Perfection

After thousands of years of conflict, the Heavenly Master Lineage has not only been intimately familiar with the Demonic Spirit, but has also mastered eight or nine tenths of them.

Of course, the Celestial Masters are evolving, and so are the Demonic Spirit.

Just as the first Heavenly Emperor was born 10,000 years ago and the first Creator was born 3,000 years ago, the Demonic Spirit have also been constantly evolving in their struggle against humans.

From ordinary Demonic Spirit at the beginning to medium-sized Demonic Spirit, then to large Demonic Spirit over ten meters tall, and finally to catastrophic Demonic Spirit over thirty meters tall.

Generations change.

The clash between the two civilizations is almost a contest of evolutionary speed.

Now, although Gu Jinlai is only at the third step of the Heavenly Monarch and has not even entered the realm of the Creator, he can unleash a soul technique several times stronger than before by relying on the Great Sun Core, which is more powerful than the previous Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method.

Under the barrage of secret techniques, twelve calamity-level Demonic Spirit, which even a Heavenly Monarch would normally have to expend a great deal of effort to kill, were instantly defeated by him.

The twelve calamity-level Demonic Spirit, nearly a hundred large Demonic Spirit, and hundreds or even thousands of medium and small Demonic Spirit were transformed into dissipated spiritual energy in the continuous annihilation. This spiritual energy was refined by Zhang Lihuo, Si Tianyan, Guan Xingyun, Zhang Yukun, Xiang Fengyun, and others, and injected into the Cheng Ying mecha, bringing the mecha closer and closer to completion.

Correspondingly, there is the amount of Qingguang reserves Gu Jinlai.

Fighting against the catastrophic Demonic Spirit not only consumed a huge amount of his energy, but he was also frequently struck by the Demonic Spirit, resulting in a significant loss of spiritual power, forcing him to use the Clear Light technique to recover.

During the recovery process, his Qingguang reserves plummeted from double digits to just four.

"The Demon Realm Rift is estimated to close in another ten minutes or so, and the Cheng Ying Mech will complete the final tempering process in five or six minutes at most. It seems like there won't be any problems."

Zhang Lihuo smiled as he rapidly refined the scattered spiritual energy of the Demonic Spirit.

"It's incredible that we were still able to forge the Cheng Ying Mech even when the Demonic Spirit were forced to not dare to cross the Demon Realm Rift. I thought we had to place our hopes on the Demon Realm Rift in Qiushan."

Si Tianyan was somewhat moved.

"The Demon Realm Rift in Qiushan is far inferior to the Demon Realm Rift in Tianhe. They are not even in the same league. The spiritual energy that Qiushan can extract from destroying Demonic Spirit when it is opened is less than one-tenth of that from the Demon Realm Rift in Tianhe."

Guan Xingyun said with a smile.

Zhang Yukun, however, said seriously, "The dangers in the Demon Realm are not that simple. Otherwise, the Creator would not need to lead the team every time we venture into the Demon Realm. Let's concentrate and complete the spirit sharing of the Cheng Ying Mech as quickly as possible. We can talk about our feelings after we leave the Demon Realm."

Zhang Lihuo listened and nodded in deep agreement.

At present, it further stimulates spirituality, constantly refining spirituality with the core of the Great Sun and injecting it into the Cheng Ying mech.

Almost half a minute after Zhang Yukun finished speaking, a huge phantom appeared above a hill in the distance of the plain, soaring through the air.

This enormous phantom looks somewhat like a manta ray, a marine creature.

But its volume is a whopping hundreds of meters...

No!

Its wingspan alone exceeds one hundred meters, and if you include its long, slender tail that sweeps across the sky like a giant python, its length exceeds two hundred meters.

Its terrifying size made it resemble a rolling red cloud of blood, exuding a suffocating and terrifying pressure.

The key is...

This demonic Demonic Spirit, resembling a manta ray, possesses the ability to fly.

It hovered hundreds of meters in the air, and after leaping over the hills, it swept towards the battlefield like lightning in a gliding motion.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

"Demonic Spirit have no vital organs; their size reflects their strength. Large Demonic Spirit will not exceed thirty meters in size, and catastrophic Demonic Spirit will not exceed one hundred meters in size. Demonic Spirit exceeding one hundred meters in size..."

