Living in the deep palace

Upon hearing the word "above," the three overlords present trembled simultaneously.

For the prisoners banished here, Heaven and the mortal world are both unattainable dreams and deeply etched hatreds.

"The people above? Could they be executioners sent by the Heavenly Court to eliminate us?" The Rotting Corpse King's voice was hoarse, tinged with fear.

"They don't seem to be lackeys of the Heavenly Court."

The Sky-Splitting Bird Ancestor interjected, his eyes sharp as knives, "Even the dogs of the Heavenly Court have a nauseating smell of incense. But this person... his stench is even more sinister than ours. That greed, that tyranny, it's simply..."

"No matter who he is."

The Demon Lord of Chaos finally turned his immortal face around, his tone as cold as ice.

"Since you've come to my territory and killed my men, you have to pay the price."

"In this land of no return, I am the only king."

"Issue my demonic decree: assemble the entire army of the Demon Abyss. I will set up the 'Ten Thousand Demons Soul Devouring Formation' in front of the Demon Palace and personally confront this outsider."

"If he's really that strong..."

The three faces of the Demon Lord of Chaos simultaneously revealed eerie smiles.

"If I eat him, perhaps I can break free from this cage and return to the real world!"

……

[The Edge of the Blood Sun Demon Abyss]

A massive skeletal warship (modified from the royal court of the Skinflint King) is tearing through the black sea of ​​lava and speeding toward the Demon Palace.

Su Chen stood at the bow of the boat, holding the [human skin drum] in his hand.

After being refined by him using the [Primordial Divine Weapon Branch], this originally somewhat damaged acquired treasure has undergone a qualitative change. The Kui ox hide on the drum surface has become crystal clear, with faint lightning flowing around it, while Su Chen has integrated a "Heaven-Shaking Stone" that he found in the Skinning King's treasury into the drum body.

Now, this drum can not only peel away skin, but also shake the soul, shatter bones, and break magic!
"Dao Ancestor, the lair of the Hun Tian Demon Lord is just ahead."

Giant Spirit One pointed at the nine blood-dripping setting suns ahead, his expression solemn. "That guy was a ruthless person who was personally suppressed by the Heavenly Emperor in the previous era. It is said that he possesses 'three-faced Dharma forms,' corresponding to the three Dao fruits of Buddha, Demon, and Immortal. Although his strength was damaged after being suppressed for many years, in this Land of No Return, he can mobilize the chaotic origin of the entire world. His strength is probably no weaker than that of the Quasi-Emperor Corpse Demon from before."

"Three kinds of Dao Fruits?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen's eyes lit up.

"So it's a platter with three flavors?"

"That's good, very plentiful."

"and……"

Su Chen looked at the nine blood-red setting suns hanging in the sky.

“Those nine light bulbs look pretty good too. They contain extremely strong fire element and curse power, which will be just right to add some fuel to my ‘Chaos Furnace’.”

At this moment.

Wuwuwu——

The mournful sound of horns echoed throughout the abyss.

From the direction of the Demon Palace, countless black dots rose into the sky like locusts. Those were the personal guards of the Demon Lord of Chaos—the Fallen Heavenly Army.

These soldiers, each possessing the cultivation of a Golden Immortal, clad in tattered black immortal armor and wielding blood-stained halberds, were mostly celestial soldiers and generals who had violated heavenly laws in their previous lives. After death, they fell to this realm, becoming the henchmen of the Demon Lord. Their numbers numbered in the millions!

At the very front of the army, the three overlords revealed their true forms, radiating overwhelming pressure from the Great Luo Realm.

"Halt!!"

The Corpse King roared and spewed out a long river of green corpse poison that stretched for thousands of miles, blocking the path of the bone warship.

"Kneel down and prepare to die!!"

The Nightmare Queen flickered, transforming into countless afterimages, attempting to pull the entire warship into an illusion.

"Noisy."

Su Chen didn't even glance at them.

He simply raised the human skin drum in his hand.

"Since you like grand displays, then I'll play some music for you."

"This piece of music is called..."

Su Chen clenched his right fist and slammed it hard onto the drum surface.

"Funeral procession!!"

Boom-! ! !
The first drumbeat.

Heaven and earth were silent.

A visible cyan-gold sound wave swept out in a fan shape, centered on Su Chen.

The long, green river of corpse poison that stretched for thousands of miles was instantly shattered into its most primitive particles the moment it came into contact with the sound waves!
The savage grin on the face of the Corpse King froze. He was horrified to discover that his once-proud body, riddled with countless poisonous mortals, was beginning to crack.

"This...what kind of power is this?!"

Boom! !

Su Chen didn't stop, and immediately threw a second punch.

This time, the sound waves were mixed with [Chaotic Thunder].

Click!Click!
The myriad nightmare phantoms in the sky shattered instantly, like mirrors. The Nightmare Queen let out a scream as her true form was blasted out of the void, coughing up blood, her soul nearly shattered.

