At the Blood Gu Elder’s command, the Six Cold Frost Centipedes began to drain the frost qi from their bodies, almost to the point of self-destruction. As they exhaled the frost, their auras weakened, their bodies turned pale, and ominous blood-red veins spread across them.
The Demon Saber, formed from the All Heaven Demon Fire, even showed signs of being frozen by the frost qi they spewed.
The Blood Gu Elder estimated that these five Six Cold Frost Centipedes could hold off the All Heaven Demon Fire Array for at least dozens of breaths—more than enough time for him to escape with the Pill Furnace.
However, before the Blood Gu Elder could get far, a monstrous wave of Demonic Qi suddenly surged from behind him.
The All Heaven Demon Fire, previously enveloped by the Extreme Cold Frost Qi, suddenly underwent another transformation.
The raging Demon Fire converged, layer by layer, transforming into a massive Demon Claw over ten feet long, covered in menacing Scale Armor and tipped with sharp talons.
"All Heaven Demon Fiend!"
All the Nascent Soul cultivators present cried out in shock.
All Heaven Demon Fire was a technique belonging to Douluo Yanmo, one of the Four Celestial Princes. It was a Direct Inheritance Technique of the Northern Demon Sect. Even more powerful techniques existed beyond it, such as the All Heaven Demon Fiend and the Yama True Body.
But those techniques were only taught to the true heirs of the Demon Sect—the Holy Son and Holy Daughter. On rare occasions, an exceptionally talented disciple might comprehend the All Heaven Demon Fiend through the All Heaven Demon Fire, but they were always old masters who had been immersed in the art for decades.
Using an Array to manifest the All Heaven Demon Fire lowered the threshold for entry considerably compared to a single Cultivator casting it. But to transform fire into fiend and unleash the All Heaven Demon Fiend after only a month of practice... Even though the one controlling the Main Array was only a Golden Core, his Talent in the Demon Dao clearly surpassed even their own, and they were Nascent Soul Old Demons.
The Demon Claw reached out and, with a single grasp, tore the Extreme Cold Frost Qi to shreds.
The five Six Cold Frost Centipedes were so terrified their carapaces bristled. They were about to drain their own power to spew more frost qi.
As if plucking a fish from water, the Demon Claw snatched one of the Six Cold Frost Centipedes and held it tight. The Six Cold Frost Centipedes served as the Blood Gu Elder’s primary Gu Insects for combat; their Defense Power was considerable. An ordinary Golden Core Cultivator would find it nearly impossible to pierce their carapaces.
The trapped Six Cold Frost Centipede desperately poured its remaining Demon Power into its carapace, hoping to withstand the attack.
SPLAT!
With just a slight squeeze, the Demon Claw effortlessly crushed the Six Cold Frost Centipede into pulp.
The Extreme Cold Demon Power exploded outward, instantly forming immense blocks of ice in the seawater, yet it didn’t leave so much as a scratch on the Demon Claw.
Driven by instinctual terror, the remaining four Six Cold Frost Centipedes either continued their charge or defied the Restrictions the Blood Gu Elder had placed inside them and turned to flee.
Their fates were no different. In an instant, the Demon Claw tore them all to pieces.
The Blood Gu Elder hadn’t gotten far before he sensed all his Six Cold Frost Centipedes perish simultaneously. He was horrified.
"Move the Array!"
Yang Jing roared.
The All Heaven Demon Fire Array drew upon the Demonic Qi of the Cultivators within it. Unlike the Grand Arrays of the Taoist Sects, it was mobile. Its Tunneling Speed wasn’t particularly fast, however—only slightly quicker than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
This speed was naturally not enough to catch a Nascent Soul Cultivator who was fleeing with all their might.
The Blood Gu Elder’s relief was short-lived. A terrifying Demon Intent washed over him from behind.
Though the Demon Claw condensed from the All Heaven Demon Fiend was only ten feet long, in the Blood Gu Elder’s perception, it felt as if it blotted out the sky, giving him the suffocating illusion of having nowhere to run.
As an Honored Guest Elder of the Northern Demon Sect, he had, of course, witnessed the All Heaven Demon Fiend before. In his eyes, the might of this particular All Heaven Demon Fiend was nearly on par with that of the Nascent Soul Elders within the sect.
