Just as Li Mu was in seclusion, the Three Realms Passage saw a massive army gather.
Star Dome Old Ancestor, Azure Dragon Emperor, Grand Profound Sword Revered, Mind Clarity Holy Monk, Celestial Venerable Fentian, and other peak Dominators, led the numerous Cultivator armies of the Three Realms, plunging headfirst into the Demon Abyss Channel.
"Steady the Starship!"
Star Dome Old Ancestor's white hair fluttered wildly in the chaotic energy currents. He formed a Seal with his hands, and the Universal Star Chart unfolded above his head. Three hundred and sixty-five star projections formed a light barrier, enveloping thousands of Starships behind him.
Time fragments inside the Demon Abyss Channel sliced like blades, cutting countless cracks into the Star Chart.
Azure Dragon Emperor stood on the foremost bronze war chariot, with nine Azure Dragon projections entwining the chariot's shafts. Large swathes of vine-like azure light spread within the channel, marking a safe path for the subsequent army.
"Watch out for anomalies!"
No sooner had Azure Dragon Emperor's warning left his mouth than three flying ships, which hadn't had time to turn, were swallowed by the folded space, unable to even emit a scream.
"Amitabha!"
Mind Clarity Holy Monk pressed his palms together, and the Buddhist Kingdom in his palm shone with a brilliant golden light. The Cultivators who had been swallowed by the spatial folds unexpectedly reappeared from the Buddha light, each one pale as if they had seen a ghost.
Celestial Venerable Fentian suddenly roared, "We are about to enter the Demon Abyss! Everyone, be careful!"
The end of the channel suddenly opened up, and the sight that greeted the peak Dominators and the Three Realms Allied Army instantly plunged them into a deathly silence.
The entire Demon Abyss World was divided into two distinct colors: black and white.
Grayish-white heterogeneous matter permeated from the Void Realm, like smoke and mist, instantly transforming into towering waves. On the other side, the black Demon Abyss's thunder clashed against it, as the will and Law of the two worlds devoured each other...
Wherever the power of the Netherworld passed, the Demon Abyss's eternally unchanging dark sky curtain, like rice paper soaked in ink, was bleached pale inch by inch.
"Crack—thump—"
A winding wound split open at the highest point of the sky. Countless grayish-white roots stretched out from the fissure, each one covered with dense suction cups. These roots pierced into the Demon Abyss's dark matter, greedily sucking the world's Origin. The areas being consumed rapidly crystallized, turning into pale prismatic columns that crashed down.
The entire Demon Abyss was trembling!
It wasn't a spatial tremor, but a deeper, Law-level spasm. The viscous darkness that had flowed for millions of Years boiled, condensing into a vertical pupil spanning thirty-three layers of the Void Realm in the deepest part of the abyss. The moment the pupil fully opened, all grayish-white roots froze—that was the manifestation of the concept of "Destruction" itself!
When the first black lightning bolt struck, the grayish-white Domain within a ten thousand li radius instantly evaporated. This lightning, purely condensed from the Demon Abyss's will, was thicker than a mountain, and the most primitive Law of destruction flowed within its light. The grayish-white roots struck were not broken, but directly erased from the plane of existence.
The Netherworld's counterattack was eerily bizarre. The shattered pale particles transformed into billions of translucent hands, each hand having an oral cavity split open in its palm, frantically gnawing at the Law of destruction within the black lightning. Even more terrifying, these hands continuously evolved during the consumption process, gradually manifesting patterns that originated from the same source as the black lightning!
In the vertical pupil of the Demon Abyss's will, nine blood-colored halos suddenly lit up.
First turn transforms into chains, black flames burn the Eight Desolations;
Second turn gives birth to barbs, destroying three thousand worlds;
Third turn blooms into profound lotuses, flowers opening to reveal the end;
Fourth turn opens pupil within pupil, illuminating all ancient tribulations;
Fifth turn, Thunder Dragon appears, sixth turn...
Billions of black Thunder Dragons surged forth from the vertical pupil. These giant Dragons, entirely condensed from the Law of destruction, had every scale engraved with different Dao patterns of termination. Where the Dragon swarm passed, the evolving hands exploded one after another, but the shattered remnants transformed into smaller flying insects, continuing to gnaw at the Thunder Dragons' bodies.
