Grinding Down

It has been said Gu Jinlai that the True Spirit of the Heavenly Emperor is an unparalleled delicacy for Demonic Spirit.

However, when he clashed with some Demonic Spirit, or rather Demonic Beasts, he did not sense how many great Demonic Beasts or Demonic Beasts kings would be willing to do anything for him, the True Spirit of the Heavenly Lord.

At least, when faced with a life-or-death crisis, these Demonic Beasts remained sufficiently calm and rational.

Looking at this demonic spirit that had fought so hard, even at the cost of a great deal of its Demonic Spirit, to "squeeze" itself out of the mountain wall, he finally realized just how alluring the Heavenly Monarch's True Spirit was to the Demonic Spirit.

"They're really going all out."

Gu Jinlai, people have been moved by this and bestowed upon it an eternal divine curse.

The dazzling, intense light, like a giant laser cannon, bombarded the spirit that had not yet fully struggled out of the mountain wall.

The terrifying penetrating and annihilating power was enough to shatter even a powerful Spirit Venerable, causing his body to break apart and a large amount of spiritual energy to continuously dissipate in all directions.

The sudden attack left the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit somewhat bewildered.

It was initially blocked outside the cave, but it could vaguely sense that the power of this human Heavenly Lord's soul technique was limited. Although it could block a disaster-level Demonic Spirit, it was difficult to eliminate a disaster-level Demonic Spirit in a short time.

This level of soul magic...

It can withstand being carried ten or eight times without any effect.

But now?

You said it wouldn't have any effect even if I did it ten or eight times?

With just one strike, so much spiritual energy was torn apart and dissipated.

The power of this soul technique has almost exceeded the limits that a Heavenly Monarch can possess.

"Roar!"

The spirit lord let out a mournful roar.

The roar made no sound, yet the immense spiritual impact spread outwards in all directions from its center like a storm.

The spiritual impact was so powerful that it could annihilate all creatures within a radius of several miles that had not cultivated divine sense or spiritual awareness.

Even small Demonic Spirit, which are spiritual beings, trembled under the impact of this roar, as if they were about to dissipate.

Fortunately, Gu Jinlai, Zhou Yi, and Zhang Lihuo were all people who had cultivated themselves into Heavenly Lords.

Both Gu Jinlai and Zhou Yi reached the third step of the Heavenly Lord and came into contact with the real spirit world.

The shock brought by the spiritual impact is like standing in a closed high-rise building and listening to a Category 14 hurricane howling outside. It seems that the whole building is shaking and roaring, but in reality, it is not enough to cause substantial harm to their True Spirit.

Zhang Lihuo, however, had to stop the spiritual extraction and concentrate on stabilizing his True Spirit to avoid being shattered by the spiritual impact.

"Lord Gu! We should retreat!"

Zhou Yi said in a low voice.

"Wait a minute!"

Gu Jinlai stared at this spirit lord. The next moment, the core of the Great Sun seemed to burn fiercely. Endless light and heat began to rise wildly from the core he was visualizing, accompanied by the condensation of a large amount of spiritual energy!

"This is... Burning True Spirit!?"

Zhou Yi's pupils constricted immediately. "The Ancient Heavenly Lord wants to kill this Spirit Lord?! We mustn't be reckless!"

"Trust the Supreme Elder, we will do everything in our power to hold off those catastrophic Demonic Spirit and large Demonic Spirit, and buy him some time!"

At this moment, Zhang Lihuo had already withstood the spiritual impact of the Spirit Venerable-level Demonic Spirit. He roared and released a soul secret technique to intercept the Disaster-level Demonic Spirit, which was slightly catching its breath.

Although Zhou Gu Jinlai felt that the practice of sacrificing one's True Spirit to kill a spirit lord was a losing proposition, his True Spirit had already begun to burn, and he had no choice but to stop it.

"To attempt to kill a Spirit Lord with the body of a Heavenly Lord is insane."

He couldn't understand it.

However, he could not stop Gu Jinlai from making his decision, so he could only join Zhang Lihuo in fighting against the disaster-level Demonic Spirit and large Demonic Spirit, trying his best to prevent these Demonic Spirit from affecting Gu Jinlai's duel with that spirit lord.

On the other side, Gu Jinlai, burning his True Spirit, released an even more dazzling and brilliant Eternal Heavenly Curse, which shone with endless spiritual radiance on this Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit, annihilating a huge hole.

The sheer size of the wound enraged the spirit even more.

Although Demonic Spirit don't have any "vital points," they still need to draw spiritual energy from other places to fill the gaps in their bodies.

After its physical form was restored, not only did its size drop from ninety meters to over eighty meters, but the tangible demonic aura emanating from it also weakened somewhat.

"Human Heavenly Ruler!"

The spirit beast let out a roar that reverberated through our senses, and its enormous body struggled to break free from the mountain wall at an even greater speed.

"I will tear you to shreds, let your True Spirit be sublimated in pain, and then enjoy you piece by piece."

More than half of its body has already passed through the mountain wall.

Even though its body was worn down again during the process, its enormous size of nearly eighty meters was still the largest in the cave, and its overwhelming spiritual pressure filled the cave without restraint.

Seeing this, Gu Jinlai did not hesitate to draw a beam of clear light and pour it into the consciousness figure on the Green Lotus.

The next moment, the weakened True Spirit, weakened by the raging fire, shone brightly once more.

The dazzling spiritual radiance, as brilliant as the blazing sun, was re-condensed and continued to bombard the spirit lord.

