I transmigrated to a chaotic world and became the sole player.

The sword light, radiant as the sun, upright and righteous, carrying an unparalleled sword intent to annihilate all evil and cleanse the world of its filth, descended from the heavens. Wherever the sword light passed, the surging demonic energy melted and dissipated like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, actually cleaving a "clean" passage through the inky black tide of demonic energy!

The sword light was aimed directly at the terrifying demonic figure that had just barely recovered a sliver of "consciousness" from the pain and backlash, and was now showing endless greedy desire towards Lu Zhao!

"roar--!!!"

The demonic shadow sensed an unprecedented, deadly threat, letting out a roar laced with shock, rage, and fury. Its massive body writhed wildly, attempting to dodge, but severely wounded and in a highly unstable state, its movements were slow and clumsy. In desperation, it suddenly raised its grotesque, rotting head, opening its maw—composed of countless bone spurs and rotting flesh, dripping with foul-smelling saliva—and spewed a viscous, almost tangible, dark red pillar of blood, imbued with terrifying corrosiveness and chaotic will, towards the descending sword light!

This pillar of blood was formed by forcibly extracting the remaining essence and chaotic demonic energy from its body. Its power far exceeded that of the gaze that attacked Lu Zhao before. Wherever it passed, even the space itself emitted a "sizzling" corrosive sound, and tiny spatial cracks appeared faintly.

However, the dazzling sword light seemed to ignore the terrifying pillar of blood, and with an unstoppable and indomitable momentum, it slashed straight down!

laugh--!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soft sound, like a red-hot iron cutting into solidified butter. The incredibly powerful dark red pillar of blood was split in two the instant it came into contact with the sword light, and then, like blood exposed to sunlight, it quickly evaporated, purified, and disappeared without a trace!

The dazzling sword light, undiminished in its momentum, slashed fiercely at the demonic shadow's raised, rotten, and hideous head, amidst the demonic shadow's horrified "gaze" (if the burning flames could be called horrified).

puff!

The sound of the sword light slicing through flesh and bone was dull and chilling. The area on the demonic shadow's head, composed of countless pale bones and writhing flesh—barely qualifying as its "forehead"—was cleaved open by the sword light, creating a terrifying wound several meters deep and over ten meters long! The edges of the wound were smooth as a mirror, without a trace of blood flowing out, because all the flesh and bone touched by the sword light were instantly purified and annihilated by the supreme, pure, and demon-slaying sword intent contained within!

"Awooo—!!!"

The demonic shadow let out its most piercing and agonizing roar since the start of the battle. Its massive body, like mud struck by a heavy hammer, crashed backward, slamming heavily into the boiling pool of blood, stirring up a sky full of foul-smelling waves of blood. The wound on its head did not bleed, but instead continuously emitted dense black energy—the demonic energy and remnant soul that constituted its body were being rapidly purified and dissipated! Its aura plummeted instantly, dropping from nearly the early stage of the Golden Core realm to the Pseudo-Core realm, and it became extremely unstable, as if it might collapse completely at any moment.

The power of a single sword strike is truly astounding!

"Xuantian...Sword Sect..." The demonic shadow's burning dark red flames stared intently at the direction from which the sword light was coming. In its chaotic will, it revealed a deep-seated resentment and a trace of...deeply hidden fear.

Not only the demonic shadows, but the entire battlefield was momentarily frozen in place by this sudden, earth-shattering sword strike. Whether it was the demons frantically attacking the formation, the defenders fighting desperately on the city walls, or the Blood Bone Demon preparing to capture Lu Zhao, all were stunned by this sword strike with its overwhelming divine might.

The Blood Bone Demon's crimson hand, which was reaching for Lu Zhao, paused. His bloodshot eyes flashed with shock and rage, but even more so with disbelief: "The Xuan Tian Sword Sect's 'Demon-Slaying Sword Technique'? It's a Golden Core sword cultivator! How could they have arrived so quickly?!"

According to their intelligence and estimates, the Golden Core cultivators from the Xuantian Sword Sect and the Yunmeng Sect will not arrive until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest! It's only just past midnight now!

