Chapter 174: Killing the Celestial Phenomenon

Back then, even Pei Qin, who possessed pure demonic roots, would lose his sanity upon fully transforming into a demon, becoming nothing more than a machine that only devoured flesh and blood.

Now, a being like the Helmsman—neither fully human nor fully demon—had naturally fallen completely into slavery to flesh and blood.

His eyes were fierce and ferocious, having completely lost the rationality of a human. A bloody radiance seeped from the flesh all over his body, and his skin seemed on the verge of bursting from the immense energy.

From this, it appeared that the so-called experiments of the Heaven Demon Sect, while having achieved some results, were certainly not numerous.

Back then, Jiang Yan had killed Zhang Sheng too quickly to notice this point. Now, seeing the Helmsman in such a state, he began to form some conjectures about the Heaven Demon Sect.

The Helmsman’s current behavior seemed as if he had been driven to desperation by Jiang Yan, completely unaware that the barrier laid at the start of the battle had already begun to tremble.

Wispy strands of Devilish Qi drifted out.

In the silent night, pairs of eyes quietly opened.

[1026] District.

“Such dense Devilish Qi… No, it must be those bastards from the Heaven Demon Sect. Damn it, have their experiments progressed again?”

Zhang Qianyue jolted awake from his bed, cursed angrily, and flew toward the direction from which the Devilish Qi was emanating.

Mid-air, he put on his clothes while dialing the police department.

“All units, mobilize immediately. Destination—Yingniao Hotel.”

Streaks of light cut through the darkness, all flying toward the source of the Devilish Qi.

…

“Die!”

With the Demon Seed activated, the Helmsman’s eyes held nothing but slaughter as he roared and charged toward Jiang Yan.

The elite cultists below had already realized that the barrier was broken.

Not a single one fled, for they knew that now it was a fight to the death. Even if they escaped, their fate would be no better.

“The barrier is broken. Now, we have no choice but to fight.”

“All cultists, follow me into Demonization! After death, Master Sky Demon will redeem us in the reincarnation of Hell!”

“Kill!”

As the Helmsman’s trusted aide, Li Yuansheng took command in his stead.

In the next moment, he too let out a furious roar. His body cracked, and endless black Qi surged skyward as he, like the Helmsman, entered a state of Demonization.

“Kill!”

The other elites also activated their Demon Seeds, their minds set on a fight to the death.

Today, Jiang Yan must die.

Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes and retreated slightly.

In an instant, the battle intent that had surged temporarily stacked his War Ruins Engravings to two hundred.

Fortunately, the number of demonized cultists was less than a hundred. Clearly, the Demon Seed was not an easily obtained item; only the elites within the sect could acquire it.

After their transformation, the Shadow Hunt Doppelgangers could no longer restrain them. One by one, they broke free from their bonds and flew toward Jiang Yan in the sky.

Countless rays of energy shot forth.

[System Log Updated]

“You killed xxx.”

“You triggered the Instant Kill Law, killing xxx.”

…

Whoosh!

The Helmsman lunged again. Both his strength and speed had increased by over fifty percent—a terrifying enhancement for someone at the fifth layer of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. Even Jiang Yan had to temporarily avoid his brilliance.

“Yan Thunder Destruction Slash!”

Thud!

The Helmsman slapped away the Saber Qi with a single palm and continued his assault, with the demonized cultists following closely behind.

Just as the Helmsman, in his arrogance, even had defenses strong enough to ignore Jiang Yan’s attacks, the pitch-black night sky suddenly erupted with a thunderous roar.

“You vile spawn, stop!”

Immediately after, a bolt of purple thunder descended.

Zhang Qianyue, standing mid-air, froze slightly in his raised-hand gesture.

He saw the fierce, arrogant gaze of the demonized Helmsman suddenly stall, his pupils gradually losing focus.

Then, he plummeted straight toward the ground.

“Helmsman!”

