"Crack!" "Boom!"
The Restraint Divine Stele suddenly shattered. Li Qiang never expected that the Devil Venerable Chiming would unintentionally break the restriction on the divine stele while cultivating his divine power.
No one knew what was restricted inside the divine stele, but the entire space began to shake violently, with countless points of light shooting out and dancing wildly, accompanied by sharp, piercing sounds that sent chills down one's spine.
Startled, Li Qiang instantly teleported to the side of the Devil Venerable Chiming. The surrounding pressure suddenly increased, and a purple humanoid figure slowly appeared in front of the two of them.
At this critical moment, the Devil Venerable Chiming finally completed his physical form, radiating a compelling red light.
Li Qiang desperately blocked the immense pressure surging like a tidal wave. Suddenly, all the pressure vanished. This sudden change in pressure almost made Li Qiang vomit blood.
The purple humanoid figure seemed somewhat bewildered. Purple waves of the world formed a huge vortex around him, and he slowly rose upwards.
Even with Li Qiang's divine eyes, he couldn't see the true face of the purple humanoid. He only saw a point of blue light flashing in the humanoid's heart area, and soon he also began to solidify a real body.
Li Qiang glanced at the Devil Venerable Chiming, then at the purple humanoid figure that was solidifying, and thought: Just now, I forced the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord to cultivate divinity, which inexplicably broke the Restraint Divine Stele barrier of the divine stele. I wonder what kind of thing was released from the divine stele. Could it be some kind of evil thing?
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord, naked, hovered in the air, appearing as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. His eyes were closed, yet he still exuded an evil aura.
Li Qiang couldn't help but wonder, if Gu Xing returned and saw the Devil Venerable Chiming in this state, would he go berserk?
I wonder if the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord will be able to return to the Black Devil Realm after cultivating to godhood.
The purple humanoid figure gradually materialized, and Li Qiang felt it looking at him. A chilling fighting spirit immediately pressed down on him, and under its pressure, Li Qiang involuntarily and frantically activated his Divine Yi Power.
Suddenly, a wave spread out, and Li Qiang realized that the person was speaking, but he had no idea what they were saying.
Li Qiang asked, "What did you say? I don't understand?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I understand what he means. He is a War Soul left behind in this realm by the God of War. We accidentally broke the seal on him, and he is about to ascend to the Divine Realm to merge with the God of War."
His voice was completely different, which startled Li Qiang, who exclaimed, " Old Chi, you're awake?"
Another fluctuation came, Devil Venerable Chiming carefully sensed it, saying, "To thank us, he left us a small gift. Quickly, give me a Jade Pupil Slip..."
Li Qiang hurriedly tossed him a Jade Pupil Slip, which the Devil Venerable Chiming quickly scribbled down, then said, "He's gone."
The purple humanoid figure suddenly dissipated into countless purple starlight, like a shooting star streaking across the sky, vanishing in an instant.
The instant Li Qiang received the Jade Pupil Slip, he and the Devil Venerable Chiming were simultaneously enveloped in a purple light—a gift from the War Soul to them— the Divine War Soul.
The Jade Pupil Slip contained the method for receiving the Divine War Soul, Li Qiang began to absorb it according to the method taught by the War Soul.
He casually licked his lips, then suddenly realized his mouth was empty. He was slightly startled and wondered: Where did the Sacred Fruit Olive he'd thrown into his mouth go?
Actually, what he just threw in was the Sweet Divine Dew, which melted as soon as it entered his mouth. He didn't know what the Sweet Divine Dew's effects were, and he didn't feel anything.
Li Qiang didn't know exactly what the Divine War Soul was, but he felt that it must be useful, and the things left behind by the War Soul shouldn't be too bad.
Following the method recorded in the Jade Pupil Slip, he slowly absorbed the purple light into his body and quickly completed the task. A purple starlight appeared on his forehead, but he did not know how to use the Divine War Soul, because it was not recorded in the Jade Pupil Slip.
The Devil Venerable Chiming pointed at Li Qiang's forehead and chuckled, "Brother, the purple star on your forehead looks like Gu Xing. Strange, is this some kind of special cultivation result?"
A strange feeling welled up in Li Qiang's heart. He felt that the Devil Venerable Chiming seemed to be very close to him, and there was a tacit understanding between them. The feeling of disgust he had when he first met him was completely gone.
Li Qiang said with a grin, "You still have Purple Star, don't you? Well, people will definitely think we're brothers now."