Just as the Blood Bone Demon was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a dazzling sword light streaked across the sky like a meteor, arriving in an instant. The sword light faded, revealing three figures standing in mid-air, their robes fluttering, radiating a powerful spiritual pressure, like three great mountains pressing down on the entire battlefield.

The leader was a middle-aged Taoist priest, dressed in the distinctive moon-white sword robe of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, with a refined face, three long wisps of beard under his chin, and carrying an ancient longsword on his back. His expression was calm, but his eyes were sharp as swords. His aura was contained yet unrevealed, giving the impression of profound and unfathomable depth. That astonishing sword strike just now was indeed from his hand. His cultivation level was clearly at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm!

To his left stood a young woman dressed in a light blue palace gown, with a gentle demeanor and exquisite features. She stood on a wisp of misty water, holding a pearl that emitted a soft blue light in her hand. She was none other than the Azure Wave Fairy of the Cloud Dream Sect, with an early Golden Core cultivation level.

To his right was a burly, rugged-looking man with a thick beard, carrying a massive sword as wide as a door panel on his back. His aura was wild and unrestrained, clearly indicating that he was also a sword cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Judging from his attire, he was also a member of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect.

Three Golden Core cultivators arrived together!

"Liu Xuanfeng!" The Blood Bone Demon gritted his teeth, staring intently at the leading middle-aged Taoist, his voice tinged with barely perceptible fear. Liu Xuanfeng, the Enforcement Elder of the Xuantian Sword Sect, possessed an unparalleled mastery of the "Demon-Slaying Sword Technique," and countless Netherworld Sect experts had fallen to his blade. He was the Netherworld Sect's number one enemy within the Xuantian Sword Sect's sphere of influence!

Liu Xuanfeng's gaze swept across the horrific battlefield below, the crumbling Black Rock City, and the terrifying, wounded demonic figure lying on the ground. Finally, it landed on Lu Zhao, who was shrouded in the Blood Sea Domain and teetering on the brink of collapse. His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. This young man was merely at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, yet he had managed to withstand the old demon's "Boundless Blood Sea" for so long, and it seemed… he possessed strange dragon energy fluctuations?

"You demons and monsters of the Netherworld Sect, how dare you stir up trouble and poison living beings here?" Liu Xuanfeng's voice was clear and resonant, yet carried an undeniable authority. "Today, I will annihilate you, body and soul!"

Before he finished speaking, he pointed his fingers like a sword and gently pointed in the direction of the Blood Bone Demon.

"punish!"

There was no dazzling sword light, only an invisible and intangible yet extremely sharp sword intent that instantly crossed space and slashed into the Blood Bone Demon's "Boundless Blood Sea" domain!

"Ah!" Blood Bone Demon was struck as if by lightning. He groaned and his blood-red light fluctuated violently. The blood sea domain that covered a hundred feet was actually torn open by this pure sword intent! Under the backlash of the domain, his blood and qi surged and his face turned red.

"Retreat!" Blood Bone Demon made a decisive decision, knowing that the situation was hopeless. Three Golden Core cultivators had arrived, including Liu Xuanfeng, a sword master at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. The demonic shadow was also severely injured. If they continued to entangle themselves, not only would they not be able to complete their mission, but they might also perish here.

He glared fiercely at Lu Zhao, who had just escaped from the domain's rift and was pale-faced, then glanced warily at the three figures in the air. Without hesitation, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light and fled in the opposite direction from the demonic shadow! His speed far surpassed his previous speed.

The other two black-robed men at the late Foundation Establishment stage, along with the other surviving Netherworld Cult members, dared not linger after seeing their leader flee. They scattered like birds and beasts, each using their own methods to escape for their lives.

"Hmph, trying to escape?" Liu Xuanfeng snorted coldly, not pursuing the Blood Bone Demon. Instead, he pointed his fingers again, and three condensed sword energies shot out, slashing towards the two late-stage Foundation Establishment black-robed figures and another black-robed figure with a stronger aura. The sword energies were extremely fast, arriving before the attackers.

puff!puff!puff!

