Chapter 241 - Dao Heart! Devil Heart!

"Disciple?" Gu Baiyi's eyes, filled with curiosity, landed on Yun Xiao's Sword Soul adorned with five Sword Rings. Suddenly, he burst into laughter. "Yun Xiao, in my years roaming the Nine Hells, I've seldom met someone as straightforward and simple as you," he declared with amusement.

"Then, Sword God, would you grant this junior a chance?" Yun Xiao asked earnestly.

Gu Baiyi didn't answer directly but slowly said, "I was supposed to take a disciple to the Sword Ruins for the Sword Baptism Ceremony—a grand event in the Eternal Sword Prison. It's where all the new generation of sword prodigies show their talents... And you? You killed such a beautiful girl just like that. How am I to explain this to my fellow Sword Cultivators?"

"Then, there's no choice but to do my utmost to bring honor to my master at the Sword Baptism Ceremony," Yun Xiao replied seriously. "May I ask, Master, when do we leave for the Eternal Sword Prison?"

Gu Baiyi looked at him for a long while. Finally, with a slight smile, he said, "We can leave now.

"But before we leave, we need to catch a little devil," Gu Baiyi said, his gaze sweeping towards the blood mist. "Just now, I think I saw the War Princess. She's probably pretending to cooperate with you, planning to kill the demons and then you."

"I had the same concern, but now with Master here, everything will be fine," Yun Xiao said.

One advantage of this bloody battlefield was that all the little details—like Yun Xiao's slap to the War Princess and his fusion with Moon Fairy—were hidden by the endless demon clouds.

"Demons and devils! Only our human Sword Cultivators uphold the banner of justice! Collaborating with them only brings disaster. Let me help you cleanse the world and exterminate these evils!" Gu Baiyi exclaimed, his white robes billowing as he approached the blood mist.

In fact, he had been watching this blood mist all along!

"Who is this?" the Supreme Marshal, sensing victory at the gate of the Heavenly Realm, asked in a curious tone.

"Such a mighty Sword Cultivator!" Sword Saint Sun's eyes blazed with admiration and respect. "I heard that the calamity in the Demon Continent opened some world barriers, leading to this horde of devils! This Sword Cultivator, he might be from another world!"

"Friend or foe?" the Supreme Marshal asked, frowning.

"Sword Cultivators usually stand with humanity, so he's probably a friend..." Sword Saint Sun mused instinctively.

"Yun Xiao and that female devil, they must be in cahoots. Now that the Demon Continent's army is temporarily out of danger, will they settle their differences?" The Supreme Marshal, who had been following Yun Xiao's commands, was full of doubts about the details.

Meanwhile, many powerful beings in the Heavenly Realm turned their gaze to the blood mist, where the female devil was likely hiding.

Gu Baiyi, standing with his hands behind his back, floated in mid-air like a grandmaster. Before him, the blood mist rapidly condensed towards the center, forming a blood cocoon.

"Is that... a Dao Heart?!" Gu Baiyi's expression shifted subtly. "No, it's a Devil Heart!" he corrected himself as the blood cocoon violently split open, revealing a ravishing young woman, her entire being drenched in red.

She was shrouded in dense blood mist, with hundreds of blood dragons, formed from the Mortal Dust Devil Blood, coiling around her slender waist, legs, arms, and neck, emitting earth-shattering draconic roars.

Visibly, her charm and beauty ascended to a new level, her fiery and enchanting nature ignited by the Mortal Dust Blood Calamity, growing ever more captivating. And those dark red eyes of hers were fixed on Gu Baiyi.

"Quite unexpected," Gu Baiyi said with a cold smile. "Who would've thought that the infamous disgraced princess of the Endless Netherworld would transcend the first dao tribulation here in this world's fold? Now, you've comprehended a Devil Heart and stepped into a new realm of devil cultivation!"

One-third of the Demon Continent's spirits, along with the blood of the Violet Sky Immortal Army and parts of the demon army, converged upon her, now entirely fueling her ascent.

During the conversation between Yun Xiao and Gu Baiyi, it was actually Yun Xiao himself who had grasped the Mortal Dust Devil Heart, breaking past the Awakened Emperor Realm. The Dragon Spring, Divine Sea, Origin Core, Sovereign Sanguine, Devil Meridian, Wind Fire Tribulation, Devil Saint, and Awakened Devil Emperor Realms were collectively known as the Eight Mortal Realm. Beyond that was the Devil Heart Realm!

In contrast, on the path of a human cultivator, this realm was known as the Dao Heart Realm. From that point, the Dao Heart took form, no longer an abstract concept but a real manifestation of the cultivator's will, resonating with the universe. With the Dao Heart, one could replicate a law of the Dao! From Emperor to Dao Heart, it was a fundamental metamorphosis, signifying the cultivator's departure from the mundane and pursuit of the immortal path.

On a cultivation level, the War Princess was also Yun Xiao's body double. She did nothing but lay in that blood cocoon, watching Yun Xiao cultivate using her bloodline. This understanding of the Devil Heart also provided invaluable experience for him and Moon Fairy to transcend the Eight Mortal Realms in the future.

