Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 519 The Seven Old Demons

"The mental probe just now... those were the seven old demons here, weren't they? Oh well, we can deal with them all at once later."

Nan Fusheng shook his head slightly, and then began to carefully examine the surrounding environment.

The seas northeast of the mainland are frigid, with biting winds howling like knives. Therefore, the trees growing on this island are mostly coniferous. Looking out, the lush greenery adds a unique touch of life and vitality to this cold and desolate island.

The only slightly oppressive thing was that all the trees, vegetation, and even the earth were black, pitch black. It was awe-inspiring, as if haunted by ghostly figures.

Nan Fusheng narrowed his eyes, projecting his spiritual energy to sense the surrounding atmosphere.

He discovered that although everything here was black, there was no overly strong dark elemental aura; everything was normal, not much different from a normal forest.

If there's any difference, it's probably that these trees don't have the slightest hint of life.

"These trees are all dead. But instead of turning to dust, they're like carbonized wood, as hard as iron, yet devoid of any life. It must be the work of destructive forces." Nan Fusheng walked up to a large tree and reached out to touch it.

The moment his palm touched the tree trunk, an icy chill instantly spread throughout his body. The lifeless warmth and breath were replaced by a thick, heavy sense of death, rising up like a surging tide, trying to erode his mind and body.

However, Nan Fusheng had a special constitution, and as soon as this deathly aura appeared, it was quickly swallowed up by him and disappeared without a trace.

This is because his body structure is special. If a normal Soul Master were to be infected by such a deathly aura, his body would inevitably suffer varying degrees of damage.

Even if you don't touch anything here, it won't help, because the destructive energy has already contaminated the entire island, and anyone who is on this island will be corrupted.

If a normal Soul Master were to set foot on Devil Island, they would be fine for a short time, but if they stayed there for too long, they would probably turn into a dried-up corpse or carbonize like the plants.

"The atmosphere here is truly unpleasant," Nasita murmured, her snow-white feet lightly touching the black earth, a slight frown unconsciously appearing on her delicate face.

Despite her special ability to devour all kinds of energy, she clearly prefers pure and vibrant life energy to the destructive atmosphere here.

"Even the primordial energy in the air has been driven away by the power of destruction. This place is really unpleasant."

Nasita stretched out her slender fingers, trying to draw in the surrounding elemental energy, but she was repeatedly thwarted. In the end, what she successfully drew in were only wisps of destructive power emitting a dark purple light.

It should be understood that a Soul Master's cultivation and recovery of Soul Power both depend on the absorption and transformation of the Yuan Power of Heaven and Earth.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth is like the foundation of a Soul Master's cultivation. Without it, a Soul Master cannot draw energy from the outside world to replenish their depleted cultivation. Soul energy is inevitably consumed during a Soul Master's daily activities and cultivation.

Soul Masters above the Soul Venerable level will inevitably experience a certain degree of soul power dissipation and consumption, even unintentionally. Activating soul power to protect their bodies has become a common practice for them. Although the amount of dissipation each time is negligible, it accumulates over time and is not something to be ignored.

If a Soul Master is in a desperate situation where there is absolutely no elemental energy of heaven and earth, even if he does not actively output his Soul Power, his own Soul Power will gradually dissipate over time.

"Really? I think this place is quite nice," Tianqian said leisurely.

At this moment, it had deliberately shrunk its enormous size to only a dozen meters tall. It stretched its body comfortably, seemingly quite enjoying this environment filled with the aura of destruction.

"And what's the seawater like here?"

Nan Fusheng looked at the sea with some curiosity. Since there was the power of destruction above the island, could this black seawater also be a crystallization of the power of destruction?

They landed on the edge of the island, so they didn't have to walk at all and could see the sea immediately.

The view of the black sea from the air is completely different from that from the ground; being there in person makes it even more awe-inspiring. Waves surge and crash against the shore, the inky black water resembling a terrifying abyss, ready to swallow you whole at any moment.

Nan Fusheng reached out and lightly touched the seawater. The next moment, he felt his soul power being consumed and increased exponentially.

