Chapter 67

Chapter 67: Slaughter

“Defend!” Qin Yefeng roared.
It was too late for Qin Yefeng to launch an attack. He could only pull back his Blood Shadow Battle Saber and use its flat side to parry the brutal strike.
The great saber in the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s hand pulsed with dark Demonic Power, followed by a burst of immense force.
“Boom!”
Qin Yefeng was slammed into the ground. The hard stone slabs beneath him shattered completely, then spiderweb cracks spread, splintering inch by inch.
At that moment, the Concubines and Palace Maids, who had been watching the fierce battle from the corners of the Grand Hall, looked on with expressions of lingering fear, murmuring amongst themselves.
“What if this Holy Sun Envoy can’t defeat the Black Bear Demonic Beast? If he can’t, won’t we be in danger?”
“I think we should stop watching the fight. We already know the Fake Emperor is our killer, and that he’s a Black Bear Demonic Beast – that’s enough!”
“What exactly is going on? Why is the Emperor a Black Bear Demonic Beast in disguise? What is happening?”
“Never mind all that. I don’t want to stay in this Imperial Palace any longer. The Emperor is a man-eating Black Bear Demonic Beast; it’s terrifying! I need to get out of here.”
Inside the Grand Hall, some tried to leave, but found a Black Mist blocking the hall entrance, making it impossible to exit.
“Qin Yefeng, you must be alright.”
Princess Ming Yuexin’s forehead was beaded with sweat as she anxiously watched Qin Yefeng battle the Black Bear Demonic Beast.
In the center of the Grand Hall, the ground was already heavily pitted and scarred.
“You brat, taste my Blood Saber Eight Slashes!” The Black Bear Demonic Beast relentlessly brought its black great saber down on Qin Yefeng in a continuous barrage of brutal chops.
Qin Yefeng felt the battle saber’s speed increasing, and its power was becoming too much for his hands to bear.
But Qin Yefeng unleashed the Dragon Blood within him, gritting his teeth and stubbornly enduring the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s furious assault.
“Clang!”
“Clang!” “Clang!”
Qin Yefeng had been soaring above the Grand Hall, but the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s great saber forcibly chopped him down to the ground, a testament to its immense strength!
The Black Bear Demonic Beast unleashed its final strike. The ten-meter great saber, originally pitch-black, now glowed crimson as it slashed towards Qin Yefeng with extreme speed.
The crimson great saber now seemed like a bloody afterimage, sweeping towards Qin Yefeng, an irresistible blade of death.
Qin Yefeng could barely discern where the attack was aimed, but in that instant, his eyes filled with Golden Spiritual Power, allowing him to clearly see the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s target: his right shoulder!
Qin Yefeng erupted with Golden-Yellow Spiritual Power, gripping his Blood Shadow Battle Saber tightly and raising it to block his right shoulder. The crimson-shadowed great saber struck Qin Yefeng’s battle saber, unleashing a fierce bloody light.
“Boom!”
A tremendous explosion resounded.
At the epicenter of the blast within the Grand Hall, bloody demonic shadows and Golden Spiritual Power surged outwards, creating a massive ten-meter crater at the heart of Qin Yefeng and the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s battle.
As the billowing smoke spread, the battle saber in the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s hand was also planted firmly in the ground.
The battle saber’s cleaving strikes subjected Qin Yefeng’s body to immense pressure, and the ground within a hundred meters around him was heavily cracked by his footsteps.
Qin Yefeng thought to himself, This is only because I know how to deflect force. The moment the Black Bear Demonic Beast unleashed its full power, he had taken a step back, yet he was still pushed back ten meters by the immense cleaving force.
“My turn!”
Qin Yefeng erupted with surging combat power, Golden-Yellow Spiritual Power bursting forth from his entire body. The Burning Heaven Dragon Flame within him also manifested around him as he charged back towards the Black Bear Demonic Beast, his Blood Shadow Battle Saber slashing down fiercely.
“Roar!”
The Black Bear Demonic Beast let out a furious roar, its black fur standing on end. It used its massive palm to rip up a stone slab from the ground and hurled it violently at Qin Yefeng.
A flash of Golden-Yellow Spiritual Power, and the Blood Shadow Battle Saber instantly chopped the large stone into fragments.
The Spiritual Power around Qin Yefeng’s body did not dim. He unleashed the Power of Dragon Blood within him, abruptly extending a palm that was brimming with formidable might.
That palm, surprisingly, carried a fierce golden glow, exuding an aura of world-shattering destruction as it pressed down towards the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s head.
The Black Bear Demonic Beast had no time to use its great saber. More black Demonic Power erupted from its bear body.
Its two heavy bear paws stomped directly onto the ground, rooting themselves as if to the stone slabs. Its crimson bear eyes stared directly at the oppressive palm, a bloody killing intent flashing within them, as it punched through the air towards Qin Yefeng.
After the muscular bear arm unleashed all its power, a bursting sound echoed in the air. A bear fist, glowing with black Demonic Power, shot forth from its body, soaring towards Qin Yefeng above.
Qin Yefeng’s eyes were fixed on the Black Bear Demonic Beast. His palm had by now gathered all his strength, concentrated at its center, appearing incredibly powerful and unstoppable.
And surprisingly, the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s fist was wreathed in dense, bloody energy.
This Overlord Bear Fist, at this moment, appeared demonic and sinister, seemingly capable of smashing everything before it into dust.
“Bang!”
The immense powers of Qin Yefeng and the Black Bear Demonic Beast clashed head-on, unleashing a colossal roar like a mountain collapse and a tidal wave.
Golden Spiritual Power and black Demonic Power radiated throughout the entire Grand Hall, slowly spreading outwards. Countless gusts of wind began to swirl, carrying scattered stone dust away from their vicinity.
Qin Yefeng was seen breathing heavily, his clothes torn and tattered by the immense force, and even blood was shaken from the corners of his mouth.
Meanwhile, the Black Bear Demonic Beast’s body was completely slammed into the stone floor. A large hole was smashed directly into its furry black face, its facial bones fractured, and countless streams of blood gushed out.
A large pool of black blood now stained the ground. It was clear the Black Bear Demonic Beast was barely breathing, on the verge of death.
“Die!”
Qin Yefeng, wielding his Blood Shadow Battle Saber, erupted with Golden Spiritual Power from his body, and a dark golden flame light flashed.
A sound of shattering bone echoed as the Blood Shadow Battle Saber decapitated the massive Black Bear Demonic Beast’s head. Only then did silence return to the entire Grand Hall.
Everyone stared at Qin Yefeng, their hearts filled with immense shock, and they began to murmur amongst themselves.
“This young Holy Sun Envoy actually managed to defeat the Black Bear Demonic Beast; that’s truly extraordinary!”
“As expected of a Seeded Contestant from Holy Sun Academy! To be able to cut down such a powerful Demonic Beast with his saber, Qin Yefeng is truly formidable!”