231: Chapter 231 Ascension? Fallen Demon!

As soon as his voice fell, an arcane black rune appeared between Su Mo's eyebrows.

Seeing that mark, the expressions of the two Ancient Immortals changed drastically; they all recognized what it was.

The aura on the mark fundamentally did not belong to the Cangxu Realm!

Then there was only one possibility... a Guiding Mark!

But how could Su Mo possess such a mark?!

Could it be the Legacy of the Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable?!

Without time to think further, the Blood Sea Demon Venerable roared:

“Stop him!!”

He and the Great Nirvana Buddha struck almost simultaneously.

The towering Sea of Blood transformed into a gigantic hand covering the sky, carrying terrifying might, and fiercely grabbed toward Su Mo.

On the other side, the Great Nirvana Buddha's Buddha Kingdom in the Palm fully manifested, countless Sanskrit characters circulated, carrying the dual great power of salvation and suppression, and suddenly pressed down.

However, facing this supreme great power, Su Mo merely whispered:

“cross-realm demonic seal—Activate!”

The instant Su Mo's voice fell, the black rune between his eyebrows seemed to come alive, separating from his forehead and hovering above his head.

Buzz—!

The rune instantly transformed into a black pillar of light, shooting up into the sky, effortlessly breaking through the attacks of the two Ancient Immortals, piercing heaven and earth, and heading straight into the firmament shrouded by the buddhist light and blood-red color.

Even more shocking was that wherever the black pillar of light passed, the Great Nirvana Buddha's Sanskrit buddhist light and the Blood Sea Demon Venerable's Sea of Blood were dissolved, unable to approach even slightly.

“Heavenly Demon Realm?!”

The Great Nirvana Buddha's spirit trembled, and for the first time, horror appeared in his eyes.

“Impossible! How could you possess the Heavenly Demon Realm's Guiding Mark?!”

The Heavenly Demon Realm is a world on the same level as the Yuanguang Realm, and furthermore, the Guiding Mark is not something just anyone can obtain; it requires the recognition of the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Demon Realm.

How could a Lower Realm Cultivator obtain a Guiding Mark from the Upper Realm?!

Just as the two Ancient Immortals were mentally shaken by this sudden turn of events and began frantically attacking the Guiding Pillar of Light, Su Mo moved.

He slightly raised his eyes, watching the attacks of the Great Nirvana Buddha and the Blood Sea Demon Venerable rapidly disintegrate and dissipate upon approaching the black pillar of light, revealing a look of contempt.

“See you later.”

Immediately afterward, Su Mo felt a massive suction force acting upon his Divine Soul, while his physical body did not sense this force.

Su Mo released his resistance to this suction force, and his Divine Soul was instantly sucked out of his body, rapidly ascending along with the black pillar of light.

“Not good! He's escaping!”

The Blood Sea Demon Venerable roared, attacking the pillar of light even more frantically, yet still unable to shake it in the slightest.

The Great Nirvana Buddha focused his gaze, rapidly forming hand seals, and the Sanskrit chanting from his mouth sounded like thunder:

“Buddha Kingdom in the Palm—Seal Heaven and Lock Earth!”

He intended to use supreme Buddhist methods to temporarily confine this space and prevent Su Mo's escape.

However, the level of the Cross-realm Passage was clearly extremely high; the Great Nirvana Buddha's spatial confinement only caused slight ripples when it landed on the pillar of light, and Su Mo's speed of departure was not affected at all.

In the blink of an eye, Su Mo's Divine Soul vanished before the two of them.

The sky once again reverted to its appearance shrouded by buddhist light and Blood Fiend, as if the shocking scene just now had never occurred.

Inside and outside Demon Suppressing City, there was dead silence.

All the Cultivators stared blankly at the spot where Su Mo's Divine Soul had disappeared, their hearts filled with complex emotions.

Only Mahayana Stage Cultivators like those from Heavenly Valley knew that Su Mo had gone to seek a way to break the deadlock.

The Great Nirvana Buddha and the Blood Sea Demon Venerable hovered in the air, their expressions extremely grim.

“He actually got away...”

