Chapter 323

Chapter 323: Chaotic Demon God, Golden Lotus of the Bitter Sea

That was the last straw.

Veins bulged on Ye Xu’s forehead, and he clenched his teeth, “I’m barely past twenty years old, yet I’ve already cultivated to the peak of the True Immortal Realm. Even if I encountered an Immortal King, I possess the strength to battle.”

“You two want to become my Uncle Masters? Have you asked for my fist’s opinion?”

“A True Immortal in his twenties?”

Su Mu and Gu Daojin exchanged a glance, both filled with disbelief.

“Young brother, don’t take it to heart. We were only joking with you,” Gu Daojin offered an apologetic chuckle. Whether what he said was true or false, the fact that the Pavilion Master had given special instructions showed the youth’s identity was clearly extraordinary.

Better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn’t.

Ye Xu took a deep breath, suppressing the flickering anger within him, and said lightly, “With me watching over you, as long as it’s not a late-stage Immortal King expert, I can handle it.”

Su Mu nodded.

Gu Daojin kept silent, lacking that kind of bravado.

The group advanced deeper.

The Everlasting City of Desolation stood empty and eerily quiet, yet bursts of divine abilities and the aura of the Dao erupted constantly – signs of outsiders fighting over treasures.

The three arrived at an ancient great hall. Inside, strange totems were carved onto its surfaces.

“Never seen these,” Su Mu shook his head.

The origins of the Everlasting City of Desolation were far too ancient; it was normal he hadn’t seen them before his own birth.

As for Gu Daojin, he paid them no mind at all, rummaging through the entire hall only to find it utterly empty.

“This place is way too poor!” Gu Daojin grumbled.

“This ancient city appears small, but it conceals hidden depths. We’ve wandered inside for days and still haven’t reached its end,” Ye Xu stated solemnly.

“In legend, the Ancient Tree, one of the Nine Great Spirit Roots of Heaven and Earth, is right here within the Everlasting City of Desolation. But after this journey, we’ve seen no sign of it. Truly strange,” Su Mu frowned.

“Perhaps we are still only at the outskirts of the Everlasting City of Desolation,” Gu Daojin mused thoughtfully.

The trio pressed forward. Along their path, corpses of true immortals had begun to appear, alongside shattered Immortal Weapons. It was evident great battles had occurred here; true immortals had fallen, and their weapons smashed to pieces.

Suddenly, the area ahead became churning chaos, utterly devoid of light for thousands of miles.

Within the seething Chaos, fragmented scenes flickered.

A towering ancient god, holding a giant axe, cleaving heaven and earth apart.

“The Pangu God!”

Su Mu and Gu Daojin were both startled.

A flicker of recognition passed through Ye Xu’s gaze; he had seen this very image long ago in the Origin Palace. Pangu creating the heavens was practically common knowledge for anyone who read novels.

The Chaos churned turbulently, yet those fragmented scenes seemed eternal, etched into its very essence.

KABOOM!

An earth-shattering explosion echoed. Strands of immortal light blossomed within the Chaos – sure signs of experts at the Immortal King level locked in combat. Their battle shattered the Chaos itself, forcing numerous true immortals to keep a wary distance, utterly unwilling to draw near.

"Bai Muyue…" Ye Xu’s eyes flickered.

Meng Huangliang, Zhong Ling, Bai Muyue, Han Ziyu, Yu Ziyi, and three Immortal Kings were all present. The eight Immortal Kings each demonstrated their divine abilities, wielding Immortal King treasures as they fought fiercely together.

Meng Huangliang, injured and having the lowest cultivation, was obviously weaker. Before long, he had no choice but to withdraw from the battle.

"Daoist friend, why are you all fighting?" Su Mu inquired.

Meng Huangliang solemnly replied, "Within this Chaotic Sea grows a Golden Lotus of the Bitter Sea. It’s a rare treasure beyond compare."

Golden Lotus of the Bitter Sea?

Ye Xu, Su Mu, and Gu Daojin’s eyes gleamed.

The Golden Lotus of the Bitter Sea, also known as the Chaotic Golden Lotus, could only be nurtured within chaos itself. It contained the Dao fruit of chaos; refining it granted mastery over the Great Dao of Chaos.

This method required no arduous enlightenment—it was a direct path to wielding the power of chaos.

"Truly a precious treasure," Gu Daojin chuckled.

Hearing this, the true immortals also gazed with fervent desire, yet faced with seven powerful Immortal Kings, none dared charge recklessly into the fray.

ROAR!

Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted from the chaos.

Neither wholly human nor entirely beast, the sound reverberated through the void.

Chaos itself seemed to implode, immense forces compressed to a singular point before reverting to primordial essence.

An entity of immeasurable size manifested from the disorder. Standing a million zhang tall, it possessed a tiger’s head, a human torso, sixteen arms, three eyes, and emanated an overwhelming, ferocious aura.

