Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 645 - 542: [Nine Nether]

"Zhao Siji, haven't you been looking for me all this time? Now that True Lord Qi is here, why do you seem so displeased?"

High above the sky dome, a hundred Qi Xiu spoke simultaneously, their majestic voices echoing across thousands of miles. Brilliant rays of light swept over and purified tens of thousands of miles of filthy land.

"A technique of deception? So, the esteemed True Lord of Primordial Unity also enjoys playing such blinding tricks."

Watching Qi Xiu with hands behind his back, Zhao Siji's tone was indifferent.

However, while he lightly dismissed Qi Xiu's method as a mere trick of deception,

his heart was slightly shocked after a thorough investigation.

These Qi Xius were actually all true bodies?

What kind of technique is this?

"Blinding method? Ha, if you say so, then it is."

Not entangled with Zhao Siji over this, Qi Xiu looked down at this prince of the Zhao Imperial Clan and the Nine Nether Sky Lord beside him.

"Nine Nether Sun Swallowing? It seems Zhao Baye has quite a fondness for you, his younger brother, to even teach you the 'Nine Nether Sun Swallowing Great Method' from the Sky Demon Sect.'

Recognizing the method Zhao Siji practiced at a glance, originating from the top of the Ten Great Demon Sects during the Middle Ancient Era, the Sky Demon Sect, Qi Xiu spoke softly.

'Nine Nether Sun Swallowing Great Method.'

It was a profound scripture created by an elder of the Sky Demon Sect who imitated the 'Devouring Heaven Demon Skill' of the Food Demon Sect.

This method draws from the infinite Nine Nether Qi, aiming to swallow the skies and sun.

However, despite the elder's unmatched talent, he failed to create a scripture on par with the 'Devouring Heaven Demon Skill.'

The 'Nine Nether Sun Swallowing Great Method' can only absorb the essence of living things to enhance cultivation but cannot swallow mountains and rivers, sun and moon, or even void space like the 'Devouring Heaven Demon Skill.'

It also cannot continuously strengthen a cultivator's foundational essence, turning the mundane into the sacred.

But to enhance the power of the 'Nine Nether Sun Swallowing Great Method,' the elder combined various profound scriptures of the Sky Demon Sect into the cultivation technique.

This allows the method to condense the absorbed flesh and blood essence into 'Great Demon Dark Stars,' with extraordinary and terrifying power, akin to great stars outside the domain, each possessing the might of a Dao Body Realm Magical Treasure.

Attacking with unmatched prowess and possessing incredible destructive force!

It can also use the absorbed flesh and blood essence to summon 'Nine Nether Qi,' forging the 'Thirty-Six Divisions of Nine Nether Demonic Soldiers.'

Even in the Sky Demon Sect, which gathers volumes of true scriptures, it is considered a top-class volume.

It is also one of the few complete demon path volumes recorded by the Dao Alliance.

Though Zhao Baye was one of the Twelve Members of the Dao Alliance, acquiring this true scripture volume must have taken considerable effort.

He passed the 'Nine Nether Sun Swallowing Great Method' to Zhao Siji and stationed him here, showing his considerable emphasis on the Blood Lotus Great World.

Yet, despite his exposure and defection from the Dao Alliance,

the Blood Lotus Great World, no matter how precious, has nothing to do with him anymore.

"True Lord Qi is indeed knowledgeable."

Hearing Qi Xiu reveal the details of the method he practiced, Zhao Siji was not surprised.

He already had an understanding of this True Lord of Primordial Unity of the Myriad Laws.

Though a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, he specialized in the rare Primordial Path, possessing an incomparably vast cultivation, undefeated among peers, and had mastered many defending techniques of the Ancient Sect Nobility.

In such a perilous place as the Southern Ming Wasteland, he overpowered numerous True Monarchs of the Dao Body, securing the top position.

Even the young master of the Hu Family praised him highly and recommended him for the top merit.

Such a figure, being well-versed, is not surprising.

"I've just read a few more books than usual."

With a faint smile, Qi Xiu's gaze swept over the severely injured Qi Sanhua and the Hunyuan Sword Spirit, the Sun and Moon had returned to their true forms, yet both were in poor condition after the battle with the Nine Nether Sky Lord.

"Your brother Zhao Baye abused his power and has been expelled from the Dao Alliance. Continuing to stubbornly hold on here is meaningless. Surrender and return with me to the Tianyuan Main Realm to accept punishment; perhaps you can preserve your True Spirit and reincarnate."

"Accept punishment? The mere Dao Alliance thinks it can judge this prince?"

Hearing Qi Xiu's persuasion to surrender, Zhao Siji chuckled. In truth, he had long been aware of his brother Zhao Baye's exposure.

But whether as an imperial prince or a True Monarch of the Dao Body, he could not allow himself to become a prisoner in chains.

"Not going to consider it?"

With eyes lowered, behind the hundred Qi Xius, an ocean of light surged, manifesting numerous Hunyuan Daoists, their majesty vast, filling the All Heavens.

Bang!

Without answering Qi Xiu, Zhao Siji made a hand seal, and the 'Great Demon Dark Stars' resembling stars outside the domain roared forth, their massively condensed power obliterating everything in their path to the most basic void.

These 'Great Demon Dark Stars' were condensed by Zhao Siji over the years from the 'Dao Embryos' absorbed from the Blood Lotus Great World.

With astounding power, they shocked heaven and earth. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Just one could flatten thousands of miles of land!

Watching as the incoming [Great Demon Dark Star] churned the void into chaos, countless forces of the Nine Nether entangled and surged, like numerous heavens bearing down on Qi Xiu.

Qi Xiu chuckled softly, "Just a minor trick."

He reached out his hand and summoned, a snow-white mirror light swiftly flew from the Primordial Sword Spirit's hand into his palm.