Information recorded in ancient books immediately flashed through Zhang Yukun's mind.

"A Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit! This is a terrifying existence among Demonic Spirit, known as the Spirit Lord level!"

"Spirit Lord!"

Zhang Lihuo also seemed to realize something, and his face turned pale.

Spirit Lord!

A hundred years ago, Demonic Beasts wreaked havoc on the world. The then Heavenly Lord of the Great Sun Heavenly Sect was invited by the Qian Emperor to join other Heavenly Lords within the Qian Heavenly Realm in developing a method to subdue the Demonic Beasts.

At that time, they divided the Demonic Beasts into different levels based on the strength of the Demonic Spirit.

After a large Demonic Spirit obtains a suitable ferocious beast body, it is expected to transform into a high-ranking Demonic Beasts within three to five years, and has a small chance of growing into Demonic Beasts king.

Disaster-level Demonic Spirit grow to the Demonic Beasts King level in three to five years, with a small chance of evolving into the Demonic Beasts Emperor level.

As for that Spirit Lord who is said to be only able to be suppressed by the Creator...

He is expected to eventually transform into a Demonic Beasts emperor comparable to a true immortal on land.

"The reason why the Creator must lead the team to ensure safety when venturing into the Demon Realm is because of the existence of Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit... Such terrifying beings, who have reached the ceiling of Demonic Spirit, are simply beyond the power of our Heavenly Monarchs to resist."

Zhang Lihu roared, "Retreat! Supreme Elder, we must retreat!"

Gu Jinlai remained silent. He glanced at the Cheng Ying mech, which was almost ready to complete its spiritual connection, then at the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit that swept in like a semi-transparent blood cloud, and then sensed the four remaining beams of clear light.

Final...

A decision was made in my heart.

"Good timing!"

He said in a deep voice, "Disaster-level Spirit Root are not enough to kill. Let me see just how much this Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit is worth."

"Elder, ancient texts record that only the Creator can suppress Demonic Spirit of this level..."

"What I need to do now is not to suppress, but to fight back."

Gu Jinlai, "You can seize the time and first pour your spiritual energy into the Cheng Ying mech. After all, the dissipation of spiritual energy takes time. Once it's full of spiritual energy, we can slowly refine and temper it."

Zhang Lihuo glanced at the rapidly approaching Spirit Venerable-level Demonic Spirit, then at his own Supreme Elder.

Considering the Supreme Elder's astonishing performance in annihilating twelve calamity-level Demonic Spirit and nearly a hundred large Demonic Spirit, as well as his cultivation level that had come into contact with the true spirit world, he gritted his teeth and nodded forcefully. "Yes."

After saying that, he turned to the others and said, "Stop the Spirit Sharing and focus all your energy on infusing the Cheng Ying Mech with spiritual power!"

"Clear!"

Several people agreed at the same time.

As they agreed, stepping forward from Gu Jinlai, the magnificent sun they envisioned radiated dazzling and brilliant light.

A terrifying energy began to brew within the great sun.

As the Spirit Lord-level demon Demonic Spirit, resembling a manta ray, swept through the void and pounced at incredible speed, a blinding brilliance erupted from the sun. Countless beams of light converged to form a beam of light like a giant laser cannon, which slammed into the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit.

Eternal Heavenly Curse.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar seemed to emanate from the void.

A visible spiritual wave rippled outwards from the bombardment site.

The body of that Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit was blasted open by the power of the Eternal Heavenly Curse, and through the hole, one could even see the scorched earth and desolation behind the Demonic Spirit.

However, compared to the previous attack of the Eternal Heavenly Curse that severely injured the Calamity-level Demonic Spirit, this time, although it only made the Spirit Venerable-level Demonic Spirit pause and left a huge hole in its body, the hole was quickly filled and restored to its original state as its blood-red body continued to flow and surge like liquid.

Apart from his body being slightly smaller than it was at the beginning, there was no sign of injury whatsoever.

