Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 656 The Demon Queen is on the verge of death, the Holy Emperor...flees for his life? (Part 2)

"Shh-"

A single sword cleaved through the giant wave!
In the blink of an eye, as the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation activated, Chen Junting reversed the Seven Killings Sword in his hand, acquiring the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the sharpest and most lethal weapon. Without altering his offensive stance, the sword's edge traced a crimson arc, carrying with it the killing intent of everything around it, and slashed towards the Demon Queen's head in her deep-sea whale form.

Upon seeing this, the Demon Queen's expression changed instantly.

If it were an ordinary divine artifact, like the Helmet of the Sea God, she wouldn't be afraid at all; she could simply withstand it head-on. But this sword strike was different! Because this sword strike wasn't just the sword itself, but rather, under the operation of this sword formation, it was equivalent to five divine artifacts combined, its power definitely exceeding 1+1+1+1+1>5. Moreover, she was currently still suffering from the injuries left by the heavenly tribulation.

Then, a flash of purple-gold light appeared, and the Demon Queen immediately transformed from her true form into human form, attempting to dodge the attack. At the same time, nine bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, and the Demon Queen pointed out with her finger, suddenly isolating the surrounding air as if turning it into a vacuum.

Just as she was about to use her divine power to repel Chen Junting from the heavens and earth, thus trapping him in the swamp to take the brunt of her attack, another void gate opened, engulfing the nine bolts of lightning. The next second, it opened above the Demon Queen's head and surged towards her.

Seeing this, the Demon Queen waved her hand to disperse the lightning. The repulsion between heaven and earth caused by her divine power was also completely broken under the Zhuxian Sword Formation. Chen Junting's sword was also within reach.

Just as she was about to vanish into thin air to escape, "Roar—"

A faint dragon's roar seemed to suddenly explode in the boundless void, and as a result, she was repelled by the space.

When the Demon Queen realized that this was the work of the Bone Dragon, before she could even be surprised at how this was possible, the extreme sharpness had already grazed her body, and then, a piercing pain came from her face in an instant!
"Om-"

With a sword's cry, purple-gold blood splattered.

The Demon Queen, who was once considered a beauty, has now been disfigured by Chen Junting's sword. A huge sword wound appeared on her face, a bloody mess, and half of her face was almost sliced ​​off.

"what--"

As a god-level powerhouse, although such injuries could potentially heal, the intense pain and humiliation instantly filled the Demon Queen's heart, and her already insane state was completely ignited by rage!
With a sonic boom that shattered the clouds, venomous eyes locked onto Chen Junting and his companion, shouting, "I'll kill you both!"

Dark purple orbs of light appeared around her body, instantly covering an area of ​​hundreds of square meters. Each orb locked onto Chen Junting and his companion, and the massive energy fluctuations immediately affected all four areas within the Zhuxian Sword Formation, causing a huge distortion in space.

Even with Gu Tianchen's best efforts to suppress it, he could only prevent the surrounding space from collapsing, thus avoiding affecting the two of them.

"Old Chen, we can't let her continue like this!"

"know."

With an indifferent and ruthless expression, Chen Junting coldly uttered two words, instantly mobilizing all the sword energy surging within the sword formation. At that moment, a piercing sound of air being torn apart rang out, and thousands upon thousands of dark purple orbs of light hurtled towards them like a meteor shower, their speed beyond description, even in the blink of an eye.

Faced with such an attack, shout, "Void Gate, open!"

"Open! Open! Open—"

Gu Tianchen's voice rang out one after another, and one after another, void gates opened up in irregular positions around the Demon Queen.

"Buzzing—"

At this moment, all the sword energy mobilized by Chen Junting within the sword formation emitted bursts of sword cries. Then, under Chen Junting's control, it transformed into tornadoes of sword energy that surged into one of the void gates. The next second, the tornadoes of sword energy appeared almost simultaneously in each void gate, shattering all of the Demon Queen's light spheres and sweeping towards her.

Upon seeing this, the Demon Queen's body flashed with purple-gold light, which then burst outwards to block the sword energy tornado.

But Gu Tianchen resorted to his old tricks once again.

Open the gate to the void and engulf the tornado of sword energy.

However, facing Gu Tianchen, whose spatial mastery surpassed hers, the Demon Queen was completely unable to guard against his unpredictable methods. Thus, caught off guard, she was struck squarely by the sword energy tornado.

