Star Dome Old Ancestor's expression changed drastically, and the bronze star lamp in his sleeve trembled violently, the gray-white flame at the wick suddenly shot up three feet.
The strange poison within everyone present simultaneously erupted, two of Eternal Night Demon God's nether ancient lamps shattered consecutively, and gray-white fungal spots even began to grow on Celestial Venerable Fentian's tattered Dao robe.
The roaring sound from the depths of the Demon Abyss Channel shook the Void Realm, gray-white strange mist surged like a tide, and the speed at which those pale arms tore the star net suddenly accelerated, making the entire Starry Sky Great Array teetering on the verge of collapse!
"Suppress!"
Star Dome Old Ancestor let out a long shout, and the Zhou Tian Stars beneath his feet began to rotate with a rumble, three hundred and sixty of his Natal Stars burst forth with brilliant divine light, transforming into a star net that covered the sky and earth, temporarily blocking the surging strange mist.
In the depths of the Demon Abyss, gray-white mist churned wildly, countless pale arms tore at the star net, emitting eerie "hissing" sounds.
The arms were covered in gray crystal patterns, frantically devouring the power of the stars, and the star net dimmed at a visible speed.
"Everyone, why aren't you making a move?" Star Dome Old Ancestor's white hair danced wildly, and the bronze star lamp in his sleeve suddenly exploded, turning into countless star fires that merged into the Great Array.
"Hmph!"
Eternal Night Demon God snorted coldly, seven nether ancient lamps suddenly lit up with dark ghostly flames, forming the Big Dipper Killing Array in the Void Realm, and he pressed his hands down forcefully—
"Netherworld Prison Suppression!"
Boom!
Seven towering azure light pillars descended from the sky, piercing through large swathes of strange mist.
Those pale arms were scorched by the ghostly flames, emitting shrill screams, and melted like wax.
"Fentian!"
Celestial Venerable Fentian's hair stood on end, blazing flames ignited around him, he took a step, and the Void Realm beneath his feet collapsed inch by inch, turning into a sea of fire, he formed a hand seal, and nine fire dragons roared out from the sea of fire, coiling into a burning heaven fire pillar, fiercely smashing into the densest part of the strange mist.
"Hiss—"
The strange mist churned violently, and a huge void was burned into it.
But the next moment, more gray-white mist surged out from the depths of the Demon Abyss, and the void was instantly filled.
"Endless!" Grand Profound Sword Revered waved his single arm, and the sword casket behind him opened with a rumble, nine Sword Qi like long rainbows piercing the sun, crisscrossing and slaughtering within the strange mist, tearing apart a thousand miles of Void Realm, wherever they passed, the gray-white arms all shattered.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, his golden body radiating immeasurable Buddha light.
He pressed his palms together, chanting true words, and golden "Swastika" characters flew out from his mouth, turning into golden chains, binding layer upon layer the strange mist that attempted to break through the star net.
"Blood Hell!"
Blood Hell Demon God let out a sinister laugh, and the gray crystal on his chest suddenly cracked open, a towering sea of blood poured down from the Void Realm.
That sea of blood contained extreme defiling power, and it actually corroded the strange mist, emitting "sizzling" sounds of corrosion.
Bone Emperor Demon God smiled grimly, and his white bone scepter heavily thumped down—
"Myriad Bone Death Domain!"
Crack! Crack!
Countless pale bone spikes pierced out from the Void Realm, pinning a patch of strange mist in mid-air.
Eerie runes appeared on those bone spikes, slowly devouring the power within the strange mist.
The twelve Peak experts each displayed their Divine Ability, and the entire entrance of the Demon Abyss was submerged by various terrifying energies.
The Starry Sky Great Array, nether ghostly flames, burning heaven raging flames, towering sea of blood... various extreme Dao powers intertwined, forming a destructive barrier that firmly suppressed the strange mist within the Demon Abyss.
...
Until not a single wisp of strange mist overflowed from the Demon Abyss Channel, Star Dome Old Ancestor slightly exhaled, he turned to look at Li Mu, the star halo above his head unfolded into a three-dimensional star map with a rumble: "Little Friend, please look—"
A magnificent formation diagram was suddenly projected in the center of the star map, countless star trajectories intertwined into complex and profound patterns.
"The Chaotic Sealing Domain Great Array requires the Chaos Dao Body as its core, integrating the power of the twelve extreme Dao to suppress the Netherworld's erosion!" Star Dome Old Ancestor introduced as he looked at Li Mu.
