The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 1543: The Great Devil Core

The moment they stepped into the altar beneath the Great Demon God's statue, Ling Feng felt as though he had entered a starry sky.

Specks of light filled his vision. It was as if he were walking along a bridge of stars, moving forward step by step.

The surrounding space-time power was incredibly dense, yet it differed from a typical space-time passage. There were no violent tides surging through it.

Ling Feng could not help but marvel inwardly. It was hard to imagine how this altar had been constructed. It could actually connect reality with the void.

"My lord."

City Lord Isa turned back to glance at him and spoke softly, "At the deepest part of the altar, there were originally two star gates. They have long been sealed, so it is impossible to leave this place through the altar anymore."

"Star gates?"

Ling Feng felt a quiet surge of excitement. Even if the normal passage was sealed, the Realm-Piercing Shuttle could pass through any barrier.

Just then, Isa suddenly stopped. She bowed toward the space ahead. A dark radiance descended from the void, swept over her body, then vanished.

Ling Feng's eyelid twitched. "City Lord Isa, what was that?"

"That is the bloodline gate left behind by the Great Devil who built this altar. Only devilkin of noble blood can be recognized and allowed to enter the deeper parts. This is the altar of the Great Demon God. Those of low bloodline are not qualified to step inside. Of course, with your noble bloodline, passing the gate should be effortless."

Isa looked at Ling Feng with admiration as she explained.

"Uh..."

A few lines formed on Ling Feng's forehead. He had nearly reached the star gates, yet another obstacle appeared.

There was no turning back now. He could only press forward.

Taking a deep breath, Ling Feng stepped ahead and activated the Void Eye, letting its power wrap around his body.

As he reached the bloodline gate, a beam of dark radiance descended from the void once more. In that instant, Ling Feng felt an immeasurable force pressing down on him. He felt like a grain of sand before an endless expanse.

So this is the power of a true Great Devil!

Ling Feng prayed inwardly that he could pass this test. If not, this gate alone would be impossible to break through by force.

A deep rumble echoed.

Just as his thoughts turned uneasy, the void around them began to tremble. It felt as though a terrifying will was slowly awakening.

This is bad!

Ling Feng cursed inwardly. If this truly was the will of an ancient Great Devil, a single glance would be enough to kill him countless times.

Isa covered her mouth in shock, her voice trembling. "My lord, what is happening? The bloodline gate has never reacted like this before!"

Cold sweat formed on Ling Feng's forehead. He wanted to run, yet that overwhelming will held him firmly in place. He could not move at all.

Fortunately, the pressure did not last long. In the next moment, a figure began to take shape in the void. It first appeared as a massive demonic form towering hundreds of zhang high. Then it gradually shrank, becoming a burly humanoid figure over two zhang tall.

The figure looked no different from a human on the surface, but Ling Feng knew it was not human. It had to be the lingering will of an ancient Great Devil.

"A descendant of the Gulandor clan? I did not expect that even in later generations, one of my clan would arrive in this plane!"

A deep and resonant voice echoed through the space.

Ling Feng's eyelid twitched. He quickly nodded. "Yes, yes. I am indeed from the Gulandor clan."

The figure did not respond to him, as if it were only a recorded remnant. It continued speaking on its own.

"When I built this altar to connect the human and demon realms, I was on the verge of success. Yet I was ambushed by those despicable beings from the Immortal Domain. Not only was I gravely wounded, they completely sealed the star paths between the two realms."

Hearing this, Ling Feng felt secretly relieved. It was a good thing the passage had been sealed.

Not all devilkin were vicious, but most were warlike and bloodthirsty. If the altar had remained functional, the devilkin of Chloe City might only wish to return to the Demon Domain. However, the powerful Great Devils there could just as easily use the star gate to invade the human realm again.

It was better that the gate remained closed.

"The power of the Demonic Stars in this space is merely a projection from the Demon Domain. It weakens once every thousand years and will eventually vanish completely. When that time comes, all devilkin left in this space will perish."

"I pondered long and hard before finally devising a method to temporarily sustain the altar. At the very least, it can send the remaining devilkin here back to the Demon Domain and spare them from extinction."

"Th... this is wonderful!"

Isa's face lit up with overwhelming joy. It turned out the Great Devil who built the altar had left behind a path of survival for them.

Of course, the ancient will could not hear her. It continued speaking.

"After being ambushed by those from the Immortal Domain, I knew my time was limited. Therefore, I separated my origin and sealed my Great Devil Core here. When a descendant of the Gulandor clan arrives, I will grant them this core. With the power contained within it, combined with the Gulandor clan's ability to commune with the void, the altar can be temporarily activated and the devilkin here can be sent back to the Demon Domain."

"Descendant of the Gulandor clan, this is my origin Great Devil Core. I will now pass on to you the method to operate the altar."

At the next moment, a massive spherical object the size of a watermelon slowly descended from the void. This had to be the Great Devil Core the ancient being spoke of.

Ling Feng's eyelid twitched again. Even after countless years, the energy contained within that core was beyond estimation.

It was terrifying!

"My heavens, an ancient Great Devil's origin core! Kid, we have struck it rich this time!"

Despicable Donkey's voice rang out in his mind. If not for the fear of being overwhelmed by its energy, he would have swallowed the core whole without hesitation.

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. He could not help but wonder just how powerful this ancient Great Devil had been.

From what Ke Weili had once mentioned, experts of the Immortal Domain were divided into ranks such as Immortal Lords and Immortal Emperors. A being capable of constructing a passage between the human and demon realms could not possibly be weak.

At the very least, it had to be on par with the top experts of the immortal dao!