Chapter 401 - 209: Refining and Devouring, Tongxuan Late Stage

"They’re nothing more than the Human Race of the Celestial Essence Realm."

"I’ll sweep through their lands and slaughter them all. It’ll be as easy as flipping my hand!"

As his voice fell, the Demon Fiend Dao Rhythm around him began to churn. Terrifying Demon Qi surged from his body, blasting outwards in all directions. The ancient, gloomy trees rustled, and the assembled Demon Fiends began to tremble with excitement.

"Is that so?"

Suddenly, a majestic, thunderous voice imbued with Dao Rhythm appeared between heaven and earth, reverberating through the world and clearly reaching the ears of every single Demon Fiend.

At the same time, a figure descended from the nine heavens. He radiated a faint, hazy glow, his body wreathed in a terrifying Dao Rhythm. His aura was as immense as the blazing sun. He spoke in a cold voice:

"A bunch of ants, acting so high and mighty!"

A terrifying, thunderous voice suddenly echoed between heaven and earth. At the same time, an immense pressure, like a tsunami covering the sky, swept out. Space itself seemed to shatter from the vibrations of the sound wherever it passed.

’What is this?!’

The thousands of Demon Fiends felt this vast, terrifying aura. It was as if an invisible mountain was crushing their shoulders, creating an unbearable, suffocating sensation. Their Demon Qi-filled bodies began to tremble as if they were facing the might of the heavens themselves!

"A human. Very good!"

"I hadn’t even gone looking for you, yet you’ve come knocking on my door."

"Such audacity!"

"Then you can die for me!"

Suspended in mid-air, Evil Moon—with his flood dragon-like horns, armor-like scales, and scarlet eyes—gazed at the white-robed figure wreathed in a hazy glow high in the nine heavens. He laughed out of sheer anger, then roared.

The full force of his Tongxuan Peak Mastery Demonic Power erupted from his body. A terrifying Demon Qi shot skyward, radiating a dreadful Demon Fiend Dao Rhythm that caused heaven and earth to shake violently. He then raised a thick, jet-black, scale-covered arm, splayed his five fingers, and abruptly thrust it forward.

In that instant, the vast and terrifying Demon Qi in the surroundings was drawn together, forming the image of a deep, blood-red sea that stretched for thousands of miles. It then transformed into a terrifying, sky-blotting hand that surged toward the figure in the nine heavens, intent on crushing him completely!

In the eyes of the Demon Fiends, the sky-blotting giant palm expanded rapidly, like an endless darkness rising to completely envelop the sky. It cast a continuous, blood-colored shadow over the world that stretched for thousands of miles.

It was an utterly terrifying hand, like that of a god, capable of pressing down on the heavens and earth, plucking stars and seizing the moon!

’Tongxuan Peak Mastery?’

’So that’s how it is. No wonder you’re making such a grand show of things, confident you can break through Wanyou and step into Central Earth.’

’However, to dare strike at me... truly commendable courage!’

Standing beyond the nine heavens, the young man in the white robe, radiating a hazy light, let out a terrifying, thunderous voice that shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands!

The next moment, a flash of lightning flickered in Gu Yun’s eyes. He took a step forward, sending out ripples of profound light. The immense Magical Power in his Dantian circulated like dragons and snakes before surging upwards, forming a crimson Divine Wheel that illuminated the world.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Yun clenched his five fingers into a fist, gathering a terrifying amount of Magical Power. He then punched down violently. Space collapsed and sank as Thunder was born from nothing, transforming into endless bolts of lightning that formed a Thunder Punishment Fist Seal. It stretched for thousands of miles, like a Celestial Punishment, and swept down with overwhelmingly vast momentum toward the sky-blotting demon hand below!

BOOM!!

In the next instant, the massive Fist Seal, infused with the Thunder Punishment of heaven and earth, collided with the sky-blotting demon hand. The impact created a world-shaking explosion. A light woven from lightning and eerie radiance covered an area of ten thousand miles.

The vast aftershock caused huge swathes of the surrounding space to shatter, revealing an endless, dark abyss. Terrifying streams of chaotic energy spilled out like wild beasts, and astral winds surged like a tsunami with heaven-shaking power.

The terrifying aftershock directly caused the Dark Forest below to collapse and shatter. The land was torn apart by crisscrossing fissures, and some of the lower-Realm Demon Fiends, unable to withstand the impact, were instantly and severely wounded.

Some were even killed outright by the immense and terrifying aftershock, their Undying Bodies, formed from boundless Life Force, rendered useless in that moment.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The two terrifying attacks intertwined and clashed in the Void Celestial. The sheer force made the world roil like a great sea, and the sky itself cracked and shattered!

"Eight Desolates Star Slash!"

Seeing this, a glint of saber light flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes, like a long blade tearing through the firmament. An ultimate Saber Intent erupted from his body and shot toward the heavens.

