Chapter 228: True Demon Realm

The Primordial Divine Mine has existed in the world for an unknown number of years.

Throughout history, heroes and prodigies have shone like bright beacons, illuminating the annals of the past. Yet, no one has ever managed to seal or destroy the Primordial Divine Mine, which speaks volumes about its nature. It simply endures in the world, while generations of prodigies grow old, turn to dust, and fade into the past. Only it remains unchanged. The ancient mine is a living entity, one that few have ever witnessed throughout history.

On the reddish-brown ground, bathed in pure moonlight, a beautiful and adorable child, resembling a figure carved from pink jade, hopped and skipped. Their soft black hair fluttered, and white wings constantly flapped, like a little fairy dancing under the night moon.

The seven people were shocked and slowly retreated. Elsewhere, such a plump and adorable child would surely draw admiration from everyone. But here, no one felt such affection; instead, they all felt as if facing a formidable enemy, ready for battle.

The little boy walked forward, curiously looking at the group, tilting his head as he watched them, with no discernible sign of danger.

"Perhaps we can kill it with one blow, reducing it to ashes!" exclaimed the Saint Son of Yaoguang, who, though usually radiant with smiles, now showed clear murderous intent.

"Are you sure you can destroy it with one strike?" Old Blade asked gravely. "Otherwise, you might alarm the big one."

The Saint Son of Yaoguang did not answer. Silently sensing something, his whole body suddenly erupted with holy light, and he declared, "No, something's wrong!"

"Fake! This is fake!" Li Desheng whispered in horror, his Yin-Nether Eyes flickering with faint light. His face pale, he continuously retreated.

"What did you see?" Yao Xi asked.

"This is not its true form," Li Desheng said, his voice trembling. "It's formed from Nether Qi. I saw a colossal creature; it's not a child at all."

"Attack!" Old Blade yelled, inverting his pipe forward.

The seemingly ordinary pipe rapidly expanded, covering downwards like a large funnel, as fire flashed on its surface and smoke pervaded the air.

"Aooo..." A sharp, ear-piercing scream rang out. Immediately, the plump child suddenly swelled up, its entire body instantly growing to five meters tall. Its green skin was bumpy and rough, similar to a lizard's, and the white wings on its back transformed into a pair of bony white wings covered with sharp thorns. Messy grey hair, over two meters long, flew wildly on its head, and its eyes became fierce and blood-red.

There was no trace of its former cuteness. This monstrous creature radiated malevolence, its body covered in eerie hair, clearly an evil entity.

"Clang!" Its right arm blocked upwards. The massive pipe, ten zhang long and incredibly powerful, was instantly swatted away, sending sparks flying.

With immense power, it let out a deep roar and instantly pounced forward. Far from clumsy, it was incredibly swift, bringing with it a gust of strong wind.

Everyone took action. They were about to leave the Primordial Restricted Zone when they encountered such an evil creature. They had to fight to the death, or all their efforts would be in vain.

Yao Xi, her body pure and bright like the full moon, unleashed a burst of clear radiance with a slight tremor of her slender hand. It formed a barrier of light that blocked the demonic behemoth, obstructing its path.

"Bang!" The unnamed creature was too powerful; its green hand, like a winnowing basket, instantly shattered the light barrier and easily broke through.

Everyone blanched. Yao Xi was incredibly powerful; as the Saintess of Yaoguang, she cultivated world-shaking secret techniques and, at only twenty years old, was already a powerhouse in the Third Secret Realm, with few rivals among her peers. She actually couldn't withstand a single blow from the unnamed creature. The light barrier in the sky shattered like crystal, fragments scattering in all directions, each piece sparkling and dazzling their eyes.

Its large green hand had claws several feet long, curved like heavenly hooks, sharp and terrifying, gleaming with a cold light as it clawed forward.

Chen Huaiyuan summoned the Azure Lotus Lamp. A green halo rippled as the precious lamp ignited, and streams of sword energy shot out from its wick, transforming into streaks of silver light that struck forward.

"Clang, clang, clang!" The sharp sword energy struck the large green hand, sending sparks flying as if it had hit pure Grand Luo Silver; it couldn't cut into it at all.

"Snap!" The green, sharp claws swept forward. The Azure Lotus Lamp flickered a few times before being instantly crushed, turning to dust in that large hand. At the same time, the unnamed creature lunged forward like a phantom.

"Pfft!" Blood splattered everywhere. It was too fast; everyone had no time to react or stop it. The creature instantly tore open Chen Huaiyuan's chest, and all his internal organs spilled out, a gruesome sight of red and green.

"Crunch!" It was utterly beast-like, grabbing the corpse and stuffing it into its mouth, instantly biting off half the body. Blood trickled from the corners of its mouth, and the sound of bones being crushed echoed, "crack, crack."

All this happened in a flash, so fast that people could only blanch, powerless to prevent the tragedy. This was definitely a demon: incredibly powerful, with terrifying methods and a cruel disposition. Life meant nothing to it; it treated Chen Huaiyuan as mere food, like a chicken or duck.