Its mere arrival caused the Great Dao wielded by the Immortal Kings to begin assimilating into its own monstrous power.

"This… could it be a Primordial being?"

It was a universal truth: chaos nurtured Primordial beings. The entity’s terrifying strength and chaotic origin led most to instantly conclude its nature.

"It doesn’t feel like a Primordial being," Su Mu frowned, his brow deeply creased.

"This aura… why does it feel so much like the Burial Soil?" Ye Xu’s expression tightened. He had witnessed the Burial Soil’s corruption personally in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. Like a parasite, it had consumed the western regions, transforming them into a domain of Burial Soil within the Yuan Realm.

Assimilation was its inherent rule. A force profoundly difficult to defy.

"A… Chaotic Demon God?!"

Within the billowing chaos, Bai Miyue’s face paled with terror. "How could a Chaotic Demon God exist within the Everlasting City of Desolation? Weren’t these Creatures extinct long ago?"

Daughter of the White Emperor and possessing vast knowledge, she recognized the entity instantly.

"How is this possible?"

Han Ziyu and the others were equally aghast.

It was common knowledge: after Pan Gu achieved the creation of the heavens and the earth, the Chaotic Demon Gods of the world were driven practically to extinction. Like the Primordial beings, they lost their place to exist.

Millions of years had passed; the Chaotic Demon Gods had long vanished from the cosmos.

Nobody could have imagined that there existed a Chaotic Demon God in the Everlasting City of Desolation.

"It really is an ancient relic! A Chaotic Demon God has appeared!" Gu Daojin grew more and more excited.

Bang!

The sixteen-armed Chaotic Demon God opened its three eyes, gazing at the seven Immortal Kings. Horrifying rules of power constantly assimilated the great dao of the seven, forming a unique domain.

In this domain, the great dao of everyone completely lost its power.

"Run!"

Everyone was terrified.

If this creature was truly a Chaotic Demon God, they would have no chance of winning.

The seven Immortal Kings were scared out of their wits and, driving their magical power, fled frantically.

"Master, is…is this a real Chaotic Demon God?" Pang Taiyue said with horror.

Li Ruoyu nodded.

"It is indeed a Chaotic Demon God. Only Chaotic Demon Gods wield such bizarre power. However, this Chaotic Demon God is too weak. It probably stayed in the Everlasting City of Desolation since just after the creation of the heavens and has not yet recovered."

Top-tier Chaotic Demon Gods are beings like Pangu, with the great power to create heavens and earth.

But Chaotic Demon Gods also have varying levels of power.

The Chaotic Demon God before us is probably the weakest kind.

Even so, it could still make Immortal King masters flee at the mere whisper of it.

Pang Taiyue looked utterly shaken.

Since it’s a genuine Chaotic Demon God, doesn’t that mean the history of the Everlasting City of Desolation can be traced back to the era of creation, or even before?

Rumble!

The Chaotic Demon God flailed its sixteen arms. It had no surges of magical energy, but every move embodied the power of heaven and earth. It slapped one palm onto an Immortal King, instantly shattering his body and causing his Dao fruit to crack with fissures.

Everyone was completely horrified.

An Immortal King, reputed for the indestructibility of his dao, was grievously injured in one strike.

"It seems that before absolute power, the so-called indestructibility of dao is merely an illusion," Gu Daojin said solemnly.

Su Mu nodded.

The Chaotic Demon God clutched the Dao fruit with one hand and shoved it into its mouth.

"Save me!"

The Immortal King master screamed hoarsely.

But it was too late.

His great dao was completely suppressed by the Chaotic Demon God’s own rules. He couldn’t use an ounce of power and watched helplessly as he became the demon god’s food.

"Luckily, I got out early," Meng Huangliang said with lingering fear and a touch of relief.

If his greed had been too strong, he might have been the first to die.

After a few breaths, Bai Muyue and others escaped the chaos, all dripping with sweat.

Even more, one Immortal King trembled violently, frightened out of his wits, his Dao heart unstable.

"Husband, why don’t you hold back this Chaotic Demon God, and I’ll retrieve the Golden Lotus of the Bitter Sea?" In a void, Xin Hongxiu looked at Qi Yuanchu.

"A mere Golden Lotus of the Bitter Sea isn’t worth mentioning."

Qi Yuanchu’s eyes were profound, saying, "But this Chaotic Demon God, I want to confront it."

Xin Hongxiu was astonished.

"This Chaotic Demon God has no trace of surge of magical energy, but it can still unleash such terrifying power. Although it relies on that bizarre force, its physical body plays a big part."

Qi Yuanchu had been watching the battle, having glimpsed some clues about the Chaotic Demon God’s power.

"I want to verify my conjecture."

"You stay put."

"I’ll confront this demon god."

Before his words faded, Qi Yuanchu had already rushed into the chaos and charged toward the Chaotic Demon God.