pappabearbooks Chapter 837 660: Fire Spirit Palace! (Part 2)
Chapter 837 660: Fire Spirit Palace! (Part 2)
Seeing that Youdeng had already approached within a zhang range, "Cold Pond Demon King" grinned, revealing a smile of conspiracy being achieved:"I am not that Pig Dragon at all."
"What?!"
The pupils suddenly contracted, heart trembled with alertness, realizing he was deceived, Youdeng just wanted to retreat, yet saw the Cold Pond Demon King in front of him abruptly wave his sleeve, the sky-covering sleeve seemed like a massive black hole swallowing heaven and earth, engulfing him all in.
"Audacious!"
Unexpectedly someone dared to come to his cave mansion to attack him, shocked and furious, Youdeng roared fiercely, punching out, the terrifying fist like stars erupted with vast Divine Fire, forcefully striking, like a fire sea descending, unimaginably heavy, instantly smashing the black hole.
No wonder he is a Dao Embodiment five-layered Great Demon King, truly has some skills.
Watching Youdeng obliterating his Universe in the Sleeve with one strike, Qi Xiu nodded slowly.
Fortunately, he first learned about this Youdeng Demon King's strength level from the Cold Pond Demon King's mind, otherwise, rashly attacking to capture him wouldn't be a problem, the problem would be causing too much commotion, alerting other Demon Kings.
At that point, the plan to sweep the Fire Spirit Saint Mother would be wasted.
Crash——
Ripping apart Qi Xiu's Universe in the Sleeve, the sea-like Divine Fire shimmered with Demon Light, surging turbulently, in anger Youdeng Demon King raised his hand intending to capture Qi Xiu, to see who dared to attack him.
But just as he was about to make a move, a boundless colorful light suddenly squeezed past Space-Bounding, descending with unrivaled force, fiercely sweeping over.
"Small World Technique? You're a Primordial Spirit Boss?"
Recognizing at a glance Hunyuan Palace was the exclusive Small World Technique of a Primordial Spirit Boss, Youdeng Demon King's pupils shook, heart in chaos.
Why would a Primordial Spirit Boss personally take action?
Could it be my plan to steal the Fire Spirit Holy Palace has been exposed, the Holy Mother wants to capture me for trial?
No, if that were the case, why didn't the Holy Mother personally take action?
It's not the Holy Mother... Then who is he?
This aura is indeed the Small World Technique without a doubt?
Just as Youdeng Demon King's eyes were in chaos, lost in thought, Hunyuan Palace had already descended, directly engulfing him.
Once inside Hunyuan Palace, with no worries, the subsequent matters became much simpler.
Though this Youdeng Demon King is a Dao Embodiment five-layered Great Demon King, against Qi Xiu, the foremost Human Race True Monarch of the present age, is still far from enough, releasing his full prowess, showcasing all means, still captured casually by Qi Xiu.
"Tsk tsk, the Human Dao is now flourishing even more, with Human Dao Great Merit protecting me, my luck enhanced by it, becoming extremely abundant.
Just arrived at the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and encountered such a good fortune.
My decision not to indulge in slaughter was indeed the right choice."
Subduing Youdeng Demon King, searching his divine soul, Qi Xiu instantly penetrated the details of this Demon King and his entire plan to sweep the Fire Spirit Holy Palace.
This Demon King is called Youdeng.
His true form, as his name suggests, is an oil lamp.
He was originally an oil lamp on the desk of a Human Clan's True Venerable, gradually gaining spirit essence due to prolonged exposure to this True Venerable's aura, daily cultivation from this aura, gradually acquiring considerable cultivation.
But one day, as this True Venerable prepared to depart Outside the Domain, things changed.
On the day of departure, this True Venerable took his disciple, maid, even a pet dog but left him behind.
The reason being his cultivation was too shallow to go Outside the Domain.
Faced with such an explanation, Youdeng naturally refused to believe, stubbornly thinking the True Venerable deemed him lowly, thus unwilling to bring him along.
Thus, after this True Venerable departed, he gradually developed resentment, eventually turning evil and monstrous, after killing countless kin of this True Venerable, fled to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
Ultimately becoming today's Youdeng Demon King.
The reason he dared to risk being hunted personally by the Primordial Spirit Demon Ancestor and intrude her cave mansion and Dao venue is because the Fire Spirit Saint Mother's true form was an Abnormal Fire Spirit Being, refined over time.
Therefore, her Dao venue treasury holds numerous rare, even since extinct Divine Fire Immortal Seeds.
Youdeng's current cultivation has reached a bottleneck, wanting further breakthroughs can only rely on everything to strengthen his own essence.
And in the Fire Spirit Saint Mother's Dao venue treasury happens to contain a [Douluo Fire] long extinct since the Primordial Era!
