“Alright! It’s time to go! You all go back to the Treasure Mansion and check your gains!” Li Mu called out to his spirit beasts, holding the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
Xue'er, along with Little Gold and the others, walked towards Li Mu. Then, with a flash of spiritual light, they all vanished from where they stood, having been taken into the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
The White Feather Spirit Eagle responded to Li Mu’s summons and swiftly flew before him.
Li Mu concealed the Painting World Treasure Mansion at the White Feather Spirit Eagle's neck, and his figure flashed, disappearing from his original spot.
The White Feather Spirit Eagle spread its wings and sped towards the west, in the direction indicated by its master, Li Mu.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu released his Divine Thought, sensing the situation outside. Now that the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk had been refined, it was time to search for other nine-rank divine objects and collect them. Under the perception of his Divine Soul, the nine-rank divine object, Cangyuan Azure Wood, was not far to the west.
However, at this moment, Li Mu sensed a Great Ascension Demon Cultivator tracking him. His aura was cold and powerful, like a venomous snake in the dark, silent yet deadly. His heart tightened, but his face showed no panic. Instead, a faint smile played on his lips, and his eyes gleamed with endless killing intent.
The Great Ascension Demon Cultivator was none other than a member of the Demon Dragon Clan, from the same Origin as the eighth-rank Demon Dragon Li Mu had killed earlier. There was no need to wonder why he had come.
At this moment, the Great Ascension Demon Cultivator, Black Void Domain Master, moved like a black lightning bolt, rushing towards the site of the Lightning Tribulation. Just now, he had sensed the fluctuations of the Lightning Tribulation, as well as the aura of Chaos Power intertwined with endless lightning.
The fire of greed burned fiercely in Black Void Demon Master’s heart, and his eyes gleamed with a thirst for power. It must be the commotion caused by a Chaotic Great Dao cultivator. He rushed over in a panic at the first instant.
The Demon God Lord had offered a heavy reward to eliminate the Chaos cultivator, this grave threat. Whoever could capture or slay this Chaos cultivator would not only receive personal guidance from the Demon God Lord but also be rewarded with Demon God essence blood, a supreme treasure that could dramatically increase one's cultivation and even offer a chance to glimpse the Demon God Great Dao.
Black Void Demon Master's heart burned with fervor, as if he could already see himself holding the Demon God essence blood, his power soaring, and becoming a new generation of Demon God in the Demon Abyss. This temptation made it almost impossible for him to control himself.
“Where is he! Where did he go!” Black Void Domain Master arrived at the scene but found no trace of Li Mu, only the lingering power of the tribulation lightning and the persistent Chaos Qi. He looked around, trying to find the Chaos cultivator's tracks on the land ravaged by lightning.
However, besides the ground, which was riddled with holes from the Lightning Tribulation, and the Chaos Power still lingering in the air, there was nothing else.
“Was I a step too late? He already escaped!” Black Void Domain Master’s face was ashen, and his fists clenched, making a “crunching” sound. He was clearly extremely unwilling to have missed Li Mu. He fully released his Divine Sense, trying to capture any trace or aura Li Mu might have left behind.
But on this land, ravaged beyond recognition by the Lightning Tribulation, even his powerful Divine Sense as a Great Ascension Demon Cultivator found it difficult to find definite clues.
After searching fruitlessly for a long time, just as Black Void Domain Master was about to give up and leave disappointed, a sudden, inexplicable sense of danger surged into his heart, making all the hairs on his body stand on end, as if he had been targeted by an invisible giant beast.
Black Void Domain Master spun around abruptly, his pupils contracting. He saw a figure, who had appeared behind him at some unknown point, looking at him with a calm yet oppressive gaze. It was precisely the Chaotic Great Dao cultivator he had been desperately searching for—Li Mu.
“Are you looking for me?” Li Mu’s voice was calm and cold, like a chill wind in winter, piercing directly into Black Void Domain Master’s heart.
Before his words finished, Li Mu’s body burst forth with light. The eighth-rank Chaos Zhenyuan Disk had already flown above his head and suddenly activated. The power of the Dao Domain surged out like a tide, instantly enveloping Black Void Domain Master.
Black Void Domain Master's face changed drastically. He never expected that he would be counter-killed by the Chaos cultivator he had been searching for, at such a moment.
Black Void Domain Master hurriedly activated all the Demonic Qi in his body, releasing his Demonic Domain, attempting to resist and break free from the sudden 束縛 of this Dao Domain.
However, the power of the eighth-rank Chaos Zhenyuan Disk was beyond his imagination. Within the artifact Domain, space twisted, time seemed to freeze, and the power of Years bound him. His movements became slow and difficult. Black Void Domain Master felt as if he had entered a Domain where time was slowed down a hundred or even a thousand times, causing his Divine Soul to tremble.
