"Injuries and pain of this degree only make me more excited!"
As the words of the Demon Blade, Bai Liyun, fell, a wild and insane will instantly permeated every corner of the world. Every blade of grass, every mountain, every stone was dyed with a frenzied demonic nature. The will of all things in the world was triggered, resonating and linking with Bai Liyun.
What is a demon? All things in the world possess their own nature. When that nature is pushed to the absolute extreme, that is a demon!
In that moment, under this massive demonic nature, the eyes of the Thousand-Eyed Troll began to explode one by one. Bizarre blood seeped from the troll's gargantuan body.
"Dammit! What is this!" Boundless horror appeared in the troll's eyes.
This extremely terrifying will was something it had never seen before! Normally, not even an average world-will could suppress it. As a Royal bloodline troll, how could it lack even that much capability? Even those with realms much higher than its own might not be able to suppress it in terms of will—that was its absolute confidence!
But now, this horrific demonic nature had shattered its understanding. It was too extreme; there were no gaps or weaknesses for it to exploit. Its innate abilities' pollution effect was drastically reduced against such a nature.
'This is bad!' A sense of impending doom rose in the troll's heart.
Demons, aside from the fanatical and flawed common demons, became more selfish the higher their rank. Faced with danger, they would not fight to the death. Low-level demons could die, but high-ranking ones could not!
As a noble high-ranking Thousand-Eyed Troll, it had chosen to lead the vanguard not only because its abilities allowed for a surprise attack on any world, but also to secure a larger share of the spoils later.
Coupled with the troll's 'undying' bloodline trait, even if its physical body was destroyed, it could quickly recover as long as its will remained. It had once endured an attack from a Unity stage expert without suffering much damage; destroying its body was a triviality that could be repaired in a blink.
But now, it felt the crisis of death for the first time! And fear!
Because of its unique power, it could clearly sense that this terrifying demonic nature was its absolute nemesis!
Every unique power had a common trait: the more extreme the power, the greater the danger it faced when specifically countered. For example, a Thousand-Eyed Troll, which was virtually unkillable in terms of will, would not fear an entity a whole realm higher, but facing this horrific demonic nature, it felt like it had met its natural predator.
The demonic nature permeating every corner of the world left it nowhere to hide!
"Save me!" a terrified cry erupted from the troll's mouth.
This plea for help immediately spurred the demons in the channel into action! Several demonic figures with terrifying auras carried the will of the demon world as they charged toward Bai Liyun. The Thousand-Eyed Troll was a rare and precious strategic asset to their world; they could not allow a 'nuclear-level' existence used for invading other worlds to perish here.
However, the moment these demonic figures moved, several figures moved to block them.
First was the ten-thousand-zhang-tall Void-Grade Life, Little Stone. Aided by Qi Ping's spatial power, it intercepted the demonic channel at an incredible speed. When its stone body, etched with military conquest runes, appeared, the majority of the demonic figures were forcibly halted.
At the same time, Qi Ping, carrying the immense pressure of heaven and earth, and Life-Death Dao-Lord Meng Tianqi stood upon Little Stone's massive shoulders.
But that was not the most terrifying part. The most terrifying part was that Little Stone, Qi Ping, and Meng Tianqi had formed one of the Star-Sea Continent's top-tier formations: the Three-Powers Immortal-Slaying Formation!
The Three-Powers Immortal-Slaying Formation integrated attack, defense, and support, making it one of the most comprehensive high-end team-combat formations. It significantly boosted the capabilities of all three.
At this moment, the one leading the attack was the Life-Death Dao-Lord.
"Life-Death Grinding Stone!" Meng Tianqi struck first.
His Life-Death Grinding Stone was one of the most terrifying single-target magical attacks, capable of grinding away all life between the boundaries of life and death! Anyone who had not transcended the Laws of Life and Death could not ignore an attack of this caliber!
In a way, the Grinding Stone was even more difficult to defend against than Bai Liyun's sky-cleaving blade strikes. Meng Tianqi's charged blow had a genuine chance of slaying any demon of the same realm!
Qi Ping acted as the primary support and defender. This was the greatest advantage of the Laws of Space. From the Void Refinement stage onward, shattering space was no longer difficult, so spatial attacks were not truly invincible, but the support capabilities of the Path of Space were second to none. Interference, control, offense, obstruction, and escape—it had no weaknesses.
To ensure the Demon Blade could successfully execute the 'nuclear-level' Thousand-Eyed Troll, Qi Ping used spatial folding, transmission, interference, and sealing to create a wall of spatial chaos. Without absolute strength, it was impossible to penetrate this wall, let alone do so quickly.
Simultaneously, Qi Ping held a Five-Colored Immortal Light in reserve. This power, capable of grinding away heaven and earth, would randomly select a 'lucky' demon who strayed too close to the five elements.
Finally, Little Stone was responsible for defense. Under the Three-Powers Formation, the majority of attacks would be borne by Little Stone. It was also the formation's strongest foundation. Simply put, as long as Little Stone did not die, the Three-Powers Formation would not fall!
This provided a powerful guarantee for Qi Ping and Meng Tianqi, who were not exceptionally gifted in terms of physical defense. Compared to demons, human cultivators lacked physical advantages; their true strength lay in spells and techniques. That was the ultimate result of human cultivation.
Developing their power to the extreme was the true essence of human cultivators, and it was why their top-tier experts were so terrifying. This included the development of formation powers like the Three-Powers Formation, which was one of Qi Ping's sources of confidence—a guarantee that they could overcome many with few. Little Stone's defensive advantage as a Void-Grade Life was being maximized!
