Chapter 483: The Demon Lair

"The sun and moons have appeared in the sky together. It's Li Wang!"

"Li Wang has descended. We are saved!"

"Only the Heavenly Dao that Li Wang comprehended can recreate the starry skies from beyond the Abyss. It has to be him!"

When people across the Demon Abyss Continent saw the magnificent celestial spectacle above, they knew that Li Wang had arrived.

The simultaneous presence of the sun, moons, and stars was unmistakable proof.

The sun and moon never appeared together in the normal skies of the Abyss, and the cycle of day and night was distinct.

However, Li Wang had ascended to the True God Realm through the Dao of the Starry Skies. He had the power to alter celestial objects and could simultaneously manifest the sun and moon, creating an unparalleled scene of brilliance.

Li Wang's Heavenly Dao is rooted in the starry skies beyond the Abyss, encompassing both the sun and the moons!

Pang Jian's mind was shaken.

He recalled the seven towering Heaven Ascension Tribulation Pillars in the Fifth World and the drifting images of the sun, moon, and stars that appeared when they emitted a radiant green glow. Those were undoubtedly Li Wang's handiwork.

Having once fought Zhou Yi of the Nine Tribes Sect on the Fey Spirit Continent, Pang Jian was well aware of the Spatial Mirror Technique.

He had assumed that Li Wang had also ascended to the True God Realm following a similar Dao.

Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that Li Wang's Heavenly Dao was rooted in the starry skies.

Under the control of Li Wang's divine soul, the Demon Subjugating Shrine shone brilliantly under the radiance of the sun and moons.

It hovered boldly and ostentatiously above the Demon Sect.

Whoosh!

The Demon Subjugating Shrine flared brightly once more, illuminating the network of shadowy pits that made up the Demon Sect.

"He Motian!"

"Tian Wei!"

"Qing Ji!"

Li Wang's commanding voice echoed across the continent from the massive shrine.

"You have painstakingly devised this scheme, using the darkness within the hearts of the humans on the Demon Abyss Continent to nourish that demonic stone.

"What is your ultimate goal? You have meticulously orchestrated the corruption of the three Immortal Realm elders of the Demon Sect. You surely have great ambitions, don't you?"

Rumble!

The Demon Subjugating Shrine descended, shaking the Demon Abyss Continent to its core.

"Three Immortal Realm elders have been corrupted?"

"Who? Who have the Demon Gods corrupted? Who became their vessels?"

The crowd was thrown into a panic at these revelations.

Three Demon Gods? Two more Demon Gods have descended?

Pang Jian's expression darkened.

Descending into the now-open Demon Abyss, he landed near Li Jie, Duan Yun, and Huang Xi.

The trio were glaring intently at Xuan Ying and Ying Yue.

Xuan Ying was a prodigy of the Demon Scale Race while Ying Yue was the vessel of the Moon God, and both their souls were still absent from their bodies.

The positive turn of events had invigorated Li Jie and the others, and they wanted to seize the opportunity to destroy Xuan Ying and Ying Yue's physical bodies.

However, the sea of demonic energy surrounding them caused their minds to spiral out of control every time they attempted to act.

The murderous intent they harbored toward Xuan Ying and Ying Yue would vanish and they found themselves unable to gather their strength or focus their minds.

Although they could speak and shout, they could not control their dantians, making it impossible to wield their abilities.

"Pang Jian, we're too close to the demonic stone! It's affecting all of us!" Li Jie cried. "You do it! Destroy Xuan Ying and the Moon God's bodies!"

Li Jie gazed fearfully at the massive demonic stone, body covered in talismans meant to suppress his divine soul.

"I can't shake the feeling that the third wave of tremors is about to happen.

"I planned to retreat because Li Wang is here, but I can't move anything but my mouth!"

The corruption of demonic energy had slowly affected their body and willpower.

When they finally realized something was wrong, it was already too late. Their bodies and divine souls were already entangled in the demonic energy surrounding the demonic stone.

Pang Jian remained unaffected only because of the sea of demonic energy beneath the fragmented land in his dantian.

That was a result of his cultivation of the Primeval Demon Fusion Art.

"I met your father. He's very worried about you. Li Jie, I'll get you out of here first. It's best if you leave this place."

Pang Jian grabbed the Qilin Bell and flung it upward with all his strength.

Whoosh!

The Qilin Bell was thrown out of the Demon Abyss with Li Jie inside.

Li Jie flew up by a hundred zhang. The distance was enough for him to fully recover from the demonic energy's effects in an instant.

"My father is outside the Demon Abyss Continent? He came as well?" Li Jie shouted excitedly. "The old man was probably really worried about me!

"He's afraid I'll die here and leave him without an heir. Pang Jian, the other guys aren't any help either so you may as well toss them out too!"

Immortal Realm cultivators like Duan Yun and Huang Xi were like grasshoppers stuck in mud once they got too close to the demonic stone.

"Alright!"

Pang Jian hurled them out of the Demon Abyss one by one.

From above, Li Jie called again, "Pang Jian, since you're unaffected, hurry up and kill Xuan Ying and Ying Yue!"

