Demon Sage Ji Meng? Enraged Dijun and Taiyi!

It should be known that this was already halfway up Mount Buzhou, not far from its summit.

Even ordinary Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals couldn't withstand the Opening-Heaven Pressure.

Moreover, the aura within the burly middle-aged man before him was inscrutable. He was likely more than a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal—he was a genuine Quasi-Sage expert!

Even during the Lich Calamity era, when Great Luo were everywhere and Taiyi were less than dogs, a Quasi-Sage could still be considered a top-tier Great Supernatural Being.

"This stretch of Mount Buzhou is under the Demon Race's control. Boy, if you know what's good for you, hand over the treasure. Otherwise, don't blame this Demon Sage for being merciless!"

The burly middle-aged man was none other than Demon Sage Ji Meng, one of the Ten Great Demon Sages.

A teasing smile hung on his face as he looked at Zhao Gongming before him, as though Zhao Gongming were already his prey.

"What if I refuse?"

Zhao Gongming's heart stirred. He hadn't expected that merely climbing Mount Buzhou would bring him face-to-face with a Demon Race Demon Sage. His luck was a little too 'good.'

But on second thought—

After the First Lich War, demons ruled the heavens while witches ruled the earth.

The foot of Mount Buzhou was where the Witch Race operated, while its summit connected to the Demon Court. Encountering a Demon Race Demon Sage here seemed perfectly reasonable.

"Then die!"

Demon Sage Ji Meng spoke coldly. The instant his words fell, the terrifying pressure of a Quasi-Sage solidified and crushed fiercely toward Zhao Gongming.

Buzz!

Facing such terrifying Quasi-Sage pressure, Zhao Gongming circulated the Profound Technique within his body. Like a gentle breeze brushing his face, it erased the pressure in an instant.

"Oh? You've got some skill!"

A trace of surprise appeared on Demon Sage Ji Meng's face, but he soon calmed down.

Mount Buzhou possessed the Opening-Heaven Pressure. It was only natural for Zhao Gongming to have some means if he could climb this far, but the chasm between a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal and a Quasi-Sage was not so easily crossed.

"Die!"

With a raised hand, Demon Sage Ji Meng brought down a black heavy hammer wreathed in Primordial Unity qi and Primal Origin True Water upon Zhao Gongming.

This strike was immensely powerful. Even the stable space of the Primordial World was smashed apart layer upon layer, its might terrifying to the extreme.

Yet before such a terrifying strike, Zhao Gongming didn't even dodge. Like someone frightened senseless, he merely stood quietly where he was.

Boom!

The next moment, the black heavy hammer slammed down. Its terrifying power seemed to make even Mount Buzhou tremble slightly.

Centered on Zhao Gongming, the rocks within a hundred-mile radius were smashed into a massive crater. Within it, space itself had shattered, with earth, water, wind, and fire surging wildly. Zhao Gongming was nowhere to be seen.

"He's dead for sure!"

A confident smile surfaced on Demon Sage Ji Meng's face.

This black heavy hammer was called the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer, a genuine Upper-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Once activated, it descended bearing Primal Origin Heavy Water and Primordial Unity qi. Its power was tyrannical; even Quasi-Sage experts of the same realm wouldn't dare receive it head-on.

That fellow was merely a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. How could he possibly survive? He had surely been smashed to ashes and perished on the spot.

With that thought, Demon Sage Ji Meng was about to move toward the bottom of the crater. But at that very moment, his body instinctively stiffened, and he stared fixedly into its depths.

"Is that all a Demon Race Quasi-Sage can do?"

As a calm voice rang out, Demon Sage Ji Meng's face filled with disbelief.

A figure wreathed in hazy clear light slowly stepped out from the endlessly surging earth, water, wind, and fire. His expression was tranquil and indifferent. Who else could it be but Zhao Gongming?

"How... how is this possible?"

Looking at the completely unscathed Zhao Gongming, Demon Sage Ji Meng's expression changed instinctively, while stormy waves rose in his heart.

