The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 507: Demon’s Feast (Part Five)_1
Since learning two years ago that the Soaring Serpent had swallowed up most of Qing State, a pent-up resentment had been lodged in Shen Mo’s chest! As time passed, not only did this anger not dissipate, but it grew even more robust, stuck in his throat, unable to be expelled or swallowed. After leaving the sect’s subsidiary courtyard, everything he witnessed and heard on his journey, coupled with the horrendous scene before him now, had transformed this resentment into a raging inferno. Unless this place was burnt to ash, he would not appease the anger in his chest, nor quell the wrath in his heart!
In extreme anger, the Skill [Pure Yang Pupil] was instinctively activated, instantly igniting several evil cultivators and Demons who cooked and traded hearts at the foot and middle sections of Golden Light Ridge. This Skill did not consume any True Yuan or exhaust his mental state. It only required a thought wherever he gazed, and it could incinerate everything. The only limit was the finite amount of Pure Yang Fire; it could simultaneously maintain nine points of True Fire, incapable of surpassing this maximum! If this number was reached, one point would have to be extinguished before another could be generated.
Even so, creatures below Class IV could hardly withstand the power of Pure Yang Fire. After all, the power of this spirit flame was far beyond Earthly Fire and comparable to the second tier of Spiritual Fire. Initially, even with Shen Mo’s ability, he had felt a fatal threat when facing the Bone Cold Flame of the same tier wielded by Ming Yu, which demonstrated the ferocity of Spiritual Fire. Once contaminated by Pure Yang Fire, unless one’s skills were vast and exceptional, or they were aided by a Class IV powerhouse, they would inevitably be burned to nothing!
Right then, apart from the peaks enshrouded in fog, nine peculiar True Fires, resembling sunlight, sprang up in other places on Golden Light Ridge. The evil cultivators and Demons ignited by the True Dragon writhed and screamed, exhausting all their Mana and techniques in an attempt to extinguish the flames that had suddenly emerged on their bodies!
Yet, all their struggles were in vain. In the blink of an eye, the evil cultivators and Demons ignited by the True Fire were burned to wisps of blue smoke, leaving no trace of ash. Their frantic flight drew in many nearby Demons, causing the fire to rage even more fiercely. Once a creature was tainted by Pure Yang Fire—which wouldn’t extinguish until its soul was utterly consumed—the resulting conflagration from that single source was still considered one point and not counted towards the maximum of nine.
Thus, in just a few breaths, the nine fires at the foot and middle sections of the ridge grew to an alarmingly terrifying extent, igniting at least four to five thousand Demons! Amidst the howling of wolves, the wailing of ghosts, and the panicked stampede of beasts, a vast number of Demons were burned to blue smoke.
Seeing the fire raging ever stronger, about to spread across the entirety of Golden Light Ridge, the great demon hidden in the fog on the peak finally made its move.
A meatball flew out from the fog, about the size of a water jar, covered all over with numerous bizarre eyeballs and devoid of anything else. It had no ears, nose, mouth, tongue, torso, limbs, or even a single hair! Merely glancing at it would make one feel dizzy and on the verge of fainting.
This Outer Zone creature, shaped like a meatball and covered all over with innumerable eyes, blinked one of its eyes several times. In an instant, the sky above Golden Light Ridge was covered with dark clouds. Accompanied by lightning and thunder, a downpour of blood-red rain lashed down, instantly extinguishing the Pure Yang Fire that had been burning ever more vigorously, having already incinerated tens of thousands of Demons!
As soon as the fire subsided, the blood rain also abruptly stopped, revealing the clear blue sky over Golden Light Ridge once more. Yet, there was not a trace of blood rain on the peak’s rocks or the bodies of the Demons; everything was completely dry, as though the preceding storm had been an illusion.
At the same time, several terrifying soul fluctuations also spread out.
With Shen Mo’s [Danger Perception] Destiny alerting him, he had already carefully withdrawn his Pure Yang Pupil Skill and used the Soul Refining Flag to cover his aura seamlessly, daring not to leak the slightest trace. Fortunately, as Pure Yang Fire was released at will, it left no trace. After investigating for a bit, the great demon on Golden Light Ridge didn’t find the culprit and swiftly withdrew its sense and demonic thoughts.
Shen Mo glanced at the fleshy sphere in the sky above the peak. Holding the Soul Refining Flag, and surrounded by Demon Soul Generals and ordinary Soul Generals, he slowly walked towards the empty space cleared by the crooked-mouthed evil cultivator and the others. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
A middle-stage Class IV powerhouse from the Thousand-eyed lineage. I can’t compete with this Demon alone!
The Thousand-eyed lineage, like Heavenly Demons, Flower Fairies, and other creatures, all hail from the Outer Zone. They are born this way, with each eye containing a magic Skill. As their strength grows, the number of eyes on their bodies gradually increases, greatly enhancing the power of their magic Skills!
Such creatures are naturally chaotic and cruel. They love to collect the eyeballs of other creatures. Immortals or mortals, regardless of race, they never turn down a pair of eyes, using them to nourish their unique eye power! Moreover, they are particularly fond of cultivators who have cultivated the Dharma Eye technique and creatures with innate Skills in their eyes. Like hyenas smelling blood, they will do everything possible to dig out the eyes of their target creatures.
Therefore, wherever the Thousand-eyed lineage passes, they usually leave behind corpses with empty eye sockets—be they Human Cultivators, demonic beasts, Soul Ghosts, or other Outer Zone races. For this reason, the Thousand-eyed lineage is classified by Shen Mo and other cultivators on the Immortal Path as Demons!
On Shen Mo’s journey from You State to Zhong State, he had killed a Thousand-eyed Demon. Its corpse lay in a corner of his Universe Bag, and Shen Mo planned to carefully study the eyes covering its body when he had time. Of course, the one that died at his hands was only a late-stage Class III Thousand-eyed Demon. Despite being troublesome, Shen Mo had destroyed most of its eyes with his Sword Light before slaying it with a single strike. Its strength was naturally far inferior to the Thousand-eyed Demon that had just appeared!
There are probably more than one Class IV creatures in the mist on the peak!
However, this place has already attracted quite a few old friends and other Outer Zone creatures with goodwill towards us cultivators...
With the help of [Insight into All Beings], even if their auras were well-hidden, Shen Mo could discern their real bodies. Therefore, near Golden Light Ridge, he found several cultivators from immortal sects pretending to be evil cultivators like himself, as well as Outer Zone creatures from the righteous camp who had hidden themselves by various means!
Besides the Riverside Sect and Profound Moon School, cultivators from the Seven Stars Altar, Heaven Sword Sect, and Ghost Corpse School had all gathered here in secret.
He couldn’t help but be curious. While the Seven Stars Altar was not surprising, were the Heaven Sword Sect—which had cut off its Main Peak and fled Beyond the Heavens—and the Ghost Corpse School—which had disappeared by hiding its cave paradise with the Heavenly Monarch’s Ghoul—lurking nearby? Would they send strong individuals to make a move at this banquet of Demons?
In addition, Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses from other small immortal sects, most of whom were native to Zhong State, had also infiltrated in considerable numbers. There were even Outer Zone creatures from the righteous camp who seemed to be targeting the banquet of Demons!
Given this, they must have taken into account the Class IV and above great demons. Even if they weren’t strong enough to defeat them, they would find a way to hold them off. So, I don’t need to worry too much about the Class IV Thousand-eyed and other great demons.
This banquet is obviously not going to be too peaceful, which suits my intentions perfectly.
When turmoil erupts, it won’t be too late for me to make my move!
