Chen Yi slightly raised an eyebrow, then immediately fitted the Dragon Taming Saddle onto its head, his form leaping onto it, understanding the reason in his heart: [At forty-six years old, you rode the Azure Dragon Divine Beast with the Dragon Taming Saddle, gaining luck and fortune together, reward: Counterattack Points +20.] [Note 1: Due to the divine intent of the acquired spiritual object Dragon Taming Saddle, you gain the blessing of Dragon Power, temporarily breaking through to the lower segment of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, temporarily acquiring the divine skills of ’Call Wind and Rain’ and ’Stars Shift and Battle Turn’.] [Note 2: Divine Skill ’Call Wind and Rain’ Four Realms, with a thought, call forth the wind from the east and the rain from the west, nurturing the land, or driving away evil and slaying demons.] [Note 3: Divine Skill ’Stars Shift and Battle Turn’ Three Realms, formed by the East Pole Star Lord Azure Dragon merging into a sea of stars, possessing the ability to move mountains and fill seas, to ward off disasters and calamities.] Due to your counterattack task not yet being completed, the gained counterattack points are converted into cultivation. As golden light flashed, Chen Yi suddenly felt his heart and mind momentarily bewildered, an immense dragon energy descending from the void into the palatial complexes within his brain, with colorful light surging instantaneously, and three dark green, scarlet red, and black stars strangely dyed platinum. On them, the White Tiger raised its head, issuing a low growl, its wings behind vibrating incessantly, its eyes full of eagerness. The divine intent within it unexpectedly surged instantaneously, its power becoming increasingly terrifying. Chen Yi slowly returned to his senses, sensing the immense divine intent within him, looking calmly at the eighth realm Eagle Demon. Although he felt the cultivation was unstable, this so-called "Heavenly Immortal Realm" cultivation still shook his heart and mind. In his eyes, the world had once again changed colors—from when he was in the Heavenly Human Realm before, the entire world now had more colors, brilliantly flowing, as if threads formed by Taoist Rules descending from the heavens. Upon closer inspection—it was clearly those threads descending from the "Heaven and Earth Bridge", falling upon each human cultivator and demon like puppet strings controlling marionettes. Chen Yi’s eyes subtly moved, seeing that besides the "Heaven and Earth Bridge", there were similar Taoist Rules manifesting from "Taizhou Mountain" and that "Netherworld River" seemingly descending from the heavens. But the connection with the "Heaven and Earth Bridge" was different in its divine intent from above, the Taoist Rules of "Taizhou Mountain" were more robust, connecting to various realms, seeming from afar not as a mountain, but as a towering giant tree lush with branches and leaves. Meanwhile, the "Netherworld River" was more enigmatic, as though it itself was a Taoist Rule, with countless black threads coursing through it internally. Nonetheless, what concerned Chen Yi more was that—even when surrounded by the threads of the "Heaven and Earth Bridge", they seemed to bypass him, yet those tangled threads surrounded him tightly, affecting his connection with nature’s spiritual energy. "So this is Taizhou Mountain, this is the ’Heaven and Earth Bridge’..." With clarity in mind, Chen Yi retracted his gaze, looking towards the Eagle Demon made extremely disheveled by his divine skills. "You—Azure Dragon Divine Beast, very well, very well indeed! Once I slay you, I’ll capture this Azure Dragon back to the Demon Court to flay and drawn and quarter it!" Before Chen Yi could speak, Xiao Qing’s tender voice echoed across the land: "Sharp-mouthed beast, aren’t you afraid of twisting your tongue by bragging like that? Dragons aren’t afraid of you." A smile appeared on Chen Yi’s face, as he lightly stamped his foot, letting Xiao Qing take him outside the city wall, staring directly at the Eagle Demon. "You cannot kill me." Before the words were fully spoken, his Sword Intent swiftly swept out again. This time, due to Xiao Qing’s two divine skills, the divine intent within him far surpassed before, to the extent there were four divine skills, especially including Sword Dao Divine Intent of six realms. Even with the suppression of the "Heaven and Earth Bridge", making it difficult to exert full power, his heart spirit still expanded, covering an area of fifteen thousand miles, encompassing ten cities including Sky Dome, Youdu, and Fengdu City. Thus, at the moment his Sword Intent unfolded, all attacking demons within and outside these cities were enveloped. Realizing this point, the Eagle Demon raised its head and let out a shout: "Retreat!" The Shadow Demon and Fire Demon behind it similarly let out a roar, reminding all demons battling above human cities to withdraw. But it was too late—Chen Yi’s heart spirit slightly moved, and countless longswords swiftly formed, their speed far surpassing before. The divine intent gathering on the swords was enough to slay any demon below the first realm of divine skills, with just one strike consuming more than half of his newly filled divine intent. Aware of this, Chen Yi pressed his right index and middle fingers together, sweeping downward: "Sword Fourteen Myriad Blades, fall!" Ring ring ring... Crisp and pleasant sword cries sounded in succession, rushing towards their respective targets. At that moment, a dignified voice arose from behind the demon army. "I am so disappointed in all of you..." Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel•fire.net Alongside the arrival of this voice, an unrivaled domineering force instantly struck, penetrating the human race’s big formation, transforming into numerous demon shield energy barriers enveloping all demons. A series of metallic sounds rang out, blocking most of Chen Yi’s Myriad Blades attack, only a few demons too distant or with too low cultivation were unable to escape and perished under the sword. Frowning, Chen Yi looked at the Eagle Demon and vaguely realized that the demon who intervened should be the mysterious new Demon Emperor of the Demon Court—Barbarian Emperor. Seeing the expressions of the Eagle Demon, Fire Demon, and several other Great Demon Kings of the Eighth Divine Power Realm, he became more convinced of his suspicion. At this moment, White Mountain Ancestor, who was holding his ground against two opponents above Sky Dome City, forced two Great Demon Kings of the Eighth Divine Power Realm back, then looked towards the Demon Court and said sternly: "Demon Court, Demon Emperor, Ah Man!" The voice was indifferent and calm, yet the mere six words exploded like thunder over every human warrior’s head. "Demon Court Demon Emperor? Isn’t the Fengyue Demon Emperor on the Tianyuan Continent? How is there a Demon Emperor at the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield too?" "Heavens... does the Demon Court have two Demon Emperors?" "This is the worst case scenario, what if this Barbarian Emperor has taken over from the Fengyue Demon Emperor? Or has he... usurped the throne?" Before the crowd could discuss further, White Mountain Ancestor’s expression darkened, "Demon Emperor? I’ve never heard of you..." "That’s your incompetence, what’s it got to do with me?" As soon as the words fell, the Barbarian Emperor ordered all the demons to retreat. At the same time, a blurry phantom emerged above the Demon Court’s territory, gazing remotely at Chen Yi in Youdu City. "Chen Yi, Azure Dragon Sword Immortal, I think highly of you. If you are interested, you can join my Demon Court anytime, and I will treat you generously!" Chen Yi slightly furrowed his brow. His cultivation at the Heavenly Immortal Realm allowed him to see things that ordinary people could not when he looked at the phantom—that phantom was a concentrated mass of demon energy, bizarrely drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy, like breathing. Evidently, the Barbarian Emperor also mastered a Taoist Rule, similar to his Slaughter Sword Dao, with mysterious and unpredictable power. "I appreciate the Barbarian Emperor’s kindness, but Chen Yi has his own path and declines your offer. The Barbarian Emperor should look elsewhere." "There’s no need to refuse in such a hurry. Now that the Ancient Daoist Court does not intervene, what good does it do to have the inheritance of the White Tiger True Monarch?" The Barbarian Emperor didn’t speak as before but communicated through sound transmission. Chen Yi’s heart tightened, and he pursed his lips without speaking. He thought few people knew he had acquired the position of the White Tiger True Monarch, but he didn’t expect the Barbarian Emperor to know this. However, Chen Yi was not to be underestimated either; he responded via sound transmission, "The Barbarian Emperor found the location of the Ancient Demon Court’s inheritance, but it seems you haven’t fully mastered it yet, have you?" If the Barbarian Emperor had fully mastered the Ancient Demon Court’s inheritance, he would surely have led the Demon Court’s army in a large-scale invasion of the Human Race. "He he..." The Barbarian Emperor chuckled and raised his voice, "Chen Yi, let’s leave it at that. Once you’ve settled your affairs, I will sweep the mat to welcome you." Hearing the Barbarian Emperor’s shameless words, Chen Yi’s face turned slightly cold. He said not a word, stepped off the Azure Dragon’s head, blurred for just an instant, and then sat back on the Dragon Taming Saddle. But in that extremely short time, outside Youdu City, all the Great Demon Kings below the Fifth Divine Power Realm who were retreating towards the Demon Court perished. They didn’t even notice Chen Yi’s presence, mindlessly flying several miles before their Heart Spirit shattered, and they crashed down. "I wonder if the Barbarian Emperor is satisfied with this gift?" Before the Barbarian Emperor could respond, the Eagle Demon, who had been frustrated by Chen Yi earlier, was already furious: "Chen Yi, you—" Earlier it had mocked Lu Chen for having tens of thousands of elite demons slain by Chen Yi, but it didn’t expect to follow suit this time. Although the numbers weren’t as large, dozens of Great Demon Kings of the Divine Power Realm had died in the recent battle, which were all dear to it. "Let’s return to the Demon Court first." At this moment, the Barbarian Emperor slowly spoke, "Chen Yi, you’ve done well. I hope you won’t regret today’s actions when we meet next time!" Chen Yi replied calmly, "There’s no need for the Barbarian Emperor to worry about that."