Chapter 1132 : Siege of the Starry Mountain

Beyond the Sacred Mountain [a mountain imbued with profound spiritual power and significance], heaven and earth roared.

To breach the Starry Sacred Mountain [a celestial mountain renowned for its star-aligned formations] in one decisive assault, the Blood Spring Ancient Ancestor [a venerable and powerful progenitor of a demonic lineage] mustered hundreds of millions of Demon Race [a race of malevolent beings that cultivate demonic arts] to launch the attack.

They not only gathered thousands upon thousands of Demonic Ship [warships powered by demonic energy and sorcery], but also laid out seven True Demon Grand Formation [a supreme-grade demonic array of immense destructive power] at the mountain's base.

The formations refined and smelted, the Demonic Ship bombarded, and all manner of True Demon [powerful, high-ranking demons] joined the assault in unison. This great battle raged for a full seven years, until the grand formation of the Sacred Mountain finally teetered on the brink of collapse.

"It is time for it to break."

In the distance, concealed within the mountain ranges, Eldrin Chen watched the faltering grand formation of the Sacred Mountain and could not help but sigh as he spoke.

Sure enough, the moment his words fell, a crimson Treasure Ship [a powerful, enchanted vessel] erupted with sky-obscuring bloody radiance and struck the Mountain Guardian Grand Formation [the primary defensive array protecting the sacred mountain].

Before this onslaught of sanguine light, the grand formation of the Sacred Mountain could hold on no longer. It dissolved rapidly, vanishing like melting snow and ice.

"Heh heh heh heh!"

Witnessing the Mountain Guardian Grand Formation shattered, the Blood Spring Ancient Ancestor let out a peal of maniacal laughter. Join our community of readers at audio-novel-dot-com.

With a mere flick of his sleeve, he summoned forth a blood-crimson demonic sword and sent it cleaving toward the summit of the Sacred Mountain.

The moment Eldrin Chen laid eyes upon this blade, his pupils contracted slightly in recognition of its infamous origin.

For this was the Blood Sea Infant Soul Sword [a demonic blade forged from the souls of countless infants, radiating immense malice]. In ages past, it had been the signature Magical Treasure [an enchanted artifact used by cultivators] of the Blood God Ancient Ancestor from the Purple Realm.

Yet, unlike the Demonic Treasure [a treasure forged through demonic or malevolent means] wielded by the Blood God Ancient Ancestor of old, this particular Blood Sea Infant Soul Sword held by the Ancient Ancestor of Blood Spring was a far more terrifying artifact. It had been refined using the Immortal Embryo [the nascent, primordial form of an immortal being] of a true Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality], elevating its grade to the terrifying peak of Immortal Rank High Grade [the highest classification for immortal-grade artifacts]. Its power was supremely evil and overwhelmingly potent.

Eldrin Chen estimated that, aside from perhaps the two Star Spirit [celestial beings born from the essence of stars] who had reached the Late Stage Immortal Ascension Realm [the final stage before achieving full immortality], the remaining Star Spirit would likely be unable to withstand more than a few strikes from such a weapon before being slain outright.

Witnessing this, Skywind the Daoist secretly formed a hand seal within his sleeve, his expression grave as he spoke. "With the Sacred Mountain breached, the Star Spirit Race [a race of celestial beings] will likely be unable to hold the line."

"We too must prepare ourselves and seek the optimal moment to strike."

"BOOM—"

But before Skywind the Daoist could finish his sentence, a thunderous roar echoed from the void. In the next instant, the Blood Sea Infant Soul Sword was sent hurtling back, repelled by an unseen force.

Eldrin Chen lifted his gaze. Upon the majestic peak of the Sacred Mountain, a sphere of resplendent immortal light erupted, dazzling and pure.

It was an incomparably brilliant and dazzling Starry Ancient Bell [a legendary artifact imbued with the power of the stars], shining with a radiance akin to a Nine Heavens Star Fragment [a mythical ore said to be a fragment of the highest heavens].

As it slowly ascended, a sky full of starlight unfurled, its gentle, luminous rays bathing the boundless mountains of Ronan.

