Chapter 84: Leng Mei's Choice
"ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" A terrifying roar, filled with boundless violence, endless madness, and an endless desire for destruction, soared from the deepest recesses of the shattered seal! The ancient demon king, dormant for millennia, awakened at this moment! With this roar, an aura of utterly pure violence, unbecoming of any power within the Three Realms or Six Paths, instantly swept across the ancient battlefield like a force twelve hurricane! Tens of thousands of demons and ghosts, previously crouching under the Grand Celestial Master's will, felt this aura as if they had encountered their natural enemy. Desperately, they screamed in terror and began to flee frantically! However, before they could escape the altar, the violent aura transformed into invisible giant hands, crushing them one by one. Transformed into purest energy, they were sucked into the bottomless chasm! At that moment, this world seemed to have welcomed its true master. At the very center of the battlefield, Chu Yun and the Grand Master Xuan Tianji, engaged in a clash of laws, simultaneously felt a tremendous pressure. "Damn it!" Xuan Tianji's face revealed a clear expression of anxiety for the first time. The Demon King's awakening had occurred far earlier than he had anticipated! This sudden, pure force of destruction was already interfering with his control of the Blood Moon Formation! Chu Yun's situation was equally grim. His "Law of Creation," imbued with "vitality," was facing unprecedented pressure in the face of this pure aura of "destruction"! The golden screen of the "Symbiotic Diagram of All Things" began to flicker violently, as if on the verge of collapse. At the edge of the battlefield, enveloped by the terrifying power of laws, in an inconspicuous crevice in the shadows of space, Leng Mei's slender, almond-shaped eyes, always radiating a lazy and charming air, narrowed slightly. The cynical smile on her face had vanished without a trace, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity. "What terrifying... lunatics!" She whispered to herself, looking at the two men who had completely merged themselves with the laws. Her tone was filled with fear, and there was also a hint of "admiration" that she herself was not aware of. As a demon, she felt more clearly than anyone else present the terrifying power of the awakened demon king. It was an irresistible shudder that came from the deepest part of her blood. She had no doubt that once the tyrant was completely free, the first to be punished would be these creatures with "demon blood". And...
"roar--!!!!!!!!!"
A terrifying roar filled with endless violence, endless madness, and endless desire for destruction rose into the sky from the deepest part of the broken seal!
The ancient demon king who had been sleeping for thousands of years woke up at this moment!
Along with this roar, a violent aura that was pure to the extreme and did not belong to any of the Three Realms and Six Paths, like a category twelve hurricane, instantly swept across the entire ancient battlefield!
Those tens of thousands of evil spirits and ghosts that were originally crawling under the will of the Great Heavenly Master, when they felt this breath, seemed to have encountered their natural enemy. They screamed in fear without hesitation and began to flee in all directions frantically!
However, before they could escape from the altar, the violent aura transformed into an invisible giant hand, crushing them one by one and transforming them into the purest energy, which was sucked into the bottomless crack!
At this moment, this world seemed to have welcomed its true master.
In the center of the battlefield, Chu Yun and the great Taoist Xuan Tianji, who were engaged in a collision of laws, also felt a tremendous pressure at the same time.
"Damn it!" Xuan Tianji's face revealed a clear look of anxiety for the first time. The Demon King's awakening had happened much earlier than he had planned! This sudden, pure destructive force had begun to interfere with his control of the Blood Moon Formation!
Chu Yun's situation was equally grim. His "Law of Creation," imbued with vitality, was under unprecedented pressure in the face of this pure aura of destruction! The golden screen of the "Symbiotic Diagram of All Things" began to flicker violently, as if it could collapse at any moment.
At the edge of the battlefield shrouded by the power of terrifying laws, in an inconspicuous gap in the shadow of space, Leng Mei's slender phoenix eyes, which always showed laziness and charm, narrowed slightly.
The cynical smile on her face had long since disappeared without a trace, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
"Two truly horrible... lunatics."
She looked at the two men who had completely merged themselves with the laws, and whispered to herself. Her tone was full of fear, and there was a hint of "admiration" that she herself did not even notice.
As a demon, she felt more clearly than anyone present the terrifying power of the awakened demon king. It was an irresistible shudder that came from the deepest depths of her blood. She had no doubt that once the tyrant was free, the first to be exacted would be those of them, those with "demon blood."
And the two men in front of him were still engaged in this desperate war of attrition under such circumstances.
She knew very well that this seemingly "equally matched" duel was destined to have only one outcome from the very beginning - both sides would suffer losses, or even perish together.
Whether it is Chu Yun's "power of creation" that has exhausted his vitality, or Xuan Tianji's "law of end" that requires huge energy to maintain, once they lose their restraints and explode, the consequences... will be unimaginable.
By then, not to mention this broken Arctic glacier, even the already precarious seal of the Demon King will be completely torn into pieces in this explosion that is enough to return the world to chaos.
“Tsk…”
Leng Mei smacked her lips in annoyance, and the corners of her mouth, which was painted with bright red nail polish, curled up in a self-deprecating and helpless arc.
