174: Chapter 174 Entering the Holy City Alone, Slaying Twelve Demon Kings

With a single strike, thousands of Patrol Guards were wiped out, and the entire Heavenly Demon Holy City fell into a deathly silence.

Those Yao Race experts who had originally clamored to capture Ye Qing were now as silent as cicadas in winter, their gazes toward the figure above the sea of clouds filled with unspeakable terror.

The Blazing Lion King stood on the gate tower, his face pale and his body trembling slightly.

He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, not a single word came out.

The Patrol Guards he was so proud of, the military formation he had painstakingly cultivated, had turned to dust under the opponent's single strike.

This absolute crushing of strength made him completely lose the courage to resist.

Seeing that no one answered, Ye Qing stopped wasting words.

Holding the hunyuan ruler, he took a step forward, and his figure appeared before the massive golden gate of the Heavenly Demon Holy City.

The gate was forged from a single piece of massive Star God Iron that emitted a faint golden light.

It was dozens of zhang high and astonishingly thick, engraved with countless complex defensive runes that radiated an ancient aura.

These runes flowed slowly across the surface of the gate like living creatures, emitting a pressure as heavy as a mountain.

Ye Qing didn't even stop walking; he simply extended his left hand and pressed it lightly against that huge golden gate.

Then, he gave it a gentle push.

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted, as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth was splitting!

That Star God Iron gate, weighing over millions of jin, engraved with countless ancient defensive runes, and capable of withstanding the full-force attack of a Soul Transformation Late Stage expert, collapsed inward with a boom like rotting wood under Ye Qing's seemingly light push!

Countless golden rune fragments scattered everywhere!

Dust and smoke soared into the sky!

The gate of the Heavenly Demon Holy City, which symbolized the supreme power and glory of the Yao Race, was like nothing before Ye Qing!

The loud crash of the collapsing gate spread throughout the entire Holy City like a thunderclap.

Inside the city, countless Yao Race Cultivators, regardless of their cultivation level, felt a tremor from the depths of their Souls!

The Holy City they relied on and took pride in had actually had its gate breached so easily!

This... this was simply something that subverted their understanding!

Ye Qing ignored those terrified gazes; he lifted his foot, stepped over the collapsed gate, and entered this massive golden city floating above the Nine Heavens.

Inside the city, the streets were wide and the buildings magnificent, filled everywhere with rich Demonic Qi and an ancient aura.

But at this moment, those originally bustling streets were empty; all the shops had closed their doors, and only a few bold Yao Race Cultivators hid behind doors and windows, secretly peeking at this uninvited baleful star.

Ye Qing's Divine Sense swept across the entire Holy City in an instant like an invisible tide.

The defensive forces in the city were much weaker than he had anticipated.

Apparently, his previous single strike that wiped out thousands of Patrol Guards had completely destroyed the morale and fighting spirit of the Holy City's garrison.

However, there were still several extremely powerful auras hidden within the Holy City.

Those were the true foundations of the Heavenly Demon Holy City—those veteran Yao Kings who had lived for who knows how many years, and that mysterious Heavenly Demon Emperor, who was said to have already touched the Realm above Soul Transformation.

"Since you are here, why hide? Come out."

Ye Qing stopped, looked calmly toward the center of the Holy City at the most magnificent golden palace that resembled a crown, and spoke indifferently.

His voice was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout the entire Holy City.

The next moment, a cold snort came from that golden palace.

Immediately after, twelve auras of different colors, yet equally suffocatingly powerful, soared into the sky from different positions of the golden palace like twelve pillars supporting the heavens!

Twelve figures appeared around Ye Qing as if by teleportation, surrounding him completely!

These twelve figures were male and female, old and young; some looked like humans, while others retained some characteristics of Yao Beasts.

But the auras they emitted, without exception, all reached the Spirit Severing Realm!

Moreover, the weakest among them was at the Soul Transformation Middle Stage!

Three of them had even reached the Soul Transformation Late Stage!

Twelve Yao Kings of the Spirit Severing Realm!

This was the true foundation of the Heavenly Demon Holy City!

It was also the greatest reliance that allowed the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court to stand tall!

"Human Race! You are too arrogant! How dare you break into our Heavenly Demon Holy City alone!"

An old man wearing crimson battle armor, with hair and beard standing on end, looking like a lion, glared at Ye Qing, his voice exploding like muffled thunder.

He was one of the three Soul Transformation Late Stage Yao Kings, known as the "Blazing Lion King"!

