Chapter 1977: Chapter 2063: Encountering a Formidable Enemy
The Demon Emperor’s true form is the Yin Yang Divine Mirror, with a strong defense on the Yin side and unparalleled attack on the Yang side. It can even replicate others’ attacks. After absorbing the Star Moon Divine Mirror, the Emperor’s power surged. Now, if she can break through to the Ultimate Holy Weapon realm, she will awaken the ability to perceive everything.
With this perception, the Demon Emperor can see through all illusions. Even if cultivators from all top sects of the Heavenly People Clan banded together to form a formation, she would still have great confidence.
Chen Nan, carrying the Demon Emperor, moved directly towards Star Moon Slope in the blink of an eye.
The Dragon Emperor and Nine Netherworld were in Wanshou Valley, and seeing this, a look of doubt flashed in their eyes: "What exactly does that kid Chen Nan intend to do? Star Moon Slope is now occupied by the Heavenly People Clan. Although he can slay those at the Supreme Seventh Layer, facing someone at the Eighth Layer Heaven, I’m afraid..."
"Aren’t you afraid Chen Nan isn’t an equal match?" laughed the Old Patriarch of the Liu family.
The Old Patriarch of the Liu family, wise in his old age, showed no emotion upon seeing Liu Zhong turned into a stone statue upon arriving in the Outer Domain.
When he saw Chen Nan, he saw hope in him.
Yet, he felt little worry in his heart.
"That kid Chen Nan, rushing to Star Moon Slope like this, must have his own plans. Now, as the experts of the Four Extremes World gather, even if it comes to a fight to the death, what’s the harm?" the Old Patriarch chuckled, "The Netherworld Demon Technique of the Demon Path Supreme has now reached the ’Heart and Spirit’ realm; it’s time for some practice."
Liu Tiantian was puzzled, "Old Patriarch, just how powerful is this Netherworld Demon Technique? Is it even more powerful than the Chaotic Nine Forms?"
"The Chaotic Nine Forms emphasizes the Reverse Character Technique; the Netherworld Demon Technique, with divine skills reaching the Netherworld, can’t be simply compared in terms of strength. It depends mainly on the one wielding it," the Old Patriarch chuckled.
The Demon Path Supreme nodded, "Regarding the Reverse Character Technique, Chen Nan indeed surpasses me by far. This Chaotic Nine Forms, perhaps, can be fully realized in his hands to reach the peak realm. As for the Netherworld Demon Technique, the fact that it was contested by domain master-level experts in the Haotian Realm and sparked a great battle proves it’s definitely not simple."
"The Netherworld Demon Technique strengthens the flesh and the divine soul. In my current realm, breaking stars and moons with one punch is proof enough, whereas the Chaotic Nine Forms rely on techniques, each with countless variations; though just nine forms, they encapsulate the entire essence of the Demon Path."
The group discussed in Wanshou Valley, while Chen Nan and the Divine Mirror had already reached the vicinity of Star Moon Slope.
In the void above Star Moon Slope, an array continuously bombarded terrifying auras downwards.
This great array housed thousands of cultivators; every breath taken exuded a shocking aura that could rattle those at the Supreme Eighth Layer. Even after Chen Nan advanced to the Supreme Realm, standing in front of this array made him feel somewhat breathless.
"Luckily this formation doesn’t take an aggressive route. Otherwise, if these top sect cultivators launched an attack, I’d have to retreat instantly to avoid being obliterated," Chen Nan mused to himself. With a swift movement, he vanished in the void with the Divine Mirror Demon Emperor, and when he reappeared, he had already landed on one of the planets in Star Moon Slope.
Star Moon Slope, named for its star and moon resemblance, consisted of dozens of small planets, akin to a celestial bridge connecting two giant nearby planets. These dozens of planets resembled a slope formed by stars and moons.
Each of these planets spanned a million miles, collectively presenting a grand sight.
