Shrouding the Heavens: Creating the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art in the Age of Myth
Chapter 30

Leveling Kunlun Immortal Mountain

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Amid the clanging of hammer on metal, an ancient, weathered jar radiating sacred majesty emerged within the Thunder Sea of the Myriad Dragon Nest.

The aura it emitted was exceedingly profound and unfathomable.

It was the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar Li Ming had forged from his old body.

Faint shadows of the stars of the heavens and all living things between heaven and earth could be seen upon the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

Countless mysterious patterns were woven across it, forming supreme Great Dao laws and order.

Rumble!

Under Li Ming's guidance, endless Great Dao runes were drawn from the Thunder Sea within the Chaotic Dragon Nest. They transformed into incomparably brilliant light and enveloped the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

The Immortal Dao Runes contained within that terrifying lightning were truly not to be underestimated.

The endless lightning runes were like the finest hammers in the world, tempering the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar with supreme Great Dao runes.

Under the forging of that terrifying lightning, countless densely packed and mysterious Great Dao runes appeared upon the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

Not long afterward, densely packed cracks appeared across it once more.

Yes.

Li Ming had first forged his own body into the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, then personally shattered it.

It was to fuse it with countless heavenly treasures.

Rumble!

The Great Dao Flame and terrifying lightning madly tempered the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

There was also the origin blood essence of the Dark Supremes Li Ming had obtained, used to refine the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

How could an ordinary person possibly have so many astonishing materials when forging an Extreme Dao Weapon?

Yet Li Ming was now using the finest materials he could find to forge the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

Mountains of heavenly treasures and divine-grade materials appeared beside him.

All kinds of Immortal Gold, Chaos Divine Marrow, Mother Qi of All Things, and treasures like them, along with precious materials unique to the Immortal Domain, shone with extreme brilliance.

Every single material was an exceptionally rare divine-grade treasure, sufficient to forge an Extreme Dao Weapon.

After melting, these materials fused with the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar and condensed into a brand-new one.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Li Ming sat cross-legged, golden light flashing in his eyes. Endless Great Dao runes flickered within them, as though he could see through every secret in the world.

His Chaotic Body had now transformed to perfection. His comprehension and control of the myriad Daos of heaven and earth had truly reached an unprecedented level.

Resonating with the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, he drew complete chains of Great Dao laws and order from the Nine-Colored Thunder Sea of the Chaotic Dragon Nest and fused them into the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

Endless phenomena manifested, and in the haze came the roars of gods and demons.

Endless Nine-Colored Divine Thunder and Chaotic Divine Thunder flew into the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.

Days passed.

At last, one day, an earth-shattering bang suddenly rang out.

The Devouring Heaven Demon Jar had finally been forged.

"Though it has not become an Immortal Weapon, the Immortal Dao Runes flashing upon it indicate that it is rapidly evolving toward one..."

"Like the Heavenly Demonic Saber, perhaps one day it will suddenly transform into an Immortal Weapon..."

Carrying the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, Li Ming left Myriad Dragons City, departed this world, and returned to Ziwei Star.

He arrived above the Falling Star River and casually tossed the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, which looked like an ordinary earthenware jar, into the river.

It fell like a meteor from the sky.

With a splash, it plunged into the Falling Star River.

It bobbed in the water before sinking to the riverbed, carried away by the current to some unknown place.

"I wonder which lucky person this jar will end up with?"

"Why did the Ruthless Empress in the original story allow the jar to drift outside and never retrieve it?"

"There must be a reason for that!"

"Though I do not understand its meaning, that does not stop me from doing the same."

"Bestowing treasures upon those destined for them may itself be cultivation and enlightenment, an experience in the mortal world!"

Li Ming collected the entire world of the Myriad Dragon Nest and moved it into the Reincarnation Sea Forbidden Zone.

After cultivating and seeking enlightenment within the Chaotic Dragon Nest for twelve thousand years, Li Ming emerged.

If nothing unexpected happened, Li Ming felt that after transforming into a complete Chaotic Body, he could live at least thirty thousand years in this Lifetime.

After twelve thousand years of enlightenment, he had already found a way to live out a Third Lifetime within the Chaotic Dragon Nest.

He did not transform immediately. Instead, he walked out of the Chaotic Dragon Nest and out of the Chaos Sea.

His gaze turned toward the Primordial Ancient Star, the Earth of this era.

He looked toward the Kunlun Mountain Forbidden Zone, where the Kunlun Immortal Race dwelled.

"Since Emperor Zun was able to use Kunlun Mountain to create the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and even indirectly create the Immortal Weapon known as the Tongtian Nether Treasure..."

