by <unknown>
The power struggles in the demon race were extreme; if the Shura clan master didn't want to give up the power in his hands and had backstabbed him, then the Shura Demon God would die most disgracefully.
Thus, Shura had feigned the image of his own demon spirit in the Shura Saint Clan to conceal the truth from the Shura Saint Clan higher-ups so that they would think that his demon spirit was still in the saint clan guarding over them.
Xiu Hongsu was just a junior cultivator that happened to be closer to him and didn't know of his true identity at all. He had only just shown a few skills to Xiu Hongsu and made Xiu Hongsu walk closer to him.
Zhong Yue looked at Shura, and a thought appeared in his mind, If the grand ancestor of the Shura Saint Clan has resurrected, would the other seven saint clan grand ancestors be the same?
"As for connecting to the remnant that the Creator left, that is even harder."
Shura continued saying, "As of now, we still don't know how the Demon Saint connected with the Creator's scattered spirit. I was searching in the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm and have never found the Creators' remnant. All in all, there is a higher probability of being able to kill the Demon Saint. But he is strong, stronger than we of the eight demon gods … Mister Mo Luo, who are you out of the eight? At this point in time, you should tell me your true identity, shouldn't you?"
“You can guess.” Zhong Yue smiled and said.
Shura watched as Zhong Yue refused to answer his question, he didn't continue broaching the subject and thought, This is most probably Raksha that old pervert. Tian Mo Concubine is his descendant, and yet, he even slept with her. Only a sick and dirty old man like him would do that….
"Going into the spring water with the divine demon weapon ... can it work?" Zhong Yue suddenly thought of the wooden boat and asked.
Shura shook his head and gave a somewhat disappointing answer, "Too dangerous. This isn't as peaceful as the fire ocean. The divine demon weapon can withstand the fire ocean without much arcane energy, but entering this black spring will take up a lot of arcane energy. With our cultivation base now, we can't even stand a few moments, and our arcane energy will be depleted … Wait a second, there is actually a way, hehe….”
Rays flashed across Zhong Yue's eyes, and he immediately understood what Shura meant. Capture the experts and offer them to his own demon god spirit, leach out a substantial power from the Yuan Shen to drive the wooden boat and leave this place!
However, this could only be done by a revived god, something that Zhong Yue could never do.
"Let's find a few more helpers so that killing the Demon Saint would be a smoother affair!" The Shura elder was filled with killing intent as he said.
The other elders nodded and were also filled with killing intent.
Shura, who was standing on the side, smirked and said, “Idiots….”
The Shura elder heard his mumblings and was enraged, he punched Shura's head and scolded, "Little shit, be a little bit more respectful to your seniors!"
A huge bulge emerged on Shura's head as if he had another small head on top of his regular head. Zhong Yue was shocked and gazed at him speechlessly.
The elders then shook their heads, the Asura Saint Clan’s elder asked curiously, “Who is this? How presumptuous.”
“A new talented young disciple, he is not any weaker than Xiu Hongsu.”
The Shura elder said leisurely, "If only this brat didn't have any potentials. His words are enough for me to kill him on the spot already. Don't worry about him. Find another few more elders, and we will take down the Demon Saint!"
Zhong Yue felt sympathetic to Shura's plight, and he said in a hushed tone, "Mister Shura, what do you think of the Demon Saint's true goal?"
“The Triad Ritual!”
Shura was rubbing his head in helplessness. He heard the question and stiffened up his face, and he said solemnly, "The Triad Ritual is composed of three parts. The first ritual is to sacrifice these idiots into pure energy. The second ritual then uses the pure energy from these idiots as a fuel source to sacrifice the Creator's left remnant, the scattered spirit."
Zhong Yue's heart thumped heavily, and a cold chill was sent down his spine while Shura continued, "The third and last ritual is to sacrifice this whole Heavenly Demon Secret Realm ... the fire ocean, black spring, its many treasures, the insect race, and the many stars and planets in the sky. Any and all things in this Heavenly Demon Secret Realm will be turned into pure energy and offered to him! The third ritual is the greatest and most terrifying, even the Black Well Keep and the Creator's head will also be sacrificed!"
