Instead, a radiant palm wearing a jade-like glove flashed across the screen.
Immediately after, the image dissipated and reformed into an incredibly tall figure, standing with its back to Tongtian and the old monster.
"Divinity, Demonic Nature, Sacrifice Self to Become Demon!"
"I, seal myself here!"
The tall figure mumbled to itself, each word like a heavy weight crashing down on the minds of Tongtian and the old monster.
Pfft, pfft, pfft--
The old monster coughed up blood repeatedly, his already aged appearance becoming even more withered, his eyes filled with utter terror.
Tongtian, naturally unaffected, snorted, "Putting on a show!"
With his snort, a streak of Sword Light flashed above his head and descended directly towards the barrier!
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Chapter Forty-Seven: Underground Great Tomb, Great Demon, Western Blood Emperor Brothers! [Seeking collection and flowers]
The Sword Light flashed, and the light curtain on the barrier was instantly sliced open. It flickered a few times before completely shattering.
The old monster beside him watched, his heart pounding with fear!
This barrier before them was definitely far beyond Rank 7, possibly even Rank 8, otherwise, its mere aura wouldn't have almost severely injured him.
And this mysterious expert shattered it with just a wisp of Sword Light; just how strong must he be!
Thinking of this, the old monster couldn't help but swallow. Rank 8? Rank 9? Or perhaps an even stronger Heavenly Rank?
In any case, it was definitely not an existence from the Mortal Realm!
Perhaps it was a celestial being who had returned from the Immortal Realm, or a super ancient being who had reached immense cultivation but hadn't ascended!
Tongtian ignored the old monster and strode forward.
After the formation barrier was pulverized, the true appearance of what lay ahead was revealed: a dilapidated great hall.
Various Night-Illuminating Pearls were embedded in the ceiling, illuminating the hall brightly.
The walls were carved with numerous bas-reliefs and paintings, depicting all sorts of demons and monsters, looking lifelike.
"Hmm, someone's here!"
The old monster exclaimed, but quickly shut his mouth. If he could discover it, how could Tongtian not?
In the center of the great hall stood a White Jade High Platform, reflecting a soft glow under the light of the Night-Illuminating Pearls.
And the person the old monster spoke of was standing directly on this White Jade High Platform.
Tongtian looked up, his brow furrowing slightly.
It was a middle-aged man, with long black hair messily scattered on his shoulders, his skin a bronzed hue. He had a pair of dark, bright eyes, and his entire demeanor was imposing, clearly that of a battle-hardened hero.
What caught Tongtian's attention the most was a rusty Flying Sword stuck in the middle-aged man's head!
The Flying Sword was inserted diagonally from the man's temple, with only the hilt visible.
At the middle-aged man's feet were two piles of weathered bone dust, likely the White Bones of those he had killed.
"Senior, there are words here too!"
The old monster shuffled up to the White Jade High Platform and read the inscription.
"Demonic Dao Immortals, Unbearable by Heaven's Law... Mutual Destruction... My Body is Shamed... I Seal Myself Here!"
After reading the words, the old monster sighed, "Pitiful, truly pitiful. A generation's Martial Immortal fought alone against two Demonic Dao Immortals and perished together."
"You're close to death, but you're not blind yet, are you?"
Tongtian said mercilessly, "Didn't it say 'I seal myself here'? Who said they all died?"
"Ah, Senior, they're not dead?"
The old monster yelped and instantly dodged behind Tongtian.
Tongtian's fingers splayed slightly, and a sharp aura instantly swept through the entire hall.
Boom--
A wall collapsed, revealing another side hall.
Within the side hall, a faint green light emanated, the ground littered with countless White Bones, and in the center, a dry, dark Blood Pool.
The strong wind caused by the collapsing wall stirred up endless bone dust!
At the same time, from the dried-up Blood Pool, two blood-red figures emerged. As soon as they appeared, it was as if tens of millions of dead souls were howling madly in the hall. The old monster's face turned green; the aura was too terrifying.
The old monster looked at Tongtian, seemingly waiting for him to act and eliminate the blood-red figures.
