Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 552 - 547: The Arrival of the Bizarre Tide, A Flourishing Age Shall Rise_1
Jia Ren, limited by his cultivation at the Divinity Transformation Stage, was unable to unleash the true power of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower. However, the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower was charged with a massive amount of Heavenly Treasure Spirit Power.
This time, failure was not an option! To seal the Wish Bizarre, he drew upon the accumulated power, fully activating the might of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, with the Suppressing Demon Divine Light reaching its zenith.
The golden divine light surged like a tide, suppressing the power of the Wish Bizarre, as the forces of both Bizarre Demons clashed.
The power of the Wish Bizarre, unlike the resentment and hatred from the Resentful Hateful Demonic Wolf, was not strongly resisted by the Suppressing Demon Divine Light, which was swiftly overcome.
"Submit to my control!"
As Jia Ren saw the brilliant light from all around subduing the Wish Bizarre, a peculiar expression appeared on his face.
The situation was going much smoother than he had anticipated. He had thought that sealing the Wish Bizarre would not be easy and that a fierce fight would be inevitable.
What the Green Pupil Eye Bizarre saw was only the ’Bizarre Power’ of the Bizarre Demons, not their true strength.
Moreover, the Wish Bizarre was not a Bizarre Demon known for frontal combat.
That was also why the Suppressing Demon Divine Light had suppressed it with ease.
The Suppressing Demon Divine Light converged, flowing into the twenty-third level of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
A Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator had just rushed to the scene, glaring at Jia Ren with fury.
"I will kill you..."
Before he could act, he plummeted from the sky, succumbed to the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, and turned into a pile of dry bones.
With the Wish Bizarre sealed, Lingyuan City was devoid of the Bizarre Demon’s power, and the abilities gained from the Wish Bizarre vanished as well.
Some people’s realms plummeted, their faces aging, while others turned from cultivators to mortals.
The high and mighty nobles, their realms and lifespans disappearing, all suffered a fall in their cultivation.
Without their realms and lifespan, death arrived as scheduled.
The Heavenly Earth Elixirs planted on the bodies of Lingyuan City’s lower-level cultivators disappeared without a trace.
Planting elixirs using humans as soil was a unique secret technique of Lingyuan City. The Wish Bizarre was the source of these wished-for items; without the Wish Bizarre, the products of this secret technique became like rootless duckweed.
With the shackles gone, some cried and some laughed. The scene was noisy and chaotic.
Many more people’s eyes revealed confusion about the future and the unknown.
With Bizarre Demons roaming outside and danger lurking at every corner, how would they survive without the protection of Lingyuan City?
"Please, Your Excellency, release the Wish Bizarre!"
Someone knelt before Jia Ren and kowtowed, and a group of people followed suit, begging desperately.
They were only a minority. Many more had been besieged in Lingyuan City for a long time and, seeing the Wish Bizarre sealed, believed the outside world had returned to its previous peace.
Eager to leave, they did not wish to be trapped here any longer.
Just then, a powerful consciousness swept through. The sky filled with dark clouds that morphed into a face resembling Jia Ren’s true appearance.
"Who would’ve thought you’d dare to come here! Truly, this is my lucky day!"
"I have been waiting for you for centuries!"
The dark clouds in the sky twisted and suddenly transformed into a humanoid figure.
Its appearance and aura completely matched Jia Ren’s; it was his exact duplicate.
Undoubtedly, the newcomer was the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre!
The Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre had always been watching Lingyuan City, secretly installing its pawns. As soon as a change occurred in Lingyuan City, it sensed it immediately.
Unexpectedly, it had indeed been granted the chance to encounter an old acquaintance.
Jia Ren looked at the newcomer as if he were looking into a mirror.
The thought of the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre committing evil deeds while wearing his face made Jia Ren’s complexion darken as if tarnished by soot, and he felt an urge to tear it to shreds.
"Very good. I’ve sealed the Wish Bizarre, and you’re next!"
Absolutely, the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre was the Bizarre Demon he most wanted to seal, bar none. He had come with the intention to seal it away and eradicate this calamity once and for all.