A sharp whistle rang out from the Demon Queen's mouth. The moment she was struck, her body seemed to soften completely, and a large burst of purple-gold light erupted from her. Although the sword energy tornado dissipated, a gaping gash was slashed across her waist, with more than a quarter of her slender waist severed, and blood gushing out relentlessly.

Although the wound healed at an astonishing speed, the Demon Queen's senses also paused, and then she instinctively felt a jolt in her heart!
Suddenly, the brilliance of the sun dispelled all the dark clouds, and a blazing white rainbow pierced through the sun and stretched across the sky.

Suddenly, the Demon Queen paused, her expression freezing. Her pupils contracted, and her expression became completely stiff, leaving only disbelief on her face.

At this moment, the divine power surrounding her had vanished, turning into starlight. On her chest, the palace dress, formed from divine power, bore a deep stab wound—a mark from a sword. The wound was deep enough to see her heart through it, and then through her heart to see the scene behind her. This was because the sword wound was completely continuous, having pierced her heart.

In an instant, a trickle of purplish-gold blood flowed down the Demon Queen's lips. She had been pierced through the heart by a mortal while almost completely defenseless?!
How can this be! ?
However, the facts speak for themselves.

Even though this injury would be almost fatal to any non-god-level expert, it wouldn't kill a god like her. But there was no doubt that this attack severely injured the Demon Queen, more terrifying than the heavenly tribulation, taking half her life.

This attack was precisely the result of Chen Junting's research on the "Guanyin Tears" technique from the Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons left behind by Tang San, which led to the development of his own "Rainbow Piercing the Sun".

"Do it!"

With a single breath, Chen Junting activated "Supreme Ruler"!
With the Demon Queen severely injured and unable to seize the energy, Chen Junting completely absorbed all the surrounding energy. The energy loss from using "Rainbow Piercing the Sun" was immediately replenished.

As his voice fell, dark golden light burst forth from Gu Tianchen's entire body, and his true form as a bone dragon vanished into the void. In the atmosphere, spatial cracks continued to spread.

The void transformed into a vast ocean, and pure spatial power formed the head of the bone dragon, which suddenly rose within the void. The next second, a deafening dragon roar resounded throughout the heavens: "The bone dragon soars through the abyss, traversing the four seas and the eight wastelands, reaching the highest heavens and the deepest hells!"

"boom--"

With a flap of its bone wings, space itself trembled!

"Bone-transforming Divine Dragon!"

A colossal, dark golden dragon, a thousand meters long, soared into the sky. Under its influence, the entire space resounded with deep rumbling sounds wherever it passed. Spatial rifts opened up, and the turbulent currents within seemed poised to crash down at any moment.

At that very moment, Chen Junting's eighth soul ring instantly lit up, its rose-gold radiance shining brightly. All the luck was drawn away from all directions, instantly causing the Demon Queen to feel a chill. But then, a silver-white Seven Kill Sword soared into the sky, its exquisite patterns reflected on the blade under the sunlight. Within the sword formation, four distinct sword energies from the Execution and Traps rapidly converged, transforming into a rain of killing intent that buried the torn space.

As the swift sword light transformed into dragons and phoenixes, a soft, almost ethereal, chant rang out: "Nobility forces people to act without freedom, the dragon soars and the phoenix dances with unstoppable momentum. A hall full of flowers intoxicates three thousand guests, a single sword's frost chills fourteen provinces!"

In an instant, "buzz—"

With a sword's cry, a single strike cleaved through the air!
"Swordsmanship - Junting!"

Dragon breath and swordsmanship merged into one at this moment. The bone dragon roared, its mouth wide open. Its wings spread, enveloping the Seven Kills and swallowing it into the sword. The remaining skeletal body unfolded inch by inch, transforming into countless skeletons. At this moment, the sword and the bone bodies intertwined, causing the auras of Chen Junting and Gu Tianchen to intertwine.

"The End of Ten Thousand Bones, the Last Breath of Heaven and Earth!" ×2
The sword bone slashed down, and a flash of light appeared.

"Nine Treasures have names, the eighth being: Nine Treasures Invincible Divine Light!"

With his Martial Soul True Body activated, Ning Tian's soft shout caused the remaining "invincible state" to be applied to Chen Junting and Gu Tianchen.

The three worked together again after killing Zhongli Wu.

This time, their attack truly transcended the mundane!

The void collapsed, the flow of vital energy ceased, and the Demon Queen, already severely injured, widened her eyes in shock. In that instant, she could clearly sense, through her god-like spiritual level, that the entire sky was collapsing. Wherever the attack passed, everything shattered and was stripped away.

