Taichu, along with Six-Eared Macaque, tore through the void and arrived at the Depths of Chaos in the blink of an eye.
Deep within the Chaos Star Ruins, Taichu's Daoist robe was torn in several places by the gale.
He formed a hand seal with one hand to create a protective golden light around himself, while his other hand tightly gripped Six-Eared Macaque's vital point. "Circulate the energy throughout your body, use the golden lotus to Jieyin the star fragments!"
Ahead, in the vast emptiness, countless meteorites were forming a star map with mysterious trajectories.
Each meteorite surface is imprinted with Star Origin Runes, but they are gradually turning black under the erosion of Demonic Qi.
The Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus at Six-Eared Macaque Erdantian trembled violently, and three lines on the lotus petals were illuminated by the Chaos Azure Qi.
"Master, the stars in the southeast (Xun Position are mourning."
A ripple appeared in the Six-Eared Macaque Chaos Eye; he saw crimson threads entwined deep within the meteorite cluster. "Those threads... and the demonic shadow that controls the sun..."
Before the words were even finished, the entire Star Ruins suddenly flipped upside down.
The once silent meteorite cluster transformed into a bloodthirsty beast, rushing towards us with pitch-black Demon Flame.
Taichu's pupils contracted. This was clearly a contingency plan left by the demonic shadow—it had actually corrupted the origin of the stars into Star Devouring Demon Seed!
"Clang!"
The Primordial Chaos Heaven Suppressing Cauldron flew out on its own, and the six remaining dragon patterns on its body opened their eyes at the same time.
However, when faced with tens of thousands of demonic creatures, the mournful cry emitted by the bronze cauldron carried a sense of resolute determination.
Taichu suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the cauldron's handle. "Old buddy, hold on, fight this last battle with me..."
"Master, no!" Six-Eared Macaque suddenly grabbed Taichu's wrist, and the golden lotus phantom around him surged. "Let me handle it! Those threads are afraid of the Hundun energy!"
Suddenly, the golden lotus mark on Six-Eared Macaque's forehead burst forth with a dazzling light, and the originally pitch-black demonic seed emitted a hissing sound in the golden light.
Golden blood seeped from its Six-Eared Macaque and seven orifices once more, yet it managed to tear a rift open in the sea of meteorites.
Taichu could see clearly that the dissipating Demonic Qi was being frantically devoured by the roots of the golden lotus.
"The Primal Chaos Dao Embryo can indeed purify the origin!" Taichu's spirits soared, and he pointed his fingers, cleaving open the void.
"Follow me closely, we're going to retrieve the most crucial Star Dao Seed!"
The master and disciple transformed into Liu Guang and plunged into the star's core.
Just as it was about to touch the azure crystal in the center, the entire Star Ruins suddenly froze.
Time seemed to be held in place by an invisible hand, even the flying meteorite fragments were suspended in the air.
"Careful!"
Taichu used his hand to shield Six-Eared Macaque behind his back.
The Pangu's Mark on his arm suddenly became hot, as if some kind of resonance that transcends time and space was descending.
The void cracked open, revealing crimson pupils, and the demonic figure's sinister laugh sent shivers down the spines of the stars, "I told you, you cannot escape..."
The sound stopped abruptly—because the tip of the Taichu's finger had already touched the center of the pupil!
"You dare to act so presumptuously, even though it's just a wisp of a soul?" The Taichu Daoist robe fluttered without wind, and the Quasi-Emperor's aura was as overwhelming as a mountain collapsing.
Shockingly, he used the same time manipulation technique that the demonic shadow had used earlier!
The demonic eye exploded with a deafening roar, and from the dissipating Demonic Qi came a furious scream, "The Time-Space Laws?! When did you..."
"Master, your eyes!" Six-Eared Macaque suddenly exclaimed.
When Taichu turned his head, Six-Eared Macaque saw that Taichu's pupils had transformed into a Hundun vortex flowing with stardust.
