Chapter 99: Heavenly Dao Treasure – Page Two

Boom!

As the last word fell, the terrifying demonic aura, as heavy as a mountain, surged like a tide centered on the Northern Dark Demon King, overwhelming everything and rushing toward Li Mu's direction.

It seemed intent on tearing him apart completely, as if to annihilate him!

But.

The Northern Dark Demon King before his eyes is completely different from the Demon King's Clone Li Mu encountered earlier in Gu Yun City!

Previously, that Demon King's Clone hidden in the county of Gu Yun City was at most just an energy form created from demonic aura.

It would naturally disperse and vanish once the demonic aura was fully exhausted!

But this one before him!

Whether it was what Li Mu saw with his eyes or the mental pressure it exerted, both reminded Li Mu that this Demon King was a solid entity, not merely a simple demonic aura energy form.

The overwhelming power contained within its body even made breathing extremely difficult for Li Mu!

"Could it be?"

"Is this Clone related to the Northern Dark Demon King's true demonic technique?"

A hypothesis sprang in Li Mu's mind, but with his current strength he could not verify the thought.

If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll within his Sea of Awareness, continuously rotating, absorbing and converting demonic aura.

Li Mu would have long been stunned in place by such terrifying Demon King‑level aura, unable to move.

Demon King!

Truly despair‑inducing!

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Li Mu kept taking deep breaths, but the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll in his Sea of Awareness grew increasingly active at this moment.

Even...

Li Mu could faintly sense a yearning emanating from the Treasure Scroll!

However, the Treasure Scroll not only showed longing for the Demon Emperor Du Jiao, but also harbored great interest in the Northern Dark Demon King before him.

In the unseen realm.

It seemed to forge a certain connection between Li Mu and the Treasure Scroll.

Thus, Li Mu could clearly feel the Treasure Scroll urging him to release it, to devour the Northern Dark Demon King before him.

"Since this Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll can absorb massive demonic aura and is sending me such a strong signal,"

"that means the Treasure Scroll is likely capable of swallowing this Northern Dark Demon King's Clone!"

"If it truly works as I imagine!"

"Then I could not only escape this crisis."

"Moreover, for me, this would be a once‑in‑a‑millennium chance to greatly amplify my strength!"

"And that Demon Emperor Du Jiao—no matter how you look at it, will bring me endless benefits!"

"Heh Heh Heh..."

"Human!"

"I can sense that you hold many secrets!"

"Rest assured, I will not kill you—for now!"

"I'll first excavate the secrets on your body, then we'll talk!"

The Northern Dark Demon King let out a cackling laugh, saying nothing else.

Though it only took a single step, the space between them seemed suddenly compressed, and the distance instantly shrank.

At the same time.

The claw, emanating violet‑black demonic aura, lunged toward Li Mu's throat.

"Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll!"

The crisis arrived in an instant!

Li Mu instinctively let out a roar.

"Hum..."

Suddenly.

A strand of golden afterglow suddenly formed into a dazzling golden shockwave, easily deflecting the Northern Dark Demon King's approaching claw!

Simultaneously.

Behind Li Mu, his Sea of Awareness rippled as the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll manifested!

The moment the Treasure Scroll appeared,

upon seeing the Northern Dark Demon King, it was as if a starving ghost who had gone three days and three nights without food suddenly beheld a banquet before it.

In an instant, it transmitted an extremely greedy, excited emotion to Li Mu.

Immediately after,

the Treasure Scroll seemed to break free from Li Mu's control, its cover opening straight to the second page!

A golden vortex suddenly formed, and as time passed, its scale began to grow larger and larger.

Waves of extremely terrifying, irresistible gravitational pull surged!

The golden vortex emerged from the Treasure Scroll; instead of evading the Northern Dark Demon King's assault, it acted like a black hole, its terrifying gravity intensifying and instantly enveloping the Demon King.

It seemed intent on swallowing him into the vortex's interior!

When the Northern Dark Demon King saw the Treasure Scroll, the ferocious, smug expression on its face vanished instantly.

In its place was a bone‑deep terror and panic.

It thrashed wildly, roaring, "This..."

"What is this thing?"

"You kid are nothing more than a Refining Qi Realm cultivator; how could you possibly wield such a terrifying artifact!"

The Northern Xuan Demon King keenly sensed that the golden vortex could devour not only himself, but also time, space, rules, and causality!

It struggled desperately against the attraction of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll, and sent what happened here back to its original body!

But the moment its thought emerged from its mind, it was instantly pulled and sucked in by the causality‑rule power of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll!

The Northern Xuan Demon King despaired to discover that even its thoughts could not escape the coverage area of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll.

This is true annihilation!

"Run!"

"We must flee!"

Realizing the horror of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll, the Northern Xuan Demon King did not hesitate, dashing toward the depths of the great hall to escape.

But the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll is a truly divine artifact!

How could it possibly let this tiny Demon King escape!

Suddenly.

The suction intensified by hundreds of times; the golden vortex expanded wildly, instantly covering an area of dozens of meters, easily enveloping the massive body of the Northern Xuan Demon King.

The Northern Xuan Demon King let out a desperate, short wail on the brink of death, but the next moment—

"Puff— puff— puff—…"

The three‑meter‑tall, massive, hulking body of the Northern Xuan Demon King was visibly shrinking, withering, and rotting!