Zhong Yue was stunned as he began shuddering in fear.
The Creator was an innate demon god, and this secret realm was a world he created before his death with the sole purpose of preserving his scattered spirit. The Demon Saint was trying to turn them all into his power!
Even the Creator's head that was unscathed by the divine weapons wouldn't be spared from the sacrificial ritual!
While on it, was the Black Well Keep – the demon fortress that guarded against the demon-dragon border, and a keep in which many demon Qi Practitioner lived. And when the Triad Ritual is activated, all of them would be sacrificed. None could escape from death!
What incredible means ... truly magnificent!
If the Demon Saint succeeds, what heights will his cultivation base reach? Just how strong will his prowess be?
Zhong Yue's face stiffened up, and he thought, More than enough for him to conquer the whole Ancestral Star and crush every other race… He mustn't succeed! But what can I do … I hope the magnates can take him down!
Far away from them, the demonic rays blasted for thousands of feet and billowing over was the demonic aura moving around the emerald leaf. The Demon Saint was standing on the emerald leaf, and he was getting closer to the four demon magnates, he said leisurely, "Elders, you've prepared so much just to welcome a little Inner Core Qi Practitioner like me, I can't express my gratitude."
The elders beside Zhong Yue was then thrilled, they said with killing intent, "Later, when the magnates and Demon Saint clash, we will seize a chance to kill him!"
The four magnates stood up and looked over at the Demon Saint. The Asura magnate said sonorously, "Demon Saint, you are the Demon Saint venerated by all the eight saint clans. We respect you and look up to you. And yet, you've turned your back on us and tried to kill us all! Today, we have come together as one and sworn to take you down. We have no regrets nor any shame for your actions has deserved such treatment…."
The Demon Saint laughed said, "No need for that. Are there only the four of you? Where are the five elders of dragon race, where is the Sea King, Sha Qishan? And also, that little brat of the Tian Myriad Saint Clan, where are you hiding? I'm right here, why are you all hiding in the shadows?"
Suddenly, five dense auras pierced through the clouds and the five dragon elders walked out. They each had a divine weapon and with their tall and brawny statures, they looked incredibly grand and imposing.
Another peal laughter rang out, and the monstrous clouds billowed over. Sha Qishan was in the clouds and guffawed as he said, "Dragons, let's put our own squabbles aside for now so that we can kill this Demon Saint first."
The Ao Clan elder of the five dragons shook his head and said, "It's only an additional task to kill Demon Saint. You are our main target, and we still kill you by the time this is done."
Sha Qishan smirked frigidly, and his ferocious face turned even more dreadful. He said, "You five old bastards have already followed me for so long, and yet I'm still alive and well. What makes you think that I will die here today? Your master Sha Qishan will devour the Demon Saint first and then you five naughty dragons next!"
Demon Saint looked around, he smiled and said, “And now, the last one. Where is the little brat of the Tian Myriad Saint Clan?”
Raucous laughter then rang in his ears as the Tian Myriad Clan's magnate walked into the light. He bellowed, "I'm here! Demon Sa
int, you've slaughtered your own people and today, you will die here!"
He strode toward the Asura magnates and declared as if he were an envoy for justice, "Friends, although the Demon Saint is not an issue to us, his Demon God Blood Charms can allow him to restore his prowess of a demon god. However, these charms won't protect him from death for long, only by joining hands can we stop and kill him!"
The Raksha magnate nodded solemnly, "Expend his Demon God Blood Charms, and he will only be a talented Inner Core Qi Practitioner. There is no need to fear him…."
Krong!
The Tian Myriad magnate showed his true form and sprang into action. His scythe-like hands swept across both the Raksha's and Shura magnate's heads while his scorpion-like tail penetrated through the Asura magnate's heart!
The Asura magnate groaned in pain as he fell onto the ground – his heart was poisoned.
