Chapter 431: Encounter with the Third Prince at the Demon‑Slaying Platform

"You really think you can kill me? Kill a true deity!"

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—roared in anger, as if having made a resolve, and then ceased its futile howling.

It hovered in the void, fixing a gloomy gaze on Mu Yi.

"You will know what a deity's true wrath is!"

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—suddenly emitted rolling pink smoke around its body.

The lewd aura made Mu Yi feel his blood vessels stirring uneasily.

Mu Yi forced his will to stabilize his body, shielding against that divine power that could affect him.

"This tragedy is caused by you; repent for your recklessness!"

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—shifted back to its original form: an unidentifiable monster with succubus‑like horns, a voluptuous body, and countless tentacles sprouting from its back.

It looked enough to shatter one's mind.

Mu Yi's expression grew solemn; atop the myriad tentacles, he saw invisible karmic threads linking all the followers blessed by the God of Lust and Joy.

There were over a thousand; Mu Yi furrowed his brows, wondering how many had been assimilated by this damned evil god during his absence.

These god‑controlled blessed ones began exhaling the same pink mist as the evil god from within, and the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—sought to force its entry into the material realm by sacrificing all its followers.

When that happens, expelling it will be twice as hard.

Fortunately, he is not fighting alone in this world.

"Hmph!" Mu Yi snorted, relaying the news through the network to Princess Liliana Brenda.

In almost an instant, thunder rained down, striking precisely each blessed one controlled by the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu.

"No!" the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—let out a resentful wail.

Its last escape route was cut off.

"Evil god, you shall perish!"

Mu Yi lifted his blade and advanced, the sword blade flickering with dangerous god‑slaying power.

"No, Guardian of the Plane, we have a new option."

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—frantically waved its tentacles to block Mu Yi, trying to sway his murderous intent with words.

But all words were in vain; Mu Yi's killing resolve was set, and he would utterly slay the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu.

He knew that ordinary means would not affect this evil deity.

Even the god‑slaying power might fail to bring it to death.

Although the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—is weak now, its stature is high; a simple cut could allow it to resurrect someday in the future.

But Mu Yi knows a place that can utterly erase it.

Before that, he must bring this evil god before him to the brink of death.

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—howled as it unleashed countless vicious spells.

Yet for Mu Yi, those vile spells were meaningless before his brilliant will.

Mu Yi can now immunize himself against most negative effects; the true state of being untouched by all laws is not far off.

As for physical attacks, Mu Yi's Ba Jiu Xuan Gong hasn't reached full perfection, but it's not a strike that can easily break defense.

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—painfully absorbed the divine realm's power to counter Mu Yi's assaults.

Beheading, dismembering, crushing, Mu Yi tried every method.

Each could deliver a devastating blow to the deity before him, yet the opponent recovered each time.

The battle turned into an endless drain.

Mu Yi was certain he could achieve final victory, but that would take too long.

"You can't kill me!" the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—laughed wildly.

Mu Yi halted his swing; under the divine realm's feedback, he truly could not slay the deity before him.

If this continued, perhaps a hundred years, maybe two hundred, before he could achieve his goal.

However, the evil god before him could only eke out its existence in this manner.

Just cutting this connection would suffice.

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—suddenly sensed an intense threat, a unique icy scent of death!

It is the divinity it possesses, a warning given to it.

But it could only see Mu Yi raising the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow in his hand.

"Endless Samsara!"

Time and space solidified at that moment, then abruptly shattered, countless fragments forming a torrent that surged toward the evil god.

Endless crimson thus appeared in the evil god's sight.

From the endless crimson, it felt a force that seared its will.

It was the manifestation of the purest will, the embodiment of the ultimate will of the cycle of life and death!

For the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—its will seemed to solidify.

It knew it had been hit.

Time seemed to stretch at that moment, as if teleporting.

When the shift of spatial coordinates became lightning fast, the notion of time grew hazy.

"Ka... crack!!"

The God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—heard the sound of its divine will constantly cracking.

The horrific pain from its shattered body raged against its will.

But it cared not, for it had endured such injuries many times before.

"What did you do!" the God of Lust and Joy—Lily Silu—screamed.

It could not feel its own divine realm; at this moment it seemed to have truly lost its reliance.

