Da Xuan Martial Saint

In the center of one of those rifts, a cave was situated there, emitting a vital aura that was intense and scorching. The demonic power within carried a formidable pressure that deterred any living creature within a radius of hundreds of miles from approaching.

Heavenly Demon!

This was a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon!

Moreover, in Chen Mu's perception, the vitality of this Heavenly Demon was much more robust than the Mystic Tortoise he and Qin Mengjun had once joined forces to kill. Compared to that Mystic Tortoise, this Heavenly Demon was in its prime, showing no signs of weakness. Even judging by its aura, it seemed not far from the Tenth Rank!

Chen Mu gazed across the distance at the cave, feeling the pervasive demonic might, yet his demeanor remained very calm. Suddenly, he walked forward, and in an instant, he arrived in front of the cave. Then he casually extended a finger and pointed towards the interior of the cave.

Hum!!!

In a flash, the sea water exploded, the world turned upside down, and a surge of Qiankun Power burst from his fingertip, forming a massive Finger Print in the boiling water, pressing against the cave.

With this one touch, the entire cave suddenly collapsed, shattering into countless spreading cracks, and then with a roar, it caved in, along with the rock layer within a radius of several hundred yards, shattering into pieces!

"Roar!"

It was just after Chen Mu's touch that a roar imbued with wrath came from within the collapsing cave.

The previously pervasive and vigorous pressure of the Heavenly Demon now completely erupted, spreading The Power of Heaven and Earth, terrifying beyond compare. Any Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster in this place would have a drastic change in their face and would not hesitate to flee.

But Chen Mu directly faced this Heavenly Demon pressure, his expression remaining tranquil and unchanged. He stood in the boiling water, and as the cave shattered, red-hot rolls mixed with the turbulent water rushed towards him, but they couldn't affect Chen Mu in the slightest, not even a corner of his clothing.

Crack! Crack!!!

With the collapsing cave, the broken rock once again exploded, and a huge dragon head emerged from the shattered cavity. This dragon head was a brilliant red, towering ten yards tall, with a pair of dragon eyes filled with shock and rage.

Ever since it transformed from a serpent to a dragon, shedding its former serpent form to become a Red Dragon and a Heavenly Demon, it had been the absolute ruler of this sea area. No creature dared to challenge its majesty, and even other Heavenly Demons that dared to contend with it had been defeated more than once. Today, while it was slumbering, an unknown creature had dared to smash its cave and provoke it, showing such contempt for its dignity. For a moment, it was almost as furious as the majestic volcano below, ready to erupt.

Whoosh.

Tens of yards of rock layer suddenly exploded, and a red dragon claw emerged, pressing on the red rocks.

This Red Dragon struggled out of the collapsing cave, its huge dragon eyes fixating on Chen Mu, nostrils spewing out two fierce breaths of dragon fire, turning the nearby boiling sea water nearly into steam.

Just after briefly observing Chen Mu, the Red Dragon extended a massive claw, grandly trying to crush Chen Mu into smithereens, into nothing more than residue on the ocean floor!

The dragon head looked down contemptuously and arrogantly, almost human-like.

"Ants!"

This was not the Red Dragon speaking human language, but the sentiment Chen Mu caught from its expression.

Facing the oncoming, ten-yard-long dragon claw, Chen Mu remained floating in the boiling water, his demeanor still composed and unchanged, and he said lightly, "All living beings, to reach the realm of Heavenly Demon, it is not an easy feat. But I wish to break through to Blood Exchange and achieve Perfection, and your dragon blood is just the sacrifice needed for that."

As the sound of his voice fell.

Chen Mu extended a hand forward and made a grasping motion in the void.

His palm, almost disproportionately small compared to the giant claw swung by the Red Dragon, was able to make the Power of Heaven and Earth within hundreds of feet around them solidify in an instant with just a grasp through the air!

Chen Mu's tiny palm directly seized the sharp edge of the massive dragon claw.

Such a simple contact caused the Red Dragon, half its body still buried in the collapsing cave, to have the disdain and arrogance in its eyes replaced by an extremely human-like shock.

Boom!!!

Chen Mu looked indifferent, his right hand grasping the dragon claw, suddenly exerted force, releasing a powerful strength that seemed able to shake mountains from his body, not only dispersing the demonic power on the dragon claw but also grabbing it and forcibly yanking it upward.

In great shock, the Red Dragon felt an overwhelmingly terrifying force irresistibly surging, pulling its entire body out of the collapsing cave and into the boiling sea!

"Roar!"

The Red Dragon spiraled and roared, unleashing an awe-inspiring demonic might, but now there was no previous pride or arrogance, instead, it tried with all its might to break free from Chen Mu's drag and escape back into the rocky cavity, fleeing deep into the ground.

Chen Mu didn't engage in a tug-of-war with the Red Dragon, easing his right hand, he released the dragon claw, then in a blur, he disappeared from the spot, reappearing above the dragon's head, his right hand's fingers contracting into a fist as the formidable Qiankun Power converged to one point, following a Fist Seal, plummeting down suddenly.

Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal!

Sensing the threat of death, the Red Dragon tensed up in that moment, its scales rattling loudly, and with a long dragon cry, it summoned a majestic demonic power, wildly converging between its dragon horns to meet Chen Mu's Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal.

The two forces collided in the next instant, shattering the void, stirring up a thousand-feet dark tide on the seabed. Confronting Chen Mu's Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal, the demonic power gathered by the Red Dragon lasted for less than a breath before being shattered and destroyed by Chen Mu's Wheel Seal, which then plummeted down, piercing straight through the Red Dragon's enormous head!

"Roar..."

The Red Dragon let out a reluctant roar, but the light in its eyes quickly faded, and finally, its huge body crashed down, striking a patch of collapsing undersea volcanic rock, splashing up bits of red slurry.

The surging Demon Qi nearby quickly dissipated and vanished.

The Heavenly Demon falls!

Chen Mu stood amid the boiling seawater, looking towards the falling Dragon Corpse, his eyes as tranquil as a deep well.

Long ago, he had chased a Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise, imprisoned for years and weakened, with all his strength, and yet could not contain it, but now he faced this Red Dragon, perhaps even stronger than the Black Tortoise at its peak, and with only two moves, he had dragged it out of the cave and with a snap of his fingers, executed it on the spot!

After all, he was now an existence that could rival Celestial Humans, and a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon was still no match for the prowess of Celestial Human techniques.

No change could be more astonishing than this.

Chen Mu looked down at the Dragon Corpse, waiting for the nearby currents to calm down and the mottled undersea volcano to stabilize without violent shaking or eruption, he finally took a leisurely step forward, coming to the side of the Dragon Corpse.

He intended to seclude here for cultivation. Although the Heavenly Demon's Blood from the Red Dragon might not be of much help in breaking into the Blood Exchange Realm, he could not allow a Heavenly Demon Red Dragon to lurk in this place. Now that he had slain it, he could use the remaining Demon Qi to still deter sea creatures for a short time. This ensured no monsters would dare approach soon, allowing him to cultivate with peace of mind.

After a brief contemplation.

Chen Mu dragged the enormous Dragon Corpse for dozens of miles to the outskirts of the undersea volcano, stopping at the bottom of a trench, where he carved out a huge cave in the rock layer, tossed the Dragon Corpse inside, and then stepped into it himself. With a wave of his sleeve, the rock layer behind twisted and wriggled, eventually coming together, sealing up again.

Soon, all was quiet again.