Aftermath of the Great Battle! The East Sea Coast Erupts!

"What exactly happened just now?"

"Where is Great Sage Qiongqi?"

Many gods and demons were stunned when they realized that Great Sage Qiongqi had vanished.

Many of them could not help but unleash their Divine Sense, sweeping across a million-mile radius, yet they still found no trace of Great Sage Qiongqi.

At once, many hearts skipped a beat.

A faint, unbelievable suspicion arose in their minds.

"This Human Race Gu Xi revealed two Primordial Spiritual Treasures and more than ten Acquired Spiritual Treasures... Given Great Sage Qiongqi's nature, there was no way he would give up."

"Now... Great Sage Qiongqi has vanished. Could it mean that Human Race Gu Xi killed him?"

Some gods and demons discussed this with the others.

"No way, right? Great Sage Qiongqi is a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. How could a Golden Immortal possibly contend against him?"

Another god or demon spoke up.

"It is not impossible... Do not forget that Human Race Gu Xi unleashed two Primordial Spiritual Treasures and more than ten Acquired Spiritual Treasures."

"Even Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates covet Primordial Spiritual Treasures. You all know just how terrifying their power is."

"With so many spiritual treasures in the hands of a Golden Immortal, it is not entirely impossible for him to blast a Grand Unity Golden Immortal to death."

Other gods and demons said the same.

In an instant, all the gods and demons fell silent.

Every one of them wore a look of utter shock.

Right before their eyes, a Golden Immortal had actually relied on numerous spiritual treasures to forcibly kill a Primordial Great Sage.

It was something they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

At the same time, it made them covet treasures like Primordial Spiritual Treasures even more.

They greedily watched as the spiritual treasures returned one after another to the Auspicious Cloud above Gu Xi's head, wishing they could immediately kill Gu Xi and claim every one of those treasures for themselves.

However, they did not dare move.

Even a Primordial Great Sage like Great Sage Qiongqi had been blasted to death.

They were even less likely to be Gu Xi's match.

"How... how is this possible?"

"A Great Saint was actually killed?"

The Golden Toad Demon God, who had been battling the Teng Snake Demon God, nearly lost his soul from fright when he saw Great Sage Qiongqi disappear and seemingly be killed by Gu Xi.

With a shriek, he unleashed a full-force strike that temporarily knocked back the Teng Snake Demon God. Then, he raised a streak of escape light and fled into the distance.

However, the moment the Golden Toad Demon God moved, a five-headed, nine-armed Dharma Idol appeared above Gu Xi. One of its arms spread its five fingers and abruptly extended a thousand miles, instantly seizing the Golden Toad Demon God in its grasp.

Boom!

The Golden Toad Demon God was directly crushed apart by that enormous hand.

Not only did his physical body explode into a rain of blood.

Even his Primordial Spirit had no time to flee before it too was crushed.

Only a Dao Seed and a fork-shaped Acquired Spiritual Treasure were brought back by the giant hand.

Seeing the Dao Seed returned by the giant hand, Gu Xi sneered and used his Magic Power to seal it away.

He did hope to convert some powerful gods and demons into guardians of the Human Race.

But he would show no mercy whatsoever toward gods and demons like the Golden Toad Demon God, who wanted to treat the Human Race as food. Thus, he directly killed the Golden Toad Demon God.

As for the Golden Toad Demon God's Dao Seed, it too was a treasure. Once Gu Xi had finished comprehending it, he could grant it to Suiren Shi and the others for their own comprehension.

"So strong... The Golden Toad Demon God was at least a Middle Golden Immortal, yet he was killed in a single strike with a divine ability."

"I am starting to believe that he killed Great Sage Qiongqi... He is already this powerful without using any spiritual treasures. If he adds two Primordial Spiritual Treasures and more than ten Acquired Spiritual Treasures, killing Great Sage Qiongqi would not be impossible."

The many gods and demons watching in secret all drew sharp breaths when they saw that scene.

Some gods and demons who had been eager to make a move silently rejoiced that they had not attacked Gu Xi earlier.

After killing the Golden Toad Demon God, Gu Xi swept his gaze across the Guishan Mountain Range and discovered that it had already been completely reduced to ruins.

The Guishan Monster Race had also utterly collapsed.

Aside from over a hundred thousand monsters killed by the aftershocks of the battle, nearly all the others had fled.

Gu Xi did not continue hunting down those monsters, nor did he intend to exterminate them all.

Killing monster powerhouses like Great Sage Qiongqi and the Golden Toad Demon God was one thing. It could be regarded as a personal grudge, and the Demon Race Heavenly Court generally would not interfere.

The Demon Race was simply too vast. Although, in name, all members of the Demon Race fell under the rule of the Demon Race Heavenly Court and regarded Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, the two great Demon Race overlords, as their emperors.

