The Demon God's demonic body trembled, and his expression changed wildly. The Spiritual Power throughout his body had actually been sealed, leaving him without the slightest ability to resist. How was that possible? Even a Saint King expert could not accomplish such a thing.
One had to know that more than half the power within his Spiritual Power came from the Demon God Core!
Run!
The Demon God turned and fled without a trace of hesitation. He only had his physical combat strength left now. Though it was still formidable, he could never be Zhou Qiongtian's match.
Zhou Qiongtian sneered, put away the Azure Shield, and drew the Mystic Heaven Sword as he charged at the Demon God.
With the Spiritual Power in his body sealed, the Demon God could run swiftly on physical strength alone, but how could he compare to Zhou Qiongtian's flying speed?
Very quickly, Zhou Qiongtian caught up to the Demon God. He slashed out with his sword, and fierce Sword Qi transformed into a dragon of Sword Qi that swallowed the Demon God. In an instant, the Demon God was torn into pieces, becoming chunks of flesh and blood.
Yet the Demon God did not die. Those chunks of flesh wriggled in every direction, and their speed was unexpectedly not slow.
"Disgusting." Zhou Qiongtian frowned. Every piece of flesh carried the Demon God's power and aura. In other words, as long as even one piece remained alive, the Demon God would not die.
The Demon God's Spiritual Power had been sealed. This was likely one of the Demon God's innate abilities. Zhou Qiongtian had long guessed the Demon God's identity.
Devil Race!
The Devil Race had once existed on the Azure World. For a time, its power had been immense, and it had dominated the Azure World. Humanity had been weak, even reduced to merchandise to be bought, sold, and raised by the Devil Race.
It was only later that several Supremes emerged among humanity. They gathered countless humans into a river of blood, and eventually defeated and slaughtered the Devil Race. From then on, humanity flourished in the Azure World, while the Devil Race became something everyone cried out to beat.
"What a nuisance!" Zhou Qiongtian frowned. In terms of life-preserving abilities, the Demon God was no weakling. Even with his Spiritual Power sealed, he was still this troublesome.
Zhou Qiongtian's eyes transformed into Twin Pupils, imprinting all the chunks of flesh in his sight. Then, stepping through Lightning Step, he continuously slaughtered the flesh.
Half an hour passed, and Zhou Qiongtian had killed all the Demon God's flesh. At least, that was what Zhou Qiongtian believed. Yet he did not hear the system's notification.
He had clearly killed every chunk of flesh the Demon God had split into. Why was the Demon God still not dead? What had he overlooked?
Zhou Qiongtian immediately controlled the grand formation, trying to locate the Demon God's traces, but he found nothing.
Zhou Qiongtian's brows immediately furrowed. Even the Venerable Tier Grand Formation could not find him. The Demon God had actually been hiding such a method.
"System!"
The system instantly understood and recommended several divine abilities to Zhou Qiongtian.
Self Retrospection: Time Dao divine ability. Your consciousness crosses time to arrive at a certain point in time, experiencing a baptism of time as an observer. Note: consumes corresponding Lifespan. Price: 30,000 Destiny Points! All Things Deduction: Wisdom Path divine ability. Pursue information on a target based on relevant clues. The more clues there are, the higher the success rate and the more complete the deduced information. Price: 50,000 Destiny Points! Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking: Soul Dao divine ability. Locate a target based on the aura of its soul. Price: 60,000 Destiny Points!
Zhou Qiongtian's eyes lit up. He was greatly tempted by Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking, but his Soul Dao attainment was merely ordinary. He had not even reached quasi-master level.
As though it were a worm in Zhou Qiongtian's stomach, the system directly recommended something else the next moment.
Soul Dao True Intent: Raises the user's Soul Dao attainment to the master realm! Price: 30,000 Destiny Points!
Zhou Qiongtian: "..."
Good heavens, just good heavens. He only had around ninety thousand Destiny Points in total, and it was taking every last one of them.
Gritting his teeth, Zhou Qiongtian exchanged for the Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking divine ability and Soul Dao True Intent. His Soul Dao attainment instantly rose from ordinary to the master realm!
In an instant, Zhou Qiongtian understood how to use Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking. Master-level Dao attainment allowed one to skillfully wield the divine abilities related to that Dao.
Not only Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking—even Ghost Unperceived, the top-tier Soul Dao divine ability from the novice gift package the system had given him before, now felt usable to Zhou Qiongtian. Unlike before, when it could only be passively activated.
Zhou Qiongtian sensed the Demon God's soul aura and used Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking. A soul aura, unlike other things, was fundamentally difficult to alter. Perhaps the Demon God could have done so in his prime, but the current Demon God absolutely could not.
Very quickly, Zhou Qiongtian sensed traces of the Demon God's soul aura. They were left behind by the flesh the Demon God had split apart, and were extremely faint. Yet among them was one soul aura several times denser than the rest.
"Found you, Demon God!"
Following the soul aura, Zhou Qiongtian ultimately found an utterly ordinary little stone. The kind of stone by the roadside that one would forget after a single glance, a stone with no sense of presence whatsoever.
The corner of Zhou Qiongtian's mouth twitched slightly. If not for Soul-Chasing, Spirit-Seeking, not even death would have made him connect that intimidating Demon God with a stone.
Zhou Qiongtian raised the Mystic Heaven Sword and was about to strike down when the utterly ordinary stone before him suddenly spoke.
"Wait, little friend. I think there may be some misunderstanding between us. There is no irreconcilable grudge between the two of us, is there? If there is anything, we can sit down and discuss it calmly."
"Rest assured, little friend. As long as you spare me, everything is negotiable."
Zhou Qiongtian remained silent, his expression cold as the Mystic Heaven Sword in his hand suddenly slashed down.
In an instant, countless strands of Sword Qi sliced through the stone, yet it did not shatter.
A look of surprise appeared on Zhou Qiongtian's face. What was going on with this stone? Could it be some kind of treasure? It was actually this hard.
"Hahaha, brat, dumbfounded now, are you? This is my Demon God Core! With your puny Feather Ascension Realm cultivation, even if you wield a Venerable Tier artifact, don't even think of destroying the Demon God Core!"
The Demon God's voice came from within the Demon God Core. It was exceedingly arrogant, though that arrogance carried a thread of worry.
Zhou Qiongtian frowned and flicked the Demon God Core up with his sword, catching it in his hand and examining it closely.
"Brat, I think we can discuss this properly." As the Demon God spoke, his voice carried a strange magic that made one want to believe him, but Zhou Qiongtian was unaffected.
The Demon God had now lost his physical body, leaving only a portion of his Divine Soul hidden within the Demon God Core. A wisp of Lin Tian's Divine Soul was also inside.
"Heh, I'd like to see how long you can hold out." Zhou Qiongtian sneered and decisively mobilized the power of the Venerable Tier Grand Formation. For a time, attacks such as wind blades, fireballs, and ice spikes rained down upon the Demon God Core.
The Demon God immediately let out cries of alarm and screams. "Little friend, little friend, stop hitting it, stop hitting it! If you keep hitting it, it'll really break! Tell me what you want, and I'll give it to you. Even my inheritance is no problem, as long as you swear a Great Dao oath to spare me."
Zhou Qiongtian said coldly, "Fine. To show your sincerity, give me Lin Tian's Divine Soul first. He and I are enemies, and I must kill him!"
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