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

Now that the demons have lost their momentum, they can finally unleash their full potential.

The grand rally was awe-inspiring. As the streaks of light streaked across the sky, even the gods and immortals were filled with shock.

The aura of the 100,000 sword immortals was even more domineering than that of the 100,000 heavenly soldiers in the celestial realm.

Moreover, the power of the sword formation is in no way inferior to the Heavenly Net of the Celestial Realm, making it an absolute spectacle.

For a moment, all the gods looked at Xuanzhen Temple with expressions of fear.

Unexpectedly, Xuanzhen Temple not only has top-notch marketing methods, but is also a leading branch of the Xuanmen sect in terms of inheritance.

At the same time, the Buddhist sect was also attacking the Buddhist land of Lingshan.

However, the demons guarding the Buddhist temple have withdrawn their main force, leaving only a group of minor demons to annoy the Buddhist temple.

In contrast, the South Heavenly Gate was guarded by the Golden-Winged Roc, led by a three-headed lion and an armored dragon-elephant, along with ten top demon kings and hundreds of other demon kings.

In this battle, their duty was to escape, to flee amidst the chaos.

As for the rest, we can leave it to Chonglou later.

Faced with the attack of the gods, all the demons in the celestial realm were full of confidence. The demons' power was already lost. Without the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, these demons would naturally be no match for them.

"kill!"

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

The Golden-Winged Roc, along with the Three-Headed Lion and the Armored Dragon Elephant, were the first to charge into the ranks of the gods.

A gleaming silver spear pierced through the air, causing even Erlang Shen's expression to change slightly. The Golden-Winged Roc's record was remarkable; back then, even with the Kui Niu beating its drums, it could easily defeat the combined forces of Sun Wukong and his two companions. How much more so now, a thousand years later, with its strength greatly enhanced.

Just as he received a single blow with his three-pointed double-edged spear, he was nearly knocked over by a tremendous force. At the same time, the spear moved like a dragon, unleashing a barrage of thrusts that left him overwhelmed.

Bang!

In less than ten rounds, after thousands of thrusts with his silver spear, Erlang Shen was sent flying by the Golden-Winged Roc's spear.

Even though Erlang Shen had been at the peak of the fifth level for thousands of years, this threshold was extremely difficult for ordinary people to break through without the right opportunity, and even Erlang Shen was no exception.

Just as Erlang Shen was about to be defeated, a staff suddenly swept across. As the Golden-Winged Roc parried with his spear, he saw a monkey who looked just like Sun Wukong, holding a golden cudgel and blocking his way.

"The Six-Eared Macaque!"

On the journey west, he was the only strongman to leave as a victor.

Although the Six-Eared Macaque fled from Mount Ling, he achieved his goal and broke through to the sixth level of the profound skill.

"Golden-Winged Roc, if you don't leave now, when will you?"

The Six-Eared Macaque had no intention of engaging the Golden-Winged Roc in a prolonged battle. Battle was no child's play; the Golden-Winged Roc wasn't a mortal enemy, and its strength was certainly no less than his own. Engaging in a prolonged fight here would be pointless and might even delay their opportunity.

"Humph!"

The Golden-Winged Roc didn't say much. After a dozen or so rounds of fighting, neither side could gain the upper hand. Then, it transformed into a giant roc and soared away.

The three-headed lion and the armored dragon-elephant, seeing the golden-winged roc depart, abandoned their opponents Erlang Shen and Nezha and descended to the mortal realm.

In the midst of the chaos, more and more demons fled. Seeing this, the gods of the heavens, to avoid losing more than they gained, did not pursue them, but instead slaughtered everyone at the South Heavenly Gate.

Along their journey, many lesser demons were annihilated, and the gods marched straight to the heart of the enemy, arriving at the Lingxiao Palace.

Inside the main hall, Chonglou seemed oblivious to the gods, sitting cross-legged on the black lotus.

At that moment, a golden light flashed in the west, radiating boundless Buddhist light. The gods understood at a single glance that the Tathagata had returned.

As for the Great Celestial Venerable, the reincarnated spirit child needs to return to his original position in order to be fully revived.

However, Chonglou occupies the position of the Great Celestial Venerable. If the Great Celestial Venerable is to be restored to his rightful place, Chonglou must at least be defeated.

For a moment, all the gods looked solemnly at Chonglou on the black lotus, knowing that Chonglou's strength was far beyond what a few insignificant beings like them could handle.

After all, when Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, although he didn't manage to break into the Lingxiao Palace, only a handful of guardian deities could stand against him.

"Namo Amitabha!"

Golden light descended from the sky, and the newly returned Tathagata arrived at the Lingxiao Palace. The Four Great Bodhisattvas, all the Buddhas, the Eighteen Arhats... surrounded Chonglou in the center.