"Gu Baiyi, are you scared?" the War Princess asked coldly.

The man in white chuckled at her words, responding icily, "When I comprehended the Dao Heart, you were still but a milk-breathed girl."

"Is that so? I might have practiced for a few decades less, but it's enough to kill you." The War Princess's eyes suddenly blazed with a deadly devilish intent! She launched an attack on Gu Baiyi! Yes, she acted on every word, every command of Yun Xiao. This offensive move was ordered by Yun Xiao!

"Master, don't let her escape!" Yun Xiao stepped back to avoid the clash of these transcendental powers.

"Ha ha..." Gu Baiyi, looking at the War Princess, wore an expression full of amusement. "A cornered dog jumps over a wall?"

Witnessing the disgraced princess with her world-shaking beauty and devilish figure, Gu Baiyi, as a connoisseur, knew she was a real gem. The kind that could make any male, be they human, devil, or demon, feel like they were soaring in the clouds.

In the Endless Netherworld, he had no particular desires, but here, in a hidden paradise where calls to heaven and earth went unanswered, he was free to act as he pleased. His decision to appear at this moment was driven by not wanting to lose sight of the War Princess again.

So, with the defeat of Forbidden Fate, the flames of war reignited outside the Heavenly Realm!

Millions of human cultivators didn't leave; instead, they turned into spectators.

None knew the backgrounds of these combatants; from afar, they saw a righteous Sword Cultivator on one side and a blood devil on the other, whose face was obscured... Naturally, they rooted for the Sword Cultivator!

And they observed Yun Xiao showing great respect to this Sword Cultivator.

"This person must be Yun Xiao's master!"

"How could Yun Xiao be such a prodigy? It turns out his true origin isn't from the lower realms. He's a visitor from beyond!"

Inside the Heavenly Realm, the crowd was abuzz with excitement and discussion.

"Let's see how she performs. If things don't go well, you guys can step in," Yun Xiao said to the small black beast in his arms.

"Got it," Blue Star replied, peeking out from his embrace, his eyes coldly fixed on Gu Baiyi.

Now in control of the Heavenly Realm's treasury, Yun Xiao certainly wasn't short on resources. So, they were in top form. Yun Xiao had taken care of Forbidden Fate without needing their intervention.

In such a public setting, with no fog of war, Yun Xiao tried to avoid using either the ancient bronze coffin or the black-scaled fierce beast.

"The Eight Mortal Realms! Break through and enter the dao! The Mortal Dust Devil Heart, based on the human world and emotions, passing through the tribulations of the mortal world, rising from the depths, aligns well with my state of mind," Yun Xiao mused.

This was why forming the Devil Heart had been a piece of cake for him!

"The power of a Dao..."

Whether it was the Dao Heart, Demon Heart, or Devil Heart, what they essentially replicated was the power of heaven and earth! Dao laws, originating from the Creator Immortal.

The Mortal Dust, encompassing life and death, suffering, prosperity, and the seven emotions and six desires of the Dao Realm, formed the six dao law pillars. It was the core framework supporting countless principles, the heart of the Mortal Dust Devil's intentions. But once, it was a part of the Creator Immortal.

At this moment, as the War Princess fought fiercely, Yun Xiao was on the sidelines, comprehending the Mortal Dust Devil Heart, replicating the power of the Mortal Dust dao laws, and enhancing the Mortal Dust Devil Blood. Every attack from the War Princess felt like transcending a world!

This is what made a top ranking devil!

Her Nine-Tiered Bloodline and Blood Spirit Dragon Seed, was fully awakened, undergoing a heaven-defying transformation into a formidable blood dragon war devil in an instant!

Facing her, Gu Baiyi shed his disdain, his eyes brimming with surging sword light!

HUM!

His Sword Soul was finally revealed—a total of 1001 layers of Sword Aura and five Sword Rings!

This setup was almost identical to that of Yun Xiao! That meant that Yun Xiao had slain so many demons that his Sword Aura was comparable to an elder of the Eternal Sword Prison.

Five Sword Rings also indicated that Gu Baiyi's Sword Soul was in the ninth or tenth grade, at least two grades higher than Galaxy grade.

"Late Dao Heart Realm with 1001 layers of Sword Aura! With such strength, he could easily annihilate everything outside of Forbidden Fate. Yet, he arrived in the Heavenly Realm long ago and never showed up or lent a hand..." Yun Xiao mused. As a straightforward man, he would have simply obliterated the hordes of demons with that kind of power.

Clearly, Gu Baiyi belonged to a different ilk. How could one work together when their paths were so different? He was even eyeing the War Princess with a lecherous gaze... Such a Sword Cultivator, if he didn't make a move, Yun Xiao himself would strike first!

BOOM!

The War Princess, enveloped in Mortal Dust Devil Blood, had eyes blazing with bloodlight. Clutching her magic whip, Blood Fang, in one hand and her other hand transforming into a dragon claw, she fiercely pressed down. A river of devil blood coalesced into Blood Dragon Breath. Nine massive blood dragons, almost a thousand meters long, surged forth, thunderously charging at Gu Baiyi!

