These demonic wolves let out roars to the heavens and charged towards Zhou Yan.
"Scoundrel, begone!"
Zhou Yan let out a cold shout, brandishing the Netherworld Demonic Blade as he charged at the pack of demonic wolves.
A fierce blade energy erupted from the Netherworld Demonic Blade, sweeping in all directions and shredding the Netherworld Demonic Wolves into minced meat.
"Roar!"
"Aowu!"
These Netherworld Demonic Wolves were the most common demonic beasts, weak in strength and easily slain. Blood splattered, dyeing the entire ground red.
"Hahaha..."
Zhou Yan laughed heartily to the sky.
These Netherworld Demonic Wolves were all cut by the blade energy of the Netherworld Demonic Blade, turning into countless blood mist that scattered on the ground.
A sinister smile curled up at the corner of Zhou Yan's mouth.
"This Netherworld Demonic Blade is of extremely high quality, reaching the rank of Earth-grade high-tier. Coupled with the Netherworld Demonic Blade Technique, even a martial artist at the ninth level of the Divine Marquis realm cannot withstand the might of my blade!"
Zhou Yan felt immensely invigorated.
After all, the Netherworld Demonic Blade was a powerful spiritual treasure that Zhou Yan had spent millions of gold coins to obtain. Its immense power could reduce an enemy's attack by half, making it practically heaven-defying.
"This Netherworld Demonic Blade is an Earth-grade spiritual treasure. Although its power is great, the true qi it consumes is also immense!"
"Currently, my Netherworld True Essence has just transformed into drops of True Essence liquid, and I cannot sustain prolonged combat."
"Since that is the case, I shall first collect the trunk and leaves of the Netherworld Demonic Tree. That is the crucial matter!"
The power of the Netherworld Demonic Blade was indeed terrifying, but Zhou Yan also discovered that this spiritual treasure required a massive amount of true qi to activate, and each activation consumed the true essence within his body.
These Netherworld Demonic Beasts, though lacking intelligence, were still fifth-tier demonic beasts. With their large numbers, even a martial artist at the sixth level of the Divine Marquis realm like Zhou Yan would find it difficult to eliminate them.
"Roar!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Upon discovering that Zhou Yan was collecting the trunk and leaves of the Netherworld Demonic Tree, the Netherworld Demonic Beasts became enraged. They opened their mouths and spewed out balls of Netherworld Malevolent Mist, which, carrying a chilling killing intent, swept towards Zhou Yan.
"Hmph, petty trick!"
Zhou Yan's eyes were icy cold. His figure was like lightning as he instantly evaded the Netherworld Malevolent Mist and leaped onto another branch of the Netherworld Demonic Tree.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the Netherworld Demonic Tree finally reacted. Its roots swayed, emitting a low, furious roar.
Then, the Netherworld Demonic Tree suddenly grew taller, extending countless dense roots like thick whips, lashing out at Zhou Yan.
"Bang!"
Caught off guard, Zhou Yan was unable to dodge and was directly struck on the back by a root.
Puff!
Zhou Yan grunted, and his entire body was sent flying towards the ground like a cannonball.
"What? How is this possible..."
His eyes widened in disbelief.
How could this Netherworld Demonic Tree possess such terrifying power?
Zhou Yan flipped himself up, stabilizing his body, and looked up at the Netherworld Demonic Tree.
He saw that the Netherworld Demonic Tree was slowly standing up.
This Netherworld Demonic Tree was tens of meters tall, with lush foliage and a trunk as thick as a pillar, covered in grotesque thorns. It was like a colossal behemoth, looking down at Zhou Yan.
"Damn it..."
Zhou Yan cursed inwardly, "My Netherworld Demonic Blade can only damage its trunk!"
This Netherworld Demonic Tree was too troublesome. Even for Zhou Yan, killing it would not be easy.
"No matter what, I must kill this Netherworld Demonic Tree with all my might!"
Swish!
Zhou Yan stomped his foot and leaped into the air, his figure transforming into a meteor, streaking across the night sky, carrying an astonishing killing intent as he charged at the Netherworld Demonic Tree.
Rumble...
Zhou Yan punched out, the wind howling, his fist force vast like a tide.
"Roar!"
The giant branches of the Netherworld Demonic Tree swayed, and thick boughs, like steel spears, pierced towards Zhou Yan.
Bang bang bang...
The branches collided with his fist force, emitting clear sounds. Zhou Yan unleashed dozens of punches, but he could not break through the Netherworld Demonic Tree's defenses.
"Netherworld Demonic Sword Technique!"
Zhou Yan gripped the Netherworld Demonic Blade with both hands, his body tumbling as if he had transformed into an invincible Netherworld Demonic God of Slaughter. A torrent of killing intent surged forth, causing the air within a radius of several kilometers to seem to freeze.
Crack crack!
Under the shroud of this terrifying killing intent, the boughs of the Netherworld Demonic Tree rapidly cracked, shattering into pieces before exploding into fragments.
Puff!
Zhou Yan brought down his blade, severing the stump of the Netherworld Demonic Tree, and then stored it into his storage ring.
This scene, however, attracted the attention of the Netherworld Demonic Tree.
Rustle rustle!
The Netherworld Demonic Tree shook its branches, and countless vines hung down from the branches, like venomous snakes, madly biting at Zhou Yan.
The power of these vines was no less than that of the Netherworld Demonic Wolves. If he were to be entangled, he would likely be torn to shreds by these vines in an instant.
"Hmph, mere vines, how can they trap me, Zhou Yan?"
Zhou Yan snorted coldly, flipped his right palm, and struck out with a powerful palm strike. Surging true essence transformed into a blazing tide of fire, burning all these vines to ashes, causing them to vanish completely.
"Netherworld Demonic Blade - Heaven Swallowing Earth Devouring!"
Zhou Yan’s left hand suddenly formed a seal. Instantly, the Netherworld Demonic Blade transformed into a dark vortex, sweeping through the void and viciously slashing at the Netherworld Demonic Tree.
This was a Profound-grade low-tier blade technique manual that Zhou Yan had just begun to cultivate and had not fully mastered.
However, this blade technique was known for its sharpness and astonishing power. Coupled with Zhou Yan's thick true qi, which was ten times that of an ordinary martial artist, its might was even more terrifying when unleashed!
Swish!
The dark vortex moved as fast as a galloping horse, instantly covering a distance of a hundred meters. It appeared above the Netherworld Demonic Tree and a blade descended towards its head.
This strike was domineering and sharp!
Aowu...
The Netherworld Demonic Tree let out a pained cry, its entire body trembling.
"What? It's not dead yet?"
Zhou Yan's expression flickered in surprise.
He knew that the previous move was the strongest strike he could unleash so far!
Aowu...
The Netherworld Demonic Tree clearly sensed the danger and let out a roar of pain, its entire trunk shaking violently.
Whoosh!
A black bead shot out from the trunk of the Netherworld Demonic Tree.
"Netherworld Demonic Core?"
Zhou Yan's eyebrows shot up as he immediately recognized the black bead as a Netherworld Demonic Core.
Legend had it that Netherworld Demonic Cores contained extremely dense Netherworld Demonic Qi, and could only be nurtured by Netherworld Demonic Trees that had absorbed a large amount of the Water of Life and developed sentience.
Roar!
This Netherworld Demonic Core emanated suffocating Netherworld Demonic Qi, as if a bizarre force was enveloping Zhou Yan, attempting to corrupt his body.
"Break!"
Zhou Yan roared, and threads of true qi erupted from his dantian, resisting this bizarre Netherworld Demonic Qi.