Taking advantage of this brief respite, the Cloud Immortal Couple once again activated the Immortal Couple Heart-Sync Technique. The phantom images of a dragon and a phoenix spiraled down, the dragon's body wrapping around Ta Jia's limbs and the phoenix's wings covering Ta Jia's body, attempting to use the power of the Immortal Couple to restrain his movements.
" Dragon-Phoenix Demon Lock!"
The gentle yet resilient Immortal Essence chains tightly bound Tajia, rendering her immobile. Her eyes flashed with ferocity as she frantically channeled her demonic energy to struggle. The black flames on her armor intensified, and the Immortal Essence chains hissed, threatening to break at any moment.
"Now!"
Luo Chuan Chuan's eyes were bloodshot as he poured all his Ancient God Power into the Luo God Sword without reservation. The sword's light surged to its peak, transforming into a golden sword rainbow that pierced through the heavens and earth, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it stabbed straight into Ta Jia's heart!
Despite their injuries, Wang Wei and Hu Juan formed hand seals and activated the immortal techniques left behind by their master, the Immortal Emperor Qinglin. Two beams of azure light shot towards Ta Jia, attempting to disrupt his demonic energy.
The Ancient Demon Bero, forgotten in the ruins, saw this scene and a resolute look flashed in his eyes. With his last bit of strength, he shot out the power of his Demon Core core, which turned into a beam of azure demonic light and struck Taga directly in the back of the head!
Seeing this, Ancient Demon Tagga scoffed disdainfully, "You're like ants trying to shake a tree, you don't even know what a true powerhouse is! Today, I'll show you what a real strongman is!"
Luo Chuan slammed his right foot into the ground, and in an instant, the body of the Ancient God suddenly appeared there, and the surging energy spread outwards like a raging storm.
"It's actually Royal Ancient God!!" Ancient Demon Tagga stared intently at Luo Chuan, clearly seeing a glimmer of golden light within the six star-shaped dots between Luo Chuan's eyebrows.
That glimmer of golden light represents royalty!
The simultaneous roars of the three ancient races instantly created an indescribable storm that swept across the eighth level of the Immortal Emperor Cave Abode.
The storm caused all the surrounding buildings to collapse, and even the sky seemed to be collapsing, with fine cracks appearing and bursts of scorching heat emanating from it and swirling around.
" Ancient God, do you dare to fight this Ancient Devil alongside me!" The Ancient Demon Bero took a step forward and immediately shouted.
Luo Chuan stood with one hand behind his back, looking at the Ancient Demon Tagga in front of him. Although he only had the strength of Six-Star Ancient God, the Royal Ancient God was definitely extraordinary.
Seeing this, the Ancient Devil's eyes flashed with mockery. He raised his Thick-Backed Blade, and with a sweeping motion, a monstrous blade of light appeared. He laughed wildly, "A mere Six-Star Ancient God or seven-star Ancient Demon dares to fight me!"
The moment the words fell, Ancient Demon Tagga swept his Thick-Backed Blade out horizontally, the pitch-black demonic flames of the sword beams traversing the heavens and earth with a force capable of tearing the sky apart, directly slashing towards the crowd.
The blade's light contained the Ancient Devil's supreme demonic power and the immense immortal power of the Immortal Emperor Qinglin's physical body. The two merged, and the power far exceeded the previous fist strike. Wherever it passed, space was directly cleaved into a pitch-black abyss, and even light was completely swallowed up.
Luo Chuan's expression changed drastically. Although he had transformed into the body of Royal Ancient God, with the Ancient God Power surging like waves, he still felt a fatal threat in the face of Ta Jia's full-force attack.
He quickly held the Luo God Sword horizontally in front of his chest, channeling all his Ancient God Power to block.
Wang Wei, Hu Juan, and the Ancient Demon Bero unleashed their remaining power, combining it into a mixed defensive line in an attempt to block the blade's edge.
However, the difference in strength between the two sides is ultimately vast.
