Chapter 420: Shock

At the edge of the Holy Flame World's radiation range, a Fifth Rank was actually still hidden!

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord didn't come alone at all.

He had been hiding a Fifth Rank without making a move, and now revealing his true form was a signal for the other party to show up.

Moreover, the one he was hiding was clearly a Baiyue Kingdom Lord!

An infinitely extending golden road spread through the Void Realm, and a green ox, white horse, and seven-fragrance carriage, topped with a canopy, sped along this golden road.

That Kingdom Lord stood on the carriage, his body enveloped in a strong aura of popularity, wearing a seven-tasseled crown and a dragon robe, with national destiny swirling around him, authority held in his palm, and his feet stepping on a pillared platform, exuding an imposing nobility, presenting a royal aura in the Void Realm!

Dragons held precious canopies, Phoenixes spat out tassels, twin towers connected by ridges, and green brocade curtains covered beds.

Auspicious Qi and Mortal World dust rose in the sky, golden branches and jade leaves spread all around, clouds and mist in five colors, ten thousand glittering pearls, calmly stepping on the stairs, a thousand auspicious signs gathered, ten thousand blessings came, Heaven presented auspicious omens, Earth showed its spiritual power, and the South Pole arched its platform star.

The imperial carriage, parasols, and fans, with Dharma Protectors as in a regular ceremony, there were ushers, attendants, dancers, various Spiritual Artifacts flying, and bursts of music echoing through the Void Realm.

Looking at this posture, it didn't seem like he was participating in a battle in Outer Void, but rather like he was here on vacation.

However, under normal circumstances, it was already enough.

A Baiyue Kingdom Lord, even if not that strong, was enough to secure victory and completely tilt the scales towards the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord, that old schemer, truly linked one plan to another, considering defeat before victory, arranging everything clearly.

Unfortunately, Li Qi's side also considered things well.

At the same time that the unknown Kingdom Lord descended, on the other side, the great sun of this world cluster suddenly erupted, and a blazing Golden Crow flew out from it!

The power of the blazing great sun converged into one, and a sharp cry echoed through the Void Realm.

Blazing brightness, not to be approached, gathered and blazed, firelight permeated the Void Realm! (Gèn: time or space extending continuously)

Burning bright flames, fire's might swept across the distant wilderness, blazing brightly on the distant path, the Golden Crow spread its wings, its momentum soaring like the sun, a raging furnace, the fiery flames surging, as if igniting a furnace of creation, fierce flames gushing out and wantonly spilling into the Void Realm!

She had arrived long ago.

She was just following Li Qi's arrangement, so she had been hiding in the great sun over there, and the Golden Crow itself was the essence of the sun, so hiding within it was no problem at all.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord's eyes widened.

A third Fifth Rank?!

Did the other party really have a third Fifth Rank? How was this possible!?

If they truly had this level of strength, with Mount Luofu's foundation, it would be enough for them to occupy a world cluster themselves; why would they come to snatch a Sixth Rank world!?

This was unrealistic!

In the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord's eyes, the situation had now reversed.

The first Fifth Rank was the Jade Rabbit in front of him, the essence of Taiyin.

The second Fifth Rank was the Shaman hidden within the Holy Flame World, who took down Jin Chi with strange methods.

The third Fifth Rank was the Golden Crow that had just emerged.

However, he could never have imagined that Li Qi was actually just a broken Seventh Rank, completely unqualified to participate in such a battle, and Green Mountain God Jin Chi was purely ambushed.

The Five Aggregates Demonic Blood contained in the Mahakala Dharma Protector God's skull bowl was something the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord probably wouldn't even dare to imagine.

And that Kingdom Lord was the same.

After seeing the Golden Crow appear, he turned around and left without hesitation.

Not a single moment of hesitation.

Are you kidding me!

The Great Dao vibrated around that Golden Crow, and its true flames almost spread for hundreds of millions of miles; all matter seemed about to be incinerated, indicating it was not someone to be trifled with.

He and the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord were not bosom friends, so seeing the situation turn bad, he naturally made a quick escape.

However, seeing the Kingdom Lord with his imperial aura retreat directly, Yang Ning even laughed.

There was still some distance between them, and Yang Ning couldn't keep him.

So, Yang Ning simply turned back, leaving a trail of fire.

On Shen Shuibi's side, that Pill Furnace suddenly gained more Taiyin and Taiyang Qi, giving birth to the fire of primordial Qi, doubling the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord's pressure!

The Sun-Moon Orbit Great Dao was actually only half occupied by Shen Shuibi and Yang Ning.

Therefore, Taiyin and Taiyang inherently revolved around each other, with Yin and Yang Qi each having their own place.

Now, with the two of them working together, they could truly display the power of the Sun-Moon Orbit Dao.

The Golden Crow spread its wings and flew over.

The Jade Rabbit leaped and arrived.

Jade Rabbit and Golden Crow, the two Qi spirits representing the sun and moon, combined, not only strengthened Shen Shuibi's Pill Furnace but also increased Yang Ning's speed.

