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Chapter 260 Battle against the Dharma Image, Killing Yuanwu, and the Monkey King (5K)

"A demon?" Yuan Chen exclaimed in surprise, a look of astonishment flashing across his face.

He looked up at the sky; yes, it was broad daylight.

Immediately, a chill ran down his spine. This monster was incredibly arrogant, daring to appear in broad daylight!

With this thought in mind, Yuan Chen stepped forward and shouted, "Where did this arrogant little demon come from, daring to obstruct the people of Shangyuan Palace? State your name at once!"

He didn't take action, but instead cautiously surveyed the surroundings.

No matter how rampant the Demon Alliance is, they wouldn't dare to attack so openly; there must be a trap involved.

Perhaps the monster before them is bait to lure them in, so that they can take the opportunity to wipe out the Shangyuan Palace in one fell swoop.

But just as he finished speaking, the demon in front of him leaped forward, its figure flashing, and it swept in with a murderous aura.

"court death!"

Upon seeing this, Yuan Wu let out a cold shout, then suddenly stepped forward, his five fingers forming a palm, and surging Yuan energy churned within his palm.

As he raised his arm, his palm slashed down with lightning speed, like a blade.

boom!
The sharp Yuan energy seemed to tear the air apart. With a single palm strike, a thunderous roar echoed across the earth, and a massive cloud of dust erupted.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, Yuan Chen's pupils narrowed slightly.

Although this move only used 80% of his strength, it was still quite impressive. He never expected that the demon would dodge it so easily.

Just as he was about to make another move, the demon's attack suddenly rose, roaring in like a landslide.

His moves were extremely simple, consisting of only a light palm strike, seemingly devoid of any demonic power.

"Heh!" Yuan Chen chuckled lightly, not taking the demon's attack seriously at all.

With a thought, he unleashed another palm strike.

This palm strike not only contained all his strength, but also the anger he had been holding onto for some time.

The palm strike, delivered with all its might, was powerful and imposing, a stark contrast to the demon's extremely simple palm strike.

The entire sky seemed to be divided into two worlds.

boom!
At that moment, the two worlds collided.

First, a deafening thunderclap erupted between heaven and earth, followed by waves of sound emanating from the point of impact. These waves swept across the surrounding area like a tidal wave, leaving behind a trail of rampant and violent energy.

"careful!"

Suddenly, Yuan Chen shouted from behind, reminding Yuan Wu.

Yuan Wu suddenly came to his senses, his pupils narrowed slightly, and he noticed something amiss.

The violent collision had not yet ended; the monster's attack was even stronger than he had imagined.

It not only blocked his full-force attack, but also extinguished his offensive.

The rampaging energy was suddenly all his Yuan Power!
"how come?"

Yuan Wu was horrified and hastily condensed a huge concave Yuan energy shield.

Within the light shield flowed Yuan Power, the power of Yuan Power, and the true meaning of martial arts, radiating a terrifying oppressive force that was indestructible.

Despite a slight mistake, Yuanwu did not believe that the palm strike he had just exchanged with could break through his light shield.

Let alone this king-level demon, even if Yuan Chen were to take action, he might not be able to succeed.

He had extraordinary confidence in his light shield.

However, this confidence quickly wavered when the demonic palm struck the light shield.

The moment the two made contact, it was like a sharp blade cutting through a real light shield, sparking out bursts of sparks.

The piercing sound then spread out, transforming into almost tangible sound waves that made Yuan Chen and the others' eardrums tremble.

The next moment, the light shield that Yuan Wu considered unbreakable suddenly made a cracking sound, which sounded extremely jarring amidst the noisy impact.

With a sudden cracking sound, the once unbreakable light shield suddenly split open.

As if a switch had been flipped, cracks spread out like a spider web in the blink of an eye, covering the entire light shield in just a few breaths.

Immediately with a bang, the sturdy light shield shattered as if it were made of paper.

Yuan Wu's confidence crumbled along with the shattering of the light shield!

"not good!"

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and Yuanwu didn't even have time to react until the light shield shattered.

Yuan Chen, standing behind him, was shocked by what he saw. By the time he came to his senses, it was too late.

After shattering the light shield, the demonic palm continued its momentum, transforming into a gigantic palm that blotted out the sky and furiously slammed towards Yuanwu.

A look of panic appeared in Yuan Wu's eyes as he hastily circulated his Yuan energy to defend himself.