Now, no one held back. Regardless of past grievances, they all had to work together and attack, or they would likely all die here.

"Om!" The one-inch-tall God Furnace of Departing Fire in Ye Fan's palm grew larger with the wind. It didn't seem cast from refined copper but rather forged from multicolored crystal, incredibly beautiful and crystalline. The divine furnace instantly enlarged, reaching over thirty meters tall in an instant, and slammed towards the unnamed creature, as heavy as a mountain.

The green creature unfurled its snow-white bony wings and shot up, dodging the furnace's frontal impact. It then swung its winnowing-basket-like large hand, slamming it down fiercely.

"Clang!" A green light flashed as it clamped onto the copper furnace. The deafening sound was like a tsunami, nearly deafening them. The over thirty-meter-tall copper furnace was instantly sent flying like a deflated ball. Its colorful brilliance rapidly dimmed, and a large dent appeared on its massive body. It was completely misshapen, like an egg with a bite taken out of it, as if a piece was missing.

Ye Fan's expression changed. His Saint Battle Technique had only managed to leave a palm print on the furnace, but now it was deeply dented and caved in. Such force would shatter anything. It was only because the God Furnace of Departing Fire was special, almost indestructible, that it hadn't been reduced to powder just now.

The over five-meter-tall unnamed creature spread its bony wings and swooped down, bringing with it a fierce wind, attacking Ye Fan like a green mountain crashing down. Ye Fan felt his blood restless and surging, as if the blood in his body had ignited and was burning fiercely. The enormous creature in the sky exuded an oppressive aura, its heat like an ocean.

Ye Fan executed Nine Steps Traversing the Void, changing nine incredibly strange and unpredictable postures, disrupting the flow of space and time, and finally escaping the deadly blow. Otherwise, he simply couldn't have withstood it. This unnamed creature was too powerful; not only was he a cultivator of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, but even someone in the Third Secret Realm—the Four Extremities—wouldn't be able to resist it.

"Boom!" The Saint Son of Yaoguang made his move, emanating myriad divine lights as if capable of illuminating mountains and rivers. He was no different from a blazing sun, impossible to look at directly.

"Aooo..." The unnamed creature let out a mighty roar and retreated a few steps, which greatly startled everyone.

"The Golden Light Technique is impervious to all methods; perhaps it can restrain him!" Old Blade exclaimed. Indeed, the unnamed creature seemed to be wary and did not immediately pounce forward.

The Saint Son of Yaoguang, his entire body ablaze like a god of light, radiated fiercely burning holy light, illuminating a vast area brightly. He stepped through the void, striking forward.

"Boom!" He usually appeared gentle, but when he attacked, he was terrifyingly powerful, like a divine furnace ablaze. His fists erupted with myriad golden lights, engulfing the mysterious creature beneath him.

The creature, as terrifying as a demon, roared lowly. Though it was wary of the holy light, it wasn't absolutely afraid. Its green hand extended, its bony wings flapped, and it fiercely struck back. Dazzling light flared. The Saint Son of Yaoguang, bathed in holy light, clashed violently with his golden hand against the green hand three times. Divine light obscured the sky, and the stars and moon grew dim. With the Saint Son of Yaoguang at the center, the world was filled with eternal light.

"He's too powerful..." Old Blade exclaimed in surprise. "They all say the Saint Son of Yaoguang has peerless talent and can contend with a Divine King. Seeing him today, he truly is terrifying."

Ye Fan was also greatly surprised. The Saint Son of Yaoguang should have already entered the Third Secret Realm—the Four Extremities—but he was far too powerful, fighting the monster to a draw. The Divine Body of the Eastern Wasteland, when displaying its strongest innate manifestation, can contend with powerhouses across an entire major secret realm. This is its most terrifying reliance, making it invincible among its peers. No matter how peerless a genius one might be, they would end up in obscurity before it, hence its title "Divine King." Before their eyes, the Saint Son of Yaoguang clearly displayed terrifying divine power beyond the Third Secret Realm. Like a sun god, his entire body was radiant, and holy light illuminated all directions, truly comparable to a Divine King.

"Bang! Bang!..." The monster fiercely resisted, contending with him effectively, causing the demon to roar repeatedly in anger. Its massive body swayed continuously, on the verge of falling from mid-air at any moment. The Saint Son of Yaoguang grew braver with each clash; with every movement, holy light surged. A dazzling, halo-like disk appeared behind his head, shimmering brightly, more real and clear than a deity's aura.

"He's practically the second Mad Old Man," Old Blade murmured. "In the future, he might even suppress a Divine King with his mortal body—what incredible talent!"

Yao Xi, with a faint smile on her peerless immortal face, said, "Everyone, let's attack together and kill this fiend quickly."

The Saintess of Jade Lake watched the battle, her eyes gleaming with extraordinary light, and said, "Good, let's end this battle quickly and depart swiftly." The Saint Son of Yaoguang's performance was too powerful; everyone present was unsettled, their thoughts varying.

