Chapter 2118: War in the Demon Realm Soaring Creation Revealed

Chapter 10: The War of the Demon Realm

However, just as the wing-robed youth's stone finger reached out, a layer of sinister cold energy suddenly erupted from the pseudo-immortal puppet's surface. At the same time, its body shifted sideways, and after a blur, it appeared in the air more than ten zhang away.

The pseudo-immortal puppet then stood up straight, its eyes flickering with faint golden light as it looked towards the black-robed youth. It spoke, each word cold and distinct: "Very well, you actually dared to strike. This Spirit King will have to use this immortal puppet's body to fight you."

This pseudo-immortal puppet was actually possessed by another fragment of the Spirit King's consciousness and was being controlled.

Seeing this, Han Li and the other two were all overjoyed.

Although this fragment of the Spirit King's consciousness was not allied with them, at this moment, it was undoubtedly a significant reinforcement.

Grand Ancestor Yuanyan's face darkened. He slowly retracted the hand he had extended and replied indifferently: "You old ghost, you truly did have a backup plan, even leaving another wisp of your essence in that Spirit Race junior's body. But do you truly believe that with just a shoddy pseudo-immortal puppet, you can contend with this Grand Ancestor? I only need to use twenty percent of my magic power to suppress you."

"If we were anywhere else," the Spirit King's furious voice came from the pseudo-immortal puppet's mouth, "this Spirit King might believe that. However, on this Bitter Spirit Island, it would be impressive if you could even use thirty or forty percent of your magic power. And although this pseudo-immortal puppet's body is incomplete and unrepaired, if I add this item, I'd like to see how you respond." Then, with a turn of its hand, a small silver bottle appeared in its grasp.

The bottle's surface was uneven, faintly inscribed with miniature spirit characters the size of ants, flickering with a faint silver light.

"The Spirit-Sealing Bottle!" the black-robed youth exclaimed, surprised at first sight of the silver bottle, "You actually succeeded in replicating this item. But what good is it against me?" He then immediately sneered.

"Of course, the bottle itself is useless against you," the pseudo-immortal puppet replied expressionlessly, "but what it contains is enough to greatly increase its power." It then abruptly tossed the small bottle into the air.

The small bottle spun in the air and turned upside down. Various silver inscriptions faintly emerged on its surface. Then, green light flickered at the bottle's mouth, and a drop of emerald green, jade-like liquid rolled out.

The liquid was entirely crystalline and green, exuding an astonishing amount of spiritual energy, as if it were condensed from the very spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Han Li, who was watching the small bottle from a distance, felt his pupils suddenly constrict the moment he sensed the familiar aura emanating from the green droplet. His mind was instantly overcome with a surging tide of shock.

Without dwelling on Han Li's shock, the moment the black-robed youth saw the green liquid, his expression suddenly changed. The black greatsword in his hand suddenly blurred and slashed out furiously. Seven or eight crescent-shaped sword lights whistled forth, instantly converging into a giant sword light that surged towards the pseudo-immortal puppet.

His other arm shot up like lightning, and a finger flicked out.

With a whoosh through the air, a black ray flashed out and vanished in an instant, its target surprisingly being the green liquid droplet.

At such close range, both attacks arrived almost instantaneously.

However, the pseudo-immortal puppet seemed to have anticipated this. Instead of dodging the massive sword light attack, it flicked a finger towards the black ray in response, then raised its head and abruptly inhaled.

With a "whoosh," the pseudo-immortal puppet's finger actually detached from its palm and shot out directly, striking the incoming black ray with perfect accuracy.

As both flashed simultaneously, the finger silently exploded.

After the black ray paused briefly, it also revealed its true form in mid-air.

It was a miniature sharp cone, completely black, about an inch long, faintly emitting strands of black light—clearly an extraordinary treasure!

But with that momentary obstruction, the green droplet trembled, transformed into a green streak, and shot downwards, disappearing in a flash into the pseudo-immortal puppet's body.

At this moment, the giant sword light also arrived within striking distance, and after blurring, it burst open with an astonishing aura.

Numerous indestructible black sword energies surged out, crisscrossing wildly, engulfing the pseudo-immortal puppet.

Judging by the terrifying power previously displayed by the Black Demon Dagger, the pseudo-immortal puppet would likely be instantly shredded into pieces.

But the next moment, a cold snort came from within the black sword energies, and suddenly, a burst of emerald light blossomed.

Then, two large green hands reached out from the emerald light without any warning, and with a sweep to the left and right, they actually forced the densely packed black sword energies apart.

The sword energies struck the two hands, but only caused the green light to flicker slightly, and they were absorbed as if nothing had happened.

That black object, with a sharp whistle, flashed and also struck one of the green hands.

Only a crisp sound of metal clashing was heard. The black ray paused, then revealed its true form as a sharp cone, bouncing back.

That green hand was astonishingly still completely unharmed.

Seeing this, Grand Ancestor Yuanyan's expression turned grim. The black greatsword in his hand trembled, and surprisingly, he lowered it slightly without launching another attack, gazing coldly at his opponent without a word.

At this point, that expanse of black sword energies was completely annihilated by the two green hands with a backhand sweep. A figure slowly emerged from the emerald light: it was the pseudo-immortal puppet controlled by the Spirit King.

