Chapter 3020: The Demon in Illusion

Puff! Puff! Puff!

In the dim sky of the Taigu Road, blood flowers bloomed one after another, each marking the demise of an outer domain supreme being. The Nü Di, with each arrow, targeted and brought down another opponent, eliminating them systematically.

However, the outer domains were not devoid of exceptional individuals.

For instance, a blood-haired Tian Mo was truly formidable, born with inherent laws. Even after being struck by the Nü Di's arrow, only its physical body was destroyed, while its ethereal Yuán Shén escaped at an astonishing speed.

In response, the Nü Di was decisive.

The first arrow could be dodged, but not the second.

Ah!

Miserable wails echoed through heaven and earth, more chilling than any ghost.

The Nü Di was utterly dominant and ruthless, like a god of slaughter, sweeping through like autumn winds scattering fallen leaves, slaughtering outer domain emperors wherever she went.

The emperors watched awkwardly; there was a clear distinction between foot soldiers and generals. They had fought for so long without exterminating the outer domain supremes, but the moment the Nü Di arrived, she cut down emperors as if they were mere dogs.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen had already sheathed the Yǒnghéng Sword and dragged the two Tiān Dì Shèng Mó together, circling them to examine them.

The two Tiān Dì Shèng Mó were like madmen, struggling furiously in anger and resentment. As peak Tiān Dì Shèng Mó and generals under the Shèng Mó, they had once routed the Heavenly Court, yet now they were suppressed by a mere initial-stage Tiān Dì.

Ye Chen said:"People! You can't not believe in evil."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, placing his left on the second Shèng Mó's Tiān Líng Gài and his right on the third Shèng Mó's head.

Then, Yǒnghéng energy surged forth.

Following that, strands of light were shaken out from the two Shèng Mó's bodies—to be precise, various Fǎqì: knives, spears, swords, halberds, magic mirrors, treasures, and magic god knives, every single one.

At the same time, the Hùnlún Dǐng scurried over.

Ye Chen could devour Shèng Mó, and as his natal weapon, the Hùnlún Dǐng could naturally devour Shèng Mó Fǎqì. In the entire Shèng Tǐ lineage, only Ye Chen could achieve this, as he was the Shèng Tǐ supreme who had once created the Xiān Hé—this privilege was unique to him and not shared by other Shèng Tǐ.

Ah!

The previously quiet heaven and earth resounded with wails once more.

Ye Chen unleashed the Tūn Tiān Mó Gōng, forcefully devouring them. The Yuán Shén of the two Shèng Mó were destroyed inch by inch, and the refined essence became nourishment for Ye Chen, far superior to that of a fully accomplished Shèng Mó.

Crack! Crack!

The Hùnlún Dǐng was not idle; with its mouth facing down, it swallowed the Shèng Mó Fǎqì in one gulp. Its appetite was insatiable and overwhelmingly dominant; the Fǎqì were crushed, and any imprinted marks were insignificant, with the refined essence fusing into the Dǐng's body.

No one knew when the screams finally faded.

In that patch of void sky, the two Shèng Mó were gone, completely devoured. Even in death, they carried unwillingness, dying so unjustly—peak Tiān Dì realm, yet unable to defeat an initial-stage Tiān Dì.

It was fortunate the generation Shèng Mó wasn't there; otherwise, it would have cursed, "My supreme dignity has truly been thrown away by you all."

Ye Chen withdrew his hand, standing like a statue in the void sky.

The two Tiān Dì Shèng Mó as nourishment brought nìtiān opportunities and fortunes; with more mysterious powers added, in the míngmíngzhōng, that balance tilted another point toward his Shèng Tǐ lineage. When Shèng Mó dies, Shèng Tǐ grows stronger.

The beneficiaries were not just him, but also Dì Huáng and Hóng Yán.

The two were already accustomed to this; their rapid progress along the way was directly linked to the death of many Shèng Mó.

Ye Chen said:"Let's go."