The spatial structure at the center of the battlefield began to collapse. At the point where the two forces clashed, miniature Universes were constantly born and annihilated. At a certain moment, the Three Realms Cultivators saw a Thunder Dragon and grayish-white flying insects perish together, only to be torn apart by a newborn Law tide in the next second.
The grayish-white giant tree suddenly trembled violently. All roots retracted into the fissure, condensing into a sky-covering giant hand at the crown. This hand, composed of billions of Netherworld patterns, slowly pressed down, and a pattern identical to the Demon Abyss's vertical pupil appeared in its palm—it was actually mimicking the Demon Abyss's will!
The Demon Abyss's response shook the Universe. Seventy-two bronze Dao pillars shot up into the sky, their bodies manifesting primordial Dao patterns from the creation of the world. These Dao pillars formed a cage to imprison the sky, firmly locking the giant hand. The confrontation between the two supreme wills even twisted time itself, chilling the hearts of the Three Realms Cultivators watching the battle.
The sky suddenly ripped open, and five grayish-white light pillars pierced down like sharp swords.
The boiling darkness of the Demon Abyss and the pale giant hand of the Netherworld were still locked in a struggle. The confrontation between the two supreme wills twisted and deformed the entire space. Just as this stalemate continued, an unexpected change occurred—
"Crack!"
The moment the first light pillar descended, the three Starships at the forefront of the Three Realms Allied Army silently disintegrated. Their hulls didn't shatter; instead, they were like they had been directly "erased" by some existence, leaving not even dust. Star Dome Old Ancestor's Universal Star Chart trembled violently, and all three hundred and sixty-five main stars simultaneously dimmed.
"Hehehe."
Laughter came from within the light pillar, not like human voices, but rather a reverberation of millions of voices superimposed. The sound penetrated the protective formation, and dozens of weaker Cultivators immediately bled from all seven orifices; their Primordial Spirits screamed and curled into a ball in their Sea of Consciousness.
The light pillar gradually dispersed, revealing the twisted figure within.
A terrifying Demonic God had descended.
His form constantly shifted between solid and ethereal, sometimes solid as a physical entity, other times transforming into elusive mist. What was most chilling was his face—where the facial features should have been, there was only a slowly rotating nebula. The nebula occasionally flashed with scenes of stars annihilating, and at times, the reflections of the watching Cultivators appeared.
"You've come too! Might as well deal with you all together!" Jueling Demon God's voice carried an eerie echo, causing the entire space to ripple with strange undulations.
Star Dome Old Ancestor's Dao Heart was warning him frantically. He had lived for ten thousand Years, seen countless great terrors, but had never felt such pure malice. He immediately decided, and over three hundred Star Talismans flew out from his sleeve.
"Billions of stars, heed my command! Form the array!"
Three hundred and sixty-five Star Lords immediately responded. The Star Banners in their hands fluttered, outlining a complete Star Chart in the Void Realm. Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan... the twenty-eight mansions lit up in sequence, forming a brilliant light barrier that protected the allied army.
Jueling Demon God merely raised a hand lightly.
"Pop—"
With a soft sound, the Star Banner at the Tianxuan position suddenly ignited. The Star Lord holding the banner didn't even have time to react before his entire body began to turn grayish-white from his feet up, instantly transforming into a stone statue. Even more terrifying, the petrification was still spreading along the Star Power connection!
"Sever!"
Star Dome Old Ancestor decisively cut off the connection between the Tianxuan position and the other star positions. His face was ashen. This Demonic God could actually use the Star Power to backlash the caster.
Azure Dragon Emperor's Dragon eyes twitched, and he suddenly looked up: "It's not just one!"
Indeed, heavy footsteps came from the second light pillar. With his appearance, many Cultivators in the Three Realms Allied Army screamed as their bodies began to undergo Netherworld transformation.
Grand Profound Sword Revered's Sword Domain automatically unfolded, and thirteen Immortal Swords formed a sword perimeter, barely blocking this strange Law erosion. Beams of sword light also obliterated the Netherworld-transformed Cultivators one by one.
"Huangwu Demon God!" Mind Clarity Holy Monk's Vajra Pestle hummed a warning, and his peak Buddhist Domain unfolded, protecting the Three Realms Allied Army and resisting the invasion of this power.
