Chapter 833 : The Demon God's Wrath Unleashed

Returning to the main narrative, the outer regions of the Star Palace Archipelago remained relatively quiet at this moment, but the inner perimeter had already descended into a boiling cauldron of chaos.

The Demon God [a supreme entity of the demonic path] had commanded numerous Outer Realm Heavenly Demon [powerful demons from beyond this realm] to launch a fierce assault on the Star Archipelago grand formation. The battle raged for a full ten days. Seeing that no Human Race Demigod [a cultivator who has transcended mortality but not yet achieved full divinity] had been lured out to intervene, the Demon God decided to wait no longer.

On that very day, a thunderous roar erupted from within the Demonic Abyss Heavenly Scar [a terrifying spatial rift tainted by demonic energy]. From its depths, an immensely towering figure strode forth.

The newcomer had disheveled hair and wore a black and gold war robe. His colossal physique resembled that of a Nine Heavens Heavenly God Demons [a legendary race of divine-demonic beings], exuding a peerless, awe-inspiring majesty that seemed to transcend all ages.

"*Clang—*"

The figure gripped a blood-stained war spear. With a resonant *clang*, he swept it horizontally. The Cosmic Stellar Formation [a grand defensive array said to be capable of sealing even Immortals], renowned for its power to suppress Immortal [a being who has achieved immortality and ascended], trembled violently from the impact.

Heaven shook and earth quaked in that instant. Countless cultivators channeling the Formation [a structured arrangement of energy for defense or attack] were struck by a violent backlash, coughing up blood and perishing. The force of that single blow was so immense that many met a gruesome end, their bodies exploding in a shower of gore.

"Do not let it strike again!"

Witnessing the newcomer display such divine-demonic might with his first move, the faces of the defenders paled in alarm.

In the blink of an eye, two dazzling beams of light shot across the sky. The first was an immortal furnace blazing with overwhelming Celestial Immortal [a high-ranking immortal] flames. The second was a pitch-black treasure cauldron. Official source: audio~novel.com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

"The Immortal Refining Furnace [a legendary cauldron capable of refining even celestial beings], and the Demon-Suppressing Cauldron [a divine vessel forged to subdue demonic entities]!"

A cry of astonishment rang out as someone recognized the two supreme treasures.

Both the Immortal Refining Furnace and the Demon-Suppressing Cauldron were Near-Immortal Treasures [supreme artifacts forged from flawed immortal-grade materials] crafted by Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality] in ancient times. When fully awakened, they posed a threat even to true Immortals and Demons.

Yet the newcomer showed not a trace of fear. His wild, dragon-like mane of black hair obscured his face as he gripped a Blood-Stained War Spear [a formidable spear stained with the blood of countless battles]. With a single, devastating clash, he sent the Immortal Refining Furnace hurtling away.

Then, with a hand that seemed capable of propping up the heavens themselves, he seized the Demon-Suppressing Cauldron, famed for its power to suppress Immortals and Demons.

"Impossible!"

The Mistress of Drifting Snow Palace [the ruler of the Drifting Snow Palace], who was channeling energy into the cauldron, wore an expression of utter disbelief. The Demon-Suppressing Cauldron was forged from Abyssal Depths Divine Iron [a legendary, immensely heavy divine metal] and weighed more than a celestial body. Such immense mass should give even an Immortal pause, yet this figure had caught it bare-handed, defying all expectation.

At that moment, the god-and-demon-like figure turned his head slightly, revealing the face hidden beneath the cascade of black hair.

"It's him!"

Someone recognized him instantly.

In that fleeting instant, Long River Path Lord and the other, more senior Path Lord all paled with profound shock.

Even Lord of the Path Palace, who was concealed within the void, along with several other Demigod Patriarch, had their expressions shift subtly.

"Eastern Sovereign..."

Lord of the Path Palace could not help but draw a sharp breath, feeling his mouth go dry and a chill creep down his spine.

Seeing a man long thought dead appear here, the initial shock gave way to a swift understanding of the cause and effect.

It turned out that when Imperial Sovereign Jiang was ascending to immortality, the Outer Realm Demon God had paid an immense price, even sacrificing a Demonic Treasure of immortal grade to prevent his apotheosis. Yet, Eastern Sovereign had used a substitution technique to take on the calamity in his stead.

