Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 1966 The Demon God Descends
Inside the training ground, Chen Fei's calm and unwavering words were like a red-hot steel needle, piercing Ji Yangming's ears and penetrating deep into the depths of his proud and arrogant heart, which had never suffered such humiliation.

An indescribable, volcanic eruption of rage and shame instantly shattered Ji Yangming's dam of reason, making him almost want to roar and destroy everything in front of him without regard for anything else.

He, Ji Yangming, is now the number one person in the mid-stage of the Sovereign Realm in the Xuan Yu Realm. He is invincible and unstoppable. When has he ever been questioned in such a condescending manner, as if he were scolding an ant?

This was utterly crushing his lifelong dignity and pride underfoot.

However, the remaining, cold rationality clearly told Ji Yangming a bloody reality: he was seriously injured, his right arm was shattered, his demonic energy was disordered, and his aura was weak.

On the other hand, Chen Fei's breathing was steady and long, and he was completely unharmed.

This extreme sense of humiliation and the cruel disparity in strength was like a bucket of ice water poured over his head, instantly cooling Ji Yangming's boiling anger by more than half, replacing it with a bone-chilling cold and an indescribable sense of frustration.

"Ugh!"

Ji Yangming suddenly raised his head and let out a heart-wrenching roar filled with endless resentment, venom, and madness. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was twisted and ferocious due to extreme anger and pain.

Eight talismans burn blood, the very essence is sacrificed!
Ji Yangming suddenly formed an ancient, sinister, forbidden magic seal with both hands, exuding an aura of self-destruction and destruction.

"Buzz!"

Surrounding him, the eight natal talismans that had been dull and cracked suddenly burst forth with blindingly dark demonic light.

The next moment, the eight talismans, like firewood thrown into a demon-refining furnace, burst into flames and transformed into eight incomparably pure torrents of primordial demonic energy, carrying a resolute and destructive intent. They recklessly and frantically surged into Ji Yangming's limbs, meridians, acupoints, and sea of ​​consciousness.

"Boom!"

Ji Yangming's originally weak aura surged wildly like a powder keg that had been ignited, instantly breaking through the limit of his original peak in the mid-stage of the Dominator Realm and reaching a new height where there was no way to advance further, as if he had touched some kind of invisible barrier.

A terrifying pressure, seemingly surpassing the mid-stage of the Dominator Realm and appearing to have one foot in the late-stage of the Dominator Realm, suddenly descended and enveloped the entire training ground.

The Eight Hells have descended upon the world!

This is a demonic art that Ji Yangming mainly cultivates. This art is extremely profound and cannot be obtained by trickery. One can only rely on hard work to slowly accumulate and condense eight innate prison talismans. Each time one is condensed, one's strength will increase dramatically.

Once the eight symbols are perfected and integrated into one, they can forge an unparalleled demonic foundation comparable to the Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation, making one the most respected among their peers and possessing unmatched combat power.

Ji Yangming's terrifying strength, which makes him arguably the strongest person in the mid-stage of the Xuan Yu Realm, is largely due to the Eight Prisons Descending technique.

In the vast and boundless world of the Primordial Continent, where powerful beings abound, those truly gifted, exceptionally talented geniuses who have successfully forged the Profound Origin Dao Foundation, or even higher Dao Foundations, rarely take the initiative to venture into the less-explored lower planes for exploration.

Because they already have plenty of ordinary resources and opportunities, their goals are higher and they are more inclined to enter higher planes or secret realms where the situation is relatively clear and the benefits and risks are controllable in order to seek opportunities to break through to a higher realm.

The Xuan Yu Realm is precisely such a plane that has not been fully explored and is full of uncertainties.

Therefore, Ji Yangming, who is known as the number one person in the mid-stage of the Xuan Yu Realm, has not actually cultivated the Eight Prisons to perfection and has failed to forge a true and complete Xuan Yuan Dao Foundation.

Otherwise, if he truly possessed a flawless Profound Origin Dao Foundation, his strength would be on another level, overwhelmingly powerful. There wouldn't be a single mid-stage Dominator Realm expert in the Profound Feather Realm who could even remotely contend with him.