However, compared to before, its appearance had undergone a shocking transformation. The silver spirit runes that had previously appeared on its face and body had now turned dark green and had embedded themselves deep within its skin, still subtly wriggling, a sight that sent shivers down one's spine.

The puppet slowly retracted its pair of green hands. Its gaze towards the black-robed youth remained devoid of any expression.

"Heaven-Reaching Creation Dew!" Grand Ancestor Yuanyan exclaimed, his face showing excitement and a hint of disbelief as he stared at the pseudo-immortal puppet. "You actually managed to obtain a drop of this immortal liquid! And you dared to use it on a mere pseudo-immortal puppet? Don't you think that's a bit too wasteful of such a treasure?"

"Hmph," the pseudo-immortal puppet snorted coldly and replied with bone-chilling words, "if it were truly the authentic Heaven-Reaching Creation Dew, I would have long used it to refine Heaven-Reaching Creation Pills, not display it before you. Let me tell you, this is merely a drop of pseudo-immortal dew, diluted tenfold compared to the true Creation Dew. Using it on this pseudo-immortal puppet is quite suitable, actually."

"Diluted tenfold? Then its efficacy is greatly reduced, making it impossible to refine Heaven-Reaching Creation Pills," Grand Ancestor Yuanyan said, his excitement vanishing from his face. After his eyes flickered slightly, a hint of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth. "However, no matter how much it's diluted, it still contains a trace of immortal spiritual energy, which can replace immortal crystals to unleash some of the pseudo-immortal puppet's true divine abilities. But even so, I doubt this trace of immortal spiritual energy can sustain this pseudo-immortal puppet for more than a few attacks like the one just now."

"A few times?" the pseudo-immortal puppet suddenly said with a strange expression. "This old man doesn't need to go to such trouble. As long as you, in your current state, can withstand a single blow from this pseudo-immortal puppet, then you'll truly be worthy of your title as the Demon Realm's progenitor."

No sooner had it spoken, than it stomped its foot suddenly. Its body blurred, and it transformed into a faint green phantom, shooting forth rapidly.

"You seek death!"

While Grand Ancestor Yuanyan was still somewhat surprised by the meaning of its words, he saw the pseudo-immortal puppet boldly flying towards him. His brow immediately furrowed with extreme sternness. After a furious roar from his mouth, a massive, hundred-zhang-tall demonic shadow suddenly emerged from behind his body.

This demonic shadow was extremely bizarre, resembling a gigantic toad magnified countless times. It was completely black, and on its neck, aside from a single giant head in the middle, there were astonishingly four much smaller heads on each side.

It was, astonishingly, a Nine-Headed Demon Toad, a creature that, even in the Demon Realm, was only ever seen in tribal legends!

The moment the Nine-Headed Demon Toad's Dharma Idol appeared, the central head's ferocious expression flashed and vanished, and its large mouth suddenly opened, a golden phantom flashing out in an illusory manner.

It was unclear what this golden phantom was, but after the pseudo-immortal puppet, which was lunging forward, was struck head-on by it, it surprisingly shot back with a roar, seeming even faster when retreating than when it had advanced.

Seeing this, the black-robed youth's grim expression flashed and vanished. With a sudden hand seal from one hand,

The golden phantom from the giant toad's mouth suddenly thinned and began to dance wildly. Immediately, the sky was filled with faint golden afterimages, and a massive golden net, covering almost half the pond, suddenly materialized, instantly trapping the pseudo-immortal puppet within it.

The next moment, the pseudo-immortal puppet in the giant net was struck by golden phantoms out of thin air, sent flying horizontally in all directions like a toy. Each time it touched the net, it was immediately bounced back, unable to break free.

At this point, the pseudo-immortal puppet seemed to have no power to even retaliate!

Seeing this, the black-robed youth sneered. As his hand seal changed again, the golden phantoms filling the sky instantly dispersed and vanished. Only a single object, flashing like lightning, wrapped itself around the pseudo-immortal puppet several times and rapidly pulled it back.

The pseudo-immortal puppet was pulled to a spot only about a zhang away from the black-robed youth, and was firmly restrained by a glittering golden object as thick as a bowl, unable to even twitch a finger.

It was only then that everyone could see clearly: The golden rope-like object was actually one of the giant demon toad's long tongues.

However, this tongue was vastly different from those of ordinary demonic creatures. Not only was its color a pale gold, but the patterns on the fleshy nodules of its suction cups faintly formed pale golden runes of varying sizes, sparkling brightly, like an extremely mysterious magic artifact.

"Boastful fool! What other divine abilities do you have? Display them all now, for your death is at hand." Grand Ancestor Yuanyan laughed loudly. The massive golden tongue suddenly tightened, and immediately, a series of popping sounds, like beans bursting, came from the pseudo-immortal puppet's body.

This Demon Race progenitor actually intended to use the Golden Tongue of his demonic Dharma Idol to forcibly constrict and explode the pseudo-immortal puppet.

The pseudo-immortal puppet was not a flesh-and-blood body, and its body's hardness was absolutely no less than that of an ordinary Mahayana stage being. However, under the immense constriction of the golden tongue, it seemed as if it could truly crumble apart at any moment.

However, after hearing Grand Ancestor Yuanyan's words, the pseudo-immortal puppet's face showed no fear or indignant anger. Instead, the corners of its mouth curled up, subtly revealing a strange and mocking expression.