The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 238 - 184: Sorrow of the Four Seas (Part 2)

"Ha ha ha ha, Di Jun! I never expected your Demon Race to enjoy being suppressed under the clouds, but what’s more hilarious is some of you are so scared you’ve wet your pants. Truly, I’m dying of laughter!" While Di Jun was in an awkward position, from afar came Gonggong’s voice, loud and coarse like a broken gong.

Di Jun’s face suddenly became ashen, yet he had no ground for rebuttal. Helplessly, he glared fiercely at the demons climbing over the clouds and said coldly, "What a leisurely time all my Fellow Daoists are having!"

"Who would have thought the ancient enmity between the Witch and Demon Clans could lead to an alliance. Indeed, it’s quite an honor for this ancestor!" Candle Dragon sneered with disdain, casually stretching his body as if indifferent, "Just as well, although my steward is a useless waste, he’s still my steward. Today, this Daoist shall settle accounts with your Witch Tribe!"

"Ha ha ha, what a joke! That Old Turtle, despite being at the late sub-saint level of a Great Ability, is considered nothing but a useless waste in your eyes! I genuinely feel pity for that poor Old Turtle!" Di Jiang burst into boisterous laughter, his giant axe emanating a dull yellow radiance.

"What sharp-tongued impertinence!" Candle Dragon glanced at Di Jiang and said, "Let’s see if you can still talk so tough in a moment!"

Di Jun took a careful look at Candle Dragon and gestured with his hand for the 365 Daluo Golden Immortal-level powerhouses to disperse. They took their pre-arranged positions according to the celestial Cycle, and then with a fierce cry, he shouted, "Complete Heaven Star Battle Spirit Transformation Array, seal!"

"Buzz!" The stars in the sky suddenly dimmed, as over the originally spiritually rich airspace of the Eastern Sea Domain turned instantly into a domain of death. The scarce Water Spiritual Energy was akin to a drop in the bucket for the demons. That eerie sense of oppression left the assembly of demons momentarily unable to react.

As for Candle Dragon, he appeared utterly unaffected, still standing in the void, leisurely watching the actions of the Demon Race. Di Jun was visibly taken aback, but he soon noticed that although Candle Dragon’s eyes were calm, they betrayed a hint of surprise.

Di Jiang, who had witnessed the Celestial Stars Formation before, knew that the positions where the 365 Daluo Golden Immortals stood were precisely where the Array Flags should be placed. Sure enough, Di Jun shouted again: "Celestial Stars Formation! Rise!"

As his voice fell, he hurled the River Diagram and Luo Book into the void. In the intertwining of black and white, they swiftly spread across the void. Each of the 365 Demon Race Daluo Golden Immortals held a Star Banner in their left hand, and a uniquely shaped Star Plate in their right. As the brilliance of the 365 Star Banners and the River Diagram and Luo Book surged, becoming even more dazzling, at the peak of their brightness, they suddenly faded, leaving behind an endless sea of starlight.

"All stars of the heavens, aid me in vanquishing this foe!" Di Jun roared. The multitude of stars conjured by the Daluo Golden Immortals began to spin, gradually accelerating until at last, only a blur of starlight could be seen, with no actual stars visible.

"Starfall!"

Endless starlight fell, accompanied by boundless killing intent. The starlight, sharp as swords, tore through the heavens, engulfing the surrounding area for dozens of miles. Luo Hou, at the center of the Great Formation, saw this and immediately pushed his Mana to the limit, contending against the Celestial Stars.

Candle Dragon had never seen the Celestial Stars Formation, nor had he any grasp of the Celestial Stars themselves. During the years he had slumbered, rulers of the Demon Race like Li Qingming reversed the Heavenly Dao to draw the power of stars, leading to an explosive increase in the Spiritual Energy of the Primordial Land. Candle Dragon, unaware of the implications, had even joyfully remarked upon it at one point, not realizing that today he would experience the full might of the Celestial Stars.

Facing the immense pressure that seemed to carry the majesty of the Heavenly Dao, even he, a being close to the half-step Primordial Chaos level, felt a tremor of fear. The endless starlight falling from the sky weighed on him like a myriad of colossal millstones, almost leaving him breathless.

Only now did Candle Dragon deeply regret not heeding Tu Qingshan’s advice to move away from the Eastern Sea Domain. Alas, it was too late for regrets.

Sighing, a mad glint flickered in Candle Dragon’s eyes as he muttered to himself, "Even the Heavenly Dao cannot stop my determination to ascend. These mere stars—watch as this ancestor shatters this Great Formation and defies the heavens! Roar!"

With a fierce roar to the sky, Candle Dragon’s fists surged with Black Light, carrying an unparalleled strength as he punched the falling stars. "Boom!" With a thunderous noise, a star, dozens of zhang in size, silently perished under his fist.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Candle Dragon threw another forceful punch into the void.

With another strike from Candle Dragon, the entire Great Formation trembled violently. Suddenly, the whole star formation lit up, with countless twinkling stars emerging within the Array. And at that moment, a powerful and solemn killing aura rose from the Array. Candle Dragon looked up to see all the starlight in the sky began to compress and converge, forming into dazzling stars. A barrage of these massive stars, like a meteor shower, bore down on Candle Dragon at the center.

In the blink of an eye, the stars, trailing long tails like meteors, cascaded down!

