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

Chapter 520 The Ninth Head

"Let's go, the fragments of destruction are over there."

Inside the valley, seven old demons walked steadily ahead, like dutiful guides.

After Nan Fusheng subdued the seven people and turned them into clones, they redirected the destructive power they had unleashed back to Nan Fusheng and then thoughtfully took on the responsibility of guiding him on his way.

The valley is vast and boundless, with rugged terrain and crisscrossing ravines. However, what is amazing is that all kinds of plants grow extremely lushly in the valley, and many of the plant species are the first time that Nan Fusheng has ever seen them.

Nan Fusheng walked behind, a sense of surprise welling up inside him.

He keenly sensed that because the life force here was extremely dense, it was as if a fountain of life energy was gushing out here. Even without deliberately entering a meditative state, he could naturally drive the soul power in his body to operate autonomously just by breathing normally.

The soul power was gently propelled by an invisible force, flowing slowly through the meridians, like trickles of water converging into a river, gradually becoming fuller and stronger.

The group continued onward, passing through a dense jungle, when the terrain suddenly dropped, as if they had stepped into a basin.

At the same time, the color of the ground beneath our feet also changed significantly, gradually transforming from its original bluish-brown to a vibrant and mysterious purplish-red.

Nan Fusheng finally saw with his own eyes the source of the enormous purplish-black beam of light that had once been released.

It was a huge, irregularly shaped piece of ore, stuck in the ground within this valley, with only part of it exposed. The terrifying purplish-black beam of light extended into the air from this piece of ore.

The moment Nan Fusheng's gaze fell upon the enormous purplish-black ore, he immediately felt an inexplicable and powerful force surging towards his spiritual sea like a raging tide.

That power was invisible and intangible, yet it seemed to have a tangible presence, carrying a chilling sense of oppression and corrosiveness.

"Is this the destructive power left behind by the God of Destruction after his death? It is indeed powerful. It can actually affect both the body and the soul at the same time." Nan Fusheng examined the huge ore.

As he drew closer to the massive ore, Nan Fusheng sensed the ferocity and savagery of its destructive power more clearly. Even from a distance, the powerful aura of destruction was enough to cause a strong impact and shock on the soul.

Nan Fusheng secretly estimated that, judging from the strength of this destructive fragment, anyone with spiritual power below the Spirit Abyss Realm would likely be unable to withstand the fierce impact of this destructive force the moment they saw it, and would be instantly knocked unconscious.

Of course, for Nan Fusheng, this destructive power, though strong, could not have any substantial effect on him.

As a divine life form, his physical structure and soul characteristics are extremely unique. This uniqueness allows him to easily resist the invasion of this destructive force, and even absorb and transform it for his own use.

"Divine retribution!" Nan Fusheng looked toward divine retribution.

"I see."

Tianqian nodded and walked towards the purplish-black boulder.

When it approached within a kilometer of the annihilating fragments, the Heavenly Punishment sensed a trace of destructive power attempting to penetrate its body.

"roar--"

Without resistance, the divine punishment began to absorb this destructive power into its body, and a small bulge gradually formed in the middle of the eight heads, as if it were gestating something.

"it works."

The eight heads of the Heavenly Punishment cried out excitedly and immediately increased their speed.

When it was still ten meters away from the wreckage, its scales began to turn a purplish-black.

"roar--"

One of the heads of the Divine Punishment suddenly opened wide and bit towards the fragment of destruction.

"boom--"

As if stimulated, the fragments of destruction emitted a burst of purplish-black light, and the terrifying destructive power made the seven old demons beside them tremble with fear.

Nightmare Demon cried out in alarm, "This is bad! The fragments of destruction have been stimulated, and the destructive power within them has been fully unleashed. Main body, if this destructive power is not stopped, another wave of destruction will soon erupt here."

"It doesn't matter to us spirits, but it's not necessarily the case for you and Nasita in your true forms."

"Understood." Nan Fusheng's expression was serious, but he didn't choose to act immediately. Instead, he decided to observe further. If Tianqian really couldn't hold on, then he would act immediately.

