Chapter 258: All Demons Must Bow Their Heads When They See Me

"So, do you have any certainty?"

"Naturally. If we had no certainty, would we be going to our deaths?"

Xuanweizi gave a dry laugh.

"Then where is the evidence?"

Li Heng asked.

"As for the evidence, only our Emperor knows. However, if you are curious, Fellow Daoist, you are more than welcome to join our Great Ming and discuss the grand plan together."

Xuanweizi said.

Li Heng secretly curled his lip; he was trying to fool a ghost.

It was this kind of tactic again, trying to recruit people.

There was absolutely something wrong here; the so-called certainty was likely no certainty at all. Otherwise, such evidence should be laid out clearly. If the evidence was afraid of being known, then it was not evidence.

Of course, it was also possible that their Emperor had lied to them as well.

"You can forget about your grand plan; I have no desire to go to my death."

"That is truly a pity, Fellow Daoist."

Xuanweizi lowered his head and sighed, then suddenly looked up at Li Heng. "However, even if the deal is not struck, benevolence remains. Now that you and I have turned hostility into friendship, you should be able to release the General and the others."

"You have already learned everything you wanted to know."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"There is still much I wish to know that you have not told me; this is not what you called 'having learned everything you wanted to know'."

It was impossible for him to release Gao Jue and Ding Yi.

Once these two had harbored the intent to kill him, they were as good as dead.

Furthermore, this Xuanweizi was not as genial on the inside as he appeared on the surface. As for why he knew this, that had to be credited to his eyes' Future Sight ability.

"Fellow Daoist, one should be forgiving whenever possible."

"This does not conform to the rules."

Xuanweizi stiffened upon hearing this, his expression turning serious as he spoke.

"Rules? What a laughable statement. Do you yourself conform to the rules? Let me guess, is your true body rushing over at full speed? It has already begun to gradually enter the Present World, hasn't it?"

Li Heng smiled and spoke the truth.

Xuanweizi was shocked in his heart; how could this be?

Even if this deity could predict that his true body would come in person, why was it able to predict his true body's itinerary so accurately? Could it really be that it had just had a stroke of good luck and guessed correctly?

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter this poor Daoist; I had no such thoughts."

Xuanweizi shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

"After all, this poor Daoist and you, Fellow Daoist, have no feud of Life and Death. Why would I have my avatar rush over at this moment to forge a grudge with you? That would be quite unwise. It would be better to let this great matter be reduced to a small one, and the small one to nothing."

He was still pretending.

"Will you or won't you? You old Daoist are sanctimonious, so I will let you stall for time. You say you and I have no feud of Life and Death? You should be clear that you have already stirred up the intent to kill."

"The information you just told me is the reason for killing me."

"Is it not?" Li Heng asked with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist, you are truly too clever."

Before the words had even finished—just as he said the word "too"—the surrounding space suddenly shook, and the Void rippled. A majestic figure tore through space and actually appeared before everyone.

It was indeed the true body of that old Daoist!

The aura around Xuanweizi's true body was surging, his physique seeming to be in harmony with Heaven and Earth; with every breath he took, the tides of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi rose and fell, as if he were an immortal descended from the heavens.

"What a clever little deity, to have actually guessed this point!"

"However, since you knew this Daoist was playing games with you, you should have acted earlier to behead Gao Jue and Ding Yi. Yet, you actually cooperated with this Daoist to stall for time?"

"Speak, what trump card do you actually have!"

Xuanweizi stood with his hands behind his back and gave a disdainful smile.

He had already seen through the means this deity used to suppress Gao Jue and Ding Yi. It was nothing more than the Godly Kingdom method of that divine dynasty in the West. But since he had torn this Godly Kingdom Barrier apart with a single hand to allow his true body to descend here, it presumably posed no threat at all.

At this moment, he had already developed the intent to kill Li Heng.

Just as Li Heng had said before.

The words he had just spoken to Li Heng were the reason he had to kill Li Heng. Since he could not be used by their Great Ming, and he knew many things he should not have known, he had to die.

Moreover, it was no longer a matter of him not being able to be used; it was a feud of Life and Death forged with their Great Ming, so this mysterious deity had to die.

"Is there a possibility..."

Li Heng began to laugh.

"... that this is because I want to catch you all in one net!"

With a movement of his mind, the Godly Kingdom Barrier that had been torn open by Xuanweizi instantly recovered. The Divine Golden Body's aura shook, and endless Runes circled his body, giving rise to murmurs, chanting, and prayers.

Xuanweizi raised his brows, then smiled.

"You think that by repairing your Godly Kingdom Barrier, you can lure us completely into your trap? Ridiculous, my Great Ming has plenty of means to deal with you deities!"

He waved his large sleeve, and his Daoist robe fluttered.

A huge black Rune appeared before him.

Magic Qi surged continuously from within this black Rune, as if it were creating something from nothing, infecting the surrounding Heaven and Earth Principles, intending to turn Li Heng's Godly Kingdom into a Demon Kingdom.

"The means of the Great Ming are not something a tiny deity like you can imagine!"

Xuanweizi gave a smug smile.

This was one of the Dao Patterns of Heaven and Earth, the character for 'Demon'. Moreover, this 'Demon' character was not a copy, but the original, possessing supreme magic might. In the past, the Ancient Demon Sect had even relied on this 'Demon' character to demonize a nation, establishing a Demon Kingdom on earth that swept across Heaven and Earth, unstoppable by anyone.

Later, the Demon Sect was destroyed for unknown reasons, and their Great Ming obtained this 'Demon' character. Although they could not unleash the true power of this 'Demon' character, it was more than enough to deal with a tiny deity!

