who arranged for them to attack the Divine Stone Mine." Chen Nan's lips curved into a charming smile. "You have no retreat now, do you?"