She couldn't have pushed the Blood Dragon Breath to this extent on her own. It was Yun Xiao, after hearing the origin of this blood art from her, who casually improved it. As she attacked, her Devil Heart stirred the forces of the Mortal Dust dao laws of the world!

This power was omnipresent!

It gathered the seven emotions and six desires of all beings, absorbing the anger of the Heavenly Realm's populace, their hatred for demons, the longing to protect their homes, and their love for their children...

All these were sources of power for the Mortal Dust Devil Heart!

The stronger the seven emotions and six desires of the Dao Realm, the stronger the Mortal Dust Devil!

This power, seemingly under the War Princess's control, actually originated from Yun Xiao.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

"She does have some skill." Gu Baiyi's brow furrowed! As soon as he acted, he sensed something was amiss! How could she, newly ascended to the Devil Heart Realm, be this powerful?

Gu Baiyi's robe fluttered without wind as he raised his hand to unleash a Flying Sword! The Flying Sword carried five types of demon magic, each stemming from the Demon Heart Sword Rings, and each magic infused with the power of the Demon Heart dao laws!

In terms of Sword Ring quality, Gu Baiyi undoubtedly surpassed Yun Xiao.

These five demon magics twined around the silver Flying Sword, which instantly transformed into a glimmering, crystalline light. It flickered brilliantly, shifting dozens of times in midair with exquisite swordplay, piercing through the nine blood dragons to confront the War Princess head-on!

No defense, just offense! This was indeed the style of a Sword Cultivator!

"Ha, calling himself the Sword God, what a shameless old man!" Gu Baiyi might have deceived Yun Xiao, but he couldn't fool the War Princess. In her eyes burned a fierce conviction, her confidence soaring. How could lying there, growing stronger, not be exhilarating?

BUZZ!

Her palm quivered, and Blood Fang morphed into a blood vortex, rapidly entwining around the attacking Flying Sword! This seemingly simple action required immense physical strength to match the sword's lethal speed.

However, restraining it was one thing; suppressing it was another!

KLANG!

The blood whip coiled like a dragon around the Flying Sword, sending sparks flying as the sword thrust forward explosively!

BOOM!

Just as the Flying Sword was about to pierce the War Princess's abdomen, she stretched out her other hand and incredibly stopped the sword in its tracks! Even though she was blasted back several hundred meters, the fact that the Flying Sword hadn't injured her in the slightest was undeniable!

This meant that in this head-to-head clash, Gu Baiyi's attack had failed!

"How could this disgraced princess possibly..." Gu Baiyi's face contorted in shock! His Flying Sword assault was thwarted. The next instant, the nine blood dragons bore down on him. The War Princess hadn't faltered. So, naturally, the Blood Dragon Breaths didn't dissipate!

Gu Baiyi swiftly retracted his sword. The Flying Sword, like a behemoth, broke free from the entanglement of Blood Fang. It returned to him in a flash, morphing into a three-foot silver sword.

The swiftness of a Sword Cultivator's attack was vividly demonstrated in this scene.

Yun Xiao, observing from afar, couldn't help but admire, knowing he was far from Gu Baiyi's match. But what of it? The War Princess's strength was his strength too!

"Sweeping Sword!" Gu Baiyi, gripping the silver sword, soared in his white robe and suddenly swept it horizontally!

BUZZ!

A dazzling silver sword light exploded, forming a silver moon of sword energy. It burst open, its storm and silver sword energy piercing through the nine blood dragons!

This strike, reminiscent of Spiral Galaxy from the Constellation Slaying Sword, was clearly more powerful.

Yun Xiao, even at a distance, was hit by a stray silver sword light. He had no choice but to draw out his Heaven Burial Sword Soul and slash fiercely!

BANG!

With this slash, he staggered back a hundred meters, his blood and qi in turmoil!

This was just one strand of sword energy, and Gu Baiyi's silver moon sword had hundreds! There was no helping it; Yun Xiao was two major realms below, and there was also a difference in dao laws!

Yet, this sweeping sword technique failed to completely obliterate the War Princess' Dragon Breath!

BOOM!

Though the blood dragons shattered, the storm of Mortal Dust Devil Blood power still battered Gu Baiyi. He could only rapidly deploy two magic shields, but they too were obliterated!

"What's wrong? How has her Devil Heart Dao empowered her with such lethal force? What kind of devil power is this?" Gu Baiyi, who had battled devils countless times, had never seen anything like this, naturally stirring fresh terror in his heart.

The growth of a Dao Heart was incredibly difficult!

It took him ten arduous years to elevate his Dao Heart after stepping into the Dao Heart Realm. Yet, the power of the dao laws he invoked paled in comparison to the War Princess.

In other words, the War Princess, at the Early Devil Heart Realm, was overpowering Gu Baiyi, who was at the Late Dao Heart Realm, purely in terms of strength!