In the imperial city, resplendent pillars of light shot towards the sky. The ground undulated like waves, the earth cracked, and countless fissures appeared.
In the sky, runes intertwined, and terrifying power gathered, making one’s scalp tingle.
It turned out that Demon Lord Suo Lun, seeing the unfavorable turn of events, had unleashed the imperial city’s guardian formation without regard for anything else, intending to use it against Ji Mo.
Chi Yan was pinned to the wall by Ji Mo, his strength continuously being siphoned away. He was on the verge of collapse.
He and Chi Yan were in the same boat; he had to act, or if Chi Yan was killed, he would perish as well.
Under Suo Lun’s control, the formation was operating at an overload. He intended to unleash his strongest offensive technique.
Soon.
Above the void, dark clouds churned, and lightning blazed.
“Suo Lun, hurry and strike him down.”
Chi Yan urgently shouted. If this bastard Ji Mo wasn’t stopped soon, he would be drained dry.
No matter what, he did not want Ji Mo to successfully absorb his essence for the fourth time.
Boom…
Lightning illuminated the heavens and earth as a thick bolt of thunder descended from the sky, striking Ji Mo.
The area where Ji Mo stood immediately erupted in a massive explosion.
The wall shattered, and Chi Yan finally managed to break free. He seized the opportunity to escape Ji Mo’s grasp and desperately fled towards the direction of the divine temple.
At this moment, his face was filled with indignation and immense frustration. His heart burned with rage, and he just wanted to return to the divine temple quickly, use the Heavenly Demon statue to communicate with his main body, and descend with greater power to destroy Ji Mo.
In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of everyone, to be so humiliated by Ji Mo – he could not bear this shame. He was determined to get revenge today.
Furthermore, so many people in the city had witnessed his predicament, and they could not be allowed to live. They all had to be silenced to prevent this unbearable experience from spreading.
Seeing that Chi Yan had been successfully rescued, Suo Lun couldn’t help but become a little arrogant. A wild thought arose in his mind: this Ji fellow was very likely also a demon god who had descended to the mortal realm. Could he, today, achieve deicide?
Suo Lun let out an excited roar towards the sky, frantically urging the formation to attack.
Rumbling thunder echoed through the heavens and earth, and brilliant electric light flashed continuously. Countless bolts of lightning poured down like an ocean, relentlessly striking Ji Mo.
Suo Lun intended to use the endless lightning to cleanse the land, reducing Ji Mo to ashes.
Even if he couldn’t kill him, he would at least deplete his strength. Once Chi Yan recovered, he would surely be able to eliminate Ji Mo.
The sea of lightning surged, exuding an aura of world-ending destruction. Countless lightning bolts descended, completely engulfing Ji Mo.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions continued, and the buildings in that area were blown to smithereens, turning into ruins.
“The might of this formation is truly terrifying. I wonder if Lord Ji Mo can withstand it?”
“Due to the restrictions of the demon realm’s heavenly laws, only the power of ordinary Immortals is permitted. Even if that Ji Mo is truly a demon god who has descended to the mortal world, he cannot escape this rule. The imperial city’s guardian formation possesses immense power and has annihilated several Immortals before. I fear Ji Mo is in danger.”
“Alas, we were promised a battle of demon gods, but why are outsiders interfering when one side is losing? And shamelessly using the power of the formation? This Chi Yan is truly shameless; his victory is not at all glorious.”
“You can’t say that. Do you really expect a Heavenly Demon to uphold fairness? We can only blame this Ji fellow for being brainless, daring to come to the imperial city. He brought this upon himself.”
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Various discussions arose.
Seeing that Ji Mo’s fate was uncertain, some people began to shamelessly belittle Ji Mo and fawn over Chi Yan.
The factions that chose to side with Chi Yan wore smiles on their faces, laughing excitedly towards the sky.
As for those who had pledged allegiance to Ji Mo, they looked desolate and quickly left the imperial city, intending to find a place to hide, fearing retribution.
“Will Brother Ji be alright?”
The two girls, Mi Xue Bing Cheng, looked worried, concerned that Ji Mo might get hurt.
The toad grinned and said, “He should be fine. If he were truly injured, he should be screaming by now. Listen, there’s no sound from inside.”
“Could it be that he was struck dead before he even had a chance to scream?”
Niu Ben looked at the area ahead, which had been reduced to ruins by the lightning, and a chill ran down his spine.
Then, he was beaten by Mi Xue Bing Cheng, who called him a jinx.
The Iron-Eating Beast, with its round, black eyes, ignored the dazzling lightning and saw the scene within.
It seemed somewhat surprised, as if it had witnessed something incredible.
“Niu Ben, you colluded with the Desolate Soul Devouring Toad to rebel and have defected to the false god Ji Mo. You shall be executed.”
Some ill-intentioned demon experts approached, intending to capture Niu Ben and the toad to curry favor with Chi Yan.
They believed Ji Mo was finished and Chi Yan had achieved ultimate victory, so they wanted to capture Niu Ben and the toad to claim credit.
Some also set their sights on Mi Xue Bing Cheng, knowing that Chi Yan seemed to have an interest in these two girls. If they captured them and presented them to Chi Yan, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.
“You all better not mess around. Lord Ni Tie is here.”
Seeing a large number of experts surrounding them, Niu Ben’s heart pounded.
At this moment, he could only hope for the protection of the Iron-Eating Beast.
However, these people were not afraid. Now that Lord Chi Yan had achieved victory, Ni Tie himself might be in peril.
They approached with sneers, about to make a move, when a voice rang out.
“Are you done yet?”
Ji Mo’s impatient voice sounded as he emerged from the ruins.
Honestly, the lightning kept striking endlessly, it was so noisy.
Everyone stared at Ji Mo, who was completely unharmed, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
Ji Mo was surrounded by crackling electricity, with arcs of electricity running through his hair. He was covered in dust but bore no injuries.
Such terrifying lightning seemed to have caused him no harm whatsoever.
Ji Mo’s expression was calm. Having been tormented by the system for so many years and frequently struck by the Nine Heavens Heavenly Thunder, he had no fear of lightning power.
Therefore, he was extremely composed and unafraid.
Suo Lun was stunned by this sight.
He could not have imagined that under such intense lightning strikes, not even a single hair on Ji Mo’s head was harmed.
He refused to believe it and once again urged the formation. A massive bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Ji Mo.
Ji Mo stood unmoving, bathed in the brilliant electric light, not even blinking.
This invincible aura shocked everyone.
Those who had malicious intentions quickly retreated and fled in panic, no longer daring to provoke Ji Mo and his companions.
“No, this is impossible?”
Suo Lun swallowed hard, his face filled with terror.
Why was this person so powerful? What was his background?
Ji Mo cast his gaze towards Suo Lun’s direction and said coldly, “You dare strike me? I’m coming to settle the score.”
He beckoned the Iron-Eating Beast to follow him and headed towards the imperial palace.
“Wow, are we going to depose the emperor and seize the throne?”
Mi Xue Bing Cheng’s face was filled with excitement as she quickly trotted along.
“Destroy that brat Suo Lun, and then devise a plan to eliminate Chi Yan. The entire demon realm will be ours.”
Chi Yan and Niu Ben were filled with excitement. After today, the demon realm would likely belong to Ji.
Then, they would undoubtedly soar to great heights, their status greatly elevated, being second only to the supreme ruler.