Chapter 888 : The Demon Lord's Desperate Flight

The Desire Demon's Six Illusory Demonic Heaven Escape [a mystical technique that creates six illusory avatars to escape danger] was indeed Extraordinary, yet facing the simultaneous pincer attack from the three, it still suffered a significant setback.

Behold, one of the avatars was drawn into Exquisite Jiang's sleeve and suppressed; the second Path Principle [a manifestation of a cultivator's core cultivation law] was reduced to ashes by the Verdant Ruins Vial; and the third was instantly ensnared by the Frost Soul Immortal Ribbon.

"Damnation!"

Witnessing half of his six avatars subdued in the blink of an eye, the Lord of Desire Demons felt a surge of panic in his heart.

Not daring to linger for a single moment, he immediately urged his three remaining avatars to flee into the distance.

"Wretched fiend, you shall not escape!"

At that very moment, Eldrin Chen let out a cold shout. In a single step, he ascended into the heavens.

In an instant, he made his move. He summoned the Primordial One Giant Hand [a divine ability manifesting a colossal hand of primordial energy], crushing one avatar on the spot. Then, he channeled the Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Thunder [a supreme thunder technique fusing the power of the five elements and the primordial sun], causing another to vanish amidst flickering thunder and light.

"My life is forfeit!"

In the span of a lightning flash, five of his six avatars were gone. The Lord of Desire Demons's heart plummeted, and a thread of despair flickered within him. Find this and other novels at audio-novel . com.

Before she could react further, a dazzlingly brilliant sword light cleaved through the heavens. It was the combined strike of the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords, and it pierced straight through her body.

The Celestial Abyss Twin Swords are supreme treasures of Slaughter, and their combined might can truly be described as earth-shattering. Even a Primordial Spirit 9th Tier [the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit stage] Great Power would not dare to receive such a blow with their physical body.

Although the Desire Demon Primordial Spirit [a demon cultivator of the Desire Demon race at the Primordial Spirit stage] possessed cultivation at the Primordial Spirit 7th Tier [the seventh level of the Primordial Spirit stage], she was still no match for the sharpness of this sword. Her Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] was instantly extinguished, and she perished on the spot.

"Desire Demon!"

The moment he sensed the battle turning against them, the Three-Eyed Heavenly Demon felt a surge of frantic anxiety.

He wished to intervene and rescue her, but caught between the Immortal Refining Furnace and the Icy Glaze Demon Ancestor, he found himself utterly unable to disengage.

Now, witnessing the fall of the Desire Demon Clan Patriarch, the Three-Eyed Heavenly Demon knew the battle was lost. Seizing the moment before Eldrin Chen could strike, he paid a grievous price to break through the encirclement, then tore through the void and fled.

"Victory!"

Seeing the Three-Eyed Divine Clan Heavenly Demon depart, the cultivators felt a wave of relief. The outcome was now decided. Even if the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor arrived now, it could not turn the tide.

Eldrin Chen did not pursue the Three-Eyed Divine Clan Heavenly Demon. A Primordial Spirit Late Stage [the late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm] Heavenly Demon who escapes via Void Escape [a technique to flee through spatial tears] is nearly impossible to corner again.

Fortunately, with the death of one and the flight of the other of the two Primordial Spirit Late Stage Heavenly Demons, the remaining fiends lost all will to fight and began to scatter frantically into the distance.

Eldrin Chen led the group in a relentless pursuit, cutting down several more Primordial Spirit Heavenly Demon before the battle finally drew to a close.

After that, the conflict held no further suspense. It took another half a year for the group to fully cleanse the Vast and Misty Marsh of the Fiend Race forces.

"..."

Having annihilated the greater part of the Outer Realm Fiend Race in a single campaign, everyone was filled with immense joy.

Contemplating the immense gains from this battle, the gathered Path Lord all wore expressions of profound satisfaction.

On this day, the Path Lord assembled once more upon the Treasure Ship. Eldrin Chen surveyed his fellow Human Race Path Lord and said with a faint smile, "After this battle, the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon no longer possess the strength to venture forth from the Stellar Archipelago."

"The fate of the Purple Seal Realm has, at last, returned to the hands of our Human Race."

His words drew soft smiles from all present. The losses suffered by the Outer Realm Fiend Race in this conflict were catastrophic.

Among the remaining Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, the number of combat-ready Primordial Spirit Heavenly Demon had dwindled to fewer than twenty. Their legions, numbering in the hundreds of millions, had been encircled and annihilated within the Heavenly Demon Sea Region.

The remaining Outer Realm Fiend Race are now trapped within the Stellar Archipelago. Relying on the Heavenly Demon Formation [a defensive array powered by demonic energy] they brought with them, they can defend themselves adequately but lack the strength to launch an offensive against the Human Race.

Contemplating this, Dorian Ji furrowed his brow and said, "The Stellar Archipelago is now protected by a Near-Immortal Rank Formation laid by the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon. With our current power, breaching it is simply impossible."

"Given the present circumstances, we still find it difficult to completely annihilate them."

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen could not help but frown slightly, a crease forming between his brows.

