Chapter 958: Supreme Heavenly King, End of the Great Battle (II)

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three figures clashed in the sky, colliding again and again, unleashing power on par with that of demon gods.

One of them was a great demon king with three heads and twelve arms, wielding a massive twin-bladed war cleaver. A dark-red abyssal world swirled around it, releasing an ominous aura.

Its opponent was the Lord of Holy Light, with white flame-like wings spread behind him, radiating the aura of a peak chief god. Under the light that seemed like the very first ray ever cast upon heaven and earth, demonic qi was scattered. Massive spears of light, each tens of thousands of meters long, pierced through the abyssal world, releasing a divine brilliance.

Fighting alongside the Lord of Holy Light was a human powerhouse Chen Chu had never seen before. He looked to be in his early thirties, his expression wild and unrestrained. What mattered most was that this young man radiated the aura of a supreme law, coupled with a sword will so sharp it pierced the heavens.

This human heavenly king had fused his supreme law into his sword will, unleashing a silver sword light tens of thousands of meters long that swept across heaven and earth, cutting through everything in its path.

The abyssal world shattered under the grand and overbearing sword light. Even the abyssal principle held by the great demon king Georgi was severed, leaving streaks of silver light scars suspended across the sky.

Boom!

The three powerhouses clashed head-on. With the aid of the Lord of Holy Light, the silver sword light nearly cleaved Georgi in half with a diagonal sweep, forcing it to cough up blood. "Yan Kuang, don’t push me. If you do, we’ll die together today."

Boom!

A monstrous force erupted from Georgi. Its entire form was veined with dark-red blood patterns. Behind it, a pair of demonic arms held aloft a black orb that radiated dazzling light. The sheer energy surge made the Lord of Holy Light instinctively retreat in alarm.

"Die together? With just your strength?" A cold shout echoed through the heavens. The silver sword light burst forth, splitting into nine, each like a suspended galaxy descending from the sky. They radiated a sword intent so sharp it cut through causality itself, slashing toward Georgi.

Gazing at the brilliant sword light that shredded its abyssal domain, Georgi’s eyes flashed with cruelty. "Then let’s all die together."

Boom!

Georgi’s arms exploded, dissolving into countless streams of blood mist that surged into the black orb. In the next instant, the orb detonated, and a far larger malevolent abyss descended.

Endless black demonic qi erupted, engulfing the world. It formed layers of massive gates, each like the head of a monstrous demon, blotting out the sun and sky as they sealed heaven and earth.

As these abyssal devilish gates descended and sealed layer after layer, the Lord of Holy Light, Georgi, Yan Kuang, and the surrounding world were all dragged downward, falling into the abyss.

This was the Supreme Abyss; not the usual abyssal projections summoned by demon kings or great demon kings, but a place of boundless darkness and evil. In that instant, the Lord of Holy Light’s face changed dramatically.

Boom!

Behind him, his white flame-like wings flared wide, radiating a dazzling brilliance. The light burned away the oncoming abyssal demonic qi, resisting the devouring force rising from below with all its might.

The Supreme Abyss differed from the Dark-Red World. It was a twisted, infinitely deep region of terror. Once drawn in, escape was impossible even for a pinnacle great demon king like Georgi.

Just then, the nine silver sword lights suddenly merged. A single, brilliant sword light burst forth within the abyss, piercing the heavens and earth.

Bang!

The black world that spanned over three thousand kilometers shattered under the dazzling supreme sword light. Both the abyssal devilish gates and Georgi were all torn apart. As the silver sword light that stretched from heaven to earth swept through, the darkness dispersed, and red sunlight once again poured down.

Huff! Huff! So powerful!

The Lord of Holy Light, having just escaped the abyssal pull, gasped for breath. Staring at the towering sword light and the figure within it, awe filled his eyes.

What shocked him wasn’t just the seemingly endless stream of powerful human cultivators. Besides Chen Chu, whose talent and strength defied heaven, and Heavenly King Zhenwu, who could challenge demon gods even at the peak of the heavenly king level, there were still others who could break through their limits.