"What a nuisance... I just wanted to quietly watch a dog-eat-dog show, but I didn't expect these two 'dogs' to be so desperate. Now, the fire is about to burn me."
She looked at the battle that had entered the most critical and dangerous "balance" stage, and knew that she could not wait any longer.
She had to make a choice.
Should they turn around and run away immediately, taking a gamble on the tiny chance that the tyrant would let their demon clan go after escaping?
still……
Her gaze slowly raised, passed through the violently tearing power of the law, and fell on the top of the evil altar that reached the sky.
It fell on the "core container" that was madly absorbing the power of the blood moon and continuously providing energy to Xuan Tianji.
It was a powerful, perfectly round magical instrument crafted from some unknown transparent crystal. Its appearance bore a striking resemblance to the Mohist "Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship," but Leng Mei could tell at a glance that it was merely a meticulously crafted imitation.
She knew that this was the key to the entire ceremony.
It is the source of power for Xuan Tianji's seemingly inexhaustible "Law of End".
It is also the only "breakthrough" to break the current "death balance"!
As long as it can be destroyed, Xuan Tianji's "Dao" will lose its energy support and a fatal "flaw" will appear. That interesting little guy will be able to seize this opportunity and completely win this duel!
but……
A hint of deep hesitation flashed across Leng Mei's eyes.
She knew very well that the "core container" was the "center" of the entire Blood Moon Formation, protected layer upon layer by the most powerful evil energy in the formation. It was impossible to get close without alerting Xuan Tianji.
Not to mention, to completely destroy it in an instant, how terrifying would the explosive force required be?
She might be able to do it.
But the price would be severe injuries that she herself could not bear, or even regression in her cultivation and damage to her foundation.
For an unrelated "human", for a "future" full of uncertainty, he gambled his thousand-year cultivation...
Is it worth it?
"boom--!"
Just when she was hesitating, the situation on the battle suddenly changed again!
The "balance" that had been deadlocked for so long was finally broken!
Xuan Tianji, who had lived for countless years, showed a cruel smile on his face. At this moment, he did not hesitate to detonate the "corpses" of tens of thousands of demons and ghosts that had been killed by the Demon King's aura!
"Blood Sacrifice: Return to the Origin!"
The corpses of tens of thousands of evil spirits and ghosts instantly turned into the purest blood energy filled with resentment and the breath of death, and poured into his body like rivers flowing into the sea!
His "Law of Ending", which had been close to its limit, suddenly became more powerful after being supplemented by this huge amount of energy!
The black death light suddenly advanced several feet forward and pressed heavily on Chu Yun's already precarious "Guardian Divine Light"!
"puff--!"
Chu Yunru was struck hard! The golden light curtain was instantly covered with countless hideous, deep cracks that could be seen through the bones! His newly reshaped body also showed signs of collapse again!
He lost.
Ultimately, in this war of attrition that tested willpower and foundation, he lost to this old monster who inhumanely used everything as "fuel."
"It's over." Xuan Tianji looked at Chu Yun who was about to collapse completely. His empty eyes revealed the cold indifference of a victor.
And at this critical moment.
"Oh shit!"
A curse filled with anger and unwillingness, yet with a hint of coquettishness, rang out in the shadows of the space.
"What I hate most is this kind of unruly... behavior!"
The next second, a figure wearing a black tight leather jacket and with an extremely hot body appeared at the top of the altar that reached the sky without any warning!
It’s Leng Mei!
In the end, she made her own choice!
"Demon Mystic Art: Burning the World!"
She roared with determination and madness! Her long, lustrous black hair instantly turned a blazing, eerie white! Behind her, nine enormous fox tails appeared, blazing with white demonic flames that seemed to burn everything in sight!
At this moment, she burned her most original demon energy without hesitation in exchange for the absolute power to destroy the world!
"Break it for me!"
She commanded the nine giant fox tails burning with world-burning demonic fire, and whipped them fiercely towards the "core container" that was running madly!
"You dare!"
Xuan Tianji roared with rage and disbelief! He had never imagined that there would be a third party hiding in the shadows, and choosing to strike at the most crucial moment when he was about to win!
He wanted to turn back to defend, but it was too late. All his strength was used to suppress Chu Yun, and he couldn't spare a single bit to stop the nine fox tails that were destroying the world!
He could only watch them hit the "core container" that carried all his ambitions and hopes hard!
"boom--!!!!!"
An extremely crisp sound of shattering, which resounded throughout the entire world, rang out!
That extremely strong and sturdy magical weapon made of unknown crystal, the "fake heart of heaven" that maintained the operation of the entire blood moon formation, was completely shattered into crystal fragments all over the sky under Leng Mei's strongest blow that even burned her own essence.
And at the moment when the "core container" was broken, a faint golden light full of endless vitality slowly floated out from the fragments in the sky.
What was wrapped in that light was not some amazing magic weapon, nor some powerful force.
But it was a...sleeping, delicate and beautiful...baby.
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