The pitch-black blade of light crashed down, instantly shattering the defensive line that everyone had worked together to build. The dragon and phoenix phantoms let out a mournful cry and collapsed. Cloud Immortal Couple spat out blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string. Their Immortal Essence was in disarray, and they were instantly critically injured and on the verge of death.
The Qing Lin Immortal Light activated by Wang Wei and Hu Juan was utterly vulnerable. The two coughed up blood one after another, their bones shattered, and they fell heavily to the ground, unable to stand up again.
The Ancient Demon Bero was already exhausted. When it was hit by the aftershock of the blade's light, its Demon Core trembled violently, and the demon patterns around its body dimmed, completely rendering it powerless.
Holding the Luo Chuan Luo God Sword, Luo Chuan gritted his teeth and persevered. Veins bulged on the Ancient God's body, and six golden stars flashed between his brows, yet he was still forced to his knees by the immense force of the sword's edge.
The ground beneath Luo Chuan's feet suddenly cracked, his arms trembled uncontrollably, his tiger's mouth split open, blood flowing down the sword, and the Ancient God Power around him was rapidly depleted, and he was on the verge of collapse.
Pfft!
A mouthful of golden blood from the Ancient God spurted out, and Luo Chuan's defense was completely broken. His body flew backward and crashed heavily into the ruins. The Luo God Sword also flew out of his hand and stuck into the ground, its light dimming.
With just one move, everyone was utterly defeated, utterly powerless to retaliate.
Ancient Demon Tagga slowly sheathed his sword, his demonic energy surging around him. Looking at the people lying on the ground, his face was full of unrestrained mockery.
"I told you, you are all like ants trying to shake a tree, overestimating yourselves. So what if Royal Ancient God? With only six-star cultivation, you are still no match for me! Today, all of you will die here, and none of you will leave alive!"
Ancient Demon Tagga pressed forward relentlessly, his demonic energy sweeping in like a tidal wave, and the shadow of death completely enveloped everyone present.
Luo Chuan struggled to stand up, but his whole body was in excruciating pain, and it was extremely difficult to even move a single finger. Looking at the approaching Ta Jia, his heart turned cold.
"Retreat! Quickly retreat into the secret passage of the Immortal Mansion of the Venerable Palace!"
Hu Juan roared with her last ounce of strength. She remembered her master, the Immortal Emperor Qinglin's, instructions before his death: within this Immortal Emperor Cave Abode, only the secret passage of the Rain Realm Venerable Palace could lead to the core forbidden area, where there might still be a glimmer of hope.
A glint flashed in Luo Chuan's eyes. He had no other choice at the moment. Despite his injuries, he grabbed the Luo God Sword and pulled up the heavily injured Wang Wei to help Hu Juan. They retreated rapidly towards the direction of the Rain Realm Venerable Palace.
The Ancient Demon Bero knew that he was in imminent danger, so he gritted his teeth, got up, and fled closely behind the others.
"Trying to run? You won't escape me!"
Seeing this, Ancient Demon Tagga laughed wildly and transformed into a demonic shadow in a flash, relentlessly pursuing them. His demonic energy locked onto their auras, giving them no chance to catch their breath.
The group ran frantically through the collapsed palace and soon arrived at the entrance of the main hall. Relying on her memory, Hu Juan quickly activated a hidden mechanism inside the hall, and a dark secret passage entrance suddenly appeared.
No one dared to linger and they leaped into the secret passage one after another. At that moment, Taja's demonic hand slammed down, smashing the main gate of the temple to pieces, and demonic energy surged in through the secret passage.
The secret passage was long and narrow. The group rushed along, and after a while, the view suddenly opened up before them. However, the sight that came into view made everyone gasp in shock.
This so-called forbidden land of the Immortal Mansion was actually a boundless sea of lava!
The crimson magma churned and boiled, bubbles bursting and spewing out scorching poisonous gas. The temperature was terrifyingly high, even distorting and deforming the air itself.
The lava was littered with the remains of countless cultivators. Those whose cultivation was below the Jingnie Realm were instantly reduced to ashes by the high temperature of the lava once they stepped into this place, leaving not even a trace of their souls behind.