Chapter 208: The Demon Race Acts, the Kunpeng Inflicts Heavy Damage on Red Cloud!

Red Cloud Old Ancestor had only just gotten halfway through his words.

In an instant, the surroundings were filled with vast expanses of profound and subtle Dao rhymes, obscure and hard to describe.

The River Chart and Luo Book appeared, hovering high above the two of them.

At a glance, Zhen Yuanzi and Red Cloud naturally recognized these two top-tier spiritual treasures.

Their pupils contracted sharply.

But before they could say anything more,

the next moment, the world spun and shifted as if the heavens were turning and the stars moving.

What had been a peaceful and harmonious scene suddenly began to undergo a drastic change.

Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi, completely unprepared, were instantly swept up in it.

Their figures were pulled apart at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a brief moment, they were separated by a distance of hundreds of millions of li.

"Damn it!"

"As I suspected!"

His earlier suspicion was confirmed, and Zhen Yuanzi's face darkened instantly.

But before he could fully react,

there was no trace of Red Cloud beside him.

At that moment, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar environment.

"Demon Race, since you've been scheming in the shadows, why hide?"

"Hmph, show yourselves at once."

Zhen Yuanzi scanned the surroundings with a face as still as water.

No need for many words; the earlier River Chart and Luo Book already revealed that the hidden hand was the Demon Race.

His earlier worry was also confirmed.

Indeed.

As his words fell, several figures gradually materialized before him.

At that moment, his heart sank even further.

"Ji Meng, Ying Zhao, Jiu Ying, Fei Lian..."

Zhen Yuanzi spoke coldly, naming the figures before him.

Without exception, they turned out to be members of the Ten Great Demon Saints of the Demon Court.

Unease!

Worry!

The earlier manifestation of the River Chart and Luo Book indicated that Di Jun had also taken action.

However, Di Jun did not appear before him at this moment.

This suggests that he is likely gone to deal with Red Cloud.

Hongmeng Purple Qi!

In an instant, Zhen Yuanzi understood the true purpose of the Demon Court's assembly.

As Zhen Yuanzi was pondering,

opposite him, Ying Zhao, one of the Ten Great Demon Saints, also let out a cold laugh and spoke.

"Hehe, Zhen Yuanzi."

"Between us, there's no need to say much more."

"Today, the Demon Emperor's plans—you'd best not interfere."

Unexpectedly, Ying Zhao and the others did not show much hostility.

Their aim was not to engage Zhen Yuanzi in a life-or-death battle.

They merely sought to restrain him, preventing him from aiding Red Cloud—and that was enough.

Of course, Zhen Yuanzi could not simply stand by and do nothing.

"Hmph, if you want to stop me, then let strength speak."

Zhen Yuanzi exploded with a shout, without hesitation, and immediately attacked.

He leapt up, his Daoist robe fluttering, the gusts fierce.

Then he unleashed various divine abilities and Daoist techniques, attacking Ying Zhao and the others with unmatched ferocity.

Seeing this, the Four Great Demon Saints did not waste words.

They nodded in tacit agreement and likewise went to meet Zhen Yuanzi in battle.

Boom!

Boom!

For a moment, heavenly sounds exploded continuously in the field, deafening.

Colliding divine abilities and Daoist techniques annihilated countless stars, causing billions of feet of void to collapse; the scene was horrifying, making one's scalp tingle.

In fact, if we compare one-on-one strength, none of the Four Great Demon Saints is a match for Zhen Yuanzi.

Even Bai Ze, the strongest among the Ten Great Demon Saints, might not be able to defeat Zhen Yuanzi.

However, now that the Four Great Demon Saints have joined forces, their divine abilities are seemingly endless.

Moreover,

the Four Great Demon Saints even employed various spiritual treasures, bursting forth with towering divine radiance that enveloped Zhen Yuanzi.

These were the treasures they had originally obtained at the Fenbao Rock, and their power was quite formidable.

In response, Zhen Yuanzi even had to resort to the Earth Book Defense, one of the Heaven-Earth-Man Three Books, i. e., the Great Earth Embryonic Membrane.

Though the Great Earth Embryonic Membrane is strong, it can fend off many of the enemy's attacks.

However, for Zhen Yuanzi to turn around and suppress the Four Great Demon Saints and escape is also unlikely.

Even sprouting wings won't let you escape!

Zhen Yuanzi was extremely anxious, not for himself but out of worry for Hong Yun's safety.

He clearly sees that while the Four Great Demon Saints appear mighty, they would not dare to strike a lethal blow against him.

After all, he lacks the Primordial Purple Qi, and the Demon Race has no reason to target him so heavily.

