Chapter 557 I, Zhuzhou, Am Still Unrivaled in the World! (11k, Big Chapter Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

[Pay attention to the direction!]

The War Devil's body flew backward from the sky, while below, the Netherworld Devil roared. Its manifested body immediately shrunk, returning to its original mortal size.

A massive body could inspire fear and enhance destructive power, which was naturally ideal for a Devil.

But now, facing a phoenix feather bullet storm that revolved three thousand six hundred times per breath, each revolution exploding, this hypermodern torrent of firepower was clearly not the time to enlarge the body and become a target.

Hearing this, the Decay Devil also immediately realized. It similarly shrank back to its original state—the two Devil Gods began to struggle under Su Zhou's firepower suppression, like mosquitoes dancing in a rainstorm.

Instantly, the entire vicinity of Taibai Pass trembled unceasingly. In the face of the tidal wave of explosive firepower, even the mountains would collapse and shatter.

Each exploding phoenix feather bullet caused the earth to tremble violently, and the bullet storm shot out like countless frequent, low-intensity earthquakes.

In fact, within a radius of hundreds of miles, there were no longer any upright trees or mountains. They had mostly broken and crumbled under this continuous vibration, turning into rocks that rolled across the earth.

"Zhuzhou Zhenren is suppressing the Devils. Let's take advantage of this to eliminate those demonic troops!"

Amidst this vibration, the several New Dynasty Zhenren supporting the Taibai Pass formation immediately realized that now was a good time to counterattack. Although they couldn't affect the battle between Su Zhou and the Devils, they could still eliminate as much of the enemy's strength as possible.

The formation was activated again. Geng metal sword qi and countless flying spells rained down on the demonic army, causing massive ravines to split open in the ground, with golden lava spreading across the surface.

Although the demonic army also had various formations and shields for counterattack and defense, without the support of the Devils, the firepower of the two sides was not on the same level at all.

In a short time, the firepower of Taibai Pass in the Northern Border almost plowed the entire battlefield.

But the earthquake still didn't stop.

Yan Changfeng raised his head. Having just left the city and killed all the mountain ridge centipedes and several other powerful Kun Demons, he sheathed his sword. The swordsman now looked worriedly at the distant sky, where dark clouds were rising, and countless bone-white scales were flickering within like fireflies.

Faintly visible was a giant divine bird, entangled with the three blurry shadows of Devil Gods.

The Falling Star Divine Wing Cannon—Gatling Edition was, after all, a transcendent organ that Su Zhou had only recently developed. Although its power was great, it was indeed prone to overheating and failure. After suppressing the three Devils for a while with overwhelming firepower, the Divine Wing Cannon had to be retracted for cooling.

Taking this opportunity, the heavily injured War Devil returned to the battle with rage and a blood-fiend long halberd.

Like mountain giants exchanging blows, the divine bird and the massive Devil God phantoms fought fiercely, causing the atmosphere to roar and space to tremble. Each collision of their bodies, each intersection of wings and halberd, stirred the air into white shockwave storms and visible plasma clouds.

Violent tornadoes rose on all sides of their battle, lightning flashing within, turning the Kun Demons and Nine Nether demonic troops who failed to evade into dust. Each of their clashes created large amounts of dust and lava around them.

It must be said that the War Devil's martial skills were very superb, even better than Nan Zhengkai's, and far superior to the second-rate martial artist Su Zhou. If not for the vast difference in physical fitness and the previous injuries, the War Devil could probably have fought Su Zhou to a standstill in close combat.

With its coordination, the Netherworld Devil and the Decay Devil also used their true divine powers.

Nether mist spread, obscuring all senses. In the Netherworld Devil's domain of darkness, any life except for those who were permitted would lose their six senses, completely falling into utter darkness.

And the scales that corrupted living beings fell, accelerating the decay and decline of all things. If hit by them, even for a moment, it would be equivalent to the passage of tens of thousands of years.

But the results were all useless.

