The Eternal God Emperor and the Demon Ancestor

Chapter 78 The Tragedy of the Quantity Emperor 1

Deep within the star field, chaotic currents surged ceaselessly. The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, like an ancient divine prison, stretched across the boundary between nothingness and reality, encompassing hundreds of millions of miles and directly covering this star field.

At the center of the platform, Ling Che stood with his hands behind his back, his imposing aura sweeping across all directions. His divine radiance was restrained, yet he possessed an undeniable domineering presence that looked down upon the world. In his hand, he held a jade-green Ruyi, its entire surface as lustrous as jade. It was no more than a foot long, shaped like a thousand-year-old lingzhi mushroom, or like auspicious clouds descending from the heavens. The laws of destiny flowed across the Ruyi, its divine radiance vast and boundless—clearly a genuine divine artifact.

Each time Ling Che raised his hand and swung the Ruyi, the power to shatter star fields erupted. The boundless rules of heaven and earth evolved from the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, like all streams flowing into the source, empowered the auspicious Ruyi, allowing the seemingly small Ruyi to unleash terrifying power enough to shake even an Undying Boundless Realm expert. Even Kui Lianghuang, whose spiritual power cultivation had reached the ninety-second level, could only dodge to the side in the face of this attack, daring not to directly take it head-on.

"Demon Refining, you've been hiding your true nature very well!"

Kui Lianghuang's expression changed drastically. He swept his ebony staff across the air, unleashing a surge of chaotic divine power that shattered the emerald green phantom created by the Auspicious Ruyi. A storm raged within him as he looked at the emerald green Ruyi in Ling Che's hand and said, "I never imagined that the Auspicious Ruyi of the Temple of Destiny would fall into your hands."

The Auspicious Symbol is a treasure passed down through countless years by the Temple of Destiny, second only to the six volumes of the "Book of Destiny." Known as the Staff of Destiny, it disappeared after the death of the Auspicious God. Many powerful figures in the Temple of Destiny searched for it for many years but could not find any trace of it. They never expected that it would appear in the hands of the Demon Refining Master. This made him realize instantly that today's events had already exceeded his control.

Ling Che smiled faintly. The Demon Body, as the last clone created by Ling Che's main body, was a dual cultivator of divine and martial arts, and had the highest potential among all his clones. With the martial arts cultivation at the peak of the Great Freedom and Limitless Realm, coupled with the spiritual power of the Half-Step Heavenly Perfection, he was like a fish in water in the great formation: "Kuiliang Emperor, this treasure was originally the supreme treasure of my Auspicious Divine Palace. I am a disciple of the Auspicious Divine Venerable, so it is only natural that auspiciousness and good fortune belong to me."

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Che flicked his wrist again, and the auspicious symbol struck the air with a bang!

"Buzz~"

A vast, emerald-green ruyi-shaped phantom, spanning millions of miles, soared into the sky like a divine punishment. A multitude of rules of destiny, along with countless other rules, descended with overwhelming divine might, crushing everything in its path. The surrounding void instantly collapsed, spatial fragments flew like sharp blades, and countless miles of star fields shattered. Even the void world was torn apart by this force, revealing a dark and abyssal void.

Kui Lianghuang's pupils shrank drastically. He dared not be careless in the slightest. He waved his ebony staff wildly, and a chaotic divine light, condensed to the extreme, burst out of the staff and collided violently with the Ruyi phantom.

"Boom!"

The moment the two forces collided, the star field spanning tens of millions of miles was completely engulfed in turmoil. Laws and divine power annihilated each other, light and darkness intertwined, and terrifying shockwaves directly tore apart the barrier between reality and nothingness. Huge spatial rifts crisscrossed, like scars on the star field, and even the stars within hundreds of millions of miles were shaken to the point of collapse and shattering.

Kui Lianghuang was extremely agitated.

He had been holding back, fearing his identity would be exposed, and hadn't used his full strength. Even so, with his cultivation level, he was far beyond what an ordinary Immortal Boundless Realm cultivator could contend with. But the demonic refinement before him, empowered by this mysterious divine array, was actually able to rival his combat power, something he hadn't expected.

As his gaze swept across the entire formation, Kui Lianghuang's heart skipped a beat.

The twelve banners, at the rudimentary level of divine artifacts, were arranged in twelve directions, fixing the stars in the sky. Within the array, a chaotic world formed itself, like an unparalleled prison, trapping him tightly. Even with his spiritual power cultivation at the ninety-second level, he could not easily break free for a time.

