The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 239 - 185: The Sorrow of the Four Seas (Part 2)

For some unknown time, the Eastern Sea Domain was shrouded in an evil Qi, filling the universe. Clusters of black evil Qi clouds floated outside the Celestial Stars Formation. For a moment, tens of millions of the Demon Crowd felt restless, the clarity in their eyes gradually turning murky. Sensing these changes, Di Jun furrowed his brows, unclear about what was happening.

"Boom!" At this moment, the entire Array suddenly shook violently, and a boundless light of Chaos burst forth from within, trailing a long tail, and heavily crashed inside the Demon Race’s camp. This radiant light was not only dazzling but also carried a terrifying oppressive force. Those from the Demon Race who couldn’t dodge in time were instantly turned into dust.

Di Jun exclaimed in both shock and rage: "Candle Dragon, stop your futile struggle. Just surrender quickly!"

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

The sound of bells and chimes transformed into swathes of Three-legged Golden Crows, flying into the Array through the cracked holes. At the same time, under Di Jun’s command, the holes that had just been torn open were quickly repaired to their original state.

At this moment, Candle Dragon was wielding two long whips made of Xuanyin Water, ceaselessly lashing at the space of the Array. The Xuanyin Water, being the essence of Extreme Yin Water, was not only unbearably cold but also as heavy as ten thousand kilograms. As the Candle Dragon was the brother of the Ancestor Dragon and inherently had the ability to manipulate water, and coupled with the fusion with the skeleton, its power now also carried a significant corrosive property—hence a single drop of Xuanyin Water could easily destroy a mountain range.

"Crack!" Where the Water Dragon whip passed, the space within the Array violently erupted with green smoke, and arm-thick cracks from erosion appeared.

"Ha ha ha, now this is interesting!" Candle Dragon bellowed, and the lengthy whip featured a string of sinister and terrifying black Demon heads, with endless Black Light flickering. The entire whip was like being forged from steel and iron, full of a sense of power. As he lashed out with the whip, the Demon heads howled with delight, and tendrils of black mist suddenly rose up, sticking tightly to the affected parts of the Array.

Something strange happened – the Array’s space, sturdy as a fortress, was now eroding at a speed visible to the naked eye, forming a hole over one person tall. However, quickly, more Star Power gushed out, filling up this hole. The Star Power came from the Void, seemingly infinite and unending. If one couldn’t find the crucial point of the Celestial Stars Formation, it could only be destroyed with brute force.

The three hundred and sixty-five Daluo Golden Immortals who formed the Array drastically changed color. What kind of eerie power was this? Without absorbing the Spiritual Energy transformed from Star Power, how could he have such immense strength to unleash such a horrific attack?

Candle Dragon’s pupils constricted, and he retracted the Water Dragon whip. Dispelling the Demon heads from the whip, he hesitated for a while before taking out an item from his storage space – a finger bone, gleaming and white like jade, faintly emitting a mysterious glow, not resembling ordinary dry bone, as if it held life.

Candle Dragon’s eyes flashed with madness. He gently waved the white bone in his hand, and a tremendous force surged from it. Around Candle Dragon, dark light surged, and the infinite black Mana poured into the bone as if costing nothing.

Li Qingming, who had just rushed to this water domain, stood aloof high in the Void. His eyes flickered with infinite radiance, piercing directly through the Celestial Stars Formation and surveyed the situation inside. Li Qingming thought, "This black Mana looks like the Demonic Qi of the Demon Race. Could it be that Candle Dragon..." Thinking of this, Li Qingming’s eyes flickered and he murmured to himself, "Interesting. I didn’t expect you to come back! Heh, Hong Jun, I want to see how you handle this ’Candle Dragon’!"

"Boom!"

The surging Black Demonic Energy violently struck the Space Array. Coincidentally, the direction attacked by Candle Dragon was exactly above the Purple Star (Pole Star) in the Celestial Stars Formation—apart from the Taiyin and Sun—another critical star position. The Purple Star Lord, who had not yet resisted, was utterly engulfed by the rampant Demonic Qi, leaving no trace behind.

The Purple Star was broken, Di Jun paled and roared, "Change the Array positions, seal the Void!"

The remaining more than three hundred and sixty Daluo Golden Immortals stepped in Seven Star Steps, surrounded the positions of the Celestial Stars Formation, and moved frantically.

At this moment, with moonlight pouring down like a waterfall, the Star Power operated by the demons, seemingly slow yet fast, showered down. Gradually, the luminous silver Star Power sketched out the figures of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu, the Four Symbols, at the four corners of the Cycle of Stars Formation.

Although these siege defenses were comprised of the Power of Laws, they seemed vivid and alive as if they were individual entities.

"Boom!" The location of the Purple Star broken by Candle Dragon was quickly sealed off by the Four Symbols’ power. However, they failed to notice that the Black Demonic Energy that breached the Formation was clinging to the Four Symbols Divine Beasts shaped from the Star Power like bone-sticking maggots.

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Candle Dragon’s mouth within the Array. He pointed an empty left hand into the Void, and a crimson karmic fire burst forth, vanishing in an instant. The Four Symbols Divine Beasts, formidable and roaring proudly just a moment ago, were now scorched into nothingness by the incoming fire.

