Chapter 1268: Kuishou

Wisps of clear wind swirled in the air, like ropes, effortlessly suppressing the Central Demonic Lord's Kun beast avatar.

In Chen Mobai's eyes, the almost irresistible Dao of Strength was easily manipulated by Spirit Venerable's Dao of Wind.

This was the power of a Void Refinement cultivator.

Although both were sixth-tier Dao powers, with the Dao of Strength being innate, Incarnation cultivators could at most only use the power they had refined, while Void Refinement cultivators had already completely entered the Dao.

Once one entered the Dao, power became endless.

The only difference was how much one could bear and wield.

The Central Demonic Lord's Dao of Strength originated from the Kun beast avatar's bloodline and was amplified by drawing power from the Asura Disk. Its physical body was only fifth-tier, so even at its peak, it could only momentarily reach the lower limit of a Void Refinement cultivator.

Spirit Venerable, having observed Chen Mobai's Inherited Peace Sword clashing with the Dao of Strength from the sky, had already discerned the Central Demonic Lord's true capabilities, easily dissolving the unleashed power and subduing it in one move.

"My true form will avenge this," the Central Demonic Lord declared.

Under these circumstances, the Central Demonic Lord no longer struggled. After uttering these words, it directly severed this inner demon avatar.

Although the situation within the Dharma Realm could not be transmitted to its true form, considering that the peak fifth-tier Kun beast avatar, refined by the Beast Disk, along with the peak sixth-tier Asura Disk, had all been defeated and destroyed by Chen Mobai, it was clear that the Eastern Barren Green Emperor's strength was at least comparable to a Grand Void Immortal, and possibly even that of a Void Refinement cultivator.

Therefore, the next time the Central Demonic Lord made a move, it would certainly prepare a more powerful setup than today.

It might even wait until it reached Void Refinement before coming again.

"Next time we meet, I won't be just this strong," Chen Mobai mused to himself.

The one who fought the Central Demonic Lord this time was merely his second Nascent Soul, and the Primordial Yang Sword was only a low-grade sixth-tier artifact. It was normal for it to be unable to defeat the Kun beast avatar, which possessed a peak sixth-tier Asura Disk.

If his true form had been present, wielding the Chaos Bell, the outcome would have been uncertain.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai recalled what the Central Demonic Lord had said: that not only had he come this time, but another Incarnation cultivator had also gone to Mount Panghuang to ambush his true form.

Although he had confidence in the Sky Veil Earth Web Grand Formation, to be on the safe side, he still bade farewell to Spirit Venerable.

Spirit Venerable said, "Leave this place to me. If you need anything, you can call me out at any time."

After the inner demon in the Kun beast avatar disappeared, the two Dao powers within its body were left without spiritual consciousness control. The Dao of Water was fine, but the Dao of Strength began to backlash, continuously tearing its massive body apart and even causing the Cangliu Sea to violently shake.

Compared to when the inner demon was still present, Spirit Venerable found it a bit more difficult to suppress, as he had to prevent the Kun beast avatar from completely disintegrating.

"This otherworld has order rules set by a great power," Chen Mobai explained. "It can only accommodate Incarnation cultivators at most. Once someone reaches Void Refinement, they will be forced to ascend and undergo the Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation. Therefore, Senior, it's best not to leave my Dharma Realm rashly."

Chen Mobai emphasized this point, to prevent Spirit Venerable from growing restless and stepping out of the Dharma Realm when Chen Mobai happened to be in the Tianhe Realm.

If the ascension spiritual light descended, it would already be under the watchful eyes of the great powers in the Lingkong Immortal Realm. At that time, even if Chen Mobai brought Spirit Venerable back into the Dharma Realm, he would likely still be seen through by those True Immortal Dao Lords.

"Is that so..." Spirit Venerable mused.

Spirit Venerable was slightly surprised upon hearing this, but considering it might be an otherworld created by a Pure Yang great power, he quickly accepted it.

Mount Panghuang.

Chen Mobai's true form looked with some surprise toward the horizon.

A subtle thunderclap resounded where the sea met the sky. By the time it was heard, the sky had already turned dim and lightless. Only a lone, one-legged, horned azure ox, radiating a pure light, with eyes like the sun and moon, treading on thunderclouds, was steadily approaching Mount Panghuang.

With each step the azure ox took, the coast of Dongyi trembled momentarily.

It seemed as if the entire Eastern Continent could not bear such a creature's presence, and was trembling in fear.

"A Kui Beast!" Chen Mobai exclaimed.

As Chen Mobai saw the azure ox, the image of the Thunder Venerable, one of the Nine True Spirits of the Tianhe Realm, immediately flashed in his mind.

"Isn't this Heavenly Spirit True Monarch's spirit beast?"

Was it this creature that the Heaven-Penetrating Altar had warned him about?

Thinking of this, he had already activated the Sky Veil Earth Web Grand Formation.

He had seen that within the thunderclouds beneath the Kui Beast's feet, sixth-tier true thunder was brewing.

Although bringing it into the Sky Veil Earth Web Grand Formation would essentially guarantee its demise, doing so would affect the territory of the Five Elements Sect.

Zhuo Ming had worked hard for decades in this coastal area of Dongyi, painstakingly building sea barriers and dams and developing various underwater spiritual fields. Chen Mobai certainly did not want to see all of this turn to dust.

As for why the Kui Beast had come, Chen Mobai knew with a moment's thought.

It must be that the matter of killing Su Taifeng had been exposed.

After all, Su Taifeng was a Dao Son of the Myriad Spirits Sect, a direct disciple of Heavenly Spirit True Monarch, and they had also lost a fifth-tier Lilith beast.

