Black qi gathered into one clump after another, falling from the vortex of the dark cloud.
The black qi clumps, upon descending to the ground of the underworld, immediately transformed into numerous little demons.
In a flash, there were tens of thousands of little demons on the ground.
And, as time passed, the numbers kept growing.
Naihe, Liu Taishi, Huang Er Taiyi, Bai Laotaitai, Hui Taishi, and Hui Taainai, the immortal spirits from the realm of the earth immortals, stood at the forefront position, as immovable and enduring as the great mountains that have withstood the vicissitudes of time and weather since ancient times.
Anyone could see the resolute expressions on their faces, as if they were ready for death to fall.
Chen Yun, Naihe, Huang Daxiaotian, Chang Tianshun, Bai Da'ye, Hui Sanye, and about one to twenty other immortal spirits from the realm of mortals who have attained godhood stood in unison on the second row.
Next were Huang Cuihua, Liu Wuye, Bai Liuye, and Hui Jiuyue, along with other ghost immortals and those not considered in the ranks of celebrities.
Bi Wang, Qing Feng, and Yanling formed formations.
The lineup of immortal spirits formed a defense line, their aim was to suppress the demons and prevent them from escaping from the demon den to cause havoc.
No one volunteered to attack first.
Because everyone knew that leaving meant that there was a very high chance that the vast and countless demons would find a loophole and escape to the human world.
This is their mission as immortal spirits.
Since they benefit from the offerings of mortals, it is their duty to protect all living beings, even at the cost of their own lives, when a great calamity approaches!
In just a short while, the number of black qi falling from the sky had already reached billions.
In a flash, the ground was covered in demons emitting shrill howls of ghosts and wolves!
The demons on the ground, resembling a black wave, were rushing towards the exit of the demon den.
In the sky, layer upon layer of demons with wings, growing darker and denser by the minute, were pushing towards the direction of Chen Yun and Liu Taishi, the immortal spirits.
The ground!
In the sky!
Every inch of space!
All were filled with demons displaying their fangs and claws!
Although this is the underworld, such a terrifying scene is even more hellish than the underworld itself.
Suddenly!
Chen Yun saw twenty or so huge black qi clumps floating down from the vortex of the dark cloud. Each one was as large as an ocean.
Liu Taishi said with a serious tone, "This is the Demon King dividing his demon generals. I fear that each of them has at least as much cultivation as an immortal spirit from the realm of mortals!"
Indeed, before they even touched the ground, these twenty or so enormous black qi clumps had transformed into numerous bizarre giant demons in mid-air.
One giant demon on the left had a human head and a tiger's body. It had three heads and seven tails, covered in fish scales.
On the right, another giant demon resembled a wild boar, with nine hooves and a fish tail. Its body was covered in fine, densely packed scales resembling those of a snake.
The demon on the other side had a thousand hands and a hundred heads. This demon resembled a nine-headed bird.
But without exception, these demons were towering tens of thousands of feet tall, appearing incredibly muscular.
Chen Yun could feel the strong fluctuations of demonic qi from these enormous demons.
He could discern that the power of each giant demon was probably not inferior to that of an immortal spirit from the realm of mortals.
The weaker ones were comparable to the early stage of an immortal spirit from the realm of mortals.
The stronger ones were even more powerful than him, possibly comparable to the late stage of an immortal spirit from the realm of mortals.
Upon seeing this, Huang Er Taiyi couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, "Thankfully, the giant demons evolved by the Demon King only possess the power of immortal spirits from the realm of mortals. If they were to evolve into the realm of earth immortals, then we really would have a tough time..."
His words had not yet finished when...
Suddenly, the black cloud vortex in the sky trembled.
Again and again, four or five small demon qi clumps, only the size of fists, but emitting strong black light that caused one to feel heart-stopping fear, fell from the sky.
Once these demon qi clumps left the black cloud vortex, they instantly transformed into demons standing at normal human height.