The War Devil was indeed incredibly skilled in martial arts, but martial arts were, after all, a fighting technique, and a specific one at that. If Su Zhou were indeed a divine bird or a human, then it might have been able to gain an advantage with its tens of thousands of years of simulated martial arts.

But alas, Su Zhou's divine bird form was just for show. Facing the bombardment of the Zhuzhou Divine Bird's five floating gun-like feathers that flew up and down, and the wings that would occasionally fly out on their own and turn into giant cleavers, even the War Devil, skilled in all kinds of martial arts, was suppressed into a battered mess by this all-round, three-dimensional strike.

—After all, Earthlings' martial arts were not designed to deal with enemies with eight arms, and the martial arts of the Perfect World Devils were not designed to deal with Zhuzhou.

As for the Decay Devil's scales, for this world with its tribulation of longevity and generally short lifespan, it was indeed the ultimate trump card. Even a Zhenren who touched them would probably instantly fall into the five signs of decay or even decay into ash on the spot. It was no wonder that the Decay Devil's position was so high.

But for the Zhuzhou race, Su Zhou's early twenties were essentially his childhood. The lifespan of an Earth Immortal was endless. An attack on his lifespan was a bit like trying to empty the Seven Seas with a spoon—the phrase "coexisting with the world" meant a natural lifespan of at least 4.6 billion years. Even if the young man let the Decay Devil attack, it would take a very long time for him to feel any growth.

In addition, Su Zhou was not a native of the Perfect World, and the influence of the earth veins on him was minimal. So he didn't even feel like he was being attacked. Even though he was covered in decaying scales, he still showed no signs of weakening, but instead became more and more courageous in battle.

The divine bird slashed out with one wing, combining it with the five virtues revolving divine light cannon formed by the convergence of five feathers, directly cutting the War Devil's blood-fiend long halberd in half. The surging divine light engulfed the Decay Devil, causing it to let out an incomparably miserable wail.

[How long is this guy's lifespan?!]

[I've made him age at least 150,000 years, but he doesn't look old at all. On the contrary… on the contrary, he seems to be getting stronger!]

Losing its weapon, the War Devil was forced to face Su Zhou empty-handed. It was certainly skilled in unarmed combat, but obviously, facing a monster covered in exploding feathers that looked like a bird but was actually more terrifying than a hedgehog, engaging in unarmed combat was not a good choice.

Each time Su Zhou flapped its wings, it created a series of thunderclaps in mid-air, the sound of air exploding and spiritual energy boiling. After dodging several times, finally having nowhere to retreat, facing Su Zhou's wing turning into a blade and slashing towards its chest, the War Devil was forced to close its hands and use empty hands to grab the blade, blocking the blow.

If it were an ordinary divine blade, it might have been taken away by the War Devil's subsequent weapon-grabbing strike. But when facing Zhuzhou, this kind of martial art was meaningless.

At the moment of being caught empty-handed, the feathers on Su Zhou's wings exploded crisply, shaking the War Devil's hands open. These wings, like blades, fiercely pierced into the Devil God's body, and then directly severed its spinal column.

Then, they continued to explode.

In an instant, terrifying plasma and shockwaves erupted within the War Devil's body. Blood-red spiritual energy, accompanied by ash-black Devil energy, erupted from the wound like a volcanic eruption, even directly blowing its body into two halves.

[Why, why doesn't my Netherworld Domain have any effect?!]

At this moment, the last Devil God, Su Zhou's old acquaintance the Netherworld Devil, once again fell into incredible astonishment—the entire battle just now had taken place within its Netherworld Domain. That is to say, Su Zhou's battle just now had all been conducted in complete darkness, deprived of his six senses and with even his soul perception completely sealed.

At this moment, whether it was the War Devil that had been knocked away, the Decay Devil that had been swallowed, or the shocked Netherworld Devil, the same thought was churning in all of their minds.

—Why, why do their attacks have absolutely no effect, it's like wasting their strength?!

How was it doing it? The Devils couldn't figure it out.

The answer was imagination!