Above the formation diagram, thirteen array eyes corresponded to different attributes of extreme Dao Laws, while the center was a chaotic vortex, which was precisely the array core position that Li Mu needed to integrate.
"Chaotic Sealing Domain Great Array?" Li Mu gazed at the formation diagram, his heart shaking violently, this formation diagram was surprisingly seven parts similar to the Three Realms Passage Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation he had witnessed before, but it was even more exquisite and complete.
"Little Friend, how is it? If you have any questions, feel free to ask, this array requires your leadership to be formed!" Star Dome Old Ancestor looked at Li Mu, indicating.
"Senior, although this array is strong, it still has flaws!" Li Mu pondered for a moment, then spoke.
"Oh?" Star Dome Old Ancestor raised an eyebrow, looking at Li Mu in surprise: "May I ask what insights Little Friend has?"
"Senior, compared to the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation that sealed the Three Realms Passage before, this one is much more exquisite, but the array eyes are incomplete, unable to continuously condense Chaos Power!" Li Mu condensed Chaos Power at his fingertips, sketching in the Void Realm, actually adding ten array pattern nodes to the original formation diagram.
"This is!" Star Dome Old Ancestor's eyes lit up, seemingly having gained something, yet not knowing where to begin.
"Chaos Power does not arise from nothing!" Li Mu looked at Star Dome Old Ancestor, indicating: "It needs the Five Elements to establish its Foundation, Yin and Yang to cycle, Years as a guide, space-time as a bridge, Karma as a contract—only when the ten Great Dao Laws merge into one can Chaos Power truly be transformed!"
As Li Mu's voice fell, the ten newly added array patterns on the formation diagram suddenly lit up.
Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—the power of the Five Elements transformed into five-colored light pillars, suppressing the four directions of heaven and earth;
Yin, Yang—black and white Qi circulated, evolving the endlessly regenerating mechanism;
Years—a phantom long river illusion appeared, flowing with the Law of time.
Space-time—the Void Realm twisted, forming an absolute sealing barrier;
Karma—invisible threads intertwined, completely isolating the Great Array from the outside Origin.
"This..." Star Dome Old Ancestor's pupils constricted, he had never imagined that the Chaos Great Array could evolve in such a way!
"Five Elements establish Foundation, Yin and Yang cycle..." Celestial Venerable Fentian murmured to himself, the residual flames in his eyes flickering violently: "So that's it! The Chaos Great Array's success hinges on this 'transformation' power!"
The ghostly flames under Eternal Night Demon God's black robe flickered erratically, his voice hoarse: "Boy, do you know what level of power is required to simultaneously control these ten Great Dao Laws?"
"Precisely because the ten Great Dao Laws are difficult to reconcile, nine-rank divine objects are needed to suppress the array eyes!" Li Mu's gaze was like lightning, as he indicated to the various Peak experts: "Only by using divine objects as guides can the extreme Dao power be continuously transformed into Chaos Origin!"
"Although Chaos can reconcile all methods, if we rely solely on the extreme Dao power of you Seniors to resist the Netherworld's erosion, the Great Array will eventually collapse due to Law conflicts! Using nine-rank divine objects of different attributes as array eyes will stabilize the Great Array's Foundation!"
"nine-rank divine objects?" Eternal Night Demon God sneered repeatedly, reminding: "Boy, do you know how rare nine-rank divine objects are? Even we don't possess such items, to use so many nine-rank divine objects to set up the array is simply wishful thinking!"
"If not for this, even if this array is barely set up, facing such power's invasion, the Great Array will last at most a hundred Years! Only by using nine-rank divine objects as a source, continuously generating Chaos Power, can the Demon Abyss Channel be completely sealed, once and for all!" Li Mu's face was solemn as he scanned the crowd and responded.
As Li Mu's voice fell, the various Peak experts collectively fell silent.
The Void Realm fell into a deathly stillness, only the eerie low growls from the depths of the Demon Abyss reminded everyone—time was running out.
The various Peak experts looked at each other, their expressions complex.
They were all beings who had traversed the heavens and overlooked the ages, and the divine objects in their hands were all treasures that had accompanied them for countless Years, some even carrying astonishing legends and supreme Karma.
What Li Mu said now was true, but it also meant they had to part with their beloved possessions.
"If it's truly as you say..." Bone Emperor Demon God slowly spoke, his white bone scepter gently rotating in his palm, "My 'Soul Devouring Bone Scepter', though not a nine-rank Peak, can barely be used.
