Inside the Thunder Prison, the Demon Kings warily scanned their surroundings. The air was heavy with unease and foreboding.
Amidst ripples spreading through the space, a figure in a purple robe with black hair and a calm expression slowly stepped into the Thunder Prison.
Chen Yi's appearance instantly drew the attention of all six lords. Cold, bloodthirsty, greedy, and terror-filled gazes all focused on him.
"You humans," the Cursed Demon King, who had been shielding the five demons before him, spoke first. His voice was hoarse and cold.
"Let's talk about this first."
Though extremely unwilling, they understood that with Chen Yi and the Great Elder joining the war, the Douluo Continent's forces far surpassed their own.
Especially considering the strength Chen Yi was displaying now, even they found it extremely troublesome.
Continuing to fight head-on offered an extremely low chance of victory and might even lead to complete annihilation. Negotiating for favorable terms was undoubtedly a better choice for them.
However, Chen Yi's reaction to the Demon King's proposal was extremely simple and direct.
He didn't even glance at the Demon King. Instead, he casually took out a hairband from his pocket and calmly tied his black hair—which had been hanging down his back—into a neat ponytail.
Once done, he slowly raised his eyes, stared steadily at the six lords before him, and spoke in a calm voice:
"Try to defeat me."
"Do as you wish…"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the six lords instantly turned cold. Even the usually rational Cursed Demon King felt a chill rise in his heart.
"You humans, how dare you humiliate us like this!"
The most ferocious among the Blood Demon Kings had bloodshot eyes, heavy breathing, and blood-like light bursting from his body.
Chen Yi's attitude of treating them like easily manipulated ants completely ignited the rage of an Abyss King.
Yet, despite being filled with anger, the Blood Demon King was no mindless barbarian.
He suppressed his fury, his crimson pupils darting around as he first winked at the Shadow Demon King beside him.
The Shadow Demon King understood and then turned toward the three lords on the opposite side.
The three lords received the signal from the two and their expressions turned extremely grim.
The three lords exchanged glances, sensing humiliation and ruthlessness in each other's eyes. The next instant, they almost simultaneously vanished from the spot!
The Power Demon King roared, unleashing violent dark demonic power. Like a runaway war chariot, he charged straight at Chen Yi and threw a punch that produced an ear-splitting boom!
The six-armed lord eerily appeared behind Chen Yi, each of his six arms wielding different weapons, transforming into an indomitable storm of death assaulting him.
The Shadow Demon King, like the most terrifying venomous snake, silently melted into the shadows on the ground, waiting for the perfect moment to deliver a fatal blow.
Even facing the combined attack of the three lords, Chen Yi's expression remained unchanged, his eyes unwavering.
Only delicate purple-gold lightning naturally rose around his body.
The next instant, he casually lifted his right foot and stomped heavily on the ground before him.
"Thud!"
With a dull sound, the entire Thunder Prison seemed to shake. Centered on where Chen Yi had stomped, a ring of sacred lightning erupted.
"Aaaah!!!"
A hair-raising scream rang out from underground!
The Shadow Demon King, who had been attempting a sneak attack from below, was forced to emerge amid black smoke and lightning, firmly "fixed" in mid-air by the spreading ring of lightning.
The sacred lightning fiercely pierced his cold body, burning his demonic soul and purifying its essence. He instinctively let out a pained cry but could not escape.
Almost simultaneously, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Chen Yi casually threw a punch backward without turning his head.
"Bang!"
The fist violently clashed with the storm of weapons unleashed by the six-armed lord. The six-armed lord felt an irresistible terrifying force. His seemingly ferocious attack was instantly shattered. His six arms shook violently, weapons flew from his hands, and the demon staggered backward with a groan.
Chen Yi's left hand shot out like an iron clamp. His five fingers, hooked like claws, directly grabbed the six-armed lord's exposed head.
His fingertips contained terrifying power and lightning, embedding deep into the skull.
The six-armed lord's eyes instantly filled with terror.
Chen Yi's eyes were as cold as ice. He suddenly exerted force with his left hand, forcefully swinging the six-armed Demon King's body upward in a half-circle through the air before slamming it violently toward the Shadow Demon King trapped in lightning.
"Boom—!"
