Chapter 394: Unsealing the Restraints
Lin Feng dared not imagine it—if all nine swords appeared simultaneously, he would probably be directly controlled by the demonic sword, with the sword truly as master and he, Lin Feng, as its slave, becoming a tool of slaughter.
The cat demon watched Lin Feng warily, or rather, watched the demonic sword in Lin Feng's hand. This time, his face no longer bore that eerie, bloodthirsty evil smile but instead showed a hint of wariness.
This sword had already developed its own will. If there were a powerful being who could truly master it, who could stop it? Not to mention him in his current state—even at his peak, in the Heavenly Demon realm, he would still die beneath this blade.
If one were to assign a cultivation level to the sword, its realm would be even higher than his own as a Heavenly Demon.
In the cat demon's heart, there was both wariness and greed. Although he was a demon and did not use swords, with a treasure like this, as long as he stepped into the Heavenly Demon realm in the future, a casual slash through the void would unleash incomparably devastating power.
Lin Feng himself did not notice that his pupils had grown even colder—heartless, mindless, as if he were falling into demonhood. A single glance was enough to make the cat demon's heart tremble slightly.
"Kill me?" A bone-chilling voice escaped Lin Feng's lips. He hadn't expected the cat demon to still not give up, still wanting to kill him.
The hand holding the sword slowly raised, and instantly, rolling demonic clouds roared, the space trembling incessantly. The space above Lin Feng was completely shrouded in dark demonic clouds, the sky itself turning gloomy.
With every casual movement Lin Feng made, the demonic clouds churned.
"Kill!"
With a furious roar, Lin Feng slashed down with his sword. The dark demonic clouds rolled and surged, while the air waves of the void split apart to both sides, as if Lin Feng's strike had cut into the sea, cleaving it down the middle. In that split space, there was nothing but demonic clouds and sword energy.
A sword of rage, a sword of bloodlust, a sword that resented heaven and earth.
"Whoosh!" The cat demon's body shot frantically into the high sky. A single casual slash had split heaven and earth apart, filled with endless negative will. The cat demon dared not receive it—he could only dodge.
"Crack!"
A distant mountain exploded. The cat demon's body rose into the sky, but his heart felt uneasy. His speed was fast, but the attack range of this sword was too vast. Lin Feng had merely swung casually, and the sword had already struck down, powerful beyond belief.
As the cat demon's body soared into the air, Lin Feng moved as well. With the demonic sword in hand, his body whistled upward, and another devastating sword strike slashed out, carving another dark chasm in the heavens and earth.
The cat demon's pupils contracted. His body flickered again, his entire form turning into a streak of light, moving at an inconceivable speed.
"Kill!"
Lin Feng was filled with boundless killing intent. Though he controlled the sword at this moment, because his cultivation level was insufficient, his will was also influenced by the sword, his entire body exuding an aura of slaughter.
Lin Feng himself transformed into dark demonic clouds, dancing through the void together with the sword. Demonic clouds roiled, the demonic sword swept across, and soon the entire sky was filled with churning demonic clouds, the rumbling sounds never ceasing.
Accompanying Lin Feng's body and the rolling demonic clouds was a beam of light—the cat demon himself.
"Meow..." A sharp, piercing cat cry rang out. The cat demon's pupils blazed with endless fury. He was being forced by Lin Feng to the point where he couldn't even counterattack, only constantly dodging, utterly miserable—just like Lin Feng had been moments ago. Now, Lin Feng, wielding the demonic sword, completely dominated the battle.
He was a Heavenly Demon, a powerful Heavenly Demon, yet he was being pressed into such a desperate position by a human.
At this moment, the Heavenly Demon's face had fully transformed into a demonic visage, tinged with blazing flames, hideous beyond compare.
His gaze fixed on Lin Feng, the Heavenly Demon searched for an opening. He didn't believe Lin Feng could keep swinging that demonic sword forever. Even if he was in a sorry state now, he still wanted to kill Lin Feng. How could he, a dignified Heavenly Demon, fail to kill a mere human?
Lin Feng also knew what the other was thinking. The demonic sword was indeed powerful, but with his cultivation level, he couldn't truly control it, and his speed was too slow. Otherwise, how would this cat demon dare to fight him? He would have already fled.
Now, the cat demon was looking for a chance to kill him, to deliver a fatal blow.
