Demon Sage Zhiti Arrives for Revenge; An Earth Immortal Slays a Great Luo Body Against All Odds

He came upon a rushing river and sat quietly on its banks, contemplating the changes of water and the truth of its ceaseless flow;

When he passed through a dense primeval forest, he observed the growth of its plants, the cycles of creation and destruction among all things, and the natural Great Dao concealed beneath the vitality.

From time to time, he also encountered some Primordial Wilderness creatures.

Once, he saw a small tribe whose members had only recently gained intelligence. They wore little more than rags and struggled to survive with powerful beasts all around them, yet they still revered Heaven and Earth and yearned for life. It stirred something in his heart.

He had also once seen two Demon tribes fighting fiercely in the distance. They seemed to be battling over a spirit-rich valley, and their clash had shattered the heavens and split the earth. Blood flowed like a river, and in the end, both sides suffered heavy losses. It gave him an even clearer understanding of the brutality of the Primordial Wilderness.

On another occasion, he passed across a vast plain and sensed a rich concentration of Earth Elemental Essence gathering underground.

Just as he was about to investigate more closely, an enraged roar full of savagery rang out ahead:

"Outsider! This is the territory of my Shaking Mountain Bear clan! Leave at once, or we'll show you no mercy!"

Dust billowed in the distance. Dozens of enormous bears, each as big as a small mountain, blocked his path. Their bodies were covered in tawny fur, and they radiated the auras of Golden Immortals and even Taiyi Golden Immortals.

The Bear King at their head was a mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal. Its huge, bell-like eyes fixed on Ao Chen, full of wariness and menace.

Clearly, they had mistaken Ao Chen for an enemy come to seize their territory or resources.

Ao Chen stopped, his brows lifting slightly.

He could sense that the Shaking Mountain Bears had an extraordinary bloodline. They seemed to be a rare species of the Primordial Wilderness, naturally endowed with immense strength and the ability to wield Earth Power. On this plain, they were indeed overlords.

"I'm merely passing through. I have no interest in your territory."

Ao Chen spoke calmly. Given his current state of mind and strength, he truly couldn't be bothered to argue with these fellows, none of whom had even reached the Great Luo realm.

But the Bear King clearly didn't believe him. Perhaps it was used to throwing its weight around; it roared, "Passing through? Hmph! You're coveting my clan's sacred grounds!"

"Since you're here, don't even think about leaving! Take him down, everyone!"

Dozens of Shaking Mountain Bears immediately charged with roars. The earth rumbled beneath their pounding paws as a heavy force of Earth Elemental Law, as weighty as a mountain, pressed down on Ao Chen!

A trace of helplessness flashed through Ao Chen's eyes.

"You refused the easy way, so now you'll get the hard way."

He remained where he was, making no unnecessary movements. He simply brought his fingers together like a sword and casually slashed through the air toward the Bear King charging at the front.

Whoosh!

A barely perceptible streak of Gray Sword Qi, like a fine line slicing across a canvas, swept past without a sound!

The Bear King's mighty body and its vaunted Thick Earth Divine Ability were like tofu before that sword qi!

Squelch!

The Bear King's charge abruptly halted. It looked down at its chest, where an exceedingly faint gray mark had appeared.

The next instant, an aura of annihilation that made even its soul tremble erupted from the mark!

"No—"

The Bear King managed only a horrified, despairing roar before its enormous body began crumbling like weathered stone.

From the inside out, it shattered inch by inch, vanished into nothing, and was reduced to flying dust. Not even a trace of its True Spirit escaped!

A rare Primordial Wilderness creature at the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm had been completely annihilated by a seemingly insignificant streak of sword qi!

The entire scene fell silent.

The remaining Shaking Mountain Bears froze in place, fear and disbelief written all over their huge faces!

Ao Chen lowered his hand and calmly looked over them without a word.

Yet that silent warning was more terrifying than anything he could have said!

Thump! Thump!

As if their bones had been pulled from their bodies, every Shaking Mountain Bear dropped to its knees in unison. They bowed their huge heads low and trembled, not daring to breathe too loudly.

Ao Chen paid them no further attention. With a light step, he drifted over their kneeling bodies.

He continued toward his chosen destination—the legendary backbone of the Primordial Wilderness, Buzhou Mountain—at an unhurried pace.

Behind him, the Shaking Mountain Bears trembled, while the Extinction Sword Mark left by the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art lingered, not yet fully faded, silently bearing witness to what had just happened.

The Primordial Continent truly was full of "surprises."

Ao Chen thought to himself that his understanding of this world had deepened once more.

Demon Saint Ci Tie Comes Seeking Revenge; an Earth Immortal Slays a Great Luo Body.

