Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1552 - 839: The Treasures Tournament Begins

Jun Tianxing cautiously slipped the ring into his pocket before lifting his gaze to his master, words hesitating on his lips.

"Oh, what is it you desire?" Zhao Sheng drawled lazily, lounging half-reclined on the Jade Couch, his tone utterly casual.

Jun Tianxing clenched his teeth and pleaded humbly, "I wish to ask you for a Heavenly Demon Curse. I hope you will grant my request!"

"A Heavenly Demon Curse?" Zhao Sheng showed some surprise and couldn't resist inquiring, "Young fellow, what's your plan with it? Do you intend to strike against some comrade?"

Jun Tianxing's eyes flared with a deep crimson light as he spat out his words in fury, "The target I have in mind is none other than my own cherished father!"

"Master, should I manage to pull this off by some stroke of fortune, you'll acquire a Returning to Void Level Demon Emperor serving you. For your part, there's no downside, just pure advantage. Please fulfill my plea!"

Zhao Sheng abruptly straightened up, mulled it over briefly, and then posed a sudden question, "Why not fill me in on the latest developments in the war?"

Jun Tianxing's heart skipped a beat, and he promptly launched into a thorough account of the Human Clan's hundred-year campaign of expansion, covering all the key events and shifts.

It became clear that a hundred years prior, once the Green Peng Demon Emperor's forces razed the Demon Vibration City, the Human Clan troops' spirits plummeted sharply.

Just as the Human Clan's backlines faced relentless assaults from the Demon Clan's forward units at a pivotal moment, two Returning to Void powerhouses from the Human Clan burst onto the scene, seizing the chance to waylay the victorious Green Peng Demon Emperor.

The Green Peng Demon Emperor proved no match against a pair of Returning to Void Half-Immortals and fled in disarray after taking heavy blows.

As a result, the Demon Clan's advance guard suffered a crushing loss, with barely one in ten managing to flee with their lives.

In that clash, the Eldest Prince and Second Prince fell into enemy hands one after the other, reduced to wretched mounts for their captors.

Following this encounter, the tide of battle swung dramatically against the Demon Clan; word of the defeat sapped the will from the Demon Clan alliance, bringing it to the verge of collapse.

Seizing that opening, the Human Clan forces pushed across the Great Wilderness Swamp that year, swiftly overwhelming the Demon Clan coalition and pressing onward into the heart of the Demon Country.

For the better part of a century after, swathes of Demon Country land succumbed to Human Clan incursions, while innumerable Demon Clan groups met their end through slaughter.

Throughout this era, the Demon Clan tried over and over to rally alliances against the Human Clan onslaught, yet each effort ended in resounding defeat.

Roughly seven or eight years back, the Human Clan's aerial armada made its debut close to the Sky-reaching Cliff, sparking chaos in the Imperial Court and filling the Demon Country's hierarchy with dread, evoking visions of total ruin.

Facing utter annihilation, the Green Wing Demon Emperor at last unveiled his hidden ace.

Besides Jun Tianxing, who already knew the truth, nobody else realized that the former Peng Emperor hadn't truly perished but had preserved a Returning to Void Splitting Spirit.

Drawing on the Returning to Void Splitting Spirit's strength, the Green Peng Demon Emperor routed the two Returning to Void Half-Immortals in spectacular fashion and wrecked the bulk of the aerial armada.

"...That vile old rogue actually covets my untainted bloodline. My father keeps dropping hints that the Demon Country's fate rests on this. That my prospects know no bounds; how could I possibly surrender my body without a fight."

Jun Tianxing's voice grew thicker with bitterness as he ground his teeth in rage, "That's why I seek a Heavenly Demon Curse. The moment that scheming thief's Primordial Spirit invades the Mud Ball Palace, I'll activate the Heavenly Demon Curse and make him suffer its fury."

Jun Tianxing fully grasped the devastating force of the Five Passes Heavenly Demon Curse, pinning all his expectations on this deadly spell.

Having heard it all, Zhao Sheng's face hardened, and he cut in sharply, "No, tell me this: as you described, why would your father permit you to slip away from the Sky-reaching Cliff on your own?"

Jun Tianxing's features twisted in shock, his ruddy cheeks draining to ashen white in an instant.

"This is bad, I've been duped. Master... help... help—"

Before the plea for "help" could fully escape, a horrified Jun Tianxing stiffened rigidly on the spot.

Next, an eerie detachment settled over him, as though he'd become someone entirely new.

Buzz!

In that instant, Zhao Sheng's form blurred and vanished from the Jade Couch.

At the same time, five beams of light rocketed upward, streaking toward the secret room's perimeter and materializing as five gleaming treasure mirrors, each roughly a foot across.

Jun Tianxing jerked his head skyward, his eyes blazing from red to a vivid purple.

Boom... A overwhelming wave of mental force surged forth, blanketing the whole secret room in an effort to drive Zhao Sheng away.

Yet the Five Directions Treasure Mirror flared with intense light, unleashing searing rays from the mirrors—crimson, verdant, ebony, and more...

The five-hued beams struck Jun Tianxing, releasing a horrifying burst of energy.

Jun Tianxing's torso was torn open, then drawn into the abrupt "Black Hole" that materialized.

Meanwhile, Zhao Sheng materialized once more, clutching two gray Thunder Balls, each fist-sized.

Zhao Sheng hurled them forth with haste; the Thunder Balls pulsed with a dreadful aura of ruin, vanishing swiftly into the "Black Hole", their target lost to sight.

Elsewhere, the unprepared "Jun Tianxing" was hurled into the Dark Sky and tumbled into the Space-Time Storm, trapped for the moment.

The instant after, the pair of gray Thunder Balls pierced the void, striking Jun Tianxing dead-on.

The Annihilation Divine Thunder, born from the Five Elements Divine Thunder, wielded unimaginable terror!

When its raw power of destruction unleashed, it threatened to erase nearly all that existed.

Though "Jun Tianxing" had been a Returning to Void Demon Emperor, he stood no chance against this supreme force of obliteration.

"Jun Tianxing" quaked in abject fear, powerless to fend it off as the Annihilation Divine Thunder engulfed him, reducing his body to dust in a flash.

In the following moment, a faded Dapeng Primordial Spirit burst free, racing frantically into the depths of the Space-Time Storm.

Right then, a colossal figure rivaling a mountain peak loomed into existence, cutting off its escape.

Zhao Sheng's demeanor remained serene as still water, his right hand shooting out to seize the panicking Dapeng Primordial Spirit.

Streams of five-colored light cascaded along his arm, weaving into scores of multicolored chains that locked around the Dapeng Primordial Spirit, ultimately shaping a radiant, prismatic Light Ball.