The Haotian Mirror!

A hundred Qi Xiu moved simultaneously, injecting boundless, majestic Primordial Qi into the Haotian Mirror in his hand.

In an instant!

This treasure mirror was pushed to its limit, its extraordinary divine power exploded, neither gold nor jade, with ancient tadpole script on the back and a mirror surface shaped like a cloud dragon rare bird rapidly expanding.

In a flash, it transformed into an endless treasure mirror, covering the sky and concealing the sun, enveloping the heavens and earth!

Haotian Mirror's Light!

Qi Xiu pressed his palm onto the Haotian Mirror, and with a resounding brilliance, countless strands of snow-white, flawless Haotian Mirror's Light poured down, causing the vast Qiankun to tremble and wail.

The all-destructive, sky-shattering Great Demon Dark Star was pierced in place by the Haotian Mirror's Light and then could be seen dissolving at a perceivable speed.

Witnessing his Great Demon Dark Star being effortlessly neutralized by Qi Xiu, Zhao Siji's expression remained unchanged, as he continued to weave Daoist Incantations and Seals with his hands. In an instant, deep-blue and black Nine Nether Qi spread and meandered through the void, manifesting long awls with seventeen Nine Nether Dao Seals inscribed, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

[Thirty-Six Divisions of Nine Nether Demonic Soldiers—Void Piercing Awl!]

At the same time, Zhao Siji's hands continued unabated.

A flurry of seals were cast, the Nine Nether Qi grew increasingly dense, and within the surging black-blue mist, one by one, Nine Nether Demonic Soldiers emerged.

Farewell Seal, Infinite Drum, Hundred Ghost Seal, Flower Rain Hidden Jade Bell, Transforming Evil Black Toxin…

In merely a moment, the Thirty-Six Divisions of Nine Nether Demonic Soldiers were summoned in full by Zhao Wuji, stirring up layers upon layers of terrifying divine pressure.

Subsequently, these Nine Nether Demonic Soldiers each occupied a corner, their inscribed Nine Nether Dao Seals shone brightly, resonating with and faintly connecting to some ancient, terrifying region.

"Heaven has Ninefolds, Earth has Nine Nether; Void Condensing Method, Ancient Extinction Unseeking."

In an instant!

Fierce gusts of cold wind swept from the unknown, haste and rapid, every gust seemed to carry countless arms, attempting to drag everything in the world into that boundless, endless realm of the Nine Nether.

Through [Thirty-Six Divisions of Nine Nether Demonic Soldiers], Zhao Siji directly invoked [Nine Nether] to descend, speaking indifferently:

"This prince knows the item in your hand is the Haotian Mirror, crafted by the Shenxiao Sect Master himself for you. This treasure has unparalleled defense, unbreakable unless by a Primordial Spirit True Honor.

With this treasure in hand, you stand inherently undefeated."

After learning that his brother Zhao Qianqiu died at Qi Xiu's hands, Zhao Baye utilized the authority of the Dao Alliance's Twelve Members to gather all information on this deadly foe.

And upon laying out the strategy to besiege Qi Xiu in the Blood Lotus Great World.

This intelligence naturally found its way into Zhao Siji, the executor's, possession.

"So, do you wish to go down with me?"

Eyes shining with purple light, in a vision unseen by ordinary people, Qi Xiu had already noticed beneath the earth a terrifying vortex churning with blue-black ferocious winds, expanding ever outward, threatening to swallow the entire world whole.

And this vortex.

Was indeed the [Nine Nether] body summoned by Zhao Siji!

"True Monarch is indeed quite wise, yes, from the information my royal brother gave me, True Monarch's strength is unparalleled in history.

Not only proficient in techniques from the Daoism, Buddhism, and Demonism, but also mastering the Primordial Path, and possessing several Supreme Treasures.

While I have always esteemed myself highly, yet in facing True Monarch, I still feel inadequate.

Thus, from the beginning, I intended to engage in a battle with True Monarch."

Having succeeded in summoning [Nine Nether], Zhao Siji became calm, even admitting openly that in a one-on-one situation, he was no match for Qi Xiu.

"It seems the Prince knows me quite well then, and so this [Nine Nether] is your reliance?"

Watching the continuously expanding [Nine Nether], Qi Xiu slowly spoke.

"Nine Nether is an abyss without bottom, left uncontrolled, even a world will be devoured by it. To prevent True Monarch from leaving before Nine Nether swallows the Blood Lotus Great World, royal brother specially entrusted me with this item."

With a flip of his palm, Zhao Siji revealed a scroll entwined with five-color cloud patterns, silently flowing with majestic imperial aura, its ends as Dragon Horn Jade Axis.

"An imperial decree?"

Seeing the Jade Axis in Zhao Siji's hand, Qi Xiu revealed a hint of astonishment.

"Indeed, this is a five-colored Dragon Axis imperial decree left by the Supreme Dynasty [Sacred Tang] in ancient times, specially prepared by my royal brother for True Monarch."

With a wooden, rigid face lifting a strange smile, Zhao Siji abruptly unfurled the scroll in his hand, the boundless brilliant golden light illuminated the world instantly, an immense and continuous majesty swept through, causing all beings in the Blood Lotus Great World to tremble with fear in their hearts, prostrate to the ground.

The imperial decree's power surged forward, seeking to subdue Qi Xiu.

Yet Qi Xiu at this moment behind his head revealed a circle of Merit Golden Light, strands of golden glow descended, firmly blocking this supreme majesty out.

Seeing Qi Xiu using Human Path Merit to exempt from the decree's majesty, Zhao Siji's eyes flickered with surprise, but before long returned to calm, only to see him holding the decree, gaze lowered, mouth heavy and slow in chanting:

"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees…"