Emperor Tianyuan had never met King Ling, but he had seen Xiang Yu's image beforehand, so he wouldn't mistake him for someone else.
"This junior pays respects to the Feather God!" Emperor Tianyuan bowed deeply.
"You're very good. Since it's our first meeting, let me give you a life-saving divine power." Xiang Yu had previously heard about the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor from Hao Jiu. In fact, all three emperors of the human race were very strong, but the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor was originally a true mortal.
Compared to Han Li, the protagonist of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality", the story of Tianyuan Saint Emperor's struggle is more in line with the definition of a mortal, because Tianyuan Saint Emperor initially had no spiritual roots and was unable to cultivate immortality at all.
Fortunately, the human race in the spirit realm possesses the Vajra Technique, a cultivation method for mortals. By cultivating the Vajra Technique and using spiritual artifacts that utilize spirit stones as a source of magical power, they can certainly compete with immortal cultivators.
The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor is an outstanding figure among mortals. He not only mastered the Vajra Technique, but also learned many body-refining techniques. Apart from not having a lifespan as long as that of immortal cultivators, his combat power is by no means inferior.
Later, the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor had another fortuitous encounter that replenished his spiritual root, and began the path of dual cultivation of body and spirit. With his superior strength, he became the Saint Emperor of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
"Thank you, Feather God!" Emperor Tianyuan was overjoyed. It was best to have a senior who would give such a generous gift upon first meeting.
"Agreed." Xiang Yu waved his hand and sent out a shadow system.
Emperor Tianyuan, without suspicion, directly bound himself to the demon, unable to hide his excitement. With the demonic calamity approaching, what was most needed at this time was a life-saving divine power.
"Ahem." The Spirit King coughed lightly twice. "The spiritual energy in Tianyuan City is mixed with demonic energy, and it's not very comfortable to breathe in."
"Uh, this junior greets senior. May I ask who you are?" Tianyuan Saint Emperor had noticed this person earlier. He had a good appearance, but he was obviously a follower of the Feather God.
"I am the Spirit King!" The Spirit King twitched his beard, and considered saying that the towering crystal tower he had just seen was his, but then thought better of it.
Just then.
"Hahaha...That was exhilarating!" Ao Xiao laughed as he approached Xiang Yu. "God Yu! We have annihilated the vanguard of the Demon Clan!"
"Yu Shen, what should we do next? I suggest we all work together to destroy that demonic passage." Mo Jianli was also overjoyed. It wouldn't be so easy for the demons to build a passage. As long as we destroy this passage, the next time the demons attack the spirit realm, they might not be able to land in human territory.
Losing a mid-stage Fusion Realm Ancient Demon might give the Demon Realm the excuse to attack the Human Race, but if they lose six Mahayana Realm cultivators and several Fusion Realm cultivators in a single battle, the Demon Realm would probably kill the guy who previously suggested attacking from the Human Race first.
Xiang Yu glanced at everyone and said, "From now on, you will guard the home and wait for my return."
"Uh... Feather God, where are you going?"
"Counterattack the Demon Realm!"
Chapter 512 Coming to Battle
A counterattack against the Demon Realm?
All the Mahayana cultivators, including the Spirit King and Ao Xiao, were stunned on the spot.
For billions of years, or even going back to earlier times, it has always been the demon realm that invades the spirit realm. When has the human realm ever launched a counterattack against the demon realm?
The Demon Realm is different from the Spirit Realm. The Spirit Realm is rich in spiritual energy, while the Demon Realm is poor in spiritual energy and filled with demonic energy. When the Demon Realm attacks the Spirit Realm, the vanguard forces have to carry demon stones to replenish their demonic energy. After conquering a territory, they transform it into a base suitable for the Demon Race to cultivate, and then slowly expand outwards. This is the main reason why the Demon Realm's invasions have failed several times.
The key is that spiritual energy can be transformed into demonic energy through various means, but it is almost impossible for demonic energy to be purified back into spiritual energy.
Cultivators lose a significant amount of strength without spiritual energy; relying solely on spirit stones to replenish their mana is simply insufficient to sustain a war. Unless, of course, a massive army composed entirely of body cultivators like the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor is assembled.
It's already a miracle that the human race can produce even one Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor. Even if there were a few more, it wouldn't make much difference in essence.
Moreover, this is an interface passage set up by the demon race. There must be thousands of troops waiting to pass through on the other side of the passage. Few people go through this passage, which is practically the same as sending them to their deaths.
"You need not worry, I can go alone. After I pass through the passage, I will inform you to destroy it. Just do as I say, I have other ways to return to the spirit realm." After saying this, Xiang Yu flew straight towards the passage to the demon realm.
Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao exchanged a glance and quickly understood. With Yu Shen's strength, he should have no problem protecting himself in the Demon Realm, and causing a ruckus there wouldn't be a bad idea.
"We wish Yu Shen a swift and successful mission!"
Just then, a winged horse with hooves as white as snow, like a comet, instantly rushed into the demon realm passage and disappeared. It was the black horse that had rushed over after hearing the news.
Now that the hidden boss, the Spirit King, has been subdued, there is basically no one in the Fengyuan Continent who can threaten the human race. The Spirit King had been hiding his strength all along, but now he doesn't need to.
Not long after, Mo Jianli received a message from Xiang Yu that he and Wuzhui had arrived in the Demon Realm and could destroy the Demon Realm passage.
So, several Mahayana cultivators joined forces and bombarded the demon realm passage, destroying it.
"Everyone, without the Mahayana and the Nine-tenths Integration, the Shadow Clan will be wiped out by the hundred races of the Spirit Realm sooner or later. Let us divide their territory among ourselves."
Before Mo Jianli could hide his excitement, he realized that since the establishment of the human race, their territory had been constantly being eroded. Finally, they were going to expand their territory in his hands. Although it was a victory without lifting a finger, so what?
"Hahaha... Mo Laogui, what nonsense are you talking about? The destruction of the Shadow Clan was all thanks to Yu Shen alone. Why should we divide it up? Just give it all to the human race!" Ao Xiao thought to himself that the human race had become so powerful that it would be good enough if they didn't have to pay some protection fees.
“That’s right! My clan will not take the Shadow Clan’s territory, and I will also order the Wood Clan to return all the disputed territories to the Human Clan.” The Wood Clan’s Mahayana cultivator spoke first.
When Sang Hai thought of how the Yaksha tribe had also seized human territory, he quickly said, "Me too!"
At this moment, on the other side of the demon realm passage, the demon army waiting to invade the spirit realm was dumbfounded.
It was already impossible for a human Core Formation cultivator to emerge from the passage, but this Core Formation cultivator then used the halberd in his hand, which had no magical power fluctuations, to kill several Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, and even Mahayana Saint Ancestors!
Xiang Yu stood on his horse with his halberd held high, saying, "I killed the ancient demon Wan Gu, I destroyed the army that invaded the spirit realm, and I also killed these people who came to their deaths. If you want revenge, then come on."
The demons inwardly grumbled, "What revenge? Who even knows who the Ancient Demon Eternal is? The vanguard led by six Holy Ancestors was wiped out, and now another Holy Ancestor has been casually killed. And they call this revenge?"
At this moment, a tall young man with bronze skin flew over, accompanied by ten demon saints.
"The Ancestor has arrived!"
"Great! The Ancestor of Nirvana has arrived!"
"That human is doomed!"
...
The demon army stirred, finally remembering the matter of breathing.
"Human cultivator, you have quite the nerve! You've come before the ancestor of my Holy Race, yet you dismount and surrender..."
The shouting of a demon at the Integration Realm abruptly stopped, and his head suddenly fell off.
The other demons quickly swallowed back the provocative words that were on the tip of their tongues; none of them wanted to die in a muddle!
"Ancestor? I see no difference between him and him. Could it just be an incarnation? I heard that the Demon Race Nirvana Ancestor has three incarnations: gold, silver, and bronze. Are you the weakest incarnation, the bronze one?" Xiang Yu looked at the Nirvana Ancestor and pointed to the Demon Race Mahayana cultivator he had just killed.
"Human brat, you're quite arrogant. However, your eyesight and ability to conceal your cultivation are truly impressive. You possess the strength to kill a Mahayana cultivator, yet you pretend to be a Core Formation cultivator, playing the fool to deceive others. Are all humans this cunning?"
Nirvana glanced at the Mahayana demon who had been guarding the passage entrance. He was decapitated and his death wasn't too tragic, but he heard that the process was very quick, and his head was cut off in no time.
Therefore, Nirvana did not immediately launch an attack, showing sufficient respect to the human race's powerful warriors, even though Xiang Yu killed another Nascent Soul cultivator right in front of him.
"Are all you demons so cowardly and bullying? If you dare, come and fight! Or, send your true form here!" Xiang Yu pointed at the Nirvana Incarnation with his Overlord Divine Halberd.
"Since you want to die, then I'll grant your wish! Set up the formation!" Nirvana had never had a good impression of the hundred races of the Spirit Realm. It was only because he wasn't confident in killing this person that he had wasted so much breath, just to buy time to set up the great formation.
As soon as Nirvana finished speaking, towering demonic flames rose all around, demonic clouds pressed down from the sky, and magma spewed from the ground, turning this area into a dead zone in such a short time!
