We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The power of He Qiu's self-destruction was earth-shattering, almost annihilating all living beings within a radius of ten thousand meters.

Although Su Chen reacted in time, he couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the blast. He was blown away like a cannonball to a distance of 10,000 meters. He flew back more than 1,000 meters before he could barely regain his footing, clearly injured.

"The self-destruction of a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Power Realm is truly terrifying. My injuries, which had just begun to heal, have worsened again in the blink of an eye!"

Looking at the dilapidated scene riddled with holes, Su Chen felt a lingering fear, and a pale face appeared on his lips, along with a hint of helplessness.

He Qiu's self-destruction injured him again, and the injury was even more serious than before.

"Su Chen, you're still alive!"

As they looked around, a surprised voice rang out; it was the white-robed man from the Holy Origin Sect.

He looked a little disheveled at this moment. The huge energy impact had made his hair a bit messy and his clothes were covered in dust. However, that was all. Although he looked disheveled, he was actually not injured and was in much better condition than Su Chen.

Upon seeing Su Chen, he was inevitably surprised. He Qiu's self-destruction had caught everyone off guard. They were able to escape only because they were far away from where Su Chen and He Qiu were fighting. However, Su Chen was only a hundred meters away from He Qiu, yet he was able to escape from such a terrifying explosion. This was unbelievable to him.

"It seems that Senior Brother He Qiu's self-destruction has also caused you considerable injuries. Well then, let me kill you to avenge Senior Brother He Qiu!" However, the white-robed man quickly noticed that Su Chen's aura was disordered. After thinking about it carefully, he guessed that Su Chen's condition was not good at the moment.

So he grinned and, instead of summoning his fellow disciples, chose to attack directly.

His strength may not be as good as He Qiu's, but only relatively speaking. Among all the disciples of the Holy Origin Sect, he ranks only below He Qiu. Otherwise, the disciples of the Holy Origin Sect would not obey his orders.

"The Hand of the Heavens!"

The man in white gave a soft snort, raised his palm, and immediately unleashed a massive amount of Yuan energy, which surged into the sky like a tidal wave.

In no time, an enormous hand materialized in the sky, covering the sky and the moon. Boundless darkness instantly enveloped the area within a thousand meters, locking Su Chen firmly in place.

Both are Hands of the Sky, but compared to Qingzhi's, the white-robed man's Hands of the Sky are immeasurably more powerful. It's as if the true Hand of Heaven descended upon the mortal world with justice and judgment to judge Su Chen.

What is most frightening about the palm is not the surging Yuan Power, but the Heavenly Might emanating from it. Although it is far from the true Heavenly Might, even a trace of it is enough to make people feel no desire to resist.

The might of Heaven is overwhelming, crushing all living beings. No matter how powerful a martial artist is, they will involuntarily feel awe in the face of Heaven's might. Even Su Chen is no exception. However, Su Chen quickly calmed his mind and extinguished this feeling of awe. He can respect Heaven and Earth, but he will never be manipulated by them. Even if it is real Heaven's might, he dares to challenge it.

Because of his injury, Su Chen did not choose to confront it head-on. He leaped away, trying to dodge, but after a short while, he found that the feeling of being locked on him had not dissipated and would not disappear as soon as he broke free from the giant hand.

"It's no use. The Hand of Heaven has already locked onto you. No matter where you run, it will be in vain!"

The man in white sneered, mocking Su Chen's actions. If the Hand of the Sky could be so easily dodged, wouldn't that be an insult to the name of the sky? It's a pity he couldn't cultivate the Eye of the Sky and other lightning divine abilities; otherwise, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger, just one glance would be enough to kill Su Chen.

However, the current Hand of the Sky is not a great divine power. Instead, it has been fused with other divine powers and cultivated into an unparalleled divine power. Its power is not as great as the Eye of the Sky, but it is more than enough to deal with the injured Su Chen.

Since he couldn't avoid it, Su Chen stopped, and with a surge of thoughts, he mobilized the primordial energy around him.

At the same time, the Heaven-Slaying Blade was also used.

The Heaven-Slaying Blade was also injured, but the injury was minor, not as serious as Su Chen's.

Holding the Heaven-Slaying Blade, Su Chen felt incredibly calm. In just a moment, he and the Heaven-Slaying Blade once again entered a state of perfect harmony.

Gazing at the giant hand that was falling with the darkness of the sky, Su Chen stood with his sword raised, gathered his strength, and slashed angrily.