The five demon heads were respectively shaped like an eagle with a human body, a nightjar, a pig-headed python, a bat with a human head, and a form of the great peacock.
When these five demon heads appeared, the terrifying aura spread instantly across ten thousand light years!
"What... What is this?" Bai Laotaitai took a deep breath, "The generals of demons evolved by the Demon King, each one is comparable to the realm of earth immortals?"
Huang Er Taiyi widened his eyes, looking extremely shocked, "This... this..."
Although they remained silent, the expressions on the faces of Liu Taishi, Hui Taishi, and Hui Tainai transformed from seriousness to shock, just like Huang Er Taiyi.
Chen Yun understood why the immortal spirits from the realm of earth immortals were so shocked.
To be honest, even he couldn't help but tremble inwardly at the sight of this terrifying scene.
A Demon King who can evolve demon generals with the power of earth immortals may truly have comparable cultivation to a celestial being.
The realm of celestial beings is the realm of strength that can shatter the void. It's not something that Chen Yun, Huang Er Taiyi, Liu Taishi, and others who are immortal spirits or earth immortals can hold off.
It can be said that if the Demon King's true strength is comparable to the realm of celestial beings, just like Thanos snapping his fingers... no, just a gaze would be enough. All the immortals present, including Chen Yun, Huang Er Taiyi, and Liu Taishi, would all vanish into thin air!
Yes, the realm of celestial beings is incredibly powerful.
So powerful that no matter how many earth immortals or immortal spirits gather together, it is impossible to resist!
"Could it be that I will truly meet my end here today?"
Chen Yun had a terrifying thought in his heart.
Although he felt the Demon King's strength, he had already thought that he might meet his demise. However, he stood there without retreating a single step.
Chen Yun knew that he could not retreat. If he did, all the living beings in the human world would perish!
Even if it means death today, he must stop the demons from causing harm to the human world!
Chen Yun firmly set his belief in his heart.
The pure qi in his body slowly surged, causing a faint purple glow to radiate around him.
Clearly, he had already prepared himself and was ready to spring into action!
As soon as the five demon generals appeared, the black cloud vortex in the sky slowly ceased to rotate.
The next moment, the black cloud vortex condensed and solidified into a single mass.
It was ominously black and dense above.
An extremely evil aura was spreading.
It made one feel as if they were going to be absorbed by it, becoming a mindless killer.
Indeed, as the black cloud vortex began to contract and solidify, the wind and fog spirits at the rear who had relatively weaker cultivation could feel their vision turning red. They started to emit weird sounds of "yi ya yi ya" as if their minds were invaded by the Demon King!
"Demons, do not be so audacious!"
At a critical moment, Liu Taishi roared out.
Everyone felt a sudden burst of clarity in their minds, followed by a powerful thought that reverberated.
Instantly, Chen Yun felt the evil aura released by the Demon King being repelled.
The wind and smoke spirits at the rear all returned to normal.
It was Liu Taishi who used a powerful technique to shield everyone from the Demon King's invasion of their minds.
As soon as Liu Taishi shouted, that black cloud vortex also solidified into a human shape.
Chen Yun looked up and saw a figure in a pale yellow long dress, whose face was not discernible, but whose silhouette alone revealed the beauty that was almost suffocating. This figure appeared to be floating tens of billions of light-years away in the sky.
Liu Taishi couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face.
He said with relief, "Thankfully, it was only at the peak of the realm of earth immortals, not a demon king at the realm of celestial beings."
Huang Er Taiyi also felt relieved, "At the peak of the realm of earth immortals, with all of us clan leaders united, there might still be a glimmer of hope for us to emerge victorious."
"Then, the premise is to eliminate those earth immortal demon generals," he said with a sound of "Haha."
"It's no problem," the gray patriarch said with a bit of arrogance, "Those earth immortal demon generals are all at the early stage of the realm of earth immortals. Let's handle them ourselves."
