At this life-and-death moment, Chu Feng’s sword essence within his body is severely depleted. Using Resist Golden Light, its power will surely be weakened.

Even at peak condition, there’s no way to block Panlong Heavenly Emperor’s Devouring Spirit Slash.

"Bang!"

In the blink of an eye, the Devouring Spirit Slash fiercely struck Chu Feng’s Resist Golden Light.

Pop!

A slight shattering sound arises, causing Chu Feng’s heart to sink, enveloped by the shadow of death.

At this point, he truly is at the end of his rope.

The Demon Body is injured and recovering underground, while his Sword Shadow Worm, having overeaten, is in a precarious situation between life and death. The Demon Eye Evil Spirit King is merely a spiritual body, unable to help Chu Feng withstand the sword light’s attack.

All of Chu Feng’s High Grade Talisman Pills have been exhausted.

He counted every possible outcome, yet did not foresee the Panlong Heavenly Emperor launching a surprise attack at this moment.

In the critical moment, Chu Feng thought of the one defense magical treasure. Although it’s not yet repaired, there’s no choice but to save his life first.

With a thought, the Black Mountain Seal appeared in front, narrowly blocking the strike of the Devouring Spirit Slash.

Bang!

The Black Mountain Seal was struck, causing Chu Feng great distress. He thought to himself, "It’s over, it’s over. The Black Mountain Seal hadn’t been repaired, and now it has to withstand such a fierce blow—it will inevitably be destroyed."

It crashed heavily onto Chu Feng’s body.

Chu Feng and the Black Mountain Seal flew backward simultaneously, spitting up blood while in mid-air.

"What treasure is this? It actually blocked this emperor’s Devouring Spirit Slash!" Panlong Heavenly Emperor coldly stared at Chu Feng’s Black Mountain Seal.

"Protect the Emperor!"

Fang Xuanling and others swiftly caught Chu Feng’s body, guarding him behind.

The enemy’s situation wasn’t much better.

Panlong Heavenly Emperor was already gravely injured, his sword essence depleted. All the sword essence restored just now was used to execute the Devouring Spirit Slash.

It was completely a strategy of "kill a thousand enemies, self-damage eight hundred."

Panlong Heavenly Emperor is an absolute ruthless character, fully aware that executing the Devouring Spirit Slash with a heavily injured body would definitely worsen the injury, possibly even causing irreversible damage.

Yet he didn’t hesitate to do it.

Moments ago, he nearly succeeded.

"It’s only polite to reciprocate!"

Chu Feng was no pushover; despite being heavily injured, he wasn’t about to take a hit from the Devouring Spirit Slash for nothing; moments ago it almost took his life.

He immediately controlled the Demon Body, ordering it to emerge from underground at all costs to kill Panlong Heavenly Emperor.

"Heavenly Emperor, be careful!"

A Divine General heroically faced the suddenly emerging Demon Body, fearless of death.

Pfff!

The person’s body was pierced by the Demon Body’s claw, giving Panlong Heavenly Emperor a respite to flee.

"Retreat!"

Panlong Heavenly Emperor, under the protection of numerous experts, issued the retreat command. He was very clear that today’s battle was already lost.

Staying longer could mean staying forever.

"Eternal Life Pill Master, this emperor indeed underestimated you! Temporary success or failure is no big deal. We shall see who laughs last!"

In this battle, Panlong Heavenly Emperor unleashed all his means, and despite inflicting further injury upon injury, he still couldn’t kill Chu Feng, almost getting killed himself instead.

He gained a deeper understanding of Chu Feng’s overall strength.

"I never expected this kid’s strength to grow so rapidly. Had this emperor known today, he should’ve spared no expense to wipe out everyone in Dan State." Panlong Heavenly Emperor always suspected Chu Feng wasn’t dead or had been reborn.

Back then, he was merely the Crown Prince of Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom, contending with numerous Princes.

Carelessness could have allowed another Prince to seize the position of Crown Prince from him.

Hence, he dared not act recklessly.

If it were known he led an army to Dan State for a massacre, it would definitely draw reproach from other Princes, receiving condemnation in court.

This would be very disadvantageous for him.

Another reason is the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom and Dan State are far apart across the Demon Sea Fierce Land.

Trying to lead a large army across the Demon Sea Fierce Land is quite unrealistic.

For so many years, Dan State maintained its independence, not under control of the Four Great Heavenly Kingdoms on the Divine Martial Continent, due to its unique geographical location.

The Demon Sea Fierce Land is its natural barrier.

Additionally, Dan State is quite small, only comparable to an ordinary empire on the Divine Martial Continent. Naturally, no Heavenly Kingdom is willing to pay a high price to take it down.

Even if acquired, it’s difficult to govern.

The best opportunity for Panlong Heavenly Emperor to kill Chu Feng was shortly after Chu Feng’s rebirth, when he was still extremely weak and easy to kill.

Now, Chu Feng has grown, his wings have matured.

For Panlong Heavenly Emperor to kill him now is as hard as ascending to the heavens.

There’s no remedy for regret in the world. Panlong Heavenly Emperor should never have schemed against Chu Feng.

Now, they’ve become mortal enemies, fighting to the death.

Either he dies, or Chu Feng dies.

Only one of them can survive.

"Soldiers and officers of the Great Chu Empire, heed the command: the opportunity to achieve glory has arrived. Pursue the victory, destroy the enemy!"

Under Chu Feng’s command, Beixie National Master immediately seized the rare opportunity.

Commanding hundreds of thousands of elite troops, he launched a frenzied pursuit of the enemy.

Panlong Heavenly Emperor cherished his life, especially fearing Chu Feng’s terrifying Demon Body. He dared not linger and retreated under the protection of numerous experts.

Junzi Sword led Alchemy Sword Sect’s ten thousand experts, persistently guarding Panlong Heavenly Emperor’s side, following the retreat.

...

Beixie National Master led numerous experts in pursuit of the enemy army, expanding the battle results. Chu Feng, protected by Fang Xuanling and others, returned to Azure Dragon City.

Chu Feng’s current state indeed wasn’t suitable for further battles.

After returning to the city, he first checked on Chang’e’s condition.

She remained unconscious, but her complexion had improved significantly.

Her face was rosy and exceptionally beautiful.

Chu Feng’s two wives were still resting, unaware of the outside developments. To save Chang’e’s life, they lost a considerable amount of Lifebound Sword Essence, it would take ten to fifteen days to recover.

"Take good care of Chang’e!" Chu Feng instructed, finding a chamber for himself to heal his injuries.

Recalling the Black Mountain Seal that saved his life at the crucial moment, with a thought, it appeared in his hand.

The Devouring Spirit Slash was terrifyingly powerful, and Chu Feng initially thought the Black Mountain Seal would be destroyed.

To his surprise, after close inspection, he found it completely undamaged.

It actually suffered no damage.

"How incredible that a damaged mid-grade magical treasure possesses such formidable defensive ability! Once the Great Chu Empire’s situation stabilizes, I’ll make time to visit the auction house and purchase the Soul Loss Sand."

Chu Feng held the Black Mountain Seal in higher regard, suspecting it might not be as simple as it appears.

Especially after witnessing Panlong Heavenly Emperor’s Azure Dragon Cauldron, Chu Feng’s understanding of treasures improved significantly.

By comparison, he realized his Black Mountain Seal, even if not reaching the level of a Fake Innate Treasure, must be stronger than top-grade treasures.