The Demon King's strength surges.
The fierce and domineering strength crashed against the surrounding Wind King, Feng Qing, and Yan Ling, causing them to fly backward.
Although these Wind Kings, Feng Qing, and Yan Ling are enshrined in the hall with their respective card positions, even if they are disintegrated at this moment, they can be restored later on. However, everyone can see just how powerful the Demon King's strength is at this moment!
Huang Cuihua, who was the first to face it, had a clearer understanding of it.
She possessed strength comparable to that of a ghost deity, yet the demon king's ferocious power had suppressed her so much that she couldn't even mobilize her strength.
"What... what?"
Huang Cuihua was terrified in her heart, "How terrifying the Demon King is!"
The Demon King roared, gathering black qi, enveloping its left arm in front of it.
Perhaps the power was too overwhelming; at this moment, its left arm was actually crackling with electric sparks!
At the next moment, the Demon King waved his hand, releasing a black energy that mixed with electric sparks and was hundreds of feet long, roaring towards Huang Cuihua.
This black energy was terrifying, shaking the space with its impact.
Any person could see that the Demon King had condensed his power, and if it were to explode, the resulting force might annihilate an entire continent in an instant!
Huang's family disciples' faces changed.
Among them, Huang Xian, who was comparable to a human deity, was ready to step forward and save Huang Cuihua's life!
Suddenly!
A stream of purple qi, seemingly slow but actually extremely fast, pierced through layer after layer of time and space restrictions, instantly appearing in front of the hundreds of feet of black qi.
The purple qi was only an inch long and as thin as a hair.
However, the power it demonstrated was enough to leave everyone in awe!
As soon as the purple qi made contact with the black qi, it instantly dissolved it.
And it seemed to suffer no ill effects at all, piercing directly through the Demon King's forehead.
At the next moment, the Demon King's whole body shone with an unusual purple glow, which instantly dispersed into tiny black qi droplets falling!
A mere stream of purple qi that was only an inch long and as thin as a hair, yet it had destroyed the Demon King, whose strength was comparable to that of a ghost deity!
The hall of immortals were utterly astonished, all looking towards the back of Chen Yun, who stood calmly with light winds and clouds.
These hall of immortals seemed to have never expected that Chen Zhenren's cultivation level was so profound!
Not to mention these hall of immortals.
Even the revered heads of sects couldn't help but glance at Chen Yun's profile.
Waihe was quite surprised and said, "Chen Zhenren, your cultivation has become much higher since the last time we went to the south."
Waihe was also suspiciously surprised and said, "Is this……mid-human deity realm?"
Chen Yun's expression remained unchanged as he nodded slightly, modestly saying, "I happened to have some insights and broke through."
Waihe and Waihe looked at each other in disbelief, all seeing incredulity on their respective faces.
After all, normally speaking, it takes several centuries to break through from the early human deity realm to the middle stage, and being able to achieve this in that time is already remarkable.
What about Chen Yun?
Southern Court's return to the present was only a few months ago.
How is it possible that he has already advanced from the early human deity realm to the middle stage in just a few months?
The speed of cultivation is absolutely mind-boggling for both Waihe and Waihe.
More shocked than Waihe and Waihe were Huang Erdaye, Bai Laotai, Huige Taifu, and Huige Taifei, four of the grandmasters who had reached the realm of deity.
These four sect heads had paid a visit to Chen Yun when he became an immortal, and they knew roughly when he achieved immortality.
In less than a year, he had leaped from barely reaching the early stage of human deity realm to the middle stage?
To be honest, Huang Erdaye, Bai Laotai, Huige Taifu, and Huige Taifei, who have lived for thousands of years as deities, have never witnessed such a speed of cultivation.
This made their gaze towards Chen Yun even more eager.
At this moment, Huang Cuihua returned with a grayish-black gem.
As soon as she came over, she knelt half before Chen Yun, grateful and tearful, "Thank you for saving my life, Master Chen. This is the core bead of the Demon King. Please accept it."
Chen Yun was quite interested in the core bead, and he didn't refuse it. He reached out to take it, saying, "Rise, it was nothing. There's no need to be polite."
Upon hearing this, Huang Cuihua finally stood up, stealing a glance at Chen Yun with a mixture of awe and reverence in her eyes.
Chen Yun, with a curious interest, extended his spiritual awareness into the core bead to investigate its wonders.
Suddenly, he felt a resentful will within it, as if it was the Demon King who had just attacked.
Chen Yun's spiritual awareness slightly moved, and he instantly crushed the Demon King's will.
Then, he finally saw what was inside the core bead—a large mass of pure and concentrated spiritual energy.
Chen Yun could feel that if he were to cultivate this mass of spiritual energy, there would be some slight improvements.
He is now at the middle stage of human deity realm, with boundless spiritual qi in his body. Even a slight improvement can result in power that may be much larger than that of a ghost deity, let alone the profound spiritual energy contained in this core bead.
This core bead is indeed quite remarkable.
Even if one doesn't want to use it himself, it can still be used to improve the cultivation of one's disciples.
Chen Yun thought about Wang Si Yan's shallower cultivation, pondering whether to take this core bead back and let her slowly refine and enhance her cultivation.
Although he found the core bead quite amazing, an involuntary doubt cropped up in his mind at this moment.
The Demon King was eliminated so easily?
Why did the Master use the term "suppress," instead of "eliminate"?
