Chapter 684: A Step Down
Chapter 684: A Step Down
Runicode symbols interwove to form a clear image.
This method originated from the Eternal Sect at the center of the universe, a unique application of the Runicode Way. Even a powerful demon like the Source Demon could not detect it.
The Holy Sect of Green Cloud was able to withstand the repeated attacks of the Great Demon thanks to this method, which allowed them to predict the demon's movements and make corresponding decisions.
At this moment, more and more elders of the Holy Sect noticed something amiss, their gazes fixed on the interwoven images formed by the runes.
The main subject of the image was still that terrifying giant demon, over ten billion miles in size, with black wings and a body covered in massive mouths, devouring vast amounts of demonic energy.
What left the elders and the Sect Master of the Holy Sect of Greencloud even more astonished was the tiny figure that appeared in the sky above the giant demon's path, seemingly out of nowhere.
Compared to the towering giant demon, this figure was so small it was almost indistinguishable from dust.
If not for the giant demon suddenly stopping its steps, the elders of the Holy Sect might not have noticed the figure at all.
"Who is that?"
The Sectmaster of the Holy Sect of Greencloud's mind flickered, the interwoven image rapidly magnified, and the tiny figure, compared to the giant demon, also grew larger.
"Chentong?"
The Sect Master of the Holy Sect of Greencloud was somewhat bewildered. After the image magnified, could clearly see a young man with his hands behind his back, wearing the uniform robe of an executor of the Holy Sect of Greencloud.
The Sect Master of the Holy Sect of Greencloud had a deep impression of Chentong. A thousand years ago, it was because of Chentong that they identified their former master who had already fallen to demonic ways.
Later, Chentong wanted to become an executor of the Holy Sect of Greencloud, and the Sect Master agreed. After that, he had not heard any special news about this disciple.
The Sect Master of the Holy Sect of Greencloud had not paid much attention to this disciple after that, and the incident of the former master falling to demonic ways was a blow to him, especially with the need to stabilize the sect's situation.
However, the Sect Master never would have thought that he would see this disciple again under such circumstances.
"Is that Chentong? An executor of the Holy Sect of Greencloud."
The elders of the Holy Sect, upon the image magnifying, immediately recognized Lin Yuan.
Over a thousand years, Lin Yuan had not shown any strength, that, but he had shared many insights about demons, which the elders had found to be true after repeated verification.
Thus, many of the elders came to know Chentong, the executor of the Holy Sect of Greencloud, who had a deep understanding of demons and would occasionally visit to ask questions about demons.
"Chentong?"
"Why is Chentong there?"
"What's going on?"
The hearts of the elders were filled with doubts, yet they were clear that Chentong suddenly appearing before the giant demon was bizarre.
First, how did Chentong leave the sect? The distance between the giant demon and the sect was unimaginably far. Not only did each disciple leaving the sect need to apply in advance, but crossing such a vast distance was incomprehensible.
Secondly, with the terrifying strength of the giant demon approaching the power of the Abyssal Demon, even the casual emanation of demonic energy would be enough to suffocateethe Sect Master, yet Chentong stood calmly above the giant demon, looking down?
Such elders, let alone standing there, they would likely be severely injured or even die if they got too close.
The elders exchanged glances, their eyes fixed on the interwoven image.
Under the watchful eyes of all the elders, the terrifying giant demon in the image was clearly becoming impatient. The surrounding boundless demonic energy began to boil, surging toward the tiny figure in the sky.
"Trouble."
The Sect Master of the Holy Sect of Greencloud’s heart sank. With the strength of that terrifying giant demon, such a sweeping demonic energy would heavily wound even him, and he would not be a match.
The hearts of the other elders trembled, instinctively putting themselves in Chentong’s shoes.
However.
The next moment.
Everyone saw a scene they would never forget.
The tiny figure standing high above the ground lifted his right leg and gently stepped down on the terrifying giant demon, over ten billion miles in size.
The originally terrifyinggiantdemon, with boundless terror, stumbled, retreating a few steps backward. The surrounding boiling demonic energy, the sky abruptly stopped.
Another step.
The towering, terrifying giant demon was directly stepped into the ground, half of its body buried in the earth.
Another step.
The struggling, terrifying giant demon was once again stepped into the ground.
The final step.
The giant demon, over ten billion miles tall, lay sprawled in a large pit,its demonic body weakening, barely alive.
The small figure finally retracted his right leg.
