Young Noble Be Monster Slaying-Chapter 876: Madness

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The Celestial Cosmic Ring emerged in the void, releasing a massive tremor as it spun and crashed into the Celestial Northern Prison. With the turbulent spiritual energy raging inside it, not even the power of the Great Dao of Resilient Defense could stop its momentum. Over half of the prison was reduced to rubble.

None of the evildoers who had broken free had time to celebrate. They were immediately crushed beneath the Celestial Cosmic Ring. Regardless of how high their cultivation level was, it offered no protection against such overwhelming force. Anyone who came into contact with the ring was killed instantly.

Just moments earlier, Chu Liang and the others had been caught in the earlier blast of spiritual energy from the Celestial Cosmic Ring. The explosion had sent them flying, and they were only just beginning to regain their footing when they saw this devastating event unfold before their eyes.

Boom!

The roof of the Celestial Northern Prison’s fortress had been completely shattered. Above it, the Celestial Cosmic Ring hovered in the sky, radiating a brilliance that outshone both the sun and moon. Its energy surged with such intensity that it looked as though it might explode at any moment.

However, the scene inside the small world within the ring was even more overwhelming.

Several legendary artifacts launched their attacks at the same time, leaving the Demon God no chance to devour or recover. Trapped within the barrier formed by the Divine Mirror of the Eight Trigrams, the Demon God was temporarily sealed inside a ring of light.

In the span of a single breath, countless attacks rained down on him. This execution formation was powerful enough that only a Hallowed One could possibly endure it. Even so, the target was merely a fragment of the Demon God's life essence, not even one-tenth of his full strength. It was difficult to imagine how terrifying he must have been at his peak.

After being lost for five hundred years, the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda of Mount Shu Sect had once again proven its historical significance.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Amid the endless rumbling, just when it seemed the Demon God was about to be destroyed, the Celestial Cosmic Ring suddenly exploded. The void world inside it disappeared, and all the Eminent Ones and legendary artifacts reappeared in the skies above the Celestial Northern Prison.

The Mount Shu Sect's Vessel of God, the Seven-Star Sword, the General's Supreme Constellation Disc, the Chunyang Ancient Sword, the Dharma Lotus Platform, the Divine Mirror of the Eight Trigrams, and the Xuanhuang Battle Armor appeared together. The gathering of these seven legendary artifacts created a spectacle that had not been seen in thousands of years.

Everyone who witnessed the scene was utterly stunned.

Within the circle of legendary artifacts, Moth's body had already been destroyed. Only a faint strand of starlight remained. It was the last trace of the Demon God's life essence, still crashing against the barrier formed by the Divine Mirror of the Eight Trigrams in a desperate attempt to break free.

With each incoming strike, the Demon God was forced to expend more spiritual energy to defend himself. His strength had already diminished significantly, and it seemed he was on the verge of death.

The demon kings grew increasingly desperate, but there was nothing they could do. How could they intervene while the legendary artifacts were still launching wave after wave of attacks?

This was a power from a realm beyond comprehension, lying between the eighth-and-a-half and ninth realms. Even someone as powerful as Moth, a top-tier master of Heavenly Origin, had been reduced to nothing more than a vessel in the face of such strength.

Only now did the vast difference become clear. The gap between the masters of Heavenly Origin and the power capable of slaying them was finally laid bare.

Hovering in midair, the Great High Priest's eyes turned bloodshot as he cried out, "Our god! Our god cannot fall! I have sinned... I have sinned!"

As the Demon God's most devoted believer, he was overwhelmed with guilt for performing the invocation ritual and requesting for the presence of his god.

"Enough!" Caiyi snatched the divine staff from his hands and stared into his frenzied face. Her voice was sharp and unwavering. "If you had listened to me back then, would we be caught in this disaster now? Do you even remember what I said?"

"You..." The Great High Priest stared at her blankly. "You... can still sav—"

Caiyi replied, "You must give me everything I ask for."

"Deal!" The Great High Priest nodded firmly, as if clinging to a lifeline. "If you can help our god escape, then your authority over the demons will surpass even mine!"

With the promise secured, Caiyi turned sharply and rose above the clouds. Her voice rang out with force. "What are you waiting for? If not now, then when?"

As if responding to her call, the sky cracked open!

...

Creak, crack, craaaaaacck!

Just as the Demon God was about to be slain, the sky cracked open. A massive rift tore through the heavens, and from within it emerged the shadow of an enormous wheel.

It was the East Sea Chrono Wheel!

Yet another legendary artifact had revealed itself.

Just as the Seven-Star Sword was about to unleash another burst of sword light to extinguish the last trace of golden glow, the East Sea Chrono Wheel began to spin. A deep rumble followed, and shifting lights and shadows swept across the battlefield.

Everything present suddenly slowed to a crawl. The exception to that was the strand of golden light that had been restrained. It continued to move at full speed.

The strand of golden light was the Demon God's life essence, and it seemed to sense that someone was aiding it. It immediately slammed into the surrounding restraints at blinding speed. In the blink of an eye, it struck thousands of times, and at last, it shattered the glowing ring of the Divine Mirror of the Eight Trigrams!

