Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

The night sky at the horizon was as dark as ink. A terrifying spot of light was emitting chaotic blood-red light, gradually expanding and causing space to twist and deform.

Bang!

A Chaos Blood Gate, a hundred zhang in size, suddenly expanded and formed. Monsters with two horns on their heads, covered in black scales, and with powerful limbs, surged out of the Chaos Blood Gate. Following them, countless monsters swarmed like locusts, enshrouding the Fire Domain. Wherever they landed, bloodlight flickered, rivers of blood flowed.

Huff, huff, huff!

A heavy panting sound was heard, and then a massive demon, dozens of times stronger than the ordinary demons, extended its head from the Chaos Blood Gate. Its blood-red pupils, filled with greed, scanned the entire continent.

Crack!

Its head emerged from the Chaos Blood Gate, but due to its enormous size, half its body got stuck on the other side.

"I, the Demon King Luo'er, must enter the Celestial Martial Continent this time after finally finding a weak spot in the spatial orbit!"

Gray currents of air spewed from Luo'er's nostrils as he exerted his whole body, struggling to break free, causing the Chaos Blood Gate to shake violently.

Bang!

At last, his entire body squeezed out from the Chaos Blood Gate. The aura on Luo'er's body plummeted instantly, like a deflated balloon, falling into a slump.

"The will of the Celestial Martial Continent is too strong. I must quickly recover my strength."

Luo'er muttered to himself. The Celestial Martial Continent was filled with human martial artists. Demons fed on humans, and the fastest way to recover was naturally to devour the blood essence of powerful human beings.

Whoosh!

As he waved his arm, a small city rose from the ground. The human martial artists within it instantly exploded into a mist of blood without making any sound. Waves of blood surged into his body, and his aura recovered slightly.

"Not enough, this is not enough. I need more blood essence!"

Excitement flashed faintly in Luo'er's eyes. The Celestial Martial Continent had been surrounded by the Demon Race for hundreds of thousands of years. Outside the continent, a protective spatial barrier existed. Even for a Demon King, passing through it required a great cost. Moreover, the Celestial Martial Continent had its own continental will. Any Demon King arriving on the continent would certainly be suppressed and lose their realm.

Whoosh!

Luo'er dashed toward the surrounding areas of the Fire Domain. He needed to recover his strength quickly. In his current state, he was only equivalent to a high-ranking King of the Life and Death Realm. If discovered by human Kings of the Life and Death Realm, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

Behind Luo'er, countless demons also spread out across the entire Fire Domain.

...

"Something's wrong!"

Chu Ming, who was deducing the Eleventh Layer of the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique, suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of disturbance flashing in them. For some reason, he had a premonition that something major would happen tonight.

Creak!

Chu Ming gently dusted off his body, pushed open the door, and looked at the night sky. The night was as dark as ink with no abnormalities in sight.

Just as he was about to return to his room, Chu Ming's eyes squinted suddenly. Streams of blood-red light, like meteors, descended rapidly toward Blue Rain City. With his vision, he could clearly see the dense blood-red light that extended endlessly.

A sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously.

"Get up quickly, there's danger!"

Chu Ming shouted in surprise. His voice, imbued with spiritual power, quickly spread to every corner of the inn.

"What's going on?"

Feng Yuyan, Xu Ming, and Xu Lie, who were also cultivating in their rooms, immediately came out upon hearing Chu Ming's shout, as they hadn't fallen asleep yet.

"Look at the sky!"

Chu Ming said to the three, with a heavy expression in his eyes. In the blood-red light, he sensed a vast life force, far surpassing that of humans.

"It's demons!"

Xu Ming's pupils contracted in fear. He had only read about demons in books, and their appearance was identical to what he saw in the blood-red light above.

"What?!"

Chu Ming was shocked. Demons were the arch-enemies of the Human Race. The battle between humans and demons had begun in the Ancient Era.

Now, demons had entered the Celestial Martial Continent. This was a disaster for the continent.

"Hopefully, there aren't any strong demons!"

Feng Yuyan muttered. The strength of demons was generally formidable. The average combat power of demons was in the Guiyuan Realm. A Fourth Level demon was equivalent to a Guiyuan Realm expert. A Fifth Level demon's combat strength was comparable to the Realm of Transcendence. A Sixth Level Demon King could normally contend with two to three Kings of the Life and Death Realm simultaneously without any issues.

However, Feng Yuyan knew this was unlikely. To open a space gate from the outside to the Celestial Martial Continent, it was impossible without the combat power of a Sixth Level Demon King.

"We need to get out of here quickly!"

Chu Ming leapt from the second floor down to the street, speaking to the other three. The extent of the blood-red light covered the entire Fire Domain. Although many strong experts would surely come to aid, the four of them were too weak to face the demons.

Without being in the Life and Death Realm, there was no threat to the demons.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three said nothing, closely following Chu Ming as they rushed towards the Thunder Marsh Domain, where the blood-red light was the least dense.

However, they were a step too late. A small wave of demons landed right in front of them, charging at them with gaping mouths, demonic qi swirling in the air, turning it a different color.

"Blood Burning Technique!"

Boom!

A fiery red aura erupted from Chu Ming's body. His blood boiled rapidly. Among the charging demons, most were Fourth Level demons, some even comparable to Eighth Layer Guiyuan Realm experts. Without using the Blood Burning Technique, the four of them couldn't break free quickly.

"Thunder Fist of Destruction!"

Chu Ming's right fist clenched tightly, muscles bulging, appearing stretched. A terrifying blue electric light grew at the top of his fist.

Boom!

With one punch, a three-meter radius around Chu Ming turned into a thunderous region. This punch from Chu Ming was stronger than the usual Eighth Layer Guiyuan Realm expert's attack.

Puff, puff, puff...

With one punch, thirty demons turned into void. Xu Ming was stunned. The life force of demons was extremely tenacious. To truly kill a demon without a crushing fight was impossible.

It could be said that if martial artists and demons of equal strength fought, the human warrior would surely be the one to die.

To kill thirty demons with one punch, even he couldn't achieve that.

"Act quickly, we must leave before more demons land here."

Chu Ming said in a deep voice, his body turning into a condensed gust of wind, rushing towards the horde of demons. The other three, realizing this, quickly acted, joining the battle.

With each punch from Chu Ming, a dozen demons turned into void.

Boom!

As he punched again, a demon with purple scales grinned and charged at Chu Ming.