Chapter 361
"Shut up!" Xiao Minghuang frowned, her peerless face turning icy cold, and raised her hand to slap him.
The Blood Demon Ancestor was punched through the chest, his entire chest cavity was blasted open, he coughed up blood and fell to the ground, struggling for a long time but unable to stand up.
"You... you dare kill me? You'll pay the price!!!"
He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with venomous hatred and resentment.
"Ha, you dare threaten me even when you're about to die?"
With a cold glint in his eyes, Xiao Minghuang stomped his foot on the Blood Demon Ancestor's face with tremendous force!
Click!
The Blood Demon Ancestor's neck bones shattered, his eyeballs bulged out, and a hoarse sound emanated from his throat as his life force rapidly dissipated...
"Do you think the Demon Emperor or the Eastern Pole Emperor will avenge you? I can tell you right now, not only you, but even the Demon Emperor and the Eastern Pole Emperor, I will settle accounts with them one by one sooner or later!"
The Blood Demon Ancestor was still alive when he heard this, and he was shocked. He never expected that this immature girl would have such ambition and be so arrogant!
"Ha ha..."
He was out of breath, but suddenly he burst into laughter.
Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly and looked down, only to see a strange smile suddenly appear on the Blood Demon Ancestor's disheveled face.
Suddenly, an ominous premonition arose in her heart.
"You..."
Pfft!
Before Xiao Minghuang could finish speaking, the Blood Demon Ancestor's body suddenly burst into flames, the Earth Immortal Method abruptly vanished, and the brilliant golden Immortal Qi rapidly collapsed towards his brow...
Boom!
In an instant, a terrifying blood-red light shot into the sky, as if a river of blood had pierced through the nine netherworlds, engulfing this world!
Without a second thought, Xiao Minghuang channeled all his magical power to flee at top speed, but he was still a fraction of a second too slow!
The self-destruction of the Blood Demon Ancestor, a mere Earth Immortal, was incredibly powerful. Xiao Minghuang was merely affected by the blast, yet she was covered in blood, her skin streaked with fine bloodstains, a truly shocking sight.
"Hahahaha!! Xiao Minghuang, you've finally met your end! You've brought me to this state, and today I'll take you down with me! Ah--"
The Blood Demon Ancestor laughed wildly, his voice both manic and shrill, but then the sound abruptly stopped!
Just then, the void suddenly froze, and a silver light suddenly pierced through the endless blood light, directly penetrating the Blood Demon Ancestor's body and completely annihilating him, his soul scattered!
Taking advantage of this moment, Xiao Minghuang, before she could even be shocked, fled rapidly into the distance. When she reached Quanyuan Supreme and Drunken Immortal Hermit, she also managed to grab the two people who were still in shock.
Behind her lies a world on the verge of destruction.
At the same time.
Almost all cultivators in the Five Directions One Realm, regardless of their cultivation level, felt sorrow and their eyes welled up with tears as long as they could sense Spiritual Qi energy!
"What happened?"
"I can sense that a powerful being has fallen..."
"... In the Southern Wilderness, a Celestial Immortal has fallen!"
Various discussions arose, and everyone stopped what they were doing, staring blankly at the distant void.
If the fall of a supreme being had occurred before in the past, then the fall of an Earth Immortal was unprecedented!
Since the creation of this world, through several era restarts, there has never been an event of a terrestrial immortal falling!
As a result, the cultivators only felt an invisible sorrow, but did not see any unusual phenomena descended from the heavens.
"Perhaps even the Heavenly Dao believed that Earth Immortals could not be killed..."
"With all the Earth Immortals dead, has this realm finally come to an end?"
"If even Earth Immortals are obliterated, what is the point of our cultivation?"
Many cultivators felt a surge of grief and indignation, but in the end, it all turned into a sigh, and they became disheartened.
Even immortals have perished, let alone others?
Although the Heavenly Dao had not sent any signs, the news of the Earth Immortal's death spread throughout the Five Directions One Realm at an incredible speed, and almost all cultivators knew about it.