Just as Chen Nan landed, a voice echoed from the array above in the void, "Chen Nan, even though you’ve wiped out the clans at Jueqing Cliff and Duanchang Cliff, we at Lonely Blood Cliff and Wangqing Cliff, along with Three Mountains and Two Cities, will fight you to the end."
Within the array, members from the Twelve Sects of top sects saw Chen Nan appear alone. Seeing his realm made some of them itch to immediately rush out and kill him to gain significant merit.
However, recalling the downfall of two other top sects, their eyes quickly dimmed again.
They received news that the Witch Demon King, Kaoshan King, and Talisman Emperor successively appeared in the void but seemingly all returned in vain.
"Heh, if you prefer to hide in your turtle shell, go ahead, hide in there. It doesn’t affect me anyway. Once I destroy your two great sacred places and extinguish the imperial forces, will you still consider having offspring inside?"
Chen Nan coldly sneered, leading the Divine Mirror Demon Emperor towards the core of the planet in a flash.
He had previously learned from Shangguan Xue of the Blood Martial Hall that there were countless undead here. This time, after the Blood Gourd absorbed the vicious aura from the Primordial Extinction Array, it birthed five blood-colored evil swords.
Yet Chen Nan felt the Blood Gourd had not reached its limit. Many powerful residual souls on Star Moon Slope would aid the Divine Mirror in enhancing her cultivation. After these soul remnants were slain by the killing aura, both the malevolent and vicious aura could be absorbed by the Blood Gourd, achieving two goals with one effort.
Since advancing to the Supreme Realm, Chen Nan’s strength greatly increased, and he was eagerly anticipating the power of the blood-colored evil swords emerging from the Blood Gourd.
In case of any situation, the five blood-colored evil swords could ensure safety.
He had only walked a short distance when he sensed movement beneath his feet. Skulls crawled out from the soil as if they smelled flesh and surrounded Chen Nan.
"Die!"
With a sweep of his Golden Phoenix Winged Spear, the skulls, at half-step Supreme realm, turned to ashes in an instant.
Smoke rose into the air.
"Chen Nan, you better help me enhance my cultivation and break through to the Ultimate Holy Weapon..." The Divine Mirror Demon Emperor’s true form flew out from Chen Nan.
A golden ray shot out from the Yang side, and distant skulls, half-buried in the soil, turned to ash in a moment.
"Just some half-step Supreme realm dead things, though their numbers are quite considerable." The Divine Mirror Demon Emperor lost interest.
"Don’t rush. There’s definitely a reason the two great sacred places haven’t cleared this place," Chen Nan said, continuing deeper with the Divine Mirror.
A quarter-hour later, Chen Nan was drenched in sweat as the Divine Mirror Demon Emperor launched attack after attack, engaged in aerial combat with a gigantic skull, whose power was at the Supreme Sixth Layer Heaven.
It wielded a bone knife and launched fierce attacks incessantly.
"It’s indeed the right place; these skulls seem endless, and their strength keeps increasing."
The Divine Mirror Demon Emperor felt slight tension as well; had she not absorbed the Star Moon Divine Mirror to greatly enhance her strength, she would’ve likely left.
"Refreshing, this feeling of fighting purely with one’s body, it’s as if every pore is breathing. No need to aim for instant victories; it’s a great workout," said Chen Nan excitedly, as he engaged the giant skull.
He was dripping with sweat but didn’t feel tired at all. Having advanced in the Outer Domain Battlefield, the power of his world origin inside him grew stronger; everything in this outer starry sky was a source of his power.
Amidst the heated battle, the ground suddenly caved in over a few hundred feet around him.
An instant later, a blinding blood light flashed. From the pit emerged a towering, three-headed, six-armed creature, entirely covered in red hair, handsome yet with bloodthirsty eyes.
Chen Nan was stunned, his expression changing, "Is...this Asura!"
The Divine Mirror Demon Emperor cried out urgently, her voice changing: "Chen Nan, be careful! This creature has the strength of a Supreme Seventh Layer Heaven and with its three heads and six arms, it’s like fighting three Supreme Seventh Layer experts together. Let’s fight together!"
