All Demons Gather, the Demon Clan is Established

Sun Star, beneath the Fusang Tree.

Tai Yi and Di Jun led a group of demons here. Besides the two of them, two other demons had also reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

On the left stood a man of refined bearing, with the body of a beast and the face of a human, two horns on his head, and wisdom shining in his eyes. It was Bai Ze. He was an Innate Auspicious Beast, who understood all things in the Great Desolation, could speak human language, predict fortune and disaster, and was born with knowledge of heavenly secrets, able to deduce misfortune and fortune. Di Jun had personally recruited him as his strategist during his early travels in the Great Desolation.

Bai Ze was not skilled in direct combat, but his strategies were unparalleled. He possessed intimate knowledge of the Great Desolation's geography, the strengths and weaknesses of various clans, and the opportune moments for Spiritual Treasures to appear. He was a key figure for the Demon Clan's future establishment in the Great Desolation.

On the right stood a man with the body of a human and the head of a dragon, with wings on his back, and a faint dragon's might circulating around him. It was Ji Meng. His ancestors were a branch of the Dragon Clan, and he possessed pure Dragon Clan blood. He controlled wind and rain, possessed vast divine abilities, and had the strength to overturn rivers and seas.

After the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, the Dragon Clan declined. Ji Meng was unwilling to live under the dominion of the Four Seas. He was also deeply impressed by the supreme power of Di Jun and Tai Yi, the Golden Crows, and thus led his subordinates to pledge allegiance, becoming one of the early pillars of the Demon Clan.

Di Jun and Tai Yi stood at the forefront. Their Golden Crow true forms were hidden beneath their human forms, and the Solar True Fire around them was contained, yet the surrounding temperature still climbed steadily.

Including the two of them, there were now a total of four Grand Unity Golden Immortals on the Sun Star.

Di Jun scanned the crowd. Four Grand Unity Golden Immortals were a considerable force in the current Great Desolation, but it was not enough to unify it.

Especially the recent victory of the Red Army had given him quite a shock. He keenly sensed that the struggle for the Purple Cloud Palace was a great opportunity.

Whichever of the existing forces in the Great Desolation gained the most benefits from it would have a more stable position after the Purple Cloud Palace concluded.

In Longevity Mountain, Zhenyuanzi gathered Loose Immortals from all over the world, establishing the Earth Immortal lineage, firmly holding the South, with stable influence. At the peak of Kunlun, the Three Pure Ones, originating from the same sect, possessed unfathomable cultivation. Though they remained detached from worldly affairs, no one dared to underestimate them. In the depths of the Sea of Blood, Old Ancestor Minghe wielded the Yuantu and Abi swords, unrivaled in slaughter, acting alone, yet still a major power.

The only ones who could threaten this group in the Great Desolation now were the Witch Clan in the southern part of Buzhou Mountain and Kunpeng in the North Sea.

And today was the day he had prepared to prove the establishment of the Demon Clan.

He and Tai Yi jointly swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao.

"We, Di Jun and Tai Yi, feeling the state of the Great Desolation, where order is lacking and myriad races are ignorant.

We now proclaim to the Heavenly Dao, gathering all spirits of the Great Desolation, to establish the Demon Clan and build the Demon Court!

Together we shall govern Heaven and Earth, suppressing the Demon Clan's Destiny with the Chaos Bell, and protecting the Dao with the Zhou Tian Stars.

We swear to protect all demons, to promote the Demon Clan's lineage, to coexist with heaven and earth, and to shine with the sun and moon!

This oath shall reach the nine heavens, penetrate the nine netherworlds, with the Heavenly Dao as witness, and all demons shall respect it!

The Demon Clan is established!"

As soon as the words fell, the previously clear and boundless sky suddenly changed color.

Rolling dark clouds gathered at a visible speed. Within the clouds, purple lightning flickered, and thunder rumbled faintly. A vast, cold, and merciless will of the Heavenly Dao slowly descended from the nine heavens, like an supreme deity looking down upon all beings, locking onto the entire Sun Star.

All the demons felt their hair stand on end, their souls trembling, as if they would be annihilated in the next moment.

Just then, above the heads of the demons behind Di Jun and Tai Yi, Destiny surged. Boundless demonic energy, spiritual energy, and faith intertwined, condensing in mid-air into a golden, three-legged Golden Crow phantom that blotted out the sun and obscured the sky. The Golden Crow let out a proud cry that shook the firmament, a manifestation of the Demon Clan's Destiny.