Boom! ! !
The third sound.

This time, it was aimed at the million-strong fallen heavenly army.

The sound waves transformed into an invisible, ancient Kui bull, roaring to the sky as it charged into the battle formation.

Bang bang bang bang bang——

Countless muffled explosions rang out.

The 100,000 celestial soldiers at the forefront had their immortal armor shattered instantly, followed by their flesh.

Skin and flesh separated! Bone and flesh turned to mush!
With just one drumbeat, 100,000 golden immortals transformed into a blood-red rain and mist, scattering across the sea of ​​lava!

"Cool!"

Su Chen laughed loudly, hung the human skin drum on his waist, and soared into the sky.

"Giant Spirit! Meng Po! The rest of the small fry are yours to handle!"

"I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with that Demon Lord!"

"Yes!!"

Seeing their Dao Ancestor's divine might, Giant Spirit One and Lady Dry Bones were already filled with excitement. Leading the Giant Spirit Guards and Yin Soldiers, they charged into the enemy formation like tigers descending from the mountain.

……

In front of the Demon Palace's main hall.

Looking at the defense line that collapsed in an instant, the three faces of the Demon Lord of Chaos showed no panic, but instead revealed a deeper greed.

"Good baby..."

"That drum in your hands can actually unleash power close to that of a primordial spiritual treasure."

The stronger you are, the more I want to devour you!

The Demon Lord of Chaos slowly stood up.

Rumbling--

As he rose, the entire sea of ​​magma began to boil. Countless black magma pillars shot into the sky, coalescing behind him into a towering, three-faced Dharma image.

"Outsider, state your name!"

The voice of the Demon Lord of Chaos was like a thunderclap.

Su Chen hovered at the same height as him, his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the wind.

"You don't change your name when you're working, and you don't change your surname when you sit down."

"The Ancestor of Immortality, Su Chen."

"Of course, you can call me..."

Su Chen grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.

"Your nightmare."

"Arrogant!!"

The Demon Lord of Chaos roared, "In this Avici Hell, dragons must coil up and tigers must lie low! I am the embodiment of chaos, what do you have to fight me with?!"

"Chaotic Domain - The Fall of the Three Realms!!"

boom!
The three faces of the Demon Lord of Chaos opened their mouths simultaneously.

The Buddha's face emitted golden Sanskrit chants, but these were demonic sounds that disturbed people's minds.

The demon mask exhaled black death energy, corroding all life.

The immortal face emitted white light, but it was a chaotic light that reversed yin and yang.

Three distinct forces merged perfectly under his control, transforming into a massive chaotic vortex that enveloped Su Chen.

In this vortex, gravity is reversed, time is disordered, and even cause and effect are broken.

If an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal were to fall into this place, he would instantly explode and die due to the conflict of laws.

"Is this your way?"

Su Chen stood at the center of the vortex, looking at everything distorted around him, but shook his head.

"It's too complicated." "Want to learn the unity of the three teachings? Want to integrate various schools of thought?"

"Unfortunately, you only learned the basics and ended up turning yourself into a grotesque, hybrid mess."

Su Chen stretched out a hand, and a tender green sapling slowly appeared in his palm.

That was a projection of the [Origin Branch].

"Let me show you what true... all-encompassing is."

"Immortality, Origin, All Things Return to One!"

Om-! ! !
A crisp green light wave rippled out from Su Chen's palm.

This light wave, though seemingly weak, contains the absolute authority to "define the world".

Where light waves pass.

The demonic sound transformed into a hymn of praise.

The deathly aura transformed into vitality.

The light of rebellion transformed into the divine radiance of order.

The chaotic vortex, powerful enough to annihilate a Great Luo Perfection cultivator, subsided instantly upon encountering the Light of Origin, becoming as docile as a sheep.

"what?!"

The three faces of the Demon Lord of Chaos simultaneously revealed expressions of utter horror.

"You...you changed my laws?!"

"This is impossible! This is the Land of No Return! The source of chaos! How could you possibly establish order here?!"

"because……"

Su Chen took a step forward, instantly passing through the vortex and arriving in front of the Hun Tian Demon Lord.

He raised a hand and gently pressed it on the forehead of the Demon Lord's Buddha-like face.

"I am the Tao."

“I said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there shall be no darkness here.”

"I said you need to kneel down..."

A surge of purple light erupted in Su Chen's eyes as the power of the [Primordial Divine Weapon Body] exploded in full force, like an ancient divine mountain pressing down.

"You have to... kneel down before me!!"

boom--! ! !
The Demon Lord of Chaos felt an irresistible force coming from above his head. His kneecaps cracked under the immense pressure, and his towering Dharma form was forced to its knees in the sea of ​​lava by Su Chen's palm strike!

boom!
Lava splashed everywhere, creating towering waves.

