Chapter 327: The God-Slayer Chu Batian, The World is Shocked, The Demon King Returns (II)

"That fool is dead?"

On a hillside outside Miamir City, a seductive woman stared at the distant phenomenon of a fallen king, her face showing astonishment.

Although she hadn’t intended to get involved in this bait operation, Akunus' will had descended, occupying the body of a previously hidden middle-level Blood Emissary.

When she sensed Kaotoros’ intent to kill Chu Batian, she had exposed this pawn without hesitation to divert the Eighth Heavenly Realm expert’s attention.

Yet within a few minutes, Kaotoros had fallen.

Who killed it? That human genius Chu Batian, or some other hidden expert in Miamir City?

As she pondered, blood flowed from the seductive woman’s mouth, nose, and eyes. She touched her cheek, her gaze icy. "Is it already unbearable?"

With that, the seductive woman burst apart, scattering into countless pieces of flesh.

Akunus’ soul avatar had projected its will over ten thousand kilometers to occupy this body, partly through its art, and partly because this Blood Emissary was essentially another avatar. The Blood Seeds these Emissaries absorbed contained his blood power, spiritual will, and art information.

However, a king's will was not easy to bear, especially after she had used her willpower to divert the Eighth Heavenly Realm expert. It only took a few minutes for the Emissary’s body, with its Fourth Heavenly Realm cultivation, to collapse and perish.

As various parties were shocked by Kaotoros’s fall, Miamir City was in turmoil. Ambulances and fire trucks blared their sirens, while many civilian cultivators and military soldiers were converging toward the west edge of the city.

The battle had been short, but the destruction was significant. Several blocks were affected, and one street was completely destroyed. The collateral damage had caused hundreds of deaths and injuries to one or two thousand people.

Although these numbers seemed high, the military considered it an acceptable loss. Normally, a Seventh Heavenly Realm expert gone mad could wipe out an entire city in half a day if not stopped by an equal.

As a demon king, had Kaotoros not had grander ambitions, it could have already started a killing spree in the human rear lines, creating chaos. Although it would have been quickly suppressed, the impact would still be significant.

When Heavenly King Xuanwu and his companions had cooperated to wreak havoc in the Purgatory Clan’s rear lines, even killing a peak Ninth Heavenly Realm demon god descendant, it had caused a massive upheaval within the entire Purgatory Clan, resulting in the recent retaliation against the human rear lines.

Thus, the fact that only this many had died in this battle was considered fortunate.

While the entire city mobilized to support the disaster area, the Law Enforcement Bureau’s chief arrived outside the city with his subordinates. He looked at Chen Chu with a wry smile. "Mr. Chu, I didn't expect we’d meet under such circumstances."

"Sorry, I couldn't minimize the damage this time," Chen Chu replied.

The chief shook his head. "It's already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. After all, it was a king-level avatar with terrifying strength. If this had happened in the city center, the casualties would have been much worse. Mr. Chu, let me arrange for someone to take you back to the hotel."

"...Alright," Chen Chu agreed after a pause and got into the Law Enforcement Bureau’s car.

As for Rake, after confirming Kaotoros’s death, he left with its corpse. There were no spoils of war; besides the destroyed high-level transcendent weapon, Kaotoros had nothing on him.

This also made Chen Chu feel something was amiss.

As he was on his way to the hotel in the Bureau’s car, the entire capital of Gunado erupted in commotion, followed by a global shockwave through the cultivation world at the fall of a king.

Moreover, someone had managed to capture images from a distance, showing Chen Chu without his battle armor and then with it, facing off against the demon king Kaotoros.

The person who took the photos was lucky enough not to be killed by the aftermath of the battle, though he couldn’t say the same about his girlfriend of two days. After the fight, he cried from both grief and excitement as he posted the pictures on social media.

[Miamir City: King Fallen]

[Evil God from the Demon God Cult Descends, Slain by Military Expert in Miamir City Suburbs]

[Unbelievable! Yan Ruoyi's Bodyguard Kills a King]

[This is Why the Bodyguard is Arrogant, the God-Slayer, Chu Batian!]

[Don’t Get It Wrong, That Wasn’t a True King, Just a Soul Avatar with Sixth Heavenly Realm Cultivation.]

