176: Chapter 176 Slaying the Demons!

Chapter 176: Slaying the Demonic Creature!

"This should be the place where you were originally Sealed; it's quite nice. Yes, it really is a good place."

Zhao Changsheng looked around. The area surrounding him was truly beautiful; not only was it vast, spanning over a hundred zhang, but the floor beneath his feet was made of white jade bricks. Most importantly, there was a massive sacrificial table several zhang wide.

Furthermore, this sacrificial table was not made of ordinary wood, but carved from exquisite green jade, appearing incredibly delicate. As for the rest of the area, it was somewhat empty, allowing for an unobstructed view.

In addition, there was a tall stone pillar at each of the four corners of the altar.

These pillars were also cyan in color, each standing dozens of meters high. They were inscribed with various runes and profound, mysterious incantations, giving them a very ancient feel. At the base of each pillar stood a stone statue of a Qilin, carved lifelike in different poses, emitting a faint glow that made it seem as though they might come to life at any moment.

Aside from these, the blood-red scene in the sky above made one couldn't help but frown.

There was a lingering sense of unease.

“Now, I must trouble Master to inject some Spiritual Qi into these four stone pillars. That way, this subordinate can break the Restriction here.”

At this moment, the demonic soul began to speak. Zhao Changsheng raised no objections to his words and immediately moved to inject some Spiritual Qi into each of the four stone pillars. Suddenly, the four pillars emitted a humming sound and began to tremble as if an earthquake were occurring.

At the same time, those Qilin stone statues flickered with an even more dazzling glow. Their eyes, in particular, glowed with a blood-red light, looking as if they were about to be resurrected.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Zhao Changsheng's Face. Following that, the Qilin stone statues all raised their heads and opened their large mouths. Within their maws, multi-colored light shimmered, as if something were about to be spat out.

Zhao Changsheng was not surprised by this; instead, he looked at the demonic soul. The other party did not waste any words and acted immediately. Four grey hand Seals shot out from his hands, landing on the statues. Immediately, the mouths of the Qilin statues opened and closed, each spitting out a pillar of multicolored light toward a spot in the sky. Soon, a five-colored orb of light appeared high above.

Then, the space surrounding the orb became incredibly distorted. In the next moment, as expected, there was a loud bang, and the five-colored light was so piercing that people could hardly keep their eyes open. Beyond that, the incredibly dense Spiritual Qi surged downward like a torrent.

Zhao Changsheng was not surprised by any of this. He simply used his own magical power to block it. However, he didn't have to resist for long before these phenomena completely vanished.

When they disappeared, what appeared before his eyes was a light arc over thirty zhang long, high up in the sky several hundred meters away.

It was about ten meters wide at its thickest point and shaped like a crescent moon. Clearly, this was an incredibly rare giant spatial rift.

“Let’s go over now, stop wasting time with nonsense.”

Zhao Changsheng had no intention of letting the demonic soul continue its chatter. He directly ordered it to move to a spot about twenty zhang from the spatial rift. Then, the demonic soul spat out a green ball of light, within which was a large bead as black as ink. Seeing this large bead, a smile appeared on Zhao Changsheng's Face.

Next, the demonic soul threw the large bead toward the spatial rift.

The space around the spatial rift distorted for a moment, and the large bead disappeared, but the spatial rift descended slightly lower.

“Master, it’s up to you now. As long as you inject your own magical power into this spot, you can open the passage.”

As he said this, a flash of coldness and hatred flickered in the demonic soul's eyes.

No matter what, after being suppressed for so long, he was finally going to get his revenge. No matter the cost, he had to have his vengeance.

“Fine, no problem. But you’d better not try any tricks. If you dare to play games, I’ll make you understand why the flowers are so red and why the sun is high in the sky.”

The demonic soul didn't care about Zhao Changsheng's threats; he simply nodded to show he understood. As for Zhao Changsheng, he did as instructed. Before long, a black hole appeared before them, growing larger and larger until it was finally big enough for a person to enter.

At this point, a hint of paleness appeared on Zhao Changsheng's Face. Seeing this, the haze in the demonic soul's eyes deepened.

But he did not notice that a trace of coldness also flashed through Zhao Changsheng's eyes.

Soon, the passage was fully formed.

Zhao Changsheng then entered directly. Inside was a space with no color other than a dull grey. Looking up, there were nothing but black rock piles, and as far as the eye could see, there was grey mist. Seeing this, Zhao Changsheng nodded. As for the demonic soul, it had disappeared. Zhao Changsheng wasn't surprised, because he knew what the demonic soul was up to. From beginning to end, he had never trusted the demonic soul, nor had he cared about it; he only wanted it to lead him to this place.

Since he had already arrived, there was naturally no need to care anymore, and he was very clear about the demonic soul's goal. Zhao Changsheng quickly found his target: a massive monster about a hundred meters tall, encased in a crystal-like fiery red substance. This monster was terrifying, with two heads, four arms, a single horn on its forehead, and ink-black scales that shimmered with an eerie light. Its Face was hideous and fierce, with exposed fangs—horrifying to the extreme. An ordinary person would likely be scared to death just by looking at it. Most importantly, the Devilish Qi here was extremely dense.

