All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes-Chapter 1601 - 343: Why Don’t You Look Behind You? (2/4)
Above the Heavenly Dome, four incomplete dark suns suddenly appeared: one decayed, dripping black blood; one icy cold, freezing flesh and blood; one in dark gold, luring aspirations; and one dim and pitch-black, hollow like an Abyss.
These four exalted Great Heavenly Demons were once formidable enough to stir the continents of Embracing the Void, annihilate myriad Sects and Upper Gates, and even grievously wound the Heavenly Ancestor, beyond the suppression of the Heavenly Mandate. They have always been the final antagonists in all tales and legends, and once defeated, a blissful ending would ensue.
But they are not the obstacles before the end.
They are the pain that follows the end.
The decay of integrity and justice, the freezing of passionate hearts, the envy of greed and desire, the ashes of anger burning through despair... every story with a happy ending, all the happiness that seems to stretch into eternity, eventually welcomes its downfall. These are they, the never-eradicable enemies among all exalted Great Heavenly Demons, the wounds that can never truly heal, only sealed, and yet always capable of breaking free...
[Demon]
At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds, blocking the sun, and below the four dark suns, countless dark stars began to emerge—the Youli Sea of the North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent, where all those tormented Soul Spirits were drained by the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony, even the Ghost Gods were devoured. Some Heavenly Demons mixed in, using the power of the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony to enter the Realm of Nonexistence, while the remaining Heavenly Demons were all summoned by the four exalted ones to appear in the present world.
Under the empowerment of the four Great Heavenly Demons, the power of these Heavenly Demons also grew rapidly. For some unknown reason, the inert Demonic Qi between heaven and earth was activated, became vibrant, causing all Heavenly Demons to unleash frantic howls, as if about to unleash destructive Divine Skills upon the earth.
In an instant, the Sects of the now temporarily liberated North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent gathered their Spirit, preparing for a fierce defense, as everyone looked up at the Heavenly Dome.
Baili Heavenly Venerate was among them, only recently free from the control of the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony, far from his prime. He was now protecting the lost souls of his Sect, shielding the souls of his disciples and dear ones from being invaded by the Heavenly Demons, grappling with tension and anger as he looked skyward.
[Damned, damned, Mysterious Heaven Ceremony, did you never consider that whether you succeed in your Dao or not, you would allow the Heavenly Demons to seize the opportunity!]
Of course he was angry, angry that the ancestor of the Heavenly Ancestor, once meant to protect the North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent, turned instead to devour all beings, and furious at his own weakness. Even after breaking through to the Heavenly Venerate Realm, he couldn’t protect those he wished to guard, let alone intervene in the progress of the impending great disaster!
Damned! Damned! Is the legacy of Dingbo Mountain over the last thirty thousand years to be just a backdrop, a cushion, a stepping stone for this catastrophe?!
Indeed.
To assume one’s existence has a purpose given by others, to think that a long existence guarantees a mark in significant events and disasters, they are bound to be disappointed, to wither, and ultimately...
Not just him.
Right when everyone was in fear, vigilant, resting after the bitter battle, their Spirits relaxed for a moment as they looked up at the timing of the Heavenly Demons, a thread of Demonic nature seeped into their Soul and Spirit.
Not only he, a Heavenly Venerate, but even other Upper Gates, other Heavenly Venerates felt the same sense of desolation rising subconsciously in their hearts.
Are we merely to watch all this unfold?
At this moment, even if the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony might have been defeated, the Heavenly Demons rampaged, their momentum greater. How are we to resist, what can we do?
Despite previously confronting the Earth Vein Demons from the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony, fighting to the last to protect the defenses of numerous Sects and fortified cities—that seemed unbreakable formations and iron mountains—now extinguished their flames, lost their words, all plunged into dead silence, inexplicably devoid of all motivation.
Self-abasement. Or perhaps... having realized their actions were almost meaningless.
This is the poison spread by the Heavenly Demons among all beings.
The more the Heavenly Mandate, or any power, shines in a disastrous battle, the stronger it is, the stronger this dark poison grows.
Do not expect the Heavenly Demons to engage head-on; in fact, they never engage head-on attacks. Now they have physical forms, can be slain, devouring Evil and Returning to Truth, which is already the weakest state they’ve been reduced to.
In that moment, facing the abrupt emergence of darkness in their hearts, even one like Baili who could break free from the control of the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony felt an extreme exhaustion, a self-doubt weighing his heart: ’No matter how hard I try, I am not the protagonist, I am powerless in this disaster, possibly even a hindrance’.
If even he felt this way, others quickly crumbled, defenses falling apart, formations no longer maintained, some fled in panic, some even went mad, charging alone at the Heavenly Demon Array in the sky, only to be eroded and dissolved, merging into the darkness.
It seemed, at first glance, the remnants of North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent’s defenses were quietly dissolving like this.
Until everyone heard the long howl of Sword Qi.
[Hahaha, why so despondent, everyone? These Heavenly Demons intend to kill you!]
At the horizon, a bright light appeared, splitting into seven colors, then merging into one. In the dispersal and convergence, an unstoppable Divine Power emerged, like an Annihilation Blade cutting through the entire world, slicing through the pervasive Heavenly Demon black clouds!
A bold voice accompanied the Sword Light: [The strong fight the strong, the weak fight the weak; no matter what, there must be a fight, even if it’s as trivial as choking on cold water, you must drink that damned water down before speaking of anything else!]
[Though life is but dust, one must not fall without a battle!]
The Sword Shadow scattered and gathered, transforming into billions of Sword Lights, eradicating all Heavenly Demons in North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent, and the identity of the newcomer was naturally clear—it was the Heavenly Yang First Sword Court Heaven Sword Master, Eternal Cyan Sword Master, Heavenly Cutting Venerable!
As one of the strongest of his time, the wielder of the [Eternal Cyan Sky Sword], Heavenly Cutting Venerable’s single sword strike carried the momentum to slay all the present Heavenly Demons.
Indeed, when ’Heavenly Cutting and Annihilating Path’ Sword Intent manifested, the Demons gathered by the four exalted Great Heavenly Demons fell like rain—weak Heavenly Demons died before the Sword Intent even arrived!
Seeing this, the Demon Sun, hollow like an Abyss, couldn’t bear to watch, personally intervening to block this Sword Light.
But it wasn’t until they truly caught this Sword Light, did they realize, with a drastic change in color, how heavy, how intense this Sword Light was!
[Heavenly Decline, well met with your great name]
Heavenly Cutting Venerable laughed heartily, pressing down with more strength upon the Sword Light: [Once almost overturning Embracing the Void, prompting the joint attack of the Heavenly Mandate Heavenly Sect, exalted Great Heavenly Demon who blocked out the heavens and covered the sun, you truly are strong. My union with Eternal Cyan still cannot take you with a single stroke!]
[Ha, this generation’s Sword Master, you surpass your predecessors, now comparable to those two bizarre old farts, but your thoughts are a bit too simple]
Heavenly Decline sneered, gripping the Heavenly Sword, causing black blood to drip: [Not to mention I was gravely injured by the Ancestral Dragon, my strength is far from full strength]
[Look behind you?]
Upon hearing this, Heavenly Cutting Venerable’s expression shifted slightly; there was no need to turn around, he could sense something was indeed amiss.
—Earlier, the Qingdu Taoist, who had stabilized the situation in North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent and slain the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony once, where had he gone?
—Intending to team with that old fellow to swiftly handle these Heavenly Demons, why was he alone?
Where had the Qingdu Taoist gone?
No need to ask—a flustered, overwhelming busyness, naturally!
