pappabearbooks Chapter 435 - 400: Conceptual Celestial Demon, Sun, Moon, and Starlight, Holy Spear and Holy Sword!
Chapter 435 - 400: Conceptual Celestial Demon, Sun, Moon, and Starlight, Holy Spear and Holy Sword!
The Noon Sun Daoist stood in mid-air, confronting his opponent.Behind him, the ethereal scene of celestial mansions, like mirages, seemed dreamlike.
A resonant sound of the great Dao emanated from it, dispersing the mist and smoke.
The part of the sky overshadowed by the dark moon was illuminated, revealing the form of the black-robed phantom.
The black Daoist robe was covered with crimson patterns, and the silver hair and beard were entirely dyed dark purple.
A pair of phoenix eyes glowed with a bloody light, with fingertips grasping a demon sword shrouded in dense black fog.
The place where the void was pressed underfoot was charred, all celestial aura faded, leaving only a malevolent aura like bone corrosion.
On witnessing this, Noon Sun’s heart sank.
The worst outcome had appeared; the Pure Yang Sword Immortal Lü Dongbin worshipped at the Eight Immortals Temple had indeed been "corrupted by demons"...
This black shadow had actually stolen the divine faith of the Celestial Demon and donned a divine facade.
Just like now, the Lü Dongbin figure in mid-air, seemingly demonized, was clearly demonstrating this fact to Noon Sun.
He found it difficult to accept, could not accept, refused to accept!
Noon Sun’s pupils trembled, his knuckles turned white.
This demonized shadow burned his nerves like a branding iron.
It was the ancestor deity statue he had worshipped since childhood at the Eight Immortals Temple!
Rusty blood rose in his throat, and the Three Flowers inside his body shook crazily.
Fearful speculations about stolen divine faith manifested at this moment, the pain of a blade slicing the Tao Heart...
The sensation of faith being tainted felt like the sharpest divine weapon.
Stabbing into his heart and lungs repeatedly, never stopping.
This was the terror of the "concept-type" Celestial Demon!
Donned in the skin of a "god," it could transform the human worship of thousands of years into hellish slaughter blades.
Concept-type Celestial Demons are the most mysterious and scarce subgroup among Celestial Demons.
Material-type Celestial Demons have substance, intangible-types have form.
Yet concept-types are without form or substance, capable of parasitizing human malice, divine faith, and other spiritual concepts.
Much like the indomitable martial spirit of a Martial Arts Family until death; they can distort it into an obsessive delusion, falling into being a Martial Artist of the Demon Path.
Or like the sincere worship and divine wish of a follower, stolen and transformed into a poison that corrodes divinity.
This type of Celestial Demon excels at elevating purity to extremes, turning guardianship into destruction, faith into madness!
From afar, Lu Ang rushed in, and upon witnessing this scene, his heart instantly sank.
Noon Sun Daoist was blinded by insistence, seeing this mongrel disguised as Lü Zu’s veneer, now his mind was in chaos.
Yet he knows the true identity of the opponent.
A demon general under the Ancestral Dragon Throne, self-titled as "Moonshade Lord," an immensely terrifying being comparable to the top four-level Demon Nest Master!
For this level of Great Demon, only by joining forces with someone else can they hold out while waiting for Zhou Sheng’s assistance.
In his current state... can Noon Sun Daoist manage it...
...
The sound of the great Dao resounded through the night sky, and in an instant, a vast true essence, like a heavenly river pouring in, swept towards Moonshade Lord.
Noon Sun’s Daoist robe fluttered fiercely, his entire being was imbued with fiery brilliance penetrating the skies, from head to foot, under the enhancement of crimson gold true essence.
Within the cosmos inside himself, the Martial Arts celestial brilliance shimmered brightly.
There was a peculiar transformation as the sun and moon alternated and revolved, bestowing an extraordinary change upon the body.
The starlight, sunlight, and moonlight showered down on the earth, transforming into flawless fabric filling the body.