Enlightened Jiuyi, who controlled the Divine Mirror from outside the battlefield, trembled violently and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Cangsheng!" the Imperial Supervisory Commissioner shouted from midair. "Have you gone mad?"

After the Chrono Wheel of the East Sea appeared in midair, Daoist Cangsheng from the Penglai Supreme Sect followed, just as many had expected. At this critical moment, he struck out without hesitation and was actually helping the Demon God escape!

There was a manic gleam in Daoist Cangsheng's eyes, as if he intended to drag the entire world down with him.

Grand Ancestor Fuyou, who had been silently observing from a distance, had moved closer after the Celestial Cosmic Ring destroyed the Celestial Northern Prison. He had been concerned for Du Wuhen's safety. However, when he witnessed the sudden appearance of the East Sea Chrono Wheel and Daoist Cangsheng, he immediately retreated far away and concealed himself so completely that not even a trace of his presence remained.

After the great calamity that struck the Penglai Supreme Sect, even Mirage Mountain and the Three Islands had vanished. Although Grand Ancestor Fuyou had honorably released all of Penglai's disciples, the loss of their vast resources had taken a heavy toll. Without those resources to support them, the sect had lost its greatest pillar. There was no way they could continue to sustain such a large number of disciples.

It was clear that what awaited the Penglai Supreme Sect was division, collapse, the exhaustion of resources, and ultimately, the end.

Unless Daoist Cangsheng could find a new path before the hearts of his people completely scattered, the Penglai Supreme Sect would be doomed.

It just so happened that the Divine Nine and the Terrestrial Ten had not invited him to the conference on how to eliminate the Demon God's life essence. Instead, the Demon King of the Verdant Foxhills approached him in secret.

Daoist Cangsheng had already been in contact with Caiyi, who had intentionally revealed to him the information about Chu Liang and the Heaven-Devouring Bug. However, to his surprise, releasing that information did not harm Chu Liang as he had expected. Instead, it became the catalyst that united the righteous sects and spurred them to launch an assault on the Demon God.

He had a strong feeling that once the Demon God was defeated, the Penglai Supreme Sect would face ruin and possibly even complete annihilation, no matter which brink-of-ascension cultivator rose to power afterward.

Back when the Penglai Supreme Sect had stood as the top righteous immortal sect, it had made far too many enemies. Even most of its so-called allies had merely submitted under its overwhelming might.

When it came to slaying the Demon God, if the Penglai Supreme Sect had been given a seat at the table, they would have firmly opposed the plan.

After some careful consideration, Daoist Cangsheng agreed to Caiyi's request and promised to lend his aid at a critical moment.

Caiyi had approached him precisely because she harbored doubts about the prison break. Although the other demon kings insisted they were not fools and claimed to have foolproof strategies of their own, she remained unconvinced.

Caiyi still believed that... everything depended on who you were comparing against.

When compared to the humans, demons would always fall short in terms of intelligence. And the current reality proved that she had made the right decision by preparing this backup plan.

Driven into a dead end, Daoist Cangsheng now looked as if he had descended into madness. As he gazed down at the righteous immortal sects below, his eyes burned with the intensity of someone staring at mortal enemies.

If the world where the Penglai Supreme Sect stood at the pinnacle of all righteous sects no longer existed, then Daoist Cangsheng would rather see the entire world destroyed. He could not accept a future where those who had once bowed before his sect were allowed to rise above.

Daoist Cangsheng had truly gone mad.

With this timely intervention, Daoist Cangsheng rescued the Demon God and, in doing so, severed the Penglai Supreme Sect's path as a righteous sect forever.

No one could have imagined that the Penglai Supreme Sect, which had been the top righteous immortal sect for centuries, would fall into such madness just to preserve its status.

Even the truly diabolical sects would have known right from wrong at a time like this!

However, no one had the time to blame him now. The golden strand was the final fragment of the Demon God's life essence. If it latched onto any living being, it would immediately devour and replenish its spiritual qi, undoing everything the immortal sects had fought so hard to achieve.

The Imperial Supervisory Commissioner immediately summoned the Immortals' Talisman of Lunar Radiance. Its silver glow locked onto the Demon God's life essence, and several legendary artifacts launched into pursuit.

Although it had briefly escaped, without a chance to absorb life force, the Demon God still faced certain death.

While it was cornered with no path of escape, the strand of golden light did not flee outward. Instead, it turned and dove back into the Celestial Northern Prison, as if it had found its target. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

In an instant, golden light erupted!

Chu Liang had just regained consciousness amid the chaos. After the Celestial Cosmic Ring disappeared, he had barely managed to steady his breathing. Before he could assist the wounded around him, he saw the Demon God under siege from the legendary artifacts. Moments later, the East Sea Chrono Wheel appeared, and Daoist Cangsheng made his move.

In the next instant, a streak of golden light shot in and headed toward Tuntun, who was opposite Chu Liang.

Chu Liang rushed forward to stop it, but he was too late. Before he could get close, the golden light struck him once more and sent him flying.

That was the day that divine power truly descended from the heavens.