Beneath this stellar radiance, all manner of Demonic Treasure [artifacts forged with demonic energy] were sent flying, and countless millions of the Demon Race were utterly annihilated, reduced to drifting ash.

Eldrin Chen gazed upon the resplendent ancient bell, a look of profound awe etched upon his features.

"That is..."

"It is an Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure [a mythical artifact of the highest order, said to possess the power to cleave open the heavens themselves]."

Skywind the Daoist furrowed his brow deeply, then shook his head. "No, it is a damaged World-Opening Treasure [a primordial artifact of immense power, capable of shaping worlds]."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen noticed that the surface of the Starry Ancient Bell was indeed crisscrossed with countless fissures, cracks that seemed impossible to mend.

The two exchanged a glance, and then Skywind the Daoist spoke. "If my conjecture is correct, this is the World-Opening Treasure left behind by the Ancient Celestial Court [the legendary heavenly bureaucracy that governed the cosmos in a bygone age]: the 'Ancient Bell of the Starry Cosmos'."

"At the peak of its power, it could effortlessly suppress and slay even those at the Ninth Level of Ascension to Immortality [the penultimate stage of cultivation before achieving true immortality]. Now that this treasure is grievously wounded, who can say what fraction of its former might remains."

At this point, Skywind the Daoist's words halted abruptly, his expression growing ever more grave.

Eldrin Chen looked up. At the summit of the Sacred Mountain, a figure of unimaginable majesty stepped forth upon the void.

This being stood millions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] tall. It was clad in a Starry Daoist Robe, wore the 'Purple Radiance Starry Crown' upon its head, and was encircled by three thousand dazzling stars, each a celestial body with a diameter exceeding ten thousand Li-lengths.

It resembled a Nine Heavens Star Deity [a divine being of the highest heavens] wreathed in constellations, its eyes opening and closing to reveal scenes of World Creation [the primordial act of forging a cosmos].

"Who dares disturb this Star Deity's secluded cultivation?"

The Nine Heavens Star Deity spoke, its gaze sweeping over Ronan and the sacred peak. This content originates from audio-novel.com (official site). Please respect copyright.

The ancient bell of stars hovering above its head chimed softly as its eyes fell upon the Demon Race [a race of malevolent beings born from chaos and corruption] forces besieging the Sacred Mountain. Within that gaze bloomed a sliver of overwhelming, world-ending killing intent.

"You vile demons, how dare you disrupt my tranquility."

"Today, you shall all remain here, a funeral offering for my Star Spirit Race [a celestial race born from the essence of stars]."

"Nine Heavens Star Deity!"

Eldrin Chen's pupils contracted slightly, yet a faint sense of wrongness stirred within him.

The Nine Heavens Star Deity [a celestial deity of the stars], canonized by the Celestial Court [the heavenly bureaucracy], were beings whose weakest members existed at the Earth Immortal Realm [a realm of power where cultivators become one with the earth and gain immense longevity].

Having witnessed an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a founding ancestor who has reached the Earth Immortal Realm], he understood the terror such an existence could wield. Though the Star Deity before him radiated a lethal threat, it did not feel like an insurmountable chasm.

Yet, this entity possessed the aura of Immortal Qi [the purified, higher-order energy of an immortal] and wielded the power of laws [fundamental cosmic principles], a mastery typically reserved for a true Earth Immortal, leaving Eldrin Chen uncertain of its true strength.

Skywind the Daoist [a cultivator who follows the Dao, or path], with his richer experience, spoke with grave solemnity after his initial shock subsided: "This is a Star Deity who once broke through to the Earth Immortal Realm but has since fallen from that pinnacle."

"At the peak of its power, it would likely have been mightier than even a Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm [one who has touched the threshold of the Earth Immortal Realm but not fully ascended]."

"Fortunately, it seems grievously wounded and not yet recovered. This battle still holds a sliver of uncertainty."

If Skywind the Daoist could discern the anomaly in this Star Deity, Hemlock the Elder Demon [an ancient and powerful demonic cultivator] and Frost Malignancy Elder Demon [an ancient demon associated with icy corruption] naturally perceived it as well.

