Chapter 796: Eight Hundred Spearheads

One swift thrust!
The giant spearhead formed by eight hundred Immortal Emperors was invincible; its blade, powered by immense cutting force, could pierce anything. It pierced straight through the top of the towering Demon God, splitting it in two with a sharp sound.
“Steady!”
Guangzhong and the other five Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors protected Su Che while releasing a gentle energy current to support those Immortal Emperors in the First and Second Heavens whose forms were unstable, helping them maintain balance.
From this, Su Che could tell that although the Immortal Emperor’s spearhead had broken through the Demon God, the extreme counterforce still dealt significant damage to many lower-ranked Immortal Emperors.
After all, it was a force gathered from millions of demons—certainly not to be underestimated.
“How many Demon Emperors are there in the demon army?”
Out of curiosity, Su Che asked.
“Not many. There’s no need to worry, Judge. Our team will surely make it through,” replied Guangzhong, the Immortal Emperor, calmly. “A million-strong demon army has at most thirty Demon Emperors—this is their standard formation.”
The speed was too fast to talk much. By now, they could see that the once-sky-like formation of the million demons was changing, gathering toward the center and quickly taking on a volcano-like shape. However, instead of erupting upward, the crater faced directly at the Immortal Emperor’s team, charging head-on.
Whoosh…
From afar, it looked like a massive mountain formed by countless ants charging toward them. What was even more terrifying was that the surface of this “mountain” was writhing wildly.
Each writhing dark dot represented a demon, at the very least a Copper-Winged Demon.
“Truly magnificent!” Su Che couldn’t help but exclaim.
Although the Immortal Prison also held millions of demons, they were all sealed and immobile, like orderly rows of corpses floating in the starry sky. The scene was impressive too, but it lacked this dynamic display of power.
Whoosh!
The moment Su Che uttered his admiration, the spearhead formed by the eight hundred Immortal Emperors plunged into the crater of the demon volcano.
Thousands of demons swarmed in like locusts, unleashing fierce close-range attacks at the same time.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The defensive barrier maintained by the eight hundred Immortal Emperors emitted dense bursts of starlight, blocking these attacks. Meanwhile, the Great Cutting Technique had to be sustained without interruption.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

It collided head-on with countless demons, all of whom were reduced to dust by the cutting power of this sharp blade, vanishing in an instant without a trace. The Origin Demons weren’t fearless, but in such a densely packed formation, fear was useless. With countless demons squeezed together, there was nowhere to hide or escape, forcing them to charge headlong like moths into a flame. Moths into a flame! No matter how fierce the fire, if there are enough moths, they can still extinguish it. “Charge!” The dozen or so Seventh Heaven Immortal Emperors at the forefront roared like thunder, pushing their strength to the limit. This was no longer a battle—it was a war. Individual strength no longer mattered; what counted was the full coordination of all members. Against millions of demons, there were no tactics—only a simple, all-out charge. Charge! The Great Defense Art was unleashed to its extreme! The Great Cutting Art was also unleashed to its extreme! “Haha!” One Fifth Heaven Immortal Emperor, excited, laughed loudly and said, “I haven’t experienced something like this in ages.” “There aren’t enough demons yet!” “We’ll be there soon—this isn’t satisfying enough!” Several other warlike Immortal Emperors, in the midst of their killing spree, suddenly saw the Immortal Emperors’ sharp blades break through the demon formation and pierce through it. In just a moment, this blade had slain countless demons—Su Che estimated at least hundreds of thousands. “Keep flying!” Su Che shouted. “At this speed, the Immortal Emperor’s treasure trove is just an hour away.” An hour to get there? The Immortal Emperors were energized. They thought the distance was long, but it turned out to be so close. Five years ago, when Su Che was searching for that Ghost Claw Giant Rock, he indeed flew for over three days. But that was because he was flying invisibly to conceal his whereabouts, and his slow speed caused such a long delay. Moreover, the flight speed of Immortal Emperors was much faster than Su Che’s, so an hour was more than enough. Behind them, the demon army moved slowly and was quickly left far behind, with no chance of catching up. At most, thirty demon emperors wouldn’t dare abandon their formation to chase after over eight hundred immortal emperors. Thirty against eight hundred—sure death. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh… Flying straight ahead, unstoppable. Along the way, even if they encountered floating giant rocks, this Immortal Emperor’s sharp blade wouldn’t turn or detour—it would just charge straight into them.