Such a loss was already very significant for the Myriad Spirits Sect. The last time they suffered such a loss was during an attack by the Demon Race Royal Court.

If it weren't for the extremely unique nature of the Eastern Continent, Heavenly Spirit True Monarch would have personally intervened by the time he received the news, had this occurred in the Western Continent, Southern Continent, or even other holy lands in the Central Continent.

However, the opportunity of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was too important for Heavenly Spirit True Monarch, so even though the Eastern Continent was forbidden territory for the Myriad Spirits Sect, he still came.

Heavenly Spirit True Monarch also knew that even if he ascended, he would have to meet his own patriarch, unless he completely joined the demonic path and went outside the domain. Therefore, he still hid himself.

After the Central Demonic Lord gave the signal, Heavenly Spirit True Monarch stopped above the Profound Sea and sent his old companion.

After unlocking the true wonders of the Beast Disk, the Kui Beast, through his continuous refinement, had long since returned its bloodline to its ancestral state, not only mastering the Dao of Thunder but even cultivating the Dao of Armor and the Dao of Strength.

If Heavenly Spirit True Monarch had not restrained it, the Kui Beast might have already attempted ascension directly.

It was precisely because of this that Heavenly Spirit True Monarch dared to cooperate with the Central Demonic Lord.

In the Tianhe Realm, where Void Refinement cultivators did not appear, the Kui Beast was practically invincible.

Therefore, Heavenly Spirit True Monarch believed that by sending out the Kui Beast, even if Chen Mobai had the Chaos Bell for protection, he could exhaust him to death.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Kui Beast advanced step by step across the sea toward the Eastern Continent, and the sky echoed with bursts of thunder.

This astonishing commotion naturally attracted the attention of cultivators along the Dongyi coast.

Any cultivator who looked up at this moment could see dense dark clouds covering the sky, with streaks of brilliant blue lightning rolling within them, like shimmering thunder dragons, carrying an aura of tribulation that struck fear into cultivators' hearts.

Many cultivators with unstable mental states even experienced spiritual energy disruption at this moment.

For instance, Luo Yixuan in Mount Panghuang, her face was pale, feeling as if the Yellow Spring spiritual energy within her had encountered a natural enemy, and Granny Ming was trembling continuously.

"What a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation!" Luo Yixuan exclaimed.

Luo Yixuan had undergone a Heavenly Tribulation when forming her Core. She could sense that within the thunderclouds overhead, there was a power of the same origin as what she had experienced, but hundreds or even thousands of times stronger.

Not only Luo Yixuan, but all Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators within Dongyi had their expressions change drastically at this moment.

They all saw the terrifying lightning they had experienced during their own tribulations, and some even thought this was their own Heavenly Tribulation.

The reason for this thought was that the Kui Beast had directly drawn the first layer of lightning tribulation from the Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation down upon the Eastern Continent.

When he had just reached Incarnation, Heavenly Spirit True Monarch could already, by leveraging the Kui Beast's bloodline power, freely enter and exit the lightning tribulation.

And after the Kui Beast's bloodline returned to its ancestral state, it directly mastered the power of this layer of lightning tribulation, as if this layer of lightning tribulation was something it had set up itself.

"Truly worthy of being the Thunder Venerable!" Chen Mobai exclaimed.

With Chen Mobai's cultivation realm, he naturally saw this and couldn't help but be greatly astonished.

One must know that the power of this Heavenly Tribulation was formed by drawing upon the power of nine Daos.

The Kui Beast could now directly command the first layer of lightning to descend, which clearly indicated that it could enter the Dao of Thunder at any time.

This meant that what True Monarch Wuchen had warned him about might very well happen.

Furthermore, because the Kui Beast's arrival caused such an immense commotion, directly triggering the descent of the first layer of lightning tribulation, it likely alerted many Incarnation cultivators across the Five Continents and Four Seas who were highly sensitive to the Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation.

After all, quite a few Incarnation cultivators routinely collected pure spiritual immortal qi within the Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation.

Perhaps, right now, above the Nine Heavens, many Nascent Souls had manifested and were observing this imminent battle.

Under these circumstances, if Chen Mobai were to use his Dharma Realm, it was estimated that by the time he subdued the Kui Beast, a Grand Void Immortal would rush over.

Therefore, Chen Mobai not only had to defend against the Kui Beast, preferably without revealing his Dharma Realm, but also had to prevent the Kui Beast from breaking through in battle and dragging him along, even at the cost of its own ascension.

The simplest method was to directly block it with a grand formation.

The sixth-tier Sky Veil Earth Web ensured that unless the Kui Beast risked using the lightning tribulation to turn the three border regions of the Eastern Continent into ruins, Chen Mobai inside the formation would not suffer any harm.

So he activated the grand formation first.

Of course, if he could repel the enemy from outside the gates, that would naturally be best.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai's spiritual consciousness stirred, and the Myriad Swords Dharma Body, cultivated for over a hundred years, rose from behind him. Amidst flashing sword light, it transformed into a thousand-meter-tall giant, landing on the Profound Sea outside Mount Panghuang, blocking the Kui Beast's path.

Utilizing the Dao of Primordial Chaos, Chen Mobai could fuse pure spiritual immortal qi. Through persistent refinement, he finally elevated the Myriad Swords Dharma Body to a flawless state three years ago.

It was precisely because of this that he no longer needed the Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit to evolve a One Yuan Dao Body.

Because his Myriad Swords Dharma Body was already equivalent to a perfect Incarnation stage, and was even more compatible with the current Chaos Bell than the One Yuan Dao Body.