"What?"
An immense sense of crisis instantly rose in the heart of the humanoid Saint-grade demon.
Unfortunately, it had no time to react. The ultimate clash was already upon it; retreating would only allow more of that horrific slaughter-power to act upon its body. Thus, it could only steel itself and push forward.
It couldn't understand. How had this cultivator, who had nearly been killed by its punch not long ago, suddenly obtained the power to threaten it?
In the next moment, their attacks collided violently. The horrific shockwave instantly tore through the void!
But at that very moment, the demon felt a supreme and magnificent power instantly cover its body. It felt as if it were facing a Demon Nest—a sensation of terror, vastness, and majesty.
Its thoughts stalled. Its consciousness grew sluggish and slow. Its ultimate killing move also slowed down, leaving only a trace of erupting power while the rest of its force vanished entirely! It wanted to do something, but it couldn't react in time. It could only watch as everything unfolded.
This caused the demon's attack—which should have held the advantage—to be quickly breached by Qi Ping.
In the next instant, a pitch-black demonic blade engraved with golden Sovereign Dao divine patterns broke through the absolute power field of the demon's fist. It hacked into the humanoid demon's body. A savage, terrifying arm and nearly half of its torso were sent flying!
But this was not the end. The moment the blade cut through the demon, pitch-black tentacles erupted from the weapon. They firmly latched onto the demon's arm and its remaining body, frantically devouring its power!
Feeling its body and spirit being consumed, the humanoid demon fell into absolute terror!
Was this a human cultivator? Why did he look as eerie as a demon? In some ways, he was even more so!
Fortunately, as the power of the Sovereign Dao Slash dissipated, the demon quickly broke free from the state of absolute paralysis. But in those few moments, nearly twenty percent of its life essence had been consumed!
Faced with this lethal crisis, the demon's bloodline power turned violent. Its entire body ignited with a pitch-black demonic flame. Its severed arm and torso recovered instantly as a horrific aura erupted! Its power was now several times greater than it had been just moments ago!
Rather than choosing to flee, it lunged toward Qi Ping with staggering speed, its eyes filled with an incredible killing intent and bloodlust.
Facing this humanoid demon whose power had doubled again, Qi Ping was somewhat shocked. What kind of monster was this? There was no record of such a demon in any of the archives!
He had encountered other late-stage Unity Saint-grade demons before, but none were as absurd as this one.
'What a monster!'
'I wonder just how terrifying those peak Unity Saint-grade demons who have existed for ages truly are...'
The pressure brought by a Saint-grade demon was simply not something a Void Refinement demon could compare to. Qi Ping hadn't expected that even after awakening the Sovereign Dao Druid profession, he would encounter such a troublesome foe who could fight a late-stage Sovereign Dao Druid to such an extent!
But Qi Ping was not afraid. He swung his blade again without hesitation!
He could feel the excitement coming from the Heaven-Cleaving Demonic Blade after it devoured a portion of the demon's body. It was sending him a strong message: it wanted more!
"If you want it, I will take it for you!"
After sending back a thought, Qi Ping slashed again!
Sovereign Dao Slash!
Spatial Blade!
Qi Ping used the demonic blade to launch two attacks simultaneously. one was a cultivation technique, and the other was a Druid ability. Because the Sovereign Dao Slash could be layered over other attacks and weapons, the two moves did not conflict!
He hadn't used them together earlier simply because he hadn't expected a late-stage Unity demon to withstand the combined attack of a Sovereign Dao Druid and the Heaven-Cleaving Demonic Blade so easily.
So, while this humanoid demon was terrifying, it was not enough to make him retreat!
In the blink of an eye, the man and the demon clashed again! This collision was many times more horrific than the last!
However, unlike the first time, the demon—under its boiling bloodline power—actually manifested a specialized, horrific will! With the support of this will, it actually managed to barely withstand the absolute paralysis of the Sovereign Dao Slash!
But before it could celebrate, that horrific will was suppressed by the power of the Sovereign Dao Slash after only a moment! Furthermore, the demon's bloodline power was being consumed rapidly in this state.
"Damn it! I can't hold out!"
Although it had managed to withstand most of the paralysis this time, it was still partially affected, and its overall state had dropped significantly.
Qi Ping's attack, however, was not just about status effects. The lethality of the demonic blade, the Spatial Blade amplified by the Sovereign Dao Druid, and the offensive power of the Sovereign Dao Slash itself were all horrific. This was the absolute peak of late-stage Unity power!
Facing Qi Ping's even more powerful attack, the humanoid demon suffered a deep wound that nearly split it in two! Simultaneously, the demonic blade began to frantically drain its life essence again. Perhaps because it had experience from the previous devouring, the speed of its extraction was even faster this time!
In the blink of an eye, combined with the consumption caused by the Sovereign Dao Slash, the demon's life essence dropped by nearly thirty percent, plunging it into a weakened state!
"Run!"
After being defeated by Qi Ping head-on again, the humanoid demon unhesitatingly chose to flee.
Its heart was filled with terror. It hadn't expected that even after summoning a portion of the Demon Nest's will, it would still be forcibly broken by the opponent's strike! It no longer had the confidence to face Qi Ping. Furthermore, the devouring power and speed of that demonic blade were terrifying; it felt as if it were facing its natural predator.
Thus, it chose to burn its origin demon blood to flee at any cost. Its form transformed into a streak of light that vanished instantly!
But how could Qi Ping allow the meat in his mouth to escape?
The Sovereign Dao Armor erupted with light again, and he vanished into the void. When he reappeared, he was like a ghost standing before the humanoid demon.
Spatial Blade!
This time, Qi Ping did not use the Sovereign Dao Slash. The skill's consumption was too high, and he couldn't use it many times. In his current state, it was better to use the demonic blade and his own quickly recovering spells. This would also leave more demonic essence for the blade to devour.
The terror of the Saint-grade demons was beyond imagination. He had decided that the way to win this war was to keep the Heaven-Cleaving Demonic Blade fed!
Having devoured parts of the humanoid demon, Qi Ping could clearly feel that the blade's power had increased by a significant margin! If it could keep devouring, this Heaven-Cleaving Demonic Blade—fused with the imprint of the Dao of All Living Things—would surely give him a massive surprise.