Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 590 - 588: Execution

RUMBLE RUMBLE...

The black demonic flames, carrying a chilling killing intent, bore down, stirring the wind and snow within a five-hundred-meter radius, and in an instant, hovered above the villagers.

"Your opponent is me."

Ten roaring Qi Dragons coiled around Luo Feng, repelling the wind and snow. His figure instantly appeared beneath the black flames, and he swung the Rage Flame Knife in midair, unleashing a blast of icy saber light.

BOOM!

The saber light shattered the dark flames. Luo Feng's figure shot out from within, and he once again slashed at the Sky Flying Demon with his knife.

A sanguine light pulsed in the Sky Flying Demon's eyes. Facing the incoming torrent of Saber Qi, the steel trident in his hand erupted with sinister demonic flames, sweeping toward Luo Feng.

BOOM!

Amidst the deafening blast, the wind and snow were annihilated. Luo Feng and the Sky Flying Demon were both thrown backward.

"Heh heh heh... It's been a long time since I've tasted the flesh of a human Spiritual Rotation Realm expert. Your Yuan Qi is so abundant; devouring you will surely be a great tonic!"

The Sky Flying Demon ignored the departing Bing Ruolan and the others. Fixing his baleful eyes on Luo Feng, he grinned ferociously, revealing a mouthful of fangs.

Luo Feng, expressionless, retorted with a cold laugh, "Want to eat my flesh? Let's see if you have what it takes."

"A mere human dares to be arrogant before me! Rest assured, after I kill you, we will breach Sky Frost City. Those two women seem close to you. I'll send them to reunite with you! With their tender flesh, they'll surely taste exquisite."

The Sky Flying Demon flapped its wings, stirring up fierce gales. Arms crossed, it regarded Luo Feng with nonchalant amusement, letting out bursts of grotesque laughter.

Luo Feng's expression turned glacial, his eyes flaring with biting killing intent. "For those words alone, you die today!"

His Yuan Qi surged, and Luo Feng's aura erupted, scattering the wind and snow within a hundred-meter radius.

"SLASH!"

From several hundred meters away, Luo Feng slashed out with his knife.

A massive beam of Saber Qi split the air, like a curtain drawn between heaven and earth. Resembling a shooting star, it hurtled toward the Sky Flying Demon, accompanied by a series of deafening sonic booms.

The Sky Flying Demon was about to utter a few taunts when he suddenly felt an intensely sharp aura rush towards him. His skin prickled with pain. This slash was several times more terrifying than the last!

His expression changed. Black flames ignited on the Sky Flying Demon's wings, and he flapped them powerfully.

WHOOSH!

The airflow in the sky turned chaotic as black currents formed two arcing shields in front of the Sky Flying Demon.

BOOM!

The Saber Qi slammed viciously onto the black shields. Countless cracks spread across them, but they didn't shatter. However, the immense force knocked the Sky Flying Demon back a hundred meters, and a trickle of blood seeped from his mouth.

"Damn you! I'll hack off your limbs and cast you into the Underground Abyss, where you'll suffer a fate worse than death!"

To be outmaneuvered by a human youth! A sanguine glow erupted in the Sky Flying Demon's eyes as he glared at Luo Feng, his gaze glinting ominously.

Gazing into the Sky Flying Demon's eyes, Luo Feng felt a wave of bloodlust wash over him. It was as if he were suddenly in the depths of the underworld, surrounded by countless vengeful spirits and wraiths, a chilling Demonic Qi permeating the air...

This is an Illusion Technique!

Channeling his Grand Momentum, Luo Feng instantly snapped back to reality, his eyes flying open to see a steel trident thrusting towards his face.

"Dragon Slaughtering Gang Qi!"

His gaze sharp, Luo Feng, though startled, remained composed and gave a slight tremor.

A clear, high-pitched dragon's cry echoed. Ripples spread out from Luo Feng's body, coalescing into the phantom of an immense, jet-black dragon that enveloped him protectively. Its scales, dark and lustrous as polished steel, gleamed. Its eyes held an aura of disdain for all under heaven.

BOOM!

The steel trident struck the draconic Gang Qi, sending sparks flying. Like a clay ox entering the sea, its momentum immediately dwindled.