Long before entering the Netherworld Domain, Su Zhou had already scanned the three Devils' bodies with his Light-Yin Divine Eyes. The powerful transcendent organ derived from the Zhulong Dharmakaya had the ability to calculate and deduce the possibilities of the future, creating illusions of the future in the observer's mind.

Theoretically speaking, the future that the Light-Yin Divine Eyes could observe was at most a few seconds ahead. After that, they would need to be re-observed to ensure the accuracy of the future.

But this was just theory. With the Seal of Samsara and his Divine Powers, Su Zhou's eyes, which had been strengthened countless times, had long seen through all the spiritual energy structures, all the energy cycles, and all the characteristics of the spiritual power radiation pulses around the three Devils. He saw through everything about them and engraved it all in his mind.

The next moment, Su Zhou entered the Netherworld Domain. He was cut off from all means of observation by the Devil's power and fell into darkness—but this didn't matter. In Su Zhou's mind, the phantoms of the three Devils were still moving. The Light-Yin Divine Eyes were still constantly deducing the future, allowing Su Zhou to attack the perfect and powerful enemies he imagined.

Here, it was really necessary to thank the War Devil's quintessential martial arts—it was indeed an extremely powerful warrior. Every attack selected the most optimized choice that could cause more damage to Su Zhou, so the young man could block every attack and ultimately severely injure it.

If its martial arts were even slightly lacking, Su Zhou wouldn't have had such an easy time fighting.

And in the end, what the Netherworld Devil could see was the crystal on Su Zhou's chest, releasing a seven-colored revolving light.

Fire meant the accelerated movement of spiritual energy. Earth meant the solidification and stabilization of spiritual energy. Metal meant the cutting and destruction of spiritual energy. Wood meant the regeneration and continuation of spiritual energy. Water meant the tolerance and variability of spiritual energy.

And thunder and wind were the manic energy born from the interaction of Yin and Yang.

The five elements and seven colors, all of Su Zhou's attributes of spiritual energy converged at this moment. Instantly, pure white light flowed out from the crystal, the roaring light column penetrated the dark mist. It pierced through the clouds and the sky, like a sun on the ground, illuminating the entire vicinity of the Northern Border pass.

Sound and color lost their meaning under this light. The torrent of spiritual energy spread in all directions. It swept over the mountains, and the mountains shattered. It swept over the earth, and the earth collapsed. Even the Netherworld Devil, facing Su Zhou's destructive, indiscriminate area attack centered on himself, was directly blown away, its body burning with light flames, as helpless as a withered leaf drifting and self-combusting in a hot wind.

Then, there was endless roaring—

Boom boom boom boom!

Faced with such a strong light comparable to the sun, all darkness retreated. After the violent explosion, the shockwaves that tore everything apart completely leveled the battlefield of Su Zhou and the three Devils. The air waves formed by the tearing shockwaves were the best cleaners, and the earth was now flat and even.

Having regained his six senses, Su Zhou lowered his head. Standing on the flat earth, the divine bird looked at the three Devils who had already suffered heavy injuries and no longer had the strength to resist.

Rumble! Even though the dark clouds in the sky had long been scattered by the Zhenren's divine power, as the young man willed it, thunder that boomed and echoed throughout the sky.

The former Devourer of Evil Lord revealed a gaze full of appetite.

In that instant, the three Devils suddenly felt a trace of fear that they hadn't experienced in hundreds of thousands of years… fear!

At the same time.

Central Earth, Kyoto.

Sitting in the central core seat of the 'Responding to Heaven and Inheriting Qi, Five Virtues Revolving Grand Formation', Ming Zhengde suddenly heard a voice from the high heavens, the top of the firmament.

[Zhuzhou is being besieged, King of Men. Your Imperial Preceptor is fighting hard.]

The New Dynasty Kyoto's imperial palace formation was personally designed by Ming Zhengde himself. The strictness of its defense was essentially no different from that of Taibai Pass in the Northern Border. Both were the highest-level divine-devil formations in this world, capable of drawing on the infinite earth vein power corresponding to the entire Central Continent and even the Tianyuan World.

