Perfection: I have a Tree of Ten Thousand Paths

Chapter 85 The Devil Among Us (Happy New Year's Eve!)

"hey-hey----"

The skull, which was originally a pale gold color, suddenly turned black with gold undertones, and an evil aura surged forth.

Upon hearing this wicked laugh, Qi Shi'an felt a chill run down his spine and straight to the top of his head, making his hair stand on end.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Ancestor Mu Yan's expression was solemn. He could feel an extremely terrifying aura emanating from this skeleton. Even though he had already broken through to the Supreme Realm, he still felt the pressure.

This is enough to show the strength of this skeleton; it must have surpassed the Venerable Realm in its lifetime.

Qi Shi'an frowned, feeling uncomfortable with the pure evil emanating from the skeleton.

"Ho ho ho—a strong—body!"

The black-gold skull extended a palm, and with a loud boom, runes filled the sky. A phantom of a true dragon appeared behind it, and the space collapsed wherever the palm wind passed.

"The Dragon-Summoning Hand?!"

Qi Shi'an's eyes were filled with horror, and he immediately activated the True Dragon Claw to meet the attack; Ancestor Mu Yan used the Thunder Dao Treasure Technique.

The dragon claw carried world-destroying power, its blood-black light dazzling, runes flowing, and as it slashed out, even space itself was ripped open with black cracks.

A blazing light erupted from within the demonic palace, and the supreme dragon's might engulfed the entire hall, leaving it in a vast expanse of darkness.

"Bang"

The entire hall was filled with precious light, and Qi Shi'an and Ancestor Mu Yan were knocked back by the impact.

Qi Shi'an groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, he was wearing the Ten Thousand Saints True Demon Armor; otherwise, he would have been seriously injured by this attack.

"Heh heh—a true dragon claw? Looks like you have a perfect body."

The black and gold skull slowly rose, its body radiating an evil demonic aura, and its intense killing intent locked onto Qi Shi'an.

Sensing the killing intent, Qi Shi'an immediately activated his magical artifact and retreated quickly, shocked: "This old ghost actually wants to possess my body!"

At that moment, he realized why the wisp of air that drifted out when the palace was opened felt familiar.

Because that's demonic energy!

"Hehe—there's no escaping it—"

"call----"

The black-gold skull took a deep breath, and all the spiritual energy of Langhuan Island surged in, flowing into its heart and then into every inch of its bones.

It slowly raised its skeletal hands, its body trembled slightly, a bone on its chest glowed, and runes flew everywhere.

Countless dragon energies burst forth from its bones, transforming into golden dragon-shaped chains.

Each chain is engraved with ancient, primitive runes, radiating a majestic dragon's might. This is the True Dragon Treasure Technique, specifically the True Dragon Trapping Heaven Technique!

In the outer seas, many powerful figures had just arrived here riding their magical artifacts when they witnessed a scene they would never forget.

Countless dragon-shaped chains roared out, blotting out the sky and the sun. The azure sea surged back, as if countless true dragons had descended from the heavens, sealing off the entire space of tens of thousands of miles within the sea area.

"What is that?"

"Heavens! Could it be that a true god from the upper realm has descended upon this place?"

Everyone looked up at the sky and was shocked by the countless dragon-shaped chains that sealed off tens of thousands of miles of space in an instant. What kind of unparalleled supernatural power could accomplish this?

However, those forces with established doctrines in the upper realms recognized, to varying degrees, what kind of supernatural power this was.

Those who recognized the technique ignited a fierce fire in their eyes and stormed into the palace, all for the sake of obtaining this unprecedented and unparalleled treasure.

Only the venerable one from the Western religion stared intently at the broken stele in front of the palace, his gaze carrying a profound meaning.

Qi Shi'an angrily shouted, "Damn it!"

The True Dragon Trapping Heaven Technique is a trapping array set up with endless dragon energy, sealing all enemies within it, preventing them from even using escape techniques. In the end, they can only despair within the trapping array and be strangled by the dragon energy chains.

They are now trapped unless they kill the skeletons, but with their current strength, that's an impossible task.

This skeleton has clearly surpassed the Venerable Realm, and its bones are faintly enveloped in divine fire, making it virtually invincible and difficult to match in the lower realms.

A person who has been dead for countless years can still unleash power close to the Divine Fire Realm, which shows how strong his cultivation was in life.

"This old devil, which lineage in the upper realm does he belong to? How can he have such an evil aura?" Qi Shi'an cursed inwardly.