Then, a colossal figure emerged from the light pillar. His entire body was covered in grayish-white scales, and the scales were twisted. Most horrifying was his face—there were no facial features, only constantly wriggling flesh buds. These flesh buds sometimes formed eyes, sometimes transformed into oral cavities, as if trying to mimic a human form but constantly failing.
Celestial Venerable Fentian's Nine Flames Sky Burning Wheel suddenly extinguished three flames: "Be careful! These Demonic Gods have been corrupted by the Netherworld, distorting the Law!"
The third light pillar began to twist and deform, gradually transforming into a giant scorpion tail. The scorpion tail was composed of transparent crystals, and each joint sealed a suffering human face. The human faces constantly crashed against the crystal wall, emitting silent screams.
"Demonic God Tian Ao."
Star Dome Old Ancestor's voice was already hoarse: "I didn't expect this one to have fallen too!"
A commotion suddenly arose at the rear of the Three Realms Allied Army. It turned out that the fourth light pillar had fallen directly into the center of the formation, transforming into countless Black Vultures.
When the fourth light pillar exploded, black feathers obscured the sky, and each falling feather twisted and deformed in mid-air, transforming into three-eyed Black Vultures. Grayish-white whirlpools swirled in the eyes of these terrifying demonic birds, and as their beaks opened and closed, layers of fine, sharp teeth were revealed.
"Black Vulture Demon God!" Celestial Venerable Fentian's Sky Burning Wheel suddenly trembled violently, exclaiming in astonishment: "He also fell, and was Netherworld-transformed to such an extent!"
The Black Vulture Demon God, who should have been covered in black feathers, now had grayish-white meridians crawling all over his wings. These meridians wriggled like living things, forming eerie runes between the black feathers. Most terrifying was his chest—where the Demonic God's core should have been, there was now a constantly pulsating pale eyeball embedded.
"Gurgle—"
The moment Black Vulture Demon God flapped his wings, hundreds of Cultivators in the Three Realms Allied Army suddenly clutched their heads and screamed. Their eyeballs uncontrollably bulged from their sockets, and their pupils reflected the pale eyeball on Black Vulture Demon God's chest. These Cultivators' Physical Bodies began to deform, their spinal bones piercing through their skin, growing grayish-white bone wings.
Grand Profound Sword Revered's Sword Domain automatically protected him, but the thirteen sword lights struck nothing—those Black Vultures simply did not exist in the current dimension! They emerged directly from the Cultivators' shadows, carrying the grayish-white aura unique to the Netherworld.
"Beware of shadow evasion!"
Mind Clarity Holy Monk's Buddhist Kingdom golden light surged, but a Black Vulture suddenly pounced on his shadow. The old monk grunted, and feather patterns immediately appeared on the skin beneath his kasaya.
The fifth light pillar lingered, instead emitting a teeth-grinding chewing sound.
When that figure finally stepped out of the light pillar, even peak Dominators like Star Dome Old Ancestor gasped—the Eternal Demonic God, who should have been skeletal, was now covered in flowing grayish-white viscous liquid. The viscous liquid constantly formed human faces and then melted, each face emitting silent screams.
"Eternal." When the Demonic God spoke, his jaw suddenly split open to his ears, revealing seven spiral-shaped sharp teeth. His chest cavity was completely transparent, clearly showing countless shrunken Cultivator Primordial Spirits curled inside, slowly being digested by the grayish-white viscous liquid.
Azure Dragon Emperor's Azure Dragon war chariot suddenly lost control, and the nine Dragon souls let out mournful wails. Everyone was alarmed to see grayish-white mycelia crawling all over the chariot's surface. These mycelia were flowing against the current of the Dragon souls, attempting to pollute Azure Dragon Emperor's Origin.
"He's devouring the concept of existence!" Star Dome Old Ancestor's Star Chart suddenly dimmed by more than half: "Don't look directly at his body!"
The Eternal Demonic God slowly raised his hand, and this simple action triggered terrifying anomalies—all Cultivators in the allied army who had used resurrection spells suddenly began to revert to a state of death. Wounds reopened, and decaying organs surged from their mouths, as if they were experiencing countless deaths at once.