"Arrogant? Perhaps."

Ye Qing's gaze slowly swept over the twelve Soul Transformation Yao Kings, his face devoid of any fear, instead revealing a faint smile.

"However, since I dared to come, I naturally have the confidence to keep all of you here."

"Braggart!"

Another Soul Transformation Late Stage Yao King, a woman wearing a black court dress with a seductive face but eyes as cold as frost, said coldly, "Just relying on you alone, you want to fight against our Holy City's Twelve Heavenly Kings? That is simply a pipe dream!"

She was the Soul Transformation Late Stage Yao King known as the "Nether Fox King".

"There is no point in talking more; let's see the real results in battle."

Ye Qing stopped wasting words.

The hunyuan ruler in his hand shimmered with dark silver light, and he took the initiative to attack!

His body flickered like a ghost, instantly appearing in front of the Blazing Lion King.

The hunyuan ruler in his hand, like a divine axe splitting the heavens and earth, chopped down towards his head!

"Well come!"

The Blazing Lion King roared, and a battle axe that was entirely crimson and burning with raging flames appeared in his hand.

Without dodging or avoiding, he swung it fiercely to meet the hunyuan ruler!

Clang!

A deafening sound of metal clashing rang through the entire Holy City!

Violent energy turbulence, centered on their collision, swept wildly in all directions, causing several surrounding buildings to collapse!

The Blazing Lion King only felt an indescribable, terrifying force coming through the battle axe, numbing his arm and splitting the webbing between his thumb and index finger, forcing him to involuntarily retreat several steps!

"Such strong power!"

The Blazing Lion King was shocked.

He had Cultivated for thousands of years and had always been known for his strength and Physical Body defense, yet he did not expect that in a head-on collision of power, he would actually lose to this Human Race Cultivator who did not look strong!

Just at the moment when his mind was shaken, Ye Qing's second strike followed closely!

He did not let up after gaining the advantage; the hunyuan ruler in his hand transformed into streaks of dark silver light, pouring down toward the Blazing Lion King like a violent storm!

The Blazing Lion King was beaten back repeatedly, having only the power to parry but no power to fight back!

The other eleven Yao Kings, seeing this scene, were both shocked and angry.

They all attacked, surrounding Ye Qing from different directions!

For a moment, the light of various Magic Treasures and Divine Abilities illuminated the entire sky!

Violent energy turbulence destroyed the buildings in the Holy City piece by piece!

Facing the siege of eleven Soul Transformation Yao Kings, Ye Qing remained calm and composed.

His figure was like lightning, nimbly weaving through the siege, the hunyuan ruler in his hand sometimes like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, tricky and vicious; sometimes like Mount Tai pressing down, heavy and powerful; sometimes like a breeze brushing the face, elegant and agile.

With his own strength, he fought alone against twelve Soul Transformation Yao Kings and did not fall into a disadvantage at all!

Even during the battle, he seized an opportunity and used the ruler to cut a Soul Transformation Middle Stage Yao King in half at the waist!

Blood dyed the streets of the Holy City red!

The battle entered a white-hot stage from the very beginning!

Ye Qing was like a tireless God of Slaughter, fighting more bravely as he fought under the siege of the twelve Soul Transformation Yao Kings!

The aura on his body did not weaken due to consumption; instead, during the battle, it became increasingly refined and powerful!

He was like a piece of fine iron being tempered, constantly removing Impurities during the battle and sublimating himself!

The twelve Soul Transformation Yao Kings became more and more shocked the longer they fought!

They discovered that this Human Race Cultivator in front of them was like a bottomless pit; no matter how they attacked, they could not cause any substantial damage to him!

Moreover, the opponent's counterattacks were becoming increasingly fierce and fatal!

In just the short time of an incense stick, three more Soul Transformation Middle Stage Yao Kings were killed on the spot by him!

In the blink of an eye, only eight of the twelve Soul Transformation Yao Kings remained!

Moreover, the remaining eight were all wounded, and their auras were withered!

"We cannot continue like this! We must use that thing!"

A flash of determination crossed the eyes of the Nether Fox King.

She exchanged glances with the other few Yao Kings, seemingly reaching some kind of consensus.

They fiercely forced Ye Qing back, and then, simultaneously retreated, surrounding the golden palace in the center of the Holy City, and began to chant an ancient and obscure incantation!

As they chanted, the golden palace began to vibrate violently!

A more ancient and more terrifying aura began to slowly permeate from the depths of the palace!