The Devil Venerable Chiming exclaimed, "We were brothers to begin with... Oh no, my things! It's all over, all my things are gone! My Blood Devil Halberd... my Demon Pouch... Waaah, it's all gone... Hey, the Devil Restraint is gone too, hahaha!"
In an instant, he conjured four or five Devil Venerable Chiming, and he laughed triumphantly, "I can External Avatar again!"
Li Qiang laughed, " Xiao Ming, you don't need to show off your naked body to four or five people, hehe, you're not the original Devil Venerable Chiming anymore. Here, take your clothes." He tossed him a set of clothes.
The Devil Venerable Chiming casually put on his clothes, his expression somewhat strange, as if he were conflicted.
He tried to summon the demon, but couldn't even see a shadow of it. His face fell. "Dude," he lamented, "I'll forget how to fight now! What am I going to do? Oh no... Hey, Little White, you don't hate me anymore, haha."
The Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White, affectionately jumped into his arms and kept licking his face with its pink little tongue, making the Devil Venerable Chiming extremely amused.
Li Qiang asked curiously, " Old Chi, what level have you reached in your cultivation? I can't tell."
The Devil Venerable Chiming shook his head and said, "I've only reached the Fourth Divine Heaven, the first realm of the Fourth Burning Heaven, the Heavenly Evil Realm. I only had time to comprehend this realm; the time was too short, what a pity."
Li Qiang was speechless. He exclaimed, " The Heavenly Evil Realm of the Fourth Brahma Heaven! You cultivated it way too easily! I've only reached the Golden Venerable Divine Heart of the Third Divine Heaven... the so-called Undying Heart Realm. How did you cultivate it?"
To everyone's surprise, the Devil Venerable Chiming showed no joy. "It's not good to make too much progress in the early stages of cultivation. If the foundation isn't solid at the beginning, it will be difficult later. You don't even understand this? You're so stupid!" He finally seized the opportunity and began to mock Li Qiang without any politeness.
Li Qiang smiled wryly, resigned, and decided not to argue with him.
The Devil Venerable Chiming shook his head and looked around, saying, " The War Soul said there are a few things in this palace to give us, let's go look for them. Sigh, I have nothing now, not even a decent item, so annoying."
He was already a master of divine cultivation, just like Li Qiang, and his realm was even one level higher than Li Qiang's, yet he still had a strange appearance.
The two landed slowly in the palace. Suddenly, the Devil Venerable Chiming said to Li Qiang, "Hey, I'm a cultivator of the Heavenly Recommendation Scripture now, just like you. Haha, my cultivation level is even higher than yours. From now on, you can call me Big Brother, and I'll call you Little Brother, okay? We're brothers now, aren't we?"
Li Qiang usually didn't care about how you were addressed, but this time he wouldn't have it. He kicked him and said, "I don't care what level you've reached, you're someone I taught, so of course you have to call me Big Brother!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord grinned wickedly. "Alright, I'll call you Big Brother."
Li Qiang said smugly, "That's more like it..."
The Devil Venerable Chiming then added, "However, since I'm calling you 'Big Brother,' hehe, Big Brother! You'll have to take care of me from now on. Give me the best things first."
Li Qiang was taken aback, then realized that this guy had planned this all along. He was too lazy to argue with him and said, "I think you're about to become an evil god. You even schemed about this. Hurry up and go find what the War Soul left behind."
He's always been very magnanimous and doesn't care about these things at all.
Both of them noticed that the main hall was sealed off, and it was a small internal restriction. Li Qiang and the Devil Venerable Chiming were both experienced people, and they immediately guessed that the item was inside. They exchanged a glance and, in tacit agreement, teleported inside together.
Four dazzling golden lights danced in the hall; they were actually four divine artifacts. Li Qiang knew that these were the things left behind by the War Soul. Although he didn't know what kind of divine artifacts they were, they were definitely extraordinary.
Li Qiang didn't rush to make a move. He said, "Brother, you go first." He hovered in the air, waiting without moving.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord grinned and said, "Hehe, big brother, then I won't be polite." He was now penniless, without even a single Law Treasure. The golden light flashing before his eyes contained the legendary divine artifact, so how could he possibly give it up?
He aimed at one and pounced, his hand, brimming with Divine Yi Power, swiftly plunging into the golden light. A resounding boom followed, and he seized the first divine artifact—a feat so simple it was unbelievable.