In fact, it became so fast that it far exceeded the Fifth Rank limit, approaching nine hundred times the Heavenly Dao limit!

Li Qi couldn't even comprehend what that was.

However, while Li Qi couldn't understand, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord understood clearly.

One of the Sun-Moon Orbit's authorities.

Time.

The rotation of the sun and moon, the passage of time, the swiftness of the Golden Crow's arrow, the flight of the Jade Rabbit's shuttle, inherently implied the rapid passage of time.

This was not pure power of time, but rather represented an 'arrow' that accelerated action; time always flowed forward, and increasingly faster, never reversing.

This was Mount Luofu's true foundation.

The Celestial Pole Golden Elixir Method was the 0 on the coordinate system, and the current journey of the Crow and Rabbit was a destined forward arrow on this coordinate system.

This represented... a special view of space-time, a unique understanding of the Universe, a unique method.

This was what Shen Shuibi called the true 'Dao'.

Zooming into the battlefield.

For Yang Ning, her speed didn't change; she truly flew for a long time.

But to others, Yang Ning's speed was many times faster.

There was a difference in the flow of time between them.

Yin and Yang united, sun and moon revolved, Jade Rabbit and Golden Crow, coming and going like a dream.

The Sun-Moon Orbit, this Dao, was coveted and even fought over by several Great Dao Orthodoxy of the world.

And it was now displaying a trace of its power in this unknown Void Beyond.

Yin and Yang Qi, primordial and unified.

Crow and Rabbit moving side by side, arrow swift and shuttle flying.

Pill fire blazing, Pill Furnace rumbling.

Heaven and Earth simple, cold and heat coming and going.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord was truly panicked now.

His soul trembled with fear, and he felt an intense danger.

So, almost without hesitation, the purplish-red star behind him exploded!

Originally, he wanted to resist the refining, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack, but now with the Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit working together, Taiyin and Taiyang united, there was already a primordial force, and the quality of primordial Qi far surpassed his demon star; this was not something he could handle.

If swallowed, it would directly burst through his belly.

Upon the self-destruction of the Dharma Idol, Shen Shuibi slightly frowned and retreated without hesitation, directly releasing her Pill Furnace.

And even her speed increased several times.

In an instant, the Jade Rabbit had already withdrawn from the explosion range.

The demon star shattered, releasing infinite power that shook for hundreds of millions of miles!

And at the center of the explosion, a meteor flew out, fleeing towards the extreme distance.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord directly abandoned Lu Mountain God and fled for his life.

Under the blessing of the self-destructing Dharma Idol and special secret techniques, even the combined Crow and Rabbit couldn't catch him, unless they were willing to face the aftershocks of the self-destructing Dharma Idol directly, otherwise they would have to take a detour.

As long as they took a detour, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord would certainly escape without a trace.

If there were no accidents, Yang Ning and Shen Shuibi, the two sisters, would probably be unable to do anything to the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord.

But at this moment, Li Qi, who was observing from afar, spoke. He shouted loudly through the communication array: "Now, little sister-in-law!"

Yang Ning glared, but her hands did not stop.

Then, she threw out a wisp of Qi from her hand.

The moment this wisp of Qi appeared, a profound ripple spread, and an anomaly appeared in the Void Realm.

Heaven has flying profound natural Qi, harmonizing with the five tones, the eight scenes of Jade Purity, to form the immeasurable profound chapters in the heavens.

Six layers of jade platforms rise above the Nine Heavens map, upon which are golden slips and jade tablets, and ten thousand chapters of purple Phoenix elixirs.

The profound chapters have been formed, in the empty void, heaven and earth without roots, sun and moon without light, dim and obscure, without ancestor or lineage, spiritual texts dim and indistinct, sometimes present, sometimes absent.

Then suddenly, the two principles waited for it, to divide the Taiyang, waited for it to brighten, the spiritual diagram changed its course, the profound phenomena shifted, seizing the opportunity, and thus it existed.

Thus, Heaven and Earth were separated by it, the three stems shone brightly because of it, the spiritual texts were lush and beautiful, shining into the Upper Purity, originating from the primeval green sky with no fixed color, its branches and turns intricate, unfathomable.

A figure emerged amidst many anomalies, his posture leisurely, riding a carriage of purple clouds, driving nine-colored spotted Dragons, carrying the true essence of Heaven, wearing a Vajra spiritual seal, dressed in yellow brocade, radiating golden light, forming a flying cloud pattern, wearing a crown of Heavenly Great True Morning Tassels, stepping on square jade Phoenix-patterned shoes, his celestial demeanor vast and boundless, full of Immortal Qi.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord, who was fleeing, turned pale!

This is... a Fourth Rank aura?

This matter, was it a trap against him? When did he offend someone he couldn't afford to offend!?

In that instant, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord's mind conjured many things.