This fire is the flower formed by the Qianling Lamp of the Taixu Palace within Taihuangtian, the first sacred land of the Ancient Times. It drifted into the mortal realm, with nine blooms, out of which eight have already been definitively used up.
The only remaining one is in the treasure trove of the Fire Spirit Saint Mother's Dao venue.
The body of King Youdeng Demon resembles that Qianling Lamp. If he could obtain this divine fire, he would be able to enhance his essence and expand his Dao path.
This is the main reason he dares to conspire to sweep through the Fire Spirit Saint Mother's venue despite the grave risk involved.
"With just a Dao Body, you dare to covet a Primordial Spirit artifact. If you truly grow up, you will be a major threat to the Human Race." Qi Xiu shook his head gently, holding a stone lamp in his hand.
This lamp is simple and elegant in design, with a lotus flower shape at the top, appearing quite extraordinary.
And this is the true form of King Youdeng Demon.
His soul was destroyed by Qi Xiu, and his physical body reverted to its original form.
Examining the stone lamp in his hand, it was still the true form of a Great Demon King. Finding its quality acceptable, Qi Xiu decided to temporarily keep it, as it might still be of some use in the future.
"According to Youdeng's memories, the Fire Spirit Saint Mother left the Fire Spirit Palace three years ago and her whereabouts are unknown.
Three years ago, wasn't that when the group of Demon Ancestor Demon Venerables infiltrated Central Earth, stole a divine object, and attacked and killed a True Venerable?
It's said that during that incident, four Demon Ancestor Demon Venerables were killed by the Human Race True Venerable.
The Fire Spirit Saint Mother has been gone for too long. Could it be that among the four fallen Demon Ancestor Demon Venerables, she was one of them?" With a flicker in his eyes, Qi Xiu thought more and more that it was possible.
If among the dead four Demon Ancestor Demon Venerables there wasn't the Fire Spirit Saint Mother, then there was no reason for her not to return to her Dao venue after three years in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
"If that's really the case, then Youdeng has suffered too great a loss.
If he had known that the Fire Spirit Saint Mother had died in Central Earth, he probably would have united with other Demon Kings to storm the Fire Spirit Palace long ago, instead of nervously waiting for three years, only to secretly plan the move now."
Shaking his head with a light smile, Qi Xiu sighed within.
Sometimes, fortune is also a major factor in cultivation.
Those with strong fortune achieve things easily, with everything falling into place as if assisted by divine will.
While those with weak fortune often find twice the effort yielding half the result, always falling one step short.
Just like King Youdeng Demon.
He painstakingly plotted and deployed schemes for three years, was just about to take action and seize the treasure, when someone like Qi Xiu arrived and reaped all the gains.
"There is no time to lose. The Fire Spirit Saint Mother has been missing for three years, and surely Youdeng is not the only one eyeing this piece of meat. If I go late, someone else might just take it."
Having made up his mind, Qi Xiu immediately transformed into a plume of blue smoke, passing through Lingzhan Mountain and Tianxiang Cave, directly heading to the top of Xiling's mountain peaks towards the Fire Spirit Palace.
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Atop Xiling, the Fire Spirit Holy Palace!
Serving as a sacred treasure site of the Demon Ancestor Fire Spirit Saint Mother, the Fire Spirit Holy Palace's splendor was unparalleled.
Above Xiling's highest peak, a perfectly round fiery red treasure mirror suspended in the air.
The treasure mirror emitted scorching radiance, resembling a blazing sun.
On the upward-facing mirror surface, a luxurious and majestic gold-red palace prominently appeared.
The palace's roof was covered with golden glazed tiles, sparkling brilliantly under the sunlight, as if forged from pure gold, with mysterious patterns carved into the walls, finally faintly forming a True Dragon and a Phoenix, seemingly ready to leap from the walls at any moment.
"Carving dragons and painting phoenixes, this Fire Spirit Saint Mother is indeed arrogant."
Having reached the top of Xiling, glancing at the mighty palace above the fiery red treasure mirror, Qi Xiu chuckled lightly.
As the strongest beings in the Tianyuan Main Realm during the Ancient Times, the Dragon and Phoenix clans, despite their disappearance, still held a mysterious formidable power.
Except for the Human Race, who were favored by the True Dragon Clan.
Any other race daring to use dragon and phoenix patterns would be influenced by unknown forces.
As a Demon Ancestor, the Fire Spirit Saint Mother surely understood these subtleties, yet she dared use them, clearly believing she, as a Primordial Spirit Demon Ancestor, would not be affected by any mysterious forces.
However, now it seems, this strange and powerful force is not easily bypassed, even for Primordial Spirit bosses.
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