Heavenly Demon Godslaying!

"The aggrieved party?" Zhou Hao shook his head and chuckled.

"True Immortal Taotie, putting aside your grudges with the Northern Land, right and wrong are clear to everyone. Even if you truly wish to seek revenge, you should go to the Northern Land to settle things, not block my path here..."

"I will naturally settle my score with the Northern Land, but I am stopping you today for something else." The True Immortal Taotie rolled his goldfish eyes.

Other things?

Zhou Hao's heart stirred slightly, and then he heard the True Immortal Taotie's sharp, shrill voice, like a baby's shrill cry, say in a chilling tone, "Did you go to that Boluohua Isle in the Milky Way before? My Nine-Headed Senior Brother's beloved disciple, Feiyi, died on that island. Apart from a Void Return Demon, you, Zhou Tiandi, were the only one who went to that island."

"You already had a grudge against the Asura Church of the Blood River Patriarch, and then you suddenly encountered your nephew Feiyi. Do you dare say that you weren't the one who poisoned him?"

The Nine-Headed Celestial God beside him also glared at him with a cold gaze.

The previously calming wind began to churn and roar once more.

"As expected, it was for those two dead celestial beings. It seems that the Withered Grass Fairy disturbed the traces of time there before she left." Zhou Hao's mind raced, and he suddenly realized.

The Withered Grass Fairy disturbed the traces of time on the island, but she teleported directly to the island without leaving any trace of entering or leaving, yet she made herself take the blame for nothing.

Having figured these things out, Zhou Hao looked towards the void on the other side.

Although the wind was howling there, he could still sense the hidden figure through his mental perception.

"Earth Treasury Ksitigarbha, you've come here also for that Buddhist disciple who was with Feiyi?"

Wow~~~

A golden halo appeared out of thin air, revealing a dharma image of a monk who held a jewel in his left hand and a staff in his right, seated on a thousand-petaled blue lotus.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou," Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva bowed with his left hand holding a bead, "The Buddhist disciple who died was named 'Pig Head,' and was a disciple of my Buddhist master Lamp-Light Buddha. Although I do not believe that his demise is related to you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, the traces of time on that island have been disrupted by a secret technique, and it is impossible to see what happened before through time reversal. Since I know that you were on the island at that time, it is only natural that I have to come and ask."

"Please tell me, Fellow Daoist Zhou, who killed the Buddhist disciple?" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva asked from afar.

The deceased Buddhist celestial being was a Buddhist disciple who came from a small world in the Human Realm. He possessed innate wisdom from the very beginning of his cultivation. He traveled to mortal towns to beg for alms, and used the money he received to exchange for pig heads as food, hence he was known as the "Pighead Monk".

Later, he had a fortuitous encounter and became a celestial being in a small world. He then came to the Heavenly Realm and became a disciple of the Lamp-Light Buddha. He still used Pig Head as his Dharma name and was the youngest disciple of the Lamp-Light Buddha.

After Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was appointed as the Heavenly Court Emperor, many Buddhist disciples followed him. The Pighead Monk also came along. Because he loved to talk, he became friends with the Feiyi at first sight and went out together to find delicious food. Little did he expect to end up with a tragic death.

Therefore, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva must also ask clearly, otherwise he would not be able to explain to Lamp-Light Buddha.

"He's actually a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, a powerful figure." Zhou Hao hadn't known the origins of the Pighead Monk before, but when he heard Earth Treasury say that he was a disciple of the Buddhist powerhouse ' Lamp-Light Buddha,' he was secretly shocked. "It's easy to say that it was the Withered Grass Fairy who killed him, but the root cause still lies with Xiangcao. If I reveal it, and Xiangcao becomes a target of powerful figures... Hundred Graves Mountain can protect her for a while, but it may not be able to protect her forever."

According to the numerous messages from powerful figures provided by the eldest disciple, Xuandu Grand Mage, the Lamp-Light Buddha was not an easy person to deal with among the many powerful figures in Buddhism and Daoism.

It should be noted that the Lamp-Light Buddha is also known as the Lamp-Light Joyful Buddha. It is said that the Joyful Meditation Method in the Three Realms was created by this great being.

If such a powerful being were to set her sights on her, how could Xiangcao ever find peace again?

