Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 221 - 223: Undying

Chapter 221: Chapter 223: Undying

"Are you adrift, or can I simply not wield my sword anymore?"

Upon hearing Mu Can’s question, not only did Anxi Demon Venerable’s face show a startle, but the surrounding Demon Venerables, Xi Mu and Liu Yun, who were desperately trying to escape, were also taken aback.

Could it be that this expert on par with the Demon Ancestor has an issue with his brain? Clearly, he is a Sword Cultivator, yet now he is asking such a question. Could it be that the person in Silver Armor is also an expert with the blade?

You should know, to reach a nearly Dao-like level in any weapon discipline, it’s unknown how much effort and time one must expend. To advance far in both Sword Dao and Blade Dao, who knows what kind of effort it would take.

Looking at the confused crowd, Mu Can suddenly felt a bit bored. This joke was originally circulated within a small circle of the Immortal Ancient Academy; it’s not surprising that these Demon Lords didn’t know it.

"I admire your bravery, but it ends here. I am now Undying."

Anxi Demon Venerable looked at Mu Can, emitting a creepy laugh that sent shivers down one’s spine.

"Playing god, claiming to be Undying, even the Demon Clan wouldn’t dare make such a claim."

During this time, Mu Can hadn’t done nothing as he seemed on the surface. He had extracted a lot of valuable intelligence from Wang Cai—the information about the Three Realms, about the Supreme Interface.

Wang Cai’s habit of showing off led Mu Can to a deeper understanding of these three interfaces without realizing it.

"I need to think of a method; otherwise, his infinite resurrection will indeed be troublesome. Although I don’t believe he can resurrect without any limits forever, I feel that each of his resurrections consumes the Life Force within the Heart of Ferocious Beast."

Although he appeared relaxed on the surface, in private, Mu Can continued communicating with Wang Cai.

The Heart of Ferocious Beast was vitally important to Wang Cai, as it concerned whether Mu Can could enter the Third Layer of Reincarnation Pearl every month. Hence, the Heart must not be lost; not even the energy within it could be spared.

"Once I slowly kill you off and devour everyone, by then, I will become the new Demon Clan. Why should the Demon World still be under the rule of that old fellow? He’s already old; he can’t even come to the Mortal World. Haha, indeed all fortune is with me. I should thank him, without him, I wouldn’t have obtained the Heart of Ferocious Beast, let alone talk about merging with it. And I should thank you too, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have merged with the Heart of Ferocious Beast so quickly and still maintained my sanity."

If not for the Beast Heart, Anxi Demon Venerable would have died twice already.

Looking at his subordinates falling into slaughter due to the Slaughter Energy, Anxi Demon Venerable showed no expression. A trace of gas from each Demon Clan soldier that died quietly entered Anxi Demon Venerable’s body, replenishing the Demon Beast Heart within him. Seeing this scene, Anxi Demon Venerable, who previously had a shred of sympathy, became composed.

For one general’s fame, a thousand bones turn to dust; if he could achieve the power level of the Demon Clan, what does it matter if all his subordinates are sacrificed for it?

"Wang! Wang! We can no longer keep killing him. If we do, all of the Life Energy in the Heart of Ferocious Beast will be depleted, and even if we obtain it, it will be of no use."

Wang Cai also seemed a bit anxious; looking at the treasure mountain before him, yet unable to take out the treasure, made this greedy dog appear extremely agitated.

"Let me think, you resist for a bit."

After saying this, Wang Cai had no more news to share and was off somewhere looking up information.

"You should be on your way." The Demon Clan soldiers beside him had fallen by more than half in a short period, and the faint Slaughter Energy, invisible to the naked eye, had quietly entered Anxi Demon Venerable’s body. At this moment, Anxi Demon Venerable felt a power beyond his imagination.

From now on, cultivating the Heart of Ferocious Beast within would require a massive onset of slaughter.

One can imagine that, if there’s no way to slay the Anxi Demon Venerable today, a wave of murder would erupt in the Mortal World. And it’s not just the Mortal World; even the Demon World and the Immortal World would suffer gravely from his bloodshed.

Bang!

It was as if something had shattered. The aura of the Anxi Demon Venerable surged once again, his Slaughter Energy growing stronger. The red aura of slaughter that enveloped him seemed almost tangible, thick as if it could bleed.

"Kill!"

Even though protected by the aura of the Demon Clan, the Slaughter Energy was simply too overwhelming. Xi Mu Demon Venerable and Liu Yun Demon Venerable were unable to escape unscathed as the Slaughter Energy entered their bodies. Their eyes instantly lost their original color, turning as red as blood.

With a loud shout, they frenziedly lunged at each other. Two brothers who had once stood side by side in life and death now faced each other in a vicious duel, attacking with primal ferocity.

"See? Kill you, and the entire Mortal World is mine." Anxi Demon Venerable watched Liu Yun and Xi Mu attack each other like wild beasts, nodding in satisfaction.

The path of slaughter, descent into darkness.

The Slaughter Energy slowly coalesced in front of him into a giant axe, held in the mutated right hand of the Anxi Demon Venerable. An axe was Anxi’s weapon of choice, so it was only natural that the weapon formed from his substantive Slaughter Energy would still be an axe.

Boom!

Mu Can’s wings fluttered slightly behind him as he lightly sidestepped an axe strike that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth. Anxi Demon Venerable was relentless upon seeing Mu Can evade his attack for the first time, the suppressed ferocity within his heart erupting as he wielded an exquisite set of axe techniques.

With the Heart of Ferocious Beast as the source of his power, Anxi Demon Venerable’s speed and strength had greatly increased. If not for the Big Formation enveloping the entire military camp beneath their feet, the place of their battle would have likely been unable to withstand such formidable power.

The might of a Demon Lord to move mountains and seas was not mere hyperbole.

Following Wang Cai’s advice, Mu Can was only resisting and did not strike to kill the Anxi Demon Venerable again.

"Aren’t you very powerful? Why only dodge?"

The wings behind Mu Can had become his greatest asset. With a slight flap, enhanced by the movement technique of the Breeze Realm to the extreme, he left a trail of afterimages in place. Each of Anxi Demon Venerable’s axe strikes hit Mu Can’s afterimages fiercely, yet he couldn’t truly injure Mu Can.

"Is this all you’ve got? If you dare, face me in a direct battle!"

The mighty Demon Lord was being toyed with by Mu Can between clapping hands, like a cat toying with a mouse. His frenzied attacks utterly failed to touch even the hem of Mu Can’s garment, one could only imagine the rage boiling within Anxi Demon Venerable.

Boom!

Xi Mu Demon Venerable and Liu Yun Demon Venerable’s battle also reached its climax. Both of them were already seriously injured, and now, influenced by the Slaughter Energy, they viciously attacked each other without fear of death, ultimately falling together in a mutual defeat.

Two lifeless bodies lay together, forlorn and alone. A gust of wind swept by, murmuring like a lament.