Afterwards, Eastern Sovereign met a violent and resounding end at Eastern Sovereign Mountain, yet his remains were never found.

It was assumed the Outer Realm Demon God's power was so overwhelming that it had reduced Eastern Sovereign to ashes along with the mountain. Now, it seemed he had been captured by the Outer Realm Demon God instead.

Upon reflection, this made sense. After all, Eastern Sovereign had already forged his Immortal Body back then. Were it not for the Outer Realm Demon God, he could have undergone his tribulation and ascended to immortality at any time.

The physical form of an Immortal who walks the path of bodily ascension is as durable as a Supreme Immortal Treasure. How could it possibly have been utterly annihilated in a mere three strikes?

Although that Outer Realm Demon God [a powerful demonic entity from beyond this world] slew the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] of Eastern Sovereign, it found it exceedingly difficult to utterly annihilate the physical body of Eastern Sovereign.

Thus, it seized the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body and, after expending several thousand years of effort, refined it into this Second Primordial Spirit [a powerful technique to create a secondary spiritual avatar] form.

"A Second Primordial Spirit cultivated from the Eastern Sovereign's Physical Body."

Having deduced the cause and effect of these events, the moment the gathered Demigod Patriarch [powerful cultivators one step below true divinity] recognized this as the discarded husk of Eastern Sovereign, a tide of despair washed over their faces.

This was a true Immortal Body [a body refined to an immortal state], possessing the trait of ten thousand kalpas of Indestructibility [the quality of being unbreakable and everlasting]. Even the Outer Realm Demon God had been unable to destroy it, forced instead to target its Primordial Spirit.

Though their own power was Extraordinary, attempting to suppress this Immortal Body with mortal means was nothing short of a fool's dream. Continue reading this story at audio—novel.com.

Seeing morale begin to waver, the Lord of the Path Palace drew a deep breath and declared, "Do not fear. Though the discarded husk of Eastern Sovereign is indeed Extraordinary, it never underwent the Immortal Ascension Tribulation [the heavenly trial to ascend to true immortality], leaving it ultimately flawed."

"We have long prepared numerous contingencies. Even if we cannot annihilate it, we are confident in our ability to seal it away!"

"Then let us act!"

As the words of the Lord of the Path Palace fell, the Demigod Patriarch surged into action, one after another.

Facing such a formidable foe possessing an Immortal Body [a body that has transcended mortality and attained a state of near-divine perfection], the assembled Demigod Patriarchs dared not hold back in the slightest, unleashing the full extent of their power from the very first move.

Behold, the Tribulation Transcending Divine Monk summoned forth his Pagoda of Enlightenment, the Heavenly Gaze Path Master activated his Heaven Observation Mirror, and the Seven Avians Recluse channeled energy into his Seven Avian Feather Fan.

In that moment, one Demigod Patriarch after another activated their Near-Immortal Treasures [magical artifacts of immense power, one step below true Immortal artifacts], striving to suppress the overwhelming sharp aura emanating from the Eastern Sovereign's mortal remains [the preserved physical shell of a supremely powerful being].

Yet, even with such concerted effort, they could not fully contain the raw power of the Eastern Sovereign's Immortal Body.

After a dozen or so exchanges, the group was forced into a steady retreat. Unable to hold the line any longer, the Heavenly Gaze Path Master could not help but call out to the Lord of the Path Palace, "Elder Brother, will you not act?"

"Now is the time."

As the Lord of the Path Palace spoke, he sent the Eight Trigrams Plate [a mystical disc inscribed with the eight trigrams of the I Ching] flying from his hand.

The Eight Trigrams Plate expanded with the wind, in an instant blotting out the sky and enveloping the void.

Upon the surface of the treasure disc, eight Treasure Flags [banners imbued with potent magical properties] rotated in sync with the plate's motion, each erupting with one of eight supreme elemental forces.

These eight forces were none other than the Heaven Trigram, the Earth Trigram, the Thunder Trigram, the Gale Trigram, the Water Trigram, the Solar Fire Trigram, the Mountain Trigram, and the Lake Trigram.

