Dark Night Burns the Heavens, the Mystery of His Identity
"It's you..."
Jiang Liuli stared intently at the man in blue robes who had regained his true appearance, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
Was that old man, who walked unsteadily through the Ghost Market and exuded an aura of decay, merely a disguise?
What sent chills down her spine was that this person had been following her the whole way, and despite being a prodigy of the Giant God Heavenly Palace with incredibly sharp senses, she hadn't noticed at all!
"So you're here too... to steal the remaining fragments of the map?"
Jiang Liuli gripped the golden halberd tightly, her knuckles turning white. With Immortal Venerable blocking her path and a mysterious powerhouse following behind, she feared she was doomed today.
"Hehehe... Interesting, truly interesting."
The Netherworld Immortal Venerable sat high on the dark throne, his ghostly eyes scanning back and forth over Dongfang Yueming, as if trying to see through him.
"I've always wondered, after the Divine Firmament Sect's destruction, who ended up with that last fragment of the map?"
"Since the Divine Firmament Sect was destroyed by a mysterious ' Half-Saint ' who was skilled in the arts of thunder and strength, the incomplete map should be in his hands."
"But strangely, fluctuations from the fragmented map appeared within the Ghost Market..."
The Netherworld Immortal Venerable's voice turned sinister, carrying a hint of probing.
"Fellow Daoist, you are not that ' Half-Saint ' who destroyed the Divine Firmament Sect, are you?"
"Judging by your bone age, you're too young. Perhaps... you're a petty thief who took advantage of the chaos in the Divine Firmament Sect to steal chickens and dogs, and pickpocket others?"
This is also the situation that the Netherworld Immortal Venerable most desires.
If the other party really was that ruthless person who shattered a seventh-tier immortal artifact with a single punch, he would turn around and run without saying a word.
But what if someone is just a lucky bargain hunter...?
"Fellow Daoist," the Netherworld Immortal Venerable suddenly changed his tone, enticingly saying, "Since we've both come here for the inheritance of the Eight Desolations Immortal Saint, why fight and kill each other?"
"This little girl has a powerful background. If she gets away, we'll both be in trouble."
"How about... we join forces, kill her first, seize her remaining map, and then we'll divide the ruins equally? What do you say?"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liuli's face turned ashen!
She looked at Dongfang Yueming, her eyes filled with despair and wariness.
If two ruthless villains who would stop at nothing for profit were to join forces, she would surely die!
However.
Faced with the "friendly" invitation from the Netherworld Immortal Venerable, Dongfang Yueming merely dusted off his sleeves, his expression indifferent.
"Join forces?"
You're not worthy.
He shook his head, turned around, and walked towards the edge of the Ghost Domain realm as if he were just passing by.
"I'm not getting involved in this mess. You guys continue."
"Trying to leave?!"
The fake smile on the face of the Netherworld Immortal Venerable froze instantly, replaced by endless ruthlessness and ferocity.
"No one who enters my Ghost Domain realm will leave without leaving anything behind!"
"Since you refuse a polite toast only to drink a forfeit, then you shall stay here and face the consequences!"
"The Great Dao of Darkness: Eternal Night Descent!"
"Boom--!"
The already thick darkness around us instantly boiled over!
Countless pitch-black tentacles emerged from the depths of the Xukong, carrying the Great Dao Laws that corrode and assimilate all things, frantically coiling towards Dongfang Yueming's limbs and bones!
This is the suppression of the Great Dao!
Jiang Liuli's heart sank when she saw that scene.
[Finished...]
[Even this mysterious person is going to die...]
However.
Just as the endless darkness was about to engulf the figure in green.
"I've said it before, I don't like being forced to stay."
Dongfang Yueming stopped and turned his head slightly.
Two crimson-gold flames suddenly flickered in his eyes!
"Fire."
He uttered a single word.
"Boom--!!!"
A domineering and Eight Desolations crimson divine fire, capable of burning away all directions, erupted in a ring around him!
[The Great Dao of Fire]!
Darkness and light, coldness and heat, clashed most violently at this moment!
"Zzzzz--!"