“I say, are you about to be resurrected now? Or more accurately, are you about to break the Seal? I perfectly understand your actions, and I know you're preparing for revenge, but is it useful? Not in the slightest. If you were even a little bit useful, you wouldn't have ended up like this, right? But fortunately, you do have a tiny bit of use; I can't say you're completely worthless. At least you brought me here. I know you brought me here to find a way to kill me; I can understand and realize that. It doesn't mean much to me because I already anticipated it. However, for the sake of the Face you gave me by bringing me here, I can give you a chance. As long as you do as I say, I can let you live. If you don't want to live, I can also let you die; it's not a difficult thing for me, as I'm sure you understand. I hope you can make the right choice. If you can't, I can only say you really are a stupid demonic creature, truly too foolish, simply beyond saving. But on second thought, you aren't human anyway, right? You are a demonic creature. Since you are a demonic creature, then do as I say.”

“Human Cultivator, do your friends know you are this talkative?”

“What use is all this nonsense? Do you realize that now is the time of your death?”

“I don't know if it's the time of my death, but I can be certain that it's definitely the time of yours. I'm sure of that; if I weren't, I would have died long ago. After playing along with you for so long, I've finally managed to fool you. Now, you have two paths: one is the path of death, and the other is the path of life. Choose for yourself. After all, it wasn't easy for you to Cultivate for so many years; if I didn't give you a way out, I'd be doing a disservice to your years of hard work. So you'd better do as I say, don't play any tricks, and don't think I'm easy to bully. I am not, and I think you should understand that. Therefore, you must make the right choice.”

“Stop your babbling! This time, this seat will surely make you die here.”

The sealed demonic creature roared.

His voice was filled with hatred for Zhao Changsheng; after all, he had ended up like this because of him.

However, Zhao Changsheng had also helped him quite a bit; if not for Zhao Changsheng, he wouldn't have had the chance to break the Seal.

“Alright, alright, I can understand your desire to see me die here. I've experienced the same thing countless times; I don't know how many fellows have wanted me to die without a burial place. Just as you know, that group I originally persuaded betrayed me once again, simply because I didn't place a stronger Restriction inside them, giving them the chance to betray me. However, that was the last chance I gave them. If they can't grasp it, then I can only wipe them out completely. I really didn't expect that there were so few smart people among them; in the end, they chose betrayal. They thought that by joining forces, they could kill me. Do you think that's possible? I don't think so. Just as you want to kill me now, they wanted to kill me too. If you were to meet, you'd probably have a lot in common. This is true, I'm not trying to scare you, I'm stating a fact; you would definitely have a lot to talk about, since you both want to kill me.”

“And I very mercifully gave you all a chance—I gave you a chance, and I gave them a chance—so you do have common ground. But unfortunately, you won't get that opportunity. I know you want to break the Seal now and kill me. Have you ever wondered why, knowing all your plans, I still let you bring me here? It's because I am confident that even if you break the Seal, I can still wipe you out completely. I really wanted to give you a chance, but unfortunately, you didn't treasure it. Just as I gave them a chance and they didn't treasure it either. Since they didn't, I can only wipe you all out. There's nothing else to be done; after all, you are all just too stupid.”

“You were all blinded by greed, blinded by everything you imagined. You thought that by joining forces you could kill me, but unfortunately, you simply don't have the ability. Not at all. Not even a little bit.”

“Since you don't have the ability, then stop talking nonsense. Because no matter what you say, you can't change the facts. So, do you choose to go to Hell, or do you choose to follow me?”

“A friendly tip: this is your last chance. There won't be another. If you choose to try and kill me, I will make sure you die without a burial place. If you choose to follow me, you will never have another chance to betray me. If you dare to betray me, your end will be more painful than dying without a burial place. I can guarantee you that. You might think I'm talkative, but I believe this is a kind warning. If I weren't this talkative, how could I give you enough time to consider?”

“I really hope you have some brains and don't do something stupid. It would be a real pity if you did, given how powerful you already are. It shows you have a bright future. I hope you don't throw away that bright future by choosing the wrong answer.”

“Human Cultivator, have you babbled enough? If you keep this up, this venerable one will definitely make you die without a burial place!”

“Alright, alright, I'll stop. Since you've made the wrong decision, I'll send you on your way. You can die now. Don't think you can keep living, because you are already a dead man.”

“No, you should be a dead demon.”

As Zhao Changsheng finished speaking, the demonic creature within the Seal was engulfed in transparent flames. These transparent flames possessed an extremely powerful destructive force, directly incinerating the monster's body—a body harder than any Magic Treasure—into ashes, until it no longer existed.

“I told you not to do something so stupid. Insisting on doing this, thinking that with your body and...”

“...past strength you could kill me is simply the height of folly. Since you're so stupid, what else is there to say? Naturally, I have to wipe you out completely. I thought I could recruit a powerful helper, but it seems I was just overthinking. I really don't want to think so much, but I can't help it. Who told me I don't have a reliable helper, right?”

As soon as Zhao Changsheng spoke, that Scholar appeared once again.

“Master speaks the truth!”

“At least you have some vision and discernment. Alright, next it's time to find a suitable body for your resurrection.”