“Impossible! How can you possess such a powerful Magic Treasure!” Black Void Domain Master roared, his eyes filled with unwillingness and despair. He was completely trapped by this terrifying artifact Domain, and only death awaited him.
Li Mu did not respond to his roar, merely a cold smile playing on his lips. He wanted a quick resolution. With a wave of his hand, the eighth-rank sword artifact, Myriad Swords Mountain, emerged from his hand, transforming into a single sword, which he gently swung.
At the same time, the power of the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk's artifact Domain intensified abruptly, completely suppressing Black Void Domain Master's resistance.
The sword light arrived in an instant. The Chaos Zhenyuan Disk, cooperating with Li Mu's attack, allowed the sharp sword light to maintain its speed within the artifact Domain, even accelerating by dozens of times.
Black Void Domain Master felt an irresistible force tearing him apart. His body began to collapse, and Demonic Qi overflowed. He used all his strength to let out a final shriek. His Divine Soul in his Sea of Consciousness was instantly pierced by the sword light, and his consciousness was annihilated along with it.
After Black Void Domain Master died, his form suddenly expanded, and the light receded, revealing a massive eighth-rank Demon Dragon true body. Its scales shimmered with a dark demonic light, but after losing its life essence, they appeared exceptionally dim. This Demon Dragon's body lay across the ground, a thousand zhang long, and even in death, its majesty and terror still made one's heart palpitate.
Li Mu's gaze was stern as he looked at the enormous Demon Dragon Corpse before him, a slight joy in his heart. Myriad Swords Mountain could now add a thousand more Dao Swords. He extended his hand, and the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk slowly descended, its light receding, returning to tranquility.
Li Mu retrieved the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk. With a thought of his Divine Thought, the massive Demon Dragon Corpse was then taken into his tianxuan ring.
Li Mu cast a cold glance around, confirming with his Divine Sense that there were no more trackers. He then activated the Five Elements Escape Technique, instantly vanishing from his spot.
“Let’s go, continue our journey.” Li Mu appeared before the White Feather Spirit Eagle and said softly, his figure instantly disappearing into the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
The White Feather Spirit Eagle responded, flapping its wings, carrying Li Mu towards the west, in the direction of the Cangyuan Azure Wood, and sped away.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu appeared in the Five Elements Spirit Palace. He directly summoned the Great Ascension Demon Dragon's Corpse and, with practiced ease, began to process the Demon Corpse, preparing to refine a thousand more Dao Swords from this Demon Dragon Corpse. This was also why Li Mu had risked exposing his whereabouts to hunt it down.
An eighth-rank Great Ascension Demon Dragon Corpse, under his craftsmanship, was enough to refine fifteen hundred Dragon Bone Dao Swords and Dragon Scale Dao Swords.
However, at the very moment Li Mu decisively slew Black Void Domain Master, far away in the depths of the Nine Underworlds Beyond the Domains, the Demon God Palace was experiencing a sudden storm.
That majestic palace, built from countless precious demonic stones, soared into the clouds, emitting a sinister and terrifying aura. The Eternal Demon God sat on a throne woven from darkness and Demonic Qi, like an Eternal sculpture. He suddenly opened his eyes, which were a mix of surprise and fury, like two burning stars illuminating the darkness of the entire palace.
“Reporting, Demon God Lord, something terrible has happened, Black Void’s soul tablet… it shattered!” Suddenly, a powerful fluctuation surged like a tide, breaking the deathly silence within the palace. Blood Blade Domain Master suddenly appeared, kneeling before the Eternal Demon God, reporting with a trembling voice.
“Useless! How did he fall?” The Eternal Demon God’s voice was deep and sinister, every word like a heavy hammer striking Blood Blade Domain Master’s heart. He had already sensed Black Void’s fate through some mysterious means, but at this moment, he needed a precise answer.
Blood Blade Domain Master trembled as he reported everything he knew truthfully: “Black Void seemed to have discovered the traces of the Chaos immortal cultivator. He pursued alone, but unexpectedly, he quickly experienced Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and his soul tablet shattered. It must have been the Chaos cultivator’s doing.”
Upon hearing this, the Eternal Demon God’s face grew even darker. An invisible pressure, like a mountain torrent, swept through the entire palace, making countless demon cultivators and demonic beasts feel suffocated.
The Eternal Demon God suddenly waved his hand, and a black demonic light, like lightning, instantly struck Black Void Domain Master's soul tablet in Blood Blade Domain Master's hand.
The soul tablet, as if incinerated by an invisible fire under the demonic light, instantly shattered into countless tiny fragments, turning into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the air.
The Eternal Demon God closed his eyes tightly, his hands rapidly forming seals, muttering incantations. A wisp of Undying Demon Qi, like a roaming Dragon, weaved between his fingertips as he cast the Soul Chasing Secret Art, attempting to capture the Chaos cultivator's whereabouts through Black Void's remnant soul.
