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Chapter 701 Slaying the Demon Wolf

The hall was deathly silent, like a tomb, with only the sound of blood dripping from the wolf lord's fur.

The sound of the drumbeats echoed in everyone's hearts. The wealthy merchants and officials who had collapsed to the ground were pale and their teeth were chattering. Some of them had their crotches soaked with sweat, and the stench of blood mixed with the stench of the drum was nauseating.

They stared intently at the wolf's body pierced by the golden sword on the wall, as if the slightest movement would mean they would be the next to be nailed to the wall.

Suddenly, the seemingly dying giant wolf opened its scarlet eyes, which burned with madness and resentment.

"Heh...heh...juniors of the Tai Shen Palace..." The Wolf Lord's voice was hoarse and broken, yet it carried a chilling aura, "You think...this is all?!"

It suddenly raised its head and let out a mournful howl that tore through the sky.

The howl was unlike any beast in the mortal world; it contained the power of an ancient, savage curse.

With a howl, its massive body convulsed violently, and dark purple demonic blood gushed out from the wound pierced by the Heavenly Strike Sword as if boiling. Instead of dripping onto the ground, it transformed into countless twisted, blood-red engravings, shooting like lightning towards every living creature in the hall—whether it was a mortal stunned by fear or a demon that had miraculously survived.

"Not good!" Jiang Wen frowned, not expecting that the Wolf Lord would have such a resolute and desperate fighting technique.

He flicked his sleeve, and a clear light bloomed in an attempt to stop it. But the blood-red engraving was too fast, instantly disappearing into the brows of all the guests present!

"what--!"

A chorus of piercing screams erupted. Whether human or demon, the moment the runes were pierced, their bodies involuntarily convulsed violently.

Their flesh and blood seemed to be drawn out by an invisible force, their skin withered and shrank at a visible speed, their eyeballs bulged out, and wisps of scarlet life essence emanated from their seven orifices.

This vital energy, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly towards the wolf lord nailed to the wall. Even the corpses of the dead demons quickly turned into withered bones, their remaining demonic power forcibly plundered.

Jiang Su's eyes turned cold, and she unleashed a torrent of sword energy, attempting to sever those blood-red ties. However, she discovered that these things were connected to her life force, and the sword energy could only cause them to pause slightly, unable to completely sever them.

"Hahaha! With your flesh and souls, offer them as a sacrifice to my ancestor!" The Wolf Lord laughed wildly, his voice becoming ancient and weathered.

It devoured the vast blood essence and demonic power that gathered, and its body began to expand wildly!

The Sky Sword pinned to its chest trembled violently, emitting a groan of unbearable strain.

"Qiang——!"

The Heavenly Sword was forcibly forced out of his body, transforming into a golden light that flew back to Jiang Wen's side.

The wolf lord's body, which was originally several feet long, has now grown to tens of feet tall, almost bursting through the dome of the magnificent hall!

The pillars of the palace shook, and bricks and stones fell down in a rustling sound.

The wolf lord's fur was no longer gray, but had turned into a dark blood color, with more complex and eerie totem patterns emerging on it.

Its head grew to the size of a small mountain, its fangs sharp as halberds, and it spewed out corrosive dark red demonic mist with each breath. Its enormous eyes, like two blood moons, were fixed intently on Jiang Wen. That ferocious power was more than ten times stronger than before!
"Insects! Feel the wrath of the Heavenly Wolf bloodline!" the Wolf Lord roared, raising his massive claws, as large as mountains, and slamming them down on Jiang Wen's head with the power to tear through the void!

Before the claw wind even arrived, the terrifying pressure had already caused the ground to crack inch by inch.

Jiang Wen's expression remained calm, though his eyes grew more serious. He did not take the blow head-on; his movements were as swift as a breeze and flowing water, and he vanished from his spot just before the colossal claw that blotted out the sky fell.

"Boom!!!"

The giant claw slammed into the air, smashing the spot where Jiang Wen had just been, along with a large area of ​​white jade floor tiles, into a bottomless crater. The violent shockwave, mixed with rubble, swept outwards, and those guests who were on the verge of death were instantly struck by the shockwave, their bones broken and tendons snapped, and they died on the spot.

"Hide? Let's see where you can hide!" the Wolf Lord roared, his other giant claw sweeping across the army. Wherever it passed, the palace pillars collapsed, the beams broke, and the entire palace teetered on the brink of collapse.

It opened its mouth and spewed out towering blood flames, which were no ordinary fire. They contained countless wailing vengeful spirits that could burn the physical body and defile the primordial spirit.

