Chapter 979

In midair, black clouds enveloped a radius of a million li.

Seeing Gongsun San Yang's deathly pale face, the Devil Supreme smiled with pleasure.

He clapped forcefully, palms striking each other, bursting out large patches of blinding dark-gold firelight, emitting a dull boom.

"Scoundrel, today we must have a good chat." Devil Supreme grinned, pointing at his own head with his right hand: "In this life, I always feel something missing in my mind, always feeling that some extremely important thing has been forgotten."

"In the Six Paths of Reincarnation, struggling, giving my all, with my talent and aptitude, I gazed upon the Six Paths and comprehended the great divine ability of the Six Paths avatar... Even I find it inconceivable." The Devil Sovereign laughed: "I never underestimate myself, nor do I ever be arrogant; the Six Paths of Reincarnation, what a terrifying existence, I actually could gaze upon the Six Paths and comprehend such a great divine ability?"

"Especially, it happened in such a dangerous situation."

"Being in the Six Paths of Reincarnation is like a legless person crawling in a viper's den; it's like soaked soybeans struggling in a millstone. At any moment, one's soul could scatter, one's primordial spirit could perish." The Devil Sovereign sighed: "In such a situation, who would have the mood to comprehend the Six Paths?"

"Yet I, upon birth, already comprehended this great divine ability; in merely a few decades, I cut out the Six Paths avatar."

"Am I that smart? Am I that wise? Do I have such heaven-defying talent and aptitude? I think, I do not... Then where does all this I possess come from? I think, there is a big problem here."

Devil Sovereign smiled at Gongsun SanYang: "You are the Human Path avatar I cut out; you do not practice the demonic path, you cultivate the Buddhist secret law seized from the Supreme Devil Realm; all this, I rely on you... but in many matters, your will opposes mine, which makes it interesting."

"Today is the moment when this interesting matter comes to light."

Devil Sovereign looked at Wu Tie, whose body bled nonstop, constantly having straight sword marks cracking open on his surface: "Wu Tie, speaking of which, I should thank you. No matter where you come from or what you came to do, in short, it's not you, that bastard wouldn't reveal a flaw."

Looking up at that radiant golden sword curtain, which contained the vigorous vitality of the Human Path's endless continuity, and like the pivot of heaven and earth, drew upon all the great dao powers between heaven and earth, the Devil Sovereign looked to the heavens and sighed: "Fortune has arrived; where does this Human Path sacred weapon come from? If I could demonize it and make it my natal devil weapon... what great fortune!"

Wu Tie remained silent, he silently activated his condensed Merit Golden Wheel, blocking the golden sword curtain falling from above, soaking the golden sword curtain falling from above, then frenziedly eroding this astonishingly powerful golden sword curtain that posed a lethal threat to him.

The black sword curtain transformed from the Black Sword was like a black canopy, shielding Wu Tie's head.

The most cruel, ferocious, sharp, and decisive killing intent between heaven and earth, which seemed to want to slaughter all living beings, under Wu Tie's urging, condensed into substance, blocking beneath that golden sword curtain.

But Wu Tie could feel the Black Sword's unease and anger.

This golden sword curtain innately restrained the Black Sword; within the golden sword curtain, the Human Path's endless vitality and creative power were exactly the innate counter to the Black Sword's terrifying killing intent that sought to exterminate all beings.

The Black Sword is merely a fragment of some sacred weapon, forged by Wu Tie with countless rare materials.

And the golden sword curtain falling from above, though seemingly not the main body of a sacred weapon, its weight is obviously far greater than that of the Black Sword.

If it weren't for the Merit Golden Light likewise neutralizing the golden sword curtain's power, the Black Sword would obviously be suppressed.

Silently sensing the subtle situation between the golden and black sword curtains, as well as between the Merit Golden Wheel and the two sword curtains, Wu Tie silently mobilized all his power to act covertly, ignoring the Devil Sovereign's flowery words beside him.

Seeing Wu Tie silent, Gongsun SanYang's complexion immediately improved greatly.

He pointed at the nine huge devil dragon heads around, and the tall devil heads holding long banners, shouting loudly: "Wu Tie, look, this is the Devil Sovereign's despicable face... You even released the souls of the nine primordial devil dragons that the Supreme Devil Realm used to suppress the subterranean devil fetus, aren't you afraid..."

The Devil Sovereign interrupted Gongsun SanYang: "What am I afraid of? What am I afraid of? That the Supreme Devil Realm will be overturned, all devil offspring will lose their intelligence and totally become devils? Isn't that what they have pursued for countless years? Aren't they just wanting to become supreme heavenly devils?"

