Chapter 878: Chapter 872: Demon Clan Black Diamond Commander

“It needs at least a hundred Holy-grade Soul Stones to reach the bottleneck of the Fifth Grade Martial Saint Realm.”

Ye Xuan estimated the amount of energy needed, roughly requiring about a hundred Holy-grade Soul Stones. Without a doubt, it’s a rather huge number.

His cultivation technique was at the Divine Level, so advancement consumes ten times the energy of others.

“Ye Xuan Commander, the enemy has arrived.”

Just as Ye Xuan finished refining a moment ago, he received the message from Nie Peng.

“So soon.”

Ye Xuan was stunned, equally puzzled. The speed at which the Demon Clan regrouped was unreasonably swift.

With a slight motion, Ye Xuan also dashed out of the stone chamber and arrived above the city wall.

The densely packed Demon Clan’s flying dragons, with a tendency to cover the sky and block the sun, had lost their previous miserable demeanor.

“So many people, it seems the enemy won’t rest until they take this place.”

A human commander worriedly remarked.

“What is there to fear? With Ye Xuan Commander here, no matter how many come, they’re just cannon fodder.”

Nie Peng expressed confidence, now bearing blind faith in Ye Xuan.

Even the Seven Stars Commander ended up dead at Ye Xuan’s hands, didn’t he?

“The Demon Clan is not stupid. Having lost a Seven Stars Commander to me, they now dare to return, surely someone stronger must have come.”

Ye Xuan looked at the dense flying dragons in the sky, sensing a seemingly immensely powerful presence among them.

“Someone stronger, wouldn’t that only be the Black Diamond Commander? That’s absolutely impossible. The Black Diamond Commander is engaged with the Moon God Lord, he simply can’t come here.”

Nie Peng shook his head, his face unbelieving.

“What if the enemy has two Black Diamond Commanders?”

Ye Xuan squinted his eyes, speaking faintly.

“What, two Black Diamond Commanders, that’s impossible!”

Nie Peng’s face showed a hint of shock, then he dismissed the thought, considering Ye Xuan overly cautious, as every Black Diamond Commander is a top-tier force of the Demon Clan, not easily appearing two at once.

“Perhaps I guessed correctly.”

Ye Xuan’s gaze fell on the middle area of the Demon Clan’s flying dragons, where a path was slowly being opened, from which a massive shadow flew out.

It was a gigantic demon dragon covered in silver armor, emitting an ear-piercing, earth-shattering roar, while atop the dragon stood a figure exuding a terrifying aura.

“Black Diamond Commander!”

Nie Peng was stunned.

Impossible, how could there be a Black Diamond Commander here.

“I’ll take this one on, you handle the others.”

Ye Xuan’s eyes revealed a hint of battle intent. The Black Diamond Commander and Purple Gold Commander were of the same rank, but he intended to test whether his current strength could match the Black Diamond Commander.

“What?”

Nie Peng was incredulous, doubting whether Ye Xuan really meant to single-handedly face the Black Diamond Commander.

Before he could react, Ye Xuan had already dashed into the air, halting opposite Silver Thunder.

“Do you think you can stop me?”

Silver Thunder wasn’t bothered by the opponent trying to block him; defeating Ye Xuan was a simple task requiring minimal effort.

“How would I know without trying?”

Ye Xuan remained expressionless, but this didn’t mean he underestimated the opponent, as he had no reason to take a Black Diamond Commander lightly.

“Then I’ll fulfill your wish.”

Silver Thunder wasn’t one to waste time. He extended his palm, revealing a blood-red warhammer, which he then raised high. With a low shout, Silver Thunder heavily swung the hammer down, accompanied by a crackling, blood-red hammer shadow directly cleaving towards Ye Xuan.

Top-tier Holy-grade Demon Clan martial arts — Blood Thunder Hammer.

Buzz!

Ye Xuan felt the horror of this strike, his body shuddering, and Sword Qi instantly surged all around him, forming a Sword Domain. With this Sword Domain impeding the blood-red hammer shadow, its momentum slowed and speed reduced. By the time it reached Ye Xuan, the force diminished to about seventy to eighty percent of its original strength. Nevertheless, Ye Xuan dared not be careless, as the opponent was indeed a Seven Stars Black Diamond Commander, equating to an Extreme Martial Saint, his pure battle force several times stronger. The Thunder Abyss Sword flicked and stabbed, amplifying the space-stopping power several folds, piercing through the blood-red hammer shadow. Yet the residual power of the shadow still sent him flying backwards, retreating directly by a hundred meters, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

“Hmm, this Sword Domain contains space-stopping power!”

Silver Thunder was slightly startled, sensing the space-stopping power surrounding Ye Xuan, scoffing inwardly. No wonder the opponent dared to stay and block him, showing some capability. Unfortunately, before absolute power, any action was like a mantis attempting to stop a chariot, an overestimation.

“Take another hit — Demon Fall Violent Destruction!”

Clattering.

The sound of chains clashing fiercely, the blood-colored warhammer Silver Thunder wielded was a meteor hammer linked with an egg-thick chain. With the chain held in his left hand, he unleashed a powerful aura. After swinging the hammer a few times, he fiercely threw it, transforming into a blood-colored meteor, smashing towards Ye Xuan.

Top-tier martial arts — Demon Fall Violent Destruction.

Ye Xuan’s body felt electrified, nerves strained to the limit. What allowed him to block the opponent’s previous attack was the assistance of the static Sword Domain. With his cultivation level improving, he could now exhibit some space-stopping ability. Without the static Sword Domain, Ye Xuan feared he would have to pay a hefty price.

Pushing the static Sword Domain to the extreme, everything within hundreds of miles instantly stopped, even sound couldn’t escape.

An eerie silence.

His eyes fixated on the incoming blood-colored meteor, Ye Xuan tightly gripped the Thunder Abyss Sword. As he raised it over his head, countless threads of Sword Qi from the heavens and earth converged into the sword, causing the Thunder Abyss Sword to shine brightly. These weren’t ordinary Sword Qi, but Unrivaled Sword Qi, a refined form derived from the pinnacle Swordsmanship.

“Go!”

As the blood-colored meteor approached, Ye Xuan let out a clear cry, swinging his sword down.

A fan-shaped fiery mark left in the void, where the Thunder Abyss Sword’s lightning fused with Sword Qi, brutally transforming into purer essence Sword Qi, striking heavily on the blood-colored meteor.

Unrivaled Swordsmanship final form — Heaven and Earth’s End!

Clang!

A terrifying sonic wave and shock wave erupted, Ye Xuan’s static Sword Domain instantly collapsed, sending him flying back over a hundred miles, his clothes shredded, exposing solid muscles, his complexion turning from white to blue, then from blue to purple, until eventually spewing out a mouthful of hot blood, blasted hundreds of meters away.

“Hmph!”

Silver Thunder also let out a muffled grunt, retreating over a hundred meters, blood spilling from his mouth, his face showing astonishment as he exclaimed, “It’s impossible for common Swordsmanship to make me retreat; what Swordsmanship is this? How could it have such power.”

Silver Thunder’s expression darkened. Ye Xuan’s Swordsmanship at most reached top-tier Holy-grade level, similar to his Demon Fall Violent Destruction, yet under the same conditions, Ye Xuan’s Swordsmanship showed superior power to his Demon Fall Violent Destruction. Otherwise, Ye Xuan’s strength simply couldn’t repel him.