Chapter 234: Destroying The Passageway, Black Demon Sect Shaken
“What exactly happened? Did someone sneak into the Sky-Touching Mirror under my nose without a sound?”
Black Demon True Lord’s first reaction was this.
But immediately, he shook his head.
This was absolutely impossible.
After all, he was a great cultivator at the Half-step Void Dao Realm. If someone could achieve this, they would definitely be a Void Dao Great Expert. But why would a Void Dao Great Expert play hide-and-seek with him? They could simply crush everything directly.
Black Demon True Lord’s gaze flickered.
He wanted to enter the Sky-Touching Mirror to investigate, but instinctively resisted.
At this moment.
Many Black Demon Sect cultivators around also noticed something was wrong. Seeing Black Demon True Lord frowning and looking at the Sky-Touching Mirror channel, a Nascent Soul Realm Elder cautiously asked:
“Sect Leader, did something happen inside?”
Black Demon True Lord remained silent.
He took a deep breath and was about to order several Nascent Soul Realm Elders to go in and take a look.
But suddenly.
A powerful fluctuation came from the vortex.
Black Demon True Lord’s expression changed drastically. He only had time to raise his demonic energy to protect himself before instinctively retreating. He didn’t even have time to warn others.
Under the horrified gaze of everyone.
A familiar figure pierced through the vortex and appeared before them.
“Junior Brother Yan…”
Before the many confused voices could finish.
“BOOM!!!”
Yan Xue’s physical body exploded with a bang. The deafening sound shook the entire Black Demon Mountain. Peaks collapsed, and terrifying fluctuations swept across the Black Demon Sect. Even the Sect Protecting Grand Formation trembled slightly. Those disciples who were closer were instantly reduced to ashes, even the so-called Violet Mansion True Inheritances were no exception.
Towering blood mist scattered with the explosion, condensing into blood rain that dripped through one body after another.
Screams echoed everywhere.
Even several Nascent Soul Realm Elders, caught off guard, were injured. One of them had an arm severed.
Everything happened too suddenly.
Black Demon True Lord’s furious roar echoed:
“Scoundrel, where do you think you’re going!”
Demonic light surged in his eyes. He raised his hand and unleashed a mournful, pale white light. It was a Nine-Star White Bone Sword, forged from the corpse of a Nascent Soul Realm Great Demon. Its power was immense. The White Bone Demonic Sword slashed towards the Sky-Touching Mirror vortex. The corrosive white bone sword light was designed to corrupt magic treasures.
He realized that the unknown enemy was from within the world channel.
And Yan Xue had been ambushed and killed by him.
Many Black Demon Mountain cultivators gathered. Their rage was immense. The Black Demon Sect had not suffered such a great loss in many years; it was a complete humiliation.
“Rumble!”
Another deafening sound.
The White Bone Demonic Sword flew back out of the Sky-Touching Mirror vortex in a spinning motion. Its light had dimmed significantly, clearly having been blasted out by an external force.
Black Demon True Lord’s heart churned with the Gigantic Waves.
He finally saw the enemy’s true form.
It was a hundred-armed giant formed from mountains, rivers, and streams. It had a head but no face, and it let out furious roars. The aura condensed on this hundred-armed giant made him feel incredulous.
“World Number Jiazi 1673?”
So this enemy wasn’t someone who had quietly infiltrated as he’d previously imagined, but was from the small world their expedition had entered.
He recalled a secret rumor.
“Rumor has it that among the endless small worlds, there are very, very few special existences. Their Realm Will not only possesses instinct but also wisdom. Such small worlds can not only exert more powerful strength but also have a very high ceiling!”
“If such a small world could be sacrificed to the Mother Realm Will, the benefits gained would probably…”
“Be greater than the baptism received from sacrificing a hundred small worlds!”
Black Demon True Lord’s breathing quickened.
If this were the case, he could even leap to become a peak Great Power, perhaps just one step away from being an Integration Realm Giant!
