Young Noble Be Monster Slaying-Chapter 872: The Descent of God

At this moment, Moth could no longer meet their expectations.

Until now, everything had gone smoothly for him, and he had maintained the upper hand throughout the battle. Even when Immortal Yuan Lu appeared, followed by the warrior monk Qu Hu, neither had been able to stop his advance.

What he had not anticipated was that the last remaining seventh-realm youth would unleash a divine thunder so powerful that even he could not withstand it.

It was the Dragon God's Orb.

This was the most precious treasure left behind by the ancient Dragon God, and in this moment, it finally revealed its true power.

Not far away, Immortal Yuan Lu lay badly injured on the ground, watching the scene unfold. His pupils dilated.

A wave of relief washed over him. Fortunately, he had kept a clear head and chosen not to betray them. Chu Liang had been holding onto a trump card all along. If Yuan Lu had shown even a hint of ill intent when the restriction was lifted, that devastating strike would have been aimed at him.

Of course, the reason he had wholeheartedly helped Chu Liang was not just because of the promised rewards.

He clearly understood that the demons’ current advantage was only temporary. Outside the Celestial Northern Prison, the world still belonged to the righteous human factions.

If he behaved and proved himself useful, there was still a chance he might one day see the light again. But if he tried to stir up trouble amidst the chaos, the outcome would be certain. Moth might manage to carve out a bloody escape, but he certainly would not.

With that mindset, he chose to fully support Chu Liang. And as it turned out, that decision had likely been the right one.

Once the divine thunder dissipated, Moth lay blasted into the far end of the corridor, a hundred zhang away. His entire body was charred and smoking, and judging by the extent of his injuries, recovering anytime soon was unlikely.

With a heavy boom, the warrior monk Qu Hu finally punched through the white cocoon and broke free.

As he took in the scene before him, the old monk blinked in surprise. When he noticed that everyone’s attention was focused on Chu Liang, a look of unmistakable shock appeared in his eyes.

It was clear that Moth’s surprise attack had failed.

By this point, the demons had suffered a crushing defeat.

But how had this young man managed to achieve this?

He was only at the seventh realm. Even if he was one of the more outstanding cultivators at that level, it would have been difficult for him to face a top-tier eighth-realm existence like Moth, let alone defeat him.

Only Chu Liang knew how close he had come to the edge. After both Qu Hu and Immortal Yuan Lu were defeated, he had been pushed to his limit.

He had to admit that using the Dragon God's Orb had been a gamble.

But if he had not taken that risk, his only remaining option would have been to store Tuntun in the White Pagoda and escape into the Blue Dragon hidden realm. Even that plan might not have succeeded. Moth would almost certainly have been on guard.

If that strike had failed, Chu Liang would not have had the strength to unleash the full divine thunder of the Dragon God's Orb a second time.

The battlefield fell into silence. No one spoke, and no one dared to approach or check on Moth's condition.

After a long moment, it was Moth himself who finally broke the silence.

“It was I... who was incompetent.” With a heavy thud, he fell from the wall and collapsed to the ground, unable to even stand. “I have failed... my god. Now that it has come to this... if we don’t want our efforts to go to waste, we have no choice but to invoke the power of our god.”

As he spoke with difficulty, faint sounds of wind and thunder began to pierce through the barrier of the Celestial Northern Prison, drifting down from the skies above.

“Great High Priest!” Moth raised his head and howled toward the sky. “Please awaken our god!”

Crackkk!

Thunder and lightning erupted above the Celestial Northern Prison. In the blink of an eye, dark clouds rolled across the skies above the Celestial Northern Prison. The expressions of the gathered Eminent Ones darkened with alarm.

Between heaven and earth, a terrifying power had begun to awaken.

Whoosh! Booooooooooooom!

A beam of golden light burst through the clouds and shot straight down, piercing the barrier of the Celestial Northern Prison in an instant. The formation powered by the Great Dao of Resilient Defense, which had withstood countless powerful attacks, was torn apart like soaked paper under the divine blast.

“That is...” The Imperial Supervisory Commissioner stared at the sky, his eyes reflecting the golden glow. A cry of disbelief escaped his lips. “The origin of the Demon God’s life essence!”

...

Above the clouds, the masked Great High Priest of the demon race looked down. Even through the mask, one could tell that his expression had darkened.