With three soft sounds, the protective magic treasures of the two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators in black robes were as fragile as paper, easily pierced by the sword energy. They screamed in agony as their bodies exploded into two clouds of blood mist in mid-air, their forms and spirits utterly destroyed. The other black-robed man had his arm severed and screamed as he plummeted into the demonic tide below, his fate unknown. Liu Xuanfeng clearly intended to extract information from a few of them.

As for those low-level Netherworld cultists and demons, he didn't even glance at them.

The Azure Wave Fairy and the burly, bearded man also attacked simultaneously. The Azure Wave Fairy lightly raised her jade-like hand, and the blue light of the precious pearl in her hand shone brightly, transforming into a shower of sweet rain that fell upon the protective array of Black Rock City. The previously dim and crumbling array, like parched land receiving rain, quickly stabilized and its light brightened. At the same time, the rain fell on the city wall guards, rapidly healing their injuries and restoring their depleted spiritual energy.

The burly man with the bushy beard laughed heartily, and the giant sword behind him shot into the sky, growing longer as it faced the wind, transforming into a giant sword phantom that was tens of feet long. He then slashed down fiercely at the demonic tide below, which was still attacking the formation!

"Get the hell out of my way!"

Boom!

The giant sword slashed down, causing the earth to tremble and mountains to shake. The sword energy stretched for hundreds of feet, and wherever it passed, whether low-level demons or powerful second- and third-tier demons, they were all reduced to dust! With a single sword strike, a large empty area was cleared in the demonic tide!

With the intervention of three Golden Core cultivators, the situation was instantly reversed!

Without the unified control of the Shadow Demon, and with their leader fleeing and companions killed, the remaining monsters, though still ferocious, had become chaotic and disorderly in their attacks, greatly reducing their threat. The pressure on Blackrock City eased considerably.

With the pressure gone, Lu Zhao let out a long sigh of relief. The surging blood and qi within him were almost uncontrollable, and he spat out a small mouthful of blood. He had just endured the Blood Bone Demon's "Boundless Blood Sea" and then suffered consecutive outbursts, which had greatly depleted his energy and left him with considerable internal injuries. He quickly took out a healing pill and swallowed it, but his gaze involuntarily drifted towards the three figures in the air, especially Liu Xuanfeng, who was in the lead.

"Is this the power of a Golden Core cultivator?" Lu Zhao was shocked. Liu Xuanfeng's casual sword strike, and the invisible sword intent that subsequently shattered the Blood Bone Demon's domain from afar and killed a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like a chicken, had left a deep impression on him. It was a completely different level of power, a leap in the essence of life.

"Thank you so much, three True Immortals, for your timely assistance in saving my Black Rock City from disaster!" The excited voice of the Black Rock City Lord came from the city wall. He and several family heads bowed to the three Golden Core True Immortals in the air, their tone filled with gratitude and awe.

Liu Xuanfeng nodded slightly, his gaze falling once more on the wounded and fallen demonic figure below, his brows furrowing slightly. He could sense that although the demonic creature had been severely injured by his sword and its aura had plummeted, the remnant soul belonging to the "Nine Netherworld Demonic Dragon" at its core had not completely dissipated. Instead, it was slowly recovering under the nourishment of the demonic body, though it had become extremely weak and chaotic. Moreover, it seemed to have become even more unstable due to the interruption of the fusion, filled with a violent desire for destruction.

"This fiend is a demonic body formed from the remnant soul of the 'Nine Netherworld Demon Dragon.' Although I severely injured it, its demonic nature remains deep, and its remnant soul is not extinguished. If it is not eliminated as soon as possible, it will surely become a great threat in time," Liu Xuanfeng said to Fairy Bibo and the bearded giant. "I will trouble Junior Sister Bibo and Junior Brother Tieshan to clean up the remaining demons and pacify the city. I will thoroughly purify this demon to eliminate any future troubles."

The Fairy of the Azure Waves and the burly, bearded man, Iron Mountain, nodded in agreement and went about their respective tasks.

