“Cackle, cackle, cackle!”
Eerie laughter echoed from five directions simultaneously, and the destroyed Demon God remnants suddenly rippled with greyish-white light.
From the depths of the Demon Abyss, a teeth-grinding chewing sound emanated, as if the entire world was being gnawed upon by some entity.
The Starry Sky where Jueling Demon God had dissipated suddenly solidified, and the three hundred and sixty-five shattered stars began to reverse their rotation!
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s pupils contracted; he clearly saw the Star Power he had unleashed flowing backward, and the starlight that should have been annihilated re-converged, forming a greyish-white palm covered in star-spots.
“Time Reversal?” The Dragon whiskers of the Azure Emperor suddenly ignited with azure flames, sensing that the river of time within a ten-thousand-mile radius had been severed and reshaped by some power.
That palm gently grasped the backward-flowing starlight, and the figure of Jueling Demon God reappeared.
This time, within his facial nebula, there was clearly an illusory image of Star Dome Old Ancestor casting the Myriad Stars Suppress Demon!
“A tit-for-tat.” Jueling Demon God raised a hand and lightly tapped, and the Star Monarch statue in the Tianxuan position suddenly exploded, the greyish-white fragments scattering into a sky full of stars—it was a completely replicated Star Array, only all the stars were stained with the pallor of the Netherworld.
The moment the two Star Arrays collided, the boundary between reality and illusion began to blur, and Star Dome Old Ancestor grunted, suffering a backlash from the Star Array, and quickly cast spells to stabilize the Star Array.
The Azure Emperor’s ten-thousand-foot Dragon body suddenly trembled violently, and Huangwu Demon God, who should have been suppressed, seeped out from the textures of the Azure Wood Cage.
The tree trunks, inscribed with ancient wood divine patterns, were inexplicably covered with greyish-white fleshy buds, frantically devouring the Azure Emperor’s Origin Qi, attempting to transform the entire Azure Wood Dao Domain into the Netherworld!
“Dao Contamination Backlash?”
The Immortal Sword of Grand Profound Sword Revered suddenly let out a mournful cry; at the core of the pierced Demonic God Tian Ao, countless Sword Intent was being assimilated by greyish-white matter.
Demonic God Tian Ao’s shattered crystalline scorpion tail re-coalesced, and terrifying human faces, one after another, had transformed into the likenesses of successive Sword Cultivators of Tai Xuan Sword Sect!
The Buddhist Kingdom of Mind Clarity Holy Monk suddenly became shrouded in shadow; the Black Vulture Demon God, who should have dissipated, crawled out from the folds of the old monk’s kasaya.
The grey smoke purified by Buddhist light was actually re-nurturing a demonic embryo in the deepest part of the Buddhist Kingdom Pure Land!
Most terrifyingly, before Celestial Venerable Fentian, within the lingering flames of the Nine Flames Burning Heaven Wheel, a figure slowly rose, his entire body flowing with pale flames.
Eternal Demon God was reborn from the conceptual level of existence, and the Cultivator Primordial Spirits being digested in his chest had all turned into the likeness of Celestial Venerable Fentian!
“Netherworld Dao Domain!” Star Dome Old Ancestor finally saw through the mystery and said grimly, “They are using Strange Dao to counter our Dao Domains!”
Five greyish-white pillars of light shot up into the sky, intertwining in mid-air to form a colossal strange pattern; the entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence, all colors were drained, leaving only the frantic black and white tearing at the sky.
Jueling Demon God’s Star Domain was the first to unfold, the tainted stars began to reverse, each rotation stripping away a layer of Law from the real world.
The Azure Emperor’s Dragon scales stood on end, discovering that in his Azure Wood Dao Domain, the divine wood’s annual rings were growing in reverse.
Grand Profound Sword Revered’s thirteen Immortal Swords suddenly turned their tips, and greyish-white eyes opened at their hilts.
In Mind Clarity Holy Monk’s Buddhist Kingdom, reversed scriptures echoed, and the faces of the Buddha statues began to distort.
Celestial Venerable Fentian’s flames became uncontrollable, transforming into strange white flames…
“All Laws Return to the Netherworld!”
The Five Demon Gods roared in unison, their voices overlapping into a strange howl that shook the heavens.
The Three Realms allied army’s Formation rapidly collapsed, the Cultivators’ Magic Treasures and Talismans all underwent abnormal changes, Flying Swords grew fangs, Talismans seeped pus and blood, and even the deck of the Starship beneath their feet showed pulsating vein patterns.
“Form the Ultimate Dao Array!”
Star Dome Old Ancestor roared, his Natal Star appearing above his head.
The Azure Emperor transformed into human form, an Azure Wood Dao pattern lighting up between his brows.
Grand Profound Sword Revered pointed his fingers like a sword, his Sword Qi soaring to the sky.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk sat on a lotus platform, a Golden Wheel of Karma appearing behind his head.
Celestial Venerable Fentian’s body ignited with colorless Dao Fire—the five ultimate realm powerhouses simultaneously unleashed their Origin Dao Domains!