"Hahaha, what am I afraid of? Even if the Supreme Devil Realm is destroyed, as long as I can obtain great fortune, great divine ability, great magical power, what am I afraid of? The heavens and earth are so vast; where cannot I roam freely and happily?"

"Even if this continent sinks, as long as I seize your sacred weapon and take from your mind the things you hide from me, where could I not find a plot of land broader and more fertile than this continent, to establish myself as sect founder and king?"

He snapped his fingers sharply, the Devil Sovereign chuckled: "Right, isn't there just a piece of fertile land delivered to our door? That called Wuguo dynasty, its territory size unknown, but surely not small."

Gongsun SanYang glared fiercely at Wu Tie.

Wu Tie merely drooped his eyelids, silent.

Gongsun SanYang took a deep breath: "Wu Tie, please lend me your strength today, so I can liberate the Devil Sovereign and his five heinous Six Paths avatars... Only then can we save this land and its people."

Wu Tie remained silent.

Continued to stay silent.

The Devil Sovereign laughed loudly, he waved his hand, and the thirty-three thousand three hundred thirty-three devil heads simultaneously shook their long banners vigorously. On the pitch-black banners' surfaces, one twisted pale face after another continually appeared.

These faces opened their mouths, emitting a soundless, sharp wail that echoed directly in the soul.

From their seven orifices, streams of invisible flame of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires demonic fire sprayed out, burning directly in the soul, attaching to Gongsun SanYang's body and slowly igniting.

The same wail, the same demonic fire, likewise assailed Wu Tie.

But Wu Tie's whole body was enveloped in thick Merit Golden Light as substantial as matter; whether the wail or the demonic fire, they were instantly incinerated by the heavenly golden light, utterly annihilated, unable to approach his body in the slightest.

The Devil Sovereign's eyes flickered, he shook his head; this terrifying great devil formation completely let Wu Tie pass, directing all its power to crush Gongsun SanYang.

Gongsun SanYang's complexion became extremely grim.

He lightly sighed, then produced a small stone bowl, the size of an ordinary person's rice bowl, carved from extremely ordinary gray granite, inside placed three to five thin twigs, with a thumb-sized red flame burning.

Wu Tie stared in surprise, raising his head.

Gongsun SanYang actually had an Ignition Fire seed in his hand.

Moreover, this Ignition Fire seed is purer than the state-securing Ignition Fire seed of the Ignition Dynasty, its aura more ancient and pure. The fire seed before us should be the genuine article split from the original primitive fire seed obtained by drilling wood for fire by the ancient Ignition people.

The Ignition Dynasty's state-securing Ignition Fire seed, who knows how many times it has been diluted into an inferior product; although it retains some merit of the Human Path's holy fire, its power is nowhere near as vast as Wu Tie imagined.

"Our Human Race's holy fire, even a single spark, can illuminate the eternal night." Gongsun SanYang raised the small stone bowl and chanted lowly: "Our Human ancestors, whose achievements tower over the world, pass down the fire, protect myriad people."

A ball of faint red light about a zhang in diameter rose from the stone bowl, exactly encircling Gongsun SanYang.

The not-so-hot Ignition Fire light blocked the surrounding soundless sharp howls, blocked the formless Seven Emotions and Six Desires demonic fire, and blocked the pervasive icy chilling devil clouds.

Gongsun SanYang's ashen complexion rapidly recovered; he drove this small palm-sized Buddhist realm, drove the golden sword curtain to attack Wu Tie, and even though his natal essence blood was nearly exhausted, it quickly regenerated under the Ignition Fire's illumination.

Threads of mighty aura spread from within Gongsun SanYang, his complexion becoming extremely ferocious and twisted.

"Whether it's the Human Path sacred weapon or this true Ignition Fire seed... it's not that I cannot, it's that I do not wish to use it." Gongsun SanYang gritted his teeth: "Once used, it might be sensed by that gang of crazy hags, prompting them to track us down."

"This is you forcing me; don't blame me for being too ruthless." Gongsun SanYang gritted his teeth at the Devil Sovereign: "You and I were originally one entity; over these years, you've been so wary of me, what are you doing? Could I possibly do anything bad to you?"

Then Gongsun SanYang looked at Wu Tie, shaking his head and sighing: "You really shouldn't have come... Originally, after the Fufeng Divine Dynasty fell, when the Supreme Devil Realm cruelly oppressed its people, that was precisely when I stepped in to rescue them, pulling them from mortal hell, thereby accumulating boundless merit—a great opportunity."

"Once I have boundless merit, whether activating this Human Path sacred weapon or using it against the Devil Sovereign and his ilk, it will be as easy as turning one's hand."

"Just wait for my innate primordial spirit to re-congeal into one; my cultivation will then be able to make a great breakthrough above the Venerable rank."

