57: Slaying the Demon Lord Shenhe

'Hmm? Are they planning a rebellion...' Li Jiangchen noticed a few signs, his gaze sweeping past Spirit Lord Gu Rong beside him, only to see that the latter still maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

"Tree Spirit, the Tree King has not shown himself for hundreds of years. Now the Tree King Domain is decaying, and Death Domains are rampant. We demand an immediate audience with the Tree King."

"That's right."

The three Demon Lords had formed a pincer formation, their cold gazes fixed on the Tree Spirit in the center.

The Tree Spirit frowned, "What if I don't let you see him?"

"Hmph, why waste words? It's just a mere Tree King Puppet! Attack together!" a short-tempered Demon Lord roared.

Boom—

A thousand vines coiled, a pure lotus floated in the Void Realm, and dark tree roots transformed into wood Dragons.

The three streams of light instantly merged into one, forming a cage that enveloped the Tree Spirit, rendering it immobile.

"This move is a Fusion of multiple Dao techniques. It seems you have practiced this for a long time... However, I am the Tree King's Manifestation. How can a mere cage stop me?"

The next instant, the aura around the Tree Spirit subtly merged with the giant tree behind it, and infinite Yimu Essence Qi erupted. With a bang, the cage burst open like a bubble.

In an instant, the three Demon Lords simultaneously darted out and engaged the Tree Spirit in battle.

At this moment, the other two Demon Lords quietly moved, subtly blocking Spirit Lord Gu Rong.

"This matter is extremely important, Gu Rong, you must choose carefully..." Demon Lord Canhe threatened.

Clearly, the major Demon Lords had secretly colluded, excluding Spirit Lord Gu Rong.

Hearing this, Spirit Lord Gu Rong merely smiled faintly, "Don't worry, everyone. I am equally concerned about the changes in the Tree King Domain."

"Rest assured, I will not participate in the attack on the Tree Spirit."

The two Demon Lords snorted coldly, their gazes shifting to Li Jiangchen.

Demon Lord Canhe's eyes flashed fiercely, revealing a trace of greed, just like Demon Lord Xuzhen before him.

'Another Demon Lord parasitic to an Ancient Demon...' Li Jiangchen spread his hands and gave a wry smile, "I only came for the supreme sacred mellow liquid and have no intention of participating in your struggles."

On the other side, the battle between the Tree Spirit and the three Demon Lords reached a fever pitch.

"You are courting death!" the Tree Spirit roared in anger.

Boom—

Endless Yimu Essence Qi erupted again, shaking the three Demons away, but unexpectedly, a Bloody Lotus suddenly bloomed on its chest.

"Damn it, what is this!" The Tree Spirit's voice was filled with terror.

After a few breaths, the Tree Spirit was completely devoured by the Bloody Lotus.

The Bloody Lotus flew back, landing steadily in the palm of Demon Lord Blood Lotus, one of the three Demons.

'This method... this Bloody Lotus is problematic.' Li Jiangchen narrowed his eyes.

At this moment, following the annihilation of the Tree Spirit, the trunk of the giant tree behind it rapidly became mottled, its bark peeling off inch by inch, and a feeling of despair and resentment surfaced in everyone's hearts.

"Oh no, it's the Death Domain!" Demon Lord Canhe exclaimed.

The next moment, endless Death Qi spread, turning into bubbles that swallowed everyone.

After a dizzying spell, Li Jiangchen appeared in a grayish Death Domain space, surrounded by swirling Death Qi, where three Death Qi Flowers grew on the ground.

The Death Qi Flowers bloomed, and black Qi rose from the stamens, constantly shifting shape in the Void Realm.

"Three at once, huh..." Li Jiangchen opened his palm with a cold gaze, and the Demon Kingdom spread out.

Under the rising black mist, the figure of Ancient Spirit appeared.

"Wow, three nether crystals." Ancient Spirit licked her pink tongue. In her eyes, the three powerful Nether Beasts were nothing more than food.

After a few breaths, Death Qi filled the air, and huge hooves stamped the ground, transforming into three black-furred, Tusked Demonic Apes.

After a roar, the three Demonic Apes charged forward, their massive, fierce fists smashing down like small mountains, stirring up a powerful gale.

"Comparing strength, are we... perfect for stretching my muscles." Li Jiangchen, far from being angry, was delighted. The light cluster of the Dharma Body Manifestation Divine Ability in his mind shone, and his body instantly swelled, transforming into a giant three zhang tall.

Astral Essence circulated, wrapping around him like a layer of three-colored battle armor. Li Jiangchen flashed through the Void Realm, dodging the fierce fist, and suddenly appeared above the head of one Tusked Demonic Ape, unleashing a powerful, heavy punch.

Bang! The Demonic Ape's head burst open, scattering into a mass of wriggling Death Qi that frantically devoured the surrounding Death Qi to repair the head. Inside, a bean-sized crystal faintly appeared.

The next moment, Xiantian True Qi transformed into a heaven-shrouding great hand, sweeping into the remnant body, grabbing a soybean-sized nether crystal from within, and bringing it into his palm.

