I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

At the top of the TV tower, the wind howled like a drum.

Shen Tian sheathed his sword and stood there, looking at the eight menacing characters in front of him. A certain emotion that had been suppressed in his heart seemed to be completely released at this moment.

That feeling was wonderful.

Like a seed that has finally broken through the hard frozen soil and glimpsed a corner of the sky.

The next second, that familiar blue panel started flashing on my retina.

[The Demon-Slaying Slash is now included!]

Shen Tian had a sudden thought and clicked on the details page.

【Name: Demon-Slaying Slash】

[Description: This is no ordinary skill; it is a declaration of war against all gods and demons.]

Demons arise from the heart, and are slain by the blade. This swordsmanship not only severs the physical body, but also severs karma and sever destiny. With this blade, I measure all evil in the world; all who oppose me are demons, and all can be killed!

Shen Tian's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the lines of text.

No numerical value.

This means there is no upper limit.

It also exudes an indescribable domineering aura.

This is what Shen Tian did after his mindset changed and he gained enlightenment under the blessing of the [Peerless Sword Saint]!

"Demon Slayer..."

Shen Tian murmured these two words, and the [Heavenly Sin] in his hand seemed to sense its master's intention, emitting an extremely joyful hum.

The dark patterns on the blade now slowly exuded a strange grayish-white aura.

It was as if it were the first sharp glint of light that separated the clear from the turbid at the beginning of time.

"Now that you've grasped it, let's test its quality."

Shen Tian's lips curled up slightly, revealing an expectant smile.

He turned around, not looking at the camp below, but casting his gaze towards the distant south—a direction deeper into the occupied territory, where a range of undulating black mountains stretched out.

It is at least five kilometers away from here.

Shen Tian slowly raised the heavy sword in his hand.

"cut."

The word was uttered.

The world suddenly fell silent.

next moment.

Rumble—!!!

Suddenly, a dark crack appeared in the space in front of Shen Tian.

The crevice instantly extended outwards, like a giant black dragon roaring as it charged towards the black mountain range five thousand meters away.

The places along the way.

The air was torn apart, and the clouds were split in two.

Even the light seemed to distort in the face of that knife mark.

The distant black mountain range, which had been like a giant beast, sat immovably on the horizon.

But just as that invisible blade intent swept across...

That main peak, which is a thousand meters high.

The upper half of the entire mountain slowly shifted, then tilted, and finally crashed down!

boom--!!!

Only now did the long-awaited sonic boom finally erupt.

The terrifying shockwave spread wildly in all directions from the mountain peak, stirring up dust and forming a huge mushroom cloud.

And in that smoke and dust.

A deep ravine, stretching for thousands of meters, is like a scar on the earth, a shocking sight.

A knife.

Broken mountain.

"This is the Demon Slayer..."

Shen Tian looked at the destructive power in the distance, which was like a miracle, and nodded in satisfaction.

This was just a casual strike.

If one were to unleash their full power, combined with their various talents, the sheer force of that strike would likely force even a sixth-tier expert to temporarily yield.

……

at the same time.

On a desolate highway 20 kilometers from the abandoned television tower.

Sizzle—!!!

The speeding black SUV suddenly braked sharply, drifting 180 degrees on the road and nearly flipping into the ditch beside the road.

"What's going on?!"

Zhou Xuan's head slammed hard against the seat in front of him.

"Inspector..."

The bodyguard in the driver's seat was deathly pale, his finger trembling as he pointed to the sky ahead: "You...you look over there..."

Zhou Xuan frowned and looked in the direction he was pointing.

Upon closer inspection...

He froze instantly.

All that could be seen was the distant horizon.

The once continuous mountain range has now been broken in half!

Dust filled the air, and smoke billowed everywhere.

Even from this distance, one could still feel a terrifying, heart-pounding energy emanating from the earth.

That power...

Domineering, destructive, and arrogant.

That's a power that no human could possibly possess!

"This...this is..."

Zhou Xuan's pupils contracted sharply, and his voice trembled slightly.

"This destructive power... could it be that a sixth-tier beast king has appeared?!"

"I knew it! I knew it!!!"

After a brief moment of shock, Zhou Xuan slapped his thigh, his face showing a mixture of fear and anger.

He turned his head and stared intently at Qin Zhenshan and Chi Xiao beside him, spitting as he spoke.

"Did you see that?! Huh?!"

"This is the mess your so-called young hero made!"

"I knew it was a trap set by the Beast King! I knew it was a bait to lure you in!"

"Isn't it better now?!"

Zhou Xuan pointed at the mushroom cloud in the distance and roared angrily:

"With such a huge commotion, it seems it's not just the three-headed beast king! There might even be a sixth-tier beast emperor involved! That Shen Tian... that idiot, he's probably been blasted to dust by now!"

Qin Zhenshan looked at the strange phenomenon in the distance with a completely bewildered expression.

This commotion... is indeed ridiculously loud.

Could it really be the Beast King?

His heart leaped into his throat, and he instinctively reached for the door to get out of the car.

But before he could even move...

Zhou Xuan, however, had already rushed out first.

"Although that Shen Tian is an incurable idiot, he deserves to die!"

Zhou Xuan, his face filled with righteous indignation, unleashed his inner energy and charged towards the occupied zone like an arrow released from a bow.

"But his three thousand soldiers are innocent!"

"I am the Inspector of Tianyun Prefecture! I cannot watch these soldiers sacrifice themselves in vain!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Zhou Xuan's figure had already turned into a small black dot and disappeared into the vast yellow sand.

in the car.

Qin Zhenshan remained in the position of pushing the door open, staring blankly in the direction where Zhou Xuan had disappeared.

Qin Zhenshan snapped out of his daze, abruptly turning to look at the calm-looking Chi Xiao beside him, and slapped his thigh in frustration:

"Why didn't you stop him? If there really is a Beast King, wouldn't he be throwing his life away by charging in alone?!"

"And what exactly was that commotion? Did something happen to Shen Tian?!"

Qin Zhenshan's mind is now in complete chaos.

On one hand, they were worried that Shen Tian would be ganged up on by the Beast King.

Chi Xiao slowly and deliberately straightened his cuffs.

He looked at the flattened mountain peak in the distance, a complex sense of shock flashing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

"Old Qin."

Chi Xiao sighed, patted Qin Zhenshan on the shoulder, and said in a low voice.

"Shen Tian... won't die."

"what?"

Qin Zhenshan was stunned for a moment:

"?"

"There's no such thing as 'what if'."

"Also, don't worry about the Beast King. If I'm not mistaken, those three Tier 5 Beast Kings... have probably already become his victims."

Qin Zhenshan stared wide-eyed, as if listening to something divine:

"What...what did you say?"

"I said."

Chi Xiao watched Zhou Xuan's departing figure with a mocking look in his eyes.

"That kid, just now..."

"He broke through to the fifth rank on the spot."