Demon Lord Descends

Chapter 29: The Demon Lord Arrives

Xu Zimo returned to the True Martial Sacred Sect, Shili Changkong did not follow him.

He intended to establish an intelligence network for Xu Zimo. The strength of this network might not need to be overwhelming, but its information must be timely and accurate.

The network's reach should ideally cover the entire Yuanyang Continent, allowing him to know about all major events on the continent as soon as they happen.

This would be a long and arduous process, not something achievable overnight.

However, Xu Zimo was not in a hurry. He could wait, and he certainly wouldn't lack the funds to establish such an organization.

Setting aside his own identity, the spoils from raiding the Chang Family alone were enough to keep Xu Zimo occupied for a considerable time.

The accumulated wealth of a family over five hundred years was unimaginably vast.

Upon returning to Yan Nan Peak, Xu Zimo went alone to the summit.

A cold wind swept across the mountaintop. The peak stood thousands of feet high, its surface littered with jagged rocks, its paths treacherous, and overgrown with weeds.

Xu Zimo slowly took out the three Prison Suppressing Pearls. The breeze ruffled his hair.

"The Prison Suppressing Divine Body, the foremost physique of all time," Xu Zimo mused. Even he didn't know all the secrets of this divine body.

In his past life, he had only witnessed Chu Yang using it, leaving him with regret and envy.

He slowly channeled his spiritual energy into the three Prison Suppressing Pearls. The strong wind made his robes rustle loudly.

Suddenly, the three Prison Suppressing Pearls shattered. Dark clouds rapidly gathered in the sky, accompanied by thunder and lightning, creating a vast, oppressive expanse.

Lightning, like silver dragons, snaked through the clouds, and the rumbling thunder made it seem as if the entire world was about to collapse.

From within the three Prison Suppressing Pearls, three orbs of light emerged. These orbs formed a triangle, intertwining with each other.

In the sky, the thunder and lightning intensified, as if the heavens themselves were enraged.

The dark clouds piled up thickly but refused to rain, and a faint dampness hung in the air.

The three orbs suddenly flared with intense light, and a skeleton flew out from within.

One orb released a pair of arms, another a pair of legs, and the last one the torso and head.

As the skeleton fully assembled, the world was suddenly filled with rolling demonic energy. wisps of black mist appeared on the bones, and countless ancient scriptures crawled around the skeleton's body like ants.

The skeleton's eyes glowed with pure black energy. It mechanically turned its head and charged directly at Xu Zimo.

Seeing the skeleton about to rush into Xu Zimo's body, Xu Zimo quickly took out the Feather Emperor's Imperial Blood.

He dripped the Imperial Blood onto the skeleton. The entire skeleton trembled violently, then transformed into a stream of light and flew into Xu Zimo's body.

Xu Zimo felt as if his bones were merging with something. The pain was so profound it reached his soul, nearly causing him to faint.

His heart began to beat faster, and his once red blood started to turn black.

Xu Zimo felt an incredible clarity in his mind, as if all distracting thoughts had vanished.

His hair stood on end, curling backward like an explosion, and turned a fiery red.

Countless purple and black patterns appeared on his face, with a strange power flowing through them.

Tendrils of black energy emanated from Xu Zimo's entire body.

He knelt on one knee, gritting his teeth to endure the pain of this complete physical transformation.

Far, far away on the Yuanyang Continent, the sky was completely obscured by rolling demonic energy. Even the scorching sun could not penetrate the darkness.

There was no concept of day or night here; it was perpetually shrouded in darkness.

At the very center of this realm stood a sealed pillar.

This pillar was thousands of feet tall and had remained dormant for centuries.

Suddenly, fragments from the sealed surface of the pillar began to fall away, and streaks of red light started to flicker across it.

In this world that had been silent for a thousand years, someone finally spoke.

"The Sky-Piercing Halberd senses its master's power. The Demon Lord has revived!"

"Where is he? Should we go find him?"

"We won't know, or rather, no one will know where the Demon Lord is. It is precisely because no one knows that the Demon Lord can grow and survive safely."

"One day, that man will once again reign here. We just need to wait patiently."

"But the path to the Ancient Demon Cave has been sealed. Ordinary creatures cannot enter."

"The Demon Lord is no ordinary creature," a gentle female voice said slowly. "He will follow the call of the Sky-Piercing Halberd, like listening to a battle song from afar.

He will walk towards his weapon, the Sky-Piercing Halberd, while softly chanting.

Nothing can stop him, for he is the most powerful being in the world."

Beside her, someone cackled madly, their laughter filled with intense frenzy and excitement.

"Demon Lord, welcome back!"

The moment the Prison Suppressing Divine Body merged, the second meridian gate within Xu Zimo's body was directly opened.

The opening of the Xuangu also meant that Xu Zimo directly advanced to the Condensing Pulse Realm.

His realm also gradually strengthened with the enhancement of the power of the Divine Meridian Realm in the round bead within his body.

"Condensing Pulse Layer One, Condensing Pulse Layer Two, ...

Condensing Pulse Layer Nine."

His realm stopped at Condensing Pulse Layer Nine, and Xu Zimo let out a long sigh of relief.

What surprised him even more was his state just now: his hair had turned completely fiery red, and his face was covered in purplish-black markings.

At that moment, Xu Zimo felt as if he were a demon king descended, his power incredibly strong.

"Is this the power of the Prison Suppressing Divine Body?" Xu Zimo was somewhat surprised. He had seen Chu Yang use the Prison Suppressing Divine Body in his previous life, but it seemed different from his own form.

Perhaps everyone has their own path to walk; it's normal for them to be different.

The increase in power caused Xu Zimo's entire body to crackle and pop. The dark clouds in the sky began to dissipate bit by bit, and ultimately, no rain fell.

The sun was bright, and on Qingshan Peak, Xu Qingshan looked at the strange phenomenon that had just occurred, his eyes filled with confusion.

"A great omen of misfortune, I don't know if it's good or bad," Xu Qingshan didn't know where the misfortune came from, so he could only shake his head and stop thinking about it.

Afterward, Xu Zimo found Lin Ruhu. Today was the day the True Martial Sacred Sect recruited new disciples, and Xu Zimo was going to participate and watch the excitement.

According to the rules of the True Martial Sacred Sect, Xu Zimo had not been cultivating for long, and he had not yet passed the entrance assessment, so he was not considered a disciple of the True Martial Sacred Sect.

At most, he was just a family member of the Vice Sect Master of the True Martial Sacred Sect.

According to the rules, Xu Zimo had to pass the test along with everyone else today before he could be considered a true disciple of the Sacred Sect.

But there is no absolute fairness in this world; power and willfulness are just like this.

With Xu Qingshan present, rules were not important at all.

Rules were only made for the weak; the strong were responsible for making the rules, but they simply didn't take them seriously.

I'll post one update today and make up for three more tomorrow.