Chapter 986: Chapter 535: Opportunity to Slay the Demon Venerable Avatar!

The voice of the Demon Venerable Avatar reverberated.

He saw an unimaginable great opportunity in Jiang Shu.

It must be known that his prowess had long surpassed that of a typical Demon Monarch; even some Vientiane Realm Late Stage Daoist Monarchs might not be his match.

Yet now, Jiang Shu repeatedly escaped in front of him.

The aura on his body had fully recovered to its optimal state, not at all like someone who had been injured.

Such an opportunity, once obtained, would allow him to advance further. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

However, facing the momentum of the Demon Venerable Avatar, Jiang Shu showed no fear.

In more than ten battles with the Demon Venerable Avatar, he had long learned its secrets.

In the Eternal Tower, he constantly contemplated various strategies to break the enemy while in a phase of recuperation and cultivation.

"Quite the audacity, but as an avatar of the Demon Venerable, having comprehended the Space Dao, why is your aura so mixed?"

"Let me guess, is it that the Demon Venerable’s Slaughter Dao went astray, becoming irredeemable, hence splitting off this avatar, then inscribing his Slaughter Dao into this spear to avoid disaster?"

"In this sense, you’re not truly an avatar, just a tool of his."

Jiang Shu stood poised in the void, facing the Demon Venerable Avatar.

"Tool..."

The Demon Venerable Avatar repeated in a low, almost inaudible voice, then raised his head to speak.

"Killing you, I will have my chance to ascend in realm!"

He sneered, not wasting words, and directly charged towards Jiang Shu, his entire being exuding a thick bloodlust, as if countless lives had been sacrificed to condense such intense Evil Qi, painting the heavens and earth red.

"If your true body were here, killing me might be easier."

"But with just an avatar?"

Jiang Shu sneered coldly.

He had been tempered by life and death during this time, gaining experiences unimaginable to ordinary people. The Demon Venerable Avatar once could severely injure him with just a few moves, forcing a hasty retreat, but now he could temporarily withstand and even hold out for a while.

Though still not his opponent, he imposed considerable pressure on the Demon Venerable Avatar.

Hearing this, the Demon Venerable Avatar’s face darkened.

He too could feel that the Great Black Sun Technique’s effect on Jiang Shu was growing weaker, to the point of being nearly nullified now.

"Cut."

Jiang Shu pointed his fingers like a sword, the Space Dao and Cutting Dao fused together, an invisible blade instantly severing towards the Demon Venerable Avatar’s body.

In an instant, the Demon Venerable Avatar vanished from his original spot, leaving only a hideous spatial tear under Jiang Shu’s attack, the residual Dao Rhyme reducing the terrifying bones appearing in the rift to dust, drifting in the void.

Meanwhile, the Demon Venerable Avatar’s true body quietly appeared behind Jiang Shu, spear thrusting forth like a dragon.

The Swallowing Sky Mirror surged with a faint light, coiling around the spear shaft like chains, then shattering.

Though merely a moment, it was enough for Jiang Shu to react, turning with an elbow strike, the Power Dao crashing down like a mountain.

"Clang!"

Facing Jiang Shu’s sword-like elbow strike, the Demon Venerable Avatar held his spear horizontally, blocking it.

The space where the two fought fractured inch by inch, with space turbulence whistling, echoing throughout.

Trample! Trample! Trample!

The Demon Venerable Avatar retreated violently, looking at Jiang Shu’s body with a tinge of disbelief.

In merely a month, he could clearly feel that Jiang Shu had made another breakthrough in the Power Dao, his strength so overwhelming that the avatar had to yield, fearing that a misstep would lead to broken bones and sinews, terrifying indeed.

Simultaneously, Jiang Shu frowned, feeling numbness from his shoulder and elbow.

This Demon Venerable Avatar, even without practicing the Power Dao, was akin to a Dao Artifact; the Dragon Clan’s talent in bodily cultivation was evident.

The Chaos Thunder Pool floated above him, with twelve Great Dao Embryos behind him, though one was dim, easy to overlook if not noticed carefully, its presence weighing heavily on the Demon Venerable Avatar’s heart.

That was the Desolate Dao, acquired just days ago after Jiang Shu slew a Demon Monarch.

Yet now it became one of his Daos.

At this moment, he saw Jiang Shu take out an anciently styled token, infusing all his aura into it, instantly releasing an indescribable aura that seemed eternal, imperishable through the ages, as long as heaven and earth existed.

What is this? This token emits an aura surpassing even his true body’s realm.

"Kill!"

The Demon Venerable Avatar’s spear tip flickered with a bloody glow, unleashing the Nine-headed Blood Flood Dragon to bite down, yet it was wholly blocked by the Swallowing Sky Mirror, unable to approach.

A brief test, and the Demon Venerable Avatar became more certain of the token’s extraordinary nature.

With thoughts swirling, stepping into the void, his spear swept with immense might towards Jiang Shu, the space it passed through unmoved, yet the overwhelming killing intent unhidden, enough to drag a Nirvana Daoist Monarch into the Demon Path, leading to demise.

But it was too late to begin.

A colossal decree exploded from the heavens.

This was the Immortal Character Order, bestowed by the Artifact Spirit of the Wenxian Palace.

Though the Artifact Spirit was severely wounded, its original realm was at the Returning to Void Realm, its understanding and control of the Great Dao far surpassed Jiang Shu’s.