0p0 Chapter 404 The Ancestor of the Demonic Sect
Chapter 404 The Ancestor of the Demonic Sect
Wu Qinghuan, standing to the side, nodded silently in agreement. She whispered a reminder, "You must be extra careful." "Mm," Xu Nian responded, then gently waved her right hand, and a dazzling golden light shot out like lightning, heading straight for the eerie demonic energy below.
The golden light, like an invincible sword, swept across the void with overwhelming force, shooting straight down into the churning, pitch-black demonic energy below. A deafening roar followed, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing, and the entire space seemed to tremble.
The originally surging demonic energy, upon being impacted by this powerful force, instantly began to churn violently, as if stirred by an invisible hand, rapidly coalescing into an enormous vortex. And in the very center of this vortex, a bottomless black entrance slowly emerged, emanating a chilling and mysterious aura.
"A secret realm?" A golden light flashed in Xu Nian's eyes as she thought to herself, "Could it be that someone has set up this trap to lure us in?" Wu Qinghuan, standing beside her, looked worried and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be a trap?"
Xu Nian shook his head slightly, replying calmly, "Perhaps, perhaps not. But in any case, since we're already here, we must go in and find out." Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed like lightning, transforming into a dazzling golden light in the blink of an eye, rushing straight towards the mysterious black entrance. Seeing this, Wu Qinghuan didn't dare hesitate for a moment and quickly followed behind.
As soon as the two stepped into the secret realm, they were plunged into endless darkness, so dark that they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. The surroundings were eerily silent, with only their faint breathing and footsteps echoing in the darkness.
"Watch out!" Xu Nian suddenly warned. Just then, he keenly sensed an exceptionally powerful and violent aura approaching them at an alarming speed. Faced with such a crisis, Xu Nian showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, his eyes shone brightly with golden light, and his entire body exuded an unparalleled aura of majesty.
"Well done!" With a roar, he swung his right fist out, creating a fierce gust of wind. A deafening boom followed, as if the entire secret realm was shaken by the punch. From the endless darkness, a blood-red figure was blasted out like a cannonball.
"Who goes there? How dare you play tricks here!" Xu Nian's gaze was icy as he stared intently at the blood-red figure that had been sent flying, and he shouted sharply. However, all that answered him was deathly silence and endless darkness...
Xu Nian shouted and suddenly threw a punch forward. A dazzling golden light shot out like lightning, exploding instantly, like a golden sun rising suddenly in the darkness, its brilliant light illuminating the entire mysterious realm in an instant.
As the golden light shone, countless twisted and deformed figures emerged faintly in the light. They were of various shapes and sizes, some with ferocious and terrifying faces, and others with incomplete bodies, as if they were evil spirits crawling up from the depths of hell, exuding a chilling aura.
Wu Qinghuan, who was standing to the side, took a closer look and couldn't help but gasp: "It's...it's those cultivators who were cruelly killed by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect!" She recognized these figures at a glance because they were all filled with a strong sense of resentment, but for some reason, they could not be formed into a complete entity.
“For hundreds of years, countless innocent lives have been tragically lost at the hands of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, and their souls have been imprisoned here, becoming the evil nourishment that sustains this secret realm!” Xu Nian said through gritted teeth, his eyes burning with an even brighter golden light, like a blazing flame that illuminated the entire secret realm as bright as day.
Seeing this scene, Wu Qinghuan's beautiful eyes flashed with barely suppressed anger: "The Ten Thousand Demons Sect actually used such vicious methods, it's simply outrageous!"
"Since that's the case, then let me deliver these poor souls from the dead!" Xu Nian's anger flared, and golden light began to swirl wildly around his body, instantly coalescing into an enormous golden light shield. The shield rapidly expanded outward from Xu Nian's center, enveloping both himself and Wu Qinghuan within it.
