Chapter 648: Chapter 515: Thousand Phantasms

"Hahaha! It’s truly the Phoenix Body. Even if there are no Top-Grade Spirit Stones in the ore vein, this trip is worthwhile!"

True Monarch Qingchen was overjoyed, after all, this kind of physique can assist Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in breaking their bottleneck, allowing them to break through, and such a unique spirit body is indeed rare!

Even as a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, it’s hard to remain calm.

Having said that, True Monarch Qingchen of the Ancient Sword Sect withdrew his Spiritual Pressure and stretched out his hand to grasp at Mo Lingwei.

But at this moment.

Buzz~

The void in front twisted, and suddenly a figure emerged, it was a white-robed child.

It casually struck, repelling True Monarch Qingchen, then scolded with a frown:

"You blind fool, how dare you lay a hand on my master’s subordinate?"

"The master was right, if we were late by a step, you old geezer would have succeeded!"

Hua Tianxiong, seeing the familiar Heaven-Devouring Rat appear, felt like he was pulled back from the edge of death, whole person blessed with reprieve.

True Monarch Qingchen’s expression changed, retreating rapidly. He staggered several times before barely steadying himself.

"Tier Four Transforming Demon Saint!"

He looked at the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s figure, his gaze filled with uncertainty.

Seeing the Heaven-Devouring Rat open its mouth and spit, taking out a black steel fork, its Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, the Immortal Slaying Halberd.

Without a word, it grabs the steel fork and charges at True Monarch Qingchen!

Boom!

Bang!

Under the immense sweep of the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s Immortal Slaying Halberd, a mass of black profound light exploded.

True Monarch Qingchen also reacted swiftly, directly summoning a Tier Four spirit treasure-level flying sword, casting a Sword Technique, countless sword lights flickered, and easily blocked this strike.

"Whoa! You can actually withstand my slashing divine technique!"

"You are not Elder Qingchen! That guy’s strength is not this strong."

"Who exactly are you?"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat immediately sensed something amiss.

Then, it spat a black profound light toward the front.

The face of the ’True Monarch Qingchen’ suddenly revealed a trace of wicked smile, a person emerged from the human skin, the aura around this person transformed abruptly, surrounded by surging demonic Qi.

Even his close disciples and the female cultivator seemed unaware, their faces showing horrified and scared expressions.

Only to witness the demonic Qi transforming into several black giant pythons, instantly swallowing and dissolving the two without a trace of bone residue left.

Without even a scream.

Inside the hall, witnessing this bloody and eerie scene, Hua Tianxiong and others already felt their souls fly away.

"Unexpectedly, it was discovered after all."

"I don’t even know where this demon saint emerged from... ruined this demon monarch’s plan."

In the next moment.

The entire ’True Monarch Qingchen’ cracked open, from inside walked out a skinny old man with gloomy features, his cultivation unexpectedly at the Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation realm.

"Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch!" Hua Tianxiong, beside him, exclaimed after seeing the true face of the demonic cultivator.

"Oh? You recognize this old geezer?"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat was also astonished, then asked Hua Tianxiong.

"Yes, this demon is the infamous Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch of the Longevity Temple, once on the bounty list of the Celestial Sea Alliance." Hua Tianxiong explained with trembling fear, "Junior has seen his portrait in Celestial Wave Immortal City."

Meanwhile.

Outside Sha Family Castle, overwhelming demonic cultivators suddenly emerged from all directions, within a short time, slaughtering all the Sha family members inside.

Old ghost Sha Kang already looked ashen, filled with regret.

"No matter what monarch you are, today you shall fall under my halberd’s wrath!"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat roared fiercely, immediately grabbing the black steel fork in his hand and attacking the opponent furiously.

Boom!!

Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch, though possessing Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation realm, could not withstand it closely with the physical might of a Tier Four Demon Saint, staggering backward from the hall, crashing hard into the rocky mountains.

Boom!

Countless flying sands and stones exploded, but after a slight pause, Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch flew out from within the mountain.

The overwhelming demon energy enveloped the entire Sha Family Fort, and the demonic cultivators within its territory were left dumbfounded by the earth-shattering combat.

They looked around in confusion, wasn’t today the day the Demon Monarch was taking them to plunder the Sha Family Fort?

How could there be fluctuations of Nascent Soul-level combat?

The Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch realized an unexpected change had occurred, knowing he couldn’t easily subdue this Tier Four Transformation Great Demon. Furthermore, the opponent mentioned a master who might be observing in the dark, someone whose presence even he could not detect.

They must be no ordinary person.

Thus, he decided to use his demon technique escape method to flee from this place.

Whoosh~

The Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch transformed into a purple streak of light and fled wildly!

However, upon seeing this, the Heaven-Devouring Rat put away its black steel fork, crossed its arms, and revealed a playful cold smile.

Buzz!

Suddenly, the power of void divine technique echoed from the heavens and earth.

The Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch, flying in mid-air, suddenly found he had lost connection with the heaven and earth spiritual qi, and his cultivation was suppressed to the Fake Infant Realm...

"Nascent Soul Realm!"

True Monarch Qingchen was late to realize, suddenly coming to his senses with astonishment.

Because the opponent’s Nascent Soul realm was four or five times larger than his own!

Immediately afterward, a plain-looking young cultivator appeared floating in the air opposite, gazing at him as if looking at a dead person.

"I didn’t expect that even the Demon Monarch from the Longevity Temple had infiltrated the Ancient Sword Sect..." Qin Ming glanced at him, speaking casually.

"Hehe! It turns out to be True Monarch Wangyue from the Southern Wilderness... a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding!"

"I didn’t know those three Golden Core juniors were under Fellow Daoist Qin’s protection, please forgive me!"

The Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch instantly recognized Qin Ming, hence lowered his stance significantly, behaving completely differently from in the grand hall earlier.

He had heard of True Monarch Wangyue’s reputation, a terrifying figure who could kill Six Desires Demon Monarch, a foe he most likely couldn’t defeat.

"If you intended to harm my people, you should have considered the consequences." Qin Ming said blandly.

"Moreover, you belong to the demonic path; meeting me today means you’re out of luck."

As he finished speaking, a formless giant hand, several dozens of feet tall, emerged from the void, instantly destroying True Monarch Qingchen’s physical body, causing a bloody mist to explode.

With just a casual strike, the Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch was severely injured!

The Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch attempted to use a secret technique to escape, but a chilling sensation crawled down his back without discovering anything.

He hastily employed his demon technique, consecutively sacrificing several demon treasures to attack Qin Ming.

Whiz, whiz, whiz!

As he fled for his life, he saw above his head, a giant net woven from countless azure nails had already appeared at an unknown time, easily demolishing his demon treasures.

Even his Black Qi Demon Python, under the azure nails, seemed like ice and snow meeting scorching sunshine, melting away instantly...

This was the first time Qin Ming deployed the entire set of Wood Emperor Nails completely, able to change array formations at will.

Under the cover of the cyan giant net, the Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch had nowhere to escape, pierced directly by the azure light teleporting through the void.

His entire body was turned into a beehive...

After the Wood Emperor Nails advanced to a Tier Four Middle-Grade Spiritual Treasure, its power greatly increased, and ordinary Nascent Souls were unable to withstand it.

Moreover, this treasure had a strong restraining effect on demonic cultivators.

The emaciated corpse of the Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch fell dejectedly from the air.

A Nascent Soul, with a terrified expression, darted recklessly from the bloody mist, trying to teleport afar but was blocked back by the void power formed by the Nascent Soul realm.

"Where are you running!!"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat revealed its true form, sucking at True Monarch Qingchen’s Nascent Soul, an enormous suction force emerged from the void.

The Thousand Illusion Demon Monarch, feared by countless cultivators, and dominant in the East Sea Cultivation Realm, was swallowed directly by the Heaven-Devouring Rat...

Qin Ming casually pointed a finger, causing dark clouds to gather in the sky, releasing Yin Evil Cold Rain...

Sha Family Fort appeared as if enveloped by countless black vines, where the low-tier demonic cultivators rapidly turned into dried corpses.

Old Ghost Sha Kang had a horrified expression, realizing too late that he had provoked someone he shouldn’t have, seeing even a Nascent Soul Demon Monarch perished with just a flick of a finger.

Without another word, he turned into a yellow escape light, attempting to flee.

Yet he was shocked to discover a large hand had already pressed onto his head, rendering him paralyzed, cold sweat trickling down.

"Spare me, senior!! I am willing to offer the spirit ore vein!"