Chenyu Heavenly Demon!

Under Zhou Hao's divine sense, the two inner sect female disciples, along with Huang Tian and Shen Xia, were all enveloped in a bloody aura.

Whether they encountered earth demons or monsters along the way, they would simply leap forward and pounce, and a flash of blood would appear. After a few breaths, the earth demons and monsters that were pounced on would be reduced to nothing but skin and bones, making them even more bizarre than the demons themselves.

"A demonic cultivation technique from the Blood Demon Devouring lineage of the Hell Path?" Zhou Hao held his breath.

The ages of the Three Realms are endless. Since the time of cultivators, countless schools of thought have gradually emerged over this long period of time. For example, Zhou Hao comprehended the 'Heart of Taiji' and grasped a trace of the true meaning of the ' Tai Chi Great Dao ', thus belonging to the 'Taiji School'.

Other styles include the "Sword Immortal School" which focuses on understanding the way of the sword, and the "Yin-Yang School" which focuses on comprehending Yin and Yang, including the concepts of "life and death," "five elements," and "heaven and earth," among countless others, each with its own merits.

Among them, the most vicious and bizarre is undoubtedly the 'devouring' school of demonic arts.

Legend has it that in the deepest part of the Avici Hell, there is an endless sea of blood, where a great being resides—the patriarch of the demonic path of devouring. The Buddhist Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and three thousand Dharma protectors guard the Avici Hell to prevent that great being from emerging into the world and causing chaos.

Techniques like the <Blood Demon Indestructible Body> and <Blood Shadow Demon Body> in the human race's God-Devil Body Refining and demonic body-refining methods borrow some of the mysteries of the demonic path's 'devouring' technique. However, practitioners of such techniques must endure pain that ordinary people cannot bear at the beginning of their training. After mastering them, they dare not easily plunder the flesh, blood, and soul of living beings, otherwise they will incur great sins and be killed by righteous cultivators or Yinglong Guard before they can grow up.

Zhou Hao observed that the two female disciples of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, along with Huang Tian and Shen Xia, had been devouring any living creature they encountered, whether it was a Xiantian or Purple Mansion, or even special mushrooms and plants from the underground world. This was exactly the behavior of the demons who cultivated the Devouring lineage, as recorded in the <Profound Heaven Manual>.

"Junior Brother Liu Yu, was it because of Huang Tian, Shen Xia, and those two inner sect senior sisters that you fled like this?" Zhou Hao waved his hand and used the spell 'Water Mirror Technique' to manifest the four figures he 'saw' in the water mirror that appeared out of thin air.

"Yes." Liu Yu nodded repeatedly. "Senior Sister Jingru and Senior Sister Moyu are both inner disciples of the Morning Jade Peak lineage, possessing peak Myriad Phenomena strength. This time, they, along with Liang Han, accompanied me to the Abyss World to slay the Myriad Phenomena Yaksha and complete the outer sect trial mission. Everything was going smoothly until we were about to return to the surface, when we encountered Wan Fei. Upon seeing us, she only uttered the words ' Li Zhan is dead' before fainting."

"Then Huang Tian and Shen Xia flew over. Just as we were about to ask them what had happened, they suddenly transformed into Bloodshadow and attacked. Senior Sisters Jingru and Moyu were killed instantly. Senior Sister Liang Han was spared because she had a protective treasure given to her by Senior Sister Nishang, and I also had a protective jade pendant given to me by my sister..."

"Li Zhan is dead?" Zhou Hao nodded slightly.

Li Zhan, Wan Fei, and Shen Xia have always been inseparable. Now, Wan Fei's soul is injured and she is unconscious. Shen Xia seems to have been killed and become a demon controlled by monsters. Li Zhan is the strongest of the three, so it's likely that it was with his help that Wan Fei was able to escape and meet Liu Yu and the others.

"Could it be like the Nether Spring Old Devil I encountered, where they also met a powerful demon from the Hell Path?" Zhou Hao looked into the distance, where four thick beams of blood-red light could be seen in the darkness, heading this way.

"Senior brother, be careful. Shen Xia and the others are not afraid of magic weapons, and they can even unleash Secret Demon Divine Sound that can shake the soul. Liang Han was ambushed by the demonic sound," Liu Yu warned.

"Hmm." Zhou Hao nodded. "Do you have Minor Teleportation Escape Talisman? If the situation becomes critical, you can teleport away."

"I have one." A flash of green light appeared in Liu Yu's hand, revealing a green jade talisman. "But Liang Han and Wan Fei..."

If he had only cared about himself, he would have fled earlier and wouldn't have been chased by Huang Tian and Shen Xia until now.

The Minor Teleportation Escape Talisman must be activated by oneself and cannot carry other living beings, unless one can put a person into a celestial treasure, but celestial treasures are at least of the Heavenly Rank, which he does not possess.

