Chapter 521: The Blood Fiend Banner (Seeking subscription)
Chapter 521: The Blood Fiend Banner (Seeking subscription)
Inside the azure auspicious cloud, a ferocious demonic shadow and a palace faintly emerged, manipulating the power of heaven and earth, ceaselessly entwining and consuming. . .
"A heaven-sent opportunity!"
Recalling what the Fangxian Dao Palace Lord had said earlier, Fang Xi's eyes brightened, and his Divine Consciousness swiftly connected with the 'Zhou Tian Star Array'.
"Hurry!"
Streaks of starlight descended, transforming into the Dharma Idol of the Star Lord, crowned with the sun and moon, and draped in a robe of ten thousand stars, its hands forming an incantation seal.
The Star Pagoda absorbed cosmic rays, transforming them into a chaotic, primordial 'Divine Light of the Heavens, Earth, Sun, Moon, and Five Stars for Demon Extermination', which swept towards the direction of the bone altar.
Whoosh!
Wherever the torrent of stars passed, even perfected Nascent Soul stage demons were instantly reduced to ash, their Nascent Souls unable to escape!
Above the bone altar, there were still seven 'Heavenly Frenzy Battle Demons' guarding it. Each of them had seven fingers, a hideous appearance, and were all at the late-stage or perfected Nascent Soul cultivation realm.
Amidst their furious roars, the seven great demons formed an array. A circular ring, a banner. . . along with demonic sabers, demonic beads, demonic swords, demonic mirrors, and other spirit treasures soared into the sky, forming a strange formation!
A surge of profound black demonic qi shot into the sky, and faintly, a colossal demonic phantom roared and howled towards the heavens.
The 'Divine Light of the Heavens, Earth, Sun, Moon, and Five Stars for Demon Extermination' struck the pitch-black array, causing it to ripple continuously, yet it remained impenetrable.
Just then, the elderly demon leading them let out a cold snort, and a blood-colored talisman was offered up.
Buzzing!
At the location of the bronze gate, the surface of the 'Blood Fiend Banner' spanning across the door pulsed with vibrant crimson demonic patterns, suddenly unleashing a ray of crimson mist.
Within that crimson mist, it seemed there were also shimmering silver Phoenix Seal Characters.
Caught off guard, Fang Xi was unexpectedly drawn directly into it!
...
As far as his eyes could see, it was a space of vivid crimson.
With a slight jolt of surprise, the Divine Infant Sword appeared in his hand, and streaks of blood-red threads spread across the surrounding void.
At the same time, he opened his mouth and exhaled, unleashing a pitch-black demonic flame that blazed furiously.
This was the great divine ability, the 'Six Paths Demonic Flame', a formidable fire seed born after the External Avatar refined six great demonic fires. In terms of power, even ordinary Grand Cultivators wouldn't dare to face it head-on.
"Hmph, no matter how many defenses you have, in this Blood Fiend Void, you can only meet one end: demise."
Not far away, demonic qi flickered, and the perfected Nascent Soul old demon appeared, a cold sneer on its scale-covered face.
"This place. . . could it be the internal space of a void-type spirit treasure?"
Fang Xi's brows subtly arched as he listened.
"Heh heh. . . not only is it a void treasure, it's also one of the seven great sacred artifacts of the Demon Realm, the 'Blood Fiend Banner'! This banner is a fifth-rank treasure; even Soul Transformation cultivators trapped within it would find escape impossible. . . after a short while, they would be reduced to a puddle of putrid blood!"
The elderly demon chuckled eerily.
In truth, if it were the full power of the 'Blood Fiend Banner', Fang Xi would likely have been suppressed the moment he entered this void.
However, most of this fifth-rank 'Blood Fiend Banner's' power was used to fix the 'Heavenly Demon Gate'. Even this elderly demon could only rely on a blood talisman left behind by the Azure Head Demonic Venerable to borrow merely one or two tenths of the 'Blood Fiend Banner's' power.
Even so, trapping a Soul Transformation cultivator was still not a major issue.
However, this 'Blood Fiend Banner' was immobile, so its power only covered the area near the bone altar. . . it was considered the demon race's final trump card!
