"This Demonic Qi..." Qingyunzi's expression turned extremely grim. "It is indeed more powerful than the Demon Venerable's Demonic Qi. Although the Demon Venerable's Demonic Qi is powerful, it is like a firefly compared to the Haoyue in front of this Demonic Qi."
"This is terrifying." Huiming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "In all my years of life, I have never seen such powerful Demonic Qi."
"Let's go take a look," said Snow Empress, taking the lead and flying towards the iceberg.
The four followed closely behind, and the five of them cautiously approached the iceberg. The closer they got to the iceberg, the stronger the Demonic Qi became, and all five of them began to tremble, not out of fear, but as their bodies' instinctive reaction to the Demonic Qi.
When they reached the foot of the iceberg, they found that the ground around it was covered with broken ice and frozen soil, as if something had broken out of the iceberg. There was also a huge crater in the ground, hundreds of feet in diameter and tens of feet deep. At the bottom of the crater, some ancient runes and patterns could be vaguely seen.
"These runes..." Snow Empress squatted down, carefully examining the runes on the ground, "These are ancient scripts, even older than the era of the Human Emperor and the Five Emperors."
"Even older than the Human Emperor and the Five Emperors?" Leng Yue asked in surprise, "What era is that?"
"The Chaotic Era," the Snow Empress said in a deep voice, "Was an era even more ancient than the ancient times. At that time, heaven and earth had not yet separated; it was a chaotic void, and demons and gods roamed freely. Later, Pangu Splitting Heaven and Earth and earth, Nuwa created humans, Fuxi developed the divination, Shennong tasted herbs, and the Yellow Emperor ruled the world, gradually creating the world we know today. But in the Chaotic Era, many powerful demons and gods existed. Most of them were later sealed or destroyed, but some escaped to the Demon Realm."
"Could this ruin be sealing away a demon god from the chaotic era?" Yun Shang asked in alarm.
"That's possible." Snow Empress stood up and looked towards the cave. "Let's go in and take a look."
The five of them cautiously entered the cave. The cave was very spacious, like a huge palace. The cave walls were covered with ancient runes, which emitted a faint light that illuminated the interior of the cave. On the cave floor, there were broken statues and artifacts everywhere, which looked like the ruins of some kind of altar or temple.
At the deepest part of the cave was a massive stone door, on which was carved a huge image of a demon god. The demon god was a hundred feet tall, entirely black, with four horns on its head, a pair of enormous wings on its back, blood-red eyes, and spewing black flames from its mouth. It was the image of Ancient Demon God, but even larger and more terrifying than the Ancient Demon God they had seen in the Spirit Source Secret Realm.
"This pattern..." Snow Empress stared at the pattern on the stone gate, her pupils suddenly contracting, "This is the pattern of Primordial Demon God! Older and more powerful than the Ancient Demon God!"
" Primordial Demon God?" Qingyunzi's voice trembled slightly. "What is that?"
" The Primordial Demon God were the most powerful demon gods of the chaotic era. They were the earliest beings born in the world, each possessing world-destroying power. Legend has it that when Pangu Splitting Heaven and Earth, he fought a great battle with the Primordial Demon God Primordial Demon God, ultimately sealing most of them deep within chaos, but some escaped," said the Snow Empress. "I never expected that an Primordial Demon God would be sealed here."
"If this Primordial Demon God breaks free from its seal, then the human world..." Huiming dared not imagine any further.
Snow Empress didn't speak. She walked to the stone door and placed her hand on the demon god pattern on it. The moment her finger touched the pattern, the stone door suddenly made a loud noise and then slowly opened.
Behind the door was a vast space. In the center of the space was a massive sealing formation, within which was sealed a colossal figure. It was a giant hundreds of feet tall, entirely black, with four horns on its head and a pair of enormous wings on its back—the very same Primordial Demon God from the stone gate.
To Snow Empress and the others' surprise, the Primordial Demon God had not awakened but remained in a deep slumber. Countless runic chains Entanglement his body, the other ends of which were connected to the surrounding stone walls, firmly fixing his body in place. The sealing formation emitted a faint light, but it was clearly very weak and could collapse at any moment.
"The seal is almost broken." Snow Empress carefully observed the sealing formation. "At most, this Primordial Demon God will break free in another year."
"A year?" Leng Yue's expression changed drastically. "Then what do we do?"
The Snow Empress took a deep breath. "Reinforce the seal. Reseal this Primordial Demon God; we cannot allow him to break free."
"But this seal was laid down by gods and demons from Primordial Era. With our power, can we strengthen it?" Yun Shang asked worriedly.
"Yes." The Snow Empress nodded. "Although our power is not as great as that of the ancient gods and demons, we have the power of the Five Emperors. While the power of the Five Emperors is not as strong as that of the ancient gods and demons, it contains the cycle of the five elements, which is endless and should be enough to reinforce the seal."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get started!" Huiming said.
The Snow Empress nodded, sat cross-legged, and activated the Power of the Heavenly Dao. The four elders also sat cross-legged and channeled their respective powers into the Snow Empress's body. The power of the five gathered together, forming a five-colored pillar of light that shot towards the sealing formation.
Sensing the power of the five people, the sealing formation began to emit a dazzling light. The runic chains also began to move, Entanglement the Primordial Demon God's body in circles, binding him even tighter.
Although the Primordial Demon God had not yet awakened, he seemed to sense a threat. His body began to tremble slightly, and he let out a low groan. The sound was not loud, but it contained an endless aura of destruction, causing the five people to tremble involuntarily.
"Don't get distracted!" Snow Empress shouted, unleashing the full Power of the Heavenly Dao.
The four gritted their teeth and pushed their power to the limit. The multicolored pillar of light grew thicker and brighter, and the light from the sealing formation also became stronger.
The Primordial Demon God's body trembled more and more violently, his eyes seemed to be about to open, his eyelids twitched incessantly, and blood-red light shone through his eye slits.
"Quick! He's about to wake up!" Qingyunzi shouted in alarm.
The Snow Empress bit her tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. The blood essence merged into the five-colored pillar of light, instantly turning the pillar blood red and greatly increasing its power. The sealing formation emitted a deafening roar, and the runic chains tightened sharply, firmly binding the Primordial Demon God. The Primordial Demon God let out an unwilling roar, and then fell into a deep slumber.
The seal has been successfully reinforced.
The Snow Empress and the four elders collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. Their strength had been almost completely drained, leaving them weak and sore all over, unable to even move a finger.
"It... it's a success..." Huiming said weakly.