"By then, I will no longer fear the investigation of those crazy hags, and in this world, no one will be able to do anything to me."

"Alas, why did you intrude into my demarcated territory at this time?"

Gongsun SanYang let out a long sigh, he bit his tongue, forcibly squeezing out two drops of essence blood which he spat onto the Ignition Fire seed.

With a light flick of his finger, two fire dragons, shaking their heads and swaying their tails, each ten zhang long, flew up from the seed and slammed toward the Devil Sovereign and Wu Tie respectively.

Before the Devil Sovereign, devil clouds roiled; before Wu Tie, the void folded; both employed their signature abilities to block the two fire dragons.

But this Fire Dragon God, ignoring the obstruction of demon clouds and the void, directly appeared on the two people, attaching to them and burning silently.

Wu Tie was fine; the Merit Golden Light filled his body, and the Flint Fire caused him barely any harm.

The Demon Supreme was like a cat thrown into boiling water, letting out a hoarse, exhausted scream. He didn't care about anything, fiercely pointing at Gongsun Sanyang: "Destroy him…… today I will devour him alive and strip him, to see what he's really hiding!"

"The Primordial Elemental Spirit has re‑gathered, but it must be under me, under me—I am the True Self, I am the True Self!"

The Demon Supreme drew an extremely ferocious, enormous ox‑horn giant axe, and with heavy steps personally charged toward Gongsun Sanyang. The Flint Fire Dragon coiled around his body, burning his skin split and flesh torn, and within him endless black qi rose up.

At this moment the Demon Supreme looked like a piece of over‑cooked, burnt pork belly on a barbecue stall, just missing the splash of cooking wine and seasoning.

Likewise, streams of black smoke flashed across the void of the Supreme Demon State like lightning.

Besides its central Demon Capital, the Supreme Demon State also had eight Demon Towns, each a huge city with walls spanning dozens of li and lengths and widths of thousands of li, housing populations numbering in the hundreds of millions.

At the center of each Demon Town stood a massive residence covering hundreds of li, built to the same specification.

These were the official residences of the Eight Great Demon Clans belonging to the Eight‑Direction Expedition Envoys, highlighting the envoys' tremendous authority in the Supreme Demon State.

Eight strands of black smoke almost simultaneously fell into the eight official residences separated by trillions of li; shortly after, sharp whistles sounded simultaneously inside all eight residences.

Terrifying demon flames rolled up from the eight Demon Towns, soaring into the sky, circling each town once, then all rushed together toward the direction of the God of Fufeng and Mountain Wind City.

In the void rang a series of angry roars: "You ungrateful wretch, you half‑bred pup, this time I'll skin you alive!"

The eight demon flames, as if sharing a single thought, varied in distance from Mountain Wind City—some as close as tens of millions of li, others as far as hundreds of millions of li—but their speeds differed, and just at the right moment, in the airspace still over ten thousand li from the city, they collided head‑on.

"What a coincidence," a hoarse cold laugh echoed in the void.

"It's a misfortune for the clan—a bunch of traitors wanting to sell out our ancestors… you old brothers, are you the same?" The hoarse roar shattered the clouds across the sky.

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence—my clan also has a few of those back‑stabbing scum… well, never mind them for now, the matter has already come to the Demon Emperor's attention; what should we do about it?" a soft voice said.

"Let's join forces and first devour the biggest chunk of meat… eat it as fast as we can." A loud, booming voice like a volcanic eruption roared: "Take the biggest benefit as quickly as possible; the leftovers, they can scramble for whatever they want."

"So this time, with our eight families united… old brothers, don't stab each other in the back, betray us, or play both sides, harming our allies' interests?" the initial hoarse voice sounded.

"That's fine, very good—hurry up, speed up… our Demon Emperor is ruthless and greedy; he must have sent someone to inform us, so there's surely his scheme behind this. Everyone, speed up, but stay careful—don't let him out‑calculate you." the soft voice said urgently.

"Hmm, that's good—hurry up, are everyone's injuries okay?" the booming, volcano‑like voice asked.

"Heh heh. Heh heh. It doesn't affect movement."

"Ha ha. Ha ha. Can we barely move?"

"Hmm, hmm, nothing serious—just spitting a few mouthfuls of blood each day."

"Hmm, I'm fine too—just can't swing my blade or spear for now, this arm's still a bit stiff."

The eight demon flames all laughed, instantly turning into strands of demon light that fled into the deep underground valley north of Mountain Wind City.

Eight demon flames descended from the sky and hit the ground with a tremendous boom.

Countless Giant Divine Soldiers, and even more demon army soldiers besieging them, turned to ash in the raging demon flames; the eight demon flames let out a long cry and, swift as lightning, pierced the teleportation array.