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Chapter 1036 Suppression
Facing Zhu Wu's massive fist, Wei Ling's dark eyes flashed with killing intent. She flapped her wings lightly, and her three scarlet eyes suddenly lit up. The demonic flames around her twisted like a living thing, turning into thousands of fine fire lines the instant the fist touched her, flowing upstream along with Zhu Wu's fist force!

"what!"

Zhu Wu let out a painful roar as the fire lines instantly pierced into his spiritual veins, directly burning his meridians and primordial spirit. His hundred-foot-tall body was as if being gnawed by millions of poisonous ants, and spiderweb-like charred cracks appeared on his skin.

Seeing this, Niu Pan roared and charged forward. Brilliant starlight condensed above the head of his Azure Ox True Form, but the giant blade on the shoulder of the 'Erosion Blade' demonic cultivator suddenly slashed horizontally. Corrupted twilight swept over like a tide, and Niu Pan's charge was immediately slowed, as if he had been trapped in viscous amber.

Be careful of your dreams!

As Yuexi's voice rang out, and her dream veil fluttered, Tiger Demon King Xian was jolted awake from his eerie daze. A sense of fear surfaced in his mind, for he had no idea when he had fallen into the dream.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hou Ji activated his innate divine power, and his nine clones simultaneously formed hand seals, folding space into a sharp mirror and slashing at Wei Ling. However, the mirror was swept by the wings of the World-Burning Raven, and the mirror melted like icing sugar!
"Disperse!"

Zang Yi spoke the truth, and the official decrees and laws transformed into tangible golden patterns that exploded.

The two demonic cultivators paused slightly, and Bai Xin seized the opportunity to sweep his snake tail horizontally. The black hole formed by the 'Star Devouring Technique' condensed at the tip of his tail. Just as it was about to hit the Erosion Blade demonic cultivator, the opponent's giant blade suddenly disintegrated on its own, turning into countless stardust that entered the black hole. This caused the black hole to expand violently, tearing half of Bai Xin's body to shreds!
"retreat!"

Hou Ji activated his spatial jump, and his five clones dragged their injured companions back rapidly. Zhu Wu's entire right arm was carbonized and shattered, and Niu Pan's four hooves were stuck in the decaying twilight and could not be pulled away. Yue Xi Meng Sha wrapped Bai Xin's broken body, but found that the wounds were surrounded by a strange gray light, and even the dream healing could not work.

At that very moment, the illusory image of Jianmu in the starry sky suddenly drooped down thousands of green ribbons, and Wang Ping's figure emerged in the green light. With a light touch of his fingertips, Zhu Wu's carbonized arm was reborn as if time had reversed. The twilight under Niu Pan's feet was dispelled by the suddenly growing spirit vines, and Bai Xin's shattered body was enveloped in green light, which was rewoven at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Thank you, Master!"

The six demon lords were greatly encouraged. Quan Xing, who had not yet made a move, formed an ancient hand seal. The spiritual power of the entire starry sky surged with his hand seal, transforming into nine crimson chains that wrapped around the three demon cultivators.

Zang Yi and Yue Xi exchanged a glance, and suddenly made a hand seal at the same time. The official decrees and the dream veil intertwined to form strange runes, which temporarily isolated the mind-controlling demon cultivator from the spirituality.

Zhu Wu and Niu Pan seized the opportunity to charge forward again, this time with their fists and horns wreathed in emerald light!

"Chi~"

Wei Lingya suddenly turned her head 180 degrees, her three scarlet eyes looking in different directions. One of her eyes reflected Wang Ping's figure, while the other two eyes stared at Diwen and Tiangong, and looked directly at the two demons rushing towards her.

Just as Wei Ling's gaze met that of the two demons, boundless flames of annihilation appeared out of thin air, attempting to burn the two demons to ashes. However, two beams of emerald light shot down from the illusory image of the Jianmu tree, precisely blocking Zhu Wu and Niu Pan's view.

