Chapter 1075: "Slay" the Dark Deity
Chapter 1075: "Slay" the Dark Deity
The Dark Deity has awakened?!
Seeing those innocent yet malevolent eyes, a tremendous shock reverberated through Situ Zhenren's heart, nearly breaking his defenses.
Deep fear surged within him, causing his body to shiver.
But Situ Zhenren, the great elder of the Mystic Valley, had faced countless storms and trials throughout his life. Despite the overwhelming shock, he managed to steady his mind, forcing himself to remain calm and think clearly with his last shred of clarity.
After a few breaths, Situ Zhenren realized in shock:
"No, He hasn't awakened!"
"If the Dark Deity had truly awakened, there would be far more terrifying killing intent, and we would be facing far greater danger."
"He hasn't awakened!"
Situ Zhenren looked into Yu'er's eyes again.
These childish eyes carried a trace of malevolence, but there was still a lingering innocence and even a hint of kindness.
These are not the eyes of the Dark Deity.
But... it's almost there...
Situ Zhenren could clearly sense that the kindness in Yu'er's eyes was gradually fading.
Humanity was being extinguished, and malevolence was growing.
That innocence and childishness were turning into coldness and cruelty.
It seemed as if all living things were mere grass, mere sacrificial offerings to be devoured by Him.
Inside Yu'er's divine body, something was slowly stirring, as if something was hatching and awakening...
"Quick, kill her!"
In that moment, this was the only thought in Situ Zhenren's mind.
If they didn't act now, everything would be over.
He raised the Seven Stars Sword, ready to strike into Yu'er's chest.
But in the next instant, a sudden "boom" echoed in his ears, and he felt as if he was drowning in the depths of the sea, surrounded by overwhelming pressure. Looking up, he saw that Yu'er's innocent face had taken on a terrifying aura of authority.
Situ Zhenren felt a deep sense of fear, panic, and submission.
It was as if he were just an ant, a lowly servant, who dared not offend the exalted deity.
Even the urge to kneel before Yu'er overcame him.
His knees bent slightly, and his body began to hunch.
But the next moment, the Six Yang Crimson Gold Lantern flashed, and Situ Zhenren snapped back to his senses, realizing what he was doing. A chill ran down his spine.
Divine authority!
Mortals must submit to the deities!
This was the law of divine power!
Situ Zhenren felt an immense terror.
Even before being born, He possessed such terrifying divine authority, and just a glance made him feel submissive.
Once He truly descended and unleashed His full divine authority, Situ Zhenren doubted he would even dare to entertain the thought of resistance.
"He must be killed!"
The idea that all living beings are mere sacrificial offerings is not just rhetoric!
Situ Zhenren touched his forehead, connecting with the Mystic Heaven Northern Dipper Seven Star Array, drawing on the power of the stars to resist the divine authority.
At the same time, he tried to suppress his personal fears, tensions, and anxieties, focusing his mind on one belief:
Eliminate the Dark Deity at all costs!
The divine authority waned, and the suffocating pressure around him gradually dissipated.
Situ Zhenren suppressed the urge to submit and the fear of resistance, trembling hands clutching the Seven Stars Sword as he gritted his teeth and aimed it at Yu'er.
The sword's blue glow was just three inches away from Yu'er's chest.
The sharp, azure starlight began to threaten the malevolent will.
Yu'er's face turned terrifying, and she let out a shrill scream.
The sound was filled with anger at the insignificance of mortals, causing Situ Zhenren's blood to boil, his head to throb, and his spirit to feel as if it were being torn apart.
But he endured it all, striving to deliver the final blow.
Yu'er's scream grew even more piercing and vicious.
It seemed to carry blade-like thoughts, slicing through Situ Zhenren like a tornado, leaving him covered in wounds.
Situ Zhenren felt as if he were caught in a storm of divine thoughts, struggling to move.
He wanted to persist, gritting his teeth and enduring, perhaps just one more inch would be enough to pierce the "evil fetus's" chest.
The seven-star light would cleanse the sin and eliminate all danger.
But in the next moment, Situ Zhenren heard a "crack."
At first, it was a single sound, then it spread, becoming a continuous series of cracks.
Situ Zhenren quickly realized what was happening.
The demon eggs!
These were the sounds of countless demon eggs breaking around them.
The unborn Dark Deity seemed to sense the danger and, with a shrill scream, commanded His demonic "offspring" to break free from their eggs prematurely to protect their deity.
Soon, demon eggs shattered, black blood flowing everywhere. One by one, demons emerged, wrapped in black miasma, carrying unknown "polluted" powers, rising from the decay.
