Chapter 68 The World-Destroying Daoist
The Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder was incredibly powerful, blasting towards the World-Destroying Black Lotus in swathes. The World-Destroying Black Lotus swayed, its dark light swirling, and black lotus blossoms bloomed, meeting the Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder, the black lotus blossoms first crumbled inch by inch, then continuously regenerated. With each cycle of birth and death, the power of the Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder weakened until it was annihilated.
"Haha! How can a mere Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder harm me!" Seeing that the Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder could not break through its defenses, the World-Destroying Black Lotus became smug again.
Just then, a sudden change occurred!
A slender root silently tore through the void, descended to this spot, and directly took root in the World-Destroying Black Lotus, frantically absorbing its essence.
"Hmph! Seeking death!" Suddenly attacked, the World-Destroying Black Lotus was both shocked and enraged, and hurriedly attacked the root.
"No! Stop! What the hell is this thing? Why can't I cut it off?" A moment later, the Black Lotus of Annihilation cried out in terror.
The root, of unknown origin, carried an ancient, chaotic aura, seemingly a natural counter to him. No matter what methods he used, he couldn't sever it.
In a short time, the Black Lotus of Annihilation had lost more than half of its essence. If this continued, forget about transforming, it wouldn't even be able to maintain its grade.
Knowing the consequences of losing its essence, the Black Lotus of Annihilation disregarded the Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning above its head and began to retract its power, struggling with all its might to break free.
Without the Black Lotus's obstruction, the Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning relentlessly bombarded the Black Lotus of Annihilation, causing it to shake violently and its light to dim!
The root seemed to be permanently attached to its body; no matter how much it struggled, it couldn't shake it off, and could only watch helplessly as its essence leaked away.
"Ah! I hate it! You forced me to this!" Under the attacks of the Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning and the root, the Black Lotus of Annihilation completely erupted.
The next moment, a handsome young man dressed in black emerged from the twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Annihilation, surrounded by innate malevolent energy and destructive power.
A dazzling dark light emanated from him, and the destructive energy surged forth, engulfing everything within a radius of ten thousand miles. The Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder continuously annihilated him, and the roots hastily withdrew from his body.
Although the Black Lotus of Annihilation in its magical form was powerful, it had extreme limitations, allowing only the use of innate divine abilities; all demonic abilities were unusable.
Only by transforming into an innate god-demon could he use these great divine abilities passed down from the Demon Ancestor to expel the root.
"My name is Annihilation!"
As if announcing his birth, a somber voice rang out from his mouth, echoing throughout the entire Thunder Swamp, causing the Heavenly Dao to tremble.
Instantly, the thunder ceased, the roots silently retreated, and the Thunder Swamp returned to calm.
"Trying to leave? You think you can just walk away after making me pay such a high price?"
The World-Destroying Daoist gritted his teeth in hatred at the cost of getting rid of that root. He wasn't about to let it escape so easily and hurriedly set off after it.
He wanted to see which bastard had betrayed him and ruined his opportunity. Looking in the direction the root had fled, it was clearly towards Feng Zichen!
According to the World-Destroying Black Lotus's plan, once he fully absorbed the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord's source power, he could find the secret to heaven at the moment of transformation, escape the River of Fate, and achieve the immortal Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
But that root was terrifyingly powerful; in just a few breaths, it had absorbed half of his source power, and it was about to drain him dry. At this critical moment of life and death, the World-Destroying Black Lotus dared not hesitate for a moment. Forgetting his pursuit of perfection, he immediately transformed.
However, the loss of his source power, coupled with the hasty transformation, resulted in him only reaching the Golden Immortal realm, unable even to reach the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. How could I not hate the World Destroyer!
After the Black Lotus of Annihilation gained sentience, it could transform at any time. However, in pursuit of the most perfect form, it suppressed the urge to transform, diligently accumulating its essence.
It toiled for millions of years, even sacrificing its own karma to steal the essence of the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord, all to achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Yet, in a mere moment, it was destroyed by that root. How could the Daoist of Annihilation not hate it!
Who could tolerate such things, let alone the inherently tyrannical Daoist of Annihilation?
"No matter who you are, I will not let you go!" With a flash, the Daoist of Annihilation vanished completely, leaving only his cold, sharp words echoing in the void.
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On the other side of the Sea of Creation Thunder, Feng Zichen stared blankly at the suddenly growing World Tree, completely unaware of the impending danger.
"What's going on? Why is the World Tree suddenly growing like crazy?"
Just now, the World Tree seemed to have taken a powerful tonic, growing wildly—20,000 zhang, 30,000 zhang, 50,000 zhang, 100,000 zhang… In the blink of an eye, it grew to a million zhang in size.
As if sensing Feng Zichen's surprise, the World Tree extended a root and touched his brow, bringing back a vivid memory of everything that had just happened.
"Hiss! This World Tree is such a troublemaker. How can you offend that Twelfth-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus?" After reading the message from the World Tree, Feng Zichen felt a headache coming on.
The Twelfth-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, formed from the lotus seed of the Chaos Treasure Creation Green Lotus, is a top-grade innate merit spiritual treasure. Even among innate gods and demons, it would be considered top-tier.
"If you dare to devour the origin of the Chaos Pearl again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Thinking this, Feng Zichen first warned the World Tree, then summoned the Chaos Pearl to absorb the World Tree, intending to leave the area.
The World Tree had taken root and sprouted far beyond expectations. Feng Zichen's purpose in coming to Thunder Swamp had been achieved, and staying any longer was pointless; it was time to leave.
Moreover, having gained such a great advantage from the World Tree, it was best to leave quickly to avoid being caught by the aggrieved party, which would make escape difficult.
"Where do you think you're going? Stay here!"
Having just put away the World Tree, Feng Zichen hadn't gone far when he heard a furious voice approaching. Simultaneously, black lotuses bloomed in the void, blocking Feng Zichen's path.
"The Black Lotus of Annihilation! So fast!" Seeing the black lotuses, Feng Zichen immediately understood that the aggrieved party had come looking for him.
He couldn't help but feel relieved that he had put the World Tree away beforehand. If the Black Lotus of Annihilation had seen the World Tree, given its origins, it might have recognized its origins, and that would have been a much bigger problem!
"Who are you, my friend? Why are you blocking my way!" Turning around, Feng Zichen frowned at the World-Destroying Daoist and said unhappily.
Although he knew why the World-Destroying Daoist was here, Feng Zichen was not foolish enough to admit it unless the other party caught him red-handed.
"Fine! Fine! Fine!" Seeing Feng Zichen feigning ignorance, the World-Destroying Daoist trembled with anger and uttered "fine" three times in a row. Without wasting any more words, he waved his hand at Feng Zichen, and endless black lotuses swept towards him.
(End of this chapter)