Chapter 555 — Demonic Nature Unleashed

The altar collapsed on the spot, stones flying everywhere. The Sun-Binder flew into a fury, roaring three times, his body swelling, no longer restraining his flesh; his muscles pounded outward with boom, boom, boom.

He reached out and seized his demon spear. He was about to leap into the air when the sky suddenly darkened.

Without a moment's thought, the Sun-Binder thrust his demon spear upward.

He was a true demon of the demon race, honored by other demon gods as an Honored King; his demonic arts, though he would not call them unmatched under heaven, made him a peak powerhouse of Taihuang Heaven.

Only the Woodcutter Sage's axe could block his demon spear.

But the next moment, the demon spear collided with the huge fist that came crashing in. The spear was immense beyond measure, and yet it was crushed and bent! The Sun-Binder grunted. The shaft slid back through his palms, slicing his hands open, leaving both hands streaming with blood.

At last he could hold on no longer; the demon spear flew from his grip. "Destroy the jade pendant! " Amid the roar, another huge fist hammered down on the Sun-Binder. His whole skeleton rattled and shook, going soft and loose; demon blood sprayed from his eyes, ears, nose, and tongue into the air as he was sent flying backward.

Boom, boom, boom, dull explosions rang out one after another as his enormous body crashed through one altar after another, yet still his momentum did not halt. Just then he saw light: light from Shen Mu's two eyes, two beams of demon light. HUM— Two blazing pillars of demon fire came howling at him and struck his chest. The Sun-Binder's chest burst open, transparent from front to back.

He was, after all, a true demon, of mighty cultivation and terrifying vitality. He sealed the wound at once, but still crashed through countless altars.

Amid the flying stones, he saw Shen Mu leaping in a strange posture, threading through the rubble, closing in at incredible speed. CRASH.

The Sun-Binder's backward momentum slackened a little, and at last, when he struck the final altar, he came to a stop, his backside embedded in the altar.

He raised his head with difficulty, and saw Shen Mu appear before him, an excited, evil expression on his face, studying him with great interest.

The Sun-Binder managed a faint smile and said hoarsely, "Let me tell you a little secret. . .

" "What secret? " Shen Mu tilted his head to listen.

"I love hearing people's little secrets before they die. Hurry up and tell me!

" "I'll give you.

. .

" The Sun-Binder flipped his palm and pressed it to Shen Mu's forehead: ". .

. the jade pendant back!

" Shen Mu's expression changed drastically.

"You tricked me? I'll kill you, you little bast—" Suddenly the wild aura within him fled at incredible speed.

His eyes gradually cleared, and the vertical eye on his brow was closing too, unwillingly. Behind him, the primordial demon spirit's face twisted, spun, and vanished in a flash.

The Sun-Binder let out a breath. Just then, the jade pendant pressed to Shen Mu's brow came loose and fell to the ground with a clack.

A chill ran through the Sun-Binder.

He strained with all his might to lower his head and look, and only then was he reassured: "Thank goodness it didn't break. .

.

" Smiling, he fainted dead away.

After a while, Shen Mu clambered to his feet, opened his eyes blearily, and looked around.

When he saw the Sun-Binder embedded in the altar, he gave a start. When he saw how the Chasm Abyss had been wrecked beyond recognition, a lingering fear rose in Shen Mu's heart. "The Woodcutter Sage was right after all.

Once the jade pendant leaves me, there comes a great curse. The Sun-Binder, a true demon Honored King, was split open like this just from holding my jade pendant.

It seems this curse is not as simple as heavenly thunder and heavenly fire! " The youth's eyes flickered, and he turned to leave: "While he's unconscious and everything around is in chaos, I'd best slip away.

" He took two steps, then turned back, searched around, found his jade pendant, and hung it around his neck again before departing.

"Lucky it wasn't lost! The curse in this jade pendant is very useful; it would be a shame to lose it!

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