As he looked down, he cursed under his breath. “Useless.”

At the side, Caiyi, the fox demon king in white robes, also stood by the Great High Priest and observed the scene below. Her expression was far calmer and more aloof. She remarked, “It’s already impressive that they made it this far. They were aided by luck.”

She was the one among the greater demons who had always opposed the plan to raid the prison.

She firmly believed that if they waited patiently, the humans would eventually kill the Heaven-Devouring Bug themselves.

Yet, for some reason, even after Chu Liang had left the Far West for so long, he still had not killed the Heaven-Devouring Bug in his possession.

This turn of events proved her judgment wrong. Since many demons had already begun to question her views, she lost the right to speak.

After that, more aggressive figures like the Black Golden Crow took control. When news arrived that the Heaven-Devouring Bug had been imprisoned by the humans, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. They wasted no time in launching the prison raid plan.

Caiyi opposed the idea. She argued that the humans were not fools and that the entire situation looked more like a trap. But to the other demon kings, the reasoning went both ways. The humans might not be fools, but neither were they.

Even if it was a trap, they had no choice but to charge in. Even if the outcome ended in failure, they had to fight. They wanted the humans to believe that they were desperate to reclaim the Heaven-Devouring Bug. That pressure alone might be enough to force the humans to kill it themselves.

And if they succeeded, they would kill the Heaven-Devouring Bug with their own hands.

In short, they were desperate.

Over the years, they had never stopped searching for the Heaven-Devouring Bug. Strangely, there had been no sign of such a creature anywhere in the world, and no new Heaven-Devouring Bug had emerged.

That could only mean one thing—a Heaven-Devouring Bug had survived but was being trapped somewhere.

At last, with the return of the Demon God’s life essence, they finally received news of the Heaven-Devouring Bug. If the humans could kill it now, they would only need to wait a few hundred years. Once a new Heaven-Devouring Bug emerged, they could use it as a vessel to carry the Demon God’s life essence.

However, the humans still did not kill the current Heaven-Devouring Bug, and the demons of the Far West were growing increasingly desperate. No matter the cost, they had to kill the Heaven-Devouring Bug this time.

Their original plan had been nearly identical to the current one, except for one key difference—they still needed someone to lure the Guardian Ruler out of the Celestial Northern Prison’s fortress. That step would have required one of their own to take the risk.

But then, unexpectedly, a powerful and nameless demon king launched an assault on the Celestial Northern Prison alone, handing them a heaven-sent opportunity.

In truth, the prison raid had been planned with near-perfect precision. Even if the humans had laid traps, they would never have expected the attack to come from within. Moth would break in and kill the Heaven-Devouring Bug on the spot, and there would be no need to extract it. The mission would be complete.

Everything had appeared to be going smoothly.

However, none of the demons had expected that the defenders inside the Celestial Northern Prison would be able to stop Moth, who was incredibly powerful.

Success was within reach. If they retreated now, there was no guarantee the demon kings would escape safely. But if they pressed forward just one more step, victory could still be theirs.

With irresistible temptation ahead and terrifying consequences behind, even the Great High Priest could no longer hold himself back. He raised his divine staff to the sky and summoned the long-sealed origin essence of their god from within the temple.

Until now, they had carefully guarded it, never daring to expose it, for this was the Demon God’s weakest state. But at last, they could no longer hold back.

The moment of awakening had arrived. Winds and clouds turned against the heavens, and the nine provinces trembled.

It felt as though the mortal world were nothing more than a resting bed, and the one who had long been sleeping upon it had finally opened their eyes.

Across the vast lands, over the four seas and nine provinces, every living being felt it. A surge of reverence for the divine rose from deep within, as if it had been carved into their very bones. The towering pillar of divine light pierced the heavens. It was visible from every corner of the world and stirred an overwhelming urge to kneel and worship.

Even humans, considered the most intelligent among the mortal races, could not resist its pull, not to mention the chickens, dogs, cattle, and wild beasts. All of them bowed toward the pillar of light with unwavering piety. All existences of life yielded themselves to the divine authority in control of the Great Dao of the Heavens and the Earth.

Above the clouds, the Great High Priest raised his voice in solemn chant.

“Return to us, our god... Sovereign who devours all... the subject of devotion for billions of demons!”

This was the descent of a god...