Demonic thoughts awaken
When Yu Jinli and Feng Jinxuan's battle-ready declaration rang out on the chaotic battlefield, the morale of the entire Tianyan Pavilion was instantly ignited!
"Junior Sister is awesome! Brother-in-law is so domineering!"
"Third Senior Brother! Stop studying your damn mushroom! Hurry up and grab your weapons!"
"Fourth Senior Brother! Stop with the classical Chinese! Quick! Use your righteous spirit to smash it!"
Led by Yu Jinli and Feng Jinxuan, these two seemingly invincible figures, the disciples of Tianyan Pavilion were greatly encouraged and sounded the horn of counterattack! In an instant, golden light crisscrossed and sword energy was sharp. Those seemingly endless demonic creatures of the Shadow Devouring Sect were actually driven back in defeat!
On the other side, Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua finally recovered from their shock. They exchanged a glance, both seeing relief and pride in each other's eyes. Without further hesitation, they joined forces to unleash the Heavenly Evolution Pavilion's strongest combined attack technique—the Two Elements Micro Dust Sword Formation—completely annihilating the few remaining Shadow Devouring Sect protectors who were still putting up a stubborn resistance!
The situation on the battlefield reversed instantly.
However, just when everyone thought victory was in sight, Xuan Ji, the sect leader of the Shadow Devouring Sect who had been standing in the giant pit and watching coldly from beginning to end, suddenly smiled. He smiled happily and gleefully, like a distinguished audience member who had enjoyed a wonderful play.
"Not bad, not bad." He clapped his hands lightly, his voice not loud, but it carried clearly throughout the battlefield. "What a wonderful performance. My good senior brothers and sisters, you have not disappointed me."
He looked at the crowd, his handsome, otherworldly eyes showing no anger at the disruption of his plans, only a chilling composure that exuded an air of complete control: "You don't really think you can defeat me with your meager skills, do you? You don't really think I came here today just to catch up with you, do you?"
He slowly raised his hand, and a terrifying demonic aura, a hundred times larger than before, surged into the sky from his body! That demonic aura resonated with the terrifying resentment filled with despair and unwillingness deep within the forbidden area of Kunlun Mountain in the distance, and the blood-red magic array covering the entire Tianyan Pavilion shone brightly in an instant!
"This is bad!" Yu Zhengdao's expression changed drastically. "He's going to...start ahead of schedule!"
"Start what?" Yu Jinli asked subconsciously.
"Let's begin this grand feast that I've meticulously prepared for you for over twenty years..." Xuanji's voice became ethereal and eerie, like a demonic sound from the deepest hell.
The ground beneath his feet suddenly began to tremble violently! A huge altar, filled with evil and ominous aura, slowly rose from the ground—it was constructed from countless white, unknown animal bones and black boulders engraved with vicious runes. At the center of the altar was a bottomless pool of blood, constantly emitting black mist!
“Welcome,” Xuanji said, opening his arms like a god welcoming believers, his voice filled with a mad, morbid joy, “to my… Shadow Devouring Sect.”
It turns out that the so-called orthodox sect of the Xuanmen, Tianyan Pavilion, actually has a secret altar that has been passed down for thousands of years, which is the core of the Shiying Sect, hidden underground!
Just as everyone was in shock, the enormous blood pool suddenly began to boil violently! A gigantic, ferocious ghost hand, formed from pure demonic energy, suddenly stretched out from the blood pool, its target pointing directly at Xuan Ji, who was in mid-air doing his best to maintain the crimson magic array!
"Sect Master! Be careful!" The few remaining Shadow Devouring Sect protectors were terrified upon seeing this.
Xuan Ji neither dodged nor evaded. Looking at the enormous ghostly hand that could tear him to shreds, a devout, fanatical smile appeared on his face: "Come on... I've waited far too long for this day..."
Without the slightest hesitation, the ghostly hand grabbed Xuanji's body tightly and slowly dragged him into the bottomless pool of blood!
"boom--"
The entire blood pool instantly erupted with a towering burst of blood-red light! A terrifying pressure, a thousand times stronger than before, spread out from the blood pool! All the disciples of the Heavenly Evolution Pavilion trembled under this pressure, unable to even stand steadily; even Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua felt their blood surging, almost vomiting blood on the spot!
"Oh no!" Gu Yanzhi's face turned ashen. "He...he succeeded! He used his own body as a sacrifice to awaken...the demonic thoughts of the first sect leader sealed beneath the blood pool!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a tall, black figure, formed from pure demonic energy and whose face was obscured, slowly rose from the blood pool.
He just stood there, doing nothing.
The entire Kunlun Mountains trembled violently beneath his feet!
This is not a physical tremor, but a fear and surrender that comes from the depths of the soul and originates from the instinct of life.
The sky turned pitch black in an instant, with only the blood-red magic array that pierced through the heavens and earth emitting an ominous, eerie red light.
"Oh no..." The mushroom in the third senior brother's hand fell to the ground with a thud. "What... what kind of monster is this...?"
"Amitabha." For the first time, the fourth senior brother's face, which was always full of classical Chinese phrases, lost all color. "This is an omen of the descent of an ancient demon god."