The Hemlock the Elder Demon first revealed a look of intense focus, then sneered coldly, "A decrepit old thing clinging to its last breath dares to act insolently before this venerable one."

"Today, I shall sever you and make you the stepping stone for my ascension to the Great Dao."

As his words fell, a Blood Spring Demon Pool [a demonic artifact forged from a pool of cursed blood] surged forth from behind him.

This pool of blood, known as the Blood-Dissolving Demon Pool [the primary life-bound treasure of the Blood Spring Ancestor], was the foremost life-bound treasure of the Hemlock the Elder Demon from the Blood Spring [a demonic realm of sanguine essence].

It was named the 'Blood-Dissolving Demon Pool', forged using Nine Heavens Immortal Clay [a primordial clay of celestial origin] as its foundation and refined by collecting the source blood of a hundred star-spanning races.

The sanguine waters within the Blood-Dissolving Demon Pool were called Blood-Dissolving Demon Water [a water of ultimate malevolence that can dissolve all things], the most sinister water between heaven and earth.

This water could dissolve all creation; a single drop could transform into a vast Blood Sea [a boundless ocean of corrosive blood], reducing mountains and rivers spanning millions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] to ashes.

Even an Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality] who had cultivated a Great Perfection Immortal Physique [a physique of flawless immortal resilience], once ensnared within it, would melt into putrid liquid.

The Star Spirit [a celestial entity born from starlight] of the Late Stage Immortal Ascension Realm [the penultimate stage before full immortality] that had perished earlier met its end beneath this very Blood-Dissolving Demon Pool.

Now, the Hemlock the Elder Demon from the Blood Spring once more activated the Blood-Dissolving Demon Pool. Heaven-spanning demonic blood churned, engulfing the world and transforming into a Blood Sea that surged upward, actually managing to block the radiant light of the Ancient Bell of the Starry Cosmos [an ancient bell resonating with the power of the cosmos].

"To defy a deity is to be laden with sin."

"Even should your soul scatter to dust, it could never wash clean the weight of your transgressions."

Above the Nine Firmaments [the nine layers of heaven in Chinese cosmology], the Star Deity spoke with chilling indifference.

With a mere flick of his sleeve, three thousand colossal stars surrounding his form plummeted downwards, descending like a torrential cascade of stellar Ronan.

These three thousand great stars were, in fact, a single supreme treasure set. They could shrink to the fineness of celestial sand or expand to a size capable of crushing entire starry seas.

Now, as the three thousand stars came crashing down, they struck the Blood Sea [a vast ocean of blood and malevolent energy], causing its sanguine radiance to splatter violently. In mere moments, they forced Hemlock the Elder Demon of the Blood Spring [the source of the Blood Sea] into a desperate, step-by-step retreat.

"Brother Frost Malignancy, aid me swiftly!"

Seeing he was no match for the Nine Heavens Star Deity, Hemlock the Elder Demon cried out while simultaneously summoning his Blood Sea Infant Soul Sword [a demonic sword forged from the condensed souls of infants and the essence of the Blood Sea].

Witnessing this, Frost Malignancy Elder Demon's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately unleashed his Frost Malignancy Heart-Locking Spike [a sinister spike that freezes and pierces the heart of its target], directing its assault towards the Nine Heavens Star Deity.

Yet, the Nine Heavens Star Deity proved truly extraordinary. Layer upon layer of Starry Dao Rule [a divine ability manifesting as luminous threads of cosmic law] unfurled around him. He remained utterly unperturbed, allowing the barrage of various Demonic Treasure [magical artifacts imbued with demonic power] to assail him.

However, as the onlookers had anticipated, this Nine Heavens Star Deity indeed bore a grievous, potentially fatal wound.

Although He had comprehended the legendary power of Dao Rules, He dared not fully activate the Divine Ability [a supreme technique cultivated to a divine level] He had honed. Not a single Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [a magical treasure cultivated and bound to a cultivator's very life force, growing in power with them] was seen in His possession.

Relying solely on a single, damaged Ancient Bell of the Starry Cosmos and the power of its three thousand stars to engage the foe, for a time, he found it unexpectedly difficult to subdue the two opponents. Official source: www . audio-novel.com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.