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Chapter 557: Chapter 553 Annihilation
"The ’sight’ of Spirit Realm Life allows me to directly reach its essence, but the downside is also very clear; I can hardly ’see’ the material world anymore, or rather, the entire material world is filled with countless ’Spirits’."
Gu Jinlai sighed.
It’s no wonder the creators speak of becoming lost in the Spirit Realm.
When one ’can’t see’ the material world clearly, once there’s no Dao Mark to guide the way, it would be odd to find a way back.
This is still the case without him having returned to the Spirit Realm, without much erosion by the information of the Spirit Realm.
As his thoughts turned, he reached out once more...
The life form of the Aries Star Lord resembled a whale, similar to the Kun of myths and legends, with no such thing as arms.
Therefore, he could only control this body to dive towards the Star Trace Demon God and the Demon God Long Xiao below.
This action made both Demon Gods want to evade immediately.
But...
The memories of the Aries Star Lord in Gu Jinlai’s mind quickly circulated.
Following that, spiritual fluctuations flowed on his body, and a vortex that existed on the spiritual level suddenly appeared on the two Demon Gods, effectively immobilizing them in place.
To the average person, it seemed as if the two Demon Gods were struck by an immobilization spell.
Just a moment’s delay, and Gu Jinlai’s figure had already pounced forward.
"Not good!"
The Star Trace Demon God and Demon God Long Xiao’s faces drastically changed.
"Go!"
"The information we possess is more important than a Demon God Body!"
The two great Demon Gods instantly abandoned their Demon God Bodies, stimulating a response with the Eternal Life Tower, intending to use this force to pull them back to the Demon Realm.
However...
Unlike the previous time when Gu Jinlai was powerless to act, this time, in his ’sight,’ the forcibly opened pathway to the Demon Realm and that pulling force were clearly exposed before his eyes.
"In a situation like this..."
A special kind of spiritual energy on Gu Jinlai’s body shattered, releasing, and in an instant, it seemed to transform into a projection of a world...
Secret Technique: Spirit Realm Descent.
Under the interference of the Spirit Realm Descent, the force that opened the Demon Realm passage became significantly weaker.
"The power of the Eternal Life Tower..."
The Star Trace Demon God and Demon God Long Xiao’s pupils constricted.
An indescribable fear surged from the bottom of their hearts.
Seizing the opportunity, Gu Jinlai’s massive body once again glided forward.
"No!"
Under the fearful gazes of the two Demon Gods, the ’spiritual energy’ in their bodies was entirely drawn out and transformed into nourishment, congealing into two Crystal Stones.
Demon Soul Crystal.
And the moment their ’spiritual energy’ was extracted, the bodies of the two Demon Gods fell toward the ground rigidly, like humans who had lost their souls, their enormous bodies crashing down.
The battle between both parties was nearly complete in a single exchange of blows.
At most two exchanges.
But it was precisely in such a simple two exchanges that the Star Trace Demon God and Demon God Long Xiao, the two beings that brought endless fear to the Holy Dynasty, silently perished.
Unlike Xuan Yang!
These two Demon Gods were truly annihilated, their core Demon Spirit forms did not even escape back, reduced to two Demon Soul Crystals that were once used by the creators as a high form of currency thousands of years ago.
This terrifying combat strength and efficiency of killing left the surrounding five Supreme Void Immortals cold as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Vaguely, they seemed to see again the fears once controlled by the creators mentioned by their elders.
"Spirit Realm Life."
At this time, Gu Jinlai suddenly sighed.
He had a premonition that if he chose to activate the ’Spiritualization’ trait at this moment, he would rapidly ascend to the realm of the creators.
Because with the Spirit Realm Life body left by the Aries Star Lord and his understanding of the Aries Star Lord, he would hardly have any dangerous transition to become the Aries Star Lord.
An Aries Star Lord with the memories of Gu Jinlai.
But...
This path was clearly incomplete.
He could vividly feel that he could not leave the Spirit Realm.
The very act of descending to the material world was causing his own spirituality to dissipate.
Like a fish leaping out of water.
Given enough time, he would ’suffocate’ to death.
Of course, he could have a body as a Dao Mark like the creators, which is to say, his own self.
But no matter how he regulated it, no matter how many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he consumed, his body could live to two hundred years at most.
Plus, since his Essence Qi Spirit primary essence had transferred to that Spirit Realm body, this body would be nearly a living corpse by that time, with no chance of cultivation.
"This is not the path I want to take."
Gu Jinlai’s mind moved, gradually severing the connection between himself and this Spirit Realm Life.
For a time, the recently ’activated’ Spirit Realm Body once again became silent, and it started to instinctively return to the Spirit Realm.
At the same time, a figure crossed the Demon Realm Rift and appeared before everyone.
It was Gu Jinlai himself.
He took a virtual step and directly reached the location of the massive Spirit Realm Life, stretching out his hand to receive the two Demon Soul Crystals.
Then, he activated his True Spirit, bit by bit pulling the massive Spirit Realm Life into the two Demon Soul Crystals.
For a moment, he seemed to think of something, his gaze shifting to Duanmu Chengyun, Su Xin, Dong Xuanzi, Zhang Yingzhen, and Zhao Piaomiao in the distance.
Just a single look made the five Supreme Void Immortals, comparable in power to True Immortals, feel an indescribable oppression.
