Chapter 142: Bright Power Magic Core (Subscription and Monthly Votes Requested!)

"Roar——!!"

Kuzhan had already prepared himself. He raised his head and let out a furious roar. The thin layer of clouds above seemed to react instantly, churning violently and forming a massive funnel.

The waters of the Changchuan River abruptly reversed their flow, surging upward to connect with the funnel in the sky.

The first wave of demons emerging from the Demonic Abyss was not particularly strong. Thousands of demons were instantly sucked straight up into the air by the immense suction force. Kuzhan leaped gracefully into mid-air and struck out with a single punch!

With this punch, every single demon trapped in the vortex was completely pulverized, dropping down in a chaotic shower that blanketed the entire surface of the river.

Kuzhan hammered his chest hard and let out another roar.

His voice was filled with the ecstatic frenzy of battle and slaughter. To the demons, the identity of their prey was of little importance; the act of slaughter itself brought them ultimate joy!

In the sky, the moon was slowly shifting, and the pure white moonlight it cast down was gradually dimming.

The second wave of demons surged forth once more. Covered in blood, Kuzhan let out a roar that pierced through the bodies of his fellow clansmen, shattering them all to pieces yet again.

On the riverbank, the moonlight shone down on Jiang Feng, illuminating his body until it was crystal clear and transparent.

Before him, the handsome demon clad in black robes lay prostrate on the ground, trembling violently. He was struggling to defy some irresistible will, and it was painfully obvious that he was failing. The trembling of his body gradually subsided as he began to submit.

At that moment, the full moon shifted one notch to the eastward, and the moonlight cascading from the heavens vanished completely.

As the divine power faded while demonic energy continued to pour in, the balance within Jiang Feng's body rapidly collapsed. He let out a muffled grunt, and Chaofeng's body shuddered as he jerked his head up, snapping out of his trance as if awakening from a dream!

He looked at the young man before him in sheer disbelief. Fear was plainly written across his face. He wanted to turn and flee, but an even greater terror instantly gripped his soul. He knew that if he failed to eliminate his opponent here and now, he would be forever consumed by this dread!

He lunged forward once more, a flash of silver light dancing between his fingertips. Hair-thin silver threads prepared to wrap around Jiang Feng's neck.

At this split-second, hair-trigger moment, a furious shout rang out from directly above them—"Stop!"

A human figure plummeted from the sky, and an icy domain enveloped Chaofeng. The silver threads in his hand were already grazing Jiang Feng's skin, yet they could move no further. With a loud bang, the newcomer delivered a devastating kick straight to Chaofeng's chest, sending him flying off to the side.

"A domain... A martial emperor of the divine realm!"

Chaofeng looked up in a disheveled state at the figure before him. The man was tall, his wild hair streaming through the air, looking as heroic and martial as a descending deity. At this most critical juncture, Huasu had arrived!

Chaofeng glared viciously at Jiang Feng, then turned and leaped toward the river.

He was merely a demonic general, roughly equivalent to a martial ancestor of the mind realm, placing him one tier below Huasu. Under the control of Huasu's domain, he had virtually no power to fight back. Realizing he was outmatched, he immediately intended to escape.

Huasu sneered, "You want to run? Not that easily!"

He took a step forward, and his domain expanded accordingly. The moment Chaofeng's feet touched the water surface, his body once again felt that oppressive confinement.

Huasu reached out and grabbed the air. Chaofeng was bodily hoisted into the air, falling directly into his grasp.

Huasu glanced at him and sneered, "A demonic general? Sent specifically to stop the opening of the Demonic Abyss? Hmph!"

He reached out and clamped his hand around Chaofeng's throat. Chaofeng struggled to choke out, "St—stop! You... you don't know yet, do you? This young man—"

A smug smile played at the corners of his lips. The fact that this young man could absorb demonic energy clearly meant he was no ordinary human. He refused to believe that if the divine realm martial emperor before him learned this secret, he would ever tolerate such a youth living among humans!

Just as he opened his mouth to utter that monumental secret, Huasu sneered and tightened his fingers, snapping Chaofeng's neck. An icy aura permeated from the wound on Chaofeng's neck, rapidly spreading throughout his entire body and seeping into every single cell.

Chaofeng froze instantly. Following that, a series of continuous, subtle popping sounds echoed, and his entire body shattered into countless tiny fragments, tumbling to the ground with a soft crash!

A pitch-black, glossy demonic core was mixed in the pile of debris, looking exceptionally conspicuous. Huasu bent down, picked it up, and glanced at it. Just as he turned to speak to Jiang Feng, he discovered that Jiang Feng was already standing right beside him without him even noticing!

Jiang Feng stood by the edge of the Changchuan River, gazing fixedly in the direction where Kuzhan was.

Countless demons were swarming out of the abyss, heading straight for Kuzhan as if they had targeted him all along. In terms of individual strength, they were far inferior to Kuzhan; the demonic general could easily obliterate them with a single strike.

However, the sheer volume of them pouring out at this moment was overwhelming. Kuzhan was already heavily wounded, left with only one arm, and had sustained numerous additional injuries earlier while protecting Jiang Feng. Black blood stained his entire body.

Initially, he had managed to suppress the situation through sheer willpower, but as time dragged on and that burst of energy waned, he began to look somewhat strained.

Seeing this, Huasu turned, shoved the demonic core into Jiang Feng's hands, and said decisively, "I'll go help him!"

Before his voice even faded, he had already materialized beside Kuzhan. With a thunderous roar, the demons within a radius of one meter froze solid and then shattered into pieces!

The might of a divine realm martial emperor was truly terrifying to this degree!

