447: Chapter 447 Drawing a Pie in the Sky

A Soul Transformation Demon Sage's true body! It was almost impossible to be defeated by someone of a lower level. Peach Blossom Demon Lord had self-awareness; no matter how strong she was now, she was only comparable to a Demon Sage. Being able to contend with a Demon Sage's Dharma Idol was already her limit; it was absolutely impossible to win against a Demon Sage's true body!

Moreover, Demon Saint Xuanyu was not the kind of Demon Sage who had just achieved a Breakthrough, but the master of the Endless Demon Court with thousands of years of foundation.

He had not come alone; behind him were the billions of demon troops of the Demon Court, as well as nearly a hundred Demon Lord subordinates.

Peach Blossom Demon Lord had been able to remain calm all along because she believed Demon Saint Xuanyu would at most send a Dharma Idol. At that time, even if she could not win, she would have Daoist Lord Lihuo's Dharma Idol and Dao Lord Qing Xuan's Dharma Idol to take action.

'His true body left the Demon Court; in the current situation, how does he dare?!'

During the Pioneering War, how many eyes were watching this place? If the Beast Taming Sect were prepared and injured his original body, this war, which already had little suspense, could be declared over ahead of time.

If all of this was a trap set by the Beast Taming Sect to lure him here, he might even have a chance of falling on this trip.

Taking such a big risk, what for? Could it be just for revenge and to vent his anger? Peach Blossom Demon Lord could not figure it out for a moment.

Not being able to figure it out was not important; now was not the time to think about these things, because Demon Saint Xuanyu had already charged over.

He flapped a pair of wings shaped like a bat's, and his ten-thousand-zhang demon body crashed towards Peach Blossom.

“Rumble~”

The barrier formed by the power of the stars was shattered, the earth vein Spiritual Qi and army fiends scattered one after another, and even the ground of the entire Star Academy shook along with it.

A pitch-black front claw reached across the Void Realm and swiped; Peach Blossom Demon Lord's phantom dimmed a bit, and a thick branch was snapped and crushed.

Peach Blossom Demon Lord's expression turned fierce. The power of the stars converged into a spike, and blood baleful aura, army fiends, and demon power condensed upon it, fiercely stabbing toward one of Demon Saint Xuanyu's eyes.

“Overestimating yourself!”

Demon Saint Xuanyu snorted coldly, and his eyes, which were like green moons in the sky, burst with light, easily blocking Peach Blossom Demon Lord's full-strength strike.

“Is that so?”

Peach Blossom Demon Lord smiled faintly, and the giant tree inside the goddess phantom suddenly shattered by more than half. At the same time, countless dense 'stars' surged from the depths of the earth vein.

“Bang! Bang!!”

The stars also exploded instantly, and the terrifying explosive power converged, turning into a rain of swords that swept toward Demon Saint Xuanyu.

The Void Realm silently cracked open with deep fissures, the Five Elements reversed, various colored lights and shadows flickered like illusions, traces of lightning power appeared and wandered, and indescribable Law power was collapsing.

“Hiss~”

Demon Saint Xuanyu blocked the strike from Peach Blossom Demon Lord damaging her own demon body and the Star Array, but because of the excessive use of Law power, he triggered a small-scale Heavenly Dao backlash and suffered significant injuries.

Soul Transformation Cultivators master the Laws of the Heavenly Dao and are also restricted by them. When fighting with full strength, they not only have to deal with the enemy but also have to deal with the Heavenly Dao.

The so-called Heavenly Dao is not the will of a living being, but a collection of the Laws for the normal operation of a world.

In the Cangwu Realm, the power mastered by Soul Transformation Cultivators is too great, equivalent to a bug in the Heavenly Dao System. Using Law power is equivalent to breaking inherent rules; the greater the destruction, the greater the backlash.

Ascending to immortality and leaving this world requires enduring the Nine-Fold Lightning Tribulation; it is the same principle.

Therefore, for Soul Transformation Cultivators, how much destructive power an attack can cause is not the most important; how much Heavenly Dao backlash one can endure is what matters most.

Some backlashes can ignore defense and be born directly inside your body; even if your attack methods are strong, you cannot block it.

