The sole of the boot was inscribed with intricate Dao patterns, crafted from the hide of some unknown divine or sacred beast. It merely appeared more ornate.
Yet, as this foot descended, in the eyes of the demon lord Jiana, it felt as if the entire world was pressing down.
Above the firmament, the blood-red moon blazed with brilliant light, casting a pillar of radiance that enveloped Jiana’s colossal demonic form. Following this was an infinite influx of demonic essence.
Rumble!
Within the profound depths of Jiana’s consciousness, on the imperial steps leading to the Demon Emperor’s throne, crimson mist churned. Accompanied by booming sounds, lightning snakes writhed, as if intent on destroying all in existence.
Simultaneously, Jiana’s will-avatar became connected to the entirety of this world. While this granted her immense power, it also filled her countenance with ferocity and her eyes with potent killing intent.
"Die!"
In her fury, she unleashed a palm strike towards the right foot of the majestic man as it descended. In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, and lightning, symbolizing countless terrifying demonic laws, surged forth.
Ultimately, the myriad bolts of lightning converged into a compressed beam, akin to divine retribution, striking down towards the man.
"A mere trick, daring to show off before this Emperor!"
The majestic man chuckled. First, he planted his foot firmly on Jiana’s face, causing her will-demonic body to shatter and disintegrate in the void. Then, he curled his index finger and lightly tapped.
Boom!
The descending lightning beam, halfway down, was abruptly deflected as if light striking a mirror, its trajectory altered. It veered towards Jiana’s disintegrating demonic form and slammed into it.
"I am the innate Demon Son, how can you kill me here?"
Though her body was disintegrating, Jiana’s face bore a defiant laugh. For her, this consciousness world, ascended to the imperial steps, was her domain. Within this realm, she was immortal and indestructible.
Indeed, in the next moment, the divine retribution struck her, causing no harm. Instead, the abundant demonic laws within it continuously nurtured her will-demonic body, causing her form to rapidly recover.
The majestic man remained unfazed, chuckling, "Truly ignorant."
Jiana snarled, "I remember you. Not long after my birth, you forcefully dragged me away for that so-called nine-hundred-year compulsory education. Do you not know I am the innate Demon Son, protected by the Blood Moon? Do you think you can erase my demonic nature? Now, you are merely a projection clinging to my demonic nature, what can you do to me?!"
The majestic man offered no rebuttal, his profound gaze piercing through Jiana to look towards a certain direction behind her. He murmured, "Counting the time, it should be here by now!"
Immediately, as if sensing something, his eyes sharpened. A six-pointed Imperial-grade formation pattern flew from between his brows, scattering around Jiana.
"Change heaven and earth, seize fortune, now is the time..."
The six-pointed Imperial-grade formation patterns landed at six equidistant points around Jiana. Then, the formation’s radiance ignited, connecting the six points into a hexagram. It then became increasingly intricate, appearing beneath Jiana.
"What trick are you playing now!"
Jiana, gazing beneath her, felt a great terror surge within her and couldn't help but roar.
She tried to escape, but the man waved his sleeve, causing her body to shatter once more. She could only continue to passively recover.
The majestic man’s lips moved, uttering a syllable: "Formation, activate!"
His words became law. The hexagram beneath Jiana flared with radiant light once more. Intricate lines of light intertwined, and ancient characters appeared, each carrying formidable Daoist profoundness. Then, along the arc of the central circle, points of light representing the five elements illuminated.
Finally, the Yin-Yang diagram at the very center materialized.
Boom!
With the base of the formation complete, the grand formation fully activated, transforming into a semicircular light shield, flowing with infinite profound Daoist principles, enveloping Jiana.
Sensing that she had lost the protection of the Demon Realm’s will, Jiana’s expression drastically changed. She looked at the majestic man in panic, "How is this possible... Who exactly are you?"
The majestic man smiled, "I prefer you the way you were, defiant and unruly."
With that, he paid no further attention to the impotent and enraged Jiana. He raised his hand and pointed to the sky, piercing through the firmament to reveal a tall, slender figure speeding through the sixth layer of the Demon Abyss.
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"This Demon Abyss is too vast, when will I find the entrance to the seventh layer!"
Tian Mo You’s expression was stern as he flew through a valley in the dim sixth layer of the Demon Abyss, pursued by a demonic creature whose entire body was engulfed in demonic flames.
After decades of cultivation in the Demon Realm, he had now reached a level equivalent to the Void Refinement stage, a Demon King. With every movement, King-level demonic laws swirled around him, exuding an imposing aura.
The pursuing demonic creature had a body like a black ox but a head like a dog, with round white eyebrows and intelligent eyes, resembling a husky.
Sensing the fierce aura behind him, equal to his own level, Tian Mo You couldn't help but curse inwardly, "I only asked for directions to the seventh layer entrance, is it necessary to chase me so relentlessly?"
Boom!
As his thoughts raced, the pursuing demonic creature’s tail gathered a ball of dark light and flashed towards Tian Mo You.
Upon closer inspection, the demonic creature had a broken horn on its head. Two-thirds of the broken surface was smooth, while one-third was irregular, as if something had been cut two-thirds of the way and then forcibly snapped off…
Looking at the black horn dangling from Tian Mo You’s waist, swaying with his high-speed flight, it was not difficult to understand why the creature was so persistent.
The moment the husky demon’s tail flicked out the dark light, it shot directly towards Tian Mo You’s back.
"Again! Will this never end!"
Tian Mo You curled his five fingers and unleashed a palm strike to his right, causing the void to distort. He used this force to shift hundreds of meters to the right, dodging the black light’s attack.
Hum~
As he dodged, the black light released by the husky demon exploded. The void rippled outwards like waves, plunging the area within a hundred meters of its origin into a void swamp.
This was clearly a demonic creature that mastered spatial abilities.
Having reached the Demon King stage, one could already shatter the void and achieve spatial displacement. However, Tian Mo You knew that in terms of spatial movement, he was no match for this demon. Thus, he deliberately led it to this place where a Demon Saint (equivalent to the True Immortal stage) had fallen.
As a result, under the influence of the residual demonic laws from the Demon Saint’s demise, beings below the Demon Saint level could only rely on physical flight and were unable to utilize spatial displacement.
Because of this, the husky demon’s strength was reduced by eighty to ninety percent, but even so, it was still extremely troublesome.
"I truly envy my main body for having so many trump cards and skills. Unlike me, I can only use the demonic techniques I’ve comprehended. I wonder when the system will develop a Demon Realm branch system!"
Dodging another claw strike from the husky demon, Tian Mo You sighed inwardly.
He was originally a wisp of Uchiha’s serious will. However, as he had been separated from his main body for a long time, he had gradually become closer to his main body’s personality, no longer as silent and serious as before. His internal monologue was much more active.
Before reaching the Demon King stage, he could still crush various creatures of the same level by leveraging the innate advantages of his Heavenly Demon body.
But after ascending to Demon King, every peer he encountered had a formidable background comparable to his. For instance, the husky demon behind him was transformed from an ancient demonic skeleton, with an astonishing origin, naturally controlling various void divine abilities.
It was for this reason that he coveted the creature’s horn and, with a slight maneuver, managed to break it off.
"A mere lowly Heavenly Demon dares to covet my Sacred Horn, die, woof!"
The husky demon behind him let out a strange cry, its gaze growing more resentful. Its tail once again gathered dark light, flicking out eight dark orbs that enveloped Tian Mo You from all directions.