Outside the Northern Moon Tree in the Demon Realm.
A man in a long black robe slowly approached, riding auspicious clouds.
Stars revolved within his eyes, All-Heaven Radiance shone, and countless living beings multiplied and flourished within them.
Horns sounded in rapid succession from within the Northern Moon Tree.
Four Half-Sages flew out, transforming into thousand-zhang Saint Bodies as they glared at the black-robed Zong Moju.
"Kill him!"
The four Half-Sages joined forces. Divine light surged, and sacred power shot forth.
Yet all their power dissipated upon reaching Zong Moju.
A damaged bronze statue stood upon Zong Moju's shoulder.
"This is bad! That's the might of an ancestral treasure! Quickly, use the Sacred Tree Ancestral Treasure to crush him!"
The four Demon Barbarian Half-Sages joined forces, and a fiery red sun rose from within the Moon Tree. Countless Little Suns lay within it, releasing strange halos, each encircled by innumerable planets.
The sky instantly became a Star Sea.
Vast, mighty power descended upon Zong Moju.
Zong Moju seemed lost in a trance, making no attempt to block it. The bronze statue on his shoulder let out a piercing shriek and shot skyward to meet the Star Sea.
The bronze statue collided with the Star Sea. Divine light surged, thunderous crashes rang out, and terrifying ancestral might swept in every direction. The four Half-Sages tumbled backward, and the Moon Tree's branches and leaves churned like waves. Only Zong Moju continued forward.
"Don't let him near the Moon Tree!"
The Half-Sages roared.
Zong Moju suddenly turned, glanced toward the Human Realm, and broke into a radiant smile.
"So that was it. I have attained the Way."
With those words, Zong Moju's aura soared, instantly breaking through the peak of Half-Sage and reaching Second Saint.
Heaven and earth trembled, and extraordinary phenomena appeared