In the chaotic flow of the Void Realm, Chaos Qi winds, like knives, cut the space into fragmented pieces.
Eight majestic figures, emanating monstrous Devilish Qi, were struggling to traverse this destructive storm, their protective demonic light constantly being torn apart by the channel's power.
“Pfft—”
Blood Hell Demon God suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, which solidified into sharp, grey-white crystals the moment it left his body, emitting a teeth-grinding friction sound in the Void Realm, polluting the temporal and spatial power of the Two Realms Channel.
“My Origin has been polluted!” Blood Hell Demon God said with a grim expression, gritting his teeth.
Bone Emperor Demon God lowered his head to look at his pale white bone palm, only to see it covered in spiderweb-like grey patterns between the bone seams: “Even the Undying Demonic Bone can’t resist it.”
“Quickly enter the Spirit Realm!” Eternal Night Demon God roared, “Only by using the Heavenly Dao's suppression in the Spirit Realm can we delay the Netherworld transformation!”
Just as they were about to pass through the interface channel, the Myriad Poison Gu Mother suddenly let out a shrill scream; all of her Natal Gu worms crawled out from her seven orifices, twisting frantically in the Void Realm, and in an instant, turned into grey-white stone sculptures.
“No!”
“Save me.”
The Gu Mother’s cry for help stopped abruptly; her body began to undergo terrifying changes—her skin cracked inch by inch, and countless grey-white mycelia sprouted from the cracks.
Her entire being resembled a decaying poisonous mushroom, rapidly withering in the Void Realm, and those mycelia, as if alive, danced, even attempting to entangle nearby companions.
“This body of hers is useless!” Profound Fiend Demon God decisively struck, a blood blade severing the Gu Mother at the waist; the severed half of her body instantly turned to ash, while the remaining part was enveloped by Eternal Night Demon God’s black flames.
“Go! If we delay any longer, we’ll all perish here!”
The seven demonic figures finally broke through the interface barrier and entered the Spirit Realm.
The moment they passed through the Two Realms Channel and entered the Spirit Realm, everyone felt a cold gaze cast from the Demon Abyss behind them; the malice contained within that gaze sent shivers down the spines of even these Demon Gods, who were accustomed to slaughter.
...
Star Dome Old Ancestor and others passed through the channel turbulence and entered the Spirit Realm first; however, their condition was not much better than that of the eight Demon Gods.
Celestial Venerable Fentian's nine blazing suns had long since extinguished, leaving only three wisps of residual flames wandering around his body; his Daoist robe was corroded by the grey-white Netherworld mist, and half of his body appeared unnaturally pale, as if it could undergo Netherworld transformation at any moment.
Azure Emperor’s Jianmu Dao Domain had completely withered, his long hair turning from green to grey, and decaying sap constantly dripping from his fingertips; his vitality was being devoured by some indescribable force.
After Grand Profound Sword Revered’s Sword Pill shattered, his right arm was invaded by Netherworld power, and faint grey-white patterns could be seen wriggling beneath his skin; he had no choice but to sever his right arm with Sword Qi, yet the severed end was still slowly undergoing mutation.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk’s Buddha Light Golden Body was covered in cracks, and a grey-white spot on his glabella was spreading; he clasped his hands together, softly chanting the “World Purifying Incantation,” but with each recitation, a wisp of grey Netherworld Qi overflow from the corner of his mouth.
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s condition was slightly better; his Star Light Dao Law had been polluted, and the starlight surrounding his body was no longer brilliant, instead radiating a deathly grey-white hue; however, as he returned to the Spirit Realm, the boundless Star Power was rapidly surging into his body, healing his injuries.
“The Demon Abyss... has already fallen.” Celestial Venerable Fentian said, his eyes dim with residual fire, having survived a narrow escape.
Seven demonic figures burst out from the boundary channel with a roar; Eternal Night Demon God’s black flames surged around him, barely stabilizing his figure, while the other Demon Gods were in disarray, their aura weak.
Blood Hell Demon God knelt on the ground, grey-white crystals continuously seeping from his chest, and he growled through gritted teeth: “Damn Netherworld power, so troublesome!”
Bone Emperor Demon God’s Undying Demonic Bone emitted crisp “crack, crack” sounds, and the grey-white patterns continued to spread; he abruptly looked up, gazing into the distance: “Those guys are here too!”