It was a dark gold battle suit, the famous War God's Robe. The Devil Venerable Chiming laughed heartily, "Haha, I was just about to run out of clothes! This battle suit is truly magnificent! Big brother, you can take the next one."
Li Qiang lunged at a long, golden ball of light. With a crackling sound, a strangely shaped battle blade appeared in his hand. Before he could examine it closely, he exclaimed, "Brother, let's go again!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming had already donned that magnificent battle armor. Without a word, he teleported to the edge of the smallest ball of golden light and reached out to grab it.
With a deafening roar, the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord exclaimed, "This is a scabbard! How come it's so small?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "It's the scabbard of my battle sword. You can take the other one; give me the scabbard."
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord tossed out his scabbard and turned to fly towards the last wisp of golden light.
Within the last burst of golden light lay a black, cane-like object, thick at one end and thin at the other. The Devil Venerable Chiming stared in bewilderment. "Strange, what kind of divine artifact is this? It's neither a cane nor a knife."
He examined it carefully, and he was actually quite satisfied. A closer look would reveal that it was a fine piece of equipment. It was pure black with a faint Purple Rosy Clouds that moved erratically across its surface. One section of the thicker end was transparent, with shimmering smoke and light flickering within.
He held it up to his eyes for a while, then said, "Sigh, I don't know how to use it."
Li Qiang was busy looking at the first divine weapon he had obtained. He had never been particularly interested in swords, but this sword was different. Judging from its shape alone, it no longer looked exactly like a sword. Its shape was extremely strange; it was a radiant, ever-flowing thing.
Li Qiang himself couldn't describe it; as long as he grabbed it, the spot he gripped would naturally become the handle of the knife, and the shape of the knife would constantly change.
The scabbard was also strange, only the size of a palm. Li Qiang wasn't even sure if it was a scabbard. It looked like a piece of warm jade, without any color of its own, and the color of the surroundings was reflected on it.
With a thought, Li Qiang's scabbard melted away in his palm and was stored inside. Then, the knife in his left hand turned into a golden light and was absorbed into his right hand with a "whoosh".
Li Qiang was overjoyed. It turned out that as long as there was a scabbard, this divine weapon could be used without any cultivation.
The Devil Venerable Chiming wielded the divine weapon that resembled a cane. He had not yet found a way to use the divine weapon, nor did he have any idea how to cultivate divinity.
Li Qiang suddenly felt the Illusory Devil Pearl pulsating. He quickly made a hand seal, Mei'er rushed out of the Illusory Devil Pearl, happily laughing, "Brother, you were looking for me?"
Li Qiang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, Mei'er is so beautiful now!"
With the help of the Twin Spirit and Ghost Venerables, Gu Mei'er has cultivated to the Spirit Marshal realm with the help of a Sacred Fruit Olive. Her body has been completely condensed, and she looks exactly like True Person. The only special thing is that she is too beautiful.
The allure it exuded was beyond description; even a master cultivator like Li Qiang was momentarily captivated by it.
Needless to say, the Devil Venerable Chiming was once bewitched by Mei'er when he was still Great Gods and Devils. When he suddenly saw Mei'er this time, he was struck dumb as if by lightning, staring at her blankly for a long time before he could catch his breath.
He watched as Mei'er threw herself into Li Qiang's arms, and couldn't help but shout out in jealousy, " Mei'er..."
Mei'er turned her head to look at the Devil Venerable Chiming. She was very sensitive to the fact that this person, like Li Qiang, was also a master of cultivating to godhood. However, she had never seen him before. The Devil Venerable Chiming Demon Lord's appearance had completely changed after cultivating to godhood.
She made a face and whispered in Li Qiang's ear, "Brother, who is he? How does he know Mei'er?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming was thrown into disarray by Mei'er's funny face. He said urgently, "I'm your Chiming! Don't you recognize me?"
Li Qiang burst into laughter at the words of the Devil Venerable Chiming.
Mei'er was surprised and flew up from Li Qiang's arms, circling the Devil Venerable Chiming once, and asked in surprise, " Devil Venerable Chiming? Impossible, you really are the Devil Venerable Chiming?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "It's that unlucky Great Gods and Devils. Don't be surprised, Mei'er, this guy is now cultivating godhood just like his brother."
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord was initially somewhat unwilling to pursue godhood, as his current strength was still far from that of Great Gods and Devils. However, he felt very proud that he could amaze Mei'er.
He couldn't help but puff out his chest and said, "I, Old Chi, am also a master cultivator, with a higher realm than your brother. How about it? I can be your brother now, right?"