With a wave of his hand, the Flame Soul Thunder Saber, shimmering with sharp lightning, appeared in his palm. He then slashed down viciously. A slash of saber light, containing ancient stars and the boundless expanse of a celestial river from the nine heavens, chopped down violently!

SHIIING!!

The incomparably sharp saber light tore through the sky, flying like a galactic river toward the sky-blotting Blood Palm. The moment the light touched the vast Blood Palm, it cleaved it in two with unstoppable force. Then, like a star falling from the nine heavens, it continued on with terrifying might, slashing down toward Evil Moon.

"Hmph!"

’No wonder you dared to seek me out alone. Your strength is indeed impressive!’

’But...’

’...that doesn’t give you the right to act so wantonly!’

A cold light flickered in Evil Moon’s eyes. A savage smile spread across his face as he roared.

The Demonic Power in his body churned and erupted. He stepped into the void, sending out layers of ripples. Then, with a leap, he shot forward like a bolt of lightning, charging straight at the descending river of starlight. He splayed his fingers and drew them inward with great force.

The sky-filling Demon Qi formed a wheel in the void that shone with a dark, divine light. Imbued with terrifyingly immense Demon Qi, it hurtled toward the river of starlight falling from beyond the nine heavens.

BOOM!!

The ultimate saber light, as brilliant as the Milky Way, and the Divine Wheel, like a dark, shining moon, collided in the Void Celestial, producing an explosion of unprecedented force. The surrounding world trembled violently. Immediately after, the Divine Wheel, filled with terrifying Demonic Qi, and the river of starlight annihilated each other in the sky, gradually dissipating into the void.

’A little interesting.’

Gu Yun’s gaze sharpened slightly. The combat power his opponent was unleashing with his Tongxuan Peak Mastery cultivation far exceeded what that Realm should normally allow.

’Looks like I’ll have to show some real skill.’

’Otherwise, if this battle drags on...’

’...I’d be letting myself down.’

At this thought, a cold gleam flickered in Gu Yun’s eyes.

He activated the Three Thousand Roaming Dragon Steps. His body was like a wandering dragon flitting through space, as fast as lightning streaking across the world.

In an instant, Gu Yun’s figure, moving with the ultimate speed of lightning, tore through the sky, plunging down from the nine heavens toward Evil Moon!

...

「Meanwhile.」

Far from the Void Celestial Battlefield, within the Capital City of the Central Earth Divine Continent, buildings rose from the ground one after another. They stood tall like successive waves in a sea, stretching as far as the eye could see.

High above, pavilions floated in the sky, like a City of Immortals. From time to time, Cultivators would ride streaks of light, speeding past and stirring up the whistling sound of Powerful Qi.

Below, the flow of people and carriages was endless. The sounds of hawkers’ cries were incessant. The entire Central Earth Divine Continent Capital City was a picture of peace and prosperity!

At this moment, deep beneath the core of the Capital City, which stretched for tens of thousands of miles, lay an extremely secret underground chamber. Along the corridor, Netherworld Divine Lamps were lit one after another, casting a ghostly, dark light. Paired with the intricate patterns carved on the walls, it created a somewhat sinister atmosphere.

Deep within the underground corridor, a secret room slowly came into view, engraved with a Profound Mysterious Array and covered in intricate patterns. Its large door was carved with knotted patterns, heavy and silent, giving off an indestructible feeling.

Through the door, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness. It was an old man in a white Daoist Robe, his face aged, his eyes deep and filled with the vicissitudes of time. He contained an ultimate Dao Rhythm within him, and his strength was terrifying to the extreme.

At this moment, the old man in the Daoist Robe waved his hand, and six palm-sized, prismatic Crystal Stones radiating a brilliant, eerie light floated in mid-air.

The old man’s eyes flickered. He brought his hands together, forming an abstruse hand seal, and muttered in a low voice:

"Condense! Gather! Reveal!"

Following his words, a terrifying Dao Domain Power, like a Divine Power, faintly overflowed. The six prismatic Crystal Stones began to rotate rapidly, forming a dark screen of light in the void.

On the screen of light, within a vast and empty grand hall, sat a figure on a high platform. He was dressed in a Purple Nether-black robe, his face majestic. His brow seemed to have weathered countless ages, and his eyes were full of worldly wisdom.

The figure emanated a terrifying Demonic Fiend aura that surpassed Harmonization, a power capable of destroying worlds. This person was none other than the Tribulation Cosmos Venerable of the Demon Race, Li Wanjun!

"What has prompted you to use the Six Shadows Illusion Technique to contact me proactively?!" The middle-aged man in the black robe spoke, his voice powerful and vigorous, tinged with an unquestionable, endless majesty.

"Reporting to my Lord, all Harmonization Level Cultivators have been transferred away from the Divine Continent Capital. I am the only one left guarding the Capital City."

The old man in the Daoist Robe gazed at the immense figure in black on the screen, cupped his fist in respect, and spoke. A cold glint flickered in his eyes. This man was the Sect Leader of the Spirit Dao Sect, Lin Guangyuan.