Just as the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor had predicted, the moment Xiao Yan was transported away by the teleportation array, the rampaging demonic energy within his body erupted completely. The explosion was so intense that it instantly shattered the spatial passage created by the teleportation array, causing Xiao Yan to plummet once again into the endless void of space.
Xiao Yan struggled to remain conscious, attempting to summon the Space Ancestral Symbol to reconstruct a spatial passage. However, the eruption of demonic energy devastated his spiritual mind entirely. The newly forming passage collapsed before it could stabilize.
Perhaps it was because spatial passages had been forcefully destroyed twice in succession that a terrifying temporal storm surged within the void. The unconscious Xiao Yan was immediately swept into it. This storm was exceedingly similar to the one he had encountered en route to the Tianxuan Continent—but its scale was exponentially greater, and so too was the temporal displacement it caused.
The previous temporal storm had merely hurled Xiao Yan several decades into the past. But this time, the time distortion was vast beyond comprehension. Xiao Yan was hurled tens of thousands of years into the past, back to the ancient era of the Great Thousand World.
All the divine treasures within his body—including the Plane Spirit and the little demon beast—exhausted their remaining power protecting him from destruction in the temporal vortex. They all sank into deep slumber.
Had Xiao Yan retained his sanity, he would have recognized the opportunity before him—returning to an ancient era filled with untapped fortunes and legendary figures, ripe with potential to become even stronger. Unfortunately, due to the demonic energy's corruption, his consciousness had completely collapsed.
And when his awareness returned, his first and only thought was destruction—obliterate everything his eyes could see.
Thus, in the midst of the Great Thousand World's great war against the Extraterritorial Evil Race, a pitch-black figure suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Clad in demonic flames and wielding a blood-colored longsword, this figure cut down everything in his path. Whether they were soldiers of the Great Thousand World or members of the Extraterritorial Evil Race, they were all slain beneath that crimson blade.
Due to the overwhelming demonic energy radiating from him, Xiao Yan's weapon—the Dragon Slayer Sword—became increasingly sinister. It absorbed the blood and souls of its victims, growing even more malevolent. The killing intent it released became so thick that even Heavenly Sovereigns could barely withstand it.
Xiao Yan's massacre soon drew the attention of both factions. The Extraterritorial Evil Race, mistaking the demonized Xiao Yan for one of their own, made no attempt to intervene. Although none of them could recall when such a powerful "ally" had appeared, his actions aligned with their goals—so they let him continue his rampage unchecked.
The forces of the Great Thousand World, on the other hand, were thrown into chaos. They dispatched multiple Heavenly Sovereigns in an attempt to halt him, but none could withstand his assault. Even a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign was nearly slain by his blood blade. Let alone the weaker Sovereigns—against the demonized Xiao Yan, they were lambs to the slaughter.
At that time, only the Immortal Emperor was capable of suppressing Xiao Yan with certainty. However, he was already engaged in a deadly duel with the Heavenly Evil God—should he divert any strength to stop Xiao Yan, he would risk losing the decisive battle.
"If we can't kill him, then we'll seal him!"
When all other options failed, the Divine Beast Clans proposed a solution. The cost of continuing to battle Xiao Yan was too great. Instead, they would use one of their ancient sealing methods—just as they had done with many powerful Extraterritorial invaders in the past.
But all the Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns were already preparing for the final battle. Thus, the responsibility of the seal fell to four Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereigns—four ancient beast kings from the Divine Beast Clans.
To prevent the Extraterritorial Evil Race from interfering, they decided to lure Xiao Yan to a Lower Plane and carry out the seal there. Then, they would seal off the spatial passage to that plane permanently, preventing anyone from ever reaching it. The chosen Lower Plane was none other than the ancient Dou Qi Continent—Xiao Yan's homeland.
The pursuit and battle lasted for seven days and nights. The four Divine Beasts lured Xiao Yan step by step back to the Dou Qi Continent. Perhaps it was the pull of his homeland—or perhaps some latent memory—but the demonized Xiao Yan's corrupted consciousness began to recover slightly. However, it wasn't enough to fully restore his sanity.
Still, even that momentary lapse presented a golden opportunity. The four Divine Beasts could sense the instability within him. Whatever the cause, Xiao Yan's state was weakening—and that weakness was their best chance to seal him away.
"Form the Four Divine Sealing Formation!" the Azure Dragon roared.
The other three beasts acted instantly. Four towering beams of divine light surged into the sky from their bodies. These beams intertwined, forming an immense light seal that descended from the heavens toward the berserk Xiao Yan.
As the divine light crashed down, the demonic energy surrounding Xiao Yan visibly weakened. For a moment, clarity returned to his bloodshot eyes. Staring at the Four Divine Beasts arrayed across the heavens, he seemed to understand what was happening. Just as he was about to cooperate with the seal, the blood-colored Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand suddenly erupted with a burst of crimson lightning—shattering the seal above.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Yan immediately understood. The Dragon Slayer Sword had absorbed far too much bloodlust and demonic energy. Its power now surpassed that of ordinary Peerless Saint Artifacts—and it may have even developed a consciousness of its own. It clearly resisted being sealed.
But if the blade continued to run rampant, not only would it drag Xiao Yan back into madness, it could very well destroy the entire Dou Qi Continent in a single eruption.
"There's no other way!"
Seeing the fear in the eyes of the Four Divine Beasts, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and roared, "Everyone—seal me! I'll handle the sword!"
With that, he reversed his grip and plunged the Dragon Slayer Sword deep into his chest. At the same time, the Eternal Void Demon Body began operating at full power, forcefully absorbing all the accumulated bloodlust and demonic energy from the sword into his own body.
Sensing its power being drained, the Dragon Slayer Sword thrashed violently, trying to break free of his grasp. But it was futile. Xiao Yan had long engraved his soul imprint into the weapon. Even if it had become a Peerless Saint Artifact with self-awareness, it was still bound by his will.
(End of Chapter)
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