Chapter 1275: Kui Beast Dies

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

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

This was the power of a Void Refinement cultivator.

Although both were sixth-tier Grand Dao powers, with the Grand Dao of Strength being inherently primordial, Soul Transformation cultivators could at most only utilize the power they had refined. Void Refinement cultivators, however, had completely entered the Grand Dao itself.

Once one stepped into the Grand Dao, power became boundless.

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

The Central Demonic Lord's Grand Dao of Strength originated from the Kun avatar's bloodline, further augmented by power drawn from the Asura Disc. Since its physical body was merely fifth-tier, even at its peak, it could only momentarily reach the lower threshold of Void Refinement.

Spirit Venerable, who had just observed Chen Mobai's Sword of Tranquil Peace battling the Grand Dao of Strength from above, had already discerned the Central Demonic Lord's true capabilities. Effortlessly dissipating its explosive power, Spirit Venerable subdued it in a single move.

"My true body 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 heart demon, effectively destroying the avatar.

Although the situation within the Dharma Realm could not be transmitted to the true body, seeing the fifth-tier peak Kun avatar, along with the sixth-tier peak Asura Disc, both refined by the Beast Disc, being defeated and ruined in Chen Mobai's hands, one could infer that the strength of this Azure Emperor of the Eastern Desolation was at least comparable to a Grand Void Immortal, and possibly even a Void Refinement cultivator.

Therefore, the next time the Central Demonic Lord makes a move, it will undoubtedly prepare a more powerful force than today, and might even wait until after reaching the Void Refinement stage before returning.

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

This time, the one who fought the Central Demonic Lord was merely his second nascent soul, and the Primordial Yang Sword was only a low-grade sixth-tier artifact. It was therefore normal that it was no match for the Kun avatar, which possessed the peak sixth-tier Asura Disc.

If his true body had been present, wielding the Chaos Bell, the outcome would have been an unknown.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai recalled what the Central Demonic Lord had said: he wasn't the only one who came this time; other Soul Transformation cultivators were heading to Wandering Mountain to ambush his true body.

Although he was confident in the Sky Curtain Earth Net Formation, to be on the safe side, he still bade farewell to Spirit Venerable.

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

After the heart demon within the Kun avatar disappeared, the two Grand Dao powers inside its body were left without spiritual control. While the Grand Dao of Water remained stable, the Grand Dao of Strength began to backfire, continuously tearing its massive body apart and even causing the Azure Current Sea to vibrate violently.

Compared to when the heart demon was still present, Spirit Venerable found it somewhat more strenuous to suppress it, as he had to prevent the Kun avatar from completely disintegrating.

"This alternate world has rules of order set by powerful beings that can only accommodate Soul Transformation cultivators at most," Chen Mobai explained. "Once one reaches Void Refinement, they will be forced to ascend and undergo the Nine Heavenly Tribulations. Therefore, Senior, it's best not to venture out of my Dharma Realm rashly."

Chen Mobai specifically emphasized this point, lest Spirit Venerable, unable to bear the solitude, should step out of the Dharma Realm while Chen Mobai happened to be in the Heavenly River Realm.

If the Ascension Aura were to descend, it would already be under the watchful eyes of the powerful beings in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm. At that point, even if Chen Mobai were to bring Spirit Venerable back into the Dharma Realm, he would likely still be seen through by those True Immortals and Dao Monarchs.

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

Spirit Venerable was slightly surprised by this information, but considering it might be an alternate world created by a Pure Yang Grand Master, he quickly accepted it.

Wandering Mountain.

Chen Mobai's true body looked towards the horizon with some surprise.

A faint rumble of thunder lit up the seamless expanse of sea and sky. By the time it was heard, the sky had already turned dim and lightless. Only a single-footed, horned azure bull, radiating a clear light with eyes like the sun and moon, was seen treading on thunderclouds, walking step by step towards Wandering Mountain.

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

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

"A Kui Beast!"

Upon seeing the azure bull, the Thunder Venerable, one of the nine True Spirits of the Heavenly River Realm, immediately flashed into Chen Mobai's mind.

*Isn't this True Monarch Tianling's spirit beast!*

*Was this the one the Heavenly Divine Altar warned about?*

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai had already activated the Sky Curtain Earth Net Formation.

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

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

In this coastal area of Dongyi, Zhuo Ming had toiled for decades, painstakingly building dams to reclaim land from the sea and developing various underwater spiritual fields. Chen Mobai was unwilling to see all of this reduced to naught.

