The demon's soul had never encountered a soul so domineering. It immediately fled in all directions within Xuanwu King's body. It had initially thought it could kill Lu Yang and then possess his body, gradually transferring its other souls over. It never expected the soul of this young man to be so powerful, and that it was no match. Now, it could only flee for its life.
Lu Yang's soul was immensely powerful, searching throughout Xuanwu King's body for the demon's soul. At this moment, Xuanwu King had lost all consciousness; his entire body was completely occupied by that demon. Only by expelling the demon from Xuanwu King's body, or by Lu Yang's soul devouring a trace of the demon's soul, could it be eliminated.
Otherwise, if the demon once again gained control of Xuanwu King's body, they would have no choice but to flee, as this demon was far too powerful.
With Lu Yang's current strength, he was no match for this demon.
However, Lu Yang's soul was incomparably powerful. Inside Xuanwu King's body, it chased the demon's soul everywhere, until finally, Lu Yang's soul cornered the demon's soul in a desperate situation where it could not escape any further.
"Kid, I am a Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain. If you dare to destroy this soul of mine, when my true body descends to Earth, I will first tear you into a thousand pieces!"
The demon's soul looked at Lu Yang and shouted coldly.
"Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain, I don't know what you are or what your intentions are for Earth. But for so many years, you have been dwelling within Xuanwu King's body, influencing his thoughts. Originally, Xuanwu King was one of the four leaders of China's special department, a person who served the country with utmost dedication until death. But under your instigation, Xuanwu King has become a killing machine. All of this is your doing. Therefore, I must destroy you today and make these Heavenly Demons from beyond the domain completely abandon their ambition of invading Earth!"
Lu Yang's voice was resounding and impassioned as he spoke coldly to the demon's soul from beyond the domain.
"Kid, you are courting death! If you dare to kill me, I will crush this body into dust!"
Seeing that Lu Yang was determined to kill him, the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain once again shouted coldly.
"Is that so? But unfortunately, my soul is already very powerful now. Even if you crush this body into dust, my soul can still exist independently, and I will devour your soul again!"
Lu Yang sneered, unmoved.
"Die!"
The Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain roared again, unleashing all his energy, intending to crush Xuanwu King's body into dust.
"Too late!"
Lu Yang sneered. As soon as the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain prepared to act, Lu Yang had already initiated a magic array, trapping the Heavenly Demon's soul within it. No matter how powerful the demon's soul was, it could only explode within the array, without affecting the outside. It could be said that Xuanwu King's body was saved.
With a loud "boom," the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain self-destructed. Countless energies exploded in an instant. However, due to the barrier of the magic array, the demon's soul was shattered into pieces, but Xuanwu King's body remained completely intact.
A few minutes later, the demon's soul from beyond the domain had vanished without a trace. Then, a soul on the verge of extinction instantly appeared and gained control of Xuanwu King's body.
"Are you... Xuanwu King?"
Lu Yang emerged from Xuanwu King's body and looked at the Xuanwu King before him, feeling a sense of familiar strangeness.
"That's right, I am Xuanwu King!"
"Thank you for killing the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain and freeing me. It's a pity my hands are stained with blood, but my soul is about to dissipate. In these final moments, I feel honored to see you."
Xuanwu King looked at Lu Yang, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Can you tell me how you've been all these years?"
"What exactly are the plans of this Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain? Why, despite your power, couldn't you expel this ghost from your body?"
Lu Yang looked at Xuanwu King and asked directly.
"Alas, the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain is extremely powerful. Just a tenth of his strength invading my body was enough to overwhelm me. I had no choice but to fall under his control. It's my own fault for being too greedy at the time, seeking to become the foremost in the martial path by cultivating the Heavenly Demon's techniques from beyond the domain. I was tricked by the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain and controlled by him. For years, I have been killing innocents, and the only way to become stronger was for my body to become stronger. The more powerful the soul of the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain that entered my body, the stronger I would become. However, I used a special method to seal myself, preventing the Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain from injecting more of his soul, otherwise, I would have ceased to be myself long ago!"
Xuanwu King sighed and continued, "This Heavenly Demon from beyond the domain is likely from a planet independent of Earth. Their cultivation methods are far more powerful than those on Earth, and they have always wanted to invade Earth. It's just that Earth is enveloped by a barrier set up by our ancestors, so they cannot directly enter Earth. They can only resort to such dirty means, invading my body to seize control of Earth!"
"Fortunately, you killed him, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Xuanwu King said helplessly.
"So that's how it is. It seems their cultivation is far superior to that of people on Earth. If they were to invade Earth, Earth would essentially be finished!"
Lu Yang nodded and looked at Xuanwu King.
"Indeed. Thank you, Lu Yang. From now on, the responsibility of protecting Earth and China will be yours. I hope you will not disappoint."
"My time is up, I must go now!"
After Xuanwu King finished speaking, his soul completely dissipated, and his entire body gradually vanished along with his soul.
"Alas!"
Lu Yang sighed helplessly. Defeating Xuanwu King brought Lu Yang no joy or excitement. Instead, his heart felt increasingly heavy, and he became even more determined to improve his cultivation. What he thought about now was not waiting for the Heavenly Demons from beyond the domain to attack Earth, because the barrier, with the passage of time, would eventually be broken. Lu Yang only wished to raise his cultivation to an extremely powerful level, to enter the planets of these Heavenly Demons from beyond the domain and kill them all.
"Lu Yang, what's wrong?"
Bai Shumin saw that Lu Yang was very despondent and immediately stepped forward, looking at him and asking.
"It's nothing. I just feel that Earth is no longer safe. I need to improve my cultivation so that I won't fear any danger."
Lu Yang said indifferently, but as he looked towards where Xuanwu King had vanished, he saw a rune floating in the air.
"This is... the Xuanwu King Wu family's cultivation technique?"
"I never expected Xuanwu King to leave this for me!"
Seeing this rune, Lu Yang became instantly excited and reached out his hand, grasping the rune.