Even a brief encounter would be a one-sided massacre.

At this moment, in order to gain even greater power, Ji Yangming did not hesitate to choose to burn the eight life-bound prison talismans that he regarded as his life.

These eight natal prison talismans embody his tens of thousands of years of painstaking cultivation and a vast amount of resources.

This is tantamount to severing one's own foundation and cutting off one's future!
Even if he manages to survive today, his cultivation level will plummet, and tens of thousands of years of hard work will be wasted. He will have to start the Eight Hells Appearance technique from scratch.

Moreover, with its foundation damaged, whether it can return to its peak in the future, or even go further, is unknown.

But the overwhelming hatred and the relentless nature of this martial arts arena made Ji Yangming disregard everything else.

All he wanted now was to tear Chen Fei, the man who had brought him endless humiliation and defeat, to pieces, extract his soul, and burn it in demonic fire for ten thousand years, subjecting him to the most excruciating torture in the world, only then could he slightly vent his hatred.

On the training ground, Chen Fei clearly sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Ji Yangming, which suddenly surged and was almost breaking through the barrier of his cultivation realm. His brows twitched slightly.

Chen Fei's eyes remained calm. His right hand gripped the slightly deformed bronze Prison-Suppressing Cauldron, which still exuded a heavy suppressive aura. It flew out again, carrying immense force, and smashed towards Ji Yangming, whose aura was constantly rising.

"You deserve to die!"

Ji Yangming suddenly looked up, his face becoming increasingly ferocious and distorted due to the terrifying power surging within him, which was almost tearing his meridians apart. His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins and a near-tangible resentment and murderous intent.

Facing the oncoming bronze cauldron, Ji Yangming neither dodged nor avoided it, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

The Sun-Eating Demon!

Ji Yangming's hands moved rapidly, forming a series of hand seals. The Sun-Devouring Demon Barrier Array, which originally required a long time to set up, was now rapidly spinning, compressing, and condensing in his palms, transforming into a pitch-black palm print that was constantly spinning and exuding a terrifying aura that could devour and annihilate everything.

Ji Yangming roared and slammed his right palm, which was imbued with the power of the Sun-Devouring Demon Barrier Array, forward, striking the bronze cauldron with perfect precision.

"clang!"

A terrifying explosion, indescribable in its intensity and piercing sound, suddenly erupted, the sound wave transforming into a tangible shockwave that spread wildly in all directions, shattering the training ground into a space filled with countless spiderweb-like cracks, like broken glass.

The bronze cauldron clashed violently with the Sun-Swallowing Palm Print, abruptly halting the cauldron's forward momentum and stopping it mid-air.

"Crack...creak!"

Immediately afterwards, a series of ear-piercing sounds, as if divine metal was being forcibly twisted and torn, emanated from the bronze cauldron.

On the wall of the cauldron, the cracks that were already there spread and expanded rapidly, and the entire cauldron began to twist and deform violently.

"Boom!"

In the end, the bronze Prison-Suppressing Cauldron could no longer withstand the terrifying, annihilating power and shattered into countless dim bronze fragments that scattered in all directions.

The Devouring Demon Seal in Ji Yangming's palm shone brightly, its momentum undiminished. Tearing apart the flying fragments, it continued to strike Chen Fei behind him with overwhelming force, capable of crushing everything.

In this direct confrontation, Ji Yangming, relying on the terrifying power gained from burning his foundation, shattered Chen Fei's bronze cauldron, gaining the upper hand for the first time in a head-on clash.

"Hahaha, die!"

Ji Yangming revealed a ferocious and gleeful smile, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty excitement. The Devouring Sun Demon Barrier Array in his palm operated more smoothly and perfectly due to the power of his main body, and the devouring and annihilating power it emitted became more and more terrifying.

That terrifying aura, with one foot already in the late stage of the Dominator Realm, was like a tangible ancient demonic mountain, tightly enveloping the entire training ground, causing the void to groan and tremble. He could almost see Chen Fei's miserable state as he was blasted into dust by this palm strike.

Outside the martial arts arena.

In the Xuan Yu Realm camp, the joy on the faces of all the Sovereign Realm experts had vanished, replaced by extreme solemnity and deep worry.

