The heart burst open with a roar that fractured the cavern ceiling.
The Demon Emperor's soul ascended—towering, horned, cloaked in black fire. His eyes bled crimson flame, and every motion sent waves of heat that bent the air. He hovered above the lava pool, voice a low growl that echoed across the chamber.
"You dare disturb my slumber…? Then burn."
Wang Kuang charged first. His sword, Golden Thunder Fang, surged with lightning as he shouted, "Heaven Breaker Slash!"
A lightning arc sliced upward—but the Demon Emperor opened his maw.
"Flame Swallow furnace."
A vortex of black fire howled forward, swallowing the lightning whole. Wang Kuang barely had time to shield himself before the flames consumed two of his inner disciples. Their screams ended in seconds, bones charred to ash.
Behind him, Shadow Moon Sect's elder stepped forward, robes fluttering as he performed a complex seal.
"Moonlight Sealing Array!"
A dome of silver energy formed, trapping the demon within—but the Emperor laughed.
"Curse Heart Roar."
The soul pulsed, and from its heart shot a beam of crimson curse energy. The dome cracked. The sound that followed was not a roar, but a low chant, incomprehensible and heavy.
The elder fell to his knees, coughing blood.
"Wh-what… is this?" he rasped, eyes rolling white. Veins blackened across his skin as curse energy tore through his spiritual sea.
One after another, the cultivators unleashed their strongest techniques. Sword lights, talismans, spirit beasts summoned by contracts—but nothing pierced the demon's defense. The air thickened with despair.
Master Han floated forward, soul trembling. He pressed two fingers to his forehead, his spirit dimming. "Soul Burn Technique."
He poured his remaining essence into a final move—a blazing construct formed behind him, shaped like a divine tortoise. It lunged at the Demon Emperor's soul. There was a thunderous clash.
The demon staggered briefly—just briefly. Then reached out and crushed the tortoise in its grip.
A backlash erupted. Master Han screamed as his soul shattered into fragments, scattering like stardust into the cave.
"MASTER HAN!" Chu Xiao's voice broke. He charged forward, fury overtaking reason.
The black jade flared as he slashed with everything he had, but the Demon Emperor barely acknowledged him.
"Insignificant."
The demon raised his hand. "Furnace—second chant." Black fire gathered again, aimed straight at Chu—
When a ripple passed through the chamber. Everything… stopped. The black flame froze mid-air.
The demon blinked. "What—"
A golden glow descended from the cracked ceiling. A palm swept down lazily—and the black flames were erased.
Floating in the air above them was Lin Feng, robes unstained, eyes glowing with divine calm. The Eye of Destiny spun slowly. Below him, his guardian emerged. A tall man in silver robes, face half-hidden, aura vast and suffocating.
King Realm.
The Demon Emperor's expression twisted. "A guardian of that level… You dare bring such a being into my tomb, mortal boy?"
Lin Feng descended slowly, ignoring the others. He looked at the dead.
All the sect elders were gone. Wang Kuang, barely breathing, lay on the edge of the magma pit. Only Chu Xiao remained conscious, kneeling amid the ashes.
All that happens as he thinks... It was his plan. As he reads all the novel in his past life, Chu xiao will come in this tomb with his master when they have some preparation. And claim the heavenly flame in life and death situation as heroes do commonly. But he distrub their future plans as Wang kuang and other powerful warriors chase after them . So they don't have chance to make plans and also so many people come here, with such huge amount of blood, Demon emperor heart became more powerful as much as Lord realm powerhouse.
But he didn't expect Master Han's chapter will also close here. That was a big blacklash for Chu xiao's destiny and also give him good chance to make profit.
"Eye of Destiny" he muttered slowly.
[Ding, Protagonist Chu xiao have lost 20% of his Destiny value. You have gain 400 destiny points.]
It makes Lin Feng mood quite good with such a big amount of destiny point.
"You'll live," Lin said coldly.
With a wave of his guardian's hand, beams of golden light surrounded the survivors. They vanished in streaks of starlight—pushed outside the cave.
Only Lin Feng, his guardian, and the demon remained.
The Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes. "You're not of the common bloodlines… You bear something ancient. Who are you?"
Lin Feng's voice was quiet, but absolute.
"I am the inheritor of the God and Demon Divine Body. And I've come to claim your flame."
The demon blinked. Then smiled.
"Claim…? You think yourself worthy? My soul may be but a fragment… but I once ruled continents, slaughtered kings, devoured divine beasts! Even now, I burn with the Demonic Heart Flame, a Heavenly Flame formed by rage and ambition!"
Lin Feng's guardian stepped forward.
"You are Lord Realm. I am King Realm. That is all that matters."
The Demon Emperor screamed in fury. Flame surged, shadow wings formed behind his back, and hundreds of fire serpents burst into being.
The guardian lifted a hand—and the air tore.
A silver lance formed, crackling with suppressed laws. He hurled it forward.
The flame serpents turned to dust. The shadow wings shattered. The Demon Emperor bellowed, slashing with claws of pure flame. The guardian caught one barehanded and twisted.
A snap. Then silence. The demon staggered back, wounded.
"Impossible… my flame…"
Lin Feng's eyes glowed. "Now."
He formed a seal. The jade fragment floated toward him, glowing in resonance with the demonic heart.
"Submit, or perish," Lin said.
The Demon Emperor stared at him—and then began to laugh. "Very well, boy. Swallow me, and see how long your sanity lasts."
"I don't need sanity," Lin whispered, "I need power."
The guardian struck one final time—a palm that shattered the demon soul's chest. Its form dispersed into blazing essence.
Lin opened his mouth and devoured the flame and heart. With a flick of his hand, a golden bottle come in his hand. He open that medical bottle and a golden red blood essence come out. It was the second treasure need to activate God and Demon Divine Body.
Blood essence of a powerful human warrior
Without any hesitation he swallow all of essence in one go, and sit down cross legged to meditate.
Pain erupted through his body. Black fire ran through his veins. His body buckled. But the God and Demon Divine Body awakened further. The divine merged with the demonic.
And deep inside him, the voice of the demon whispered.
"Let us see… who consumes whom…"
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Outside the mountain, the surviving sect disciples collapsed into the grass, coughing blood. Chu Xiao knelt beside Wang Kuang, still dazed. He looked back at the sealed cave behind them.
What was that... Master has cherished... And that boy from auction?
...
Inside the mountain, only ashes remained.
And in the distance… the Eye of Destiny pulsed, hungering for what comes next.