The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 240 - 186: Luo Hou Reappears

At the moment when Pangu swung his axe, the sky was shrouded with dense clouds, Heaven and Earth changed colors, as if the entire world was cleaved into two halves by this single axe strike. A sensation of sharpness, terrifying to the extreme, completely enveloped the Candle Dragon.

The Candle Dragon’s eyes widened as he carefully observed the giant axe in Pangu’s hands. The axe looked very ordinary, without a thousand zhang of radiant light, without immense mighty power, and without an exquisite appearance. All it had was a sense of simplicity and an incomparably profound aura.

Moreover, this axe hadn’t even been consecrated. Both sides of it appeared to be cumbersome pieces of iron, likely to be somewhat blunt even for chopping wood.

"This, this is impossible..." Upon seeing the giant axe, the Candle Dragon froze on the spot, his eyes bulging, the redness in his eyes nearly bursting out. His eyes revealed shock and disbelief, as if he had seen something inconceivable.

He had no idea why the Pangu Axe, when summoned by the avatar of Pangu, would appear here! But judging from the memories he absorbed from the skeleton, the difference between this ethereal axe and a real one is not just minor. If careless and struck by this axe, he would surely be done for.

As the giant axe approached, the Candle Dragon realized the severity of his situation. He attempted to retract the luminescent white small axe in his hand and escape the Void, only to be horrified to find that under the oppression of this enormous force, his small axe had reverted back to its original finger bone, covered with cracks. Not only was it impossible to continue using it, but it would also be fortunate if it remained intact.

However, these were not the main concerns; the priority was to escape Pangu’s cleave. Unfortunately, the powerful aura of the axe had locked onto him completely. He had nowhere to escape.

Facing Pangu’s fierce strike, the Candle Dragon was completely at a disadvantage. Not only was he unable to use the only worthwhile Spiritual Treasure, the flipper bone, but also his body’s entire aura was firmly locked by the axe. It seemed no matter where he fled, he couldn’t evade this strike.

Yet he couldn’t just stand by and take the blow without trying to dodge. Regrettably, the Pangu Axe, as if gifted with vision, kept following him relentlessly, giving him no chance to slip away.

Half an hour passed, and the Pangu Axe was as persistent as maggots on a bone, sticking closely behind him. Thinking that he had just come to the Primordial World by fusing with the Primordial Spirit of the Candle Dragon and was about to end his life, a sense of sadness rose in his heart, especially since he was dying at the hands of the Ancestor Witch, whom he regarded as insignificant as an ant. The Candle Dragon felt utterly depressed.

"Pfft!" With these thoughts, the Candle Dragon, raging with fury, spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling, fresh blood. Strangely, this blood didn’t fall but seemed to be drawn by some power, drifting towards the finger bone in his hand, and eventually seeping into the bone entirely.

Suddenly, the aura of the finger bone intensified. And then, an immensely evil aura spread from the bone. Just when the Candle Dragon was excited, the finger bone directly entered through the center of his eyebrows.

Beneath him, the waters of the East Sea Domain naturally split open, and the epic oceanic trench from thousands of years ago once again appeared before everyone’s eyes. The same deep abyss, the same cold and malevolent eyes, and the same boundless Demon Qi.

The Pangu Axe, pursuing the Candle Dragon closely, didn’t care about any of these. Its dim luminescence pierced through the Void, about to slay the Candle Dragon on the spot.

But at this very moment, the terrifying eyes within the sea abyss suddenly soared out and entered the flesh of the Candle Dragon. With a shudder, the endless Demonic Qi, accompanied by wails and howls, burst forth.

"Boom!" An overwhelming surge of black light passed, the might of the Candle Dragon upon his body forcefully blasted away the giant axe in Pangu’s hands, instantly sweeping across the entire Primordial Continent.

The Saints of the Primordial Heaven and Earth were instantly alarmed. Could another have become a Saint? Why was this force so unfamiliar, so powerful, so evil? The Saints couldn’t stay put any longer and directly shattered the Void, appearing above the Eastern Sea Domain.

"Hehehe, I did not expect you all to come!" At this moment,the Candle Dragon was surrounded by thick Demonic Qi, looking at the Three Pure Ones and other Saints with a strange laugh.

Tongtian frowned, looking at the Candle Dragon standing above the ocean trench and said, "Why does this fellow look so familiar?"

Primordial peered intently at the aura entwining the Candle Dragon and said, "Could it be a remnant of the Demon Race?"

"Amitabha Buddha. Such a vicious being should be converted into our Buddhist Sect, to dissolve its demonic nature and ascend to paradise early!" Zhunti said, eyes shining at the Candle Dragon, completely disregarding the disdainful looks from others.

The Candle Dragon waved his hand, and a Fourth Grade Black Chain suddenly appeared beneath his feet. He looked up towards the northwest direction, his expression suddenly calming down, and said, "Hong Jun, since you have come, why not show yourself?"

All Saints were startled upon hearing this and hurriedly looked towards the northwest direction. There, they saw Hong Jun wearing a green Taoist robe, his surrounding aura elusive, suddenly appearing in the void. Led by The Three Pure Ones, all Saints prostrated themselves, as they knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Disciple Laozi (Primordial, Tongtian...) pays respect to the Master!"

Hong Jun simply hovered one hand in the air, gently lifting all Saints to their feet, then turned his head to speak to Candle Dragon, "Fellow Daoist Luo Hou, how do you find the environment in the Endless Void?"