"Then perhaps my Heavenly Demonic Saber can become an Immortal Weapon before that happens."

Li Ming's Heavenly Demonic Saber was drawing ever closer to becoming an Immortal Weapon.

Yet it always seemed to lack something.

Looking at the Immortal Dao Runes shining upon it, he decided to forge the saber at Kunlun Mountain and turn the Heavenly Demonic Saber into a true Immortal Weapon.

Rumble!

Terrifying thunderclaps rang out.

Kunlun Mountain shook violently as chaotic energy surged.

The violent aura unique to the Demon Venerable shot into the heavens, instantly sweeping across the Primordial Ancient Star and the Kunlun Mountain Forbidden Zone.

Upon sensing that dreadful aura, every living being trembled in terror.

This was not the first time they had sensed the aura unique to the Demon Venerable.

"What?"

"The Demon Venerable has emerged again?"

"Is he going to attack the Kunlun Forbidden Zone?"

The Demon Venerable's aura swept forth mightily, and countless phenomena appeared throughout the universe.

Many Dark Supremes were awakened once again.

They all looked toward the Primordial Ancient Star and that terrifying figure.

Many Quasi-Venerables and Great Saints suddenly felt chills run down their spines.

The Demon Venerable's aura was so powerful and domineering that it intimidated the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. All living things beneath heaven and earth had to submit and bow in worship.

Li Ming strode forth, chaotic energy surging around him like a vast ocean.

Brilliant lightning coiled around his body, while dazzling Immortal Ascension Light descended from above his head like a galaxy.

The countless beings of the Primordial Ancient Star gazed upon that godlike figure and bowed in worship.

The countless Extreme Dao Formations of Kunlun Mountain immediately activated, guarding Kunlun Mountain.

Countless Immortal Dao Runes flew forth as well, resisting that incomparably terrifying aura.

But the instant they came into contact with the terrifying aura around Li Ming, the countless formations collapsed as though they had never existed.

"The Demon Venerable has entered the Primordial Ancient Star!"

"The Demon Venerable has set his sights on Kunlun Mountain!"

"Is the Demon Venerable going to attack Kunlun Mountain?"

"Could the Demon Venerable have his eye on the Kunlun Immortal Bell?"

"The Supremes of Kunlun Mountain are incredibly arrogant. They have finally met someone who will deal with them, haha..."

The many powerhouses of the universe sensed the Demon Venerable's earth-shaking aura and activated their formations one after another, carefully observing everything happening on the Primordial Ancient Star.

When the Demon Venerable had attained the Dao and become a Supreme, nearly everyone who attacked him had been killed.

Those who survived had generally paid a heavy price, handing over countless treasures to buy their lives.

No one knew how Kunlun Mountain had offended the Demon Venerable, but it had now drawn his attention.

It seemed the Kunlun Immortal Race was in serious trouble.

Li Ming knew that the Kunlun Mountain Forbidden Zone contained many Dark Supremes, and nearly all of them were Dark Supremes of the Kunlun Immortal Race.

At first, he had wondered whether rashly provoking this Forbidden Zone would bring trouble and whether he was being overly confident.

But then he considered that since Emperor Zun had been able to attack Kunlun Mountain and wipe out the Kunlun Immortal Race there, he should be capable of doing the same by himself.

So he had come alone.

Chaos Thunder roared, its aura vast and boundless.

For countless years, no powerhouse had set foot upon Kunlun Mountain. Now, Li Ming had arrived.

"Demon Venerable, halt. This is the territory of our Kunlun Immortal Race!"

"Demon Venerable, what do you want?"

"If you have come as a guest, we naturally welcome you. But why have you arrived with such aggression?"

One cold voice after another rang out. They clearly belonged to the Dark Supremes who had been awakened.

Supreme Zhulong, Hu She, Xiangliu, Jiuying, Taotie, Qiongqi, Taowu, Zhuyan, Bai Ze, Lu Wu...

Good heavens, the moment Li Ming stepped into the Kunlun Mountain Forbidden Zone, he sensed the auras of ten Dark Supremes.

Every one of them was a renowned legend.

They all came from the Kunlun Immortal Race.

They were not of the same race. They merely lived together on Kunlun Mountain, and thus shared a common name, revered as the Kunlun Immortal Race.

He had not expected so many Dark Supremes to be here. No wonder ordinary people dared not provoke Kunlun Mountain.

"Demon Venerable, do you intend to level Kunlun Mountain?"

"You have chosen the wrong opponents by treating us as enemies!"

The voices of these Dark Supremes were exceedingly cold. Clearly, they did not welcome Li Ming.

Li Ming was equally cold.