—
Almost at the same moment, Star Dome Old Ancestor and the others also sensed the aura of the various Demon Gods.
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s expression was solemn: “They have also been eroded by the Netherworld.”
Everyone fell silent.
The righteous and Demonic Paths, once locked in an endless struggle, now shared the same fate—infected by the Netherworld Will, fleeing in disarray, barely clinging to life.
The seven Demon Gods and Star Dome Old Ancestor and the others almost simultaneously turned their heads, looking towards the direction of the Demon Abyss Channel.
There, the originally surging Demon Abyss aura was rapidly decaying at a heart-stopping speed.
“Boom—!” A muffled roar came from deep within the interface channel, as if some colossal entity was being chewed and swallowed.
“The Demon Abyss... is being digested.” Eternal Night Demon God’s voice was low, his fingers trembling slightly beneath his black robe.
Everyone focused their Divine Sense, their faces grim.
—The Heavenly Dao Law of the Demon Abyss was being decomposed and devoured bit by bit by the Netherworld Will!
Celestial Venerable Fentian’s residual flames flickered violently, reflecting his pale face: “The ‘Original Demonic Origin’ of the Demon Abyss is disappearing...”
Azure Emperor closed his eyes in contemplation, the decaying sap from his fingertips dripping even faster: “It’s not just disappearing, but being ‘transformed’... The Netherworld is turning the power of the Demon Abyss into its nourishment.”
Grand Profound Sword Revered felt a sharp pain from his severed arm, and he gritted his teeth, saying: “The entire Demon Abyss has been Netherworld-transformed; its power will reach an extremely terrifying level! Once it consumes the power of the Demon Abyss, the Spirit Realm will probably also...”
Upon hearing this, everyone felt as if a thousand catties had fallen upon their hearts.
“Everyone, let’s stabilize our injuries first before discussing further!” Star Dome Old Ancestor suggested, his eyes deep.
With that, Star Dome Old Ancestor slowly closed his eyes, using his Divine Sense to probe his body, clearly perceiving that the Netherworld power had penetrated deep into his Dao foundation, like a maggot in the bone, inextricably intertwined with his own Star Light Dao Law.
Star Dome Old Ancestor formed hand Seals, drawing the boundless Star Power to converge in his palm, forming a grey-white mixed star imprint, which he abruptly pressed against his chest; immediately, a vast and sharp Star Qi surged wildly through his body, forcing the Netherworld power to retreat step by step.
“Burn away all delusions, purify my true fire!” Celestial Venerable Fentian’s three wisps of residual flames intertwined into a net, enveloping himself within it; though the flames were weak, they were incomparably scorching, burning away all impurities.
Within the fire net, the Netherworld Qi was evaporated little by little, turning into grey mist and dissipating.
Azure Emperor sat cross-legged, his fingertips touching the ground; a remnant root of Jianmu emerged from deep within his Dantian, and though withered, it still emitted a trace of ancient vitality.
He softly chanted the “Azure Dragon Heaven Evolution Art,” and a faint green hue actually rose from his palm, fiercely clashing with the grey-white Netherworld Qi.
Grand Profound Sword Revered used his severed arm as a guide, condensing Sword Qi with his left hand into an invisible sword, which he thrust into his body’s Meridians; the sword took an unorthodox path, specifically targeting and cutting away the areas infested by Netherworld power.
With each cut, a ball of grey mist overflowed from his seven orifices; the intense pain caused veins to bulge on his forehead, but he did not stop.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk chanted the “World Purifying Incantation,” and golden light flickered in the cracks of his golden body, fiercely colliding with the grey spot on his glabella.
He forcefully circulated Buddha Power, forcing the Netherworld Qi within his body to his limbs and bones, and then sealed it with a Buddha Seal in his palm, temporarily curbing its spread.
The seven Demon Gods also displayed their respective methods: Eternal Night Demon God’s black robe surged, and countless demonic shadows appeared around him, whispering in unison, forming an ancient exorcism incantation;
Blood Hell Demon God used his own essence blood as a guide, burning his residual body to force the Netherworld Qi out;
Bone Emperor Demon God, on the other hand, shattered and reforged his own bones, continuously reshaping his Physical Body with his Undying Demonic Bone, meticulously removing the Netherworld patterns one by one;
Profound Fiend Demon God performed the “Blood Soul Reversion Art,” temporarily separating his Soul from his Physical Body, then forcefully reuniting them to wash away the pollution within his body...
