Chapter 235 - 10,000 Meter Sword, Spirit Spanning Millions of Miles!

Inside the putrid, sticky, blood-soaked body of Forbidden Fate, Moon Fairy found himself in a ghastly situation. “UGH!" No sooner had he been swallowed than his silver fur turned a sickening greenish-red. The overpowering stench seeped into his very pores, an assault on the senses. He was revolted. It was the kind of nausea that could churn the guts of the mightiest warriors.

Buzzing and humming, Moon Fairy was swept along the endless, intertwined intestines into Forbidden Fate's stomach—a patchwork of human and demon stomachs, the most foul-smelling place in this unholy body. The stomach fluids, a mire of colors and corpse stench, threatened to corrupt his Divine Desolation Physique.

The demon was enormous, transcending the mere category of demon!

Where could Moon Fairy even begin to cast his magic in this maze?

“You think you can digest me, make me part of your undead mess?” Moon Fairy thought, his face contorted in disgust and defiance. He was from the Heavenly Realm, where Yun Xiao's will was as fierce as a storm. As a guardian of the Divine Continent, surrender was not an option!

BOOM!

Over five thousand Desolate Essences erupted from him, unleashing a storm of lightning, fire, frost, winds, darkness, and necromancy. They tore through the sticky sea of stomach fluids, striking the beast's stomach walls with ferocity.

BANG BANG BANG!

The Desolate Essences born of thousands of worlds, ripped the stomach lining apart, sending fragments and blood swirling in a maelstrom.

“Can I tear him apart from the inside?” Just as Moon Fairy considered this, the ruptured stomach lining began to wriggle and heal, forming anew. The stomach was like a prison of blood and corpses, relentlessly squeezing him. “This monster is a nexus of grudges; its insides are even tougher than the outside!”

In other words, there was no inside or outside for this being, only strong and stronger parts! His fantasy of tearing through its stomach and escaping was just that—a fantasy. Even if he could burst through, tearing apart its organs meant little to this abomination.

"Dammit!” Moon Fairy clawed and bit his way through a sea of flesh, tearing open a bloody cavity in the heap of corpses. But his efforts were like punching cotton—utterly futile.

Instead, the shattered, torn bodies, driven by their grudges, writhed madly, squeezing him relentlessly. His Divine Desolation Physique could withstand millions, even tens of millions of undead pressing upon him, but against the flesh of over 100 million demons and humans on this creature, it was a different story. They contracted, crowded, and quivered, almost crushing him alive.

“I’d rather fight ten Eclipse Demon Emperors than face this nightmare... Ahhh!” Not only was Moon Fairy going mad, but Yun Xiao in the Heavenly Realm was also retching, his face turning a ghastly purple from the pressure.

Fortunately, although Forbidden Fate had vast amounts of flesh and a huge form, its ordinary flesh wasn’t particularly tough. Moon Fairy’s Divine Desolation Physique, advancing towards perfection, barely held up under the immense pressure.

"Why do you, a mere fox, possess such a sturdy body?" Forbidden Fate wondered, perplexed that he couldn't devour Moon Fairy immediately.

"I am rooted in my body, while you are rooted in resentment. I have the potential to reach the heavens, but your resentment is your downfall. Your true limit is quite low," Moon Fairy retorted coldly. Resentment and corpse demons were strong. However, once they strayed from the Demon Dao, they could only increase in size, not in cultivation.

"Do you wish to discuss with me what a true demon is?" Forbidden Fate sneered. This was his true nature—selfish, greedy, delusional, and insatiable in his desire to consume. As for familial love and deep affection, those were just tales for the lesser demons. He cared neither for the four great Demon Emperors nor the Demon Continent.

"You think you are a true demon?" Moon Fairy scoffed.

"Time will tell everything," Forbidden Fate said in a ghostly voice.

"No matter how long, you can't escape your shackles. You will never fathom the world beyond your well," Moon Fairy replied.

"Shame you are even more pitiable, for you don't even have time." Forbidden Fate let out a strange, eerie laugh, continuing to drain Moon Fairy’s energy through endless crushing and strangulation through his undead flesh.

"There will come a moment when you're completely drained, while I am born for slaughter. As long as there's killing, I am endless! And you, trapped here, will wither in despair..." Forbidden Fate's voice, a blend of countless, echoed through each piece of flesh. And at his brow, where the face of the Violet Emperor resided, he looked down towards the Heavenly Realm and cackled, "It's time to end all this."

BOOM!

The mountain of undead flesh started rolling, with countless streams of blood and dark energy escaping the gaps, jetting towards the Heavenly Realm. He let out a soul-shaking roar that seemed to shake the very heavens. "Moon Fairy is dead, the traitor vanquished. Demon Continent’s spirits, join me in battle!"

With these words, the 80 million-strong demon army, initially stunned, soon had their eyes blazing red again. The furious and violent thoughts reignited, burning fiercely. Moon Fairy had offered them a new path, but alas, he couldn't defeat Forbidden Fate. So, the demon army had no choice!

In the Demon Continent, the strongest always commanded the most loyalty. With no other choice, their singular focus became clear: fight to the bitter end! In this regard, demons were indeed simpler than humans.

And so, with a thunderous roar, the sky-darkening mountain of undead flesh, accompanied by the 80 million demons, charged towards the gates of the Heavenly Realm. Meanwhile, the Violet Emperor's skinless head swayed, wearing a creepy smile. "No Primordial Array anymore? Heeheeheehee..."

