Chapter 100: Searching for the Demon Emperor's Remains

【Ding!】

【Successfully identified the Azure Cloud Yao Emperor's Horn, triggering the ten-thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing.】

【Congratulations, host, you have obtained a divine item: Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta!】

「Another divine item? 」

Li Mu's face lit up with joy; this was the second divine item he possessed after the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll!

I just don't know what heaven-defying, inconceivable abilities this divine item will have!

Just as Li Mu was excitedly thinking, after the ten-thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing took effect.

Li Mu could clearly feel it.

Originally, the thick, blood-like aura of the Azure Cloud Yao Emperor that enveloped him, seeming to tear him apart and devour him.

At this moment, before some extremely terrifying rule power, this red demonic aura actually turned into a raging torrent, surging forward!

Until, it all surged into the center of Li Mu's forehead.

Completely merging with him!

Li Mu's whole body burst with light!

In Li Mu's mind, a suddenly immense sound rumbled, deafening.

"Seal the Three Thousand Dao, imprison the myriad worlds."

"Gods and demons all kneel, the Heavenly Dao submits!"

"For I, the Supreme of the Nine Abysses, trample gods, destroy eternity, invincible in the world!"

"Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, first layer, open!"

This sound was like a great bell, as if coming from the ancient wilderness, carrying an indescribable vicissitude and weight.

The red light completely enveloped Li Mu; the life force that the demon emperor's black hole had devoured now seemed to rapidly replenish as all things revived!

And Li Mu's figure strangely disappeared inside the Demon Domain hall!

In a expanse of chaotic darkness, a red glow suddenly appeared.

The figure of Li Mu, lost in unconsciousness, also appeared amidst this chaotic darkness.

He was completely unaware.

This blood-red light was gradually repairing his body.

After a long time, the red glow slowly faded.

And Li Mu's injuries were completely healed.

The life force previously plundered has now returned to its peak state.

"Mmm..."

With a groan, Li Mu slowly opened his eyes.

"Where is this?"

Li Mu rubbed his faintly aching head, looked around, and saw only pitch-black darkness where he could not see his fingers.

Li Mu swallowed again.

"This damn, is it ever going to end?"

"In just a moment, where did you send me again?"

"Is this still the Demon Domain?"

Li Mu looked bewildered.

Earlier.

Being taken to the Demon Domain by the Northern Mystery Yao King was bad enough, but I close my eyes and open them again!

Upon waking again, how did I end up in another place?

Li Mu clearly remembered being attacked by the Azure Cloud Yao Emperor's Horn, his life force being rapidly drained.

That damned thing was about to suck him dry into a corpse!

At that critical moment, Li Mu had a brainwave and directly used his sole ten-thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing.

He intended to cause a qualitative change in the Azure Cloud Yao Emperor's Horn so he could escape.

The result……

He indeed escaped, his injuries healed, and his life force received a great boost.

He returned to peak condition!

But……

But where the hell did I get sent again?

Wait!

Why am I saying "again"?

Just as Li Mu was full of doubts.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Suddenly, countless blood-red lights shot up into the sky!

Illuminating this place!

Li Mu didn't understand, but was greatly shocked!

All he saw were towering black mountains, endless!

One mountain higher than the next!

There were nine great mountains connected, spanning a hundred li!

And amidst these mountains stood a colossal tower!

The towering high tower is incomparable in grandeur; at a glance it looks like a mountain range, soaring far above all other mountains!

The tower is so tall that even Li Mu, gazing into the distance, cannot see its tip; it disappears into the layers of red clouds above his head!

Standing before this gigantic tower, Li Mu can see at least five or six hundred layers with the naked eye!

Moreover, each layer seems to flicker with star‑like sparks and leaping seven‑colored dazzling flames.

Furthermore.

Surrounding the tower are ten massive iron chains that bind it layer by layer.

