In the core area of the Demon Suppression Land, a massive demonic figure hurled the magic staff in its hand high into the air. The staff hovered in the void, and then the demonic figure chanted a series of demonic incantations. As the incantations were recited, the staff gradually emitted an eerie and terrifying ghostly light. The demonic clouds and mist in the sky seemed to be drawn by the staff, rapidly converging towards it and ultimately being absorbed.
"Buzz!"
As the staff absorbed more and more demonic clouds and mist, the ghostly light on its surface grew stronger, and the space around it trembled slightly, as if unable to withstand the staff's power.
At this moment, two of the thousands of captured humans quietly awoke: A'Xiong and A'Long.
"Huh? A'Long, what are you doing here?" A'Xiong was startled to see A'Long beside him. His last memory was of discussing renting a courtyard, but suddenly everything went dark, and he woke up here.
"Senior Brother, Master sent me to find you. By the way, do you know where this is?" A'Long's eyes were filled with confusion.
"Shhh!" A'Xiong suddenly became cautious.
"What's wrong?" A'Long whispered.
A'Xiong pointed to the magic staff in the sky. A'Long looked up, his pupils shrinking.
"We've probably been kidnapped," A'Xiong said carefully, now noticing the unconscious humans around them.
"Kidnapped?" A'Long exclaimed, quickly asking, "What do we do?"
A'Xiong shook his head and said, "We can only wait for Master to save us."
Hearing this, A'Long slumped his head in disappointment. They didn't even know where they were; how could they escape?
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, the earth shook violently, but strangely, A'Xiong and A'Long remained as steady as Mount Tai. Not only them, but the other unconscious people were also unaffected, no matter how much the earth shook. This made them very curious.
At this time, the magic staff in the sky seemed to shed its old skin, becoming brand new and radiating terrifying demonic energy.
"Roar!"
A roar from ancient times suddenly echoed, filled with anger and unwillingness.
"Ye Hongchen, you can't trap me! Hahahaha..."
The mad laughter resounded throughout the heavens and earth, shaking the skies and forcibly blasting a vacuum zone in the demonic clouds.
"Demonic brats, kill! Slaughter the human race! With Ye Hongchen gone, the Red Dust Realm will be mine, Primal Demon Lord's! Hahahaha..."
"As you command!"
The massive black shadow responded loudly. Then, it recalled the magic staff and waved it towards the sky, shouting, "Charge! Slaughter the human race!"
"Roar!"
"Awoo!"
"Hiss!"
...
All kinds of demonic creatures emitted various eerie sounds. Billions of demonic creatures seemed to have received a buff, their strength soaring. Even dozens of demons above the Saint Realm appeared.
These demons above the Saint Realm also developed extraordinary intelligence. Under the command of the massive demonic figure, they divided the demons below the Saint Realm into dozens of armies, heading mightily towards the outside of the Demon Suppression Land.
The massive demonic figure turned around, respectfully facing the direction of the Demon Mountain, and said, "Lord, how long until you break free?"
"Three days. Only three days. The sealing power left by Ye Hongchen will reach its weakest point. Then, I will reappear in the world." Mentioning Ye Hongchen, the Primal Demon Lord's voice was extremely cold, because it was Ye Hongchen who sealed him here. Towards Ye Hongchen, he felt only boundless anger and hatred.
"How is the task I gave you progressing?" the Primal Demon Lord suddenly asked.
The massive demonic figure trembled. It lowered its head and said, "Reporting to the Lord, these are all the humans born in the Red Dust Realm during Yin Month and Yin Hour."
"Is that so?"
As the Primal Demon Lord spoke, the Demon Mountain emitted a wave of divine sense, enveloping the thousands of humans.
"Hmm? Someone actually woke up. Interesting!" the Primal Demon Lord said in surprise, obviously having discovered A'Xiong and A'Long.
The massive demonic figure was frightened. It quickly knelt down, trembling and saying, "Please forgive me, Lord!"
"Don't worry. Why would I blame you? You've done so much for me, your contributions are immense. Not only will I not blame you, but I will also reward you with eternal life!" the Primal Demon Lord said indifferently.
Hearing that the Primal Demon Lord was going to reward it with eternal life, the massive demonic figure trembled with excitement. It said, "Thank you, Lord, I... uh..."
Before the massive demonic figure could finish speaking, the magic staff in its hand suddenly extended a demonic energy tentacle, piercing through its body. Then, the magic staff emitted a powerful suction force. A demon at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm was absorbed by the magic staff in less than two breaths.
After absorbing the demonic figure, the magic staff's aura rose to another level. It slowly flew to the Demon Mountain, merging with it.
At this time, the Primal Demon Lord's voice rang out: "Merge with me, and you can have eternal life!"
When A'Xiong and A'Long saw this scene, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to move, fearing that they would be the next to die.
"Little fellows, don't be afraid. Perhaps one of you can become my physical body, so I won't harm you!" the Primal Demon Lord's eerie voice echoed in their ears, scaring them into huddling together.