As soon as the Destiny Golden Crow was formed, the Heavenly Dao Tribulation in the sky did not hesitate any longer.

"Boom--!"

A purple divine lightning bolt as thick as a bucket roared down from the thunder pool, carrying the power to destroy all things, and struck fiercely at the Destiny Golden Crow. This was the Heavenly Dao's test for the newly formed great clan. If it endured, it would become the orthodox power of the Great Desolation; if it could not, it would vanish into smoke, unrecognized by the Heavenly Dao.

Tai Yi's eyes sharpened, and he held back no longer.

"Chaos Bell, appear!"

An ancient, unadorned, chaos-colored small bell emerged from above his head. It grew against the wind, instantly filling the sky. Compared to when he debated with Randeng as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, Tai Yi, now having reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, wielded this Innate Supreme Treasure with ease, as if it were an extension of his own body.

The ethereal, vast power of time and space, encompassing the past, present, and future, erupted. An invisible barrier firmly protected the Destiny Golden Crow. The purple divine lightning struck the bell, emitting only a dull thud before being completely neutralized.

Seeing this, Di Jun also acted simultaneously.

"River Diagram and Luo Book, suppress!"

A diagram and a book flew out from his embrace. The diagram depicted the stars of all heavens, and the book recorded the Great Dao of heaven and earth. The River Diagram and Luo Book hovered above the Destiny Golden Crow, and infinite starlight descended from the nine heavens, forming an extremely thick shield of starlight, complementing the Chaos Bell to protect the Demon Clan's foundation.

However, as the first bolt of lightning dissipated, the second and third followed closely, relentlessly.

The eighty-one divine lightning bolts of the Heavenly Dao, each stronger than the last, crackled like dragons, bombarding them fiercely.

The Sun Star, originally a place of extreme yang, was now struck by the tribulation, causing mountains to collapse and lava to erupt. The Fusang Tree, relying on its power as an Innate Spiritual Root, remained unshaken, but large areas around it were already devastated, the earth cracked, and fragments of stars scattered.

Di Jun and Tai Yi had anticipated this. They had gathered all the Grand Unity Golden Immortals and peak Taiyi Golden Immortal powerhouses they had recruited here to jointly resist the tribulation. Bai Ze deduced the trajectory of the tribulation and warned them in advance; Ji Meng summoned wind and rain to weaken the lightning's power; the various demon powerhouses unleashed their divine abilities, their demonic energy soaring to the heavens, clashing fiercely with the Heavenly Dao tribulation.

Heaven and earth trembled, the sun and moon lost their light.

Finally, as the last purple lightning dissipated, the boundless dark clouds in the sky slowly dispersed.

A giant eye formed from supreme Dao rhythm floated silently in the sky, indifferent, majestic, without joy or sorrow. It was the Eye of the Heavenly Dao.

The eye slowly scanned the scarred but more powerful demons on the Sun Star, and finally, a voice that transcended ancient times, indifferent and boundless, emanated.

"Approved."

The single word fell like the Heavenly Dao's decree, stabilizing Heaven and Earth.

Di Jun and Tai Yi were overjoyed, almost roaring to the heavens.

The Heavenly Dao had officially recognized the Demon Clan!

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao slowly dispersed, and the next moment, anomalies appeared in the sky.

Flowers rained down from heaven, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and immeasurable golden light of Merit poured down from the nine heavens like a torrential rain, landing on the Sun Star. This was the great Merit for establishing a race, ordering the world, and pacifying all beings, so profound it was unimaginable.

Within the Merit, Di Jun and Tai Yi each received thirty-five percent, being the primary contributors. Bai Ze, Ji Meng, and the other high-ranking demons collectively received twenty percent. The remaining Merit transformed into specks of golden rain, scattering across the Great Desolation, falling upon those clans who had long harbored loyalty towards the Demon Clan, instilling in them a desire to submit and eliminating any thought of rebellion.

Di Jun and Tai Yi immediately sat down cross-legged, closing their eyes to refine the Merit.

The Merit entered their bodies, cleansing their Primordial Spirits and strengthening their physical forms. Their cultivation, already stable at the early Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, boomed and broke through under the torrent of this immense Merit.

Their auras surged, and their pressure swept across the star dome.

Both of them had fully entered the middle stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

Beneath the Fusang Tree, the assembled demons knelt and prostrated, shouting in unison.

"Greetings, Demon Emperor!"

"The Demon Clan prospers, and all demons pay homage!"

The sound waves surged straight into the highest heavens, shaking the sun, moon, and stars.