Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Damn it, I can't possibly lose! Impossible!!!"

He watched as Ye Chen's longsword stabbed toward his throat.

The Abbot was overcome with a profound sense of weakness. He knew he could no longer block Ye Chen's assault!

"Brat, I'm dragging you to hell with me!"

A sinister glint suddenly flashed in the Abbot's eyes.

His former calm and detached demeanor vanished, and he seemed to descend into a bizarre state.

Ye Chen's expression changed. As the Abbot's opponent, he was the first to feel the shift.

He sensed that some bizarre entity had awakened within the Abbot's body!

The sudden change startled Ye Chen. Knowing that any delay could be disastrous, he abruptly quickened his strike, the flash of his blade about to slice across the Abbot's throat!

But he was a step too late.

BOOM!

An incredibly terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the Abbot!

In an instant, overwhelming Demonic Qi surged forth. Pitch-black Flame spread through the air, and a pair of scarlet eyes pierced through the roiling aura to stare at Ye Chen!

Ye Chen was thrown back by the terrifying aura. After a struggle, he stabilized himself and stared forward, his expression grave.

Within the Demonic Qi, which was as thick as an ocean, he could clearly feel a pair of bizarre eyes, as if peering at him from the very depths of hell!

"Wh-what's going on?"

"What in the world is happening? Is the Lord Abbot not dead yet?"

The crowd watching from below was captivated by the bizarre transformation, and they erupted into discussion.

They all felt that events were taking an unpredictable turn.

"This is…"

Staring at the thick Demonic Qi in the sky, the expressions of the assembled experts grew wary.

Was that coming from the Abbot?

But wasn't he a leader of the Righteous Dao? How could he harbor such immense Demonic Qi?

"This is bad!"

"Could it be…"

Atop a nearby mountain peak, the Province Lord's expression changed drastically. An ominous premonition bloomed in his heart!

The scene before him felt disturbingly familiar.

Once, long ago, fiends had invaded, the earth had crumbled, and all life had suffered. Everywhere was a horrific scene of rivers of blood and mountains of corpses!

He had never seen a fiend with his own eyes, only heard fragmented accounts from the previous Province Lord.

But he had once come into contact with the skeletal remains of a fiend!

That aura was remarkably similar to the overwhelming Demonic Qi right now!

"Hahaha! Brat, to think you could force my hand like this. In all of Lei Province, I doubt there's another one like you!"

"You're quite impressive! Your vibrant life force… it must be delicious!"

The Demonic Qi suddenly churned like a raging sea, and a figure emerged from within, revealing itself to the crowd.

For a moment, everyone was stunned speechless.

Even Ye Chen's eyes flashed with shock.

The Abbot of the Vajra Temple, hailed as a leader of the Righteous Dao in Lei Province, now barely looked human.

His body was still immense, but it no longer shimmered with golden light.

Pitch-black Flame coiled around his body. His chest had split open down the middle, revealing a massive wound!

Inside the wound was not the flesh and bone of a normal person.

Instead, there was a hideous human face, covered in fresh blood and mixed with all sorts of unknown fluids!

The face was twisted in a crazed expression, letting out bursts of bizarre laughter that spread across the land like a curse!

Below, many of the weaker Cultivators were overwhelmed by the sound, collapsing limply to the ground, unable to even stand!

"Wh… What in the world is that thing?"

"Why did the Abbot become like this?"

Everyone below stared, dumbfounded.

This was especially true for the Monks of the Vajra Temple. It felt as if their faith was crumbling.

How could their Lord Abbot, a man they revered as a living Buddha, have such an ugly, terrifying appearance, like a demon from the depths of hell?

The Province Lord's expression was grim, his fists clenched tight.

This scene had also far exceeded his expectations.

After revealing the demonic face, the Abbot seemed to sigh in relief, his entire body relaxing.

His own face remained as impassive as ever, a stark contrast to the crazed, hideous face on his chest!

"I told you to let me out ages ago, but you just wouldn't listen!"

"What? Finally scared?"

The demonic face let out a hideous laugh. "You can't even handle a fledgling brat like this. You're truly pathetic!"

The Abbot, unprovoked by the insult, replied coolly, "I have already used every technique at my disposal. Even an expert at the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm might not have been able to defeat me."

"But this boy seems to be full of secrets… I failed."

"Failed?" the demonic face sneered. "If that brat is allowed to keep growing, even I might not be a match for him in the future!"

"But now that you've let me out, salvaging this situation won't be difficult!"

"However, you'll have to give me an appetizer first, won't you? After sleeping for so long, I need to stretch my legs a bit!"

With that, the demonic face turned its hideous gaze downward.

Its bizarre and terrifying appearance made many people go pale with fright!

"Lord Abbot, what is that thing?"

"Why is a monster like that living inside of you?!"

The Monks demanded through gritted teeth, their spirits trembling. They had clearly suffered an unimaginable blow to their faith.

"So noisy!"

"Are these your people? I'll just use these grunts to whet my appetite. No objections, right?"

The features on the demonic face twisted as it let out a bone-chilling laugh.

The Abbot merely glanced down and replied nonchalantly, "Do as you wish."

"Excellent! I like your style!"

The demonic face let out a great laugh, then suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled!

The crowd of Monks below were suddenly lifted into the air against their will. Once in midair, their bodies exploded into clouds of blood mist, which the demonic face greedily devoured.

"No! Lord Abbot, don't!!!"

This horrifying scene made the remaining Monks turn deathly pale.

They could never have imagined that the Lord Abbot they revered as a god was actually a man-eating fiend!

Before the disbelieving eyes of the crowd, all the Monks were turned into blood mist and devoured by the demonic face.

The Abbot watched this unfold, his face devoid of expression.

The demonic face licked its lips, as if it still hadn't had its fill. "Ahh, that hit the spot!"

A terrifying aura surged. With the awakening of the demonic face, the Abbot's cultivation realm shot straight to the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm, leaving everyone stunned!

Ye Chen gripped his Cangming Sword, his expression incomparably grave.

If he had a fighting chance against the Abbot before…

…then the Abbot now, with the monster within him awakened and his full combat power unleashed, exerted an immense pressure on him!