Chapter 485: Chapter 10: Treasure Hunt in the Demon Palace
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon fled the Demon Realm and immediately found a place with abundant Demonic Qi.
For the past few days, he had first rushed all the way from the Northern Continent. Then, he had hunted down the Sea Monsters and Celestial Demons in the sea that had been marked with the Celestial Demon Mark. After that, he engaged in a great Magical Combat with the Moon Demon King in the Demon Realm, using every trick up his sleeve without a moment’s rest.
Even with the Magical Power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat depleted.
After a day, having barely recovered some of his Magical Power, the Tribulation Sea Old Demon slowly opened his eyes.
The mere thought of the lost Xuyu Coral made him feel a suffocating anger. He had lost many of his Powerful White Bone Demons in the effort to retrieve the Xuyu Coral, and the ones that could still move were all injured.
This time, his losses were truly disastrous.
Now that the thief had escaped the pursuit of the Celestial Demon Mark, finding him again would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon took out his Ten Thousand Miles Soul-Locking Mirror, unwilling to give up. He activated the Treasure Mirror again, wanting to take another look. ’Perhaps that little thief just used some trick to temporarily block the Celestial Demon Mark,’ he thought, clinging to a sliver of hope.
He was clinging to a sliver of hope, but one look at the Treasure Mirror made his eyes turn crimson, as if they were about to spew fire.
"You rotten Moon Demon King! How dare you deceive me!"
On the surface of the Ten Thousand Miles Soul-Locking Mirror, a Celestial Demon Mark was located right inside the Moon Demon King’s Demon Palace in the Demon Realm. Moreover, this Celestial Demon Mark was fluctuating continuously, on the verge of being dispelled.
The Celestial Demon Mark of his Southern Demon Sect was not only a technique for marking an enemy’s location but also a harmful Curse. Once a target was afflicted with the Celestial Demon Mark, the Demon Seal would draw upon their body’s Qi Mechanism to slowly strengthen itself.
Those with weak Cultivation didn’t even need a Demon Cultivator to act personally; the Celestial Demon Mark alone would drain them of their lifeblood, causing them to die a violent death.
Even Golden Core Cultivators, if struck by a Celestial Demon Mark, would have their auras weaken under its corrosion. Without the help of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, it would take them several years at least to expel the mark.
If that Starfall True Demon were truly dead, the Demonic Qi in his body would have dissipated, and the Celestial Demon Mark would have long since vanished with it. It was absolutely impossible for it to still exist.
It was obvious that the Moon Demon King had long since realized the Starfall True Demon was the little thief in disguise and had used some trick to deceive him. Now, he was even helping the thief remove the Celestial Demon Mark.
At this thought, the Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s hair bristled with rage. He had been played for a fool by the Moon Demon King. Even a wily old fox like him couldn’t help but lose his reason temporarily, wanting nothing more than to fight the Moon Demon King to the death.
He transformed into a streak of demonic light and shot into the sky, heading straight for the Moon Demon King’s Demon Palace in the Demon Realm.
Outside the Demon Palace, the Moon Demon King’s subordinate Moon Demons were commanding other Celestial Demons to clean up the black ice left behind from the previous Magical Combat. This ice was all condensed from Taiyin Demon Qi. Some of the ice with weaker Demonic Qi had already melted, but the remaining chunks were pure Demonic Qi. They were quite valuable among Celestial Demons and could even be sold to Demon Cultivators who practiced the Taiyin Freeze Demon Scripture.
’Didn’t this old demon run away with his tail between his legs after being defeated by the King? How does he dare to come back?’ they wondered, looking up bewilderedly at the Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s menacing Tunneling Light.
But when the Tribulation Sea Old Demon saw these blood descendants of the Moon Demon King, a malicious intent instantly surged within him.
In the next moment, a torrent of White Bone Demon Fire poured down.
The Southern Demon Sect mostly cultivated the White Bone Dao, with a penchant for refining all sorts of Bone Demons. This White Bone Demon Fire was one of their most powerful Magic Techniques. It had only seemed average before because its targets were either Yang Jing or the Moon Demon King.
Now that these Moon Demons were facing the White Bone Demon Fire, disaster was immediately upon them.
The Demon Fire started as a single cluster, but in the blink of an eye, it swelled into an inferno that blotted out the sky.
Under the scorching Demon Fire, the seawater instantly vaporized and boiled, with churning bubbles turning the water white. Ordinary Celestial Demons caught in the fire were reduced to ashes in an instant. Even the more powerful Moon Demons could only barely combine their Power to resist with their Taiyin Demon Qi.
"Tribulation Sea Old Demon, you dare to attack us? Aren’t you afraid our King will rip out your Divine Soul and freeze it into an ice sculpture?"
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon was widely infamous; even these Celestial Demons from the undersea Demon Realm had heard of his name. He was naturally no pushover.
Over a dozen Moon Demons, with Cultivation levels ranging from Great Celestial Demon to Great Demon, joined forces, yet they still couldn’t withstand the roiling White Bone Demon Fire.
The few weakest Moon Demons on the periphery were engulfed by the White Bone Demon Fire. In an instant, their skin was burned away and their flesh split open. A few breaths later, even their bones had melted.
The remaining Moon Demons were scared out of their wits. They used every ounce of their strength to channel their Taiyin Demon Qi, but they were still turned into human torches one after another, perishing with bloodcurdling screams in the White Bone Demon Fire.
The Moon Demons inside the Demon Palace were all shocked and enraged upon seeing this scene.
"Tribulation Sea Old Demon! How dare you?!"
The Moon Demon King shot out directly from his Demon Palace.
"Hee hee hee... Moon Demon King, what impressive methods you have! You played me for a fool, twisting me around your little finger. My wisdom is no match for yours, so I’ll just have to test your skills instead!"
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon said sinisterly.
He summoned all of his Powerful White Bone Demons and spat a mouthful of Essence Blood directly onto them.
The Essence Blood, which contained Great Magical Power, was instantly absorbed by the White Bones. The auras of the Powerful White Bone Demons, which had been unstable due to their injuries, immediately surged.
The Tribulation Sea Old Demon, his hair disheveled, waved his arms and legs wildly as he chanted a tongue-twisting Spell.
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