Chapter 961: Chapter 681: Hunting the Demigod
"The Blood Demon is dead. As soon as it descended, it was discovered by the people of Tianxia."
Within the Forbidden Zone, ancient and evil thoughts communicated.
"Even a clone of Lu Chenzhou can surpass the Third Step. Truly troublesome."
"Fortunately, Camilla has already been born. It shouldn’t be too late."
"Not certain. Mo Luo Hall Master lost; Camilla may not succeed either."
"Mo Luo Hall Master was restricted by the rules, unable to exert demigod strength, unlike Camilla."
The plans of the Evil Gods were generally proceeding smoothly.
The only variable was Lu Chenzhou.
"It seems that Lu Chenzhou has already merged with the Will of Xia Realm. Trying to sneak onto Xia Star silently is very difficult. In that case, we can only employ mass warfare tactics, fight on multiple fronts, making Lu Chenzhou’s clones overextended... or perhaps temporarily ignore Tianxia, and we continue to wait," said the Witch.
"Let’s engage in multi-front battles first, forcing Lu Chenzhou to continuously intervene, preventing him from cultivating."
"Yes, since he loves meddling, let’s see how much he can handle!"
...
Soon after,
Across Xia Star and throughout the starry sky, vortices quietly solidified.
The Demon Ghost army, split into a hundred detachments, launched assaults from all directions.
All these minor manipulations were sensed by Lu Chenzhou in the Ruins Sea.
But he did not take action.
"I’ve done my best. The rest is up to civilization," Lu Chenzhou murmured.
Behind Xia Realm now lay the Three Thousand Worlds and countless citizens.
The role of the Mystic Sky Alliance was as a bond.
The continuous small streams converging into an unstoppable force.
And he was merely the guide at the forefront of this tide.
He only needed to focus on the demigods, just like the Eternal Immortal of old.
Lu Chenzhou visited the Mountain and Sea Tower, exchanging useless items acquired from the Eastern Extreme Border Tower for High Grade Primordial Stones.
Demigod skeleton, valued at 8000.
Scythe demigod artifact, valued at 13000.
Various odds and ends, exchanged for over 3000.
His savings had already reached a high of 35000 High Grade Primordial Stones, enough to exchange for a Supreme Treasure.
However, he had plenty of treasures already, so he only spent 5000 to exchange for 6 Eighth Rank Enlightenment Steles, saving the rest.
These Enlightenment Steles should be enough to forcibly elevate a branch of the Dao to near the Eighth Rank in an emergency.
As for weapons, the Chaotic Heaven Halberd was enough until his Life-origin Treasure Long Spear emerged.
...
Small Cold Realm.
With the Ice Heart Spirit Clan having retreated, it was already deserted here.
A series of powerful auras consecutively descended.
Kunxu, Star-devouring Sword Demon, Sword River Great Saint, and an elderly bald man with red eyebrows emanating a weary aura.
"Kunxu, you didn’t deceive me? I just took a nap, and in a rough hundred years, someone’s cultivation can stand shoulder to shoulder with you?"
The bald elder looked dubious.
"Haha, Wan Yan old ghost, why would I deceive you? You’ll see soon enough," Kunxu laughed.
Wan Yan old ghost, a being who had lived even longer than him.
Three thousand years ago, he was at the Third Step cultivation; although his strength now was less than Kunxu’s, he could still rival the Great Protector.
Kunxu had spent no small effort to invite the old ghost out of seclusion.
"You guys are truly mad, wanting to hunt a demigod. If it were before, I definitely wouldn’t have come, but with my end approaching, I have to give it a shot too. Let me make it clear, if there are any top-level life-extending treasures, they are mine. The rest, I’ll just take a little," Wan Yan old ghost chuckled.
"Wan Yan, you came too?" Black Boat Ancestor narrowed his eyes.
Wan Yan old ghost’s eyes widened: "Black Boat? You dare to come?"
It was evident that these two had some prior grudges.