Furthermore, because of the death of the Earth Immortal, countless cultivators suffered setbacks in their cultivation, and some even changed their future direction, no longer focusing on cultivation, but instead embarking on all sorts of evil paths.
In an instant, the winds of change swept across the land, and the fact that the Epochal Annihilation imminent could no longer be concealed. It spread from the Supreme Beings to even some Spirit Seed and Primordial Embryo cultivators.
Once one knows that their future is predetermined, there is no hope left. A sense of sadness pervades the world, spreading relentlessly and suffocatingly.
"This is the will of Heaven; who can defy it?"
At this moment, all the cultivators were filled with this thought, and a pessimistic attitude arose involuntarily.
"Keep the music playing, keep the dancing going! After I die, who cares about the deluge!"
Some people are even more extreme.
As a result, many regions fell into chaos, while the sects and branches of the Holy Academy, which usually maintained order, turned a blind eye and remained indifferent.
After all, the world is about to be destroyed, so who cares about a little chaos and killing?
Some sects simply sealed off their gates, ignoring all external changes and pretending not to know anything.
However, as the maintainers of the current order, the Holy Academy and the various holy lands under its direct command cannot be completely ignored.
Deep within the sanctuary.
In a solemn palace somewhere.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have ordered all sacred lands to declare martial law and take severe measures to suppress any rebellious individuals. Anyone discovered will be executed on the spot!"
The old Hundred Inquiries Pavilion Master reported.
"Yes, the approach is correct. I'm leaving the Zhongtian Dongji matter to you. You may leave now."
The man sitting on the throne slowly opened his eyes and nodded slightly.
"As you command."
The old Hundred Inquiries Pavilion Master responded and turned to leave.
A moment later.
The Emperor gazed into the void within the palace and asked calmly, "How is the situation in the Southern Wilderness?"
The words had barely left his mouth.
A figure in purple robes emerged from the void, cupped his hands in greeting, and said respectfully:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Blood Demon Ancestor has died at the hands of Princess Xiao."
After saying that, he added, "I saw with my own eyes that she used three divine objects comparable to the Immortal Method to force the Blood Demon Ancestor to self-destruct his Earth Immortal Origin, and at that moment she used that Heavenly Treasure to cut off the Blood Demon Ancestor's self-destruction process."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor slowly turned around and looked at the middle-aged man in purple robes standing below the steps.
"If you were to make a move, are you confident of success?"
The middle-aged man in purple robes was none other than the Ziwei Ancestor. He had been invited by the Quanyuan Supreme to go to the Southern Wilderness to assist in the battle, but seeing that Xiao Minghuang was already overwhelming the Blood Demon Ancestor, he wisely did not show himself and simply watched the entire battle from the sidelines.
He didn't know if Princess Xiao had noticed him, but she certainly hadn't shown him any particular attitude.
After Ziwei Ancestor said in a deep voice, "If Princess Xiao doesn't use those three rare treasures of the heavens, and doesn't have any other magical artifacts, I'm confident I can escape with my life from her!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor's eyes flickered, and he said calmly, "Fine! You may leave!"
The Ziwei Ancestor accepted the order and withdrew.
After the Ziwei Ancestor left, the palace fell silent, with only the still sound of an ancient well lingering in the air, making it difficult to understand.
After a long while, a long sigh echoed through the palace.
"... It seems it's time to revive those five people."
479. Heaven Bestows Treasure, Demon Emperor's Identity
Southern Wilderness.
A desolate land.
Rumble~~
The sky trembled violently, and visible ripples spread rapidly outwards, distorting the void and causing the world to spin. Layers of dark spatial cracks appeared in the sky, as if the end of the world had arrived!
A terrifying wave of destruction swept across the land, suffocating everyone present!
Looking back, Xiao Minghuang could no longer see any physical matter; everything, even the void itself, had been completely destroyed!
However, at that moment, she suddenly discovered that the silver light that had just annihilated the Blood Demon Ancestor was still flying towards her.