“Good! Very good!”

The aftershocks of the attack and the Heavenly Dao backlash ended. Demon Saint Xuanyu laughed out of pure rage, raising a claw and pressing down, wanting to suppress her during her weakened period after the outburst, or even kill her.

“Buzz~”

A flame lit up, instantly turning into a giant that illuminated the sky, and Daoist Lord Lihuo's majestic voice rang out:

“Enough! Otherwise, you won't be leaving.”

Demon Saint Xuanyu retracted his wings, his snake body coiled, as he looked down from high above at Daoist Lord Lihuo's Dharma Idol.

“A mere Dharma Idol dares to speak such big words. Junior, who gave you such confidence?”

“I did!”

An old, ethereal voice came, and beside Daoist Lord Lihuo appeared a Dharma Idol of an old Daoist in green robes.

“Fellow Daoist Xuan Yu, long time no see!”

The old Daoist cupped his hands in a Daoist greeting; his tone was gentle, and his attitude was not like facing an enemy, but rather like meeting an old friend of many years.

“Old Daoist Qingxuan, you really did pick a side after all!”

Demon Saint Xuanyu sighed, and his massive demon body dissipated, turning into a cold old man dressed in a luxurious black robe.

The old man had a cold temperament, yet showed no hint of anger, as if the Sky-reaching Black Python that had gone mad earlier was not him.

Dao Lord Qing Xuan nodded slightly, his tone also holding a bit of a sigh as he spoke to advise: “Fellow Daoist Xuan Yu, with your talent, it is difficult for your cultivation to progress even an inch in this life. Why must you be so persistent? You must know that the general trend cannot be defied.”

“General trend! What is the general trend?”

Demon Saint Xuanyu sneered, “This seat has lived for thousands of years; what have I not seen? When have I ever suffered such a loss?”

He looked at Daoist Lord Lihuo's Dharma Idol, “Junior, this seat is the master of this Endless Demon Court. Since becoming a Demon Sage, I have never yielded to anyone. If you want a fifth-rank Dao field, you must take it with strength!”

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left, turning into a black light that merged into the rolling demon clouds. After a few breaths, the demon clouds receded like a tide, revealing the blue sky and a few dim stars.

Old Daoist Qingxuan slowly shook his head looking in the direction Demon Saint Xuanyu left, then looked at Daoist Lord Lihuo beside him and also spoke to advise: “Fellow Daoist Li Huo, Demon Saint Xuanyu's Legacy is incomplete, and his Lifespan is at most less than two thousand years. If you have patience, it is actually best to wait.”

“I have been acquainted with him for many years and know his character and temperament well. Acting by force, the consequences will be unpredictable!”

After Old Daoist Qingxuan finished speaking, he did not wait for Daoist Lord Lihuo's reply, turning into a green light that merged into the Token in Lu Chen's hand below, his presence instantly vanishing without a trace.

“Two thousand years!” Daoist Lord Lihuo laughed and shook his head, “If this seat waits for two thousand years, how can I even talk about Immortal Ascension and attaining the Dao?”

Treating Old Daoist Qingxuan's words as nonsense, he restrained his aura and came before the severely injured Peach Blossom Demon Lord.

“Good! Very good! Your strength is much greater than I imagined. With you guarding this place, the progress of the war might be accelerated a bit.”

“Work for this seat with peace of mind. Once this seat reaches the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation and continues to open up Dao fields to the south, I will certainly help you Breakthrough, and it's not out of the question to even hand over this Endless Demon Court to you.”

Peach Blossom Demon Lord could actually injure Demon Saint Xuanyu's original body; Daoist Lord Lihuo felt that even his Dharma Idol might not necessarily be able to do so.

Recruiting Peach Blossom Demon Lord was equivalent to gaining a subordinate with the combat power of a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord's Dharma Idol for free; naturally, he had to give her some empty promises.

“Thank you for the praise, Dao Lord. This Junior will certainly do her best!”

A look of joy appeared on Peach Blossom's face, as if she was extremely happy with Daoist Lord Lihuo's promise, but in her heart, she thought disdainfully:

“Wait for you to Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation? It's not certain who will reach it first!”