Free Web NovelChapter 343: Chapter 204: Battling the Demon
Yang Jing stood with both hands on the hilt of his sword, using it for support. Scattered on the ground were the bodies of seven or eight High Tier Celestial Demons.
The power boost a Magical Treasure gave a Cultivator was astonishing, especially a Lifebound Flying Sword like the Celestial Waterfall Sword. A Black Heaven True Demon that could once fight Yang Jing to a standstill could now only withstand three of his sword strikes.
He pushed his palm forward, unleashing a crimson Celestial Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light.
The Blood Transformation Divine Light ricocheted through the air, turning all the High Tier True Demons who had come to ambush them into Blood Pearls.
Yinjiao flew over and placed a Green Yin Death Demon before the Demon-Catching Tripod.
This Demon was an Upper-Rank Celestial Demon of the Yin Death Demon variety. It was far more sensitive to killing intent, and the moment Yang Jing stopped concealing his aura and unleashed the Celestial Waterfall Sword, it had immediately tried to flee. However, it couldn’t escape Yinjiao’s pursuit with his Silver Horn Cloud Escape.
The Demon-Catching Tripod sent out Spiritual Light Chains, gleefully wrapping up the Green Yin Death Demon and pulling it into the Pot World for refining.
After all the Celestial Demons were cleared away, all that remained on the ground was a pile of corpses they had possessed. Among them were both Cultivators and Demons.
For Great Demons of the Foundation Establishment Realm, the mortal bodies of humans and beasts could not withstand their Demonic Qi, so they would choose to possess Cultivators and Demons.
With a few exceptions like the Black Heaven True Demon, most Celestial Demons were incapable of breaking through the Nine Heavens World’s Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane on their own.
Yang Jing inspected the corpses of the Cultivators and Demons. Although any identifying artifacts on the Cultivators had been completely removed, judging by the degree to which Demonic Qi had saturated their bodies, they had been possessed by Celestial Demons for anywhere from several years to over a century.
A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He took out a dedicated Storage Bag to collect the Cultivators’ corpses, then channeled the Sun True Fire to completely incinerate the bodies of the Demons.
If these possessed corpses weren’t dealt with promptly and were left to rot in the wild, they could transform into Demon Corpse Monsters and wreak havoc on the region.
"Master, for these Celestial Demons to suddenly ambush us on the road, they must have been watching us for a long time."
Yinjiao said.
"We’ve captured so many Celestial Demons over the past seven days. If the Demon Country in the Demon Realm didn’t react at all, I would actually start to worry."
Yang Jing said.
As the number of Celestial Demons in the Demon Realm dwindled, the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane of the Nine Heavens World surrounding the Demon Realm had pushed inward by several meters in various places. Under the surge of Spiritual Qi, all sorts of extreme weather phenomena—heavy rain, fierce winds, thunderstorms, and even hail—appeared one after another.
If it was like this outside the Demon Realm, then within it, the demonic tides were even more tumultuous.
Under such circumstances, if the Demon Country in the Demon Realm still showed no reaction, Yang Jing would have been concerned that the Celestial Demons were brewing some major conspiracy.
"Let’s go back. Since these Celestial Demons have already made a move on us, there’s no reason they’d spare Iron Head and the others in the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array."
Yang Jing shrank the Demon-Catching Tripod, hung it from his waist, and spoke to Yinjiao.
He was naturally very confident in Iron Head, but the Celestial Demons’ methods were treacherous. It was better to return sooner rather than later.
After days of hunting, the Demon-Catching Tripod had already refined seven High Tier Celestial Demons of types it had never refined before. The Ten Thousand Transformations Demon Prohibition had reached its limit and could trigger a Spiritual Treasure Tribulation at any moment.
But the Celestial Demons were not fools, after all. After losing so many of their kind in succession, capturing new High Tier Celestial Demons was becoming increasingly difficult.
