Chapter 615: Heaven’s Seal
"Ridiculous! My fate soars above the heavens; how could it be predetermined? Kill them for me!"
With the Celestial Emperor’s command, the Evil Race’s army surged toward Chen Lan and his allies.
"There is no retreat. Let us fight to the end." Tianyunzi spoke in a deep voice.
Hearing this, everyone remained silent. Since Tianyunzi said so, there truly was no turning back this time.
"You handle the Evil Race army; I’ll go kill the Celestial Emperor," Chen Lan said casually.
As the saying goes, capture the ringleader first to catch all his followers. By killing the Celestial Emperor, the Evil Race army might be forced to retreat.
In an instant, Chen Lan sped toward the Celestial Emperor. Countless members of the Evil Race rushed to intercept him, and he shouted coldly, "Die!"
The Demon God Sword unsheathed itself, and demonic energy erupted forth. Surrounded by demonic energy, Chen Lan looked like a living Demon God, exuding a terrifying aura.
Wherever he went, the Evil Race parted, not daring to confront Chen Lan.
"A bunch of cowards, kill him!" The Celestial Emperor commanded coldly.
So many Evil Race members afraid of one Demon—if word got out, wouldn’t it be a laughing stock?
Facing the Celestial Emperor’s fury, each member of the Evil Race could only grit their teeth and charge forward desperately at Chen Lan.
Chen Lan glanced coldly; since these Evil Race members preferred punishment over peace offerings, he would destroy them, and he commanded, "Demon Soul Banner!"
As the Demon Soul Banner emerged, dark clouds gathered. Endless demonic energy churned in the sky as the banner quickly enlarged, surrounded by red Cang Lei, terrifying the Evil Race!
"What a terrifying suppression force! What kind of magical treasure is this?"
"It’s bad, this is the Demon Soul Banner!"
Suddenly, the Demon Soul Banner echoed with the wailing of vengeful souls.
"Save me, let me out!"
"Someone save me, I don’t want to die!"
These were all vengeful souls of the Evil Race, eternally trapped within the Demon Soul Banner, subjected to endless torment.
Listening to the wails, the Evil Race felt panic—could these all be their kin?
"Demon Soul Banner, open!"
With a shout, the Demon Soul Banner burst forth with Cang Lei. Vengeful souls flew out, wrapped in demonic energy, transforming into devils, attacking the Evil Race!
"Magic Armor!"
Each member of the Evil Race shouted angrily. This Magic Armor was already popular in the upper realms; every Evil Race member knew it and could effectively repel demonic energy.
"Demon Abyss Slash: Sun and Moon Darkness." With one hand, Chen Lan held the sword horizontally before him, his two fingers sliding down the blade.
In an instant, the Demon God Sword erupted with blood-red demonic energy. The world changed drastically, plunging into extreme darkness where sun and moon vanished!
A sword light passed, restoring the world to brightness, but the Evil Race members’ bodies shattered and exploded, their souls incessantly sucked into the Demon Soul Banner.
"That’s the Sun and Moon Darkness, Evil King Divine Techniques. How do you know this move?" The Celestial Emperor exclaimed in surprise.
The Evil Race standing before Chen Lan retreated, watching him with terrified eyes.
The Evil King Divine Techniques—they were not unfamiliar, but how could a member of the Demon Race know the Evil King’s techniques?
"You do not need to know," Chen Lan replied calmly.
Suddenly, space fractured, and Chen Lan stepped forward and appeared before the Celestial Emperor in the next second, swinging a sword down.
Clang!
The Celestial Emperor raised a sharp blade to block, staring coldly at Chen Lan: "No matter what, you won’t leave here alive today."
"Nor will you."
"Eight Desolations Slash!" The Celestial Emperor kicked out, pushing Chen Lan back, and shouted loudly. The sword in his hand hummed and soon transformed into eight sharp blades, hurtling toward Chen Lan in an instant.
Seeing this, Chen Lan slightly narrowed his eyes, sidestepping slightly as a blade narrowly grazed past his face, slicing through space. As another blade emerged from a spatial fissure, he quickly raised the Demon God Sword to slash it apart.
The remaining blades attacked, and Chen Lan continuously evaded using a graceful body technique, yet each blade pierced space, reemerging from fissures with increased speed as the fissures multiplied.
Slash!
Chen Lan’s robe was ripped open.
"It seems even the Demon Slayer is no more than this," the Celestial Emperor sneered.
Just one divine technique troubled the Demon Slayer, indicating they weren’t much after all.
"Demon Abyss Slash: Space Break."
Chen Lan spoke calmly, slashing toward the void ahead.
The Celestial Emperor feigned surprise, prepared for defense, but nothing happened.
As he laughed, thinking Chen Lan was bluffing, an enormous power surged from behind. He turned abruptly, only to see a million-foot spatial fissure appear behind him, a sword qi rushing out instantly.
Before he could defend, the sword qi pierced him, splitting his body in two and causing an explosion.
His Eight Desolations Slash failed, the eight blades vanishing without a trace.
"Dead? Did the Celestial Emperor die just like that?" In mid-battle with the Evil Race, Blade stopped, looking in disbelief toward the Celestial Emperor’s direction.
Could a Celestial Emperor of the Evil Race be slain by one sword strike from Chen Lan?
Was Chen Lan too strong, or was the Celestial Emperor too weak?
"No, he’s not dead yet," Tianyunzi said solemnly.
In the next moment, as if confirming Tianyunzi’s words, energy reshaped into a human figure after the explosion, and the Celestial Emperor reappeared.
"Truly Evil King Divine Techniques. Though I don’t know how you got them, I shall have them," the Celestial Emperor sneered.
If he could obtain the Evil King Divine Techniques and report back to his master, his master’s power would surely surge, perhaps claiming the throne of the heavens.
"Heavenly Vast Reversal Seal!" The Celestial Emperor shouted, tossing out a magical treasure that expanded rapidly in the sky.
Chen Lan looked at the treasure’s vast form, resembling a seal inscribed with the words [Heavenly Vast] at the base, radiating terrible energy.
"Don’t think you alone possess transcendental magical treasures; I have one as well," the Celestial Emperor stated coldly, pressing down with a large hand: "Suppress!"
Instantly, the Heavenly Seal emitted terrifying pressure. In a mere moment, Yang Tian and others trembled as the oppressive force temporarily incapacitated them, forcing them to exert all their strength to resist.
Chen Lan remained silent, throwing the Demon God Sword against the seal, clashing mightily!
Boom!!!
As they collided, the spiritual power forced all living beings back, shaking the stars and causing the heavens to bellow, space continuously exploding.
Yang Tian and others were shocked, desperately defending themselves yet still being blasted away.
"First Seal, Suppress Heaven and Earth," the Celestial Emperor cried out coldly.
Suddenly, the script at the base of the Heavenly Seal shone with golden light, its power greatly enhanced, unleashing boundless might as Chen Lan’s body shuddered fiercely.
"Demon Abyss Slash: Time Destruction."
As his words landed, time halted. Everything within the space froze instantly, silence descended, all beyond perception, save for Chen Lan moving at will!
In an instant, countless aura of the grand dao surged from within Chen Lan, with essence of the ultimate dao pouring into the Demon God Sword, radiating an unmatched aura superior to all beings!
"Invincible Sword."