“A misunderstanding?”
Yu Zhibo sneered inwardly, wasting no words. His Void Great Hand, without the slightest hesitation, slammed down. However, very quickly, the Void Great Hand inexplicably became chaotic and finally dissipated completely. All that remained was the falling lightning, which fried the demon leader’s lair to a crisp, making it incredibly brittle.
“Your Excellency is far too arrogant. You kill my subordinate the moment you arrive. Did you even ask me?”
From the void, a figure slowly emerged. It was a figure clad in white robes, holding a crystalline skull staff. Its form was no different from a normal human, but its eyes were entirely black, without any whites. Mysterious, symmetrical demonic patterns adorned its face.
Its level was A-rank 29, the demon rank, the limit this space could bear.
It looked at Yu Zhibo, its black eyes revealing no emotion, but its face showed a trace of apprehension towards Yu Zhibo.
“Have you fully fused with the Heart of Space?” Yu Zhibo’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The demon before him gave Yu Zhibo a feeling similar to Pang Yuan’s state after fusing with the Heart of the Secret Realm. It seemed to have merged with this world, and only then, with a strength below rank thirty, could it destroy the Void Lightning Great Hand Seal he had condensed.
“Lord Demon King, quickly draw upon the power of the Crimson Moon to kill him!”
The demon leader, struck by lightning, surged with demonic energy, rapidly healing its injuries. It put on a show of arrogance, staring at Yu Zhibo with a ferocious expression.
“So that’s how it is!” Yu Zhibo suddenly laughed. “You haven’t fused with this space!”
Prompted by the demon leader, his Mangekyo Sharingan flickered, discerning that within the crystal skull atop the demon’s staff, a pair of empty eyes flashed with red light, drawing upon the power of the red moon and controlling this space.
It was not the white-robed demon king that had fused with space, but the crimson moon hanging in the sky.
The white-robed demon, referred to as the Demon King, his expression changed slightly. He kicked the demon leader hundreds of meters away, causing its bones to break and its body to fracture on the spot, letting out a mournful cry.
“Demon King, why are you hitting me!” The demon leader was bewildered and used its demonic energy to repair its body.
“Noisy!” The white-robed Demon King’s expression was extremely unsightly. He then looked coldly at Yu Zhibo, “I’ll give you ten breaths of time to leave this place, otherwise, I will detonate this space and perish with you!”
A smile appeared on Yu Zhibo’s handsome face. He crossed his arms and looked at him, his scarlet Sharingan emitting a strange red glow.
“Ten…”
Yu Zhibo remained unmoved.
“Nine…”
The white-robed Demon King’s expression was grim. It stared coldly at Yu Zhibo. It could sense the immense sense of crisis this young man before it brought, a crisis that even holding the staff capable of drawing upon the Scarlet Moon’s power could not dispel.
“Damn it, who was it that said they wanted to use this space to lure out cultivators from Xia Country, then plant demonic thoughts and infiltrate Xia Country? Turns out they lured out such a big fish. If a real fight breaks out, using the Scarlet Moon’s power might not only fail to suppress him but the entire space might be shattered!”
Seeing that Yu Zhibo had no intention of leaving, the white-robed Demon King gave up counting. Because the other party didn’t react, continuing to count would make him look foolish.
“Since you refuse to leave, then it’s a fight to the death!”
The white-robed Demon King’s expression turned fierce. It was about to draw upon the Crimson Moon to suppress Yu Zhibo, but as it gripped the staff, it saw Yu Zhibo’s pupils enlarge infinitely before its eyes. Then, in a daze, it found the scene before it had abruptly changed.
Between heaven and earth, it was now as bright as day. In the sky, a blazing sun appeared, causing its demonic smoke to emit straight up. At the same time, a burning pain spread throughout its body after being illuminated by the light.
Then, it was horrified to discover that the crystalline skull staff it had been tightly gripping had disappeared!
“I’m using my eyes to release illusions for you. What are you using yours for? Because I’m too handsome?”
Yu Zhibo’s body quietly materialized under the great sun. He looked at the white-robed Demon King, his scarlet eyes emitting a strange red glow. “Welcome to my World of Sun Reading!”
