Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate Chapter 357: Disrupting the Demons, Jiang Chen’s Hidden Agenda

Nangong Wan, the specialist, carefully examined the spatial channel. "Given the spatial fluctuations," she spoke slowly, "a cultivator in the Nirvana Peering realm who isn't exceedingly powerful should be capable of passing through. The demon race has truly pulled out all the stops this time, opening such a massive spatial channel. Undoubtedly, there's a Nirvana Peering realm demon within this large army."

"Hmm, it's hard to say how many there are," Jiang Chen nodded.

Merely by observing the demon race's large army, which boasted over a hundred Transcendence realm demon warriors, one could infer that the commander was likely in the Nirvana Peering realm.

As for the presence of additional Nirvana Peering realm demons, that remained a question mark.

"Jiang Chen, what are your plans?" Shangguan Ning asked. "Do you intend to simply destroy the spatial channel?"

"Merely destroying it would be letting the demons off too easily," Jiang Chen said with a calculating gaze.

"Ideally, we would recreate the incident that happened in the Bottomless Abyss, where the spatial channel collapsed and led to the deaths of countless demons."

"Currently, the demon commander isn't in this Vibrant Blaze Domain. As I suspected, he's probably moved to the Pure Frost Domain."

Jiang Chen pondered within his Sea of Consciousness as he observed the immense spatial channel, "If the demons discover that a cultivator legion from the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star has entered the Pure Frost Domain, will they send reinforcements?"

"The Myriad Demons Continent may not necessarily deploy a large force," Nangong Wan mused.

"Our primary objective is dealing with Mo Hao. Jiang Chen, I recommend we destroy this spatial channel and head straight back to the Western Ice Domain!" She emphasized, "Destroying this channel alone will already inflict a considerable loss on the demons."

"Hmm... hold on," Jiang Chen paused thoughtfully. "What if we don't necessarily provoke them explicitly into sending reinforcements, but I apply some pressure instead?"

"As it stands, Ying Luo is leading Mo Hao on a wild chase within the Western Ice Domain. They shouldn't be entangled with the demon army in the near future."

"Given that, I have a brief window to test my idea. Should anything go awry with Mo Hao during this, I'll dash over there immediately, even if it blows my cover," he said, narrowing his eyes. "What are your thoughts on this approach?"

"It's a viable plan. I'm on board," Shangguan Ning said. "Mo Hao is already acting arrogantly with the people he has around him. Allowing the demons to send reinforcements would make them even harder to contain in the future."

"I concur as well. However, if anything unexpected happens, we need to withdraw immediately," Nangong Wan advised. "Jiang Chen, what specifically are you planning?"

"The demons value this spatial channel highly, don't they?" Jiang Chen queried with a sly grin.

"The forces they've left to guard it are relatively weak compared to me. Wiping them out would be simple."

"With your assistance, obliterating the spatial channel would also be trivial."

"Yet, I choose not to..." he said, his words accompanied by a faint, enigmatic smile.

No sooner had he spoken than Jiang Chen seized the moment, positioning himself beneath the spatial channel.

Understanding its critical importance, Bo Luncang had departed but not before assigning at least ten demonic beings to guard it—all of whom were in the Late-stage Transcendence realm.

These beings vigilantly guarded the spatial channel from every angle, perpetually on high alert.

Any slight movement would instantly trigger a swift attack!

Suddenly, an extremely subtle fluctuation emanated from beneath the spatial channel, immediately catching the nearest Late-stage Transcendence realm demon's attention.

"Something's amiss!" The Transcendence realm demon roared, immediately unleashing an attack towards the origin of the subtle fluctuation.

Despite the potency of his strike obliterating an entire mountain, nobody materialized.

Slash!

Suddenly, one of the Transcendence realm demons sensed the sound of blade cutting through flesh. Within moments, his head was severed from his body, his soul eradicated.

His body dissolved into a mist of blood and particles of light, vanishing instantly.

"Damn it!" another demon yelled, alarmed. "It's a diversion!"

