This demon creature, standing at one zhang tall, has skin exhibiting a faint purple hue. The magical scales on its skin appear somewhat sparse, exposing skin akin to a purple-skinned yam. Its body is slender, with limbs like wood, and at the tips are not nails, but some faint purple tentacles. In its eyes, at the depths of the pupils, there is a slight golden glow, conveying a sense of mysterious nobility.
In Qi Chuan’s view, this demon creature gave him about one percent of the feeling compared to the Tier Five demon he once annihilated with the Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.
However, despite a slight resemblance, in actuality, they are worlds apart, far from comparable.
"Hmm?"
Originally, this Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature was quite nervous inwardly and hurried over with some suspicion.
Upon seeing that noble figure standing not far away, its gaze immediately locked onto the person.
However, this sight left it astonished.
"Not an Upper-Tier Demon Race, but... a human?"
Its face showed shock and disbelief, staring intently at Qi Chuan.
On the person’s head was a three-inch-long golden horn, exuding a strong demon race aura, even purer and nobler than its own. However, such an appearance could fool any demon race below Tier Four, but could not deceive one of his Tier Four Upper Grade level.
The person was not any Upper-Tier Demon Race, not even a demon race, but was truly of human form!
However, what puzzled it greatly was how the person acquired the golden horn on the forehead, could it be that the person had once slain a Tier Five Upper-Tier Demon Race?
Moreover, thinking about how every once in a while, a group of human cultivators with strength comparable to Tier Four Upper Grade demons infiltrate the small demon realm, hunt demons, and obtain demon pearls, a mix of anger and fear began to spread in its heart.
However, the turmoil within its heart lasted for just a breath before reaching a conclusion.
The eyes of the Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature revealed a sinister look.
Clearly, it was impossible for it to just flee in fear without a fight, abandoning the City Lord’s palace and the vast Demon City that it had been managing for so long.
Screech!
The Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature grasped its left arm with its right hand, ripping the entire arm from the shoulder.
For a moment, faint purple demon blood flowed unceasingly.
Next, it chanted a spell, then threw the left arm in the direction of Qi Chuan, along with the flood of blood gushing from the severed parts, surging toward Qi Chuan like a blood stream.
The next moment, the left arm exploded, transforming into countless pieces of flesh scattering far and wide.
Whirl!
A great wind arises.
From Qi Chuan’s perspective, the faint purple demon blood transformed into a vast purple-black demon wind, sweeping toward him obscuring the sky.
Meanwhile, within the depths of this vast purple-black demon wind, there were faintly hidden hundreds of demon shadows, waiting for an opportunity. These were blood puppets conjured by the Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature’s divine techniques, their power was quite formidable, mostly ranging from Tier Three Upper Grade to Tier Four Lower Grade.
Although they only had the power for one blow and their existence was relatively short, this demon creature’s divine techniques were still terrifyingly powerful.
Plus, the Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature hidden within the demon wind was ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment, if Qi Chuan were an ordinary Great True Monarch, facing such circumstances would indeed be very dangerous.
"But I am not an ordinary Great True Monarch, am I?"
Faced with this situation, Qi Chuan had a straightforward solution.
"Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing True Technique!"
Qi Chuan suddenly raised his hand, making a hand seal.
Within the dantian, beside the Nascent Soul, the magic seed of Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing True Technique trembled, releasing thousands of strands of Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.
"Go."
Buzz!
Then, as Qi Chuan raised his hand, a net made from Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder shot out toward the purple-black demon wind ahead.
Wherever the net passed, the purple-black demonic wind flows suddenly stilled, as if melting away like snow.
Moreover, those blood puppets within, upon touching the net, ignited immediately, transforming into flying ash within a breath.
"How could this happen? It’s actually Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder?"
With the break of the purple-black demon wind, the true form of the Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature was revealed ahead.
This demon creature had undergone a drastic change.
The humanoid body was no more; instead, a dark purple demon tree stood with its roots deeply embedded in the ground, quietly preparing an innate divine technique with great power.
At this moment, a terrified human face appeared on the trunk of the dark purple demon tree, looking at the net Qi Chuan had deployed, speaking with deep fear.
It was indeed Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.
Originally known as Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.
However, among these demons, this divine thunder had acquired its own name.
It is called Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.
Once Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder appears, unless possessing absolute crushing strength, any strong demon cannot benefit under the divine thunder.
This Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature itself sensed that this human cultivator facing it shared the same realm, and perhaps his foundation even exceeded its own, despair had already set in when facing the Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.
Moreover, the critical point is, now that it is employing an innate divine technique with great power, but limiting its own mobility, it cannot even escape, making it more desperate.
It can only risk forcefully trying to injure Qi Chuan, driving numerous roots buried underground, like earth spikes, to stab upward at the place where Qi Chuan stands.
If this move hits, even if the opponent is of the same realm, there is a considerable possibility of severe injury or death, which is the last it could do.
After completing this, the thunder net ahead descended, directly enveloping the dark purple demon tree it transformed into.
Sizzle.
Then, thunder roared ominously.
The fearsome Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder thoroughly unleashed, transformed into a dazzling thunder light, enveloping the entire dark purple demon tree.
Right before completely sinking into the thunder light, Qi Chuan clearly saw that a large amount of black energy surged out, simultaneously, vast sections of the tree body rapidly turned charred, becoming flying ash under the rampant divine thunder.
Qi Chuan knew the Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature was destined to die.
He merely controlled the power of the divine thunder a bit so as not to burn the demon pearl within the demon creature’s body.
If it were in the past, he could not have managed it.
However, now, with him advancing into the realm of Nine Inches Great True Monarch, his proficiency with Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder is growing higher, reaching more advanced levels. His mastery over the divine thunder is now rather exquisite.
Controlling it to the extent that the demon pearl isn’t destroyed is still possible.
As for the divine techniques that the Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature employed before dying, breaking them is quite simple.
Qi Chuan lowered his gaze, looking at the ground below.
He could sense numerous demon roots, carrying terrifying power, thrusting upward from underground toward him.
"Earth-Returning Body Armor."
And Qi Chuan’s way of dealing was also quite simple.
With a serene expression, Qi Chuan made a hand seal, and an earth attribute bright yellow spirit armor appeared, enveloping him within.
This bright yellow spirit armor carried the terrifying Nascent Soul foundation of his Nine Inches Great True Monarch.
Boom!
As soon as the bright yellow spirit armor appeared, countless black-purple demon roots, like a wall of demon roots, charged ferociously onto the bright yellow spirit armor encasing Qi Chuan.
In an instant, the loud noise echoed, waves of magical combat aftermath propagated outward, causing tremendous damage within the City Lord’s palace.
Yet the bright yellow spirit armor on Qi Chuan’s body remains unmoved like a rock despite such an attack.
Crackling...
Bang!
And then, after a moment of stalemate, the wall formed by countless demon roots showed innumerable cracks, spreading all over it, ultimately shattering fully.
This desperate move employed by a Tier Four Upper Grade demon creature was thus effortlessly nullified...