"I have a treasure, though it is only of the human rank, its most special feature is that it can contain living beings." Zhou Hao flipped his hand and took out a bag, which was the Human-Rank Magical Treasure ' One Breath Bag ' that Ren Baili had given him when he was on Crouching Ox Island.

This treasure is not of high grade, but its special feature is that it can be very useful at critical moments. When he and Ren Baili left Crouching Ox Island to go to their lair in the Niehai Gorge, he used this One Breath Bag to put Ren Baili in, put him into a storage magic treasure, and then used the magic array of the Red Dust Immortal Mansion to teleport out of the White Mist Maze Array.

Whew~~~~

A suction force pulled the unconscious Wan Fei into the magic treasure pocket. Just as they were about to do the same to Liang Han, they saw her open her eyes and stand up from the deck.

"No need, I'm fine now."

Liang Han's face still looked somewhat pale, and her eyes were slightly dim.

"What a powerful Secret Demon Divine Sound! My soul almost developed its own consciousness, and I was so caught off guard that I nearly had my body shaken off." Liang Han looked at the four streaks of blood-red light getting closer and closer, then turned to Zhou Hao and said, "Changsheng Brother Changsheng, the demon's methods are bizarre. Let's just escape and go back to the sect for help."

"Liang Han, I want to try and see if I can save the true spirits of Huang Tian, Shen Xia, and the two inner sect senior sisters," Zhou Hao said in a deep voice. "I've dealt with souls devoured by the Blood Demon before. If they are saved in time, there is still a possibility of reincarnation. If we wait for the sect elders to arrive, I'm afraid they will have no chance of reincarnation."

When he killed Motai Xiao, he broke the Blood Demon Banner and then used the visualized image of the ' Supreme Clarity Moral Heavenly Venerable ' to purify the souls of those Xiantian Lifeform, allowing them to return to the underworld and be reincarnated. Now, he wants to use the same trick to rescue the four Mysterious Heaven Sect disciples he encountered.

After all, Huang Tian, Shen Xia, and they entered the sect together from the Xia Clan Great World. They were all fellow disciples, and if there was any chance, they should try their best.

"Oh?" Liang Han's eyes lit up with surprise. "If it is truly possible for Senior Sisters Jingru and Moyu to be reincarnated, the Morning Jade Peak lineage and Senior Sister Nishang will surely repay you handsomely."

"I was just doing my best," Zhou Hao shook his head.

He wouldn't sacrifice himself for nothing if things were truly impossible.

In the time it takes to say a few words, the four streaks of blood-red light are less than Baili away. A sharp, silent demonic sound, which seems to resonate directly in one's mind, suddenly rang out in the space of the Greenwood Flying Boat.

"Be careful, those are the demons' voices," Liang Han warned.

Zhou Hao's eyes narrowed, and the Heavenly Eye on his forehead opened within his Mud Pill Palace's sea of consciousness. The talisman of the ' Soul-Shaking Seal ' lit up, and a tidal wave of divine thoughts surged from his body. Countless ripples appeared out of thin air and spread outwards, instantly dispersing the mysterious demonic sound.

The Secret Demon Divine Sound is a secret technique of the soul in the demonic path. Although it is different from the soul technique <Soul-Shaking Seal> that Zhou Hao cultivated, it uses sound to impact the soul, but in essence, it is also an application of divine thought and consciousness.

With Zhou Hao's soul strength surpassing that of a perfected Nascent Primordial Spirit Daoist, and also having cultivated a soul-secret technique, breaking through this level of Secret Demon Divine Sound was naturally not difficult.

However, if one has not cultivated the secret techniques of the soul and relies solely on one's own soul to withstand the attack, it will be much more difficult. After all, offense is the way to win in the battle of the soul.

"Changsheng Brother Changsheng has actually cultivated a soul-cultivating secret technique?" Liang Han was overjoyed. "This kind of secret technique is worth as much as a divine ability when exchanged in the Dao Treasury Hall. Even inner disciples are rarely willing to exchange for one unless their soul develops divine consciousness."

"I cultivate the <Soul-Shaking Art>, which requires the fewest merit points. I can't afford the other soul-soul secret techniques," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

"The <Soul-Shaking Art> is quite good," Liang Han praised. "Once Junior Brother enters the inner sect, he will be able to choose more secret techniques in the Dao Treasury Hall. For example, there is a soul-shaking secret technique called <Western Heavenly Dragon Zen Chant>, which is a secret technique of the Buddhist sect in the Heavenly Realm. After cultivating it, the soul can emit the sound of chanting. Once used, it can make people weak as cotton and intoxicated. Those with weak souls will even have their minds stirred and turn to ashes. It is also a supreme secret method for protecting the soul. However, it has extremely high requirements for the soul. Even if one has developed divine consciousness, one may not be able to master it. Many Nascent Soul Elders do not have enough soul strength."

"Such secret techniques exist within the Dao Treasury Hall?" Zhou Hao's heart stirred.