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Back in the Heavenly Realm, Yun Xiao had just finished absorbing the corpses of the Demon Emperors and Demon Saints within the Ancestral Temple,

“Mid Saint Realm, 1,000 layers of Sword Aura," Yun Xiao muttered, gazing at the azure Heaven Burial Sword Soul in his hand. The bones of 10 million fallen demons had been drained by a hundred thousand Sword Cultivators!

Yun Xiao himself had absorbed the bones of over a million demons!! Sadly, these demons who came to watch the battle were somewhat lacking in strength. They only added 400 extra layers to his Sword Aura. The more Sword Aura accumulated, the harder it was to increase.

"The efficacy of demon bones... it seems piling up numbers doesn’t do much. That girl from the Eternal Sword Prison... her 600 layers of Sword Aura must have come from high ranking demons."

As Moon Fairy made his last stand above, Yun Xiao finally broke through to the Mid Saint Realm. "Using my Divine Desolation Physique to combat this flesh monster feels like being restrained, quite powerless! I hope this Heaven Burial Sword Soul can truly wound its core."

Sword Cultivators were naturally the nemesis of demons! Especially the Heaven Burial Sword Soul, known for incinerating flesh! Grasping the Heaven Burial Sword Soul, Yun Xiao surveyed the faces before him.

Among the Nine Divine Guards, aside from the Emperors of the other four great Immortal Empires, the remaining five were like wandering knights of the mortal world, they were present!

The Supreme Marshal, Zhao Xuanjian, Sword Saint Sun... all the mighty warriors of the Divine Continent were there! A hundred thousand Sword Cultivators were present! The Nine Heavens Immortal Army was also there! This demon-slaying operation at the Ancestral Temple was akin to an ambush, extremely effective against the lesser demons.

Even so, the ferocity of these demons had brought significant casualties to the Nine Heavens Immortal Army! The Supreme Marshal didn't go into details, but Yun Xiao could tell: every soldier was bloodied, many had likely sacrificed their lives for their country.

The Divine Continent, the nation, the people... All these blazed like fierce fires in everyone’s hearts.

“Supreme Marshal.” Yun Xiao took a deep breath, asking in a low voice, “If we mobilize every cultivator in the Heavenly Realm, excluding the elderly and the weak, how many can we gather?”

“Together with the Nine Heavens Immortal Army, about thirty million. But at least half of them won’t be very skilled,” the Supreme Marshal replied.

On the battlefield, conventional strength was fundamental!

The Demon Continent originally had 100 million elite soldier level demons. Even after the Great Merciful Tribulation that befell them, they still had at least 60 million elite demon soldiers remaining. In contrast, the Nine Heavens Immortal Army only had 10 million elite soldiers. The gap in numbers was too huge.

After defeating the Violet Sky Immortal Army, the Demon Continent's army, nearing 80 million, still mostly comprised elite troops. They were the essence of the force, refined from the excess.

In the Heavenly Realm, among the 30 million capable of fighting, half were irregular cultivators...

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Conscript everyone, hold the gates of the Heavenly Realm as our fortress," Yun Xiao declared with a grave expression.

The Primordial Array was tied to that little tiger bell called Pomelo, a direct belonging of the Primordial Immortal Ancestor. With such limited time, Yun Xiao could only rely on the gates of the Heavenly Realm.

"Not guarding the Primordial Array but the gates instead, the people will be confused. How do we handle this?" the Supreme Marshal asked somberly.

Up to now, the 30 million cultivators remained optimistic, believing in the continued existence of the Primordial Array.

"Let the Primordial Array live on in our hearts," Yun Xiao said, gripping his sword tightly, gazing at the sky, his teeth clenched. "Forbidden Fate and the demon army are not an iron wall. We’ll make our stand!"

"Understood!" The Supreme Marshal nodded.

The two men exchanged a knowing look, understanding that the truth about the Primordial Array could not be revealed, especially now.

"To overthrow the Demon Continent’s oppression and truly stand up, the Primordial Array alone isn't enough. It can only defend, but it's the swords and magic treasures that can truly shatter the demons!"

So, Yun Xiao decided to let everyone believe it didn't exist.

Outside the Heavenly Realm, Moon Fairy's struggle had become ineffective. It was time to move!

As Yun Xiao was about to lead the charge, from a group of captives, a violet-robed girl leaped out, pointing at Yun Xiao and screaming, “You slaughtered millions of our demon friends, sparking this war. Yet, you claim to save countless lives. You're the greatest villain in the history of the Divine Continent!”

"Who is this?" Yun Xiao asked.

"The Violet Sky Immortal Empire's Fourth Princess," replied Nangong Xi.

The girl continued her lament, her voice breaking, “Demons are kind, they have graced the Divine Continent with benevolence, civilized and naive. Yet you, as humans, act like devils, bringing disaster to the people! Your ancestors and descendants, for generations, should reflect! Even in hell, you should reflect!”

"Demons naive? We should reflect?" Yun Xiao glanced at her. "Then throw her among the dark-furred monkey demons. Let her see how naive these demon friends really are."

"Right!" The Nine Heavens Immortal Army and human cultivators roared in approval.

"Reflect on this!" Indeed, as the Fourth Princess was thrown among the monkey demons, her piercing cries of reflection echoed in the air.

"Everyone!" Yun Xiao rose on his Sovereign Sword, his hair flying, his white robe billowing, hovering above the army. "With a sword ten thousand meters long, my spirit spanning millions of miles, all cultivators follow me, to slay every demon of the Demon Continent!"

VROOOM!

His sword soared into the sky, like a radiant sun. Behind him, from all corners of the Heavenly Realm, countless cultivators rose like blazing stars, following this sun, rushing towards the gates of the Heavenly Realm!