As the golden light swept past those distorted figures, a series of crackling sounds rang out. The figures melted and disintegrated like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, eventually turning into twinkling starlight and gradually disappearing into the void.
At the same time, the Blood Demon Ancestor, far outside the secret realm, suddenly changed his expression drastically.
He keenly sensed the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from the secret realm, and a deep unease welled up in his heart.
"Could it be... that they can still come out alive?" The disciples of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief. They stared in terror at the mysterious and dark entrance to the secret realm, as if some terrifying monster was about to emerge from there.
They were initially confident that once Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan stepped into this secret realm, they would have no chance of survival. After all, this was a legendary forbidden area, imprisoning countless ferocious souls. Even for a peerless expert whose cultivation had reached the Dao Integration Realm, escaping unscathed would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
However, the scene before them made these disciples of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect begin to waver in their judgment. "Impossible! This secret realm is extremely dangerous. The resentment and malevolent energy emanating from those imprisoned souls alone could cause ordinary cultivators to be annihilated, not to mention the numerous powerful restrictions and formations protecting it. Even a Dao Integration Realm expert would find it difficult to escape easily!" One disciple's eyes widened, his voice becoming shrill with extreme shock.
"Could it be... that they are actually more powerful than experts at the Dao Integration Realm?" Another disciple trembled involuntarily, his lips quivering as he muttered to himself. This thought, once it surfaced, spread like wildfire among the disciples, casting a thick shadow over everyone's heart.
Just then, the Blood Demon Ancestor, who had been silent all along, suddenly roared, "Shut up! Don't boost the morale of others and diminish our own! How could they possibly have come out alive!" Although he also felt a vague unease, as the leader of a sect, he would never easily admit that Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan possessed strength surpassing his own.
Meanwhile, in that deep, secluded realm, Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan were advancing deeper and deeper. Thick fog filled the surroundings, and a chilling, eerie atmosphere swept over them, sending shivers down their spines.
"Roar!" Suddenly, a deafening roar that echoed through the sky shattered the silence. A gigantic, mountain-like demonic shadow burst forth from the endless darkness like a ghost, its blood-red maw wide open, revealing incredibly sharp fangs, as it charged menacingly towards Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan.
Facing such a terrifying enemy, Xu Nian showed no fear whatsoever. He snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. Immediately afterward, he swung his arm, and a surge of immense power erupted forth. His fist radiated a dazzling golden light, instantly coalescing into a ferocious dragon that roared as it swept towards the demonic shadow.
With a deafening roar, the golden dragon slammed into the demonic shadow with overwhelming force, unleashing a blinding burst of light between them. When the light dissipated, the seemingly invincible demonic shadow had vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
"Boom!" A deafening roar resounded, and the demonic shadow instantly exploded, turning into countless black wisps of mist that slowly drifted away like smoke.
At this moment, the Blood Demon Ancestor, outside the secret realm, was utterly astonished, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets. Just moments ago, he had watched as Xu Nian, with a single punch, blasted the demonic shadow—whose strength rivaled that of an early-stage Dao Integration Realm expert—to utter obliteration! Such terrifying power was simply unbelievable to him!
"This... how is this possible? Just who is this kid?" Blood Demon Ancestor muttered to himself, his heart filled with endless fear.
Inside the secret realm, Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan continued their relentless advance. As they ventured deeper, more and more demonic shadows began to emerge. However, Xu Nian seemed completely at ease with these menacing figures. With each swift movement, his attacks were incredibly precise, and the demonic shadows were utterly unable to withstand his assaults, being easily slain in the blink of an eye.
"Hmph, these demonic shadows are nothing but insignificant little characters," Xu Nian said indifferently, as if these so-called powerful enemies were not worth mentioning to him at all.
Wu Qinghuan nodded slightly in agreement: "That's right, I can feel it too. The truly powerful opponent should be hiding deeper in this secret realm." As she spoke, she couldn't help but frown slightly, clearly sensing an exceptionally powerful aura emanating from the depths of the secret realm.
