What he found even more unacceptable was that Song Wanning was actually using him for practice!!!

’This is beyond humiliating!’

The Demon Lord’s expression was numb. He was so furious he had gone blank, and a deep sense of powerlessness washed over him.

That little bastard Mo Yuan was helping an outsider against him, turning what should have been a certain victory into this pathetic state.

And yet, there was nothing he could do.

The Demon Lord gritted his teeth, his gaze meeting Song Wanning’s from afar, his eyes filled with an unstoppable will.

He suddenly spoke up. "Mo Yuan, why don’t we have a proper talk!"

"As long as you help me ascend, I’ll pass the position of Demon Lord on to you!"

As he spoke, he secretly gathered his power, ready to strike again at any moment.

From his concealed position, Mo Yuan had been following Song Wanning’s instructions, never showing himself to the Demon Lord. Hearing his words now, he rolled his eyes, speechless.

"Do you think I’m the idiot, or are you?"

’Am I some brainless fool?’

"I am negotiating terms with you. You should know which choice is the most sensible!"

The Demon Lord licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, then spat out another mouthful.

"As long as you cooperate with me and we kill this woman together, I can pass the position of Demon Lord to you!"

"Cut the crap. I know you’re just stalling for time."

Mo Yuan scoffed impatiently. The Demon Lord was exhausted—it was the perfect time to strike.

"Senior, rest assured. I’ll have the magical beasts come to your aid right now!"

After speaking, he immediately began teleporting again. In the blink of an eye, more than ten magical beasts appeared before the two of them.

Although they were only Fourth-tier Magical Beasts, they could still trouble the Demon Lord in his current state and give Song Wanning more opportunities to attack.

Seeing this, Song Wanning’s lips curved in a satisfied smile. She swallowed the coppery taste of blood in her throat. The brief rest had allowed her Spiritual Power to recover slightly, and without hesitation, she charged toward the Demon Lord again.

She soared into the sky, raised her Longsword, and plunged it fiercely toward the ground.

The moment the sword’s tip touched the ground, a circle of light radiating a mysterious aura erupted from it, rapidly expanding outward.

The Demon Lord’s brow furrowed. He swung his Magic Wand again, and chains wreathed in Demonic Qi shot toward Song Wanning like phantoms.

But the circle of light suddenly rose up, instantly forming a dome of light that enveloped the Demon Lord.

The chains lashed against the dome, creating a thunderous BOOM. A tremendous force sent the Demon Lord flying back again; he retreated more than ten meters before he could stop.

The Demon Lord’s heart grew heavier. The contempt and utter confidence he’d had at the beginning were completely gone from his face.

’But will he admit defeat?’

’No, he can’t afford to lose!’

After cultivating for so long, he was only one step away from ascension. He absolutely could not give up now.

’Either he dies, or this woman dies! There is no other possibility!’

Filled with endless resentment, the Demon Lord charged at Song Wanning again, only to be blocked by several magical beasts.

He roared in fury, gathering power in his palm to swat the magical beasts away. But by then, the Light Saber was already upon him again.

The Sword Dao True Realm, thick with the power of subjugation, trapped him once more. This time, he struggled for a long while before breaking free. He was unsteady on his feet again and fell to one knee.

Song Wanning seized the opportunity, swung her sword again, and sent him flying.

But the Demon Lord was tenacious. He actually stood up again, his counterattack tinged with a suffocating madness.

’This is taking too long!’

Song Wanning’s brow furrowed. Her Spiritual Power was draining rapidly; she didn’t have much left.

’If this drags on, the time I need to recover will give the Demon Lord an opening. All my efforts might be for nothing.’

Her mind raced as she tried to find a way to defeat him in a single blow.

But a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. The Demon Lord was a Peak of Divinity Transformation Cultivator, just a step away from ascension. For her to defeat him in one strike was wishful thinking.

While she was lost in thought, the two had already exchanged several more blows.

Suddenly, Song Wanning’s eyes lit up. She thought of something: the Tai Chi Pattern in her Dantian. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

This Tai Chi was composed of half Demonic Qi and half Spiritual Energy, a bizarre yet mysterious combination. She had tried it before—the Tai Chi could also be used to harm others!

’I just don’t know if it can harm someone of the Demon Lord’s level.’

Song Wanning pressed her lips together, deciding to give it a try.

Her body trembled, and just as she expected, a Tai Chi Light Circle shot out from her Dantian and flew toward the Demon Lord.

The sudden attack made the Demon Lord’s heart sink. The object looked extremely unusual, and its aura felt both familiar and strange, making his heart palpitate.

The Demon Lord watched what was unfolding and counterattacked with even more caution. His Heavenly Pillar Seal appeared once more, descending to suppress the Tai Chi.

The towering Demon Mountain pressed down with supreme might, crushing the Tai Chi beneath it.

In the next moment, however, the Tai Chi dispersed into Spiritual Energy and Demonic Qi, gushing out from all directions before quickly converging again.

No matter how the Demon Lord tried to destroy it, it was still able to reform.

The Demon Lord had an increasingly bad feeling. He didn’t dare stop attacking, and with Song Wanning and the magical beasts relentlessly pursuing him from the side, he was in a state of utter misery.

Soon, the Demon Lord was knocked to the ground again, unable to get up.

Even after consuming Elixir Pills, he didn’t manage to stand up right away this time.

He had overdrawn too much of his power. Even the Elixir Pills couldn’t replenish it in such a short time; it was like a stone sinking into the ocean, having no effect on his body.

’It actually works!’

A glint flashed in Song Wanning’s eyes as a new plan formed in her mind.

She looked at the Demon Lord and suddenly erupted with power again, plunging her long Spirit Sword fiercely into the ground.

At the same time, the Tai Chi and the Spirit Sword seemed to merge.

A Tai Chi Pattern, enveloped in a mysterious aura, spread out toward the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord’s pupils shrank. He didn’t even have time to counterattack before he was struck hard by a Tai Chi Light Circle.

In that instant, he found himself in the Sword Dao True Realm once again.

It was a familiar place, yet it was radiating a completely unfamiliar power that made his scalp tingle.

In his panic, he looked up to see a gray gas gradually spreading, and then the entire world descended into chaos.

Countless bolts of Heavenly Thunder smashed down from the sky.

The ground collapsed, the sky was torn asunder, and countless trees and mountains crumbled.

It was a cataclysmic scene of heaven and earth tearing asunder.

’Run!’

The Demon Lord wanted to run, to break free from this place, but he found that his body was completely immobilized.

"No—"

His eyes widened as he watched, helpless, as a Heavenly Tribulation bolt crashed down from the sky and landed squarely on him.

"BOOM—"

He was struck by the Heavenly Tribulation.

"BOOM—"

"BOOM—"

"BOOM—"

One Heavenly Tribulation bolt after another rained down. The Demon Lord twitched in terror, coughing up mouthful after mouthful of blood.

He screamed and wailed silently in his heart, unable to believe he had been reduced to such a state. At the same time, he was horrified by the phenomenon before him.

’What in the world is this?’

’That bitch, what in the world did she do?’