As he was pondering the implications, he heard the True Immortal Taotie let out a cold laugh.

"What else is there to ask? In order to seize Wushan Gorge, Zhou Hao ruthlessly killed Bai Miao and Hundred Desires. On this desolate island, when he encountered Feiyi and Zhu Tou, it's understandable that he might have suddenly attacked them for magic treasures or something else."

The True Immortal Taotie formed a demon-summoning hand gesture and pointed into the air. Countless black ice blocks the size of millstones appeared out of thin air, colliding and spinning in the yin wind as they slashed towards the Eight Views Imperial Carriage where Zhou Hao was located.

The eight-colored celestial light emanating from the imperial carriage was frantically sliced by the black ice block, which resembled a sharp sword. Instantly, the edges of the celestial light twisted and rippled, frightening the nine golden dragons into trembling fear.

"Earth Treasury Ksitigarbha, I was indeed present when that Pighead Monk died, but I did not kill him. As for who did it, because the person involved is closely related to me, I cannot disclose that information," Zhou Hao said.

"As for the Nine-Headed Celestial God and the Taotie, I say the same thing. Believe it or not, I'll accept whatever means they may take."

With that, Zhou Hao waved his hand and put away the Eight Views Imperial Carriage and the nine golden dragons, letting the dark wind and clouds envelop him.

The black ice blocks that swirled with the yin wind cut directly at his body, but only produced a few sparks, not even leaving a white mark on his skin.

"The Eight-Nine Arcane Art at the sixth level?" True Immortal Taotie's expression changed. "No wonder he was so arrogant."

He was well aware of the power of his own sorcery.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly ordinary appearance of those black ice blocks. They are the result of a secret technique that draws on the essence of the mysterious ice from the Beiming Sea for billions of years. Each block is harder and sharper than a top-grade immortal magic weapon. Furthermore, with the help of the Nine-Headed Celestial God's Annihilating Wind Secret Art, even a pure Yang magic weapon would shatter if cut for too long.

Zhou Hao didn't need any magical treasures to block it; he easily blocked it with just his divine body. Among all the divine powers and secret techniques in the Three Realms, only the ' Eight-Nine Arcane Art below the True God level, has such power.

"To reach the sixth level of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art at the Void Return Divine Demon Realm, the Three Pure Ones truly values you." The Nine-Headed Celestial God's expression also became solemn.

"However, relying solely on this one supernatural power is far from enough to act arrogantly." The Nine-Headed Celestial God grabbed the demon banner floating behind him and waved it.

Amidst the dark clouds and eerie winds, thunder roared and countless streams of black water from the Beiming surged forth, transforming in the air into various shapes such as water blades, water swords, water dragons, water tigers, water birds, water pythons, and water arrows. Then, swept by the dark blue winds, all the black water instantly froze into deadly ice.

In an instant, countless black ice swords, ice dragons, ice tigers, ice birds, and ice pythons attacked simultaneously, while a vast expanse of black water roared, as if the universe were collapsing, all pressing down on Zhou Hao.

"Whether you can be arrogant or not, we'll find out after the fight." Zhou Hao laughed, his body swaying as he became thousands of feet tall, enduring all kinds of attacks, he simply flipped his hand and took out the Purple Gold Hammer, smashing it fiercely forward.

Peng~~~

Like the god Pangu creating the world, Zhou Hao cleaved open a gap in the vast black ocean, along with countless black ice blocks, and stepped out.

Zhou Hao was about to charge into close combat when the voice of the Nine-Headed Celestial God resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"The Heavenly Demon Godslaying!"

Suddenly, a burst of azure demonic light shot out from the enormous demonic banner in the hands of the Nine-Headed Celestial God, rushing straight towards Zhou Hao.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hao's expression changed slightly. He blocked with his Purple Gold Hammer, but the cyan demonic light seemed to have no substance. It directly passed through the Purple Gold Hammer and instantly pounced on him.

Zhou Hao felt a chill run through his body; even with his divine body, which had reached the level of a pure Yang magic weapon, he could feel the bone-chilling cold.

Then the azure demonic light manifested directly in his Mud Pill Palace, forming a large, dwarf-like celestial demon with the body of a fish and the wings of a bird, which rushed towards Zhou Hao's soul with its blood-red maw wide open.

