Chapter 414: Evil ghosts everywhere

Black and red Qi constantly spewed, and when the Danfire erupted, it burned the inner landscape.

Once the Danfire erupted, the inner landscape, which is the small heaven and earth within a person, was directly scorched!

Flames reached the sky, thick smoke filled the air, and fire consumed three hundred miles!

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord was instantly injured!

Within His small heaven and earth, countless Dan Yang Qi surged, pouring into the palace, thunder and fire rain fell, and fire essences arose everywhere, and within them, countless towers and structures were instantly destroyed!

He tried to resist, but the tremendous roar in His ears made Him see stars and feel dizzy.

Li Qi's sacrifice achieved ‘Heavenly Dog’ in terms of compatibility, which was the advantage of understanding the origin, just as He intended to use ‘Heavenly Dog Devouring the Moon’ to counter Shen Shuibi.

Li Qi was not certain of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord’s origin before.

But He and Shen Shuibi had made some guesses based on the nickname ‘Devouring Heaven’ and other clues.

Thus, they prepared contingency plans for more than a dozen types of demonic beasts with devouring abilities, such as toads, Heavenly Dogs, Pixiu, and Taotie, and had corresponding strategies ready in advance.

One of them was bound to work; if none did, then they would just have to accept it, there was nothing they could do, just bad luck.

If you couldn't grasp the origin, it was easy to fight an unprepared battle.

Fortunately, their luck was better this time; they didn't expect the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord to actually be a Heavenly Dog, so the things they had prepared in advance came in handy.

However, after suffering two losses, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord became enraged.

His true form moved.

His Dharma Idol directly dissipated, and His true form forcefully opened its mouth!

A terrifying suction force came, and almost all objects and Spiritual Tools around were completely sucked into it, impossible to resist!

If the rabbit had stayed put, she probably would have been sucked in too.

Unfortunately, she had already fled.

Striking once had already gained a huge advantage; staying would inevitably mean close-quarters combat with this demon beast, which would be very disadvantageous for her.

The rabbit herself was not good at direct confrontation; at least, she couldn't defeat a demon beast whose body had been tempered.

But how could the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord let her leave so easily?

His body swayed and, facing the wind, transformed, His body and Dharma Idol merging into one, suddenly growing larger, instantly becoming a monster with shoulders eight hundred miles high, spewing foul Qi, devouring the Five Mountains, with mixed Dao Qi, making it difficult to discern good from evil, but one thing was certain: its might was enough to shatter everything around!

Shen Shuibi, however, once again activated the Divine Qi of Fang Xiang, and Li Qi also followed with sacrificial drumming.

The clang-clang-clang sounds continuously rang in the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord’s ears, making Him dizzy and muddled, but this time it did not affect His movements; His massive body suddenly lunged forward, transforming into a stream of light, intending to tear Shen Shuibi into pieces!

Around Shen Shuibi, many Talismans appeared.

She formed hand seals and urgently chanted: “The Five Qi intertwine, the wheels vast and boundless. Swiftly break the demonic aura, clear the eight extremes. The sky is bright and Qi is clear, stars and constellations shine. Thunder and lightning show their might. Slay the wicked. Evil and filth disperse, Dao Qi remains eternal, in heaven and on earth, scatter the fierce demons, lightning flashes and thunder roars, seize, Om Hum Tra Li, as urgent as the law!”

One of the Daoist Divine Incantations, the Pure Heaven and Earth Incantation, seemed to be Shen Shuibi’s modified version.

Divine Incantations specifically countered demons and ghosts, and Shen Shuibi had even removed other unnecessary parts, modifying the incantation to target demons.

Thus, a surge of righteous Qi, combined with the Daoist Divine Incantation, pressed down upon the charging Heavenly Dog.

The Heavenly Dog, however, ignored it, shooting past like a meteor, opening its massive mouth, and actually directly swallowed the Divine Incantation!

Even a powerful Divine Incantation was chewed up, swallowed, and became its sustenance; even its injuries partially recovered because of this.

Devouring the enemy's attacks, digesting them, and then transforming them into its own power.

The more it fought, the stronger it became! Fearless of damage!

This was the power that the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord prided itself on!

However, such devouring also required time.

Seizing this opportunity, Shen Shuibi quickly retreated, once again using the countless mirrors to swiftly withdraw, moving out of the opponent's reaction range, forcing the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord to stop.

Chasing further would risk being ambushed.

But He also snorted coldly, and countless locusts gathered again, rushing over to gnaw and block all of Shen Shuibi's mirror paths.

Having suffered a loss once, Shen Shuibi wouldn't be able to use that trick again next time.

At the Fifth-Rank, learning from failure had basically become an instinctive reaction.