"What?!"

The Sky Flying Demon was aghast. He hadn't expected Luo Feng to break free from his Illusion Technique so quickly, nor for this Protective Gang Energy to be so incredibly strong that even with his power, he couldn't shatter it instantly.

A cold smirk touched Luo Feng's lips. He couldn't help but feel a surge of gratitude for the trial on Sky Mountain.

It was precisely his experience on the Illusory Stone Bridge that had enabled him to detect the enemy's Illusion Technique and regain his senses at the critical moment.

"BREAK!"

This all happened in a flash. Luo Feng clenched his left fist, which blazed with a scorching aura, and punched towards the Sky Flying Demon.

BOOM!

The demonic flames on the Sky Flying Demon's steel trident were extinguished. Struck by the impact of Yuan Qi, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood.

"Brat, die!"

The Sky Flying Demon was both shocked and enraged. Luo Feng's aura seemed weaker than his own, yet he had repeatedly suffered setbacks at Luo Feng's hands. This infuriated him. With a furious roar, the demonic flames around him surged. He flapped his wings and his figure suddenly soared into the air.

SWISH!

His gaze locked onto Luo Feng, the Sky Flying Demon's figure suddenly blurred, splitting from one into two, then two into four. In an instant, the entire area was filled with images of the Sky Flying Demon.

"KILL!"

Dozens of Sky Flying Demons, their steel tridents trailing series of black afterimages, lunged at Luo Feng. Overwhelming Demonic Qi blanketed the area, vast and unending, making it impossible to distinguish illusion from reality.

"Illusion Techniques are useless against me!"

Luo Feng sneered, his sharp gaze locking onto the rearmost Sky Flying Demon. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed his self-created Saber Technique.

"Astonishing Thunder!"

CRACKLE!

A thunderclap echoed in mid-air. A brilliant beam of saber light shot straight up, like a Thunderbolt descending from the highest heavens, piercing the void and extending outwards at an incredible speed.

SQUELCH!

The saber light flashed, and a mist of blood exploded in the air. All the illusory Sky Flying Demons vanished completely, leaving only the single figure at the very back.

Now, only half of the Sky Flying Demon's right fleshy wing remained, dark red blood gushing from it. His face a mask of horror, he stared at Luo Feng. "Human, how did you see through to my true form?"

His Illusion Technique used Yuan Qi and spiritual energy to create illusory clones. Unless one possessed formidable Soul Power or was an expert in Illusion Techniques, even a Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist would find it difficult to identify his true body. A wrong choice meant paying with one's life.

After leaving the subterranean world, this Sky Flying Demon had used this illusory clone technique to slay numerous human experts, including one at the peak of the first level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm! To see Luo Feng completely unaffected by his Illusion Technique now filled him with indescribable horror.

"You don't need to know."

Luo Feng smiled coldly, his entire being exuding a piercing, razor-sharp aura. The murderous intent in his eyes was even colder than the surrounding ice and snow.

This Sky Flying Demon had dared to threaten him using Bing Ruolan and He Qin—an absolutely intolerable offense.

"Damn you! Die!"

Sensing Luo Feng's disdainful gaze, the Sky Flying Demon flew into a rage. Demonic flames surged about ten to thirteen meters high around him, coalescing into the fanged steel trident in his hand. His gaze locked onto Luo Feng, and he hurled it.

WHOOSH!

The fanged steel trident streaked through the air, trailing a black tail flame over ten meters long. It resembled a colossal, unmatched bolt of silk, carrying a sinister Demonic Qi as it shot towards Luo Feng, seeming to pierce through everything.

Facing the speeding fanged steel trident, Luo Feng's gaze was calm, but his pupils suddenly contracted.

"DIE!"

Yuan Qi seethed within Luo Feng. His cultivation at the peak of the second level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm erupted without reservation, and he instantly unleashed three beams of saber light.

CLANG!

The first slash extinguished the demonic flames on the trident.

The second slash split the trident in two down the middle.

The third slash followed immediately.

"Impossible! You..."

The Sky Flying Demon's pupils reflected the saber light, his expression one of utter, abject terror.

SPLURT!