"Seawater has a strong effect of absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Once it comes into contact with it, will it accelerate the loss of the primordial energy of heaven and earth?"

Nan Fusheng made a judgment: no wonder those sea spirit beasts were only hovering outside this black sea area; this seawater must have also played a certain role.

"Let's go, it's time to meet the local landlord."

Nan Fusheng jumped onto Tianqian's back and gave the order.

"understood."

The eight heads of the Heavenly Punishment responded simultaneously, then spread their wings and flew towards the center of the island, where the destructive power was strongest, in its perception.

As for the island's anti-fly zone?

As long as the flight altitude does not exceed 100 meters, the anti-air force will not affect it.

Thanks to the speed of divine intervention, they crossed the black forest in just five minutes.

Flying out of the dark forest, the earth remained pitch black, stretching into the distance. But this time, they saw a purplish-black hue in the distance.

The purplish-black light flickered intermittently, giving off a terrifying sense of desolation.

"snort!"

Tianqian snorted coldly, immediately covering his entire body with his soul power, and then flew towards the purplish-black light.

As they drew closer to the purplish-black light, the surrounding air began to change. The purplish-black light, like a wind blade, continuously cut through the energy shield surrounding the Heavenly Punishment, but it could not break through.

As they drew closer to the purplish-black light, everything before them instantly turned purplish-black, and then, the two people and the dragon seemed to be swallowed up by something. A sudden jolt!

The surrounding environment was no longer purplish-black, but instead a colorful landscape, forming a stark contrast to the scenery just now.

Nan Fusheng stood on Tianqian's back, surveying his surroundings. They were currently in a huge valley.

The valley was no longer pitch black; lush green plants grew all around, and in the distance, a huge purplish-black pillar of light shot into the sky.

The environment here is completely different from the outside world; there is the primordial energy of heaven and earth here. Moreover, he soon sensed that the density of life force in this place far exceeded that of the outside world, comparable to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye he had visited before.

"Huh? A human, a dragon-like ferocious beast, and a ferocious beast that has taken human form—that's quite an interesting combination."

Just then, a somewhat hoarse voice rang out. Nan Fusheng looked down and saw an old man tilting his head and looking at them not far ahead.

He looked incredibly old, about 1.8 meters tall, but his body was somewhat hunched, with messy white hair hanging down, and his face was full of wrinkles, with a wrinkled and bald appearance.

The old man held a cane in his hand, but his eyes were very clear and not at all dim. There was no fluctuation of soul power on his body, and he looked just like an ordinary person.

"Young man, would you mind having a chat with this old man?" Nightmare Demon looked at the strange duo with some curiosity.

After the Heavenly Punishment landed earlier, they did sense its presence, but it was quickly blocked by the soul power fluctuations emanating from the Heavenly Punishment, so they did not detect the presence of Nan Fusheng and Naxida.

Without a doubt, the energetic young man before him was definitely human; Nightmare Demon was confident he could tell. As for Heavenly Punishment, it was a ferocious dragon-like beast—that much was also certain.

As for Narcida? Nightmare Demon couldn't quite see through her, but judging from Narcida's elfin ears, she probably wasn't human either.

In addition, Naxida's aura as a soul beast was stronger than that of a human, so the Nightmare Demon directly mistook her for a ferocious beast in human form.

"Oh."

Nan Fusheng chuckled lightly, "Senior, I don't want to waste time with you here. Let the other six hiding here show themselves as well."

As he spoke, Nan Fusheng unleashed a powerful spiritual force, which even forced the Nightmare Demon not far away to take a few steps back.

The surrounding air began to distort under the spiritual power of this Divine Origin Realm cultivator. Then, six aged figures, somewhat disheveled, revealed their true forms from the surrounding area, staring at Nan Fusheng with expressions of horror.

"Divine Origin Realm spiritual power... You're a soul beast who transformed and cultivated again?"

After regaining his balance, Nightmare Demon looked at Nan Fusheng with some suspicion.

It should be noted that although their bodies have been destroyed by destructive energy, their souls have been protected by life energy, which is why they can exist in such a bizarre form.