In comparison to the terrifying giant demon, this small figure now truly stood as the pinnacle, with the countless terrifying demons reduced to mere ants beneath his feet.
Silence.
The grand hall at the summit of Green Cloud Sacred Mountain fell into a deathly stillness.
The minds of all the elders, including the leader of the Sacred Sect, were blank.
Many of the elders, upon seeing Lin Yuan appear above the terrifying giant demon, vaguely sensed that this GreenCloud Academy enforcer was not simple, but they never expected such an unfathomable scene.
That terrifying giant demon, nearly a Primordial Demon, only managed to resist four steps?
Even a layman could see that Lin Yuan had not used his full strength, merely stomping four steps, and the terrifying giant demon was critically injured and on the brink of death?
Such power?
Such power?
The leader of the GreenCloud Sacred Sect's heart trembled.
A terrifying giant demon, nearing the level of a Primordial Demon, could likely match the power of a Third Realm Transcender to some extent.
And Lin Yuan, who stomped down the giant demon in just four steps, strong was he?
Second Realm Transcender? Or Third Realm Transcender?
Even in the prime of this world, before the great transformation, a Third Realm Transcender was extremely rare, especially a Third Realm Transcender, who was almost the strongest below the Eternal Sect.
The founder of the GreenCloud Sacred Sect barely reached the First Realm Transcender.
The leader of the GreenCloud Sacred Sect took a deep breath, preparing to speak, but then he suddenly noticed Lin Yuan seemed to sense something, his gaze turning toward them.
"Not good."
The leader of the GreenCloud Sacred Sect's scalp tingled, and without hesitation, he interrupted the rune workings, the scene instantly dissipating.
The many elders present, seeing this, actually breathed a sigh of relief, as if being watched by Lin Yuan brought immense pressure.
Demonic aura spread.
Lin Yuan looked down at the barely alive terrifying giant demon, his gaze flickering toward the direction of GreenCloud Sacred Mountain.
"This kind of surveillance, based on the principles of runes, is a secret investigative technique?"
Lin Yuan pondered, this surveillance was extremely subtle, even a Primordial Demon couldn't sense it, but Lin Yuan was not a Primordial Demon; he was a more powerful existence.
"A highly sophisticated use of runes."
Lin Yuan evaluated, even he did not immediately realize he was being observed.
"Probably already seen me."
Lin Yuan remained calm, the surveillance originating from GreenCloud Sacred Mountain, and his actions against the giant demon were not concealed. The leader of the Sacred Sect probably already knew of him.
Though his identity was exposed, Lin Yuan was not concerned. His strength had long since recovered to its peak, and with the creation of a hundred billion particle worlds, his combat power in this physical form was undoubtedly the strongest among the three true bodies.
With Lin Yuan's current strength, even before the great transformation, he could act as he pleased, let alone now?
"This demon."
Lin Yuan looked again at the collapsed giant demon.
The giant demon was incredibly powerful; in the chaotic void, it would be a Great Sage level existence, even more troublesome due to demonic energy,, a Great Sage, sustained by boundless demonic energy, nearly immortal.
Each of Lin Yuan's four steps was enough to crush a Great Sage, but it took four steps to completely rob the giant demon of its resistance.
Of course, this was also because Lin Yuan did not use his full strength. He was not out to kill the giant demon but to refine its demonic body, extracting its essence to support the creation of a large number of particle worlds.
So Lin Yuan acted with great caution, fearing a misstep would cause the giant demon to disintegrate completely.
"Come in."
With a slight thought, Lin Yuan immediately transported the giant demon to one of his particle worlds.
Inside, the Yin-Yang great mill formed by the chaotic Taiji force began to crush,, continuously grinding and shattering the giant demon's demonic body.
After completing this, Lin Yuan's figure vanished from the original spot.
At the highest grand hall of GreenCloud Sacred Mountain.
The many elders were silent, looking at the leader of the Sacred Sect standing above.
"Sect Leader, that senior?"
Finally, an elder gathered the courage to ask, addressing Lin Yuan as 'senior'.
The GreenCloud Sacred Sect, inheriting from the prime of the world, had a deep foundation, like a protector.
But even the most imaginative elder would not dare to associate Lin Yuan with the GreenCloud Sacred Sect's protector.
What a joke? If the GreenCloud Sacred Sect's protector had such strength, would the GreenCloud Sacred Sect still be oppressed by those demons?
Just one terrifying demon was enough to make the Holy Sect tremble from top to bottom?
