139: Ascend the steps using the bones of the Demon Devouring Ruins
"Er ah—!"
The shadowy tentacles, like billions of icy venomous needles, pierced deep into his Demonic Soul, bringing not mere pain, but a sense of all things ending, of everything becoming void. This emptiness madly corroded Liu Qingtian's will. Cracks appeared increasingly on his demonic body, and the Wither and Flourish Star Annihilation Domain flickered erratically under the impact of the Law of Guixu, seemingly on the verge of complete collapse at any moment.
The power of spatial drag grew stronger and stronger. The suction from the dark core was like the stomach of the Universe, intending to completely digest him, a Devil Head who defied the Law.
Failure? Sinking? Becoming part of the endless bones of the Eye of Guixu?
"No—!!!"
A roar, stemming from the deepest part of his Soul, mixed with endless hatred and unyielding obsession, exploded from Liu Qingtian's throat, temporarily overpowering the ancient wails!
"Luo Jiuxuan hasn't crushed my Soul yet! Heavenly Dao hasn't unleashed its tribulation to obliterate me! You, a mereJedi, think you can stop me, Liu Qingtian, here?!"
Demonic flames, more scorching than ever before, erupted from every crack in his demonic body! This was not the fire of life, but a mad fire that would burn everything, including himself!
"You want to devour me? Good! Let's see today if you, this Guixu, devour me, this Devil Head, or if I, this Devil Head, devour you, this Guixu!"
To be reborn from death! A resolute glint flashed in Liu Qingtian's eyes, and he actually voluntarily released his resistance to some of the shadowy tentacles!
More tentacles instantly wrapped around him, almost encasing him in a giant black cocoon. The Power of Guixu surged in like a tide, attempting to assimilate him. His demonic body visibly darkened, and his vitality rapidly drained away.
But it was precisely under this extreme destructive pressure, at the edge of his consciousness being swallowed by nothingness, that the paradoxical experiment within him—the product of the clash between Demonic Essence, Karma, andResentment—was completely ignited by this external, more powerful 'ending' force!
Boom!!!
A chaotic, violent energy, full of contradiction and destructive aura, erupted from the few willow leaf grotto-heavens within him that had reached a precarious balance! This energy was neither righteous nor evil, neither alive nor dead, yet it carried a brutal, primeval force that sought to redefine earth, water, fire, and wind!
Chaos Qi! Though only a faint wisp, at this moment, it became the key to breaking the balance!
Wherever Chaos passed, the invading Power of Guixu was forcibly stirred up and disintegrated! The sense of nothingness entangling his Soul was instantly cleared!
"Now!"
Liu Qingtian seized this fleeting opportunity, his suppressed Demonic Essence and will erupting like a volcano!
"Heaven Devouring Earth Devouring Demonic Art! Devour, for this old man—!"
He no longer distinguished between his own Demonic Essence and the invading Power of Guixu, pushing the Heaven Devouring Earth Devouring Demonic Art to an unprecedented extreme! His entire demonic body transformed into a massive, raging devouring vortex!
The Myriad World Roots no longer stabbed outwards, but instead opened countless greedy mouths, biting back at the shadowy tentacles, madly tearing and swallowing! The vengeful spirit willow no longer defended, but actively lashed out into the depths of darkness. The grievances of billions of vengeful spirits and the obsessions of Guixu clashed and contaminated each other, forming a bizarre mutual devouring!
The Wither and Flourish Star Annihilation Domain no longer resisted the surrounding Law of Guixu, but rather, like a sponge, forcibly absorbed it, using its own Wither and Flourish Concept of creation and destruction to collide, temper, and fuse with that absolute end!
This was an utterly insane process. His demonic body became a battlefield, a crucible. The Power of Guixu sought to turn him into nothingness, while his Demonic Technique sought to forcibly devour even this nothingness, turning it into his own power!
"I can feel... you're 'angry'?" Liu Qingtian's blood-stained lips curled into a ferocious arc as he whispered to the endless dark core, "Do you, this unconsciousJedi, also fluctuate because of an ant's resistance?"
He took one step after another, enduring the immense spatial suction and the impact of the Law, moving with difficulty against the direction of the pulling force!
With each step, a large section of the star bone continent beneath his feet collapsed, yet the aura around him, through devouring and destruction, became even more solid, even more terrifying! The true Concept of Guixu within his Wither and Flourish Star Annihilation Domain grew denser and denser, even beginning to inversely affect the surrounding darkness, causing the viscous darkness to subtly twist.
"I, Liu Qingtian, have walked this path, treading on mountains of corpses, wading through seas of blood. If my Dao Heart shattered, I fell into demonhood. If my demonic path was cut off, I forged my own! If the Primordial Realm was devoured, I slaughtered Myriad Worlds to supplement myself! If Luo Jiuxuan suppressed me, I will defy this destiny!"
His voice, like a clap of thunder, resounded at the edge of this desolate Guixu, carrying an arrogance that defied Yin and Yang and trampled rules.
"I don't even fear this damned Heaven, I even dare to seek revenge on an Eighth Realm Supreme. You, a mere cosmic graveyard, think you can make me kneel and beg for mercy?!"
"Dream on!!"
Rumble!
He suddenly punched towards a more concentrated mass of darkness that had gathered to his side! On the fist's edge, there was no longer pure annihilation, but a Fusion with the recently devoured Power of Guixu's ending. At the edges of the grayish fist-aura, space did not shatter, but directly transformed into an absolute 'nothingness'!
That patch of darkness was directly dispersed and annihilated!
It worked! Not only could he resist, but he could also turn around and utilize the Power of Guixu!
"Hahaha! How exhilarating!" Liu Qingtian burst into maniacal laughter, the light in his Demonic Pupils sharp as blades, as if to cleave open this endless despair. "So that's it! The extreme of destruction is also a form of power! The end of all things, perhaps, is the beginning of Chaos!"
He was no longer content with passively devouring the coiling tentacles, but actively controlled the Myriad World Roots, like an invading army, launching a counter-charge towards the surrounding darkness! Wherever the roots reached, darkness receded, and the Power of Guixu was forcibly plundered!
His aura, in these repeated insane confrontations and devourings, began to steadily rise. Though slow, it was incredibly firm! The barrier of the Profound Void Realm Early Stage seemed to subtly loosen under this extreme pressure!
The wailing from the core became more urgent, and the spatial drag force suddenly intensified, as if the Eye of Guixu had been thoroughly enraged.
But Liu Qingtian's figure remained unmoving, as if nailed to this bone continent! Not only that, but he began to walk step by step against the immense suction, moving away from the core!
Each step left a footprint burning with demonic flames, imprinting an unyielding mark in this land where all things ended.
His bone stairs did not collapse; instead, with this GuixuJedi as its foundation, it continued upwards, towards that distant, yet essential, shore of revenge!
"Luo Jiuxuan! You wait! Once I devour this Guixu and shatter this destiny, I will sacrifice your Star Shattering blood to my deceased Primordial Realm Souls!"
A demonic roar shook Guixu, proclaiming the rebirth of a Demonic Venerable, bathed in blood amidst despair.