In a sense, they are already dead, they are spirits, but because of the life energy that sustains them, they have lived here for thousands of years.

A thousand years! Even a pig, if it doesn't get killed, could live long enough to become a thousand-year-old soul beast. Not to mention, the fact that they were chosen as a generation of Shrek Seven Devils means their talent is naturally top-notch.

Although they no longer have physical bodies, preventing them from cultivating, they haven't been completely idle during these thousand years.

They constantly studied the power of life and destruction, and under the influence of these two powers, the spiritual power of the seven of them reached the limit of human spiritual power: the Spirit Realm.

With the help of the unique terrain here, even if Yun Ming comes, the seven of them will not be intimidated.

The Nightmare Demon appeared first to probe Nan Fusheng and the others' intentions and divert their attention, while the other six demons hid to the side, waiting for their chance to strike.

Unexpectedly, Nan Fusheng showed no martial ethics and attacked without even exchanging a few polite words. He even forced out the six old demons who were hiding nearby.

This terrifying spiritual power is definitely at the Divine Origin Realm! Judging from the life force emanating from Nan Fusheng, he is definitely no older than twenty-five.

Is it possible for such a young man to have reached the Divine Origin Realm? With Tianqian and Naxida accompanying him, Nightmare Demon directly mistook Nan Fusheng for a soul beast that had undergone a transformation and re-cultivation.

Only in this way can we explain why soul beasts would come together with humans.

"This is a tough one, brothers, let's get started." Without the slightest hesitation, Nightmare Old Demon immediately called on the others to take action.

A terrifying burst of mental power erupted from the seven people simultaneously, and the purplish-black pillar of light in the distance instantly swelled, as if it were about to explode at any moment.

"Draw upon the power of destruction and swiftly eliminate them."

The seven old demons mobilized their spiritual power to the fullest extent. Even though they had lived on Devil Island for thousands of years, they could only draw upon a portion of the power here at most.

The level of life and destruction power here is too high. They studied it for over a thousand years before they could barely draw upon a portion of its energy, and even then, it required the combined efforts of seven people.

Even if they might be weak for a long time afterward, they don't care at all.

Leaving aside Nan Fusheng, whose spiritual power had reached the Divine Origin Realm, the aura emanating from Tianqian, who had already reached the peak of Quasi-God, was enough to send chills down the spines of the seven.

From the very beginning, they never intended to fight the enemy themselves. After all, they were now spirits, and even if they possessed some mental abilities, these abilities would be somewhat inadequate when facing opponents whose mental strength was no weaker than theirs.

A purplish-black beam of light shot into the sky, instantly suppressing and dimming the life energy within the valley.

This is the Tide of Destruction! The Tide of Destruction that destroyed the physical bodies of the seven of them back then, they are now going to use this energy to deal with Nan Fusheng and the others.

"Prepare to die."

They started with powerful moves; as former members of the Shrek Seven Devils, they were naturally incredibly decisive in their attacks.

"Stealing! Parasitism!"

Unfortunately, they were facing Nan Fusheng. Given the vast difference in their conceptual abilities and sheer mental strength, their resistance was destined to be futile.

Nan Fusheng easily stole their consciousness, causing them to lose control over the power of destruction, and then parasitized them, turning them into clones.

Nan Fusheng had no intention of killing the seven. After all, these seven old demons had lived here for over a thousand years, and they must have considerable research on the power of destruction in their minds. He was quite interested in these things.

Moreover, he was quite interested in the way these seven people existed. They were special spiritual beings that could only exist under the combined sustaining power of destruction and life.

"Fate has covered it up!"

Nan Fusheng activated Sequence Two: the Trojan Horse of Destiny, concealing the existence of Devil Island.

After all, what he was about to do might cause quite a stir, so he naturally had to take certain precautions.

This is a unique, clandestine method that will make outsiders naturally overlook the special nature of this place.

To give an analogy, it's like Nan Fusheng throwing a stone from Devil Island and hitting a sea spirit beast outside.

Although the sea spirit beast still feels pain, it doesn't know why it was injured or what caused the injury. It might even imagine its own experience of being injured, thus ignoring Nan Fusheng who attacked it.