Chen Yun thought of asking the question.
The grandmasters of various sects, upon hearing this, Huige Taifu immediately said cheerfully, "Chen Zhenren, you may not be aware that this core bead is merely a vessel carrying the Demon King's consciousness. In reality, the true body of the Demon King is still suppressed in the deepest realm of hell called Jiuyou, and if it were to make an appearance, neither you nor I would be a match for it. Even Hu San Taishou's arrival wouldn't change that."
Huang Erdaye added, "The Demon King in Jiuyou is relatively weak compared to other powerful demons, who are as strong as celestial immortals. For example, during the time when Sakyamuni Buddha realized his enlightenment, there was a demon king named Mara who escaped from Jiuyou. He transformed into eighty billion celestial demons to hinder Buddha's enlightenment. In the end, Sakyamuni Buddha's boundless Dharma subdued Mara, making him a disciple of the Three Treasures. Mara in Jiuyou is not the strongest demon; it is said that there are even more terrifying demon heads suppressed there. How powerful they are is beyond our understanding as immortals with shallow cultivation levels."
Bai Laotai solemnly said, "Before the demise of Lord Bingdu, he could suppress all demons. However, with the death of Lord Bingdu, the true bodies of the demons may not be able to break free from the core bead for a while. But their consciousness can project into it, causing harm to humans and causing unrest in the mortal realm. This could lead to disruption in the suppression of demons in hell, making the seals weak. If this happens, the consequences would truly be unimaginable."
Chen Yun had become an immortal and a deity for a relatively short time, so he truly hadn't thought that there were so many powerful demons suppressed below Jiuyou.
It is said that Mara possesses cultivation that surpasses that of an average celestial immortal and is still not the most powerful demon in Jiuyou.
Just how powerful is the most powerful demon?
At the same time, Chen Yun also dimly realized how profoundly high his cultivation level must have been when Lord Bingdu was still alive.
Or, to say, the divine position of the "Enshrining Deities" given to Lord Bingdu as a deity must have been imbued with how terrifying a divine power it was.
Huige Taifei, taking the opportunity, inserted a comment, "The powerful demons should be temporarily unable to escape. We just need to defeat their avatars, obtain the core bead, and erase the demon king's consciousness inside it. This would constitute the completion of our mission. Additionally, when the new Lord Bingdu takes office, he will suppress Jiuyou. By then, we will not have to worry about demonic chaos anymore."
A new Lord Bingdu taking office?
Chen Yun secretly thought, it might not be until the conclusion of the divine war.
The various grandmasters conversed for a while.
Huang Erdaye said, "The demons we are encountering now are not very strong. The main reason is that these demons are at the place where the seal is loosening, and their inherent strength is relatively weak. If more demons appear later, their power may increase in waves. Even... if we're not lucky, there's a possibility that a demon as powerful as a deity or even a celestial immortal might appear. So, we all need to be prepared for the possibility of our own demise!"
When Huang Erdaye spoke this, his tone was filled with determination.
As if, in order to protect this land, he was willing to die without hesitation.
It's not just Huang Erdaye who feels this way.
The same is true for Bai Laotai, Huige Taifu, and Huige Taifei.
This is the first time Chen Yun has felt the determination of these hall of immortals to protect the mortal realm.
He really hadn't expected that one could be so great, willing to discard thousands of years of arduous cultivation.
At this moment, he finally understood why the common people of this world were willing to believe in the divine.
Indeed, true divinity is the willingness to sacrifice one's life to protect the world!
Influenced by them, Chen Yun was infected with their spirit, speaking with strong breath, "If it is for the sake of protecting all the mortal world and I fall, the Taoist... will have no regrets!"
The group was still chatting.
Suddenly, black qi rolled up in the distance.
It seemed that another demon was about to project its consciousness into the core bead and descend.
Huang Erdaye's face changed, and his tone was as serious as can be, "It seems that a powerful demon is about to arrive, everyone be aware!"
Chen Yun looked towards the direction of the rolling black qi.
Suddenly, a huge black gas vortex appeared in the sky, seemingly several billions of light-years away from here.
The vortex was nearly boundless, dark and foreboding, enveloping an area nearly as vast as a miniature world.
Moreover, there was a faint glow of lightning within the vortex, which was quite terrifying.
Chen Yun was greatly shocked in his heart. The demonic energy was earth-shattering, far more powerful than the demon king he had killed casually with a simple blow earlier!
Huige Taifu's fist clenched tightly, "The demon king that has descended this time seems to have at least the strength of an immortal realm. Even possibly higher than our several grandmasters' cultivation levels!"
"Not just higher, but much higher," Bai Laotai said, her expression especially solemn. "If I'm not mistaken, it might be approaching the realm of deities. But whether the core bead can bear its powerful consciousness projection is unknown. If it can, it will certainly be comparable to the realm of deities; even if it can't, it will at least be at the peak of the immortal realm."
As soon as she spoke, all the immortals' hearts trembled.
A demon king at the peak of the immortal realm would undoubtedly bring an endless number of small demons and even some magistrates from the human deity realm who would support him.
Such a powerful force might be beyond the capabilities of them, the immortals from these halls.
Chen Yun also felt a terrifying pressure emanating from the black gas vortex in front of him.
The terrifying pressure was so intense that it pressed him so much he almost couldn't breathe!
(Chapter ends)