In an instant, the Yuan energy transformed into a hundred-foot-long blade shadow, soaring straight into the sky and colliding fiercely with the giant palm.

Rumble!
The dazzling blade light, with its boundless sharpness, landed on the giant palm. The moment of contact, it burst forth with dazzling colors like fire and lightning, mesmerizing the eye.

It truly has the power to split the heavens.

The intense collision even dimmed the light.

Before long, everything seemed to calm down.

Su Chen's blade light quickly dissipated, vanishing into nothingness in less than half a second and disappearing into the horizon.

In contrast, the white-robed man's Hand of the Sky remained completely still and undamaged, still appearing to be incredibly powerful.

However, the white-robed man's face became extremely stiff the moment the blade's light disappeared.

No one knew the current state of the Hand of the Sky better than him.

Sure enough, the next second, the previously intact Hand of the Sky disintegrated and shattered as if it had been severely injured.

In the blink of an eye, the thousand-meter-long hand in the sky vanished like a blade of light.

Endless rays of light poured down from the sky, falling on Su Chen's pale, bloodless face.

His body swayed a few times as he swallowed a large amount of Pure Yuan Pills, and his complexion improved slightly.

"Su Chen, you..."

This astonishing commotion quickly attracted the attention of the others who had escaped. Yun Xi followed the sound and immediately spotted Su Chen, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

Just as she had thought, Su Chen was not dead.

"Huh, you're still alive!" Ayana's voice came, her face full of surprise.

She thought Su Chen was definitely dead, but to her surprise, Su Chen was not only alive, but also seemed to have just fought a big battle with someone.

Moreover, it looks like he was seriously injured.

Ayana narrowed her eyes, exuding a dangerous aura.

If she hadn't been completely unaware of Su Chen's background and if Yun Xi hadn't been there, she might have already taken action.

"Senior Brother Feng, are you alright?"

On the other side, the disciples of the Holy Origin Sect gathered together and came to the side of the man in white.

The man in white shook his head: "It's nothing."

As he spoke, he looked at Su Chen, his brows furrowed.

His failure to kill Su Chen made him realize that Su Chen's injuries were probably not as serious as he had imagined.

At this moment, everyone gathered together again. He originally wanted everyone to work together to kill Su Chen to avenge He Qiu, but thinking of the previous situation, he couldn't make a decision for the time being, and was worried that Su Chen still had ways to restrain their formation.

"Senior Brother Feng, Senior Brother He Qiu is dead, and Elder Wu Mo has also left. What should we do now?"

A disciple of the Holy Origin Sect asked with grief and indignation.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Although they wanted to avenge He Qiu, it turned out that they did not have the power to do so.

What they care about more right now is not Su Chen, but the demons and heavenly demons that are about to arrive.

Wu Mo disappeared during He Qiu's self-destruction, which undoubtedly blocked their escape route, because Wu Mo did not tell them what to do next.

Should we stay here and wait for rescue, or quickly find a place to hide?

Wu Mo didn't say anything, nor did he have time to say anything.

The man in white also considered this. Weighing the pros and cons of killing Su Chen versus killing Ayena, Su Chen had already been sentenced to death for killing He Qiu. Even if he didn't act, the sect wouldn't let him go. Not acting now would simply prolong his life. But Ayena…

Before long, the man in white made a decision and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed.

It wasn't just him who changed; almost everyone's expression changed drastically at that moment, and their eyes all turned to look ahead.

Outside the ruined city, some distance away, a vast expanse of dark clouds seemed to be gathering, turning most of the sky in front of them black.

This blinding blackness is spreading towards the ruined city at an alarming speed, covering everything in its path.

"It's a demon!"

Everyone was shocked; what was bound to happen had finally arrived.

"Quickly, get out of here!"

Someone realized what was happening and quickly shouted.

However, someone shook their head and said, "It's too late. Demons are behind the ruined city. We're already surrounded."

"What should we do?" someone asked, swaying as they spoke.

No one answered, and a shadow of death fell over everyone's hearts, growing even stronger with the arrival of the Heavenly Demon and the Demons.

"Our only chance of survival now is to capture this woman!"

Not everyone was prepared to sit idly by and wait for their doom. Some martial artists quickly came up with a solution and turned their attention to Ayana.

In their view, Ayana, as a demon, must have a high status, and might be able to help them survive this time.

"Oh? You want to get back at me?"

Ayana noticed the looks in everyone's eyes, pursed her lips, and gave a cruel smile.

