Chapter 415

Chapter 415: The Bull Demon King Battles the Evil God

Thunder, silent!

Lightning, majestic!

Fire, spreading!

Wind, fierce!

With vast talisman power supporting him, Li Hui managed to obscure the heavenly secrets, making the heavens believe that the Evil God was the Celestial Tree, which was wildly growing. Terrifying calamities surged in wave after wave, only slightly weaker than when Master Li Maocai faced his tribulation.

This was a terrifying heavenly tribulation that even late-stage practitioners of the myriad forms would struggle to endure.

Heaven’s killing intent restrained the Evil God as the ancient statue wielded its four arms, unleashing successive waves of black light. Countless resentments and wails exploded, vanishing without a trace. Behind the statue appeared one city after another, those were the cities it had slaughtered, transforming into a divine kingdom, all being pummeled by thunder.

Lightning flowed like water, swiftly transforming into a waterfall cascading down from the sky. What a dreadful scene!

At this moment, the Evil God had no time to settle scores with the little thief; he had to use every means to counter the tribulation of the Celestial Tree. Even if he declared to the heavens that he was not the Celestial Tree, the calamity would still descend upon him.

Yao’er was delighted, as the demon cultivators began to improve in strength, their foundations growing sturdier, and the tree canopy expanding. The peach of immortality rapidly swelled larger.

The Celestial Tree pushed the sky upward, giving the Mysterious Pearl some aspects of the small heavenly cave. The spirit herb garden and spiritual fields expanded outward, with spiritual energy waves surging quickly.

Xie Xuan swung the golden scissors, snipping through treasures with two “snip-snap” sounds, enhancing the soil’s fertility. Meanwhile, the insect demons carried various treasures, sorted by elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, frost, thunder, and electricity, placing them in the talisman formations throughout the spirit herb garden to thicken the foundation.

Li Hui seized the opportunity, wanting to elevate the Mysterious Pearl to a higher level.

Compared to those formidable realms, he was still far behind, and the vastness of the world exceeded all imagination. The Jin Tian Sect regarded All-Manifestation Realm cultivators as true disciples for good reason. In the entire cultivation system, the All-Manifestation Realm was not the pinnacle; it was merely the middle ground. The high-tier cultivators were above it.

With a focused heart and lofty ambitions, he stood atop a high cliff, the limitless mountains beneath his feet…

“Boom!”

A blinding light exploded as the summer courtyard of the Green Copper Hall turned into ruins. The practitioners who had been struck by the Evil God’s attack helped each other to escape by the skin of their teeth, vowing never to set foot in the Green Copper Hall again.

The scope of the calamity expanded rapidly, transforming the area within two hundred miles. The plains outside the hall burned fiercely; before the great fire raged, the violent wind had already torn open the ground, destroying the spiritual fields.

Li Hui searched for the Great Treasure Dragon Celebration Tree, only to discover that the tree demons and exquisite treasure tower had vanished. He thought, “Senior Sister Chuchu is more skillful; I wonder where she took her disciples. It’s better this way; their departure saves me trouble. With the help of the embroidered ball, I’ll gain insights into a demonic talisman, and I’ll have a glorious battle to eliminate a threat for the world.”

Under such a heavenly tribulation, fleeing was futile; the Evil God had to meet it head-on. Not only could the Evil God not escape, but the Mysterious Pearl also needed to stay close to the statue as a shield, unable to move too far away.

After half an hour of chaos, the statue became worn and battered. The bronze coffin lost three layers of casing, revealing the fourth layer, from which a sinister and malevolent aura seeped out.

The calamity had started to quiet down, as the spiritual energy within the Mysterious Pearl had nearly been exhausted. Yao’er and the other demons firmly held onto the Celestial Tree, preventing it from taking even a half step over the lightning flood.

“Little thief, you are so hateful! You’ve caused my foundation of thousands of years to be wiped out in an instant.” The coffin surged with black smoke, quickly condensing into an ugly old man, his gaze filled with brutality and malevolence.

Li Hui would not waste words with him; with a flick of his hand, he unleashed twenty-two top-grade treasure talismans, which burst open to transform into silver chains, locking together the statue, the coffin, and the old man.

