Yang Kai had repeatedly used his Space Laws to approach the Void Heavenly Cauldron, but he was shaken out by Jia Long every time, causing his expression to become extremely ugly.
Although Jia Long couldn’t use Space Force, the Void Heavenly Cauldron was right there. If Yang Kai wanted to seize the Source Heavenly Fruit, he would have to approach the Void Heavenly Cauldron, so all he needed to do was exert pressure on it.
Many of the Star Boundary's Pseudo Emperors were unable to break through the Half-Saints’ defences, so they could only dream of getting close to the Source Heavenly Fruit. At the last moment, the few extra people from the Demon Race became the key to victory.
As time passed and the battle continued, many Half-Saint were watching as they approached the Void Heavenly Cauldron, but they were unable to do anything about it. Many of the Pseudo Emperors were anxious.
Finally, when the Void Heavenly Cauldron was within reach, Jia Long shouted, “Stop them!”
Saying so, he turned around and rushed towards the Void Heavenly Cauldron, opening his hand and grabbing towards the Source Heavenly Fruit with a fiery light in his eyes. As long as he could obtain this Source Heavenly Fruit, he would be able to obtain the final victory. Not only would he be able to make Star Boundary lose everything, but he would also be able to give the Demon Race another Demon Saint. At that time, Star Boundary would no longer be able to resist.
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly rang out, “Heaven Breaking… Strike!”
A terrifying Divine Sense spread out and the invisible Divine Soul attack transformed into a short spear that shot towards Jia Long’s head.
Yang Kai’s eyes bulged as he turned to look at the speaker, only to see a middle-aged man smiling at him with a sly look in his eyes.
Yang Kai recognized this middle-aged man, but he wasn’t familiar with him. He was one of the four Demon Heavenly Dao Great Envoy Monarch, Fire Monarch.
When he first entered the Profound Heaven Temple, Yang Kai had paid special attention to this person. After all, he was the only human in the Demon Race’s camp. He was like a crane amongst a flock of chickens, making it difficult for others not to pay attention to him.
In the Profound Heaven Temple’s World Secret Realm, Yang Kai had never met or interacted with the other party before. During the chaotic battle just now, he had occasionally exchanged blows with them, but even with everyone holding back, he had not been able to gauge the other party’s strength.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, he suddenly launched an attack, and his target was Jia Long!
This action was too surprising, just like how Yang Kai had suddenly attacked Cang Mo, the Demon Race probably didn’t expect that Demon Heavenly Dao, this Fire Monarch, would have the guts to plot against the Demon Race’s number one Half Saint.
Only Yang Kai’s eyes lit up with pleasant surprise.
If Fire Monarch hadn’t said a word, Yang Kai might not have understood what was going on and would only have guessed that this Fire Monarch was harboring malicious intentions and wanted to snatch the Source Heavenly Fruit, but when he heard the words ‘Heaven Breaking Strike’, how could Yang Kai not understand?
He also knew this Soul Secret Technique, and the one who taught him this Secret Technique was Tian Yan, who he had encountered in the Azure Sun Temple’s Divine Movement Mirror.
Tian Yan was born from the Divine Movement Mirror, and because he did not have a physical body, his attainments in the cultivation of the Divine Soul were extremely terrifying. The Divine Movement Mirror was also a world, and Tian Yan’s attainments in the cultivation of the Divine Soul had definitely reached the Great Emperor Realm.
Later on, Yang Kai obtained the Fresh Body Fruit by chance and refined the Fresh Body Pill to help Tian Yan shape his body and help him break free from the shackles of the Divine Movement Mirror, allowing him to appear in this world.
It was just that when Tian Yan’s physical body had just formed, his strength had been quite low. After spending some time in the Azure Sun Temple, he had grown a bit and then left to travel.
After that, there was no more news. Yang Kai had also wanted to inquire about him, but with the invasion of the Demon Race and the chaos of the Star Boundary, how could he have the energy to do so?
He had never imagined that the Senior who had been missing for so many years would actually appear in front of him and become one of the four Great Monarch Envoys of the Demon Heavenly Dao, even infiltrating the Profound Heaven Temple to launch an attack at critical moment.
Yang Kai didn’t know what Tian Yan had experienced over the years that allowed him to start from scratch and reach the Pseudo Emperor Realm, but thinking about it, it wasn’t surprising. He already had the foundation of a Great Emperor, but he didn’t have a physical body to begin with. With Yang Kai’s help, he was able to refine his physical body, allowing him to gain all his insights into the Martial Dao. As long as he cultivated step by step, his cultivation would naturally improve rapidly, unlike other cultivators who had to endure various bottlenecks.
As for the change in his appearance, it was likely because he had used some kind of Secret Technique.
Tian Yan’s Divine Soul Cultivation was already at the Great Emperor Realm, so even though he had many limitations and was unable to display his full strength, this attack was not to be underestimated.
The Divine Soul Spear, visible to the naked eye, smashed into Jia Long’s mind from behind while he was completely unprepared. Jia Long’s burly body suddenly froze, unable to move, and the hand he was grabbing towards the Seven Colored Divine Fruit was only a foot away.
However, this wasn’t the end of it. Tian Yan didn’t even look at Jia Long as he clapped his hands together and pushed them to the side.
With him as the center, a huge ring of fire spread out. This ring of fire contained a scorching power that caught many of the Demon Race Half-Saints off guard and caused them to fall to the ground. At this moment, a huge gap appeared in their tight formation.
“What are you waiting for!” Looking at the surprised Yang Kai, Tian Yan chuckled.
