Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said coldly, "The Demon King actually took action against a few Demon Generals. Does the Wood-Eating Demon King regard the Great Saints of my Burning Demon Realm as nothing?"

Knowing he had misspoke, Blood Cloud Demon General roared, "Stop talking nonsense and prepare to die!"

He raised his hand and formed a hand seal. The blood cloud that had spewed out when he broke the formation earlier re-condensed, forming ten thousand blood poison spears that emitted a strong bloody aura. They shot out and headed straight for Chen Yuan.

A pair of azure wings appeared behind the spirit vulture demon general, and with a powerful flap, a gale arose.

Thousands of strands of azure wind swirled around the Blood Poison Spear, increasing its speed and instantly traversing a distance of over a thousand feet to reach Chen Yuan.

There was also a high-ranking demon general who roared to the sky, resembling both a lion and a tiger.

Earth-elemental spiritual energy from within a hundred miles converged and condensed into hundreds of giant rocks, each about ten feet in size, high in the sky. Like falling meteors, they descended from the sky, leaving deep yellow trails in the air.

The other demon generals were not to be outdone, each unleashing their supernatural powers as they swept in from all directions, enveloping Chen Yuan and his two companions, leaving them with no way to escape.

With a roar, the Demon General Muhai appeared in a set of rattan armor. His demonic power surged wildly, conjuring up four protective barriers to firmly shield him.

The Iron-Winged Demon General revealed his true form, a giant iron-gray eagle. Its feathers exploded and swirled around him, transforming into a storm of iron feathers that obscured his figure.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, put away the array plate, took out the Demon-Slaying Blade, and unfurled his black wings. With a flick of his wrist, he used the teleportation technique and disappeared.

But at that moment, a mid-level demon general flipped his hand and took out a grayish stone that looked extremely inconspicuous, and crushed it in one go.

A powerful spatial fluctuation emanated, and the void within a radius of a hundred miles was completely frozen, like a frozen river, making it impossible to use the teleportation technique.

Ten feet away, Chen Yuan's figure reappeared, staggering a few steps as if he had fallen from the void, looking quite disheveled.

Blood Cloud Demon General shouted, "Your Majesty was prepared. Even if you are of the Holy Clan bloodline, don't even think about using the teleportation technique!"

A cold glint flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes. Facing the overwhelming onslaught of blood-poison spears, falling boulders, and various supernatural powers, the Demon-Slaying Blade in his hand suddenly disappeared, replaced by a purplish-black halberd.

Within its dantian, the Peng bird let out an excited cry before disappearing from sight.

It can freely absorb and exhale the primordial spirit and pure energy in the dantian, and its spirituality increases day by day. However, as a weapon spirit of a weapon for killing, fighting and killing are its true nature!
A sharp cry faintly echoed in the void, causing a slight tremor in the solidified void, but it was still unable to completely break through the restraint and perform the teleportation technique.

That grayish stone seemed ordinary, but it contained a trace of spatial law power. It was a treasure that the Wood-Eating Demon King specially took out to deal with Chen Yuan, completely locking this space in a hard and solid manner.

However, Chen Yuan showed no intention of dodging. A ten-zhang-tall Kunpeng Dharma Image materialized behind him, and he activated the spatial power contained in the Kunpeng True Blood to its limit.

Dark light surged from Chen Yuan's body like a tide, covering his arms and then enveloping the Cangming Halberd.

The gleaming halberd blade turned pitch black, concealing its sharpness, but the violent spatial fluctuations made it even sharper, comparable to a true heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

The faint cries in the void became clearer, tinged with excitement. Chen Yuan swung the Cangming Halberd in his hand, drawing a circle around himself.

The jet-black light on the halberd blade solidified into a black streak, leaving a black trail in this unified world.

Heaven and earth shattered, the void collapsed, and a huge spatial rift appeared, like a giant gray-white maw, enveloping Chen Yuan within it.