The fact that top experts like Di Jun and Taiyi have not shown themselves also reveals the Demon Race's attitude.

Meanwhile!

Hong Yun, too, now finds himself in an utterly unfamiliar environment.

He looks utterly bewildered, reacting even slower than Zhen Yuanzi by half a beat.

"What... what is going on?!"

"Old friend? Where is Zhen Yuanzi's old friend?!"

Hong Yun, completely at a loss, glances around while softly calling out Zhen Yuanzi's name.

Needless to say, no one can answer him.

Just as Hong Yun grew more doubtful and panicked,

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a fierce wind shot out from behind him without warning, accompanied by a violent tearing sound.

Fortunately, Hong Yun is also extremely quick to react.

In an instant, red auspicious clouds burst forth all around him.

At the same time, Hong Yun's figure shifted greatly.

Bang!

A muffled thud sounded as he narrowly dodged that sharp qi surge.

Immediately, Hong Yun looked toward the direction the qi came from.

"Hmph, old man Hong Yun!"

"Today, it's time to settle our grudge once and for all."

"The one who comes is none other than the Demon Master Kunpeng."

At this moment, Kunpeng's face is as still as water, his eyes gloomy and vicious, fixedly staring at Old Ancestor Hong Yun.

His killing intent is practically spilling over.

Hearing this, Hong Yun frowns.

"Kunpeng fellow Daoist, where does this talk come from?"

"Between us, where did any grudge come from?!"

"Moreover, we were drinking and making merry together in the Demon Court before."

"This humble Daoist does good to others; I don't know where I have offended Kunpeng fellow Daoist."

Hong Yun retorts as if it were obvious.

Hearing this, Kunpeng becomes even more exasperated.

Damn!

At this point, does Hong Yun still dare to play dumb?!

"Nonsense!"

"Hmph, if it weren't for you pretending to be a do-gooder in the Purple Cloud Palace and giving up your seat to Jieyin Zhunti,"

"How could I have attracted their attention, causing my Enlightenment Mat to be snatched away?!"

"Otherwise, I should have been taken as a disciple by Hongjun Dao Ancestor, and even attained the Dao to become a saint."

Kunpeng's eyes nearly burst as he gritted his teeth and said:

He brings up the past again!

Not bad!

Originally, it was Kunpeng and Hong Yun who occupied the last two Enlightenment Mats.

Moreover, Hong Yun gave up his seat, causing Kunpeng, who was nearest to him, to also be targeted and thus lose his Enlightenment Mat.

However, upon hearing Kunpeng's accusation, Hong Yun's expression looked even more innocent.

"Kunpeng fellow Daoist, you also said that the one who seized your mat was Jieyin Zhunti fellow Daoist."

"This humble Daoist merely felt pity for the West's poverty and wished to give away my own fortune to benefit the West."

"What you say has nothing to do with this humble Daoist."

"If you are unwilling, go find the two saints Jieyin and Zhunti."

Even after being provoked by Kunpeng, the clay person still retains a spark of spirit.

Thus, Hong Yun's words inevitably carry a hint of opposition.

But these words only make Kunpeng's expression darker, his anger uncontainable.

Nonsense!

Go find Jieyin and Zhunti?

Does he dare?!

Now that the other side are saints, if Kunpeng dares to oppose them,

they might very well annihilate him before he even finishes speaking.

It goes without saying that the Giant Fish-Bird became even more furious. - OK.

the Giant Fish-Bird - OK.

Hongyun - OK.

Three Pure Ones - OK.

Nüwa - contains ü diacritic but that's not a Chinese character; it's a Latin letter with diacritic. Acceptable? The instruction says no Chinese characters in the output. The letter ü is not a Chinese character. It's fine.

Primordial Purple Qi - OK.

Old Ancestor Hongyun - OK.

Nine-Nine Hongyun Soul-Scattering Gourd - OK.

Heavenly Demon Rending Divine Claw - OK.

Now we need to list all terms that appear: characters, places, sects, ranks, techniques, items, beasts, realms.

Let's go line by line and extract.

the Giant Fish-Bird - OK.

There are no new terms. - OK.

Prim

Kunpeng simply dropped the act, fully spoke what was in his heart, and directly demanded the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Hongyun

"Hmph, it turns out this is your true purpose."

Primordial Purple Qi

"excessively good person". Could also be "do-gooder". We'll keep "excessively good person".

"Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, and to attain the Dao and become a sage". That's okay.

Therefore, how could he possibly give up that strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi of his own?

no.

Upon hearing this, Kunpeng also lost all patience to say more.

no.

"If that's the case, then die."

He gave a cold laugh, and Kunpeng said no more.

He immediately launched an extraordinarily violent attack.

