Countless fragments of sword aura soared in the Sword Tomb, converging around Patriarch Dugu like a rain of swords.

"Return to the grave!"

Patriarch Dugu lightly shouted.

Countless remnants of sword intent surged upwards from the ground to the sky like a reverse downpour, attacking the colossal faceless Heavenly Demon.

The Heavenly Demon roared, transforming into endless Demonic Qi, manifesting a hundred human faces.

Each face chanted a bizarre incantation, manipulating the Demonic Qi to form a Heavenly Demon Skill, aimed at the Divine Thought transformed sword of Patriarch Dugu.

In an instant, the Demonic Qi loomed over the city like dark clouds, ready to engulf everything.

Yet, Patriarch Dugu’s sword aura rose like a tempest transformed into rain, soaring to the heavens.

The Demonic Qi and sword aura intertwined, creating a grand and magnificent scene that left Mo Hua in a daze.

The Heavenly Demon’s aura was overwhelming and powerful, yet it was clear that Patriarch Dugu’s Divine Thought Sword Skill had even greater killing power.

Under the slashing of the Divine Thought transformed sword and the resonance of countless fragments, the Demonic Qi was diminished, and the many Demon faces were pierced through by the sword intent, dissipating into the void.

Ultimately, the massive Hundred-faced Heavenly Demon at the horizon was brutally slain into black smoke by Patriarch Dugu alone.

Patriarch Dugu coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Mo Hua was shocked to the core.

This "Hundred-faced Heavenly Demon" was, to date, second only to the Evil God in power among what he had witnessed. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

In "nature", it might not compare to the true form of the Evil God, but it was only slightly inferior.

However, its grade was evidently much higher, a powerful evil entity capable of reaching the fourth-grade Feather Transformation Realm.

Yet this fourth-grade "Hundred-eyed Heavenly Demon", equivalent to a "half-step Evil God", was forcibly killed by Patriarch Dugu using the Divine Thought transformed sword...

Patriarch Dugu is a Cultivator, a true mortal in the literal sense.

His Divine Thought had never merged with the Dao, and his ability to slay the Heavenly Demon depended solely on the firmness of his mind, the strength of his sword aura, and the unparalleled mastery of Sword Dao.

Moreover, judging from the surrounding traces, this was clearly not the first time.

For years, alone and steadfast, he guarded the Sword Tomb tirelessly, obstructing and slaying these extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons over and over again, undeterred.

This process must have been long and arduous.

Patriarch Dugu’s body was weary and not at its peak, yet his figure, like a flickering candle in the wind, remained as sharp as an unsheathed Divine Sword.

The resoluteness of his Taoist Heart and the tenacity of his will left Mo Hua, who was on the path of Divine Sense Proving the Dao, in awe and filled with respect.

The disparity of human will is indeed as vast as a chasm.

Some have such weak willpower, they’re not even worth a single straw.

While others possess willpower strong enough to rival deities.

The Hundred-eyed Heavenly Demon was slain by Patriarch Dugu, with the Demonic Qi and Evil Qi receding, the rift in the sky began to mend, and all danger started to dissipate.

Patriarch Dugu withdrew his sword aura, revealing his fatigue, as if he had aged a few years.

He took a long breath, suddenly stunned, turning to see Mo Hua.

Patriarch Dugu’s expression was momentarily bewildered, then his pupils shook as he asked,

"Why are you here?"

Mo Hua was also stunned, "The spatial rift opened, so I came in..." He asked softly, "Weren’t you the one who brought me here?"

Patriarch Dugu’s expression abruptly changed, "I... impossible, I..."

But in the next instant, his facial features disappeared, as black Evil Qi sketched an eerie human face, which grinned sinisterly,

"It was me, I brought you here..."

Before he could finish, Patriarch Dugu extended his large hand to his face, as if wiping away ink, removing the Heavenly Demon face and restoring his original appearance.

His face was now full of fear.

"Damn it, it’s a trap!"

Patriarch Dugu’s face turned pale, looking at Mo Hua, he urgently said, "Quick! I’ll send you away, never come back."

But just as he extended his hand to tear open the void, his face was suddenly shrouded by black Qi again.

Patriarch Dugu transformed back into a faceless person, sneering coldly,

"Want to leave? You..."

With his finger transforming into a sword, he touched his forehead, using a wisp of Tai Xu Sword Intent to temporarily seal his own Demon Thought.

But just as he attempted to tear open the rift, the opening in the sky that had just been sealed was suddenly reopened, revealing two enormous white skulls.

On these skulls, hundreds of grim human faces emerged.

Two Hundred-faced Heavenly Demons!

Moreover, some Heavenly Demons with ten faces, even dozens of faces, emerged from the rift, surging down towards the ground.

Yet their target was not Patriarch Dugu.

It was Mo Hua.

In that instant, Patriarch Dugu understood everything.

All of it was a plot by the Heavenly Demons!

Over the years of obstructing and slaying Heavenly Demons, he had long been tainted by them, even beginning to assimilate with them.

And the Heavenly Demons had seen through his thoughts.

They used his desire to pass down the Divine Thought transformed sword to entice him into teaching Mo Hua the Sword technique.

Then, taking advantage of his flaw, they attempted to seize his Primordial Spirit, and during the sword transmission, secretly planted the seed of transformation into a "Heavenly Demon" within Mo Hua.

Now, the "seed" was ripe.

No, perhaps, this "seed" was about to leave the Taixu Gate and the Qian Learning State Boundary, so these Heavenly Demons couldn’t wait anymore, they had to lure Mo Hua here, and then possess his flesh, transforming him into a "Heavenly Demon Fetus".

Once transformed, Mo Hua would become a Heavenly Demon of flesh and blood walking the earth.

Using him as a lead, the Heavenly Demons could spread the Supreme Heavenly Demon Slash Love Path across the world.

At that time, by exterminating human feelings and nature through the Heartless Path, causing human indifference and the annihilation of conscience, turning them into puppets of the Heavenly Demons.

By using the myriad facets of human hearts as nourishment, they could hatch more and stronger Hundred-faced Heavenly Demons, Thousand-faced Heavenly Demons... even an unmatched Innate Great Demon.