He took the lead in striding forward, with light blooming under his feet and Yǒnghéng light wandering. Profound Xiān Zé appeared vaguely around his body, accompanied by heavenly sounds all the way, leaving even emperors in a daze.

At his side, the Hùnlún Dǐng was particularly active.

After devouring so many Fǎqì, many of which were supreme level, how could there be no opportunities? The thick Dǐng body made the universe tremble.

Now, it could be the big boss.

In contrast, the Hùnlún Huǒ and Hùnlún Léi were not as pleased; after all, that thing was the natal weapon. Having devoured so many high-level Fǎqì, they couldn't compare anymore.

The emperors followed, laughing heartily; among so many great battles, this one yielded the greatest harvest: three Tiān Dì Shèng Mó and hundreds of outer domain supremes, a total victory.

At the end of the Taigu Road, the Nü Di was already waiting.

When Ye Chen arrived, she was gazing up at the vast sky, her expression far from good— solemn, even, with worry in her eyes.

Ye Chen frowned and looked up as well.

As he gazed, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if seeing a terrifying scene: seven wheels of pitch-black suns, enormously vast beyond comprehension, all dyed with demonic aura and overflowing with demonic light, surrounded by destructive visions and covered in a layer of apocalyptic glory.

Ye Chen murmured:"Tiān Mó Chóng Qī Shā?"

He turned to glance at the Nü Di.

The Nü Di said:"As you said."

She parted her lips slightly; during the previous battle, she hadn't noticed at all, but now, upon careful observation, she could see clearly.

Such visions, she had seen once in the ancient times—more precisely, in the previous epoch.

Tiān Mó Chóng Qī Shā was a sign, a harbinger of great heavenly destruction and the end of an epoch, with the reflected demonic light truly representing the apocalypse.

The Nü Di murmured:"Time is running out."

The virtual shadow of Tiān Mó Chóng Qī Shā had already manifested, and its true arrival was only a matter of time.

Ye Chen remained silent, just looking without speaking.

Regarding Tiān Mó Chóng Qī Shā, he had heard about it back in Dà Chǔ, when Lóng Yè had told him it was a catastrophe.

Now, as a sealed Tiān Dì, knowing more secrets, he realized Lóng Yè hadn't spoken lightly; Tiān Mó Chóng Qī Shā was not just a catastrophe—it was world-ending destruction, the conclusion of an epoch.

The gods and generals said:"What's there to see!"

They crowded at the Dǐng's mouth, each raising their heads.

The emperors did the same, exhausting their eyesight.

Alas, their vision was limited; even Ye Chen and the Nü Di could only barely see it, let alone them.

The Nü Di was the first to retract her gaze and activated the succession immortal array.

Ye Chen turned his head and stood shoulder to shoulder with her; the emperors returned to their positions. Seeing the expressions on the Nü Di and Ye Chen's faces, it was clearly something serious.

Buzz!

Accompanied by a buzz, the Taigu Road connected inch by inch.

The opposite Taigu Road was not far away.

The emperors worked together, and in less than half a day, they connected it. There were no outer domain supremes, no traces of battle; many mountains and ancient cities remained intact. This was the first section of the road they had encountered untouched by war.

With no outer domain supremes, the emperors enjoyed the leisure.

Soon, the buzzing sound rang out again; the Taigu Road extended like a divine light into the void, with seals and bizarre phenomena along the way.

This time, it stretched quite far.

For a full half month, they hadn't seen the opposite side. Not to mention the emperors, even Ye Chen and the Nü Di had pale faces.

Hòu Yì said:"At this rate, we may not hold up."

He staggered back, and Jiàn Shén took over, exerting his utmost vision to gaze, but still not seeing the opposite Taigu Road. Ye Chen and the Nü Di were consuming a lot, and they were also depleting their divine power.

Ye Chen said:"The power in the míngmíng is declining."