For a time, wind and thunder surged between heaven and earth, and Spiritual Qi rushed wildly, as if the entire Spirit Realm was shaken by this unprecedented act of expulsion!
...
While the powerful individuals were healing, on the other side of the Two Realms Channel, an extremely terrifying scene was unfolding in the Demon Abyss.
Grey-white Netherworld mist, like a tide, submerged the entire Demon Abyss; the ferocious and monstrous demonic land was now fading inch by inch, turning into a pale, deathly silent place.
The Heavenly Dao Will of the Demon Abyss was still struggling, and dark lightning continuously struck down, but as soon as the lightning touched the Netherworld mist, it was infected by the grey-white, transforming into twisted “dead lightning,” which instead fueled the expansion of the Netherworld.
“Crack—!”
In the core of the Demon Abyss, the “Myriad Demon Bone Mountain,” accumulated from the corpses of successive Demon Gods, collapsed with a roar.
Inside the mountain, countless grey-white arms stretched out, dragging the skeletons into the ground, replaced by a “Netherworld Gate” constructed from twisted flesh and blood.
Inside the gate, the figure seated on the grey-white throne could faintly be seen, slowly raising his hand.
“Rumble—!”
The ground of the Demon Abyss began to collapse, and countless Netherworld-transformed demonic cultivators crawled out from underground; their bodies had completely mutated, their skin was grey-white and cracked, viscous mist surged in their eye sockets, and they emitted inhuman whispers from their throats, having already become “Puppets” of the Netherworld.
...
As everyone healed, they successively stabilized their injuries and regained consciousness, but the situation remained grim.
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s surrounding starlight gradually brightened, and the grey-white Netherworld Qi was temporarily suppressed; Celestial Venerable Fentian’s three wisps of residual flames reignited, forming a protective fire net on his body; Azure Emperor’s decaying sap from his fingertips gradually ceased, and a trace of vitality stubbornly revived in the withered Jianmu Dao Domain; Grand Profound Sword Revered sealed the wound on his severed arm with Sword Qi, preventing the Netherworld power from continuing to spread; Mind Clarity Holy Monk’s Buddha Light reappeared, and the grey spot on his glabella stopped spreading.
The seven Demon Gods also employed various methods: Eternal Night Demon God protected himself with black flames, Blood Hell Demon God sealed his wounds with blood crystals, Bone Emperor Demon God reshaped his Demonic Bone, and Profound Fiend Demon God’s Soul and Physical Body reunited.
Although they temporarily stabilized their injuries, everyone knew that the Netherworld power was like a maggot in the bone, capable of counterattacking at any moment.
Just then, a heart-stopping fluctuation came from the direction of the Demon Abyss.
“The Demon Abyss Will has completely lost!” Bone Emperor Demon God’s voice was hoarse, and the grey-white patterns on his Undying Demonic Bone spread a few more points.
Star Dome Old Ancestor took a deep breath, starlight flowing around his body, dispelling the Netherworld Qi that had invaded his body, and stood up, saying: “Everyone, now is not the time for lament; we must act immediately!”
“Act? How do we act?”
Blood Hell Demon God sneered, the grey-white crystals on his chest spreading to his neck: “Even the Demon Abyss was swallowed; how long can the Spirit Realm last?”
“Even if we can’t hold on, we must!” Celestial Venerable Fentian roared, his residual flames suddenly flaring up: “Do you want to sit idly by and wait to become those walking corpses?”
Eternal Night Demon God’s black robe surged, his gaze sweeping over the extreme Dao powerhouses present, and he spoke in a low, hoarse voice to persuade the other Demon Gods: “The Demon Abyss is dead; let’s hear what they have to say first.”
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Eternal Night!” Star Dome Old Ancestor gave him a grateful look, indicating: “The most urgent task is to Seal the Demon Abyss Channel and prevent the Netherworld Will from infiltrating through the Two Realms Channel.”
“Easier said than done!” Blood Hell Demon God sneered: “The Demon Abyss has already been occupied by the Netherworld; once it consumes the Demon Abyss, its power is bound to expand. What kind of Seal Grand Formation can block its infiltration?”
“Indeed, the power of the Netherworld is no small matter; ordinary Seal methods will probably not be effective.” Grand Profound Sword Revered frowned.