That strike just now may have been casual, but it was absolutely not something a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could withstand.

"Could it be...?"

At that moment, Demon Sage Ji Meng seemed to think of something and was jolted in alarm.

The Primordial Heavy Water Hammer was an Upper-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. For Zhao Gongming to block it so easily and emerge unscathed, he definitely possessed an astonishingly high-grade defensive spiritual treasure!

At the very least, it had to be a Peak-Grade Innate Defensive Spiritual Treasure!

Huff!

At that thought, Demon Sage Ji Meng's breathing became heavy. Greed filled his face, and the killing intent in his gaze toward Zhao Gongming nearly became tangible!

A Peak-Grade Innate Defensive Spiritual Treasure—even he didn't possess one!

If he killed Zhao Gongming and obtained this Peak-Grade Innate Defensive Spiritual Treasure, his strength would likely soar. He could even rank among the foremost of the Ten Great Demon Sages!

"A mere Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal dares boast so shamelessly? Today, I'll let you see the uncrossable chasm between a Quasi-Sage and a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!"

Demon Sage Ji Meng sneered. The next moment, the sound of the Four Seas surging erupted from behind him. Immediately, boundless Four Seas True Water swept forth, engulfing an area of ten million miles and forming a True Water Dao Domain. Within this Dao Domain, Zhao Gongming felt his body stagnate, as though he had sunk into a swamp. Demon Sage Ji Meng, on the other hand, moved like a fish in water, and the might radiating from every gesture had surged by an entire level.

This was the greatest difference between Quasi-Sages and Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals: the Quasi-Sage Dao Domain.

Once one's comprehension of the Great Dao reached a certain level, one could evolve a Dao Domain belonging to oneself. Within it, one's own strength received an astonishing boost while the enemy was harshly suppressed!

As one side waned and the other waxed, an uncrossable chasm naturally formed!

"Die!"

The next moment, bolstered by the Quasi-Sage Dao Domain, the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer's power increased by more than dozens of times. Carrying the force of the True Water Dao Domain, it smashed down toward Zhao Gongming once more.

"A Quasi-Sage Dao Domain?!"

Feeling the suppression from the Quasi-Sage Dao Domain and the dramatically enhanced Primordial Heavy Water Hammer, Zhao Gongming found it rather novel.

It seemed the gulf between a Quasi-Sage and a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal was equally astonishing.

"However, this ends here!"

Passively taking blows wasn't Zhao Gongming's style. Earlier, he had merely wanted to see exactly what the difference between a Quasi-Sage and a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal was!

The next moment, with a thought from him, the Thirty-Six Heavens Worlds rumbled. Their origins fused into one, transforming into a black ring that neither dodged nor yielded, but charged directly into the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer.

Bang!

The instant the two spiritual treasures collided, time and space seemed to freeze completely.

The next moment, unimaginable destructive aftershocks formed visible rings and swept in every direction, shattering the entire area within ten thousand miles.

It should be known that this was Mount Buzhou, where Pangu's pressure was astonishing. If this strike had taken place in the Primordial World, an area spanning hundreds of millions of miles would likely have been reduced to ruins!

"What?"

At the same time, beneath those destructive aftershocks, Demon Sage Ji Meng felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His enormous body was blasted directly backward.

Disbelief appeared on his face. Then, a talisman carried on his person shattered outright.

Primordial World, Thirty-Three Heavens, deep within the Demon Court.

Inside the Sun God Palace.

Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi sat upon their thrones like two suns, dazzling golden light radiating from their bodies as terrifying true fire coiled around them.

Above their heads, the Chaos Bell hummed, lowering dense Primordial Chaos Mother Qi. Below them stood the other nine Demon Sages of the Demon Race in a row.

Buzz!

At that moment, a soft pop sounded through the silent Sun God Palace. Dijun and Taiyi were instinctively startled, anger appearing on their faces.

"This is... Demon Sage Ji Meng has encountered danger?"

"Could those lunatics of the Witch Race be trying to stir up another conflict?"