The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 134 - 80 The Battle of the Witch Demon Begins (Part 3)
Chapter 134: Chapter 80 The Battle of the Witch Demon Begins (Part 3)
The frenzied Taiyi madly struck the Chaos Bell, how could it be possible that he would regain his senses just by Di Jun’s soft calls.
Helplessly, Di Jun transformed into a Pure Gold Golden Crow emitting the Sun Flames, opening his beak to spit out a mouthful of searing Sun Essence Fire, shooting straight at Taiyi.
Di Jun and Taiyi were originally brothers, their auras similar. Taiyi did not resist his elder brother’s Sun Essence Fire and allowed the blaze to engulf him. In an instant, Taiyi was consumed by the Sun Essence Fire, its scorching heat cracking the void with ’snap and pop’ sounds!
"Screech!"
After a moment, a Pure Gold Golden Crow identical to Di Jun rose from the flames and soared into the sky. As it transformed back into human form amidst spurts of essence fire, the golden divine feathers woven into his Taoist robe fluttering in the wind, Taiyi’s face was filled with a murderous intent. Enveloped in soaring crimson flames and radiant light, his tall and muscular body shook as he pointed at Xuanming, furiously bellowing: "You vile slave, how dare you harm my Golden Crow Illusion! I swear I will take your life!"
"Hmph! Our races have been dead set against each other for ages, what does it matter to you!" Xuanming exclaimed sharply, her body surrounded by twinkling stars, shimmering brightly. The entire void seemed to darken as boundless black clouds surged towards the South Heavenly Gate, as if to overwhelm the city beneath.
Taiyi watched Xuanming’s actions with a cold gaze, seemingly unconcerned. However, the occasional flash of Blood Radiance in his eyes signaled the hatred and killing intent in his heart.
"Your grandpa Qiang Liang will add a little something extra for you, to send all you grandsons on your way!" Qiang Liang chuckled ominously, whispering softly. The serpent originally held in his hand, hissing and flicking its tongue, quietly slipped into the clouds on the horizon.
Naz too, would not show weakness, releasing a little red snake into the skies as well!
In the words of Li Qingming: "As long as the outcome is good, it doesn’t matter how it’s done!" Thus, thanks to Li Qingming, the originally upright and honest Ancestor Witches had all become ’true villains’, employing cunning tactics to achieve their ends!
"Boom!"
Tens of thousands of raging thunders descended from the sky, instantly engulfing Taiyi and the Demon Crowd below. At this moment, every member of the Demon Race was shocked and their complexions changed.
"Heavenly Thunder!"
Since the beginning of their cultivation, the Demon Race constantly dealt with Heavenly Thunder. Forming the Demon Core required passing the Heavenly Tribulation; Transformation required passing the Heavenly Tribulation; Ascension to Immortality required passing the Heavenly Tribulation. Originally, it was thought that after ascending, one would escape from the thunder strikes, but unexpectedly, there were still the Great Three Calamities, and the Divine Thunder, Fire Thunder, and Wind Thunder calamities. Of course, Innate Gods and Great Powers naturally did not fear these tribulations. But for the common demons of the Demon Race who climbed up step by step, their first reaction to Heavenly Thunder was fear!
"Boom!"
The originally clear sky was suddenly filled with dazzling thunder light and sea-like lightning, engulfing the entire South Heavenly Gate, creating an extremely terrifying scene.
Below the thunderclouds, barring some with firm Dao Hearts among the powerful demons, the rest were thrown into chaos, either activating their Magic Treasures or stirring Spiritual Energy to form Protection Shields. In just a moment, the sky seemed to collapse, pitch black, with Electric Snakes dancing wildly as if countless Thunder Serpents were surging and roaring!
"Boom!"
With deafening roars accompanied by Divine Thunder, the fierce thunders ruthlessly struck down on the colorful Magic Treasures and Spiritual Energy Shields. Each strike
brought forth bursts of sparks, with dancing Thunder Serpents and the Demon Crowd engaging in a dance of death!
Looking from afar, the whole South Heavenly Gate was gloomy and fearsome, the dark sky pouring down like torrential rain, densely packed with thunderstorms and lightning everywhere.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."
Taiyi’s eyes were bloodshot, his aura soaring. The ancient Qing Chaos Bell spun madly in the air, with waves of golden ripples spreading out like water waves, keeping all the Divine Thunders at bay tens of yards away.
"Hmph! Is this all you Witches are capable of?" Di Jun raised the River Map, which suddenly expanded into a massive scroll enveloping the entire Demon Crowd.
As the raging thunder fell again, the immense River Map, like a ferocious Primordial beast, opened and closed its gigantic maw, devouring the raging thunder, gnawing at the lightning. Some of the lightning bolts were shattered by the insatiable devouring force of the River Map before even touching it, ceasing to exist.