His mind was shaken, and greed uncontrollably surged.
Suddenly.
He shouted “Bad!”
As expected, he saw the hundred-armed giant wantonly destroying the world channel. Large chunks of debris peeled off, and the world channel began to shake precariously. Not only that, but the hundred-armed giant also extended giant hands, like mountains, out of the world channel.
It was actually trying to grab the Sky-Touching Mirror.
“How dare you!”
Black Demon True Lord was enraged.
He condensed his heart’s demonic blood. The originally slightly dimmed White Bone Demonic Sword immediately blazed with light. Large swathes of pale white sword light slashed towards those mountain-like giant hands.
Although he was angry, he also saw that the strength of this Realm Will was probably only at the Nascent Soul Realm level, which made his heart even hotter.
Nascent Soul Realm Elders, one after another, summoned their Magic Treasures.
They unleashed all sorts of Supernatural Powers and beams of light.
“Rumble!”
Mountain-like giant hands smashed down before the Black Demon Sect, collapsing peak after peak. Countless Black Demon Sect disciples suffered casualties. Silently, streaks of faint light integrated into the void, and even entered the bodies of some Black Demon Sect disciples.
Black Demon True Lord and the others had reacted quickly, but it was no match for Ning Qi using Yan Xue’s corpse as a vanguard to gain the upper hand earlier.
With the sacrifice of dozens of severed arms, two mountain-like giant hands finally grasped the Sky-Touching Mirror and pulled it into the vortex.
The Black Demon Sect cultivators were furious.
Various Supernatural Powers were unleashed, but it was too late. They all struck empty space, causing ripples to spread. The crowd could only watch in anger as the giant, with the Sky-Touching Mirror, pursued the collapsing world channel and then disappeared.
The atmosphere was incredibly heavy.
No one dared to breathe loudly.
Obviously.
They had also realized what that thing was, and this time their failure was due to underestimating the enemy.
But it was useless to regret it now.
The world channel had been damaged, and even the Sky-Touching Mirror had been stolen. All the Life Poison Dao Beacons were consumed. It was almost impossible to reconstruct a world channel again. This was a premeditated attack, aiming to sever the retreat path. Thinking this, the Black Demon Expeditionary Force, trapped in the small world, was likely in dire straits.
Calculating it this way.
The Black Demon Sect had suffered immense losses this time.
No one dared to look at Black Demon True Lord’s expression, fearing they would incur his wrath.
Black Demon True Lord’s face was like water.
He gnashed his teeth in hatred.
He had roamed the Northern Xuan Region for so many years and had participated in the annihilation of dozens of small worlds. Today, he had been pecked by a wild goose.
However, immediately.
He let out a cold smile.
Black Demon True Lord waved his hand, and dozens of severed mountain-like giant hands were gathered before Black Demon Cliff. He squeezed them fiercely, and the hands turned into shattered fragments. Various auras were condensed from them and combined into one. Looking at this peculiar aura, his pupils filled with mockery and killing intent:
“Coming to snatch the Sky-Touching Mirror was your biggest mistake this time!”
An Elder reacted and said excitedly:
“This, this is the world aura left by the small world’s Will! By following this aura, we can rebuild the world channel!”
Black Demon True Lord laughed:
“Heaven helps me!”
His heart was filled with excitement.
If he could conquer this small world, it wouldn’t matter if all the Black Demon Sect disciples died. He could rebuild it in some time. His own cultivation was everything.
He didn’t want to wait.
He couldn’t wait.
Otherwise, if information about this small world leaked out, Void Dao Great Experts might become interested, and then he would only get scraps.
A supreme opportunity lay before him; he absolutely could not miss it. Immortality Path Values Competition.
His sinister pupils looked at the other nine Nascent Soul Realm Elders. They all trembled and quickly lowered their heads:
“We are willing to be the vanguard for the Sect Leader!”
Black Demon True Lord smiled coldly:
“Don’t worry, the Sect Leader will eat the meat, and you can drink the soup.”