A flash of blade light, and Mu Yi severed the deity's body.

"Suppress!"

The power of the Six Paths Reincarnation Barrier united as one, like a great circle imprisoning the god of indulgence and pleasure, Lily Silu.

Every part of its body was suppressed by different Reincarnation Barriers.

"I will come back!"

The god of indulgence and pleasure, Lily Silu, flew into a helpless rage, yet it firmly believed it would revive, for the desires of sentient beings never fade, and thus it too would be eternal.

Lily Silu attempted to erode the Reincarnation Barrier with its residual divine power, corroding Mu Yi and causing a breach in Mu Yi's spirit.

"Obstinately insensible!"

Mu Yi raised his blade and struck down, severing all will, leaving Lily Silu without any means, its power firmly suppressed within the barrier.

"Finally over!"

Mu Yi exhaled, but this was not yet the end.

To truly annihilate a deity of such exalted rank, relying on him alone would not suffice; fortunately, his status could help him achieve many conveniences.

Mu Yi returned to his manor, following the Jiuzhou Will's passage toward the Jiuzhou mainland; aided by the Jiuzhou Will passage, he crossed the vast distance in an instant.

Accompanied by ripples in space, Mu Yi felt a slight dizziness akin to that experienced during spatial-net transmission.

Such dizziness was utterly trivial to him now.

Before him stood a grand gate shimmering with glazed luster, adorned with divine light, wondrous colors, and jeweled ornamentation.

Below the gateposts, upon the hazy clouds, dozens of Heaven-Suppressing Marshals stood, each a pillar of support, holding halberds and bearing standards; around them, several dozen golden-armored divinities, each holding spears and whips, wielding swords and brandishing blades.

Inside, several great pillars stood, entwined with golden-scaled, sun‑shining red‑whiskered dragons, each emanating a powerful aura.

Above the gate were written the three large characters "Southern Heaven Gate".

"Halt, travelers! This is the Southern Heaven Gate; idlers, begone!"

The King of Growth, holding a sword of azure light, bellowed.

The Southern Heaven Gate is the sole passage for immortals and deities between the Heavenly Court and the Jiuzhou mainland.

"The Heavenly Lord of Benevolence and Righteousness has captured a foreign evil deity and specially sent it to the Demon-Slaying Platform for execution."

Mu Yi, following procedure, announced himself and displayed his divine seal.

The King of Growth looked him over, confirmed the divine seal was correct, and then waved him through.

This was nothing unusual; many immortals and deities, when they captured a difficult foe, would choose to send it to the Demon-Slaying Platform for execution.

Under normal circumstances, the demons and monsters slain by the Demon-Slaying Platform would have their souls scattered and spirits dispersed, leaving no chance of revival, and their power would then be absorbed by the Platform.

The Demon-Slaying Platform is also a top‑tier magical treasure, and with countless demons and monsters feeding it, it becomes unstoppable.

Very few demons and monsters are immune to the Demon-Slaying Platform's execution.

Led by the heavenly generals, Mu Yi pressed the god of indulgence and pleasure, Lily Silu, onto the Demon-Slaying Platform and bound it to the Demon-Subduing Pillar.

Lily Silu struggled desperately on the Demon-Subduing Pillar, but could not break free; Mu Yi could feel from the pillar the intricate, complicated seals, making escape virtually impossible.

"Carry out the execution!"

The heavenly general shouted, the Demon-Slaying Platform's falling blade dropped, and Lily Silu was instantly severed head from body, perishing utterly, its power absorbed by the Platform.

"Truly formidable!"

Mu Yi was greatly startled; what seemed an ordinary strike actually let him feel the true meaning of a strike that cuts through all.

But he only knew the superficial aspect, whereas the blade on the Demon-Slaying Platform could directly sever a deity's divinity, life, and divine power, which is what truly caused its utter annihilation.

Just as Mu Yi was silently digesting this, he heard someone shout.

"The Three Altars Sea Assembly Great God has arrived!"

Just as Mu Yi was silently thinking, he saw a child stepping on a wind‑fire wheel, holding a cosmic silk that bound a deity, approaching the Demon-Slaying Platform.

With a casual toss, he flung the deity emanating a ferocious aura onto the Demon-Subduing Pillar, his eyes sweeping over Mu Yi, a flicker of curiosity in his gaze.