"So what if you've mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Art? If you fall victim to Senior Brother's secret technique, Heavenly Demon Godslaying, even a god will only face certain death." The True Immortal Taotie smiled as he watched the azure demonic light enter Zhou Hao's body.

Because only the top masters of Buddhism and Daoism possess the supernatural power of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, and the resources required for its cultivation are terrifyingly high, very few can achieve any significant success. However, there are still powerful figures in the Three Realms who roam freely using this supernatural power.

Therefore, other forces still have corresponding methods to counter these abnormally powerful divine bodies.

Among them, the most effective and most lethal method is the attack on the soul.

Not only the True Immortal Taotie, but even the Nine-Headed Celestial God stopped waving his demon banner and looked at Zhou Hao, who seemed frozen in time, from afar.

"He hasn't even survived the Heavenly Tribulation, so how strong can his soul be? Now, a Heavenly Demon has directly attacked his Mud Pill Palace, tearing at his soul. If he weren't cultivating both Qi and body simultaneously, he would definitely be dead!"

The Nine-Headed Celestial God was very confident that even if he were attacked by the Heavenly Demon he had been cultivating since ancient times and forced into his Mud Pill Palace, his soul would be completely devoured in a short time.

"Out of respect for the Three Pure Ones, I will only devour half of your divine soul in your Mud Pill Palace to avenge the death of my disciple Feiyi," the Nine-Headed Celestial God said coldly. "If you provoke my Kunpeng lineage again in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Even within the territory of the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, he dared not truly kill Zhou Hao.

The invisible celestial demon only attacked Zhou Hao's Mud Pill Palace (a point in the head) and sea of consciousness, without attacking his divine soul within his body, indicating that it was leaving some room for maneuver.

His voice echoed throughout the land, but Zhou Hao, who was far away, was completely unaware. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who had not made a move, showed a hesitant expression.

"Earth Treasury, I know that your Buddhist sect is now on good terms with the Dao Sect," said the Nine-Headed Celestial God, "But Zhou Hao watched your Buddhist disciple die without offering any help. You'd better just stand by and watch."

"Alas..." Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sighed softly.

Zhou Hao is now under the influence of the Nine-Headed Celestial God's soul attack technique, and even if he wanted to save him, it would be too late.

But the thought that even if Zhou Hao didn't die this time, he would lose half of his soul, which would not only greatly reduce his strength but also potentially affect his personality, making his future tribulations even more troublesome.

The enmity with the Nine-Headed Celestial God is even greater, which is also extremely troublesome... Thinking of this, the sorrow on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's face deepened, and he chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice.

Seeing this, the Nine-Headed Celestial God was satisfied. Just as he was about to retrieve the Beiming Dark Water he had released into the magic banner, he discovered that the banner in his hand had begun to tremble. The previously hidden demonic runes also surfaced and flowed, but the aura of the banner decreased instead of increasing.

"What's going on?" The Nine-Headed Celestial God was shocked and furious. The aura of his magical artifact, the Demon Banner, was constantly weakening, indicating that the power of this artifact was decreasing.

And the foundation of this magical artifact is that celestial demon that has been refined over countless years... There is only one possibility: his own celestial demon is weakening!

"How is that possible?"

"The Heavenly Demon was created by me using the souls of twelve ancient true immortals, like raising poisonous insects, letting them fight and devour each other until only the most ferocious one remained. It was then nurtured with countless spiritual herbs and refined over endless years."

"Even Master said that once a Heavenly Demon enters one's sea of consciousness, even the strongest True Immortal or Heavenly God will find it difficult to escape death. Could Zhou Hao's soul be as strong as that of a Great Power?" The Nine-Headed Celestial God couldn't believe it.

This Heavenly Demon Banner was his trump card throughout his Qi Refining journey, and it was invincible!

Other top beings of the same level all use divine soul defense techniques or magic treasures to resist the Heavenly Demon outside their bodies. They have never encountered a situation where a Heavenly Demon rushed into their Mud Pill Palace and they were still able to remain unharmed and even counterattack the Heavenly Demon.

In the Mud Pill Palace.

