NOVEL NEXT Chapter 53 - Courting Your Own Humiliation
The death of the Demon Clan elder shocked everyone present.
Especially Jiang Yu and the other sect prodigies.
They, too, were at Delusion Breaking Realm, yet they couldn’t gain the slightest advantage against that Demon Clan elder.
In direct confrontation, they were suppressed at every turn.
But Xiao Lingchen?
They saw it clearly—despite being only at late Dao Palace Realm, he’d killed a Delusion Breaking Realm Demon Clan elder in just two moves!
What terrifying strength!
They exchanged glances, their eyes unanimously reflecting bitter expressions.
At this moment, they couldn’t help but feel that all their years of cultivation had been wasted—compared to Xiao Lingchen, they weren’t even in the same league!
Especially Jiang Yu.
Back when he first met Xiao Lingchen at Taixuan Sect, he’d arrogantly thought to challenge him.
Looking back now, that was nothing short of courting his own humiliation!
And after slaying this Demon Clan elder—
Xiao Lingchen’s actions didn’t stop there.
With a step, he shot forward like an arrow, charging at the remaining Demon Clan members.
At his core, he was still just late Dao Palace Realm.
Whether it was Wei Wuhen or that Demon Clan elder earlier, he’d only killed them so easily because they’d underestimated him, allowing him to catch them off guard!
Now, with his strength exposed, they’d surely be on guard.
He had to act fast and wipe them out completely!
If not, the situation would only grow more unfavorable!
With a horizontal sweep of his sword, Xiao Lingchen eradicated the remaining Demon Clan grunts!
Then he locked his sights on the three remaining Demon Clan elders and Ye Cangxuan, slashing toward them next!
“Courting death!”
One of the Demon Clan elders, seeing this, glared fiercely, his spiritual energy erupting.
He formed a palm strike and charged straight at Xiao Lingchen!
This elder, named Ye Qianfu, was a Delusion Breaking Realm third-level cultivator.
Having witnessed Xiao Lingchen’s prowess, he didn’t dare underestimate him. This palm strike was his ultimate technique—an earth-grade high-tier divine ability, Nether Soul-Devouring Palm!
After tens of thousands of years of grueling cultivation, his Nether Soul-Devouring Palm had reached perfection. When unleashed, its power was boundless, rivaling heaven-grade divine abilities!
And the Nether Soul-Devouring Palm had one particularly terrifying trait—
When activated, it could inflict damage on an enemy’s soul!
Before the palm even arrived, its force hit first.
Xiao Lingchen felt his soul tremble—an indescribable dread!
Fortunately, the Soul-Suppressing Jade gifted by his master took effect, instantly dispelling the palm’s force and its negative impact on his soul.
By the time Ye Qianfu’s palm struck, only the physical force of the Nether Soul-Devouring Palm remained, its power reduced by more than half.
Even so, Xiao Lingchen didn’t dare take it lightly.
He quickly raised his Phoenix Sovereign Sword to block!
Bang!
The palm landed with the momentum of a landslide, sending Xiao Lingchen flying back hundreds of zhang.
And that wasn’t the end.
Ye Qianfu pressed his advantage, relentlessly unleashing Nether Soul-Devouring Palm after palm at the reeling Xiao Lingchen!
With Delusion Breaking Realm third-level strength and a divine ability rivaling heaven-grade power, palm after palm struck, leaving Xiao Lingchen with almost no chance to fight back!
At first, Xiao Lingchen blocked with his Phoenix Sovereign Sword. After hundreds of strikes, he steeled himself and took a palm directly with his body!
Sure enough—
Once Xiao Lingchen stopped blocking, Ye Qianfu’s palm landed squarely on his chest!
The terrifying force erupted like a flood. Despite activating Golden Body Technique for protection, Xiao Lingchen’s chest was smashed to a pulp!
Ye Qianfu sneered repeatedly:
“A mere ant—pathetic!”
Yet just as he reveled in his triumph—
Xiao Lingchen’s chest began healing at an astonishing speed!
“What?!”
Ye Qianfu’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
And in that split second of distraction, Xiao Lingchen swung his Phoenix Sovereign Sword at Ye Qianfu’s neck!
Caught off guard, Ye Qianfu’s head soared into the sky under this strike.
Rumble!!!
At that moment, thunderclouds gathered overhead, flickering lightning serpents illuminating the heavens and earth.
After slaying Ye Qianfu, Xiao Lingchen didn’t pause.
He continued charging toward the last two Demon Clan elders and Ye Cangxuan!
Xiao Lingchen’s consecutive kills of two Demon Clan elders greatly boosted the morale of the sect disciples.
“Fellow sect members, this Taixuan Sect friend is bravely fighting alone—how can we just stand by and watch?”
“Follow me and lend this friend a hand!”
A prodigy in the crowd raised his arm and shouted.
His call was met with an overwhelming response!
In an instant, everyone circulated their spiritual energy, unleashed their divine abilities, and charged at the remaining three Demon Clan members with blazing resolve!
The two Demon Clan elders and Ye Cangxuan’s faces darkened.
They never imagined that just minutes ago, they’d held a commanding advantage—
Only for Xiao Lingchen’s appearance to turn the tide completely!
Millions of Demon Clan cultivators and two Delusion Breaking Realm elders had fallen to his sword.
Now, facing Xiao Lingchen and tens of thousands of sect disciples attacking from both sides—
They had no choice but to fight head-on!
For a moment, battle cries echoed again—clashing weapons, divine abilities exploding!
The scene was chaotic and deafening!
Before long—
Another Demon Clan elder fell to Xiao Lingchen’s sword.
By now, his Godslayer Sword Technique had absorbed nearly ten million strands of killing qi, faintly showing signs of advancing toward perfection.
This further amplified Xiao Lingchen’s cultivation and strength!
His attacks grew even more formidable.
At this point, the last remaining Demon Clan elder, under the onslaught of tens of thousands of sect disciples, was exhausted.
He finally perished amidst a barrage of divine abilities.
Only Ye Cangxuan remained, his face twisted with extreme displeasure!
Xiao Lingchen leaped into the air, slashing fiercely at Ye Cangxuan while unleashing Thunderous Wrath, summoning thunder from the heavens!
Rumble!!!
Sword qi and lightning struck at Ye Cangxuan simultaneously.
Feeling a surge of dread, Ye Cangxuan hurriedly raised a protective barrier to block Xiao Lingchen’s attack.
But from behind, thousands of sect disciples launched a simultaneous assault!
As a Delusion Breaking Realm fifth-level powerhouse, he naturally didn’t fear the attacks of these mostly Dao Palace Realm ants.
But like buzzing flies, their relentless strikes were maddening!
“You’ve gone too far!!!”
At this moment, Ye Cangxuan was enraged!
With millions of his kin slaughtered today, he had no intention of surviving alone!
“Today, I’ll make you all pay with your lives!!!”
With those words—
Ye Cangxuan shot into the sky, soaring toward the heavens!
Seeing this, everyone froze for a moment.
It was well known that heavenly thunder naturally countered the Demon Clan, and the sky above was thick with thunderclouds.
Ye Cangxuan daring to fly up there—
Wasn’t that suicide?
But as the crowd puzzled over this—
Ye Cangxuan waved his hand.
A massive pitch-black drum slowly rose into the air!
The drum was enormous, like a black mountain, exuding a heart-pounding aura.
The moment it appeared, the sky’s thunderbolts were absorbed into it, transforming into streaks of black lightning!