Heaven and earth seemed to be wailing.

How could she dare to be hit head-on by such a blow now!
The Demon Queen's body instantly turned purple-gold, and the purple-gold light burst forward, while she retreated with lightning speed, attempting to escape. In her view, only by escaping this place first and dodging this combined attack would she have a chance.

But imagination is beautiful, while reality is cruel.

A golden and silver radiance enveloped her, a power emanating from time and space. The moment the power of time and space activated its binding force, the Demon Queen felt as if the heavens and earth were imprisoned by the two, forming a ring that enveloped her body, freezing her in place, and the distance she had seemingly escaped earlier vanished without a trace.

Everything around her was about to completely engulf her!
Fear, resentment...

A torrent of negative emotions surged within her.

The next second, [Holy Emperor, save me!]

A cry resounded in my heart!
She didn't want to die! She hadn't even gotten her revenge yet!

【waste! 】

The Holy Emperor's furious voice exploded in the Demon Queen's heart!
How could he not be furious in the face of all this?
The Demon Dimension went to great lengths to find a partner in the Douluo Dimension and help them break through to godhood so they could devour the life energy of the Douluo Dimension.

And then what happened?

The gods haven't even entered the fray yet, and it's already on the verge of disaster! All the costs are going to go down the drain! And their opponents are just three mortals who haven't even become gods!

Give me your body!

The Demon Queen's demonic markings shone brightly at that moment, and dark purple stripes instantly covered her body. This aura, which did not belong to the Douluo Continent, also permeated the entire world at that instant.

This change was also clearly noticed by Chen Junting.

In an instant, the sky under the shroud of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation changed. A powerful aura, yet posing no threat to Chen Junting and his companions, instantly invaded the sword formation, enveloping the sky and releasing a nine-colored radiance. At the same time, a powerful tribulation cloud began to gather frantically.

"Qiang!"

At the very moment when "The End of Ten Thousand Bones, the Last Breath of Heaven and Earth" completely fell, the Demon Queen, whose body had been possessed by the Holy Emperor, suddenly condensed a halberd and transformed it into a thick energy that swept out!

"boom--"

At this moment, heaven and earth lost their color.

At that moment, the tribulation clouds descending from the Douluo plane seemed to have lost their target, gradually dissipating and disappearing into the horizon.

However, within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Chen Junting and Gu Tianchen revealed themselves one after another, still gazing solemnly ahead.

The Demon Queen did not disappear, nor did the demonic aura dissipate. This meant that the Holy Emperor's consciousness remained within her.

However, even the Holy Emperor was not so relaxed at this moment.

On the surface, he appeared calm and collected, but in reality, he was still wary of the impending heavenly tribulation. [Thanks to all the arrangements I've made within the Holy Spirit Cult over the years. But I never expected them to come in handy here before I even began plundering life energy.]

Just then, the Holy Emperor suddenly felt a divine sense locking onto him.

Without even looking over, one could tell that Chen Junting and the other two were already poised to attack, or rather, on high alert.

In the state of "Sword God Selflessness", Chen Junting did not make a move immediately, but instead spoke, "You are the Holy Emperor".

The certainty in his tone suggested that he had already confirmed his identity.

Who would have thought, "No! I am the Demon Queen."

The Holy Emperor vehemently denied it, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

Even the indifferent and ruthless Chen Junting was stunned by such a move, let alone Gu Tianchen and the others.

The next second, "whoosh—"

The Holy Emperor actually manipulated the Demon Queen to turn around and flee!
Even with the space sealed off and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation providing further obstruction, "Boom—"

It is unknown what price was paid, but a violent explosion suddenly erupted within the formation, its power tearing a hole in it.

No matter how Chen Junting and the other two tried to stop him, the Holy Emperor only controlled the Demon Queen to escape, even though his aura was far superior to hers.

With her incredible speed, even when Gu Tianchen and his group tried to catch up by entering a spatial dimension, their pursuit was completely thwarted.

In the words of the Holy Emperor, no matter what, he would never acknowledge his identity as the Holy Emperor in the Douluo Continent! For now, he is merely the Demon Queen!
After all, he only wanted to steal the life energy of the Douluo plane, not to attract the attention of the God Realm and then, like that madwoman Demon Queen, say that he wanted to sacrifice the life energy of the Douluo plane to increase his strength and then kill Tang San.

Therefore, the Holy Emperor was only after his own interests!
As for face... how much is that worth?
(End of this chapter)