Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 1216 - 518: Offering You a Way Out (Part 2)
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With a profound inhalation, Demon Child Gang Bone surveyed his extraordinarily potent arms, a look of deep satisfaction gracing his features.
He swiveled his thick, elongated neck, his gaze settling upon the submissive Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect. His voice, resonating with a formidable depth, proclaimed,
"The Supreme Holy Body, forged through the amalgamation of the Hehuan and Huangquan Dual Saint Masters, unquestionably ranks among the supreme pinnacles within the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm. However, the true apex of the Integration Sacred Technique transcends mere the fusion of two Saint Masters. The might of one hundred thousand Demon Generals, each possessing strength comparable to Demon Artifacts, now surges through my veins. This, THIS is a Supreme Holy Body that can legitimately claim the zenith of all Supreme Holy Bodies!
Were it not for the peril of incurring heavenly retribution from the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm – an excessive surge of power that would precipitate a Celestial Demon Tribulation – I could have even integrated the strength of one hundred eighty thousand Demon Artifact Level Demon Generals through this Integration Sacred Technique!
Even if Lin Xuankong has ascended to the Strongest Immortal Lord Realm and has mastered the Golden Body Demon Suppression Technique of Spirit Platform Buddhism to a formidable degree, enabling him to vanquish the Supreme Holy Body formed by the union of Hehuan and Huangquan, in the face of this truly ultimate Supreme Holy Body, all other entities within the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm are naught but vulnerable prey – mere clay chickens and pottery dogs!"
A palpable wave of excitement coursed through the formidable Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, their heads bowed in deference. Gang Bone's steady, confident declarations ignited a resurgence of morale, which had previously been subdued by Lin Xuankong's awe-inspiring accomplishments.
At this precise juncture,
Demon Child Gang Bone, suspended in the ethereal expanse, suddenly directed his attention towards the distant eastern horizon.
Leveraging a minuscule fragment of Celestial Demon Power, known as the Curse of Time, and having achieved Perfection in the Integration Demon Technique by assimilating the power of over a hundred thousand Demon Artifact Level Demon Generals, Demon Child Gang Bone's formidable attributes – his power, defenses, raw strength, and the intensity of his Demonic Qi – had all undergone a metamorphic enhancement. Concurrently, his perceptive capabilities had experienced a significant augmentation.
He could now distinctly perceive the distant emanations of Strongest Immortal Lord-level powerhouses, converging from millions of miles away, all proceeding in this direction.
A spark of exhilaration ignited within Demon Child Gang Bone's eyes, and a sinister smirk curved the edges of his lips.
"The Strongest Immortal Lord-level powerhouses from the Immortal Realm's Human Race, the Unbounded Mountain Demon Race, and Spirit Platform Buddhism have made their arrival!
Hitherto, the cultivators of the Immortal Realm's Human Race, Demon Race, and Buddhism have maintained a predominantly defensive posture. This time, however, with Lin Xuankong's obliteration of the Supreme Holy Body belonging to the Hehuan Netherworld Saint Master, the Strongest Immortal Lords of the Immortal Realm's Human Race, Demon Race, and Buddhism are acting as if invigorated by potent stimulants, eagerly hastening their approach towards my Saint Sect for battle!"
Having integrated the power of over one hundred thousand Demon Artifact Level Demon Generals, Demon Child Gang Bone, once a defeated subordinate under Lin Xuankong, clearly relished the proactive advance of the Strongest Immortal Lords from the Human and Demon Races, his being brimming with eager anticipation.
Gang Bone was particularly convinced that among the contingent of Strongest Immortal Lords en route to the Profound Yin Demon Sect's stronghold, Lin Xuankong's presence was assured!
At long last, the grievance stemming from the encounter outside the Blood Mist Forbidden Land within Boundaryless Mountain could be finally resolved, and the humiliation of the past utterly expunged!
A sudden, irrepressible urge to erupt in laughter surged through Demon Child Gang Bone.
The formidable Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, having absorbed Gang Bone's words, swiftly ascended and positioned themselves behind Demon Child Gang Bone's ultimate Supreme Demon Body, their gazes fixed upon the distant eastern sky.
These venerable Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, despite their cultivation spanning hundreds of thousands of years, possessed demonstrably inferior sensing capabilities compared to Demon Child Gang Bone, who wielded Celestial Demon Power and embodied a Supreme Demon Body!
Yet, this disparity did not impede these potent Demon Lords from the Profound Yin Demon Sect in displaying expressions of gleeful anticipation.
The Li Hun Demon Lord, whose cultivation of the Nine Gates Celestial Eye mirrored Lin Xuankong's, rotated its thick neck with an audible cracking sound and declared:
Forty-six thousand years have elapsed since my initiation into the Holy Sect and my mastery of the Sacred Technique. Throughout this vast expanse, countless cultivators of the Human Race within the Immortal Realm have been absorbed by my hands. Yet, my Ghost Soul Banner has perpetually lacked a truly formidable soul as its core. Now, with the convergence of the strongest Immortal Lords from the Human Race, the Demon Race, and Buddhism of the Immortal Realm, I anticipate finally bestowing upon my Ghost Soul Banner a principal soul befitting the caliber of a Strongest Immortal Lord!