For a while, the internet was flooded with news of the fallen king. It couldn’t be helped—the Blue Planet had been peaceful for decades.

Due to the Federation’s previous control over martial arts information and strict laws, most high-level cultivators and top experts had gone to the mythical world. As a result, there had been no high-level battles on the Blue Planet for a long time.

Even if there were, they involved killing colossal sea beasts, fights beyond the sight of ordinary people, not the fall of a king. While there had been battles involving high-level cultivators in Kyrola, the information had been tightly controlled, so it hadn’t spread widely.

Soon, this information spread from the cultivation world to the general public.

However, ordinary people focused their attention on different things. They saw the streets turned into ruins, collapsed buildings, rifts stretching dozens of meters, craters with diameters of several meters, and vehicles reduced to fragments.

"Is that bodyguard insane, fighting that monster in the city?"

"Yeah, because of him, many people died. He should be sentenced and arrested."

"It's terrible. How could they involve ordinary people? They should have fought outside the city."

"Exactly. They caused so many deaths. They have no humanity. We strongly demand the Federation arrest and put them on trial."

"Are you idiots? Do you even know what an evil god is? And you still want to arrest Chu Batian? Are you out of your minds?"

"Morons, what does this have to do with Chu Batian? The demon cultists and their gods deserve to be killed. He did a great job killing that avatar."

While the internet buzzed with heated discussions about the battle, Chen Chu arrived at the downtown hotel where Yan Ruoyi and the others had just gotten out of their car.

Immediately, Li Daoyi looked at Chen Chu with a face full of resentment. This made Chen Chu pause. "...Brother Li, why are you looking at me like that?"

Yan Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh. "...Because you stole his headlines again."

In the previous battle where the convoy was attacked, Li Daoyi had been like a thunder god, crushing the invaders with an invincible force. He thought that this time, he would make headlines and shock the world.

Who knew that just as news about him being an Innate Awakener was gaining traction online, it would be overshadowed by the news of Chen Chu fighting and killing a demon king?

This made Li Daoyi wonder if he was inherently opposed to Chen Chu and if he was always destined to be outshone by him. Otherwise, why could he never make the headlines?

After the atmosphere eased a bit, Yan Ruoyi asked in surprise, "We all saw the Blood Moon falling earlier. Was that demon king's avatar really killed?"

Chen Chu nodded. "Yes, it's dead. But something doesn’t feel right."

Chen Chu then detailed the previous battle.

Li Daoyi had a thoughtful expression as he said, "So it noticed your great potential and chose to unleash its full power to kill you, even at the cost of its own destruction.

"That seems reasonable. But as a king-level entity that’s lived for hundreds of years and been in countless battles, its actions did seem somewhat rash and impulsive."

Chen Chu nodded. "I have the same feeling."

Despite these doubts, the strength Chen Chu displayed in this battle shocked countless people.

Ordinary people only knew that the bodyguard named Chu Batian was powerful enough to kill an evil demon cult god's avatar. Only cultivators truly understood how terrifying his displayed talent was.

Even Li Daoyi didn't dare claim he could kill a king's avatar, only that he could hold his own against one.

Curious, he asked, "So, Brother Chu, how did it feel to fight that avatar?"

Chen Chu responded seriously, "Very strong, stronger than we thought."

Although the battle was quick both in its outbreak and conclusion, Kaotoros’s mastery of power and control had been at its peak.

If not for his exceptional reaction and attack speed, Chen Chu likely wouldn’t have been able to handle that level of destructive power.

Though the moves seemed simple, each time they closed in, Kaotoros’s saber art changed hundreds of times, and his domineering power contained more than a dozen hidden forces. Pulling, rotating, continuous counter-shocks—his martial arts were already at an extraordinary level.

Unfortunately, these so-called techniques were useless in the face of absolute speed and power. No matter how varied the techniques, they could be overcome by sheer force.

Meanwhile, thousands of kilometers away in North Lin, inside a white,sealed room of a secret underground research facility, bubbles continuously rose in the nutrient solution of a transparent culture tank. Suddenly, a bald young man sat up abruptly.

"Welcome back, my lord Demon King."