Chapter 558: Chapter 558: The Battle Escalates

Within Holy Meteor Mountain, dark light surged like a tide, continuously spreading and engulfing everything it touched. Su Han and his Demonic Emperor Physique stood in the center of the darkness, as if they were the masters of darkness itself.

The Tian Lou Saint had disappeared. His Physical Body, his Divine Sense, and even his soul had been thoroughly devoured by the dark light.

This devoured energy all fed back into Su Han’s body, causing his skin to glow and his aura to intensify. It surged relentlessly, as if he were about to break through his bottleneck and charge into a higher realm.

But Su Han himself was unaware of all this. He had fallen into an unconscious state, oblivious to everything outside.

Soon, the sea of fog dissipated, replaced by the Dark World. Outside Holy Meteor Mountain, while the onlookers could not see the changes in the battle, the fog’s disappearance revealed the ever-spreading dark expanse. They saw Su Han’s figure, his eyes tightly closed, but the aura of the Tian Lou Saint had completely vanished.

"The Tian Lou Saint... is dead?" a trembling voice arose from the crowd, filled with disbelief and shock.

They had surrounded Holy Meteor Mountain. If the Tian Lou Saint had escaped, they would have noticed. Now, with no trace of him and his aura utterly gone, there was only one possibility: he had been completely eradicated, body and soul.

"Impossible! How could the mighty Saint Heir die at the hands of Su Han? This must be some secret technique the Saint Heir is using. His killing blow must be imminent!"

"Even if the Tian Lou Saint were defeated and killed, it couldn’t have happened so silently. What exactly happened in there?"

"I don’t believe the Tian Lou Saint is dead! He’s my idol, destined to rule the world, a figure who would dominate an entire era! How could he perish here?"

The crowd was in an uproar, unable to accept this outcome.

Who was the Tian Lou Saint? He was the Saint Heir of the Tian Luo Net Holy Land, once ranked third on the list of prodigies. After defeating Ye Lingyin, he was considered a top contender for the number one position.

He possessed the Vajra Holy Body at the Great Accomplishment stage and cultivated at the Supreme Realm Third Layer. Paired with a dazzling record of ninety-nine victories, he had reached the peak of his generation.

How could such a figure, adored and sought after by countless people, a man at the zenith of his power, possibly fall?

This is absolutely impossible!

Ordinary martial artists could not see, but the powerhouses of the Saint Realm could peer through the sea of fog and witness everything that transpired inside Holy Meteor Mountain.

At this moment, the Saints were so shaken that their spirits were in turmoil, their hearts deeply unsettled.

The Tian Lou Saint was indeed dead. They could clearly sense it, as not even a trace of his aura remained. The very manner of his defeat and death was so eerie that it made their hearts tremble.

What was that black light? Why couldn’t even the resentment of the Great Saint Xuanming corrode it? Why did the Tian Lou Saint’s brilliant attack vanish without a trace, like a stone sinking into the ocean?

Confusion and a fear of the unknown filled their hearts. They didn’t know what this black light was, only that it was terrifyingly powerful.

What worried them most was that the black light did not stop with the Tian Lou Saint’s death. It continued to expand and had already touched Holy Meteor Mountain.

This mountain was not only constantly eroded by resentment, but it had also been tainted by the blood of the Great Saint Xuanming. As a result, the entire peak was not only indestructible but also completely devoid of Spiritual Energy and barren of all vegetation.

However, when the black light touched Holy Meteor Mountain, it began devouring it as well. But this time, the devouring was different. The black light roamed continuously over the mountain, as if trying to absorb the entire peak into the Dark World.

The black light’s expansion was not fast, but it was unwavering and unstoppable. Before the astonished gazes of the crowd, it continued to spread until it completely engulfed the 7,000-meter-tall Holy Meteor Mountain, merging it into the Dark World.

At this moment, not only the Saints but all one hundred thousand spectators felt their hearts jolt, as if a great disaster loomed.

Within that black light lay the Dark World, a place symbolizing death and extinction, threatening to devour the Desolate Heavenly Ancient Realm entirely.

The Heavenly Dragon Saint let out a long cry, his voice filled with righteous fury that shook the heavens and the earth. "Su Han has undergone Demonification! He is an emissary of an Evil Demon, intent on slaughtering the masses. Today, I shall act on Heaven’s behalf to slay demons and vanquish evil!" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The death of the Tian Lou Saint pained him, but what was done was done. He had to suppress his grief. The urgent task was to kill Su Han; he could not be allowed to live.

He was well aware that this life-and-death duel was only arranged because they couldn’t attack Su Han directly. Now that the Tian Lou Saint was dead, if they missed this opportunity, killing Su Han in the future would be immensely difficult.

Moreover, the innate talent and strength Su Han displayed today were simply monstrous. Given time, he would surely become an unparalleled enemy. The Heavenly Dragon Saint refused to let Su Han continue to grow. Therefore, he had to seize the pretext of "slaying demons and vanquishing evil" to strike Su Han down and utterly eliminate him.

The Great Saint of Divine Calculation understood this perfectly and tacitly cooperated with the Heavenly Dragon Saint, clinging firmly to the justification of "slaying demons and vanquishing evil."

WHOOSH!

The Heavenly Dragon Saint and the Great Saint of Divine Calculation attacked simultaneously. They wasted no more time, seeking to kill Su Han quickly while he was still unconscious.

"You’re truly despicable!" Yun Chang was so furious her lungs felt like they would explode. She burst into a rage, wielding the Heaven-Shaking Sacred Hammer as her Domain expanded. The power of time weaved around her, and like a colossal goddess, she charged toward the Heavenly Dragon Saint and the Great Saint of Divine Calculation.

No matter what, I will not stand by and watch them kill Su Han!

WHOOSH!

Just then, another figure shot out, transforming into a beam of Holy Light and racing toward Su Han.

"The Jade Flute Saint!" someone exclaimed, shocked by the figure’s actions.

The Jade Flute Saint hailed from the Xiao Family and was Xiao Tianming’s Protector. At this moment, however, she had dashed out of her warship and was heading straight for Su Han.

The Xiao Family had no grievance with Su Han, so why would the Jade Flute Saint attack him?

The crowd was baffled, but Saint You Heng reacted swiftly. He shot forward, brandishing the Nether Serpent Holy Chain to intercept the Jade Flute Saint.

"Evil Demons have no place in this world! They must be eradicated!" a voice as clear as a melody rang out. From the Ye Family’s jade chariot, Ye Lingyin’s Protector also made her move, her entire being transforming into a streak of pure light as she flew toward Su Han.

This was the Music Clear Female Saint of the Ye Family, another Saint with no particular grudge against Su Han who had nevertheless chosen to attack.

The innate talent and strength Su Han had displayed were too astonishing. No one wanted to let him continue to grow. Moreover, the Tian Lou Saint’s death was bizarre, and Su Han now exuded the aura of an Evil Demon. This made the great families unwilling to let him live. Consequently, the Jade Flute Saint of the Xiao Family and the Music Clear Female Saint of the Ye Family had both chosen to act without any prior agreement.

They were not the only ones. In that instant, Saints from the Ten Great Holy Lands also joined the fray, lunging toward Su Han to kill him.

In that moment, with Saints emerging from all sides, the battle escalated