However, He cautiously retreated, creating distance, allowing the battle to return to its initial state; all previous arrangements were abandoned, which in turn rendered all of Shen Shuibi's prior plans ineffective.

The game of chess had restarted.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord watched Lu Mountain God’s side.

He would be more cautious on His side and would not easily take risks.

After all, as long as He prevented that Daoist from returning to defend, then there would be no need to worry about Lu Mountain God’s side, even if the opponent was hiding another Fifth-Rank Shaman, He wouldn’t be afraid.

So He entangled Shen Shuibi from afar, thereby isolating her.

In the brief skirmish just now, He had already realized that the opponent still had a Shaman, whose rank was unclear, but could be assumed to be high, perhaps Fifth-Rank.

After all… to be able to sacrifice to Fang Xiang and even obtain Fang Xiang’s Divine Qi to counter Him, that Shaman would likely not be too weak.

But there was no need to worry too much; even if it was a Fifth-Rank, it might not be a match for Jin Chi, and His million demon beasts forming a formation would be enough to contend with Jin Chi, plus Jin Chi armed them with His own collection, making their combat power even stronger.

With the two of them working together, a Fifth-Rank Shaman was simply not worth a laugh.

When a Shaman was engaged in close combat, they would only be left flustered.

Their擅长的 rituals, sacrifices, and curses all required slow preparation; when faced with close-quarters combat, all they could do was summon their inner body spirits to resist a little.

Fighting one Jin Chi might be enough, but simultaneously facing a million demon beasts would certainly be overwhelming.

As for the possibility of this Shaman being higher than Fifth-Rank?

Thinking too much. If a Fourth-Rank truly existed, even a cough would make Him turn and run, and it would be impossible for a Fourth-Rank to be so bored as to come and seize a Sixth-Rank world.

Is there a third Fifth-Rank?

That possibility is also minuscule.

If there was a third Fifth-Rank, then whether they came to negotiate with Him or He went to harvest other world clusters, it would be easy, and there would be no need to entangle with Him in this Sixth-Rank world.

Therefore, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord concluded that there were at most two Fifth-Ranks.

It must be said that His deduction was very close to the truth.

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Lu Mountain God, on His side, also advanced cautiously.

He knew deeply that in His Baiyue, Qingwu City, He was considered a significant figure, but in Boundless Outer Domain, He could only be considered as barely qualified to travel in the Void.

This was also because He was a top-tier Sixth-Rank, and had a treasure mountain of a world as His foundation to support Him, which allowed Him to contend with some less powerful Fifth-Ranks.

However… the opponent should also be a Fifth-Rank.

He had the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord’s million demon beasts as one of His trump cards; working together, although they couldn't directly confront a Fifth-Rank, they were enough to restrain one.

At that time, there might not be no chance of victory.

As for the other battlefield… the opponent primarily used Yin Qi, which was countered by the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord, so there should be no need to worry, and with the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord’s power, the opponent would certainly choose to use their strongest to deal with Him, otherwise, they would easily be defeated and die.

In other words, the enemy He encountered would at most not be stronger than the Fifth-Rank user of that Yin Qi.

Thus, He should have no problem dealing with them.

His approach to the Holy Flame World would surely force out their trump cards, and then He would know their true strength; at worst, He would just run, as it was very difficult to kill someone in the Void anyway.

As for Li Qi, whom Jin Buhuan mentioned?

He didn't even put Him in His mind.

Just a Seventh-Rank, what kind of thing is that?

He could be extinguished with a raised hand; a minor matter.

As He pondered these things, the Holy Flame World grew closer.

At the same time, Li Qi, inside the Holy Flame World, checked the time; it was almost time.

Just then, He suddenly received a message from Ga Ga.

Hmm, the Child of Destiny still seems to be hesitating.

Li Qi activated His Spiritual Tool, easily contacting Ga Ga.

Communication within a world did not require a terminal and could be easily achieved, after all, this was just a Sixth-Rank world.

If it were in a greater world, it wouldn't be so simple; at long distances, under the terrifying suppression of the Heavenly Dao, the power of any Spiritual Tool would greatly diminish.

A Spiritual Tool that could reach hundreds of millions of miles in the Void would be considered very resilient if it could extend fifty miles in a greater world.

“Immortal… what is that in the sky…” Ga Ga asked in a steady voice.

Although He tried His best to appear calm, the slight tremor in His voice still betrayed the fear in His heart.

Because, at this moment, the sky was no longer just experiencing frequent strange phenomena, but was completely occupied by them.

The entire world could see that on the world barrier… which was the “firmament,” besides the bright moon that had appeared earlier, countless images of demons and evil spirits had also emerged.

Living Yama, with two hands dripping with fresh blood.

