63: Heavenly Demon

After the ritual was completed, Ye Ming raised the heaven suppressing seal in his hand, and with a thought, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon on the heaven suppressing seal spat out a golden light, shining on Little White Tiger and the others.

Bathed in the golden light, the five hundred-zhang-tall Fourth-Stage Yao Beasts, including Little White Tiger and the others, instantly transformed into tiny balls of light and flew into the Dragon's mouth.

That small Grotto-Heaven was in the Dragon's abdomen. Ye Ming had explored it; its total area was 130 million square kilometers, already two-thirds the size of the Mortal Realm.

It had water and mountains, but it was desolate, without a single trace of green. It would take some time to become like the outside world.

However, the Spiritual Qi inside was five times that of Taixuan Prefecture. As he grew stronger, the Grotto-Heaven inside would also expand, and the Spiritual Qi would similarly increase.

After entering the Grotto-Heaven, Bai Xueling and the group of Yao Beasts immediately went to claim the best spot and establish their Immortal Cave.

Ye Ming, on the other hand, put away the heaven suppressing seal and took Cold Beauty and the others to challenge the final Ninth Heaven's Profound Pagoda trial.

As soon as Ye Ming arrived in front of the pagoda, he saw Xuan De walking out of the stone gate with a helpless expression.

Xuan De felt a bit dejected. He was only slightly better than others, stopping at the Sixth Trial. He couldn't get the better rewards later, which he found very regrettable.

At this moment, Xuan De sensed a familiar aura approaching him. He looked up, and who else could it be but Ye Ming?

Xuan De clasped his hands together, performed a Buddhist禮 towards Benefactor Ye, then excitedly asked, "amitabha, Benefactor Ye, you've finally emerged from seclusion. Are you here to challenge the Ninth Trial now?"

"That's right, I'm confident I can pass the Ninth Trial. Fellow Daoist Xuan De, just wait for the changes on the stone tablet; it won't be long this time!"

Ye Ming's mouth curved into a smirk, and his aura was fully unleashed at this moment, making him instantly radiate extreme confidence.

The people walking around suddenly paused, turning back in disbelief to look at Ye Ming. Had this Prodigy already reached the Half-Step Nascent Soul Stage?

Xuan De was equally shocked. He remembered Ye Ming only reaching the Peak several months ago. Was he going to enter the Nascent Soul Stage in less than a year?

Others needed more than ten or even dozens of years of cultivation in the Golden Core Stage to Breakthrough a small Realm, but Ye Ming was good; he achieved a small Realm Breakthrough in half a year. He truly lived up to his reputation as a Prodigy of the nine heavens profound pagoda.

Then, under the awestruck gazes of the crowd, Ye Ming stepped through the stone gate.

After the familiar flash of light, Ye Ming opened his eyes.

He found himself in a dilapidated Imperial Palace. Bloodstains were everywhere, but not a single corpse was to be seen.

Deep within the Imperial Palace, angry shouts could still be heard. Even a thousand meters away, Ye Ming could still hear the sounds.

At this moment, the Pagoda Spirit's voice appeared beside Ye Ming's ear.

"Challenger, you need to go deep into the Imperial Palace to prevent the birth of a Heavenly Demon. Kill all True Demons, and you can pass this trial!"

As soon as the voice fell, Ye Ming had already vanished from his spot. From what he understood, Heavenly Demons were a more Advanced existence than True Demons, with strength equivalent to the Nascent Soul Stage, making them incredibly powerful.

His only failure was being unable to withstand a Heavenly Demon for even a quarter of an hour, almost getting killed by it. Fortunately, the nine heavens profound pagoda pulled him back in time.

Now, he was going to get his revenge and instantly kill this Heavenly Demon!

Deep within the Imperial Palace, a man in a Dragon Robe, holding a bronze sword, was leading his subordinates to resist the attacks of numerous Human Demons, with dozens of True Demons eyeing them covetously.

"Your Majesty, please leave quickly! If not for you, our Daqing Dynasty will perish!" a general in armor pleaded, shouting at the man in the Dragon Robe.

"No, I am the ruler of a Dynasty and will never retreat. If I retreat, how will I face the ancestral emperors in the afterlife?"

The man in the Dragon Robe had a resolute expression. Every swing of his bronze sword caused several Human Demons to fall, but even so, his attacks seemed very weak against thousands of monsters.

"But..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Follow me and kill all these monsters, for our Daqing nation... ugh!"

The man in the Dragon Robe grew increasingly agitated, wishing he could kill all the monsters before him. However, before he could finish shouting, a powerful hand blade struck the back of his neck, causing his eyes to roll back as he fainted.

"Your Majesty, I apologize, but only with you alive will the Daqing Imperial Dynasty not perish!" After knocking out the man, the general's eyes were filled with apology. He then shouted to someone not far away, "Little Six, quickly take His Majesty away!"

"Yes, Great General!"

The person named Little Six immediately ran over. After the general gave him a few instructions, just as he was about to let Little Six leave.

A figure suddenly appeared beside them, killing Little Six with a raised hand, then reappearing among the Human Demons.

Soon after, a dazzling five-colored light erupted from the Human Demon horde, and all the Human Demons vanished instantly.

At this moment, the general finally reacted. He looked at Little Six, who had turned into a monster on the ground, feeling both shock and anger. His closest subordinate was actually a monster in disguise!

However, he had no time to think further. His Majesty had fallen to the ground, and he needed to quickly help him up.

The man in the Dragon Robe, who had fallen to the ground, also woke up groggily at this time.

On the other side, Ye Ming had completely cleared out all demon seeds below the True Demon level, and one of the original thirty-eight True Demons had also died.

Facing the encirclement of thirty-seven True Demons, Ye Ming's expression was relaxed. Each strike sent several True Demons retreating repeatedly.

At this moment, he could have easily used the heaven suppressing seal to kill them, but Ye Ming chose not to. He wanted to make up for his previous failure; he was a vengeful person.

After realizing they couldn't do anything to Ye Ming, the True Demons exchanged glances, intending for some to hold Ye Ming back while others went to devour the group of people.

Ye Ming naturally wouldn't let them have their way. Two five-colored light rays shot out in front of the two groups of True Demons, disrupting their plan.

All the True Demons' green eyes glowed as they stared fiercely at Ye Ming. Without any hesitation, they immediately changed their plan.

These True Demons suddenly pounced on their companions, biting each other. For a moment, terrifying screams echoed from their mouths.

Ye Ming, however, watched this scene with satisfaction, not interrupting their cannibalism. He simply acted as a spectator in mid-air, completely unconcerned that their auras were growing stronger and stronger.

Hundreds of people in the distance watched all this in despair. Why wasn't that strong person making a move yet?

"It's over!"

The Great General tightly supported the Emperor, looking bitterly at the monsters in the field that were growing stronger and stronger.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, only one True Demon remained in the field, and its aura was rapidly increasing, transforming into a hundred-zhang-tall monster in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the Heavenly Demon had appeared, Ye Ming no longer hesitated. He directly threw out the heaven suppressing seal and uttered a single syllable.

"Suppress!"

A sound as if from ancient times echoed throughout the entire Royal City.

The heaven suppressing seal in mid-air also flashed with golden light at this moment. The golden light pierced through the clouds, and moments later, a thousand-zhang-tall golden 'Suppress' character appeared above the Royal City.

Accompanying it was an incomparably powerful pressure.