The Blood Poison Spear, the falling boulder, and the other supernatural powers unleashed by the demon generals were all swallowed by this giant maw and disappeared into chaos, without harming Chen Yuan in the slightest.

The demon generals of the Corroded Wood Cave stared wide-eyed, and the Blood Cloud Demon General exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible!"

They held nothing back, each unleashing their innate supernatural abilities. Even a demon king at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm would probably not be able to withstand them so easily.

Chen Yuan, a mere mid-level demon general, simply swung his halberd casually and effortlessly blocked them all, without even sustaining a scratch.

Ironwing Demon General and Wood Sea Demon General tried their best to resist, but were only slightly affected. Iron Feather Storm and Senluo Barrier were completely shattered, and they were almost hit by several blood poison spears. They were in a sorry state and were seriously injured.

The demon generals of the Wood-Eroding Cave suddenly halted their attack. They looked at the halberd with its deep aura in Chen Yuan's hand and the strange fish-shaped dharma image behind him, their bodies trembled slightly, and a sense of fear inexplicably rose in their hearts.

It was a fear that came from the depths of one's blood, as if facing a demon king.

Blood Cloud Demon General was furious. He had always been proud of the trace of Poisonous Dragon bloodline within him, but now it was being suppressed by Chen Yuan's bloodline, which naturally made him feel greatly humiliated.
Overwhelmed by rage, he drew a blood-red spear and charged straight at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan neither dodged nor avoided, but instead flapped his wings and went to meet him.

Other demon generals wanted to come forward to help, but Blood Cloud Demon General shouted, "Fellow Daoists, kill Iron Wing and Mu Hai first, then come and lend me a hand!"

Upon hearing this, the demon generals immediately turned and attacked the Wood-Boy Demon General and the Iron-Wing Demon General.

The two were on the verge of tears when Iron Wing Demon General cried out urgently, "Fellow Daoist Bei Ming, save us!"

Chen Yuan frowned, and with a swing of his Cangming Halberd, the blade drew a streak of dark light in the air.

Suddenly, a spatial rift appeared in front of the two demon generals, swallowing most of the divine power unleashed by the demon general from the Wood-Eroding Cave. The power was greatly reduced and the two demon generals blocked it.

The demon general of the Wood-Eroding Cave was stunned. What kind of supernatural power was this? They had never heard of it before.

Blood Cloud Demon General's rage intensified, and a thick layer of blood poison surged from the crimson spear in his hand as he thrust it toward Chen Yuan's vital heart.

"To be distracted while fighting Ao is tantamount to courting death!"

Chen Yuan turned around, but to the surprise of Blood Cloud Demon General, he not only did not dodge, but also did not resist, letting the blood-red spear pierce through him.

He simply brandished his halberd and slashed at the Blood Cloud Demon General's body, intending to perish together with him.

Blood Cloud Demon General instinctively wanted to dodge, but he stopped himself, a resolute look flashing in his eyes, and he neither dodged nor avoided.

If the blood-red spear were to pierce Chen Yuan, the blood poison would enter his body, and Chen Yuan would undoubtedly die.

As a high-ranking demon general, his physical body was incredibly strong, and although the spatial rift was dangerous, it was not insurmountable.

Most importantly, even if the fight ends in mutual destruction, there are still six demon generals in the Corrosion Cave, and Chen Yuan will still be unable to escape death.

Once the Blood Cloud Demon General made up his mind, he had no more hesitation. He frantically circulated his demonic power and poured all his strength into the blood-red spear. The sound of it tearing through the air was comparable to thunder. It pierced heavily into Chen Yuan's vital heart!
But such a powerful shot did not produce a devastating effect.

Suddenly, a layer of scarred black armor appeared on Chen Yuan's body, firmly blocking the shot.

clang!
The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing rang out, and the demon general of the Wood-Eroding Cave, who had been keeping a close eye on the battle, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

Blood Cloud Demon General was not surprised at all. The Wood Erosion Demon King had already given instructions that this Northern Darkness Demon General possessed an extremely powerful suit of armor that could easily block spiritual treasures and divine weapons.