However, Xiao Minghuang did not sense any danger from this silver light; instead, she felt a sense of familiarity.
"Um?"
She furrowed her brows slightly, raised her delicate hand, and caught the glint of silver light, holding it in her palm.
Without time to check, Xiao Minghuang swiftly fled, leaping all the way to the edge of the desolate world before stopping at a place she deemed safe.
Immediately, she released the silver light in her hand.
What... what is this?
Xiao Minghuang examined it carefully for a moment. It was about a foot long, crystal clear, and sparkling with silver arcs of electricity. Under the sunlight, it reflected a dazzling brilliance.
However, it lacks the domineering nature often associated with the Way of Thunder; instead, it is gentle and calm, like a pool of autumn water that brings a sense of tranquility and peace.
After a brief examination, a concise piece of information emerged in her mind.
"Heaven bestows treasures? Is such a thing possible?"
Xiao Minghuang's beautiful eyes brightened slightly.
What she held in her hand was none other than a magical artifact bestowed upon her by the Heavenly Dao.
The so-called blessing from Heaven means receiving the approval of Heaven. This can only happen when one ascends to the Supreme Realm, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It will never happen again before or after any other realm.
The treasures bestowed by Heaven are generally not of very high grade, but they are usually well-suited to the recipient. Even if the grade is not high, they can always come in handy.
However, the short spear that Xiao Minghuang obtained seemed to be somewhat unusual.
First of all, this magical artifact seems to be of a rather high grade!
She had learned from records that someone had triggered a divine gift, obtaining a magical artifact that could conceal their aura and hide their form, making them undetectable even to earth immortals.
However, judging from its aura alone, her magic weapon clearly far surpasses the Saint Realm, reaching at least the level of a Supreme Magic Weapon, possibly on par with, or even surpassing, a Earth Immortal Method!
After all, she had just witnessed the Blood Demon Ancestor burn the Immortal Method the Earth Immortals, and the explosive Immortal Qi destroyed a small world. Yet this short spear pierced through it and even killed an Earth Immortal who had reached the pinnacle of enlightenment with a single blow!
This shows that the power of this short spear is enough to kill an Earth Immortal!
"With this magic weapon, we'll have a trump card when facing the Eastern Pole Emperor, the Demon Emperor, and others!"
Her eyes shone like stars, and a joyful smile graced her lips; she clearly loved this magical artifact.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Minghuang realized that she now possessed four usable magical treasures.
One of them is her most frequently used Nameless Sword Talisman, whose power is undoubtedly comparable to that of an Earth Immortal's Immortal Method.
Secondly, there is the Azure Sea Jade Bracelet, which is also a rare treasure from the heavens, with power comparable to that of a celestial being's Immortal Method.
Thirdly, there is the Chaos Bead, which is also a rare treasure of the heavens. It has almost no offensive power, but its defensive power is very strong, and its potential is very high. It will be of great benefit to her future cultivation.
After all, if an Earth Immortal wants to take the final step and transform from a mortal to an immortal, he needs to turn the secret realm into a small world, and the Chaos Bead can rehearse this process in advance.
Fourthly, there was the Thunder Short Spear she had just acquired, known for its lethal power.
Xiao Minghuang knew that the magnificent lightning was the might of heaven and was usually considered a manifestation of the will of heaven. Therefore, the killing power of the Thunder Dao, even if it could not rank in the top ten, would definitely be in the top twenty.
"With these four magical treasures, although I cannot dominate the Five Directions One Realm, as long as I don't encounter the Eastern Pole Emperor or the Demon Emperor, no other Earth Immortal is a match for me!"
She thought to herself, a faint smile appearing on her lips. Although she had only gone halfway through this trip to the Southern Wilderness, she had already advanced from the Saint Realm to the Supreme Realm. This trip was truly worthwhile!
"However... the death of the Blood Demon Ancestor at my hands will surely not be hidden from the Eastern Pole Emperor and the Demon Emperor..."