Chapter 51: Heavenly Demon!

"You're not really interested in some bullshit hobby or watching samurais fight each other."

"You crave the blood of the strong, their lives. You want to devour them, absorb them, to make yourself younger, more powerful, more... immortal!"

Zhou Ming stared fixedly at Nohara Momonosuke, sticking out his tongue and licking his lips.

"You possess a power that doesn't belong to ordinary mortals. I'm curious, where does that power come from?"

"Hehehe, hahahaha!" Nohara Momonosuke laughed uncontrollably, filled with excitement.

"I have to thank you for allowing me to complete the cycle of life and death, obtaining even greater power from that armor, undergoing another transformation."

"Do you remember what I said? Those samurais, their blood, their lives, all of them combined, can't compare to the delicious taste of just you!"

"Eating you will surely lead to another transformation, making me stronger!"

Bang!

Nohara Momonosuke stomped heavily on the ground, shattering the stone tiles. Like an arrow released from a bowstring, he swiftly charged toward Zhou Ming with great determination.

In this moment, Nohara Momonosuke, despite lacking armor and weapons, unleashed an even more ferocious and vicious attack with his bare hands than before!

"You want to devour me? Give it a try!"

Zhou Ming sneered, facing the swiftly approaching Nohara Momonosuke. He swung his blade, aiming to strike his waist.

Nohara Momonosuke swiftly twisted his waist, causing his entire body to rotate and shift to the side, displaying an astonishing speed and agility as he cleverly evaded the attack.

At the same time, his right hand, like a knife, aimed to strike Zhou Ming's head.

Zhou Ming activated the Shadow Ghost Gu and quickly dodged, but as he turned around, he realized that Nohara Momonosuke had somehow appeared in front of him, completely blocking his forward path, and a fist came crashing down towards him.

Unable to dodge in time, Zhou Ming could only raise his arm to withstand the blow.

Bang!

With a muffled sound, Zhou Ming felt as if he had been struck hard by an elephant's foot. His arm ached, and the entire limb went numb. He involuntarily took three steps back before steadying himself.

If it weren't for the protection of the Vine Armor Gu, Zhou Ming even suspected that his arm would have been broken by that punch.

"Hahaha, did you see that? My speed and strength now!"

"This is true power! Zhou Jun, stop resisting and merge with my body!"

"I am destined to become the only true god in this world!"

Nohara Momonosuke raised his arms and shouted triumphantly, laughing manically, his state appearing incredibly frenzied.

Immediately after, Nohara Momonosuke's expression changed again, becoming fierce and ferocious. He turned around and charged at Zhou Ming once more.

"Die!"

Zhou Ming activated the Shadow Ghost Gu and quickly retreated, taking a deep breath. He suddenly opened his mouth and let out a roaring scream.

A sharp, piercing howl exploded near Nohara Momonosuke's ears, a powerful sonic force carrying the strength of the soul, causing Nohara Momonosuke's movements to pause and a pained expression to appear on his face.

Following that, two pale translucent ghost hands gently covered Nohara Momonosuke's eyes, as if a layer of white cloth had been placed over them, rendering his vision completely blurred.

The Soul Howl Gu and Ghost Clothing Gu!

Both Gu techniques were activated simultaneously, greatly impeding Nohara Momonosuke's movements.

Zhou Ming reached out and wiped the blade of his Adamantine Alloy Sword, activating the Sword Qi Gu. Invisible sword energy attached itself to the blade.

"You think your strength, speed, and physique are what make you powerful?"

"Hehe, what really gives me trouble is that impenetrable armor of yours!"

Swish!

The blade gleamed! Sword Qi filled the air!

"Ah!"

Nohara Momonosuke, still under the influence of the Gu techniques, reacted a beat too slow and had half of his palm sliced off by Zhou Ming's sword.

The pain immediately brought him back to his senses, and he was about to retreat.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Zhou Ming shouted loudly, and with the Jumping Grass Gu providing him with tremendous bouncing power, he shot towards Nohara Momonosuke like a cannonball.

"Die!"

Nohara Momonosuke's other intact hand clenched into a fist and struck at Zhou Ming, the tremendous force creating a gust of wind.

Zhou Ming sneered, using the Shadow Ghost Gu to forcefully change direction and avoid Nohara Momonosuke's punch. He landed on his feet, crouched down, and slashed at Nohara Momonosuke's waist.

As Nohara Momonosuke attempted to retreat once again, a thorny green vine shot out like a venomous snake, entangling around his ankle.

Nohara Momonosuke exerted his strength and "snap," the vine was directly torn apart. With his powerful physical qualities, the Second Rank Poison Vine Gu could only offer a brief obstruction.

But that brief moment was enough. Zhou Ming activated the Bewilderment Gu, unleashing his soul power more than forty times stronger than an ordinary person, causing Nohara Momonosuke's consciousness to briefly fall into confusion.

Chi!

The long sword swung, and Zhou Ming's figure flashed by.

Nohara Momonosuke regained his consciousness but found his vision tilting.

"I... I... I!"

He realized his current state and was filled with fury.

"I've been cut in half!"

He immediately reached out with both hands, trying to grasp his lower body and forcibly join the two halves together.

However, at this moment, a chilling voice, as cold as the Nine Hells, sounded in his ears.

"You have no chance."

Zhou Ming's sword rose again.

"No!"

The blade gleamed!

In an instant, Zhou Ming himself couldn't count how many strikes he made.

When he finally couldn't bear the tremendous physical exhaustion and stopped swinging the sword, Nohara Momonosuke had turned into a pile of flesh beneath his feet.

To prevent Nohara Momonosuke from resurrecting again, Zhou Ming once again took out gasoline and poured it on the pile of flesh. With a swift stroke of his long sword on the floor, the gasoline ignited.

The raging flames burned once again, and Zhou Ming stared fixedly at the flames, his eyes unblinking, while remaining alert to everything around him.

It wasn't until all the flesh burned to ashes in the flames, and the fire gradually extinguished, leaving only a few stubborn and eerie white bones, that Zhou Ming's heart gradually calmed down.

Nohara Momonosuke was likely truly dead.

A gust of wind blew, and one of the bones on the ground suddenly cracked with a "crunch."

A stone the size of a thumb rolled out from the white bone.

"Hmm?" Zhou Ming immediately noticed this change, and when his gaze fell on the stone, he suddenly froze.

The stone was deep and dark, not reflecting any light, as if devouring all the surrounding brightness. It contained an invisible and eerie magical power.

Unconsciously, Zhou Ming reached out and picked up the stone, holding it in his hand with a greedy and infatuated expression, as if he held the most precious treasure in the world.

"Celestial Demon Stone..."

He didn't know why he knew the name of this stone, but he knew that his consciousness was resonating with it. His soul seemed to be soaring beyond the heavens, traversing the universe, and wandering in the profound and unfathomable "Dao."

In the blink of an eye, everything in the world was beneath his feet, with the cosmos surrounding him. It was an indescribable sense of freedom, liberation, and transcendence, a sublime elevation of consciousness and boundless truth and laws.

Suddenly, Zhou Ming felt like he had become another life.

A primordial demon floating amidst the endless stars, boundless and majestic, surrounded by infinite laws and boundless power, stirring the fabric of time, space, and causality.

"Heaven... Demon... Primordial Demon!"

Suddenly, Zhou Ming regained a hint of self-awareness. The soul power that exceeded that of an ordinary person by dozens of times prevented him from completely losing himself. He roared, shouting out the name of that demon god.

Boom!

The world of consciousness collapsed in an instant!