Arriving at the main hall, Zhou Yan and Li Chungang both sensed a strong scent of blood.
"It seems those demons truly had some tricks up their sleeves, using the life essence of those people as a lure and then refining them into demonic corpses."
"Their methods are powerful, but they haven't even found this place yet. To succeed, hmph, I won't allow it."
"Their methods are truly wicked!" the two women also exclaimed.
Li Chungang raised his sword and with a fierce sword aura, slashed towards a spot underground.
"Rumble!"
The earth cracked, revealing a bottomless chasm. Li Chungang's single sword strike destroyed the formation the demons had laid, shattering their plan to refine demonic corpses.
At that very moment, the demons hidden in various mountain peaks simultaneously spat blood, exclaiming in surprise, "Our formation has been destroyed!"
"Such powerful means! Who is this person that destroyed our formation?"
"This half-demon corpse must not be allowed to escape. Gather our forces, we must go to the main tomb chamber."
"I wonder who has disrupted our plan. We absolutely cannot let them interfere."
"We must quickly repair the formation."
...
"Bang!"
Outside the main tomb chamber, Li Chungang's fingers became like swords, emitting a sharp sword aura. The terrifying sword energy, ten meters in size, slammed down onto the barrier.
"Hmm, it hasn't broken yet. Quite capable."
Li Chungang saw that his single strike hadn't destroyed the barrier, only creating a crack. Compared to other barriers, this one was much sturdier.
Li Chungang drew his sword again. This time, he slightly increased his attack, his entire being becoming like a sharp blade, releasing soaring sword energy.
"Whoosh!"
Another terrifying sword energy descended, completely shattering the barrier.
This made Qian Shun feel envious. Although he was only one step away from godhood, this final step seemed insurmountable, and he couldn't find the opportunity.
With two sword strikes, Li Chungang broke through the barrier of the main tomb chamber and revealed a massive stone door.
Zhou Yan stepped forward, unleashing his full strength to push it open. Although the stone door was heavy, Zhou Yan's power was considerable, and he quickly opened it.
A torrent of demonic energy surged towards Zhou Yan, like a phantom filled with terrifying power.
Zhou Yan released a fire dragon, which attacked the demonic energy, instantly incinerating it.
The entire hall was ancient and weathered, bearing the mark of the demon realm's inhabitants, resembling a noble royal chamber.
The walls and sculptures were made of stone, and there was nothing of significant value. They proceeded further inside.
They encountered resistance; puppets appeared before them, crafted from special materials. Each puppet was not simple, with the weakest possessing the strength of the eighty-ninth heaven.
Li Chungang's fingers transformed into swords, unleashing boundless power that destroyed everything, obliterating all the puppets into scattered debris.
There were many traps ahead, especially the puppets.
A dozen puppet beasts, each at the ninety-ninth heaven level, lunged at them. However, their bodies quickly shattered. In front of Li Chungang, these puppets couldn't even withstand a single blow.
They pushed forward unhindered, as if no one could stop them, destroying all the puppets along the way.
They then saw another ancient door, guarded by a three-headed demonic dog formed from demonic energy.
It was like the Cerberus guarding the gates of hell, and this demonic hound's strength was considerable, nearly on par with Qian Shun's.
The demonic hound emanated terrifying demonic energy, filling the entire passage with its oppressive might. It exhaled a cloud of demonic energy towards them, transforming into terrifying black skeletons, which let out mournful cries.
The ear-splitting screams pierced the very soul, as if attempting to tear apart one's mind and spirit.
"Hmph!"
This attack was utterly insufficient against someone of Li Chungang's caliber.
A sword aura, no larger than a finger, appeared in the air, transforming into a divine light that flew forward, dissipating the demonic hound's attack into nothingness.
The demonic hound continued its assault. One head spat demonic flames, another unleashed black demonic lightning, while the central head continued to project black skeletal energy.
Three distinct attacks struck Li Chungang fiercely.
Li Chungang's response was still a single sword!
No matter the attack, no matter how strong the opponent, he would vanquish them with one sword.
There was no need for fancy techniques; any attack before him only required one sword.
"Boom!"
With a single strike, the demonic hound's attack vanished once more.
The demonic hound transformed into a black shadow and lunged directly at Li Chungang.
Li Chungang's fingers remained like swords; with a casual wave, a divine sword emanated from his hand, manifesting as a heaven-shattering sword light that sent the demonic hound flying.
"Crash!"
The demonic hound slammed against the stone door and then roared ferociously at Li Chungang.
Li Chungang slowly advanced, unsettling the demonic hound, which clearly sensed the semi-divine aura emanating from him and was afraid.
However, the demonic hound still attacked, unleashing a barrage of attacks from its three heads, attempting to halt Li Chungang.
A divine light appeared before Li Chungang, transforming into a golden blade. The divine sword, possessing a spirit, radiated immense divine brilliance, annihilating all surrounding demonic energy.
"Swish!"
The divine sword tore through the air, leaving a golden divine light in its wake, destroying and obliterating everything.
Nothing could withstand this divine sword, nothing could impede the might of Li Chungang's strike.
The demonic hound's attacks were like balloons, effortlessly destroyed and ruthlessly annihilated.
"Bang!"
The demonic hound crashed against the stone door once more, its demonic energy dimming. A divine sword pierced its body, continuously eroding its demonic essence.
Moments later, the demonic hound completely dissipated into nothingness.
With another sword strike, Li Chungang twisted his hand, conjuring over a dozen brilliant, small swords that formed a circle. Then, a sword light appeared, fiercely impacting the stone door ahead.
"Clang!"
Li Chungang controlled this divine sword, constantly releasing energy to break through the barrier on the stone door.
This barrier was exceptionally powerful, far exceeding the external barriers by more than tenfold.
This was because the interior housed the true sarcophagus of the half-divine demon.
"Crack!"
The barrier finally shattered, transforming into energy and completely dissipating.
Zhou Yan stepped forward, unleashing his spiritual power, which manifested as two enormous Yin Yang divine palms. He placed them on the massive stone door and began to push it open.
This stone door was incredibly heavy; even Zhou Yan had to exert his full strength to move it.
"Creak creak creak!!!"
The stone door slowly opened, revealing a sky-high surge of demonic energy, the entire hall now enveloped in its terrifying aura.