He had ambushed three of the four demon magnates and severely injured them!
There were eight demon magnates, one from each of the eight saint clans. Three were taken down by the Demon Saint, and one betrayed them to ambush another three. That left only the Ji Xiang magnate who was still at his peak strength.
The betrayal took place too quickly, and the sudden change had shocked everyone watching, Zhong Yue and the others who were a hundred miles away all shivered at the sight.
Right at this moment, the Demon Saint laughed loudly, and he cast out the Demon God Blood Charm. He turned into a tall standing demon god, reached his hand out and grabbed the three severely injured demon magnates. Clenching his hand into a fist, he crushed three of them into minced meat before sealing them into the black earthen jar.
“Shit….” Shura raised his brows in anxious and mumbled lowly.
While the other elders beside him were all overjoyed, they encouraged one another and said, "Demon Saint have used the Demon God Blood Charm, it won't last for long, and when the effects wear off, that is when he will die! We must seize this chance and reap his head as our prize! We will do what the magnates can't!"
Chapter 360: Triad Ritual (2/3) |
The backstab of the magnate Qi Practitioner from the Tian Myriad Clan had definitely worsened the already precarious situation. Now, six out of eight of the magnate Qi Practitioners from the eight saint clans had been killed, and the two remaining Qi Practitioners from the Tian Myriad and Ji Xiang Saint Clan were fighting fiercely.
Instead of charging towards the Ji Xiang Qi Practitioner, the Demon Saint charged towards the five dragon elders who all turned into their original form. In an instant, the five dragons; the golden dragon, Li Dragon, Fish Dragon, Po Dragon and Jiao Dragon circled around in the skies, and each of them summoned their godly weapons that they retrieved from the dragon race.
As the godly weapons appeared, tremendous power gushed out, filling up the surrounding with their divine aura, crushing everything around them and in a blink of an eye; the mountains, rocks, and trees that were in its path were disintegrated from the shockwaves.
The shockwaves then started to spread everywhere, and as they continued to propagate, they would set everything they passed alight with their tremendous energy. Within seconds, the energy shockwaves had spread towards the Zhong Yue's position and the others, forcing them to back off quickly, but the shockwaves devoured some of them when they failed to outrun the shockwaves!
When they retreated, another few more Inner Core level demon Qi Practitioners were overwhelmed by the energy shockwaves, and Zhong Yue realized that there was nothing that had managed to escape from being crushed by the energy shockwaves.
Previously, the few Heavenly Dharma level elders said that they wanted to take advantage and steal the godly weapons, but could they even get their hands on such weapons?
He then looked at the few demon elders whose faces turned pale and ran away as fast as they could.
As they retreated from the scene for about three hundred miles and when they stood on a crashed star, the star trembled violently when the energy shockwave rammed into it.
Although the Creator created this star, and it was not as large as a true star, it was still about a few hundred miles large. And yet, it barely withstood the energy shockwaves created by the dragons' five godly weapons!
Meanwhile, the Demon Saint who was fighting the five dragon elders unleashed his jade green leaf and eighteen-joint rod, formed fiery totem carving chains all over the skies!
Together with the five draconic godly weapons, five dragon magnate Qi Practitioners, two demonic godly weapons, and a demonic god ... the battle that ensued was particularly horrendous!
The five dancing dragons roared, and each coughed out blood as they used their full strength in controlling the godly weapons and they summoned totem carving chains that chained and linked the five godly weapons together as they battled Demon Saint!
The Ao Clan's elder then shouted, "Sha Qishan! If you don't attack now, we will all be killed by the Demon Saint!"
At the edge of the battlefield, Sha Qishan suddenly took in a deep breath as rapid changes took place on his body. He suddenly turned into a huge creature with sharp spikes popping out from his neck and fins as sharp as blades on his back. With a godly weapon in his hand, he charged towards the Demon Saint!
Unlike the other godly weapons, the godly weapon in Sha Qishan’s hand had the presence of the Kun Peng Race. It looked like a spear while the tip of the sword resembled a clenched bird’s claw.
