Chapter 573: “Elephant Demon’s Divine Body! demon immortal's inheritance! You Could Never Be My Match! Earth Escape!”

A surge of overwhelming vitality erupted within the heir of Prince Qing, rapidly healing his injured arm. This life force carried a divine aura, repairing his wounds almost instantaneously.

He then activated his inner power, and the Nightshock Spear blazed with dazzling divine light. His body swelled several cun as his muscles coiled, and waves of blood energy enveloped his frame. He drew a deep breath, his physique shifting once more.

Behind him, a towering elephant-headed humanoid godlike figure appeared; it was larger and more imposing than ever. Then, a tidal wave of demonic energy burst from his body.

“In this Shanhai Secret Realm, you absolutely cannot be my match!” the heir of Prince Qing bellowed.

He now stood at twelve zhang tall, like a divine monster, a living colossus of flesh. With a mere swing of his arm, thunderous sounds erupted from his body, as if infinite strength surged within him.

With those words, he thrust the Nightshock Spear; a lightning arc appeared, instantly racing toward Li Yanchu. This was the true demonic body; the power of a demon immortal's inheritance!

Boom!

Li Yanchu’s blood and energy surged like a tidal sea as he slammed out a palm. A gigantic hand, nearly twenty zhang tall, collided with the lightning arc of the Nightshock Spear with a deafening explosion.

A shockwave, visible to the naked eye, radiated outward.

Boom!

Li Yanchu descended from the sky like a falling meteor; the air around him heated and distorted from his terrifying speed. A colossal divine shadow appeared behind him, moving in perfect sync with his actions.

Clang!

As the Jiaoslayer struck the Nightshock Spear, sparks flew everywhere. The violent energy carved dozens of cracks into the surrounding ground; stones and debris flew in every direction.

Rumble! Rumble!

The figures of Li Yanchu and the heir of Prince Qing continuously vanished and reappeared; they were too fast for the eye to follow.

The ground shattered constantly, with one horrifying pit after another, revealing just how ferocious their battle was. By now, the ruins of Shituo City had been reduced to rubble, and massive clouds of dust filled the land.

Seeing this, the young ethereal woman froze. She had seen third-realm power before, and they were a mysterious force far beyond mortal comprehension.

But what she saw today was ultimate physical might: the Nightshock Spear versus the strange long saber; a young Daoist facing a twelve-zhang-tall demon monster. Every strike of theirs landed on flesh.

Just then, torrents of blood energy seared the surrounding sky and land. The air itself twisted and heated, radiating immense warmth. No fire spells were used; this heat came purely from the vast blood energy. Even century-old fierce spirits would perish instantly under such conditions.

The young woman furrowed her brows; her hatred for the heir of Prince Qing was profound, but she could not hope to oppose such power. Moreover, even the aftershocks of their battle made her, a peak second-realm Yin Spirit expert, struggle to maintain stability.

Rumble! Rumble!

The deafening explosions shook heaven and earth. The young ethereal woman, realizing the futility of staying put, cast a spell and streaked backward.

The two combatants’ figures vanished and reappeared repeatedly. Blade and spear collided, their white lights intersecting, generating terrifying killing intent. They fought from the shattered ground all the way into the sky above the cloud seas.

The clouds churned violently, like thunder cracking across the heavens. Terrifying shockwaves swept across the sky, tearing the cloud seas apart.

At that moment, all the cultivators within the Shanhai Secret Realm, whether young prodigies exploring, ancient sect masters seeking immortality, or wild mountain demons, looked up in unison, astonished by the battle raging overhead. They all held their breath, shaken by the sheer power on display.

“Is that... the Elephant Demon?” a towering man with an elephant’s head and humanoid body exclaimed in surprise.

His heart burned with excitement. He was an elephant-tribe demon himself; he was immense in stature, with limitless strength. He had entered the Shanhai Secret Realm specifically to seek the inheritance of the Elephant Demon.

Seeing the massive elephant-shaped figure behind the heir of Prince Qing, he couldn’t help but breathe faster.

According to ancient elephant-tribe lore, there existed a legendary weapon that could shake heaven and earth, formed when a meteor fell from the sky: the Nightshock Spear. It was a divine weapon from beyond the heavens, with boundless power.

Among the elephant-tribe demons, the strongest was the Elephant Demon, one of the three rulers of the Shituo Kingdom. Its spear, with its immense aura, was exactly the weapon their tribe had been seeking for generations.

At the thought of this, the man’s heart burned with fervor. Yet his brows furrowed, eyes filled with shock and doubt.

What kind of person could fight so fiercely with someone who had obtained a demon immortal's inheritance?

Strictly speaking, none of the second-realm cultivators in the Shanhai Secret Realm had seen the battle clearly. Primordial spirit-based dueling, manipulating elemental energies, magical artifacts, and even demonic powers were more familiar to them.

But this... this extreme physical power, moving at a speed the naked eye could not track, was a rare and extraordinary style of combat. Without the occasional glimpse of the towering divine shadows, they likely wouldn’t have understood what was truly happening.

“Another Martial Dao Immortal has appeared in the mortal world?”

Two elderly cultivators exchanged glances, faces filled with astonishment.

Their very old-fashioned robes were plain and archaic, not like the garments of the Kingdom of Qian. They were reclusive cultivators, hiding in the mountains. They were familiar with some of the secret histories of the Great Xia era.

At that time, only one Martial Dao Immortal had appeared in Great Xia, a person who entered the Dao through martial cultivation. He could even kill across realms; after all, no system could match a Martial Dao Immortal in the third realm for sheer killing power.

However, a Martial Dao Immortal strengthened the body and spirit but did not cultivate longevity, so their life span was limited.

Feeling the immense blood energy and witnessing the legendary Martial Dao Manifestation, the two elderly cultivators were utterly astonished.

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Rumble!

Li Yanchu channeled his blood energy into the Jiaoslayer, slamming it hard against the Nightshock Spear.

The Nightshock Spear was indeed a weapon from beyond the heavens; even the ten-thousand-merit-points Jiaoslayer caused little damage to it. Yet, with Li Yanchu’s sheer force, he slammed the heir of Prince Qing hard into the ground.

The heir of Prince Qing lifted his head slightly, eyes wide with shock. Even with the demon immortal's inheritance activated, he still wasn’t a match for this young Daoist?!

He thought quickly and activated his Earth Escape Technique, vanishing into the ground. His inherited magic was exquisite; his Earth Escape far surpassed that of major sects. His descent into the earth was almost instantaneous.

But Li Yanchu followed immediately, his figure dissolving into a streak of smoke.

The heir of Prince Qing calculated in his mind: first he would leave this place, fully refine the demon immortal's inheritance, and then return to deal with this young Daoist.

The power of a demon immortal's inheritance wasn’t something he could wield fully in a single moment. Even now, he was only using it to boost his own already formidable strength.

But the next second, he suddenly sensed a cold killing intent behind him. Turning around, he saw Li Yanchu charging at him with a saber in hand.

Speechless, the heir of Prince Qing focused and accelerated his Earth Escape, using it more skillfully than even his aerial flight technique.

Yet to his surprise, Li Yanchu was closing in faster and faster despite the distance.