The colorful ring binding Li Qiang emitted an extremely dazzling light. The old man was greatly surprised; he had never seen anyone move under the restraint of War Soul, it was truly unbelievable. He shouted, "Everyone, scatter!"
Thousands of temple guards quickly retreated towards the spire, leaving only Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord behind. The Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White, had vanished without a trace since Li Qiang made his move; it was nowhere to be seen.
The colored rings began to fluctuate rapidly, and then the spire shot out rings of colored rings again.
The Supreme Radiance Shuttle hovering above Li Qiang's head was finally activated by the powerful Divine Yi Power, transforming into a golden light and flying up with a thunderous roar. Li Qiang was finally able to activate the power of his arm guards, and countless purple lights shone out, illuminating the entire earth like a burst of fireworks.
The old man retreated while looking around, and he exclaimed incredulously, "Who... who is he? How could he possibly contend with the power of War Soul? How is that possible?" Almost everyone was blinded by the purple light.
The seven spires unleashed their power once more, their immense strength overwhelming Li Qiang.
Li Qiang was inwardly groaning. He tried his best to unleash the power of the arm guard, but he was still firmly suppressed by the enormous and unimaginable power of the colored ring. He struggled to hold on, and for the first time, he felt a real crisis was approaching.
More and more Divine Yi Power surged into the arm guard. With the energy provided by Sacred Fruit Olive, Li Qiang could hold on for the time being, but he knew that if he didn't release this power, his entire arm might explode, which would be disastrous.
The most miserable one was the Devil Venerable Chiming. Although he, Great Gods and Devils, feared the power of gods, he also had some inexplicable connection with them. After being imprisoned by the colorful circle, he struggled desperately, but the more he struggled, the stronger the colorful circle became. He couldn't scream and couldn't break free from the imprisonment. Seeing that Li Qiang seemed to be showing signs of breaking free, he was really going crazy with anxiety.
Li Qiang was filled with regret. If he had known the magic circle's restriction was so powerful, he should have thrown a handful of Sacred Fruit Olive into his mouth and broken the restriction no matter what.
He didn't know that if he dared to eat the Sacred Fruit Olive like fried beans, he might be able to break the rainbow ring, but he himself would also be blown to dust and turned to ashes, just like the rainbow ring.
Everyone kept their distance, and the spire reactivated its defenses.
Li Qiang's arm guards grew brighter and brighter. Suddenly, seven radiant orbs of light shot out from the top of the spire and began to spin rapidly around Li Qiang.
Li Qiang felt as if he had been squeezed into a giant grinding machine, his mental Divine Yi Power being rapidly worn away.
Startled, Li Qiang did his best to protect himself, and the purple glow on his arm guards gradually dimmed.
A purplish-blue stream of energy swirled around Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming, and with a deafening roar, both of them vanished without a trace.
The old man in the golden robe sighed and said, "Alas, fighting against War Soul... there's no way to escape."
Yan Qianhui stared blankly at the spot where the two had disappeared, asking, "Where did they go?"
The old man shook his head and said, "It was moved away by the War Soul. I don't know exactly where it is. A celestial being once came here and fought against the War Soul, but he was very powerful and eventually escaped. Alas, even celestial beings cannot withstand the War Soul's attack, let alone us cultivators. I am the representative of the Divine Tower, so just call me Elder Shen. Brother, where are you from?"
Yan Qianhui felt even more uneasy. " Elder Shen, I am Yan Qianhui, a cultivator from Linming Planet. Can my two companions escape this predicament?"
The Elder Shen smiled wryly, "This place is one of the three most mysterious regions in this world. One is the Illusory Star Divine Formation of Lesser Lin Heaven, another is the Heavenly Cave of Xinbo Cape, and the third is this place— Divine Soul Peak, also known as Purple Soul Star. Brother Yan, to be honest, everything here on Purple Soul Star is controlled by the Divine War Soul, so whether your companion can escape is not something I can answer."
