Azure Lotus Chaos
The Western Abyss of Demons truly lives up to its name.
There are no sun, moon, or stars here, only thick, ink-like demonic energy, and the distorted power of laws is everywhere.
Tearing at the void, it sometimes pulls distant mountains closer, and sometimes stretches the road beneath one's feet into endless distance. Whispers surround it, eroding the mind of the intruder.
Fang Yan led several elite warriors from Li Yuan in a battle formation, their immortal light intertwined, struggling to resist the erosion of demonic energy. Every step was incredibly heavy, and the rate at which their immortal essence was being consumed was accelerating.
Xie Chen, holding the Star Compass, walked in the center of the group, his brows furrowed.
The starlight on the compass flickered erratically amidst the demonic energy, and the pointer trembled wildly. "Something's not right..." he said in a low voice, "The demonic energy here... isn't just spreading aimlessly. The flow patterns here correspond to some ancient formation... there must be a dormant will controlling it from the shadows. Everyone be very careful, don't touch those shimmering demonic patterns on the rock walls, there might be a trap."
"What's there to be afraid of!" Ji Qianqiu, who was walking in front, shouted upon hearing this. He swung his battle axe fiercely, and the violent axe force shattered a huge black steel boulder blocking his way into pieces! "If anything dares to jump out, I'll chop it up with one swing of my axe and use it as firewood!"
Fang Yan glanced helplessly at Ji Qianqiu, and was just about to remind him to be careful when a sudden change occurred!
"roar--!!!"
A deep roar suddenly erupted from the depths! It shook the entire Demon Abyss! The viscous demonic energy surged up like boiling water.
"Not good! It's the remnant soul of an ancient demon emperor! At least at the peak of the Immortal Lord level!" Xie Chen's expression changed drastically, and the Star Compass issued a frantic warning!
The next moment, a demonic shadow formed from demonic energy appeared amidst the churning demonic clouds! Its hollow eye sockets instantly locked onto Fang Yan, the member of the team with the purest chaotic bloodline!
"A perfect...chaotic body! Heaven has aided this emperor in his return to the world!" The remnant soul of the Demon Emperor emitted a wave of wild joy, transforming into a towering demonic shadow that hurtled straight at Fang Yan! Its speed was beyond the comprehension of ordinary beings!
"Form the array!" Fang Yan's pupils shrank sharply, and he roared, unleashing his chaotic immortal energy without reservation. The bluish-gray air currents transformed into a barrier, attempting to resist.
The other team members reacted quickly, and the battle formation they formed glowed brightly.
However, the remnant soul of a peak Immortal Lord is extremely terrifying! The demonic shadow crashed into the chaotic barrier, producing a roar that violently distorted the barrier, instantly turning it into a network of cracks!
However, this remnant soul of the Demon Emperor had lived for countless years, and its methods were unpredictable and bizarre, making its attacks on the soul level particularly difficult to defend against.
Like a phantom ghost, it easily pierced through the physical defenses of the battle formation, wrapped around the upper part of the formation, and countless resentments turned into fine threads, frantically drilling into his sea of consciousness!
"Young Master!" the team members exclaimed, but their attacks seemed to hit nothing, having little effect on the remnant soul.
"Ugh—!" Fang Yan suddenly let out a painful groan, his body trembling violently. His face twisted in pain one moment and then grinned wickedly the next. His eyes were sometimes clear and sometimes filled with violence!
"Not good! The demonic soul intends to possess my body! Ordinary attacks are ineffective!" Xie Chen's expression was solemn as his fingertips rapidly traced patterns on the compass, deduce the life force. "Quick! Use the 'Demon-Slaying and God-Shattering Crossbow' to disrupt its formation! Qianqiu! Protect Fang Yan's physical body and prevent other demonic creatures from getting close!"
Ji Qianqiu's eyes were bloodshot with rage. Seeing Fang Yan's pained expression, he was filled with fury: "You damned demon! How dare you touch my junior sister and brother! I'll fight you to the death!" He didn't care about anything else and swung his giant axe like a second-generation demon. The violent axe light tore through the demonic energy, buying Xie Chen precious time and attracting some of the demonic soul's attention.