"The human race of this world excels at relying on external objects, but what good is Soul Transformation combat power when gained through external means? In this Blood Fiend Void, can you sense your Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts? Can you still exert Soul Transformation combat power?"
The elderly demon cackled sinisterly, "As you are now, you're merely a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator! Yield your life to this old man!"
It roared, its body abruptly swelling, transforming into a pitch-black colossal demon over three zhang tall, its glistening demonic claws descending like grinding stones.
"Seeking death!"
Fang Xi uttered a cold assessment, the Divine Infant Sword let out a mournful sword cry, and the Six Paths Demonic Flame directly adhered to it, striking towards the sky!
Crimson sword light and pitch-black demonic fire enveloped half the void, from which the elderly demon's agonizing screams echoed.
It transformed into a streak of demonic light, rapidly retreating, and looked at its right hand.
Its right claw was a bloody mess, and several of its digits had astonishingly vanished!
The elderly demon was both shocked and enraged, never expecting that a mere mid-stage Nascent Soul demonic cultivator would not only possess the Divine Infant Sword but also that terrifying demonic fire!
At that moment, on its wound, streaks of pitch-black Six Paths Demonic Flame continued to burn tenaciously, incessantly eroding its essence blood, magic power, and even demonic yuan, faintly carrying a potent venom!
The Six Paths Demonic Flame, containing six types of demonic fires, naturally possessed the characteristics of each.
Even a Grand Cultivator at the late-stage Nascent Soul realm would find it extremely troublesome if afflicted by it.
"Damn it!"
The elderly demon continuously employed several secret arts, but none could extinguish the Six Paths Demonic Flame.
Just then, sword light flashed in the void!
The Divine Infant Sword had already teleported behind it, and another streak of crimson sword light thrust out!
The elderly demon formed an incantation seal with one hand, and behind it, streaks of black qi transformed into pythons and flood dragons. . . but they were all completely obliterated by the Divine Infant Sword's radiance.
However, this spell bought it some time; it flung out a pitch-black demonic ring that latched onto the Divine Infant Sword, while it itself fled in disarray.
Crack!
After retreating dozens of zhang, the elderly demon heard a mournful cry.
"Damn that demonic cultivator. . . this Divine Infant Sword is an excellent imitation; it shall be mine."
The elderly demon made up its mind, opening its gaping maw and spitting out a vivid crimson talisman, inscribed with various secret Heavenly Demon seals.
It fiercely bit its purple tongue, and streaks of essence blood spurted out, landing upon the talisman.
The talisman absorbed all the essence blood, becoming even more crimson, like fresh gore.
Within the Blood Fiend space, streaks of blood-red light descended, surprisingly forming chains that sought to pierce through the Divine Infant Sword and Fang Xi!
The elderly demon used its own essence blood to sacrifice to the talisman, thereby borrowing even more power from the 'Blood Fiend Banner'!
It had realized that it might not be a match for that strange demonic cultivator, and so decided to consume its essence blood, using the Demonic Venerable Talisman to draw forth the 'Blood Fiend Banner's' power and refine that demonic cultivator to death!
'There's nothing major happening at the bronze gate, and even borrowing more of the 'Blood Fiend Banner's' power will be fine. . . Once this person is refined to death, that Divine Infant Sword will be mine. '
Watching the streaks of crimson flames gathering in the sky, a gleam of pleasure and greed flashed in the elderly Demonic Venerable's eyes.
"I hate it when people cheat after they can't win!"
Fang Xi looked at the elderly demon, "I'm done playing with you!"
The next instant.
He retracted the Divine Infant Sword, and his figure astonishingly vanished directly from the Blood Fiend space!
"Impossible!"
Seeing this, the elderly demon's eyes widened.
The 'Blood Fiend Banner' was one of the seven great sacred artifacts of the Demon Realm, a true Numinous Treasure that could transform. Even Soul Transformation cultivators trapped within it would find it difficult to break free, so how could a Nascent Soul cultivator possibly do so?