"Since that's the case, let's speed things up." Xu Nian's gaze sharpened, and a dazzling golden light flashed in his eyes. Then, he took a sudden step forward, disappearing from his spot like lightning. Seeing this, Wu Qinghuan dared not delay and quickly used her movement technique to follow closely.
Before long, the two arrived at the deepest part of the secret realm. Here, an enormous pool of blood came into view. The churning blood in the pool emitted a nauseating, pungent stench, like a cesspool from the depths of hell, sending chills down their spines.
In the center of the blood pool, a figure dressed in a blood-red robe sat cross-legged.
The aura emanating from him was several times stronger than that of the Blood Demon Ancestor.
"It is the Second Protector of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, the Blood Demon Ancestor!"
Wu Qinghuan recognized the man at a glance.
"Hmph, you've finally arrived."
The Blood Demon Ancestor opened his eyes, a flash of bloodlust in them.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
The Blood Demon Ancestor didn't waste any words.
He suddenly stood up, and the blood in the pool began to boil and churn.
"Blood Demon Divine Art, Blood Sea Raging to the Heavens!"
The Blood Demon Ancestor roared in anger.
The blood in the blood pool instantly shot into the sky, turning into a vast, blood-red ocean that swept towards Xu Nian and Wu Qinghuan.
"What a terrifying power!"
Outside the secret realm, the disciples of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect exclaimed in surprise.
They had never seen the Blood Demon Ancestor go all out like this.
In their view, even a peak Dao Integration Realm expert would find it difficult to withstand this move.
"Huh, what a small skill."
Xu Nian snorted disdainfully.
He slowly raised his right hand, which shimmered with golden light.
"break!"
Xu Nian let out a soft shout and threw a punch.
A dazzling golden light, like lightning piercing the night sky, instantly pierced through the blood-red ocean.
"boom!"
With a deafening roar, the crimson ocean exploded, turning into a shower of blood that rained down from the sky.
"This...how is this possible?"
The Blood Demon Ancestor's eyes widened, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets, his face filled with disbelief, as if he had witnessed the most incredible thing in the world. His proudest, supremely powerful move had actually been so easily countered by Xu Nian.
At this moment, the disciples of the Myriad Demons Sect outside the secret realm were all dumbfounded, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg. The Blood Demon Ancestor, whom they considered an invincible god, had actually had his strongest attack shattered by a single, simple punch from Xu Nian—this was utterly beyond their comprehension. In an instant, fear surged into their hearts like a tidal wave, rapidly spreading throughout their bodies, leaving them stiff and unable to move.
"Nothing special, utterly pathetic." Xu Nian said calmly. Before he finished speaking, he took a step and moved like a ghost to the Blood Demon Ancestor's side in an instant.
Upon seeing this, the Blood Demon Ancestor was terrified. His face contorted in horror, and he uttered incoherent screams as he desperately tried to retreat. However, Xu Nian's speed was as fast as lightning and as swift as the wind. Before the Blood Demon Ancestor could make any effective reaction, Xu Nian had already closed in.
"Prepare to die!" Xu Nian's eyes suddenly turned cold, a golden light flashing in them. Then, without any fancy moves, he threw another punch. This punch seemed ordinary, but it contained a terrifying power capable of destroying the world.
A deafening roar resounded, echoing through the heavens. The Blood Demon Ancestor's body exploded instantly under the impact of this powerful force, turning into countless fragments and splattering flesh and blood everywhere. These fragments and blood then rapidly vaporized, forming a dense, crimson mist that filled the air before gradually dissipating.
"Ancestor—!" The disciples of the Myriad Demons Sect outside the secret realm, witnessing this scene, all let out a heart-wrenching, desperate wail. They could never have imagined that their revered and invincible Blood Demon Ancestor, whom they regarded as a god, would be completely annihilated by Xu Nian with a single punch, without even the slightest power to resist.