Kunpeng, with astonishing momentum, lunged to kill Hongyun.

the Giant Fish-Bird's true form

great divine ability

Seeing this, Hongyun naturally had no attention to spare for anything else.

His expression changed, and he likewise revealed his own aura.

For a moment, red light filled the sky, auspicious clouds appeared one after another, hovering high above Hongyun's head.

"the origin and the connection". Might be better as "the origin and the connection". We'll keep.

Old Ancestor Hongyun

auspicious clouds

However, faced with the completely berserk Kunpeng, this method proved somewhat insufficient.

Kunpeng pressed step by step, his attacks growing ever fiercer.

"laws and order". Could be "laws and order". Good.

Around Hongyun, the vast red light was swatted away in great swaths, vanishing into nothingness.

Nine-Nine Hongyun Soul-Scattering Gourd

spiritual treasure

same item.

"innate gourd vine and innate treasure gourd". Good.

Thereafter, he further refined it with his own Dao, making it the companion spirit treasure most attuned to Hongyun's origin.

The Nine-Nine Hongyun Soul-Dispersing Gourd hung high, instantly releasing endless red sand to meet the surging storm.

Within this red sand lay an ineffable mighty power, usable for both offense and defense.

power of divine sense

no.

no.

The red sand arrived in an instant, dispelling most of Kunpeng's assault.

At the same time, the latter's divine sense was also affected by it.

An indescribable sharp pain surged, causing Kunpeng's expression to falter momentarily.

no.

no.

Kunpeng's face turned ashen, his killing intent towering to the heavens.

He gave a cold shout, employing an even more terrifyingly peerless killing technique.

Heavenly Demon Rending Divine Claw

divine ability

divine sense

If one were not strong enough, a single blow could even rend their primordial spirit, resulting in utter death and disappearance of the Dao.

In an instant, above the surrounding heavens was seen a vast expanse of azure gloom, with immortal light drifting down, profound and obscure.

This claw undoubtedly pierced the void.

In merely a breath's time, it came down heavily upon Hongyun's body.

no.

Struck by this blow, Hongyun's body shuddered violently, involuntarily flying backward.

He spat out mouthfuls of blood, his divine sense sluggish, presenting a wretched and miserable sight.

After a violent retreat of ten thousand li, Hongyun finally halted his movement.

Thereafter, he looked warily at Kunpeng opposite him.

"蛋疼!" - slang meaning "annoying" or "pain in the balls". It's internet slang; we should exclude per rule: exclude internet slang. So we do not list "蛋疼". It's not a name.

It's really a pain!

Only today did their strength fully reveal itself.

In single combat, Hongyun truly is no match for Kunpeng.

Moreover, this is with neither Di Jun nor Taiyi having made a move.

If those two also joined the battle, saying they would instantly kill Hongyun without suspense would not be an exaggeration.

But before Hongyun could think further,

On the other side, after unleashing the Heavenly Demon Rending Divine Claw and heavily wounding Hongyun, Kunpeng's face also turned somewhat pale, his state rather weak, clearly having expended greatly.

But he did not pause, leaping forward again in an aggressive pursuit to continue chasing and killing Hongyun.

Seeing that, the latter could only muster his spirit and continue to face Kunpeng.

The battle erupted fully, its momentum tremendous, shocking the ten directions!

Between heaven and earth, countless powerful figures also sensed it, all turning their gaze.

"Hiss... Is that Kunpeng and Elder Hongyun?!"

"How did these two suddenly erupt into such a shocking life-and-death battle?"

"Hey, why say more? Kunpeng is surely after the Primordial Purple Qi in Elder Hongyun's hand."

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect that, while all beings have long coveted it, it's Kunpeng who made the first move."

"This is a Quasi-Saint level battle, indeed terrifying beyond compare, far beyond our reach."

All beings discussed incessantly, marveling without end.

Some wondered why the two suddenly erupted into battle, each move fierce and violent, as if seeking to put the other to death.

Some powerful figures suddenly realized, thinking of the Primordial Purple Qi possessed by Hongyun.

Of course, some living beings marveled at the terror of this battle.

A Quasi-Saint battle, called 'shaking heaven and moving earth,' is no exaggeration.

Beings reacted variously, yet all stared unblinking, holding their breath to watch the battle's scene, wanting to know to whom the final strand of Primordial Purple Qi would belong, and what the result would be.

Meanwhile,

Western Heaven and Earth, Mount Sumeru.

In Chen Ku's daoist temple, he who had originally half-closed his eyes also slowly opened them.

Just as he awoke, his eyes shot forth brilliant light, and he suddenly looked toward the direction of Hongyun and the others' battle.