I implore His Highness the Saint Heir to graciously leave behind one or two remnant souls upon vanquishing those audacious Strongest Immortal Lords. Your subordinate would be eternally indebted, eternally indebted!
Upon hearing this, Demon Child Gang Bone offered a slight nod, casting his gaze eastward with a continuous sneer.
The powerful Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect erupted in boisterous laughter.
At that precise moment, every Demon Lord within the Profound Yin Demon Sect who had personally witnessed Demon Child Gang Bone’s assimilation of one hundred thousand Demon Generals harbored an unshakable conviction: the decision made by the Strongest Immortal Lords of the Human Race, the Unbounded Mountain Demon Race, and Spirit Platform Buddhism to abandon the Wine Immortal Sect’s Grand Array and engage directly was, without question, the most egregious error in judgment these paramount figures had ever committed.
Contemplating the imminent prospect of obtaining fragments of flesh and bone essence from powerhouses of the Strongest Immortal Lord-level—materials of the highest grade for refining Demon Artifacts—these Immortal Lord-level powerhouses of the Profound Yin Demon Sect showcased a fanatical glint within their laughter, accompanied by a chilling aura of murderous intent.
Propelled by Immortal Artifacts of Eighth Grade and above, the Strongest Immortal Lords from the Human Race, Demon Race, and Buddhism of the Immortal Realm traversed at an astonishing velocity. A distance spanning several million miles was covered in a mere handful of dozen breaths!
Before long,
Dozens of powerhouses at the Strongest Immortal Lord level, their imposing figures radiating Immortal Yuan and manifesting extraordinary celestial phenomena,
had already positioned their Immortal Artifacts, hovering a thousand miles opposite the assembled Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect.
At this juncture,
On the side of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, with Demon Child Gang Bone at the vanguard, myriad Demon Artifacts materialized, and Demonic Flames surged skyward, transforming a significant portion of the heavens and earth into a sinister, obsidian Demon Realm. This spectacle served as a potent testament to the overwhelming might of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, a force that had long held sway within the Immortal Realm.
Meanwhile, on the opposing front, the Strongest Immortal Lord-level powerhouses representing the Immortal Realm’s Human Race, Demon Race, and Buddhism were led by Lin Xuankong.
The foremost figure, Lin Xuankong, currently enveloped by a colossal Immortal Body soaring ten thousand feet high, was suffused with countless golden rays of Buddha’s Light. The surface of his Dharma Robe was adorned with myriad Buddhist Secret Patterns. Were it not for his hair being bound and his attire being a Daoist Robe, any onlooker witnessing this scene would likely mistake him for a Great Accomplishment Bodhisattva from Spirit Platform Buddhism.
The numerous Strongest Immortal Lord-level powerhouses arrayed around and behind Lin Xuankong were each individually cloaked in Immortal Qi. This Qi constantly gave rise to wondrous, resplendent, and majestic manifestations, presenting an aura that was in no way inferior to the formidable presence emanating from the Profound Yin Demon Sect.
From the Profound Yin Demon Sect's ranks, Demon Child Gang Bone, consolidating his formidable Demonic Qi fluctuations, directed his intense gaze toward Lin Xuankong, the leader on the opposing side. The pupils of his large, gray-white eyes ceaselessly scrutinized Lin Xuankong.
“Lin Xuankong,” Gang Bone’s voice boomed, “It is rumored that in recent years, your proficiency in the Path of Array Formation and the Path of Artifact Refining has seen remarkable advancement, to the point where you have even forged an Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact!
I, Gang Bone, appreciate talent. An individual with your aptitude for Artifact Refining is indeed someone I hold in high regard.
If you were to now forsake those so-called Immortal Lords, Demon Kings, and Bodhisattvas—who are as insignificant as clay chickens and pottery dogs—and pledge your allegiance to my Profound Yin Saint Sect, I, Gang Bone, would assuredly grant you clemency and a path to continued existence. Your past transgressions in the Blood Mist Forbidden Land would be forgotten, and furthermore, I would bestow upon you a position within the Profound Yin Saint Sect, second only to the Sect Master!
Moreover, should you elect to cease your resistance and submit to me at this very moment,
I would impose a strict restraint upon all practitioners of the Profound Yin Saint Sect. In return, we shall forge an alliance: for a duration of five million years, no practitioner from the Profound Yin Saint Sect shall set foot within the territories of the Human Race in the Immortal Realm!”
This means the entire catastrophic conflict of the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm can be sidestepped, which in turn provides a chance for survival to those potent Immortal Lord-level cultivators who might otherwise perish. What... is your opinion? As Demon Child Gang Bone uttered these words, his voice remained unwavering, yet carried a chilling edge, an aura of pre-ordained victory that invariably caused Lin Xuankong to crease his brow. Lin Xuankong recognized with absolute clarity that even with his Nine Gates Celestial Eye, he could uncover a substantial amount of intelligence. It was thus highly probable that within the Profound Yin Demon Sect, there were other formidable cultivators mastering this potent Demonic Technique. This implied that the Profound Yin Demon Sect had, in all likelihood, already received intelligence regarding the Hehuan Netherworld Demon Lord's demise at his own hands.