Kuzhan cast a sideways glance at Huasu. Naturally, he offered no words of thanks, but neither did he show any intent to attack. Spitting out a mouthful of phlegm, he vigilantly scanned the direction of the Demonic Abyss. Another batch of demons rushed out, and with a furious roar, Kuzhan beat them to the punch, driving them back into the abyss!

He was a demonic general, inherently superior to humans when it came to combat. How could he possibly lose to a martial emperor of the same rank?!

Huasu smiled derisively. Before the next batch of demons even had a chance to step out of the abyss, they were completely sealed off and annihilated inside.

Jiang Feng stood on the riverbank, staring intently at the scene. He looked as though he were merely observing this battle, yet at the same time, it seemed as though he were looking past them into the deepest depths of the Demonic Abyss.

He raised his hand, and Chaofeng's demonic core suddenly floated up, hovering just above his palm.

This demonic general's core was about the size of a chicken egg, perfectly round, deep, and devoid of light.

Jiang Feng lifted it up before his face and blew a breath onto it.

That breath carried a mixture of golden and black hues. The moment it brushed against the surface of the demonic core, it acted like a spark igniting tinder.

The pitch-black demonic core began to burn like a lump of coal, growing brighter and brighter until, finally, a dazzling golden light emanated from deep within the core—

That was the radiance of divine power!

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Chaofeng's demonic core hovered in Jiang Feng's palm, looking remarkably like a black salted duck egg; the "egg white" was pitch black, while a bright, golden yolk glowed brightly at its center.

Jiang Feng stood up, clutching the demonic core, and stepped forward onto the riverbank. The riverbank was somewhat rugged and uneven, yet his steps were exceptionally steady.

Before long, the water submerged his ankles.

Huasu and Kuzhan, fighting in tandem, had essentially controlled the entire area surrounding the Demonic Abyss. However, due to the sheer density of the demonic horde, a few stragglers inevitably slipped through.

At that moment, a low-level minor demon shrieked shrilly, leaping out of the water to pounce on Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng glanced at it.

The minor demon's body stalled mid-air, and with a sudden snap, it dropped straight down! A wisp of demonic energy drifted out from the top of its head, merging into the demonic core resting in Jiang Feng's hand.

Low-level minor demons were far inferior to humans; they possessed virtually no spiritual intelligence, driven solely by the most primitive impulses. Their simplistic minds were filled with the desire to kill and devour. The minor demon's fate failed to arouse any vigilance among its peers, and soon, more fish that slipped through the net charged toward Jiang Feng.

Their end was precisely the same.

They were completely incapable of coming within a single step of Jiang Feng, as if an invisible domain surrounded him. The moment any minor demon reached that perimeter, it dropped dead instantly, while a wisp of demonic energy dissipated from its form and flowed into Chaofeng's core.

Gradually, the demonic energy grew thicker, and a wisp of black mist formed around the demonic core, causing the golden light glowing within to dim slightly.

Jiang Feng breathed upon the demonic core once more. This breath was predominantly golden, instantly reigniting the slightly dimmed core to brilliance.

Step by step, he walked all the way to the edge of the Demonic Abyss, drawing close to it.

His unusual actions had long since caught the attention of Huasu and Kuzhan. Huasu had known for a while that Jiang Feng was somewhat peculiar, but he was witnessing a spectacle like this for the very first time. Especially that object in Jiang Feng's hand, which simultaneously harbored divine power and demonic energy—what on earth was it? And what did Jiang Feng intend to do with it?

Frowning deeply, Huasu flashed over to stand before Jiang Feng and said urgently, "What are you doing? It's dangerous here, back away immediately!"

Jiang Feng extended his hand, offering the demonic core to him.

Huasu paused, taking the core. A strange wave of energy immediately coursed through his palm, inciting his internal divine power to fluctuate violently.

At that moment, the throbbing pulse of the Demonic Abyss accelerated drastically, beating like a rapid succession of tight drumrolls. The surrounding air vibrated violently, while the demons inside temporarily vanished, resembling the eerie calm before a storm.

This Demonic Abyss had only just manifested, yet it was already about to upgrade!

Huasu's pupils constricted.

He clearly saw a colossal dragon sticking its head out from the depths of the Demonic Abyss. It was astonishingly massive; its head alone occupied almost the entire span of the abyss, measuring roughly as thick as a large portion of the riverbed. A demonic dragon of such gargantuan proportions naturally possessed overwhelmingly formidable power.

The demonic energy surged, lashing the surrounding river water into a frenzy as waves battered the shores.

The moment the Demonic Abyss upgraded was when its energy reached its absolute peak. This dragon intended to seize this exact opportunity to breach the human domain.

Huasu could sense that its strength was in no way inferior to his own. If it were to fully emerge at the height of its power, a direct battle between the two of them right here in Taicang City would be enough to raze the entire city to the ground.

It must not be allowed to emerge!

At that moment, Jiang Feng nodded to him from afar. Huasu followed his line of sight and instantly grasped his intent.

Taking a deep breath, he suddenly sprang into the air, hurtling directly toward the demonic dragon!

The demonic dragon was struggling to squeeze its way out of the abyss. Catching sight of Huasu, it let out a furious, deafening roar. Demonic energy mixed with river water erupted into towering waves, fiercely crashing toward him.

Huasu exhaled lightly, and the towering waves froze solid instantly. A second later, the transparent ice waves emitted a faint cracking sound and rapidly collapsed. Following that, a tiny dark shadow dragging a long trail of golden light pierced through thousands of shattered ice particles, hurtling straight into the demonic dragon's gaping maw, where it vanished completely!

(To be continued...)

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