230: Breaking free from its seal, the Void Demon Dragon!

"Hiss—"

The stone that originally emitted starlight had its disguise washed away by the Chaos Qi, instantly transforming into a pitch-black demonic stone. Its surface squirmed like a living thing, emitting a nauseating bloody scent.

Even more terrifying was that inside the stone, there seemed to be a distorted human face roaring, releasing heart-palpitating demonic thoughts.

"W-what... what kind of ghost thing is this?!"

Zhou Jingheng turned pale with fright and subconsciously took a few steps back, a layer of cold sweat instantly breaking out on his forehead.

The members of the Zhou Family present all sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling their scalps go numb.

If they had rashly taken these things into their possession or even brought them back to the Family to refine just now... the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"This is a heavenly demon stone, a crystallization of the Tun Tian Demon Ancestor's demonic thoughts."

Lu Yuan casually crushed the demonic stone in his hand and looked at everyone with a cold expression. "This thing is not only an ominous object but also the eyes, ears, and nourishment for that Demon Ancestor. If you had continued to activate the Formation just now, you wouldn't have purified the Devilish Qi; instead, you would have completely undone the Seal on the ninth floor, releasing that old demon who was in the Void Immortal Realm at his Peak!"

"A Void Immortal Realm old demon?!"

Hearing these words, everyone was completely dumbfounded.

Who could have thought that an old antique was buried down here?

Zhou Jingheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed deeply to Lu Yuan, his voice trembling: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu, for saving our lives! If Fellow Daoist Lu hadn't arrived in time, we... would probably have become sinners for all eternity."

The other members of the Zhou Family were also flushed with shame, stepping forward one after another to apologize: "Just now, I was blind and misunderstood Senior Lu. I hope Senior will forgive me."

Lu Yuan ignored their thanks and apologies, instead looking solemnly into the depths of the demon cave.

The darkness there seemed capable of swallowing even light; vaguely, an extremely ancient and evil will was awakening.

"Don't celebrate too early."

Lu Yuan spoke indifferently: "Although you stopped, that operation just now has already disturbed the thing below. He... is coming out."

The moment the Tun Tian Demon Ancestor broke the Seal, the entire Nine Nether Demon Cave seemed to instantly fall into the Avici Purgatory.

Endless pitch-black Devilish Qi surged out from the abyss-like mouth of the ninth floor of the demon cave like a boiling sea of ink, obscuring the sun, moon, and stars. Even light was swallowed by this extreme darkness.

The Devilish Qi was so thick it almost materialized, carrying an aura that corroded all things, scorching the surrounding space with a \"sizzling\" sound, as if even the Great Dao Laws were trembling under this pressure.

"Rumble—!!!"

Accompanied by a world-shattering roar, the earth shook violently, and bottomless cracks spread out like spiderwebs.

A giant claw covered in black scales, with nails as sharp as heavenly blades, tore through the earth and emerged from the endless abyss.

Just a single claw was as large as a mountain, entwined with dark red demonic patterns. Every time they flickered, it seemed as if thousands of wronged Souls were wailing, releasing a chill that froze the Soul.

Following that, a terrifying demonic shadow that reached the heavens slowly rose.

He did not fully reveal his true form; merely the spreading pressure made all the Zhou Family Great Ascension Stage Cultivators present feel suffocated.

Even a Mahayana Middle Stage expert like Zhou Jingheng felt as if the magic power in his body was frozen, its circulation sluggish. Even breathing became extremely difficult, and his knees uncontrollably wanted to bend in worship.

"Is this... is this the residual pressure of a Void Immortal Realm ancient demon?"

The members of the Zhou Family turned pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Before this pressure, they felt as tiny as ants, unable to even muster the thought of resistance.

Only Lu Yuan remained standing in the Void Realm with his hands behind his back. His white clothes were as pure as snow, his hair fluttering, and his expression as calm as water.

The pressure that was enough to crush a Mahayana Cultivator vanished without a trace like a clay ox entering the sea when it touched the space within three feet of him.

Even a faint halo of Chaos vaguely rose around him, completely dissolving the Devilish Qi that attempted to erode him.

"Hmph."

The Tun Tian Demon Ancestor let out a cold snort. Two giant eyes like blood-red lakes stared fixedly at Lu Yuan, filled with greed and wariness. "Chaos Body... I didn't expect that as soon as I broke the Seal, such peerless blood food would be delivered to my door.

As long as I devour you, I can not only recover to my Peak but even take a step further and touch that legendary True Immortal realm!"

His voice was hoarse and piercing, like metal grinding, stabbing straight into the depths of the Soul.

"Want to devour me? I'm afraid your teeth aren't good enough."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth. There was no trace of fear in his eyes; instead, a blazing Battle Intent ignited.

Just right to test the limits of my current Physical Body!

"myriad things mother qi cauldron, suppress!"

With a thought from Lu Yuan, a clear chime from the cauldron resounded through the heavens and earth.

"Buzz—!!!"

An ancient and heavy cauldron appeared out of thin air, expanding rapidly with the wind, instantly becoming the size of a primordial divine mountain, blotting out the sun.

On the body of the cauldron, countless Great Dao runes flickered, and the black and yellow myriad things mother qi cascaded down. Every strand of mother qi weighed billions of tons, containing the terrifying power to suppress the heavens and myriad worlds.

The great cauldron crossed the sky, directly suppressing the sea of Devilish Qi.

Under the pressure of this power, the originally surging and raging demonic flames were actually forced down, as if a giant invisible hand had pressed down on their heads, letting out bursts of unwilling roars.

The Tun Tian Demon Ancestor felt a weight on his back. His originally straight spine was actually pressed into a slight curve. The heavy sensation of carrying a mountain made him extremely uncomfortable.

"Damn it! A mere Great Ascension Stage dare to humiliate me?!"

This sense of humiliation made this former Void Immortal Realm Demon Ancestor completely furious.

He was an existence who had once contended with a true Void Immortal; how could he be suppressed by a junior ant?

"Roar—!!!"

He roared at the sky, no longer holding back, and directly revealed his true form.

It was a hundred-thousand-foot-long Taixu Demonic Dragon!

The Dragon's body wound and coiled, spanning between heaven and earth like a black mountain range.

The pitch-black scales shimmered with a metallic luster, each piece enough to withstand an attack from a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure.

The two Dragon horns were like two swords piercing the sky, emitting a sharp edge that tore through the Void Realm.

As the true form appeared, an even more terrifying pressure erupted, actually forcing up the myriad things mother qi cauldron, causing it to let out a mournful cry and almost be overturned.

"Ant! Die!"

The Tun Tian Demon Ancestor extended a Dragon claw that blotted out the sky, with destructive Demonic Lightning entwined around the fingertips, clawing fiercely toward Lu Yuan.

Under this claw, the Void Realm shattered, as if the entire world was about to be crushed by this claw.

"Good timing!"

Battle Intent boiled in Lu Yuan's eyes.

He did not summon any weapons, but simply raised his right palm, spreading his fingers, and pressed against that giant Dragon claw.