"Ah!"

"No!"

"Why!"

"Why, why!"

In just a few breaths, the once‑arrogant Northern Xuan Demon King was completely absorbed, leaving nothing behind!

Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll!

Majestic and immense!

It then floated silently before Li Mu.

Without wind it moved on its own, turning over the ground behind it.

Then the second page also moved!

Seeing this scene,

Li Mu's heart leapt fiercely: "The Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll can finally turn to the second page!"

"Not easy!"

"Really not easy!"

Li Mu has never doubted the greatness of the divine artifact, the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll.

Need not mention anything else!

Just by opening the first page of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll, one can write the names of all enemies who bear murderous intent toward oneself on it!

It can turn events that occurred against you within a period of time into never having happened, and make only favorable outcomes become reality.

Even this single ability alone is enough to defy the heavens and grant Li Mu boundless benefit.

Now!

With the second page of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll turned, does that mean another such terrifying, heaven‑defying ability will belong to me?

Li Mu took several deep breaths in succession, finally suppressing his inner excitement.

At the same time, he stepped forward and fixed his gaze on the second page of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll.

There, a faint black‑red halo flickered, eventually forming a black‑red oval ring.

Within the ring appeared an image: the Northern Xuan Demon King that had just been sucked into the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll.

At this moment, the Northern Xuan Demon King was sealed within the second page of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll.

Li Mu could see clearly!

Even sealed inside the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll, the Northern Xuan Demon King was still frantically struggling, seemingly trying to break free.

Upon seeing Li Mu, it let out a series of mournful roars.

It seemed intent on devouring Li Mu alive, its demeanor extremely ferocious!

Unfortunately, it was merely a Clone of the Northern Xuan Demon King, being refined by the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll; its eventual consumption is only a matter of time.

Consequently, the aura of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll began to weaken at a visibly rapid pace.

Finally, it transformed once more into a streak of light, vanishing into Li Mu's sea of consciousness.

No matter how Li Mu called for it, there was no response.

In this situation.

It was like a well‑fed tiger, lying there lazily basking in the sun, drifting off to a nap!

"My current cultivation realm is still too low; I'm only at the third‑grade Concentration Realm!"

"Although the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll appears in my sea of consciousness, it is merely residing there."

"It does whatever it wants, entirely at its own whim."

"Trying to wield this divine artifact now feels like a three‑year‑old child playing with a Ruyi Golden Staff."

"Even if you were given that Ruyi Golden Staff, without sufficient strength, its 13,500‑jin weight is not even usable against an opponent!"

"If you mishandle the staff and bend it, you might crush yourself first—that would be absurd."

Li Mu smiled, preparing to stand and see what the Demon Emperor's Horn was about.

But as soon as Li Mu approached that Demon Emperor Horn.

Suddenly!

The Demon Emperor Horn seemed to sense Li Mu's approach as if it were aware.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz…"

The Demon Emperor Horn atop the throne suddenly began to tremble!

Immediately thereafter, the ancient talismans on that deep black horn, along with the Demon Race script, seemed to come alive.

They started spreading toward the periphery of the great hall, filling the entire space.

Just as Li Mu hadn't yet reacted, when the Demon Emperor Horn—what on earth was happening—

Immediately thereafter.

Li Mu suddenly felt his whole body shudder.

At Li Mu's ear!

No!

To be precise, it resonated within his mind, a vast, boundless voice echoing in unison!

It was as if billions of countless Demon Race members knelt reverently on the ground, shouting in unison, chanting, praying, as if performing some special ancient ritual.

It made Li Mu's head throb as if about to split, his spirit feeling as though it would be torn apart and erased!

However!

That wasn't the most despairing thing for Li Mu!

What truly made him despair, perhaps because the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll had just devoured that Northern Dark Demon King, causing it to fall into slumber.

This caused the karmic rule ability attached to Li Mu— which could turn adverse events within a period into never having occurred, making only favorable outcomes manifest— to completely fail at this moment!

Deprived of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll's protection!

Li Mu does not think that his modest third‑grade Concentration Realm can escape disaster under the corruption of a Demon Emperor.

Even if…

It is merely a horn of a long‑dead being, whose age is unknown!

"Damn it!"

"This time, I'm afraid I'm really going to lose myself!"

"The Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll has fallen asleep; my greatest life‑saving trump card is gone!"

Li Mu repeatedly lamented in his heart, nearly losing all hope.

With a thunderous boom!

Li Mu felt his life force at this moment surge like a tide, rapidly Liu Shizhe.

He could clearly feel that he was as if inside that black hole; the black hole merely rotated slightly, and his life force was uncontrollably devoured by its massive gravity.

Life and death!

Seemingly in that instant!

"No!"

"If I don't do something now, I'm afraid I'll truly die here!"

At this life‑or‑death crisis, Li Mu felt his mind become increasingly clear!

He thought for a moment, directly summoned the System interface and quickly scanned it.

Soon!

Li Mu then focused his attention on the Ten‑thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing and shouted at the top of his voice.

"System!"

"I will use Ten‑thousandfold Heavenly Dao Blessing!"

"Identify target: Demon Emperor Horn!"