The saber light flashed, and the Sky Flying Demon's remaining words died in his throat.

The next moment!

The Sky Flying Demon's body split down the middle. Dark red blood erupted, showering down like a crimson rain...

While Luo Feng battled the Sky Flying Demon, Bing Ruolan and He Qin led the villagers at full speed toward the north gate of Sky Frost City.

"Spirit Rhino Yuan Sword!"

"Snow Over the Thousand Mountains!"

Both unleashed their full power without reservation. Sword Qi ravaged the space around them, and swathes of Underground Demons fell into pools of blood, unable to halt their advance.

I wonder how Luo Feng is doing... After slaying the nearby Underground Demons, Bing Ruolan pursed her lips, her pretty face etched with worry.

"Bing Ruolan, we're almost at the North Gate," He Qin's calm voice interjected at the right moment.

Bing Ruolan started, then nodded, pushing aside her distracting thoughts and focusing all her energy on slaying the nearby Underground Demons.

One thousand meters.

Eight hundred meters.

Six hundred meters.

Five hundred meters...

「The North Gate of Sky Frost City.」

On the city walls stood rows of guards in gleaming armor, their faces grim. They held long spears and powerful crossbows, vigilantly watching the base of the walls. Any Underground Demon that approached was immediately shot down.

"Huh? Look, quick! What's that?" A sharp-eyed guard squinted, peering into the wind and snow ahead.

A young guard beside him jumped in fright. He rubbed his eyes but saw only the swirling blizzard and countless Underground Demons; nothing else. He couldn't help but complain, "What are you blabbering about? You scared me! I thought the Sky Flying Demons were here."

The guard who had spoken first shook his head and pointed. "There seem to be people over there!"

"People? How is that possible?" The young guard shook his head. Outside the city now, there were only Underground Demons. Who would come to Sky Frost City at a time like this?

However, driven by curiosity, he followed the pointed direction with his gaze. His eyes suddenly focused.

"There really are people! They look like villagers from the nearby Snow Rock Village! Heavens, they actually made it here!"

"It looks like they have experts protecting them."

"Quick! Inform the captain!"

The entire city wall erupted into a commotion.

A short while later, a tall, burly middle-aged man hurried onto the city wall. He looked down and boomed with laughter, "HAHAHA... Students from the four great academies of Flowing Cloud Region actually escorted the Snow Rock Village villagers here! Well done, truly well done!"

Turning, the middle-aged man ordered, "Open the city gates! We'll go out to meet them!"

"Yes, sir!"

KREEEEEAK...

The massive city gates, forged from Black Steel, were slowly raised. The middle-aged man took the lead, hundreds of guards charging out with him.

Moments later, the several hundred guards met up with Bing Ruolan's group and escorted the Snow Rock Village villagers safely into Sky Frost City.

"To protect so many villagers and bring them to Sky Frost City, you two are truly remarkable! This Wu is deeply impressed!" The middle-aged man was Wu Lin, captain of the North Gate guards. As he looked at He Qin and Bing Ruolan, a flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes. Escorting so many ordinary villagers to Sky Frost City through a siege of Underground Demons was nothing short of a miracle.

He Qin and Bing Ruolan exchanged a look and shook their heads in unison. "Actually, it wasn't us."

Both knew very well that without Luo Feng, they could never have escorted the villagers to Sky Frost City.

"Oh?" Wu Lin paused, then frowned. "Could it be there were other experts?"

"Yes. We encountered a Sky Flying Demon outside the city. He stayed behind to hold it off," Bing Ruolan replied.

HISS!

Upon hearing this, the surrounding guards gasped, admiration filling their eyes. Many of them had witnessed the terror of the Sky Flying Demons; even experts at the half-step to Spiritual Rotation Realm would be instantly slain by one.

"Captain Wu, we must go lend him a hand. We'll take our leave now." Bing Ruolan, concerned for Luo Feng's safety, immediately excused herself, preparing to go with He Qin to help Luo Feng.

"I'll go with you," Wu Lin declared.

"Thank you!" Bing Ruolan said gratefully. Just as the three were about to leave the city, the sound of something slicing through the air echoed from above, and a figure streaked towards them.