How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!

The Stone-men Clan of Thousand Stone Mountain had not all rushed out to battle; about thirty percent remained to guard the area.

Suddenly, a black shadow soared into the sky, penetrating the territory of Thousand Stone Mountain and rushing towards its peak.

"Enemy attack!"

"An attack by a human powerhouse!"

Once again, Thousand Stone Mountain trembled as the remaining Stone-men Clan powerhouses readied themselves for combat.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One by one, they hurled massive boulders towards Chen Yu in the sky.

Ordinary rocks, enhanced by the Stone-men's abilities, became extremely heavy and hard, packed with destructive power!

But the attacks of the ordinary Guiyuan Realm Stone-men couldn't harm Chen Yu in the slightest!

Chen Yu was enveloped in a swirl of Demon Pattern True Essence, like winding, coiling demon dragons.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

As the rocks collided, they shattered against the Demon Pattern True Essence, unable to get close to Chen Yu.

However, at that moment, from the upper levels of Thousand Stone Mountain, two members of the Stone-men Clan emerged, radiating the aura of Half-step Sky Sea Realm.

"The Human Race is indeed cunning, but fortunately, Thousand Stone Venerable was cautious and had us stay behind to guard Thousand Stone Mountain!"

The Stone-man being "Black Iron" glared coldly at Chen Yu.

"It was this human who launched a sneak attack on our Stone-men Clan; let's kill him!"

Another Little Stone Clan being appeared, his body as large as a barrel and with three stone horns atop his head.

He too was at the Half-step Sky Sea Realm, staring harshly at Chen Yu, his body exuding a terrifying murderous intent.

"Besides these two Half-step Sky Sea Realm Stone-men, the others are no threat!"

Chen Yu sized up the remaining Stone-men Clan force at Thousand Stone Mountain.

Frankly, Chen Yu could stand still and remain unharmed by any Stone-man below the Half-step Sky Sea Realm.

So, as long as he killed these two Half-step Sky Sea Realm Stone-men, victory would be his.

Chen Yu didn't waste words with these two Stone-men. He summoned the Red Flame King, drew the Demon Flood Dragon Sword, and instantly unleashed a slash of dark sword surge filled with demonic intent.

"Daring to come alone, you truly court death!"

Black Iron stretched out his lanky arm, his palm pulsing with True Yuan that merged with the black iron ore of his body, transforming swiftly into a pitch-black spear!

Whoosh!

With a fierce swing of his arm, Black Iron shot a streak of black light through the void, which, carrying a heavy and shrill sound of tearing through the air, struck Chen Yu's Sword Dao attack.

To everyone's surprise, it was the spear thrown by Black Iron that gained the upper hand.

Black Iron's attack, fused with a special metal ore and combined with the immense strength of the Stone-men and the spear's piercing force, led to an expected outcome.

Boom!

The black spear pierced through the dark sword surge, continuing forth towards Chen Yu.

And it wasn't over; Black Iron's other hand swiftly conjured another black spear and threw it.

Swoosh!

Chen Yu executed the Demon Dragon Shadow Control, his body swiftly rising to evade both incoming spears.

He once held the title of "Demon Hunting Spear," clearly understanding the characteristics of such weapons.

Though the spear was powerful, in head-on combat, as long as one maintained distance and dodged carefully, it was unlikely to hit the target.

However, Chen Yu's goal was to breach Thousand Stone Mountain to seize the "Earth Elemental Crystal" within, necessitating the elimination of these two Stone-men beings.

Stone-men beings were strong in defense and survival; only through close combat could Chen Yu quickly exterminate them.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Chen Yu drew the Golden Phoenix Wing, channeling True Yuan within, and as the wings beat, they dispatched a swath of golden fiery mist.

His figure seemed to transform into a black golden phoenix, swiftly crossing the skies.

So fast!

Chen Yu felt the increase himself—without activating the Golden Winged Phoenix bloodline, the Golden Phoenix Wing alone had boosted his speed by more than sixty percent.

With the activation of the Golden Winged Phoenix bloodline, the combined speed would increase even more.

"What incredible speed!"

The Stone-men were inherently slow; Chen Yu's demonstrated speed made Black Iron envious.