"The enemy has potent concealment abilities; everyone stay vigilant!"

The remaining nine Transcendence realm demons were instantly alert, quickly forming a defensive ring around the spatial channel.

Simultaneously, news of the enemy incursion spread like wildfire. All the remaining demons in the Vibrant Blaze Domain began converging on the contested location.

Suddenly, that initial subtle fluctuation resurfaced.

"Here they come!" The nine remaining Late-stage Transcendence realm demons looked gravely serious as they unleashed attacks towards the origin of the strange fluctuation. This time, however, they were defensively prepared.

As expected, the very next moment, the mysterious attacker materialized behind one of the Transcendence realm demons, executing a deadly strike.

"You think you can eliminate me? Impossible!" The demon roared defiantly, a formidable defensive barrier erupting from his form, deflecting the mysterious assailant's attack just in the nick of time.

Instantly, the thwarted assailant revealed his identity—it was a young man with an indistinct face.

"Kill!" The demons were indifferent to Jiang Chen's appearance; their attacks immediately rained down upon him.

"Hmph! Today, I will wipe you all out and shatter this spatial channel!" Jiang Chen bellowed, unsheathing his Purple Heaven Immortal Martial Sword to clash with the swarm of demons.

Though his roar was merely theatrical, Jiang Chen's mind remained tranquil as an ancient well, his full strength yet to be unleashed.

"You dream of destroying this spatial channel? Impossible!" a demon shouted scornfully.

"Based on that sword, you must be Jiang Chen, the Lord of the Immortal Martial Continent!"

"I never imagined you'd be so formidable—a true human prodigy. But unfortunately, your fate is sealed here today!"

"Nine against one. You think your low-grade immortal tool makes you invincible? Don't we have weapons?"

"Heh, heh. Slaying you, the Lord of the Immortal Martial Continent, will undoubtedly earn us Lord Bo Luncang's favor!"

"Kill, kill, kill! Dismember him, reduce him to nothing!"

The Transcendence realm demons jeered menacingly as they converged to attack Jiang Chen.

In their minds, no matter how formidable Jiang Chen was, he couldn't have ascended to the Nirvana Peering realm yet. As long as he remained in the Late-stage Transcendence realm, taking on all nine of them would be an impossible feat!

If it came to a battle of attrition, they were resolved to wear him down right here and now!

What ensued was a cataclysmic battle that erupted with fierce intensity.

Boom, boom, boom!

Successive shockwaves from the ongoing combat detonated one after another, resembling a cascade of brilliant fireworks bursting simultaneously.

Amidst this lethal spectacle, Jiang Chen morphed into a mere shadow, single-handedly contending with the nine Late-stage Transcendence realm demons.

Amidst the encirclement of the nine demons, Jiang Chen feigned intense struggle, giving the impression that he had exhausted all his techniques and strategies.

Yet, he managed to elude death at the hands of the nine Transcendence realm demons, narrowly dodging each "critical moment" at the last second.

Repeated failures to kill Jiang Chen started to unsettle the nine Transcendence realm demons.

They were also fighting with everything they had. If they continued this way, all would be equally drained, lacking the strength to finish Jiang Chen off.

Thus, the nine Late-stage Transcendence realm demons covertly communicated among themselves, plotting to split into three groups for rotating assaults on Jiang Chen. With this rotational strategy, they were certain they could exhaust him and eventually deliver the fatal blow.

Deeming the strategy sound, the demons quickly put it into action.

Three of the nine demons maintained their assault on Jiang Chen, while the other six retreated to the outer circle. They started to regain their energy, all the while keeping a vigilant watch on Jiang Chen.

To the demons, it seemed that Jiang Chen's fate was predestined.

Yet, at that precise moment, Jiang Chen let out a deafening roar, "Die, you demonic scum!" An aura of immense power suddenly burst forth from him. A fearsome sword Qi emanated from the Purple Heaven Immortal Martial Sword, sweeping across the battlefield in a complete 360-degree arc!

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