“Sect Leader, are we going to… set up the blood sacrifice grand formation?”
To rebuild the world channel in a short time, the required flesh and blood energy would likely be considerable.
Black Demon True Lord gazed at the speaker:
“Do I need to teach you such a small matter? Aren’t those useless people raised to contribute to the sect?”
As the words fell.
A colossal giant hand landed on the distant Miscellaneous Labor Peak and Outer Sect Peak. Large numbers of disciples were grabbed and crushed into blood mist out of thin air.
Screams, pleas for mercy, and curses filled the Black Demon Sect.
Black Demon Sect cultivators, one by one, felt chills run down their spines, praying they wouldn’t be chosen.
Within the Black Demon Sect.
A massive blood sacrifice space grand formation gradually lit up.
Black Demon True Lord gazed at the grand formation, the arrogant image of the hundred-armed giant reflected in his pupils. He smiled silently, revealing his teeth:
“Don’t worry, we will meet again soon.”
…
Within the remaining world channel.
Ning Qi stepped out and returned to the Martial World. He watched the last section of the world channel shatter and smiled silently.
The bait had been cast.
Now it was up to whether the other party would take it.
But he was very confident.
That’s right.
That hundred-armed giant was naturally transformed by Ning Qi. From the True Martial Inheritance, he learned many secrets of the Spirit Realm, and a wise Realm Will was one of them. He knew how tempting such small worlds were to invaders from the Spirit Realm.
Especially for demonic sects like the Black Demon Sect.
They would even be impatient.
This was a strategy Ning Qi adjusted after the Black Demon Sect’s vanguard entered the small world. Originally, he just wanted to sever the world channel, but now he wanted to see if he could go further and eliminate future trouble.
Holding the Sky-Touching Mirror in his hand, he smiled.
Although this treasure mirror was not as good as the True Martial Hall, it was still a very good Magic Treasure, enough to make Nascent Soul Realm True Monarchs envious. He could study it slowly in the future. He casually put the Sky-Touching Mirror into the True Martial Hall.
This matter was temporarily resolved. Overall, it could be considered a complete success, and some previous plans had been initially laid out.
Ning Qi then turned his attention to the Spirit Realm. Now he could finally spare his hands to resolve the internal strife.
But immediately.
He frowned, and anger rose in his heart.
…
Flying Bird Sea Area.
The brutal war was still ongoing.
Even though the majority of the Black Demon vanguard had been annihilated before, the remaining Black Demon army still numbered fifty thousand. Each of them was above the Mana Realm, fully armed with all sorts of powerful Magic Tools or Talismans.
If not for the Martial World’s beings having the World Power and the Star Array’s augmentation, it would have been a one-sided slaughter.
However, even so, a large number of Martial World beings perished every moment, being sacrificed with human lives.
There was no other way.
After all, the foundational strength difference was too great.
This was especially true at the top-tier expert level.
The Martial World Three Giants barely held off two Nascent Soul Realm True Monarchs, but they were also severely suppressed, facing constant danger, and only survived by relying on the Star Profound Light in the void to delay them.
And the other Martial Saints were even more so.
Among the three thousand Violet Mansion True Inheritances, even if only half a percent retained their Violet Mansion Realm combat power, that would still be 150 individuals. This was far more than the number of Martial Saints in the Martial World, not to mention some with special constitutions who mastered various powerful Supernatural Powers.
Not long after the war began.
Martial Saints began to fall.
Heaven and Earth mourned.
The beings of the Martial World, seeing these scenes through the heavens, were all grief-stricken but helpless. They could do nothing but place all their hope on those powerful experts. Watching those Martial World experts fearlessly fight, dragging a few enemies down with them even in death, they were moved to tears, wishing they could take their place.
Anyone with clear eyes could see.
The war was developing in a direction unfavorable to the Martial World.
Fortunately.
At the critical moment.
Another batch of powerful reinforcements arrived.