Especially with the massive Spirit Realm Life still hovering in the Void like an ancient behemoth, below it were the bodies of Star Trace and Long Xiao, heightening the feeling of oppression to almost breathless intensity.
The wind...
In that moment, it seemed as if time had stopped.
For several long seconds.
Yet those few seconds gave Duanmu Chengyun and his four companions a feeling as if each second were an eternity.
At last, Gu Jinlai offered a faint smile and spoke, "Thank you for coming to assist."
His words, like a refreshing spring breeze that brings rain.
The five Supreme Void Immortals, suffocating under the intense pressure, suddenly felt as if a myriad of sunlight had pierced through the gloom, shining upon the earth, warming the spring and bringing life back to the land.
Dong Xuanzi was the first to restrain his excitement and said, "This... this is what we should do."
"Yes, yes, Ancient True Immortal is a True Immortal of our Human Clan. Seeing you in danger, how could we stand by and watch?"
Duanmu Chengyun immediately followed, "Of course, with the strength of Ancient True Immortal, you hardly need our help."
The others nodded eagerly!
Yes!
Excitement!
The five Supreme Void Immortals felt as if they were conversing with a top dignitary who had graciously stooped to their level...
It was as if those County Lord Level personages were smiling and greeting them, mere commoners, with such excitement.
Or rather...
They felt honored.
Honored to be able to speak with such a great personage.
"Although you weren’t able to offer aid, your willingness to rush here at the first opportunity is a good intention I acknowledge," Gu Jinlai continued.
As Gu Jinlai spoke, he pointed to the corpse of the Demon God Long Xiao, "This Demon God Body can be taken back with you; it contains many top-notch materials which should be quite valuable. Some materials will certainly aid in your Cultivation. Additionally, I am in need of some goods as an exchange for the contribution earned from slaying these two Demon Gods. Here’s the list."
He summoned a spiritual energy and pointed a finger towards Duanmu Chengyun.
Duanmu Chengyun did not dodge and quickly recorded the information contained within the spiritual energy.
These resources...
Duanmu Chengyun was familiar with them.
But he hesitated for less than a second, then solemnly responded, "Please rest assured, Ancient True Immortal, I will quickly gather these resources for you."
"Thank you for your efforts," Gu Jinlai replied with a slight nod of his head.
Duanmu Chengyun, and the Void Immortals beside him, looked at Gu Jinlai, opened their mouths, seemingly wanting to ask who exactly this creator is and how he had erased another creator.
But...
Under the impression that Gu Jinlai was unwilling to explain, they swallowed their questions.
Eventually, Duanmu Chengyun bowed and said, "If Ancient True Immortal has no further instructions, we will go and gather these resources."
"Alright," Gu Jinlai replied.
After a moment, something occurred to him, "Do not publicize this matter."
He was acutely aware of the heavy price he had paid to erase the Aries Star Lord, and such a battle...
He simply could not afford to undergo it a second time.
So now was not the time for high profile.
"We understand, please rest assured, Ancient True Immortal, no one besides the six of us will know of today’s events," Duanmu Chengyun and the others solemnly declared.
Gu Jinlai nodded.
He glanced in a certain direction.
There, Demon Flames surged wildly as if dozens of colossal shadows were rapidly approaching.
Those were the Demon Emperors that had followed the Star Trace Demon God and Demon God Long Xiao here.
Only because Star Trace and Long Xiao moved faster than the typical Demon Emperor, they arrived a few minutes later.
It was in these few short minutes that everything had settled into dust.
"Since Star Trace and Long Xiao have perished, the Holy Dynasty’s counterattack against the periphery devils will be much easier, but if you five can delay a few more Demon Emperors here, it’s possible that the devils’ blockade will collapse on its own," said Gu Jinlai.
The five Supreme Void Immortals nodded seriously, "Leave it to us."
While they feared the creator and were wary of Demon Gods, when faced with dozens of Demon Emperors...
With the strength of the five of them, it was simply a massacre.
The five Supreme Void Immortals departed one after another, and soon, violent energy fluctuations were transmitted from afar.
However, Gu Jinlai no longer paid them any attention.
His Divine Sense was now entirely focused on the Spirit Realm Life left by the Aries Star Lord, and he began infusing this Spirit Realm Life into the Demon Soul Crystal.
He was refining what all cultivators regarded as a taboo existence—the Ruins Beast.
Because he knew this "Spirit Realm Life" extremely well, even though there were only two Demon Soul Crystals, he managed to barely contain the Spirit Realm Life within them.
Of course, the quality of the two Demon Soul Crystals also played a role.
Having originated from two Upper Spirit Venerables after their demise, both the volume and color quality were far beyond the one Gu Jinlai had obtained in the Tianhe Demon Realm Rift.
"The stronger the Spirit Realm Life that is refined, the stronger the Ruins Beast that results. At the peak of its existence, the Spirit Realm Life left by the Aries Star Lord..."
Gu Jinlai paused to recollect the memory of this creator.
The Spirit Realm Life he had condensed was certainly among the top tier of all Spirit Realm Lives refined into Forbidden Ruined Beasts.
If he had hundreds of Demon Soul Crystals to unleash the full power of this Spirit Realm Life...
In the True Immortal Stage, he’d be unstoppable.
As for Immortal Masters...
The Aries Star Lord had no memory of battling an Immortal Master, and Gu Jinlai had never encountered any himself.
As to the outcome of such a battle, they would only know after the fact.