But A'Xiong still mustered his courage and said, "You mean you want to seize our bodies?"
"Seize? That's not right. Among you, one person's soul is the reincarnation of half of my divine soul. Speaking of which, this damn reincarnation has a problem, causing even me to be unable to accurately find who is the reincarnation of my other half. I can only capture all of you who fit the criteria for my divine soul's reincarnation."
The Primal Demon Lord's tone was frustrated. Back then, he was the only Immortal Venerable expert in the Red Dust Realm, but he was sealed here by a man named Ye Hongchen, who was only at the half-step Immortal Venerable Realm. This made him hate Ye Hongchen and the human race to the bone.
But having witnessed the power of this human named Ye Hongchen, and sensing that Ye Hongchen's aura had disappeared, he weakened his own cultivation as the price, forcibly splitting his divine soul into two parts, sending them out of the Demon Suppression Land to be reincarnated as humans. But who knew that after the Red Dust Realm experienced destruction, problems arose with reincarnation. After his divine soul was reincarnated, he couldn't determine who was the reincarnation of his divine soul.
Until the sealing power left by Ye Hongchen gradually weakened, he had created demons above the Great Saint Realm several times to help him find his reincarnated body, but they were all suppressed by the strong outside. Until recently, he sensed that the Red Dust Realm's Great Dao was about to recover, and Ye Hongchen's sealing power was at its weakest. So he created the previous massive demonic figure to capture all the humans in the Red Dust Realm who fit the criteria for his divine soul's reincarnation. After he was completely unsealed in three days, he could personally identify who his reincarnated body was.
At that time, when the two parts of his divine soul were reunited, his strength would reach an unprecedented level, and he could even break through the shackles of the Immortal Venerable and become a peerless Demon Emperor.
"A'Long, did you understand what he was saying?" A'Xiong asked A'Long in confusion.
"I don't know. What divine soul reincarnation, what reincarnation problems... he's neurotic, just like the lunatics Master talks about," A'Long said.
The topics the Primal Demon Lord spoke of were too high-level. They hadn't come into contact with them at all, so naturally they didn't understand. Thus, they naturally assumed that the Primal Demon Lord was a lunatic.
"Bold! Who is your master? After I get out, I will definitely skin him, pull out his tendons, and scatter his bones to ashes!"
The Primal Demon Lord snorted coldly.
"Hmph, a lunatic like you isn't worthy of knowing our master's name," A'Xiong said very firmly. Although he didn't understand the Primal Demon Lord's reincarnation topics, he could tell that the Primal Demon Lord wouldn't attack them now, so they were still safe.
"I'm so angry! You better hope that you are the reincarnation of my divine soul, otherwise after I come out, I will definitely light your soul as a lamp!" The Primal Demon Lord roared, and the demonic clouds in the sky churned. He was venting his anger.
"Tch, our human race has the Holy Emperor. You're just a mere demon. Our Holy Emperor can suppress you with a single thought," A'Long said disdainfully.
"Human Race Holy Emperor? What kind of crap is that?" The Primal Demon Lord was very dismissive. He hadn't even heard of this title.
...
"Boss, calm down, calm down! You promised to let me make a move. You can't go back on your word!" Above the Demon Suppression Land, the Golden Ancient Emperor, in his Red Dust Immortal body, grabbed Gu Changsheng's leg, preventing him from entering the Demon Suppression Land.
"What are you doing? You're a dignified Golden Ancient Emperor, and in front of your disciples, how can you act like this? Let go! I'm going to destroy that bastard!" Gu Changsheng said angrily.
"What act like what? Boss, as long as you promise me you won't make a move, I'll let go. Anyway, I've already lost face from being kicked away by you earlier. It doesn't matter if I lose a little more," the Golden Ancient Emperor said, refusing to let go.
A'Wu and the others covered their eyes, indicating that no one could watch any longer. Was this still their master, who usually preached so many great principles? Why was he acting like a street hooligan?
Gu Changsheng looked at the Golden Ancient Emperor and said helplessly, "Fine, I won't make a move. Can you let go now?"
"Really?" The Golden Ancient Emperor said suspiciously.
"Really!" Gu Changsheng nodded.
"Whoever lies is a puppy!" After the Golden Ancient Emperor finished speaking, he stood up nimbly, then acted as if nothing had happened, as if the previous events had never occurred.
"Damn!" Gu Changsheng cursed, but he didn't want to continue attacking the Primal Demon Lord. He didn't want to be a puppy.
"If you don't beat him until he cries, I'll beat you until you cry!" Gu Changsheng said fiercely to the Golden Ancient Emperor.
The Golden Ancient Emperor shrank his neck. He had originally planned to use the Primal Demon Lord to hone himself, but now it seemed that he couldn't do that. He had to strike with full force as soon as he went up. He didn't want to be beaten until he cried by his boss.
