Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 976 The Three Demons Traverse the Final Path

The axe blade sliced ​​through the void, shattering it into pieces like amber.

The Water-Avoiding Sword drew in fragments of the void, transforming them into waves that swept across the surroundings.

More than ten Xuanyuan mirrors hang high in the air, reflecting each other and forming a maze of mirror images layer upon layer.

Then, phantom images of treasures such as the Celestial Cauldron and the Flintstone appeared, filling the surrounding void, blocking everyone's methods, and even shaking the power of the Eastern Emperor Bell to some extent.

The visible ripples paused and became disordered for a moment, and the Donghuang Bell itself also paused for a moment.

At that very moment, a phantom river of cosmic light appeared beneath the Heavenly Demon's feet. The surging river water washed over the void, and the flying fragments of cosmic light reflected two great heavens. After flowing to the side of the Demon Lord, it encircled him, defending against the influence of the Eastern Emperor Bell, while also trying to pull the Demon Lord into it.

Junmo's expression changed slightly. As one of the few first-grade cultivators in the Great Heaven, he had long since perfected his own principles, condensed a real and authentic anchor point to ensure his own existence, and obtained the ability to be almost immortal.

It should be known that in the vast world of Da Luo, there are countless Great Heavens.

In most of the Great Heavens, a First-Rank cultivator can trace back to the beginning of the Great Heaven's creation, modify their origin by integrating their own essence into it, and then follow the characteristics of the River of Time flowing forward, allowing their life imprint to appear at all points in time within the River of Time.

This means that if a first-rank cultivator lives at any point in time within the Great Heaven, then to kill them, one would have to kill all the projections above the cosmic light.

Although a first-grade cultivator of the Eastern Celestial Realm is limited by his own characteristics and cannot manipulate the cosmic light at will like other Celestial Realms to obtain near-infinite resurrection abilities, he is still a first-grade cultivator.

However, the real and authentic anchor points allow them to condense their own illusory river of cosmic light, which resonates with the real river of cosmic light. This stabilizes their past and also grants them the ability to travel between various cosmic light nodes. In some special places, they can even leave behind some life-or-death contingency plans.

This also means that in the battle between first-grade cultivators, unless they can destroy the opponent's Dao Fruit in one go and destroy the many backup plans left in the cosmic light, even if a first-grade cultivator is killed on the spot, he can return in a very short time by using the backup plans left in the past or even the future.

For this reason, battles among first-rank cultivators in the Great Heaven rarely involve life-or-death struggles unless they involve a deadly trap set up by several first-rank cultivators or the intervention of a power exceeding the limits of first-rank.

After all, no one who has reached the first rank is alone. If they really tear off all pretenses and fight to the death without regard for anything else, it will only damage the Great Heaven's vital energy and order.

Of course, once they actually take action, it means that the other party has mastered the method to completely kill a first-grade cultivator.

Now, Chu Tai's side clearly possesses both, and the methods of killing also involve two aspects.

One is the real Celestial Cauldron, a very important treasure for the Lord of the Demonic Path from entering the Dao to attaining the Dao. Through this further fusion, it is completely entangled with his Dao Fruit, directly marking his real Dao Fruit, and even anchoring his hidden trump card in the River of Time.

Secondly, there is the Eastern Emperor Bell, a primordial treasure. It has the ability to send the concept of death of a first-rank cultivator into the River of Time after killing him, affecting all nodes in the entire river and destroying all his backup plans.

Finally, Chu Tai has many companions who cooperate with him. Lord Junmo is certain that if he were to die now and luckily avoid the influence of the Eastern Emperor Bell, he would be found and completely killed by Hunyuan Zhenjun, Yuli Zhenjun, and even the half-crippled Taiyi Zhenjun the very next second after his resurrection.

It can be said that the Lord of the Demonic Path is doomed to die this time.

Even if the Heavenly Demon helps, it will only delay his death.

The true method the Heavenly Demon used to save people was actually the River of Time that he released, which belonged to him.

The Heavenly Demon hoped that the Demon Lord would entrust his Dao Fruit to his River of Time, so that he could use the Heavenly Demon's River of Time to avoid the suppression of the Eastern Emperor Bell, the anchoring of the Heavenly Human Cauldron, and the killing of many first-rank cultivators.

Conversely, their Dao fruit and themselves become part of the Heavenly Demon, and the best outcome is to become an incarnation of the Heavenly Demon.

This opportunistic act infuriated the Demon Lord, yet he also felt a sliver of relief, believing it was a chance to survive.