"The Eight Trigrams Treasure Flag [a set of eight enchanted banners representing the eight trigrams], a supreme-grade Primordial Solar Supreme Treasure [a treasure of the highest order, forged with the essence of the primordial sun]!"

Someone in the crowd immediately exclaimed in recognition, identifying the origins of these eight Treasure Flag [enchanted banners].

The origins of this Eight Trigrams Treasure Flag [a set of eight enchanted banners representing the eight trigrams] were ancient and profound. In ages past, Purple Seal Immortal Lord [an immortal lord of great renown] had used a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure born from heaven and earth, possessing innate spiritual power]—the Eight Trigrams Treasure Tree [a miraculous spiritual tree embodying the eight trigrams]—as its foundation to create this ultimate Formation [a structured arrangement of power, often used for defense or attack].

The Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner [a set of banners used to refine and suppress demons] of the Chen Clan was a simplified version of this Formation Flag [a set of flags used to power a formation] array, its power far inferior to the profound mysteries of the true Innate Spiritual Treasure [a treasure born from heaven and earth, possessing innate spiritual power].

The Formation Flag [a set of flags used to power a formation] set wielded by the Lord of the Path Palace was also a replica, yet it remained one of the three most powerful Formation [a structured arrangement of power, often used for defense or attack] legacies within the Purple Seal Realm [a vast cultivation world].

To forge this formation, several Demigod Patriarch [powerful cultivators who have transcended mortality but not yet achieved full divinity] of the Purple Seal Realm Human Race [the human cultivators of the Purple Seal Realm] pooled the strength of the entire Purple Seal Realm [a vast cultivation world], expending eight hundred years before finally succeeding in its creation.

When Eldrin Chen [a formidable cultivator of the Chen Clan] had journeyed to the Southern Ridge Cultivation World [a cultivation realm known for its fiery attributes] to exchange for Primordial Solar Flame [a divine flame of the primordial sun] treasures, his failure was primarily because the fire-attribute treasures of the Southern Ridge [a region rich in fire-aspected spiritual energy] had all been gathered to forge the Solar Fire Banner [the fire-aspected banner within the set], one of the eight Treasure Flag [enchanted banners].

Now, using the Quasi-Immortal Artifact [an artifact of immense power, nearing the level of true immortal treasures]—the Eight Trigrams Plate [a disc inscribed with the eight trigrams]—as the Formation Eye [the core and control point of a formation array], the Lord of the Path Palace activated the eight Treasure Flag [enchanted banners]. They enveloped the void, their majesty unchallenged for a moment, trapping the Eastern Sovereign [a title for a sovereign ruler of the east] within his Immortal Body [a body refined to an immortal state, nearly indestructible].

"Brilliant."

Witnessing the Eastern Sovereign [a title for a sovereign ruler of the east] and his Immortal Body [a body refined to an immortal state, nearly indestructible] ensnared, many of the human patriarchs let out a sigh of relief, their faces breaking into expressions of wild joy.

But at that very moment, the Lord of the Path Palace [the master of the primary cultivation hall or sect] flushed crimson, his expression shifting slightly as he cried out urgently, "My spiritual power [the energy cultivated by practitioners] is insufficient! All of you, assist me at once!"

It turned out that the Eastern Sovereign Immortal Body [a supreme physical form cultivated to an immortal level] was far too formidable. Furthermore, it was a Second Primordial Spirit [a powerful technique where a cultivator splits their soul to create a second, independent spiritual avatar] cultivated by an Outer Realm Demon God [a powerful demonic entity from beyond this realm]. Although it was barely trapped by the Formation [a structured arrangement of energy and objects to create magical effects], sustaining it with his power alone was proving difficult.

Seeing the situation turn precarious, the Heavenly Gaze Path Master [a master of the path who possesses profound insight] immediately declared, "Containing an Immortal [a being who has ascended to a higher state of existence through cultivation] is no simple feat. Besides the one anchoring the formation, eight other cultivators must enter the array, and it is best if they are all Demigod Patriarch [a patriarch who has reached the half-step to divinity]." Access the full story on *audio-novel.com*.