Young Noble Be Monster Slaying

"You're awake?"

When Du Wuhen woke up, he felt as though he had just returned from walking through the gates of the netherworld. He felt extremely weak, and he was covered in wounds.

Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai stood beside him, one person on each side. They wore relieved and happy expressions that seemed to say, Thank goodness he's alive. Now we don't have to deal with the guilt and stress of having to dispose of a body.

Meanwhile, Du Wuhen thought, It really is them.

In his near-death state, he had thought that they might have just been hallucinations.

"Ah..." Du Wuhen said, "You saved me."

"Since we know each other, how could we just stand by and watch you die?" Chu Liang replied with a carefree smile.

"But why..." Du Wuhen examined his own body and noticed that the injuries from the demonic creature's attack were minor. On the other hand, the severe injuries that had almost taken his life were sword-inflicted. "Why are all my wounds from swords?"

"That coral demon's swordsmanship was remarkable," Chu Liang answered resolutely.

"It has hands?" Du Wuhen asked, perplexed.

"Many of them," Chu Liang replied seriously with a straight face.

"It cultivates the Great Dao of the Severing the Void?" Du Wuhen asked in astonishment.

"It's as powerful as me," Chu Liang stated, glancing at Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai hesitated briefly but eventually nodded. "Mm."

Seeing as even Jiang Yuebai said so, Du Wuhen stopped probing further about that.

Instead, he asked, "How did you two end up in the Sea of Demons? A place like this—"

Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai were both taken aback. "This is the Sea of Demons?"

Chu Liang thought, No wonder this place is so strange. Turns out it's the legendary gathering ground of demonic entities.

"Indeed, this place is extremely dangerous," Du Wuhen said with the air of a seasoned veteran. "You can only rely on your physical strength here. The effects of divine skills are greatly reduced. There are demons everywhere. There are countless evil entities, each one bloodthirsty and vicious—wait, what's with that look in your eyes?"

He noticed that with every word he spoke, Chu Liang's pupils seemed to dilate further, until his eyes were practically glowing.

Du Wuhen wondered inwardly, Could what I said have triggered a peculiar obsession of his?

It wasn't Chu Liang's fault for being excited.

I have to rely on my physical strength… There are many demons, and they are all bad... Doesn't that mean I can go on a wild demon-slaying spree to rack up rewards?

How is this the notorious Sea of Demons? It's my happy place!

Noticing Du Wuhen's flabbergasted expression, Chu Liang reined in his excitement and asked, "So, do you know how to get out of here?"

Du Wuhen explained, "The Sea of Demons is easy to enter but hard to leave. To find out where the exit is, we'd have to find the strongest aquatic monster here, Wuzhiqi[1]."

"Alright." Chu Liang stood up abruptly. "Let's go find Wuzhiqi then."

"This matter requires careful cons—"

Du Wuhen was about to caution Chu Liang not to be hasty, but Chu Liang had already drawn his Demon-Slaying Sword and was charging toward a massive shadow in the distance.

"Haha! Are you Wuzhiqi?" Chu Liang shouted.

Without waiting for the demonic creature to respond, Chu Liang shot forward like an arrow launched from a bow. He activated the Mystical Winged Divine Dragon Transcendent Form and wielded the Demon-Slaying Sword.

Boom!

He pierced through the sea beast with one swift strike.

With his immense physical strength and the Demon-Slaying Sword's powerful suppression of demonic creatures, Chu Liang was like a god of slaughter to these sea beasts.

"But..." Du Wuhen said hesitantly, "Wuzhiqi is supposed to be a monkey..."

"Hmm, let's see." Chu Liang turned his head, scanning the waters around him. "That thing over there seems to be a monkey that looks like a shark."

Boom!

Before the sea beast could even attempt to devour him, Chu Liang had already charged across, swiftly narrowing the wide distance between them and delivering a thunderous strike.

"That giant seahorse also looks a bit like a monkey. Let me ask it...

"AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In no time, Chu Liang dashed east and west, slaughtering every sea beast within the range of his divine sense until the entire area was cleared out.

As Du Wuhen watched Chu Liang, he trembled in shock. Recalling his own pitiful attempts to dodge and flee from these sea beasts, he couldn't help but feel rather disillusioned.

What exactly did Chu Liang go through these past years?

In truth, the gap in cultivation level between him and Chu Liang wasn't as large as it seemed. However, in this special sea domain, cultivators that largely relied on their divine skills for offense would become drastically weaker. That was precisely why Daoist Xuan Lu had sent Du Wuhen there for tempering.

Meanwhile, Chu Liang had the advantage of superior physical strength and the Demon-Slaying Sword. With such great advantages stacked together, Chu Liang's barrage of attacks undoubtedly made him look incredibly powerful.

In just a short time, Chu Liang had wiped out every demonic creature in the area.

Even Jiang Yuebai couldn't bear to watch anymore and spoke up. "There are no more demonic beasts nearby. Take a break."

"Hehe, that's not a problem," Chu Liang said.

He pulled out a giant shrimp head and popped it onto his head, wearing it like a helmet. The range of his divine sense expanded instantly.

Chu Liang let out a fearsome laugh. "Little critters, where do you think you're going?"

…

In Sword-Hanging City, the apex duel for the Great Dao of the Cloud of Determination between the Sword Emperor of the West Sea and Daoist Yan finally began.

