Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, suppressed within the Two Forms Ring Formation, suddenly had his Devilish Qi surge, like an undercurrent in the abyss erupting, soaring upwards. The black-glowing Demon Armor seemed to come alive, stirring restlessly.
A terrifying, extremely dense Devilish Qi rapidly spread, like the eye of a roaring storm, quickly expanding to swallow all the surrounding space. Wu Tian Demon Ancestor’s figure became blurry, as if he was about to merge into this endless darkness.
Ink-black thunderclouds rapidly gathered in the sky, churning and roaring, forming a massive vortex. Lightning flashed within the thunderclouds, carrying the power to destroy everything, illuminating the surrounding mountains and land as if it were daytime. This grand scene, magnificent beyond compare, yet filled people with deep fear.
“Crack!”
A red lightning bolt suddenly struck down from the clouds, carrying a world-destroying Aura, directly aimed at Wu Tian Demon Ancestor within the Two Forms Ring Formation.
“Boom!”
With a deafening roar, the Nine-layered Bronze Gate was instantly destroyed, fragments scattering in all directions, a dizzying sight. The Two Forms Ring Formation exploded at the same instant, its two Spirit Rings separating, one above and one below, and the Two Forms Formation instantly disintegrated.
Both Spirit Treasures were severely damaged simultaneously. Tianshang Honored One’s body trembled, feeling a sudden tightness in his chest. Large mouthfuls of fresh blood spurted out, and his entire body was wracked with pain as if struck by lightning, making it almost impossible for him to stand steady.
At this moment, Wu Tian Demon Ancestor’s power seemed to have crossed a Great Realm, becoming intolerable to heaven and earth. Lightning Tribulation appeared in response, yet it seemed both similar and dissimilar.
Everyone present was startled. They had thought the battle was settled and victory was in their grasp, but unexpectedly, Wu Tian Demon Ancestor unleashed such terrifying Divine Might, breaking through two layers of Formations, destroying two Artifact Refining Spirit Treasures, and severely injuring Tianshang Honored One in one fell swoop.
Li Mu stared intently at Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, trying to discern the immense changes happening to him.
Soon, under Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, Li Mu obtained the detailed attributes of Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, or rather, the Demon Armor on Wu Tian Demon Ancestor.
【Undying Demon Lice Armor (Berserk)】
【Rank: Seven-rank Devil Artifact】
【Properties: Undying Demon Flame, Devour Myriad Spirits, Soul Seizure, Undying Demon Body, Demonic Spirit Possession, Myriad Devil Lice.】
【Status: Demonic Spirit Backlash, Annihilation Devil Eradication Tribulation Locked, Demonic Yuan Berserk】
【Forged from a Seven-rank Undying Devil Lice King, ten drops of Undying Divine Demon blood, the sacrifice of a million living souls, and a hundred thousand high-rank living creatures' blood, go through 136 years of gestation and blood refinement. Possesses powerful functions such as Undying Demon Body and Immortal Devil Domain. Current host's Primordial Spirit is severely damaged, the Demon Armor's artifact spirit is devouring its master, intolerable to heaven and earth, requires undergoing the Annihilation Devil Eradication Tribulation, urgently needs to absorb a large amount of vital blood and Primordial Souls to complete itself.】
After reading the attribute information of the Demon Armor on Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, Li Mu’s expression changed drastically. He reached out and grabbed the Spirit Swords near Myriad Swords Mountain, storing them in his nine storage spiritual pearl. With a wave of his hand, he released a large amount of Spiritual Root light, bringing noob and the Double-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon into his spirit control treasure bracelet. He transmitted a Divine Thought to everyone, saying, “Run! Scatter and run! The Demonic Spirit is in berserk backlash, we cannot resist it!”
As soon as his voice fell, Li Mu’s figure flashed, and he immediately used the Five Elements Earth Escape Technique, his figure instantly vanishing without a trace.