Everything around them had vanished. All that could be seen was pure light. The white-robed Demon King stood in the vast white expanse, its face showing fear and confusion.
In the end, it could see nothing but the giant sun in the sky.
Its thoughts were slow and obscure, as if even time had been delayed.
*Hiss!*
A spear of lightning pierced its shoulder blade. The real pain transmitted to its brain’s central nervous system, filling it with immense dread.
But it couldn’t move at all, trapped in a state of sluggishness.
This was an illusion released by Yu Zhibo, who had comprehended the ultimate power of Yang Release, combined with the ability of his Mangekyo Sharingan’s right eye. It was somewhat similar to Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, directly pulling a person’s spirit into a world created by oneself, controlling time, and slaughtering them at will.
After merging with Bai Chanyi, his mental power increased infinitely. Coupled with the several times terrifying amplification brought by the Mangekyo Sharingan, even a powerful being like the white-robed Demon King, caught off guard, could not escape being pulled into the illusion.
“What… is this… Get me… out…” The white-robed Demon King’s completely black eyes stared at its surroundings, its heart letting out fearful roars.
But it was all in vain.
Lightning spears condensed from all directions, merging with sunlight to form spears of lightning and flame. Each piercing thrust would penetrate and scorch its body, bringing intense pain.
Such thrusts continued for over an hour, each more painful than the last, yet it couldn’t even faint.
Until—
In the sky, the blazing sun slowly approached.
“Aba~”
The white-robed Demon King’s mouth opened with difficulty. An inexpressible fear surged into its heart.
The blazing sun drew closer to it. Its body was like butter, slowly melting. Black smoke continuously emitted.
*Boom!*
Finally, the sun touched its body, causing a terrifying explosion that directly melted its body into nothingness.
All of it was just an illusion…
Outside—
While an hour passed in the World of Sun Reading, in the outside world, it was merely a fleeting moment.
The white-robed Demon King’s dark black eyes still couldn’t reveal any emotion, but its expression became completely vacant. Drool dripped from its mouth, and its body twitched, its expression one of being utterly broken.
Taking advantage of its momentary daze after exiting the illusion, Yu Zhibo quickly formed two small balls of distorted energy, one golden and one silver, in his hands. He then threw them out, shooting towards the white-robed Demon King.
“Lightning Release: Sage Lightning Burst Balls!”
The Sage Lightning Burst Balls were only the size of a cow’s urinary bladder, but wherever they passed, space distorted. They contained compressed, terrifying energy.
One shot directly at the white-robed Demon King’s forehead, and the other targeted the crystalline skull staff it held tightly.
At the same time, the spiritual energy metal bracelet Yu Zhibo wore transformed into three flying swords as thin as cicada wings, covered in lightning converted from sage energy. They shot out like golden lightning.
Under their extreme sharpness, even space was being torn apart.
“No!”
Under the terrifying life-or-death crisis, the white-robed Demon King suddenly reacted, letting out an angry roar. Seeing the numerous attacks rushing towards it, it only had time to circulate its demonic energy for a hasty defense.
*Tear~*
*Boom!*
The spiritual energy metal flying swords arrived first, piercing the white-robed Demon King’s body. The terrifying sage energy attached itself to the wounds, preventing its demonic energy from healing, causing immense damage.
Then came the two lightning balls, arriving later. One blew its entire head to smithereens, while the other, along with its hand, elbow, and the middle section of its body, including its demonic genitalia, turned into a bloody mess.
“Human, how dare you~”
The white-robed Demon King was, after all, a rank 29 Demon King. With its demonic energy surging, transparent liquid overflowed from the shattered location of its head. Then, like King Piccolo in Dragon Ball, a new head grew from the severed part, opening its mouth to let out an angry, sharp roar.
With the staff destroyed, it lost the means to control the Crimson Moon. This meant it lost the possibility of using the power of this entire space to suppress Yu Zhibo. The best outcome would be to fight Yu Zhibo, destroy this entire space, and perish together.
But would Yu Zhibo give it that chance?
Yu Zhibo would not wait for the white-robed Demon King to fully repair its residual body. This wasn’t Dragon Ball; during the fight with Frieza, it was said that Namek had five minutes before exploding, but it dragged on for more than twenty episodes. Goku’s every setback was directly related to him talking too much.