His own spiritual power far surpassed that of ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist. If he were to cultivate this secret technique, he could truly demonstrate the strength of his spiritual power.

As they were pondering, four streaks of blood-red light approached. Huang Tian, Shen Xia, and two inner sect female disciples hovered in the air, coldly staring at the three people on the Greenwood Boat.

At this moment, the Yang Gang Xuan light emitted by the Heavenly Sun Mirror enveloped the entire Greenwood Boat, and ' Huang Tian ' raised his hand to touch the five-colored light pillar in front of him.

Sizzle~~~

A wisp of blood energy emerged from his hand, which was immediately refined and evaporated by the Yang Gang Xuan Guang.

"You think you can stop me with just this Yang Gang magic weapon?"

Huang Tian chuckled and stared at Zhou Hao, saying, "Zhou Hao, I didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise here, to run into you."

That sound...

Zhou Hao was taken aback.

"Li Zhan?"

Liu Yu's eyes also widened in shock as she stared at the blood-soaked ' Huang Tian,' exclaiming in horror, "You're Li Zhan? Didn't Wan Fei say you were dead?"

"Dead? Haha... I should say I've been reborn!"

' Huang Tian ' laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

"Li Zhan, oh no, it should be Motai Zhan. Now his soul has merged with mine, ' Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint '. From now on, I am Motai Zhan, Motai Zhan is me, the 'Chen Yu Tian Sheng', one of the ' Seven Sages of Bewildering Heaven Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint Saints' of the Yellow Springs Sect! Hahaha..."

Huang Tian looked at Zhou Hao.

"Zhou Hao, speaking of which, I should thank you properly. If you hadn't killed Motai Zhan's second brother Motai Jie, and his father, Motai Xiao, wiped out the Motai Clan clan of the Black Hand Tribe, and repeatedly caused him to lose face, Motai Zhan's heart wouldn't have been filled with resentment, allowing my remaining demonic thoughts to seep in, merge with his soul, and be reborn in his body!"

"Motai Zhan? Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint?" Zhou Hao held his breath.

Li Zhan was actually the son of Motai Xiao, and was even reborn in the body of the Yellow Springs Sect, who claimed to be one of the "Seven Sages of Bewildering Heaven of the Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint" of the Yellow Spring Sect.

Although it is unknown what level of demon the Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint is, the Nether Spring Old Devil who was killed earlier was only a disciple of the Yellow Springs Sect. To have the title of "Seven Sages of Bewildering Heaven of Bewilderment," this Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint must be at least at the Void Return level, or even possibly a Heavenly Immortal level demon.

At this moment, Zhou Hao sensed a figure moving towards him several times, and ' Huang Tian ' also turned his head to look at the figure over there.

Brush!

Ripples spread through the space, and it was the ' Daoist Yuanhua ' from Jade Dragon Peak who arrived.

"Zhou Hao Liang Han? What are you doing here?" Daoist Yuanhua asked in surprise when he saw Zhou Hao, Liu Yu, and Liang Han. "I sensed fluctuations indicating a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm earlier, so I tracked them down. I also saw the remains of creatures devoured by demons along the way. Are you alright?"

Before Zhou Hao could speak, Liang Han saw that a sect elder was arriving and quickly reported:

"Yuanhua is the work of a demon who calls himself one of the ' Seven Sages of Bewildering Heaven Yellow Springs Sect Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint. He has now taken over the body of an outer disciple."

"The Wrath-Controlling Heavenly Saint?" Daoist Yuanhua exclaimed in surprise, "It's the Chenyu Heavenly Demon! That's a demon at the Heavenly Immortal level! Run!"

Buzz~~~~

The surrounding spatial fluctuations suddenly froze, and a tall figure engulfed in towering blood flames strolled over.

"It's Li Zhan!" Liu Yu exclaimed.

Zhou Hao also looked at that figure, which was quite familiar.

Amidst the raging crimson flames, countless souls seemed to be wailing. The towering figures, some as tall as two stories, were clearly not something a normal human could possess.

His blood-red eyes, in particular, carried an air of superiority as he looked down upon the crowd.

"Another Primordial Spirit Daoist? Haha, wonderful! Devouring you all should be enough for me to recover to the Void Return Realm."

Whew! Whew! Whew! Whew!

As soon as Li Zhan appeared, Huang Tian, Shen Xia, and the two inner sect female disciples all turned into blood light and merged into the blood flames enveloping his body.

Suddenly, the blood flames shot into the sky, illuminating the surrounding Baili in a crimson glow.

Above the blood-red flames, a colossal image of Turtle-Snake intertwined was faintly visible, and a vast amount of heaven and earth energy gathered, as if it had stepped into the Nascent Soul realm right before everyone's eyes.

For a moment, the entire world seemed to freeze, as if it were about to submit to ' Li Zhan ', who exuded an overwhelming aura.