Li Heng's expression remained completely calm.

He could indeed perceive that the surrounding Heaven and Earth Principles were being demonized, standing in opposition to his Divine Kingdom, thereby undermining the foundation of the Divine Kingdom's existence. However, this divine avatar of his was not a mere god of faith, nor was it some piece of trash that relied solely on Incense Wish Power!

"I am the Emperor Lord of the Netherworld, suppressing ten thousand demons, holding authority over Life and Death."

He took a step forward, and a vast phantom emerged behind him.

This was a Boundless Earth, within which were the Naihe Bridge, the Life and Death River, the Wangxiang Terrace, the City of Wrongful Death, the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, and even the Six Paths of Reincarnation, strikingly constructing a scene of the underworld.

Xuanweizi was startled at the sight.

Although he had never seen Reincarnation and did not know what kind of method this was, he knew very clearly that this was definitely a countermeasure from this deity, and it had to be stopped immediately.

He injected his cultivation and Divine Sense into the character "Demon".

The character "Demon" erupted with immense power, and the Magic Qi it emitted was as vast as an ocean, gestating numerous demon heads. The demon heads constantly slaughtered and devoured one another, eventually merging to condense into a huge black shadow, which seemed to be a supreme Demon God.

The Demon God opened its eyes, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Principles shattered one after another.

"Kill!"

Xuanweizi let out a low shout, secretly pinched a magic seal, and controlled the Demon God to charge at Li Heng.

"All demons must bow their heads when they see me."

Li Heng took another step forward, and the underworld phantom behind him erupted with power. The Six Paths of Reincarnation rotated, manifesting the might to rotate the Life and Death of the heavens, and his figure grew infinitely, as if filling the Heaven and Earth.

And at this moment, that so-called Demon God was as tiny as an ant.

He looked down at that Demon God.

Upon seeing such a vast deity and feeling that extremely terrifying, high-status power of rotating the Life and Death of the heavens, the Demon God's body could not help but tremble, and it actually lowered its body and knelt down directly.

Xuanweizi was greatly shocked; how could this be?

This was a supreme Demon God residing within the character "Demon," originating from the Ancient Demon Sect, rumored to have once slain a peak Heavenly Human; how could it kneel so humbly before this deity?

Was a mere deity not the food of this Demon God!?

He had no time to think and hurriedly operated his magic seal at high speed, wanting the Demon God to stand up again and kill Li Heng. He discovered that no matter how he operated the magic seal, the Demon God just knelt there, motionless.

Even in the end, the character "Demon" began to stir, suddenly breaking free from his control and flying toward Li Heng. He was also backlashed as a result, vomiting a mouthful of black blood and suffering heavy damage to his Original Qi.

The character "Demon" flew to Li Heng's palm, hovering above it, rising and falling, breathing in and out Magic Qi, while humming slightly, as if fawning.

Li Heng smiled.

"You little fellow, you are quite sensible."

He pinched his palm, and the character "Demon" merged into his body. That Demon God kneeling on the ground was already obeying Li Heng's orders; it stood up and looked at the incomparably terrified Xuanweizi and the others.

A monstrous storm surged in Xuanweizi's heart.

This character "Demon" had been refined by generations of experts from their Great Ming and should have long been deeply branded with their Great Ming mark; why was it taken away by this deity so easily?

Could it be that this deity was a reincarnated great power of the Ancient Demon Sect!?

Not good!

Seeing that the Demon God was actually charging over, he turned and fled, completely disregarding the life and death of Gao Jue and Ding Yi. This Demon God possessed vast power and was invincible in the Dharma Aspect Realm; even he was no match for it.

Otherwise, he would not have previously disclosed various secret information to Li Heng; he had believed he was certain to kill Li Heng, which was why he had no scruples. But he had not expected his own trump card to defect!

Then, his face slammed into the Godly Kingdom Barrier with a slap.

Ignoring the pain on his face, Xuanweizi hurriedly unleashed a Supernatural Ability, wanting to tear open the Godly Kingdom Barrier to clear a path and escape, so he could report this matter to His Majesty. But the next moment, the Godly Kingdom Barrier remained unscathed.

His Supernatural Ability, which was enough to tear space and destroy mountain ranges, could not cause the slightest impact on the Godly Kingdom Barrier! Xuanweizi was completely stunned; he had clearly been able to tear open the Godly Kingdom Barrier and descend here just a moment ago, so why couldn't he now?

He hurriedly increased his strength.

But the result was still the same as before!

"You think you can come and go as you please in my Divine Kingdom?"

Li Heng spoke, his divine might infinite.

This was his Divine Kingdom; it was his home turf.

The coordinate of the Present World here was at the Sanshan Gathering, a place he had managed for a long time and where he had accumulated much Incense Wish Power. If he still let this Xuanweizi escape, he might as well find a piece of tofu and bash his head in.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

How could Xuanweizi not know he had fallen into a trap?

He roared, his momentum growing, and a phantom emerged behind him—a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, within which were endless corpses, skeletons, and Resentful Souls, charging toward Li Heng.

But when it washed over that Demon God.

The so-called mountain of corpses and sea of blood were all absorbed by the Demon God.

Xuanweizi's face turned deathly pale.

This Demon God countered him too hard!

"Hand over all the information you know, and I will let you die quickly," Li Heng said with a calm expression, sounding somewhat indifferent.

"Do you think you have me cornered!"

"Let's perish together!"

He roared, his expression dark.

"The world is illusory, True Reality lasts forever, descend!"