It's just... if it's used to suppress the Years node, is it feasible!"
"What do you mean by that?" Blood Hell Demon God frowned, the gray crystal on his chest trembled slightly, "You mean, eight-rank spiritual objects can also support some of the array eyes?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately brightened a few points.
"nine-rank divine objects are too precious!" Celestial Venerable Fentian's residual flames flickered in his eyes, as he looked at Li Mu and asked: "Can eight-rank spiritual objects be used instead, to maintain the Great Array for a thousand Years without breaking, it's acceptable to use eight-rank spiritual objects as a substitute! Although not as stable as nine-rank, they should be able to cope!"
Li Mu's gaze swept over everyone, Chaos runes circulating in his eyes, he shook his head and said: "Eight-rank spiritual objects are incomparable to nine-rank divine objects.
nine-rank divine objects contain the Perfection of extreme Dao Laws, and only by forming the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation can Chaos Power be completely transformed.
If eight-rank spiritual objects are used to set it up, it definitely won't last a thousand Years."
"How long can it last, as long as it can first block the Demon Abyss Channel, and then later find nine-rank divine objects to set up the array, is that feasible?" Grand Profound Sword Revered looked at Li Mu and asked.
Li Mu was silent for a moment, then looked towards the Demon Abyss Channel, and said in a deep voice: "If eight-rank spiritual objects are used to replace nine-rank divine objects, although the Great Array can temporarily take shape, the transformation of Chaos Power will be unstable, lasting at most three hundred Years!
If other unforeseen circumstances occur midway, the Great Array is extremely prone to disintegration!"
Li Mu paused, then looked at everyone gravely and said: "All you Seniors know that the power behind the Demon Abyss Channel is no small matter, even after three hundred Years, it might not be possible to have such a united front as now.
If it invades the Spirit Realm, then, I'm afraid no one will be able to escape unscathed."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the various Peak experts varied.
Celestial Venerable Fentian's brows were tightly furrowed, the residual flames in his eyes flickering erratically; Eternal Night Demon God's sleeves billowed, ghostly flames murmured, as if weighing the pros and cons; Bone Emperor Demon God showed hesitation, Grand Profound Sword Revered's face was gloomy, scanning the crowd, as if probing everyone's attitude,...
"nine-rank divine objects, I do have a 'nine silver star nucleus' here.
It can suppress the space-time position." Star Dome Old Ancestor suddenly let out a long sigh, and a cluster of brilliant starlight flew out from his sleeve.
As soon as that light appeared, the entire Void Realm trembled, countless star illusions arose and extinguished around it, as if containing the Origin power of a complete Star Domain.
Seeing this, the Azure Emperor nodded slightly, and a verdant seed appeared in his palm.
The surface of the seed was covered with profound Dao patterns, and as soon as it appeared, it caused lotuses to bloom in the Void Realm, and thousands of spiritual plant illusions bloomed competitively within a radius of ten thousand miles: "Although the Jianmu spiritual seed has not matured, it is also a nine-rank divine object, containing Innate Yi Wood Law, and can suppress the Wood Dao eye."
"Good!" Star Dome Old Ancestor's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he looked at the others, urging: "Everyone, time is pressing, please make a quick decision!"
Celestial Venerable Fentian let out a long sigh, and a cluster of blood-red flames rose from his palm, within the flames, a Phoenix illusion could vaguely be seen circling and dancing, emitting a clear ringing sound, as if wailing.
"'burning heaven phoenix flame', although not a true Phoenix fire, it can be considered a nine-rank divine fire, and can suppress the Fire Dao array eye."
As his voice fell, Celestial Venerable Fentian looked at the cluster of flames with a complex expression, as if parting with a piece of his past.
Grand Profound Sword Revered was silent for a long time, then let out a light sigh, the sword casket behind him opened with a rumble, and a divine sword, entirely silver-white and with a mirror-like blade, slowly flew out, he reached out and caressed the sword's spine, his eyes complex.
"'taijin dao sword', a nine-rank divine weapon, can suppress the Metal Dao array eye." Grand Profound Sword Revered said with heartache.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk pressed his palms together, golden Buddha light illuminated all directions, a lotus imprint slowly appeared between his eyebrows, then transformed into a golden lotus relic, suspended above his palm.
"'Buddhist Relic', although not an offensive item, it can suppress the Karma position." Mind Clarity Holy Monk said to everyone.
