The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 272 - 218: Black Blood Stains Cangqiong

"Third brother!"

"Eldest brother!"

The sudden turn of events caught the remaining nine Golden Crows off guard. But before they could react, two more arrows, carrying the might of Heaven and Earth, tore through the sky towards them.

The arrows were as fast as lightning, swift and extraordinary, their momentum strong and domineering, with two streaks of light slicing through the heavens. The Golden Crow Second Prince and Fourth Prince fell at the sound of the bowstring. Each of the two Golden Crows had a bowl-sized bloody hole in their chest, steadily spilling golden blood.

The massive bodies of the two Golden Crows plummeted from the sky, stirring up towering dust clouds. Two more Golden Crows met their death at the hands of Hou Yi.

"Second brother, Third brother!" roared the Golden Crow Crown Prince, his voice strangled with anguish. In the blink of an eye, three of his brothers had perished before his very eyes, and the rest of the Golden Crows were utterly devastated.

"Brothers, run for your lives, I’ll hold him off!" Lu Ya’s eyes were red with fury, reborn from the Chaotic Demon God Fire Ancestor Lu Ya. Yet the brotherly bond between the Golden Crows over the years was profoundly deep. His Cultivation being the highest among his brothers, his first thought was naturally to shield them from Hou Yi’s onslaught.

Upon hearing this, the remaining Golden Crow Princes exchanged glances, identifying the direction of the incoming arrows, and fully transformed into their Golden Crow True Bodies, charging toward Hou Yi.

Seeing the Golden Crows not fleeing but instead attacking him, Hou Yi was momentarily taken aback, internally admiring their deep fraternal bond while his hands continued their relentless motion. Pulling three arrows from his quiver, he aimed at the Golden Crow Fifth Prince, Sixth Prince, and Seventh Prince. Drawing his bowstring taut like a full moon, three streaks of silver light flashed, claiming the lives of three more Golden Crows with the Sky Breaking Bow.

Hou Yi’s Sky Breaking Bow and arrows, being the most yin and coldest of all things, the natural nemesis of all yang and robust elements, could freeze thousands of miles in their wake. With such Divine Artifacts in his hands, he naturally met with unstoppable success in slaying the Golden Crows.

The few remaining Golden Crow Princes, witnessing the Great Witch kill three more of their brothers, were enraged, flames of fury burning within them. Circling in the sky, suddenly there came four strange roars, and the Golden Crows vanished, leaving in their place four small suns radiating intense heat. The small suns arranged themselves into a circle and danced wildly in the sky before suddenly swooping down towards Hou Yi!

The rise of four suns spanned the vast sky!

The scorching Sun Essence Fire roasted the earth, reducing all in its path to nothingness, a mournful and tragic crow’s caw echoing through Yun Xiao, moving any listener to tears! The entire Western Desert was plunged into an eerie atmosphere.

Hou Yi was taken aback, snatching the "Star Dew Net" from Kua Fu’s grip and casting it into the air.

"Boom!" As soon as the Star Dew Net was flung out, it unleashed a vast misty radiance. It blotted out the sky and covered the Nine Heavens!

The four searing small suns, emitting endless Sun Essence Fire, seemed to shrink upon encountering the sprawling Star Dew Net.

With twenty-one arrows remaining in his quiver, Hou Yi once again drew his bow and fired at will, unleashing twelve potent arrows. Each arrow trailed a long tail for over a dozen miles, shattering an expanse of sky. They flew relentlessly, not ceasing until they hit their mark, difficult to exhaust of their Essence Energy.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The extreme yin arrows clashed with the fiery yang of the Sun Essence Fire. The explosive collisions resounded through the Nine Heavens and earth!

"Boom!" Following a vast earth-shattering blast, only two small suns remained in the sky. On the desolate Western Desert, two intact Golden Crow bodies lay in addition to the desolation. The intense heat scorched the entire Western Desert, turning it into a furnace-like abyss.

"Little Ten, from now on, Eldest Brother cannot play with you anymore. You must take good care of yourself! Remember to heed Father Emperor and Uncle’s words!" The two small suns fluttered in the Void, one slightly paler but noticeably larger, from within which the voice of the Golden Crow Crown Prince, tinged with sorrow, resonated.

"Eldest Brother! What has happened to you?" On the other side, Lu Ya was filled with anxiety, the deep blue Sun Essence Fire causing rippling waves of powerful Mana.

"Little Ten, among us ten brothers, Eldest Brother knows only you are different! You were born intelligent and skilled in magic, even if you do not become a Saint, you will rise above all beings in the Primordial World! Today, Eldest Brother will teach you the secret technique I learned from the Fusang Divine Tree! Watch carefully!" The Golden Crow Crown Prince commanded his surrounding Sun Essence Fire to surge, rising dramatically, and shouted, "Fusang Shaking Heaven!"

Following this roar, an ancient and crimson tree erupted from before the Crown Prince, entwined with specks of Chaos Qi, piercing through Heaven and Earth, lifting the Star Dew Net high above.

A surge of golden light rose, the massive Fusang Divine Art growing wildly, innumerable crimson leaves rained down thousands of Divine Lights, pressing down upon Hou Yi.

Hou Yi remained unruffled, a calmness in his eyes, nocking and releasing his arrow. The arrow’s cold brilliance surged like thunder, slicing through the air with resounding force, the light tumultuous. The arrows struck the Fusang Divine Tree with resounding echoes, the myriad of crimson leaves sent into disarray. Yet they only shook the Divine Tree without penetrating it.

"Good!" Hou Yi bellowed, stretching out his hand to draw seven arrows from his quiver, each arrowhead sharp and covered with Yin Cold Energy.