Having fought Nether Beasts multiple times, he had long discovered that the nether crystals inside these Nether Beasts mostly appeared in the head region.

"As expected of the Dharma Body Manifestation Divine Ability that can only be developed after reaching the Extreme Pulse Realm. Even though it hasn't been fully activated, using it to unleash the Chaotic Heaven Fist is enough to easily suppress and kill a Demon Lord at the Peak."

Looking back, the remaining two Nether Beasts actually showed a trace of fear in their eyes.

"Two left..."

Li Jiangchen smiled disdainfully.

Finally, driven by instinct, the remaining two Demonic Ape Nether Beasts suddenly leaped up, smashing down from the left and right like Mount Tai pressing down.

Just as they were about to hit, Li Jiangchen's figure suddenly vanished. He kicked out with two heavy, powerful legs, striking the chests of both Apes. Instantly, the Demonic Apes' chests collapsed, and they flew backward like two arrows shooting off to the sides.

Before they could get up, Li Jiangchen reappeared above the head of one Nether Beast, a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth: "I might as well try out the finger and palm techniques from the Four Heavenly Absolutes of Chaos."

In an instant, finger shadows and palm shadows circled. Within a few breaths, the Death Qi around the two Nether Beasts dissipated. They had no good flesh left and lay dying on the ground.

Boom—

Two punch shadows landed, instantly blasting their heads into dust, and two nether crystals floated in the Void Realm.

"Body Refining combat is still most satisfying with fists."

Li Jiangchen flicked his finger, and the three nether crystals flew toward Ancient Spirit.

"Thank you, Master." Ancient Spirit reached out to take the nether crystals and began to absorb them.

Li Jiangchen's gaze swept around, seeing the Death Qi gradually recede, revealing the external scenery.

Within the verdant space, Death Domain bubbles clustered, and through the translucent bubbles, the scenes of fighting inside could vaguely be seen.

In the center where the bubbles clustered, a verdant ancient tree emitted astonishing Qi, absorbing the external Yimu Essence Qi like a heart.

However, the branches on one side were mottled, the leaves were withered and yellow, and they were covered in scattered black spots.

"The ancient tree of the tree heart... Demon Lord Xuzhen was right. The situation of the Great Compassion Tree King is indeed not good."

Li Jiangchen's gaze shifted to the side.

"Rashly approaching the tree heart is too risky. It's better to deal with a few Demon Lords first and obtain the supreme sacred mellow liquid."

He chose the nearest Death Domain path and stepped into it.

At this moment.

Inside the Death Domain.

Demon Lord Canhe transformed into his true form. Innumerable ginseng roots tightly bound the two Nether Beasts like a spiderweb.

The tips of the roots opened into mouthparts, inserting themselves into the Nether Beasts' heads to extract the Death Qi within the nether crystals.

"You smelled the aura of a fellow clan member on that Human Race kid..." Demon Lord Canhe said.

"That's right. We are all Split Souls from that Ancient Demon of antiquity. The more fellow clan members we devour, the more Divine Soul Legacy we gain. We will become stronger then."

"Very good. When this matter is over, we will join forces and devour him."

Just then, a figure suddenly flashed into the Death Domain bubble.

Boom—

A massive punch shadow shot out, instantly smashing Demon Lord Canhe's head. A miniature, terrified Divine Soul darted out from within.

The Demon Kingdom expanded, black mist permeated the area, devouring Demon Lord Canhe's soul.

[Slew Demon Lord Canhe *1, obtained six thousand three hundred years of Demon cultivation.]

Li Jiangchen inhaled with his palm, and five drops of supreme sacred mellow liquid flew out from Canhe's remains.

"Five drops of mellow liquid are not enough. Moreover, there is another Symbiotic Ancient Demon..."

Seemingly sensing the terror of the person before it, the ginseng root, which had been devouring the nether crystals, began to tremble.

A Soul Thought emanated, carrying a tempting flavor.

"Human Race, form a symbiosis with me, and I will grant you a Peerless Grade Dao technique."

"Peerless Grade Dao technique... it seems Ancient Spirit's luck is quite good."

The next moment, a delicate black-clothed girl darted out from the Demon Kingdom.

The moment it saw Ancient Spirit, the Soul Thought emanating from the ginseng root revealed a complex mix of fear and greed.

"So many auras, how many fellow clan members have you... devoured..." The voice transmitted by the ginseng root's Soul Thought was intermittent.

Ancient Spirit flashed her two canine teeth in a wicked smile, extended her fair jade hand, and parted her cherry lips: "Soul Suppression."

An invisible force field swept past, and the ginseng root's Soul Thought instantly became immobile, as if frozen.

Ancient Spirit emitted several streams of Death Qi, which transformed into a great hand, dragging the ginseng root forward.

The next moment, ferocity appeared in Ancient Spirit's eyes. Her cherry lips transformed into a gaping maw, swallowing the ginseng root inch by inch into her belly.

After a few breaths, the sound of chewing disappeared.