The Heavenly Demonic Saber appeared in his hand. The killing intent and chaotic energy it radiated swept mightily across the entire Kunlun Mountain Forbidden Zone.

"I am going to forge the Heavenly Demonic Saber into an Immortal Weapon here!"

"I need the Immortal Dao Runes here, as well as the Kunlun Immortal Bell!"

Li Ming looked at the ten Dark Supremes of Kunlun Mountain and walked forward step by step.

He seemed not to take the ten Dark Supremes seriously at all.

The Dark Supremes fell silent, but fury blazed fiercely within their hearts.

Li Ming was provoking them!

If he had come to negotiate politely, bearing gifts and asking to borrow certain mysterious locations in Kunlun Mountain, it would not have been impossible.

But Li Ming had acted so tyrannically, directly drawing the Heavenly Demonic Saber as though he would kill and burn everything at the slightest disagreement.

They had not encountered anyone this arrogant for countless years, someone who dared to pressure them so openly.

"Stop immediately!"

"Demon Venerable, you have gone too far!"

"Take one more step forward if you dare!"

The ten Dark Supremes sealed within Kunlun Mountain let out heaven-shaking roars that caused stars throughout the universe to explode one after another.

"Heh..."

"What do I have to fear?"

"You rats, get out here!"

Li Ming's massive foot stomped down upon Kunlun Mountain. With a tremendous boom, countless formations and mountains exploded.

Even the Immortal Sources sealing those Dark Supremes exploded with a thunderous crash.

Countless rocks flew into the starry sky, smashing one star after another.

The entire Primordial Ancient Star seemed to have suffered an earth-shattering quake.

He kept the Great Dao ripples confined to Kunlun Mountain, so the Sacred Spirits of the Primordial Ancient Star did not suffer devastating casualties.

Li Ming's approach was this simple and brutal, as though he truly intended to level Kunlun Mountain.

That incomparably terrifying aura spread throughout the entire world, leaving everyone in disbelief.

Li Ming had truly attacked Kunlun Mountain.

With a tremendous boom, an incomparably terrifying battle erupted.

Chunks of Immortal Source exploded as the ten Dark Supremes struck, wielding Extreme Dao Weapons and the Kunlun Immortal Bell.

With one step, they arrived at the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland, at the Mythical Battlefield.

They knew that fighting on the Primordial Ancient Star would destroy the entire planet and Kunlun Mountain itself.

With unspoken mutual understanding, they unleashed an earth-shattering battle in the starry sky.

Dazzling light illuminated the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, while terrifying Great Dao ripples shook all of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Everyone was profoundly shaken by this battle.

The blade light of the Heavenly Demonic Saber was incomparably dazzling, like immortal light.

With every sweep, it cleaved apart a Dark Supreme.

The blood essence of those Dark Supremes stained the starry sky red.

Each of these ten Dark Supremes possessed their own forbidden secret techniques.

Joining forces and relying on the Kunlun Immortal Bell, they actually managed to withstand Li Ming's incomparably terrifying attacks.

Star rivers were destroyed one after another. Their battle was simply too terrifying.

People were astonished to discover that even with the Kunlun Immortal Bell shielding them, the ten Dark Supremes were still being driven back again and again by Li Ming.

It was not that they were weak, but that Li Ming was simply too powerful.

Every Dark Supreme had once ruled the world, possessed invincible conviction, and believed himself to be the strongest powerhouse.

But now, they were being beaten down by Li Ming alone.

No one knew how this battle had unfolded. They only knew that the blood of the ten Dark Supremes had stained the starry sky red.

These Dark Supremes were being beaten back step by step, slain until they could no longer resist.

Crimson clouds of light rose again and again, only to be blasted apart time after time.

"Demon Venerable, you truly are powerful!"

"But if you force us into Extreme Sublimation, we can drag you down with us!"

"Demon Venerable, how about we each take a step back?"

"Go ahead and use Kunlun Mountain's secret realm to forge your Heavenly Demonic Saber!"

"Kill!" Blood had already been spilled. How could Li Ming possibly sheathe his blade now?

With booming explosions, the myriad laws of heaven and earth wailed. One Dark Supreme after another exploded into ash, their blood staining the cosmos.

"Supreme Zhulong has been killed!"

"Supreme Huashe has been killed!"

"Supreme Bai Ze has been killed!"

"..."

Cries of alarm rang out, and people could scarcely believe it.

Li Ming had challenged the Kunlun Mountain Forbidden Zone alone, yet he slaughtered one Dark Supreme after another as easily as killing chickens and dogs.

As one Dark Supreme after another exploded, vast swathes of chaos along the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland were dyed red.