"roar--"

In the distance, the scales on Tianqian's body seemed to have transformed, turning entirely purplish-black. The oval-shaped dragon scales were also constantly detaching from his body and then regenerating.

"Heavenly Punishment, if you can't hold on any longer, let's stop. There's more than just this one piece of debris here; we can start refining the smaller fragments from the other islands."

Seeing Tianqian's pained expression, Nan Fusheng immediately spoke up.

After turning the seven old demons into clones, they briefly explained the situation of Devil Island to Nan Fusheng.

Devil's Island is just a name; in reality, there are one or two hundred small islands here. Each island has a piece of debris from destruction, only the size varies.

Among them, Devil's Island, where they are now, is the largest fragment of the destruction.

"No need, I can handle it! Roar—"

The divine punishment roared once more, and then the remaining seven heads opened their mouths and lunged at the fragments of destruction.

The surging destructive power was completely devoured by the eight heads of the divine punishment just before it was about to erupt.

Originating from divine power, it began to continuously transform the body of the Heavenly Punishment. The dragon scales on its body kept bursting open and then growing again, and the entire dragon body was completely dyed purplish-black.

Intense pain began to spread throughout my body. The pain was so intense that it couldn't be endured by simply gritting my teeth. It felt like my body was being torn to pieces and then reassembled.

This process of destruction and fusion repeats endlessly. Imagine what it would feel like to watch your own body being disintegrated!

All perceptions were so clear, even the feeling of each cell breaking and rebuilding was deeply imprinted in its soul. This kind of torment could not be described in words.

Half an hour later, the light on the fragments of destruction flickered, and a dense aura of destruction continued to emerge around Tianqian's body.

The power of the destructive fragments began to weaken, and the expression of divine retribution was no longer as painful as before; its body had begun to adapt to the destructive power.

"Buzz—"

As the fragments of destruction began to dim, a beam of emerald green light suddenly shot into the sky from within the island, and the already abundant life force within the island suddenly increased exponentially.

"The Tide of Life! It's the Tide of Life! According to our previous calculations, this Tide of Life should have taken another hundred years to erupt, so why has it happened so much earlier this time!"

"It's divine retribution. It must be because it devoured the power of the fragments of destruction, which caused the life tide to erupt prematurely."

The seven old demons standing to the side watched this scene in astonishment, and then began to discuss it amongst themselves.

The Tide of Life occurs once every hundred years on Devil's Island. Each time the Tide of Life appears, it marks the moment when the destructive power on Devil's Island is at its weakest and the moment when life energy is at its most concentrated.

At this time of year, a large number of sea spirit beasts gather near the Devil's Islands, absorbing this life energy to evolve themselves.

Therefore, the reason why there are so many powerful sea spirit beasts near the Devil's Islands is not so much that they isolate this place, but rather that they are protecting it.

This life tide is even more beneficial to soul beasts than to humans. It can directly guide soul beasts to undergo positive changes in their bloodline, or more precisely, it can purify the bloodline of sea soul beasts.

Devil's Island contains not only fragments of destruction, but also life energy. Next to each fragment of destruction, there is bound to be a rich source of life energy. It is precisely because of the balance between the two that this destructive energy is prevented from leaking out and causing a catastrophe.

The opposite of destruction is creation, and the ultimate purpose of creation is to create life. These two are opposites, yet they complement each other. The emergence of these two energies has had a significant impact on the northeastern sea area.

A large number of sea spirit beasts gathered because of this life energy, which posed a great threat to the coastal areas of the continent. The reason for the establishment of the Northern Navy Legion was also to guard against these sea spirit beasts.

Now, after the divine punishment absorbed the power of the fragments of destruction, the balance between the two forces was broken, which triggered the life tide.

"Let me do it." Nasita's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward without hesitation.

A beam of emerald light shone, and Naxi Da's petite figure vanished instantly, replaced by a towering tree.

Thick roots began to take hold on this Devil's Island, and a terrifying suction force emanated from the tree, gradually drawing in the life energy that erupted around it, eventually merging into the divine tree.

