For a moment, the two Heavenly Demon ancestors felt as though the sky itself was about to cave in on them. They had known the human race would not be easy to deal with, but only after clashing with them firsthand did they truly understand just how difficult they were.
Though they had absorbed and devoured the cultivation of quite a few demon ancestors, they had no time to refine any of it. The boost to their strength was negligible at best.
The Four True Spirits alone were already pushing the two Heavenly Demon ancestors to their absolute limits. Once
Again and again, they activated Heavenly Demon secret arts, desperately trying to summon their companions.
Patriarch Xue Pu called out, "Fellow Daoist Jiang Chen, this is a Heavenly Demon summoning signal. If you don't finish this quickly, before long you'll be facing the Heavenly Demon Grand Ancestor himself."
Jiang Chen gave a cold snort. "I don't need you to tell me what to do."
Even as he spoke, he had already activated the Water-Fire True Dragon Rope. Slipping through the gaps in the Four True Spirits' attacks, the rope moved with astonishing agility, threading through openings and striking directly toward the Fifth Heavenly Demon Ancestor.
The Fifth Ancestor had been beaten into a frenzy by the Four True Spirits and hadn't the slightest awareness that the Water-Fire True Dragon Rope had already crept up on him.
Whoosh!
The rope split into two, like a pair of spirit serpents moving in perfect concert—one to the left, one to the right—sandwiching the Fifth Ancestor between them.
Loop after loop, seven or eight in rapid succession, the rope bound the Fifth Ancestor's limbs tight.
"What?!" The Fifth Ancestor finally realized the danger. "Brother Four, save me!"
The Fourth Ancestor wanted nothing more than to help, but at this moment he was barely keeping himself alive—like a clay bodhisattva trying to cross a river—let alone rescue his companion.
Once trapped by the Water-Fire True Dragon Rope, the Fifth Ancestor struggled with all his might, but it was hopeless. Jiang Chen guided the rope with a flick of his hand, yanking the Fifth Heavenly Demon Ancestor out of the battle circle like a dead dog. The Fifth Ancestor landed at Jiang Chen's feet.
Jiang Chen showed no mercy. He brought his palm down in a single strike, crippling the Fifth Ancestor's cultivation on the spot.
Immediately after, Jiang Chen summoned an ancient golden bell. Its archaic runes blazed with piercing golden light as it pressed down toward the Fourth Heavenly Demon Ancestor's head.
The Fourth Ancestor's soul nearly fled his body. He attempted to dodge, but the Four True Spirits' combination attack had already arrived. With a thunderous boom, the Fourth Ancestor was utterly destroyed under their combined assault—his divine soul shattered to pieces, not even a sliver remaining.
Jiang Chen understood that the Heavenly Demon lineage possessed resurrection abilities. To deal with them, one had to annihilate both body and soul completely, leaving behind absolutely no trace of life force.
Even a residual strand of divine consciousness could not be allowed to escape.
Otherwise, the Heavenly Demon ancestors would have a chance to revive.
Jiang Chen struck with overwhelming force, and in the blink of an eye, these two Heavenly Demon grand ancestors had fallen. The sight left Patriarch Xue Pu trembling with fear.
He had known the human race was formidable, but he had never imagined they had reached such a terrifying level of power. At this point, the demon race's collapse didn't necessarily stem from incompetent Heavenly Demon leadership.
Watching Jiang Chen's techniques, one after another with no end in sight—could the demon race truly contend with such an opponent? Patriarch Xue Pu couldn't help but sigh in disbelief.
Still, he had already detached himself from the demon faction. All he wanted now was to see the Heavenly Demon lineage suffer misfortune. Everything else, he couldn't care less about.
"Heh, congratulations to Fellow Daoist Jiang Chen on your great victory. However, the Heavenly Demon lineage still has four remaining ancestors. If you can't stop them from refining their power, given enough time, they will remain a grave threat to your human race. The Heavenly Demon secret arts are truly that terrifying."
Patriarch Xue Pu offered his congratulations while simultaneously warning Jiang Chen.