He had planned to deal with the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre after sealing the Wish Bizarre.
Unfortunately, the Heart Devil Realm established secretly by the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre was significant, and it likely encompassed the Sealed Land already.
Every move was under its watchful gaze, making it truly difficult to deceive it.
The Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre could transfer between Heart Demon Seeds, making it extremely hard to seal.
To seal the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre, Jia Ren first needed to eradicate its scattered Heart Demon Seeds and destroy its Heart Devil Realm.
"Tsk tsk, I too wish to test your current strength!"
"Huan Luo Hell!"
"Bizarre Tide, descend!"
The figures of various Bizarre Demons emerged, each with a different, grotesque shape.
There were those he had seen and sent into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, like the Flesh Phantom Tree and the Black Blood Bizarre, as well as the Giant Fang Bizarre Monster he had never encountered before, Bizarre Demons with human faces and animal bodies, and those as blank as a sheet of paper.
The Bizarre Demons varied in appearance and type, each possessing strange powers.
It was as if all the Bizarre Demons the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre had ever encountered in its existence had descended at this very moment.
Jia Ren stood alone, confronting a massive tide of Bizarre Demons numbering in the tens of thousands.
Loneliness, panic, helplessness, and fear surged up, overwhelming him.
He held on to the faint spark of spiritual light within his heart. The light grew from dim to bright, pulling him back to reality.
The light that illuminated his heart was none other than the Suppressing Demon Divine Light.
Unsure of what Bizarre Demons he would face in the Sealed Land or whether the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre would ambush him, Jia Ren had never stopped maintaining the Suppressing Demon Divine Light.
As long as this light existed, it could protect him.
The Suppressing Demon Divine Light expanded rapidly with him as the center. Jia Ren resembled a deity forged from gold, radiant with magnificence.
The golden light tore through the illusory curtain, shattering the panorama of the Bizarre Demon tide and revealing the true scene.
The Bizarre Demon tide had vanished, leaving only a giant figure surging towards him.
Alternating between illusion and reality, the tide was false, but this Bizarre Demon was real.
Unlike the Huan Luo Hell, where the Suppressing Demon Divine Light broke the illusion and rendered the Bizarre Demons to nothingness, the Bizarre Demons materialized by the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre were different. Although they lacked the ability to resurrect, in all other aspects, they were no different from real Bizarre Demons.
The giant roared skyward. Countless people within Lingyuan City collapsed to the ground, completely drained of strength.
Empowered by an invisible force, its form gradually grew taller, transforming into a thousand-zhang silhouette.
It threw a punch, tearing a black hole into the Void, revealing not a zone of nothingness, but a myriad of crisscrossing formation patterns.
The Suppressing Demon Divine Light morphed into chains, winding towards the giant and slowly tightening around it.
Before the chains could restrict its movements, the Suppressing Demon God Chains bound to its body were violently shattered.
What kind of Bizarre Demon is this?
Pure strength? A Giant Force Apparition?
Absolute power crushed all opposition; even the Suppressing Demon God Chains could not restrain it.
What to do?
Jia Ren thought of Tai Chi, the principle of overcoming strength with softness.
If only he could dispel the giant’s strength, he could trap this Bizarre Demon.
The Suppressing Demon Divine Light, following Jia Ren’s thoughts, transformed into vast white clouds. They adhered to the giant, neutralizing its bizarre power.
The fists the giant swung out became weak and flimsy, no longer possessing the explosive force that could shatter the Void.
The Suppressing Demon Divine Clouds delivered it into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, where it was reduced to nothing under the burning Wicked Flame, never to revive again.
This Bizarre Demon was extremely powerful, but alas, it was ultimately a manifestation of the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre and not a real Bizarre Demon.
However, one could be certain that the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre must have encountered a Giant Force Apparition before.
Could it be residing in the Sealed Western Lands?
Once the Giant Force Apparition was sealed, the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre disappeared along with it.
This Bizarre Demon seemed to be one of the strongest it could materialize, yet it was still no match for Jia Ren.
