Countless dark spiritual energies surged around.

A punch pierced through the air.

Like an insurmountable chasm, it fell directly towards the direction where everyone was.

The reason why the ancient demon lineage was able to stand out among all the extraordinary forces back then.

It relies on that absolute offensive power and killing will.

Faced with such an offensive.

Xu Chengyu remained standing in place, showing no intention of fleeing. He used his divine soul to condense his divine spirit and also threw a punch to meet the attack.

'boom--!'

A loud noise suddenly rang out.

The ancient demon's figure had completely disappeared from sight.

The entire sky fell silent once again.

Even the terrifying aura from before had vanished without a trace.

"Within the territory of my Heavenly Palace..."

"You dare to be so arrogant? You're the first one..."

A colossal phantom of an ancient demon materialized instantly, carrying destructive power, causing the entire world to tremble continuously.

"Ancient God Destroys Spirits..."

Within the space, countless light screens emerged, all carrying a chilling and deadly power.

They were so densely packed that it was impossible to see exactly how many there were; it seemed as if the entire sky was covered by them.

The boundless power of the Great Dao flows.

In just a moment.

It is constantly being baptized in the world.

The killing intent flashed wildly, and the entire sky was shrouded in darkness. Is this the power of the ancient demon race?

Xu Chengyu felt the oppressive aura emanating from the surrounding environment and was clearly somewhat surprised; this ancient demon was even more powerful than he had imagined.

Furthermore, the aura emanating from him continued to rise; previously he was only at the peak of the Divine Profound Realm, but now he had risen to the Divine Spirit Realm.

With his eyes now clear and bright, he could see the invisible spiritual energy within the Heavenly Palace constantly gathering around him.

Is this what the ancients often referred to as the power of home field?

Thinking of this, Xu Chengyu had no intention of lingering, and his pale golden spiritual power surged forth as well.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into dragon energy that soared into the sky.

Nine golden dragons flashed, without any restriction.

They charged directly at the attack.

The terrifying spiritual sea surged wave after wave, impacting the space. Xu Chengyu could feel it, even though it had broken the restrictions of the rules within this Eternal Origin Heaven Secret Realm.

However, it still has a significant impact on his current state of only possessing spiritual power.

Even one-tenth of their strength is difficult to unleash.

With each step taken, countless void forces flowed.

A spiritual sword appeared behind him, and he unleashed a single strike.

The terrifying sword intent pierced directly through the sky.

'boom--!'

Another loud noise suddenly rang out, and then the whole world returned to silence, with countless spiritual energies instantly dissipating into the senses.

The ancient demon slowly lowered its head, looking at its physical body, which was now completely shattered, turning into blood mist and constantly dissipating.

His eyes were completely filled with shock. He had never imagined that the inheritance of his Ancient Demon Heaven Palace in this Eternal Origin Heaven Secret Realm would one day be destroyed by a divine soul.

Gathering the last of his spiritual power, he fixed his gaze on the spiritual sword in Xu Chengyu's hand, enveloped in pale golden spiritual power—it was undoubtedly the spirit of a human.

"This...this is the King of Men's Sword..."

"Wasn't it said that the Heavenly Court on the Cloud Top was just a legend back then?"

"Why is the King's Sword actually in your hand? Who exactly are you?"

The ancient demon's deep voice still echoed in the sky.

Xu Chengyu was somewhat surprised, not expecting that this ancient demon knew so much, even about the Human King Sword.

Back when he met Dao Yuan in the heart of the desolate world, he thought the Human King Sword came from another higher-level world. He never expected it to come from the world of gods.

Is this a coincidence, or is there some misunderstanding that I'm unaware of?

Xu Chengyu didn't know exactly how strong the King of Men Sword was, but the name alone was enough to indicate that it was an unsurpassable spiritual weapon among the human race, regardless of its quality.

Now that he knew that the ancient demon knew about the King of Men sword, Xu Chengyu did not hesitate at all, and simply released a burst of spiritual energy.

It directly enveloped that mangled body.

As he felt the loss of spiritual energy in his body slow down, Gu Yao was also somewhat surprised, but he understood what Xu Chengyu meant by doing this.

"I never expected that you, the owner of the Human King Sword, wouldn't even know what the Human King Sword is for."

"I'm quite curious, where did you find this sword?"

Compared to before, Gu Yao's expression was noticeably more relaxed. He already knew his final fate; the only difference was how much time he had left. His eyes, which had been flickering with relief, now showed complete acceptance.

"Tell me about this King of Swords."

"I can spare your life..."

Upon hearing this, the ancient demon remained calm. In his view, life and death were no longer important, and the atmosphere fell silent once again.

After a long while, Gu Yao seemed to have thought of something, and then turned his gaze back to Xu Chengyu.

"Back then, I, Gu Yao, did know some information about the Human King Sword, which was related to the taboo we encountered back then."

"Now, not only the Great World of Gods, but the entire Three Thousand Great Worlds is about to fall into chaos."

"There are some things I can't say, but since you were able to obtain this King of Men sword, you should know very well that without sufficient strength, it is a deadly sword."

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