Watching the fist swell with overwhelming might before his eyes.
Huangfu Long swiftly summoned the golden giant sword with his right hand, attempting to block this strike.
Only to hear a "boom."
A mushroom cloud from an explosion rose before him.
This punch was immensely powerful, and the void in front of him completely collapsed.
Huangfu Long and the golden giant sword were directly sent flying back.
The people of the Huangfu Family, witnessing this scene, had their eyes split with rage, each of them roaring in anger.
Huangfu Long was flung back, his figure crashing into a nearby mountain wall.
Blood, as if not valuing his life, spilled from his mouth.
It was mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
"In this Demon Vanquishing Ridge, to establish the Demon-slaying array, you really dare to be so presumptuous?" Xu Zimei said indifferently.
Huangfu Long struggled, staggering to his feet as endless Immortal Qi surged into his body, healing his wounds.
"As long as a single member of my Huangfu Family survives, we will absolutely not let you advance one step further," Huangfu Long shouted.
The Immortal Qi around him grew even more majestic.
The golden giant sword that had fallen to the ground shot up again, spinning around him.
He held the golden giant sword high, the boundless Immortal Qi swirling around the blade tip.
Seeing his opponent in such a crazed state, Xu Zimei seemed rather calm.
He chuckled softly, looking at Huangfu Long and asked, "Have I ever had any grudge with you?
Or has my Demon Race ever had a conflict with you?
A vengeance for a slain father or the rage for a stolen wife?"
"Not at all," Huangfu Long said with a slight frown, shaking his head.
"You see, there has never been any grudge or hatred between us.
You keep saying that you are slaying monsters and upholding justice," Xu Zimei smiled.
"You have been guarding this Demon Vanquishing Ridge for tens of thousands of years without cause, killing countless people who have trespassed here.
This piece of heaven and earth is not your home.
So tell me, who really is the demon here, and who is the righteous one?"
"This is the will of the Holy Ancestor; our Huangfu Family only followed it," Huangfu Long said calmly.
"What is the Holy Ancestor? A vain title, how much do you truly understand about this so-called Holy Ancestor?
Just because the inheritance was given to you, you serve others."
Xu Zimei shook his head with a wry smile, "In the end, you are but a dog.
Driven by benefits, still willing to be dogs for the sake of benefits.
But perhaps you dislike being called dogs, thus you carry the banner of righteousness.
Speaking of upholding justice, since when did justice become mere words that anyone, man or dog, could speak?"
The people of the Huangfu Family were left embarrassed by Xu Zimei’s words, their faces turning a mixture of red and white.
"No matter how eloquently you speak, sweet-talking, it can’t change the fact that you are from the Demon Race," Huangfu Long shouted.
"Every member of the Demon Race deserves death, slaying them is the right path."
"That’s why, the prejudice in people’s hearts is like a mountain, no matter how hard you try, it’s hard to shake even slightly."
Xu Zimei smiled, "Why should I try to awaken someone who is pretending to sleep?
If you love feigning sleep that much, then I’ll twist off your head and let you forever sink into slumber.
That would be as you wish."
"Why bother talking with people of the Demon Race, those with different paths do not scheme together," Huangfu Long snorted coldly.
His golden giant sword, carrying a storm, slashed over again.
Xu Zimei looked calmly at the golden giant sword.
He stretched out his right hand, Demonic Qi surged, and directly grasped the blade of the golden giant sword.
With a "boom," his palm collided with the golden giant sword.
Sword Intent echoed around.
Drops of golden blood flowed from Xu Zimei’s hand.
Yet his expression remained unchanged, holding onto the golden giant sword.
No matter how hard Huangfu Long tried, he could not slash down further.
Huangfu Long tried to pull out the giant sword, but unfortunately, Xu Zimei grasped the entire sword in his palm, motionless.
"Kill him," Huangfu Long turned his head and looked at the other members of the Huangfu Family.
The others hurriedly caught on.
Led by the Family Head Huangfu Xiong, they exuded Immortal Qi and surrounded Xu Zimei.
They attacked from all around.
However, at this moment, the Demonic Qi above had completely erupted in fury.
The Demonic Qi around Xu Zimei merged with the Shaking Heaven Power.
The original form of the Heaven-Shaking Giant turned into a profound dark black.
Xu Zimei extended his other hand, and the Heaven-Shaking Giant formed by the condensed Demonic Qi behind him did the same, striking out in all directions.
A "boom" of explosions echoed throughout the Demon Vanquishing Ridge.
Beneath their feet, the ground completely submerged under this palm.
And the members of the Huangfu Family, including Huangfu Long, were all blown away.
Their figures heavily collided with the surrounding mountain bodies.
This Demon-slaying array, already without its crucial point and previously shattered, was now utterly destroyed.
Huangfu Long was drenched in blood, and he and his clansmen struggled to stand again.
Xu Zimei looked at the golden giant sword in his hand and threw it away.
The golden giant sword, with its exposed Sword Intent, was plunged into the ground in front of Huangfu Long.
The giant sword was mere centimeters from his head.
At this moment, everyone, who was ready to struggle to their feet, was terrified into stillness.
Xu Zimei calmly walked toward the crowd.
The current Family Head of the Huangfu Family, Huangfu Xiong, was leaning against the rubble nearby, slightly lifting his head to watch Xu Zimei’s approaching figure.
They of the Huangfu Family, by the decree of the Holy Ancestor, guarded Demon Vanquishing Ridge and targeted the Demon Lords.
But at this moment, he actually felt a hint of amusement.
The pace of the Demon Lord was like a Torrent of the era rushing forth, that figure majestic yet unrestrained.
They, the Huangfu Family, were like mere specks of dust in this Torrent, and to call it ’a mantis trying to stop a chariot’ was apt.
"Is this the Demon Lord," he murmured.
That figure had already slowly approached them.
"Kneel down, beg for mercy," Xu Zimei pulled out the golden giant sword.
The blade gently slit Huangfu Long’s neck.
As blood seeped out, he said indifferently.
Huangfu Long looked at Xu Zimei and chuckled lightly.
"Kill me if you will, good and evil cannot coexist, and I do not regret my initial choices.
You won’t make me submit."
"To hell with good and evil, don’t always keep invoking them," Xu Zimei roared.
"People act selfishly at the risk of heavenly annihilation,
This world has always been rife with great conflicts, where one man’s triumph causes the death of thousands.
I wouldn’t be surprised by anyone’s choices.
But now, I am strong, and you are weak,
I am standing, while you have fallen.
Face your defeat and stop using so-called righteousness as your last cover."
"Say what you will, I, Huangfu Long, even in death weigh as much as Mount Tai; I absolutely won’t bow down to you," Huangfu Long coldly replied.
"Really?" Xu Zimei laughed and clapped his hands.
Suddenly, a huge figure of Chaos flew in from one end of the firmament.
And on its back, surprisingly, sat many figures.
Seeing these people, the members of the Huangfu Family’s faces changed.
"These must be your kin," Xu Zimei chuckled.
"You must have calculated well, wanting to send them out of Demon Vanquishing Ridge, it seems you came to battle me prepared to die.
But I’ve thought it over, and it’s better to have you all reunited.
A whole family together is best."