His bloodthirsty, emotionless pupils seemed filled with a dense, profound resentment, as if influenced by the sword's will. Lin Feng sneered inwardly and swung the sword again, demonic clouds rolling.
But this roaring sword intent did not strike the cat demon, causing the latter's eyes to narrow. Then a bone-chilling smile appeared on his face.
His body trembled, turning into a streak of light as he shot toward Lin Feng at an inconceivable speed.
The cat demon had apparently been waiting for this moment all along, ready for this thunderous strike. At this moment, his hideous demonic face was truly shocking.
Lin Feng paid no attention to the increasingly close, hideous pupils. His emotionless eyes remained just as cold, without any fluctuation.
A rustling sound rang out. The purple ocean surged wildly, countless purple demon serpents coiling around the cat demon's body. But at this moment, the cat demon's entire body was covered in thunder-fire, and his speed was extreme. The Purple Serpent Martial Soul only delayed him for a moment, hardly playing a significant role.
The cat demon's body drew closer and closer to Lin Feng, his eyes growing more and more demonic.
A demonic claw reached out toward Lin Feng, demonic light flickering.
"Heaven Devour!"
Lin Feng shouted lowly, his voice icy. Behind him, six Azure Dragon bodies instantly lunged forward, directly biting down on the cat demon's body. The dragon bodies coiled around, binding the cat demon's entire form.
"Meow..." The cat demon shrieked sharply. Lin Feng raised his sword, then slashed down, faster than thought.
"Kill!"
The icy shout carried rolling demonic clouds as they roared forth. The Heaven Devouring Martial Soul vanished instantly, retracting back. In the heavens and earth, there was only one sword—a sword filled with slaughter and resentment.
The cat demon's pupils contracted, his face filled with terror. Twin martial souls—and a sword.
In such a brief moment, Lin Feng's sword had struck once. The cat demon had thought that in this gap of time, he could deal with Lin Feng. But he seemed to have underestimated human martial souls, especially twin martial souls, which had delayed his body for just a moment. That brief moment was enough to decide the fate of this battle.
Rolling demonic clouds and an incomparably powerful sword slashed down.
"Meow..."
An extremely sharp cry echoed through the void. The cat demon's face had fully transformed into that of a demon. A forbidden aura burst forth from his body, as if some restraint had shattered.
Demonic clouds rolled, space trembled. Lin Feng felt a powerful resistance hindering the demonic sword's descent. A blast of wind nearly knocked his body over.
"The restraint... is undone."
Lin Feng's heart trembled slightly. This terrifying aura was the true aura of a Heavenly Demon.
When the cat demon had transformed into human form, he had been under a restraint, his power suppressed. And this restraint was likely bound by some restriction that could not be easily undone. But now, with the demonic sword about to strike him, the cat demon had thrown all caution to the wind, unsealing the restraint and becoming a true Heavenly Demon—a fearsome Heavenly Demon.
The Qiongqi beneath him, its fierce eyes blazing with intense excitement. It had happened—Lin Feng was truly about to kill this bastard, and had even forced him to undo his restraint.
Transformation into human form, especially into a true human, was irreversible. Heaven had created the rules, giving demonic beasts the chance to become human. To reverse it was to go against heaven. Once a demonic beast unsealed its restraint during the transformation period and restored its Heavenly Demon strength, from then on, this Heavenly Demon would become an ordinary beast, only enjoying a brief period of power. Unless it encountered a miracle, it would never recover and become a Heavenly Demon again.
Now, this Thunder Flame Cat Demon, at the moment the demonic sword was about to strike, had reversed his transformation and become a Heavenly Demon, which meant he was utterly finished.
The Qiongqi trembled all over with excitement. The days of this ancient ferocious beast being treated as a pet were finally coming to an end.
It had long grown sick of the cat demon holding it in his arms, raising it docilely, grinding away all the ferocity of this ancient beast.
Its fierce eyes stared fixedly at the sky, hoping, praying that Lin Feng's descending strike would annihilate the cat demon, leaving him no chance to turn things around.
The cat demon let out a long howl. His claws raised toward the sky, his ten demonic fingers like ten swords, dazzling and even longer than blades.
"Kill!"
Lin Feng's dark pupils were unyielding. All his power converged into his hand as he slashed downward. Cracking sounds immediately rang out continuously. Those ten clawed fingers were severed.
PS: Two flowers, tears streaming from both eyes.