"Damn it!"
Xuan Sha Demon God roared, and the power of Nine Nether Yellow Springs erupted, turning into a nether river that washed over everything.
However, the grey-white mist clung like a bone-marrow-eating maggot, impossible to dispel no matter what Divine Ability was used!
"Boom—!"
Suddenly, the Strange Tree's main trunk swelled violently, its branches and leaves unfolding like a celestial curtain, obscuring the entire Star Domain!
Countless grey-white threads hung down from it, each tip entwined with a strange fruit—and those fruits were precisely the illusory figures of the powerful cultivators!
"It's nurturing our 'Dao Fruits'!" Soul Devouring Demon God exclaimed, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.
Before his words faded, all the fruits exploded simultaneously, and grey-white figures slowly walked out.
Their faces were identical to the cultivators, but their eyes were hollow, and a strange smile hung on their lips, as if they were reflections from another world.
"Kill!"
The grey-white "Celestial Venerable Fentian" raised his hand, and nine rounds of black sun true fire incinerated the Void Realm, a low roar emanating from the flames, as if thousands of vengeful Souls were being refined!
"Deliverance!"
The grey-white "Mind Clarity Holy Monk" chanted evil scriptures, and Buddhist light condensed into twisted chains.
As they entwined, they produced a devouring intent, as if even Souls could be dragged into Hell!
"Devour!"
The grey-white "Eternal Night Demon God" unleashed an endless abyss, devouring all things, and faint wails could be heard in the darkness—the will of heaven and earth being swallowed!
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The eight ultimate cultivators faced their 'Strange Dao' Clones, their eyes blazing with cold light, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.
"A mere fake, daring to imitate this Venerable?" Celestial Venerable Fentian laughed in extreme anger, and an ancient bronze lamp flew out from his sleeve.
The lampwick erupted with dazzling golden light, and nine rounds of great sun true fire circulated within the lamp's flame, transforming into a Fentian Dragon shadow, coiling and ascending, directly charging at the grey-white Clone.
Just as the grey-white "Celestial Venerable Fentian" was about to unleash his black sun true fire, the Dragon shadow had already completely entwined him.
In the scorching Dragon flames, the Clone melted like a wax figure, until only a wisp of smoke remained, absorbed by the ancient lamp.
"Amitabha, evil demons and heretics, do you even deserve to chant Buddhist scriptures?" Mind Clarity Holy Monk tore off the Buddhist beads from his wrist, and one hundred and eight sarira beads arranged themselves in the air.
From each sarira, a golden Arhat body emerged.
Thousands of demon-subduing golden lights wove into a net, enveloping the grey-white "Mind Clarity Holy Monk."
As soon as the evil Buddha chains touched the golden net, the sarira collectively chanted the "Vajra Sutra," their Buddhist chants like a tide.
The 'Strange Dao' Clone dissipated into nothingness with a "pop" like a bubble.
Eternal Night Demon God sneered, took out a dark ancient banner, and gently waved it, causing thousands of stars to fall.
The dark abyss opened by the grey-white "Eternal Night Demon God" was illuminated through by the starlight.
A Milky Way descended from the banner, and the Clone melted away like snow encountering boiling water, completely vanishing in an instant.
Blood Hell Demon God grinned, bit his tongue, and spat out a mouthful of essence blood.
The sea of blood churned with thousand-zhang huge waves, and countless blood shadow divine generals stood on the wave crests.
These divine generals, holding blood halberds, surrounded the grey-white "Blood Hell Demon God."
As the battle formation shifted, the Clone was already cut into blood mist, then swept away by the waves, completely merging into the sea of blood.
"You, too, are worthy of using the Withering and Flourishing Art?"
Bone Emperor Demon God plunged his spine sword into the Void Realm, and the sword body emitted a pale white light, causing countless white bone arms to surge out from the Void Realm.
These bone hands formed strange seals, and the grey-white "Bone Emperor Demon God" immediately grew bones all over his body, eventually impaling himself like a sieve, shattering into a pile of bone fragments.
Xuan Sha Demon God shook out a mass of black evil Qi, which instantly transformed into nine nether river illusions, intertwining into a rope, binding the grey-white "Xuan Sha Demon God" like a zongzi.
The river water poured into his seven orifices, and the Clone's body emitted the wails of ten thousand ghosts, finally exploding into foul-smelling black water.