However, the power of the giant hand was simply too great. The hasty defense could not even last for half a second before being annihilated by the giant hand.

Snapped!
Like a mountain of five fingers pressing down, the giant palm landed precisely on Yuan Wu, slapping him away.

Yuan Wu's body tumbled dozens of times in mid-air before being slammed to the ground with a thud, like an eel.

The ground shook, dust filled the air, and a huge crater appeared before Yuan Chen and his companions.

The group stared at Yuan Wu, who had been ripped beyond recognition, exchanging bewildered glances.

"Senior Brother Yuanwu!"

The disciples of Shangyuan Palace hurriedly bent down and rushed to rescue the person.

Yuan Chen stood in front of the demon, fearing that it would make a move. He stared directly at the demon, his eyes filled with anger.

During the exchange just now, he had already sensed the surroundings but did not notice anything unusual.

In other words, this monster did not bring any companions.

This surprised him, and he was equally annoyed. The Demon Alliance had only sent one king-level demon, which was clearly a sign of disrespect for Shangyuan Palace!

A king-level demon's strength is equivalent to a martial artist in the Divine Intent Realm, while he is a martial artist in the Dharma Aspect Realm. The fact that the other party came alone to cause trouble is undoubtedly courting death.

But after watching the battle between the demon and Yuanwu, his opinion changed.

Although this monster was only at the King level, it was very powerful, and even he felt threatened by its attacks.

"I am quite familiar with the King-level demons of the Demon Alliance, but I have never seen this demon before. Could it be a newly promoted King-level demon?" Yuan Chen wondered.

He looked at the black-robed demon and questioned, "Who exactly are you?"

The demon remained silent, its eyes, hidden beneath its black robe, radiating a chilling aura, before it attacked once more.

It was also a slap, but unlike Yuan Wu's slap, this one was extremely sharp and aggressive.

The palm stood horizontally in the air, like a real demonic sword, exuding a chilling and icy aura.

"witchcraft?"

Yuan Chen's gaze sharpened, and he asked in surprise.

Although it was a sorcery, it seemed to contain an extremely terrifying power, which made Yuan Chen dare not be careless.

He took a step forward, and a surge of primordial energy erupted around him. Behind him, a phantom figure appeared and disappeared—his primordial spirit.

As the true essence of martial arts was poured into the primordial spirit, the illusory figure became more and more solid, gradually taking on the form of a Dharma body.

In an instant, the true meaning of martial arts merged with the primordial spirit, and the primordial energy condensed into a martial arts Dharma image.

Once the Dharma Form appeared, all the Yuan energy within a radius of ten thousand meters was drained away, and endless Yuan energy poured into the Dharma Form, causing its size to increase dozens of times.

In less than half a breath, a martial arts dharma image tens of feet tall stood between heaven and earth.

He stood high above, his head reaching the heavens, his feet planted firmly on the earth, his indifferent eyes fixed on the demon.

With just one glance, it seemed to pierce through time and space, causing the demon's body to tremble violently.

Faced with the demon's powerful palm strike, Yuanwu merely activated his martial arts avatar with a thought, and the avatar raised its fist, smashing down like a mountain.

The force of the punch stirred up terrifying gusts of air, which surged in all directions, making the world somewhat murky and obscuring vision.

The air was compressed layer by layer, producing a series of crackling and popping sounds as oil bubbled out.

Before the fist of the Dharma Image could land, the palm formed from demonic power burst open like a bubble and disappeared completely in less than half a day.

Upon seeing this, the demon's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but it didn't last long; instead, it was filled with intense fighting spirit.

He seemed somewhat nonchalant in dealing with martial artists of Yuanwu's level.

When Yuan Chen revealed his Dharma form, his nonchalant attitude quickly turned into seriousness.

Instead of showing any fear, he attacked again, unleashing a terrifying aura that erupted from his body like a volcano.

"Overestimating yourself!" Seeing that the demon dared to attack him, Yuan Chen sneered.

He was no longer wasting time and intended to end the battle quickly.

Martial Dao Dharma Image sensed Yuan Chen's thoughts, roared, and the Yuan Power of Heaven and Earth seemed to be summoned, surging in from all directions to bless itself.

Although Yuan Chen did not believe that the demon could withstand this attack, he always went all out when dealing with demons.

"Hmph, the same trick won't work on me. Die!"

