Chapter 673: Chapter 673: Exorcising Demons

Song Jian knew that if he swung his sword down, the hard work and efforts of these nineteen powerful beings over a thousand years would be in vain. The Abyssal Demon Lord who was trapped and was about to be freed would inflict tremendous harm to the world. It may even cause the entire continent to fall, becoming a vassal to the Abyssal Land;

“No wonder the locals are so hostile towards the outlanders…” A bitter smile appeared on Song Jian’s face. As he was not from this world, he found it hard to empathize with it. Even if this world was completely destroyed, as long as he had completed his mission, Song Jian wouldn’t feel sad;

“It’s a little annoying to be me right now!” Song Jian sighed. Gritting his teeth, he swung his sword hard at the statue beside him;

Crack~

A crisp shattering sound echoed – a fissure formed on the statue in front of Song Jian. A phantom appeared from the fissure, looking at Song Jian with complex eyes, let out a deep sigh, and slowly vanished into thin air;

Thud~

The statue turned into ashes in an instant, scattering all over the ground;

The entire pyramid suddenly trembled slightly. Having lost the supply of Sword Qi energy from this statue, the golden Sword Qi Cage restraining the Abyssal Demon Lord faintly swayed and its glow dimmed;

“Hahaha! That’s it, Song Jian! Just keep going like this, destroy all the remaining statues, and I will be free again!” The Abyssal Demon Lord laughed wildly. The demonic heart contained in the golden Sword Qi Cage began to beat violently;

Song Jian expressionless, destroyed all the remaining eighteen statues. Without the statues to supply energy, the golden Sword Qi Cage began to crack. In just a few minutes, the cage shattered into countless specks of golden light that dissipated into the air;

A purplish-black heart swelled in mid-air and black smog, like tendrils, spread out from the heart. In no time, the body of an Abyssal Demon Lord almost two meters tall was reformed.

His blood-red eyes fixed on Song Jian. The Abyssal Demon Lord extended his long, snake-like tongue to lick a piece of broken flesh stuck to his cheek and let out a hearty laugh, “Freedom, after more than a thousand years, I am finally free. I owe it all to you, human, my friend, hahaha!”

Just then, a deafening sound echoed throughout the pyramid. Suddenly, the hall was filled with dazzling golden light, and a human phantom appeared in mid-air, a hint of a smirk on the corners of his mouth as he coldly eyed the Abyssal Demon Lord whose body had already taken shape;

“Damn demons!”

A booming voice echoed in the hall. As the voice rang out, images of the nineteen statues, previously destroyed by Song Jian, appeared out of thin air;

The shadow figures paid no attention to Song Jian, their icy gaze solely fixed on the Abyssal Demon Lord. Now, the entire hall was enveloped in golden Sword Qi, making it impossible for anyone to leave.

“As I thought, despicable humans!” The Abyssal Demon Lord roared angrily, yelling towards the hall entrance: “Numan, it’s time for you to do your part!”

Outside the hall, the Abyssal Demon Tree let out a low growl and awakened from its slumber;

His thick roots struggled free from the ground, transforming into a huge tree man over fifteen meters tall, marching rapidly towards the hall;

As he came near the hall, golden Sword Qi struck him, leaving deep marks on his body;

The Abyssal Demon Tree screamed in pain, but its movement didn’t falter at all. It kept on striking the golden Sword Qi Cage around the hall;

“Damn demons!”

The nineteen shadowy figures of the sculptures in mid-air, yelled in unison, their swords also blazing with dazzling golden Sword Qi!;

“Numan!” The Abyssal Demon Lord roared angrily, fear showed on his face for the first time;

Song Jian was also taken aback. The twenty human apparitions floating in the air currently started burning with a faint golden flame. They were clearly burning their final soul imprints, ready to land their strongest attack;

Once their soul imprints are burnt out, these people will be gone forever, unable to reincarnate;

“They’re at the peak of the first tier. No, their aura has already far surpassed the apex of the first tier. This, this is a second-tier combat power!” Song Jian exclaimed in surprise;

The aura of these twenty human apparitions kept on rising, to a degree that Song Jian could not decipher;

Slam, Slam, Slam~

The Abyssal Demon Tree, Numan, was still relentlessly smashing into the golden Sword Qi Cage covering the hall. Even at the cost of burning its Abyssal Demon Core, it was determined to break into the hall!

Twenty dazzling Sword Qi erupted and converged over the Abyssal Demon Lord’s head, forming a three-foot-long golden sword;

“Damn demons!”

The twenty human apparitions became fainter, as if all their power had been transformed into the golden long sword.

Boom!

The Abyssal Demon Tree, Numan, finally broke through the golden Sword Qi Cage and stormed into the hall;

The moment the Abyssal Demon Tree broke in, the golden Sword Qi Cage instantly repaired itself, covering the large opening rapidly. Song Jian narrowed his eyes – the golden Sword Qi Cage seemed to allow the Demon Tree to enter deliberately;

“Could it be, they want to kill this Demonic Tree along with others?” A thought shot through Song Jian’s mind, but his face instantly turned pale as soon as he considered the possibility.

“Damn it, they’re planning to annihilate everyone in the hall!” Song Jian’s expression changed wildly. Given his current strength, he had no way to withstand an attack from these twenty human apparitions;

Now, their strength had reached a realm, so high that even Song Jian could not discern. If they strike with all their might, even if he wasn’t the target, he would be unable to withstand even the residual waves of their attack;

“Morning light, Dew, Waterdrop, Rock Sword Formation, awake!” With a yell, Song Jian quickly cast three Sword Qi Stones around himself, setting up a defensive Sword Formation;

On top of that, Song Jian summoned his Iron Wings, wrapping them tightly around his body, then activated his bloody shield and Frost Shield;

Multiple layers of protection, like a turtle shell, enclosed Song Jian in its center;

Song Jian waited quietly. Before long, a huge boom echoed from within the hall. Brilliant golden light filled the entire hall. Song Jian couldn’t open his eyes and had to keep them tightly shut;

The alarmed screams of the Abyssal Demon Lord alongside explosions reached his ears. The layers of defense set up by Song Jian had been pierced through as if they were paper;

Even the residual waves from the explosion were unbearable for Song Jian. His body felt like a tiny pebble violently thrown against the hard walls of the hall by a giant;

With a loud bang, Song Jian only felt a pain surge through his entire body before losing consciousness completely, oblivious to everything;

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