Under the protection of such a strict formation, theoretically speaking, even divine devils would find it difficult to pry into even a trace of fluctuation, let alone transmit voices through the void.

But now, Ming Zhengde, with his eyes tightly closed and remaining silent, heard that grand and majestic voice.

It was the voice of the Lord of the Immortal Sky Divine Realm, the Third Generation Heavenly Emperor, the Taihao God Emperor.

[The demonic army and the Devils are attacking Taibai Pass. They are determined to take it. The three Devils are just the vanguard. Once they have confirmed all of your trump cards, the Nine Nether will definitely go all out.]

The tone of this voice was calm, as if it were simply stating the situation, but the hidden meaning behind these words was very obvious.

In response, Ming Zhengde slightly opened his eyes and raised his head. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the dome of the imperial palace hall, seeing the vast figure separated by a firmament, a world.

"And you knew it all along."

The Holy Emperor said calmly, "Even the reason why the Devil side would invade the Tianyuan World so quickly and recklessly is because you secretly allowed it, or even actively supported it, right?"

Saying this, Ming Zhengde's tone even carried a hint of a smile: "Otherwise, even His Majesty the Devil King Mōra would not dare to directly confront you, who holds the Heavenly Dao of the Stars. He could only avoid you from afar, let alone enter the Tianyuan World under the monitoring of the Heavenly Dao of the Stars and taint a region with demonic energy."

[Indeed.]

In response, the Taihao God Emperor didn't even show the slightest hint of lying or concealment. He frankly admitted this point, and then said calmly: [This is also what I have done.]

The Human Emperor slightly shook his head, his tone solemn: "You need the Five Virtues of the Human Heart in order to perfect your cultivation."

"Back in the days of the Taichu Heavenly Emperor, all living beings were ruled by divine devils, and everyone sincerely believed in the immortals and gods. Therefore, the immortals and gods did indeed possess the Five Virtues of Heaven and Earth and the Human Heart. All that remained was to collect the Clear Light of Heaven and Earth."

"Then, in the days of the Taihao Heavenly Emperor, the Qi Luck rose and fell, and all things were equipped with destiny and jurisdiction. He still possessed both Heaven and Earth and the Human Heart, only lacking the Clear Light of Heaven and Earth to complete all his cultivation."

"But you are different, Your Majesty Taihao. In this era when the Tribulation of Longevity is about to erupt, this generation of immortals and gods cannot completely suppress the Devils for the first time. Therefore, the world's human heart is lost and cannot be perfected."

Speaking to this point, Ming Zhengde slightly raised his head, and he said somewhat sarcastically: "So, you plan to wait until that time, until the demonic army has completely invaded and the mortal world is plunged into misery, before you prepare to have the immortals and gods descend as saviors to obtain the 'Five Virtues of the Human Heart' that you lack?"

"Is that also why Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor would both remind me to pay attention to Zhuzhou and actively support the demonic army's actions?"

[That's exactly the case.]

As for Ming Zhengde's speculation and sarcasm, Taihao unhesitatingly accepted them all: [Therefore, Zhuzhou must die. Unless he no longer appears and moves in the world, or joins our side.]

[This is the requirement of the immortals and gods.]

Ming Zhengde closed his eyes.

In his mind, a row of Yang Schemes regarding the immortals and gods emerged. They were perfect plans that didn't require any concealment at all.

According to the calculations of that plan, no matter what kind of development the future held, the winners would always be them.

The first scenario: With the State of Wei as the center, the Nine Nether created demonic soil to taint the world. Neither the immortals and gods nor the New Dynasty would interfere—in this case, the immortals and gods would activate their spies in the Nine Nether, causing the demonic soil to be backlashed once it spread. The immortals and gods could then seize the loopholes of the old order.

The second scenario: The New Dynasty blocked the invasion of the demonic army of the State of Wei. Although there was no large-scale war, it was deadlocked in place. The Nine Nether side was forced to continuously bleed in the mortal realm, attracting attention. This was extremely cost-effective for the immortals and gods. The Immortal Sky could completely take this opportunity to completely expel the Devil side from the mortal realm and spread their influence to the entire Tianyuan.