Seeing this, Tianshang Honored One, Celestial Venerable Kun Ling, and Qingwei Venerable all cast their fastest escape arts, following closely behind. Their figures instantly disappeared from their original spots, leaving only emptiness.
Venerable Qingfeng and Qingyang True Lord, among others, were terrified. Elder Li, disregarding the hundreds of Spirit Swords still scattered on the battlefield, turned and fled, clearly sensing that a great terror was about to descend. They, too, pulled out their respective ultimate skills and fled for their lives in all directions.
The Seven-rank True Spirit — Purple Azure Thunder Beast — glanced at Wu Tian Demon Ancestor with its purple vertical pupils, then its figure flickered, transforming into a flash of lightning that vanished into the sky in an instant.
With the Purple Azure Thunder Beast’s departure, the two Devil Kings lost their suppression and immediately flew to Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, looking at him with fear.
“Old Ancestor, we are ashamed! We couldn’t keep the enemy.”
“Old Ancestor, we did our best in this battle. However, that Nascent Soul cultivator was too ferocious; Nine Bone and Corpse Wharf were both killed by him, and Fufu was even scared into abandoning the Formation and fleeing!”
The two Devil Kings looked at the Lightning Tribulation above Tianshang Honored One’s head with guilt, not daring to get too close, fearing they might be implicated by the Lightning Tribulation if they weren't careful.
Wu Tian Demon Ancestor's sudden Lightning Tribulation during the battle led the two Devil Kings to believe he was making a Breakthrough on the spot. They assumed he would then need to deal with the Lightning Tribulation and didn't notice the unusual state of his body at all.
Seeing the Devil Ancestor’s expressionless face, his crimson blood-red eyes fixed on his two subordinates, and the red lightning serpents constantly flashing within the thunderclouds above his head, with one red lightning bolt forming within the thundercloud, ready to strike down at any moment.
“If that Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator is not eliminated soon, he will surely become a major hidden danger for our sect!”
“This person, I probably know his origin. Based on the number of Spirit Swords he possesses and the Sword Formation he uses… he should be Li Jianxian, who previously caused Tianjue Demon Lord’s body to be destroyed!”
“Li Jianxian! So it was him, a Grandmaster Refiner! No wonder he has so many Spirit Swords.”
“Old Ancestor, if we can capture this person, the benefits…”
Seeing that Wu Tian Demon Ancestor didn’t react for a long time, the two Devil Kings began to discuss among themselves, analyzing Li Mu’s identity, looking both resentful and helpless.
The next moment, a strong sense of unease surged in the hearts of the two Devil Kings. They both looked up. They saw that two tail stings suddenly extended from the Demon Armor on Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, as swift as two black lightning bolts, instantly piercing into their bodies.
“Devil Ancestor, spare our lives! Have mercy!”
“No! Devil Ancestor, we truly did our best, no!”
The two Devil Kings screamed in terror, their pleading voices echoing in the air.
After the tail stings entered their bodies, their bodies instantly lost control, as if they were suddenly paralyzed. They struggled in horror, but the Demon Armor’s tail stings seemed to have grown onto their bodies. A powerful suction erupted from the tail stings, instantly devouring both Devil Kings, along with their Demon Armors.
After devouring the two Devil Kings, the Devilish Qi Flood Dragon instantly transformed into two tail stings, re-extending back into Wu Tian Demon Ancestor’s Demon Armor.
At this moment, the Aura emanating from Wu Tian Demon Ancestor instantly intensified by several points. His figure flashed, leaving behind trails of black afterimages, and he instantly flew hundreds of miles.
Along the way, various sizes of Yao Beast groups and Human Race towns were all swept away. Neither Yao Beasts nor Human Race escaped the fate of destruction.
At this time, Li Mu had already used the Five Elements Earth Escape Technique, hiding deep underground, nearly two hundred feet deep. He relied on his Divine Thought connected to a Four-rank Butterfly Puppet, keeping his vision hidden in the dark, closely observing the movements on the surface.