Li Qiang would be shocked if he heard the old man's words, because the place that Gu Xing and the others went to was Xinbo Cape. Unfortunately, he and the Devil Venerable Chiming had already been transported to the world of War Soul and had no idea about the situation outside.
Yan Qianhui flew to the edge of the Heavenly Silk Purple Gold Xun. Unable to retrieve the Law Treasure, he could only let Xuanyuan Yiqing and Bai Shengzhen come out, leaving the Heavenly Silk Purple Gold Xun to drift in the air.
Yan Qianhui shook his head helplessly, inwardly blaming himself. If he hadn't found the Far Journey Road so boring, they wouldn't have found this mysterious place. He said, "Brother Muzi's whereabouts are currently unknown. Yi Qing and Shengzhen, you two stay with me for now, and we'll discuss things further when we have more concrete news."
Xuanyuan Yiqing and Bai Shengzhen stunned. They looked at each other in disbelief. After a long while, Xuanyuan Yiqing said, "No matter what, I will wait for Master to return."
Although Bai Shengzhen didn't say anything, he nodded vigorously, indicating that he agreed with Xuanyuan Yiqing's words.
The Elder Shen flew to the three of them and said, "Brothers, come back to the temple with us. Perhaps the War Soul will provide divine guidance."
The restraints on Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming had dissipated. Li Qiang said with a wry smile, " Old Chi, is this an illusion? I can't even tell with my eyesight. Damn it, this place is too strange."
The Devil Venerable Chiming's head spun rapidly, and he seemed quite agitated. "Brother, what exactly is this War Soul? It's too powerful! Even with our combined Divine Ability, we're still being held back. It's really strange."
The two were suspended in a strange place, with an endless silver ocean below. The sky was shrouded in strange, deep purple clouds. A golden light shone through the purple mist and sprinkled into the silver ocean. In the shimmering light, gold, silver, and purple intertwined, so beautiful that it was hard to believe one's eyes.
Li Qiang scratched his head and said, " Old Chi, haha, I'm most afraid of running into strange places like this. It makes me dizzy and I can't even find the door. How about you? You should be more familiar with these illusions than I am, right?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming cursed, "What do I know? I only know about the things in the Black Devil Realm. I know a little about the ways of the Cultivation Realm, but it's completely different from here. This place seems to be set up by the War Soul, and they've already connected with the Gods. What can we possibly do? Strange, why was I so impulsive earlier, unable to resist wanting to take action..." He was very confused.
Li Qiang also felt strange. He was always very cautious when he acted, but this time he acted without any hesitation, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. He said, "Forget about why I acted. Let's figure out how to get out of here."
The Devil Venerable Chiming slowly flew to the surface of the silver sea and carefully released a foot-long demon head. The demon head transformed into a basin, filled with silver seawater, and flew to the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord.
Li Qiang also flew down, and saw that the water in the basin was like mercury, swirling in the basin.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord reached out and scooped it up. "What is this stuff? It doesn't seem to be water." The silvery seawater was like air; he felt nothing when his hand touched it.
Li Qiang grabbed the basin the demon had conjured and poured it downwards. A wisp of faint silver smoke rose up, much like the Water of Lightness and Spirituality he had seen in the Illusory God Hall. The Devil Venerable Chiming withdrew his demon head and said, "Never mind that, let's charge out!"
As they were speaking, a flash of silver light appeared, and the Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White, suddenly appeared beside Li Qiang. It leaped into Li Qiang's arms and whimpered affectionately.
Li Qiang asked in surprise, "Huh? How did you get in? Where did you go?"
Little White barked a few times, and Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming understood its meaning almost simultaneously. The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord chuckled and said, "You actually have such abilities? Very well, then take us out of here."
Little White turned its head and barked twice at the Devil Venerable Chiming. Li Qiang laughed and said, "Good, well said! Ignore this guy, let's go." Little White licked Li Qiang's hand ingratiatingly and leaped down.