The remaining sect members who had not yet undergone Demonization cried out in alarm, rushing to catch the Helmsman.

Zhang Qianyue had no time to be shocked and quickly ordered his subordinates, “Surround the area! Don’t let a single mosquito escape!”

Then, he stared intently at his own palm.

“Is my Thunder Guidance this powerful now?”

“This… can’t be.”

His expression shifted from astonishment to disbelief, instantly dismissing such a ridiculous thought.

“If I didn’t kill him, then it must be…”

Zhang Qianyue’s gaze turned toward Jiang Yan, who was locked in fierce combat with numerous Demonized cultists.

“Holy shit, it’s him again!”

He hurriedly flew toward the center of the battle.

“Brother Jiang, I’m here to help you!”

Boom!

Zhang Qianyue, also a Celestial Phenomenon Realm Martial Artist, found it effortless to deal with a group of Demonized cultists who were only at the Source Domain Realm.

With a single slap, he reduced one Demonized cultist to dust. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the densely floating inscriptions in front of Jiang Yan flash with a red light.

Zzz—

Eight Demonized cultists turned to charred remains, their heads obliterated before they could even let out a scream. It was a true display of cutting through vegetables like melons—precise, targeted destruction.

Zhang Qianyue: |ʘᗝʘ|

Jiang Yan soared into the air, his Chaotic Void Domain enveloping the entire area. His figure continuously teleported, and whether they were engaged in combat with him or attempting to flee before the fight, all met their end on those terrifying inscriptions.

“Hahahahaha!”

Jiang Yan let out a loud laugh, his entire body drenched in sweat. The blood-soaked path ahead could not hinder his relentless advance. With each teleport, over a dozen cultists perished.

As the battle reached its climax, adrenaline surged. At this moment, Jiang Yan had become incredibly exhilarated. Blood blurred his vision, and he resembled an Asura crawling out from the depths of the earth.

For a moment, Zhang Qianyue could no longer distinguish who was the truly mindless demon.

Below, the remaining Heaven Demon Sect members had been surrounded by the police.

The Demonized cultists were the core members of the Heaven Demon Sect within District [1026], their strength outstanding. However, Jiang Yan had already slaughtered most of them, leaving only a handful.

The remaining cultists were, at most, True Intent Realm Martial Artists. While the True Intent Realm was rare among the younger generation, in matters concerning the safety of the district, such strength could only be considered decent.

Soon, the remaining cultists were encircled by the arriving police.

Seeing the situation stabilize, Zhang Qianyue finally dared to relax and turned his gaze toward Jiang Yan.

He saw that the guy had already sheathed his saber and was now stepping on Li Yuansheng’s head. The latter’s skull was deeply embedded in the ground, with rough cracks spreading across the surrounding earth.

“Speak. Why did the Heaven Demon Sect send you to capture me?”

Zhang Qianyue was shocked. So, the entire city’s Heaven Demon Sect members had mobilized just to capture Jiang Yan.

And they still fucking failed!

“I… will never speak—”

Boom!

The ground was stained crimson, momentarily adding a tragic aura of unwavering defiance, as if Jiang Yan were the one indiscriminately slaughtering the innocent.

He then walked toward another captured cultist.

“You speak.”

“I pledge my life to the Sect Leader, to Master Sky Demon!”

Boom!

Jiang Yan moved on to another person, clearly intent on crushing every cultist present one by one before he would stop.

“Hey, hey, hey! Brother Jiang, leave the interrogation to me. You won’t get anything out of them this way—”

Boom!

Jiang Yan turned his head, his blood-soaked face slowly facing Zhang Qianyue, tilting it slightly.

“What did you just say?”

Bang—

For a moment, Zhang Qianyue seemed to see the scene of his own head bursting apart.

He shuddered all over. As a Celestial Phenomenon expert, he had actually felt the fear of death from this wet-behind-the-ears youngster.