But it was precisely for this reason that the Wood-Eating Demon King ordered him to lead his demon generals in a fierce attack on the First Line of Sky.

The layer of ferocious blood poison covering the crimson spear suddenly turned a ghostly green, detached from the spear, and surged into Chen Yuan's body along the cracks in the black armor!

Before Blood Cloud Demon General departed, Wood-Eating Demon King gave him a drop of Wood-Eating Poison essence, enough to kill a demon king in the early stage of Void Refinement. Combined with the blood poison in Blood Cloud Demon General's body, even a demon king in the mid-stage of Void Refinement would be severely injured.

The blood-red spear in his hand was only a third-grade spiritual treasure weapon, and it certainly couldn't break through this armor.

However, this battered armor was absolutely no match for the strange poison formed by the mixture of blood poison and wood-corroding poison.

As the blood poison surged out, Chen Yuan's halberd struck the Blood Cloud Demon General heavily.

Blood Cloud Demon General was unable to dodge and could only barely raise his left arm to block. A layer of fine, blood-red scales appeared, enough to block ordinary third-grade spiritual treasures and divine weapons.

The blade of the Fangtian Halberd transformed into a streak of black light, slicing through the blood-red scales that were comparable to top-grade spiritual materials, as if a sharp blade were cutting through thin silk. With a muffled "thud," the Blood Cloud Demon General's left arm was severed.

The halberd continued its relentless advance, aiming for the vital spot on the Blood Cloud Demon General's chest.

"No!"

Blood Cloud Demon General roared and withdrew his blood-red spear to defend himself.

The halberd's dark, dull blade swept across, its deep light engulfing everything, even dimming the blood-red light on the spear.

The crimson spear broke in two; this divine weapon, which the Blood Cloud Demon General had meticulously nurtured for tens of thousands of years, had come to an end today.

But after paying the price of losing his left arm and a third-grade spiritual weapon, Blood Cloud Demon General finally blocked the Fangtian Halberd, retreating rapidly to avoid the blow.

Blood Cloud Demon General's supernatural powers all lie in his blood poison and physical body, so his escape speed is not fast, but Chen Yuan did not catch up.

The blood poison mixed with the wood-corroding poison finally erupted in full force, enveloping the black armor and surging into Chen Yuan's body along the dense cracks, as if dressing it in a blood-red battle robe.

The dark demonic energy swirling around the armor rushed towards the blood poison, but its effect was negligible. Instead, it was corroded by the blood poison, hissing as it was quickly worn away.

This mass of blood poison contains the original essence of the Blood Cloud Demon General, as well as the essence of the Wood-Eating Poison. Its toxicity is astonishing and extremely concentrated, far surpassing the Wood-Eating Poison that was briefly applied to the black short blade in the puppet's hand.

The demonic energy contained in the Xuan Yin Armor could not be replenished, and after tens of thousands of years it had become extremely thin. It also had many wounds all over its body that were difficult to repair, and the blood poison still seeped into it.

Blood Cloud Demon General clutched his left arm, staring intently at Chen Yuan, his eyes filled with resentment and a sinister smile playing on his lips.

He possesses the bloodline of a venomous dragon and is a high-ranking demon general, so he naturally possesses the divine power of an indestructible body, which allows him to recover from physical injuries by consuming demonic power.

However, a trace of deep black light remained on his left arm, containing a destructive power that terrified the Blood Cloud Demon General. No matter how he circulated his demonic power, his injury could not be healed in the slightest.

The indestructible body is ultimately not true immortality and can be countered by many strange supernatural abilities.

This black light was clearly an extremely strange supernatural power.

Having suffered such a great loss, Blood Cloud Demon General harbored boundless hatred for Chen Yuan, hoping only that he would die from the blood poison so that he could vent his anger.