Those dark tentacles, powerful enough to corrode even immortal artifacts, let out a shrill scream the moment they came into contact with the crimson gold divine fire, as if snowflakes had met the blazing sun and were instantly burned into nothingness!
Flames soared into the sky, carving out a vacuum zone in this endless Netherworld Ghost Domain!
"This... this is..."
Jiang Liuli stared blankly at the man bathed in divine fire, her small mouth slightly agape.
"The Great Dao?! He has also mastered the Great Dao?!"
"And... it's such a pure, such domineering Great Dao of Fire!"
On the throne, the Netherworld Immortal Venerable's pupils suddenly contracted, and his body subconsciously leaned back.
"The Great Dao of Fire?!"
But the next second, the fear in his eyes subsided considerably, replaced by a kind of... relieved greed.
"Fire element..."
"It's not lightning-based! Nor is it strength-based!"
"It seems... you really aren't the ' Half-Saint ' who destroyed the Divine Firmament Sect!"
The Netherworld Immortal Venerable grinned maliciously.
"Furthermore, judging from your aura fluctuations, although you have mastered the Great Dao, your cultivation level seems to be... below even the Immortal Ancestor Realm?!"
"At best, he'll only reach the peak of the Immortal Emperor Perfection!"
"Hahaha! A Immortal Emperor has actually mastered the Great Dao?"
"This is simply the best tonic bestowed upon me by heaven!"
As long as it's not that legendary Half-Saint, what does the Netherworld Immortal Venerable have to fear?
He is a veteran Immortal Venerable!
Realm suppression, overwhelming magical power!
"Boy! Hand over your Dao Fruit, and I'll spare your corpse!"
"Netherworld Ghost Claw! Soul Stealer!"
"Boom--!"
The Netherworld Immortal Venerable no longer held back, unleashing his terrifying Immortal Venerable Realm power without reservation!
A black, ghostly claw, obscuring the sky Entanglement with dense laws of death and darkness, slashed down fiercely from the heavens!
This attack was more than ten times stronger than the previous probing attack!
Space shattered, and all laws wailed!
Under this oppressive force, Jiang Liuli even found it difficult to stand, and could only watch helplessly as the ghostly claw descended.
Meanwhile, at the eye of the storm, Dongfang Yueming watched the descending ghostly claws, a mocking smile curving his lips.
"Not Half-Saint..."
"Can't I kill you?"
The Netherworld Ghost Claw blotted out the sun, carrying an aura of death that corroded all things, and were less than ten feet above the head of the Dongfang Yueming.
The savage grin on the face of the Netherworld Immortal Venerable grew even more unrestrained.
In his view, a Immortal Emperor Perfection who only knows how to play with fire would be severely injured even if he didn't die, under the suppression of his Great Dao!
However.
The mockery in Dongfang Yueming's eyes spread at this moment.
You just said...
"Anyone who isn't the Half-Saint who destroyed the Divine Firmament Sect is fearless?"
"What if..."
He slowly raised his left hand.
Within his palm, a ball of extremely violent purple-gold lightning suddenly exploded!
"... I can also use lightning magic!"
[The Great Dao of Lightning]!
"Boom--!!!"
In an instant, billions of violent bolts of lightning surged into the originally crimson-gold sea of fire!
Lightning fuels the fire, and fire draws upon the power of lightning!
The two most violent forces in the world—thunder and fire—were perfectly fused together at this moment, under Dongfang Yueming's control!
[Dual Path Fusion: Lightning and Fire Purgatory]!
"What?!"
The smug expression on the Netherworld Immortal Venerable's face instantly froze, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets!
"Thunder... the Great Dao of Lightning?!"
"You... you actually mastered both the Great Dao of Thunder and Fire?!"
"How is this possible?!"
Not only him, but even Jiang Liuli, who was standing to the side in despair, was completely dumbfounded at this moment!
Two Great Dao?!
That's... the mark of Half-Saint!
"It's too late."
Dongfang Yueming clasped his hands together and slapped them hard!
"Destroy!"
"Boom--!!!!"
It was as if a supernova had exploded between heaven and earth!
Crimson-gold flames and purplish-gold lightning intertwined to form a pillar of destructive light that shot into the sky and instantly pierced through the enormous Netherworld Ghost Claw!