Chapter 997 : A Vow Forged in Golden Light

Eldrin Chen merely shook his head and handed him an ancient scroll, saying, "In the past, to borrow the Manjushri Sutra, I promised the Tranquil Spirit Temple that I would complete the Arhat Golden Body Method."

"Now that the method is complete, it is time to return it to the Tranquil Spirit Temple."

"You cultivate the Vajra Demon-Subduing Path. With this Arhat Golden Body Method in hand, you may yet have a sliver of hope for Ascending to Immortality."

With that, Eldrin Chen waved his hand dismissively. "Go and cultivate. I hope to meet you again, young friend, in the Immortal Realm."

After seeing off the Demon-Subduing Divine Monk, Eldrin Chen turned his gaze back to the assembled crowd.

After a moment of profound silence, he turned and strode forward. A majestic, divine resonance echoed between heaven and earth.

"Since you are willing to follow me into battle, then I shall stand and fight by your side."

"My fellow Fellow Daoist, follow me to slay the demons!"

"*Clang!*"

As the final word faded, Eldrin Chen swept his sword forth with a resonant *clang*, cleaving open the space where the Demon Abyss Heavenly Scar lay. Your portal to cultivation novels: audi0-n0vel.c0m.

Beyond the Heavenly Scar [a colossal spatial rift], countless billions of the Outer Realm Demon Race [demonic beings from beyond this realm] had long since gathered. Now, they stood assembled in grim formation, awaiting the moment Eldrin Chen would emerge to slaughter his way through.

This was a scheme long prepared by the Extraterrestrial Demon God [a supreme demonic entity from beyond the stars]. His plan was to use the inexhaustible hordes of the Demon Race [demonic beings] from the Demonic Abyss [a bottomless pit of demonic energy] as expendable fodder, to whittle away at Eldrin Chen's reserves of Mana [the spiritual energy used to power magical arts].

The Demonic Abyss was boundless and endless, vaster and more immense than even a Great Thousand World [a major world within the cosmic hierarchy]. Within its depths, the number of Demon Race was practically infinite.

Even a Nine Heavens Immortal [an immortal who has ascended through the Nine Heavenly Tribulations], facing such a limitless tide of Demon Race, would expend a not insignificant portion of their Mana.

And for powerhouses of the immortal and demonic grade, a mere sliver's difference in Mana could often decide the boundary between life and death.

Now, the expressions of these billions of Demon Race were a mixture of terror and bleak resignation. They were utterly controlled by the Extraterrestrial Demon God, and though they knew they were about to face three Immortal [beings who have transcended mortality], they could only march forward to meet their deaths as a living shield.

This torment of certain doom transformed into boundless dread, ceaselessly eroding their minds and spirits.

No one could tell how long they waited—perhaps a single Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time], perhaps an eternity of frozen stillness—before the Demon Abyss Heavenly Scar [the spatial rift leading from the Demonic Abyss] finally tore open.

*Screeeech!*

The instant the Heavenly Scar opened, a dazzling sword radiance shot forth. Where it passed, billions of Demon Race were instantly reduced to dust, violently carving a scar of ten thousand Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] across the face of the Demonic Abyss itself.

Close behind, the demonic horde beheld three figures, akin to Immortals and Demons, soaring into the heavens.

The leader, wielding a pair of Peerless Immortal Sword, surged forward to clash with the Calamity Demon God deep within the void. The second figure, with the Golden Grand Bell hovering above his head, manifested the Five-Colored Divine Radiance to strike at Arachne, the Demon God.

The third figure expanded his domain, creating an opening through which tens of thousands of cultivators swarmed forth, immediately carving a bloody path through the Boundless Void.

"Slay them all!"

Within the void, Eldrin Chen was the first to engage the Calamity Demon God. His Heavenly Separated Twin Swords danced with lethal grace, and from the very first exchange, he astonishingly suppressed this Nine Heavens Demon God.

"Damnation! How can he be this powerful?"

The Calamity Demon God seethed with fury. Though his injuries were not fully healed after a Millennium of time, he was, after all, a formidable Demon God at the mid-stage of his realm.

With such profound strength, subduing an Immortal who had just Initial Entry the Ascension to Immortality Realm should have been effortless.

Yet, he never imagined Eldrin Chen would be so overwhelmingly strong. Not only was his Immortal Essence [the refined energy core of an Immortal] not inferior, but his comprehension of the Laws of the Dao [the fundamental principles governing reality], the quality of his Dao Fruit [the crystallized essence of one's cultivation path], and his Immortal Physique [the perfected, transcendent body of an Immortal] all surpassed his own by a significant margin.

"This man's power... even among mid-stage Immortals and Demon Gods, he must rank as peerless."

Perceiving myself being forced into a steady retreat, Calamity Demon God felt a sinking weight in his heart.

A premonition told him that even at the peak of his power, he might not have been a match for Eldrin Chen.

Now, burdened by injuries and operating at merely eighty percent of his full strength, he stood even less of a chance against Eldrin Chen.

With this realization, Calamity Demon God cast a glance toward Arachne, the Demon God, only to find his ally faring even worse than myself.

Though Lyra Jiang's power did not quite reach the heights of Eldrin Chen's, the aid of the Primordial Chaos Water had allowed her to forge an exceedingly rare Limitless Law and Dao Fruit [the ultimate spiritual fruit of one's cultivation path].