But just as the blood poison broke through the barrier of the armor, Chen Yuan's black outfit emitted a milky white spiritual light, which merged into the surging black light, condensing into countless vortexes that swallowed up all the blood poison.

In the dazed gaze of the Blood Cloud Demon General, all the vortexes eventually turned blood red and slowly disappeared, leaving not a trace of blood poison behind.

Blood Cloud Demon General looked ashen-faced, both because of the severe injury from his broken left arm and because of the intense shock to his mind.

He stared intently at Chen Yuan and said, word by word, "No matter how mixed my bloodline is, I am still a member of the Poisonous Flood Dragon lineage and have inherited the Poisonous Flood Dragon's innate supernatural abilities."

"No matter how pure the Kun fish bloodline in your body is, and no matter how powerful your devouring technique is, it is absolutely impossible for you to devour all the blood poison. Absolutely impossible!"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "The bloodline of the Poisonous Flood Dragon is indeed extraordinary. I have no strength left. If you can condense such pure blood poison again, I will admit defeat."

This blood poison, mixed with wood-corroding poison, is quite extraordinary and already poses a threat to the Demon King.

Chen Yuan was only able to block them all by combining the power of the Xuan Yin Armor and the Devouring Technique.

Blood Cloud Demon General's face was ashen; he had given his all in that shot.

Now that the blood-red spear is destroyed and he has lost an arm, while Chen Yuan is unharmed, how can he fight Chen Yuan again?

The Spirit Vulture Demon General shouted, "Quickly save Fellow Daoist Blood Cloud!"

The other demon generals, no longer concerned with besieging Iron Wing Demon General and Wood Pig Demon General, unleashed their supernatural powers and attacked Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan glanced at the Blood Cloud Demon General and said indifferently, "I will spare your life for now."

He brandished his halberd, and another streak of dark light flashed past, creating a spatial rift around him that swallowed up all the fierce supernatural powers of the demon generals.

The demon generals looked very solemn. What kind of supernatural power was this black stream of light? And what kind of magical treasure was that halberd that possessed such power?

Even the Blood Cloud Demon General was no match for the Northern Darkness Demon General, and was seriously injured. How could they possibly be a match for him?

Chen Yuan shouted, "Fellow Daoist Tieyi, Fellow Daoist Muhai, show no mercy! Capture them all and achieve an unparalleled feat!"

The two demon generals exchanged a glance, their eyes no longer showing any panic, only ferocity and excitement.

Ironwing Demon General shouted, "Our strength is limited, let's hold off these two mid-level demon generals for now!"

Instead of retreating, they advanced, charging towards the two mid-level demon generals, using every trick in the book to keep them occupied.

Chen Yuan raised his halberd, pointed it at the other five demon generals, and said calmly, "All of you, come at me at once!"

Several demon generals hesitated, their eyes filled with fear.

The Spirit Vulture Demon General shouted sharply, "This black light is so powerful that it can shatter the void, easily sever Fellow Daoist Blood Cloud's arm, and even break the Blood Poison Spear with a single blow. It is by no means an ordinary divine power, and the consumption of demonic power must be considerable."

"This Northern Underworld Demon General is already at his last gasp; we absolutely cannot afford to fail at the last moment!"

Upon hearing this, the demon generals showed renewed interest.

Chen Yuan's gaze swept over them, and he said calmly, "You can guess how many more halberds I can wield?"

The demon generals felt a chill run down their spines as they met the cold, piercing gaze.

Blood Cloud Demon General shouted, "Fellow Daoists, please don't be frightened by him! I was just careless for a moment, which is why I was struck by his halberd."

"As long as you fellow Daoists are careful, he will be no match for you if you join forces."

"Don't forget the King's decree: as long as we bring back the corpse of the Northern Underworld Demon General and the Mustard Seed Ring, we will all receive a generous reward!" (End of Chapter)