Those Outer Realm Heavenly Demon are now entrenched within the Stellar Archipelago, having established a Near-Immortal Grand Formation [a grand defensive array of near-divine power] using the Quasi-Immortal Artifact known as the 'Demon-Slayer Furnace'.

To breach such a formidable and world-shaking killing formation would require the combined efforts of at least several Demigod Patriarch. This chapter is provided by audio-novel`com. Support the original.

Given the current strength within the Purple Seal Realm, even if the human, demon, and monster races were to unite their full forces, retaking the Stellar Archipelago would likely remain beyond their grasp.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen spoke with a furrowed brow, "This Near-Immortal Grand Formation is extraordinary. Does anyone among us possess a means to dismantle it?"

"This formation is exceedingly difficult to break."

Vast Abyss Path Lord spoke up, his expression grave. "Within the Purple Seal Realm, the methods capable of shattering a Near-Immortal Grand Formation can be counted on one hand."

"To my knowledge, perhaps only the 'Big Dipper Seven Stars Demon Refining Grand Formation' [a legendary formation that harnesses the power of the seven stars of the Big Dipper to refine and suppress demonic forces] or the 'Eight Trigrams Treasure Formation' [a powerful defensive and offensive formation based on the eight trigrams of the I Ching] would be capable of breaking it."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen turned his gaze towards Gleaming Brilliance, the Star Lord [a title for a powerful cultivator who has inherited the legacy of a specific celestial star] from Stellar Palace.

That Star Lord Gleaming Brilliance shook his head with a bitter smile. "The Big Dipper Seven Stars Demon Refining Grand Formation could indeed break this formation, but it requires seven Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, representing a high level of cultivation] Star Lord who have inherited the orthodox legacies of the Seven Star Lords to set it up."

"Currently, our Master of Stellar Palace [the leader of the Stellar Palace], 'Celestial Pivot Star Lord' [the Star Lord of the Celestial Pivot star], is in the process of reforge [a profound process of reconstructing and strengthening one's physical body] his physical form. Both Celestial Authority [the Star Lord of Celestial Authority] and Celestial Rotating Jade [the Star Lord of Celestial Rotating Jade] had their bodies destroyed and will require several centuries to fully recover."

At this point, Gleaming Brilliance shook his head again. "Even if all three from the Ji Clan recover, we would still be missing three Primordial Spirit Star Lord who have yet to return to their positions: Alkaid [the Star Lord of Alkaid], Opening Sun [the Star Lord of Opening Sun], and Celestial Shining Pearl [the Star Lord of the Celestial Shining Pearl]."

Upon hearing this, everyone present could not help but reveal looks of disappointment.

The conditions for deploying the Big Dipper Seven Stars Grand Formation [the foundational grand formation of the Stellar Palace, based on the seven stars of the Big Dipper] of Stellar Palace were far too stringent. The Eight Trigrams Treasure Formation from the Path Palace Sacred Land [a holy land dedicated to the study and practice of various cultivation paths] was more practical, but it was already being used to contend with the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body [the preserved physical form of the legendary Eastern Sovereign, a being of immense power]. Both paths were impassable.

Seeing this, Vast Abyss Path Lord spoke again. "Aside from these two methods, the Seven Treasures Gourd Mystical Formation [a mystical formation said to be contained within a legendary seven-treasure gourd artifact, possessing immense purifying and sealing power] might also be able to break this formation."

"The Seven Treasures Gourd Mystical Formation?"

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen's pupils contracted slightly. The Path Lord [a title for a master who has comprehended and walks a specific cultivation path to a profound degree] seated around him all nodded in acknowledgment.

The Vast Abyss Path Lord produced a verdant treasure gourd and spoke, "Millennia ago, the Worldly Spiritual Root bore fruit and withered, giving birth to seven Seven Treasures Gourd from the Seven Treasures Gourd Vine."

"By fate or chance, these seven gourds either fell into the hands of Primordial Spirit [the highest spiritual core of a cultivator] cultivators or vanished into the void."

"This Greenjade Treasure Gourd of mine is one of them—the 'Supple Wood Gourd'."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of those present flickered with subtle interest.

The Seven Treasures Gourd were objects of profound and wondrous nature, born from the arcane mysteries of the world's Creation [the primordial act of world formation]. Their worth was not inferior to that of the Eight Trigrams Treasure Tree.

If seven Primordial Spirit Path Lord [cultivators who have reached the Primordial Spirit realm and mastered a profound Path] each wielded one Seven Treasures Gourd, they could deploy the Seven Treasures Gourd Grand Formation, a formation whose power could be called peerless under heaven.

Seeing this, the Violet Firmament Path Lord smiled faintly and produced a violet treasure gourd. "This Violet Urgent Thunder Gourd," he said, "was plucked by this old man from that very vine in ages past."

"I have refined it for thousands of years, yet regrettably, my cultivation has not been sufficient to ascend to the Primordial Spirit Late Stage."

Following their lead, the Path Master Mingyuan from the Path Palace Sacred Land produced a blue gourd, and another great power from Central Continent brought forth an earthen-yellow one. This chapter is part of a larger work available at site: audio-novel.com.