Thus, despite having only recently Ascended to Immortality, her strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Immortal. She was likely a match for powerful Immortals at the fourth, or even the fifth, layer of the Ascension Immortal Realm. For the best reading experience, visit www . audio-novel.com.

Arachne, the Demon God's cultivation was merely at the third layer of the Ascension Immortal Realm. Though the demonic sword formed from his Heaven-Net Sword Miasma granted him offensive power comparable to a mid-stage Ascension Immortal, he was still no match for Lyra Jiang.

At this moment, Arachne, the Demon God was already in full retreat, barely managing to parry the onslaught.

"Useless wretch."

Seeing Arachne, the Demon God's defeat imminent, Calamity Demon God could only grit his teeth and unleash his final, trump-card technique.

He was seen blocking Eldrin Chen's Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder with a single palm, then soaring into the sky, channeling a world-shaking magical seal.

"Demonic Abyss Engulfs the World!"

In that instant, as Calamity Demon God activated the seal, he immediately unleashed his ultimate trump card—the Calamity Demonic Abyss [a supreme demonic treasure embodying the essence of calamity and ruin].

This Calamity Demonic Abyss was the foremost treasure in Calamity Demon God's possession, a Supreme Grade Postnatal Demon Treasure [a treasure of the highest grade, born after the creation of the world, often for demonic beings]. Even among the hands of Immortals and Demons, it would be considered a peerless artifact.

The might of this object was second only to the World-Opening Treasure [a legendary treasure used in the primordial act of world creation] of an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a foundational immortal being connected to the earth]. Even the paramount Immortals [beings who have transcended mortality] of the Sky-Touching Realm [a legendary cultivation realm] would, nine times out of ten, not possess such an item; obtaining one would send them into raptures of joy.

It was only because Calamity Demon God was a Postnatal Demon God [a demon god born after the formation of the world, not a Primordial one], and this Demonic Abyss was his innate Demonic Treasure [a treasure born alongside a demonic being, sharing its essence], that he was even qualified to lay hands on such a treasure. Otherwise, he likely would have had no right to touch it.

Now, under Calamity Demon God's command, the Calamity Demonic Abyss erupted with a light akin to an immortal's ascension. A torrential aura of the abyss surged forth, transforming into boundless Calamity Law [the fundamental principles governing disaster and misfortune] that cleaved towards Eldrin Chen.

"Hmph."

Faced with such an assault from the Demonic Abyss, Eldrin Chen activated his Primordial Chaos Limitless Law [a supreme cultivation art governing the boundless, formless state before creation] to shield his body, blocking the deluge of Calamity Law.

Although this strike did not wound Eldrin Chen, it nonetheless consumed a great deal of his focus and energy. Thus constrained, he found it far more difficult to maintain his previous suppression of Calamity Demon God.

Moreover, that Demonic Abyss [a bottomless chasm of demonic energy] shielded the Calamity Demon God [a supreme demonic entity embodying ruin and disaster] with astonishing defensive power. Even Eldrin Chen's most potent strike found it difficult to breach.

Seizing the opportunity, the Calamity Demon God launched a fierce counterattack, gradually forcing Eldrin Chen into a disadvantageous position without him even realizing it.

With the Demonic Abyss hovering above his head, its infinite demonic power forming an impenetrable barrier around him, the Calamity Demon God sneered coldly, "With the Demonic Abyss as my guardian, not even a late-stage Ascension Immortal could slay me."

"A junior like you, who has just Initial Entry [achieved the initial breakthrough into] the Immortal Realm, how could you possibly be my match?"

Seeing Eldrin Chen falter, the Calamity Demon God let out a maniacal laugh. He pressed his advantage boldly, launching a series of aggressive assaults aimed at crippling or even killing Eldrin Chen outright.

They exchanged over one hundred blows. Though the Calamity Demon God drove Eldrin Chen back step by step, he found himself utterly unable to deliver a final, killing strike.

However, a pained shriek erupted from the other side of the battlefield. Arachne, the Demon Venerable [a supreme demon lord] was sent flying, blood spraying from a grievous wound inflicted by a single devastating blow from Lyra Jiang.

"We cannot afford to drag this out any longer."

Witnessing Arachne, the Demon Venerable's severe injury, the Calamity Demon God grew fearful. If Arachne, the Demon Venerable fell, he himself would face encirclement and attack from multiple foes. No longer able to remain passive, he resolved to end the battle swiftly.

Abandoning the defensive use of the Demonic Abyss, he channeled its full, terrifying power into a single, annihilating strike aimed directly at Eldrin Chen, intent on obliterating him completely.

"Now!"

Yet, in that very instant, as he was being forced back step by step, the pupils of Eldrin Chen snapped open.

He ceased channeling the Primordial Chaos Limitless Law to protect his body, instead meeting the Demonic Abyss Law Power with his bare flesh.

The overwhelming Laws of the Dao of the Demonic Abyss descended upon him, yet when they struck his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body, they failed to inflict the grievous wound that had been anticipated.

"No!"

Witnessing this, the Calamity Demon God's heart lurched. He frantically tried to summon the Demonic Abyss to shield himself, but alas, he was already too late. The complete novel can be found at audio–novel.com.