Waiting for the enemy to evolve into its strongest state for a fair fight? That was something only an idiot would do.
As his thoughts flowed, Yu Zhibo controlled the sage energy flying swords to return, slashing towards the white-robed Demon King’s newly grown head and waist. However, the white-robed Demon King was prepared. It suddenly revealed its true form, its height increasing to thirty feet, transforming into a demon armored, ferocious six-armed demon. The flying swords struck the demon armor, creating a shower of sparks.
“What are you waiting for, kill him!” The six-armed Demon King spoke indifferently, its voice like the booming of a great drum, issuing orders to the demon leader who had been watching from the side.
The demon leader was less than rank twenty. Upon hearing this, its face showed fear. (Initially written as rank twenty-nine, then felt it was wrong and changed to twenty-one, and now changed to less than twenty. After all, it was just a leader, so there were many changes. Please bear with it.)
“You think you’re the only one with help?” Yu Zhibo sneered upon seeing the Demon King calling for reinforcements. He split off a clone. This clone was only in its teens, and he could adjust its strength to be the same as the demon leader’s.
As soon as the clone appeared, it charged towards the demon leader.
And Yu Zhibo’s main body immediately activated Susanoo.
Thus, around and above him, golden energy intertwined, and soon a massive celestial emperor dharma image formed, reaching sixty feet tall, twice as tall as the six-armed Demon King.
In the celestial emperor dharma image state, all attacks became enlarged, and their power was enhanced. Under his control, the celestial emperor dharma image held the Tai Chi Celestial Emperor Soul Slaying Sword in its left hand and used Sage Energy to unleash Chidori in its right. Soon, the form of Chidori changed, transforming into a giant golden spear, thrusting towards the demon leader.
“Despicable!”
The demon leader, whose attention was entirely focused on the charging pink figure, was shocked. Just as it was about to dodge, the void behind it suddenly caved in. Transparent spatial energy completely sealed it.
*Hiss~*
The next moment, the golden spear pierced its body, followed by a terrifying explosion that instantly blew it into particles, its life and demonic essence extinguished.
The clone bypassed the demon leader and the Demon King, heading directly for the tribe behind them. Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, screams and roars soon erupted. A large number of low-level demons were quickly killed and purified, yielding a large quantity of dough that could contain souls.
“It’s a shame to damage this space. Why don’t you surrender!” Yu Zhibo, controlling the celestial emperor dharma image, cut off an arm that the six-armed Demon King extended to kill the clone, and said with a劝解 (persuasion), deliberately stalling for time.
“Let’s die together! Hahaha!” The six-armed Demon King shrieked hysterically. Its severed arm regrew. Its six arms were held aloft, and in the center of its six palms, a terrifying demonic energy orb was rapidly forming. This power was enough to break the spatial limit, causing the entire space to shatter completely.
A look of helplessness appeared on Yu Zhibo’s face.
Initially, the Demon King, holding the staff, feared that drawing upon the Scarlet Moon’s power to suppress him would lead to the void’s collapse. But now that the staff was gone, the Demon King clearly had a “break the pot and smash it” attitude, harboring the thought of perishing with him.
He wasn’t without ultimate moves to kill the Demon King, such as the Void Nine Revolutions Golden Wheel Burst. But once such a move was used, it meant this space would instantly collapse. Therefore, what he needed to do now was to give the Demon King hope, or at least stall for time to allow the clone to collect enough dough.
Thus, Yu Zhibo’s aura quickly became unstable. The white celestial fox phantom above him became clearer and clearer, his aura rapidly declining, as if he were about to de-merge with Bai Chanyi at any moment.
As his aura declined, the celestial emperor dharma image also began to collapse, and Yu Zhibo fell from the sky.
During his fall, the fox ears on his head dissipated, the demonic markings on his face vanished, and the red eyeshadow returned to its original skin color. His aura dropped to the level of rank 10.
Bai Chanyi knew Yu Zhibo’s plan, but her acting skills were too poor. She clearly wanted to show a look of anxiety, but she could only stare blankly, looking very cute.
Yu Zhibo’s mouth twitched. He collected her into the Pure Land space.
“So your level is merely rank ten. Rank twenty-one was just you forcibly increasing your strength by borrowing external power!”