The Devil Venerable Chiming laughed and cursed, "Hmph! How dare you look down on me? Humph! Once I lift the Devil Restraint, I'll devour you, you little thing!" Actually, he quite liked this little guy.
Li Qiang glared at him and said, "You dare!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord chuckled eerily, "What wouldn't I dare? Hey, hurry up, little one, get down here."
Li Qiang looked down and saw that Little White had already plunged headfirst into the silvery sea of water. Without saying anything more, he immediately followed.
A human, a demon, and a beast—a strange combination. All three of them, whether human, demon, or beast, possess great Divine Ability powers.
Li Qiang's Extinction Heaven Divine Armor forced the surrounding silver matter far away, forming a huge void. The silver fur on Little White's body emitted a soft white light, and it quickly slid downwards.
The Devil Venerable Chiming was the laziest of them all; he hid behind Li Qiang, following closely behind.
Gradually, the silvery liquid turned purple, and the color deepened as you went deeper.
The Devil Venerable Chiming was slightly uneasy. He hid behind Li Qiang and muttered, "Strange, this place is really strange. I don't feel right. Where does this little thing want to take us?"
Li Qiang suddenly said, "Be careful, we're almost there." His divine eyes were extraordinary after all, and he had already seen the situation below.
The Devil Venerable Chiming felt a chill run down his spine, as if sensing that the situation below was unfavorable to him. He silently conjured the Blood Devil Halberd in his hand and stared intently at what was below.
Li Qiang turned his head and said, "Don't make a fuss, there's no danger down there."
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord shook his head vigorously, repeatedly saying, "I have a feeling, I have a very bad feeling. I'd better be careful. Sigh, if it weren't for the Devil Restraint, I wouldn't be afraid at all. What bad luck!"
As they were talking, Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming suddenly felt a void below them.
This is a deep purple space, with purple waves rolling overhead. If it weren't for the strong attraction below, it would feel like a purple sea in the sky, which seems quite bizarre.
Below was an endless plain, with a palace standing alone, its style exactly the same as the one on the planet.
Li Qiang sighed, "This is the real Battle Soul Hall."
Like a ferocious beast sensing danger, the Devil Venerable Chiming exuded a thick mist of blood as he said uneasily, "This place is wrong! Something feels wrong! You... brother, you should go down, I'll wait here." Even Great Gods and Devils felt uneasy in this place, so Li Qiang couldn't help but become alert, although he hadn't yet noticed anything.
Li Qiang bent down and picked up Little White, saying, " Old Chi, let's stick together. It'll be hard to find us if we split up in this place. At least the three of us are strong enough to fight off any danger we encounter." In this mysterious and unpredictable place, he had unconsciously come to regard the Devil Venerable Chiming as a companion.
The Devil Venerable Chiming thought for a moment and agreed with Li Qiang. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, let's go down."
It felt like they were back on the planet they had come from. Having learned from their previous experience, Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming walked slowly. The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord looked extremely uneasy. He not only held the Blood Devil Halberd, but also revealed his true form as Great Gods and Devils. Now was not the time to show off; survival was the most important thing.
Li Qiang turned around and saw the appearance of the Devil Venerable Chiming, and couldn't help but laugh, " Old Chi, who are you trying to scare with that weird look? What's the big deal? You're supposed to be immortal."
The Devil Venerable Chiming brandished his Blood Devil Halberd and shook his head, saying, "You think there really is such a thing as immortality in this world? You're too Tianzhen. So-called immortality doesn't mean anything. Take me for example, I'm bound by Devil Restraint and can't External Avatar. Hmph, that makes me much more likely to die. The same goes for you... You'd better not be careless."
From his tone, Li Qiang Li Qiang could actually sense a hint of concern. It was unbelievable that Great Gods and Devils could care about people.