The Stars of the Heavens, the Primordial Azure Wood, the Supreme Sword Intent, the Buddhist Kingdom in the Palm, the World-Burning Pure Fire—five layers of Dao Domains intertwined into a brilliant halo, resisting the constantly eroding Strange Dao Laws.
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s eyes were like lightning, his hands tracing profound trajectories in the Void Realm, and he shouted, “Fellow Daoists of the Three Realms, help me set up the Star Array!”
In an instant, hundreds of millions of Cultivators from the Three Realms allied army responded in unison, their immense magical power pouring down like a heavenly river, converging into a vast torrent that surged into Star Dome Old Ancestor’s Formation.
“Azure Wood as the guide, connecting heaven and earth!” The Azure Emperor let out a long roar, his Azure Wood Staff suddenly thrusting into the Void Realm, transforming into a sky-reaching Jianmu.
Its roots delved into the Nine Nether, and its canopy supported the Starry Sky, constructing a bridge between heaven and earth for the Star Power Array.
Grand Profound Sword Revered flicked his fingers, and thirteen Immortal Swords hummed and spun, forming a Sword Formation suspended above the Starry Sky.
Sword light intertwined into a net, severing the erosion of the Strange Dao.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk sat cross-legged on a lotus platform, Buddhist chants resounding, a golden “Swastika” Buddhist seal rising from his palm, transforming into a sky-covering barrier, protecting the Cultivators’ minds.
Celestial Venerable Fentian spread his arms, and nine true fires encircled the Great Array, burning away all Strange Dao abnormal power.
“Star Array—Activate!”
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s sleeves billowed, and three hundred and sixty-five Star Banners flapped, each corresponding to an ancient star.
The magical power of millions of high-level Cultivators surged into the Star Banners; in an instant, the entire Starry Sky brightened like day, countless starlight descended, transforming into brilliant star chains, firmly locking the Five Demon Gods!
Jueling Demon God’s facial nebula surged violently, attempting to reverse the Star Power, but he was horrified to discover that the magical power of the Three Realms allied army was boundless and could not be shaken at all.
The Azure Emperor sneered, the Azure Wood Dao rhythm spreading along the Star Power Array, actually beginning to counter the Origin of Jueling Demon God.
Grand Profound Sword Revered’s Sword Formation suddenly contracted, thirteen Sword lights descending like heavenly punishment, striking towards the core of Demonic God Tian Ao.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk’s Buddhist seal transformed into a giant golden palm, striking fiercely at the Black Vulture demonic embryo.
Celestial Venerable Fentian’s true fire transformed into nine fire Dragons, coiling around Eternal Demon God, burning his pale fiery body!
“Your Strange Dao, today you shall be extinguished!”
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s hair flew, his hands suddenly clasped together, and the Star Power Array roared to its extreme, the Laws of the entire Starry Sky resonating.
The five transfigured Demon Gods roared and struggled, but they could not break free from the Star Power suppression amplified by hundreds of millions of Cultivators, their Strange Dao power disintegrating inch by inch!
However, just then, the Netherworld’s will, which was locked in a struggle with the will of the heavens and the Demon Abyss, seemed to perceive the crisis of the five transfigured Demon Gods, and suddenly descended a greyish-white crack that spanned the Three Realms!
“Not good!” Star Dome Old Ancestor suddenly looked up, only to see viscous, substantive Strange Dao Origin seeping from the crack, actually transforming into five pale chains that instantly pierced through the bodies of the five Demon Gods!
“Boom—”
Jueling Demon God’s facial nebula suddenly boiled, and the Strange Dao power, originally suppressed by the Star Power Array, surged wildly.
His Star Domain suddenly expanded, actually dyeing the entire Starry Sky greyish-white!
The Azure Emperor grunted, the roots of the sky-reaching Jianmu were forcibly torn apart by Huangwu Demon God, and countless greyish-white fleshy buds frantically spread along the broken parts, transforming half of the divine wood into a twisted pale giant vine in an instant!
Grand Profound Sword Revered’s thirteen Immortal Swords trembled violently, the greyish-white eyes on their bodies suddenly opened, and countless distorted Sword Intent inversely eroded the Sword Formation.
Demonic God Tian Ao’s shattered crystalline scorpion tail re-coalesced, and each human face grinned hideously, spitting out Sword Cultivators’ Natal Sword Qi!
“Amitabha…” Mind Clarity Holy Monk’s Buddhist chant had not yet finished, when Black Vulture Demon God had already broken out of the demonic embryo, transforming into sky-covering black wings that enveloped the Buddhist Kingdom.
The reversed demonic scriptures transformed into tangible curses, black chains coiling around the pagoda, continuously chanting Buddhist scriptures, and with each word uttered, a golden “Swastika” character sank into the pagoda!
Most critically, in Celestial Venerable Fentian’s battlefield, five of the nine Golden Crows had already been assimilated by pale flames, and the remaining four, forming the Sun Great Array, were retreating steadily.
Eternal Demon God grinned and tore open the last fire curtain, pale fiery tongues licking at Celestial Venerable Fentian’s robes.
(End of this chapter)