His old adversary’s growth rate was terrifying, far beyond what it could contend with, so it fled at the first opportunity.
It fled so fast!
Now that he was exposed, Jia Ren had no intention of staying hidden.
Though the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre was a threat, he was more than capable of handling it. There was no need to shackle himself. He decided to unleash his full power and act without restraint.
Using the Five Metals Divine Escape, he rapidly left the area, heading towards the territory of the Bizarre Alliance.
His escape speed was astonishing, reaching the Western Bizarre-Suppressing Alliance within the time it took to drink a cup of tea.
The area was teeming with Bizarre Demons and Bizarre People, who turned their attention towards the scent of a living being the moment they perceived it.
Before the Bizarre Demons and Bizarre People could strike, Jia Ren took preemptive action.
"Suppressing Demon Divine Light!"
A vast expanse of golden light descended. Wherever it passed, the Bizarre Demons and Bizarre People, utterly defenseless, were all sent into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
In an instant, the number of Bizarre Demons inside the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower surged.
He hadn’t been in the Sealed Land long, yet his efficiency in capturing Bizarre Demons far surpassed anything before.
The quantity of Bizarre Demons in the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower surged, and their quality was unexpectedly high, producing more than double the amount of Sacrificial Fire compared to before.
Previously, a treasure at the peak of the Void Refining Level, when placed inside the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, would take sixty years to advance to Combined Body Perfection.
Now, it could be done in less than thirty years.
This was just the beginning. As more and more Bizarre Demons entered the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, the quantity of Sacrificial Fire increased, and the efficiency of Refining Treasures improved.
Scanning the Western Bizarre-Suppressing Alliance, Jia Ren noticed several lines of large characters had unexpectedly appeared on a bluestone slab: If you want to save Wang Fugui, come to the Eastern Wastelands.
The Eastern Wastelands?
What place is this?
Without a doubt, this was a trap the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre had prepared for him. The Eastern Wastelands were surely set with numerous traps. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
And perhaps... this place harbored extreme threats, similar to the Lifeless Bizarre and other fatal Bizarre Demons.
Jia Ren’s expression darkened; he disliked this passive mode of reaction.
To save, or not to save?
Wang Fugui had shown him immense kindness. He needed to investigate and confirm whether there was even a sliver of hope.
If he could save Wang Fugui, he would naturally make a move.
If it was impossible...
He could only wait for Wang Fugui’s next life to repay this enormous debt of gratitude.
Jia Ren headed towards the Eastern Wastelands. He didn’t idle along the way, capturing every Bizarre Demon he encountered to fill the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
As the number of Bizarre Demons grew, he soon had to slow down.
Simply because... the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower was bursting at the seams and could no longer accommodate more Bizarre Demons.
With no other choice, he had to send the weaker Bizarre Demons, like the Misleading Bizarre, into the Supreme Demon-sealing Tower, keeping only the powerful Bizarre Demons in the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
"Once the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower ascends to being a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, I must add more sealing floors."
"I will rely on this treasure to seal all the Bizarre Demons in the world!"
He had not yet reached the Eastern Wastelands, but he assessed the situation using the Green Pupil Strange Eye.
He hadn’t wanted to look, but one glance startled him.
The Eastern Wastelands area contained only a single aura, emitting a conspicuous, dark ink-green glow.
Further away, hundreds of green and emerald bizarre presences lay dormant, undetectable to Heart-Mind Sensing, visible only with the Green Pupil Strange Eye.
This was a trap prepared for him, dug very deep. He would be absolutely powerless against it.
Before Jia Ren could react, the Sealed Land trembled. Countless interwoven formation patterns materialized in the heavens and earth before shattering all at once.
A tremendous roar sounded as if something had broken through.
Jia Ren felt the invisible shackles vanish. His realm was no longer suppressed, and his cultivation returned to the Mid-stage of Void Refinement.
The heavens and earth changed. Hundreds of figures exuding bizarre auras appeared out of thin air above the Sealed Land.
"An era of prosperity shall rise!"