At this moment, the fragments of the broken Celestial Cauldron trembled slightly, and a silent question arose in the mind of the Demon Lord, asking if he was really willing to give up his dignity and become the embodiment of someone else, or even a lackey.
"I……"

The Lord of the Demonic Path remained silent for a moment, then realized that he was being bewitched by the last trace of power of the Lord of the Celestial Cauldron. At the same time that he realized he was being bewitched, he also discovered that the Heavenly Demon had already secretly interfered with his emotions.

This discovery made the Demon Lord both laughable and normal.

He raised his hand and pierced through the River of Time, then lunged at Chu Tai. The remaining Dao Fruit resonated with all the power he could sense, suppressing with violence, and awakening the plunder with oppression and exploitation. In the end, it transformed into pure violence, attempting to contend with Chu Tai.

"I'm too lazy to argue with you anymore!"

Chu Tai roughly knew what this Lord of the Demonic Path wanted to do, but he also had more important things to deal with. The rate of collapse of the sky was slowing down, and even began to show signs of receding.

This undoubtedly signifies that the battle between Heaven and the Heavenly Demon Lord has come to an end.

The sound of the Eastern Emperor Bell resounded all around, and ripples appeared again. In the eyes of the Demon Lord, a phantom girl first appeared above the Eastern Emperor Bell, surrounded by a rich aura of life and creation. She lowered her eyes, brandished a long sword, and wiped away the remaining life force and even the concept of creation from his body.

The moment the girl made her move, a gloomy middle-aged man in black robes and a handsome young man appeared. One was anchored to death, and the other severed the speed change, causing all the futures that the Demon Lord could perceive to lead to their demise.

Furthermore, these future possibilities are even influencing his many backup plans, causing those methods that were damaged by the Eastern Emperor Bell to collapse.

Finally, a man and a woman walked out hand in hand, soaring into the air and creating waves that gave rise to a brand new river of cosmic light, which washed over them and accelerated the flow of cosmic light.

To outsiders, it appeared as if the Demon Lord was rushing towards Chu Tai when his body rapidly dissipated, transforming into countless streams of light that vanished into the void.

The next moment, the laws and principles of the Great Heaven shook, and even the innate Qi of True Lord Qing Shi could not suppress this change.

Chu Tai flicked his finger, and another young man surrounded by clouds flew out from the Eastern Emperor Bell, merging into the void and temporarily taking the place of the Demon Lord, stabilizing the operation of the laws and principles of the Great Heaven.

At that very instant, a very faint, very weak ray of light appeared in the sky.

This radiance originated from the interplay of two forces, and the shattering of the sky was the aftershock of their collision.

Therefore, it is difficult for anyone who saw it to imagine how that faint ray of light survived the impact of these two forces.

After the radiance appeared, the impact on the sky underwent a significant change.

It seems that something that should have been a single entity has now shifted subtly.

This shift brought about another subtle fluctuation in the higher dimensions. The Heavenly Demon, who was originally displeased with the selection of the Demon Lord, noticed this radiance and suddenly looked up at the sky.

Upon sensing the fluctuation, the Heavenly Demon exclaimed in shock, "This is impossible! How could a mere Heavenly Demon Lord truly separate the heavens from the earth! This is absolutely impossible!"

The almost horrified surprise made the Heavenly Demon's voice change, and a clear look of horror appeared in his eyes.

But the next moment, a crisp sound of shattering glass rang out.

Immediately following was a faint, almost empty blade of light that appeared in the sky. Its surface was covered with tiny cracks that continued to widen, and finally it shattered and dissipated like a dream bubble.

Having exhausted all his resources, the illusory figure of the Heavenly Demon Lord, now reduced to a hazy, indistinct silhouette, appeared in mid-air. He sighed, "So this is what I saw when the Supreme Qi transformed into the Three Pure Ones? Respectable, awe-inspiring..."

Intense emotions welled up within the Heavenly Demon Lord, and he finally let out a long sigh: "Unfortunately, I saw it too late..."

The next instant, this Heavenly Demon Lord, just like the previous sword light, turned into an illusory bubble and disappeared without a trace.

His departure caused a brief silence throughout the venue, followed by the frantic retreat of the Heavenly Demons.

The Heavenly Demon completely ignored the attacks from Chu Tai and the others. He was willing to give up the Holy King Path and all the foundations of the two Great Heavens in order to leave this place with the help of the Great Luo Heaven.

The demon's actions alarmed Chu Tai and the others even more. They tried to stop him while asking him what he was trying to escape from.

