A dead person, pretending to be the Heavenly Emperor?

"All successors of the Future Buddha must die!"

A voice filled with killing intent echoed from the golden rainbow light.

A man with a head full of golden hair and crimson eyes charged straight at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan's response was a saber strike.

The Demon Slaying Saber!

Jiang Chuan used his palm as a saber, slashing down at the blond man.

The bloody saber light, over ten zhang long, resembled a crimson river flowing from hell, emanating a chilling and terrifying killing intent, as if to drag all living beings into the abyss.

"Kill!"

The blond man roared, his voice transforming into ripples of sound that shook the void.

The bloody saber light collided with the sound waves and shattered inch by inch.

Simultaneously, he threw a punch.

This punch was incomparably domineering.

At this moment, the blond man seemed like the supreme being who commanded all spirits, intending to annihilate all who disobeyed.

"A dead man, why are you acting like the Heavenly Emperor? Ghost Rain Sword!"

Jiang Chuan's eyes flashed with cold lightning, his tone icy as he threw a punch in return.

Treasured Mountain Seal!

Jiang Chuan's right arm transformed into a pitch-black divine sword, incredibly sharp, as if it could slay immortals and gods.

Boom!

The two fists collided.

Jiang Chuan felt a piercing pain in his tiger's mouth, and he was involuntarily pushed back.

The blond man also retreated a step, a hint of astonishment appearing in his blood-red eyes.

"The Golden Crow I'm possessing, although not pure-blooded, its bloodline is quite extraordinary. You were able to force me back a step, truly worthy of being a successor of the Future Buddha."

"I will not only push you back, but I will kill you!"

Jiang Chuan shouted and pointed a finger, unleashing the Star Spirit Myriad Transformations Light with all his might!

Over a hundred azure beams of light descended like celestial radiance from the highest heavens, dazzling and brilliant.

As Jiang Chuan willed it, they transformed into four great formations radiating an arcane aura.

"Heaven Punishing Evil Formation!"

Rumble!

Nine silver bolts of heavenly lightning, like a bursting river, tore through the sky and poured down towards the blond man. The terrifying might made Que Jinling, who was observing from the side, tremble.

"Golden Blade Spring Rain Formation!"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As the formation patterns rotated, golden long sabers materialized out of thin air.

With a thought from Jiang Chuan, the golden sabers rained down like a torrential downpour, shooting towards the blond man.

"Mysterious Nether Silver Wind Formation!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Bone-chilling coldness transformed into howling gales that surged forth.

It was as if the God of Ice and Snow had descended in fury, intending to freeze the world.

The three great formations were fully activated by Jiang Chuan, their terrifying might resembling the arrival of the apocalypse, turning Que Jinling's face pale and shaking her mind.

"Do you really think this is enough to deal with me? Heavenly Demon God Annihilation Curse!" the blond man chanted.

Within heaven and earth, tadpole-sized azure characters appeared one after another.

Some of the azure characters resembled Rocs, others looked like celestial hounds, imprinted in the void and emitting a faint glow.

The faint glow was not dazzling, it could even be described as weak, like a candle flame in a rainy night, about to extinguish at any moment.

But paradoxically, the moment the heavenly lightning, golden sabers, and chilling winds came into contact with the faint glow, they began to melt away like ice and snow meeting warm sunshine.

The azure characters, like spilled mercury, shot towards Jiang Chuan.

"Jiang Chuan, be careful! The Heavenly Demon God Annihilation Curse has slain countless deities and Buddhas! You must not be tainted by it!" Que Jinling cried out in alarm.

"Void Exile Formation! Open!"

Jiang Chuan activated the last formation.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

The formation patterns flowed with divine radiance, and the space above the blond man abruptly cracked open, revealing a dark and deep Void Abyss.

The Void Abyss was like the mythical beast Kunpeng, opening its massive maw to devour everything.

The Heavenly Demon God Annihilation Curse was immediately drawn in, flying towards the Void Abyss.

The blond-haired man resisted with all his might, but his body was involuntarily pulled towards the Void Abyss.

"Damn it!"

The blond-haired man knew how terrifying the Void Abyss was. Once inside, his current avatar would undoubtedly be torn apart by the distorted void.

As the blond-haired man drew closer and closer to the Void Abyss, Jiang Chuan showed a look of regret.

Noticing the change in Jiang Chuan's expression, Que Jinling asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Chuan said faintly, "I regret that he couldn't force me to use my full strength, letting me know how strong I truly am."

Que Jinling: "..."

I suggest you go find the true body of this ancient demon directly and verify your own strength.

Que Jinling then thought that both she and Jiang Chuan were in the Third Realm, and her heart was filled with emotion.

"Jiang Chuan's current strength is such that ordinary Fourth Realm cultivators are likely no match for him. Fifth Realm cultivators should be able to defeat Jiang Chuan, but killing him would probably not be easy."

"Successor of the Future Buddha, don't think that defeating me means it's over."

The blond-haired man's body was about to be banished into the Void Abyss.

"The Demon Race will not let you go, and all that awaits you is..."

Before the blond-haired man could finish speaking, he was completely swallowed by the Void Abyss.

"Why does the Demon Race want to kill the Successor of the Future Buddha?"

Jiang Chuan was filled with confusion. He had never heard Abbot Kong Ming at Bodhi Temple mention that cultivating the Future Star Sutra would make one a great enemy of the Demon Race.

"I don't know."

Que Jinling shook her head. "I've never heard my elders in the clan say that the Demon Race has been hunting and pursuing the Successor of the Future Buddha."

Finding no answers, Jiang Chuan stopped thinking about it. "Forget it, no more thinking. Let's go find the Bone Remolding Pill first."

[After repelling the attacking enemies, you and Que Jinling began searching for the Bone Remolding Pill.]

[Que Jinling repeatedly compared the remaining map in her hand, eventually leading you to an island occupied by demonic beasts.]

[Upon seeing you and Que Jinling, the demonic beasts on the island immediately launched an attack.]

[Facing the siege of numerous Third and Fourth Realm demonic beasts, despite your great strength, you were still in perilous situations.]

[Finally, relying on the Flame Sun Needle and killing two Fourth Realm demonic beasts, you barely managed to repel the attacking demonic beasts and reached the foot of the volcano in the center of the island.]

The molten lava surged down from the peak, as if it were scorching the void.

A gentle breeze brought waves of heat.

Jiang Chuan looked at the yellowish-brown stone tablet covered in volcanic ash before him and read out the three broken ancient characters on it.

"Lesser Red Heaven."

Seeing this name, Jiang Chuan's mind involuntarily recalled the legendary Great Scarlet Heaven.

"I wonder if this so-called Lesser Red Heaven is related to Great Scarlet Heaven?"

"The Cave Mansion left by Lihuo Daoist can only be opened by obtaining the treasures he left behind, or by his successor."

Que Jinling said, taking out a palm-sized Purple Gold Pill Furnace imprinted with Bagua talismans.

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be our turn."

The pill furnace was activated, and the black and white Tai Chi diagram within the Bagua talismans flowed, emitting two beams of light, one black and one white.

The yellowish-brown stone tablet seemed to come alive, with dense runes rising from it, transforming into a cyan light screen.

A vast and majestic aura diffused out, as if an extraterrestrial world lay behind the light screen, stirring the soul.

"Let's go."

Que Jinling took the lead and walked into it.

With curiosity and anticipation, Jiang Chuan followed her in.