What terrified him even more was that there were twelve array platforms, twelve array plates, and twelve array flags in the array, all of which were sub-god level supreme artifacts. These thirty-six supreme artifacts served as the array eyes, and together with the twelve prototype divine artifacts on the outer perimeter, they formed a grand array. Such a feat was something that even the Yama Clan, the most powerful clan in the Hell Realm, probably couldn't produce.

"Demon Refining... No wonder you are the legendary richest man in the Hell Realm. People call you the God of Many Treasures. Today I have finally witnessed it!" Kui Lianghuang gritted his teeth and thought to himself. At this moment, he no longer had any intention of getting entangled with Ling Che. Now he only wanted to escape as soon as possible, otherwise he would be in trouble once the other powerful figures in the Hell Realm arrived.

But faced with such a heavily armed demonic fortress, even a celestial being would likely have a headache. If he continues in this stalemate, he will only find himself in a dead end.

Ling Che looked down at him with a hint of disdain and mockery in his eyes, clearly thinking that this old guy had never seen the world.

He wasn't just adorned with grand formations and the Ruyi Scepter; even his inner armor was a genuine divine artifact, providing close protection and weakening attacks from divine laws by more than half. Even his underwear was crafted from materials of supreme holy artifact quality. If he were to unleash the Hongding Cauldron left behind by the Ferocious God, this old man would likely be utterly terrified.

After the Ferocious God was annihilated by his Confucian-Taoist avatar, Ling Che returned to the Temple of Destiny and had a deep conversation with the Death God, Feng Caiyi, and the Heavenly Fate Venerable. He promised to return to the Temple of Destiny and tailor-make divine artifacts for Feng Caiyi and Xu Feng, in exchange for taking over the Ferocious God's life savings. Feng Caiyi and the Heavenly Fate Venerable immediately agreed to invite him to be the new Lord of the Ferocious God Palace. The acting Lord originally appointed by the Wrathful God was directly sent to the front line of the Boundless Divine Sea by Feng Caiyi.

The auspicious and prosperous items, as well as the Hongding, were both obtained from the relics of the fierce and terrifying god. This incredible opportunity made Ling Che rich overnight and greatly increased his foundation, which gave him the ability to trap the Kui Lianghuang with a grand formation and suppress powerful enemies with divine artifacts.

At this moment, Ling Che controlled the auspicious Ruyi with one hand, and the continuous emerald green phantoms bombarded Kui Lianghuang; with the other hand, he made a hand seal, and the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array attracted the Capital Heavenly Thunder. The chaotic lightning rolled and continuously bombarded Kui Lianghuang's soul, weakening his spiritual power.

Kui Lianghuang's attacks landed on Ling Che, but were all neutralized by the divine inner armor. This almost shameless pay-to-win style of fighting left Kui Lianghuang helpless. In addition, the destiny principle contained in the auspicious and unpredictable Ruyi could influence the fate of heaven and earth and determine people's fortune and misfortune. It could also disappear and fly across the starry sea in an instant. This made Ling Che's attacks elusive and unpredictable, making Kui Lianghuang even more resentful, yet he was helpless.

Ling Che's demonic body inherited all the talents of his original body, cultivating both divine and martial arts. His divine power reserves far exceeded those of other cultivators at the same level. Only in this way could he simultaneously activate the great formation, divine artifacts, and supreme holy artifacts. Even with all his divine armor activated, he could confidently fight a powerful enemy for an entire day.

On the other hand, Kui Lianghuang had been cursed with the worst luck imaginable.

The Ling Che before him was like a fully armed ancient porcupine, impeccable from head to toe, and his combat power was beyond imagination. He gradually realized that from the very beginning, Mo Lian had deliberately forced him to use his full strength, with the aim of luring him to expose his identity and reveal the true face of the Liang Organization's leader, Liang Huang.

He had only planned a power grab, intending to secretly plot and disrupt the situation in the underworld, but unexpectedly ran into the head of the stubborn Demon Refining. Now he is trapped in the great formation, caught in a dilemma.

"Could it be... that I am truly about to reveal my identity today?"

Kui Lianghuang forcefully repelled another of Ling Che's attacks, and a chill ran down his spine as he thought of the terrifying being behind him. He knew better than anyone that once his identity was exposed, only certain death awaited him, with no chance of escaping with his soul scattered.

"No! I cannot sit idly by and wait to die!"

Kui Lianghuang's eyes hardened. He sensed that powerful figures from the Hell Realm were rapidly approaching from outside the great formation, and Mo Lian must have already sent a message requesting reinforcements. He had to forcefully break through the formation before the powerful figures arrived.

With this thought in mind, Emperor Kuiliang no longer held back, raising his hand to take out an ancient divine lamp and hanging it in front of the ebony staff.

