102: Chapter 102 The Phantom of the Demon God Returns, Chaos Seals the Heavens

The reinforced earth vein seal glowed with a pale golden Xuanhuang luster, runes flowing across its surface, appearing perfectly stable and secure.

However, the trace of unease in Bai Yunzhou's heart grew stronger. He fully activated his Chaos Eye, penetrating the surface of the Seal in an attempt to spy on the movements deep within.

Just then, the runes in the center of the Seal flashed violently. The pale golden light dimmed instantly, replaced by a dense, crimson hue.

"Not good! There is an unusual movement in the Seal!" Bai Yunzhou warned sharply. His Chaos Domain instantly unfolded, shielding everyone around him within it.

The expressions of True Monarch Tianxing, Sword Sovereign Hanbing, and the others changed abruptly. They all turned to look at the earth vein seal, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Boom—!

With a world-shaking roar, the earth vein seal violently exploded. Countless fragments of stone splattered everywhere as a crimson pillar of light, thicker than before, burst through the crack and shot straight into the sky.

A thick aura of the Demon God surged out like a tide. The temperature of the entire Holy Land plummeted, and a suffocating pressure filled the air.

"How is this possible? The Seal was clearly reinforced!" Zhou Zhiting's face was deathly pale, and the halo of her Battle Blood Sacred Body trembled violently.

Ling Shuang tightly gripped her hanshuang sword, her Ice Soul Sword Intent fully operational. "It's the residual demon god will from before! It has been secretly eroding the Seal. We were too careless!"

From within the blood-red pillar of light, a more solid Demon God Phantom slowly stepped out. Standing ten thousand feet tall, its body was wrapped in countless blood-colored chains burning with eerie green ghost fires. It was indeed the previously sealed demon god will, but it was several times stronger than before.

"Humans... did you think... such minor tricks could trap this seat?" The Demon God Phantom's voice was hoarse and majestic, each word exploding like thunder. "The Seal just now... was merely this seat's disguise... all to absorb enough energy... to completely break free from my shackles!"

With a wave of its hand, countless blood-colored chains surged out from the Void Realm, coiling toward Bai Yunzhou and the others. Wherever the chains passed, space itself was corroded with tiny cracks.

"Quick, dodge!" Bai Yunzhou roared. He pulled Zhou Zhiting beside him to dodge to the side, while his liefeng sword slashed out a five-colored sword gang, severing the incoming blood-colored chains.

True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing also struck at the same time. The xuanhuang sword and ice soul sword interwove into a net, blocking most of the blood-colored chains, but some chains still breached their defenses, binding several Holy Land Disciples.

"Ah—!" The bound Disciples let out blood-curdling screams. Their bodies rapidly withered under the erosion of the blood-colored chains, eventually turning into ashes. Even their Nascent Souls failed to escape.

"Damn it!" Song Xinghe's eyes nearly split open with rage. Holding his long sword, he rushed forward to sever the chains, only to be burned by the eerie green ghost fire on them, black smoke instantly rising from his arm.

Deng Mufeng hastily sacrificed a defensive Talisman to form a light barrier, blocking the erosion of the ghost fire. "Senior Brother Song, be careful! This ghost fire can corrode both spiritual power and the Physical Body!"

Watching everyone's pathetic state, the Demon God Phantom burst into wild laughter. "Humble humans... this seat said... you would all become my nourishment..."

Its massive palm slammed onto the ground, instantly carving out a huge, blood-red chasm. Countless Devilish Qi surged from the chasm, turning into hideous demonic beasts that lunged toward everyone.

"Everyone, form a defensive formation!" Bai Yunzhou commanded. His Chaos Domain expanded to its limit, and the Law Suppression characteristic activated, forcibly weakening the aura of both the Demon God Phantom and the demonic beasts by thirty percent.

Ling Shuang immediately led the Sword Valley's Sword Cultivators to deploy the Ice Soul Sword Array. Ice-blue sword lights interwove into a shield, blocking the onslaught of the demonic beasts.

True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing joined forces to attack the Demon God Phantom's palm. The golden and ice-blue sword lights struck the palm simultaneously, yet they only left two shallow white marks, failing to cause any substantial damage.

"The power of this Demon God Phantom... is actually so much stronger than before!" Sword Sovereign Hanbing's expression was grave. He could feel that this phantom's strength was infinitely close to the Late Stage of Soul Transformation.

Bai Yunzhou took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "It is drawing upon the residual energy deep within the earth veins and the blood essence of the demonic beasts it absorbed earlier. We must cut off its energy source as quickly as possible!"

