Chapter 597: Descent of the Sea God

Mei Gongzi suddenly felt that his voice seemed to have changed, somewhat familiar yet also strange. It was familiar because she felt she had heard it before, but strange because it did not seem to belong to the Asura she knew.

In this brief moment, in the distance, the endless night once again obscured the light of the stars and moon, slowly arriving, spreading like dark clouds across the sky.

The Tenebrous Demon Emperor didn't even make another sound, but the overwhelming darkness was filled with an equally overwhelming intent to kill.

Tang San nodded to the Peacock Great Demon King, then raised the fifth sword token in his hand!

The sharp sword light shot up to the sky, carrying an unparalleled, brilliant sword intent, along with a strong and intense energy fluctuation. It carried the will of the Sword Saint Demon Emperor. Once again, it transformed into a Red-Crowned Crane that charged straight at the Tenebrous Demon Emperor.

Tang San closed his eyes slightly, smiling as he murmured to himself, "The sword is sacrifice!"

Silver light flickered, and before Mei Gongzi realized it, it had already enveloped her and the Peacock Great Demon King. But this time, it did not envelop Tang San. Mei Gongzi wanted to stretch her hand to grab him, only to realize that she was restrained—restrained by her father's spatial power!

The last thing she saw was only that tall, straight back disappearing before her. And then... there was only silver light.

Time seemed to slow down.

But in that instant, she clearly felt as if something most important in her heart had vanished into thin air.

"NO—" she shouted.... Or at least she tried to shout, but in the spatial channel, though her lips moved, no sound came out.

He never turned back to look at her, because he feared that if he did, he wouldn't be able to bear the parting.

She was worried because of the words of the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor, but he understood far more than she did from these words.

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor had likely noticed something about Tang San, and even this pursuit was likely tacitly approved by him.

If Tang San escaped this pursuit, he would have a chance. If he didn't, it would mean extinction. This seemed to be what the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor wanted to tell him. After all, he was human. He was different from Mei Gongzi; she clearly inherited the Peacock Great Demon King's bloodline, as well as the White Tiger Demon Emperor’s. But even the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor couldn't tell what was going on with Tang San. Though he had shown two bloodlines, he was not affiliated with either of those clans... and what about his other abilities?

The Tenebrous Demon Emperor was certain to come, considering what they’d done to his successor. And if they didn’t teleport fast enough, far enough, even the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor might arrive, and that would spell death for them, no ifs and buts.

Thus, understanding the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's intentions, Tang San began preparing. The divine items he’d chosen and the Red-Crowned Divine Sword he had gifted were all part of this preparation.

But Tang San knew that to escape the death trap described by the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor, these alone wouldn't be enough. All his preparations would certainly be within the grasp of the Master of Destiny. No... To seek life on the brink of death, to have even the slightest chance at survival, he had to break free from the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor’s control.

So, when the sword tokens were exhausted, he stayed behind. He chose to face the danger himself, even if it meant fighting an Emperor. With his current abilities, it basically amounted to striking a stone with an egg, but it was also the key to whether he could truly establish himself in this plane.

This was the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor’s message—if he could survive the pursuit of an Emperor, then he would be qualified to aim at becoming the strongest in this plane. It meant he would have a chance to protect himself and that the Peacock Demon clan would have an opportunity to rise again. With the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's abilities, he could certainly see the blood pact between him and Mei Gongzi, so at least for now, he would consider Tang San part of the Peacock Demon clan and let him do what he wanted.

BOOM!

The darkness and the sword light collided again, resulting in a rain of light filled with unparalleled, brilliant energy. The terrifying energy affected an area dozens of miles in diameter, causing the entire sky to tremble violently. This was a clash between two Emperors!

It would have extinguished all life within that range if it had been on the ground.

Even Emperors had their limitations; they were bound by the constraints of the Ancestral Court, and they dared not easily affect the continent's ecosystem. Thus, their clashes could only occur in the sky.

Amid that violent collision, Tang San's eyes lit up; two motes of golden light appeared in his pupils. The golden radiance overflowed, spreading from his eyes to his forehead and then down his entire body, enveloping him in golden light.

During this process, his aura began to surge rapidly.

An illusory golden figure emerged behind him, soaring upward from two meters to five meters, then to ten meters, twenty meters, and then finally stopping at a height of one hundred meters.

The light figure was illusory, but the fluctuations of its divine consciousness made the space that had just experienced a violent collision seem to quiet down.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The endless darkness that seemed capable of annihilating everything halted. A purple figure stepped out of the void against the backdrop of darkness, eyes full of shock as it looked at the huge golden figure not far in front of it.

The hundred-meter-tall golden figure's face was unclear, but it could be vaguely seen that he wore golden armor, had a tall and slender figure, and had long blue hair flowing behind him. In his hand, a trident shone with brilliant golden light, causing the Tenebrous Demon Emperor's heart to tremble.

The strange fluctuations of divine consciousness seemed to suppress the entire space around him. Even as an Emperor, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor felt his divine consciousness quiver at this moment.

An Emperor! This was without a doubt the aura of an Emperor, and he seemed to be no ordinary Emperor!

Although it didn't seem to be the true body, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor's heart was filled with unparalleled shock. He knew better than anyone that this Emperor was not someone from the Ancestral Court, but an unknown existence... an existence of truly high caliber!

"Who are you?" the Tenebrous Demon Emperor asked in a deep voice. At the same time, the endless darkness, accompanied by the dull luster of the Withering Domain, gathered behind him. The originally dark sky turned into a deep purple, and a massive purple vortex coiled and swirled behind him.

A strange voice seemed to emanate from the void. "I am the Sea God!"

With these simple words, the massive golden figure slowly raised the gigantic trident in his right hand, pointing it at the sky.

Immediately, a brilliant golden light shot up into the sky, piercing the heavens and illuminating the darkness.

The entire space violently trembled, and the earth below quaked, but the terrifying divine consciousness emanating from the Sea God seemed to suppress everything.

The Tenebrous Demon Emperor dared not be negligent. He held his hands in front of him, and a purple-black orb appeared in his grasp.

It looked like a crystal ball with countless lights and shadows swirling inside. Instantly, dragon-shaped shadows as black as ink surrounded the Tenebrous Demon Emperor—nine shadows flickering into being.

This was his most powerful divine weapon, the Nine Tenebrous Dragons!

As the name implied, the Nine Tenebrous Dragons contained the souls of nine Tenebrous Dragons. One of these was even the soul of a Demon Emperor, while the rest were the Great Demon Kings!

Legend had it that if the Nine Tenebrous Dragons orb actually came to include the souls of nine Demon Emperor dragons with complementary attributes, it could transcend the very plane and become a complete, independent realm!

Faced with this unknown Emperor, the Tenebrous Demon Emperor had immediately pulled out his strongest weapon, which revealed the great apprehension he had toward the being in front of him.

At that moment, the radiant golden trident flew at him seemingly out of nowhere; thousands of golden rays pierced the darkness, heading straight for the Tenebrous Demon Emperor.

The Sea God's divine technique—Fury of the Masses!