CHAPTER 474: CHAPTER 473: UNRIVALED UNDER THE HEAVENS_1

Her bright eyes shone intensely. Xia Yunxin hastily retreated, avoiding the rebounding Sword Light from Xuan Mang Sect.

Unexpectedly, this guy still had such a trick up his sleeve.

BOOM!

His legs suddenly sank as Xuan Mang Sect poured all his True Qi into them. Then, his entire body shot into the sky like a rocket. Simultaneously, he threw an earth-shattering punch.

Not daring to be careless, Xia Yunxin also focused her full attention. The light in her eyes flickered, ever-changing.

Their exchange was exceptionally fierce. Meanwhile, the battle between Blood Refining Old Demon and Ling Chen also intensified to a fever pitch.

Blood Refining Old Demon was fast, but Ling Chen, relying on the Devil Emperor’s Map, matched his speed, perhaps even a fraction faster.

"Blood Boiling!"

With a flutter of his wings, Blood Refining Old Demon used his sharp nails to slash his own artery. Instantly, blood gushed wildly from the wound like a geyser.

The gushing blood quickly flowed over the surface of Blood Refining Old Demon’s body, seemingly transforming him into a man of blood.

He struck out with his palm. The fresh blood rapidly coagulated into a mass, transforming into something like a living entity as it shot towards Ling Chen.

"Great Devil Devourer!"

Ling Chen stood his ground. The hand holding his sword began to tremble violently, drawing arcs of sword qi in mid-air. At the center of these arcs, a black vortex materialized, furiously devouring everything around it.

The blood entity, which resembled a living creature, shot into the black vortex and was completely devoured.

"What?"

Blood Refining Old Demon was greatly startled. Ling Chen’s technique was exceedingly strange; it had actually devoured the mass of blood he had launched. That mass contained a significant amount of his True Qi and Vital Energy. Having it devoured by Ling Chen inflicted a considerable loss upon him.

This technique of Ling Chen’s originated from the Invincible Demon Lord. Having inherited the Invincible Demon Lord’s will, Ling Chen had learned many of his martial arts. This Great Devil Devourer was one of the more powerful ones, and its unique properties made it very useful.

"Blood Bat Imprint!"

His first attack having failed, Blood Refining Old Demon struck again. A bat condensed in his palm and shot forth.

A sharp glint flashed in Ling Chen’s eyes. With a flick of his sword in mid-air, he shattered the Blood Bat.

"Hmph, Sea of Blood Bats!"

Blood Refining Old Demon waved his palm. The exploded Blood Bat immediately split into a dozen or more entities. Each one was a Blood Bat, and they swarmed densely towards Ling Chen.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The bats, condensed from blood-red True Qi, slammed against Ling Chen’s Protective True Qi shield, bombarding it until it wavered precariously, seemingly on the verge of shattering at any moment.

WHOOSH!

With a flicker, Ling Chen appeared dozens of meters in the air. But the next moment, the dense swarm of Blood Bats surged upwards and caught up to him.

"You’re done for, kid!"

Blood Refining Old Demon wore an expression as if he had expected this.

However, Ling Chen’s expression remained unchanged. At the moment the swarm of Blood Bats swept towards him, he suddenly began to rotate at high speed, like a rapidly spinning tornado.

"Unrivaled Under Heaven!"

His fierce shout thundered out. In that moment, an invincible aura erupted from Ling Chen, and innumerable strands of sword qi radiated from his body in all directions.

PUFF! PUFF! PUFF! PUFF!

Every single Blood Bat was pierced by the sword qi and burst apart one after another.

Having destroyed all the Blood Bats, Ling Chen spun, altering his direction. Then, man and sword as one, he shot out, descending from the sky like a meteor straight towards Blood Refining Old Demon.

His expression changed drastically. Blood Refining Old Demon fiercely stomped the ground, and a torrent of blood-red energy erupted from his body, enveloping him completely.

Crossing his arms before him, Blood Refining Old Demon’s robes billowed out, fluttering wildly in the wind.

BANG!

Ling Chen’s Sword Light directly pierced the blood-red energy flow, and the sword qi slammed into Blood Refining Old Demon’s forearms.

SPURT!

In an instant, Blood Refining Old Demon spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his entire body was sent flying backward horizontally.

Everyone was dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe the scene unfolding before their eyes.

In a direct confrontation, Blood Refining Old Demon had actually been utterly defeated!

Seeing Blood Refining Old Demon defeated, Xuan Mang Sect was also greatly startled. In that moment of distraction, his arm was pierced by Xia Yunxin. His defense was broken, and a sharp sword wound appeared on his arm, bleeding profusely. The ghastly white of bone was exposed beneath the torn flesh.

Having suffered a setback, Xuan Mang Sect swiftly retreated to Blood Refining Old Demon’s side, his expression extremely grim.

"This brat is too troublesome. What should we do?"

Blood Refining Old Demon’s expression was grim. He hadn’t expected Ling Chen to actually be able to counter his technique; it was beyond his wildest expectations.

After a fierce glint flickered in his eyes, Xuan Mang Sect looked at Blood Refining Old Demon beside him, waved his hand, and said, "Don’t panic. I still have an ultimate move. Once I use it, I will definitely turn defeat into victory. Killing these two juniors will be as easy as flipping my hand."

"Oh? You actually have such a technique hidden away?"

Blood Refining Old Demon’s eyes lit up. The current situation was extremely dire for them, truly terrible. Only a powerful trump card could allow them to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and use it."

"No," Xuan Mang Sect shook his head. "This technique of mine requires a significant amount of time to gather power. During this period, you need to buy me at least half a tea’s time. Otherwise, it will be useless."

"Half a tea’s time?"

Blood Refining Old Demon hesitated. After a moment of indecision, he nodded resolutely. "Alright! I’ll help you hold them off for a full tea’s time."

With that, he took out a blood-red Jade Bottle from his sleeve, uncorked it, and poured the crimson liquid into his mouth, swallowing it all.

After ingesting all the crimson liquid, Blood Refining Old Demon’s body quickly flushed a deep red. The Essence Blood that had been writhing on the surface of his body all evaporated. This bottle of crimson liquid seemed to have stimulated the latent potential within him, causing his previously fading aura to surge and become powerful once more.

"You two youngsters, today I will let you know my true strength, the strength of Blood Refining Old Demon!"

Behind Blood Refining Old Demon, a pair of blood-red, bat-like wings unfurled. He then shot fiercely towards Ling Chen and Xia Yunxin.

Facing the fully unleashed Blood Refining Old Demon, Ling Chen and Xia Yunxin dared not be careless. Blood Refining Old Demon was, after all, the master of a sect. He was clearly fighting with his life on the line now. If they made the slightest mistake, it was quite possible they would be dragged down with him.

Meanwhile, Xuan Mang Sect had already seized the opportunity to retreat a dozen or so meters, reaching the entrance of the Blood Demon Hall. He wasn’t preparing any ultimate technique at all. Instead, after a glance at Blood Refining Old Demon, who was still fighting, he turned and slipped into the Blood Demon Hall, vanishing from sight.

"What? That beast actually ran away?"

Xuan Mang Sect’s disappearance was quickly noticed by Blood Refining Old Demon. He then abruptly realized that he had been betrayed by Xuan Mang Sect. The other party had no ultimate technique whatsoever; he had merely used Blood Refining Old Demon’s desperate struggle to buy time for his own escape.

That bastard.