As soon as the divine lamp appeared, the ancestral Dao principles flowed forth, and the azure divine radiance illuminated the void. It was the "Original Lamp," a top-tier divine artifact personally crafted by the Ancestor of Destiny.

Upon seeing this, Ling Che's expression suddenly turned serious, and he was shocked: "He's even brought out the original lamp; this old coin is going all out!"

He knew the original lamp's terror. It was personally forged by the Ancestor, and its essence was so high that perhaps only the Nine Cauldrons could surpass it. Its power was enough to shake heaven and earth and rewrite the rules.

"Boom!~"

Kui Lianghuang directly activated his spiritual power, evolving a supreme Dharma form nearly a billion miles high. The Dharma form held an ebony staff that had been blessed by the original lamp. A deep blue halo swept across the entire starry river. Wherever it passed, the world space within the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array collapsed inch by inch. A billion miles of space was stained with blue divine light. Terrifying rules forcibly reorganized this star field. The array eyes composed of thirty-six sub-god level supreme holy artifacts failed under the divine light of the original lamp, and the Dao principles collapsed.

"As expected of a top-tier divine artifact. Compared to the Original Lamp, my treasures are nothing but scrap metal." Ling Che muttered to himself, showing no fear whatsoever. He immediately stood at the core of the great formation, drawing upon the primal power of the twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons to create a thick chaotic barrier, firmly blocking the divine light of the Original Lamp. At the same time, he activated the formation's incantation, unleashing twelve primal laws, including Heavenly Thunder, Heavenly Fire, and Heavenly Wind, in turn, crashing down on Kui Lianghuang's Dharma Image like a raging storm.

Just then, two figures broke through the air outside the great formation.

Emperor Luo Yan and Emperor Xuehai arrived together. Looking at the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation that covered the entire star field and was filled with murderous aura, both of them showed awe.

"The power of this formation is earth-shattering. Perhaps only the grand formation that old man Huaying set up to block the starry sky of my Hell Realm can slightly surpass it." Emperor Luo Yan gazed at the twelve nascent divine artifacts outside the formation, his eyes filled with envy. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Just how rich is Mo Lian? Twelve nascent divine artifacts. Given time, if they all evolve into divine artifacts, this grand formation might even be able to suppress a Heavenly Venerable!"

The Snow Sea Emperor was also stunned by his son-in-law's extravagant gesture.

It's likely that even if the Snow Sea Divine Kingdom were to mobilize all its resources, it wouldn't be able to gather more than a few divine artifacts. Yet, with a single move, Mo Lian produced twelve prototype divine artifacts and thirty-six sub-god level supreme holy artifacts. Such extravagance is unprecedented and utterly inhuman!

Without saying another word, the two followed the array gate left by Ling Che and stepped directly into the array.

Meanwhile, in the distant reaches of the stars.

The Undying Blood Clan Chief, who had been notified by Emperor Luo Yan, traveled side by side with the Undying War God. Pairs of blood-red wings spread out, covering the entire star field, and the blood energy soared into the sky, alarming all the heavens.

At this moment, the strongest beings in the Underworld immediately sensed the anomaly in this star field. Now that Emperor Kui Liang was trapped in the great formation, the Liang Organization had lost the Heavenly Perfection Realm expert to conceal the secrets of heaven. Yan Luo Taishang, Yan Renhuan, Shi Beiya, Qing Cang and other Undying Boundless and Heavenly Perfection Realm experts, after a little deduction, locked onto the star field where Ling Che and Emperor Kui Liang were fighting.

Above the outer heavens, Yama, the Supreme Being, slowly walked out, his white hair flowing, exuding an air of otherworldly grace. With each step he took, he traversed endless void, a smile playing on his lips: "Interesting. The Demon Refining Sect has actually set up such a terrifying array, even trapping the Kui Liang Emperor inside. I'd like to go and see what the show is all about."

Yan Renhuan's eyes were icy cold. He was plotting a counterattack against the Heavenly Court, but Kui Lianghuang's sudden intervention and disruption of the Underworld's situation fueled his anger. He immediately drew his natal divine spear, cleaved a void passage with a single thrust, and flashed towards the battlefield.

Inside the Tiannan Ruins of Life and Death, the Second Master of Tiannan's expression changed slightly, his eyes flickered, and he exchanged a silent glance with the Fourth Master of Tiannan beside him before falling silent again, his thoughts unknown.

Qing Cang gazed in the direction of the battlefield, sighed softly, ignored the two, took out his divine brush and drew a line in the air. The void shattered, and he stepped into it, heading straight for the star field where the fierce battle was taking place.