"Who are you? I've never seen you in the Heavenly Court," Nezha asked, staring at Mu Yi with some curiosity.

"I am the Heavenly Lord of Benevolence and Righteousness!"

Mu Yi hadn't expected Nezha to initiate conversation, so he replied truthfully.

"I remember you! You're the one who forced Master Chijizi to personally act in the lower realm!"

Nezha suddenly realized, instantly understanding why Mu Yi looked familiar to him.

Mu Yi staggered, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

He almost forgot that Nezha too was a member of the Jade Void Palace.

"Don't be so wary; I have no interest in meddling in those affairs," Nezha said, shrugging his shoulders rather indifferently.

"But I remember you because you were formidable in the lower realm; how about a fight?"

Mu Yi's mouth twitched; bullying the Nezha of the Investiture of the Gods era in the lower realm was fine, but facing this Nezha who had begun to restrain his existence, only a step away from Emperor Sovereign rank, the Three Altars Sea Assembly Great God, was utterly hopeless.

"I can suppress my power to match your level!" Nezha seemed to guess what Mu Yi was thinking and added.

"Please instruct me, Third Prince!"

Upon hearing that, Mu Yi readily agreed; in a match of equals, he still had confidence.

"Hahaha, this isn't the place to fight; follow me!"

Nezha laughed loudly, grabbed Mu Yi, then stepped on his wind‑fire wheel and, at breakneck speed, shuttled through space to the side of the Heavenly River.

It was a vast river, shimmering with faint ripples, intermittently revealing starlight.

"This is the Heavenly River, boundless and vast; it won't affect elsewhere—just go all out!"

"The arts I learned from that monkey actually come in handy!"

Nezha plucked a hair from his own body, blew on it, and as it fell to the ground it instantly transformed into another Nezha.

"Hahaha, I've come!"

Ne Zha laughed as he turned into a rainbow light, merging into his clone; the originally stiff Ne Zha instantly became lively.

Come, let's fight!

Saying that, Ne Zha stepped on the wind-fire wheel, grasped the fire-tip spear, and charged at Mu Yi.

Mu Yi only felt that before him was a blazing sun of fire rushing to strike him.

The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow sprang into action, its will clear, instantly dispelling that illusion, and a slash was sent toward Ne Zha.

The fire-tip spear and the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow blade clashed, sending ripples around, yet not a trace of energy leaked out.

"Good to come!" Ne Zha was extremely excited, and again thrust his spear straight at Mu Yi."

Mu Yi, however, felt utterly miserable.

Ne Zha's control over energy was nearly perfect; all his power was completely contained within the fire-tip spear, with not a trace leaking out.

This is proof of his perfect self-mastery; each clash sends energy directly through the weapon to Mu Yi himself.

Such divine martial skill made Mu Yi's fighting extremely arduous.

But under this tremendous pressure, Mu Yi grew rapidly, swiftly copying Ne Zha's martial skill.

After several rounds, the energy on the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow likewise began to be perfectly controlled, with not a trace leaking out.

Good! Good! Good!

Ne Zha shouted 'good'; he needed to fight such an opponent to feel satisfied, and the stronger Mu Yi became, the happier he was.

The fire-tip spear and the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow blade clashed hard for dozens of rounds, but the fire-tip spear, forged from mana, was the first to break.

He casually repaired the fire-tip spear in his hand; Ne Zha's fighting spirit rose—he is the Heavenly Court's war god, naturally fearing no challenge of equal rank.

At this moment, pressed to the same realm as Mu Yi, yet after dozens of rounds he still couldn't defeat him, and immediately a true fighting spirit arose.

Next, I'm going to get serious!

Ne Zha gave a shout, transformed, and unleashed his three-headed, six-armed divine power; the Heaven-binding Silk, Heaven and Earth Ring, Demon-slaying Sword, and Demon-subduing Pestle all appeared in his hands.

Mu Yi dared not be careless; he immediately summoned the Great Asura Dharma Form, likewise three-headed and six-armed, and fiercely met the attack.

When they collided, it was a splendid battle, the fight shaking heaven and earth.

It was a case of worthy opponents meeting; both sides turned fierce, the battle raged fiercely, and they vowed to decide a victor.