In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

On the contrary, Chonglou, who is the Demon Lord, will achieve no less than Tathagata thanks to the luck of the Demon Lord, and will occasionally experience a rise in demons and a fall in the Tao.

Chapter 165 Chonglou Returns Amidst the Cataclysm of the Three Realms

The Asura Realm is a desolate place existing in the gap between the three realms.

This place is also the Buzhou Abyss, the legendary place where all living things perish. Even ghost saints from the underworld who enter here will be corrupted by the Dutian Xuanyin Sha Qi and fall into the demonic path.

At this moment, in the endless abyss filled with violent and malevolent energy, in the dark land where light could not reach, a burly figure with bull horns on its head and eight dragon claws slowly took shape from nothing in the abyss.

At the same time, the Nine Netherworld Aura of the entire abyss gathered like a storm above the giant figure's head, helping it to gradually solidify.

Born in response to demons, countless eons have begun!

In the endless darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes illuminated the abyss like the sun and moon.

The figure was none other than Chonglou after his rebirth, reborn in accordance with the destiny of the demonic path.

At this moment, Chonglou not only broke through to the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, but also continued to increase his aura with the frantically running evil energy storm.

The original deity's breakthrough to the Great Luo realm resulted in Chonglou, as an incarnation, receiving a feedback of the original deity's fortune and being born a hundred years ahead of schedule.

Most importantly, in front of Chonglou stood a black divine halberd like a pillar supporting the sky. The halberd blade, seemingly devoid of any cold light, exuded an aura that made one's heart tremble.

The supreme innate spiritual treasure – the Divine Demon Halberd.

Originally, the Divine Halberd fell into the endless abyss with Chonglou, where it merged with the legendary Dutian Shaqi, evolving into the Divine Demon Halberd. In addition to being sharper, it also gained the domineering attack of Dutian Shaqi.

Therefore, the Divine Halberd's level was directly upgraded from thirty-three layers of innate restrictions to a top-grade spiritual treasure with thirty-nine layers of restrictions.

Moreover, the power of the divine halberd is beyond description. If the halberd's sharpness had no effect on the Buddha's six-zhang golden body before, even if the halberd pierced through the golden body, it would not have been able to cause the Buddha any harm.

So now, the power of the divine halberd, once it cuts through the Buddha's golden body, can definitely severely damage it.

This is also the terrifying aspect of how the Heavenly Killing Qi drives the evolution of the Divine Halberd.

Top-grade spiritual treasures, especially divine weapons, are extremely rare in the entire prehistoric world, with the strongest being the God-Slaying Spear.

The moment he grasped the Divine Demon Halberd, man and halberd became one, and the baleful aura of the entire Asura Realm surged even more violently.

Chonglou had already refined the innate restriction of the Divine Halberd, since the Divine Halberd had a great advantage in refining because it chose its master.

Now, the Divine Halberd has been upgraded to the Divine Demon Halberd, with thirty-nine layers of restrictions. As the two merged, each layer of restrictions was refined by Chonglou, feeding back into Chonglou's Great Dao of Slaughter.

Time passed without counting the years, and an unknown amount of time had elapsed in the abyss. When Chonglou opened his eyes, a blood-red light pierced through the heavens.

In an instant, the entire Three Realms were plunged into darkness, and then a crimson hue enveloped the heavens and earth.

A century has passed, bloodthirsty demons rise to the heavens, and celestial demons are born.

Both the Great Celestial Venerable and Tathagata looked towards the Nine Nether Abyss with solemn expressions.

They originally thought that Chonglou's birth and tribulation, breaking through to the seventh level of Xuan Gong, was already an incredible opportunity, and that his strength was only comparable to the peak of Da Luo. However, they were quasi-leaders who surpassed the Da Luo level.

At that moment, as the bloodlust spread, a threatening force slowly rose in the Nine Netherworld.

Clearly, this great calamity is not just a performance, but a real threat to them.

Chonglou?

A sense of foreboding arose in the hearts of both Buddha and the Great Celestial Venerable.

boom!

Suddenly, a surge of blood-red energy shot into the sky, like a pillar of heaven, piercing into the heavens.

Within the blood-red aura, a colossal figure, resembling an ancient god or demon, slowly emerged from the primordial wilderness. With each step, the Thirty-Three Heavens seemed to tremble as if an earthquake had struck.

This scene also made all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens solemn.

At the same time, the young Sword Master, the middle-aged Wuji, and the original Zhang Xiaoshan all transformed into a stream of light and entered Chonglou's body.

The devil rises while the Tao falls.

At this time, the demons are in control, and the Tao is hidden.

In this way, when Chonglou was finally destroyed, he simply returned to his original form and did not completely disappear from the Three Realms.

If Chonglou were to truly perish, Zhang Xiaoshan's entire scheme would be in vain.