Life-chasing ghosts, with foul,腥臭 winds filling the sky.

Ferocious evil spirits wielding steel knives, ugly demons holding Spiritual Tools, under the banners, countless monsters followed, and imps leaped about.

Thick demonic aura and dense ghostly mist completely blocked out the sunlight, turning the entire world into night, with only a dim yellow sun hanging there, as if the sun was trembling.

Guns and knives were sharpened brightly, their light dazzling, their appearance fierce, and many demonic sounds arose, some thumping, some wailing, some squawking, all filled with sorrow, dread, and the sounds of killing.

There were also demons following these demonic sounds, stepping and singing, inheriting the legacy of the Yaoniang, with lewd words and demonic Gu-like stances, corrupting morals to the extreme.

A million demons were outside the world barrier, clinging to it, stretching their bodies, waving their tails and shaking their heads, their appearance ferocious, in all five colors, their terrifying faces seemingly wanting to devour this world alive.

No…

Not seemingly, they were indeed preparing to devour this world alive.

The absolute number of these demons was far from enough to cover the entire world, but don't forget, these demons themselves also had cultivation.

A million demon beasts, most of them Ninth-Rank, their Spiritual Tools were not powerful enough, but the other Eighth-Rank and Seventh-Rank demons also had their own cultivation.

A hundred Seventh-Ranks and tens of thousands of Eighth-Ranks, their own demonic aura and demonic clouds, formed this scene.

Such a large number created the filthy phenomenon seen before them, covering the sky.

“That is the ‘Immortal’ who wanted to preach to you before, why? Is it strange?” Li Qi looked up at the sky; these many strange phenomena were indeed quite astonishing.

He had thought it was only Green Mountain God Jin Chi, but He never expected such a large army.

Indeed… very powerful.

Just this army alone, Li Qi couldn't handle, let alone Green Mountain God Jin Chi; all of these combined, Li Qi simply couldn't resist head-on.

Facing Li Qi's rhetorical question, Ga Ga on the other end of the communication was silent for a moment, then said: “What are they doing now?”

“They are trying to tear open the world barrier and then enter it to eat both you and me,” Li Qi said.

“Do you have a way?” Ga Ga asked again.

“Yes.” Li Qi nodded: “I know it’s hard for this world to survive in such a war, so you should hide first.”

However, the answer Li Qi received was Ga Ga’s shaking head.

The Child of Destiny said: “No need to hide, I want to participate in the battle… I just hope you can tell me how to deal with those things.”

“If you insist on participating, you don’t need to deal with this; go suppress your own kind,” Li Qi said.

“My own kind?” Ga Ga was astonished.

Li Qi didn't waste any more words; He directly projected a scene before Ga Ga's eyes.

That scene was—the sect that believed in Lu Mountain God.

The Lu Mountain God sect, which occupied two-thirds of the Holy Flame World, fanatically and devoutly believed in the ‘Immortal’; Lu Mountain God’s century-long arrangements were for this, as He cultivated the Divine Dao.

In reality, Ga Ga was a minority; the majority in this world were actually Lu Mountain God’s believers.

The arrival of these demons was not a sign of apocalypse for them, but a symbol of a new world!

Ga Ga saw countless believers, devoutly kneeling before the demons in the sky with the rituals of Immortals, simply because a Dharma Idol emerged among these demons.

It was a majestic tiger, its mighty aura spreading, causing startled birds and terrified beasts; its long tail whipped like lightning, its roar shook the heavens and scattered starlight, its body immense, standing outside, visible to the entire world.

Majestic and terrifying, observed by heaven and earth, surrounded by Divine Qi, the might of a deity was truly dreadful and fearsome! Seeing it made people lose courage and spirit, almost unable to conjure any thought of resistance.

Lu Mountain God stood there amidst the ghostly realm, as if He were the leader of these demons and ghosts.

He said not a word, merely standing there, conveying His meaning to countless believers.

The time for a change in heaven and earth had arrived.

Now, obey the command of the Divine Lord and offer this world to the Divine Lord!

The originally peaceful world suddenly began to prepare for war!

They were eager to conquer the other one-third, to destroy these heretics, and to offer the Holy Flame World as a tribute to Lu Mountain God!

Ga Ga’s expression remained unchanged, because the Holy Flame Clan had no expressions, but the trembling of His wings conveyed utter shock.

“I understand, I will go prepare now,” He said, then ended the communication.

On Li Qi’s side, after ending the communication, He stood up, flew into the sky, looked at the strange phenomena, and suddenly shouted loudly: “Golden Tooth, how have you been since our meeting in Qingwu City?!”

“Ah… it’s you, little brat. Is there no one else but you?” Lu Mountain God gazed at Li Qi and said.