Chapter 221 | Demonic Beings? Obviously Auspicious Omens!

"Master!!"

Several true disciples cried out in agony.

This scene completely shattered the mental defenses of the Heavenly Sword Sect members.

"A fiend! He is a fiend!"

"Kill him and avenge our master!"

Several elders and disciples drew their swords and charged toward Xu Yunzi with bloodshot eyes.

Though they had just eaten human flesh and were still retching, at this moment, faced with their sect leader turning into a demon and slaughtering his own kin, that shred of justice in their hearts finally overrode their fear.

"We are sorry, fellow cultivator! We were blind!"

one elder shouted toward Chen Zhou as he charged. "Even if I must sacrifice this old life today, I will purge this sect!"

Li Zhaoye was at the very front.

His eyes were crimson. No matter what, he could not believe that the master who had taught him to slay demons and defend the way since childhood—the master who was as kind as a father in his heart—was actually a wolf in human skin!

"Why did you lie to me!!"

"Why!!!"

Li Zhaoye roared, slashing his sword toward Xu Yunzi's head.

"Sect-Protecting Array, activate."

Xu Yunzi did not care about these disciples and grand-disciples at all.

With a light wave of his wolf claw, the Heavenly Sword Sect's great array instantly activated.

The entire Broken Sword Peak trembled. Countless sword beams shot out from the mountainside, weaving into a massive sword net above the hall, trapping everyone inside.

The elders and disciples who had charged forward suddenly jerked to a halt.

The "wolf meat" they had just consumed finally exerted its true effect.

"Ugh... Ah..."

The elders leading the charge suddenly let out beastly howls.

Their bodies began to twist and swell.

White fur sprouted from beneath their skin; their fingernails grew long and black, and their facial bones elongated.

In the blink of an eye, these elders, who had just been righteously indignant about slaying demons, turned into half-man, half-wolf monsters right before Chen Zhou's eyes.

"Master? What is happening to you?"

"No, please! I am your disciple!"

The hall instantly turned into a slaughterhouse. Some lost their sanity and began attacking their fellows; others, still possessing a sliver of clarity, looked at their monster-like hands and apologized to Chen Zhou in despair.

"We are sorry... We didn't know..."

"Kill us. Please, just kill us."

Most of the Heavenly Sword Sect's members were indeed upright; they could not accept the fact that they had become evil spirits.

Because Li Zhaoye had the highest cultivation and the firmest sword heart, he was still struggling to hold on.

His eyes were blood-red, fixed on Xu Yunzi atop the high platform, as bloody tears streamed down his face.

"Why, Master? Why did it have to be like this?"

Xu Yunzi stood on the platform, looking down on everything like a monarch.

"I am helping you transcend."

"What is so good about being human? Fragile, short-lived, and bound by all those rules and restrictions."

"Being a demon is much better. You have great power, a long lifespan, and you can do as you please."

"Obediently accept this blessing and become my right and left hands."

He looked at Chen Zhou, his wolf face showing a human-like smile.

"Fellow cultivator, look."

"This is what humans are. As long as they eat a little bit of demon flesh, they can become demons."

"Since you also believe that humans can become demons, why not join me?"

"I can tell you plainly, the Moon-Swallowing Wolf Court is not our enemy either."

"But that old dog Moon-Swallower is much stupider than me. He has a perfectly good demon life but wants to be a Buddha."

"If you and I join forces, the entire Northern Region will be our hunting ground."

"We can build a paradise where humans and demons coexist. Everyone can be a human if they want, or a demon if they want. Wouldn't that be delightful?"

Chen Zhou watched this scene of chaotic demons dancing, his gaze turning cold to the extreme.

"Huaishuang."

"Present."

"Hack him to death."

"Though I am an evil spirit, even I find this old dog filthy."

"As you command!"

Jian Huaishuang had long been unable to restrain himself.

With a swing of his heavy sword, the paper armor on his body instantly burst apart, turning into paper fragments flying through the air.

As a Saint, supported by the enhancement of Chen Zhou's Faith Conferment, Jian Huaishuang's aura surged instantly, breaking through the threshold of the sixth-stage and even faintly suppressing Xu Yunzi.

The sword qi from the Sect-Protecting Array was like paper before his heavy sword, shattering one after another.

"What?!"

Xu Yunzi's face paled with shock.

He had not expected that a mere subordinate under Chen Zhou, only at the second transformation of eerification, could actually block his Sect-Protecting Array!

"Old dog, die!"

Jian Huaishuang merged with his sword, turning into a bolt of black lightning that struck directly at Xu Yunzi.

"Hmph, you've refused the easy way, so have it the hard way."

Xu Yunzi let out a cold snort and swung his wolf claws, bringing forth several crimson blood blades.

"Humans have the Way of Humanity, and demons have the way of demons. I have cultivated both simultaneously; I have long been invincible under heaven!"

Clang—!!

The heavy sword collided with the wolf claws.

A terrifying shockwave directly blew the roof off the entire hall.

Wind and snow poured in.

Jian Huaishuang's sword skills were superb, every strike aimed at a vital point. Moreover, with the enhancement of the 【Lie Sword Domain】, Xu Yunzi's attacks often reflected back onto himself.

However, Xu Yunzi was an established powerhouse after all. He was resilient, possessed incredible recovery speed, and could even manipulate the power of the array.

The man and the monster clashed fiercely within the hall.

On the other side.

Li Zhaoye was still in a state of collapse.

He watched Jian Huaishuang fighting his master, and he looked at the senior uncles, aunts, and junior brothers around him who had turned into half-man, half-wolf creatures.

His worldview had completely crumbled.

"Why... why did this happen..."

He muttered to himself, unable to even hold his Azure Peak Sword.

Just then, Xu Yunzi was forced back by one of Jian Huaishuang's strikes. In his rage, he casually swung a blood claw print, attacking everything around him indiscriminately.

"Watch out!"

The claw print shot straight toward Li Zhaoye.

At this moment, Li Zhaoye's mind was lost; he couldn't react in time and was about to be hit by an attack strong enough to kill a fifth-stage cultivator.