Chapter 872: Four Aspects of the Ancient Demon
The endless treasure river, a place where two figures appeared, none other than Shi Tianjun and the demonic Morning Night.
"Such a strong shockwave!"
Shi Tianjun's eyes pierced through the heavens as he sensed the aura, grinding his teeth, "It's that very power I loathe the most, that enrages me the most. Does the Martial Emperor really think it's all over, that I will no longer settle accounts with him? Now he dares to brazenly snatch treasures!"
He had never hated anyone as much as he did now, not even killing him could quench the fury in his heart!
As an immortal, to confront a cosmic deity and gain not the slightest advantage, but instead suffer repeated losses, how could his heart not harbor hatred.
"Let's not bother with him for now, the higher he jumps, the harder he'll fall. This person has indeed been too presumptuous. Since I have promised to deal with him for you, I will not go back on my word. Once I completely refine this divine phoenix body into one of the four cardinal points of my ancient demon array, I will help you take care of him,"
spoken calmly by Morning Night, not in a rush at all.
He didn't have as much hatred as Shi Tianjun.
In front of him lay an enormous ancient demon body tens of thousands of feet tall, covered in crimson, its feathers pure like red crystals. Upon closer examination, it was actually the corpse of a divine phoenix.
This divine phoenix had reached the rank of immortal in its cultivation.
The Four Cardinal Aspects of Ancient Demons, a powerful divine ability cultivated using the bodies of four divine beasts.
From Morning Night's hands emanated strands of demonic mana, falling upon the corpse of the divine phoenix.
At the same time, behind him, two shadows lit up, revealing the bodies of two other immortal divine beasts.
One spewed out the sharp power of essence metal, a divine tiger.
While the other was pitch-black with an immense shell on its back, its head bearing some resemblance to that of a snake's, a Xuanwu indeed!
Over his long life, Morning Night had ventured into forbidden zones, putting in countless efforts and paying great prices to find two divine beast bodies that met his requirements.
The divine phoenix body before him was the third.
If he could acquire the Dragon God body taken by Chu Yuan, his Four Cardinal Aspects of Ancient Demons would be perfect, capable of forming the power of a terrifying array, allowing his immortal power to break through once again.
This was also the reason why he agreed to cooperate with Shi Tianjun.
For some reason, he felt somewhat restless at this moment.
"Good, I'll wait for you, but don't take too long. I'm afraid he might flee, and killing him next time will be difficult,"
Shi Tianjun said, eager to kill Chu Yuan but also aware that without Morning Night, he was no match for Chu Yuan.
Morning Night didn't bother with Shi Tianjun either; he was not Shi Tianjun's subordinate. Both were beings of the same level, who could command whom?
The commotion in the endless treasure river grew greater...
Suddenly, the void dimension exploded consecutively, revealing large holes above the heads of Shi Tianjun and Morning Night. They saw, with alarm, that terrifying mana swept in like a torrential wave.
The people from the Divine Martial Empire had actually opened this space themselves to attack them!
Bang bang bang!
The power surged, and even a fool could see that the Divine Martial Empire was deliberately attacking this place.
"Seeking death, you should have just waited for me to come to you; instead, you dare to take the initiative!"
Even Shi Tianjun hadn't anticipated that the Divine Martial Empire would be bold enough to take the initiative, knowing well that there were two immortals here, this was truly a death wish, completely ignorant of the strokes that composed the word 'death'.
This undoubtedly, further enraged him.
Although angry at the Divine Martial Empire's provocation, he suddenly laughed and said to Morning Night, "This time it's not that I can't wait for you, but that Martial Emperor has gone too far, coming straight to our door, showing no regard for immortality. You see, this isn't my doing."
"I know."
A cold light flickered in Morning Night's eyes.
His aura vibrated as the three divine beast bodies locked into the cardinal points, providing him with a surge of power, his cold gaze piercing through, seeing a figure in the army, a dominant presence that looked down upon the world.
"Martial Emperor, you have gone too far!"
Morning Night said coldly.
"Shi Tianjun, if you wish to confront me, I give you this chance,"
Chu Yuan regarded Shi Tianjun with a fierce confidence. Even facing two immortals, he felt certain he could overpower them. Disliking a passive stance, he had tracked down Shi Tianjun's aura and actively swept over.
"Haha, to destroy a man, you must first drive him mad. I see you've gone crazy!"
Shi Tianjun looked at him as if he were a madman and said to Yao Chenye, "I think he's used the cursed power too much and now it's entangled him; he can't control it and is on the verge of a frenzied breakdown."
Yao Chenye nodded in agreement.
Using the power of a curse is not so easy.
"Ancient Holy Spirit Fist!"
The next moment Shi Tianjun suddenly lunged at Chu Yuan. As he struck, spiritual light rippled out like waves. This technique was not of his own creation, but originated from the spiritual deities of the Spiritual Realm, imbued with the power to transform all things into spirit!
Chu Yuan met Shi Tianjun's attack with an indifferent expression.
He moved to the front of the army, not showing much action, but with a simple forward sweep of his hand, he countered Shi Tianjun's strike in the most direct manner.
"Audacious!"
Shi Tianjun was initially disdainful, but as his fist approached Chu Yuan, his stony face changed color when he sensed an imposing power. This man was like the universe itself, immovable.
An overwhelming force swept through, Chu Yuan's strike transforming into a crushing palm that Shi Tianjun found unbearable, his sturdy body nearly shattering before this man.
"What is happening?"
Shi Tianjun stared at the figure clad in a black imperial robe with limitless dignity, the Divine Martial Emperor, and felt an involuntary sense of powerlessness.
He was completely different from before!
"Ancient Demon Quadrant!"
Yao Chenye suddenly made a move, not against Chu Yuan, but aiming to wipe out the army behind him.
Instantly, three divine beasts exuded their immense godly might. Although they lacked one, they were still more than enough to contend with cosmic gods.
"Good, let's kill those cosmic gods first!"
Inspired anew, Shi Tianjun fought Chu Yuan, blocking him to prevent any interference with the battlefield of the cosmic gods.
An immortal slaying cosmic gods would be disastrous; not everyone possessed Chu Yuan's formidable strength.
"The immortals are slaughtering their way here!"
Qi Xue's face changed drastically.
However, the faces of the Divine Martial warriors showed no trace of panic, but instead, they roared in unison, leading with The Book of Martial Arts. Their powers surged into the Void Gate.
Seven Divine Artifacts floated uncertainly within the Void Gate, forming the silhouette of an immortal, with an aura of immortality emanating outward.
Yao Chenye's strike had no effect, thwarted by the seven artifacts.
"A power that can contend with the immortals!"
A look of astonishment crossed Yao Chenye's handsome face. "No, this isn't power they should possess. It must be some sort of array or Divine Artifact. How many secret treasures does the Divine Martial Empire control? They're so difficult to deal with, I've never heard of them before."
"Yao Chenye, now you should understand just how intractable this Divine Martial Empire is,"
The counterattack of the Divine Martial Empire also surprised Shi Tianjun.
But he did not think it was a bad thing. The stronger they appeared, the more Yao Chenye would unite with him, fighting with all their might to annihilate the Divine Martial Empire for the treasures.
"Indeed, they're not easy to deal with!"
Yao Chenye was not afraid either.
"Immortals, coveting me, will also have to pay a price."
Chu Yuan, wielding invincible strength, was at this moment poised to do battle with two immortals.