This man, Yan Kuang, though only at the peak of the heavenly king level, was stronger than even the Lord of Holy Light himself, and stronger than some pinnacle great demon kings.

The sky seemed to collapse. A golden-black halberd descended across the heavens, its edge trembling. The world itself shook as it emanated a terrifying aura that suppressed all things. Its target was clearly the distant figure of Georgi, who had just reformed.

Boom!

With one unstoppable strike from the halberd, Georgi let out a miserable scream as its true form exploded again. The impact reduced thousands of kilometers around it into primordial chaos.

Such overwhelming power made even Yan Kuang narrow his eyes and look toward the sky. There, a black-haired youth stood with halberd in hand. He gave the two of them a slight nod, then transformed into a streak of golden-red light and vanished into the distance.

Watching that figure disappear, a wide smile spread across Yan Kuang’s rugged face. "So strong... that must be the one Mr. Qian Tian called the most talented genius in all generations."

After casually helping the Lord of Holy Light injure the great demon king, Chen Chu quickly flew out of the forbidden zone. Following the lingering traces of principle power throughout the heavens and earth, he sped off toward the Purgatory empires.

Along the way, the land below lay in ruins. Mountains had collapsed, rivers had dried up, and raging principle powers had turned the environment into zones of extreme danger. However, the demon gods had fled quickly. It took two hours of traveling over three million kilometers for Chen Chu to finally catch up.

Up ahead, endless waves of dark demonic qi churned across the sky and earth, forming a towering black dome that swallowed everything in its path. It looked like a colossal beast coiled across the land.

Amid the roiling darkness, five terrifying figures stood tall. Their overwhelming auras stirred the darkness, forming five demonic phantoms each a hundred thousand meters high behind them. Alongside the fleeing Deorus, Ludius, Livedes of the Ancestral Court, and Stephenel of the Arikasa Empire, there was one unfamiliar demon god.

Although the first four’s auras were clearly weakened and injured, they now radiated an inexplicable strength. Standing within the infinite darkness, they seemed to have been empowered by a stronger abyssal principle. Together, they confronted Qian Tian and the other powerhouses.

Outside the barrier, Qian Tian stood upon a field of yin and yang. Surrounding him were the Celestial King, the Primordial King, Heavenly King Zhenwu, and three Heavenly Feathered divine kings.

The most powerful of them all, Divine King Tarodell, had not yet moved to preserve his source power, instead using principle power to gradually wear down one of the demon gods.

When Chen Chu appeared before Qian Tian and the others, smiles appeared across the faces of the gathered powerhouses. Even the three divine kings visibly brightened. "Chen Chu, you're here."

Chen Chu gravely asked, "What's the situation?"

Qian Tian’s expression was heavy. "It’s a bit troublesome. We didn’t expect another demon god from the Ancestral Court to be stationed within Belitir’s empire. It’s already completed the demonization of the territory. The demonic qi here isn’t the same as the usual abyssal qi they summon; it comes from their Primordial Ancestor. Or perhaps this entire region—these layers of dark qi and the very domain itself—is part of the Ancestor’s true form, an extension of its principle power. Both the bloodline and strength of the demons come from their Ancestor, so once inside this domain, their power surges dramatically."

At this, even Chen Chu's gaze sharpened. He understood now that this battle had reached its natural end. At present, Qian Tian and the others had spent tremendous energy to stop the desperate Deorus and the other demon gods, burning their origin in the process. Combined with Chen Chu’s own incomplete recovery, their odds of defeating five demon gods, each empowered by the dark demonic domain, were slim.

Even if they could suppress the demon gods, slaying them would be near impossible. Within a domain imbued with the power of the Primordial Ancestor, Deorus and the others were like gods in their own divine region. Their power was enhanced by abyssal laws, seemingly limitless, and heavily suppressed all non-dark forces, even those of other principles.

Chen Chu’s arrival did cause a subtle shift in the demon gods’ expressions. However, sensing his weakened aura and the absence of that terrifying colossal beast, they soon relaxed.