Even the three massive fetal demon eggs beside the Dark Deity began to tremble, their surfaces cracking.
Like the Rosy Pink Fetus Demon, these fetal demons, possessing part of the Dark Deity's "laws", were about to hatch.
They were supposed to be born alongside the Dark Deity, serving as His "guardians."
But now, sensing the sharpness of the Seven Star Array, the Dark Deity had to force them to hatch prematurely to summon these "guardians."
As the demon eggs broke open, waves of polluted evil energy spread, and countless demons began to appear...
Situ Zhenren's heart trembled, and he immediately called out to everyone:
"Give it your all to help me slay the Dark Deity!"
The elder of the Spirit Talisman Sect abandoned the Xiao Family Patriarch and used the Evil Suppressing Talisman to subdue Yu'er, the evil fetus, easing the pressure on Situ Zhenren.
The elder of the Little Spirit Sect began using various spells to clear the demons hatching from the nearby eggs.
The elders of the Great Dao Sect and Kunzhou continued to restrain the corrupted Xiao Family Patriarch.
The other Yu Hua Zhenren also joined in, fighting the increasing number of demons.
But they dared not truly "kill" Yu'er.
This was something Situ Zhenren had especially emphasized before they set out.
Only the Seven Stars Sword could slay the evil fetus.
No one else, no divine thought techniques or divine thought artifacts, should touch the body of the evil fetus, as it could lead to unimaginable consequences.
The evil fetus was the vessel of the Dark Deity's descent, the embodiment of the evil path's laws, and could not be eliminated by mere divine thought alone.
The method of killing Him could result in even more terrifying consequences.
It might even bring about an unknown and horrifying karma.
This outcome, this “karma,” can only be borne by Situ Zhenren, who faces the “Deadly Tribulation,” alone.
This is his destiny.
It is also one of the greatest difficulties in slaying the Dark Deity.
Therefore, everyone can only attack the surrounding demons, fetus demons, and the Xiao Family Patriarch, thereby creating favorable conditions for Situ Zhenren.
The patriarch of the Spirit Talisman Sect also only dares to use the Evil Suppressing Talisman to suppress the evil fetus, not daring to truly “kill” it.
Countless companion demons hatched from the black water and charged at everyone.
The old woman summoned the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Daoist wielded the peachwood sword, the three brothers activated the Mystic Eight Trigram Formation, and the white-robed female Zhenren invoked the Three Pure Bells. Each used their divine mental techniques to kill the demons and protect Situ Zhenren.
Situ Zhenren put everything around him, his life and death, and his fear out of his mind.
His gaze was cold, focused only on slaying the Dark Deity.
The overwhelming divine power pressed down on his spirit, causing cracks to form.
The pervasive intimidation made him almost suffocate.
But Situ Zhenren still recited the incantation, using the Seven Stars Array and the Six Yang Crimson Gold Lantern to protect himself. He withstood the immense pressure and slowly thrust the Seven Stars Sword toward Yu'er's heart.
Yu'er's face showed panic.
A piercing scream instantly erupted.
This scream instantly shattered the surrounding massive fetus demon eggs.
The demon eggs burst open rapidly, spewing blood and ooze. Amid the surging evil energy, two even more powerful fetus demons hatched.
One was a Human-Faced Spider Demon.
Its face was a patchwork of human features, with crimson eyes and a death-white body. Its limbs revealed bones, and even its abdomen was sewn with grotesque, struggling human faces.
These faces screamed and struggled, just looking at them made one's spirit weaken and feel fear.
The other was a Rotten Fetus Demon.
It had a large, fat head and a body covered in rotting flesh, oozing pus.
This pus contained a “corrupting” force, and any contact would corrode the spirit with its filthy energy.
Though these two fetus demons were at the peak of the third rank, they both contained evil laws.
Situ Zhenren sensed the powerful threats and his expression changed slightly.
The other divine mental cultivators also did not dare to relax for a moment.
The Daoist immediately used his divine mental blood to wipe the peachwood sword, then wielded it, transforming it into a sword beam that directly slashed at the Rotten Fetus Demon.
The sword's power was formidable, severing the demon's right arm in one strike.
But in the next instant, the demon's pus began to flow, and its body started to regenerate.
When the Daoist retracted the peachwood sword, he found that the blade was covered in corrupted flesh and blood, and its spirituality had been eroded, causing him great distress.
At this moment, the Human-Faced Spider Demon let out a terrified roar.
The Daoist's mental defenses were momentarily breached, as if he was plunged into endless darkness. The various terrifying experiences from his centuries of cultivation flashed through his mind, and the chilling fear spread from his heart.