Seeing Yu Zhibo’s aura decline, the Demon King’s expression became ecstatic.
Yu Zhibo’s acting was not exquisite, but whether human or demon, when facing a desperate situation, they would always tend to believe information that was favorable to them. This was something the Demon King could not escape.
Moreover, in the Demon King’s understanding, using external power to increase strength was generally not sustainable for too long. Yu Zhibo’s current decline in realm was also normal.
It withdrew the demonic energy orb it was holding aloft. With its rank 29 strength, it forcefully confined a part of the void, intending to completely suppress the rank 10 Yu Zhibo.
After all, as long as there was hope of survival, who would want to die? Even if it knew Yu Zhibo was stalling for time, as long as there was hope, it would absolutely not rashly drag this space down with Yu Zhibo to perish together.
But Yu Zhibo was prepared. He instantly escaped the spot with a Body Flicker Technique and simultaneously threw out a lightning burst ball.
*Pop!*
The lightning burst ball, to which a trace of sage energy had been added, hit the Demon King, leaving only a shallow imprint. Compared to the power used when it was rank twenty-one, it was like the difference between a match and a Zippo lighter.
The two began to constantly shift and entangle. Yu Zhibo initially used the Body Flicker Technique to rapidly move, dodging all of the Demon King’s attacks and spatial confinements. He also left Flying Thunder God Marks from time to time, escaping more and more calmly.
But he deliberately slowed down his speed, giving the Demon King a feeling of being pursued yet elusive, just within reach, driving the Demon King to the brink of madness.
“Main body, I’m done!”
As Yu Zhibo fled, a familiar voice entered his ears.
Yu Zhibo turned to look. It was the clone!
The clone had arrived, carrying the mountain-like demonic body transformed into white dough.
Yu Zhibo laughed heartily, activated the Flying Thunder God Mark on the clone, and together with the clone, placed it into the Pure Land space.
Then, he scanned the human captives in the demon tribe with his divine sense.
These foreign humans, after being illuminated by the Crimson Moon, had undergone irreversible demonic transformation. Even if brought back to Xia Country, they would be difficult to save. Moreover, he had no obligation to save them, nor did he want to.
When Yu Zhibo was in elementary school, the brainless principal hired a foreign teacher. This teacher, however, was a beast in human form. While the students were leaving school and the teachers were napping, he tried to rape Yu Zhibo’s Chinese teacher, a young and beautiful girl who had recently graduated from university.
At that time, Chen Bo and Yu Zhibo were playing ping pong at school and hadn’t returned. Hearing the commotion, they went to save the teacher with bricks. Chen Bo was kicked three meters away, his back of the head bleeding. Yu Zhibo himself was also slapped, his eardrum almost ruptured, nearly deafening him.
Later, that vile foreign teacher received his due punishment. And from then on, Yu Zhibo had no good feelings towards foreigners.
“Rather than being demonized, it’s better to perish together with this space!”
Yu Zhibo looked coldly at the demon tribe. The next moment, Bai Chanyi was brought out of the space by him. In an instant, they merged into one.
His aura suddenly surged, instantly returning to the level of rank 21 Divine.
“You’re playing me!” The Demon King’s expression suddenly became extremely grim.
*Pop!*
Yu Zhibo easily broke free from the space the Demon King had mentally confined him to. He then casually swatted away the Demon King’s attack, and then smiled slightly at the Demon King.
The Demon King lunged at him desperately, wanting to drag Yu Zhibo to his death.
A flash of red light appeared in Yu Zhibo’s eyes.
Under the illusionary attack of the Sharingan, the Demon King fell into a brief daze. It was during this interval that Yu Zhibo finally completed the charging of his ultimate move.
He held his palm upwards, and terrifying energy began to gather. Finally, a giant energy shuriken with a golden base, containing countless black-purple勾玉 (magatama) swirling within it, slowly formed above his palm.
“Ultimate: Void Nine Revolutions Golden Wheel Burst!”
Under the Demon King’s despairing gaze, Yu Zhibo waved his hand, throwing out the Nine Revolutions Golden Wheel Burst. Then, without looking back, he directly used the Body Flicker Technique to disappear from his original position.
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