Seeing the Wood Origin about to break free of control, Demon Emperor Hong was not in the least flustered. "Go..." With a soft rebuke, he opened his mouth and drove his demonic qi forth. The blood droplets once again scattered like a web. Sure enough, another tiny blood lotus bloomed within a dozen-odd zhang!
Demon Emperor Hong swept his demonic sense over the area. Seeing quite a few human cultivators beginning to stir restlessly, he dared not delay. Like a human, he gritted his teeth, and a streak of black radiance, swift as lightning, shot out from within the demonic armor on his chest. The instant it emerged, Demon Emperor Hong's figure shrank by a full circle! Yet when the radiance landed on his demonic arm, the silver light on it blazed brightly, and Demon Emperor Hong again reached toward the Wood Origin.
"Buzz, buzz..." The space around the Wood Origin trembled, and Demon Emperor Hong's silver-black arm shook as well. The tremors gradually spread into his demonic body. The outer layer of that body began to peel away like shedding skin, layers upon layers of demonic patterns flaking off to reveal the incomparably tough sinews and flesh beneath. Moreover, a ferocious aura emanated from the crown of the Demon Emperor's head, frightening several human cultivators who had been secretly drawing near until they trembled.
"Demon Venerable..." Shangguan Ce was greatly alarmed. Realizing something, he cried out, "The Demon Emperor wants to use this Wood Origin to advance into a Demon Venerable??"
"Ha ha..." Demon Emperor Hong practically burst into wild laughter. The power of origin had already begun seeping into his demonic core, and an unprecedented sensation surged violently from within!
"Whoosh..." At that moment, a clear cry descended from the heavens. Yun Che raised a hand and struck