However, Tongtian remained still. He didn't move, but someone did: the middle-aged man on the White Jade Platform in the hall.
The middle-aged man had initially shown no signs of life, as if he were truly dead. But now, the vitality emanating from him was as intense as the blazing sun.
Looking at his eyes, each was different.
His right eye shone with Divine Light, clear and sacred. His left eye, however, was scarlet and demonic, ferocious and cruel!
"So that's how it is. You two are actually reincarnations of those Blood Emperor brothers from the West!"
The middle-aged man's aura was terrifying. He reached up and pulled the flying sword from his temple, then lunged directly at the two bloody figures.
The two blood shadows seemed not yet fully formed and were no match for the middle-aged man.
Before long, the two bloody figures were shattered by the middle-aged man, their spiritual essence completely extinguished.
However, by this time, the middle-aged man's aura had become unstable and increasingly violent. Especially his scarlet eyes, which grew deeper red, while the divine light in his right eye began to fade.
The middle-aged man's body trembled, and he sneered, "Divinity? Demonic Nature? Today, I shall cast aside my divinity and achieve the body of a Great Demon. From this day forth, I am the Great Demon!"
"You are the sacrifices for my rebirth!"
He said the last sentence directed at Tongtian and the old monster.
The Great Demon's eyes also changed. Without divine light or blood-red hues, they became hollow and dim, as if they could devour everything.
"Senior..." The old monster was so scared he was about to wet himself.
The Great Demon moved, charging at the two at extreme speed, laughing wildly, "Hahaha, you all will--"
The word "die" was never finished. The sound cut off abruptly.
Because as the Great Demon reached Tongtian, his neck was already grasped by Tongtian, who lifted him into the air.
"Ugh--"
The Great Demon struggled, trying to say something, but couldn't utter half a word.
The old monster: "..."
Holy crap, the guy who could kill me with a breath, you just grabbed him with one hand?
Is he really that strong?
Tongtian looked at the Great Demon and asked, "Seeing as you've lived for several thousand years, I'll ask you, do you know Chen Zhan? And Xiao Bai?"
After asking, Tongtian released his hold on the Great Demon.
The Great Demon had been struggling, but upon hearing these two names, a flicker of color appeared in his hollow eyes.
"Chen Zhan? The ninth person from the Chen family in the Heavenly Realm? Xiao Bai, you know Dugu Xiao Bai!"
As the Great Demon spoke, the light in his eyes grew stronger, and the violent demonic power on his body slowly dissipated.
Tongtian let go of the Great Demon, surprised, "You really know them..."
As he spoke, a figure suddenly appeared in the hall. It was none other than the Tomb Guardian Elder.
The Tomb Guardian Elder stared at Tongtian and said coldly, "I've finally found you!"
However, his peripheral vision caught sight of the Great Demon in front of Tongtian, and he frowned, "You disappeared for five thousand years, and you're here?"
"East Sea Elder?" The Great Demon clearly recognized the Tomb Guardian Elder as well.
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Chapter Forty-Eight: When Yin and Yang are Reversed! My Demonic Blood Will Stain the Azure Heaven! [Seeking collection]
Outside the Primordial World, in the Chaos--
Shen Lang recalled the figures that appeared in the scene.
The old monster, needless to say, was the Xuan Ancestor of the Chu Kingdom, a guy who wasn't entirely good or entirely bad.
The Great Demon's identity was quite significant; he was the Demon Lord's son!
He was also the enforcer and guardian of the Eastern Continent, personally taught by the Demon Lord's brother, the Demon Master.
Due to the reincarnation of the Western Blood Emperor brothers, he had accidentally faked his death in the Chu Kingdom's capital and had been unable to regain consciousness.
The Tomb Guardian Elder was originally called the East Sea Elder and was also the master of Dugu Xiao Bai's mother.
If one were to strictly calculate generations/status, he was Dugu Xiao Bai's (Chen Nan's) grand-master!
Of course, Tongtian had already self-destructed his physical body. Apart from absorbing some of Chen Nan's memories, he and Chen Nan had no connection whatsoever.
"Tongtian still needs to find Chen Zhan. He's killed that guy's son!"
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