"Hahaha... The Ten Thousand Demons Formation is complete, and even the strongest true spirit in the Spirit Realm will perish here!"
"Hehe, you can't run away now, can you? Who gave you the courage to come to the Demon Realm and cause trouble!"
"Ancestor! This human has slaughtered so many of my Holy Race members! We must not let him go!"
"Let's all work together and kill this scoundrel!"
...
The suppressed demon cultivators began to clamor, and then the sky of this realm suddenly turned green, and all ten thousand demons above the Void Refinement level in the entire demon army were trapped in the green space.
Nirvana's smile froze on his face. There was no demonic energy in this space, not even spiritual energy!
"Kill him!" Nirvana gave the order, and dozens of Mahayana Saint Ancestors and demons from the other dimension attacked together, instantly engulfing Xiang Yu in a sea of demonic arts and magical treasures.
However, Xiang Yu was completely unharmed. "Can't we let them go? Yes, when two races kill each other, there is no room for mercy. A bloody storm is brewing!"
Puff puff puff...
A blood-red storm enveloped the entire demon army camp, instantly turning millions of demons into minced meat!
"No!" Nirvana saw that the demons outside had been completely destroyed, and with a roar, he rushed towards Xiang Yu, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed giant demon to attack with all his might!
However.
Nirvana's attacks all passed through Xiang Yu's body. This time he finally understood that only they had entered this green space, and the human was not in this space at all!
Just then, Xiang Yu's voice rang out from behind Nirvana, "Come and fight!"
Chapter 513 Demon Ancestor
Xiang Yu annihilated a demon army of millions with a single move!
The bronze demon avatar of the Nirvana Ancestor could only watch helplessly from the alternate dimension, powerless to do anything.
Just as he was about to try to break through the space and escape, Xiang Yu walked in by himself.
"Come and fight! It's your turn."
"How dare you!" The Nirvana Copper Demon was enraged. Its three heads and six arms spun wildly, and its six weapons attacked Xiang Yu fiercely.
Xiang Yu thought to himself, "This demon's true form must be very strong and would be a good opponent. It's a pity that this one is just an avatar. Let your true form come!"
"You won't live to see that day! Everyone, attack together!" The Nirvana Copper Demon dared not be arrogant anymore. Although the opponent only had two arms and a weapon, his close combat skills were no worse than his, and his strength was even greater!
Dozens of Mahayana Saint Ancestors from the alternate dimension rushed over without Nirvana's reminder. The Copper Demon's avatar was not particularly strong; it was merely acting as a substitute for the real Nirvana to command the army.
In order to achieve the effect of encirclement and killing, none of the demon race's Mahayana Saint Ancestors enlarged their bodies, and some even shrunk their bodies, otherwise they would not have been able to make use of their numerical advantage.
Focusing long-range attacks on Xiang Yu is indeed a viable strategy, but with Xiang Yu and the Nirvana Incarnation together, friendly fire is inevitable.
Moreover, Xiang Yu can teleport in this alternate dimension, making him unpredictable and difficult to target with concentrated fire. There is no demonic energy in this alternate dimension, so ranged attacks consume more magic power, and wide-range attacks are unusable.
Therefore, melee combat is currently the best option for the demons. Demons are generally physically strong, and melee combat is their favorite method, but...
Click, click, squeak~~~
Xiang Yu's strength is now off the charts, and with the Heaven-defying weapon of the Overlord's Halberd, few weapons can withstand its destructive power. As long as the blades collide, they will either break or fly away.
However, as the battle progressed, Xiang Yu put away the Overlord Divine Halberd and replaced it with an ordinary weapon. After all, Xiang Yu's main purpose was to accumulate fighting spirit, and these enraged Mahayana demons were just the right opponents.
"The Demon Clan's Mahayana cultivators are nothing special!" Xiang Yu was not afraid of being outnumbered. Even without using the Overlord Divine Halberd, he still managed to remove the head of a Demon Clan Mahayana cultivator, but the process was indeed not easy.
"Humans, stop your arrogance! Prepare to die!" The Nirvana Copper Demon was furious. They couldn't unleash their full power in this space, their strength was limited. Moreover, the opponent's defense was terrifying. His physical body withstood several blows from the demonic treasures without any problem. Although everyone had left him with many wounds, he recovered completely in the blink of an eye.
"With you?" Xiang Yu disappeared again.
"Don't be afraid, everyone! I've discovered it! I can teleport in this space too, and we can all teleport instantly!" The Nirvana Copper Demon had a wealth of combat experience, so discovering this secret of the alternate dimension was not difficult for him.