Suddenly, the illusory Restraint Divine Stele they had seen before reappeared silently before their eyes.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord roared and retreated rapidly. Suddenly, the Restraint Divine Stele shot out ten thousand rays of light, and a golden ray of light tightly bound him. The Devil Venerable Chiming let out a deafening howl.
"Help me! Brother, Old Li... Old Mutou... Help me... This is... This is the Devil-Transforming Divine Light!" the Devil Venerable Chiming screamed wildly.
Li Qiang and Little White were completely unharmed; bathed in the rosy light, they felt incredibly comfortable.
Seeing the demonic head on the Devil Venerable Chiming's body rapidly dissipate, Li Qiang, without hesitation, instinctively flew into the divine light and used the light of the Extinction Heaven Divine Armor to cover the Devil Venerable Chiming. Instantly, the power of the Devil-Transforming Divine Light shifted and pressed down on him.
The immense suction force pulled the two closer to the surface of the Restraint Divine Stele.
The Devil Venerable Chiming shrunk to a small humanoid shape of about one meter. He never expected that Li Qiang would actually come to save him. He had only been exposed to the Devil-Transforming Divine Light for twenty or thirty seconds, yet it had already depleted a third of his demonic power. He felt fear from the bottom of his heart.
Hiding in the light of Li Qiang's Extinction Heaven Divine Armor, he felt a little better, but before he could catch his breath, the Restraint Divine Stele suddenly erupted again, and countless silver-white needle-like rays shot down.
Li Qiang gritted his teeth and threw out the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel. A silver starlight spun and expanded, and a series of earth-shattering roars exploded. The huge cyan wheel shadow slowly rose from Li Qiang's body.
The Devil Venerable Chiming clearly felt a lightness throughout his body. He had finally stopped the flying demon heads, but he was already severely injured.
Li Qiang inwardly groaned, bearing all the pressure. The power of the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel was indeed extraordinary, blocking the incoming needles, but the enormous shock made it hard for him to even breathe. He did his best to stabilize the wheel.
The Devil Venerable Chiming roared and screamed, "What's going on? Such powerful Devil-Transforming Divine Light! How can something that only exists in the Divine Realm be here...?"
Li Qiang roared angrily, "Shut the hell up!"
This time, the Devil Venerable Chiming was truly afraid of Li Qiang. It wasn't that he was afraid of Li Qiang using the Seven-Character Immortal Instruction to torment him, but rather that he felt genuine fear because he had seen Li Qiang rescue him without hesitation.
The Devil Venerable Chiming was Great Gods and Devils who had risen from the ashes of death. Of course, he could see that Li Qiang's attack just now was completely swift and decisive. Because of this, he knew that his cultivation as Great Gods and Devils had a flaw, so he felt a strong sense of fear. He knew very well that once he felt grateful to Li Qiang, he would no longer be a pure Great Gods and Devils.
The Restraint Divine Stele seemed to grow larger and larger, and the words on the stele hurtled towards the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel like a meteor shower.
The divine beast Little White, the Heavenly Lion Divine Beast, was frolicking and rolling around under the Restraint Divine Stele, seemingly enjoying the atmosphere there.
Li Qiang didn't dare use any powerful immortal techniques, as he was unsure about the environment and could only hope to survive this inexplicable attack.
The entire palace was enveloped in purple light, and the purple waves rolling in the sky began to slowly sink, submerging the earth in less than ten minutes. Only the palace was protected by an invisible force, forming a huge void, and countless purple qi poured into the palace's massive pillars.
Li Qiang and the others had no idea that this was the Certain-Kill Divine Formation of the War Soul.
Not only did Li Qiang sense something was wrong, but even the Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White noticed something amiss. It suddenly rushed into the azure light of the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel, pounced at Li Qiang's feet, and covered its head with its two little paws, looking as if it were about to face a great calamity.
