Chapter 437

Chapter 437: Chapter 436 "You three fools, are you forcing me to kill you!" The elder, who appeared kind and benevolent, was infuriated by a few words from Ye Tianchen and Tian Boguang. He had originally intended to maintain the composure of a master and casually determine the life and death of Ye Tianchen and others; now, he was completely enraged, his demeanor utterly transformed, wishing he could immediately kill all three of them.

"Why are you still talking, kill them now! Once others arrive, it will be too late!" Xiao Yuan suddenly shouted at the elder.

The elder glanced at Xiao Yuan, and a cold smile appeared on his deeply wrinkled face as he said, "Don’t worry, the one who came to report has already been killed by me. No one else in the Sect will know about this now. Once I have killed these three, no one will ever know!"

It turned out that Xiao Yuan had come with three other fellow disciples to pursue Tian Boguang. After locating Tian Boguang and the others, Xiao Yuan had sent another fellow disciple back to notify someone in the Sect. This notification was specific and meant only for this elder, without informing anyone else. Unexpectedly, this elder had killed Xiao Yuan’s fellow disciple, proving to be even more ruthless than Xiao Yuan. Now, only he and Xiao Yuan knew about what had happened with Tian Boguang and others.

"The two of you are in league with each other, it seems there are quite a few from the evil path within the Sword Control Sect, aren’t there?" Tian Boguang said, scoffing dismissively.

"Evil path? You are mistaken, I am a Demon..."

As the elder spoke, his face suddenly darkened, his entire visage turning pitch black as if scorched, so repulsive it could make one vomit. Ye Tianchen, Tian Boguang, and Dongfang Meng all frowned, unsure of who this old man really was. Regardless, the sinister aura emanating from him was even more intense than Xiao Yuan’s and his cultivation was profound and inscrutable, prompting all three to be on guard.

"A Demon? Could it be you are..." Dongfang Meng suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help blurting out.

"Clever girl, I didn’t expect anyone in this world to still remember me as a Demon. Well, today I shall let you die with clarity!" The old man suddenly turned around. In his right hand appeared a sword, entirely black as if it came from Hell itself, emitting a demonic aura. On the blade were three blood-red characters: Evil Demon Sword!

When Ye Tianchen, Dongfang Meng, and Tian Boguang saw the Evil Demon Sword, they felt their souls being gradually drawn to it, as if they were about to be devoured. At that moment, Tian Boguang was particularly shocked and exclaimed with a trembling voice, "Are you the Demon? Are you the very Demon who stormed the Sword Control Sect years ago and challenged all the masters by yourself?"

"Correct!" the Demon said indifferently, as if the fate of Ye Tianchen and the others was merely to be at his mercy.

Hearing the Demon’s words, both Tian Boguang and Dongfang Meng were horrified, while Ye Tianchen furrowed his brow. He had heard Dongfang Meng speak of the legends of this Demon. He hadn’t expected that, after centuries, this Demon was still alive. How could this be? On Earth, the spiritual energy had long since depleted; it was impossible for anyone to live that long — this was definitely not normal.

"No, you are not the Demon, you just have the Demon’s body. Your soul has long been sold to evil!" Ye Tianchen coldly deduced.

The Demon said nothing, but turned to look at Xiao Yuan lying on the mountain below, suddenly pointing a finger and striking directly towards him. None of them had expected this, not even Ye Tianchen and the other two. Regardless of what the Demon had become, Xiao Yuan was his descendent, his puppet, and now wanting to kill Xiao Yuan, did he think Xiao Yuan no longer had any value?

"No... you can’t do this..."

Xiao Yuan screamed in agony, but it was futile. The Demon directly obliterated Xiao Yuan, leaving nothing behind. He could say he did not die by the hands of Ye Tianchen and the others but by one of his own kind, a fate he resented, especially after being used for many years as a puppet, only to be killed in the end. It was truly tragic, too bitter to reconcile!

Phew!

After the Evil Demon killed Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan’s body completely exploded, a sinister black power was sucked in by the Evil Demon through its opened mouth and swallowed. In that instant, the face of the Evil Demon flushed, as if regaining some of its youth—it was extremely eerie and also revolting, enough to make one want to vomit intensely.

"Xiao Yuan was a waste, I transmitted the Evil Demon Sword Skill to him, even helped him almost become the Sect Leader of the Sword Control Sect, yet he was defeated by you. Young man, I really appreciate you, if you would like to acknowledge me as your master, I can make your abilities far surpass your current level..." the Evil Demon closely stared at Ye Tianchen as it said.

"Acknowledge you as my master, and end up like Xiao Yuan, harboring sinister power within me, only to be devoured by you in the end?" Ye Tianchen asked with a cold sneer.