He looked toward the earth vein crack, only to see countless blood-red runes flashing frantically deep within, continuously channeling energy to the Demon God Phantom.

"Zhiting, lead some Disciples to hold off the demonic beasts. Senior Brother Song, Senior Sister Deng, assist Lady Ling Shuang in holding the sword array. I will go cut off the energy source!" Bai Yunzhou quickly issued his orders.

"Senior Brother, be careful!" A flash of worry crossed Zhou Zhiting's eyes, but knowing this was no time for hesitation, she immediately led the Disciples to charge into the horde of demonic beasts.

Bai Yunzhou turned into a streak of green light, flying toward the earth vein crack. On his liefeng sword, the Power of Chaos and the four elemental Laws interwove, condensing into a five-colored sword gang that stabbed straight at the blood-red runes deep within the crack.

"You want to cut off this seat's energy source? Wishful thinking!" The Demon God Phantom roared furiously. Its massive palm clawed violently toward Bai Yunzhou, the wind from its palm carrying a momentum that could devour all.

Bai Yunzhou's eyes narrowed. He fully activated his Chaos Sword Dao: Myriad Techniques Return to One, and the five-colored sword gang transformed into a massive chaos green lotus sword, meeting the giant hand of the Demon God.

Boom! The chaos green lotus sword collided with the giant hand of the Demon God, erupting in an earth-shattering explosion. Bai Yunzhou was knocked back repeatedly by the shockwave, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and the light of his Chaos Domain dimmed slightly.

But he did not give up. Using the recoil of the shockwave, his figure accelerated once more, flying toward the earth vein crack.

"Stop him for me!" The Demon God Phantom bellowed. Countless blood-colored chains surged out again, binding Bai Yunzhou's limbs in an attempt to stop him from approaching the crack.

Bai Yunzhou circulated his Power of Chaos, forcibly breaking free from the chains. With successive slashes of his liefeng sword, he severed all the remaining chains. "No one can stop me!"

He leapt into the air, his Power of Chaos burning to the limit. The Awakening rate of his Chaos Green Lotus Body instantly rose to 88%. His entire body glowed with a faint greenish-gray halo, and both his speed and strength were elevated to their absolute peak.

"Chaos Swordsmanship: Chaos Seals the Heavens!"

With a furious roar, Bai Yunzhou slashed his liefeng sword, unleashing a massive sword gang imbued with the Chaos Origin. The sword gang transformed into a giant chaos green lotus, enveloping the earth vein crack and the blood-red runes, attempting to Seal the energy source.

The chaos green lotus slowly rotated, emitting a powerful sealing force. The light of the blood-red runes gradually dimmed, and the aura of the Demon God Phantom weakened accordingly.

"No—!" The Demon God Phantom let out a shrill scream, its massive palm striking at the chaos green lotus once more, wanting to destroy it.

Boom! The palm struck the chaos green lotus. The green lotus trembled violently, countless fine cracks appearing on its surface. Bai Yunzhou spat out a large mouthful of blood, his aura instantly becoming extremely withered.

Yet he still gritted his teeth and held on, continuously pouring his Power of Chaos into the green lotus to maintain the Seal.

"Yunzhou! We will help you!" Seeing this, True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing immediately abandoned their attacks on the Demon God Phantom. At the same time, they erupted with their Soul Transformation pressure, pouring their own spiritual power into the chaos green lotus.

The golden and ice-blue spiritual powers interwove with the Power of Chaos. The light of the chaos green lotus shone brightly once more, its cracks gradually repairing, and the sealing force became even stronger.

The aura of the Demon God Phantom grew weaker and weaker. It struggled frantically, yet it could never break free from the Seal of the chaos green lotus. Its eyes were filled with unwilling resentment and malice. "This seat is unwilling... to actually fall at the hands of you humble humans..."

Its massive body began to gradually dissipate, and the blood-colored chains and demonic beasts turned to ashes along with it.

Just as the Demon God Phantom was about to completely dissipate, it suddenly erupted with a powerful surge of energy, condensing into a tiny blood-red speck of light that flew toward Bai Yunzhou's Sea of Consciousness. "Even if this seat dies... I will drag you down to the grave with me!"

This blood-red speck of light contained the Demon God's purest will and corrosive power. Once it entered the Sea of Consciousness, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Be careful!" True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing warned simultaneously, wanting to step in to block it, but it was already too late.

Bai Yunzhou's expression changed. He wanted to circulate his Power of Chaos to resist, but found his body suffering from the backlash of the sealing force, leaving him completely unable to move.

At this critical juncture, a streak of gray-and-white light suddenly flew in from the horizon, stabbing straight at the blood-red speck of light. It was none other than the Saintess of the Reincarnation Hall, Yue Li!