The third scenario: The New Dynasty suffered a crushing defeat, was defeated by the Nine Nether demonic army, and the earth veins were tainted, causing suffering to the people. In this case, the Immortal Sky would have a reason to take action and repel the divine devils along with the beings of the Tianyuan mortal realm, giving the immortals and gods the opportunity to take action, gather the hearts of the people, and perfect the 'Five Virtues of the Human Heart'.

The fourth scenario: The New Dynasty and the Nine Nether demonic army were at odds and fought extremely fiercely, both sides losing blood madly—in this case, the Immortal Sky could both gain the hearts of the people in the mortal realm and suppress the Nine Nether. It could be called a perfect ending.

No matter how the future developed, the Immortal Sky would be satisfied.

Whether it was the Tianyuan mortal realm, the Devils, or the extraterrestrial demons secretly peeking, for the heavens and earth that controlled the Heavenly Dao of the Stars, they were all just pawns. Their power would be weakened, and only the Immortal Sky could benefit.

And this was the Taihao God Emperor's plan, the most top-notch Yang Scheme, almost flawless.

He never cared about the situation in the mortal realm, because he was very clear that all this attention was meaningless—no matter how strong Ming Zhengde was, he would never be able to change the fact that it was impossible for him to block the full invasion of the Nine Nether with the power of one country in the mortal realm.

Under the guidance of the God Emperor, no matter what kind of future, the Immortal Sky would inevitably benefit, just to varying degrees.

Moreover, even if they could see through this plan, both Ming Zhengde and the Nine Nether would definitely follow this trajectory, with no other choice.

Facing Ming Zhengde, who could see through his plans and was now silent, a hint of appreciation came from the distant Heavenly Emperor's voice.

[Ming Zhengde, Luo Hou and you are both seeds of the future Heavenly Emperor.]

Saying this, the Taihao God Emperor's voice carried a hint of desire. This most powerful immortal and god said solemnly: [I really don't mind cultivating you potential immortals and gods and mortals—but the premise is that I can become a being above the heavens and earth, a being beyond this realm.]

[The realm of 'Dao One'.]

——Dao produced One, One produced Two, Two produced Three, and Three produced all things.

The Five Virtues of Heaven and Earth and the Five Virtues of the Human Heart, if fused into one with divine light, would be 'The Goodness of Heaven and Earth', which could create all things, achieve the authority to create heaven and man, and the great power to create the world.

That is, the so-called 'Dao One' realm.

The Primordial Five Virtues Phoenix and the Myriad Mysteries Origin Chaos True Dragon were in this realm. Therefore, the aftermath of their battles, the remaining remnants, could create the world and transform into billions of living beings.

And this realm, the pursuit of this realm, was the million-year-old tragic wish of the three generations of Heavenly Emperors, the three generations of Devil Lords, and all the immortals and gods and Devils!

No matter the cost, they had to reproduce that supreme glory and then create a brand new world, a perfect world without the Tribulation of Longevity and all the strangeness—this was their correctness, their perfection!

Now, compared to the previous two predecessors, the Taihao God Emperor was the closest to this goal.

After millions of years of convergence, the Clear Light of Heaven and Earth was about to be collected, and the Five Virtues of Heaven and Earth were also about to be completely cultivated.

And the only remaining Five Virtues of the Human Heart were about to be completed with the help of the Devils.

Those Nine Nether ants thought they could erode the earth veins and control the power of the earth veins—but this was just an opportunity that he had deliberately given them. Before they succeeded in eroding the earth veins, the immortals and gods could regain 'the Human Heart' by descending to aid the mortal world.

[If I achieve Dao One, I can absorb the entire Tianyuan World and reshape the new world—Ming Zhengde, if you still can't let go of those mortals, I can give you some places and let you take some humans to the new world to multiply.]

[That new world will no longer have the Tribulation of Longevity, and the longevity material will be completely perfect. I will give all living beings the opportunity to ascend to immortality and become gods.]

Expecting such a future, the Taihao God Emperor's will was unprecedentedly elated, so he generously promised.

