It was an incredibly oppressive aura that overshadowed the majestic power brought by Xiao Hong. This aura instilled a sense of disgust in living beings, making them want to stay away from it, because it represented death and destruction.
In an instant, the sky split open, revealing a darkness that seemed capable of swallowing everything.
From the center of that darkness, a figure emerged, seemingly of average height.
Enveloped in Chaos demonic flames, his face was blurred, only his eyes were clearly visible, his pupils a pure, extreme darkness, as if capable of devouring all light and hope; gazing at them was like gazing at the end of all things.
As far as the eye could see, even the shimmering light flowing along the edges of Xiao Hong's wings seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force, becoming somewhat stagnant.
"The Great... Great Heavenly Devil! It really is him!"
Ancestor Divine Radiance's face was deathly pale, his hands were trembling slightly, and his voice was extremely hoarse.
"The leader of the Heavenly Devil, the embodiment of destruction... I wonder if Senior Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix can contend with such a being."
Taking advantage of the moment when Xiao Hong made her move, Jiang Linyuan had already led Su Ming back to Divine Mechanism City. He had originally thought that with Xiao Hong around, they could survive this ordeal.
However, as this ancient aura of destruction spread, his face turned deathly pale. Looking up, he saw the Chaos darkness Heaven-Splitting and the flowing figures, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Suddenly, a cold voice resounded in the hearts of every living being present:
"Your Daoist wounds have not yet healed; how dare you oppose us?"
The Great Heavenly Devil's voice was like a death sentence for everyone.
Everyone knows that Xiao Hong has been injured.
"You're nothing but an avatar, do you really think you're invincible?"
Her Xiao Hong, blood-red eyes turned to the figure in the sky, her tone unyielding.
"I can simply create an avatar."
The Great Heavenly Devil's voice remained emotionless as he calmly said:
"I will allow you to leave and will not pursue the matter for the time being; otherwise... today I will bury you, you sick phoenix, here completely, making you the first sacrifice to welcome the Saint Ancestor's return."
As soon as the words fell, a terrifying aura was revealed. This was a power far exceeding the Hunyuan One Qi Realm, having already reached the Hunyuan Taiji level.
Xiao Hong Red's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, and the crimson light around her began to flow faster, emitting a low, mournful cry.
Although he had undergone a rebirth and recovered considerably from his injuries, he only barely possessed the power of Hunyuan Taiji, and his strength was probably inferior to that of the Great Heavenly Devil's incarnation.
Lu Fan and the others could all sense that although Xiao Hong was being defiant, she seemed to have become even more tense, as if she was gathering all her strength to face this truly formidable enemy.
The air seemed to grow incredibly heavy; the confrontation between the two top-tier experts from the Immortal Realm made time itself seem to stand still on the battlefield.
"Fine, since you insist on this, I'll grant your wish!"
As the Great Heavenly Devil King finished speaking, a beam of jet-black light condensed in his eyes and suddenly burst forth.
It was a dark torrent that seemed to materialize the concepts of "end" and "destruction," silently piercing through the void and heading straight for Xiao Hong!
Wherever the beam of light passed, it was not destroyed, but simply vanished, as if even space itself was utterly destroyed, leaving only an irreparable void trail in the sky.
This is the ultimate manifestation of the power of the Great Dao, such as the Destruction Origin, as if it were to completely erase Xiao Hong along with this world.
Faced with this terrifying attack, even a powerful expert at the Hunyuan Taiji Realm could not ignore it. The Xiao Hong eyes flashed with a dark light, and at the same time, it let out a sharp phoenix cry, and its wings suddenly closed forward.
On the surface of those fiery red wings, countless Dao runes flashed wildly, each feather seemingly forming a rapidly spinning, devouring vortex.
" Devour Heaven and Earth!"
The pitch-black beam of destruction slammed into Xiao Hong's folded wings, as if it had crashed into a black hole that devoured everything. In the vortex of devouring, the two terrifying forces intertwined wildly, emitting a strange sound like feeding.