Jiang Wen weaved through the swirling claw shadows and blood-red flames, his Heavenly Strike Sword transforming into a golden rainbow encircling his body, slicing and deflecting each incoming attack. The sword light collided with demonic power, unleashing a deafening explosion; the surging spiritual energy completely blew away the remaining dome of the main hall!
"A monster, a heretic, will never amount to anything." Jiang Wen's cold voice rang out clearly amidst the roar. Seeing that the Wolf Lord's aura had reached its peak after the sacrifice, he knew he could no longer allow it to run rampant. With a flick of his sleeve, an ancient, unadorned bronze mirror flew from his hand, hovering high in the air, shimmering brightly.

This treasure is none other than the Tai Xuan Mirror.

When the Tai Xuan Mirror first appeared, it was only the size of a palm, hanging above Jiang Wen's head, spinning rapidly.

As Jiang Wen poured his magical power into the mirror, it suddenly burst forth with a hazy radiance. The radiance was not dazzling, but it seemed to contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth and the mysteries of the universe.

Where the moonlight shone, the surging blood flames, as if encountering their nemesis, were instantly extinguished and dissipated.

The pervasive demonic mist melted away like ice and snow, and even the Wolf Lord's massive body, illuminated by this clear light, suddenly became sluggish. It was as if he had sunk into an invisible quagmire, and the surging demonic power around him was forcibly suppressed.

"What... what kind of magic weapon is this?!" For the first time, a look of horror appeared in the wolf lord's blood-moon-like giant eyes. It felt as if it were being suppressed by the entire world, and its proud and overwhelming demonic power was extremely sluggish.

"It's nothing more than an object to suppress evil spirits," Jiang Wen said calmly, pointing to the Tai Xuan Mirror.

The mirror shone brightly, transforming into a condensed pillar of light, like the Milky Way descending from the heavens, firmly enveloping the wolf lord's enormous demonic body.

The wolf lord roared in resentment and struggled desperately. Its dark red demonic power continuously impacted the pillar of clear light, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree, unable to break free even a fraction of an inch.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Wen pointed his fingers like a sword and raised them towards the sky.

The Heavenly Sword emitted a resounding sword cry that could pierce through metal and split rocks, soaring into the sky and transforming into a magnificent giant sword a hundred feet long. Its blade was wreathed in golden fire and lightning, radiating an unparalleled sword intent to slay evil and destroy demons.

"cut."

At a command, the magnificent giant sword, carrying the might of heaven and earth, slashed towards the neck of the Wolf Lord, who was firmly immobilized by the Tai Xuan Mirror light.

Where the sword flashed, space itself seemed to be sliced ​​open with a thin black mark. Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The wolf lord's struggling movements suddenly stopped, the madness in its blood-moon-like eyes faded, and a look of disbelief and bewilderment flashed across its face.

The next moment, the enormous wolf head slowly separated from the mountain-like body, and dark red demon blood gushed out from the severed neck like a burst dam, turning into a rain of blood.

The headless wolf's body swayed a few times before crashing to the ground with a deafening roar, shaking the entire mountain. The severed wolf head tumbled through the air a few times before landing heavily, its bloodshot eyes fixed on Jiang Wen as he strode towards it.

Jiang Wen walked up to the wolf's head, looked at its fading pupils, and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you demons not content to stay in the Great Wilderness, but instead choose to go against the grain and wreak havoc on the human world?"

The wolf opened its mouth, emitting a broken, hoarse sound, filled with endless resentment and a hint of eerie mockery: "Calamity? Ha... The myriad races of Tai Cang have occupied this fertile land for far too long... The Great Wilderness is bitterly cold... We are merely... seeking to reclaim the land of our ancestors..."

Its breath grew weaker, but its eyes grew sharper: "Killing me is useless, Heavenly Fox Saint Mother... She will avenge us... Cultivators of the Tai Shen Palace, don't be too smug... You don't know how... terrifying the Saint Mother is..."

"The Heavenly Fox Saintess?" Jiang Wen's gaze narrowed slightly.

"The Heavenly Fox Saint Mother is right here in the cold river of Qinzhou... She will find out about us sooner or later." The Wolf Lord's voice was like a candle flickering in the wind, broken and intermittent, "You can't escape, the Saint Mother will find you... skin you... pull out your soul... refine your lamp..."

The last few words were almost inaudible, and the light in the huge wolf's eyes dimmed completely, leaving only a deathly gray.

Jiang Wen stood silently, looking at the wolf lord's decapitated corpse on the ground, then looked up to the north, where in the far distance, the mountains stretched to the sky.

"The Heavenly Fox Saint Mother? Interesting, I'd like to meet her." Jiang Wen was unimpressed by the Wolf Lord's threat.

With him and Jiang Su present, even the arrival of the twelve Venerables of the Worshiping God Society would be of no use.

After all, there really is a saint here.

(End of this chapter)