Maintaining such velocity, Black Iron's spear could not hope to hit Chen Yu.

Suddenly, Chen Yu closed in on Black Iron, slashing with his sword.

Ting clang!

Black Iron, wielding his spear, swung back, clashing with Chen Yu's Demon Flood Dragon Sword.

"You think because I excel at long-range attacks, you can dominate me up close? How naive, human. Every Stone-man being is proficient in close combat!"

Black Iron laughed loudly.

But the next moment, his smile froze.

Boom!

A tremendous force struck Black Iron's arm; he watched as his spear split into two under Chen Yu's sword strike.

Ting sizzle!

The Demon Flood Dragon Sword followed through, as Black Iron hastily dodged, but still sustained a three-inch deep and one-foot long gash on his chest!

"Such a powerful strike, such formidable strength!"

Black Iron's expression grew grave, realizing he had underestimated Chen Yu.

With the force of Chen Yu's last sword strike and his astonishing speed, Black Iron had virtually no chance of winning.

On the other side, the Hill Giant from the Little Stone Clan, at Half-step Sky Sea Realm, was clashing with the Red Flame King.

Black Iron believed his companion would have no trouble handling an ancient beast, but surprisingly, the situation was even grimmer than his own.

Stone-men did not fear fire, but the Red Flame King's mastery over flames was so immense; it was the first time the three-horned little Stone-man had found fire so terrifying.

The storm of battle spread in all directions, preventing ordinary Stone-men beings from approaching.

"This won't do!"

Black Iron, somber, suddenly performed a spell.

A palace gate atop Thousand Stone Mountain abruptly swung open.

Swoosh!

Black Iron darted in that direction.

Chen Yu wasn't sure what Black Iron was planning, but it was doubtlessly something unfavorable to him.

Demon Light Sword Vortex!

Chen Yu brandished the Demon Flood Dragon Sword continuously, and over a dozen black Demon Sword Qi strands formed into a massive vortex that tore through the air.

Black Iron swung both arms, conjuring a black-patterned barrier in front of him, akin to a high wall, blocking his path.

Boom sizzle!

The Demon Light Sword spiraled and struck, continuously grinding away, and in less than two breaths of time, it penetrated the black patterned barrier, blasting against the black iron body.

Boom!

The black iron body plummeted onto Thousand Stone Mountain, a spiral-shaped dent wound appearing on its back.

But the black iron actually revealed a trace of a smile. With a swing of his arm, a swath of dark, shiny ore suddenly flew out from the open palace nearby.

The creatures of the Stone-man Clan could harness particular minerals and metals to unleash more powerful attacks.

"Black Xuan Gold!"

Chen Yu recognized these ores, precious materials for refining top medium-grade Spiritual Artifacts, and even king-level medium-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

He hadn't expected there to be so much Black Xuan Gold on Thousand Stone Mountain, and now black iron was using these as a method of attack.

"Black Gold Thousand Sword Kill!"

Black iron circulated his immense True Yuan, enveloping all the Black Xuan Gold ores. With a sweeping gesture of his arm directed towards Chen Yu,

Suddenly, the vast expanse of dark ore surged toward Chen Yu.

During its path, every piece of dark ore rapidly transformed into a simply designed but extremely sharp black short sword!

In an instant, the swath of dark ore turned into an enormous black rain of swords, densely piercing towards Chen Yu.

Chen Yu remained calm, deciding to defend with all his strength.

The second and third Demon Patterns operated simultaneously, a suit of Demon Scale Armor appearing on his body, and a layer of Demon Scale Shield enveloping him.

Ssss! Boom!

Hundreds of black short swords continued to strike in succession, and in a short time, the Demon Scale Shield was shattered.

The remaining short swords all slammed into the Demon Scale Armor.

Two breaths later, the Demon Scale Armor was also severely damaged, Chen Yu's clothes were in tatters, revealing the High Grade Defense Inner Armor inside.

In the end, Chen Yu withstood black iron's killer attack!

"Impossible!"

Black iron's mouth gaped wide, and he roared in astonishment.

The defensive power of this human was so formidable, even stronger than the Hill Giants of the Stone-man Clan at the Half-step Sky Sea Realm!