This scene immediately surprised Zhou Yi, who had just repelled a catastrophic Demonic Spirit.

But soon, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Because, after the Gu Jinlai burned his True Spirit and unleashed another round of extraordinary eternal heavenly curse, his weakened True Spirit once again burned fiercely.

"This..."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is the structure of the Ancient Heavenly Lord's True Spirit? Is it... so heat-resistant?"

Zhang Lihuo, on the other hand, seemed unsurprised.

He remembered that the last time he fought against the Demonic Spirit in the Gu Jinlai Demon Realm, the rise and fall of his True Spirit lasted for four or five times.

This is only the third time.

Really...

The True Spirit Gu Jinlai seem to be enacting a life journey that is calm and uneventful, with its ups and downs.

Although there were some twists and turns.

But his True Spirit was never completely "burned" away.

When the sixth Eternal Heavenly Curse struck the Spirit Lord's body, the Spirit Lord was no longer arrogant and angry as before; instead, it was somewhat frightened and flustered.

Its initial enormous size of over ninety meters also plummeted, dropping to just over forty meters.

This size is only equivalent to a slightly more powerful disaster-level Demonic Spirit.

Normally, this spirit should have fled, but instead...

Attacks Gu Jinlai have been slow in appearance but fast in reality.

The Six Paths Eternal Heavenly Curse was unleashed in just two breaths.

The Demonic Spirit had been stuck in the mountain wall with nowhere to escape.

As for returning...

It will also take time to crawl back up the mountainside.

After withstanding the sixth extraordinary Eternal Heavenly Curse, this Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit finally emerged from the mountain wall, but it no longer cared about devouring the True Spirit of this Heavenly Lord from Gu Jinlai.

After passing through the mountain wall, it raced towards the cave exit at top speed.

But immediately afterward, the seventh extraordinary Eternal Heavenly Curse crashed down.

The figure from Gu Jinlai strode forward, unleashing the Great Sun True Demon Body, and the Great Sun Divine Light continuously shone in all directions.

This radiance also causes considerable damage to spirituality. Although it doesn't reach the level of the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique, it is enough to prevent ordinary large Demonic Spirit from getting close.

As for the catastrophic level Demonic Spirit...

Although it can hurt him, the damage it causes is limited.

In this situation, he was almost alone as he charged into the horde of Demonic Spirit. His burning True Spirit continuously condensed into one eternal heavenly curse after another, bombarding the fleeing spirit lord.

Finally, after the calamity-level Demonic Spirit devoured the equivalent of a Celestial Lord's spirituality, he unleashed his tenth Eternal Heavenly Curse upon this Spirit Lord.

Ten consecutive, super-level Eternal Heavenly Curses bombarded the demon Demonic Spirit, finally exceeding its resistance limit.

"This is not the power that the Human Celestial Emperor possesses... The Human Celestial Emperor has completed a new evolution..."

With a roar of resentment, the Demonic Spirit's spirit body collapsed.

At the moment the body of this Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit collapsed, it was as if a miniature supernova explosion was witnessed in the spiritual perception of all people Gu Jinlai. Infinite spiritual radiance was released from the moment the Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit's body collapsed. This radiance carried an annihilating impact, sweeping in all directions and washing away the spirituality of all living beings.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The nearby large Demonic Spirit and calamity-level Demonic Spirit screamed and scattered in terror.

Those Gu Jinlai were first and foremost affected felt a True Spirit shock.

Even though his True Spirit had already crystallized, cracks still appeared under this violent spiritual impact.

"This is the scene of a Spirit Lord-level Demonic Spirit's demise!?"

His expression changed from Gu Jinlai the present.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yi and Zhang Lihuo, who were feeling the shock brought by the dazzling spiritual light in the distance, opened their eyes wide.

"Killed? Ancient Heavenly Lord... really killed a Spirit Venerable-level Demonic Spirit!?"

Zhou Yi's face was filled with disbelief.

Spirit Lord!

This is a Spirit Lord!

A terrifying existence that can only be destroyed by the Creator in a one-on-one battle.

Even the Great Heavenly Lord, unless several people join forces, cannot possibly kill a Spirit Venerable.

But now...

"Truly worthy of being called the Supreme Elder."

Even though Zhang Lihuo had great confidence in the Gu Jinlai, his eyes were still filled with amazement at this moment.

Ignoring the shock that the scene before him brought to the two Heavenly Lords, Zhou Yi and Zhang Lihuo, Gu Jinlai had no intention of doing. With a thought, the eleventh ray of clear light poured down, and the cracks in his True Spirit seemed to be quickly nourished and repaired.

Immediately afterward, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, which quickly landed on a dark purple crystal, no bigger than a pigeon's egg, left behind after the Spirit Lord's self-destruction.

"Demon Soul Crystal".

The core material for cultivating forbidden beasts.

In addition, the Demon Soul Crystal has many other uses and was once a high-level currency used by creators, with a value far exceeding that of any spiritual material.

He quickly stepped forward and took the Demon Soul Crystal, and then unleashed the Great Sun Eternal Radiance Technique.

A vast and powerful spiritual light swept across the land.

Amidst the screams of numerous Demonic Spirit and catastrophic Demonic Spirit, Gu Jinlai strode forward swiftly, quickly charging out and soon arriving at one side of the Autumn Mountain Rift.

"Objective achieved, let's go!"

He murmured, as Gu Jinlai reciting a low voice, and then stored the Cheng Ying mecha into his Qiankun Ring.

Without the slightest hesitation, the three Heavenly Lords leaped into the spatial rift leading to Autumn Mountain.