"Why wouldn’t I dare? I’m here for the benefits, not for some greater cause," Black Boat scoffed disdainfully.
"Six thousand years old and still so haughty..." Star-devouring Sword Demon muttered.
"Do you want to die?" Black Boat glared at Star-devouring Sword Demon, eyes unfriendly.
"Stop arguing. No matter our motives, if we don’t kill Camilla, she will kill us."
A white-robed figure leisurely descended, a big halberd on his back, his gaze sweeping over the group—it was Lu Chenzhou.
Wan Yan old ghost scrutinized Lu Chenzhou, eyes serious, then he laughed: "Unexpectedly, the Chaotic Heaven Halberd ended up with you, my friend."
Kunxu laughed heartily: "It seems Lu Daoist friend’s strength has advanced again, increasing the success rate of this operation by another ten percent."
He introduced Wan Yan old ghost and Lu Chenzhou, and Lu Chenzhou slightly nodded: "I’ve long heard of your great name."
Those at the Third Step in the Great Universe were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; any trace would make them famous across all realms.
Kunxu said: "Camilla is a demigod controlling the Black Water Dao Rule, a fusion of the Water Dao Rule and Severe Poison Dao Rule, extremely troublesome. Unfortunately, in the Great Universe, there are no Third Step cultivators of the Earth Dao, but with Wan Yan old ghost’s Myriad Flames True Fire, it should be able to restrain her to some extent. To prevent instant incapacitation from poison, I suggest everyone prepare antidotal treasures, as a prerequisite."
Everyone nodded, clearly well-prepared.
Lu Chenzhou originally had a Poison Dao, and for this battle, he specifically used the Enlightenment Steles to cultivate to the Middle Stage of the Seventh Rank.
He also had the Undying Body and the divine skill Myriad Poisons Mysterious Heart.
As long as the toxic divine skills containing Dao Attacks don’t target him, ordinary toxins are trivial.
"Let’s go. When fighting a demigod, no matter how well-prepared, death and Dao obliteration are always possible. Everyone remember to settle your affairs beforehand."
Kunxu smiled, disappearing into the Ruins Sea.
...
Ghostly Floating Great World.
After emerging, Camilla did not hurry to leave this place.
She had just escaped from her sealing, and now she was in a weakened state.
She rooted herself in the Great World, slowly refining the Heart of the World of the Ghostly Floating with the Black Water Dao Rule.
Using the World Origin to replenish her Divine Power.
Beside her were two Great Saints with snake heads and human bodies, both exuding the aura of the Third Step.
"Finally out of this wretched place; the air outside is so sweet."
"Cold Ice Ancestor really caused us no small trouble."
Suddenly, a massive snake head lowered from the sky, and a sharp female voice rang out.
"Don’t become complacent. According to the intelligence I’ve just gathered, although the Stars have won, the Divine Court still has many tricks left. In this era, there are few cultivators at the Third Step, but the two we must be most wary of are Kunxu Ancestor and Lu Chenzhou. Kunxu is an old Third Step, his cultivation very near to that of a Demigod... Lu Chenzhou, though, is strange. He’s only been cultivating for over a hundred years and already possesses Third Step strength. He is the most feared human by the gods. Our task is to cut off Lu Chenzhou before he can grow any stronger."
"Lu Chenzhou?"
"Interesting, Master Camilla, perhaps you should let me have a look at him first."
One Great Saint smiled. He was the Xuan Liao Great Saint, who in ancient times had killed several Third Step powerhouses.
Among them was a woman called Aurora Empress.
The woman ran fast, but she succumbed to his strange poison and died.
"No need. To deal with this person, I must take action personally. Once I recover a bit more, I will proceed."
Camilla said lightly.
"No need. I am here. Let’s see if you have what it takes to kill me."
A confident and arrogant voice rang out.
In the void, Lu Chenzhou suddenly appeared, dropping a massive halberd aimed at Xuan Liao Great Saint.
"Such audacity! To come here willingly." Camilla revealed a smile.