As he mobilized his energy, the demon not far away also completed its attack.

It was much the same as the previous attack, the only difference being that the palm had become enormous, like a five-fingered mountain.

To Yuan Chen's surprise, the five-fingered mountain formed from Yuan energy was no less tall than his primordial spirit dharma form.

"However tall it may be, it is not a Dharma Form!" Yuan Chen sneered inwardly. Martial artists have Dharma Forms, and so do demons.

No matter how tall or powerful the Five Finger Mountain is, it cannot achieve the same effect as the Dharma Image.

It's all show and no substance!
"die!"

As the word "death" fell, the martial arts avatar behind Yuan Chen clenched his fist, and his true martial arts intent was condensed on the fist.

With a single punch, the air was compressed violently, producing sonic booms and carrying an earth-shattering momentum as it swept towards the giant demonic palm.

A giant hand stood upright, suspended in the sky.

A thin layer of demonic mist covered its exterior, obscuring the true form of the giant hand.

What flows inside is not demonic power, but pure and unadulterated primordial energy.

The so-called demon was not a real demon at all, but Su Chen.

Using the Hunyuan Wuliang Gong, Su Chen disguised himself as a demonic mist and, after learning that the people from Shangyuan Palace had left, he personally came to intercept and kill them.

It wasn't just to kill Yuan Wu, but also to avenge the sneak attack during the Battle of Gaofeng.

During the peak battle, everyone else was just sparring, but Yuanwu's moves were all deadly.

Later, he defeated Yuan Wu, who became even more enraged and harbored murderous intent towards him.

He wanted to eliminate Yuan Wu directly, but Yuan Chen stopped him.

Not only that, Yuan Chen even turned around and attacked him, but fortunately the vice sect leader intervened in time and blocked the sneak attack.

Although the two eventually left, Su Chen kept this debt in mind.

Su Chen should have settled this old score and killed Yuan Wu during the battle at Shouyang Mountain.

However, having entered the realm of divine intent, his senses became more acute, and he naturally noticed the many powerful figures hidden in the shadows.

Yuan Chen was among them.

To avoid trouble and implicating the Ziyang Sect, Su Chen gave up on killing Yuan Wu.

Now, it's time for the two of them to pay off their debts.

"Let me see just how strong a Dharma Aspect Realm martial artist really is!" Su Chen's eyes blazed with fervor.

Last time, we weren't strong enough and were almost ambushed by the opponent.

Now that he has reached the pinnacle of the Divine Intent Realm, and is only one realm away from the Dharma Aspect Realm, he naturally wants to test his strength.

Facing that incredibly powerful attack, Su Chen showed no fear and mobilized all his strength.

A million kinds of Yuan Power, the nameless martial arts essence, the Annihilation Sword Drawing Technique, the Primordial Chaos Limitless Skill...

All kinds of martial arts moves were used and condensed into this giant palm.

It looks ordinary on the outside, but you can only feel the terrifying power it contains when you actually come into contact with it.

The instant Yuan Chen made his move, Su Chen's mind stirred, and his giant palm stirred up a whirlwind, pushing out with a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

The enormous fist and palm continued to approach, squeezing and exploding the air in their path, creating waves of air.

The air surged and stirred the wind and clouds, and with a loud bang, the world fell silent.

A deafening roar resounded from the point of impact, sweeping across the universe as if cleansing it. At that moment, the world seemed to fall silent because of this sound.

After a brief period of deathly silence came endless liveliness.

Visible ripples spread out from the point of impact, whipping up a gale and roaring in all directions.

The boundless Yuan energy and demonic energy intertwined, transforming into countless points of light that scattered in all directions before falling like a torrential rain.

The earth resounded with explosions like firecrackers, and under these points of elemental energy, the ground was smashed into craters, leaving it devastated.

The collision between the giant fist and the giant palm lasted longer than expected. The two were like evenly matched warriors, releasing their power in the constant collision.

"This guy……"

Yuan Chen stared intently at the scene before him, a look of astonishment spreading across his face.

He hadn't expected that Su Chen would actually block his attack.

"Emperor level? No, it's King level!"

He subconsciously assumed that the other party was hiding its strength and was not a king-level demon, but an emperor-level demon.

However, judging from its aura, it is indeed a king-level demon.

But that was even more shocking.