Sha Qishan had obtained quite a generous amount of the treasures that were left behind in the Ancestral Star by the Kun Peng Race. This godly weapon was among one of the most precious treasures!
However, even with Sha Qishan assisting the five dragon elders, the tides of the battle were still in favor of the Demon Saint. With the support of the Demonic God Blood Talismans, he had restored his power to his original peak. He was able to overwhelm his opponents with ease!
"The Demonic God Blood Talismans cannot last much longer!"
Far away, the magnate Qi Practitioner from Ji Xiang Clan shouted, "Keep it up for a little while longer, and his strength will decrease eventually!"
Suddenly, the Demon Saint's strength decreased and this hugely excited the six magnate Qi Practitioners while Sha Qishan laughed and shouted, "This brat is at his limit!"
However, to their dismay, the Demon Saint suddenly pulled out another talisman, lit it up and returned to his peak strength once again.
“Deplete his talismans! He should not have that many talismans!” shouted the Jiao Clan’s elder.
And as he shouted, six talismans flew out. When the talismans fell from the skies, demonic god apparitions would be formed by the Demon Saint.
Then, the talismans fell into the hands of these apparitions, and in an instant, the strength of these apparitions was boosted to that of a true Demonic God!
Beside Zhong Yue, the Shura's eyes twitched as he sighed, "They've lost. The Demon Saint had unleashed the power of【Heavenly Saint Godly Radiating Art】and defeated these elders just like how he defeated us… We are doomed this time…."
He then shouted, "If we stay here, we are bound to be doomed for sure! Disciples of demons, follow me to the black well. I am the Shura Demonic God of the Shura Saint Clan, with my godly weapon, I can leave this secret realm through the black well!"
As soon as he voiced out his proposal, he garnered most of the attention, and many quickly rushed towards him. There were even a few Heavenly Dharma level Qi Practitioners among those who clamored toward him.
Shura then took out a boat, and they sailed towards the Black Well after everyone boarded it.
Shura then looked backward and passed a message to Zhong Yue secretly through his psyche, "Mister Mo Luo, you…."
“You go first!” replied Zhong Yue without hesitation.
Shura nodded, and he sailed away quickly with those aboard.
Ji Xiang Concubine, however, was very worried, and she asked, "Mister Mo Luo, are we not leaving with them?"
Zhong Yu
e shook his head, and when he looked at the boat filled with demons, he whispered, "There will only be one survivor among them, and that will be Shura. He plans to sacrifice them to recover his power and get out from the black well safely."
Ji Xiang Concubine shivered upon Zhong Yue's reply while Zhong Yue returned his focus to the battle. Unlike Shura who was extremely cruel and cold-hearted, Zhong Yue was not able to sacrifice so many unrelated people to serve his own ends. But even if he wanted to do so, he lacked the means to carry it out anyway.
There are only three ways to live now…
The first way was through killing the Demon Saint, the second is by getting past the black well, and lastly, it was through sensing the remnant of the Creator. These were the three ways to break free from this dire situation.
However, none of these ways would work on him!
Stress started piling up in Zhong Yue's mind, and despair slowly crept into the girls' thoughts who were standing beside him as they stared at the battle.
Meanwhile, Sha Qishan and the five dragon elders were being overwhelmed by the six demonic gods, and their defeat was imminent.
On the other hand, the Demon Saint walked towards the magnate Qi Practitioner from Ji Xiang Clan, sealed him into the black container with just one blow while the Tian Myriad Clan's magnate Qi Practitioner bowed and said, "Demon Saint, I have assisted you…."
"I no longer have a need for you."
Demon Saint, however, injured the magnate Qi Practitioner, sealed him into the black container and said, "Although you were loyal to me, I do not need you. So you can serve me one last time and be sacrificed as well."
In the container, the Tian Myriad Clan's magnate Qi Practitioner charged and rammed everywhere, and when he realized that he could not escape, he shouted angrily, "Demon Saint, you dishonorable bastard!"