This was not a lie—if he achieved the Dao One realm, then what if he allowed all living beings to become gods? In the end, it was still under his control.

This fantasy of a bright future lasted for a long time.

Until Ming Zhengde's voice, which had been silent for a long time but was still firm, came from the earth.

"Your Majesty the God Emperor."

The Holy Emperor took a deep breath. Having long known the purpose of the heavens and earth and having long known the true colors of these immortals and gods, he said in a deep voice: "Have you ever thought about such a question?"

[Hmm?]

Interrupted in his imagination of the future, the Taihao God Emperor was slightly displeased.

But then, he heard the man take a deep breath.

Ming Zhengde didn't say something boring and cowardly like 'If the divine devils didn't collect the Clear Light of Heaven and Earth, there would be no Tribulation of Longevity, and there wouldn't be so many tribulations in this world'.

At this moment, his tone was solemn and carried a hint of conviction: "That is, there is still a fifth future."

"We will completely defeat the Nine Nether demonic army and pacify the demonic soil."

"We will completely block the thousands of Devils outside the Heavenly Pass—without borrowing the power of you immortals and gods, but with the power of our human race alone!"

[……Oh?]

Hearing this, Taihao's tone carried a hint of intriguing meaning: [You actually have such a crazy idea?]

[Is it arrogant and conceited? Or… do you just believe in the power of 'Zhuzhou' so much?]

Mentioning Zhuzhou, the God Emperor's tone couldn't help but carry a trace of understanding. He recalled the other party's divine powers that were almost like a phoenix's and the incredibly powerful divine bird body, and said quite understandingly: [Indeed, Zhuzhou is one of the most powerful divine birds, probably the closest to the phoenix.]

[It's no wonder you believe in his power. He is indeed an 'anomaly' in this world.]

"No, I don't trust him."

However, Ming Zhengde's answer made the Heavenly Emperor slightly stunned.

The man took a deep breath, suppressed his intense emotions, and said calmly: "I am just stating my goal."

A goal that had not been achieved even after reincarnating for 30,000 lifetimes.

A harsh challenge that had been tried alone 30,000 times without a single success.

"Even without Zhuzhou, I would still try to do so."

Ming Zhengde said so, as if making a vow.

[Arrogant.]

In response, the Heavenly Emperor's tone, which had originally carried a hint of warmth, gradually became cold: [You are fantasizing too much.]

[With the power of the mortal world, you are trying to fight against the Nine Nether? Although it is just a rebel that has risen in the past few years, in the final analysis, it is also a divine devil that is on par with us.]

"That's not necessarily the case."

Ming Zhengde retorted tit-for-tat. He raised his head without hesitation, looked directly at the high heavens, and retorted: "Whether it is the immortals and gods or the Devils, you are just treating all living beings as tools and materials for the Five Virtues Divine Light or for eroding the earth veins, as if they were lumps of mud that could be kneaded at will."

"But if the human heart is really such a fragile thing, then why was the Great Freedom Heavenly Devil Lord born? And why can the hearts of all living beings condense the Five Virtues of the Human Heart and be compared with the power of the Five Elements that revolve in the heavens and earth?"

In the Holy Emperor's eyes, a trace of golden light flashed,

In his heart, various 'Cultivation Methods' emerged.

Those cultivation methods could be popularized and passed on to the masses, allowing all living beings to accelerate their cultivation and enhance the power of the entire world!

Recalling the prototypes of these cultivation methods, the man sitting on the throne couldn't help but clench his teeth.

——That's right, the past me was, as Zhuzhou said, great and pitiful.

——I only knew how to save the world by myself, to be reborn by myself, and to bear all the mistakes on my own shoulders.

Closing his eyes, the experiences of countless rebirths flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern… Every time, he tried his best, and every time, he died in the end.

But, I forgot that one person's rebirth can not only change the historical trend of the world, but also change the future direction of all living beings!

How difficult is it to change the established history of the world?

That is a trial that even a reborn person needs to experiment for a long time to find the right path.

