Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1135 I Outnumber Them!
"This successor doesn't necessarily have to be me."

An Jing shook his head, gazing at the giant silver python formed from infinite possibilities before him, and said calmly, "It's best for you that I don't become your successor."

[Indeed] Tianyuan Tiandao readily admitted: [Previously, I was merely acting instinctively. Wisdom and instinct are different, and this is a flaw in 'life.' Just as the Heavenly Demon also has human flaws, so too do I, having transformed into life.]

Right now, in my opinion, your becoming stronger is what's best for me, so I want to help you become stronger.

"You've done it."

An Jing smiled and looked at the blood-red star gathering infinite brilliance not far away, the Burning Heaven Divine Weapon: "I was thinking before about what exactly the 'Path of the Spirit' is, and how I can fully comprehend it and make it a part of my inheritance... Now, I have a complete idea."

The so-called complete form of 'spirit' is you, the Dao Python, the master of spirits. The circulation of spiritual energy is entirely under my control; the perfect circulation within my inner grotto-heaven, the ever-growing circulation, the circulation that only increases, never decreases—as long as I have created such a Dao Python within myself, achieving complete mastery and control over my own spiritual energy, and can freely bestow it upon others…”

“I have completely mastered the ‘Way of the Spirit’.”

"Moreover, it can prove the existence of the True Lord."

[If this inspires you]

The python said with relief, "That would be perfect."

"bring it on."

An Jing raised his hand and extended an invitation. His will traversed the void and connected with the enormous silver python: "Now that you have appeared, then join me in witnessing the destruction of the Holy Demon."

Then the giant python coiled around the tranquil cave, gently encircling it, and together they cast their gaze toward the distant void.

There, amidst the vast ruins of the world, the eleven Celestial Venerables had also surrounded the remains of the Demon Kingdom.

Within the Abyss of No Return, the phantom of the Holy Demon is roaring. It is struggling to recover from the devastating power of the Void-Shattering Flood Cannon aimed at the Heavenly Dao. Because of the existence of the Abyss of No Return, it cannot be truly destroyed, because it never even truly existed.

But without a doubt, it is weak at this moment.

Unprecedented, it is a weakness that can be eliminated.

Moreover, it encountered a similar situation to when the Four Saints of Tianyuan faced the reinforcements from Huaixu.

When the Holy Demon's will awoke from its slumber and saw the figures of its nemesis, the Four Saints of Tianyuan, it was cautious but mostly dismissive.

These four old adversaries were bound by demonic influence and had no way to harm themselves, who were rooted in the abyss.

But then, when it saw the Haotian Mirror of the Mingjing Sect shining in the void, it immediately became a little nervous. In the previous war with the Demon Kingdom, this mirror and that Zhulong Armor were indeed a bit troublesome. If these two sides, which were originally vaguely hostile, joined forces to deal with it, then it would probably suffer a great loss this time.

But this was not the end. Immediately following were the Myriad Transformations Divine Pivot of Tianji Mountain and the Taishan Zhifei of Taishan Mountain. The unpredictable and deathly silent aura of these powerful Heavenly Venerables, whom they had never seen before, left both the Saint and the Demon somewhat bewildered—where did they come from? No, when did this happen? Weren't all the heavens isolated? Where did the Four Saints of Tianyuan find the other two Heavenly Venerables?

And finally...

When the Holy Demon saw the four figures emerging from the river of time, when he saw the four dragon gods of the four seasons representing the past, the present, prosperity, and demise...

Unlike the Four Saints of Tianyuan, it didn't simply smile in relief, reconcile, give up, and then let it go.

It broke through. [Feng Xiyu! Are you really willing to let the Tianyuan Realm, which you've schemed for tens of thousands of years, become a stepping stone for these visitors from another world?!]

The Holy Demon's roar echoed through the void, filled with resentment and disbelief: "I had no idea you were such kind people!"

The response was a melodious and grand chime.

In the void, Feng Xiyu's Xishan Cave Heaven opened wide, and an ancient, simple bronze bell flew out from it. Immortal Xiyu's hearty laughter followed: "They're willing to take the blame for me and bear the burden for me—that's a wonderful thing!"

[Heavenly Demons, you simply don't understand! Within the Dao Court, there are plenty of people who don't want that bullshit of power; they only want to ascend, transcend, and achieve liberation!]