"Ho—"

The black and gold skull exhaled a breath of black gas, took a step, and its figure moved like a floating light, instantly arriving in front of Qi Shi'an.

Qi Shi'an looked as if he had seen a ghost, and couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn, he can even shrink the distance to an inch."

Shrinking the earth to an inch is a top-level divine ability created by the human race. It can achieve the ability to cross extremely long distances in one step. If cultivated to the extreme, it may not be impossible to cross star fields and tear apart the void.

Even some high-ranking figures in the upper realms do not possess such great supernatural powers, yet this strange skeleton in front of us has so many top-level supernatural powers.

Qi Shi'an couldn't help but be intrigued by the skeleton's past identity.

"You—you can't escape."

The black and gold skull had a hoarse voice, yet it possessed a bewitching power that sent chills down one's spine.

At this moment, powerful figures from the outside world also rushed over. Seeing a skeleton confronting an old man and a young man, they assumed that the two had obtained some kind of treasure and were being chased.

Only a few experts at the Venerable Realm felt pressure from the skeleton.

"This skeleton is very strange; could it be a guardian?"

"If it were a guardian, that would be one thing, but have you ever seen a guardian shrouded in black aura?"

The experts from various factions were secretly communicating, waiting for the first group to step forward and die, so that they could test the waters for them.

"Charge! The treasure is right before us! Kill them and seize it!"

The crowd was extremely excited and charged forward, with countless runes and magical techniques flying up, and a brilliant glow engulfing the area.

"Hehe—very good, today we not only have a suitable body, but also an endless supply of blood—"

The black and gold skull had a hoarse voice, yet it exuded a subtle sense of power.

"Come!"

The skeleton roared, its malevolent aura surging. The place that was originally a blue sea was suddenly filled with black mist, and the seawater gradually turned red, resembling a pool of the Styx. With a "boom", the Styx surged, revealing the countless white bones at the bottom.

Then, the River Styx reversed direction, and countless bones flew up, coalescing into a bone sword shrouded in black mist.

The moment everyone saw the bone sword, a chill inexplicably rose from their bodies.

Qi Shi'an was astonished, thinking to himself, "No wonder the smell of blood in that blue sea was so strong; it turns out to be the burial ground of countless cultivators."

With a gentle wave of his hand, the skeleton unleashed a thunderous roar as the sword's edge transformed into a streak of black light, sweeping across the area ahead.

At this moment, only a dark light remained, obscuring everything.

"Boom—"

The various runes were obliterated, the magical techniques were shattered, and then they exploded in the void, turning into specks of light that scattered down.

"puff"

A dark light swept by, and the upper and lower bodies of a group of people were separated, cut in half at the waist, and lay there dead.

The skull opened its mouth, and a powerful devouring force swallowed the blood of the corpse lying on the ground. A bone in its ribs gleamed with a black light, which was terrifying.

"What?!"

The group was terrified. Even the venerable figures from the top sects and aristocratic families present changed color. All the heroes died in one strike. The combat power of this skeleton was too frightening.

"Delicious blood," the skeleton sighed hoarsely.

The next moment, it suddenly sprang up, its figure as light as a flash, and in just a moment it was close to the crowd of heroes, sweeping out a sword.

Sword energy crisscrossed, like a galaxy falling from the sky. With a single strike, hundreds of lives were instantly split in two, their blood being devoured once more, and the bones on the skull's chest shone even brighter.

Like a demon, it wreaked havoc here, staining the hall with blood, plunging the place into chaos as everyone fled.

"Blood Gluttony Demon Art?! Heavenly Hatred Old Demon, I never expected you to still exist among mortals!"

A powerful figure from the Western Sect was shocked and enraged. He had clearly recognized the skeleton's identity from the various techniques, treasures, and magical arts. Meanwhile, the eyelids of many venerable figures from major sects twitched wildly upon hearing this title.

"The Heavenly Hatred Old Demon?! The demon who committed endless slaughter in both the Upper and Lower Realms back then!" The Venerable of the Intercepting Heaven Sect's expression changed drastically.

"No wonder he possesses the True Dragon Treasure Technique."

In ancient times, the Heavenly Demon of Hatred committed countless acts of slaughter in both the upper and lower realms. In the lower realm, he slaughtered the beings of two ancient kingdoms, all for the sake of cultivating demonic arts.

He annihilated countless lives in the upper realm. Later, because he possessed the True Dragon Treasure Technique, he was hunted down by several sect leader-level powerhouses and eventually fled to a no-man's land, where his fate remains unknown.