With the emergence of several nine-rank divine objects, the scene was filled with abundant Laws and dazzling spiritual light, and the various Peak experts looked towards the seven Demon Gods, waiting for them to bring out their nine-rank divine objects.
However, the seven Demon Gods exchanged glances, their expressions grim, clearly unwilling to bring out their nine-rank divine objects to fill the array eyes at this point.
"Fellow Daoists, now is not the time to be stingy with your possessions, if we don't seal the Demon Abyss Channel as soon as possible, once the Netherworld invades, the strange poison within us will erupt without the Spirit Realm's will to suppress it!" Star Dome Old Ancestor looked at the group of Demon Gods, reminding them.
"That's right, even if we use eight-rank spiritual objects to seal the channel, three hundred Years of time will not allow us to remove this strange poison!" The Azure Emperor looked at the Demon Gods, earnestly advising: "Everyone, it's better to work together with us."
Blood Hell Demon God let out a piercing, strange laugh: "Easily said! My 'Blood God Nether Pearl' was refined from the essence blood of tens of millions of living beings, if I use it to fill the array eye—I'd rather let the Netherworld invade the Spirit Realm!"
"Presumptuous!" Grand Profound Sword Revered's single-armed Sword Qi surged, and the divine sword in his hand emitted a dragon's roar: "Blood Hell, you truly don't know what's good for you!"
Bone Emperor Demon God's white bone scepter heavily thumped the ground, and the Void Realm immediately cracked open with countless pale fissures, the ghostly flames in his hollow eye sockets suddenly brightened: "Nine-rank items concern our Great Dao paths, if we hand them over just like that—shouldn't you all offer something of equal value in return?"
Just as the Demon Gods were arguing, a heaven-shattering roar suddenly came from the depths of the Demon Abyss, and the Starry Sky Great Array blocking the Two Realms Channel was actually torn open by a hundred-zhang gap!
"Not good!" Celestial Venerable Fentian's tattered Dao robe rustled, he waved his large hand, and nine fire dragons hastily rushed to block the gap.
Only to see three giant arms covered in gray crystals extending from the gray-white strange mist, entwined with suffocating strange transformation Laws, wherever they passed, even space-time began to undergo strange transformations.
The strange poison on the various Peak experts and Demon Gods also acted up accordingly.
"Damn it! The Netherworld is about to invade this realm, if we don't seal the channel quickly, we will all be in danger, and you are still calculating over external possessions, think about the fate of Eternal, Black Vulture and the others!" Star Dome Old Ancestor angrily rebuked the Demon Gods.
After speaking, the star map above Star Dome Old Ancestor's head rotated frantically, three hundred and sixty Natal Stars trembled in unison, attempting to repair the gap in the Great Array, however, the three gray crystal giant arms suddenly tore, and the star net was ripped apart like tattered cloth, strange mist poured out like a breaching flood!
"Pfft—"
Eternal Night Demon God suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, the strange poison in his body surged wildly, nether ancient lamps shattered one after another, and the ghostly flames under his black robe flickered violently: "The strange poison actually infiltrated my divine Dao Origin! That's it!"
"If not absolutely necessary, I would never use this item... but today!"
A faint light flickered in Eternal Night Demon God's sleeve, and seven nether ancient lamps floated up, as their shadows swayed, wisps of deathly black mist intertwined around them.
Before his voice finished, one of the ancient lamps exploded with a rumble, and a jet-black pearl, covered in ancient runes and exuding a heart-palpitating deathly silence, appeared within it.
"'nether profound pearl', a Medium Grade nine-rank, can suppress the extreme Yin array eye." Eternal Night Demon God said, indicating to everyone.
With a flash of the pearl's light, the Void Realm seemed to freeze, even the light of the stars was swallowed a few points, and everyone's hearts tightened—this divine object actually had the ability to suppress strange power!
"Fellow Daoists, we're waiting for you!" The Azure Emperor looked at the other Demon Gods, indicating.
"Damn it!" Bone Emperor Demon God let out an angry curse, his white bone scepter suddenly thumped, a gray-white light emerged from the top of the scepter, severing a bone that gleamed with cold light.
"'ancient demon bone', an Initial Grade nine-rank, can barely suppress the Years array eye."
Seeing this, a hint of heartache flashed across Blood Hell Demon God's face, a crack appeared in the gray crystal on his chest, and a drop of blood-red liquid slowly seeped out, falling into his palm, condensing into an incomparably demonic blood pearl. (End of this chapter)