However, changing a person's fate is much simpler… You only need to let him gain a longer lifespan and make him stronger, and you can easily change a person's future.

If a group of people's lifespans become stronger and a group of people's strength is strengthened… Then, the future of the world will naturally change with it!

The difficulty of one person changing the world and a group of people changing the world is not the same!

——What a simple truth, why haven't I ever thought about it before, and only understood it after getting Zhuzhou's help?

At this moment, Ming Zhengde lowered his head. He no longer looked up at the stars in the high heavens, but looked around at the entire Tianyuan World.

He could see that in every sky in the Central Continent, countless sparks were shining in the sky, and countless fireflies were rising from all over the place, eventually gathering into groups of fire clouds, rushing towards the distant Northern Border.

Reinforcements were gathering.

He could see that in every corner of the entire Tianyuan World, a green aura was spreading and spreading, and the aura of yin and yang revolving was stirring the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, releasing spiritual machine. The power of the Divine Tree was introduced into this world, making it shine brightly.

Hope was growing.

"This is the future."

Watching all this.

Ming Zhengde clenched his fists.

He raised his head again and looked at the God Emperor above the firmament.

The man said with great certainty: "We will win."

[……Heh, it's just the struggle of ants in the cracks.]

After a moment of silence, from the center of the starry sky above the distant firmament, the Heavenly Emperor's voice was low: [Do you think you can win like this?]

[If that's the case, then how about this?]

After saying this, Taihao's will dissipated and he no longer communicated with Ming Zhengde.

——Outside the Tianyuan World·Extraterrestrial Void——

The stars of the Heavenly Dao of the Stars were like a chessboard, densely distributed outside the world. The neat and tidy stars were arranged neatly, so that all the immortals and gods could perform their duties and live their lives in peace.

The power of the Heavenly Dao formation spread throughout the universe, covering the entire Tianyuan World, blocking the approach of evil spirits in the void, and also drawing the spirituality and the Clear Light of Heaven and Earth, which was also called 'Longevity Material', from the entire world, and integrating it into the stars.

This was a great power that was enough to suppress everything.

However, it could be seen that on the outer shell of the Tianyuan World, there was a dim, tumor-like cyst-like alien space that was constantly alienating and growing as if it had life.

In this cyst parasitized on the world, it seemed that something was being conceived.

The Nine Nether Demonic Soil·Sea of ​​Desires of All Living Beings was a tumor rooted in the world.

Between this Nine Nether and the Immortal Sky, there were many Devils and immortals and gods holding each other across the vast Milky Way. The two sides were not on guard against each other, monitoring each other, and maintaining a delicate balance here.

At this moment, the Devils certainly wanted to send more power to the interior of the Tianyuan World to prepare for tainting the demonic soil, but if the Devils sent too much power, then they would have less power to block the immortals and gods, and it would be easier for them to have their lair taken over in one fell swoop.

However, at this moment.

The Star Lord Luo Hou, who was commanding many immortals and gods on behalf of the Heavenly Emperor, and confronting many Devils, received a new order.

[……Yes, Your Majesty!]

Although he was confused by this order, the Heavenly Emperor's order was absolute.

Therefore, Star Lord Luo Hou just showed a thoughtful smile, then turned his head and ordered the many immortals and gods: [Retreat slightly! Relax the suppression!]

[Why?]

[Why did His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor issue such an order?]

For a time, many immortals and gods were quite confused, and even a few immortals and gods sighed with some unease and compassion: [When the Devils come to the world…it will cause boundless killings.]

But since the one who spoke was Luo Hou, the spokesperson of the Heavenly Emperor, they obediently obeyed this order.

——After all, in the final analysis, they were just mortals.

[What exactly do these immortals and gods mean?]

[Who cares, anyway, it has given me and others a chance, we must try it!]

So, although they didn't know why, but they did feel that the situation had relaxed. Seeing that many immortals and gods were retreating backwards and no longer exerting pressure, the Devils chose to send many more Devils to descend to the Tianyuan mortal world without hesitation.

In an instant, more and more Devils descended to the mortal world.