The two figures collided like cannonballs. The already heavily injured Shadow Demon King took this fierce blow, his body nearly deforming. He screamed as he was sent flying far away and slammed hard into the edge of the Thunder Prison.
The sacred lightning invading their bodies rampaged wildly. In the distance, two dazzling bolts of lightning exploded, accompanied by two final desperate cries. The bodies of the two Abyss Kings, along with their demonic souls, instantly turned into two streams of green smoke and vanished into the Thunder Prison!
The entire process—from Chen Yi stomping to repel the six-armed lord, grabbing his head and smashing it, to the two lords being struck by lightning and annihilated—was astonishingly fast.
At that moment, the Demon King charging from the front finally caught up to Chen Yi. Aiming at his back, he threw a punch infused with intense dark demonic power.
As if he had anticipated it, the instant Chen Yi shattered the six-armed demon and the shadow demon, he quickly turned around, changing his claw into a fist. Lightning condensed on the fist as he met the Demon King's fierce strike head-on without dodging or evading.
"Bang!"
The two fists collided, producing a deep, resounding sound. A visible shockwave spread spherically, causing the surrounding lightning to shake violently.
The mocking smile instantly vanished from the Demon King's face. It felt as if his fist had struck an immortal mountain; his arm nearly broke.
"Crack…"
The Demon King was blasted backward over a hundred meters and slammed heavily into the ground. His right arm hung limply at his side.
Chen Yi's eyes were cold. Without the slightest hesitation, the moment the Demon King was sent flying, his figure moved and instantly vanished from the spot. The next instant, he appeared above the Demon King's head.
The Demon King suddenly sensed darkness overhead as the shadow of death loomed. He instinctively looked up and saw a boot sole covered in purple-gold lightning rapidly enlarging in his vision.
"No—!!!"
He suddenly let out a desperate roar and tried frantically to dodge.
However, Chen Yi's kick ignored makeshift shields, hardened keratinized skin, and bones alike, stomping heavily onto his chest.
"Thud!"
A dull sound mixed with the crunch of shattering bones and the explosion of flesh echoed throughout the Thunder Prison.
Under the Demon King's hate-filled gaze, his tough body exploded like a watermelon struck by a giant hammer.
Black demonic blood, shattered bones, and internal organs splattered everywhere, but they were instantly evaporated by the next bolt of lightning.
In the distance, the three great lords who had been waiting for an opportunity finally could not hold back. The moment the Demon King was stomped by Chen Yi's foot, they moved in unison.
The fastest Shadow Demon King rippled slightly as if melting into space itself. The next instant, he appeared beside Chen Yi like a ghost without warning.
Black scales covered him, and terrifying cold-light claws silently and swiftly reached for Chen Yi's neck.
The sharp claws instantly tore through Chen Yi's body!
The Shadow Demon King's face froze with a victorious smile the moment after. Chen Yi that had been torn apart slowly dissipated like ripples on water, turning into nothing but an afterimage.
"Not good!"
An alarm rang in the Shadow Demon King's heart. Without hesitation, he hid in the shadows again, preparing to escape.
However, a massive hand of fate had already gripped the back of his neck with unparalleled precision, like an iron clamp.
Chen Yi's true form had somehow appeared on his escape path.
At this decisive moment, the Cursed Demon King, who had been quietly chanting spells with a bone staff in hand, finally completed his incantation.
He suddenly raised the bone staff he held. The pale blue-white skull eyes embedded at the tip of the staff emitted a bright, eerie light.
An invisible spiritual attack streaked through space and struck straight at Chen Yi's brow. This was a soul-targeted sneak attack—ruthless and impossible to defend against.
Even facing sudden attacks from the side and rear, Chen Yi did not even raise his head. An invisible ripple spread across his forehead.
The next instant, a purple crystal spear formed from spiritual energy suddenly appeared from the space behind Chen Yi.
Lightning patterns swirled around the spear, radiating an intense sacred aura that transcended the human realm and reached a higher dimension.
The moment the amethyst spear took shape, it automatically changed direction, its tip pointing straight at the incoming spiritual attack.
"Clang—!"
Without any earth-shaking collision, the amethyst spear easily pierced the cursed demon's spiritual attack, instantly purifying the evil thoughts and energy hidden within.
Losing none of its momentum, the spear transformed into a streak of amethyst-like light and shot toward the direction from which the spiritual curse had been cast.