"How can this be!"
Even as the Blood Gu Elder desperately tried to calm his mind, distracting thoughts swarmed him.
A searing heat began to rise from within his body.
If not for the Blood Gu Elder’s profound Magical Power suppressing this strange transformation, his body would have already burst into the raging flames of the All Heaven Demon Fire.
This was the terrifying power of the All Heaven Demon Fiend—the ability to remotely provoke an enemy’s own Demon Intent and ignite it into All Heaven Demon Fire.
The Blood Gu Elder let out a strange shriek and released all the Golden Silkworm Gu he had nurtured for many years. An immense golden light transformed into countless golden threads that struck the Demon Claw with a series of sharp CRACKLES.
The Golden Silkworm Gu, which could normally tear through and devour the All Heaven Demon Fire with ease, suddenly found they couldn’t even gnaw on this Demon Claw.
Some of the Golden Silkworm Gu found weak points on the Demon Claw. After gnawing off just a few wisps of the All Heaven Demon Fiend, they grew dizzy and had to rest for a long while before they could barely resume their assault.
A few Golden Silkworm Gu that devoured too much of the All Heaven Demon Fiend began to emit thick black smoke. Then, the All Heaven Demon Fire erupted from them, and they began to spontaneously combust.
BOOM!
The Demon Claw completely ignored the Golden Silkworm Gu clinging to its surface and shot directly toward the Blood Gu Elder.
The Blood Gu Elder could only grit his teeth and activate his Magical Treasure to engage the pursuing Demon Claw, fighting as he retreated. But his Tunneling Speed inevitably slowed, and he could never manage to put any distance between himself and the All Heaven Demon Fire Array at his back.
After fighting and retreating for hundreds of miles, churning up the seabed to the point that he could no longer even sense the fluctuations of the Nascent Soul Magical Combat, the Blood Gu Elder finally stopped.
He was in a pathetic state. His beard and hair were a tangled mess, and his Magical Power fluctuated erratically.
He had spent most of his Spirit Stones on his Gu Insects, so his Magical Treasure was considered bottom-tier among Nascent Soul Cultivators. After clashing with the Demon Claw for several dozen rounds, his treasure was already damaged, its power greatly diminished.
Being forced into such a state by a group of Golden Core Cultivators... Even though in the Northern Demon Sect, practically any Nascent Soul Cultivator could push him around, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of fury.
"Do you juniors truly think that I, Blood Gu, am a pushover?!"
Having fled this far, even if those six Nascent Soul cultivators broke through the Poison Array, it would take them some time to find him here. The Blood Gu Elder prepared to teach these impudent, heaven-defying Golden Cores a proper lesson.
Yang Jing let out a loud laugh.
"Perhaps the person we just sent scrambling in terror was someone else?"
The Demon Cultivators within the Array had grown uneasy after chasing him so far, but seeing Yang Jing’s confidence, their hearts settled slightly.
Yang Jing ignored the Blood Gu Elder below, who was practically hopping mad, and turned to address the Demon Cultivators in the Array.
"Dozens of our brothers died to Elder Danxia’s Flying Needles, causing the All Heaven Demon Fire Array to run sluggishly in a few places. Allow me to summon some Ox Power Demons to fill the gaps, lest Blood Gu finds a weakness in our Array."
Without waiting for the Demon Cultivators in the Array to object, Yang Jing gave a casual wave of his hand.
A group of Ox Power Demons emerged from his Inner World and took up the spare Array Banners.
Scheming and backstabbing were common among Demon Cultivators. Some of the shrewder Golden Core Demon Cultivators already sensed that something was amiss. However, with the Blood Gu Elder watching them like a tiger from outside, they didn’t dare voice any objections to Yang Jing, who held complete control over the Demon Array.
If the All Heaven Demon Fire Array were to dissipate now, the Golden Silkworm Gu would devour them to the bone in an instant.
These Ox Power Demons had already secretly practiced the All Heaven Demon Fire Array. Sensing the Grand Array’s power increase slightly, Yang Jing’s confidence solidified. He suddenly looked behind him.
The menacing Demon Claw shot out behind them.
"Friend, you’ve been watching for quite some time. Why not show yourself?"
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