Although they both specialized in the Great Dao of the Cloud of Determination, the qi they cultivated was distinctly different. The Sword Emperor's sword qi was vast and majestic like the ocean—sometimes roaring with tempestuous waves, other times deeply calm. Daoist Yan's sword qi, on the other hand, resembled the wind and clouds—sometimes drifting leisurely, other times howling ferociously.

It was their first round of attacks, and they were already stirring up a massive violent storm.

Boom!

The Heavenly Cloud Ancient Sword collided against the Shadow Bearer. Both Daoist Yan and the Sword Emperor chose to start off the battle with long-range attacks, striking with waves of sword qi.

The sheer scale of their sword qi was terrifying. Both of them had the power to cover the entirety of Sword-Hanging City with their sword qi. If left unchecked, either of them could annihilate the entire city with a single strike.

After just one clash, the excess sword qi that flowed down left all the spectators gasping for air. Thankfully, the Sword-Hanging Kingdom had made preparations for this. Over a hundred swordsmen worked together to forge a defensive barrier, dispersing the overflow of sword qi from the first round of attacks.

Nevertheless, this was only the first round. If they continued to fight like this, the outcome of the duel might remain uncertain, but Sword-Hanging City would surely be destroyed.

Thus, the Sword Emperor was the first to leap high into the sky.

Daoist Yan followed suit.

She certainly wasn't a despicable person, so she would never use the citizens of the Sword-Hanging Kingdom to restrain the Sword Emperor. Moreover, achieving victory that way would not lead to a complete Great Dao.

Rumbling reverberated through the clouds in the sky, and countless streams of Dao essence flowed down.

The Sword Emperor had arranged for so many citizens to witness this battle precisely for this reason. With the abundant Dao essence flowing down, many citizens of the Sword-Hanging Kingdom would benefit from watching the duel.

After ascending into the sky, Daoist Yan took the initiative to start the next round of attacks. She unleashed the Heaven-Raising Sword with a loud boom!

The sheer scale of this attack was terrifying, but the Sword Emperor remained calm like clouds drifting in the breeze.

With a flick of his sleeve, the ancient sword Shadow Bearer turned into 3.47 million narrow beams of swordlight and scattered across the sky. They shot toward Daoist Yan from all directions as if she were their convergence point!

This was the West Sea's Decisive Slash!

Each beam of swordlight carried fierce sword qi, converging into a vast and mighty ocean that was nearly infinite! This was a true ocean of sword qi!

The island where the Sword-Hanging Kingdom was located was dwarfed by the sheer scale of the attack. The Sword Emperor's sword qi extended over to the expanse of the West Sea, covering an enormous area. Those below could see nothing but the vast ocean of sword qi overhead.

With no constraints high up in the sky, Daoist Yan and the Sword Emperor unleashed their most powerful attacks!

Swoosh!

Daoist Yan's Heaven-Raising Sword tore through the ocean of sword qi, heading straight for the Sword Emperor of the West Sea. Meanwhile, the ocean of sword qi closed in on Daoist Yan from all directions, leaving her no room to avoid it.

A burst of white light erupted in the sky. The swordlight was so bright that it would be hard for anyone to keep their eyes open. Nonetheless, it wasn't just because it was blinding. The light seemed to pierce their eyes, so much so that it would feel like just one more glance would make them explode.

Ruuumbleee!

When the ocean of sword qi surged to a peak, the continuous explosions merged into a chaotic cacophony of rumbling.

Moments later, the sky returned to a state of total calm. What remained after the ocean of sword qi passed by was a totally clear sky that was such a deep blue it looked as if it had been dyed that way.

Someone on the ground suddenly cried out in surprise, "That is… such a massive sword."

More and more people realized that Daoist Yan had vanished, leaving only the enormous Heavenly Cloud Ancient Sword floating there.

"It's the Flying Sword Transformation! She's fused herself with her sword!"

An astute observer identified the divine art that Daoist Yan was using, likening it to the Form of the Heavens and the Earth and the immortal art Celestial Beast Transformation. However, the Flying Sword Transformation involved the cultivator fusing with the sword. This was far more dangerous and challenging to execute than the similar arts. Any severe damage to the sword could result in the cultivator's demise before the sword even broke.

Nevertheless, it was using this method that Daoist Yan managed to cleave through the ocean of sword qi and survive the encirclement of 3.47 million narrow beams of swordlight.

Meanwhile, the Sword Emperor appeared far more composed. He gently opened his mouth and exhaled a wisp of pure qi.

Just moments ago, right before the Heaven-Raising Sword struck him, he had opened his mouth and swallowed Daoist Yan's sword qi at one go.

That was the power of a Dao Master. It was extremely difficult to harm using the Great Dao he had control over.

Both Daoist Yan and the Sword Emperor appeared to have emerged unscathed from the second round of attacks. However, Daoist Yan had been forced to use an extreme measure, while the Sword Emperor remained calm and unruffled. It was clear he held the upper hand.

The spectators felt that it was only natural seeing as he was the Dao Master of the Cloud of Determination.

Yet, in a pavilion in the distance, a youth with jade-like skin and a silver scale on his head slowly smiled.

"It's time."

1. A mythical aquatic monster/demon usually depicted as a monkey. Go here for more info. ☜

GLTD Alternate Universe's Thoughts

Translator: LD

Chu Liang trying to convince Du Wuhen he wasn't the one that almost killed him. Freaking hilarious. Even dragging in his wifey to cover for him. 🤣