When questioned by Chu Tai and the others, Tianmo made no attempt to hide his intentions; he simply wanted to leave as quickly as possible.

"Hurry! Tian has always wanted to separate a part of the concept of Tian from himself. Although we don't know how the Heavenly Demon Lord did it, since he succeeded in doing so and has now perished, no one knows what Tian will do!"

After saying this, the Heavenly Demon tried to leave, but just before he could leave, he felt a force descend upon him.

"No! I still have..."

The Heavenly Demon seemed to sense something, but before he could finish speaking, he was assimilated by that power and then transformed into an unconscious force that spread outwards, eroding the Blood Demon Lord.

Qing Shi Zhenjun, who maintained the Great Heaven with the Primordial Qi, also felt terrifying pressure. In his perception, the power of the Heavenly Demon had completely mutated into an extremely distorted force.

Chaos, separation, and change are completely mixed together, and the power of the three is brought to its extreme.

Under the influence of this force, the principles and laws of nature are arbitrarily separated, recombined, derived, and changed, and everything seems to be heading towards absolute chaos and absolute disorder.

Countless twisted and chaotic forces completely ignored the changes in the laws and principles of Tao.

The Great Heaven let out a mournful cry, and the Blood Demon Lord was forced to retreat in defeat. Many mutated life forms appeared in the Great Heaven.

Chu Tai hurriedly shook the Eastern Emperor Bell to suppress this change.

Countless ripples spread outwards from the Eastern Emperor Bell, constantly influencing the remaining power of the Heavenly Demon, resulting in a stalemate.

In a daze, Chu Tai sensed that the power left behind by the Heavenly Demon contained a kind of innate power similar to that within the Eastern Emperor Bell.

He instantly realized the origin of the Heavenly Demon; it must be an incarnation of a Dao Lord.

'So, he wanted to use the departure of the Great Luo Heaven to attract the attention of his true self, causing a portion of his power to fall and be assimilated immediately, thus beginning to corrupt the Great Luo Heaven?'

As soon as the thought arose, Chu Tai felt it was absurd. Apart from the majority of people who relied on external forces to cultivate, which of the other cultivators who had achieved something could not gather their own power?

Instead of speculating that the power of a Dao Lord was activated, it's better to say directly that the other party wanted to see this scene.

The only question is, why would the other party do this?
The calamity of the Heavenly Emperor Miro should have passed, and logically there should be no reason for the other party to take action again.

'It can't be that someone from our Great Heaven is going to prove the Dao...'

Unlike before, after this thought arose, Chu Tai suddenly looked stiffly toward the sky.

He discovered that the faint ray of light was colliding wildly, with energy constantly splitting off from the sky and merging into it.

First, a faint spirituality arose, followed by numerous illusory images of Dao Fruits. The next moment, it reached the second-grade realm, then the first-grade realm, and continued to rise until it reached an extremely terrifying state.

"What is this bastard trying to do?!"

Chu Tai couldn't help but curse. Just as he was about to activate the power of the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Heavenly Demon Power, which had just calmed down, began to surge again.

Jade Emperor True Lord and Primordial True Lord stepped forward and said, "You watch and we'll go and test them out."

Seeing this, Sun Wukong wanted to go and help, but the Heavenly Emperor Mi Luo suddenly spoke up and told them to come back.

"This is the Great Calamity of the Eastern Pole Starlight. You must return immediately and not linger. Even if you are only here to help, you must remain in our Great Heaven and contact us every two days to assist. Otherwise, what was originally a calamity of one Great Heaven may be exploited by others and escalate into a larger problem."

Hearing this, Sun Wukong had no choice but to sacrifice part of his foundation and give the Golden Cudgel to Chu Tai: "You know the effects of this thing. I only hope that when it is used, it can freeze the opponent for a moment. I, Old Sun, will go back first!"

After saying this, he followed the Heavenly Master of Fate and the Bodhi Patriarch back to the Immortal Manifestation and Transformation Great Heaven.

As for the two True Lords, they set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation in an attempt to kill the radiant manifestation, but they were surprised to find that their attack had the feeling of attacking the heavens themselves. It seemed that if they increased their power a little more, they would split the heavens in two.

The heavens above, witnessing this scene, let out a sneer, then looked at the radiance with some excitement.

Upon witnessing this scene, Jade Emperor pointed his sword, and four sword lights crisscrossed back and forth, moving between existence and non-existence, heading towards the heavens.

Just like the slash into the radiance, the four sword lights ultimately struck the heavens themselves.

(End of this chapter)