Boom!

The demonic stone's third tremor suddenly struck.

A surge of concentrated negative energy and souls rushed toward the purple demonic stone from all over.

Li Jie, Duan Yun, Huang Xi, and the others were not spared. Their divine souls were ripped from their bodies, hurtling toward the demonic stone.

Li Jie's talismans proved utterly useless against the soul-devouring pull of the demonic stone.

"Pang Jian, save me!" wailed Li Jie's divine soul as it hurtled uncontrollably toward the demonic stone.

Pang Jian let out a muffled grunt as blood poured from all seven orifices of his face.

Having experienced the tremor of the demonic stone before, he found himself better prepared to endure the pain and resist the demonic stone's pull.

He quickly regained his mobility. Urgently grabbing the sword scabbard that Li Jie crafted, he pressed on the orb and pointed its opening toward Li Jie's divine soul.

"Get in!" Pang Jian yelled.

Li Jie's divine soul desperately aimed for the opening of the sword scabbard with the little control he had of his direction.

Luckily, Pang Jian's coordination meant Li Jie's divine soul shot into the sword scabbard with no issues.

The twelve arrays designed to seal Abyssal Demon and isolate him from external perception securely locked Li Jie's divine soul inside.

Surprisingly, it proved far more effective than the talismans or the Qilin Bell.

Several other strange events occurred alongside the third tremor of the demonic stone.

The Abyssal Demon reappeared in the black-gold divine sword embedded in the ground.

Xuan Ying's and the Moon God's souls also returned to their bodies.

Xuan Ying's icy gaze flickered with a piercing brilliance as she hastily grabbed her serrated demonic blade.

The demonic patterns on the blade's surface surged wildly, and she swiftly rose to her feet with the weapon in hand.

She glanced at the sky, then at the demonic patterns on her blade, before finally turning to the demonic stone. Shock and hesitation clouded her face.

Ying Yue's eyes transformed, one taking the shape of a crescent moon and the other a full moon. She peered at the conjured starry skies above, then cast a fleeting look at Pang Jian.

"Pang Jian, the Demon Fetus has already taken form," she said in a hauntingly soft tone. "The inhabitants of the Demon Abyss Continent are doomed. Even the True God, Li Wang, likely cannot stop the growth of the Demon Fetus.

"The Demon Fetus belonged to the Primordial Demon. This demonic stone from the starry skies is actually called the Demon Lair and is used to nurture the Demon Fetus.

"The Primordial Demon is striving to ascend to the rank of a Sovereign[1].

"Although there are many Demon Gods and Great Demon Gods among the Demon Races in the outer worlds, their leader has actually long since perished. The Demon Races regard the Primordial Demon as their new leader.

"The Primordial Demon is supposed to take root and grow within the Abyss, enduring the trials and tribulations of the many True Gods here before ultimately breaking free.

"In doing so, the Primordial Demon could become the fifth Sovereign in the starry skies," Moon God Ying Yue revealed.

Her voice echoed from the Demon Abyss to the Demon Sect, intentionally making it so that Li Wang could hear her.

It seemed she had no desire to see a Demon Race Sovereign.

"The moons..." Ying Yue's lips curled into a cold smile.

Her human vessel descended onto the crescent moon in the conjured sky.

Whoosh!

Her body flashed and then reappeared on the full moon.

The crescent and full moons that Li Wang had originally conjured shifted ownership as Ying Yue forcibly took control.

"My true body can't descend, and Li Wang's body remains outside as well. He dared to conjure moons before me, so I'll consider it a gift!"

Ying Yue stood atop the full moon, opened her mouth, and devoured the crescent moon. The radiant crescent moon was swallowed whole in a single gulp.

Her vessel and divine soul were instantly filled with lunar energy, leading to a surge in her cultivation realm and combat prowess.

The full moon she stood on transformed into a miniature divine domain under her control.

"Pang Jian!" Moon God Ying Yue stood atop the full moon and gazed coldly down at the blue-robed youth beside the demonic stone. "Li Wang of the Abyss truly delivers gifts in times of need. Whatever he gives, I take without hesitation.

"Once I cleanse this vessel and refine its divine soul, I'll ensure you, little pervert, endure eternal torment, trapped on the edge between life and death!"

Clang!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

At that moment, Li Jie's Qilin Bell and the soulless bodies of Duan Yun, Huang Xi, and others crashed onto the ground near the demonic stone.

"Abyssal Demon!" Pang Jian rushed to the black-gold sword and grabbed it firmly.

Using his divine sense, he connected with the sword soul within, intent on swiftly dealing with Ying Yue before she could fully refine the lunar energy.

The Abyssal Demon's soul had grown remarkably vivid and refined inside the sword. It radiated demonic light as it hovered above the blazing inferno of the fiery realm.

Unexpectedly, the Abyssal Demon was not alone in the sword.

A naked fetus with green-purple skin lay curled up, floating above the roiling magma and fiery waves in a picture of comfort and tranquility.

The Abyssal Demon gazed silently at the fetus.

1. In case anyone forgot, a Sovereign is the leader of the Outer Gods. ☜