“Not good…”
The Daoist realized the danger but it was too late. The Human-Faced Spider Demon was already close, its terrifying human face opening into a black maw that swallowed the Daoist's head.
Fortunately, at the last moment, the Six Ding and Six Jia summoned by the old woman protected the Daoist, forcefully restraining the Human-Faced Spider Demon's head.
The Human-Faced Spider Demon began to roar in terror again.
The white-robed female Zhenren immediately activated the Three Pure Bells, breaking its demonic sound.
The Daoist's mind became slightly clearer.
But before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the eldest of the three brothers, who had been using the Mystic Eight Trigram Formation to resist the demons around Situ Zhenren, suddenly shouted in alarm:
“Zhenren Zhao, what are you doing?!”
The one called “Zhenren Zhao” was the heavily tattooed man.
Originally injured and recuperating, he was now approaching the Rosy Pink Fetus Demon, which had been suppressed by the patriarch of the Spirit Talisman Sect with talismans. He seemed possessed, reaching out to remove the sealing talisman on the Rosy Pink Fetus Demon.
His arm was burned by the talisman, exposing the bone.
But his face showed a crazed expression, as if everything was worth it for the one he loved, driven by a soul-destroying obsession.
The battle with the companion demons and fetus demons was intense and dangerous.
No one noticed the man's abnormal behavior.
By the time everyone noticed, it was too late.
The man had sacrificed an arm to remove the talisman, and the Rosy Pink Fetus Demon was free, immediately embracing his mouth in a kiss.
The man's face contorted in a crazed expression, but his flesh began to rot, his features distorting into an unrecognizable mess.
Everyone was horrified.
Before they could react, the Human-Faced Spider Demon's terrified scream rang out again.
This scream, combined with the man's disfigured appearance, deeply shook everyone's hearts, instilling fear.
Fortunately, the white-robed female Zhenren mustered her remaining divine mental energy and activated the Three Pure Bells once more.
The Three Pure Bells were a supreme treasure with countless uses, but they consumed a lot of divine mental energy.
So far, she had already activated the Three Pure Bells multiple times to resolve crises, and her divine mental energy was already depleted, her spirit scattered.
But even so, she gritted her teeth and, at the critical moment, activated the “Purifying Evil” sound once more.
The clear bell sound dispelled the fear and resisted the Human-Faced Spider Demon's call.
The Daoist immediately wielded the peachwood sword, piercing the Human-Faced Spider Demon. The peachwood sword, carrying a golden light, directly pierced through one of the demon's faces.
But this face, with its grotesque expression, clung to the peachwood sword, refusing to let go even as the sword light tore through it.
The peachwood sword, already contaminated with corrupted flesh, was further corroded by the demon's saliva, gradually turning into rotten wood.
The Daoist's expression changed dramatically.
At that moment, another roar sounded: “Brother Two!”
Following the sound, they saw that the second of the three brothers in the Mystic Eight Trigram Formation had a fresh red lip mark on his neck, which was spreading.
The second brother was now attacking the other two brothers, his mouth chanting madly:
"She’s mine, she loves me, you can’t take her from me! I want you all to die!"
The technique of the Mystic Eight Trigram Formation required the combined efforts of three people, working in perfect harmony.
Now, one of them was poisoned by the demonic charm, and the formation crumbled on its own.
This trio's Mystic Eight Trigram Formation had been the sturdiest "shield" on this journey. With the formation shattered, the defense line of the divine cultivators against the demons was completely breached.
The demons, hatched from eggs, surged forward like a tide...
Along with the three fetal demons, everyone's heart slowly sank into despair.
On the other side, the Great Dao Sect Patriarch was locked in a fierce battle with the Xiao Family Patriarch. As the fight progressed, he realized that a deep, dark color was spreading across his body, and the evil thoughts in his heart were growing.
The corrupted Xiao Family Patriarch, however, looked increasingly sinister and vicious, as if he had foreseen all of this.
"I... am being assimilated..."
The Great Dao Sect Patriarch's face turned ashen.
Situ Zhenren, sensing what was happening around him, felt his heart turn cold.
He knew it was all over.
They were all going to die.
"Enough..." Situ Zhenren's gaze suddenly turned resolute, and he felt a sense of calm.
He had come on this journey with the resolve to die, and death was not to be feared. What was truly terrifying was that they would die, but the evil fetus would live.
If that happened, the ten Yu Hua Zhenren and the four Cave-Void cultivators would have died in vain.
Situ Zhenren looked at Yu'er, his expression becoming extremely stern. "Beast, die with me!"
