CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 448 A BOILING SCENE_1

「Outside the Sky Demon Tower.」

HUM.

The Devil Scroll began to shudder, and each name upon it flickered ceaselessly, colliding in a startling manner. Ling Chen’s name, however, was like a candle in the wind, seeming as if it could be extinguished and vanish at any moment.

"It’s useless to struggle. Die, you little wild spawn!"

The Green-faced Demon Sect’s eyes, wide as lanterns, were fixed intently on Ling Chen’s name on the Devil Scroll, waiting for the moment it would be wiped out.

Suddenly, SWISH, a significant portion of the leaderboard dimmed. The names Xie Zhiqiu, Xun Wujie, Teng Beast, Xie Xinyin, and Ye Wuchang vanished from the leaderboard almost simultaneously.

"What? Why did their names disappear?"

The Green-faced Demon Sect’s eyeballs nearly popped out. He had been waiting for Ling Chen’s name to disappear, but surprisingly, it was Xie Zhiqiu and the four others whose names vanished. Ling Chen’s name, though dim and lackluster, still held its place proudly on the leaderboard, unmoving.

"All five disappeared? Did they all die?" the Tiger Demon Sect also roared.

"Xie Zhiqiu, Xun Wujie, Teng Beast, Xie Xinyin, Ye Wuchang—these five young titans are gone! My heavens! Two Seventh-Level Grandmasters and three Grandmasters of the Eight-level Realm, and none of them could overcome him? Who on earth is he?"

"Did they all die? These were our top talents in the Demon Way!" Many old demons sighed, contemplating. Should we join the Saintess? Or leave the Skypiercing Peak Lineage?

"This..." Xuanjizi, the Ghost God Honorific, and others stared wide-eyed. Then, they spurted out mouthfuls of fresh blood, their rage so intense it felt like a heart attack. They couldn’t believe their own eyes. "They all died?"

"A miracle, a true miracle..." Elder Beiming and the Black Swordsman both muttered. Behind them, the Experts of Saintess Hall cheered joyfully, yet they were also secretly shocked. They hadn’t expected their young master to be so powerful. Initially, they didn’t have much faith in Ling Chen. After all, he was a lad from the Righteous Path, a latecomer to their ways, and seemingly weak—hardly fit to be their young master.

But now, they were convinced. Ling Chen had gone on a rampage in the Sky Demon Tower, slaying Expert after Expert from Skypiercing Peak, utterly dominant. How could they not submit now?

Demonic Path Followers have always respected only the strong. Even though Ling Chen’s father was Ling Tianyu, no one dwelled on this issue. Why? Ling Tianyu was a powerhouse of his era, the Martial Arts Supreme. Even being from the Righteous Path didn’t stop Demonic Path Followers from revering him.

Thus, many Demon Way Experts weren’t bothered by Liu Xiling and Ling Tianyu’s union; rather, it was many from the Righteous Martial World who held such disapproving thoughts.

Since ancient times, the strong have always been paired with beauties. Ling Tianyu’s strength made him worthy of their Saintess. Anyone else would have been dismembered, drawn and quartered by the Demonic Path Followers long ago.

They finally understood: accepting Ling Chen as the Saintess’s son was their greatest fortune, a blessing for Saintess Hall. Given Ling Chen’s talent and strength, it was only a matter of time before he would lead the Saint Witch Religion.

They still couldn’t quite believe it. Their young master had entered the Sky Demon Tower merely as a Grandmaster Third Realm, yet he had somehow become so ferocious that he could even slay Grandmasters of the Eight-level Realm!

The gap between the Grandmaster Third Realm and the Great Grandmaster Eighth Layer spanned five full Realms. Each Realm represented a vast difference in power, almost impossible to overcome with mere numbers. To slay an opponent five Realms higher—such a feat was unheard of throughout history! This was no mere human; he was like the offspring of a demon!

No other individual this monstrously talented could be found in the entire history of the Five Kingdoms.

"Qiu’er!" Sikong Yi roared, leaping up from the Sect Leader’s throne. His immense aura erupted, making it seem as if he would charge into the Sky Demon Tower itself. He was heartbroken; his strongest Disciple, one with such immense potential, had met an untimely end.

"Xie Zhiqiu is dead! Xun Wujie and Teng Beast are dead too! The outstanding talents of our Demon Way have all been killed by Ling Chen! How will we ever contend with the Righteous Martial World now? For the Saintess to raise such a disastrous scourge—she deserves a thousand deaths!" several Demonic Cult Leaders from Skypiercing Peak fumed, wishing they could fly out and unleash a massacre.

"Teng Beast! My beloved Disciple!" the Elder of Myriad Beasts bellowed from another side. The entire Myriad Beasts Sect erupted in earth-shattering wails of grief. Their furious venting, thick with killing intent, seemed to threaten the Destruction of everything around them. Their most outstanding Disciples had been successively slain by Ling Chen, that baleful star! Their feud with him was as deep as the ocean, a blood debt that could only end in death.

Mournful cries pervaded Sky Demon Peak, sorrowful voices shaking the very heavens.

"Dead... they’re all dead." The Heartbroken Elder, a Demonic Cult Leader and the master of Sadness Hall, had never foreseen such an outcome. In his heart, Xun Wujie and Xie Xinyin were his most outstanding Disciples. How could they just die like this?

"Saintess, I, this old man, will never rest until one of us is dead!" The Heartbroken Elder’s murderous aura erupted; no one had ever seen him in such a rage. Originally a neutral party, he now decided to join forces with Sikong Yi and align with the Skypiercing Peak Lineage.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

At that very moment, however, the exit of the Sky Demon Tower suddenly opened. Five figures were ejected, appearing in everyone’s line of sight.

"Wu Jiu! Xinyin!"

Seeing his two Disciples, a flicker of joyous surprise lit up the Heartbroken Elder’s eyes.

"Qiu’er!"

"Teng Beast!"

"Ye Wuchang? You’re not dead!"

The various Demonic Cult Leaders were momentarily stunned, then overwhelmed with joy.

How did they not die? Elder Beiming, the Black Swordsman, and others from Saintess Hall were somewhat disappointed. If those individuals had all been killed, then Skypiercing Peak, the Myriad Beasts Sect, and Sadness Hall would have all suffered devastating blows. With their younger generation of Experts decimated, the world would have belonged to Saintess Hall.

"Sigh..."

Xun Wujie sighed and recounted everything that had happened inside the Sky Demon Tower to the Heartbroken Elder.

"I never expected this Ling Chen, so young, to possess such foresight and kingly bearing, to actually let all of you go."

The Heartbroken Elder’s eyes lit up. The resentment he had felt towards the Saintess vanished in an instant, replaced by admiration.

"We owe him our lives, and we will surely repay this debt in the future." A sharp glint flashed in Xun Wujie’s eyes.

"Mm," the Heartbroken Elder nodded. "We of Sadness Hall never leave a favor unreturned. This debt must be repaid."

At this moment, the entire Sky Demon Peak buzzed with discussions among the various Demon Way Experts.

"I never imagined Ling Chen possessed such a grasp of the bigger picture, to actually spare five people who wanted to kill him!"

"They say he spared them because he didn’t want to see a gap form in the ranks of our Demon Way’s younger generation. Such broad-mindedness and magnanimity are truly worthy of the Saintess’s son."

"Indeed. Within the Holy Church, internal strife has grown increasingly severe in recent years. Many talents have died at the hands of our own. It’s remarkable that Ling Chen recognized this and chose to spare Xie Zhiqiu and the others."

"This young man has the air of a true leader. He is destined for greatness."