After wiping out the Shaking Mountain Bears who had blocked his path, Ao Chen didn't stop. He continued toward Buzhou Mountain, which towered between Heaven and Earth.

As he traveled, he consolidated his perfected Mythical Earth Immortal realm.

The Star River Universe within him revolved ceaselessly, breathing in the world's Innate Spiritual Qi and continually strengthening his foundation.

Meanwhile, under the guidance of his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, the passages of the Earth Immortal Chapter of the Great Dao Origin Scripture and the sword intent of the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art in his mind grew ever more harmonious and profound.

In the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed.

On this day, Ao Chen was no longer far from the Buzhou Mountain range. He could clearly feel Pangu's Pressure.

A terrifying, murderous aura filled with the clamor of battle surged after him like a dark cloud, rapidly closing in and locking onto him in an instant.

"Roar! You killed my subordinates and destroyed my home. You won't get away!"

Accompanied by an enraged roar that shook the Cosmic Realm, a colossal, fearsome beast resembling a water buffalo appeared before Ao Chen, tearing through space. A single horn grew from its head.

Its entire body was covered in black scales that looked as if they had been forged from Innate Geng Metal. Flames trailed beneath its four hooves, and it could spit Geng Metal baleful qi from its mouth.

Its aura far surpassed those of Jiao Mo and the Bear King. It was unmistakably a genuine Great Luo Golden Immortal, brimming with killing intent.

Ao Chen remained still. The Star River Universe within him gave a faint tremor, effortlessly neutralizing the Great Luo pressure.

He looked at the furious Demon Saint before him, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"The Demon Race?"

"I am Ci Tie, Demon God of the Sun Palace! Were you the one who killed my children?"

Ci Tie's huge blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Ao Chen, filled with savagery and murderous intent. The pressure of a Great Luo Golden Immortal bore down like a tangible force, enough to make an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal lose all courage.

He hadn't gone to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao. Instead, he had been assigned to guard the Sun Palace. The Shaking Mountain Bears Ao Chen had just killed were the Demon Soldiers and Generals under Ci Tie's command.

A few days ago, sensing that his subordinates had died, he had followed their auras to track down the culprit.

"Demon God? Heh."

Ao Chen laughed without confirming or denying it. He said little, but his disdain was plain.

Truthfully, if this had been any other Demon God, they might have hesitated.

After all, it was strange for someone who seemed to be an Earth Immortal to kill one's Taiyi Golden Immortal subordinate.

Unfortunately, this was Ci Tie—the Demon Race's iron giant, more simply known as a thickhead who knew only how to charge straight ahead.

So when he heard Ao Chen's words, his anger flared completely out of control.

"You're asking for death."

He was already furious that his subordinates had been killed. Now even a junior who seemed to be no more than an Earth Immortal was mocking him. How could he stand for it?

"Die! Ten Thousand Blades Piercing Kill!"

Ci Tie roared, unleashing his innate divine ability.

In an instant, he roused the Innate Geng Metal Qi within a radius of hundreds of millions of li and turned it into countless razor-sharp blades of Geng Metal. Glinting with cold light, they shot toward Ao Chen from every direction like a torrential storm.

Every blade could easily slice through a Golden Immortal's body and pierce space.

"Good!"

Ao Chen was not alarmed. On the contrary, he was delighted. By now, ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals were beneath his notice. Only a Great Luo could test his strength.

Facing the storm of Geng Metal blades, powerful enough to tear everything apart, Ao Chen neither dodged nor retreated. The Star River Universe within him surged into motion.

Rumble.

For the first time, a vast, dazzling phantom of the Star River appeared in its entirety, clearly visible between Heaven and Earth.

The Star River was so real that it seemed as though a genuine universe had descended upon the place.

Countless stars revolved along mysterious paths within it, radiating a terrifying aura capable of suppressing the ages and grinding all techniques to dust.

Clang, clang, clang!

The countless blades of Geng Metal slowed the instant they entered the phantom Star River, as if they had fallen into a sea of mud.

The boundless Stellar Force ground them down layer by layer, breaking them apart until they became the purest Geng Metal origin. The Star River Universe absorbed them, turning them into nourishment.

—Mythical Earth Immortals form a universe within themselves, self-contained and impervious to all techniques.

"What? He absorbed my Geng Metal baleful qi?"

Ci Tie's eyes nearly bulged from his head. This was completely beyond his understanding.

"Impossible! You're no Earth Immortal! Face the divine ability of my true form!"

Ci Tie roared and rammed forward with his enormous body.

He was a rare species of the Primordial Wilderness, with a body so powerful that he stood among the best even among Great Luo Golden Immortals. That charge alone was enough to smash the Primordial Divine Mountains.