Zhou Hao's Taiji Divine Soul was shrouded in a layer of light membrane as thin as a cicada's wing. When the Heavenly Demon transformed and let out a shriek, attempting to devour his Divine Soul...

That seemingly fragile layer of light now appeared like an insurmountable chasm, blocking Zhou Hao's soul.

At the same time, Zhou Hao exerted all his strength to activate the ' Mindforce Soul-Control Method ' taught by the Jade Pool Golden Mother, manifesting countless threads of mental power within his Mud Pill Palace and wrapping them around the Heavenly Demon.

hiss hiss hiss~~~

The threads formed from Zhou Hao's mental energy, once they touched the Heavenly Demon, acted as if they were being cut by rope saws under his control.

Although the power of a single thread is limited, it cannot withstand the endless cycle of life.

With Zhou Hao's mental strength nearing the fourth level, he instantly generated hundreds of threads to bind and sever the celestial demon.

Soon, they sawed off one of its two wings.

"Fortunately, I had the Heartforce Soul Control Secret Technique taught by Senior Golden Mother." Zhou Hao was also filled with lingering fear. Otherwise, if he had suddenly encountered a soul attack secret technique like the Nine-Headed Celestial God, he would have been caught off guard and definitely suffered a loss.

Although his mind was immersed in the Mud Pill Palace at this moment, half of his divine soul was still in his body, and he was still clear about what was happening in the outside world.

Only because of his powerful divine body and the knowledge that the other party could not do anything to him, did he deal with the celestial demon who broke into the Mud Pill Palace first, ignoring the outside world.

He had heard the words of the Nine-Headed Celestial God clearly and immediately said loudly, "Nine-Headed, your Heavenly Demon Godslaying Technique is indeed extraordinary, but it is still insufficient against me. I originally intended to trap and kill you, Heavenly Demon, but since you have held back this time, I will not go all the way and will only annihilate half of you."

As he spoke, he released the mental energy threads binding the celestial demon and began to coil around his own soul.

The Nine-Headed Celestial God being sensed the weakening aura of the demon banner in his hand and knew that the celestial demon was in trouble. He hurriedly tried to use magic to take it back, but he could not succeed no matter what he did.

Just as he was about to rush forward in a fit of rage, upon hearing Zhou Hao's words, he quickly cast the spell again to withdraw, and found that the previous obstacle was indeed gone, which immediately put his mind at ease.

When the Heavenly Demon transformed back into demonic light and flew off Zhou Hao's body, returning to the demon banner in his hand, the Nine-Headed Celestial God examined it carefully and discovered that nearly half of the Heavenly Demon had been lost. He immediately felt heartbroken, and his eyes turned red.

"Good! Good! Good! This is the first time I've suffered such a great loss since I mastered the secret technique passed down by my master. I will never be at peace until I avenge this!" The Nine-Headed Celestial God said through gritted teeth. He first stored the demon banner in his Purple Mansion to nurture it. Then, his body swayed and his figure quickly transformed into an incomparably majestic and terrifying figure that was 15,000 feet tall.

He has a huge body, like a roc, with wings covered in brocade feathers, and his body is covered in fluffy feathers. When he stretches out, he can cover the sky and the sun.

Its lower body has eighteen centipede-like sharp legs, as sharp as hooks, and its upper body has nine insect-like heads clustered together, each with a ferocious mouthpart. An ancient and fierce aura permeates the air, which is the true form of the Nine-Headed Celestial God's divine beast, the ' Nine-Headed Insect '.

A loud cry, "Roar~~~~," came from the mouthparts of the Nine-Headed Insect, sounding like the cry of a crane.

Seeing the Nine-Headed Celestial God reveal his true form, Zhou Hao gripped the Purple Gold Hammer tightly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, a dazzling sword light suddenly pierced through the boundless black clouds and rushed in, landing beside Zhou Hao and revealing a man carrying a celestial sword.

"Nine-Headed, why aren't you lording it over the Beiming Eastern Victory Divine Continent?" The man frowned at the Nine-Headed Insect. "No matter when you see your true form, it's always terrifying."

"Donghua?"

"Senior Brother Lü?"

The one who arrived was none other Patriarch Lü Lü Dongbin, the peerless swordsman of the Dao Sect.

I haven't written in several days, and my writing skills have gotten a bit rusty...