The Demon King's pupils contracted sharply. He had not expected Chen Yi's spiritual power to be this terrifying. In panic, mysterious scales covered in strange runes rapidly expanded on his forehead, transforming into a gray-black shield. Countless demonic faces engraved on the shield groaned in pain.
"Puff—!"
As the amethyst spear stabbed into the soul shield, the shield shook violently. The countless wailing faces engraved on it instantly shattered into pieces.
The two were locked in a brief stalemate, but immediately after, the shield was pierced by the spear. Though the spear's light had significantly weakened, it still carried a sharp spiritual impact that pierced the Demon King's forehead and sea of consciousness!
"Aaaah!!!"
The Cursed King let out an extremely shrill cry. He clutched his head, his body shaking violently. Thick green blood seeped from his seven orifices, his aura instantly weakened, and he fell into chaos.
The exact moment the Cursed Demon King was heavily injured, Chen Yi's hand had already grabbed the back of the Shadow Demon King's neck while standing on the ground.
Sensing this fatal crisis, a ruthless light flashed in the Shadow Demon King's eyes. His entire body suddenly split into two, transforming into two shadow-like figures. One continued to flee, while the other remained in place, captured by Chen Yi's large hand.
"Shatter—!"
Chen Yi clenched his fingers tightly, easily tearing apart and purifying the shadow left behind. However, the other shadow successfully escaped and reappeared a hundred meters away, regenerating into the Shadow Demon King's form.
At this moment, however, his body clearly lacked vitality, appearing somewhat hollow. His aura was weak and lacking in spirit. Clearly, the life-saving secret technique had come at a great cost, and he himself had suffered a severe loss of life energy.
Almost simultaneously with the Shadow Demon King's escape, the Blood Demon King finally found his perfect opportunity.
He roared, gripping the blood-red blade tightly with both hands, pouring all his strength into it with fierce killing intent, and slashed violently at the back of Chen Yi's neck from behind.
"Clang!!!"
Inside the Thunder Prison, a deafening metallic collision suddenly rang out.
The Blood Demon King's face instantly filled with wild joy. The blood blade had hit the target accurately. With the power behind this strike, this human was beyond saving.
However, his ecstasy lasted less than half a second before it completely froze and turned into boundless terror.
No matter how hard he tried, the indestructible blood blade could not advance even an inch.
The blade remained firmly pressed against Chen Yi's skin.
Chen Yi slowly turned around. His neck rubbed against the blood blade, producing a grating "sizzle" sound. Sparks flew from the point of contact. He stared expressionlessly at the Blood Demon King before him.
Pierced by that gaze, the Blood Demon King felt as if his soul was about to leave his body and instinctively pulled his sword back to retreat.
But it was already too late.
Chen Yi's right hand shot out like lightning, grabbing the blood-red blade placed before his neck. Purple-gold lightning burst from his five fingers.
"Crack…"
"Boom—!!!"
A sharp cracking sound rang out. The blood blade that the Blood Demon King had fought countless battles with was shattered to pieces by Chen Yi's bare hand like cheap crystal, scattering into countless dark-red fragments in all directions.
"Puff—!"
The destruction of his innate demonic artifact dealt a severe mental blow to the Blood Demon King. Blood surged from his mouth, reaching his throat as he tried to spit it out.
Before he could vomit blood, a rapidly approaching fist instantly enlarged in his pupils and slammed into his face.
"Thud!!!"
With a dull thud accompanied by the sound of shattering bones, the Blood Demon King's ferocious face instantly deformed. Amid sprays of blood and flying fangs, he flew backward even faster than he had come, in the direction he had arrived from.
It left a terrifying trail of blood in the air before crashing violently hundreds of meters away.
Chen Yi slowly retracted his fist, stretched his body, and scanned the battlefield with an indifferent gaze.
Inside the Thunder Prison, a deathly silence reigned.
Of the original six powerful lords from the Abyss, three had been killed on the spot, their bodies and souls completely destroyed.
Among the remaining three lords, one had his innate blood blade destroyed, another had suffered severe damage to his sea of consciousness with his aura extremely weakened, and the third had used a life-saving secret technique but lost a massive amount of life energy, leaving his body weakened and lifeless.
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