In reality, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi mainly governed the Demon Race powerhouses recruited by the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Many Demon Race powerhouses outside the Demon Race Heavenly Court's structure, especially Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates and God and Demon Dao Lords, merely maintained superficial respect for the Demon Race Heavenly Court while secretly paying little heed to its orders.

For instance, Nuwa and Fuxi had also been named the Wa Emperor and Xi Emperor by the Demon Race Heavenly Court, yet they had never paid any attention to its commands.

Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi could not command them either.

Once Nuwa attained the Dao and became a saint, that went without saying even more.

In truth, there were countless Demon Race powerhouses in Hong Huang like Nuwa and Fuxi, who stood independent of the Demon Race Heavenly Court's structure.

Otherwise, when Sect Master Tongtian later established the Jie Sect, so many Demon Race powerhouses would not have chosen to join the Jie Sect rather than the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Great Sage Qiongqi was likewise an existence almost independent of the Demon Race Heavenly Court's structure.

He had even recruited monsters himself and established the Guishan Monster Race.

Naturally, beings like him, who drifted outside the Demon Race Heavenly Court's structure, could not receive its protection. If they were killed by others, the Demon Race Heavenly Court generally would not intervene.

But if Gu Xi were to slaughter vast numbers of monsters, that would be another matter entirely.

After all, in name, the Demon Race Heavenly Court governed all members of the Demon Race and bore responsibility for them all.

If Gu Xi massacred countless monsters, then for the sake of its nominal responsibility, the Demon Race Heavenly Court would have to retaliate against him.

Gu Xi knew very well that his arms and legs were not thick enough yet; he was still unable to contend with the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Therefore, he paid no further attention to the monsters fleeing from the Guishan Mountain Range.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Xi, Great Sage Qiongqi had another subordinate, the Kui Niu Demon God... However, it seems the Kui Niu Demon God has gone out and is not in the Guishan Mountain Range."

The Teng Snake Demon God flew over as he spoke.

At the same time, a trace of shock still remained in his eyes.

Even now, he found it hard to believe that Gu Xi, a mere Golden Immortal, had successfully killed a Primordial Great Sage like Great Sage Qiongqi.

"Since he is not here, there is no need to bother with him."

"I have already killed Great Sage Qiongqi. If that Kui Niu Demon God has any sense, he will not return to the East Sea Coast."

"Let us return to the Human Tribe."

After speaking, Gu Xi took the Teng Snake Demon God and the Fire Rhinoceros Daoist back to the Human Tribe.

After Gu Xi and the others departed, the gods and demons who had been watching in secret emerged one after another, staring in shock at the Guishan Mountain Range, which had been completely reduced to ruins.

"Truly unbelievable. Who would have thought that the Guishan Monster Race, which had dominated the East Sea Coast for nearly ten million years, would vanish just like that?"

"When an old Force falls, it means a new Force is rising. This Human Race will likely soon become a top Force on the East Sea Coast."

"Hehe, the Human Race wants to rise? It is still far too early. Just watch—now that that Human Race Golden Immortal has exposed so many spiritual treasures, the entire East Sea Coast will probably soon descend into chaos... Whether the Human Race can survive the coming great calamity is still uncertain. Talk about rising only after they make it through."

"Indeed. Ever since Dao Ancestor Hongjun passed down the Method of Slaying Three Corpses, many Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates and God and Demon Dao Lords have gone mad searching all across Hong Huang for Primordial Spiritual Treasures. Now that Human Race Gu Xi has revealed two Primordial Spiritual Treasures, once the news spreads, those Quasi-Saint overlords and God and Demon Dao Lords cannot possibly remain unmoved..."

"Hiss, if you put it that way, will the East Sea Coast not become extremely dangerous next? Once Quasi-Saint overlords and God and Demon Dao Lords begin fighting here... I fear the entire East Sea Coast will be overturned, and countless living beings will die because of it."

"It seems I should head to the Three Islands and Ten Continents in the East Sea to lie low for a while. I am only a mere Heavenly Immortal; I cannot withstand the aftershocks of those great figures' battles."

"Count me in, count me in. I need to lie low too..."

The gods and demons discussed the matter before leaving one after another.

News of Great Sage Qiongqi's death, the collapse of the Guishan Monster Race, and Gu Xi possessing two Primordial Spiritual Treasures and more than ten Acquired Spiritual Treasures spread across the entire East Sea Coast at the fastest possible speed.

In an instant, the entire East Sea Coast erupted.

All the gods and demons of the East Sea Coast fell into immense shock.

The Five Elements Dharma Lineage, the Yellow Earth Tribe, the Canglan Water Mansion, and several other strongest Forces on the East Sea Coast were all alarmed.