Chapter 187: The Demon King Descends
The leading Daoist from Hongshan Sect exclaimed in surprise, "Junior brothers and junior sisters? General, you don't understand. Our Hongshan Sect disciples split into two groups to perform the spirit invocation in Lu County. Our group succeeded and summoned a demon god, but the other group was all murdered. The demon god statue and talisman treasures were stolen, and even their clothes were stripped off!"
Commander Lin Ding's face changed drastically, and he blurted out, "If it's not your Hongshan Sect disciples performing the ritual to summon the demon, then who is it?"
The Daoist's eyes gleamed sharply as he listened to the faint chanting coming from the city lord's mansion. He said coldly, "I want to know who they are too... Not good! The one summoning the demon has already established a connection with a demon god from the demon realm! We need to hurry over!"
Lin Ding's eyelids twitched violently. He immediately flew like the wind toward the city lord's mansion, shouting harshly, "Young Sect Leader, give the order quickly! Execute those demonic Daoists in the city lord's mansion!"
Inside the city lord's mansion, Qin Mu felt as though his consciousness had penetrated deep into another world through the demon god statue. His awareness traveled through the darkness before suddenly stopping.
Before him lay an endless dark void. Then, a massive eye opened in the darkness, its pupil filled with crimson flames. Compared to this eye, he was as insignificant as a speck of dust.
Buzz.
To Qin Mu's left, another enormous eye opened. Then, above these two eyes, a third eye appeared. The pupils of all three eyes contracted, slowly shifting to focus on him.
"Insignificant being, you are awakening me—awakening the All-Heaven Demon King, ruler of the boundless territories of All-Heaven."
The three eyes rose slowly, growing farther from Qin Mu's consciousness, yet still appearing overwhelmingly vast. Only then did Qin Mu notice a faint light beside him, like a single lamp in the darkness.
He saw himself standing on an altar. The altar emitted a white glow, appearing tiny and insignificant in the darkness.
The altar and he upon it seemed to have arrived in another world.
"You are awakening my power!"
A voice came from between the three eyes, lofty and distant, hammering against his consciousness, echoing back and forth: "You are summoning me to your world—to kill, to fight!"
Qin Mu spoke humbly, "Great All-Heaven Demon King, I beseech you to descend. I will sacrifice to you countless powerful lives—all the cultivators of Tianbo City."
The three eyes suddenly burst into blazing flames, and a earth-shaking voice rang out: "As you wish!"
The altar beneath Qin Mu's feet suddenly brightened, and the light expanded outward. In an instant, the entire Tianbo City appeared within the darkness.
Qin Mu looked around, his heart trembling. He took in the full view of Tianbo City, seeing all the people within it—their every move, their clothing and attire—all vividly clear, down to the finest detail.
Then, one by one, figures began to disappear from the city, leaving only the cultivators.
Those who vanished were the martial artists who hadn't reached the Six Harmonies realm and ordinary people. They hadn't truly disappeared from Tianbo City; rather, the All-Heaven Demon King was identifying his sacrifices!
Qin Mu quickly pointed at the dragon qilin beside the altar and said, "This dragon qilin is not a sacrifice for the great All-Heaven Demon King."
"Annoying."
A sinister voice came from behind the three eyes. Qin Mu saw three more massive eyes rotate into view behind the first three: "You have no right to command the All-Heaven Demon King to do anything! I will use your consciousness to descend upon this city!"
Qin Mu suddenly felt his body stiffen, unable to move. Waves of terrifying energy surged from the other world!
Boom—
Violent tremors shook the area around the altar. A beam of blood-red light shot up hundreds of feet into the air. Bathed in this light, Qin Mu felt the terrifying energy flowing through his consciousness into this world, surging into the demon god statue.
Runes on the statue's surface blazed with light, like countless strange eyes greedily absorbing the energy from the other world. The statue's surface cracked and burst, splinters of wood flying everywhere.
The demon god statue grew larger and larger. Through the cracks, intense light shone, and Qin Mu could vaguely see flesh and blood forming inside the wooden statue!
In the blink of an eye, the statue on the altar had grown to several dozen feet tall, and it was still expanding.
Qin Mu felt as though his consciousness was about to explode. The All-Heaven Demon King wasn't just sending his energy; his consciousness was also descending. The demon king's consciousness crashed into him—dark, terrifying, and violent. Qin Mu's own consciousness was utterly insignificant before this terrifying force, as if it could be crushed at any moment.
This demon king was extremely savage, caring nothing for Qin Mu's life. He transmitted his consciousness and power across vast distances, pouring them into the demon god statue.
The statue continued to swell and grow. All the wood had burst apart, transforming into a body of flesh and blood!
Crack, crack.
Thunder rolled around the altar, and countless bolts of lightning struck in all directions, forcing Shen Wanyun and the others to retreat. The dragon qilin and Fox Ling'er also fell back. The violent aura of the demon god statue made it impossible even for the dragon qilin to stand his ground.
At the foot of the demon god statue, Qin Mu's body trembled. A wound split open on his forehead, and crackling arcs of electricity shot out from between his brows, illuminating the statue.
Within the lightning was the consciousness of the All-Heaven Demon King. His will was so powerful that it nearly destroyed Qin Mu's awareness.
