When Yao Mengying sat on the throne, the demonic energy intensity in the palace instantly reached its peak. Someone like Gu Zhaoxi at Eighth Revolution Core Rotation Realm could only struggle to resist and couldn’t move at all.
Jun Changxiao was also disturbed by the demonic energy.
However, he could move normally because Little Evil and Little Fire inside his body—one could refine it, one could purify it.
From what could be seen currently, Yao Mengying sitting on the throne should have activated the Demon Ancestor’s resurrection program, so when Dog Leftover rushed over, the first thing he thought of was pulling her down.
He succeeded!
The person was pulled from the throne and held in his arms.
But… just as Jun Changxiao turned to retreat, a powerful suction force erupted, causing him to directly sit his butt on it.
Dog Emperor ascends the throne, all beings come to worship!
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In a flash of lightning and flint, demon blood and soul demons roared over, surrounding Jun Changxiao and Yao Mengying, forming a blood-colored water sphere that others couldn’t approach or touch.
It’s over, it’s over!
Gu Zhaoxi and the disciples were shocked and dismayed.
Though they didn’t understand exactly what was happening, the demonic energy gathered in the water sphere must be very powerful. The Sect Master wasn’t a demon cultivator—he might even perish because of this.
“Ah!”
“Ah ah!”
Dog barking sounds rang out in the palace, hearing it made people’s blood run cold!
“Sect Master!”
Li Qingyang and the others, restricted by the demonic energy’s suppression, could only watch helplessly, could only roar impotently in their hearts!
“Brother!”
Gu Zhaoxi clenched his fists and shouted loudly: “This disciple will definitely take good care of Eternal Sect and will definitely inherit your will!”
The disciples nearly vomited blood.
The Sect Master hadn’t died yet and Martial Uncle was already arranging funeral matters?
Speaking of which, this was strange.
Jun Changxiao sitting on the throne and enveloped by the crimson water sphere emitted miserable screaming sounds, while Yao Mengying sitting on him made no sound at all. She even faintly showed a comfortable expression on her face.
The situation was this.
The throne was the Demon Ancestor’s resurrection opportunity. Any demon cultivator who sat on it would use their body as a catalyst, receiving the infusion of demon blood and souls.
Yao Mengying sitting on it definitely became the catalyst.
But at the critical moment, Jun Changxiao pulled her down, and he himself was pulled over instead, taking her place.
In other words, Dog Leftover had now become the medicinal catalyst for resurrecting the Demon Ancestor. Demonic energy gathered around his body, while Yao Mengying sitting beside him not only bore no substantial harm but could even benefit from the overflowing demonic energy.
Sect Master bears the burden.
Disciple reaps the benefits.
Such selfless behavior was truly deeply moving!
“Ah ah!”
“Ah ah ah!”
Demonic energy and demon souls madly poured into his body, bringing pain even more intense than when Jun Changxiao had fused with the Fire Soul Spirit. His entire face had already twisted to a level where even his parents couldn’t recognize him.
At this moment, the magnificent demonic energy was like a herd of crazed bulls, wildly ramming through Dog Leftover’s meridians and blood.
Little Evil and Little Fire weren’t idle. They both transformed into guardians, standing across various passages trying to stop it, but because the quantity was too massive, they simply couldn’t suppress it.
If this had been Yao Mengying, suddenly receiving so much demonic energy, her defenses would have long collapsed and she would have completely lost herself.
“Though there’s been a small accident.”
“However, as long as this orthodox martial artist perishes, it can still affect that girl. My great resurrection plan can still proceed.”
The heavy voice rang out, with satisfaction in its words.
The so-called resurrection meant gathering demon cultivators’ blood and souls, then finding a suitable body as a vessel. Jun Changxiao suddenly sitting on it, though disrupting the original plan, as of now merely delayed things a bit and wouldn’t affect subsequent developments.
“Sect Master!”
Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji and the others were in agony.
They could see through the crimson water sphere Jun Changxiao’s fierce expression—that must be an indescribable pain!
“A hundred thousand years.”
“When I return reborn, I’ll make the entire world tremble!”
The Demon Ancestor’s voice kept ringing in the palace. He seemed somewhat talkative, apparently unaware of the principle that ‘villains die from talking too much.’
Actually.
As a villain, if you don’t say a few more words before dying, there’s really no sense of presence, so everyone shouldn’t resist this setting—after all, no one has it easy.
…
“Buzzing!”