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"You're bold! How dare you be rude to our Holy Emperor! If you have the guts, come out now and fight me one-on-one! If you can't come out now, you're A'Long's son, no, my grandson's grandson's grandson's grandson!" A'Long heard that the Primal Demon Lord dared to insult their Holy Emperor, so he glared angrily in the direction of the Demon Mountain, rolling up his sleeves as if he really wanted to fight the Primal Demon Lord.
"Outrageous! A mere ant dares to spout nonsense! Ah..."
"Rumble!"
The Demon Mountain trembled violently, scaring A'Long. But soon, the Demon Mountain stopped moving, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He continued to provoke, "Grandson's grandson's grandson's grandson, can you do it? I'm giving you a chance, but you're useless! If I were you, I'd definitely smash my head against a tofu block and die. It's too embarrassing, sigh..."
A'Long looked disappointed, making the Primal Demon Lord grit his teeth with anger. The demonic clouds in the sky were affected by his emotions, churning like boiling water.
"You yellow-mouthed brat, you're sharp-tongued! I see that your master is also a bastard!" The Primal Demon Lord roared.
...
"Hey, Lao Huang, I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious!" Gu Changsheng placed his hand on the Golden Ancient Emperor's shoulder, forcibly holding the Golden Ancient Emperor in place.
"Damn it, Boss, he's calling me a bastard! You can call me that, but no one else can!" The Golden Ancient Emperor was furious, his eyes almost spitting fire.
Gu Changsheng smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"Boss, you're still smiling?" The Golden Ancient Emperor looked at Gu Changsheng in disbelief.
The arc of Gu Changsheng's smile didn't change. He said, "Is there? You must have seen wrong, I definitely didn't smile!"
"You did!" The Golden Ancient Emperor said definitively.
"Bullshit, if I say I didn't, then I didn't!" Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes, but his mouth was still smiling. I couldn't vent my anger, how could I let you vent yours?
"o(╯□╰)o" The Golden Ancient Emperor's face was embarrassed. It was that look again. Okay, if you say I didn't, then I didn't. If you say I saw wrong, then I saw wrong.
A'Wu and the others quietly watched their master and their martial uncle bickering with each other. This was a rare annual drama. If the world knew the true appearance of their Holy Emperor Martial Uncle, would their faith collapse?
A'Wu and the others shook their heads repeatedly, afraid to imagine it.
A'Long and the Primal Demon Lord were still cursing at each other, but the demon lord, who had been sealed for countless years, was obviously unable to keep up with the times. And A'Long, as the most eloquent of the five, had relied on his sharp tongue to help the five of them beg for a lot of food before they met the Golden Ancient Emperor. How could the Primal Demon Lord, a demon lord who only knew how to kill, be a match for A'Long?
At this time, the Primal Demon Lord also regretted swallowing the demonic figure and the magic staff. If the magic staff was still there, he could control the magic staff to teach A'Long a lesson, but now he had to fully attack the sealing power left by Ye Hongchen. If he diverted his power again, his day of breaking the seal would be delayed again.
"Hmph, brat, you wait. Three days later, I will let you know what the most terrifying punishment in the world is!" The Primal Demon Lord snorted coldly, then closed his six senses, pretending not to hear anything.
A'Long cursed for a while, then saw that the Primal Demon Lord was no longer speaking. He looked at A'Xiong triumphantly and said, "Am I awesome?"
"..." A'Xiong refused to answer this question.
"You've offended him so badly. What will you do if he comes out to take revenge on you?" A'Xiong said worriedly.
"Senior Brother, you have to believe in our master, and you have to believe in our Holy Emperor! A mere demon, the Holy Emperor can kill him with a single thought," A'Long said.
"You talk as if you've seen the Holy Emperor before," A'Xiong curled his lips.
"I definitely haven't seen him, but everyone says that the Holy Emperor has long surpassed the Immortals. Even Immortals are no match for the Holy Emperor, so a demon definitely isn't either," A'Long said.
"I hope so!" A'Xiong sighed.
At this moment, dozens of demonic creatures at the Saint level or higher, leading countless other demonic creatures, had arrived at the periphery of the Demon Suppression Land.
Meanwhile, all the major immortal forces and ancient demon clans of the mortal realm had already dispatched massive armies to encircle the vast Demon Suppression Land. However, upon seeing the densely packed demonic creatures, like a black, boundless ocean, they felt a chill run down their spines!
"Kill!"
At that moment, a Saint King ancestor from the Great Xia Dynasty issued an order, and the million-strong cultivator army behind him charged towards the countless demonic creatures.
The great battle commenced!
In the sky above, Gu Changsheng calmly watched this scene unfold. In this battle, many humans, ancient clans, and demon clans would die. He could prevent all of this; he could annihilate countless demonic creatures with a single thought, but he did not.
Hou Tu needed to unify the myriad realms of the heavens, and these countless demonic creatures were a good opportunity for the various forces of the mortal realm to train their troops.
Indeed, this was Gu Changsheng's test for the various races and forces of the mortal realm.
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