It was exactly the same as the First Generation Heavenly Emperor that I saw in the Golden Lotus!
At that moment, the Star Dao Seed fell into the palm of Six-Eared Macaque.
The moment the azure light entered the golden lotus, the master and disciple both groaned in unison.
Countless fragments of memory exploded in their sea of consciousness: they saw the colossal axe cleaving through the primordial chaos, the Twelve Divine Demons sacrificing their blood to the heavens, and finally, the image of the First Generation Heavenly Emperor self-destructing his Dao Embryo to seal the Guixu Sea Eye...
"I see." Taichu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, gazing at his right hand, which was gradually crystallizing. "I should have realized this when the seal cracked back then..."
"Master! Your hand!" Six-Eared Macaque exclaimed in horror as he discovered that Taichu's entire right arm was becoming ethereal, as if it were about to merge into this starry void.
"It's alright." Taichu covered his mutated arm with his Daoist robe, a dark and unfathomable emotion flashing in his eyes. "It's time to go to the Sea of Life and Death; perhaps we can find the answer there."
Just as they were tearing through the void, no one noticed that a wisp of black energy remained deep within the Star Dao Seed.
Deep within the Guixu Sea Eye, the demonic figure suddenly opened its nine blood-red eyes. "Found you... the reincarnation of the First Demon Ape..."
Taichu and Six-Eared Macaque stepped into the Sea of Life and Death, a place permeated with an atmosphere where death and life intertwined.
The seawater displayed an eerie two-tone color, sometimes as black as ink, and sometimes as bright as day.
Suddenly, many strange creatures appeared around them. They resembled skeletons, but possessed vibrant soul fire.
Six-Eared Macaque became alert, but Taichu remained calm, though his eyes became even more profound.
Just then, the wisp of black energy remaining in the Star Dao Seed erupted.
Six-Eared Macaque was throbbing with pain, and the power within his body was running rampant out of control.
Taichu hurriedly used his power to suppress it, but the aura of the First Demon Ape kept surging from Six-Eared Macaque's body, attracting evil creatures from the surrounding area to come and attack.
While fending off the attacks, Taichu tried to awaken Six-Eared Macaque's consciousness.
In his agonizing struggle, Six-Eared Macaque recalled the secret images hidden by the First Generation Heavenly Emperor when he sealed the Guixu Sea Eye.
We also saw the instigators who initially plotted to ambush the White Emperor and the Demon Ape Clan.
It mentions that only when Six-Eared Macaque fully awakens the power of the Demon Ape and merges it with his own Pure Power can he truly fight against the Demon Shadow.
Six-Eared Macaque, enduring the excruciating pain, and began to guide the two forces within his body to merge.
A powerful aura erupted, instantly dispelling the evil forces that were blocking their path.
Taichu was overjoyed to see this, knowing that Six-Eared Macaque had already gained initial control over the power within his body.
But he knew that was far from enough.
At this moment, a huge wave surged from the depths of the Sea of Life and Death, as if some enormous creature was awakening.
"Master, I sense an even greater danger approaching," Six-Eared Macaque said, clenching his fist.
Taichu nodded, his gaze fixed on the surging waves.
Suddenly, a black tentacle that blotted out the sky burst forth from the water and swept towards them.
Taichu Chu quickly formed hand seals, and a golden shield appeared in front of him.
However, the tentacles' power was beyond imagination, and cracks appeared in the shield instantly.
With a loud shout, Six-Eared Macaque flashed towards the tentacles.
His arms were engulfed in red and blue flames, a manifestation of the fusion of two powers.
Six-Eared Macaque grabbed the tentacles with both hands and pulled hard, tearing off a piece of flesh.
The monster was in pain, and even more tentacles surged out.
Taichu seeing this, Tai Chu flew to Six-Eared Macaque's side, and the two stood back to back, preparing to face an even fiercer attack.
Meanwhile, the demonic figure in the Guixu Sea Eye revealed a ferocious smile, as if everything was within its calculations.