"Reincarnation: Annihilation!" Yue Li cried out softly. Her reincarnation rune seal erupted with a powerful Reincarnation force, wrapping the blood-red speck of light within it and forcibly sealing it.

The blood-red speck of light let out a shrill shriek, but it could never break free from the constraints of the Reincarnation force, eventually being sealed inside a small Reincarnation Jade Talisman.

With a wave of her hand, Yue Li drew the Reincarnation Jade Talisman into her storage ring. She turned to look at Bai Yunzhou, a trace of complexity flashing in her eyes. "I owe you another one."

Bai Yunzhou took a deep breath to ease the backlash within his body, shaking his head. "Thank you, Yue Li."

He knew that if Yue Li had not intervened in time, he would probably have been eroded by the demon god will and reduced to a Puppet.

Yue Li did not say much. She turned to look at the dissipating Demon God Phantom, a trace of vigilance flashing in her eyes. "This demon god will has not completely dissipated; it is merely sealed. If it gets a chance in the future, it will make a comeback."

Bai Yunzhou nodded. "I understand. We will reinforce the earth vein seal and closely monitor its movements."

True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing also breathed a sigh of relief. The scene just now was truly perilous to the extreme.

With the complete dissipation of the Demon God Phantom, the energy fluctuations of the earth vein crack also gradually stabilized. The sealing force of the chaos green lotus firmly sealed the crack, allowing not a single trace of Devilish Qi to leak out.

Bai Yunzhou slowly finished his technique, the Chaos halo around his body receding. However, his aura was even more solid than before. During the fierce battle just now, the Awakening rate of his Chaos Green Lotus Body had actually broken through to 90%!

[Chaos Green Lotus Body (Major Achievement)]

[Awakening Rate: 90%]

[Characteristics: Chaos Perception (Perfection), Law Affinity (Sword/Thunder/Blood/Ice), Law Harmony (Perfection), Law Suppression (Perfection)]

[Abilities: Chaos Domain (Perfection), Blood Domain Chaos, Chaos Heaven Splitting (Perfection), Qinglian Thunder Sword, Chaos Clone Technique, etc.]

With his Awakening rate breaking through 90%, his Chaos Green Lotus Body had officially reached Major Achievement. Bai Yunzhou could clearly feel that his control over the Power of Chaos and the Laws had reached a whole new Realm. Even if he were to face a genuine Soul Transformation Late Stage Cultivator, he would still have the power to fight.

He looked at his companions around him. Though fatigue was written on everyone's faces, their eyes were filled with the joy of victory.

This sudden crisis had finally been resolved once again.

Yue Li looked at Bai Yunzhou, a trace of approval flashing in her eyes. "Your Chaos Green Lotus Body has reached Major Achievement, and your strength far surpasses those of the same rank. In the future, the safety of the Northern Region will probably rely heavily on you."

Bai Yunzhou shook his head. "Protecting the Northern Region is the responsibility of all of us, not my affair alone."

He paused, then looked at the storage ring in Yue Li's hand. "That jade Talisman sealing the demon god will, how do you plan to handle it?"

Yue Li was silent for a moment. "This jade Talisman contains pure demon god will, which is of great help to my Cultivation of the Reincarnation Rebirth Art. I will take it back to the Reincarnation Hall and keep it safe, ensuring it will not harm the world again."

Bai Yunzhou nodded and said no more. He believed Yue Li would not take risks lightly.

"This is no place to linger. I shall take my leave first." Yue Li turned and transformed into a gray-and-white streak of light, disappearing into the horizon, leaving only a sentence echoing in the air: "If there is a need, you can message me at any time."

Watching Yue Li's departing figure, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

True Monarch Tianxing walked to Bai Yunzhou's side, his eyes filled with praise. "Yunzhou, you have achieved another great merit. If not for you, we would probably have been devoured by the Demon God Phantom."

Sword Sovereign Hanbing also nodded. "With your Chaos Green Lotus Body reaching Major Achievement, your strength has advanced by leaps and bounds. You are already the pillar of the Holy Land now."

Bai Yunzhou shook his head. "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to successfully Seal the Demon God Phantom."

He looked at the Seal on the earth vein crack, a flash of determination in his eyes. "We must reinforce the Seal again as soon as possible, and dispatch people to guard it day and night to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

True Monarch Tianxing and Sword Sovereign Hanbing nodded simultaneously. "You are right. We will handle the arrangements for this matter."

Song Xinghe, Zhou Zhiting, Deng Mufeng, and the others also expressed their willingness to guard the earth vein core and protect the Seal.