Liu Xuanfeng took a step forward, his figure already appearing above the enormous demonic shadow. He looked down at the terrifying mountain of flesh below, writhing and struggling to rise again, his eyes cold and devoid of emotion. He slowly raised his right hand, his fingers forming a sword shape. At his fingertip, a dazzling sword light, seemingly capable of purifying all evil in the world, began to condense.

However, just as Liu Xuanfeng was preparing to unleash a swift and decisive attack to completely purify the demonic shadow—

The demonic shadow seemed to sense a deadly threat, and a mad glint reappeared in its burning, dark red eyes. It suddenly opened its massive maw, not to spew an attack, but to let out a silent, yet soul-piercing shriek!

The shriek was not directed at Liu Xuanfeng, nor at Black Rock City, but at the huge, boiling, churning blood pool below, which had been blasted to pieces by the Heavenly Thunder!

Amidst the shrill screams, the shattered blood pool boiled violently like scalding water! All the remaining essence blood, resentment, remnant souls, and those not yet fully formed demonic embryos in the pool seemed to be summoned, rushing madly towards the huge head wound that Liu Xuanfeng had slashed open on the demonic shadow!

Not only that, on the battlefield, the corpses of the low-level demons that were killed, and even some demons that were not quite dead yet and were still struggling, melted like candles, turning into thick, bloody streams that flowed into the blood pool from all directions and eventually into the wounds of the demon shadow!

The aura of the demonic figure began to surge wildly at a visible speed! The terrifying sword wound on its head began to writhe and heal under the infusion of countless essences of flesh and blood! Although the healing was slow and the new flesh and blood had an eerie dark red color and were covered with twisted blood vessels, it was indeed recovering!

And its aura once again climbed from the Pseudo-Core Realm towards the Golden Core Realm! However, this climb was filled with chaos, violence, and instability, like a barrel of gunpowder that could explode at any moment.

"Hmm? A blood sacrifice to forcibly restore oneself?" Liu Xuanfeng's eyes narrowed, and the sword light at his fingertips intensified. "A death throes!"

Without further hesitation, he pointed his sword at the demonic shadow's head and pointed it in mid-air!

"cut!"

The dazzling sword light, imbued with immense sword intent, slashed down like a sword of divine punishment towards the demonic head that was frantically devouring flesh and blood in an attempt to regenerate!

However, just as the sword light was about to strike the demonic shadow's head, the demonic shadow made a move that surprised everyone.

Its massive body suddenly collapsed inward! It wasn't a defense, nor an attack, but rather, like a punctured balloon, it compressed all the flesh, bones, demonic energy, and countless essences of flesh and blood that made up its body in an extremely chaotic and violent way, and then... exploded!

"Not good! It's about to self-destruct its demonic body!" Liu Xuanfeng's expression changed slightly. The sword light paused, transforming into a massive light shield in front of him. At the same time, he shouted sharply, "Everyone, retreat!"

However, it was too late.

boom--!!!!!!!

A deafening roar, like hundreds of thunderbolts exploding simultaneously, filled the air! A towering, dark red mushroom cloud, a thousand feet high, formed from a mixture of flesh, bones, demonic energy, and resentment, rose abruptly from where the demonic figure had been standing! A devastating shockwave, like a tsunami, swept outwards in all directions!

The first to be hit was Liu Xuanfeng, who was closest to him. Even though he was prepared and had raised a sword light shield, he was still shaken by the impact of the self-destruction, which contained endless resentment, chaotic demonic energy, and fragments of flesh and blood. His shield flickered violently.

The shockwave swept across an area of ​​over ten miles in an instant! The earth was churned up as if plowed. The remaining low-level demons were instantly reduced to ashes by this impact, like fallen leaves swept by a gale. Even the powerful third-level demons were severely injured, howling as they were thrown away.

The defensive array of Blackrock City, which had just been stabilized with the help of Fairy Azure Waves, was once again severely damaged. The light shield flickered violently, and the cracking sounds of breaking were incessant until it finally shattered with a bang! Fortunately, most of the impact was blocked by Liu Xuanfeng, and the aftershocks were mostly dispersed by the sword of the bearded giant Tieshan. When it landed on the city wall, its power had been greatly reduced, but it still caused the city wall to shake violently, and cracks appeared in many places. The defending soldiers were thrown into chaos, and countless people were killed or wounded.