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"Venerable Chonglou, what skillful methods you have!"

The group of Buddhas entered Mount Ling without any pressure and helped him return.

On the contrary, when Chonglou set up this scheme in Lingxiao Palace, how could Tathagata not understand that Chonglou was still using the same old tricks, only the methods were the same, but the effect was clear.

With the Black Lotus protecting them and the Divine Demon Halberd safeguarding their power, it's fair to say they needed absolute strength to defeat Chonglou. Even with the return of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Buddhas and the suppression of demonic fortune, Tathagata Buddha himself wasn't entirely confident in suppressing the greatly enhanced Chonglou.

It's because his golden lotus seat is only of the ninth rank, while Chonglou's black lotus seat is of the twelfth rank.

In terms of suppressing destiny, the Black Lotus far surpasses the Golden Lotus of Buddhism.

As for the Great Celestial Venerable?

That's the real boss behind Chonglou's resistance; otherwise, if the Great Celestial Venerable returns, Chonglou won't even have a chance to play.

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"The yin and yang of heaven and earth cycle endlessly!"

Demons are inherently part of the Tao, so why shouldn't they exist? This great calamity is a good start. Heaven prospers through righteousness and punishes through demons. When the evil energy in the world accumulates to a certain level, demons will rise and the Tao will fall, resulting in a cleansing.

When Chonglou spoke, all the gods were terrified.

If they previously thought Chonglou was defying the heavens and challenging the Dao, they now realize that everything Chonglou did was a calculated scheme.

What seems like a desperate act has actually led to the mastery of a great path—the demonic path!

Even Buddha couldn't help but sigh, realizing that the path of Chonglou had been completed.

"Congratulations, Venerable One!"

Although good and evil are opposed, Chonglou is still a rare genius in the world for being able to comprehend the Dao and become a demon.

"Although I know that the way of Heaven is unchangeable, today I am seeking a breakthrough. If you want to welcome back the Great Heavenly Venerable, then you shall see how you defeat me."

Chonglou did not hold back because of the reminiscing. The destructive aura surrounding the black lotus condensed into two ferocious, roaring nine-clawed black dragons after a churning. Then, four black-armored warriors appeared behind Chonglou, each of them possessing the aura of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Hunyuan Battle Armor!

With the Black Lotus defense, Chonglou simply abandoned the defense of the Hunyuan Golden Armor and started summoning directly.

Just like last time, using the four fundamental powers of the Primordial Golden Armor and combining them with the principles of profound transformation, he evolved into four avatars. Even though Chonglou's strength had greatly increased at this time, it was still about 50% of his original strength.

The two black dragons were also summoned by the belt. Combined with the destructive power of the black lotus, they directly advanced to nine-clawed black dragons, with destructive power surpassing that of the four incarnations.

Chapter 169 The Mysterious Technique Finally Broken

"How to fight this?"

Having witnessed the power of the four incarnations, Sun Wukong couldn't help but show a hint of fear on his face.

This is not its monkey hair incarnation. The strength of these four incarnations is only slightly weaker than the original, like the difference between a top-level demon king and a first-class demon king.

Moreover, there were two nine-clawed black dragons, which were clearly not to be trifled with.

Such a shock caused all the gods and Buddhas in the Heavenly Palace to look at Chonglou with apprehension. They never expected that Chonglou, who seemed to be trapped like a turtle in a jar, would still possess such terrifying strength.

"Amitabha, this humble monk's strength is shallow, but he can only block one black dragon!"

Guanyin was the first to step forward. As one of the backbone forces of Buddhism, and with top-tier strength among the Great Luo Immortals, she was the first to step forward.

The moment Guanyin took a step, the gods' confidence also increased.

“Amitabha, even this old monk can stop a black dragon.”

At this moment, the Laughing Buddha Maitreya also stepped forward with a smile, and as the future Buddha of Buddhism, his strength and realm are beyond doubt.

In contrast, the gods of the celestial realm looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the four Heavenly Venerables—the Eastern Taiyi Salvation Heavenly Venerable, the Southern Longevity Emperor, the Northern Zhenwu Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, and the Western Gouchen Emperor—faced Chonglou's four incarnations.

Facing each other head-on, as their auras clashed, even the gods couldn't help but feel that the two forces were like a tsunami or a hurricane, and a heavy sense of oppression permeated the entire hall.

Even though the four incarnations and two black dragons were suppressed, there was still a troublesome main body.

"Very well, I will not use the Divine Demon Battle Halberd. All of you come at me together. If you can kill me, then you are truly capable!"

The reason Chonglou stayed behind to face the gods was to use their power to help him break through to the eighth level of the profound skill, so it was impossible for him to cause endless slaughter.