"What a terrifying aura! After Ji Yangming burned his foundation, his strength has increased too much, completely exceeding the scope of the mid-stage Sovereign Realm," a Sovereign Realm expert said in a dry voice.

Le Boyang clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, his eyes filled with anxiety.

"Is the inheritance outside the Xuan Yu Realm really that terrifying?" another Sovereign Realm expert murmured to himself, deeply shocked.

The battle situation, which had just become clear, instantly became unpredictable again, and was completely unfavorable to Chen Fei.

On the other hand, the atmosphere on the Demonic side, which had been deathly silent and filled with despair, suddenly changed.

"Good! Good! The power of the Profound Origin Dao Foundation, this is Ji Yangming's true strength."

"Chen Fei is doomed!"

Many of the demons' faces once again revealed cruel and excited smiles. They never expected that in a situation where death seemed certain, Ji Yangming could still unleash such heaven-defying power, turning the tables and suppressing the monstrous Chen Fei.

Inside the martial arts arena.

Faced with the palm print of the Sun-Devouring Demon that tore apart the bronze cauldron, devoured everything, and arrived with a deafening roar, Chen Fei's mind stirred slightly, and the Myriad Laws Return to Origin property was activated once again.

The Everlasting Wall!

Chen Fei's right arm trembled slightly, and a phantom of a shield, dark gold in color, incredibly heavy, with countless mysterious defensive runes engraved on its surface, exuding an aura of absolute sturdiness and invulnerability to all magic, instantly condensed on his arm.

The Everlasting Wall has only one characteristic: ultimate and unparalleled sturdiness and defense.

Chen Fei looked at Ji Yangming without flinching or dodging, and with his left arm supporting the Eternal Wall, he took the initiative to move forward one step.

"Boom!"

The Demonic Palm of the Sun-Devouring Demon slammed into the dark gold shield, producing a sound far more chilling than the previous clang of metal against metal.

However, the scene that was expected—Chen Fei being blasted away and vomiting blood—did not occur.

The instant the palm print made contact with the shield, Chen Fei flicked and twisted his wrist with exquisite precision. The Eternal Wall Shield did not directly block the attack, but instead, with a mysterious trajectory of borrowing and transforming force, it actively met and collided with an extremely subtle weak point in the power of the Devouring Sun Demon Palm Print.

The immense power of Ji Yangming's palm print was slightly deflected by this clever deflection. A small portion of its power seemed to hit empty air, whistling past Chen Fei's side, while the remaining residual power was transmitted through the shield.

Using this force, Chen Fei's body swayed backward for thousands of miles before landing steadily, his breathing calm and his expression normal.

Ji Yangming's ferocious smile froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and a hint of barely concealed trepidation.

Ji Yangming could sense that Chen Fei had not relied on the shield to withstand his palm strike, but rather had once again relied on that unfathomable insight to accurately find the almost non-existent weak point in his palm technique and cleverly break through its force.

This ability to precisely capture weaknesses in the midst of raging energy was so powerful that it suffocated Ji Yangming, leaving him with a profound sense of powerlessness.

I do not believe!
Ji Yangming let out a roar of unwillingness, forcibly suppressing the trembling in his heart. He had already severed his own foundation, and there was no way to retreat. Today, it was either Chen Fei who died, or he who perished.

"die!"

Ji Yangming's figure suddenly swayed, tearing through the void and rushing to Chen Fei again. The light of the Devouring Demon Seal in his palm became even more intense, carrying an even more violent power, and he slammed down on Chen Fei once more.

At this moment, the Sun-Devouring Demon Barrier Array in Ji Yangming's palm was completely perfected and integrated, its power far exceeding that before.

Although Ji Yangming severed his foundation and his power surged, his control over that power did not decrease as a result. On the contrary, the burning of the eight talismans made it more refined and easier to wield.

It can be said that Ji Yangming at this moment is truly an invincible existence in the mid-stage of the Sovereign Realm.

Behind the shield, Chen Fei calmly watched Ji Yangming, who was charging towards him like a madman, his eyes subtly revealing the profound light of the end times.