The next moment, a sensation of panic, as if their blood and soul were connected, emanated, causing the elderly demon's expression to drastically change. Without a second thought, its figure flickered and vanished from the Blood Fiend space. . .
...
Around the bone altar, the surviving Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Kyushu world were still fighting desperately against the demons.
Meanwhile, the Tumo Venerable was still pinned in the void by seven demonic nails, unable to move.
"The Enforcement Hall Master has been drawn into a fifth-rank Numinous Treasure; I'm afraid his fate is grim. . . Bai Mei, Bai Mei. . ."
The Tumo Venerable was burning with anxiety, calling out repeatedly.
However, Bai Mei Zhenjun also had unspoken difficulties. Even though he possessed Soul Transformation combat power with the aid of the 'Sun's True Fire Shield', he was already exerting his utmost to hold back the Blazing Firmament Demonic Venerable. How could he possibly have any strength left to provide support?
'The Dao Palace Lord has calculated that the Enforcement Hall Master is the one who will end the demonic disaster; there should be no mistake. '
Just then, above the bone altar, the spiritual light of the Blood Fiend Banner suddenly dimmed slightly.
This was due to the elderly demon using the blood-sacrificing talisman to draw away more of this Numinous Treasure's power.
The bronze gate suddenly closed somewhat, and the continuous tide of demonic beasts pouring from within was abruptly cut off, like a flood suddenly stemmed by a dam!
Around the bone altar, within the void, a flickering shadow suddenly appeared; it was Gui Axe Zhenjun.
He roared, holding a massive axe engraved with a ghostly skull, and fiercely cleaved down towards the bone altar!
"Haha, I knew you humans had this trick!"
Upon the bone altar, the remaining six great demonic cultivators each activated their demonic treasures, forming their previous array.
Even though it was much weaker, resisting a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was naturally no problem at all.
Had they not been so intent on holding their ground, it was highly probable that Gui Axe Zhenjun would have been besieged and perished.
Poof!
Upon the gigantic axe with the ghostly skull, streaks of eerie light burst forth, within which runes materialized and exploded fiercely.
The radiance thus formed actually caused the bone altar to tremble slightly!
"Change array. . . Six Desires Heavenly Demon Array!"
A Nascent Soul demon with purple horns on its head immediately roared, appearing to be a rare array master among the demon race.
"Indeed, one cannot underestimate the cultivators of this world, but we are resolved to hold our ground. As long as we wait for our Lord to eliminate that Fangxian Dao Palace Lord, this world will be ours, the demon race's domain. . ."
The purple-horned demon sneered.
Currently, the sky was enveloped by a vast demonic cloud, having forced the auspicious cloud to shrink to a mere tenth of its original size, clearly indicating that the Fangxian Dao Palace Lord was at a definite disadvantage.
Gui Axe Zhenjun was also aware of all this.
His expression was resolute, and strange spiritual patterns appeared on his body, revealing that he had used femtometer technology to inscribe terrifying array patterns all over himself.
"Bai Mei, Tumo. . . I am about to unleash the 'Six Destructions Secret Array'. If I burn everything, I should be able to unleash a strike close to that of a Soul Transformation cultivator. . . The rest will be up to you. . . May Kyushu endure forever!"
Gui Axe Zhenjun's eyes blazed like fire, a final message already transmitted through the internal network.
Just then, an unexpected change occurred!
Accompanied by a mournful sword cry, the Divine Infant Sword, pitch-black and laced with countless blood vessels, appeared as if teleporting behind the purple-horned demon. The Six Desires Heavenly Demon Array was astonishingly unable to stop it!
Poof!
With a single slash of the Divine Infant Sword, the purple-horned demon, a look of triumph still on its face, was cut in half at the waist.
A pitch-black demonic infant appeared, attempting to escape, but it was pierced by a crimson thread and reeled into the Divine Infant Sword!
"Enforcement Hall Master!"
Gui Axe Zhenjun exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
It was precisely the External Avatar that had appeared!
It had been recalled to the Western Desert by its main body, directly escaping the Blood Fiend space, and then, using the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', it had teleported back, slaying one of the six great demons guarding the bronze gate with a single sword strike!
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