Not only will the original owner be unable to explain himself, but the karmic consequences alone could drag him into an endless abyss.

As the tower slowly rose, the twelve-petaled black lotus transformed into a lotus crown, which was placed atop the golden roof.

Looking at Chonglou, who was unarmed, the gods immediately thought of the battle between the Ten Demon Kings and Chonglou, and instantly understood Chonglou's plan.

But even knowing Chonglou's purpose, the gods had no choice but to intervene.

The magical treasures they unleashed transformed into colorful meteors, crashing down upon the arrogant and overbearing Chonglou.

At this moment, Chonglou's physical body was at the peak of the seventh level. The defense of a seventh-level Xuan Gong was no less than that of Tathagata's six-zhang golden body, let alone the peak of the seventh level.

If Tathagata could destroy Chonglou at the peak of the sixth level before, then now that Chonglou is at the peak of the seventh level, even Tathagata cannot cause him any devastating damage. Only the return of the Great Heavenly Venerable can completely defeat Chonglou.

However, once Chonglou breaks through to the eighth level, he will be able to withstand the suppression of the Great Celestial Venerable.

Therefore, Chonglou did not evade the attacks of the gods. Even Sun Wukong's golden cudgel and Erlang Shen's three-pointed double-edged spear could not leave the slightest mark on Chonglou's body.

As for resorting to underhanded tactics?

The black lotus atop Chonglou's head was no pushover either; its defense was a top-tier treasure in the Three Realms.

Even supreme divine powers like the Sun God's Fire, the Chaos Qi, and the Heavenly Fiend Qi couldn't break through the Black Lotus's defenses, let alone the minor tricks of the gods.

"how is this possible?"

After a round of attacks, apart from Tathagata not making a move, everyone else used all their methods, but seeing Chonglou still standing as still as a mountain and not moving an inch, they couldn't help but show a look of horror.

Even Guanyin of the South Sea couldn't help but show pity, knowing that this trial would be difficult to overcome.

If he were at the level of a quasi-leader, things would be alright, but under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, Chonglou would definitely not be a match for Tathagata.

Unfortunately, Chonglou was not only a quasi-leader of the Demon Lord, but also a master of the peak of Xuan Gong. His Xuan Gong strength was completely unaffected by the Heavenly Dao, and his golden body was in no way inferior to Tathagata.

With the Black Lotus suppressing the flow of fortune, even Buddha had no confidence in defeating the Demon Lord Chonglou.

Only the return of the Great Celestial Venerable can completely suppress the Demon Lord before us.

"The Seven-Turn Golden Body, while not immune to all attacks, is more than ten times stronger in defense than Yuan Hong's Five-Turn Profound Skill back then!"

Hiss...

Upon hearing this, the gods immediately looked at the Four Chaotic Monkeys. Each of these monkeys was a master of profound arts, capable of traversing the Three Realms with only five levels of cultivation.

Back then, Yuan Hong had an impenetrable defense, but the Twelve Golden Immortals had to use many methods to kill him.

With the Xuan Gong reaching the seventh level, only a Great Luo Venerable could likely shake Chonglou's golden body defense.

And how do you break through their defenses?

Everyone shook their heads.

Then, the gods turned their attention to Tathagata, who had not yet made a move.

Tathagata is the strongest among them, a quasi-leader level, and the only one who can rival Chonglou.

"Your Excellency has great tactics!"

"A trivial skill, merely showing off one's limited abilities before an expert."

Above the Lingxiao Palace, Chonglou suddenly sat cross-legged, confronting Tathagata.

With the help of the Heavenly Dao, the Nine-Rank Golden Lotus competed with the Twelve-Rank Black Lotus under Chonglou's seat, their momentum evenly matched.

One side radiates boundless Buddhist light, amidst countless jeweled ornaments where goddesses dance and dragons roar; the other side exudes a deep, malevolent aura, where crimson light blooms in the darkness, transforming into ancient demon gods...

This is truly a battle between top-tier experts.

The Buddha's light shines everywhere, purifying all darkness in the world; while malevolent energy surges like a tide, as if it wants to destroy everything that exists.

"Namo Amitabha!"

Ten Thousand Buddhas Pay Homage to the Ancestor!

At this moment, all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and three thousand Vajra nuns surrounding the Tathagata chanted Buddhist scriptures in unison. Instantly, a vast expanse of Buddha light surged forth, attempting to crush all darkness.

Even the gods of the heavens gathered together to chant Amitabha Buddha's name, amplifying the Buddha's light and influence.

Given these circumstances, one can imagine Chonglou's predicament. His face contorted in a ferocious rage as he roared fiercely amidst the Buddha's light, as if he were being subjected to the most cruel torture in the Three Realms.