"I, Chonglou, have re-emerged from the Three Realms, and in the name of the Demon Lord, I will rule the Three Realms."

Those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish!

Chonglou's voice resounded throughout the Three Realms and Ten Directions, and all the gods and demons looked at the towering blood pillar in disbelief.

I never expected Chonglou's first declaration to be so domineering.

The Great Celestial Venerable's face was also ashen, because he felt his own fortune was rapidly declining and his strength was being suppressed to the extreme.

On the contrary, Chonglou's fortune surged wildly at this time. Originally, his Seven Revolutions Profound Technique was equivalent to the peak of the Great Luo realm. He instantly broke through the Great Luo realm and entered the Quasi-Master realm, becoming the Supreme Demonic Path Master.

At the same time, Chonglou sat down, and a black lotus suddenly appeared, allowing him to sit cross-legged in the void, looking down proudly at the nine heavens.

"A twelfth-grade world-destroying black lotus!"

The moment the gods and demons saw the black lotus, they almost attacked immediately.

But they soon realized that this was a treasure of the demonic path, born from the demonic path's desire to destroy the world.

At this time, Chonglou, in the name of the Demon Lord, revitalized the demonic path. Naturally, the Black Lotus chose its master. Once they made a move, it would be defying the heavens and would surely be punished by the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, once Chonglou breaks through to the Quasi-Master realm and fully refines the Black Lotus, his realm may not be as high as theirs, but the Black Lotus's defense will be invincible. Furthermore, the Black Lotus's attack is the strongest among the four lotus platforms, comparable to a top-tier spiritual treasure, and even surpasses the Divine Demon Halberd.

"Great Celestial Venerable, if you don't leave now, do you expect me to escort you away?"

Sitting cross-legged in the void, gazing at the Great Celestial Venerable in the Lingxiao Palace, Chonglou wore a disdainful expression.

Under the great calamity, even if the Great Celestial Venerable is stronger than him, the rise of demons and the decline of the Dao will ultimately lead to his victory. Therefore, resisting the trend of the Heavenly Dao is tantamount to a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"See you in thirty-three years!"

"May the Great Celestial Venerable rest in peace!"

Without further ado, Chonglou looked at the gods of the heavens, his throne shrouded in a black lotus.

In an instant, the magical power of all the righteous gods was sealed by the evil energy, leaving them powerless to resist. Moreover, a suction force emanated from the Black Lotus, drawing all the righteous gods in the entire hall into it.

Seeing this, Chonglou nodded.

He didn't go directly to the Buddhist sect because there were too many powerful figures there, and he needed to urgently find some helpers to carry out a massacre against them.

With a wave of his hand, Chonglou summoned dozens of black wisps of energy that danced in the Lingxiao Palace, absorbing the blood-fiend energy and coalescing into a form.

The three-headed demonic lion, the armored dragon-elephant, the nine-headed serpent, the three-headed rhinoceros, the crimson-blooded demon, the nine-tailed fox... these incredibly powerful demons are all top-tier demon kings. The three-headed demonic lion and the armored dragon-elephant, in particular, surpass even top-tier demon kings, reaching their peak.

"I've seen the Demon Lord!"

They are all sealed away, or their resentment lingers, and they are demonic spirits wandering in the Asura realm.

Chonglou released them this time to help him rule the Three Realms. At the same time, most of these demons were sealed and killed by Buddhism, so they resented Buddhism the most.

To rule the three realms through bloodshed is, in a way, very much in line with the methods of the demonic path.

But Chonglou was no idiot. If he killed too many people, he would inevitably be implicated in the karma and his body would be consumed by it!

Therefore, Chonglou specifically targets Buddhism, thus both restricting the evil energy of these demons and maximizing the chances of inflicting devastating damage on Buddhism.

Chapter 166 Governing the Three Realms and Conferring Titles upon All Demons

"Namo Amitabha!"

Great Thunderclap Temple on the Western Vulture Peak!

The moment Tathagata sensed the Great Celestial Venerable's reincarnation, he felt the same way and remained silent.

Unexpectedly, this calamity was so vast that even the Great Celestial Venerable, a supreme being of the Three Realms, could not escape it. Keep in mind that he was merely a sect leader, while the Great Celestial Venerable was a supreme being of the Three Realms, whose status was far above his.

"Buddha, could this be the catastrophe planned by the God of War of Jade Frontier?"

As the most accomplished of the eight Bodhisattvas, Guanyin could also sense the 'fall' of the Great Heavenly Venerable, and a catastrophe was sweeping across the Three Realms.

"When things are full, they become deficient; when evil rises, good declines!"

Back then, Chunyangzi foresaw the coming of this cataclysmic calamity, achieving enlightenment by transforming into Chonglou. Now that he has reappeared, none of the gods of the Three Realms can escape it.

Hiss...