The mighty Lord of the Infernal Realm, an ancient and terrifying ferocious being, was actually suppressed by Su Chen with a single hand in a single exchange!
"Aaaaaah—I refuse to accept this!!"

The Demon Lord of Chaos struggled frantically, his three faces contorted and roaring.

"I am Hun Tian! I am the future Demon Emperor!!"

"Explode! Explode for me!!"

He wanted to burn his very essence, to detonate this demonic abyss, and to perish together with Su Chen.

"Trying to self-destruct in front of me?"

Su Chen sneered and plunged his other hand into the Demon Lord's chest.

"Your body... is mine now."

"Eternal Life, Soul Capture, Sealing!"

puff!

Countless jet-black, soul-capturing roots burrowed into the demon's body along Su Chen's arm, instantly locking onto his soul core.

The energy that was about to erupt was instantly extinguished.

The Demon Lord of Chaos froze.

He felt that his body no longer belonged to him, and even moving a finger had become a luxury.

"Now……"

Su Chen leaned close to his terrified ghost face and gently patted his cheek.

"We can have a proper talk now."

"Will you be my dog, or my...food?"

"I'll give you three breaths to consider."

……

[Blood-Soaked Demon Abyss, Ruins of the Demon Palace]

Time seems to have stopped.

On the entire battlefield, whether it was the Fallen Heavenly Army still putting up a stubborn resistance or the Giant Spirit Guards who were slaughtering everyone, they all stopped what they were doing at this moment.

All eyes were focused on the center of the sea of ​​lava.

There, the once invincible Demon Lord of Chaos, who ruled the Land of No Return for countless eons, was kneeling on the ground in humiliation.

Before him stood a young man in a green robe, one hand pressing down on the Demon Lord's enormous head, his posture as upright as a sword, as if he were the only true god in this world.

"one."

Su Chen's voice was calm and indifferent, yet it was like a hammer, striking the heart of the Demon Lord of Chaos again and again.

The Demon Lord of Chaos trembled all over.

He was proud. As a giant of ancient times, he once fought against the Heavenly Court, and even when he was defeated and imprisoned, he never bowed his head to anyone.

But now, facing this man who was countless times younger than him, he felt a kind of fear that came from his very life instinct.

It was a fear of facing a "natural enemy".

He could sense that Su Chen wasn't bluffing. Beneath the hand pressing on his head lay a colossal maw capable of devouring the heavens. If he dared utter a single "no," he would become nourishment within Su Chen's body in the next instant.

"two."

Su Chen applied slight pressure with his palm.

Click!

A crack appeared in the incredibly hard skull of the Demon Lord of Chaos.

"and many more!!"

Under the shadow of death, the Demon Lord of Chaos finally broke down.

His three faces simultaneously displayed expressions of despair and pleading.

"I...I surrender!!"

"Don't eat me!! I'll surrender!!"

The sound was shrill and echoed throughout the entire Demon Abyss.

Hearing their master's tearful pleas for mercy, the million Fallen Heavenly Army soldiers dropped their weapons to the ground with a clang.

Faith is shattered.

"Oh? It's gone down already?"

Su Chen sighed, seemingly disappointed, and withdrew the hand that had almost crushed the Demon Lord's head.

"I thought you would have been more courageous and let me taste the combination of the three kinds of Dao Fruits."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord of Chaos broke out in a cold sweat. This guy... really wanted to eat him!
"If you are willing to surrender, then hand over your soul blood and release your sea of ​​consciousness."

Su Chen's tone turned cold, leaving no room for argument.

"Yes Yes……"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Demon Lord of Chaos split open between his brows, forcing out a drop of his natal soul blood, which emitted a tri-colored light, and respectfully presented it to Su Chen.

Su Chen opened his mouth and swallowed the soul blood.

The Soul-Capturing Branch activated instantly, imprinting the Immortal Slave Mark on that drop of soul blood.

From that moment on, the life and death of the Demon Lord of Chaos rested entirely on Su Chen's decision. Even if he later attained the fifth realm of enlightenment, he would still be unable to escape this control.

"Get up."

Su Chen waved his hand.

Only then did the Demon Lord of Chaos dare to stand up shakily, put away his enormous Dharma form, and transform into a middle-aged man who was three zhang tall with a sinister face (retaining the features of three faces, but hiding them in his normal state), standing behind Su Chen with his hands hanging down.

"Your subordinate, Hun Tian, ​​pays his respects to... Your Majesty."

"very good."

Su Chen turned around, his gaze sweeping over the still-stunned Demon Abyss army and the other three overlords.

"what about you?"

Su Chen's gaze fell on the decaying corpse king, the nightmare queen, and the sky-splitting bird ancestor, who were only half alive.

"Do you want to serve your master alongside him, or do you want to..."

"Plop! Plop! Plop!"

Before he could finish speaking, the three arrogant overlords knelt in mid-air, their heads banging loudly.

"We surrender! We surrender!!" (End of Chapter)