Even the usually fearless senior sister, Lin Shu, found her hand holding the sword trembling slightly. She could feel that her proud sword energy was as insignificant as a firefly compared to the bright moon under the opponent's terrifying pressure.
"Quick! Form the array!" Yu Zhengdao was the first to react, letting out a furious shout. The Yin-Yang Micro Dust Sword Array of the Heavenly Evolution Pavilion was activated once again, and countless golden sword energies, like a school of fish swimming upstream, converged into a huge torrent of sword light, fiercely slashing towards the towering black demonic figure!
However, the powerful sword formation that had been invincible before seemed to crash into an invisible wall made of pure darkness the moment it came into contact with the black demonic shadow.
"boom--"
A deafening roar! The golden light shattered inch by inch! All the disciples of the Heavenly Evolution Pavilion were struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood and flying backward! The sword formation collapsed in a single strike!
"Insects." A hoarse voice, filled with endless vicissitudes and tyranny, slowly rang out from the black demonic figure. He simply raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua, and a black arrow, a hundred times more powerful than the one Xuanji had previously unleashed, pierced through the air!
"Watch out!" Gu Yanzhi's expression changed drastically, and he desperately held up an ancient Bagua mirror in front of the two of them!
"Crack—" The magical artifact that had been displaying its power just moments before shattered like ordinary glass the instant it came into contact with the black arrow! The black arrow, still possessing great momentum, struck Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua fiercely!
"Pfft—" Both of them coughed up a mouthful of blood, their faces turning ashen white instantly.
"Dad! Mom!" Yu Jinli let out a shrill scream.
"Don't go!" Feng Jinxuan grabbed her and pulled her tightly behind him. He looked at the terrifying being who had driven the entire Tianyan Pavilion to the brink of destruction with a single move, and for the first time, a hint of helplessness appeared in his usually fiery black eyes. Faced with such absolute power, all his business acumen and combat skills seemed so laughable, so insignificant.
The black shadow ignored the Tianyan Pavilion members, whom he considered like ants. His gaze slowly fell on Yu Jinli and Feng Jinxuan, or more accurately, on the Tianyan Pavilion bloodline that they shared.
“Hehe…” He let out a hoarse laugh, like sandpaper rubbing, “Old man Tianyan… I’ve been waiting for you… for a thousand years… I never thought that after you died, you would still leave behind… two such interesting blood sacrifices.”
He slowly extended his enormous demonic hand, formed from pure demonic energy, toward the two of them: "Come here. Become a part of me. This is your... supreme honor."
Just as the enormous, sky-covering ghostly hand was about to fall, two equally powerful yet auspicious and righteous streams of light suddenly shot into the sky simultaneously from the back of Tianyan Pavilion and the foot of the mountain! One was a domineering golden dragon-shaped energy, and the other was a warm white halo full of protection and love!
"You wicked creature! Cease your arrogance!" A hoarse, powerful roar, like thunder, exploded in everyone's ears!
Suddenly, Old Master Feng appeared on the battlefield. The sandalwood prayer beads in his hand shone brightly, transforming into a giant golden dragon that roared and crashed fiercely into the enormous ghostly hand!
At the same time, Yu Jinli's parents, Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua, finally broke through their cultivation barriers! Wielding longswords, the couple worked together, and the Yin-Yang Micro Dust Sword Formation was activated once again! This time, the power of the sword formation was more than ten times stronger than before!
"boom--"
The three forces collided violently with the enormous ghostly hand in mid-air! The entire Kunlun Mountains trembled violently!
"Oh?" The black shadowy figure looked at the three old men who had suddenly appeared, and for the first time, a hint of surprise appeared in his hoarse voice. "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect that there would still be people like you in this era who have one foot in that realm. This... is more interesting."
"Dad! Mom!" Yu Jinli's eyes instantly reddened as she looked at the two familiar figures.
"Grandpa!" Feng Jinxuan was completely stunned when he saw the old man with his hair and beard standing on end and exuding an aura of dominance.
"Step back!" Yu Zhengdao ordered them without turning his head. "This is not a battlefield for you to interfere in!"
The three top-tier elders formed a triangular formation, firmly surrounding the enormous black demonic shadow in the center. A true, world-destroying battle between gods was about to erupt!
However, even with the three of them working together, they were still forced into a series of defeats. The first generation demon's strength was simply too great; it was a pure destructive power that transcended all rules. Every move he made carried earth-shattering might. Old Master Feng's golden dragon was beaten and cried out in agony, and Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua's sword formation was also covered in cracks and on the verge of collapse.
"Useless." The black shadowy figure looked at them, its hoarse voice filled with mockery. "Your righteous power is nothing more than... a delicious snack to me. Within this Soul-Devouring Domain that I created, I am... invincible!"
Just when everyone was about to despair, Yu Jinli, who had been protected by Feng Jinxuan, suddenly remembered something. She remembered the golden light of merit that she had seen gathering in the background of the APP, and she remembered what Gu Yanzhi had told her—merit is about helping others, and the power of merit is the only pure protective power that can transcend all rules!
As she looked at the arrogant black demonic figure bathed in demonic energy, a bold, even insane, idea popped into her mind: power cannot defeat power, but light can dispel darkness!
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