Chapter 成了？不对！

"Success? No!"

But when the demon general wielding the saber thought he had succeeded and slashed down, he immediately felt something was wrong. His powerful strike, capable of cleaving through solid iron, felt like he was wielding a wooden knife, hacking at a frozen, greasy wild boar hide. The force simply couldn't find purchase, sliding off the smooth, hard skin and muscle!

The demon general's strike was useless, and the arrows were the same. Su Zhou's aura vibrated, and a gale sprung up within a ten-meter radius. A series of Arashields blocked all of his vital points. The arrows couldn't even scratch his skin, and were blown away by the wind!

"Lend me your head!"

How could Su Zhou pause? Before the enemy's attack ended, he had already launched a counterattack. He swung the Blade of Extinction, vertically cleaving off the four-armed shield-wielding demon general’s spear-thrusting arm. The earth fire immediately ignited, burning the demon general on the ground, screaming in agony. At the same time, his left hand reached out, transforming into a claw, and struck towards the head of the saber-wielding demon general.

The demon general hastily raised his arm to block, roaring in anger to bolster his courage.

This demon general was four meters tall, with arms thicker than two meters. In comparison, Su Zhou's arm was the size of an ordinary young man’s—a world of difference. But the result of the contact shocked everyone, because when that seemingly robust arm touched Su Zhou's palm, it snapped clean in two!

In an instant, blue sap gushed out, and the rock-solid muscle collapsed. Su Zhou didn't care whether the opponent blocked or not. He just smashed down with his claw like a giant hammer, causing the demon general to drop his saber, his face filled with terror. Su Zhou grabbed his head in his palm.

*Crack!* With force in his five fingers, the tips dug into the skull. Su Zhou laughed wildly, twisting his hand and lifting. He ripped the saber-wielding demon general's entire head and spine out of his body. The cyan Evil-Devouring Demon Fire engulfed it, instantly incinerating all the spirituality and soul attached to the spine's Undying Root. He even strengthened it into a bone whip!

At this time, the decapitation squad was already engaged in close combat with the sacred tree guards, but when the squad saw Su Zhou's aura at this moment, they were shocked and retreated frantically. The sacred tree guards, who were still fighting with them, didn't understand why the enemies suddenly stopped fighting and retreated.

But soon, they understood—because a bone spine whip, carrying a thunderous roar that could shatter the air, was whipping towards them!

"Hahaha, die, all of you!"

At this moment, Su Zhou was the incarnation of a god of slaughter, a war machine. The three Grandmaster-level demon generals didn't even last three breaths under his power and the sharpness of his divine weapon, and all died. The sacred tree guards were even more vulnerable.

At first, some demon soldiers tried to trade injuries for injuries, but Su Zhou headbutted one, sending the gourd hammer falling with the force of a charging bull, denting it three inches in with a clang that sounded like a great bell!

Seeing this scene, all the sacred tree guards fled without saying a word!

How could they, mere pawns, stand against this kind of monster who was impervious to blades and spears, cruelly slaughtering people, and was more like a demon than their own demon army? They had the courage to fight martial artists, even Grandmasters, but fighting a monster more inhuman than them was beyond their bottom line.

"That's enough, let's continue!"

Casually collecting the three demon generals' evil souls, Su Zhou didn't bother chasing down the sacred tree guards and wasting time. He continued to lead the team, running swiftly on the gradually tilting and rising trunk of the sacred tree as if walking on flat ground.

At this moment, the last bit of defensive strength in the entire New Southern Heavenly Capital had been pierced through by Su Zhou alone. The most the decapitation squad behind him had done was deal with a few demon soldiers who hadn't died on the spot... For a time, the three Grandmasters who were charging with him began to doubt whether it was necessary to follow this human demon god.

—Anyone with eyes could see that this Grandmaster Su was probably faster charging alone than with them.

But next, as they stepped onto the trunk of the Banyan Undying Tree and climbed towards the top of the sacred tree, the rest of the decapitation squad did become useful.

Because even Su Zhou couldn't simultaneously face the attacks of a dozen wood centipedes and nine sunflame light cicadas and continue to sprint as wildly as before.

The impact of the wood centipedes couldn't be ignored even with Su Zhou's current strength. Carelessness could result in being knocked away. Moreover, the sunflame light cicadas could fly, had high body temperatures, and weren't very afraid of the Blade of Extinction's firepower. They attacked the decapitation squad climbing the sacred tree, and while they didn't pose a life-threatening danger, they could greatly delay their progress.

"Grandmaster Su, you break through first!"

At this time, the Taoist Grandmaster surnamed Liu finally released his ultimate skill, the 'Bing Fire Serpent Art'. As this somewhat chubby Taoist recited the incantation and scattered a ball of white phosphorus light, a five- or six-meter-long, half-a-person-thick, dazzling white phosphorus flame serpent appeared before him. As the Liu Grandmaster's mind moved, it instantly transformed into a streak of fire, pouncing on a wood centipede and setting it ablaze!

And the three Postnatal experts who also belonged to the Taoist school stayed behind. They were all core disciples of the Liu Grandmaster. Although they couldn't yet control biological divine arts like the Flame Serpent Art, they could ignite flame blades and summon storms to stir up the sunflame light cicadas in mid-air, preventing them from moving freely for the time being.

"We're counting on you!"

Su Zhou and the rest of the decapitation squad naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony. This was part of the plan. Rather than being hesitant, it was better to break into the Heavenly Palace at the fastest speed and kill that dog emperor. That was the best help!

The four Taoists stayed behind, using wind and fire Taoist arts to block the attacks of the spiritual plant demons, while the remaining six members of the decapitation squad continued to advance towards the Heavenly Palace in the clouds.

On this stretch of road, there was strangely no enemy interception, only a thin layer of gray mist shrouded the giant branches and leaves of the sacred tree.

One could see that on the incredibly huge branches of the sacred tree, which had a thickness and length measured in hundreds of meters, each leaf was as big as a building. And roots, like the Undying Roots, hung down, condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, emitting a bright green light, so that even under the cover of dark clouds, the sacred tree could still emit a dazzling emerald green spiritual energy radiance.

But now was not the time to sigh at the sacred tree's wonders. Su Zhou only glanced sideways slightly before continuing to lead the four members towards the not-so-distant Eternal Peace Heavenly Palace. His heart was full of joy, and he couldn't wait to use the divine blade...

Wait... four, weren't there five?!

"Someone's dropped out of the group!?"

Instantly, Su Zhou stopped in his tracks. He vigilantly looked around, and the remaining two Grandmasters, Zhou Buyi, and another Postnatal martial artist, realized belatedly that a martial artist who had been closely following them had disappeared without them noticing.

—In the canopy of the sacred tree, gray mist filled the air. The five people who remained in place looked around, but couldn't find a clue.

Between the branches and roots that were gradually filled with mist, a hint of gloomy and strange aura was revealed.

But the next moment, before this mysterious atmosphere could last more than three seconds, a roar like thunder exploded, blasting away the surrounding mist and dispelling all the haze!

"Where did you come from, you dog?"

"Get out here and bark!"