"Yeah~"

A disturbing cry suddenly echoed through the starry sky. Darkness surged forth from the demonic world like a raging torrent. Wei Ling flapped her enormous black wings, forcing Zhu Wu and Niu Pan back.

The bodies of the other two demonic cultivators suddenly twisted and expanded, causing the rules of the starry sky to tremble violently!
The Demonic Cultivator's body disintegrated like smoke, then reformed into a three-headed Nightmare Beast. It resembled a giant python but had three heads, each displaying the face of a different being: an elderly human, a young demon, and a fledgling spirit beast.

A mesmerizing aurora flowed through his three pairs of pupils, and countless translucent spiritual threads wrapped around his body, as if weaving the dreams of all living beings into a swaying veil. When his body swayed, the starry sky rippled like water, and all the beings that gazed at him began to be dazed, even the spirit of the star field itself uttered unconscious murmurs.

The Fiery Demon Cultivator let out a roar like metal shattering. His body suddenly twisted, his skin shattered inch by inch, revealing the dark golden energy flowing beneath. His limbs lengthened, sharp bone spurs rose from his back, and his entire body swelled into that of a wild beast.

It resembles a giant lizard, with corrosive dark gold ripples constantly flowing across its body. Its head is dragon-like but not dragon-like, without eyes, only a huge mouth covered with spiraling sharp teeth. Deep in its throat, a void black hole that devours everything flickers. Its tail forks into nine metal tentacles, each end of which grows a mouth full of sharp teeth, constantly dripping acid that dissolves space.

As it crawled, the starry sky groaned under its unbearable weight, and its claw marks left behind decaying cracks that would never heal. When it raised its head and roared, the black hole in its throat suddenly expanded, instantly draining all the golden energy from the starry sky and turning it into rusty dust!
At this moment, Xinghai's voice rang in Wang Ping's ears, "They have completely integrated into the demonic world constructed by the rebels, and their ocean of consciousness has long been connected with it. Use the 'Demon Sword' to corrupt their consciousness, or do you have any other methods to corrupt their consciousness!"

"I need to capture their presence within the rules, or perhaps their consciousness in reality!"

Wang Ping focused most of his attention on the intricate network of rules between heaven and earth, patiently capturing the auras of Wei Ling and the other two. Although their life force had already been destroyed by the rules of the universe, Wang Ping could still perceive them using the rules of the Five Elements and Yin Yang, though it was rather troublesome.

This requires him to connect his consciousness to the Heavenly Dao of the Great Universe through the rules of the Five Elements and Yin Yang, or to use the simplest Wood Spirit invasion to directly interfere with their real consciousness and physical body.

Wang Ping is currently pursuing two parallel paths, which seems troublesome, but this is a necessary step if he wants to permanently suppress Wei Ling and the other two. Di Wen and Tian Gong also realized this, otherwise, given Di Wen's personality, they would have already rushed over and defeated them.

While they were exchanging words, Wei Ling and the other two also clashed with six True Monarchs of the Demon Clan, as well as Zang Yi and Yue Xi.

Wei Ling's World-Burning Crow suddenly flapped its wings, its jet-black feathers unleashing a raging inferno of demonic flames that forced Zhu Wu and Niu Pan back once more. Her three scarlet eyes flickered uncertainly, one of which remained fixed on Wang Ping, as if she had sensed his intentions.

The three nightmare beasts slithered and swam, their three heads simultaneously emitting shrieks of different tones. The old man's head chanted seductive incantations, the child's head emitted innocent yet chilling laughter, and the fledgling's head cried out sonic waves that pierced the soul.

Yuexi's dream veil trembled violently. Her primordial spirit immediately left her body and hovered above her physical body. Then, her physical body and primordial spirit turned into nothingness, weaving a phantom gray energy river that blocked most of the illusions constructed by the bewitching demon cultivators.

Zang Yi immediately uttered the truth: "Block hearing and sight!"