Li Mu leans close to one of the iron chains and examines it, discovering that it is engraved with Zhu Tian Shen Mo, ancient beasts, five‑clawed giant dragons, and so on…

He continues forward and sees a staircase paved with black rock!

The direction the black‑rock staircase leads to is precisely the tower gate of this gigantic tower, where a stone plaque above bears five large characters:

Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta!

"…This…"

"Is this the divine artifact I identified with ten‑thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing: Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta?"

"This is…"

"This is also way too exaggerated!"

Seeing the five large characters engraved on the giant tower plaque, Li Mu is dazzled and bewildered!

As expected!

His mental preparation was still insufficient!

Although, this is not Li Mu's first time using ten‑thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing.

But every time he uses it,

whether it's the Eight‑Nine Profound Skill!

or the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll!

or even the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta that now stands before him, each gives Li Mu an unprecedented shock.

"Huff…"

Li Mu takes a deep breath, quickly steadies his mind, and continues climbing the steps, arriving before the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta.

He draws near.

He feels its height increase, like a towering mountain, giving an unprecedented sense of oppression.

In front of it, Li Mu sincerely feels how tiny he is.

In front of it.

The first‑level tower gate of the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta stands majestically!

Li Mu's gaze falls upon it, and the gate bursts open with a roar!

The moment Li Mu steps inside, the gate behind him slams shut with a "Boom!"

Immediately, the scene before his eyes begins to reverse rapidly, as if he has entered another world.

The next moment.

A burst of intense white light flashes; Li Mu squints, then sees the scene inside the tower.

Instantly, his pupils contract.

In front of him is an extremely spacious plaza!

In the center of the plaza stands a massive stone chair, seemingly occupied by a silhouette.

A towering figure clad in blood‑red armor and a great cloak sits upright there, wearing a blood‑red helm that hides its face.

However, it now bows its head, as if resting.

Li Mu has imagined countless possibilities, yet never expected to encounter a second person within his divine artifact.

This makes Li Mu wary; unwilling to approach rashly, he keeps a safe distance and shouts loudly.

"Senior, who are you?"

The person does not answer, remaining motionless.

Li Mu steps forward again, and a sudden anomaly occurs!

Boom!

Blood‑red light suddenly illuminates the entire plaza; within the crimson helm, two ghostly blue flames flare up, eerily like a resurrected spirit!

That cold gaze toward Li Mu sends a chill down one's spine!

"Snarl…"

"I knew it, this Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta is not simple!"

As for the terrifying presence before him, clad in blood‑red armor, wearing a blood‑red helm, its eyes like ghostly blue fire.

When Li Mu sees it, his mind abruptly recalls the Lich King he saw in a past life.

Of course, this absurd thought only just surfaced, and Li Mu even laughed at himself.

However, Li Mu soon could not laugh any more!

The Great Golden Saber sits on the stone chair; the massive blood‑red armored figure stands, slamming its blood‑red greatsword into the ground.

"Clack, clack, clack…"

Suddenly, the vast plaza, centered on this blood‑red armored knight, cracks inch by inch beneath his feet.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a fierce roar!

Li Mu stamps his foot hard on the ground, quickly dodges to a safe spot and watches intently.

Yet from the collapsed huge hole in the plaza emerges a massive black silhouette, constantly writhing.

That body, whose length stretched almost beyond sight, resembled a giant python!

As it slithered, the cave's stones shattered and flew.

This open plaza trembled and the ground shook because of this creature's arrival!

As the great fissure kept tearing, the massive underground beast finally thrust out a huge head.

Li Mu fixed his gaze and instantly drew a sharp gasp of cold air.

It was a colossal body over a hundred meters long, its whole form as black and deep as dark iron, its surface covered with plates that glimmered with a metallic chill.

At the top of the body,

sat a massive head that was neither wholly dragon nor wholly snake!

In the exact center of this black head grew a single horn, sharp as a sword, with faint violet‑black arcs of electricity flickering intermittently.