Chen Fei's right arm jerked, but instead of defending, he raised the Eternal Wall Shield and slammed it forward. The edge of the shield gleamed with a dark golden light as it struck the Devouring Palm Print.

"clang!"

Another deafening and terrifying roar resounded, but this time, Chen Fei was not knocked back. Instead, he stood firmly in place, and his shield only dented slightly inward.

The primordial tides had already begun to move, and the will to fight was constantly accumulating and intensifying.

The Nirvana Return to Nothingness property silently takes effect, continuously devouring and dissolving some of the incoming power, balancing its internal structure, and increasing its defense limit and power endurance.

The perfect combination of the two new features made Chen Fei stronger and more solid in battle, while Ji Yangming's power was clearly not enough to instantly break through Chen Fei's current defensive limit.

Therefore, Chen Fei did not even need to reveal stronger Yuan Power cultivation or physical strength. With his ultimate control over power and perfect application of its characteristics, combined with his insight into the End of the World, he easily withstood Ji Yangming's seemingly invincible attack.

"How can it be!"

As Ji Yangming felt the force of the palm print, he looked at Chen Fei, who remained motionless and had an indifferent expression, and his face once again showed shock and disbelief.

He actually blocked it so easily? Faced with the even more powerful Complete Sun Devouring Palm Print, Chen Fei went from being repelled to being locked in a stalemate?

Moreover, Chen Fei's Yuan Power fluctuations and physical aura were clearly no different from before, without any improvement.

What terrifying characteristics did Chen Fei cultivate in that short hour? And what unbelievable level did he reach?

How could it be so powerful that it defies common sense and reason!

A chill rose involuntarily from the bottom of Ji Yangming's heart and quickly spread throughout his body. He seemed to see a desperate future where even if he burned his foundation, he would still be ruthlessly crushed by the other party.

"I don't believe it! Die!"

Extreme fear transformed into an even more frenzied desire to attack. Ji Yangming refused to accept this outcome, letting out a hysterical roar as his left hand rapidly formed hand seals.

The second, slightly smaller, yet equally terrifyingly powerful Devouring Demon Palm Print began to form with difficulty in his left palm.

At this moment, relying on the brief period of power gained from burning his foundation and having one foot in the late stage of the Dominator Realm, Ji Yangming barely possessed the ability to simultaneously control the dual Devouring Sun Demonic Barrier Palm Seals.

Although his breathing fluctuated wildly and became unstable as a result, he ultimately managed to control it.

However, the word "barely" implies that it is by no means perfect.

The operation of the double palm print is extremely complex, requiring a high level of mental focus, demonic energy, and control. Even with Ji Yangming's abilities, it is difficult to avoid greater gaps in power and flaws in its operation.

In the face of the end times, this is like a beacon in the darkness, crystal clear.

Chen Fei's gaze sharpened slightly, and he instantly caught the fatal flaw that Ji Yangming had suddenly magnified due to forcibly condensing a second palm print.

Without hesitation, Chen Fei abruptly released the Eternal Wall with his right hand, pivoted on his right foot, and instantly spun half a circle, delivering a powerful side kick that slammed into the back of the shield.

"Oh!"

A tremendous force suddenly erupted through the shield.

The Eternal Wall Shield, like a dark golden meteor struck by immense force, slammed with unparalleled precision into the huge opening exposed by Ji Yangming's left palm.

"Boom!"

Ji Yangming's right hand, which was forming the Sun-Devouring Demon Barrier Array palm print, involuntarily shifted. Most of the shield's power pressed down on the nascent Sun-Devouring Demon Barrier Array palm print that Ji Yangming had just formed on his left hand, and a violent power erupted instantly.

"Crack!"

The nascent second Sun-Swallowing Palm Print on Ji Yangming's left hand, which was not yet fully formed, collapsed and disintegrated instantly, like an egg being hit by a heavy hammer. Even the bones in his left wrist made a cracking sound as they could not bear the weight.

The shield continued its trajectory without diminishing, embedding itself firmly in the center of Ji Yangming's chest.

"puff!"