His killer attack couldn't even harm Chen Yu.

And at this moment, black iron was greatly depleted of energy, appearing somewhat exhausted.

"Now it's my turn to attack."

Chen Yu's calm face bore a fierce expression as he launched an assault on black iron.

Sword lights cleaved down one after another, and in no time, the Demon Wind Sword Domain had formed. Within the domain, Chen Yu's attack power increased once more.

At this point, black iron, being closely assaulted by Chen Yu, was overwhelmed with no power to counter, accumulating more and more wounds.

As a member of the Stone-man Clan, black iron's defensive power was inferior to that of a Hill Giant.

After a short while, Chen Yu inflicted heavy damage on him!

"Human, the Thousand Stone Venerable will never let you off!"

The Thousand Stone Venerable lay on the ground, on his last breath. His body was maimed, missing an arm and a leg.

Boom!

Chen Yu paid no heed, a sword thrust into his chest, ending the life of black iron and extracting the crystalline heart.

Meanwhile, the Red Flame King had already killed a Little Stone Clan creature with three stone horns before Chen Yu, and even slew many Stone-men who had attempted to provide support.

Now, with the two great Half-step Sky Sea beings dead, the Stone-man Clan creatures at the scene were panicked and in disarray!

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Yu then killed three Late Guiyuan Realm Stone-men, earning himself sixty Slaughter Points.

By this time, the remaining Stone-man Clan creatures had all fled.

Without their top combatants, staying here meant waiting for death.

Thus, the entire Thousand Stone Mountain became an empty mountain.

Swoosh!

Chen Yu swiftly flew in to search for treasures.

Thousand Stone Mountain was enormously vast, reaching as high as a thousand zhang, and searching for the Elemental Crystal was not an easy task.

But Chen Yu soon discovered that the lower areas of Thousand Stone Mountain were the dwellings of the lowest-ranking Stone-men, and the higher he went, the more lavish the palaces' arrangements and the stored resources and treasures became.

"The Elemental Crystal, such a treasure, must be at the very top."

Chen Yu's wings fluttered behind him, a burst of golden light sprayed forth, and he transformed into a Black Golden Phoenix. Shooting up into the sky, he reached the summit of Thousand Stone Mountain.

After searching, Chen Yu arrived in front of a sealed secret chamber.

The walls of the chamber were a dark yellow hue, carved with ancient Stone-man Clan patterns that Chen Yu couldn't understand at all.

Boom!

Chen Yu punched out, the stone wall merely trembling slightly without even a crack forming.

It should be noted that Chen Yu, relying solely on physical strength, could contend with a Half-step Sky Sea Realm, yet this stone wall withstood his full-force punch.

"It seems this is a measure set by the Thousand Stone Venerable!"

Chen Yu inwardly rejoiced, anything personally arranged by the Thousand Stone Venerable was certain to contain precious items.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Chen Yu's heart beat rapidly, entering an explosive state, his power surging.

Bang—

With the Demon Pattern True Essence in motion, Chen Yu's fists blasted continuously, a series of heavy muffled sounds echoing.

In the span of two breaths, Chen Yu's fists struck a hundred times!

Crack!

A dent appeared on the stone wall, and cracks spread out like a spider's web.

"Break!"

Chen Yu circulated the first Demon Pattern, unleashing the Demon Annihilation Claw.

A dark, ferocious demon claw, carrying an overwhelming sense of demonic power, struck out!

Boom!

The demon claw collided with the dent, and after a moment, suddenly burst forth, piercing through the stone wall.

The wall's defensive power seemed to be affected after being penetrated, making it easier to destroy.

In no time, Chen Yu created a large hole and entered the secret chamber.

Inside, many precious treasures were stored, mainly rocky metals, with very few rare materials.

"Black Xuan Gold, Ice Crystal Iron, Sunburn Rock!"

Chen Yu immediately recognized many extremely precious mineral metals.

However, he largely ignored these and searched carefully.

Finally, Chen Yu found a meditation cushion-sized orange-yellow crystal, radiating vast Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, markedly different from ordinary metal ores.

"This is the 'Elemental Crystal.'"

The Red Flame King spoke from beside him.