Soul Devouring Demon God took off the demonic gourd from his waist, aimed its mouth at the grey-white Clone, and chanted a spell.
The "Soul Devouring Demon God" stiffened, and thousands of fierce Souls actually flew out from within him, backlashing against his own body.
In less than three breaths, the Clone was gnawed to nothing by the fierce Souls it had devoured itself.
Formless Demon God was the most direct; an ancient bronze mirror flew out from his sleeve.
Where the mirror light shone, the grey-white "Formless Demon God" twisted and shattered like a reflection in water, disappearing into nothingness without even a sound.
The eight powerful beings annihilated their 'Strange Dao' Clones in a flick of a finger, and just as they were about to press the attack, they found that where the Mysterious Tree of Deceit had been, only a dissipating grey-white mist ring remained.
"What a clever feint!" Celestial Venerable Fentian's face turned ashen, and a cluster of lamp flowers burst from the ancient lamp in his hand, revealing the Strange Tree's escape trajectory—it had transformed its main body into billions of roots and fled into a Void Realm crack while the cultivators were dealing with the Clones.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk threw out his Buddhist beads, and the sarira formed a swastika Buddhist seal, illuminating a healing spatial rift a thousand miles away.
The edges were still stained with a few drops of grey-white tree sap, corroding the Void Realm with a "sizzling" sound.
"Chase!"
Eternal Night Demon God's dark banner fluttered, and he was the first to transform into a black rainbow, breaking through the air.
The rest of the cultivators unleashed their Divine Abilities, some riding blood clouds, others stepping on bone dragons, chasing relentlessly.
In the vast Star Domain, the Demon Gods instantly pursued for tens of thousands of miles.
Blood Hell Demon God suddenly roared, "Beware of ambush!"
Ahead, the Void Realm suddenly split open, and thousands of grey-white roots shot out like venomous snakes.
The tip of each root blossomed with a demonic flower, and within the stamen, the lingering shadows of the Clones they had just annihilated appeared!
Celestial Venerable Fentian snorted coldly, and nine golden crows flew out from the ancient lamp.
As they flapped their wings and swept past, the demonic flowers ignited with golden flames.
However, strange laughter emanated from the flames, and grey-white mist took the opportunity to spread, obscuring the entire sky.
"Petty tricks!" Bone Emperor Demon God waved his white bone sword, and the Sword Qi transformed into a sky full of bone thorns.
They pierced the grey mist, actually emitting sounds of metal clashing.
When the mist cleared, the cultivators realized that what they had attacked was merely the shed husk of the Strange Tree; its true body had long since vanished.
Even more troublesome was that grey-white tree sap remained on each battlefield, slowly corroding the Laws of heaven and earth.
"This demonic tree is setting up a formation!" Xuan Sha Demon God realized with a start, "It wants to refine the entire Star Domain into its own Dao field!"
In the extreme distance, a colossal grey-white tree, reaching to the heavens and earth, was slowly unfurling its branches in the Void Realm.
At the top of its crown, two enormous Dao Fruits had already formed.
Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts, their gazes heavy as they looked at the two Dao Fruits.
They were not illusory figures, but rather the condensed Origin true spirits and Great Dao will of two individuals who had fallen in the past—Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor and Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor!
Even more unsettling was that strange and unpredictable patterns flowed across the surface of these two Dao Fruits, resembling the marks of extreme fire and extreme water merging, subtly emitting a terrifying aura.
Around the Dao Fruits, space twisted, and countless illusory scenes continuously appeared and shattered, as if nurturing some power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
"We absolutely cannot let them hatch!" Celestial Venerable Fentian roared, flames surging around him, transforming into a giant golden crow that sped towards the grey-white colossal tree.
Wherever the flames passed, the Void Realm was scorched and distorted, leaving behind charred cracks.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk pressed his palms together, chanting continuously, and a gigantic golden Buddha illusion appeared behind him.
The Buddha formed hand seals, and golden Buddhist lights shot out like sharp arrows.
Wherever they reached, the grey-white mist dispersed.
Blood Hell Demon God roared, and the sea of blood surged, transforming into a gigantic blood-colored flood dragon, baring its fangs and claws as it charged towards the colossal tree.
A strong bloody scent permeated the flood dragon's body, and wherever it passed, the Void Realm was dyed blood red.
Bone Emperor Demon God waved his spine sword, and Sword Qi crisscrossed, forming a sea of bones.