The Blood Sea Demon Venerable's voice was low, and with a casual wave, he completely destroyed the physical body Su Mo had left behind.

But this was useless; for Su Mo, he only needed to find another body, and it caused him no fundamental harm whatsoever.

The Great Nirvana Buddha remained silent, light flickering in his eyes, seemingly rapidly deducing something.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice carrying unprecedented solemnity:

“Guided by the Heavenly Demon Realm... the Legacy of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable... the Karma on this child is extremely heavy, and the variables are too great. Poor Monk must return to the Yuanguang Realm to notify the Buddhist Sect to prepare countermeasures early.”

The Blood Sea Demon Venerable's scarlet eyes flickered a few times, clearly realizing the seriousness of the issue as well.

The potential Su Mo displayed and the Karma behind him had exceeded the scope of what he could control, but he was still unwilling to give up this fat meat that had reached his mouth.

“Hmph, since you don't want it, then this Cangxu Realm shall be taken by this Venerable!”

Before his voice faded, the Sea of Blood beneath his feet boiled once more, spreading even more violently toward Demon Suppressing City and the entire Cangxu Realm.

The Great Nirvana Buddha glanced at the Blood Sea Demon Venerable, saying no more.

He knew that given the Blood Sea Demon Venerable's temperament, he would definitely not give up prey that was within his grasp.

Moreover, he truly needed to bring the news of the potential reappearance of the Legacy of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable back to the Yuanguang Realm.

The Great Nirvana Buddha pressed his palms together, his Golden Body gradually becoming illusory, and he crossed realms... At the same time, Su Mo's Divine Soul had already descended upon the Heavenly Demon Realm.

He only felt himself breaking through one barrier and then another, thicker and harder barrier, before his feet finally landed on solid ground.

Immediately following, an aura that was incredibly dense, pure, and of a far higher level than Spiritual Qi rushed toward him—it was very similar to Immortal Spirit Qi, but fundamentally different.

This energy carried intense chaos, was more violent, and directly targeted the heart, constantly corroding his Divine Soul ever since his arrival.

“This is the Heavenly Demon Realm?”

Su Mo stabilized his figure and cautiously observed his surroundings.

He was standing on a dark red wasteland, and beneath his feet was a stone platform of unknown material, engraved with dense runes.

The sky featured an eternal Blood Moon and twisted purple clouds; it was just slightly different from the scenery of the Cangxu Realm.

“Brother! Over here!”

A familiar yet somewhat urgent voice sounded directly within Su Mo's Divine Soul.

It was Heart Demon Nine Five Two Seven!

Su Mo scanned his surroundings and saw Heart Demon Nine Five Two Seven standing below the stone platform.

She maintained the appearance of a girl next door, waving at Su Mo.

Su Mo walked toward her, and the moment he stepped off the stone platform, his brow instantly furrowed.

Suppression! All-encompassing suppression!

Heavy pressure emerged from all directions, restricting not only his movements but also making his Divine Soul perception and the Spiritual Qi within his body sluggish.

Heart Demon Nine Five Two Seven immediately stepped forward and struck a thumb-sized black bead from her hand into Su Mo's Divine Soul.

As the black bead entered his Divine Soul, the pressure immediately vanished.

“This is a Demonic Seed. It can help you convert the Spiritual Qi in your body into Demonic Essence and integrate into the Heavenly Demon Realm, otherwise, you would be corroded by Devilish Qi and turn into a mindless Fiend.”

“Let's go. I'll take you to the Demon Transformation Pool first to condense a body for you.”

After speaking, Heart Demon Nine Five Two Seven was about to pull Su Mo in a certain direction.

Su Mo quickly waved his hand:

“Wait! Does this count as Ascension?”

Heart Demon Nine Five Two Seven paused upon hearing this, a smile curving at the corner of her mouth:

“Ascension is what they call it in the Yuanguang Realm; yours should be called Falling into Devilry. However, because only your Divine Soul reached the Heavenly Demon Realm, once you completely convert your Spiritual Qi into Demonic Essence, you will become a Loose Devil, which is equivalent to a Loose Immortal in the Yuanguang Realm.”

“Loose Immortal?”