Mei'er giggled and said, "Okay, Chiming, hello." At this moment, Mei'er felt that she didn't dislike him at all. Compared with the first time she met him, this guy was like a completely different person.
The Devil Venerable Chiming collapsed to the ground with a thud, dizzy and disoriented, and said, "Awesome! I have a little sister now!"
His current thoughts are very different from when he was Great Gods and Devils. Back then, he only wanted to possess, but now he feels a joy that comes from the bottom of his heart.
After all, the realm of cultivating gods is completely different from cultivating Great Gods and Devils. Not only could Li Qiang understand his thoughts, but Mei'er also knew it very well. Therefore, she called him "brother" willingly.
In the blink of an eye, Mei'er spotted the Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White, crouching to one side. She exclaimed in surprise, "What's this? Wow, it's so cute! Brother, I want it!" She pounced on Little White.
With a flash of silver light, Little White had already snuggled into Li Qiang's arms, its two little paws covering its head, looking quite unwilling.
Mei'er couldn't help but retort coquettishly, "Fine, how dare you ignore Mei'er! Let's see where you hide now!"
Li Qiang said with a grin, " Mei'er, this is the Heavenly Lion Divine Beast Little White. Little White is my little sister. Look at you, looking so pathetic, what are you doing with your head in your hands? She won't bully you. Go, say hello to Mei'er."
Little White reluctantly barked twice at Mei'er.
Mei'er snatched Little White from Li Qiang's arms and said affectionately, " Little White, Mei'er will play with you, okay? Brother is very busy and doesn't have time to play with you, but Mei'er has time now, so you can play with Mei'er from now on."
The Heavenly Lion Divine Beast let out two aggrieved cries. It was interested in cultivators but had no interest in Spirit Body. If it weren't for Li Qiang's instructions, it would have ignored Mei'er.
Mei'er didn't care whether Little White was happy or not. She happily hugged Little White and wouldn't let go. Little White struggled for a while before calming down.
Li Qiang said, " Mei'er, take a look at the contents of this Jade Pupil Slip. Can you recognize them?"
Mei'er took the Jade Pupil Slip, glanced at it briefly, and said, "Brother, Mei'er doesn't recognize this script; I've never seen it before."
The Devil Venerable Chiming said, "Gods have no written language, elder brother. If you had tried to understand the fluctuations just now, you would have understood them too. The Twin Spirit and Ghost Venerables also recognize a transformed script, and this script is very ancient. If we could figure out how to convert these scripts into fluctuations of Divine Sense, we would understand the recorded content. Unfortunately, we don't have the method for conversion."
Li Qiang couldn't help but admire the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord's exceptional intelligence; he had grasped the mystery in an instant. Li Qiang said, "How can we get out? Returning the way we came is impossible. The world here is strange; it doesn't seem to be formed by an array."
The Devil Venerable Chiming said, "Let's search this palace; perhaps we can find some clues."
Although the palace area was large, only the main hall had a large space; the rest consisted of tall pillars and some strange altars. The three of them wandered around for a long time but still couldn't find a way out.
Li Qiang pondered for a moment, then said, " Xiao Ming, do you remember the palace that teleported us here? Where is that teleportation array in the palace? We didn't see it just now."
This time, the Devil Venerable Chiming didn't protest that Li Qiang called him Xiao Ming; he found it endearing and didn't sense any sarcasm. He shook his head and said, "No, I noticed that spot just now; there's nothing there."
Mei'er had been following them the whole time, busy playing with Little White, and hadn't paid any attention to their surroundings. Hearing their conversation, she looked around and asked curiously, "Brother, where is this place? This place is so strange."
The Devil Venerable Chiming immediately teleported to her side and recounted the whole story.
Mei'er exclaimed incredulously, "My God, four divine artifacts... and the clothes you're wearing are also divine artifacts?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming nodded smugly and said, "However, it needs to be cultivated before it can be used. For now, it can only be worn as clothing. Once cultivated, it will become a divine battle armor."
Mei'er was taken aback by his words. This little girl knew a lot. She said, " Xiao Ming, you're wearing the Divine Battle Robe... but you haven't cultivated it at all. Isn't that too conspicuous? What if you run into a discerning immortal and someone snatches it away?"
Her calling him "Xiao Ming" made the Devil Venerable Chiming so happy he was speechless.