Within the sea of bones, countless white bone warriors, holding sharp blades, roared as they charged towards the colossal tree, engaging in fierce combat with the pervasive grey-white mist.
Xuan Sha Demon God waved his hands, and the nine nether river illusions reappeared, intertwining into a gigantic black python.
The python opened its gaping maw, spewing out streams of venom, corroding the colossal tree's roots.
Soul Devouring Demon God threw the demonic gourd into the air, chanting continuously.
The gourd's mouth spewed out a powerful suction force, attempting to draw all the grey-white mist around the colossal tree, as well as any potentially hidden strange powers, into the gourd.
Formless Demon God, meanwhile, once again brought out the ancient bronze mirror.
The mirror light flickered, attempting to find the colossal tree's weakness.
Where the mirror light shone, some subtle details of the grey-white colossal tree were clearly reflected, guiding the cultivators in their attack direction.
...
However, just as the cultivators' attacks were about to approach the gigantic Strange Tree, the two already formed Dao Fruits suddenly burst forth with brilliant light.
The power of extreme fire and extreme water erupted from the Dao Fruits, intertwining into a massive energy vortex that swallowed all of the cultivators' Dao power!
Under the combined strength of the eight cultivators, the two 'Strange Dao' Dao Fruits hatched prematurely.
"Boom—!"
Two thunderous explosions came from the depths of the Void Realm, and the two Dao Fruits suddenly shattered.
Grey-white mist rolled like a tide, and two figures emerged from within.
"Not good!" Celestial Venerable Fentian's pupils constricted, and the ancient bronze lamp in his hand suddenly erupted with scorching golden light, "They've come out!"
One figure stepped through the air, draped in fiery golden feathers, eyes like molten rock, and surrounded by strange, cold white flames—it was none other than the Empress-level powerhouse, the 'Strange Dao' Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor!
The other figure was entirely ice-blue, with hair like snow, and within him flowed the extreme water power that could freeze the universe—it was the 'Strange Dao' Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor!
"Heh... heh..." Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's lips curved into a chilling smile, her voice hoarse and low, as if crawling out from the depths of Hell, "Long time no see... everyone."
"We're back." Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor said softly, his tone calm, yet filled with a bone-chilling coldness.
The next instant, heaven and earth drastically changed!
Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor formed hand seals, and the Phoenix wings on her back slowly unfolded.
In an instant, nine rounds of strange Phoenix fire rose behind her.
Each round burned with extreme fire different from ordinary flames, carrying a cold aura that corroded Souls.
As the flames ascended, the entire Star Domain seemed to be ignited, the Void Realm twisted, and Laws crumbled!
Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor, meanwhile, stepped forward, and frost spread for a thousand miles beneath his feet.
Cold Qi condensed into thousands of water dragons, roaring as they swept forth.
That was not ordinary water, but extreme water containing the power to devour Spiritual Qi and freeze Dao foundations.
Wherever it passed, even the flow of time was frozen!
"This is... a 'Strange Domain' formed by the Fusion of extreme fire and extreme water!" Soul Devouring Demon God's face drastically changed: "They are actually working together to unleash the 'Extreme Abyss Burning Sea Array'!"
Under the interweaving of extreme fire and extreme water, an unprecedentedly desolate Domain was formed.
Space was frozen, time stood still, and Laws were chaotic.
All Divine Abilities would be weakened by more than seventy percent here!
"Kill!" Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor let out a long cry, and a long spear condensed from strange Phoenix fire ignited in her hand, thrusting directly at Celestial Venerable Fentian's chest!
Celestial Venerable Fentian roared, and the ancient lamp in his palm erupted with scorching golden light.
A Fentian Golden Crow flew out from the lampwick to meet the attack.
The two collided, and fire waves surged, illuminating the entire Star Domain like a purgatory.
Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor pointed his hand, and thousands of water dragons simultaneously opened their mouths, spewing out extremely cold ice crystals, sealing off Mind Clarity Holy Monk's Buddhist light lotus platform.
Mind Clarity Holy Monk continuously chanted scriptures, golden light flowing, forcefully maintaining his protective Buddhist light, but cold sweat was already seeping from his forehead.
Eternal Night Demon God's eyes widened in fury, and he waved his hand, unleashing the dark demonic banner, summoning dark meteors to fall and smash into the group of water dragons.
But as soon as those extreme night meteors touched the extreme water, they instantly froze, turning into blocks of ice and plummeting into the abyss.