Qiang Liang chuckled lightly and said, "Well, let’s see if you can stomach that! This is just the appetizer; the main course is coming next! Hahaha..."
Qiang Liang had barely finished speaking when the storm clouds dispersed as the thunder and lightning ceased, but the dark clouds seemed to have sunk even lower. If the atmosphere before was one of frenzied violence, it had now turned to one of gloomy oppression.
"Drip-drop! Drip-drop!"
Initially, it was only sporadic droplets of rain, scattered as they fell from the dark clouds, but then the rain grew heavier and heavier...
Taiyi looked at the raindrops growing from hair-like fine to the size of soybeans and let out a cold laugh: "After thunder comes rain; it seems the Witch Tribe is limited to such petty tricks!"
Xuanming chuckled lightly, not uttering a word. However, the glee between his brows could no longer be concealed.
"Humph! To think you can still smile at a time like this... Eh?" Di Jun was about to speak in mockery when suddenly he felt his head grow heavy, as if struck by something substantial. After staggering slightly, Di Jun rubbed his head in alarm and stared at the mysterious black raindrops falling from the sky, exclaiming, "Qu Yuan Heavy Water!"
Seeing Di Jun’s unstable footsteps, Taiyi quickly stepped forward to support his arm, asking with concern, "Brother, what’s wrong?"
With a grave expression, Di Jun stated, "The droplets from the sky are not rain; they are ’Qu Yuan Heavy Water’!"
"What!" Taiyi’s face was stricken with shock, "Legend has it that ’Qu Yuan Heavy Water’ is an extremely yin and evil substance, capable of corroding Spiritual Treasures and grievously harming the Primordial Spirits of their owners. Could it be, brother?"
Di Jun silently nodded and replied, "It’s of no concern, just a minor injury! I shall recover soon enough."
"Hum, hum, hum!"
Suddenly, the pleasant sound of a zither abruptly entered everyone’s ears. The melodious zither music, as crisp as the sound of water falling in a deep mountain spring, was pure without any noise, just like the moon in a clear sky unobscured by clouds. Its stronger notes resounded like the sound of water torrents in a mountain void of distractions, while the music echoed as if reverberating through a valley.
"Snap!"
The countless raindrops in the sky suddenly burst as if cut from the string of kites, dissipating into the void. Looking back at the sky, the dark clouds seemed to dance along with the zither music, morphing into galloping stallions, flying Immortal Cranes, and lunging fierce beasts... A myriad of illusions, endless in their variety!
Such a spectacle with so many changes lasted for the entire duration of one incense stick before the dark clouds in the sky finally vanished!
"It truly ’lingers around the beams for three days without end!’ I did not expect that I, Heaven and Earth Taoist, would be privileged to witness the elegance of Fu Xi’s Zither!" Heaven and Earth Taoist’s eyes brightened as he looked towards the refined middle-aged man playing the zither at the forefront of the Demon Race’s camp, and exclaimed, "Splendid Fu Xi, such Mysterious melodies of music! Truly worthy of Emperor Xi’s noble title!"
Rising to his feet, Fu Xi bowed to Heaven and Earth Taoist and said, "Fellow Daoist flatters me too much! As one conferred the title of Emperor Xi, I naturally assume my responsibilities. I do my utmost to preserve our Demon lineage!"
"Well said! To serve one’s duty and know one’s destiny! An Emperor Xi who is peerless in benevolence and righteousness!" Admiration and joy flickered within Heaven and Earth Taoist’s eyes.
Fu Xi looked deeply at Heaven and Earth Taoist, nodded slightly, then retreated behind Di Jun.
From the beginning, the Demon Race under Di Jun’s leadership had been on the defensive. The sight of this stirred urgency in the usually proud Di Jun. To completely turn the tides, it was crucial to elevate the morale of his troops.
With this in mind, Di Jun raised a hand, withdrawing the River Map back within himself, and declared in a forceful tone, "Zhu Rong, you insolent wretch, last time you wounded my two brothers. Dare you step forward and test our formation?"
Zhu Rong nonchalantly dug at his ears with his pinky and retorted, "What’s there to fear? Your dear Zhu Rong isn’t scared of you!"
"Good!" Di Jun’s eyes shone as he spat out an Array Diagram. It swelled upon catching the wind, spanning across the void above. The entire diagram was covered with densely-arranged various runes, emitting a billion-zhang brilliant glow, suddenly exerting a strong suction force that made Zhu Rong unsteady. The colossal diagram flickered with bright Tao Runes spelling "Refining Immortal Map"!
This Array Diagram was obtained from the East King’s Secret Vault when the enemy forces attacked East King. The entire diagram could emit various Divine Lights to refine Immortals, Gods, Demons, and Devils. It had an especially terrifying erosive capability towards physical bodies!
"Hide the heavens and the earth, refine all gods and demons!"