One of the team members immediately summoned a heavy crossbow engraved with demon-slaying runes, gathered all his immortal energy, and fired a beam of light straight at the demon soul! The beam of light pierced through the demonic energy, and did indeed blur the demon soul's figure for a moment, but it was far from enough!
Seeing the critical situation, another team member gritted his teeth and desperately lit a distress talisman. A blinding stream of light broke through the Demon Abyss's blockade and shot towards the direction of Li Yuan!
In the Li Yuan Secret Realm, Fang Li was meditating beside the Chaos Spring.
Ye Wuyang and Shen Yunzhou, who had just returned from the Northern Underworld Ruins, were standing three zhang apart, one on the left and one on the right, each with their eyes closed, resting and recuperating, secretly competing to see who could recover faster.
Suddenly, Fang Li felt a sharp, unexpected jolt in her heart! A heart-wrenching pain and an extremely dangerous sensation surged from the depths of her blood.
"Brother—!!" Fang Li's face turned deathly pale instantly. Her chaotic Dao foundation boiled on its own, and the gray aura around her dissipated uncontrollably! She suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes filled with panic. Without having time to think, she recklessly circulated all her immortal energy and tore the void in front of her with both hands!
"Sizzle—!" A highly unstable crack was forcibly torn open in the void, and dense demonic energy and Fang Yan's painful aura emanated from the other side!
System: [Host! Overloaded spatial jump! Spatial channel stability less than 30%! Target point energy reaction extremely dangerous! Detected Immortal Lord level peak-level demonic soul fluctuation! It's a Demon Emperor level remnant soul! Danger! Danger!]
Almost at the same moment Fang Li set off, Ye Wuyang and Shen Yunzhou opened their eyes simultaneously, their expressions changing drastically!
"I'll go with you!" The two said in unison, without the slightest hesitation, and attacked at the same time! Icy coldness and sword intent surged out, forcibly stabilizing the precarious spatial rift, protecting Fang Li on the left and right, and following closely behind as they stepped into the spatial passage!
The battlefield of the Western Demon Abyss. Fang Yan's body trembled violently, his face contorted, and his breath grew weaker and weaker. The sinister laughter of the Demon Emperor's remnant soul echoed in his sea of consciousness.
Fang Li stepped out of the void rift! The first thing she saw was her brother's pained expression.
"Get out of my brother's body!!!" Fang Li's eyes were bloodshot, and her killing intent soared to the sky!
Buzz—!
A hazy gray domain, centered on Fang Li, expanded instantly, enveloping the entire battlefield! Within the domain, chaotic energy circulated, and the originally rampant, eerie demonic energy, as if encountering its nemesis, hissed and melted away at a visible speed.
Those distorted laws of spacetime all retreated in the face of the laws of chaos!
"Chaos assimilation rate 99.8%! Domain strength breaks historical peak! Host is awesome!" The system shouted excitedly.
"Ah—! Azure Lotus Chaos…This is the power of Azure Lotus Chaos?! No—!" The remnant soul of the Demon Emperor was scorched by the Chaos Domain, letting out a shrill scream. Its soul body rapidly became illusory, and it could no longer maintain the possession. It was forcibly forced out of Fang Yan's sea of consciousness by a tyrannical force!
The moment it detached from Fang Yan's body, two deadly attacks descended!
"Seal." Ye Wuyang pointed his sword, and a chill instantly spread, freezing all the demon soul's escape routes and even solidifying the space-time around it.
"Destroy." Shen Yunzhou's sword light was as fast as lightning, striking first even though he was behind. A sword intent directly severed the connection between the demon soul and the Western Demon Abyss, cutting off its possibility of absorbing demonic energy to recover.
After holding back for a long time, Ji Qianqiu finally found an opportunity and roared, "Take this axe! I'll chop you to pieces!" The giant axe slammed down on the blurred remnant soul of the Demon Emperor!
"No—!" In a desperate howl, the Demon Emperor's remnant soul was completely shattered by Ji Qianqiu's axe strike, which concentrated all his strength, and vanished into wisps of green smoke.
Ji Qianqiu quickly stepped forward and supported the unconscious Fang.
At this moment, guided by the Star Compass, Xie Chen found a stone slab sealed by demonic energy in the deepest part of the Demon Emperor's lair.
Without saying a word, Ji Qianqiu swung his axe, and the demonic seal shattered, revealing half a broken rubbing inside.
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