He had looked into the void more than once and could clearly feel the changes, but because of this, he felt more palpitations. In his view, it was mostly due to Tiān Mó Chóng Qī Shā; the entire world was gradually declining from its peak, and at a certain limit, there would be great heavenly destruction, and no one could escape.

The Nü Di suddenly spoke, addressing the gods and generals in the Dǐng:"Go and undergo tribulation."

Upon hearing this, four figures stepped out: one was Tūn Tiān Mó Zūn, one was Chǔ Jiāng Wáng, one was Shèng Huáng, and one was Yǔ Huá Xiān Wáng. After many days of accumulation, they had touched the emperor's barrier, and their previously damaged opportunities had become complete again.

This, the Nü Di had already seen through.

Now, the opposite Taigu Road was still very far away; according to her estimation, at least another eight or nine days were needed. The emperors clearly couldn't hold on and needed more supremes to supplement.

As for her and Ye Chen, with Yǒnghéng supporting them, they could barely hold on for eight or nine days. In any case, they couldn't stop halfway; they needed to connect to the opposite side in one go.

Boom! Rumble!

Soon, rumbling sounds were heard; four emperor tribulations erupted simultaneously.

Míng Dì said:"Again, clumping together."

He, who was resting with eyes closed, slowly opened them and sighed endlessly; the four of them crossing the ultimate emperor tribulation together was unprecedented in history—even in the Heavenly Court era, it probably didn't happen.

Dào Zǔ was also watching, more concerned about when the Zhū Tiān expeditionary force could reach the Taigu Hónghuāng; time was really running out.

In the dim Taigu Road, thunder enveloped the dusk.

Four people, four directions, four seas of destructive thunder; the emperor's thunder struck the Taigu Road full of scars, and heaven and earth buzzed and trembled, on the verge of collapse, all because too many were undergoing tribulation, disturbing the míngmíng Qián Kūn.

Ye Chen didn't look; he was exerting all his effort to support.

The emperors had no time for other things; either supplementing or recovering divine power. Due to frequent supplementation, the recovery time shortened each time, and every second was precious.

The gods and generals said:"What a grand scene."

They couldn't help but emerge from the great Dǐng, watching the emperor tribulation from afar; the four of them undergoing emperor tribulation together was unprecedented in history.

The thunder tribulation didn't know when it dissipated.

Looking at Mó Zūn and the others, they were all in a sorry state, with solemn expressions; the emperor thunder tribulation wasn't fearful, but what was fearful was the subsequent Fǎshēn; no need to look, there must be Ye Chen's.

Sure enough, in the four emperor tribulations, the first Fǎshēn to manifest was that of Yè Dà Dì, full of domineering aura.

The gods and generals said:"The emperor among emperors is indeed not for nothing.""No matter who undergoes the emperor tribulation, that guy comes to join in.""One is fine, but please, no Heavenly Court Nü Di."

They discussed fervently, already accustomed to it.

Subsequently, emperor Fǎshēn appeared one after another: Dì Huáng and Hóng Yán's, Xíng Tiān Hòu Yì's, Jiàn Shén Jiàn Zūn's, and Běi Lín Xī Chén's. As fellow emperors, the Hùnlún Tǐ was not absent; anyway, all the emperors present except the Nü Di appeared without exception.

Besides them, there were also Fǎshēn of other emperors, more or less; the formation was grand, making even the gods and generals horrified.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The battle quickly began; no matter who, they all fought extremely hard, fighting and fleeing, struggling at the gates of hell.

Fortunately, they were all tough enough and survived the emperor tribulation.

Zhū Tiān added four more emperors; at this moment, they were all sitting in the void sky, reshaping their physical bodies. After an emperor tribulation, they had all become Yuán Shén states; no one wiped out the killing intent for them, as the emperors had no time for other things; all supremes were piled at the Taigu end.

It took three full days for the emperors to get up; they didn't have time to fuse with the Dào and fell to the end, replacing the exhausted emperors.

Only then could the emperors breathe a sigh of relief.