The Guardian of the path may not be able to act easily, but if he truly had such power, how could the Qingyun Holy Sect live so cautiously?
“I don’t know either.”
The Sect Master of the Qingyun Holy Sect shook his head and said.
He knew very little about Lin Yuan. Now, seeing the other’s strength, he realized he had almost no understanding of this disciple who had been serving as the executor in the Qingyun Academy.
“But no matter what, the senior definitely has no ill will towards our Holy Sect.”
The Sect Master of the Qingyun Holy Sect thought for a moment and then spoke.
“Indeed.”
The many elders nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Indeed, with Lin Yuan’s strength, if there had been any malicious intent, the Qingyun Holy Sect would have already perished.
“What should we do now?”
Another elder asked.
The other elders immediately looked at the Sect Master upon hearing this.
“What should we do?”
The Sect Master of the Qingyun Holy Sect took a light breath and said solemnly, “Since our Holy Sect has such a senior sitting in it, we should immediately pay our respects.”
Not knowing was one thing.
Now that they knew, the Sect Master, no matter how bold, would not dare to not go and pay respects.
“Yes, we should immediately go and pay our respects.”
The many elders nodded.
Deep within the Qingyun Academy.
Lin Yuan had returned not long ago and had already completely refined the terrifying giant demon.
The boundless demonic energy, after being crushed countless times, returned to its origin, transforming into an extremely pure energy.
“Enough to support me in creating sixty million particle worlds.”
Lin Yuan’s face showed a smile.
One demon spirit could provide enough energy for Lin Yuan to create hundreds or even thousands of particle worlds.
One major demon could provide enough energy for Lin Yuan to create several million particle worlds.
And this terrifying giant demon, though still at the major demon level, was almost reaching the Source Demon level. The help it brought to Lin Yuan was unprecedented, equivalent to the harvest of hunting dozens of major demons.
“Moreover,”
Lin Yuan carefully observed the pure energy, sensing a faint,extremely primal aura from it.
“Is this aura the power of a Source Demon?”
Lin Yuan speculated in his heart. He had never hunted a Source Demon, but this giant demon was just a step away from becoming a Source Demon. Some parts of it were likely already evolving towards a Source Demon.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to wait for it to become a Source Demon.”
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Although the giant demon was just a step away from becoming a Source Demon, crossing that step could take who knows how long? Thousands of years? Tens of thousands of years? Hundreds of thousands of years? Even millions of years?
A demon’s growth is certainly faster than a cultivator’s, but it still required time, especially for the critical transformation from a major demon to a Source Demon, millions of years would be considered short.
With that time, Lin Yuan would have long gone to hunt a true Source Demon.
“This primal aura has traces of Thirteenth Rank power?”
Lin Yuan carefully sensed and concluded. Thirteenth Rank power was easy to identify, towering above all.
Every moment, a large number of Holy Sect disciples entered and exited the Qingyun Academy.
But on this day, a large number of Holy Sect disciples were summoned out of the Qingyun Academy.
“What’s going on?”
“Why are we being asked to leave?”
“Just, I just exchanged a secret technique and haven’t finished practicing it.”
Many Holy Sect disciples naturally had objections, but when they saw the Sect Master personally appearing outside the academy, followed by many high-ranking elders, they immediately realized that something major must have happened.
They quickly dispersed.
“What’s really going on?”
“How come the Sect Master is here?”
“And so many elders, no, it seems all the elders are here.”
“The Sect Master and all the elders are here? How is that possible?”
Many disciples’ faces were grave. Only in truly major matters would the Sectmaster and all the elders gather, but now?
Gathering outside the Qingyun Academy?
Could it be that the Qingyun Academy is related to the Holy Sect’s future existence?
Although aHolySectdisciple couldn’t understand, they didn’t dare to defy the orders of the Sect Master and theelders.
All the disciples evacuated the Qingyun Academy.
The Sect Master of the Qingyun Holy Sect calmed himself, glanced at the many elders behind him.
At this moment, all the elders were respectful, knowing from the interwoven runes that the existence they were about to meet was truly terrifying. They naturally dared not to be the slightest bit disrespectful.
“Qingyun Holy Sect, the 2638th Generation Sect Master, along with 456 elders, pays respects to the senior.”
The Sect Master of the Qingyun Holy Sect bowed deeply towards the depths of the Qingyun Academy, speaking respectfully.
(End of Chapter)
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