NOVPUBAs the resonant voices echoed through the entire Heavenly Dao Academy.
A colossal shadow with its wings spread wide circled above.
It soared through the air, eager to rush towards the heavens and release all the suppression of numerous epochs.
Explosions mingled with burning flames erupted intermittently throughout the Academy.
Everyone was shocked as they watched the shadow amidst the flying sand and rolling stones.
That rich Demonic Qi was the strongest presence they had ever witnessed in their lives.
Across tens of thousands of miles, groups of monsters knelt in worship, all beasts scattered, all laying prostrate upon the earth, trembling violently.
"What on earth is this monster?" Bai Lin said, dumbfounded.
Even though she had previously imagined the strength of this creature.
But when she truly faced it, her face turned pale, feeling as fragile as paper.
"Otherwise, what do you think it is that has even the Heavenly Dao Academy at a loss?" Xu Zimei said, laughing.
As the fog began to clear and the sky brightened, everyone finally saw the true appearance of this creature.
Its body was nearly a kilometer long, its ascent alone obscured the sun and blocked all light along its path.
Xu Zimei looked closely and discovered the unique features of the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc.
The feathers around its head were blue and purple, and white feathers encircled its eyes.
While at its forehead, there was a deep red.
Calling it a Demon Roc, yet its shape was colossal, reminiscent of a snake, thousands of meters in length, coiling above the ground.
Behind it were wings vast enough to overshadow the sun.
The wings had a structured arrangement, with four protruding parts.
Each of these parts bore a small eagle’s head.
Atop its head were two golden horns, diamond-shaped, as if they were armor.
On its jaw, there were also six sharp fangs.
Especially when it opened its mouth, the piercing cry and Demonic Qi burst forth.
With one inhalation, the temperature plummeted, bringing about a snowfall of goose feathers.
With one exhalation, the temperature surged anew, as if summer had descended.
With each breath, wind and thunder, lightning, a myriad of changes occurred.
Its whole body was deep red, seemingly enveloped in a red mist.
The majestic beastly might it radiated shook everyone’s hearts.
"Stop it," a furious shout was heard within the Heavenly Dao Academy.
Ten figures rose into the air, surrounding the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc at the center.
These ten figures were all imposing, with Spiritual Energy swirling around them.
Each one of them alone could traverse the sky in a rainbow arc, suppressing the era.
There was an old woman holding a dragon-headed cane, who with a gentle tap on the firmament created endless ripples.
The entire firmament seemed to collapse under her feet.
There was also a blind man with his eyes covered with cloth, wielding a longsword, cutting through the mist and sand, his Sword Dao reflecting in the heavens.
As if they had traversed through ancient times, shining brightly in this world.
There was also an elder with an extraordinary temperament, stepping on a red-haired lion, his whole body encased in blue ice.
Freezing the firmament step by step, freezing time and space, advancing upon the firmament.
...
These ten individuals, each with their own distinct style, yet each had a formidable presence.
Their might poured down like a Torrent, creating an overwhelming Suppression.
"You ten old immortals, don’t even think about trapping me again," the Demon Roc roared in anger.
A casual flap of its wings brought darkness to the sky and the land, as a tornado swept through.
"Bind him," one of the figures shouted loudly.
All ten deployed their weapons.
There were dragon-headed canes, longswords, fire staves...
Ten individuals hurled their weapons into the firmament.
The ten weapons floated and spun, converging to forge a seal that pressed down with suppression.
It resembled a hexagram marking, enveloping the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc within.
The ten of them all stood tall and straight, their hands forming seals, eyes slightly closed, and mouths murmuring incantations.
They chanted in a language that others couldn’t understand.
Yet the might emanating from their bodies grew ever stronger, as did the force of suppression.
The seal emitted a light thousands of feet long, intent on driving the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc into the bowels of the earth.
"You’re deluding yourselves," the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc flapped its wings in resistance.
Its mighty power ceaselessly battered against the suppressive seal.
"Even if the ten founders were alive today, they would not be able to suppress me, let alone you youngsters."
"Monster Roc, I think we can have a talk," a blindfolded sage stepped forward and said lightly.
"Talk about what? What is there to talk about?" the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc bellowed.
"We, the Heavenly Dao Academy, have no desire to be your enemy. The reason the ten founders suppressed you in the past
was because you’ve committed too many massacres against our human race, out of sheer necessity," said the blind sage.
"Having you sealed for these many eras, you’ve surely endured hardship and tasted the bitterness of solitude.
If you agree today to not harm our human race without cause,
we will let you leave. What do you say?"
"Do you think you’re qualified to negotiate terms with me?" the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc scoffed.
"You are indeed strong, but if it really comes to a life-and-death struggle, even if we are reduced to ashes and our lights extinguished here,
we’d still suppress you for tens of thousands of years," the blind sage called out indifferently.
"Myriad Demons Prison Cage."
The ten weapons above continued to rotate ceaselessly.
They seemed to naturally unite as one entity
and gradually formed a domain that trapped the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc within.
Yet the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc was not simple either; each time it collided and resisted, the prison struggled to hold.
It even seemed on the verge of shattering completely.
"We’ll take it back to the Sealing Ground, and the Heavenly Dao Academy will be left to you," the blind sage ordered Deputy Head Li Changhe.
Li Changhe hastened to nod.
Therefore, one could see the seals in the ten individuals’ hands change once more as they carried the domain toward the depths of the Heavenly Dao Academy.
The Heavenly Cang Demon Roc’s unwilling roars of rage kept resounding.
The sound shattered the firmament, echoing in the empty voids and cracks.
…
"Do you think the founders can suppress that Heavenly Cang Demon Roc?" Bai Lin asked worriedly below.
"No," Xu Zimei shook his head outright.
"Why not?" Bai Lin inquired.
"It looks like they’ve already temporarily subdued that Heavenly Cang Demon Roc."
"If the founders could suppress the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc, they would have done so long ago.
How could they have allowed it to break the seal and escape now?" Xu Zimei retorted.
"What should we do then?" Bai Lin anxiously asked.
"Though we can’t suppress it completely, containing it momentarily is still achievable," Xu Zimei stated.
"Although the matter of the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc is pressing, it hasn’t reached a critical point yet.
What we really need to pay attention to are those who have come to claim a share of the spoils."
"You mean the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect?" Bai Lin looked up into the sky, instantly catching on.
"They’re taking advantage of the Heavenly Cang Demon Roc’s emergence and the ten founders being tied up.
They’ve chosen a perfect time to come when the Heavenly Dao Academy is leaderless," Xu Zimei nodded.