The Devil Venerable Chiming ignored Little White, feeling a chill run through his body—a phenomenon he had never experienced since becoming Great Gods and Devils.
Li Qiang suddenly felt a lightness in his body. The Restraint Divine Stele emitted a thunderous roar and abruptly retreated. Immediately afterward, Li Qiang found himself enveloped in a beautiful purple aura.
The silver starlight emitted by the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel protected them. He tried to move the wheel, but it felt so heavy, as if it were welded to a steel pillar and iron ground, and he couldn't move it an inch.
The Devil Venerable Chiming's eyes were strange. He muttered, "Trapped? Sigh, trapped again. This wretched place! The Black Devil Realm is much better..." He kept muttering to himself, his mind completely scattered.
Li Qiang noticed the abnormality of the Devil Venerable Chiming. After pondering for a moment, he realized what was happening and was shocked— the Devil Venerable Chiming was about to lose his power!
The Great Gods and Devils losing his power is a terrifying thing. He shouted, " Old Chi, pull yourself together!"
The Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White pounced into Li Qiang's arms and barked wildly, sensing the oppressive atmosphere.
The Devil Venerable Chiming had begun to rot, his eyes flashing red light erratically. "It seems... I'll never reach the highest realm of Great Gods and Devils. What a pity, perhaps I was too lucid, ha..."
Large wisps of dark red mist appeared and disappeared around him.
Li Qiang suddenly thought of a question, "Strange, Little White and I were both fine just now. I guess the War Soul was only targeting you. By the way, you cultivate the Great Gods and Devils... Alright, in that case, Old Chi... would you like to cultivate the God?"
Li Qiang was startled when he finished speaking; the idea was simply unbelievable.
The Devil Venerable Chiming waved his hand and said, "Don't be ridiculous. I've never heard of Great Gods and Devils in the Black Devil Realm cultivating divinity. Brother, I've only just realized that even Great Gods and Devils are quite fragile. If you have a way, then leave. Ha, War Soul wants me dead? Hmph, I'll definitely not let him get away with it. We'll all perish together..."
Before he could finish speaking, he received a hard slap across the face.
Li Qiang cursed, "You call yourself Great Gods and Devils? You coward! You're not even afraid of death, yet you're afraid of cultivating godhood? You've never heard of Great Gods and Devils cultivating godhood? Have you ever heard of a cultivator cultivating godhood? I am one!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord stared blankly at Li Qiang, unconsciously saying, "Oh, really? Then let's cultivate divinity, cultivate divinity."
Li Qiang knew this guy was on the verge of collapse, so he took out a Jade Pupil Slip, quickly stored twenty-seven cultivation realms inside, tossed it to the Devil Venerable Chiming, and shouted, "If you want to save your life, start cultivating now!"
In truth, he himself was not confident, and did not know what the consequences would be if the Great Gods and Devils learned the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation.
Devil Venerable Chiming grabbed the Jade Pupil Slip in a daze and said, "Brother, let me out... Wahahaha, hahahaha!" He suddenly transformed into a blood-red rainbow and forcefully rushed into the purple world.
Li Qiang was stunned. He hadn't expected that the Devil Venerable Chiming would be unwilling to implicate him. This didn't seem to be the usual behavior of Great Gods and Devils.
Without thinking, he casually tossed a few drops of the Sweet Divine Dew into his mouth. Actually, he wanted to eat the Sacred Fruit Olive, but in his haste, he took out the Sweet Divine Dew instead. He left Little White in the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel and chased after it.
The entire purple world was spinning. Li Qiang grabbed the Devil Venerable Chiming almost instantly, yelling, "Damn it, you bastard! If you die, Boss Gu Xing Star will never forgive me..."
The Devil Venerable Chiming had never been so lucid before. He grinned bitterly and said, "Brother, now I can understand how you feel. Ha... This is really interesting. I used to hate this feeling, but now... now I actually feel good about it..."