Little Stone's body, etched with runes of military conquest, would obliterate any power that tried to harm it.
The moment these three figures appeared, a horrific battle erupted!
A terrifying Corpse Demon, shaped like a true dragon but composed entirely of black skeletons and corpses, lashed its tail with supernatural power. The strike obliterated all spatial matter as it whipped toward Little Stone's head.
A massive sea of blood suspended in the void suddenly boiled, carrying world-drowning waves as it lunged toward the three.
There was also a figure of absolute darkness. Because it devoured and assimilated all matter—including space, light, and divine sense—no one knew what this demon looked like. Its attack was like a black hole, devouring everything in its path.
Corpse Demon, Blood Sea Demon, Void-Devouring Fiend... each of these horrific giants launched their attacks!
The strikes were world-shaking; the very heaven and earth were shattered in an instant, revealing the primal void. The world-wills of the Star-Sea Continent and the Demon World also engaged in a terrifying clash. Everything on the battlefield was being frantically obliterated.
The horror of the demon race was on full display. These famous high-ranking demons each possessed extremely potent power. Without a sufficient foundation or specific countermeasures, experts of the same realm would be killed instantly. In terms of individual combat power, they were no less impressive than the 'walking nuke' Thousand-Eyed Troll.
Except for super-geniuses who appeared once in an era, any three ordinary Void Refinement cultivators facing these high-ranking giants would face certain death!
However, this terrifying demonic combination failed!
The Corpse Demon's strike, capable of pulverizing a Void Refinement body, did not deal much damage to Little Stone. The Corpse Demon—famed for its ability to outlast ten times its number of enemies and its explosive corpse-structure—had its power obliterated by Little Stone's runes of conquest. The residual force couldn't even break Little Stone's flesh, which was tougher than any divine weapon!
More terrifyingly, Little Stone's runes condensed into various weapons, unleashing powerful profundities that slashed back at the Corpse Demon.
Simultaneously, Qi Ping's chaotic spatial wall decomposed and sliced the Corpse Demon's massive body into countless tiny pieces.
This was a brilliant feat. The Corpse Demon was known as one of the hardest demons to kill. Its entire body was made of countless corpses, giving it power far beyond its peers. The more corpses it had, the stronger it was! Simply put, it could tire an enemy to death just by letting them kill it.
But even such a being was instantly shredded by Qi Ping's spatial turbulence and Little Stone's weapons! The countless corpse-fragments were rapidly obliterated, with none escaping the carnage.
Soon, the famed 'Corpse Demon Core' was exposed. In that moment, a Life-Death Grinding Stone enveloped it. Between the intersecting forces of life and death, the Corpse Demon—which was supposed to be the master of 'life-in-death' and immune to death-laws—had its core collapsed.
In less than a breath, the Void Refinement Corpse Demon had fallen!
The supposedly unkillable high-ranking Corpse Demon was dead in an instant!
At this unexpected sight, the waves of the Blood Sea Demon attacking the Three-Powers Formation faltered and rapidly retreated! As a being with similar traits to the Corpse Demon, it felt a surge of fear. It did not want to die just to save the Thousand-Eyed Troll.
But while the Blood Sea Demon retreated, the Void-Devouring Fiend did not. This entity, of which there were no records, surged forward with unstoppable momentum, carving straight through Qi Ping's spatial turbulence wall!
The terrifying spatial power could not even shake this fiend. After piercing the wall, it continued toward Bai Liyun. Given its displayed power, if it reached the Demon Blade while he was locked in a death-struggle with the troll, he would surely be heavily wounded or killed!
At the critical moment, a Five-Colored Immortal Light descended. This ultimate force of disintegration was sucked into the fiend and vanished without a trace, seemingly devoured.
Even Qi Ping felt a pang of worry. Was the first battle of his innate divine ability going to be such a failure? What kind of monster was this Void-Devouring Fiend?
But despite his worry, Qi Ping did not stop. The Demon Blade could not die; without him, Qi Ping wasn't certain he could fully kill the Thousand-Eyed Troll. Demonic nature was the only known effective counter for the troll; in other cases, even the world-will might not fully obliterate its unique consciousness.
Fortunately, as Qi Ping stepped out of the void to strike the fiend, it retreated even faster than it had arrived. Its 'black hole' began to tremble bizarrely, only calming after a long time. Its aura had clearly weakened.
'I see. My Five-Colored Immortal Light isn't something it can just swallow!' Qi Ping realized.
But he didn't pursue it. Those trying to breach the spatial wall weren't limited to the Corpse Demon, the Blood Sea, and the Fiend! He had to stand guard until the Demon Blade had completely obliterated the Thousand-Eyed Troll's will!
At that moment, the clash between the Demon Blade and the Thousand-Eyed Troll reached its final stage. Endless demonic nature surged, and the blade swept across the world, hunting down the troll's crumbling will. Countless shrieks and howls echoed through the heavens...
Simply hearing these sounds caused the cultivators within the city to tremble uncontrollably, their magical energy threatening to spiral out of control. Had it not been for the Qing-God Army sealing their senses and helping others, the city would have become a slaughterhouse.
This was the terror of the Thousand-Eyed Troll: even in death, it could cause unimaginable casualties unless one only brought those with exceptionally strong wills. But without these cultivators, the will of the demon world would suppress the experts until they were no more than chickens and dogs.
A world-class war was not something a few experts could decide!