With a muffled crash, the City Lord of Kuang Snake was unable to dodge Yang Hong's phantom fist in time and was sent flying backward.
He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"There's hope!"
Seeing that streak of vibrant red, Yang Hong's eyes lit up. He didn't bother with anything else, maintaining his right hand in an attacking posture while his left hand quietly pressed against a sixth-grade spiritual wood beside him. A thought moved in his mind.
"Begin channeling."
"Ding~ You channeled 900 days of cultivation to the Seven-Star Zitan, receiving tenfold cultivation return, gaining 9000 days of cultivation."
Although it was only a tenfold return, it was enough.
He withdrew his right hand and began to gather strength again.
At the same time, the demon race in the sky, surprised that Yang Hong's punch could send the City Lord flying so far,
hesitated to attack Yang Hong for a moment.
This gave him a chance to recover his breath and time.
"Quick~ quick, attack, kill him!
He's already exhausted after that last strike."
But the City Lord of Kuang Snake couldn't wait any longer. Yang Hong's previous strike had already injured him quite badly.
"Attack~ kill~"
Two snake demons at the early seventh-order roared and charged down.
"Let's all go together, kill this monkey!"
Seeing that both City Lords had attacked, the more than 20 sixth-order demon kings naturally dared not retreat further. They roared and rushed over.
However, all the demons, including the two demon lords, were cautious in their approach. They didn't dare to get too close too quickly,
Instead, they launched spells and artifacts first, with the demons slowly approaching Yang Hong from behind.
"Hmph, as expected of the demon race, they cherish their lives and fear death."
"Serious Punch!"
Seeing the demons approaching, Yang Hong once again unleashed his Serious Punch.
This time, his indomitable courage intent was even clearer.
"Roar~"
As Yang Hong struck out with his fist, a faint golden dragon shadow appeared.
Within the dragon shadow, there were faint images of all sentient beings in the human race.
There were scenes of humans being enslaved by demons, and scenes of humans enslaving demons;
There were demons eating humans, and humans eating demons;
More prevalent were scenes of humans living and working in peace and contentment, with farming and animal husbandry, diligent labor, and the joy of harvest.
There were also struggles of humans with demons, with nature, and with the gods, devils, immortals, and spirits of heaven and earth.
It seemed as if the golden dragon shadow depicted the history of human development and survival.
As the golden dragon shadow surged forward, Yang Hong was stunned by the scenes within it, falling into a state akin to enlightenment.
In an instant, he experienced over a hundred million years of birth, struggle, and growth of the human race on the Taiyuan Continent.
"Not good~"
"Quick, escape~"
"Help~"
Yang Hong had fallen into a state of enlightenment, but his "Serious Punch" had exploded from its original three-zhang size to 300 zhang after the golden dragon shadow entered it.
Moreover, the fist shadow transformed from an illusion into a solid, golden fist.
The demons, seeing the golden fist, were first shocked, then desperately fled backward.
"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~"
A series of explosions sounded as the golden fist, swift as lightning, instantly caught up with the demons in the air.
In just a breath, Yang Hong's three demon lords, 27 demon kings, and 172 great demons before him were instantly annihilated.
The golden fist continued to surge forward, and it automatically circled around Yang Hong,
annihilating all the demons within a 30-li radius before slowly dissipating.
"..."
The great and lesser demons who had heard the command and were preparing to gang up on Yang Hong were frozen in mid-air,
unsure whether to advance or retreat.
"Are... are we still going to fight?"
"Fight~ What a joke! This demon is a monster, run quickly."
"Right~ Run!"
"Everyone, save yourselves."
"Run~~"
Seeing Yang Hong still maintaining his attacking stance, the demons let out a howl and turned to flee.
However, they soon ran into Yu Kewei and the other nine demons.
Fist intent, sword energy, and spells enveloped all the coastlines of Kuang Snake Island.
The nine demons beside Yang Hong were all sixth-order demon kings, and with the cultivation techniques and spells Yang Hong had taught them, their combat power far surpassed that of ordinary demons.