Starlight flowed around the body, transforming into unimaginable powerful force fortifying the flesh;
Sunlight condensed in the limbs and bones, igniting all the accumulated pure Yang true essence of numerous years of arduous cultivation;
Moonlight scattered on the surface, like cold jade’s glow draping over the skin, transforming into a lunar armor.
With all power unleashed, Noon Sun stood in the void as if an Immortal in the celestial ranks of the Celestial Court.
Lu Ang was still youthful, he underestimated how indestructible the martial will of an older Celestial King was!
Even though Noon Sun was heartbroken right now, 300 years of cultivated Tao Heart wouldn’t crumble easily.
His fists clenched tightly, the towering celestial mansion behind him, fiercely tipping towards the enormous inverted dark moon in the air!
Bang——!
As the sound of a terrifying collision erupted suddenly, Lu Ang moved as well.
With a single hand gesture, a Nine-ring Dragon Slayer Divine Knife radiating nine-colored profound light was absorbed into his hand.
Along with a terrifying, earth-shaking roar, Lu Ang’s figure appeared above Moonshade Lord’s head.
Grasping the divine knife with both hands, the shadow of a sky-covering bear behind him likewise grasped with both palms, pressing down with a heaven-splitting, earth-shattering blade glow!
"Shake the Earth!"
Lu Ang’s figure, solid and heavy as a mountain, formed an intermingling force with the berserk bear.
Before the blade arrived, the violent energy waves crushed the ice within a thousand zhang radius to powder.
Moonshade Lord raised his sword to block in an instant, while Noon Sun’s red light like a waterfall in his hand pierced the abdomen like grasping the sun’s beam!
Two celestial kings battling the demon general, black mist intertwined with mysterious light forming a destructive torrent.
Pervasive over a hundred leagues, lingering without ceasing...
...
On the other end of the node, a figure transformed into white feathers shooting into the sky.
Weaving wings of white feathers constituting his body, countless rays converged at a point, Zhou Yun stepped out from the light, solemn as a mountain.
He looked skyward towards the void.
In the night sky, lightning and thunder interwoven, the roaring sound of dragons shattered the void.
A colossal white dragon claw extending from the firmament, its mere nail covered a hundred meters, unimaginable how grand its true form was.
Zhou Yun stood with hands behind his back, unmoving.
The dragon claw halted just meters from his face as if smashing against an indestructible invisible barrier, exploded into billions of bone shards, quickly dissipating in the heavens.
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The [Ancestor Dragon] is bound by rules in the depths, unable to approach the area around the node.
In the distance, a surging cloud of demons is sweeping in.
Amidst it are countless Celestial Demons of various shapes, their roars echoing in the sky.
There are several of these demons, each comparable to a Grandmaster.
They have all been sent by the Ancestor Dragon to stop Zhou Yun from destroying the node.
At the same time, in the depths, even more terrifying Great Demons are being summoned by the Ancestor Dragon, slowly awakening...
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yun chuckled lightly.
Then he pulled out a light-forged sword from the void.
With a gentle swipe, the world fell silent.
The all-encompassing demon cloud seemed to be swallowed by an invisible giant mouth, and the Celestial Demons, before they could see Zhou Yun’s face, turned into particles of light and dissipated.
Wherever the sword mark went, it left behind an endless blazing white crack in the void, lingering for a long time.
The sky dropped more feathers, accompanied by sacred radiance falling beside Zhou Yun.
Zhou Yun raised his left hand, not holding the sword, and the countless light feathers responded to his call, flapping together.
First, thousands of feathers condensed into a spear’s shaft, pure white streams solidifying between the feather seams, then the whitest feathers curled into a peerlessly sharp spear tip, with a gleaming brilliance shining at its point.
Zhou Yun’s body turned into a rainbow, the spear tip directly aimed at the void node.
In an instant, the brilliant spear light, like a comet piercing the sun, wrapped in purifying radiance, shot towards the sky!
Countless feather blades burst from the spear tip, turning into chains of light that shredded the structure of space, the entire firmament collapsing like a mirror.