As several people attacked together, the unnamed creature's bony wings spread, and its body swelled, becoming many times larger, reaching thirty meters tall and stirring up a celestial wind. At the same time, the sky distorted, and everyone felt as if bound, completely frozen in mid-air.

"Heavens, this is a True Devil Domain!" Old Blade exclaimed in shock, struggling with difficulty, but his movements were very slow.

"An Ancient True Devil Domain!" The Saintess of Jade Lake was also surprised, her movements also difficult.

Even the god-like Saint Son of Yaoguang was affected; with every step he took, holy light surged into the sky, consuming a large amount of divine power, or else his movements would be slow. As for Li Desheng, he was completely frozen. Though a cultivator of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, he couldn't move an inch.

In mid-air, this thirty-meter-tall green creature was incredibly ferocious. It slowly extended its large hand, reaching forward. The Ancient True Devil Domain was extremely terrifying. Even the creature itself was affected, becoming much slower, but it was still far stronger than everyone else. But if this continued, everyone would surely be in grave danger, torn apart one by one!

"Damn it, why me?!" Ye Fan exclaimed in frustration. The unnamed creature was closest to him, reaching for him, intending to crush him. However, he was the calmest person there because the True Devil Domain had no effect on him. His Wheel Sea and Dao Palace vibrated with a mysterious extraordinary power, dissolving the True Devil Domain's influence on him. Ye Fan instantly understood that the True Devil Domain was equivalent to a human cultivator's innate manifestation. His Saintly Body was very special, naturally suppressing such manifestations. Back then, even the Ji family's Divine Body's manifestation couldn't affect him, and in a sense, that was the strongest manifestation among human cultivators of the same realm. Although the True Devil Domain was terrifying, it was still within the scope of manifestations and did not freeze him.

Ye Fan shot out like lightning, immediately astonishing everyone. They found it incredible that he remained unaffected even within the True Devil Domain—it was simply unbelievable. He directly summoned the God Furnace of Departing Fire, quickly activating it. The copper furnace surged, reaching one hundred meters.

"Clang!" The furnace lid opened, and the furnace swelled to more than double its size. Boundless departing fire surged, instantly burning towards the unnamed creature. Nearby, everyone was dumbfounded; this was truly astonishing. The True Devil Domain was renowned and absolutely not comparable to ordinary manifestations; otherwise, they wouldn't have been bound and their movements slowed. Ye Fan's cultivation was clearly not as deep as theirs, yet he could not only move but also activate divine power and summon the strange furnace.

Fierce flames blazed intensely, engulfing the monster. At this moment, the True Devil Domain was acting upon space, restricting even the creature's own movements. It couldn't dodge and was instantly covered by the great fire.

Enraged! Its roar pierced the clouds. It swung its giant claw, reaching for the furnace, but its speed was a bit slow. With a thought from Ye Fan, the giant furnace instantly shifted its position. Flames surged, surrounding the unnamed creature and burning with crackling sounds. However, they were unable to incinerate its body, only causing it pain.

"Daoist, use whatever means you have!" Old Blade reminded him. "The True Devil Domain is unfathomably powerful and extremely terrifying, but once cast, the caster cannot easily retract it; it requires a buffer period."

Ye Fan focused his mind. They had to eliminate this creature now; otherwise, if it recovered, they would surely not survive.

The God Furnace of Departing Fire trembled violently, its opening a dark void, generating a power capable of swallowing the heavens! He activated the divine furnace but couldn't absorb the powerful green creature. Finally, he inverted the divine furnace, covering the creature like an inverted cup. Since it couldn't be absorbed, he would actively capture it! The mighty unknown creature roared repeatedly, but its movements were too slow; it couldn't dodge and was instantly enveloped by the furnace. It was like spinning a cocoon around itself; the True Devil Domain had restricted its own caster.

The furnace body rotated, its opening facing upwards. "Clang!" The furnace lid flew over, sealing the dark void, fitting perfectly, and trapping the demon. At the same time, the True Devil Domain was actually cut off, and everyone regained their freedom.

Everyone was surprised. What kind of furnace was this? It had been dented, yet it could block the True Devil Domain.

"Daoist, you are truly astonishing!" Li Desheng exclaimed in admiration. "Even the True Devil Domain couldn't seal you; it's unbelievable!"

"If you achieved all this without relying on a treasure, it would be truly astonishing!" Old Blade also sighed.

"Clang! Clang!" Inside the furnace, the unnamed creature exerted sky-shaking power, deforming the furnace walls with bulges and dents, all bearing palm prints, seemingly about to shatter at any moment.

The Saint Son of Yaoguang descended from the sky, divine light soaring into the heavens. Like an immortal king, he stood at the furnace opening, suppressing the lid, and cast a Holy Light Technique, beginning to refine the creature inside. Desperate roars and terrifying screams emanated from within the furnace.

The God Furnace of Departing Fire was twisted and warped, completely deformed, making everyone's hearts pound, thinking it would quickly collapse. However, as time slowly passed, the furnace continued to deform but surprisingly did not break. Everyone was a little stunned, realizing this old furnace was incredibly sturdy!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.