Its two huge orange‑yellow vertical pupils were filled with bloodlust and a chilling aura.

It was, in fact, a Dark-Scale Evil Jiao!

Legend says that a python, after a thousand years, sprouts horns on its head and can transform into a jiao!

Jiao Dragon!

It can overturn rivers and seas, capable of toppling Wu and Shu!

It masters water!

One gulp can swallow hundreds of people!

For some reason…

Upon seeing this ferocious jiao dragon, Li Mu inexplicably let out a sigh of relief.

Honestly!

From that familiar move of the blood‑colored armored knight just now, Li Mu truly feared that a single thrust might instantly summon a frost giant dragon!

If that were true, Li Mu would indeed be tossed about in the wind.

"It seems this must be the Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta First Floor's test for me!"

"If I wish to master this first floor and claim its benefits,"

"I must slay this beast!"

Thinking of this,

Li Mu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the overwhelming true Qi within him surged forth.

Murderous intent boiled!

He fixed his gaze on the Dark-Scale Evil Jiao and let out a low growl.

"Today!"

"Either you die!"

"Or I perish!"

"Clang!"

Li Mu drew the Vengeance Blade and strode toward the Dark-Scale Evil Jiao.

The closer he got, the more Li Mu could gauge the creature's approximate strength, and his mind began meticulous calculations based on the current battle.

First!

Only about a third of the Dark-Scale Evil Jiao's massive body protruded from the pit, so it could not fully exert its power, losing more than half of its strength.

Second.

It has clearly been trapped in this Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta for countless years, without a drop of water entering.

Overall it is extremely weak, and its strength would be further reduced by more than half.

Moreover,

It was previously suppressed beneath this Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, suffering endless hardships and bearing countless scars!

By this calculation, the Dark-Scale Evil Jiao might not even be able to muster a tenth of its peak power.

If all these factors are considered, its strength should be comparable to the peak of a Ninth‑tier Demon General, perhaps even a Tenth‑tier Demon General.

Even so!

For Li Mu now, it remains exceedingly perilous!

This battle!

Nine deaths for one life!

But!

Li Mu must fight it!

The key…

The tower gate behind him has already been welded shut by that damned thing!

With his rear path cut off, Li Mu can only Break Pot and Sink Ship!

Not fighting!

Is also death!

Why not Break Pot and Sink Ship, seeking the last faint thread of life in that dire situation!

As Li Mu approached with the Vengeance Blade, the Dark-Scale Evil Jiao's tightly closed serpentine eyes snapped open.

Those clear yellow pupils, radiating a chilling cold, stared at Li Mu.

Li Mu bore the aura that all Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta possess!

His status as the new tower master of Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta was quickly seen through by the Dark-Scale Evil Jiao.

"Roar!"

In an instant.

The Darkscale Evil Jiao roared skyward.

Its roar was filled with fury and a bloodthirsty intent!

During the long years of being imprisoned for nearly a thousand years in Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, the Darkscale Evil Jiao had already grown to utterly hate the tower master of Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta!

Its hatred ran to the bone!

Now.

As the new tower master of Zhu Tian Shen Mo Ta, all the Darkscale Evil Jiao's anger, hatred, and unwillingness must naturally be borne by Li Mu!

"Roar!"

The Darkscale Evil Jiao let out another roar!

Suddenly.

It opened its massive, blood-filled maw and lunged at Li Mu with a fierce bite.

A foul wind slapped his face, making anyone who smelled it want to vomit!

"Let me first go at you with a hard‑fought move and see how much power this brute still has after being suppressed for a thousand years!"

"Reverse Open the Eight Gates Scripture, first gate, open!"

"Open!"

"Landmine Dao Technique!"

"Seven Kill Grand Form!"

"Slash!"

Accompanied by a low growl.

Li Mu leapt into the air, and the revenge blade in his hand thundered down!

Seven layers of blood‑colored blade aura merged into one, forming a blood python shape that rumbled!