The Four-rank Butterfly Puppet was released when Li Mu decided to use the Earth Escape Technique to hide far away, for the purpose of investigating Wu Tian Demon Ancestor’s situation.
Through the Butterfly Puppet’s vision, Li Mu personally witnessed the scene of the two Devil Kings being devoured alive by Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, powerless to resist like infants. This scene greatly shocked him, and at the same time, made him extremely fearful of Wu Tian Demon Ancestor—no, it should be said, of that Undying Demon Lice Armor.
The Undying Demon Lice Armor devoured its master, occupying Wu Tian Demon Ancestor’s body and beginning to transform his physique.
Li Mu gradually discovered that after Wu Tian Demon Ancestor became a demon, his body shape and form underwent immense changes: his limbs became gigantic, and a dozen or so tail stings grew from his back… This was very similar to the image of the demon he had seen in the four future visions obtained by peering into the river of time with the star beast remnant pearl.
The four future scenes Li Mu saw with the Seven-rank Spirit Material — star beast remnant pearl — were still fresh in his memory, as if they had happened just yesterday.
In the four future scenes, the first scene showed a large square. He was hidden in a corner of the venue, observing Venerable Qingfeng and several other Venerables, along with a group of Nascent Soul cultivators, discussing something together. Everyone had serious expressions, and the atmosphere was tense, as if the situation was very critical.
In the second scene, Li Mu was alone in a dark, deep valley. He was flying through the air, seemingly escaping from something. The scene was somewhat dark and blurry, but Li Mu’s figure was clearly visible. He gazed forward, as if searching for an exit. This scene gave a feeling of tension and the unknown, leaving one to wonder what challenges Li Mu would face.
The third scene displayed a century-long war. Black shadow war beasts covered the ground, and the sky was filled with dense warships and Sword Cultivators… All these elements formed a breathtaking picture. Li Mu himself hovered above the clouds, looking down from a high vantage point, observing the battlefield. He did not intervene but observed everything as an outsider. This scene gave a feeling of grandeur and shock, showcasing the bizarre and unpredictable nature of the cultivation world.
The fourth scene filled Li Mu with deep worry. In the first three scenes, he maintained a certain distance and did not deeply involve himself, but in this scene, he stood in the air with a black-robed figure sitting on a black Demon Dragon. The opponent held a green long sword, covered in wounds. The ground was strewn with countless corpses of Yao Beasts and Cultivators, numbering in the hundreds of millions. This century-long battlefield seemed to have only him and that terrifying Devil King fighting to the very end. He was surrounded by the Devil King’s army, unable to escape. This scene gave a feeling of despair and tragedy, showcasing the cruelty and ruthlessness of the cultivation world.
Recalling the four future scenes, Li Mu’s mood was inevitably heavy. If there were no accidents, this special Devil Tribulation would certainly descend upon the Southern Spirit Continent in the future, and it seemed unavoidable!
Li Mu felt immense relief in his heart, fortunate that he had discovered it early and acted decisively, thus escaping Wu Tian Demon Ancestor’s perception. Facing such an enemy, even if Tianshang Honored One and the other two joined forces, they would probably struggle to withstand the attacks of such a demon!
Li Mu manipulated the Butterfly Puppet, following far behind Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, witnessing his slaughter of the Yao Race in the nearby mountains.
The description of blood dyeing a hundred miles and flowing like a river was very apt for such a scene.
“Boom! Boom!” Red lightning bolts struck down one after another. “Wu Tian Demon Ancestor” used his body to resist the Lightning Tribulation, continuing to advance quickly, pouncing on groups of Yao Beasts, slaughtering them, absorbing their fresh blood, and restoring his True Yuan.
Within hundreds of miles, all sizes of Yao Beast groups suffered collectively; almost no life remained.
Fortunately, those who received early notification, such as Venerable Qingfeng and Yun Xiaozi, were not pursued by high-rank demonic beings. That scene would have been too tragic.