Those black smoke seemed to be drawn by a mysterious force, slowly converging, gradually forming a blurry human figure, which was Black Void Domain Master's appearance before his death.
However, this remnant soul was exceptionally ethereal, as if it could dissipate with the wind at any moment. The Eternal Demon God's eyes suddenly opened, staring intently at the illusory figure, his eyes flashing with killing intent. Undying Demon Qi overflowed as he cast the Soul Chasing Secret Art, vowing to find the Chaos cultivator who dared to provoke his majesty through the remnant soul.
As Undying Demon Qi continuously poured in, Black Void's remnant soul gradually solidified. A mysterious power emanated from him, transcending the boundaries of space and time, attempting to pinpoint the location of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
However, at this moment, the artifact spirit within the Treasure Mansion—the Five-Colored Flood Dragon—suddenly awoke. It felt an unprecedented crisis and frantically warned Li Mu.
“Master, something bad has happened! Someone seems to be searching for my location. That Demonic Thought is incredibly powerful, something I’ve never encountered before!” The Five-Colored Flood Dragon’s voice trembled slightly, clearly intimidated by the terrifying power of the Demon God.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu’s heart jolted. He immediately understood the current situation and quickly took out a soul gathering bottle from his tianxuan ring. Indeed, a strange Soul Power fluctuation emanated from it. Clearly, someone was casting a soul-chasing spell, attempting to pinpoint his location.
At this critical juncture, Li Mu immediately woke the sleeping Little White from his spirit control treasure bracelet and urged anxiously, “Little White, quick! Swallow it!”
The remnant soul of the Great Ascension Demon Dragon was originally food he had prepared for Little White to enhance his strength. At this moment, Little White became the key to escaping the crisis.
Li Mu immediately summoned Little White, opened the soul gathering bottle, and urged him to eat quickly.
Little White was still in a deep sleep, startled awake by the sudden summons, but upon hearing that a “big meal” awaited him, his spirits immediately lifted. He leaped up, opened his small mouth, and with a fierce suck towards the Great Ascension Demon Dragon's remnant soul, the remnant soul was instantly drawn into his mouth as if by an invisible force.
Little White’s eyes sparkled, seemingly extremely satisfied with this sudden delicacy. He chewed with small bites, and a series of “crunch, crunch” sounds could be heard. The remnant soul quickly turned into nothingness in his mouth, and the Soul Chasing Secret Art cast by the Eternal Demon God through the remnant soul was also devoured completely.
At the same time, in the Demon God Palace far away in the Nine Underworlds Beyond the Domains, the Eternal Demon God was intently staring at the illusory human figure formed by Black Void’s remnant soul, hoping to capture the Chaos cultivator’s traces.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt a strong fluctuation. The Black Void remnant soul, empowered by Undying Demon Qi, suddenly exploded with a “bang,” instantly vanishing without a trace, as if it had never existed.
The Eternal Demon God's face changed drastically. He roared in anger, slamming his hands fiercely on the throne, causing the entire Demon God Palace to tremble. He never expected that his Soul Chasing Secret Art, meticulously cast at the cost of his Undying Origin, would be so easily broken. This filled him with immense fury and humiliation.
“Who is it! Who dares to destroy this Lord’s Soul Chasing Secret Art!” The Eternal Demon God roared, his voice like rolling thunder, echoing endlessly within the Demon God Palace. His eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing through the Void Realm, as if to tear that unknown enemy into a thousand pieces.
Blood Blade Domain Master knelt on the ground, trembling all over. He had never seen the Eternal Demon God so enraged, and his heart was filled with fear. He cautiously replied, “Demon God Lord, perhaps that Chaos cultivator used some special means to break your Soul Chasing Secret Art.”
“Special means?” The Eternal Demon God snorted coldly, a hint of chill flashing in his eyes. “No matter what means he has, this Demon God will find him and tear him to pieces!”
With that, the Eternal Demon God stood up, Demonic Qi surging around him like a rolling black cloud, as if it would swallow the entire Demon God Palace. He took a single step and vanished from his spot, leaving Blood Blade Domain Master kneeling on the ground, his face ashen.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, the artifact spirit, the Five-Colored Flood Dragon, breathed a sigh of relief. It could no longer sense that pervasive and incredibly powerful Demonic Thought. This was the first time since its birth that it had been “peeped at” by such a terrifying existence, and the pressure had almost suffocated it.
“Master, the power tracking my location is gone!” The Five-Colored Flood Dragon looked at Li Mu, its voice tinged with relief and gratitude.
“Very good, Little White, you did well!” Li Mu nodded happily, praising Little White.
“Master, this Dragon Soul’s Soul Power is too strong. I need to sleep for a while to digest it,” Little White’s voice echoed in Li Mu’s mind, with a hint of satisfaction and laziness.
“Alright! Go to sleep then!” Li Mu smiled knowingly and put Little White back into his spirit control treasure bracelet. (End of Chapter)