“Buzzing!”
Outside, when Jun Changxiao endured the intense demonic energy’s disturbance, the patterns carved on the huge iron gate became increasingly brilliant, which also made the faces of powerhouses from various sects increasingly grave.
“Disciple!”
Tonggu Zhenren said with a worried face: “You must come out alive, otherwise who will go to the ten-year appointment!”
“Sigh.”
Qiye Zhenren shook his head: “This time with the Demon Ancestor’s resurrection, anyone who entered will probably be sacrificed.”
“If you can’t speak properly, don’t speak!” Tonggu Zhenren roared.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
Just then, even more powerful demonic energy emerged from the Demon Gate’s surface, making all the powerhouses present unanimously determine that the Demon Ancestor’s resurrection was imminent and the entire Upper Realm would face great disaster!
“Ah!”
“Ah ah!”
In the palace, Jun Changxiao was still emitting miserable screams.
His soul, meridians, and flesh were being madly disturbed and tempered by demonic energy. His consciousness was in a state of near-collapse at any moment!
“Father!”
“You must hold on!”
Little Evil and Little Fire shouted in their hearts.
The demonic energy’s disturbance was too violent. As long as Jun Changxiao’s mind lost guard, the outcome would definitely be immediate death, because this intensity had long exceeded his tolerance range.
In a trance.
Dog Leftover seemed to be in a misty and ethereal environment. Various immortals stood beside him, smiling: “Little brother, we’ve come to receive you.”
“Can’t die!”
“I can’t die!”
“I still need to develop the sect! I still need to become the strongest!”
“Ah ah!”
A new round of demonic energy disturbance surged into his heart again, causing Jun Changxiao to again emit painful screams. His eyes also gradually turned crimson, as if he might fall into an irredeemable place at any moment.
“Whoosh!”
Just then, space slightly trembled. The stone statue existing in the storage ring appeared out of thin air, then rapidly turned to powder, adhering to the exposed skin and quickly merging into his body.
“Whoosh!”
In an instant, a gargoyle-like form appeared behind Jun Changxiao, then flapped its wings to envelop both him and Yao Mengying.
“Holy crap!”
Seeing this, Gu Zhaoxi exclaimed: “Old brother has Stone Statue Clan bloodline?”
“Ah ah ah!”
Jun Changxiao was still screaming in pain. His eyes were crimson as blood, his teeth gradually became sharp, even his appearance began to gargoyle-ify. Especially under the demonic energy’s envelopment, he simply… wasn’t human anymore!
“Could it be that under the demonic energy’s disturbance, old brother’s Stone Statue Clan bloodline is about to be awakened?” Gu Zhaoxi thought in shock.
As one of the three great clans with extremely high combat power, the Stone Statue Clan was most mysterious. Especially after awakening their bloodline, they could transform at any time into berserk warriors with critical strike after critical strike.
“So it’s a Stone Statue Clan descendant—no wonder you could hold on so long. However… when could my Demon Delusion Clan activate this clan’s bloodline?” The Demon Ancestor’s voice contained confusion.
“Sigh.”
Just then, a very faint yet soul-penetrating sigh came from within the palace.
“Who?!”
The Demon Ancestor’s voice held surprise.
Gu Zhaoxi, Li Qingyang and the others also heard it but didn’t discover anyone else in the palace, so they thought darkly: “We’re not seeing ghosts, are we?”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
At this moment, a magnificent aura spread out, instantly enveloping Jun Changxiao.
The current situation was: the first layer had a crimson water sphere, the second layer had the gargoyle form, and the third layer was enveloped by special energy. Dog Leftover was completely sealed.
However, under the multiple energy envelopments, the demonic energy and gargoyle power within his body were both effectively suppressed. A prompt sound came to his ear: “Do you wish to expend all contribution value, achievement value, and reputation value to resolve the current crisis?”
“Yes.”
The respondent wasn’t Jun Changxiao but the system!
“Ding! Sect contribution value: 0.”
“Ding! Sect achievement value: 0.”
“Ding! Sect reputation value: 0.”
All the rewards obtained from doing sect tasks during this period vanished in an instant, truly returning to before liberation overnight.
“Ding! Crisis resolution mode activated!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In an instant, an incredible attribute surged within Jun Changxiao’s body, madly devouring and refining the demonic energy and gargoyle power, shocking Little Fire and Little Evil until their eyes widened: “What power is this!”
The system said proudly to itself: “The power of science!”
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