Golden runes exploded around everyone's ears, temporarily isolating them from the Nightmare Beast's harassment. However, the Star-Eating Ancient Beast seized the opportunity to pounce. Its nine metal tentacles, like venomous dragons emerging from their lair, bit towards Bai Xin and Hou Ji with their sharp teeth. Bai Xin and Hou Ji worked together, twisting space into blades to sever three tentacles. But more tiny tentacles instantly regenerated from the severed ends, attempting to continue wrapping around them!

"Go away!"

Hou Ji's five clones simultaneously formed hand seals, folding space into a mirror barrier. The black hole in the throat of the Star-Eating Ancient Beast suddenly expanded, and the terrifying suction force tore the spatial mirror into pieces. A tentacle took the opportunity to pierce through Hou Ji's chest. As the spiritual veins in his body churned, the wound began to metallize!

Wang Ping's gaze sharpened.

In that split second, he used Hou Ji's life force to capture a trace of the Devouring Edge Demon Source's energy. He immediately conjured a talisman to record its existence, gathered wood spirit energy to repair Hou Ji's injuries and cleanse the pollution in his body, and used the 'Stealing Heaven Talisman' to stabilize Hou Ji's consciousness.

The next moment, a wisp of emerald light silently entered the battlefield from the illusory image of the Jianmu tree under the starry sky.

On the other side, Zhu Wu and Niu Pan attacked Wei Ling again. Zhu Wu's fists were once again wrapped in the spiritual light of the Jianmu tree, and each strike caused demonic flames to scatter. The starlight on Niu Pan's horns surged, temporarily blocking the wings of the World-Burning Raven.

Wei Ling turned her raven head, about to unleash the Extinction Flame, when Quan Xing's nine crimson chains suddenly shot out from the void, binding her wings. However, this could not trap Wei Ling, and the Extinction Flame became extremely turbulent at this moment.

Just as Zhu Wu and Niu Pan were temporarily taking cover, a clear "clang" echoed under the starry sky. It was Wang Ping who had released a phantom image of a "Heaven-Stealing Talisman," which was pinned to the faintly visible net of the Five Elements rules under the starry sky.

Both the Earth Script and the Celestial Craft immediately understood what was happening, and then the Earth Script's majestic voice suddenly rang out:

"Get out!"

His voice boomed like a bell, shaking the starry sky. Upon hearing this, Zhu Wu, Niu Pan, and other demon clan True Monarchs withdrew without hesitation, and Zang Yi and Yue Xi also quickly distanced themselves.

Then, Diwen Zhenjun stepped on the Seven Stars, and as his sleeves fluttered, the 'Mountain Suppressing Tower' suddenly expanded, transforming into a towering peak that pressed down. The tower's dark yellow energy cascaded down like a waterfall, each strand as heavy as a star, pressing down on Wei Ling's World-Burning Crow. The demonic flames on the crow's feathers struggled wildly, but like a trapped beast, they were slowly crushed into the void.

The Master Craftsman no longer held back. He clasped his hands together, and the golden lotus beneath his feet suddenly burst forth with billions of dazzling golden rays. As the lotus petals scattered, they transformed into countless golden rings of forbidden magic, layer upon layer enveloping the three-headed nightmare beast and the star-eating ancient beast. When those golden rings touched the demonic cultivator's body, they sizzled like branding irons.

The three heads of the Nightmare Beast twisted wildly, trying to break free of the golden ring, but the ring tightened more and more, forcibly pulling it back into human form. Upon seeing this, the remaining demonic cultivator immediately retreated into the endless darkness behind him. Then, an invisible dragging force appeared under the starry sky, trying to pull Wei Ling and the Bewitching Demonic Cultivator back into the darkness.

Wang Ping sensed that Wei Ling and the mind-controlling demon cultivator's consciousness were shifting. At this moment, due to the simultaneous actions of the Earth Script and the Heavenly Craft, the conflict between the demonic source and the rules of the starry sky reached its peak, and Wei Ling's presence was completely exposed under the starry sky net, although it was only a fleeting moment!

