Following this, Zhou Xun changed his spell,

and the sword lights, like birds returning to their nests, began to slowly merge one by one into the Profound Thunder Sword. With each merge, the sword’s power surged!

Seeing this scene, True Monarch Tianci nodded repeatedly:

"Little brother, this sword technique is indeed extraordinary, it seems to have the power to enhance!"

"That’s right, this sword technique of mine has reached the third level, capable of doubling its power. For a middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it’s quite difficult to withstand!"

Zhou Xun nodded, and at this moment, all eighty-one sword lights had completely merged.

The entire Thunder Sword became extremely bright, like a Light Sword,

the blade also trembled slightly, letting out a faint buzzing sound, ready to strike at any moment!

Just then, the six demon beasts in the rear had already arrived within five thousand feet of them,

leading them was a middle-aged warrior in pitch-black armor, with some demon crab traits on his head, known as the first warrior under the South Abyss Demon Emperor, the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor.

Behind him followed five demon beasts of varying characteristics.

"Here they come!" Zhou Xun sneered,

"Daoist Brother, let us attack together and target that fish demon; this demon is the weakest among them, and if we can cripple its battle strength, it will be much easier to handle the rest!"

"Alright!" True Monarch Tianci, compliant, nodded in agreement!

With that, Zhou Xun pointed at a middle-aged beautiful woman with some fish scales on her head across from them!

"Go!"

The Profound Thunder Sword instantly transformed into a purple light, piercing through space and shooting forward!

Nearby, just like Zhou Xun, True Monarch Tianci controlled the mouth of the Nine Luminaries True Gourd targeting the middle-aged beautiful woman, releasing a crimson Spirit Flame,

which transformed into a one-zhang tall Fire Phoenix, spreading its wings and flying forward!

The Thunder Sword sped quickly, arriving in front of the group of demon beasts in an instant!

The middle-aged beautiful woman’s face changed drastically, realizing that this level of attack was beyond what she could defend against, especially with two strikes!

"You humans are as treacherous as ever!"

As the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor approached, he was already prepared, waving his massive hand,

two giant pincers suddenly emerged,

one blocking the Thunder Sword from Zhou Xun! 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Clang!"

The Thunder Sword collided with the giant pincers, and they simultaneously flew back, proving evenly matched!

The other pincer blocked the Fire Phoenix,

and at the instant they made contact, the Fire Phoenix transformed into blazing flames, engulfing the giant pincer, seemingly trying to roast it directly!

However, the giant pincer emitted a faint golden light, keeping the Spirit Flame at bay.

This demon had actually managed to fend off attacks from both Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci!

"The Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor!" True Monarch Tianci said solemnly, revealing the name of the demon cultivator!

"Daoist Brother, you know this demon?"

"This demon is known as the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor, the primary general under the South Abyss Demon Emperor, extremely powerful, one of the top few just below the Great Cultivators!"

"Even for me, he is not an easy opponent!" True Monarch Tianci said.

"So it’s this demon, no wonder he’s so strong!" Zhou Xun had naturally heard of ’Thousand Crabs’ renowned name.

Yet this only fueled Zhou Xun’s fighting spirit, prompting him to shout:

"Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor, how surprising to have you come personally. You must think highly of me, dare to challenge me in battle?"

"A small human, daring to provoke me, fine, Crab shall grant your request!" The middle-aged warrior was formidable, even capable of withstanding Great Cultivators,

and naturally did not fear Zhou Xun’s challenge as an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

"Daoist Brother, the remaining demons will be handled by you!"

While saying this, he patted his waist where the Blood Demon Bag hung, releasing five streaks of blood light which turned into five Blood Demon Children,

followed by Jia Yi to Jia Wu casting spells in unison, their two horns atop their heads flashing red light, transforming into a large blood light, enveloping them instantly,

and then,

a tall figure emerged, clad in blood-colored battle armor, surrounded by blood light, intertwined with black runes across its body, standing over ten zhang tall,

completely fused into one, forming a ’Blood Demon General!’

"Roar——"

"Go, deal with that demon snake!" Zhou Xun commanded,

as for the Spirit Turtle Red Noon, it was assigned to a demon emperor!

Next, Zhou Xun charged towards the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor, and as he flew forward, opened his mouth to release thirty-six Thunder Seeds shooting out,

occupying several thousand zhang of space, encircling the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor’s body!