The moment the demonic shadow self-destructed, Lu Zhao sensed a deadly threat. Ignoring his injuries, he pushed his "Dragon Steps" to the limit, fleeing desperately away from the explosion's epicenter while simultaneously maximizing the defense of his "Hidden Spirit Veil." Even so, he was still struck by the aftershocks of the shockwave, as if hit in the back by a giant hammer. A sweet taste rose in his throat, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. He was thrown back like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the scorched ground hundreds of feet away. His vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

The dust lingered for almost half an incense stick's time before slowly settling.

When vision cleared again, all that remained where the demonic figure had stood was a terrifying crater over a thousand feet in diameter and tens of feet deep. At the bottom of the crater, boiling, bubbling dark red magma (melted by the explosion's heat) and countless fragments of broken bones and charred flesh emitted a nauseating stench and an even more intense demonic aura. The blood pool had long since evaporated, leaving only a polluted expanse of scorched earth exuding an ominous aura.

The demonic shadow, along with the remnant soul of the "Nine Netherworld Demon Dragon" at its core, seemed to have vanished into thin air in this frenzied self-destruction.

However, neither Liu Xuanfeng in the air, nor Lu Zhao who was struggling to get up, nor the Black Rock City Lord and others on the city wall felt much joy.

Liu Xuanfeng frowned, his divine sense scanning the massive explosion crater and the surrounding land contaminated by demonic energy again and again. He vaguely sensed that the remnant soul of the "Nine Nether Demon Dragon" had not been completely purified, but rather, in some extremely subtle and fragmented way, along with the impact of the explosion and the dissipated demonic energy, it had merged into the depths of this blood-sacrificed and demonized land... or rather, it had temporarily gone into hiding.

The Blood Bone Demon had already escaped without a trace in the chaos. Although the remaining demons suffered heavy casualties and lost unified command, they were not completely wiped out; many still roamed the wilderness or burrowed underground. The threat of the demonic tide was only temporarily averted, far from being eradicated. This land had been thoroughly polluted, becoming a breeding ground for demons.

Although Blackrock City held its ground in this battle, the cost was heavy. The city's protective array was shattered, the city walls were damaged, and many cultivators were killed or wounded. While the Netherworld Cult's plot appeared to have been thwarted, and the Demon Shadow was forced to self-destruct, its core remnant soul may not have been destroyed, leaving a lingering threat. In particular, the escaped Blood Bone Demon will certainly not let the matter rest.

Lu Zhao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, feeling the emptiness of his spiritual energy and the waves of pain in his internal organs. Looking at the scorched earth before him, which had been completely changed and exuded an ominous aura, he felt not much joy at surviving a calamity, but rather a heavy heart.

The demonic shadow's greedy gaze at the end, the strange movement of the dragon energy within his body, the venomous look in the eyes of the Blood Bone Demon when he escaped, and the slight furrowing of Liu Xuanfeng's brows... all made him feel that this matter was probably far from over.

"So you are Lu Zhao?" A clear, melodious voice rang out beside me.

Lu Zhao looked up and saw that Liu Xuanfeng had appeared several feet in front of him at some point, looking at him calmly. Fairy Bibo and Tieshan also came together, their gazes falling on him with scrutiny and curiosity.

Lu Zhao hurriedly struggled to his feet, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Junior Lu Zhao greets Master Liu, Fairy Bibo, and Senior Tieshan. Thank you for saving my life."

Liu Xuanfeng nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over Lu Zhao, lingering for a moment on the faintly fluctuating dragon energy within him. A subtle, unusual glint flashed in his eyes as he slowly spoke, "A disciple of the Earth Origin Sect, indeed extraordinary. To be able to hold your own against the False Core Demon with only Foundation Establishment cultivation and assist in destroying the demon's core is a remarkable achievement. Come with me, and tell me in detail about the situation here, and... about your situation."

Lu Zhao's heart skipped a beat; he knew what was coming would eventually happen. He nodded: "This junior obeys."