"Hehehe." The Primordial Spirits in the Eternal Demonic God's chest cavity suddenly laughed collectively, "Eternal. Is Eternal. Pain."
Black Vulture Demon God took the opportunity to spread his sky-covering wings, and grayish-white viscous liquid dripped from the end of each feather; these viscous liquids transformed into chains in mid-air, precisely piercing into the foreheads of the deformed Cultivators; as the chains shook, the Cultivators' heads bloomed like flower buds, and black fledglings with human faces crawled out from inside.
"Dao corruption is irreversible!" Celestial Venerable Fentian conjured his peak Origin Dao Fire, looked at the Dominators, and roared: "We must first cut off their connection with the Netherworld!"
"Billions of stars, heed my command—Ten Thousand Stars Suppress Demons!"
Star Dome Old Ancestor's white hair danced wildly, his sleeves fluttered, and he formed a Seal with both hands. Three hundred and sixty-five main stars around him simultaneously erupted with brilliant light. He stepped on the Star River, with the Star Chart above his head, his entire being seemingly transforming into the Dominator of the Universe. In an instant, endless starlight converged into a peerless killing array spanning heaven and earth, enveloping Jueling Demon God!
Every star transformed into a Demon-slaying Divine Sword, and sword light rained down. Jueling Demon God's facial nebula churned violently, attempting to devour the starlight, but Star Dome Old Ancestor snorted coldly and suddenly clenched his palm—
"Explode!"
Boom—!!
Three hundred and sixty-five stars simultaneously exploded, and endless starlight, like billions of sharp blades, shredded Jueling Demon God's body inch by inch!
"Roar—!!"
On the other side, Azure Dragon Emperor let out a long roar, his body suddenly expanding, transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang Azure Dragon body! His Dragon scales were like jade, his Dragon horns like heavenly pillars, and his Dragon claws tore through the Void Realm. The Azure Wood Dao Domain unfolded accordingly, and countless towering ancient trees rose from the ground, each inscribed with primeval divine script, forming a cage that firmly suppressed Huangwu Demon God!
Huangwu Demon God's flesh buds wriggled frantically, trying to erode the Azure Wood Dao Domain, but Azure Dragon Emperor's Dragon eyes were like lightning, and his Dragon claws slammed down—
"Azure Wood · Myriad Tribulations Suppression!"
Rumble—!
Countless vines wrapped around him like chains, each vine containing the peak Law, binding Huangwu Demon God layer by layer, finally transforming into a giant Azure Wood cage, completely sealing him!
"Sword, come!"
Grand Profound Sword Revered made a hand Seal with one hand, and the thirteen Immortal Swords merged into one, transforming into a peerless sword light that spanned heaven and earth, striking directly at Demonic God Tian Ao!
Demonic God Tian Ao's crystalline scorpion tail swung wildly, and countless wailing vengeful spirits rushed out, but were swept away by the sword light. Wherever the sword's edge passed, the Void Realm collapsed, and Law was annihilated, finally piercing through the Demonic God's core with one sword!
"Screech—!"
Black Vulture Demon God shrieked, and the sky full of black feathers transformed into billions of demonic birds, frantically attacking the Three Realms Cultivators. Mind Clarity Holy Monk pressed his palms together, and the golden light of the Buddhist Kingdom shone universally. All Cultivators who had been corrupted by the demonic birds instantly regained clarity.
"The sea of suffering is boundless, turn back and you shall reach the shore!"
The Buddha light surged like a tide, and Black Vulture Demon God's body melted inch by inch in the golden light, finally dissipating into a wisp of gray smoke.
"Eternal? Today, I shall make you truly perish!"
Celestial Venerable Fentian roared, and the Nine Flames Sky Burning Wheel spun rapidly, with nine world-burning flames intertwining into a net, enveloping the Eternal Demonic God. The Demonic God roared, his viscous body constantly reassembling, but Celestial Venerable Fentian suddenly clapped his palms together—
"Burn the World · Extinguish the Dao!"
Boom—!
The nine flames exploded simultaneously, and the Eternal Demonic God's body evaporated in the extreme heat, leaving not even ashes!
The Dominators suddenly erupted, launching a powerful offensive against the five strange Demonic Gods. Just as everyone thought victory was assured, an unexpected change occurred! (End of this chapter)