"Blood Hell Demon God, help me break out!" Bone Emperor Demon God roared, his spine sword slicing out a thousand white bone sharp blades, cutting through the screen of extreme fire, aiming directly at Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's vital points.
Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor sneered, lightly tapped her fingertip, and a strange Phoenix fire pillar descended from the sky, incinerating all the bone blades into ashes.
At the same time, her Phoenix wings vibrated, and a sky full of fiery rain poured down, forcing back Blood Hell Demon God's sea of blood by several miles.
"You... will ultimately not be able to defeat us." Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor spoke indifferently, his eyes glowing with a faint blue cold light.
He formed a hand seal, and extreme water gathered to form a gigantic ice mirror, reflecting the cultivators' figures.
"That is... the Heart-Peering Mirror!" Soul Devouring Demon God exclaimed: "It can reflect the weaknesses in people's hearts and turn them against themselves!"
Indeed, within the ice mirror, the cultivators' figures suddenly twisted and deformed, and their deepest fears, regrets, and obsessions emerged.
Formless Demon God bore the brunt, his figure blurring for a moment, actually revealing a hint of wavering.
"Hmph!" Formless Demon God snorted coldly, and the ancient bronze mirror in his sleeve suddenly lit up.
A sweep of its light forcefully erased the influence of the Heart-Peering Mirror, but cold sweat was already visible on his forehead, clearly indicating that he had almost been dragged into an illusion in that instant.
Celestial Venerable Fentian gritted his teeth, and fiercely slapped the ancient lamp.
A Golden Crow true spirit leaped out from the lampwick, letting out a long cry to the sky, transforming into a golden light that charged directly at Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor!
At the same time, Mind Clarity Holy Monk raised his Buddhist beads high, and the sarira beads radiated golden light, Buddhist chants resounding through heaven and earth, attacking Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor in conjunction with the Golden Crow.
"Want to gang up on me?" Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor laughed wildly, her Phoenix wings suddenly unfurling.
The nine rounds of strange Phoenix fire all burned together, forming a monstrous sea of fire that swallowed both the Golden Crow and the Buddhist light!
Just then, Xuan Sha Demon God finally broke through the extreme water blockade, and the power of Nine Nether Yellow Springs erupted, the nether river sweeping across, directly aiming for Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor's main body!
Jade Unicorn Immortal Emperor's expression remained unchanged.
He waved his left hand, and extreme water transformed into a thousand-zhang ice wall, blocking the nether river's impact.
With his right hand, he lightly clenched, and countless runes suddenly appeared on the ice wall.
It was actually using the power of ice to reverse Karma, reflecting a portion of Xuan Sha Demon God's magical power back to him!
"Are you crazy?!" Xuan Sha Demon God roared, hastily retracting his nether river power, but it was already too late.
He was shaken by the backlash, his Qi and blood churning.
"They... are getting stronger and stronger!" Soul Devouring Demon God whispered, a hint of trepidation flashing in his eyes, and he said with hatred: "If we don't join forces now, I'm afraid no one will be able to retreat intact today!"
"Then... let's go together!"
The eight ultimate cultivators roared in unison, unleashing their Divine Abilities, causing heaven and earth to lose their color!
Celestial Venerable Fentian's ancient lamp in his palm erupted with ten thousand zhang of golden light, and the Golden Crow true spirit drew upon the power of the sun, tearing apart the sea of fire!
Mind Clarity Holy Monk formed seals and chanted scriptures, and the Buddha illusion held a Zen staff, suppressing evil thoughts!
Blood Hell Demon God's sea of blood surged, and a million blood shadow divine generals emerged, covering the sky and earth!
Bone Emperor Demon God waved his spine sword, slicing out ten thousand bones of withering and flourishing, and Dao-burying nails pierced through the Void Realm!
Xuan Sha Demon God summoned the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, transforming it into a monstrous black tide, submerging heaven and earth!
Soul Devouring Demon God's demonic gourd opened its mouth, devouring all strange shadows and resentments!
Formless Demon God's ancient bronze mirror shone in all directions, breaking through all illusions and disguises!
The eight ultimate Dao powers converged, like the arrival of the apocalypse, directly charging at the two 'Strange Dao' Immortal Emperors!
And the two figures standing within the 'Strange Dao' Domain, their gazes cold, simultaneously raised their hands, their grey-white pupils devoid of emotion. (End of Chapter)