Inside the Great Thunderclap Temple, all the Buddhas gasped in shock, never expecting this calamity to be so tyrannical, that even the gods of the Three Realms could not escape it.

"Even so, Chonglou's strength may not be a match for Buddha's, why..."

"It's fate!"

Although Tathagata is not like the Great Celestial Venerable, whose power is greatly reduced due to the suppression of the Heavenly Dao's fortune.

However, the Divine Demon War Halberd was still the Black Lotus of Annihilation. At this moment, Chonglou, who had been forcibly elevated to the quasi-leader level, could contend with Tathagata, and was also suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

Tweet!

Suddenly, a fierce eagle hooted out, and the Buddhas first saw a flash of golden light, followed by the sound.

Gazing at the divine eagle circling above the Great Thunderclap Temple, it was none other than the Golden-Winged Roc.

A thousand years ago, after the Golden-Winged Roc escaped, it hid in the temple and obeyed the divine commands left by Chonglou. Moreover, there were many experts in the temple.

The gate is guarded by demons such as the Evil Spirit, the Nine-Tailed Fox, and the Bluebird, which can be considered a gathering of their kind.

Just now, after the Blood Demon Heaven was struck, especially after Chonglou's domineering declaration, the Golden-Winged Roc received Chonglou's order to go to Mount Ling to lead the charge.

"Golden-winged Roc!"

The four great bodhisattvas, the Buddhas of the heavens, and the eighteen arhats all looked solemn as they stared at the golden-winged roc circling in the sky.

They had witnessed the power of the Roc firsthand back then.

Even after the Kui Niu's drumming shattered his Xuan Yin Qi, he remained incredibly powerful, single-handedly defeating three heroes. His strength has also increased rapidly over the years, and he is now likely no less powerful than the Four Great Bodhisattvas.

"This beast, it dares to jump out again..."

Seeing the Golden-Winged Roc's eagle-like eyes fixed on its prey, the Buddhas were enraged.

They don't possess the supernatural powers of the Buddha, who could burst out of the peacock's belly after being eaten; if they were eaten by the roc, they would only become nourishment for the roc to increase its strength.

Therefore, the terrifying gaze of the Garuda made all the Buddhas extremely wary.

If it were in the past, with the Buddha here, they wouldn't have needed to worry.

But now it's quite the opposite; the Buddha is about to pass away and be reincarnated, and they will become fish on the chopping block.

"Venerable Tathagata, it is time for you to depart!"

A black aura descended upon the Great Thunderclap Temple, a place shrouded in merit and radiating boundless Buddhist light. At this moment, Chonglou sat cross-legged on a black lotus, his aura comparable to that of the Tathagata.

At the same time, the domineering and rampant Xuan Yin evil energy around them suppressed the magical power of countless Buddhas, making it difficult to move. The oppressive atmosphere, like the end of the world, made all the Buddhas look at Chonglou in disbelief. They never expected that Chonglou, after his return, would have such terrifying strength.

"Congratulations on your return, Venerable One!"

"There's no need for such empty formalities. When the Venerable Tathagata returns, it won't be too late to catch up with me."

Upon hearing this, Tathagata nodded, realizing that Chonglou had planned everything for him. He then looked at the assembled Buddhas and said:

"All are of one mind, to prevent two minds from being divided. The black-robed Shakyamuni, who governs the three realms, allows the true nature of the spirit to enter the mortal world, to be reborn in Nirvana, and to return to the Buddha's land. Only by having a son and a lineage can this calamity be resolved. When heaven and earth are clear and bright, the two minds will return to one."

Upon hearing the words left by the Buddha, Chonglou immediately smiled disdainfully.

This catastrophe, with the decline of the righteous and the rise of the demons, is simply the will of Heaven.

Regardless of whether there was any guidance from the divine word, thirty-three years later, the demonic path's fortunes would greatly decline, and the return of the two great venerable ones would be inevitable.

"Suppression!"

The four great bodhisattvas, including Guanyin, wanted to resist, but the Black Lotus was a top-tier innate spiritual treasure. Coupled with Chonglou's near-master-level magical power, it was foreseeable that all the Buddhas would either be suppressed by Chonglou or devoured by the Golden-Winged Roc.

From this point on, the three realms were all under the control of the demonic path.

Immediately afterwards, Chonglou's figure disappeared from Mount Ling, and he rode the Golden-Winged Roc back to the Heavenly Realm.

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At this moment, the celestial realm was like a breeding ground, with countless demons and monsters gathering in the Lingxiao Palace.

These demons were invited by the three-headed lion, the armored dragon-elephant, and the nine-headed serpent to come to the celestial realm to pay homage to the Demon Lord and celebrate this prosperous era of the demonic path. They seemed to see the magnificent scene of the ancient demon court in the past.

"Meet the Demon Lord!"