Various colored lights flashed along the island's edge, accompanied by the screams of various demons.
...
Kuang Snake City, City Lord's Mansion.
The steward, Lan Fangxuan, was a human, and an early-stage Golden Core realm human at that.
His role as steward was to serve the City Lord of Kuang Snake, managing the mansion's affairs while also persuading and advising humans not to commit suicide at will.
It could be said that Lan Fangxuan had contributed the most to the survival of the million-plus humans on Kuang Snake Island.
However, it was also Lan Fangxuan who had contributed the most to the oppression and enslavement of humans on Kuang Snake Island.
It was because of Lan Fangxuan that humans on Kuang Snake Island had become worse than livestock.
"Has a human expert come to save us?"
"He can kill a seventh-order Integration Realm demon, his strength must be at least seventh-order Integration Realm, or even stronger."
"Perhaps, our human race can survive on this Kuang Snake Island, and even carve out a space for survival in the Ten Thousand Demon Archipelago."
Lan Fangxuan, his eyes streaming with tears, flew toward Yang Hong's location, the place where the golden fist shadow had appeared.
He arrived at the street where Yang Hong was and was first shocked to see Yang Hong frozen in his previous posture.
However, upon sensing the surging aura around Yang Hong, he realized that Yang Hong must have comprehended something.
Lan Fangxuan immediately dared not approach and stood guard, vigilantly scanning his surroundings to protect Yang Hong.
After only the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Yang Hong completed his enlightenment and opened his eyes.
He glanced at Lan Fangxuan, who was guarding him from afar, retracted his previous posture, and opened the personal panel of the channeling return cultivation system.
[Yang Hong: Sixth Prince of the Great Sui Dynasty.
Daily channeling times: 7/10
Lifespan: 43/800
Cultivation: Ten million years of True Yuan (Golden Core Realm): Strength 9.99 million jin, Divine Sense 3000 li]
[Cultivation Techniques: Top-tier Breath Control Technique Level 351, Advanced Body Tempering Technique Level 382]
[Martial Skills: Serious Punch, Casual Saber Strike, Casual Sword Strike]
[Spells: Minor Rain Spell, Pudu Demonic Sound (Mastered)...]
[Intent: Fist Intent: Indomitable Courage, Guardian]
[Sword Intent: Gentle Breeze]
[Special Abilities: Photographic Memory, Farming Mastery.]
His cultivation had not changed, but his divine sense had broken through the limit of 2999 li after his recent enlightenment, reaching 3000 li. He also felt that his divine sense could continue to be cultivated.
His previous "Casual Punch" had become "Serious Punch."
The indomitable courage intent had been fully comprehended, and at the same time, a new fist intent had been directly understood—Guardian.
"From now on, I will protect the human race, protect all the human race I can protect."
As if to encourage himself and make a vow, Yang Hong said softly.
Then he looked at Lan Fangxuan, who had been standing by his side.
"Are you a human cultivator on this island?"
"Yes, I am human from Kuang Snake Island. Lan Fangxuan pays his respects to senior."
Hearing Yang Hong's question, Lan Fangxuan immediately trotted over to Yang Hong and habitually knelt down.
"Get up!
Our human race kneels to heaven, to earth, to parents and elders, but not to anyone!"
Seeing Lan Fangxuan kneel as soon as he arrived, Yang Hong immediately rebuked him sternly.
"Yes!"
Lan Fangxuan was stunned for a moment, then jumped up, standing at attention, but his face was flushed with shame.
"From now on, this island will be named after the Human Way!"
"Human Way?"
Lan Fangxuan couldn't understand Yang Hong's words for a moment.
"Go now and rescue the humans on this island. I will go and exterminate all the demons, and then we can talk."
Yang Hong had wanted to say more, but his divine sense detected demons heading this way, so he stopped his inclination to explain.
He channeled cultivation into a sixth-grade spiritual plant beside him, then shot up into the sky, beginning a ferocious killing spree.
All demons shall be killed!
All demon beasts of first-grade and above shall also be killed!