Chapter 858: Splitting into Two Forces

“Hurry!”

“Stop that pitch-black gate!”

Almost at the same time, the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins shouted in unison, trying to rush over and chase after the pitch-black gate that was flying toward Heaven and Earth.

A moment of negligence gave the Demon Lord an opening.

If that pitch-black gate were thrown into Heaven and Earth, it would be an unimaginable catastrophe.

The Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins dared not delay, and hurriedly tried to rush over, wanting to block that pitch-black gate.

However, since the Demon Lord chose to act this way, he clearly had long made his preparations.

Almost at the instant the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins made their move, the Demon Lord’s tentacles whipped out, wrapping toward them both.

Countless tentacles, like countless strands of yarn, wound the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins together, tangling them into a ball of yarn.

“Want to stop it?”

“Impossible!”

“I told you, if you don’t agree to my terms, you will definitely regret it.”

“You will definitely regret it!” As the Demon Lord spoke, the ghostfire in his skull flickered wildly, and he laughed in mad arrogance: “Hahahaha.”

“Hahahahahaha!”

“Regret it! Do you regret it yet?”

Entangled like a ball of yarn, the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins were bound within the Demon Lord’s tentacles. The two exchanged a glance, grave light in their eyes.

“We can’t delay any longer!”

“There’s no time!”

“Let’s exert our strength together and break free of this restraint.” The Yin Celestial Son was the first to propose.

One on one, the Demon Lord was stronger than either the Yin Celestial Son or the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins.

Only two against one allowed the two of them to barely fight the Demon Lord to a draw.

In a solo fight with the Demon Lord, whether it was the Yin Celestial Son or the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, defeat was inevitable.

In his Chaos Star Beast form, the Demon Lord’s current power was truly terrifying.

Trapped in the ball of yarn woven by the Demon Lord’s hands, the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins both formed Seals with their hands, continually compressing their own energy.

As their energy kept compressing, their entire bodies began to emit their respective radiances.

The Yin Celestial Son’s whole body was shrouded in black light, while the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins radiated golden light from head to toe.

As the energy continued to build, that strange radiance grew ever brighter.

“Boom!”

As the light condensed, endless energy began to pour out.

Those vast and mighty energy impacts, like incomparably sharp blades, sliced all of the Demon Lord’s tentacles apart.

Then, they watched as the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins burst out from the ball of yarn woven from the Demon Lord’s tentacles.

In an instant, the Demon Lord’s tentacles shattered inch by inch into puddles of pus, which flowed back into his body.

At this moment, the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins were a bit shocked, and the Demon Lord was also somewhat surprised.

The Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins were shocked that even such a level of energy impact could not inflict real substantive damage on the Demon Lord; from this, his recovery ability was truly horrifying.

The Demon Lord’s surprise lay in that he had already expected this method of his would not be enough to stop the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins.

What he had never expected was that the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins would break free of his method so quickly.

Both sides had been caught off guard, so when the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins broke free, they both froze for a brief moment.

However, it was only for that brief instant before both sides reacted.

The Demon Lord glanced at the pitch-black gate he had thrown away earlier; by now, the pitch-black gate had already reached the boundary between the Void and Heaven and Earth, and was about to enter Heaven and Earth.

Seeing this scene, the Demon Lord knew his scheme was about to succeed.

A sharp light flashed in the Demon Lord’s eyes as he shouted toward the Yin Celestial Son and the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, “Come, let’s fight another round.”

The Demon Lord initiated the challenge; the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins and the Yin Celestial Son both understood his intention.

“I’ll deal with him, you go stop that pitch-black gate!”

The Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins and the Yin Celestial Son exchanged a glance, then he said this to him.

Though it sounded complicated, all of this happened in an instant of life and death.

As soon as the words fell, the Yin Celestial Son headed straight for the boundary between the Void and Heaven and Earth, trying to intercept the pitch-black gate.

On the other side, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins also brought out all of his treasures, all at once, to face off against this formidable foe, the Demon Lord.

Not to mention the treasures unfit for use, just the ones he could bring out that were capable of harming a Tier One Powerhouse numbered in the hundreds, if not thousands.

Under normal circumstances, although the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins possessed many treasures, he would rarely use them all at once.

Because bringing out and using these treasures also consumed an enormous amount of internal energy.

Thus, the Demon Lord had always selectively chosen his treasures to use.

He would choose targeted Magical Treasures according to the Magic his opponent used.

But now things were different, because the Demon Lord was different from other opponents.

To the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins, the Demon Lord had almost no weaknesses.

Or rather, up to now, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins had yet to find a fatal weak point for the Demon Lord.

At this moment, if he only used a few Magical Treasures to fight the Demon Lord one on one, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins felt he would not be the Demon Lord’s match.

Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins directly summoned all the treasures he could bring out, forming a Magic Treasure River to battle the Demon Lord.

The consumption of summoning the Magic Treasure River was immense; the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins probably wouldn’t be able to hold on for long.

However, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins was extremely confident; he believed that his Magic Treasure River would be enough to hold the Demon Lord back.

“Zheng!”

“Zheng! Zheng!”

Sword Qi swept by again and again, severing the huge, clawing tentacles beneath the Demon Lord’s skull.

“Boom!”

“Boom! Boom!”

A giant hammer shining with arcs of lightning and thunderfire swung out again and again, smashing down on the Demon Lord’s skull.

But the Demon Lord’s skull was simply too hard; the giant hammer wreathed in lightning and thunderfire struck down upon the Demon Lord’s skull, only to be sent flying back.

Countless Magical Treasures charged out from the Magic Treasure River, carrying an incomparably terrifying aura as they attacked the Demon Lord.

And it truly had to be said, after using his full capabilities, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins really managed to fight the Demon Lord one on one.

In fact, right now the Demon Lord was on the defensive, while the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins was the one on the attack.

Seen this way, the strength of the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins seemed even a notch above that of the Buddha, who had previously been completely suppressed by the Demon Lord.

However, was the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins really as glorious as he appeared?

In truth, he was not; controlling the Magic Treasure River required an enormous expenditure of energy.

That energy only flowed out and never in; over time, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins would not be able to withstand it.

Furthermore, if he encountered attacks that were reflected back by the Demon Lord’s skull, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins would also suffer a backlash from the energy.

At this moment, the hands clasped behind the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins’ back were trembling nonstop even as he controlled the Magic Treasure River to attack the Demon Lord.

It was clear that at this time, the Heavenly Emperor of Returning Ruins was under immense pressure; it would not be an exaggeration to say he was a spent crossbow.