Yang Jing activated his Cloud Escape. A cloud of vapor rose, enveloping him and Yinjiao, and they flew off in the direction of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array.
At this moment, the Celestial Demons were using various methods to attack the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array. However, this Array had been created by the Six Sects specifically for building forward bases.
The three outposts surrounding the Demon Realm had stood for several hundred years without incident. Naturally, it wasn’t something a few High Tier Celestial Demons could breach on a whim.
If the Demon Country sent hundreds of thousands of Celestial Demons to besiege it and continuously drain the Array’s Spiritual Mechanism, there might be a chance of breaking through. With just these few High Tier Celestial Demons, they couldn’t even manage to deplete its Spiritual Qi.
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Once Cultivators established an Array in a location, they could steadily encroach upon the Demons’ territory, like advancing a pawn one step at a time.
"Sovereign!"
Several High Tier Celestial Demons, having already spent more than half of their Demonic Qi, hesitated and turned to look at their Sovereign, who was still disguised as Yang Jing.
They were in the Nine Heavens World, where replenishing expended Demonic Qi was not easy. If the Six Sects had set an ambush, they would suffer a great loss.
The Celestial Demon Sovereign’s expression was grimly uncertain. He had been able to unite the Demon Realm not only because of his immense Power, but also because he was skilled at winning the hearts of his people. Naturally, he couldn’t force these High Tier Celestial Demons to charge head-on into the Seven Luminaries Demon Prisoning Array.
If they started to harbor rebellious thoughts, his position as Sovereign would become unstable.
After all, he alone could not manage the tens of millions of Celestial Demons in the Demon Realm. Without the High Tier Celestial Demons to keep them in check, the Low-level Celestial Demons would begin an endless cycle of slaughtering and devouring one another.
But these people from the Six Sects had obtained a Demon-Catching Tripod from somewhere and were now capturing Celestial Demons with impunity. If this continued, the Demon Realm’s borders would only retreat again and again, until they vanished completely from the Northern Domain.
’As one of the esteemed Four Celestial Princes, I deliberately lowered my Cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Great Demon Realm and entered the Nine Yang Demon Realm not just to get a taste of being a Sovereign. I have a great mission to fulfill.’
Just then, two Black Heaven True Demons who had gone to ambush Yang Jing suddenly appeared in the sky.
"Sovereign, Sovereign! We have brought back the Daoist’s head!"
The Celestial Demon Sovereign, still in the guise of Yang Jing, was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected that while his own efforts were fruitless, the other Celestial Demons would have such a great success.
Inside the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array, Iron Head, who had been sitting cross-legged with a calm and composed demeanor, snapped his eyes open and shot to his feet.
The Celestial Demon Sovereign was ecstatic.
"What about the Demon-Catching Tripod? Did you manage to seize it?"
’That Daoist isn’t my main concern. After all, a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator can be suppressed with a flip of my hand. The real key is that Demon-Catching Tripod, which can capture all the Celestial Demons in an area in an instant.’
"Sovereign, the Demon-Catching Tripod is right here."
The leading Black Heaven True Demon held up a small Golden Tripod with both hands, about to present it.
"Wait!"
A flicker of unease suddenly arose in the Celestial Demon Sovereign’s heart.
"Where are the others? Why didn’t they come with you?"
"Sovereign, that Daoist’s methods were formidable. The bodies they possessed were all damaged and are now being strongly rejected by this world. They had to return to the Demon Country to recuperate," the Black Heaven True Demon explained.
Only then did the Celestial Demon Sovereign nod, reaching for the Demon-Catching Tripod.
Halfway there, his hand suddenly transformed into a Demon Claw and viciously snatched at the Black Heaven True Demon.
The Demon-Catching Tripod in the Black Heaven True Demon’s hands instantly shot out dozens of Spiritual Light Chains, lashing toward the Celestial Demon Sovereign.