"Purple Sky True Thunder Array!"

Zhou Xun’s eyes sharpened,

and out of nowhere, dozens of Thunder Swords appeared, stabbing towards the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor!

"Child’s play!"

The middle-aged general sneered, raised his fist, and smashed it forward!

A giant fist shadow emerged from nowhere, shattering all those Thunder Swords.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, carrying immense power, crashing towards Zhou Xun!

It turns out this Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor had also cultivated Human Race body refining divine techniques.

It’s known that most body refining skills, upon reaching the Fourth Realm, can transform into divine abilities, which are quite extraordinary!

Zhou Xun’s heart stirred, layers of Thunder Shields formed in the air, blocking in front of the middle-aged man,

however, the next moment, these Thunder Shields shattered in an instant.

"Such power, no wonder you’ve become the First Warrior of the South Abyss!" Saying this, he quickly formed a spell, suddenly disappearing from his original place,

making this strike of the middle-aged man hit nothing but air!

Yet in the next moment, Zhou Xun reappeared behind the middle-aged man, holding a short blade about a foot long, emanating a faint glimmer,

it was the Extreme Blade!

"Pfft—"

The short blade unhesitatingly plunged into the back of the middle-aged man!

However, an astonishing scene unfolded, the middle-aged man only staggered before regaining his balance!

At the same time, golden lights flashed around his wound, visibly regenerating, restored in a few breaths!

"Undying Body!"

Zhou Xun’s face turned grave,

Demons naturally have strong physiques, and this demon had even cultivated Human Race’s body refining techniques, combined with this Undying Body, no wonder it’s so troublesome!

Unless his body could be utterly destroyed, defeating him would be difficult!

But this was clearly not within Zhou Xun’s capability,

Of course, with the Purple Sky True Thunder Array in place, this demon couldn’t threaten Zhou Xun either.

For a moment, the two were at a stalemate.

"You humans are indeed remarkable, no wonder even my three sons fell at your hands!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man with an air of authority, wearing a brocade robe and with a single horn on his head, appeared not far from Zhou Xun!

Seeing him, sensing his overwhelming demon power like an ocean, Zhou Xun couldn’t help but feel a shock in his heart,

"Greetings, Your Majesty, it was my incompetence, failing to capture this man!" The Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor knelt on one knee to apologize!

"Alas, it’s not your fault, this child’s talent and intelligence are exceptionally rare in my lifetime, no wonder my three sons were bested by him twice!"

The middle-aged man sighed, then looked at Zhou Xun and said:

"Your talent is extraordinary, but unfortunately, you were born in the Human Race and harmed my sons, if I hadn’t come personally, you might have indeed escaped!"

"Today, I must not let you live!"

"Hahaha, the South Abyss Demon Emperor came personally, truly giving Zhou Xun face. That year, the battle with your Divine Fragment was unsatisfactory,"

"Today, I shall witness the renowned strength of the South Abyss Demon Emperor!" Zhou Xun showed no fear!

Simultaneously, he secretly communicated with True Monarch Tianci, preparing for a retreat!

Currently, their side was at a distinct disadvantage in terms of strength, so he had no intention to continue fighting, fighting when necessary and retreating when needed, Zhou Xun was aware and wouldn’t be foolish, worst case, he would avenge in the future!

Not to mention, the once nearly mortal threat, True Monarch of Profound Control, is now his prisoner!

"By then, I’ll also taste the flavor of a Tier Four High-Grade Flood Dragon!"

Seeing Zhou Xun so defiant, the South Abyss Demon Emperor was furious,

"Die!"

He shouted loudly, waving his hand,

instantly, a gigantic black Flood Dragon Claw, hundreds of feet in size, suddenly appeared above Zhou Xun, grabbing down at him,

at the same time, an intense oppressive force tightly locked him down, making it hard for him to escape,

feeling this, Zhou Xun became extremely solemn, preparing to use his instant teleportation ability to evade,

just then, a pitch-black large hand suddenly appeared above Zhou Xun’s head, blocking the Flood Dragon Claw,

right after, a tall middle-aged man with a commanding presence, clad in a black cloak, appeared at Zhou Xun’s side!

It was the current First Cultivator of the Central Continent—True Monarch Yama!