As for why the Kui Beast came, 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 the Dao Child of the Myriad Spirits Sect and a direct disciple of True Monarch Tianling, and a fifth-tier Li Beast was also lost in the process.

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 King's Court.

If it weren't for the Eastern Continent being such a special place, True Monarch Tianling would have personally intervened upon receiving 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 simply too important for True Monarch Tianling, so despite the Eastern Continent being forbidden territory for the Myriad Spirits Sect, he still came.

Nonetheless, True Monarch Tianling also knew that even if he ascended, he would have to face his own patriarch unless he completely sided with the Demonic Dao and went to the outer regions. Therefore, he chose to remain hidden.

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

After unlocking the true wondrous uses of the Beast Disc, the Kui Beast, through True Monarch Tianling's continuous refinement, had long since reverted its bloodline to its primordial form. It had not only mastered the Grand Dao of Thunder but had even cultivated the Grand Dao of Armor and the Grand Dao of Strength.

If True Monarch Tianling hadn't restrained it, the Kui Beast could have already directly attempted ascension.

It was precisely for this reason that True Monarch Tianling dared to cooperate with the Central Demonic Lord.

In the Heavenly River Realm, in the absence of Void Refinement cultivators, the Kui Beast was almost invincible.

Therefore, True Monarch Tianling believed that by sending out the Kui Beast, even if Chen Mobai had the Chaos Bell for protection, it would be able to wear him down to death.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Kui Beast walked step by step across the sea towards the Eastern Continent, and the sky also emitted bursts of thunder.

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

Any cultivator who looked up at this moment could see the sky covered in dark clouds, with streaks of brilliant blue lightning rolling within them, flickering like lightning dragons and carrying an aura of tribulation that made cultivators tremble with fear.

Many cultivators with unstable mental states even found their spiritual power in disarray at that moment.

For example, Luo Yixuan in Wandering Mountain was pale-faced, feeling as if the Yellow Springs spiritual power within her had met its natural enemy, and Granny Ming was trembling incessantly.

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

Luo Yixuan had undergone a Heavenly Tribulation when forming her Golden Core, and she could sense that within the thunderclouds above, there was a power of the same origin as the one she had faced, but it was hundreds, even thousands of times stronger.

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

They all saw the terrifying lightning flashes from their own past tribulations, and some even thought that 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 Heavenly Tribulations down to the Eastern Continent.

When he had just reached Soul Transformation, True Monarch Tianling could use the Kui Beast's bloodline power to freely enter and exit the lightning tribulation.

And after the Kui Beast's bloodline reverted to its primordial form, it even directly mastered the power of this layer of lightning tribulation, as if it had set this layer of tribulation itself.

"As expected of the Thunder Venerable!"

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

It should be noted that the power of Heavenly Tribulation was formed by drawing upon the power of nine Grand Daos.

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

In other words, what True Monarch Wuchen had warned about back then was very likely to happen.

Moreover, the commotion caused by the Kui Beast's arrival this time was simply too great, directly triggering the descent of the first layer of lightning tribulation. It was estimated that many Soul Transformation cultivators across the Five Continents and Four Seas, who were very sensitive to the Nine Heavenly Tribulations, would now be aware of it.

After all, many Soul Transformation cultivators ordinarily collected Pure Spiritual Immortal Qi within the Nine Heavenly Tribulations.

It was possible that many primordial spirits were currently manifesting above the Nine Heavens, observing this impending 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, Grand Void Immortals would rush over.

Therefore, Chen Mobai not only had to resist the Kui Beast but also had to avoid exposing his Dharma Realm. Furthermore, he had to prevent the Kui Beast from achieving a breakthrough during the battle and dragging him along, even at the cost of its own ascension.

The simplest method was to directly block it with the great formation.

With the sixth-tier Sky Curtain Earth Net, Chen Mobai within the formation would not suffer any harm, unless the Kui Beast risked using the lightning tribulation to turn the three border regions of the Eastern Continent into ruins.

Therefore, he first activated the great formation.

Of course, keeping the enemy outside the gates would be ideal.

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

Utilizing the Grand Dao of Chaos, Chen Mobai could condense Pure Spiritual Immortal Qi. Through persistent refinement, he finally, three years ago, elevated his Myriad Swords Dharma Body to a flawless state.

It was precisely for this reason that he no longer needed the Chaos Dao Fruit to evolve the One-Yuan Dao Body.

This was because his Myriad Swords Dharma Body was already equivalent to the perfect Soul Transformation stage, and it was even more compatible with the current Chaos Bell than the One-Yuan Dao Body.