Chapter 973: Chapter 973

Siheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Shang Jue spoke again, "You brought Yun Yubai out, didn’t you just want to lure me out? You can use a teleportation array, yet you specifically had someone come with a Spirit Boat to pick people up..."

"You think you’ve played this well..."

Her gaze grew sharper, filled with contempt.

"What you don’t realize is that I simply played along with your plan!"

Siheng immediately understood. His plan had already been seen through by Shang Jue. She had come to entangle him with some other purpose in mind.

"What exactly are you plotting?" Siheng raised the Sky-Tearing Sword to her neck. "If, as Shanxun said, I need to wield the Sky-Slaying Axe to break the Demon Domain seal, why have you not said a word of persuasion so far?"

Her hair wasn’t entirely white, her lifespan hadn’t yet reached its end.

She deliberately provoked him, "Persuasion is useless. You already possess the divine mark. It’s useless to try and persuade you... But it doesn’t matter. Without you, I’ll still have your children! They too carry the bloodline of the Asura Royal Clan!"

Though Siheng yearned for his daughter more, the three little ones were his flesh and blood. Upon hearing Shang Jue had set her sights on his children, how could he remain calm?

Without hesitation, he intended to sever her head with a single strike.

If Shang Jue died so easily, how would he uncover her true motives? How could he find out if there were any Demon Clan members hiding among them?

Siheng raised his hand, forming seals to probe Shang Jue’s memories.

Shang Jue’s expression changed slightly, and her broken body retreated.

But the celestial techniques he had learned beforehand were not something she could dodge so easily. Layers of silver light descended, and Shang Jue couldn’t evade it at all!

It felt as if her head was going to explode.

Shang Jue cried out in pain.

It was a miserable, sorrowful cry.

Her memories were fragmented.

Before Siheng could fully see through them, a wisp of Demon Soul escaped from Shang Jue’s body.

Shang Jue’s body trembled as she threw her head back and screamed.

Once the Demon Soul fully detached, she collapsed to the ground, her appearance rapidly aging, leaving only a faint breath.

The Demon Soul was incredibly powerful, and its strikingly handsome, devilish face, along with the Asura Royal Clan’s totem and purple eyes, were unmistakable.

Siheng’s body shuddered. The long-hidden truth had been revealed to him.

The purple-eyed Demon Soul rushed toward him.

"Xingmian, your son is truly formidable!"

Before Siheng could think further, he immediately took out the Sky Plough Pearl, setting up a formation to trap the Demon Soul.

He formed another seal.

The Sky-Tearing Sword flashed with silver light.

It was the Demon-Slaying Technique!

The purple-eyed Demon Soul, however, showed no signs of panic. It shouted, "Destroy the heavens!"

At the call of its true master, the Sky-Slaying Axe burst forth with dark purple light.

The Sky-Slaying Axe flung away its broken right arm.

It shot into the air.

Without even needing to approach Siheng, it slashed through the air, producing a force capable of shaking the heavens.

Multiple purple-black fissures spread out.

With a roaring sound, it directly caused cracks to appear in the Sky Plough Pearl, the golden light fading, falling to the ground.

A flash of surprise crossed Siheng’s eyes.

He knew the power of this axe was extraordinary, but having been tricked once, he couldn’t afford to make another mistake. He needed to stay clear-headed.

Though he was knocked back, he quickly switched his abilities.

The purple-eyed Demon Soul used its demonic weapon to carve a path, swiftly rushing toward him.

"This body, I want it!"

It shouted in excitement.

It entered Siheng’s body.

The Demon Soul, filled with power, expanded rapidly once inside, intending to tear apart Siheng’s soul and replace it.

Siheng’s entire body levitated in the air, his complexion growing paler.

His consciousness also began to fade.

He cried out in pain repeatedly.

The Sky-Slaying Axe stood by, silently observing.

The Sky-Tearing Sword froze in mid-air, its Demon-Slaying Technique still in motion.

It was aimed directly at Siheng’s ribs, where his Demon Bone resided!

The Demon-Slaying Technique swept through his Asura Royal Clan body, causing his bloodline and Demon Core power to collapse!

Siheng’s cries grew more agonizing.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, further deepening the color of his dark robe.

Purple-black energy surged again.

The purple-eyed Demon Soul was forced out of Siheng’s body, its rage palpable: "You’re willing to sever your own Demon Bone, sacrificing your Asura power just to destroy me!"

Without the Demon Soul’s intrusion, Siheng fell to the ground.

However, his body had reached its limits. He could hardly keep his balance and fell to his knees.

Though his body was covered in blood, and his face was deathly pale, his presence still commanded respect.

He expressionlessly pulled out the Sky-Tearing Sword.

But the Demon-Slaying Technique still operated within his body.

It was painful, but the suffering of the purple-eyed Demon Soul was far worse than his.

He tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"A small sacrifice means nothing."

"I’ve only damaged my Asura Demon Bone, and my Demon Core power has significantly diminished."

"But you, Asura King, have been destroyed by my Demon Soul..."

He paused and then chuckled, "Worth it."

"You’ve figured out my identity so quickly..." The Asura King became even angrier.

However, the Demon Soul was now also being eroded by the Demon-Slaying Technique. In just a moment, the Demon Soul had become more transparent.

Siheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

A few strands of hair hung down, swaying in the wind.

"I didn’t understand at first, but when I saw you appear, I completely understood."

"Junzhe, the celestial-demon war from tens of thousands of years ago raged for a long time. You personally led the army and were initially winning. When you fought the other immortals, you always used your lifespan as a price to win the battles. But your victory didn’t last, and as you frequently used this tactic, your end drew near!"

"My mother didn’t leave the Demon Domain for a lover, nor was she tired of the war. She left because she followed your orders to find a celestial partner and bear a celestial-demon hybrid child!"

The more Siheng spoke, the angrier he became.

His pale face turned flushed with rage.

The Asura King froze for a moment, then laughed several times.

He admitted directly.

He floated over, gritting his teeth:

"At first, your mother had already found the target. She had completely bewitched that celestial, and the two were only one step away from mating!"

"Who knew, she suddenly disappeared one night, vanishing without a trace!"

"I had two plans. When Chuyun was able to leave the Demon Palace and meet Yining, it was all part of my careful arrangement. I didn’t have much time, but news of Chuyun’s delivery came just in time!"

"I was overjoyed, using the Asura Royal Clan’s sophisticated soul-possessing techniques to extract my own Demon Soul and have Shang Jue escort me. Finally, I arrived..."

His joy shifted into fury.

His purple eyes were filled with resentment as he glared at Siheng.

"But I didn’t expect Yining to be so ruthless, throwing his own child into the forging furnace! My plan failed again!"

Upon hearing this, Siheng felt utterly incredulous.

He was about to become a father, and he couldn’t understand how the Asura King could take such actions, using his own daughter for his own immortality!

He said, "No wonder my mother ran away. You, as a father, used your own daughter just to achieve your immortality—how despicable!"