At the forefront, Ye Chen and the Nü Di's mouths were already overflowing with fresh blood; the emperors behind could rotate, but the two of them had been at the very front from beginning to end. The stronger the person, the greater the responsibility; they couldn't fall until they connected to the opposite side.

The Nü Di said:"It's close."

In the past few days, she spoke for the first time, with joy in her eyes.

Ye Chen asked:"Taigu Hónghuāng?"

Otherwise, the Nü Di wouldn't show joy.

The Nü Di said:"Exactly."

She smiled charmingly, and the paleness on her cheeks was dispelled a bit; after such a difficult journey, they finally saw hope; the remaining distance was extremely limited, at least that's what she thought; as for how far it still was, they would know only after connecting to the opposite Taigu Road.

Ye Chen also smiled tiredly; it was too damn tiring.

Seeing the two smile, the emperors behind exchanged glances; without asking, they knew there was good news, probably Taigu Hónghuāng.

As they spoke, the Nü Di's raised hand suddenly deviated quite a bit, and even the Taigu Road that had been extending eastward suddenly headed southeast, at an extremely fast speed.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow:"Can Taigu Road turn?"

This kind of operation was the first time he had seen it.

The Nü Di said:"You don't really think Taigu Road is straight, do you!"

She smiled lightly and said, as she spoke, her hands deviated again.

Because of her deviation, the Taigu Road heading southeast returned to due east, and then headed northeast; afterwards, such operations occurred every so often.

It was as if the Nü Di was driving, holding the steering wheel; wherever she turned, the Taigu Road under her feet went.

Ye Chen's mouth twitched:"Is it mountain roads with eighteen bends?"

Even if Taigu Road wasn't straight, it couldn't be this bendy! Going straight, the distance would be the shortest! Why turn bends randomly.

The Nü Di transmitted a message, explaining the reason:"To avoid terrible existences."

If it were smooth all the way, who would want to go around bends? I'm not stupid.

Ye Chen said:"I see."

His eyes were profound, looking into the void; he could vaguely see a red vortex, probably the terrible existence the Nü Di mentioned; it was enormously large and spinning extremely fast; just looking from afar, he felt a terrible swallowing force; if you threw the Yōu Míng Continent in, perhaps not even a ripple would be stirred; the vortex was that big.

Just as he was looking, the Nü Di's arm moved again, deviating once more.

This time it came too suddenly, even Ye Chen didn't stand steady, and the emperors behind almost swayed.

The Fourth Shén Jiāng coughed dryly:"Old driver ah!"

Because his divine power was exhausted, his head was already dizzy, and with this domineering sharp turn, he felt like vomiting.

Rén Wáng stroked his beard and spoke meaningfully:"I calculate with my fingers, you're carsick."

Běi Lín didn't speak, glancing sideways at Rén Wáng; if the situation wasn't right, he would drag that guy out and beat him up.

The Nü Di secretly breathed a sigh of relief:"That was close."

It was fortunate that she turned quickly earlier, otherwise, she would definitely be affected by the vortex in the void; if not careful, she might even be sucked in.

Ye Chen looked for a long time and finally asked his doubt:"What exactly is that?"

The Nü Di's words were obscure, and Ye Chen listened confusedly:"The demon in the Xūwàng."

A demon in vortex form, it was the first time he had seen it, but from the Nü Di's expression, the demon in the Xūwàng was very terrible; otherwise, she wouldn't avoid it time and again.

The Nü Di explained:"This Taigu Road connects the upper and lower epochs; the closer to the previous epoch, the more unstable the Xūwàng is. The so-called demon in the Xūwàng is the remnant of great heavenly destruction; although it has no spirituality or intelligence, it has existed since ancient times and will devour and destroy everything that approaches it. In a certain sense, it is more threatening than the outer domain supremes; even the empress of that year almost perished there."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was even more shocked; shocked by the divine powers of the ancient Heavenly Court Nü Di; connecting the upper and lower epochs was already against heaven, let alone based on destruction.