In an instant, Situ Zhenren's determination reached its peak, fueled by anger and unwavering resolve. He mobilized almost all of his divine soul power and thrust the Seven Stars Sword downward with all his might.
This strike was a true act of abandoning life and death, carrying an extraordinary willpower.
Even the divine might of the evil fetus could not withstand it.
The evil fetus let out a shrill, agonized scream, but it could not stop Situ Zhenren's determination.
The tip of the Seven Stars Sword moved inch by inch forward.
The starlight from the sword tip finally injured Yu'er, piercing the true fetus of the Dark Deity.
Yu'er's chest was burned red by the starlight.
Cracks began to appear in her abdomen.
A more piercing scream erupted from Yu'er's mouth, causing the Xiao Family Patriarch, the three fetal demons, and the numerous accompanying demons to feel a mix of fear and anger. They all rushed to attack Situ Zhenren.
The Great Dao Sect Patriarch and other surviving Cave-Void cultivators, as well as the remaining Yu Hua Zhenren, had a premonition of their fate. They used their last bit of strength to activate their secret divine techniques, blocking the Dark Deity's minions and demons, buying Situ Zhenren a last chance.
Situ Zhenren's teeth were almost bleeding from the strain, as he endured the twisting of his divine soul under the Dark Deity's pressure and the tearing pain, pushing the Seven Stars Sword deeper.
As the sword's light reached Yu'er, she screamed incessantly, and her abdomen finally split open, the crack growing larger.
Wen Ren Wan's heart ached as if being cut by a knife, but she could do nothing but watch in sorrow.
Tears streamed down her face, blurring her vision, as if she didn't want to see the more cruel scenes to come.
A hint of guilt and determination flashed in Situ Zhenren's eyes.
"I'm sorry..."
Using his last bit of divine will, he thrust the Seven Stars Sword downward, aiming to pierce Yu'er's chest and end everything.
But at that moment, a pitch-black hand suddenly emerged from Yu'er's abdomen, gripping the tip of the Seven Stars Sword.
Situ Zhenren's pupils dilated.
The power of the Northern Dipper stars surged, cutting into the black hand.
But the hand was as hard as stone.
Its divine will was also terrifyingly strong.
"A divine body?!"
Situ Zhenren's breathing became labored, and his heart skipped a beat.
Overwhelming fear instantly engulfed him.
Before he could completely despair, Situ Zhenren gathered his last bit of courage, intending to engage the Dark Deity in a final struggle, using the Seven Stars Sword to slay Him.
Situ Zhenren pushed the sword again, but no matter how hard he tried, the Seven Stars Sword remained embedded as if in stone, immovable.
The pitch-black evil power even seeped into the Seven Stars Sword.
Suddenly, with a "crack", the Seven Stars Sword was completely shattered by the black hand before Situ Zhenren's eyes.
The Seven Stars Sword... shattered...
Situ Zhenren's face turned deathly pale.
He knew that everything was truly... over.
After shattering the Seven Stars Sword, the black hand emerged from Yu'er's abdomen.
Then came an arm, a leg, a body covered in sin, immersed in black amniotic fluid, and finally, a head.
A small head, with a face similar to Yu'er's but with goat horns.
Time seemed to freeze.
Accompanied by a suffocating and terrifying heartbeat, the true fetus of the Great Wasteland Dark Deity was finally... born.
He slowly opened his eyes and let out his first cry.
This cry was not shrill, but it carried a great terror that made the heavens and earth tremble, spreading through the Tao causal lines and reaching every corner of the world in an instant.
In Qianxue Prefecture, at the Sword Viewing Pavilion.
All the Cave-Void patriarchs felt a terrifying sense of dread at the same time.
All cultivators below the Cave-Void stage were also filled with fear.
Around the Blood Sacrifice Array, the cultivators of the righteous and demonic paths, who were locked in battle, all stopped involuntarily, their faces filled with confusion and terror.
The righteous cultivators felt as if something unimaginable had awakened, making their chests feel heavy and almost suffocating.
The demonic cultivators, sensing the overwhelming aura, became even more fervent in their excitement.
They knew their deity had awoken.
The world would soon witness true blood and gore, a true feast of slaughter.
...
Inside the Blood Sacrifice Array, in the great hall of the Flesh and Blood Labyrinth.
The myriad demons, sensing the terrifying aura of the Dark Deity's birth, went mad with frenzy.
In a corner of the Flesh and Blood Labyrinth, above the Blood Pool.
Mo Hua slowly opened his eyes, sensing the intense aura of the Dark Deity.
The Dark Deity had been awakened.
And he had been awakened by the Dark Deity...
(End of Chapter)
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