At this moment.

——Northern Border, Outside Taibai Pass——

All the New Dynasty soldiers in the pass were now watching the actions of the divine bird in the distance with extremely astonished, shocked, and even… with a hint of fear.

Or rather, eating.

"The taste… is okay, a little crispy."

Crack, crack——This was the sound of the solid spiritual power shield being pecked apart by the divine bird's straight beak. It spread in the atmosphere and resounded throughout the high heavens like thunder.

Now, there were no more traces of the Nine Nether demonic army and Kun Yao inside and outside the battlefield. Under the attacks of countless formations of the Taibai Pass Fortress, even the seemingly endless Kun Yao were completely wiped out and no longer appeared to make unnecessary sacrifices.

Of course, the most important thing was that huge, solemn divine bird that was like a god and devil, even surpassing gods and devils.

At this moment, it was late at night, and the light of the stars was slightly dim. In the normal temperature of minus 80 degrees in the Northern Border, the earth that had been melted into lava by the battle had once again been frozen, and snow and dust were swirling on the already peaceful battlefield, covering the devastated world with a layer of white gauze.

Standing on the edge of the city wall, holding the hilt of the Nine Tribulations Divine Sword tightly in his hand, Yan Changfeng swallowed and stared at Zhuzhou, who was shining with cyan-golden light in the distance.

And, those 'Devils' who were still struggling, but no longer had the strength to resist.

The insect body of the Decay Devil now only had a dilapidated main body shell and the remnants of its wings that had been burned.

The huge body of the War Devil had already been torn apart by Zhuzhou's knife wings in the previous battle.

Just now, the divine bird ruthlessly pecked open the head of this Devil and absorbed the essence from it.

——Of course, before this, Zhuzhou spat out a ball of black and white Karma fire, carefully burning the Devil all over——After this, he started eating.

Very particular.

"Not bad, the taste and texture are a bit like pig blood tofu, but it's not spicy enough. It should be eaten with hot pot."

Issuing an evaluation that no one could understand, Su Zhou, who was using the Devourer of Evil Lord, or rather, the 'He Transforms Freely' method, absorbed the essence of the three Devils in front of him without any scruples, and even the souls of the Devils, turning them into his own power.

The method of absorption, or rather the ritual, was 'eating'.

"This one tastes very familiar, it's high-concentration lemonade."

Finally, it was the Netherworld Devil——Su Zhou routinely spat out a ball of sin fire, and only began to devour the evil soul and transform the power after burning it.

The divine bird bowed down and tore apart flesh and spiritual energy shells, causing the earth to shake.

It could be seen that three colors of Devil thoughts, scarlet, gray, and black, were lingering around the cyan-golden body of the divine bird, like circles of dim halos. But these halos were rapidly being burned and destroyed by Zhuzhou's power, and finally turned into pure spiritual machine and dissipated into the heavens and earth.

At this moment, it could be felt that Su Zhou's power was gradually increasing and sublimating.

After completing the Divine Bird Form 2.0 version, Su Zhou's power limit in the Earth Immortal realm had increased a lot, allowing him to consolidate his foundation even more before achieving the Heavenly Immortal realm.

After devouring the souls of three Devils who were at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm, although they were not their main souls, these extremely high-quality descending bodies were enough.

So, after finishing eating, the divine bird looked up to the sky and cried out.

Wang Haitian, who was guarding in the core formation of Taibai Pass, saw Su Zhou's eyes at this moment.

Those calm eyes that he had seen before, which had once treated all the people in Beiling City, and even the miners in the Beiling Mining Area, equally, and were so gentle that they didn't look like a Zhenren, didn't look like a divine bird, were now harboring ferocious and Senran flames.

It was like two extremes, as different as the sun and the moon. In Zhuzhou's pupils, black and white Karma fire was burning, and it was revolving to wear down all the Devil's thoughts, turning all desires from the human heart, from fear and greed, into ashes, and finally turning into hazy spiritual light clusters, returning to heaven and earth.

But Wang Haitian was not surprised by this.

Because…