The crown of the divine tree began to tremble, seemingly satisfied with the life energy here, and its aura began to surge.

Two hundred thousand years, three hundred thousand years, four hundred thousand years, Naxi Da's cultivation level began to increase rapidly.

The power originating from the divine realm gradually enhanced her cultivation. Unlike divine punishment, which devours destructive power for the purpose of evolution, Narcida simply absorbed life energy.

"roar--"

The body of the Heavenly Punishment began to grow larger, gradually increasing from a height of over ten meters to over a thousand meters. Then, with all eight heads exerting force simultaneously, it forcibly pulled out the fragments of destruction rooted in Devil's Island.

"boom!"

The purplish-black light of the Destruction Fragment surged once more, and one of the heads of the Heavenly Punishment suddenly opened wide, swallowing the Destruction Fragment whole.

"puff--"

The large bulge in the middle of the eight heads finally broke open, revealing a head that was entirely purplish-black but had gray eyes.

It appeared somewhat malnourished and was much smaller than the other heads, but after it appeared, a strange aura began to emanate from Tianqian, and it seemed to have undergone some kind of miraculous change.

A strong aura of death constantly emanated from its gray eyes, and the gazes of the other eight heads changed in sync with its gaze.

"Still haven't broken through to the god level?"

Nan Fusheng watched the whole process from the side. Although Tianqian had evolved, perhaps because it used most of its energy for evolution, its cultivation level had not broken through and remained at the original 990,000 years.

"vomit!"

At this moment, the ninth head of the Heavenly Punishment suddenly opened, and then it spat out a piece of emerald green stone.

Visibly, when this stone appeared, the surrounding life energy became active again. This was the life energy left behind after the Divine Punishment absorbed the destructive power from the fragments of destruction.

"You actually threw up! How disgusting!"

Nasita's voice sounded somewhat disgusted. Then, she manipulated the tree branch to grab the stone, wrapped it layer by layer with the branch, and finally buried it under the sacred tree. She wanted to slowly absorb this life energy.

"The main body is not enough."

The purplish-black head in the center of the divine punishment spoke, and its gray eyes looked at Nan Fusheng at the same time.

"understood."

Nan Fusheng nodded, and his spiritual power at the Divine Origin Realm instantly emanated outwards.

"steal."

Nan Fusheng immediately transferred the smaller fragments of destruction from nine smaller islands near Devil Island.

He hadn't done this before because he wasn't sure if the Heavenly Punishment could absorb the destructive power here. Now that he was sure, he would naturally help it.

"Buzz—"

Just as the nine smaller fragments of destruction were about to erupt, they were swallowed up by the nine heads of the Heavenly Punishment. The Heavenly Punishment then closed its eyes to rest, slowly digesting the energy.

It digests the fragments of destruction, then spits them out, leaving the pure life energy for Nasita to devour.

In the distance, outside Devil's Island.

In the vast ocean, all sorts of sea spirit beasts swarmed in, instinctively circling Devil Island. More and more sea spirit beasts arrived, joining the group and experiencing the benefits brought by the abundant life force.

However, the life tide suddenly stopped, causing the sea spirit beasts here to become frenzied.

The next moment, life on Devil's Island began to riot again, and another life force began to spread, but before these sea spirit beasts could enjoy it, that life force was interrupted once more.

"roar!!"

Many sea spirit beasts began to become agitated. They gathered here to enjoy the nourishment of life energy in order to improve their cultivation and purify their bloodline.

But what's going on here?

Life energy certainly exists, but why is the burst of it so short? They haven't even had a chance to enjoy it before the life tide ends!

No, it can't be said to be over, because Devil Island still occasionally releases a little life energy for them to absorb.

But that little bit is not enough for them to absorb! Especially for those sea spirit beasts that use life energy to purify their bloodline, they suffer even more!

It's like I've done all the foreplay and am just about to start enjoying it, when suddenly the other side says they don't want to do it anymore!

This feeling of being stuck in the middle is really making animals uncomfortable!