Unexpectedly, the old demon Tianhen secretly came to the lower realm and built a palace on Langhuan Island to hide under the noses of countless forces.

"Hehe—I never thought that even now, someone would still remember me," the Heavenly Hate Demon chuckled evilly.

"Old Demon, could it be that you killed all those people who came here to search for treasure back then?" the Western Cult Master roared.

The Heavenly Demon Lord coldly said, "Hehe—the map I released back then was to lure people here to help me be reborn."

"I never imagined that after so many years, there wouldn't even be a single person at the Tenth Heavenly Realm. The lower realm really is a bunch of useless trash!"

At this moment, Qi Shi'an also understood the scheme of the Old Demon Tianhen.

If the Heavenly Demon Lord wants to possess another body and be reborn, he must find a physical body that has opened up ten grotto heavens; otherwise, he will be unable to cultivate the True Dragon Treasure Technique.

The conditions for cultivating the Ten Fierce Treasures Techniques are too harsh; one's physical body must be strong enough, otherwise it cannot withstand the strain.

The reason why the Heavenly Demon did not want to possess the bodies of those in the Eighth and Ninth Heavens was because breaking through to the Tenth Heaven required overcoming the barrier of life and death.

Because of the possession, the primordial spirit will be damaged to some extent, and even if the possession is successful, it will not be able to help him overcome the life-or-death crisis.

Therefore, the Heavenly Demon must possess the body of one of the Ten Heavenly Caves in order to cultivate various supernatural powers anew.

Qi Shi'an was shocked by the schemes of the Heavenly Hatred Old Demon.

The planning has lasted for countless years, all for the sake of bringing this story back to life.

The Venerable One of Immortal Mountain roared, "Heavenly Hatred Old Demon, today we join forces to trap and kill you here, to avenge the clansmen who perished at your hands in the past!"

"This demon cannot be defeated by one person alone. Everyone, please join forces, or we will all die here!"

The Venerable One of the Patching Heaven Sect looked solemn. He slapped out one hand, and the runes rumbled like a golden ocean as he struck the skull.

This demon had already stepped halfway into the Void Realm back then. Even though he was restrained by the laws of the lower realm, his strength had reached the level of a pseudo-god, and no one could defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

The heroes knew that their lives were at stake; the skeleton before them was far stronger than they were, and only by joining forces to kill it could they survive.

However, they all reserved some resources in case of a treasure battle after killing the Heavenly Hatred Demon.

"Ho—"

Unfazed by the combined attack of the group, the Heavenly Demon King erupted with black light, and a ten-thousand-foot-long dragon tail materialized, sweeping towards the assembled heroes.

The dragon's tail carried a world-destroying power; wherever it swept, galaxies were reversed and space was torn apart.

"Bang!"

The fierce attacks continued relentlessly inside the hall, with runes blooming like fireworks before being obliterated. The battle raged on, lasting for hundreds of rounds in the blink of an eye.

The Heavenly Demon Lord, Tianhen, fought against dozens of Venerables single-handedly and with ease, which was truly astonishing.

Qi Shi'an hid in a safe location, protected by armor, holding Moro Peak in his hand.

He was waiting for the right opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. That day, the old demon's combat power was too strong, far beyond what he could currently defeat.

Even with so many Venerable Realm experts attacking together, they couldn't do anything to Tianhen Old Demon, let alone him, a "little trash" at the Inscription Realm.

Moreover, if the Heavenly Demon Lord kills all the heroes, he will be the next one to possess their bodies.

In this life-or-death situation, the best course of action is to launch a sneak attack. As soon as the Old Demon of Heavenly Hatred reveals the slightest weakness, he will immediately unleash the Moro Peak to suppress him.

Qi Shi'an thought to himself, "I refuse to believe that even the Supreme Relic Treasure can't do anything to you!"

"boom----"

Dozens of Venerable Ones unleashed a series of array patterns, which were rune sequences that caused an earth-shattering explosion as soon as they were deployed.

Only the most venerable can display such things; ordinary people rarely get to see them.

This is no ordinary killing formation, but a terrifying array composed of runes. Dozens of Venerables set up the formation together, and its power has reached the limit that can be displayed in the lower realm.

"ah----"

After being bombarded by the array, the bones of the Heavenly Hatred Demon trembled violently, a crack appeared in one of his leg bones, and even his bone sword was almost shattered.

"Damn the laws of the lower realm!"

The old demon Tianhen roared in anger. No matter how strong he was in life, he could hardly become a god in the lower realm. He was surrounded and killed by many venerables. Even a false god would be injured.

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