Seeing that Xiao Hong had withstood the first wave of the Great Heavenly Devil's attack, everyone was elated.
But soon, the Great Heavenly Devil's cold voice rang out again:
"Hmph, it's just a spent force."
With a slight raise of his hand, several terrifying attacks shot out, each transforming into a different kind of Devil God phantom, aimed at Xiao Hong's head, heart, and other vital organs.
Xiao Hong howled repeatedly, a hint of weariness flashing in her blood-moon eyes, but more so a fierce rage.
He flapped his wings, stirring up towering storm waves to barely withstand those fatal attacks. At the same time, his body was filled with boiling blood light. However, with each collision, his aura weakened a little, and the brilliance on his wings dimmed a bit.
Below, Lu Fan, Jiang Hao, and the others watched with great anxiety, yet were powerless to do anything about it.
They weren't even qualified to intervene in a battle of this level. The mere aftershocks were enough to cause their Qi and Blood to churn and their foundations to become unstable.
Throughout the entire Spirit Void Immortal Domain Realm, from the patriarchs and chief disciples to ordinary disciples, everyone was terrified by the supreme ferocity of the Great Heavenly Devil's incarnation, and panic spread like a plague.
The two Hunyuan Devil Emperor, who had been casually and severely injured by Xiao Hong, also laughed wildly:
"With the Great Heavenly Devil making his move, it's only a matter of time before the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix is defeated!"
"Then we will completely raze the Spirit Void Immortal Domain and slay this Immortal Dao prodigy!"
A smile finally appeared on the Devil Master's face; the outcome was decided.
He still thought the Spirit Void Immortal Domain had some hidden trump card.
If this Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix were at its peak, they might really have to give it a wide berth.
But a crippled Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix was not enough to stop them.
Only the Fourth Heavenly Devil frowned, already planning to quietly leave this place.
Whatever the outcome, it won't have anything to do with it anyway.
The Great Heavenly Devil King won, so there was no need for it to take action.
If we lose, we won't need it at all.
At this moment, many people are paying attention to this battle.
Among them were powerful figures from the Human Race, the Heavenly Court, and the Demon Race.
Beyond the nine heavens, on the River of Fate.
An aged figure, dressed in a coarse Daoist robe, whose aura was almost one with the River of Fate, stood quietly in this place. It was Qin Wuming.
His eyes, which seemed to pierce through eternity, gazed upon the horrific battlefield below, watching Xiao Hong fight a bloody and arduous battle, and seeing Su Ming and the others seemingly trapped in a desperate situation.
Qin Wuming slightly raised his right hand, his fingertips radiating a warm and jade-like Daoist aura, as if he could strike at any moment. However, a complex hesitation flashed in his eyes, which had witnessed countless vicissitudes of life.
" The Chaos Devil God, the Eternal Human Emperor, the Fighting Prodigy, the Sword Dao Prodigy... all are unpolished gems, rare talents in billions of years."
Qin Wuming murmured to himself, filled with admiration.
"If they were to perish here, it would indeed be a great loss to the Human Race, and even to the Immortal Realm."
However, he ultimately did not strike. This Great Heavenly Devil was merely an avatar, not his true form. He could have easily rescued Su Ming, Lu Fan, and the others quietly.
"However... jade that is not carved cannot become a vessel, and the path to enlightenment cannot be profound without calamity."
A cold, clear glint flashed in Qin Wuming's eyes.
"Throughout their journey, though they have faced hardships, they have relied on the legacy of their masters and possessed exceptional talent. They have never truly experienced the despair and struggle of being in dire straits, isolated and helpless, and thus lack some of the great terror and profound enlightenment that comes with facing life and death."
He recalled his rise from humble beginnings, his countless life-or-death battles, and his enlightenment amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The will and potential that burst forth in despair were irreplaceable.
"Perhaps... it wouldn't be a bad thing to let them suffer a little."
Qin Wuming weighed the options in his mind.
Lu Fan went to Divine Mechanism City against his will. Although he did nothing wrong, he also wanted the other party to know that blindly choosing things often comes at a price.