"Buzz!" A light tremor resounded as the bowstring was pulled back again, sand flew, rocks rolled, thunder rumbled, and colorful lights swirled around with endless Innate Yin Qi crazily converging.

Having pulled the Sky Breaking Bow into a full moon shape, seven exceedingly cold arrows lined up on the bowstring. As he released his grip, beams of Divine Light shot forth, instantly entering the Void, reappearing with six arrows deeply embedded in the Fusang Divine Tree. As for the seventh arrow, it shot straight through the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s abdomen.

Hou Yi’s expression remained unchanged, resolute and unyielding as he drew the bow and arrow once more, aiming at Prince Xiao Shi, Lu Ya, his fingers released, and the arrow broke the sky in an instant. While Lu Ya was still immersed in boundless sorrow, the unwavering arrow, carrying blinding brightness, shot towards him.

"Little Ten!" Like a sudden burst of returning light, the Golden Crow Crown Prince, who was supposed to perish with that arrow, suddenly opened his eyes wide, flapping his wings like electricity. In that instant, his speed surged. Just as the arrow was about to hit Lu Ya, he knocked it aside.

However, the arrow precisely shot into the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s chest, blood splashed, and looking at the diverted Lu Ya, the Golden Crow Crown Prince mustered his last bit of strength to roar, "Little Ten, run... fast! Tell Father Emperor... to avenge us!"

"Eldest Brother!" Lu Ya’s scream was full of extreme sorrow, tears streaming from his large eyes.

"Boom!"

Flames of Sun Essence Fire burst forth, after uttering his last words, the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s entire body burned with the hot Sun Essence Fire, plunging downwards. Like a miniature sun, he fell from the sky. The ninth Golden Crow, perished at the hands of Hou Yi!

"Whoosh!" Lu Ya urged the remaining Power of the Sun inside him, transforming into a blue rainbow that streaked across the sky.

His heart cried in agony; his mind was filled with memories of resting on the Fusang Tree with his brothers, grooming each other’s feathers, frolicking and wrestling. Tears from Lu Ya’s eyes kept flowing! His gaze shifted between the Sun Star and the Heavenly Court, continuously crying out in pain. For a moment, his mournful and pitiful cries seemed to spread throughout the entire Primordial World.

Unnoticed, Li Qingming stealthily emerged from his hiding place, holding the Qiankun Gourd, continuously forming Seal Techniques with his hands. He searched tirelessly across the nine Golden Crows’ corpses, murmuring occasionally, "Good, good, the Primordial Spirits are still intact! Eh? This one can still be saved..."

After Li Qingming extracted the residual Primordial Spirit from the Golden Crow Crown Prince, he instantly fled. The subsequent events here would no longer require Li Qingming’s intervention.

Just as Hou Yi slew the nine Golden Crows, Xi He, who was meditating on her bed, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart and abruptly spewed a mouthful of dark red blood.

The so-called mother-child connection; the demise of the nine Golden Crows naturally resonated with Xi He as a mother. With her face deathly pale, Xi He rushed out of the palace, flying towards the Lingxiao Palace while muttering, "My children, my dear children..."

In Lingxiao Palace, Di Jun and Taiyi, who were in the midst of a discussion, suddenly looked up. Waves of heartache struck them, and both knew that something significant had happened. They quickly summoned their Demon Immortals to investigate. But before the Demon Immortals even left the great hall, Xi He stumbled into the Palace of the Polestar.

Di Jun was shocked and hurried forward to support Xi He, asking, "Xi’er, what is so alarming?"

"Husband, I fear something terrible has happened to the children!" Seeing Di Jun, Xi He’s beautiful eyes were red with tears flowing like springs.

"Hmm?" Di Jun and Taiyi exchanged glances, and immediately began their calculations. Now that the minor catastrophe had passed, the heavenly secrets were clear. Coupled with Li Qingming’s covert interference, Di Jun and Taiyi easily deduced the course of the whole affair.

After a while, Di Jun and Taiyi suddenly opened their eyes and declared in unison: "Damn that Zhunti and the Witch Tribe, we shall not rest until we have our revenge!"

With that, they transformed into long rainbows, soaring towards the Primordial Land!

After releasing over thirty arrows, Hou Yi was left with only a tenth of his Heart Power. His face pale, his body remained largely unharmed. Gazing at the frantically fleeing Prince Xiao Shi, Lu Ya, his eyes flickered with a ruthless light, saying, "Even if it exhausts all my Heart Power, I must assassinate you all! To avenge the old and young in my Earth Village!"

Taking out the last arrow from his quiver, Hou Yi’s Blood Qi surged around him as he strenuously pulled the bowstring, adopting a full-moon stance. The Power of the Ten Directions’ Barbaric Beasts flowed like Water, pouring into the bow, illuminating the sky. The runes etched on the bow moved like tadpoles, as if alive. And those Barbaric Beasts activated wildly, their fierce bodies swathed in indescribable Yin Cold Evil Qi.

"Break the Firmament!" Hou Yi roared, releasing the bowstring with force. The silvery arrow suddenly flashed with a seven-colored radiance, turning it into a Seven-Colored Divine Arrow! As the brightness flickered, it transformed into seven arrows blazing with seven-colored light, screeching as they flew towards the desperately fleeing Lu Ya.

At the moment the Seven-Colored Divine Arrow was released, Lu Ya felt a tremor of unease—he felt for the first time in many years the breath of death, the air of annihilation!

"Boom!"

Just when Lu Ya braced for death, an ancient and simple Big Bell suddenly spanned the Void, protecting him within, the arrow colliding with the bell setting off waves of ripples and making terrifying ripples in the space! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) by recommending or giving a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)