He began to review everything he had done before, to see if he had touched the interests of any party, causing a Great Power to set a trap against him.

Clearly, the other party also had concerns, otherwise, only a wisp of Qi would not have descended, indicating that he still had a way out.

Using only Juniors for the ambush, and himself only revealing a trace of Qi, showed that the other party did not want to kill him.

So, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord immediately stopped and bowed towards the anomaly in the Void Realm: "Junior Jue Chiling, a disciple of the Mountain-Moving Great Sage lineage, greets Senior. I do not know where I have offended Senior, and I hope Senior will forgive my sins, and in your magnanimity, give me some guidance."

"Junior sees Senior's arrangements, everywhere showing restraint, not taking lives, and now even personally appearing to meet, all this flows naturally, without pretense, showing Senior's true candor."

"Many things have been said, and most things are true. Senior's open mind and graceful character, why not clarify things with me, and guide this Junior in his actions, which would also be a half-teacher's grace, and resolve this enmity."

He politely bowed to the profound anomaly in the Void Realm and spoke thus.

His voice was transmitted through a mysterious ripple, and Shen Shuibi and Yang Ning both stopped, slowing down.

Yang Ning glanced at Shen Shuibi, then closed her eyes, no longer paying attention.

She was always arrogant and disinclined to bother with people.

Shen Shuibi, however, had already rehearsed, so she stopped and also transmitted her voice through a secret method, saying: "Demon Lord need not be so formal. Demon Lord was actually just accidentally caught in this matter. If you trust me, please come with us, and all matters can be resolved then."

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord frowned slightly upon hearing this voice, secretly accumulating power, then said nonchalantly: "Come along? May I ask, two Immortal Maidens, where are we going?"

"Not far, just to the Holy Flame World," Shen Shuibi said softly.

She couldn't kill the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord; he would probably be unstoppable if he wanted to escape, and furthermore, if she really killed him, the trouble would be immense.

Everyone had backers; who didn't have someone supporting them from behind? He had already brought up the Mountain-Moving Great Sage, and although the Mountain-Moving Great Sage probably didn't know him, he was still from that lineage, so he could probably establish a connection.

Therefore, they still had to talk.

However, the matter of talking would have to be left to Li Qi.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord listened to Shen Shuibi's words, pondered repeatedly in his mind, and then said: "Since you are so kindly invited, how can Jue Chiling refuse? Please lead the way, Immortal Maiden."

Although he was worried about a trick, he thought that the Holy Flame World was only a few minutes away, not far. If it was an ambush, it could have been launched here, no need to drag him over there.

Besides, he was already somewhat curious about who he had offended and why the other party said 'accidental injury'?

Moreover, these two Fifth Ranks were clearly remnants of Mount Luofu, and the Fourth Rank aura that appeared earlier, judging by the profound two-principle method, was also from the Dao Orthodoxy. Who could connect all these people?

So, after thinking for a moment, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord decided to go and see.

Since a verbal agreement was reached, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord no longer hesitated. Yang Ning and Shen Shuibi took a step first, and he followed tens of thousands of miles behind, arriving at the Holy Flame World.

Upon first arriving at the Holy Flame World, he saw Lu Mountain God and the chaotic demon soldiers.

The demon soldiers, upon seeing the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord arrive, immediately knelt and prostrated themselves, shouting loudly: "Master! Master!"

His expression remained unchanged, and he waved his hand, revealing a Dharma Idol: that purplish-red star, but now without any suction, looking ordinary.

However, the people of the Holy Flame World experienced another wave of anomalies.

The purplish-red star filled the entire sky, and countless people couldn't sleep.

Of course, most people no longer cared.

Facing the demands of survival, few people would care about the anomalies in the sky that changed every few days.

Who cared? As long as it wasn't a butcher's knife falling on their heads, other things... whatever, they only cared about finding things that would allow them to survive tomorrow.

Those demon soldiers, however, seemed to have found a lifeline, rushing towards the demon star. Upon landing on it, they transformed into various vivid and lifelike murals and runes on the demon star's ground.

It turned out that this was how the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord accommodated these million demon soldiers.

After taking in these million demon soldiers, he cupped his hands and apologized to Yang Ning and Shen Shuibi, the two sisters: "I have made you two Immortal Maidens laugh, but they have been with me for many years, and though they are somewhat rude, their crime is not punishable by death..."

"No matter, since they are the Demon Lord's followers, then just keep them," Shen Shuibi replied indifferently.

And Yang Ning said not a word from beginning to end; she seemed even colder than Shen Shuibi.

Having received an affirmative answer, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Lord nodded slightly, while also glancing at Lu Mountain God, who stood there dazedly outside the Holy Flame World's world barrier.

Possessed?

What kind of strange method was this? Was it the Shaman's doing? Although it was said that the Shaman's methods were cunning and sinister, could they be so bizarre?

Thinking this, he entered the Holy Flame World nonchalantly.

However, he froze.

Appearing before him was a young man who was merely a Seventh Rank.