Slaughtering the Ox

After Tuoba Li finished reciting the series of strange incantations.

A dense black mist quickly erupted from the sculpture of a bull's head and human body.

The dense and vast black mist began to transform, and within a few breaths, it turned into the phantom image of a demon with a ferocious bull's head, scarlet eyes, and clad in black armor.

The demon in front of him scrutinized Lu Jun.

Lu Jun also looked up, his expression calm as he met the gaze of the demon before him.

"Venerable Lord, this is the disciple I found for you!" Tuoba Li knelt on the ground, looking fanatically at the colossal Ugly Ox Lord in the void.

The Ugly Ox Lord spoke, "His blood is full, True Qi surges, he is indeed a good seedling."

The Ugly Ox Lord looked at Lu Jun and said in a hoarse voice, "Human, state your name."

Lu Jun smiled, "Lu Jun."

The Ugly Ox Lord nodded and then said, "As long as you pledge allegiance to me as your master, I can bestow upon you supreme Spiritual Power."

"What's the price?" Lu Jun asked calmly.

The Ugly Ox Lord grumbled, "There is no price, you just need to worship me, and allow me to plant a trace of my will within your sea of consciousness."

Lu Jun raised an eyebrow, "Plant a will?"

Tuoba Li quickly explained, "Of course, it won't affect you in any way. It's just so the Venerable Lord can frequently check the sincerity of your devotion!"

Lu Jun sneered inwardly.

This was treating him like an idiot.

To leave his sea of consciousness open and allow a will to be planted would be like becoming a fish ripe for slaughter.

However, Lu Jun hadn't thought of refusing.

His sea of consciousness was guarded by a True Monarch True Spirit.

"Alright, we can try."

Lu Jun said with a smile.

A scarlet glint flashed in the Ugly Ox Lord's eyes, and he said, "Then release your divine sense and let me plant my will."

Lu Jun nodded, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and gently closed his eyes.

The Ugly Ox Lord no longer hesitated, his body once again turned into black mist and surged into Lu Jun's sea of consciousness.

"This kid's sea of consciousness is truly as vast as the sea!"

The Ugly Ox Lord was extremely surprised by the scene within Lu Jun's sea of consciousness.

Inside Lu Jun's sea of consciousness was a deep blue world with no visible boundaries, as if standing in the center of the ocean.

"Hello."

In the sea of consciousness, Lu Jun showed a brilliant smile and greeted the Ugly Ox Lord.

"?" The Ugly Ox Lord was confused.

He didn't understand what Lu Jun meant by "hello."

He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the details and grumbled, "Then let's begin."

Lu Jun smiled and said, "No rush."

The Ugly Ox Lord frowned, "Do you have something else?"

Lu Jun spread his hands helplessly:

"I have no problem with you wanting to plant your will in my sea of consciousness."

"But perhaps someone else has an opinion, you can ask for their opinion."

With that, Lu Jun raised his hand and gently pointed behind the Ugly Ox Lord.

"Hmm?" The Ugly Ox Lord turned in surprise, but the moment he turned, his pupils suddenly contracted, and the surprise on his face was instantly replaced by terror.

It was a deity nearly a hundred zhang tall, wearing a phoenix coronet adorned with three mountains, clad in dark dragon-patterned silver armor, a flowing immortal cloud robe, a jade belt cinching his waist, wide sleeves, and auspicious cloud boots. He held a Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade, his face obscured by clouds, making his appearance indistinguishable.

The Ugly Ox Lord muttered in disbelief, "A... an Immortal!"

The next second, the deity, nearly a hundred zhang tall, moved. The Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade in his hand swung down heavily from the sky.

What power is this!

I can't stop it!

This isn't the power of a Law Seeker, nor the power of demons...

This is an existence beyond everything, the exclusive power of an Immortal...

The Ugly Ox Lord couldn't move, couldn't stop it. The space around him seemed locked as the blade fell heavily, piercing directly through his body.

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And this divine power didn't stop after piercing through the Ugly Ox Lord's body.

Instead, a force, like tracing a source, traversed space-time and penetrated towards a certain peculiar location.

In a gloomy and eerie cave of unknown origin.

The Ugly Ox Lord's true form suddenly opened its eyes.

His eyes were clearly empty, yet strangely, his pupils reflected the phantom image of a giant, silver Three-Pointed, Double-Edged Blade descending from the heavens.

"The Heavenly Court hasn't been severed?"

"The Immortals haven't vanished?"

"Then all that we have done… was it all in vain?"

A flicker of terror and confusion flashed in the Ugly Ox Lord's eyes, followed by his life force rapidly extinguishing, turning to ash and vanishing within the cave.

Only a yellow earth-colored Demon Core remained suspended in the void. Suddenly, a crack appeared in the void, and this yellow earth-colored Demon Core was forcefully sucked into it.

[Slain Demon - Ugly Ox Lord, Mastered its innate evolved Spiritual Power - Thick Earth Resides]

[Thick Earth Resides: Control over rocks and earth, can freely alter terrain. While standing on the ground, your True Qi and stamina are inexhaustible.]

[Demon Essence: 14000]

"It died just like that?"

Lu Jun was stunned, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

He had only guessed that these demons might have planted their will within his sea of consciousness.

But he hadn't expected it to be able to kill him across space-time.

Suddenly, in the void of Lu Jun's sea of consciousness, a spatial rift tore open, and a yellow earth-colored bead flew towards Lu Jun.

Lu Jun raised his hand to catch it, his expression astonished.

"Demon Core!"

He had heard Li Tuo mention this thing before. It only appeared after a Demon King perished, containing the essence of a lifetime of cultivation.

Lu Jun's heart trembled. A solemn expression flashed across his face. He bowed deeply towards the True Monarch True Spirit before him, then withdrew from his sea of consciousness.

At this moment, Tuoba Li, outside, felt as if he had lost something in the unseen.

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed.

Tuoba Li instinctively looked at the ground and saw that the statue of the Ugly Ox Lord placed on the ground had suddenly cracked.

"The Venerable Lord's statue… why did it crack?" Tuoba Li wondered.

His confusion didn't last long.

When he saw Lu Jun open his clear eyes, he quickly hurried over.

"You're awake… How are you…"

"Kneel!"

Before Tuoba Li could finish speaking, Lu Jun let out a soft reprimand, causing him to tremble.

"You… Why should I kneel to you…"

Lu Jun stood up and sneered, "Because I am the Ugly Ox Lord's Emissary!"

"How… How could this be…" Tuoba Li was terrified, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Do you want the Ox Lord to tell you himself!" Lu Jun shouted sternly.

As Lu Jun spoke, he conjured an illusion based on the image of the Ugly Ox Lord he had seen earlier and sent it to Tuoba Li.

Suddenly, in Tuoba Li's eyes, the phantom of the Ugly Ox Lord appeared behind Lu Jun, glaring at him with blood-red eyes.

Tuoba Li was terrified and, without hesitation, prostrated himself:

"Greetings… Venerable Lord!"

Tuoba Li felt indignant.

How could this be!

How could he become the Venerable Lord's Emissary right after joining!

But now, the facts were laid out before him, leaving him no choice but to believe.

Lu Jun nodded in satisfaction and said softly:

"From now on, all the Venerable Lord's disciples will act according to my will in place of the Venerable Lord!"

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