Blood flowed from Qin Mu's forehead, and the smell of scorched blood filled the air. He couldn't move. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and forcibly activated the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique to protect his consciousness.
His thoughts had stalled, but as soon as the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique began to circulate, the pressure on him lessened. Suddenly, Qin Mu felt something new emerge within him as the technique ran.
Outside, the sounds of battle were deafening. Countless spirit weapons flew like clouds toward them, but he had no time to think about it.
A thunderous crash rang in his ears. The demon god statue's raised leg slammed down, shaking countless buildings in the city lord's mansion to collapse. The spirit weapons hadn't even reached him before they all exploded!
"Demon Expulsion Command!"
More than a dozen Daoists rushed in from outside. When the leading Daoist saw the scene, his eyes nearly split with rage. They quickly slapped the talisman pouches at their waists, and countless sheets of yellow paper flew out.
These yellow papers were inscribed with strange runes, different from the Spirit Invocation Talisman Command. Countless sheets connected in midair, forming a massive yellow curtain.
The countless runes on the yellow paper linked end to end, forming an enormous and complex character.
This was a secret technique of the Hongshan Sect—the Demon Expulsion Command!
The dozen or so Hongshan Sect Daoists shouted in unison, channeling their primal energy to activate the complex character on the yellow curtain. The Demon Expulsion Command lit up, shining toward the All-Heaven Demon God.
But the moment the light struck the demon god, all his eyes opened. Beams of lightning shot from them, tearing the Demon Expulsion Command to shreds. The dozen Daoists beneath the curtain were turned to ash by his gaze!
However, when the Demon Expulsion Command's light fell on the demon god, Qin Mu suddenly felt a great relief in his forehead. His body regained its freedom, and he quickly leaped backward.
He was somewhat puzzled. The demon god he had summoned seemed different—it didn't listen to him at all, didn't care whether he lived or died, and was extremely ferocious. He feared the demon he had summoned was no ordinary one!
"We're retreating!"
Qin Mu swiftly rejoined the others and shouted, "Dragon One, show your true form! Lead us out of the city!"
The dragon qilin roared, and a surge of air blasted Yue Qinghong and Yun Que away. Shen Wanyun and Wolf Slave stumbled backward, while Si Yunxiang swayed but held her ground.
The dragon qilin's body expanded, growing larger and larger. True fire blazed around him, and in an instant, he became a colossal beast over forty feet long, taller than the city gate. With every movement, the air around him exploded!
Qin Mu leaped into the air, moving like lightning to grab Yue Qinghong and Yun Que. He flashed back to the dragon qilin's side and jumped onto his back.
Shen Wanyun and Si Yunxiang also leaped up. Qin Mu shouted, "Run! Run as fast as you can!"
The dragon qilin conjured fire clouds beneath his feet and soared into the air. Just then, the All-Heaven Demon King's voice came from behind them, shaking the air: "Run? Where do you think you're going? Someone has finally summoned me. It's been worth it, spreading the All-Heaven techniques out there. I'll build an altar here, establish a passage, and summon my true body—summon all the beings of All-Heaven! Hahaha! You will all be skulls on my altar!"
His massive hand reached out, freezing the space around them. The fleeing dragon qilin was halted in midair. He channeled his power, and the fire clouds beneath his feet churned, but he couldn't move.
Just as the All-Heaven Demon King was about to grab them, a dragon's roar rang out. A middle-aged man riding a flood dragon charged fiercely, coiling around the demon king and blasting thunder and fire into his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
The middle-aged man stood on the flood dragon's head, his sword flashing as he stabbed at the demon king's forehead.
Qin Mu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. The dragon qilin immediately soared into the sky, charging out of the city. Qin Mu exhaled, "The Dragon King of the Dragon Gate Sect has arrived!"
But then, a mournful cry rang out. The sect leader-level flood dragon was torn apart by the All-Heaven Demon King. A single punch sent both the flood dragon and the Dragon King of the Dragon Gate Sect flying back, spitting blood.
"Roar—"
The All-Heaven Demon King opened all four of his faces' mouths and let out a mighty roar. The sound waves shook the heavens and earth, causing countless people in the city to bleed from their seven orifices.
The dragon qilin was also shaken by the roar, his body wobbling. Suddenly, the demon king's twelve eyes blazed with light, and lightning wove together, sweeping in all directions. It cut down countless Tianbo City experts who had rushed in, slicing them in half. The dragon qilin was also hit on the rear, roaring in pain as he fell from the sky.
Fortunately, his hide was thick and tough, so the demon king's gaze didn't kill him.
The dragon qilin landed in the city, his body shrinking as he stumbled. Qin Mu and the others quickly dismounted. They saw the All-Heaven Demon King sweeping through the experts in the city lord's mansion, chuckling darkly, "The Spirit Invocation Talisman Command was spread by me. You lowly creatures never expected that, did you? I'll use your bones to build a grand altar for my true body to descend! All my All-Heaven beings will rule this world!"
Yue Qinghong was stunned, muttering, "Doctor, what kind of thing did you summon..."
Qin Mu's mind was also reeling. "I don't know either... Let's go! The Dragon Lady is coming to kill us!"
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