Faced with the incoming Spiritual Light Chains, the Celestial Demon Sovereign made no attempt to dodge, his Demon Claw aimed squarely at the Black Heaven True Demon’s head.
With a clap of thunder, two bolts of True Thunder—one purple, one black—covered the Black Heaven True Demon’s fists. He met the Celestial Demon Sovereign’s attack, fist against claw, exchanging several blows in quick succession.
The lightning and Demonic Qi clashed violently. The excess Fist Force and claw’s might were vented into the ground, instantly churning up earth and rock as if an earthquake had struck.
After unleashing his full power, Yang Jing’s Inconstant Illusionary Form Technique was instantly broken, revealing his true appearance.
The Celestial Demon Sovereign, however, still maintained Yang Jing’s appearance. At a glance, it looked as if two Yang Jings were engaged in Magical Combat.
One just bristled with dark Demonic Qi, while the other blazed with brilliant lightning.
The Celestial Demon Sovereign glanced at the Spiritual Light Chains tightening around his body and raised an eyebrow. ’This Demon-Catching Tripod is anything but ordinary. No wonder those High Tier Celestial Demons were captured so quietly.’
"I’m a little curious. How did you see through my disguise?"
Yang Jing asked, dispersing the True Thunder from his hands.
’I thought my imitation of the Black Heaven True Demon was perfect. I never expected this Celestial Demon to see through it at a glance.’
"All the Black Heaven True Demons in the Demon Country are formed from the Demon Blood of the Black Heaven Demon Venerable. They have arrogant and untamable personalities, a bunch who can be commanded but not summoned. I’ve only barely managed to suppress and subdue them. If one of them had seized your Demon-Catching Tripod, they would have certainly hidden it for themselves. How could they possibly have offered it up so respectfully?"
The Celestial Demon Sovereign stared at Yang Jing and sighed faintly.
"However, I truly didn’t see through your disguise at first. If you had transformed into any other Celestial Demon, I might have fallen for it."
Yang Jing activated the Demon-Catching Tripod to its maximum size. It fell to the ground with a BOOM, like a small mountain.
"I see. I overthought it."
’I thought that by posing as a Black Heaven True Demon, I’d be able to get closer to this Celestial Demon Sovereign. I didn’t expect to be seen through so quickly after showing myself.’
"The world is full of those we Celestial Demons can fool with ease. Those who can deceive us are few and far between. Daoist, you toil away, meditating and refining Qi. Even if you form a Nascent Soul, your lifespan will be no more than three thousand years or so. Why not join my Demon Sect? Shed this Mortal Body, and eternal life will be within your grasp," the Celestial Demon Sovereign said to Yang Jing.
Yang Jing was dazed for only an instant, but in that moment, a pitch-black, lightless Demon Saber appeared in the Celestial Demon Sovereign’s hand, severing all the Spiritual Light Chains wrapped around his body.
The next moment, his Tunneling Light flashed, and he suddenly appeared before Yang Jing. The Demon Saber in his hand unleashed a terrifying demonic light as he slashed at Yang Jing’s face.
CLANG!
With a resounding crash, the Celestial Waterfall Sword blocked the incredibly fierce slash.
In the next instant, a scorching Five-Colored True Flame roared up from the longsword, transforming into an intensely blazing Five-Colored Fire Dragon that lunged toward the Celestial Demon Sovereign.
The Celestial Demon Sovereign’s eyes widened. It was too late to dodge. A Celestial Demon Dharma Aspect instantly enveloped his body.
BOOM!
The Fire Dragon Magical Sword struck the Celestial Demon Dharma Aspect, instantly carving a hole the size of a water vat and whistling through.
The surging Five Elements True Fire instantly ignited the Dharma Aspect, turning it into a human torch.
’What potent Demon Sound!’
After unleashing that strike, Yang Jing remarked with feeling that if he hadn’t already been gathering power for the Fire Dragon Sword Scripture, he might have suffered a small loss just now.
