Kunpeng appeared with a smile on his face.
"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, why have you suddenly come to the South Pole Land instead of staying in the Northern Sea?"
Styx did not believe Kunpeng had followed him for so long just for amusement.
The man before him had, in the original Primordial Wilderness, been known alongside him as one of the Two Poisons of the Primordial Wilderness.
To say nothing else, Hong Yun's death and the Demon Clan's final defeat in the Witch-Demon War had both been tied to him to some extent.
Kunpeng bowed to Styx and cupped his hands. "Fellow Daoist Styx! I came specifically to thank you for protecting my futon during the First Lecture."
Styx waved him off and widened the distance between them. "No need."
He did not believe such nonsense. If Kunpeng had truly wanted to thank him for what happened during the First Lecture, he should have done so long ago.
He only remembered to thank him now?
Kunpeng's memory was not that poor, was it?
It was not that Styx feared Kunpeng. He simply felt there was no need.
If he truly fought Kunpeng, Kunpeng's fate would end in only one word: death.
And then, a futon would be left vacant in Purple Cloud Palace.
At that point, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti might end up taking those seats, which would be no good for Styx.
However, Kunpeng had no idea of Styx's good intentions.
Seeing Styx continually retreat, the smile on Kunpeng's face unconsciously widened.
Styx sensed that something was wrong, but it was already too late!
Golden light suddenly blazed all around him, and an octagonal formation abruptly rose from the ground beneath Styx.
Styx's first reaction was to fly upward, but the octagonal formation rose with him, tightly following his movements.
How could he fail to see that he had been set up?
Yet, feeling the endless immortal energy within the octagonal formation, as well as its power that had nearly reached the peak of the Quasi-Sage realm, Styx knew Kunpeng alone could never have accomplished this.
Sure enough, once Styx had been trapped within the formation, a figure appeared out of thin air.
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Styx, this formation is the Eight Immortals Universe Formation, which I, the Immortal Chief, set up after simplifying Penglai Island's island-protecting formation, the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. What do you think?"
Styx looked closely. It was Eastern Duke.
He sneered. "Eastern Duke, instead of staying on your Penglai Island, you actually found the leisure to scheme against me?"
Of course, Eastern Duke was not alone.
A total of eight Daoists appeared, each standing at one of the eight corners of the Eight Immortals Universe Formation. Their powers linked as one, trapping Styx within!
Every one of them possessed Quasi-Sage cultivation.
At the head of the formation stood Laozi of the Three Pure Ones.
Tongtian and Yuanshi stood at his side.
Then there were Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, Eastern Duke, Western Queen Mother, and the already-present Kunpeng.
Styx was no fool.
These people were all renowned great powers of the Primordial Wilderness. Without sufficient benefits, or someone important enough to intervene, how could they possibly join forces against him?
And at present, there was only one person in the Primordial Wilderness who could make them join hands to deal with him.
Hongjun.
Styx raised his head toward Chaos, coldness surging in his eyes.
It seemed he had grown too quickly and brought about too many variables. Hongjun was truly getting anxious.
Eastern Duke said with some displeasure, "Is what I, the Immortal Chief, do any of your business?"
Styx found it amusing inwardly. Eastern Duke actually dared put on airs as the Immortal Chief before him?
Seeing the mocking smile on Styx's face, Eastern Duke flew into a rage.
He said, "Styx, you truly refuse to repent. Fine! Today, I, the Immortal Chief, will act on Heaven's behalf and eliminate you!"
Eastern Duke waved his hand, tossing the Dragon Head Crutch in his grasp into the formation, where it transformed into a golden dragon ten thousand zhang long.
Styx mobilized his mana and met the attack with the Yuan Tu Sword, which likewise transformed into a black dragon!
But the instant the black dragon appeared, the surrounding white immortal energy immediately swallowed it whole.
Eastern Duke said, "Styx, though you are powerful, do you think we came unprepared? You were born from the Blood Sea and are steeped in baleful aura. This immortal energy is your greatest nemesis!"
Zhun Ti was the second to attack. He still remembered how Styx had spoken up for Kunpeng and humiliated him.
Now that he had a chance to retaliate against Styx, he naturally would not let it pass.
Zhun Ti took out a treasure. It was the Seven Treasure Mystical Tree, refined from his original form after he had taken shape, the Bodhi Tree.
This treasure could sweep away anything, and it was also Zhun Ti's spiritual treasure for attaining the Dao. Its significance to him was extraordinary.
The Seven Treasure Mystical Tree swept fiercely toward Styx. Styx twisted aside to evade it, only to be swallowed whole by the golden dragon behind him.
Eastern Duke smiled, then cast a spell. The ten-thousand-zhang golden dragon continuously shrank, relentlessly crushing Styx within its belly.
Yet Styx remained calm. Both swords shot forth, tearing open the golden dragon's stomach.
Just as he was about to fly out, a tremendous sound came from the golden dragon.
Eastern Duke was controlling the golden dragon and making it self-destruct.
Eastern Duke was truly willing to pay the price!
Though this golden dragon was not real and was merely formed from the pure dragon energy within the Dragon Head Crutch,
if it self-destructed, the pure dragon energy lost from the Dragon Head Crutch would likely take tens of thousands of years to recover.
In other words, he would be unable to use this Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure for tens of thousands of years.
Styx considered it for a moment, then ultimately did not dodge!
Even Eastern Duke himself was puzzled.
He did not think this move could kill Styx. Otherwise, they would not have needed eight people to attack together.
He had merely hoped to injure Styx with this move, making the ensuing battle easier for them.
But why had Styx not dodged?
Could it be that they had frightened him senseless?
Of course not.
Styx had already calculated that Eastern Duke's strike could not kill him.
Since it could not kill him, he might as well use this chance to teach Eastern Duke a harsh lesson!
The golden dragon exploded, boundless golden light soaring into the sky and illuminating the South Pole Land with incomparable brilliance.
Even the people present could no longer see the situation at the center of the explosion.
But the others seized the opportunity. Western Queen Mother threw out a mysterious black mirror, which cast down a dark radiance from the sky.
This mirror was no ordinary treasure. It was also a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Kunlun Mirror. It was said to contain Time and Space Power and could peer into every corner of the Primordial Wilderness!
Naturally, Western Queen Mother had thrown out this treasure in hopes of striking while the iron was hot and killing Styx in one blow.
Thus, although the dark radiance it cast appeared gentle, it was actually filled with intense killing intent.
Unfortunately, before the Kunlun Mirror's dark radiance could descend, a Yuan Tu Sword flew from the center of the explosion with a clang, knocking the Kunlun Mirror back.
The Kunlun Mirror flew back into Western Queen Mother's hand. As the light at the center of the explosion faded, everyone finally saw Styx's condition clearly.
Styx held the Yuan Tu Sword in one hand and suppressed the Dragon Head Crutch with the other. The Abi Sword floated behind his back, as though ready to leave its sheath at any moment.
The Karma Fire Red Lotus was beneath his feet, while the Profound Origin Water Control Flag hung above his head.
His aura was steady, and he barely appeared injured.
Everyone was shocked. Styx was unharmed?
But Eastern Duke's concern differed from everyone else's.
At a glance, he spotted his spiritual treasure being suppressed by Styx and shouted, "Styx, return my spiritual treasure to I, the Immortal Chief, at once."
Styx looked at him as if he were an idiot.
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