"You are smart, it’s just too bad you don’t know how to appreciate kindness!" The Evil Demon was not eager to kill Ye Tianchen and the other two because, with his cultivation, he was confident that killing the three of them would be easy. Moreover, there was no one else here, so whether he killed them now or later made little difference.

By now, Ye Tianchen, Tian Boguang, and Dongfang Meng had all realized that the Evil Demon in front of them was the same person who, hundreds of years ago, held a sword and uniquely created the Evil Demon Sword Skill, battling all the experts of the Sword Control Sect alone. If not for the Supreme Elder of the Sword Control Sect, who was in retreat, coming out and defeating the Evil Demon with a single move and imprisoning him behind the mountains of the Sword Control Sect, this young man would have likely become famous in the martial world, leaving behind many legends. Still, this event at the Sword Control Sect was known to all the major sects, who were all amazed that one person could achieve this much—it was indeed remarkable.

However, the Evil Demon standing in front of them now was no longer the real Evil Demon himself. Back then, when he created the Evil Demon Sword Skill, which was exceedingly powerful and perfected it to the peak level, he was probably consumed by sinister energy even more deeply than Xiao Yuan. He was imprisoned in the Sword Control Sect’s mountains until his death because, under the conditions of the exhausted spiritual energy on Earth, it was not possible for anyone to live eternally. Living for over a hundred years was already quite incredible, and several hundred years was impossible. Still, the reason the Evil Demon could stand in front of them was that it was not the real Evil Demon, but the sinister energy that controlled him, the mysterious aspect of the Evil Demon Sword Skill, unknown to many, was inconceivable.

"Hahahaha, indeed, I am not the Evil Demon, just his resentful thoughts, his unwillingness, that’s all. The Evil Demon has long died, and that old man from the Sword Control Sect was too powerful, suppressing the Evil Demon until his death. But when the Evil Demon died, he was full of unwillingness, he sold his soul to me, and so I obtained his body and gradually awakened. The Evil Demon was not willing, he had only practiced the Evil Demon Sword Skill to the Ninth Level, just one step away, he could have perfected the true Evil Demon Sword Skill. By then, he would have been unmatched in the entire world, undefeatable by anyone, so he was unwilling, unwilling..." the Evil Demon roared loudly.

"What can unwillingness do? Since ancient times, no evil power has survived till the end. Everything has a countermeasure; even if he had perfected the Evil Demon Sword Skill, there would still be something to restrain it!" Dongfang Meng said coldly.

As the Evil Demon spoke these words, Ye Tianchen and the others were secretly shocked, they hadn’t expected that the young man who once single-handedly challenged the entire Sword Control Sect had not actually perfected the real Evil Demon Sword Skill, only practicing it to the Ninth Level. Just how powerful was the real Evil Demon Sword Skill? It was somewhat hard to imagine, and they were very curious to witness this mysterious and sinister sword technique, the practitioners of which seemed to have sold their souls from the very beginning, otherwise, the Evil Demon’s body would not be controlled by sinister forces even after his death.

"It seems you also harbor deep hatred towards the Sword Control Sect, otherwise, you wouldn’t have chosen Xiao Yuan as your successor, attempting to take over the entire Sword Control Sect through him!" Tian Boguang said after a moment’s thought.

"Xiao Yuan? A successor of the Evil Demon Sword Skill? He didn’t qualify, he lacked the talent and the credentials, what he practiced was merely the surface of the Evil Demon Sword Skill. I only stored a bit of sinister energy in his body, he was destined to die regardless, merely a sacrifice for my powerful body, It’s just that I didn’t expect him to be so useless and to be defeated by you!" The Evil Demon said, glancing at Ye Tianchen again.

"What? What Xiao Yuan practiced wasn’t even the real Evil Demon Sword Skill?" Tian Boguang couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.

The Evil Demon gave a cold smile, lifting the Evil Demon Sword in his right hand. Ye Tianchen and the others stepped back at the same time, ready to fight. If what Xiao Yuan practiced was not the real Evil Demon Sword Skill and yet had such strong combat effectiveness, what would the real Evil Demon Sword Skill be like? It might be even more terrifying than the Bone Melting Palm, a sinister sword technique that could even confine a person’s soul, an inconceivable power.

"Young man, I truly admire you, I’ll give you one last chance. If you agree to become my disciple, I will teach you the real Evil Demon Sword Skill, how about it?" the Evil Demon asked, staring at Ye Tianchen.

"Do you think that’s possible? Old man, stop being mysterious. Since you need to store sinister energy in someone else’s body, it shows you are also under some constraints, otherwise, you would have already made your move to kill us!" Ye Tianchen tightly clenched his fists, with thunder flashing over his fists, causing the Evil Demon to frown slightly, not expecting Ye Tianchen’s potential to be so immense, the emanated fighting strength astonishing him.

"Fine, fine, fine, you all know too much already. I gave you all a chance to live, since you don’t cherish it, then go to die..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)