“Then we’ll use extraordinary methods!” Bone Emperor Demon God suddenly broke off one of his grey-transformed bone fingers; pale white bone marrow dripped, actually solidifying into a pattern of absolute death in the Void Realm, and he suggested: “Using the Demon God’s Origin as a guide, drawing upon the Origin of all living beings, to construct an Anti-Life Seal Grand Formation.”
Mind Clarity Holy Monk clasped his hands together; although his Buddha Light Golden Body was already broken, the golden light on his glabella was not extinguished: “This old monk is willing to use Karma relics as the foundation to stabilize the Seal.”
Sword Qi surged from Grand Profound Sword Revered’s severed arm, and he said coldly: “It is necessary to use extremely sharp power to cut off the flow of Netherworld Qi, otherwise the Seal will eventually be infiltrated.”
Azure Emperor took out a cyan-black seed, indicating: “I have a Jianmu spiritual seed, which still retains a trace of vitality; if I consume the Origin of Wood Dao to stimulate its growth, I can use its root system to penetrate both realms and lock the channel.”
Upon hearing this, the Demon Gods also expressed their stances.
Eternal Night Demon God’s black robe surged, and seven ancient Netherworld lamps floated: “Netherworld Ghost Fire can burn Netherworld mist, temporarily blocking its spread.”
Profound Fiend Demon God condensed a blood-colored rune in his palm: “Blood Hell Demonic Path can be transformed into a cage to trap Netherworld Qi.”
—
However, Star Dome Old Ancestor slowly shook his head.
“Everyone’s methods all have their drawbacks.” Star Dome Old Ancestor’s gaze swept over everyone, evaluating them one by one: “Although Fellow Daoist Fentian’s ‘Fentian Great Dao’ can burn Netherworld Qi, fire will eventually extinguish; Azure Emperor’s ‘Endless Life’ Dao is difficult to resist the erosion of Netherworld Qi, and the Jianmu root system will also decay; although Fellow Daoist Taixuan’s Sword Dao is sharp, it is difficult to cut off the continuous flow of Netherworld mist; the Holy Monk’s Buddhist Dharma will eventually be exhausted.”
After a pause, Star Dome Old Ancestor looked at the Demon Gods: “As for the Demonic Path methods... the Undying Demonic Bone will eventually turn to ash, the Netherworld Ghost Fire requires Divine Soul as fuel, the Blood Hell cage will also be infiltrated by Netherworld Qi...”
“Relying solely on each of your individual Daos will not last long!” Star Dome Old Ancestor sighed.
Everyone fell silent.
Celestial Venerable Fentian’s eyes dimmed with fire, and he said bitterly: “Old Daoist Star Dome, even if we cooperate with your Star Power Grand Formation, it won’t work! Is there really... no solution?”
Blood Hell Demon God sneered: “Hmph, after all that talk, aren’t you still helpless?”
Star Dome Old Ancestor’s gaze was profound, and he changed the subject, indicating: “No, there is still one method: ‘Dao Fusion.’”
“Dao Fusion?” Everyone’s expressions changed abruptly.
The seed in Azure Emperor’s fingertips trembled slightly: “You mean... to merge our respective Origin Laws into one?”
“Exactly.” Star Dome Old Ancestor said in a deep voice, “By unifying our extreme Dao powers and jointly casting a formation, constructing a ‘Chaos Seal Grand Formation,’ we can truly block the Netherworld’s invasion!”
Eternal Night Demon God’s eyes flickered beneath his black robe, and he said indignantly: “Our Origin powers are inherently conflicting; how can they merge?”
“Precisely because they conflict, they can give rise to each other!” Star Dome Old Ancestor raised his hand, and as starlight flowed, faint star chains of various Laws actually appeared, and he said in a deep voice: “If we can gather the extreme Dao powers of everyone and maintain balance, we can form a ‘Chaos Barrier,’ which Netherworld Qi will find difficult to invade!”
Grand Profound Sword Revered frowned: “But if there is even the slightest mistake, the Laws will backlash, and we will all perish in body and Soul!”
“Wishful thinking! What kind of power can balance our powers!” Blood Hell Demon God scoffed, refuting Star Dome Old Ancestor’s wild idea.
“The Netherworld is invincible; everyone, let’s leave our fate to heaven!” Profound Fiend Demon God left this sentence and prepared to use his escape technique to retreat.
Just then, an unexpected change occurred! (End of Chapter)