Sky Cry appeared throughout heaven and earth. Everywhere was filled with bloody winds and rain, with ghosts howling and demons shrieking.

Such a phenomenon only appeared when Dark Supremes fell.

Those Dark Supremes watching from afar were filled with dread when they saw that Li Ming had grown even more formidable.

All the Dark Supremes fell silent, staring in stunned disbelief.

Blood-red radiance shot into the sky from the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland. One Dark Supreme after another underwent Extreme Sublimation, seeking to reclaim their peak states.

But that was all they could do.

They were completely no match for Li Ming.

They were either shattered by a single punch or cleaved apart by a single slash.

Heaven and earth collapsed, and all creation was destroyed.

The sounds of ghosts wailing and demons howling filled every corner.

Dazzling Immortal Ascension Light bloomed.

Terrifying Chaos Thunder flashed.

The ten Dark Supremes were forcibly beaten into collapse by Li Ming alone.

Their bodies exploded, and moonlight surged forth like a vast ocean.

No one had expected that after so many peaceful years, the universe would suddenly erupt into another divine war.

Far too many Dark Supremes had fallen this time.

Far too many Dark Supremes had died at Li Ming's hands.

No one had expected something so terrifying to happen at the end of this Age of Mythology.

Li Ming, the Demon Venerable, truly lived up to his title.

He had always acted as he pleased, never caring for morality or justice.

Who could have imagined that, merely to turn the Heavenly Demonic Saber into an Immortal Weapon, he would directly assault Kunlun Mountain and slaughter Kunlun Mountain's Dark Supremes?

"Have all ten Dark Supremes died?"

"The Demon Venerable killed ten Dark Supremes by himself?"

After a brief silence, dazzling radiance bloomed once more.

Relying on the origin blood essence they had left within the Kunlun Immortal Bell, these Dark Supremes were resurrected once again.

It was not that they possessed immortal bodies, but that the Kunlun Immortal Bell was truly mysterious and powerful.

Li Ming looked at these Dark Supremes with utter disdain.

So what if they had revived?

A flash of snow-bright blade light passed through the air, like the most brilliant Eternal Immortal Light in the world.

Carrying endless chaos, thunder, and chains of the Great Dao, it struck toward the Dark Supremes.

Puff, puff, puff...

One Dark Supreme after another was simply cleaved to death.

Who could have imagined that the famed Kunlun Immortal Race would become history just like that?

A single slash swept across the sky. Heaven and earth lost their color, while the sun and moon dimmed.

One Dark Supreme after another was forced into desperation.

Blade light bloomed, tyrannical beyond measure, like an immortal descending from beyond the heavens.

The blade light surged without end, its killing intent shaking the entire universe.

All living beings across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands saw that streak of red blade light illuminating the cosmic starry sky.

After being cleaved to death, one Dark Supreme after another was forcibly dragged in and devoured by the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

Their corpses and Great Dao origins became part of the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

After devouring even more Dark Supremes, the Heavenly Demonic Saber began to evolve once again.

The dazzling radiance and Great Dao runes it emitted became even more mysterious and powerful.

Although it was called the Heavenly Demonic Saber, the entire blade radiated Immortal Ascension Light. It was incomparably sacred, without the slightest trace of baleful aura.

Everyone who saw the Heavenly Demonic Saber clicked their tongues in amazement.

Having fused so many top-grade materials, the Heavenly Demonic Saber had not changed into another color. Instead, it became ever more crystalline and translucent, as gentle as jade.

This battle came to an end just like that.

Once again, Li Ming used the lives of ten Dark Supremes to declare just how extraordinary the words Demon Venerable were.

The Demon Venerable was invincible!

With the death of Qiongqi, the last Dark Supreme, this battle finally ended.

The entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands erupted in uproar upon seeing this outcome.

Li Ming looked at the Kunlun Immortal Bell as it rapidly fled into the chaos, and he was somewhat speechless.

Clearly, the Kunlun Immortal Bell's weapon spirit had awakened during the battle. It had refused to involve itself in this fight and simply flown away on its own.

If the Kunlun Immortal Bell had fully awakened and stood on the Kunlun Immortal Race's side, Li Ming would have had a harder time taking down those Dark Supremes.

He truly had not expected the Kunlun Immortal Bell to be so slippery.

Even when Li Ming tried to communicate with it, the Kunlun Immortal Bell still flew into the chaos without so much as looking back.

"Damn it, you piece of trash! If I run into you again, I'll smash you to pieces!"

"What a snob!"

"Pah!"

Li Ming spat viciously toward the retreating Kunlun Immortal Bell.

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