Li Qiang suddenly understood why the Devil Venerable Chiming wore the battle armor: he simply had nowhere to store his belongings. Li Qiang casually took out the emerald green bracelet he had found in the Great Illusion Buddha Realm and smiled, " Xiao Ming, this storage bracelet is for you. It's safer to store the battle armor inside it."
The Devil Venerable Chiming took the bracelet and laughed happily, "Being a subordinate is really cost-effective! Whatever you need, your big brother will provide it. Hahaha, you don't even have to fight for it! Luckily, I'm a penniless pauper with nothing."
This guy truly lives up to his reputation as Great Gods and Devils or demon; even after cultivating godhood, he remains incredibly Evil Qi.
Li Qiang kicked him in the butt, laughing and cursing, "Steal my head, my foot! Hurry up and change it off, there are still some things inside the bracelet, you can keep it."
Mei'er giggled, finding the Devil Venerable Chiming quite amusing, and couldn't help but ask, " Xiao Ming, if you encountered Law Treasure you liked, would you snatch it?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming said, "That depends on whose it is. For example, if it's your brother's, I wouldn't dare to take it even if I liked it. But if it belongs to someone else, I'd be crazy not to try and take it."
Li Qiang couldn't help but smile wryly; this guy had similar thoughts to him when he first came out.
Mei'er stroked the soft fur on Little White's body and said, "What if we can't beat them?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming grinned wickedly. "Can't beat him? Don't we still have our elder brother? If the two of us can't beat him, then that guy must be something extraordinary... I'm not that stupid, am I? Picking someone that neither of us brothers can beat to steal, no matter how good his stuff is, I won't take it."
Mei'er clapped her hands and giggled, " Xiao Ming is so smart! He even thought of this! Hehe, have you ever thought about whether someone worse than you would have good stuff?"
The little girl kept asking questions, and the Devil Venerable Chiming was taken aback. He scratched his head and said, "That's not necessarily true."
Li Qiang was racking his brains for a way out. Being trapped here wouldn't do; he still had two disciples left up there, and he absolutely couldn't stay here any longer.
He said, " Xiao Ming, Mei'er, stop fooling around, quickly help me find a way out. Strange, the War Soul even gave us a divine artifact, but it won't tell us how to get out."
The Devil Venerable Chiming said, "Perhaps the War Soul never imagined we wouldn't be able to get out. Haha, he didn't expect us to be such idiots."
As they were talking, the entire space suddenly trembled. The Devil Venerable Chiming exclaimed in surprise, "Heavens! I understand now! Once the Restraint Divine Stele is broken, this place will collapse! Be careful!"
Li Qiang hurriedly shouted, " Mei'er, come back!"
Mei'er was already used to hiding in Li Qiang's arms. Upon hearing this, she transformed into a beam of colorful light and hid inside the Extinction Heaven Divine Armor. Little White also darted to Li Qiang's feet.
The Devil Venerable Chiming yelled, "Damn it! I have absolutely no protection..."
Li Qiang pulled him to his side. " Xiao Ming, stand behind me."
He used the Blue Light of the Extinction Heaven Divine Armor to envelop the Devil Venerable Chiming, slowly raising him up while scattering the golden light of the Supreme Radiance Shuttle around its outer ring, quietly waiting for the collapse of the entire space.
The sky was filled with purple waves, rolling and roaring like a tsunami, interspersed with countless silver-white waves. The earth seemed to be struck by a giant hammer, shaking up and down incessantly. The huge palace shone with a bright blue light, as the palace's defensive restrictions were activated.
Even so, the palace could not withstand the violent tremors, and some of the tall pillars began to collapse.
Li Qiang felt as if he had been put into a bottle, and the person was shaking the bottle vigorously.
The collapse of the first massive pillar immediately triggered a chain reaction throughout the entire building, with a deafening roar echoing around it.
The Devil Venerable Chiming suddenly shouted, "Stay in the palace area and don't go up, or we'll never leave here!"
Li Qiang knew that Devil Venerable Chiming said must make sense, so he sank down without thinking. Just then, a huge pillar came crashing down on him.
With a slight thought, Li Qiang 'Supreme Radiance Shuttle shattered the pillar with a thunderous crash, and the white powder mist dispersed, instantly plunging the surroundings into a state of confusion.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord chuckled strangely, "How lively! What a pity, what a pity, I can only watch the show. How convenient!"
Li Qiang cursed, "You've gone mad from cultivating godhood, haven't you? Please, don't go from Great Gods and Devils to an evil god, or my sins will be immense."
The Devil Venerable Chiming couldn't help but burst into laughter.