Candle Dragon was furious, his eyes—a clear separation of black and white—flashing with a bloodthirsty ferocity. His near Primordial Chaos-level aura burst forth once more, as an enormous black dragon, thousands of zhang long, rose into the sky, claws and fangs bared as it collided with the overwhelming barrage of stars.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...

Countless stars crazily slammed into the true form of the Candle Dragon, each collision rippling with light waves, and the black light that flashed erased countless stars.

Just then, from outside the Array came Di Jun’s shout: "Fickle stars flickering, Sealing Soul to claim lives! Zhen!" fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

The dense starlight suddenly transformed, darting and tumbling within the Formation like myriad venomous snakes choosing their prey, each one trying to burrow into the Candle Dragon’s underscales (each Dragon Clan member has a palm-sized white scale under their chin, crescent-shaped, known as the ’underscale’ – directly connected to the heart via the dragon’s bloodline, commonly referred to as the ’scale of defiance’). It was believed that should the Candle Dragon reveal the slightest flaw, the fierce unmatchable starlight would swarm in, using it as an entry point to completely annihilate the Candle Dragon.

However, the Candle Dragon, as a Half-step Chaos being, was not to be underestimated; not only did it have thick neighboring protection over its scale of defiance, but it also refined a top-notch Innate Spiritual Treasure Level Spiritual Treasure to guard it. Imagining to break through here was no simple feat.

Moreover, was the Candle Dragon not an Evil of immense magnitude? Having lived for so many years, would it not have some formidable Divine Skills? At this moment, the Candle Dragon’s body shone with intensified black light, and strands of blood-colored radiance soared into the sky, entangled and battling with the starlight.

Suddenly, the Candle Dragon seemed to have discovered something and sharply clawed towards an obvious weak point in space.

"Rip!" A sound reminiscent of tearing paper rang out as the giant Celestial Stars Formation was forcibly torn open by the Candle Dragon.

Di Jun’s expression changed, and with the Star Disk in hand, he gestured in the air. A halo of green light burst forth from the Beidou Seven Stars, floating directly above the newly torn corner of the Great Formation. He snorted coldly: "Candle Dragon, do you think you can escape? Let’s see how long you can hold out."

With those words, Di Jun picked up the Chaos Bell, synchronizing with the Celestial Stars Formation, rhythmically striking it. The bell’s sound was vast and powerful, deeply penetrating. The Candle Dragon, momentarily dazed by excitement, raised its claw just to be infiltrated by the lingering sound of the bell. The Candle Dragon’s spirit was shaken, and it nearly fainted. Gritting its teeth in hatred, the Candle Dragon said, "Di Jun you whelp, once I break free from this Formation, I will turn you to ashes!"

Di Jun kept striking the Chaos Bell, laughing heartily: "Very well, I await your attempt!"

The Celestial Stars Formation operated steadily, with the sound of the Chaos Bell growing louder each time. Together, their power doubled!

At this moment, the Candle Dragon inside the Formation calmed down, its dragon body thousands of feet long, proudly coiled at the center of the Formation. Its massive dragon head contorted with defiance, and the scales covered in flowing black light gave off threads of dark mist, enveloping its whole body.

"Get out! Get out of my Primordial Spirit Sea!" Within the Sea of Consciousness of the giant dragon, the Candle Dragon roared furiously at a completely black mist-structured skull.

The skull cackled wickedly, two beams of blood-red light shooting from its hollow sockets, and said to the Candle Dragon in a spine-chilling voice: "Heh heh heh, Candle Dragon! Don’t you want great power? Don’t you wish to slaughter all dragons between Heaven and Earth? Don’t you long for unification over the Primordial Land? Merge with me, and all your wishes shall be granted!"

"Get out! I don’t need you to obtain everything I desire!" A flicker of temptation passed through the Candle Dragon’s large eyes, but it was immediately suppressed by its Dao Heart.

The skull drifted closer to the Candle Dragon’s Primordial Spirit and said: "I believe you can escape this Formation, but don’t forget. The Witch Tribe is no easy adversary! Even if you could annihilate all Witch Demons, are you confident you can confront the Three Pure Ones? The Netherworld Sect Ancestor? Don’t be foolish; think about it! Once you merge with me, none of these will be an issue!"

The Candle Dragon hesitated, thinking: "Yes indeed! These detestable Saints would never allow a being to prove its Dao through sheer force."

It was exactly this moment of hesitation that gave the skull its chance. The skull abruptly transformed into a stream of black qi, plunging into the Candle Dragon’s Primordial Spirit, merging with the Heart Demon at its deepest core.

The Candle Dragon’s Primordial Spirit twisted in agony, and the entire Sea of Consciousness Space boiled tumultuously, with waves reaching the sky. Thousands of Demonic Qi, piercing gazes, and the bizarre flickering shadows of demons projected from the Candle Dragon’s Sea of Consciousness.

These were precisely all the Heart Demons that lay suppressed deep within the Candle Dragon’s Primordial Spirit – pride, envy, rage... Every dark aspect of its soul and the negative emotions hindering its cultivation surged forth, gnawing at the Candle Dragon’s spirit.

As time ticked by, while the stars of heaven battered the Candle Dragon’s physical form, a vast black fog erupted, swiftly healing all the wounds anew.

Upon opening its eyes, the Candle Dragon now in human form, contentedly twisted its body and declared: "Heh heh, not bad! Primordial Land! I have returned!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)