Confirming that “Wu Tian Demon Ancestor” was heading west, deeper into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. He emerged from the ground, put away the Four-rank Butterfly Puppet, released Myriad Swords Mountain, and recalled a portion of the Spirit Swords scattered across the battlefield.
Then, Li Mu recalled Myriad Swords Mountain, took out the Celestial Shuttle Spirit Ship from his nine storage spiritual pearl, and piloted the Celestial Shuttle Spirit Ship towards Yu Ling Sect.
With a “whoosh,” the Spirit Ship accelerated.
Three days later, Li Mu arrived in the Yu Ling Sect territory and put away the Tian Shang Spirit Sword.
“Great Master Li, you’re here! Quick, please come in! Grand Elder ordered me to guard outside as soon as he returned, fearing you wouldn’t make it back. What happened out there?” Venerable Lei Hong, stepping on lightning, flew excitedly to Li Mu’s front.
“It’s a long story! This encounter, if not for Senior Qing Wei and Lord Thunder Beast’s timely assistance, I’m afraid I really wouldn’t have made it back!” Li Mu sighed, saying with lingering fear.
“Haha, it’s good that you’re back safely. Stay in the sect for a while longer this time. Grand Elder is waiting for you inside, let’s go in quickly.” Venerable Lei Hong looked at Li Mu, gesturing.
Li Mu nodded and followed Venerable Lei Hong to the main hall.
In the main hall, Qingwei Venerable was brewing spiritual tea, entertaining Tianshang Honored One and Celestial Venerable Kun Ling, chatting about the recent battlefield.
Seeing Li Mu return, the three of them simultaneously looked over.
“Three Seniors, thank you for saving me. If not for you, I might have truly been in danger this time.” Li Mu cupped his hands and respectfully thanked the three.
“Little Friend Li, don’t be so formal with us. Haven’t you also saved the entire Yu Ling Sect!” Qingwei Venerable retorted with a smile.
“Indeed! I owe Little Friend Li thanks for my successful advancement. Why say such polite words!” Celestial Venerable Kun Ling waved his hand, looking at Li Mu and feigning anger.
“Little Friend Li, I haven’t properly thanked you for the Spirit Treasure you meticulously refined for this old man! Don’t be polite with us, come and sit down!” Tianshang Honored One smiled broadly and kindly waved Li Mu over repeatedly.
Seeing them all say so, Li Mu smiled humbly, walked forward, and took a seat on an empty chair.
“Little Friend Li, this battle didn’t scare you, did it! That Wu Tian Demon Ancestor is one of the Nine Demon Sect’s great fiends; his strength is extraordinary. Have a cup of Heavenly Spirit Tea to calm your nerves and soothe your heart!” Qingwei Venerable handed Li Mu a brewed cup of spiritual tea, introducing it with a smile.
“Thank you, Senior!” Li Mu took the spiritual tea, expressing his gratitude.
“Qing Wei, in this battle, Little Friend Li displayed great Divine Might, slaying a Soul Transformation Demon Lord. Including the previous ones, that’s a total of four, and scaring off one more. With such combat power, the one who should be scared is Wu Tian Demon Ancestor, right!” Celestial Venerable Kun Ling looked at Li Mu and chuckled, gesturing.
Hearing this, everyone present was momentarily stunned, looking at Li Mu in surprise, only then realizing the implications.
They were astonished by Li Mu’s brilliant achievements, and at the same time, felt it was somewhat miraculous. Such achievements, even a Saint or Saintess of an immortal sect couldn’t accomplish!
To be able to counter-kill so many Devil Kings in the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, although there was suspicion of relying on Formations. However, this level of strength was truly terrifying!
“Senior, you flatter me!” Li Mu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, not expecting Celestial Venerable Kun Ling to say that.
However, with such a calculation, Li Mu was also surprised by the achievements he had created!
Tianshang Honored One and Kun Ling exchanged glances, revealing a meaningful smile, their eyes communicating as if they had made a common decision. (End of Chapter)