Tongtian Sword Light descended, slaying Black Demon Army cultivators one after another. A nine-hundred-zhang White Ape roared, its Illusion Breaking Golden Light annihilating enemies. Various Spiritual Beasts with powerful auras also descended. It was the same group that had been destroying the world channel. After Yan Xue attacked, Ning Qi had teleported them to the Martial World.
Their entry into the battlefield immediately alleviated the pressure on the Martial World side considerably.
At least in terms of Violet Mansion Realm combat power, the gap was not as large as before.
As for the Mana Realm.
It relied entirely on the Star Profound Light to lessen the pressure, followed by filling the gaps with lives.
Blood rain fell from the sky, and corpses filled the sea.
That tragic scene was destined to be engraved in the hearts of all the Saints of the Martial World. Children, looking at that scene, gritted their teeth and vowed that if they had a future, they would definitely become Supreme Experts!
It could be foreseen.
This war will perhaps change the future direction of the entire Martial World.
At this moment.
The fundamental reason all beings in the Martial World still held confidence was because—
They also have a supreme World Lord!
Although they did not know why the World Lord had not yet made a move, they knew that the World Lord was with them.
The Black Demon Sect’s great army was also somewhat surprised by the resilience of the Martial World’s experts.
156 They had annihilated quite a few small worlds, but they had never encountered such tenacious resistance in a small world, and for a time, they couldn’t conquer it. Although they held the upper hand, this was certainly not what they wanted.
Purple Cloud True Lord’s cold eyebrows furrowed:
“Senior Brother Black Flame, stop playing around. Let’s finish this quickly, or if we suffer too much damage, it will be difficult to account for to Sect Leader Senior Brother.”
A purple crystal spear appeared in her hand. With a thrust, its terrifying piercing power almost exploded Li Yanwu’s body. It was only when Tianshan Snow Woman reacted in time and drew down a pillar of starlight to deflect it that he narrowly escaped, Li Yanwu breaking out in a cold sweat.
The two were even more cautious, focusing like never before.
The Nascent Soul True Monarch before him had clearly begun to take things seriously.
It is possible to face a life-or-death crisis at any time.
And in the distance.
The Black Flame True Lord, fighting alone, said faintly:
“Junior Sister Zi Yun, please wait a moment. This old turtle’s shell is a bit hard, and I’m afraid it will take some time. If you can slay those two natives, it would be best if you came to help your senior brother shatter this turtle shell.”
Purple Cloud True Lord gritted her teeth inwardly; this was clearly a stalling tactic.
If she were at her peak strength, she wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble; she could easily suppress everyone. But now, to kill these two sticky nuisances, it would indeed take some effort.
Was just about to speak.
She sensed that Black Flame True Lord and the Giant Turtle had already left her spiritual sense’s range as one pursued the other.
Her heart sank, a bad feeling rising. While fighting, she had almost forgotten the purpose of following Black Flame True Lord down to this realm. Now, the opponent had seized the opportunity to evade her gaze, and might be going to search for opportunities alone.
She wanted to go along, but if both of them left, she feared the Black Demon Army would suffer heavy casualties.
Purple Cloud True Lord secretly cursed in her heart:
“Black Flame old thief, if you don’t give this old lady some benefits when the time comes, at worst, I’ll report us both to Black Demon, and let’s see who’s more afraid!”
She focused all her attention on confronting the enemy.
All the anger in his heart was vented onto Tianshan Snow Woman and Li Yanwu, and the two immediately felt even more terrifying pressure. They looked worriedly in the direction of Old Black Tortoise, but at this moment, like a mud bodhisattva crossing a river, they could only hope Old Black Tortoise could hold on by himself.
Tens of thousands of miles away.
After confirming that he had completely escaped the spiritual sense coverage of Purple Cloud True Lord, Black Flame True Lord couldn’t help but laugh wildly.