Gray Matriarch nodded slightly, "Hmm, my husband and I should be able to confront these five demon generals. You just hold off this Demon King for now. Once we've dealt with the magisters, we'll come to assist you."
With a few words, the several patriarchs had already formulated their battle plan.
Liu Taishi turned his head and said, "Chen Zhenren, Oha Zhunzhe, you immortal spirits from the realm of people take on those demon generals. The rest of you lead Beisan Wang, the wind and fog spirits, and try to control the impact of the little demons. Don't let them escape to the demon lair."
"Understood."
"We will do our best."
Chen Yun, Oha Zhunzhe, and Huang Da Xiannuo, et al. from the realm of immortal spirits responded.
Just a few sentences had been exchanged here.
The Demon King immediately took action.
It was just as she blinked and she was still tens of billions of light-years away.
However, in the next instant, she had already appeared above Chen Yun, Huang Er Taiyi, and others.
"I never thought, these small snake immortals, could break through my soul-stealing magic sound. Well done."
The demon king floated in the sky, without any visible movement of his mouth, and a voice that was almost too perfect to describe came from above.
Chen Yun couldn't help but be tossed by the soft voice, almost as if his spirit was about to be taken by her.
He felt something was wrong and quickly activated the qi within his body, eventually breaking free from her control.
At the same time, he turned his head to look at Oha Zhunzhe, Huang Da Xiannuo, Chang Tianlong, and other immortal spirits from the realm of people to remind them.
But to his surprise, each of these immortals had an unusually rosy complexion, yet their eyes remained clear.
It's clear that they were affected even more than himself just now.
Although they each managed to dispel the demonic sound interference within their bodies with their respective Great Laws, their qi was still surging wildly and manifested as redness on their faces.
Thankfully, Liu Taishi gave a cold snort again and removed the soul-binding magic sound once more. Otherwise, before they had even engaged in battle with the many demon magisters, demon generals, and little demons, those ghost immortals, non-established immortals, and Beisan Wang, wind and fog spirits would have been controlled and caused internal chaos.
Liu Taishi's temperament was fiery as he said, "You demon, stop using your soul-binding magic sound! Today, we will definitely cut you down right here!"
After that, he surged with clear qi straight up into the sky, expanding and spreading out to form a celestial cloud made of clear qi, layer upon layer enveloping the endless sky.
At the same time, Oha's white bone essence burst forth instantly, shooting up into the sky to form a celestial cloud as well.
Huang Er Taiyi and Bai Laotai were also like this.
As the four patriarchs ascended into the celestial cloud, the entire Underworld became a kaleidoscope of colors.
All sorts of radiant beams were shooting out, constantly striking out towards all directions.
Any little demons struck by the radiant beams were instantly dispersed, turning into tiny black qi that fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the four patriarchs had obliterated tens of thousands to over a million little demons with just the radiant beams from their celestial clouds.
Unfortunately, the little demons were in such great numbers that even though tens of thousands or over a million were destroyed instantly, they were still thick and dense, covering the sky, showing no sign of reduction.
This scene was like scooping a cup of water from the sea, barely affecting the overall situation.
"Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle, chuckle." The Demon King laughed with a shrill voice, "With just a few earth immortals thinking you can stop me? I will not only break out of this demon den today but also beat you all into pieces so that your souls fly away and you never get reborn!"
After saying that, the Demon King did not move, but the celestial cloud released by the four patriarchs suddenly began to spin violently under an unknown force, pressing down like the previous black cloud vortex.
The terrifying pressure descended from the sky to the ground.
The ground of the Underworld cracked instantly, as if the end of the world had come!
Chen Yun felt an overwhelming terror coming from above his head, and even standing up straight was extremely difficult.
Liu Taishi roared in anger and transformed into his true form. In an instant, he turned into a giant snake that was several thousand zhang long and as thick as a mountain peak.
Huang Er Taiyi, unwilling to be outdone, burst into a blaze of yellow light and transformed into a fox spirit over five thousand zhang tall, with bared fangs and claws.