A tiny sharp knife facing a floating boulder as large as a planet—comparably like a sewing needle next to a towering mountain. Normally, no matter how powerful such a sewing needle might be, it could at most create an almost imperceptible tiny hole in a towering mountain. Yet in reality, each of those floating boulders was split in two, completely divided. This was the extremely formidable cutting power, forged from hundreds of Immortal Emperors. It was rare to encounter a situation that would bring together over eight hundred Immortal Emperors to work together so seamlessly. Today, to secure the opportunity to enter the Immortal Sovereign’s treasure vault, Su Che got to witness this magnificent sight firsthand. After all, this was also something Su Che had helped bring about. After flying for another fifteen minutes, they saw another demonic army slowly approaching from afar at an angle. But they had just arrived after receiving the message and hadn’t had time to form a battle formation yet. Charge! The speed of the Immortal Emperor team didn’t slow down in the slightest. The sharp knife pierced through the scattered formation of the demonic army, effortlessly annihilating nearly ten thousand demons without any resistance. After passing through, they left those demons far behind. Curious, Su Che said, “The demons keep sending such weak forces to block us—they’re completely useless… If they want to stop us, they need at least an equal number of Demon Emperors.” Guangzhong smiled and explained, “The number of Demon Emperors in the Origin Demons is far less than that of the Immortal Emperors in the Immortal Realm—only about two thousand in total. It would take decades just to gather them all from their lairs. Besides, we only captured a group of young demons at the edge of the Demon Realm; it’s not enough to stir up the entire Demon Realm.” Hearing this explanation, Su Che asked, “Is the smaller number of Demon Emperors because the demons originated from beings in the Immortal Realm who were corrupted?” “I think so,” Guangzhong nodded in reply. “But there’s no solid evidence for this theory—it’s just a guess. In fact, even when the Origin Portal appeared in which historical period is untraceable, as it happened ages ago.” What kind of concept was “ages ago” when spoken by an Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperor with a lifespan of a hundred billion years? Su Che really enjoyed chatting with Immortal Emperor Guangzhong. After all, such an experienced Immortal Emperor had insights and experiences second only to those of the Immortal Sovereign, not much different from those of Ninth Heaven Immortal Emperors. The difference between Eighth Heaven and Ninth Heaven lay solely in strength; age didn’t necessarily mean one was older than the other.

From then on, the journey went smoothly without any more interference from the demons. As they neared the Ghost Claw Giant Rock, Su Che once again had doubts: “With so many Immortal Emperors invading the Demon Realm, why isn’t there any reaction from the nine Demon Ancestors who founded the demons? Are they even too lazy to care?”
“Even if there’s an agreement between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm that the Demon Ancestors and Immortal Lords won’t interfere in the struggles of those below, it’s still possible for them to pull some strings behind the scenes, right?”
“For example, if the Evil Emperor and the Holy Mother Immortal Lord go to buy anti-demon pills for themselves, that’s already considered pulling strings. So, are the nine Demon Ancestors completely blind?”
Su Che didn’t voice these doubts; he only sensed that there must be a reason behind it, and that reason surely had something to do with him.
It was even possible that not only the Immortal Lords were watching him secretly, but the Demon Ancestors as well.
“What exactly are their plans? What do they think?”
“What impact will my growth and my existence have on them in the end?”
Su Che had always believed that a huge conspiracy loomed over him—a conspiracy so vast it was unimaginable.
Ever since the day he came into contact with the Witch God in the mortal realm of cultivation, this conspiracy had surrounded him.
Many peak-level powerhouses were waiting silently, waiting for him to reach a certain level before stepping forward and showing their claws or fangs…
Despite such suspicions and worries, Su Che had no solution. He couldn’t just commit suicide out of fear of that day coming.
In the distance, the Ghost Claw Giant Rock was already in sight.
“This is it. Stop here!”
Su Che led the Immortal Emperors to the gap between the rocks of the Ghost Claw Giant Rock and said to them, “Stay close together. I’m about to start teleporting. All beings within a radius of fifty zhang around me can be teleported in.”
“Okay!”
Over eight hundred Immortal Emperors gathered, filled with tension and anticipation, forming a large sphere.
Su Che smiled to himself, “The value of this human sphere is truly unimaginable. If one of the Demon Ancestors appeared now and flattened this sphere with a slap, the loss to the Immortal Realm would be enormous…”
“Master, please stop saying such ominous things,” Lao He hurriedly interjected. “You shouldn’t talk about such things.”
“What’s there to fear?” Su Che laughed. “It’s just my thoughts. I didn’t say it out loud.”
Vroom…

The stone tablet was activated, and over eight hundred people vanished without a trace, all entering the Immortal Sovereign’s treasure vault—none of them were crushed.
At the highest depths of the Demon Realm’s void, a voice sneered, “Taichu, Holy Mother, this debt must be settled. You five Immortal Sovereigns owe us one.”
“Emperor Demon Ancestor, even if the five of us don’t go, do you really intend to kill him?” asked the Holy Mother Immortal Sovereign calmly.
“It’s not necessarily about killing him. We have other plans,” replied Emperor Demon Ancestor darkly. “His path of growth doesn’t have to follow your plans.”
“Our plans?”
Taichu Immortal Sovereign’s steady voice followed, “It’s all up to fate. We can’t plan his future either. In fact, just like you, it’s merely a matter of concern.”
“Concern?”
Emperor Demon Ancestor laughed sinisterly. “Your motives aren’t much better than ours. Everyone knows what’s going on. Hmph, we’ll see…”
With that final sneer, his voice gradually faded away…