He erupted with all his might, and dragon after dragon burning with black flames rose from all parts of the void, then firmly blockaded Gui Changqing within. The terrifying high temperature made his body feel as if it were melting.
Gui Changqing was shocked in his heart.
He only then realized that the person before him had been holding back a lot of his strength. If he had unleashed it earlier, he might not have lasted until now.
He was a little confused about the intentions of the demon before him.
But in the next moment.
Black Flame True Lord’s words made his pupils constrict:
“Old Turtle, you are from the Spirit Realm, aren’t you?”
Seeing Gui Changqing’s reaction, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter:
“I knew it, I knew it! This True Lord’s guess was indeed correct! Let this True Lord guess again, how did a little turtle like you come to this barren small world from the Spirit Realm?”
“I guess, perhaps your master brought you to this world before his death and then passed away, or maybe you accidentally entered some Supreme Treasure and it brought you to this world. Which is it? It’s truly exciting.”
Gui Changqing remained silent, but a tempest of emotions surged within him. He finally understood the purpose of the person before him.
Black Flame True Lord chuckled and said:
“Little turtle, the taste of a hopeless path must not be good. Your bloodline is extraordinary; if you were in the Spirit Realm, you might even be on equal footing with this True Monarch. Now, however, you can only huddle on this shallow beach.”
“This True Lord offers you a suggestion: defect to me, tell me the truth of everything, and I will take you to the Mountain Sea Realm. From then on, we will traverse the Mountain Sea Realm as master and servant, and rise at light speed!”
“How is it?”
Black flames burned on his body as he slowly stepped onto Gui Changqing’s back and crushed down with force. Black burning marks appeared on the turtle shell, and the soul-piercing pain caused Gui Changqing to involuntarily let out a painful roar.
He wanted to shrink his entire body into the tortoise shell.
But Black Flame True Lord had long been prepared.
One by one, dragon-like fire chains firmly bound Gui Changqing’s head, tail, and limbs. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. No one knew that Black Flame True Lord was already the Black Demon Sect’s true second strongest expert, a full Nascent Soul Realm Perfection expert.
Even though his strength was suppressed, under his full power, he crushed Gui Changqing with overwhelming force.
Buzz!
Roaring black flames burned, and terrifying high temperatures spread along the locked parts to the entire body.
The dual pain of his physical body and soul almost made Gui Changqing faint, but the Primordial Spirit Power of Black Flame True Lord kept him conscious at all times.
“Little turtle, I want you to think carefully.”
He smiled coldly, his patience gradually wearing thin.
Gui Changqing roared in anger:
“You think you can know everything! Even if I die!”
Black Flame True Lord said sinisterly:
“Death is not the end; there are many things more terrifying than death. I will give you one last chance.”
He stomped down, and dense cracks appeared on the turtle shell.
Gui Changqing only felt that his physical body was about to be completely melted by the flames.
“Hall Master, I might not be able to hold on until you arrive.” His heart was bitter, but he remained silent.
Black Flame True Lord roared in fury:
“Very well, you forced me!”
With time pressing down, Gui Changqing refused to speak despite such pain, and he had no other choice but to use his final method.
Soul searching.
This method can indeed obtain useful information from a cultivator’s soul, but if they resist strongly, some information might be lost. However, during these critical times, there isn’t enough time for him to interrogate slowly, so this is the only way.
His Nascent Soul Power condensed, forming a soul-searching imp, ready to devour Gui Changqing’s soul.
But in the next moment.
His heart skipped a beat, and he felt a terrifying pressure fall upon him. All his movements paused, and his body began to stiffen.
He unconsciously turned his head and saw a white-robed youth fall to his side expressionlessly. With a gentle punch, infinite power followed, and his ten-thousand-zhang body was sent flying uncontrollably for ten thousand miles, tearing the void along the way.
Gui Changqing’s old tears flowed like a torrent:
“Hall Master!”
Ning Qi softly comforted him:
“Changqing, the Hall Master will take you to vent.”
In his eyes, killing intent rose.
