In the void, streaks of spirit light flared to life. Patterns of radiance flowed and spread without end, extending into unseen reaches of space and vaguely forming an enormous ring of light that completely sealed off the ruins of the Demon Kingdom.
Within that ring, the nine Great Demon Sages under the Holy Demon, whose Spirit Souls had recovered somewhat, fled in every direction—but it was meaningless. Under the power of the Four Seasons Dragon Gods, their time was constantly being rewound. No matter what methods they used or how far they fled, the moment they tried to leave, they would inevitably be forcibly dragged back to where they had been.
If the Holy Demon had been at its peak, perhaps it could have forcibly broken through with its own control over the Heavenly Dao and the seasons of time. But now, every time it attempted to lead the Demon Kingdom's Great Abyss out of the encirclement, it was struck back by the combined efforts of the Heavenly Venerables; every time it tried to flee, it was caught by time's reversal.
It could only remain trapped, resisting in vain.
Though it appeared capable of struggling on and resisting the power of eleven Heavenly Venerables, it had also seen the Burning Heaven Divine Weapon rapidly charging in the distance. It knew perfectly well that there was nothing more it could do.
"You have fallen, yet you are still falling. And the abyss has many layers. Having fallen from 'Heavenly Dao,' you are now no more than 'life.'"
An Jing watched this hunt alongside the Tianyuan Heavenly Dao and said calmly, "And it has gone from 'Heavenly Dao' to 'life,' then fallen from 'life' into 'demon'—to me, many characteristics of demons are those possessed by lower life-forms."
"Vigorous vitality; the nature of