Watching Qian Tian and the others stand their ground without retreat, Deorus sneered coldly amid the churning darkness. "Humans, you’ve won this time, but don’t be complacent. You cannot change the final outcome. When the Primordial Ancestor awakens, it will mark your annihilation."

Because of that colossal beast, Deorus had concluded that even a great demon god wouldn’t be a match. He had no choice but to invoke the name of the Primordial Ancestor as a deterrent.

The Primordial King snorted. "Deorus, even if we can’t kill you today, if you dare take one step beyond this domain, prepare to fall. As for your so-called Primordial Ancestor, who knows whether it’s dead or alive? Trying to scare us with a being that might not even exist, do you think we’re fools?"

Though he said this with confidence, all the top human powerhouses present felt a chill in their hearts. The sense of relief after slaying multiple demon gods quickly faded.

That Primordial Ancestor was unimaginably powerful. Though it had been gravely wounded and in slumber for many years, no one knew how far its recovery had come, not even the humans.

If a demon god were to sacrifice itself, merging into the vast field of dark demonic qi that spanned billions of kilometers, they could momentarily awaken and summon the Primordial Ancestor. This possibility had been documented by Heavenly King Xuanwu and the others when they infiltrated the Purgatory Demon Clan and studied their records.

Over a thousand years ago in the mythical world’s time—three to four thousand years in Blue Planet time—a supremely gifted alien powerhouse cultivated in seclusion after the Purgatory Clan had destroyed its civilization. After breaking through to the late stage of the divine king level, it emerged with overwhelming might and slaughtered its way through the Purgatory empire responsible for its people's fall.

That empire was relatively new at the time and not particularly powerful. While other demon gods watched from the sidelines, the empire's demon god was seriously injured and dying, and ultimately chose to sacrifice its own bloodline to awaken the Primordial Ancestor.

That marked the first time the Primordial Ancestor had made a move since falling into slumber. With a single strike, it killed that battle-crazed divine king on the spot. It was also during that brief reawakening that the Primordial Ancestor suppressed internal discord, paving the way for Tyretis and the other great empires to unite and launch a joint assault on the Heavenly Feathered Race and the Faeries.

In the past, the empires of the Purgatory Demon Clan had fought independently. Some swept through regions, wiping out one alien civilization after another to expand their domains. Others had encountered stronger civilizations, been counterattacked, invaded deep into their territory, and eventually collapsed with the fall of their ruling demon gods.

The number of Purgatory empires had never been fixed. At its peak, there were eleven, with over twenty demon gods. Some died, some empires fell, while other great demon kings broke through to become new demon gods and established new empires, like Deorus and the rest.

Due to the fear of a potential blood sacrifice by the demon gods, the confrontation now lingered at the edge of the dark demonic domain, neither side making another move. Amid the rolling darkness, the unfamiliar demon god, with a golden mark on its forehead, cast a cold gaze thousands of kilometers away at Chen Chu and said in a low voice, "That human... is that Chu Batian?"

The Ancestral Court demon god Livedes respectfully replied, "Yes, Priest Constantine. That human is indeed Chu Batian."

"I recall you once took four strands of the Primordial Ancestor’s power to deal with him, didn’t you?"

Livedes nodded solemnly. "Yes. At the time, he was only at the late stage of the mythical level. Even so, he escaped our joint ambush. It was also because of the colossal beast he summoned that this war failed, and three demon gods perished in one stroke. Aidibaden is likely never returning, either."

When Livedes finished, Deorus and the other demon gods turned their eyes toward the marked demon god, seemingly waiting for something. However, it merely shook its head slightly. "I cannot act yet."

The standoff continued for three more days. Perhaps because the demon gods sensed the overwhelming presence of so many human supreme powerhouses, no more demon kings appeared from the enemy’s rear.

"Let’s go. Time to return." With that, the supreme powerhouses and divine kings turned into rays of light and disappeared into the sky.

Chen Chu gave the golden-marked demon god one last deep glance, then vanished as well.