Fate-Defying Demon Emperor-Chapter 290 - 277: Desperate Situation

The Heavenly Penetrating Mirror revealed a border town, the very place of Su Han's secluded retreat. Although the mirror did not directly show Su Han's figure, it calculated his specific location. This was enough for Ye Chuanfeng. Even if it meant completely destroying the town, he could not let Su Han escape again.

"Lord Xuan Song, this boy is cunning and full of tricks," Ye Chuanfeng said. "To prevent any complications from arising, let's go there now!"

He was seeking Xuan Song's opinion, but Xuan Song's sole purpose for coming was to capture Su Han alive and present him to the Saint Heir. Naturally, he had no desire to waste any time. Soon, Ye Chuanfeng and Xuan Song left and headed straight for the border town.

However, the moment they moved, the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign and his group were quickly informed.

"The Tian Lou Saint has sent someone. He must be carrying an exceptional treasure. Now that they've left together, they must have discovered Su Han's whereabouts. Let's follow them and see." The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign had been keeping an eye on Ye Chuanfeng and was instantly aware of Xuan Song's arrival. He quickly made a decision and, along with Qin Wushuang and the others, followed closely behind.

At this very moment, within the border town, Su Han had not completely finished refining the Tian Lou Saint's Divine Sense imprint. However, he suddenly felt a surge of anxiety that pulled him out of his seclusion.

What's happening? Why this sudden unease? This is no coincidence; some unknown danger must be approaching.

Su Han had been living in seclusion here for days, erasing the imprint, and was thus unaware of outside affairs. He stepped out of the courtyard and soon learned about the encirclement, causing his brow to furrow slightly.

It seems I've exposed a flaw after all. But with Thousand Changes and Transformations and the Heaven-Deceiving Demon Bead, I can find a weak point and slip away.

Thousand Changes and Transformations could alter his appearance to resemble someone else's, and the Heaven-Deceiving Demon Bead could deceive martial artists below the Heavenly King Realm. With these two methods, Su Han was confident he could break out of the encirclement. However, as time passed, his anxiety did not weaken but instead grew stronger. Su Han could even hear his own heartbeat.

Something's not right. There must be a danger approaching that I'm unaware of. Could they have calculated my position?

Su Han's brow was tightly knotted, his heart sinking. The hook-nosed man had spent one hundred million Spirit Stones on a single calculation that deduced his location. Perhaps Ye Chuanfeng and the Heavenly Demon Cult had also found a master of deduction. But there was still a final sliver of the Divine Sense imprint inside the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda that needed to be erased.

No! Without a Holy Artifact to conceal my presence, I can be tracked no matter where I flee. Fortune favors the bold. I must completely erase the imprint first, and then find a chance to escape.

Su Han returned to the courtyard and intensified the refinement process, racing against the clock. After a day and a night, the last trace of the Divine Sense imprint on the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda was finally erased. From now on, the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda belonged to Su Han.

"It's finally done!" Su Han was exhausted, yet his eyes shone with delight. He used the Secret of the Soldier Character to control the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda and conceal his aura. Now, unless a more skilled master of deduction appeared, no one could calculate his position.

This is no place to linger!

Having mastered the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda, Su Han had no intention of staying. His figure flickered as he walked out of the courtyard, intending to leave the small town, slip away from the encirclement, and be as free as a bird in the vast sky.

"Hm?"

Just as Su Han stepped out of the courtyard, he suddenly sensed a powerful and familiar Supreme pressure. Two streaks of light roared through the sky, appearing above the town in an instant. It was none other than Ye Chuanfeng and Xuan Song.

At this moment, the image in Xuan Song's Heavenly Penetrating Mirror was blurry and filled with static, no longer clear.

This is bad. He must have erased the Divine Sense imprint on the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda and is using the Holy Artifact to conceal his aura.

Xuan Song was a prodigy from the Tian Luo Net Holy Land. Despite having a different surname, he had received elite training. He was experienced and well-read, possessing a wealth of knowledge that allowed him to quickly deduce the reason. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Nine Palace Golden Pagoda!" An unsightly expression appeared on Ye Chuanfeng's face. He had initially borrowed this Holy Artifact from the Tian Lou Saint and later gave it to Zi Qiong. He never expected that Zi Qiong would be ambushed and killed, allowing the artifact to fall into Su Han's hands. Now, it had become Su Han's protective talisman.

"However, he must have erased it not long ago. He must still be in this small town," Xuan Song analyzed calmly.

His judgment made Ye Chuanfeng's eyes light up, a look of delight spreading across his face. As long as Su Han was still in this town, things would be manageable. Since the Holy Artifact could conceal one's aura, this was their only chance to find him.

"Earth Rank High-Level Martial Technique: Star-Destroying Palm!"

Ye Chuanfeng attacked directly. Overwhelming starlight descended from the heavens, quickly gathering before him and condensing into a massive Starlight Giant Palm five thousand meters in size. The Starlight Giant Palm was so condensed it looked solid, with clear and lifelike palm lines. Like a great mountain, it descended with terrifying power, slapping directly toward the small town. The town had a population of only a few tens of thousands. He would rather kill the innocent than let his target escape.

With absolute killing intent, Ye Chuanfeng struck without mercy, bringing his palm down.

BOOM! RUMBLE!

The Starlight Giant Palm instantly covered the entire town. The ground shook violently, and cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb. The buildings within the town were smashed into rubble, and the ordinary citizens were pulverized into bloody paste, their bodies completely annihilated. With one palm strike, the town was destroyed and its people perished. It was an act of utmost cruelty.

But Ye Chuanfeng was unconcerned. Instead, he stared intently at the ruins with blazing eyes. He knew Su Han possessed the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda and wouldn't have been killed by that palm strike. Now that every citizen was dead, the only one left alive had to be Su Han.

Sure enough, a brilliant golden light erupted from the ruins, dyeing the entire area gold. The source of the golden light was the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda, and Su Han's figure was now exposed to Ye Chuanfeng and Xuan Song.

However, Su Han's face was ashen, his eyes filled with a chilling murderous intent. He glared fiercely at Ye Chuanfeng, his heart aching for the town's people. They were human beings, each a vibrant life, yet Ye Chuanfeng had crushed them all as if they were ants. This cold-blooded cruelty made Su Han's killing intent boil. He wished for nothing more than to execute Ye Chuanfeng on the spot and avenge the people of this town.

"Hahaha, Su Han, you've finally shown yourself!" A burst of maniacal laughter echoed as demonic light descended from the heavens, revealing four figures: the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign, the Toad Poison Venerable, the Seven Injuries Devil Honorable, and Qin Wushuang. They had followed all this way and, just as they had hoped, had finally found the Su Han they were so desperately searching for.

"The Heavenly Demon Cult, and Qin Wushuang!" Su Han's gaze swept over the four, his eyes just as cold and frosty.

"Su Han, you really made us look for you, but today, you won't escape even if you grow wings!" Ye Chuanfeng declared, indifferent to the deaths of an entire town's populace. His eyes were fixed on Su Han with excitement. Capturing Su Han was his own path to salvation.

At this moment, five Supreme Realm powerhouses, plus Xuan Song from the Heavenly King Realm, had Su Han completely surrounded. This time, Su Han had fallen into a desperate, inescapable situation.