[The ones you devoured just happened to be power-hungry individuals who fell into depravity!]

This enormous bell is engraved with astronomical and geographical features, as well as depictions of birds, beasts, and countless stars. The moment it appeared, it resembled a mountain ten thousand feet high, and its size continued to expand as it rotated.

The clock is divided into nine layers: the first layer represents the rotation of day and night; the second layer represents light and darkness; the third layer represents spring, summer, autumn and winter; the fourth layer represents the winds from the eight directions; the fifth layer represents the twelve months; the sixth layer represents the twenty-four solar terms; the seventh layer represents the sixty-year cycle of the sexagenary cycle; the eighth layer represents the three hundred and sixty great cycles; and the ninth layer represents the myriad and endless variations, reflecting all the passage of time in the human world.

The Astronomical Great Derivation Clock!
As Feng Xiyu uttered his command, the upper part of the bell rotated slightly, while the lower part accelerated layer by layer. In the end, the entire bell transformed into a chaotic vortex that swept through time and space, emitting a soul-shaking ringing sound as it suppressed the phantom of the Holy Demon!

The phantom of the Holy Demon raised its arm, attempting to withstand the overwhelming force, but upon contact, its form sank slightly downwards.

Left with no other choice, the Abyss trembled, and the Holy Demon had to unleash its true power.

In an instant, flames of darkness erupted around it, and black, malevolent fire shot up from the bottom of the abyss, transforming into a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky and ruthlessly pushed away the Heavenly Evolution Bell.

One could vaguely see that within this giant hand, numerous human hands formed from the condensation of dark firelight were constantly climbing, intertwining, and spreading out in a tangled mess, which was extremely terrifying.

This flame of ignorance, in its essence, signifies sudden change, sudden darkness, and sudden stillness; it represents an unpredictable and tragic ending, an irreversible and desperate bitter fruit, and an unalterable process of suffering. All of these, mixed together, constitute all the sorrow and destiny unseen by anyone outside their field of vision.

Once ignited, even a Heavenly Lord or Heavenly Venerable will lose their throne and their Dao will collapse. Even their cultivation of cause and effect, space and time, the cultivation of the Taiyin Wuji and Wuji Guiyi system will be burned and defiled.

Just as a story is blackened with ink, just as official history disappears and anyone can tell their own unofficial history, the possibility of it being tainted can no longer be observed or explained.

This is the fundamental divine power of the Holy Demon. Even if it is destroyed into a phantom, it can still activate it instinctively. In fact, because there is no interference from extra desires, this pure demonic erosion is even stronger!
Once, when the Holy Demon was first born and had no wisdom, the flames of ignorance that it unconsciously released scorched through the earth's crust and mantle, turning half the continent into a sea of ​​lava and fire. Countless volcanoes rose up, and demonic energy spread, breaking through the celestial realm and enveloping all things. This was the origin of the original evil energy cloud in the Tianyuan Realm.

Countless demons emerged from the sea of ​​fire, rampaging and conquering numerous towns. It was only through the combined efforts of the Four Saints of Tianyuan, who used the waters of the seas to create a celestial river to block them; otherwise, the entire Tianyuan Realm would have fallen the moment the Saints and Demons appeared.

That was merely the immature flame of ignorance when the Holy Demon was born. Now, even as a phantom, the flame of ignorance it wields far surpasses that of then. Even a single wisp, falling to the ground, can easily incinerate mountains and destroy nations, melting the earth.

Feng Xiyu used his natal spiritual treasure to fight back. The chaotic vortex suppressed by the Astronomical Bell immediately collapsed. The nine-layered bell body trembled, and many Dao patterns on it seemed to be about to be blasted off. Obviously, the Four Saints of Tianyuan were not in good condition either. When fighting against the Holy Demon Phantom, they were actually slightly outmatched.

The Holy Demon resides in the Abyss of No Return, and is nearly immortal.

Even with the addition of the other three saints, they are helpless against the current Holy Demon and can only remain in a stalemate. This is also why, even when the Four Saints of Heavenly Origin held the advantage, they were unable to completely destroy the Demon Kingdom.

but……

This time, it faced eleven Celestial Venerables.

(End of this chapter)