Ji Yangming was struck as if by a mountain. A mouthful of dark golden demonic blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out of his mouth like a waterfall. He was sent flying backward by the irresistible force.

The severe injuries that had been forcibly suppressed before, along with this new serious injury, erupted all at once. Ji Yangming's aura plummeted like an avalanche, his face turned ashen, and his eyes dimmed.

Chen Fei swayed and caught up with Ji Yangming, who was flying backward, and grabbed the edge of the Eternal Wall shield that bounced back in mid-air.

Chen Fei coldly looked down at Ji Yangming, who was weak and on the verge of death from serious injuries. He raised his shield high again, carrying the ruthless power of a judgment, and slammed it down on Ji Yangming's head.

Ji Yangming struggled to lift his head, his eyes filled with despair, hopelessness, and endless regret. Only now did he truly understand what a fatal mistake he had made.

If he hadn't been so eager to succeed out of fear, and hadn't forced the use of the double palm strikes that he couldn't perfectly control, but instead had fought steadily and relied on the powerful strength gained from burning his foundation, advancing step by step, he might not have suffered such a swift and miserable defeat.

But now, it's too late. Chen Fei seized on the huge flaw, and it has turned into what it is now.

In Ji Yangming's pupils, the Eternal Wall Shield, radiating a dark golden luster and engraved with endless defensive runes, rapidly magnified, filling his entire field of vision.

The shadow of death, like the coldest tide in an ancient abyss, instantly engulfed Ji Yangming completely.

Ji Yangming tried to struggle, to dodge, to gather his last strength for a desperate fight, but the terrifying suppressive power emanating from the shield had completely imprisoned his meridians.

His internal demonic energy was in chaos due to the double backlash, making it impossible to effectively mobilize. The severe injuries also made his soul sluggish.

"no no……"

Ji Yangming let out a final, hoarse wail filled with extreme resentment, fear, and despair.

"Oh!"

In the next instant, the Eternal Wall Shield slammed solidly and without any frills onto Ji Yangming's head.

There was no loud collision as expected, only a dull, chilling thud, like glass being shattered.

Ji Yangming's incomparably resilient and tempered demonic body was as fragile as paper under the absolute crushing power and the sharpness of the divine weapon.

The skull instantly deformed and shattered, with various fragments mixed with violent energy exploding outwards.

The shield continued its relentless advance, crushing Ji Yangming's neck and body... Wherever it passed, bones were pulverized, flesh turned to mud, meridians were severed, and demonic energy dissipated.

"laugh!"

Even its cracked soul, which was trying to escape, was instantly swept over, engulfed, torn apart, and finally transformed into the most primordial particles by the overwhelming power of the shield that naturally emanated from it, suppressing eternity and obliterating everything, and was completely annihilated between heaven and earth.

Both body and soul are destroyed!

Death...the Dao vanishes!
"Buzz!"

With Ji Yangming's complete demise, the terrifying demonic power and violent energy that had enveloped the entire training ground, suffocating everyone, receded rapidly like a tide.

All that remained was the space, riddled with holes and cracks, and the faint smell of blood and embers of energy that lingered in the air.

Chen Fei stood quietly in the void, slowly dissipating the Eternal Wall in his hand, and the surging aura around him gradually subsided and calmed down.

Chen Fei lowered his gaze, glancing indifferently at the spot where Ji Yangming had completely disappeared.

Outside the martial arts arena.

The Heavenly Demon camp was deathly silent.

Many Heavenly Demon Sovereigns were now as if an invisible giant hand had gripped their throats, their faces filled with extreme shock and disbelief.

Almost instinctively, all the Heavenly Demon Sovereigns turned to the very front of their ranks, to the indistinct figure who remained silent, his body swirling with demonic energy—the Annihilation Sovereign.

Ji Yangming is dead, who will be next...?

According to the cruel rules of this Heavenly Ranking Martial Arts Arena, since Chen Fei is currently on the field, the next person to be randomly selected from the Heavenly Demon side will be a mid-stage Sovereign Realm cultivator to face Chen Fei, who is like a demon god descended to earth and cannot be judged by common sense.

Going up there... is suicide, absolutely certain death.

Who dares to go up?

(End of this chapter)