She merely opened her mouth slightly, and a breath of thick, odorous green poison water spewed toward Lu Chenzhou.
The scene of the Dao appeared, showcasing how high the level of this attack was.
Even an old-school Third Step would surely die if struck.
"Seal!" A four-sided Jade Platform spun into view, and the Immortal Ascension Platform emitted a faint green light, absorbing the poison water within.
Kunxu Ancestor swung his horsetail whisk, which extended with the wind, transforming into a gracefully long platinum Divine Dragon.
"Golden Dragon Binding!" The Divine Dragon coiled around Camilla, compressing its form and trapping her.
"Thousand Flames Flowing Water Strike!" Wan Yan Old Ghost, surrounded by up to a thousand different flames, dazzling like fireworks, the fire flow like a great river in the sky, engulfed Camilla and relentlessly burned like a maggot clinging to her bones, unable to be shaken off no matter how she struggled, at least for the time being.
"I’ve lived for tens of thousands of years, collecting exotic fires from the Great Universe. Camilla, how do you feel?"
Regarding the Fire Dao, among the cultivators of time immemorial, Wan Yan Old Ghost considered himself in the top three.
"Purple Ming Li Fire, Xuan Flame Cold Fire, Heavenly Black Flame... Truly impressive Wan Yan Old Ghost."
Sword River Great Saint laughed and took the opportunity to strike, his Sword River Domain sweeping in waves, slicing through Camilla’s flesh, tougher than a preeminent treasure.
"You ants are truly courting death!"
Amidst the flames and the sword light, Camilla burned with rage, her snake head rising high into the Nine Heavens.
"Disperse, all of you!" A massive range of indiscriminate poisonous fog erupted from her snake head in bursts.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Ghostly Floating Great World was engulfed in toxic mist, transforming into a world of severe poison.
Ordinary practitioners of the Eight Realms couldn’t survive, let alone fight here.
"Strike at the snake’s seven-inch! Thousand Stars Destruction!" Star-devouring Sword Demon swung his sword, and in the void, thousands of stars appeared and then vanished, with spatial cracks spreading, ultimately converging on a single point seven inches from the big snake. It exploded, with metal clashing, reducing scales to ashes.
"Hahaha, Kunxu, Lu Chenzhou, how was my strike?" Star-devouring Sword Demon laughed heartily.
This was his ultimate killing move for Camilla, enough to instant-kill an average Third Step.
"That really hurt... It reminded me of that unforgettable battle."
A sharp female voice came from beyond the clouds as Camilla lowered her snake head, gazing at the wound on her neck, lightly licking it.
Camilla never imagined that these mortals would dare attack a Demigod voluntarily.
Caught off-guard, she found herself temporarily on the back foot.
"Even though my divine strength is less than half its zenith, you hurting me earns you some credit for valor."
Her serpent body began to writhe like a swinging whip, sweeping across the Ghostly Floating.
Everything in front of her was shattered.
First to bear the brunt was the Star-devouring Sword Demon at the forefront.
"Damn it, just a scratched scale? How can we fight like this?"
"Move aside!" Hei Zhou’s cold voice resounded. A Kunpeng, with wings like clouds hanging from the sky, soared into existence.
The Kunpeng opened its massive maw, swallowing the serpent tail, as if intending to pull Camilla into some unknown realm.
Kunpeng and Golden Peng are the natural enemies of serpents.
During the Ancient Divine War, Camilla suffered much at their hands.
She swept her tail vigorously, sending the Kunpeng into a retreat, feathers scattering into the Ruins Sea.
Camilla looked at everyone with a smile, her killing intent rising.
"Is this the extent of your abilities?"
The others turned their gazes elsewhere.
While they restrained Camilla, Lu Chenzhou had slain two Great Saints with a single spear strike each.
As well as many insignificant Demon Saints and small fries.
Devouring all their souls, he watched as the Martial Arts Tree grew up to 880 million zhang.
"Don’t rush, Camilla, I’ve only just begun."
Lu Chenzhou dragged his massive halberd, standing before the great snake.