Countless clusters of shimmering golden light surrounded them; that was the Devil-Transforming Divine Light.
Li Qiang gritted his teeth, pulled out a Sacred Fruit Olive, shoved it into the mouth of the Devil Venerable Chiming, and shouted, "Crush it! Start cultivating your divine power!"
These words contained an immense amount of Divine Yi Power, like a thunderbolt, causing the Devil Venerable Chiming's entire body to sway wildly. He suddenly bit down on the Sacred Fruit Olive in his mouth.
Li Qiang disregarded everything and protected the Devil Venerable Chiming once again.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord trembled violently. He knew that the Sacred Fruit Olive was a divine product, something that no demon lord in the Black Devil Realm could withstand.
A large amount of spiritual energy spread out, Devil Venerable Chiming suddenly rushed into the Devil-Transforming Divine Light, letting out a sharp howl at the same time.
He truly lived up to his reputation as Great Gods and Devils; he memorized all twenty-seven realms in an instant, and finally made up his mind to give it a try.
The Devil Venerable Chiming felt extremely uncomfortable. After he crushed the Sacred Fruit Olive, he realized that this thing was incredibly powerful, completely different from the gods and Gods and Devils he cultivated.
The intense corrosive power of the Devil-Transforming Divine Light, coupled with the unparalleled Spiritual Qi of the Sacred Fruit Olive, meant that if he didn't cultivate his divine powers soon, he would be utterly unable to resist the onslaught of the Great Gods and Devils's cultivation.
The Devil Venerable Chiming immediately immersed himself in the first stage of the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture for God Cultivation, unlike Li Qiang, he began cultivating immediately.
Countless clusters of Devil-Transforming Divine Light surged rapidly towards the Devil Venerable Chiming, tightly enveloping him just as he began cultivating the first realm.
Li Qiang attacked simultaneously, sending a massive amount of pure Divine Yi Power into the body of the Devil Venerable Chiming like a tidal wave. He did his utmost to help the Devil Venerable Chiming Foundation Establishment. Before long, he realized that the Devil Venerable Chiming had entered a new realm, and only then did Li Qiang stop and retreat.
Li Qiang suddenly noticed that the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Aspect Wheel was slowly flying towards him. As soon as the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord left the wheel, the War Soul seemed to have given up its intention to attack Li Qiang.
Li Qiang retrieved the treasure wheel, picked up Little White, and quietly watched the rapidly changing Devil Venerable Chiming. He knew he had done his best; how the Devil Venerable Chiming would cultivate depended on his luck.
Li Qiang was also very curious. What kind of thing would Great Gods and Devils cultivator create?
The demonic energy on the Devil Venerable Chiming's body was almost completely Devil-Transforming Divine Light, but fortunately, the Spiritual Qi replenished by the Sacred Fruit Olive quickly transformed him.
Li Qiang could see it clearly: although the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord's cultivation of divinity did not receive any divine signs, he had begun to reshape himself.
First, the Devil Restraint dissipated, followed by the treasures of the Black Devil Realm on his body, which exploded and disappeared one by one. Slowly, a slender humanoid figure appeared. Li Qiang knew that the Devil Venerable Chiming was about to take form.
Suddenly, the surrounding purple waves seemed to be blown away by a gale, disappearing in the blink of an eye, and the Restraint Divine Stele reappeared.
This time, the Restraint Divine Stele did not launch an attack; it simply revolved rapidly around the Devil Venerable Chiming.
Li Qiang became even more curious. Holding Little White, he said, "Strange, does the Divine Stele have a life of its own? Why is it spinning?"
The Restraint Divine Stele circled for a while before slowly stopping in front of the Devil Venerable Chiming. Li Qiang stared in disbelief.
A crisp cracking sound was heard, and countless cracks appeared on the divine stele. Immediately afterwards, a blinding white light flashed from within the stele.
Li Qiang asked in confusion, "What's going on?"