“Many thanks, Senior!” Yang Kai hurriedly said, his figure flickering as he rushed through the gap Tian Yan had torn open and arrived in front of the Void Heavenly Cauldron in the blink of an eye.
“Bastard!” At this moment, Jia Long finally regained his senses. Enduring the pain in his mind, he clenched his fist and punched towards Yang Kai’s waist.
Yang Kai turned a deaf ear to this and only focused on the Source Heavenly Fruit in front of him. The moment Jia Long’s fist reached him, Yang Kai used his Nihility Secret Technique.
A fist filled with destructive power passed through Yang Kai’s body. Although it didn’t unleash its full power, the power that shook the void still caused Yang Kai to groan.
Jia Long’s expression changed, but it was too late to stop him. Turning his head, he saw that Yang Kai had already reached the small tree, grabbed the Source Heavenly Fruit with one hand, and gently picked it up.
Jia Long went completely mad and roared as he pounced towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai waited with rapt attention, knowing that this time it would be a life or death struggle. Before, everyone had held back because they wanted to snatch the Source Heavenly Fruit, but now that the Source Heavenly Fruit had been taken away by him, how could the Demon Territory’s Half Saint Saints be willing? From the standpoint of the Demon Race, even if they had to fight to the death, they would not allow Yang Kai to take it away.
A storm of attacks rained down on Yang Kai from all directions.
With more than ten Half-Saints joining forces, Yang Kai’s expression became extremely solemn.
However, at this moment, with a rumbling sound, a transparent light curtain appeared around the Void Heavenly Cauldron, blocking all the attacks before they could reach Yang Kai.
Yang Kai was stunned, Jia Long was stunned, and all the Half-Saint and Pseudo Emperors were stunned.
The hall was silent as everyone stared at Yang Kai, who was hiding inside the Void Heavenly Cauldron.
“Hahahahaha!” Yang Kai couldn’t help laughing out loud, his tense heart finally relaxing. He never thought that after obtaining the Source Heavenly Fruit, the Profound Heaven Temple would have such a protective barrier.
At the same time, he also felt a trace of lingering fear. Fortunately, Senior Tian Yan had acted in time just now, otherwise, if Jia Long had snatched the Source Heavenly Fruit, the one standing outside right now would have been him.
Inside the spacious hall, loud laughter rang out as the Demon Territory’s Half-Saint masters all wore extremely ugly expressions. Although many of the Star Boundary's Pseudo Emperors were somewhat unwilling, the result was still acceptable. Originally, everyone’s biggest bottom line was to not allow the Demon Race to seize this opportunity.
Although they wasn’t the last one to laugh, Yang Kai was still a Star Boundary cultivator.
Yang Yan let out a long sigh as she recalled Li Wuyi’s advice before they set out, feeling a sense of relief. Li Wuyi’s sacrifice, the deaths of nearly twenty Pseudo Emperors, had not been in vain. In the end, Yang Kai, who was only a High-Rank Demon King, had achieved the dream of the generation.
Yang Yan felt gratified and turned to look at Sheng Yuzhu, only to discover that after a moment of hesitation, she seemed to have put down something and smiled slightly.
A moment later, the laughter died down and Yang Kai stared coldly at Jia Long, who was standing a few feet away from him, tossing the Source Heavenly Fruit in his hand and coldly saying, “When this King refines this fruit, I’ll kill you one by one!”
Jia Long’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as the veins on his forehead bulged. Looking at Yang Kai, who seemed to be within reach, he truly understood what it meant to be so close yet so far.
With the existence of this barrier, it was impossible for him to do anything to Yang Kai, and Yang Kai’s words gave him a sense of crisis.
This little bastard’s strength was not to be underestimated. If he really refined the Source Heavenly Fruit, how far would he grow? At that time, would a Half-Saint be his opponent?
After Yang Kai finished speaking, he actually opened his mouth and stuffed the Source Heavenly Fruit into his mouth, chewing it while glaring at Jia Long, as if he was about to teach him a lesson.
Jia Long’s expression changed. At this moment, no matter how unwilling he was, there was nothing he could do. Yang Kai had already eaten the Source Heavenly Fruit, how could he possibly spit it out? Moreover, if he continued to delay here for too long, once he refined the Source Heavenly Fruit, he wouldn’t be able to leave even if he wanted to.
Thinking so, Jia Long had the intention to retreat and shouted, “Go!”
Saying so, he led the dozen or so Demon Race Half-Saints and slowly retreated.
A trace of hesitation flashed across the faces of the Star Boundary’s Pseudo Emperors, but in the end they didn’t try to stop him. Now that the dust had settled and their numbers were about the same, it wouldn’t be beneficial for either of them to continue arguing, so they might as well wait for Yang Kai to refine the Source Heavenly Fruit and increase his strength. At that time, it wouldn’t be too late to deal with them.
On Yang Kai’s side, the Source Heavenly Fruit turned into a sweet liquid as soon as it entered his mouth and instantly rolled down his throat into his stomach. The warm sensation instantly spread out, causing his tense nerves to involuntarily relax and even make him feel drowsy.
At the same time, various mysteries flashed across Yang Kai’s Knowledge Sea, allowing him to understand many mysteries.
“The Profound Heaven Temple is about to close,” Yang Kai forced himself to focus as he stared at the people in front of him. He didn’t know how he knew all of this, but for some reason, he was able to see everything that was happening inside the Profound Heaven Temple.
Hearing this, everyone was shocked but quickly calmed down.
Now that the Source Heavenly Fruit had been swallowed by Yang Kai, there was no need for the Profound Heaven Temple to exist anymore, so closing it was only natural.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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