But Wang Ping, with his extraordinary cultivation, instantly captured it. He then formed hand seals, causing the illusory image of the Jianmu tree behind him to tremble violently. Countless emerald green runes surged like a galaxy, converging into an ancient 'Heaven-Stealing Talisman'.

Immediately afterwards, the 'Heaven-Stealing Talisman' transformed into a stream of light and instantly disappeared into the vast net of starry sky rules. In an instant, the five elements and yin-yang rules of the entire battlefield were violently distorted, and Wei Ling and the Bewitching Demon Cultivator's consciousness was forcibly 'defined' at the level of rules.

Wang Ping didn't define life and death, but rather 'gave' Wei Ling some of the distorted memories he had sealed away, thus redefining her consciousness and memories. Wei Ling could offset the definition of life and death with her cultivation, but the definition of memories required her to clear them away for a sufficient amount of time. If her cultivation was insufficient, she might continue to go mad.

In an instant, Wei Ling's scarlet raven eyes trembled violently as she retreated using the demonic energy world. Her memories were incredibly chaotic at that moment; sometimes she saw herself as a disciple of the Xuanmen sect, cultivating within her sect; sometimes she was a mortal, struggling in the mortal world; and in the blink of an eye, she became a powerful demon, commanding thousands of demonic beasts...

These memories are intertwined, each one incredibly real, yet contradictory to one another.

The Bewitching Demon Cultivator fared even worse. He was originally a being who controlled dreams and spirituality, but now he had reverted to his original demonic form. Because he had been forcibly filled with chaotic memories, all three heads simultaneously emitted shrill screams. The old man's head was covered in tears and snot, the child's head was laughing maniacally, and the fledgling head was emitting desperate cries. He seemed to no longer be able to distinguish whether he was a nightmare beast or one of the countless beings in his memories.

Even more terrifying is that, because they are connected to the consciousness of the demonic world, these disordered memories have contaminated the entire demonic world like a plague!

The dark demonic realm constructed by the rebels began to distort violently. The originally stable demonic energy surged like boiling water. The demonized cultivators in the demonic energy world suddenly clutched their heads and screamed in agony. Some knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, some brandished their swords and muttered to themselves, and some even muttered to themselves in the void, as if they were talking to someone who did not exist.

Di Wen glanced at the area where Wang Ping was located, his expression becoming extremely solemn. The Heavenly Craftsman closed his golden lotus and whispered, "The Sage has mercy."

Just then, a furious roar suddenly came from the depths of the demonic world, causing the entire starry sky to tremble. A shadow deeper than darkness slowly emerged, its humanoid outline vaguely visible, yet it exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

It was Qianxi's aura, and beside Qianxi was a phantom figure. After he appeared, the distorted demonic world instantly became calm. Then, a black light flashed in the starry sky, and all the corrupted demonic cultivators, including Wei Ling and the Bewitching Demonic Cultivator, were suppressed by a dark energy. It seemed that their auras were about to return to nothingness.

The illusory figure hovered silently at the edge of the demonic world, like a wisp of smoke, yet it carried a chilling sense of oppression. Its form was indistinct, as if it were formed from countless twisted darknesses, sometimes taking human form, and sometimes dispersing into thousands of demonic energies.

His presence was completely integrated with the entire world of demonic energy, and every subtle movement caused the surrounding demonic energy to fluctuate accordingly.

“It’s an extraterrestrial consciousness, so don’t worry. He can’t leave that demonic world, and in terms of cultivation, you’re no worse than him.” Xinghai’s voice appeared in Wang Ping’s consciousness. “He has no physical body; he is pure consciousness. In his current state, he can’t even cast specific spells.”

"Greetings, esteemed True Lords!"

His voice was very pleasant, indistinguishable between male and female. He maintained an ethereal human form while speaking, and bowed to Wang Ping, Di Wen, and Tian Gong with clasped hands.

(End of this chapter)