A king-level demon actually withstood a full-force attack from a Dharma Aspect Realm martial artist with its own strength.

Even if the demon itself is slightly stronger than a martial artist, it's not this strong.

This isn't just a slight improvement; it's a whole new level of improvement!
"Such a figure has actually appeared within the Demon Alliance!"

A cold light flashed in Yuan Wu's eyes, revealing undisguised killing intent.

He absolutely cannot let the other party leave alive today.

This demon must be killed!
As they pondered, the battle in mid-air finally came to an end.

To Yuan Wu's astonishment, his Dharma Form Fist actually shattered inch by inch under the opponent's giant palm.

First, the fist disintegrated, then the entire arm turned into points of light, and then half of the body, which was the entire Dharma body.

The entire process took less than a second, and the Dharma body that had merged with his martial arts essence and martial arts spirit completely collapsed.

In contrast, the giant hand, though dimmed and weakened in demonic power, still exuded a formidable aura.

And its momentum showed no signs of slowing down, as it continued to bombard Yuan Chen.

The collapse of his martial arts avatar caused Yuan Chen's chest to feel heavy, his face to turn pale, and a trace of crimson blood to spill from the corner of his mouth.

When he saw the giant hand rushing towards him, he grunted, swallowed the metallic taste rising in his throat, and then roared, mobilizing all his Yuan energy to form a Yuan energy barrier in an attempt to block the giant hand's attack.

boom!
As the giant hand descended, the entire Yuan Power Barrier shook violently, then suddenly fell silent.

Just when Yuan Chen thought he had blocked the giant palm, the scene that had happened to Yuan Wu before was repeated.

A discordant, crisp sound reached Yuan Chen's ears, and then he was horrified to see that several cracks had appeared on the Yuan Power Barrier, and the cracks spread rapidly, covering the entire barrier.

puff!
The moment the Yuan Power Barrier shattered, Yuan Chen could no longer withstand the pressure from the giant palm and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Under the immense force of the impact, his body fell like a meteorite, crashing into the ground and creating a huge crater, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Elder Yuan Chen!"

The disciples of Shangyuan Palace below had just rescued Yuan Wu when Yuan Chen unexpectedly collapsed as well.

"Cough cough, he's injured too, let's kill him together!"

Ignoring his injuries, Yuan Chen quickly addressed the crowd.

Upon hearing this, the disciples of Shangyuan Palace soared into the sky and arrived in front of Su Chen, launching their attacks one after another.

Snapped!
With a single slap, the bodies of the men were instantly flattened, and they died before they could even scream.

"Want to run?"

After dealing with the others, Su Chen turned his attention to Yuan Chen.

That old guy deliberately let the other disciples stall for time so he could leave with Yuanwu.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Su Chen smiled contemptuously, then used his palm as a knife to slash diagonally downwards.

The blade's edge pierced the sky, striking Yuan Chen and Yuan Wu with lightning speed.

The two injured men were terrified when they felt the overwhelming aura coming from behind them.

"No!"

The next moment, the two let out a scream as the blade pierced through their bodies, destroying their life force.

"You, what kind of monster are you?"

Yuan Chen stared wide-eyed at Su Chen, his face still showing disbelief.

How could an ordinary king-level demon be so powerful!

Upon hearing this, Su Chen casually flicked his black robe and uttered a soft utterance in the wind: "I am... the Monkey King!"

The low voice, carried by the wind, reached Yuan Chen's ears, causing him to pause in surprise.

With his last remaining strength, he looked up and gazed ahead. In his blurred vision, a burly figure radiating brilliance was reflected in his pupils.

He was dressed in golden chainmail, wearing a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes, and a black robe that looked like a cloak, walking as if draped in stars and moonlight.

The radiance emanating from it was so dazzling that Yuan Chen squinted his eyes.

Just as his eyes were about to close, a familiar aura startled him. He exclaimed in astonishment, "It's Yuan, Yuan power! You're not a demon..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Chen breathed his last.

Su Chen turned to Yuan Chen, who was standing to the side. Thanks to Yuan Chen's protection, Yuan Wu was only seriously injured.

However, he was on the verge of death, hanging by a thread.

As if sensing Su Chen's gaze, this guy, who was known as the pride of Shangyuan Palace, showed a look of fear on his face.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something.

Snapped!
As a result, Su Chen interrupted him with a slap, sending him to his death.

(End of this chapter)