"Ha ha ha, you naive Di Jun, how could you possibly contend with me!" Candle Dragon laughed heartily. The finger bone in his hand flared with eerie light, and this time he struck another one of the most important star positions, the Dusk Star, also known as Venus and Gold Star Taibai.

The Star Monarch guarding Gold Star Taibai was the son of Bai Ze, Bai Xing. An energy filled with a sense of destruction instantaneously completely devoured Bai Xing’s physical body. Strangely enough, although Bai Xing’s physical body perished, his Primordial Spirit unexpectedly remained, falling into a deep slumber. Li Qingming’s eyes flashed, and with a reach of his hand, he directly penetrated the Void, retrieving Bai Xing’s Primordial Spirit into his hand.

By now, the Celestial Stars Formation could no longer be maintained; the silvery Star Power that fell like a waterfall suddenly became turbulent. A massive Qi Force transformed into waves of ripples, washing over the area. Over three hundred and sixty-three Demon Race powerhouses, of Daluo Golden Immortal Level and above, were caught off guard and all were shaken into severe injuries by these waves.

Di Jun’s expression suddenly changed drastically, as he urgently recalled the River Map and Luo Book, summoning back the severely wounded Daluo Golden Immortals, and roared at the Twelve Ancestor Witches, "Di Jiang, it is time for you to fulfill our pact!"

Di Jiang and the other Eleven Ancestor Witches exchanged a glance and then watched the Candle Dragon stepping forth from the Great Formation and commanded, "Set up the Dutian Godly Evil Formation!"

The Twelve Ancestor Witches each took their positions, revealing their Ancestor Witch True Bodies, each with a flagpole as black as ink above their heads. As the flags emerged, a countless surge of Heaven and Earth Evil Qi began to float around them, condensing in front of the Ancestor Witches into terrifying figures of Dutian Demon Gods.

Compared to the battle centuries ago, this Dutian Godly Evil Formation had significantly more variations. These twelve Heavenly Demon Gods were crafted by the Heaven and Earth Taoist based on the Essence Blood left by Pangu within the bodies of the Twelve Ancestor Witches—they exuded an Evil Qi that soared to the skies.

With the appearance of the twelve Heavenly Demon Gods, an ancient, as if from the initial rulings of Primordial Chaos, ferocious aura permeated the surroundings.

"Witch! Witch! Witch!"

In an instant, the twelve Dutian Demon Gods and Twelve Ancestor Witches shouted in unison, their shrill cries echoing to the heavens and shattering the silence. Suddenly, over the Eastern Sea Domain, the sky changed as lightning flashed and thunder clapped. The sky, as black as ink, was filled with clouds, and the terrifying aura overwhelmed both the Witch Tribe and the Demon Race so much they could hardly breathe.

"Boom!"

The Twelve Ancestor Witches transformed into Pangu’s True Body, and their giant axes shone brilliantly as they made a swift descent without giving Candle Dragon a chance to understand the situation.

"Pangu?" Candle Dragon’s eyes, clearly defined in black and white, glared at Pangu. An invisible power began to rise from within him, as two blinding radiances flashed briefly by.

In his hand, palm-sized finger bones began to float, and black and white halos fell from within, wrapping him completely.

From a distance, Candle Dragon was now enveloped by what seemed like a rotating shell of black and white, oddly striking.

"Hum!"

Pangu’s axe struck solidly on the black light screen, but oddly, it did not stir up the slightest ripple.

"Roar!" Frustrated by the ineffective blow, Pangu seemed enraged and couldn’t help but roar into the skies, a sound that pierced through day and night, shaking Heaven and Earth.

"Hmph, a mere Pangu Avatar dares to face me head-on, truly courting death!" Candle Dragon sneered, as the finger bone above his head slowly fell. It transformed into an ancient, moon-bright little axe, which Candle Dragon firmly grasped in his hand.

"Pangu, watch the axe!" Candle Dragon roared, leaping forth. The primitive little axe, glinting with an indescribable sheen, heavily hacked onto the splendid golden axe in Pangu’s hands.

"Crack!"

Above the Cangqiong, lightning suddenly burst forth, coming so abruptly that the entire sky was flooded as if a vast ocean poured down from the heavens, pervading every corner, with lightning covering every inch of space. Silver snakes danced wildly, a Golden Dragon took to the skies, Chaos Qi spread far and wide, and every arc of lightning was tinged with a touch of Chaos Light, horrifying to behold! The milky white little axe was entwined with lightning, its presence as vast as Swallowing Heaven.

"Boom!"

The colossal giant Pangu was, unexpectedly, unable to withstand Candle Dragon, and was fiercely shaken back several steps. With his hair flying wildly, Pangu looked furious and yelled, "Where is the Pangu Axe?"

As Pangu spoke, the sound rippled outwards in waves, reaching the horizon. Then, above the Cangqiong, a meteor became visible from afar, gradually increasing in size and appearing right above Pangu’s head. Immediately after, a surging pressure poured down, as if the whole Heaven and Earth had collapsed, suffocating everyone beneath.

Meanwhile, Pangu leapt up, the giant axe in his hands swung directly at the "meteor". When the giant axe collided with the meteor, there were no shattering explosions, not even a hint of sound. Right after, that terrifying pressure vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

Pangu landed with a roar, swinging the vastly altered giant axe in his hand, once again slashing towards Candle Dragon!

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