“This woman has attracted the Heavenly Demon, she must know how to escape. Let me capture you and help us get out of trouble!” a disciple of the Dragon Elephant Sect said loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the burly figure displayed astonishing speed, transforming into wind and thunder, and arrived in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Ayana, and threw a punch at her head. The punch was as fast as a dragon, and the air exploded, as if it was compressed into an air cannon.

Seeing this, Ayana sneered, her figure flashed, leaving an afterimage. She did not dodge, but in the blink of an eye, she appeared behind the strong man and lightly struck out with a palm, the palm wind brushing towards the strong man like a gentle breeze.

Caught off guard, the burly man felt a gentle breeze from behind that struck his body instantly, causing his expression to change drastically. However, he quickly realized that the opponent's move did not seem to have any effect on him.

Overjoyed, the burly man raised his fist to strike again, but before he could mobilize his energy, his body suddenly froze and became stiff. In the next instant, his clear eyes quickly blurred, and he turned into a walking corpse, collapsing to the ground.

This scene deeply shocked everyone, causing a brief moment of suffocation in the room, but soon someone shouted, "Let's do it together!"

The strength that Ayana displayed further convinced them that her identity was extraordinary.

If an Asura can command Heavenly Demons, then why can't a powerful being among the Heavenly Demons also command them?

If we can catch her, we might actually find a way to escape.

Almost simultaneously, all the disciples of the sect realized this and launched a coordinated attack on Ayana.

Ayana accepted all comers with composure, remaining calm and composed even when faced with a barrage of attacks.

"Let's go deal with Su Chen!"

Amidst the fierce battle, just as everyone was about to attack Ayana, the man in white changed his mind and decisively ordered everyone to attack Su Chen.

With others around, it's only a matter of time before they take down Ayana. It's better to take this opportunity to kill Su Chen.

"No need to use any formations, attack together!"

The man in white shouted and then led his men to charge towards Su Chen.

"Has the Heaven-Severing Blade refined the Four Seasons Bell yet?"

After scanning the area, Su Chen asked via telepathy, having already entrusted the Four Seasons Bell to the Broken Sky Blade for refining.

"There's still some time to go. The spirit of the Four Seasons Bell's divine weapon is putting up a stubborn resistance, wasting a lot of my time!"

The voice of the Heaven-Slaying Blade became somewhat weak, as the process of refining the Four Seasons Bell had greatly depleted his energy.

"Then I'll lend you a hand!"

Su Chen knew that he was not capable of killing everyone in the Holy Origin Sect in his current state, so he could only hope that the Heaven-Slaying Blade would refine the Four Seasons Bell as soon as possible to increase his strength.

“Alright!” Duan Tian Dao did not refuse, knowing that the situation was critical.

Just then, the attack from the man in white and his group began.

The overwhelming Yuan energy rained down on Su Chen like a storm, each move carrying a deadly threat, clearly intended to kill him.

"Su Chen, I'm here to help you!"

Just as Su Chen was about to dodge, Yun Xi intervened and intercepted his attack.

"Thanks!"

Su Chen expressed his gratitude upon hearing this.

"Su Chen, it's still not enough. Unless we can both return to our peak, our current Yuan energy is still insufficient to refine the Four Seasons Bell!"

Divine weapons of the supernatural level are very difficult to refine, especially the Four Seasons Bell, which is one of the best among them. The Heaven-Severing Blade does not have Su Chen's methods, which can refine a martial artist with perfect supernatural power in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Even with Su Chen's help, it would be impossible to refine it in a short time.

In such a critical situation, what they lack most is time.

If they fail to refine it in time, their situation will become increasingly difficult, which is something that Duan Tian Dao does not want to see.

After saying this, the Heaven-Slaying Blade decided to give up and refine it again after the current crisis was over.

However, Su Chen did not intend to give up. His eyes flickered as he turned his gaze toward the demon land behind him.

He transmitted his voice to Duan Tian Dao: "Since that's the case, then let's rely on external forces!"

"What?" Broken Sky Blade asked in confusion.

Su Chen did not reply. Instead, he stepped on the breeze, his figure swaying, and transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the demons behind him.

"Su Chen!"

Yun Xi, who was fighting with the man in white, was taken aback when she saw this.

What is Su Chen doing over there?
"Trying to run? Go and catch him!"

The white-clad man's expression changed slightly, thinking that Su Chen was trying to escape, so he shouted.

But before anyone else could act, he realized that Su Chen had left in the direction where the demons resided! (End of Chapter)