From the depths of the node, came the enraged roar of the Ancestor Dragon, and Zhou Yun reversed his hand to throw the light spear into the rift.
The moment the spear submerged, billions of feathers exploded like stars, turning into a monstrous wave sweeping the demonic domain for thousands of miles.
Lower-ranking Celestial Demons caught up in this, dissipated into gas without a chance to wail.
The originally undulating mountains in the Demon Nest evaporated completely in this white light.
The bright glow at this moment illuminated the [Boundless Night] sky.
The final blaze bursting from the spear tip bloomed like a supernova, melting the node entrance into a thousand-meter diameter glass crater.
Zhou Yun vanished into white feathers, leaving only the holy chant of falling feathers echoing between heaven and earth.
As the world fell silent, in the deepest part of the Demon Nest.
The Ancestor Dragon slowly retracted its claws, its serpentine body stretching endlessly.
Its eyes, like two blood moons, gradually descended as the dragon’s head rested on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the surroundings returned to complete darkness.
"Insignificant creature, on the day I descend upon the mortal world, you will be the first I devour..."
The being of Zhou Sheng embedded itself into the heart of the [Master of Ultimate Darkness]...
...
At the foot of Qinling Mountains.
A few flashes of mysterious light, and Wuyang and Lu Ang stepped out of the Demon Nest one after another.
Wuyang appeared slightly fatigued; though unscathed, his spirit was greatly weary.
Lu Ang had already returned to human form, the Nine-Rings Dragon-Slaying Divine Blade dissipated into countless golden particles, retrieved back into his body.
"Wuyang Daojun, at this stage, you must make early decisions."
Yin Yuejun is capable of manipulating Lü Zu’s divine faith, the demon infestation has already occurred, the situation is clear.
Wuyang croaked:
"Lu Zhenshou, I represent the Eight Immortals Temple, and will fully cooperate with your operations.
Can you now tell me the intelligence the nation has gathered..."
After listening to Lu Ang’s account, Wuyang nodded helplessly.
"No wonder the old Daoist has been uneasy since last month; it turns out that Lü Zu’s [Divine Temple] was excavated at that time..."
"Yes, besides Lü Zu, there’s a high probability of the other seven Immortals being demon-infested as well, the divine faith... must be severed."
Lu Ang’s words were firm and resolute.
Wuyang, walking slowly, like he hadn’t heard Lu Ang speak.
After a pause, as the atmosphere solidified, he hesitantly spoke:
"The Eight Immortals... are reputed for traveling together, punishing evil and aiding the world. Facing calamity today, advancing and retreating together... is... indeed appropriate."
"Daojun understands reason, Lu Ang is impressed."
Wuyang waved his hand and asked again:
"Lu Zhenshou, according to what you said earlier, Lü Zu’s idol appeared in Fucheng, should I take care of it along the way?"
"The nation has already selected the right people to handle it; everything is within control, a chance for the young ones to gain experience. Daojun should focus on dealing with the faith matters within the sect."
As compensation, after this [Realm of Ling Lady] is allocated as a resource area, apart from Zhou Sheng’s share, the state’s share held by the Defense Army will be transferred to your temple."
Wuyang nodded and said:
"Thank you."
Martial arts resources are tangible, and though the Immortal incense is no longer present,
as long as the temple stands, the martial arts destiny persists.
...
On the day after the battle, in the Ling Lady Demon Nest, the operation to eliminate the remaining Celestial Demons continued.
Xu Qingfeng, Chu Yanlong, and the others also learned of the great battle that erupted at the node earlier.
Considering the possibility that remnants of the Ancestor Dragon’s Demon Nest might have infiltrated Ling Lady.
For safety, they decided to end the recruitment early and return home for a quiet retirement...
Xu Qingfeng, carrying a large bag, walked out of the Demon Nest, eager to boast to his friends.
When the call connected, there was only the sound of heavy breathing like that of a panting ox on the other end.
[Lao Meng, what are you doing!]