Bai Laotai shook her body, revealing her true form. It turned out to be a white hedgehog that was six or seven thousand zhang in size.
Oha Zhunzhe sneered coldly, his white bone essence enveloped him, and his flesh and blood mysteriously disappeared, turning him into a skeleton with golden color.
Once the golden skeleton appeared, it grew with the wind, instantly reaching several thousand zhang in height. Its entire body was emitting golden spiritual qi, which was very different from the previous white bone essence.
When the four patriarchs from the realm of earth immortals revealed their true forms, the powerful force surged upwards, dissipating the formidable pressure that the demon king had summoned and caused to crash down layer by layer.
At this moment, the five demon magisters finally arrived, a bit late.
At the same time, gray cloud of spiritual energy surged from the top of Gray Grandpa and Gray Grandma's heads, rising to tens of thousands of zhang in the sky and turning into a celestial cloud.
The couple did not exchange any words with the magisters, directly utilizing the radiant beams from their celestial clouds to bombard the five demon magisters fiercely.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As if raining stars, the radiant beams kept on hitting the front ground without end.
The deafening explosions resounded continuously in the Underworld.
The intense and dazzling light illuminated the entire Underworld!
The aftershocks caused by the explosions spread out in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, countless little demons were blown away by the after shocks.
At this moment, Chen Yun saw a dozen or so immortal spirit demon generals in front releasing black qi to resist the power.
His eyes moved, and he shook his body. The White Feather Purple Gold Crown and Gold Armor immediately appeared, shining with a series of serene light beams.
Chen Yun waved his hand, and the Fangtianhuaji immediately appeared in his palm.
Then, with a step on the Liuguang Shensu shoes, he transformed into a beam of light and fiercely charged at the giant demon with a human head and tiger's body.
Huang Da Xiannuo, Chang Tianlong, Bai Laoda, Gray Sanhai, Oha Zhunzhe, and other immortal spirits from the realm of people all revealed their true forms or unleashed their family's secrets. Some of them surged with a surge of spirit essence from their bodies while others took direct actions to attack a human-sized giant demon from the realm of immortal spirits.
Huang Cuihua, Liu Wuya, Bai Liulaoye, and Gray Jiunaoye, among other immortals, led Beisan Wang, Qingfeng, and Yanling into the midst of the little demons.
The sounds of battle rang out instantly.
Various colors of immortals' qi kept rolling within the black qi.
Oha Zhunzhe, transformed into a black wild boar over a thousand zhang tall, blocked the demon magister with a pig head and python body. Then, he stomped his front hoof hard on the ground, releasing a circular shockwave that immediately hit and shattered tens of thousands of little demons.
Huang Da Xiannuo, holding the sacred sword and murmuring incantations, shot out beams of light that were as if gamma rays. These beams surged towards the demon magister who resembled a night demon and over two hundred thousand little demons.
The immortal spirits from the realm of people had a very pure purpose; they were fighting the demon magisters while using their powerful abilities to wipe out the little demons, helping Huang Cuihua, Liu Wuya, Bai Liulaoye, and others to alleviate their pressure.
Chen Yun, however, did not do what they did.
Because he deeply understood that defeating the demon magisters was more important than wiping out the little demons.
Chen Yun transformed into a flash of light, dragging the Fangtianhuaji, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the demon general with a human head and tiger's body. Then, he struck down fiercely!
The demon general with a human head and tiger's body seemed to have not reacted yet. He simply stood there, allowing Chen Yun's Fangtianhuaji to strike him directly.
Chen Yun's heart was filled with joy, thinking he had succeeded.
But to his surprise, the demon general with a human head and tiger's body suddenly released a surge of demonic qi.
Simultaneously, a vast force pushed aside the Fangtianhuaji, and it also rushed towards Chen Yun!
Chen Yun felt a cold shiver in his heart and immediately realized that this demon general was not to be trifled with. Today, he must use all his true strength to subdue him!
(Chapter ends)
