Pulling the Firewood from Under the Pot to Blow Up the Demon's Nest

Faced with a sky-covering barrage of Dark Light Beams and the encirclement of three Great Luo Demon Gods, Tongtian made an extremely bold, even insane, decision: charge straight for the Otherworld Fortress!

This was no trap, but a perilous gamble to find life in the jaws of death! While the fortress's surface defenses were fierce, its sheer massive size served as the best cover! Flying close to the fortress walls would severely limit the firing angles of the long-range artillery, forcing the enemy to hesitate!

"Hold steady!" Tongtian roared. Under his precise control, the light sphere formed by the Chaos Bead became like a storm petrel in a tempest, nimbly weaving through the dense gaps between the Dark Light Beams. It plunged and climbed, narrowly dodging the vast majority of attacks. The few it couldn't evade were met head-on by the Chaos Bead Light Shield, erupting in devastating waves of energy. The shield vibrated violently but held firm.

The three Great Luo Demon Gods let out furious roars. Their massive bodies were far less agile than Tongtian's. Seeing their target charging for the fortress, they frantically accelerated their pursuit, their colossal claws, imbued with the power to tear through chaos, swiping viciously at the rear of the light sphere!

"Junior Sister, assist me!" Yun Xiao cried out. In perfect sync with Qiongxiao and Bixiao, the three sisters, their Chaos Immortal Body auras connected, unleashed a palm strike simultaneously! Three streams of Chaos Magic Power merged, forming a Misty Grey giant palm. Instead of striking the demon gods' claws, it slammed forcefully into the Chaos Flow beside them!

BOOM! The Chaos Flow was churned by the immense force, instantly creating a chaotic vortex. Though it couldn't harm the demon gods, it successfully disrupted their pursuit, allowing the light sphere to gain a precious sliver of distance!

In that flash of lightning, Tongtian, piloting the light sphere, had already reached the vicinity of the colossal fortress's surface! The close-up view was even more shocking! Dark red energy fluid flowed through the writhing, vein-like pipes. Deep within the honeycomb-like openings, demonic shadows could be vaguely seen coiled up. The entire fortress shell exuded a chilling luster, a mixture of metal and biological tissue that was nauseating.

"System, scan for the nearest energy node or weak point!" Tongtian commanded urgently, maintaining high-speed maneuvers to dodge massive tentacles and energy spikes that suddenly protruded from the fortress's surface.

[Scan complete! Three thousand li to the front left, a node with abnormally active energy fluctuations detected. Suspected to be a small incubation pool or energy transmission hub, with relatively weak external defenses!]

"That's the place!" Tongtian's gaze sharpened. He controlled the light sphere in a sharp turn, charging towards the direction indicated by the system!

Behind him, the three Great Luo Demon Gods had closed in, their furious attacks falling relentlessly. The Chaos Bead Light Shield had already developed faint cracks! Wudang and Kui Niu poured all their magic power into repairing it, their faces pale.

He had to succeed quickly! The thousand-li distance was covered in an instant. It was a massive, "pustule"-like structure about a hundred li in diameter. Countless embryo-like demonic shadows writhed beneath its thin membrane, and energy fluctuations were violent.

"Focus all attacks on one point! Break it!" Tongtian roared. The Qingping Sword was already in his hand, Chaos Sword Qi condensed to its absolute limit!

"Chaos Returns to Origin Slash!"

"Shangqing Divine Thunder!" (Wudang)

"Kui Water Divine Thunder!" (Kui Niu)

"Chaos Tribulation Light!" (Sanxiao combined)

All their strength erupted at this moment without reservation! A Gray Sword Aura, embodying the essence of Tongtian's Hunyuan Sword Dao, led the charge, followed by ferocious lightning, surging water light, and the combined Chaos Light Beam of Sanxiao. Like converging rivers, they slammed into the same point on the "pustule" node!

The full might of a mid-stage Quasi-Saint, three Primordial Unity Golden Immortals, one Golden Immortal Peak, and a powerful divine beast! How terrifying was its power!

CHII-BOOM!!!! The seemingly tough outer shell of the fortress was first torn open by the Chaos Sword Qi, and then the subsequent torrent of energy poured in! It was like a red-hot iron piercing grease!

The vast energy accumulated within was instantly triggered, causing a chain reaction!

Blinding light erupted from within, accompanied by a muffled yet earth-shattering roar! The hundred-li-wide "pustule" node violently expanded, then exploded like fireworks! Countless severed limbs and broken bodies of demon gods, viscous dark energy fluid, and chaotic Law Fragments, mixed with a terrifying shockwave, swept outwards madly!

"Go!" The moment the explosion occurred, Tongtian had already controlled the light sphere, using the explosive's recoil as a propellant. He shot out like an arrow loosed from a bow, in the opposite direction of the fortress! His speed was more than several times faster than when he arrived!

"ROAR!!!" The three closest Great Luo Demon Gods bore the brunt of the attack. They were violently flung away by their own fortress's explosion, their scales shattering, and they let out pained howls. More patrolling demon gods were torn to shreds by the shockwave. A massive hole was blasted in the fortress's surface, flames surged from within, chaotic energy leaked everywhere, and the piercing alarm sirens reached their peak!

The entire Otherworld Vanguard Fortress descended into chaos!

Tongtian and the others took the opportunity to flee ten thousand miles. Looking back, they saw the massive fortress tremble violently in the chaos like a wounded behemoth. Small explosions continuously erupted from its damaged sections, clearly indicating severe internal damage.

"We succeeded!" Qiongxiao excitedly clenched her fist.

"Master, we destroyed one of its vital organs!" Bixiao couldn't hide her excitement either.

Tongtian, however, showed little joy on his face. Instead, his expression grew more solemn. He knew that while this strike had caused considerable damage and delayed the vanguard fortress's progress, it was impossible to destroy it. The fortress's core still existed, and the true powerhouses had yet to make a move. This action was more like a stern warning and a probe.

Furthermore, they had completely exposed themselves. It was conceivable that after this battle, the Otherworld Demon Gods would become more vigilant towards the Primordial World, and subsequent invasions might become more ferocious and cunning.

"Don't celebrate too early," Tongtian said in a deep voice. "This place is not suitable for lingering. The powerhouses within the fortress will react soon, and we must return to the Primordial World immediately!"

He sensed that several terrifying auras, comparable to Quasi-Saints, were awakening from the depths of the fortress, locking onto them with overwhelming rage!

Without further hesitation, Tongtian fully activated the Chaos Bead. Guided by his innate sense of the Primordial World in the Netherworld, he began the even more perilous journey back in the direction they came from.

The objective of this Chaos Expedition had been achieved. They had confirmed the reality and urgency of the Otherworld threat, dealt a blow to their vanguard fortress, and, more importantly, obtained valuable firsthand intelligence.

When Tongtian and his group, after enduring hardships, finally broke through the Chaos Barrier and felt the familiar aura of the Primordial World once more, the journey of the first volume was about to draw to a close.

What they brought back were not just their wounds and depleted magical power, but a boulder cast into a calm lake, a spark that had been ignited and was destined to spread like wildfire!

The sky of the Primordial World was about to change.