"Hehe, good, very good!" Candle Dragon, oh no, it should be said Luo Hou, looked at Hong Jun with deep resentment and said, "I should thank Fellow Daoist for the favor, if it hadn’t been for Fellow Daoist, I wouldn’t have had the chance to visit such a wonderful place!"

All Saints were greatly shocked; only now did they realize that this was not Candle Dragon at all, but the progenitor of the Demon Path, Luo Hou. Looking at Zhunti, he was so frightened that he turned pale as clay, shaking like chaff.

"Fellow Daoist is quite tenacious!" Hong Jun lightly shook his Daoist robe sleeves, "Fellow Daoist, you should return to the Endless Void. Primordial Heaven and Earth is ultimately not the place for you!"

"Hmph, Hong Jun! If you were me, what would you think?" Luo Hou coldly huffed in response.

Hong Jun’s expression froze slightly, then he said, "Enough, enough! This is but your destined tribulation!" With those words, he broke through the sky and left.

Li Qingming, concealed high above in the sky, frowned continuously: "What exactly is Hong Jun planning? Is he really going to let Luo Hou run rampant in the Primordial Land? Forget it, never mind!" Shaking his head, Li Qingming discarded this absurd thought and turned his attention back to the lively scene below.

Hong Jun had indeed walked away without looking back, leaving all Saints exchanging bewildered glances. What kind of solving was this? The one in charge had left, leaving us the minor leaders to deal with Luo Hou? It should be known that this fellow was a formidable figure from the same era as the Tao Ancestor, not so easily dealt with!

Back in the day, when the Chaos Remnant Clan banded together to attack Luo Hou, The Three Pure Ones were the accomplices. With old enemies meeting again, it was bound to create renewed enmity — how could Luo Hou possibly spare The Three Pure Ones?

"The Three of you young ones from The Three Pure Ones, you once oppressed my Demon Race and slaughtered my Demon Crowd - how could I let you off? Hand over your lives!" Luo Hong, his eyes blood-red, gave The Three Pure Ones a fierce glare, and in his hand emerged a blood-colored long knife, shimmering with Black Light.

This was not the only Innate Spiritual Treasure that followed Luo Hou into the Endless Void, named the Blood Drinking Soul Devouring Saber, famed for its ability to fragment souls and devour spirits, and even more so for draining the vitality of living beings - it was indeed a supremely evil and toxic demonic treasure.

Without further ado, Luo Hou brandished the Blood-drinking Soul-devouring Demon Sword, charging straight for The Three Pure Ones. Upon seeing this, Laozi couldn’t help but turn pale with shock, and hurriedly summoned the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Xuanhuang Tower. Streams of Merit Qi enveloped The Three Pure Ones altogether, shielding them. Seeing that The Three Pure Ones had such a protective Supreme Treasure, Luo Hou increased his mana, continuing to wield the Blood-drinking Soul-devouring Demon Sword.

Although Luo Hou’s Candle Dragon avatar only possessed the cultivation of a Saint in the Early Stage, he was after all a formidable Demon Path figure who had inherited the legacies of many Chaotic Demon Gods. Now going all out, his strength was close to that of a Middle Saint. A surge of black radiance blazed forth from the sword, and one by one, the shadows of Chaotic Demon Gods following the slashes of the Blood-drinking Soul-devouring Saber slowly took form.

The Three Pure Ones were after all Saints, with Laozi invoking the Taiching Immortal Light, the Merit Qi descending from the Xuanhuang Tower firmly resisted the Demonic Qi several feet away. Primordial Venerable wielded the Pangu Banner, unleashing strands of Chaos Sword Qi, pressuring the vital points around Luo Hou’s body. Tongtian was even more imposing, with his Qingping Sword emitting a faint green glow, clashing with Luo Hou’s Blood-drinking Soul-devouring Saber with ’ding ding clang clang’ sounds of battle. The faint smile on Tongtian’s face revealed his exhilarating mood at the moment.

"Keke, who would have thought you three brothers have grown quite a bit over the years!" Luo Hou’s face was filled with a fierce smile, his Blood-drinking Soul Devouring Saber sealed tight like a blockade.

"Luo Hou, back then you used an oath to the Great Dao to escape with your life, ultimately becoming a Heavenly Demon! Today, since your avatar has returned to Primordial Land, I shall wipe this avatar from Primordial Land!" Tongtian’s hair flew wildly, his fighting spirit soared high into Yun Xiao.

"What a joke!" Luo Hou sneered coldly, and with a suction of his right hand across the air, pulled over Tongtian’s Sword Qi, then from his long knife squirted bursts of jet-black Sword Radiance, sharp as lightning. After devouring Tongtian’s Sword Qi, the radiance grew even more formidable, charging aggressively back towards Tongtian like a torrential beast.

The Twelve Ancestor Witches who had just dispersed the Dutian Godly Evil Formation blanched at Luo Hou’s sudden change in attack technique. Such domineering force that could take the opponent’s attack for his own use — if that had been used on them just moments before... shuddering at the fearful thought, they now understood the real danger they faced.

Tongtian smiled calmly, peacefully thrusting out a sword to neutralize the Sword Radiance, yet his slightly trembling right hand indicated that Luo Hou’s combat strength indeed exceeded Tongtian’s.

"Clang Clang Clang Clang!"

In the intense battle between the top-ranked Saints on Primordial Continent, the conflict was so intense that it seemed as though Heaven and Earth were splitting apart. Had it not been for Li Qingming quietly setting up incredibly powerful Great Formations within a radius of millions of miles, the Eastern Sea Domain would have evaporated by now, and the extensive inland stretching millions of miles along the East Sea Coast would have been reduced to ruins!

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