Enduring the eternal curse from Gu Jinlai, this Demonic Spirit suddenly accelerated, unleashing a terrifying speed comparable to that of Spirit Transformation cultivator's flying sword.

This speed immediately made Gu Jinlai abandon the idea of fighting and retreating while engaging in a protracted struggle.

It's important to understand that even if he unleashed his full power, the "Across the World - Four Seas" technique, he still couldn't break the sound barrier with his physical body.

This Demonic Spirit unleashed a speed approaching twice the speed of sound; fighting it would be tantamount to suicide.

Moreover, behind him were the Cheng Ying mecha and Zhang Li Huo and others.

If he retreats, he will undoubtedly expose them to the attack of this Venerable-level Demonic Spirit.

Suddenly, he lunged forward, and the blazing, dazzling light transformed once again into a pillar of light from the Eternal Heavenly Curse, striking the Demonic Spirit and causing it to pause slightly.

Just as the Demonic Spirit was about to truly erode his body, he activated the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique with all his might, and it seemed as if a great sun had been lit up behind him.

However, unlike in the past when the power of the Great Sun's Eternal Radiance melted the ice and snow of the disaster-level Demonic Spirit, this time the radiance of the Great Sun's Eternal Radiance was covered for the first time.

This demon spirit, resembling a manta ray Demonic Spirit over a hundred meters in length, completely obscured the brilliance of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique, seemingly about to devour all figures from Gu Jinlai the present.

It was like a blood cloud, layer upon layer enveloping the body of Gu Jinlai, while Gu Jinlai maintained the radiance of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique to continuously dispel the blood cloud, ensuring that his True Spirit was not lost.

Given the power of a Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit, once its True Spirit is touched, even if its True Spirit has already been crystallized, it will be smashed to pieces by the terrifying spirituality carried by the other party.

"Roar!"

Just then, the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit suddenly unleashed a soul-shaking roar.

This roar, amplified by the Demonic Spirit's enormous form and the shape that enveloped Gu Jinlai's body, created repeated "echoes," wildly vibrating Gu Jinlai's spirituality.

In an instant, even Gu Jinlai felt cracks appear in his crystallized True Spirit amidst the spiritual "echo" vibrations, and the brilliance of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique plummeted.

"Supreme Elder!"

Zhang Lihuo let out a startled cry.

"Light!"

His response was a resolute shout.

Clear light infusion.

The newly formed crack in the True Spirit was quickly repaired, and the originally dimmed eternal radiance of the Great Sun erupted violently, frantically dispelling the spirit lord-level Demonic Spirit that had been covering the bodies of Gu Jinlai like a storm and blood clouds.

The clash between the intense light and the blood-red clouds was like using flames to evaporate a lake, with a large amount of spiritual energy, like water vapor, continuously dissipating.

But overall, spiritual energy has been consumed more Gu Jinlai.

In less than a minute, the dazzling light of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique had dimmed.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit was about to launch a full-scale attack to completely annihilate the core of the Great Sun, a force that had Gu Jinlai.

But at this moment, the dimmed brilliant light shone again, and the blood clouds that had been suppressed were driven away once more.

Gu Jinlai, it has been like holding up a torch of light, illuminating the surroundings, preventing this storm of blood clouds from ever penetrating within ten meters of him.

"Humans!"

The Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit emitted a special spiritual fluctuation, the information contained within of which was clearly verifiable to everyone.

"Let's see how long you can hold out!"

His response was a new wave of dazzling glory!

Just as the eternal radiance of the Great Sun, which had shone brightly and dimmed Gu Jinlai, repeated itself four times, a joyful shout finally came from Zhang Lihuo's side, "Enough! Supreme Elder, the spiritual energy is enough!"

"Then what are we waiting for! Retreat!"

Seeing the light disappear completely, Gu Jinlai unhesitatingly unleashed the Eternal Heavenly Curse, blasting a hole through the storm and blood clouds surrounding him.

Then, with a burst of power from his feet, his body seemed to shatter the air currents, and he broke through the encirclement with great force.

"Retreat! We're returning to Qian Tian!"