“Little tricks,” the Evil God sneered, pulling out a piece of tiger skin from his robe.

This tiger skin was no ordinary item; it was a blood letter left by the founding summer emperor. In times of crisis, it had been bestowed upon him. As the national fortune of the Great Xia surged, this treasure became increasingly mystical, releasing a vast red glow that impacted the chains.

“Clang! Clang! Clang…”

The silver chains rattled, producing the sound of metal clanging. Many sections broke apart, and despite the enhancement from the silver snake, they still could not restrain the Evil God.

“Impressive! That old relic has turned into a spirit!” Li Hui sighed slightly, realizing that if he didn’t invest heavily today, the Evil God could use this tiger skin blood letter to stir trouble, even potentially reversing the situation entirely.

“Quick! Quick! Quick…”

The Evil God hesitated slightly, just as he was about to break free from the chains. The little ghost opposite hurled out a hundred groups of blood-red light, which expanded to form a colossal figure that bellowed loudly.

Blood clouds swirled as a hundred thirty-three zhang tall bull-headed demon monsters appeared, seizing the silver chains and pulling them outward.

The silver chains instantly transformed into hooks, and terrifying power tightened around them, amidst the thunderous sounds, the statue began to shatter.

“No!” The Evil God quickly unfurled the tiger skin, urging the red glow outward in a sweeping motion, causing the shattered statue to reassemble.

Li Hui furrowed his brows deeply; the hundred mighty bull demon talismans were demonstrating their power. They had undergone demonic transformation three times, making them peak treasures close to the level of demonic talismans. Bolstered by the silver snake bracelet, their power had reached the level of a demonic talisman. Although they were still a distance from true jade symbols, together they were only stronger, not weaker.

“How powerful the mighty bull demon talisman is! Yet it still couldn’t subdue the Evil God? After the statue shattered and reformed, how could it be so against the heavens? Who in the world could possibly kill this creature?”

At this moment, the Evil God was exasperated; the tiger skin was strong, but it was not conjured from nothing. It consumed massive fortune at every moment. Even though he had seized that fortune, he felt immense pain, privately thinking: “No, I need to finish this quickly! Responding to the heavenly tribulation consumes too much, and I’ve used many means to ensure my survival. If I can’t take down this troublesome little ghost quickly, today might just lead to my downfall.”

“Quick!”

Li Hui and the Evil God erupted at the same time, the mighty bull demon talisman igniting with demonic flames. Its core became a mass of blazing silver light, its form rapidly expanding from thirty-three zhang to sixty-six zhang. At the same time, the coffin cradled by the statue transformed into a black hole, drawing in myriad living beings’ wicked thoughts from the vast expanse of the Great Xia.

The mighty bull demon talismans surged forth, merging into nine towering mighty bull demon kings, each ninety-nine zhang tall, with blood rings in their nostrils, spewing thick blood mist from their mouths.

Centered around the statue, the light and shadow enlarged, transforming into a two-hundred zhang tall three-eyed, four-armed Evil God, with a beaked face, feathered arms, crimson armor, and a green visage.

“Kill!”

“Boom!” The Green Copper Hall suffered a devastating blow; just the shockwaves from the battle obliterated many formations and restrictions, resulting in numerous cracks in the hall, leaving it in tatters.

This was the battle of gods and demons, where the god was the Evil God and the demons were the mighty bull demon talismans.

Li Hui did not remain idle; he took out the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword and infused it with talisman power, causing the Azure Sky Rock Worms within to become powerful, crazy with fervor as they swept out to consume the Nirvana Green Gold.

Much of the Green Copper Hall was forged from Nirvana Green Gold; it was valuable and perfectly suited to enhance the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword’s power.

The nine mighty bull demon kings swung their arms ferociously; although their size was not as gigantic as the Evil God’s, their numbers made a difference—one attacked the legs, while another seized the head, tumbling into a chaotic melee.

“It’s now or never!” Li Hui saw that the Evil God was consuming years of accumulated fortune to gather the wicked thoughts of beings. If the statue succeeded, he would never escape this place. In a brief moment, he poured talisman power into the talisman devices and mighty bull demon talismans without holding back, preparing to go all out.