Chapter 390: Chapter 323: Offspring of the Evil God, Battle of True Fire

The Great Path is in chaos, and the world is without order,

A dark cosmos, the weak are prey to the strong.

In a brief moment, Zhang Kui witnessed the birth of a Starry Sky Evil God and also saw the rise and fall of a Life Star, understanding why so many beings strive to seize the Celestial Essence Star Reincarnation.

There’s no compassion, no Immortals saving the world, only naked conquest and plunder; countless living beings are exterminated with just a wave of the hand, even a Life Star is like a fleeting spark in the dark cosmos.

The rise of humanity… perhaps it is just a joke.

It’s like being given the chance to captain a small boat, only to find it already leaking, surrounded by the boundless deep sea with terrifying behemoths lurking.

One must become an Immortal… at least, possess the power to guard the Divine Continent!

Under immense pressure, Zhang Kui’s will became even more resilient. He concealed his form and quickly headed deeper into the Divine Hall.

This Three-Eyed Strange Bird, offspring of the Evil God, naturally needed to be slain, but it would be best to gather more information since it would surely be an enemy in the future.

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The Great Barbarian King, Mogul, arrived at the deepest part of the Divine Hall, in front of a tightly closed door forged from red crystal stones, where a massive golden light emanated, flashing rhythmically like a heartbeat.

He looked at the tightly closed door with complicated emotions of fear.

Zhang Kui did not know that when he established the Divine Land Array, a powerful warrior from an Ancient Race tribe was battling terrifying Mutated Demon Beasts under the mesmerizing auroras of the polar night in the depths of the snowy plains.

Mogul was unable to resist at that time and was about to perish, but the fluctuations created by the establishment of the Divine Land Array awakened this existence, leading Mogul to escape here, ultimately gaining a portion of the True Sun Fire’s power, turning defeat into victory, severing the head of a Mutated Demon Beast, and ascending to the throne of Barbarian King.

Perhaps, this was fate…

An inexplicable sense of helplessness flashed in the eyes of the Great Barbarian King, his face stern, he stepped forward and pushed his hands against the massive crystal door, his fangs bared, his face ferocious, mana gathered throughout his body, he pushed the door open with a rumbling sound.

In an instant, the golden light painfully pierced his eyes, the vast and intense True Sun Fire blistered his entire body.

Original True Fire…

The Great Barbarian King was indifferent, his eyes fixed dead ahead.

Ahead was a circular hall several hundred meters in diameter, sealed with crimson crystal stones, without any decoration, even the crystal floor was melted into a deep pit, and at the center of the pit was a mass of gold Original True Sun Fire, blazing above and flowing like a living entity beneath, emitting a dazzling white light.

At the center of the golden flame, a massive bird shadow lay curled on the ground, seemingly asleep.

A glint of greed flashed in the eyes of the Great Barbarian King, having only obtained a small portion of the True Sun Fire, which he integrated into his Illusionary Dharma Aspect, yielding limitless power. How wondrous it would be to obtain the Original True Fire…

Though his mind wandered with thoughts of grandeur, the Great Barbarian King dared not show anything unusual, prostrating respectfully on the ground, he loudly declared:

“Venerable God above, Mogul has come…”

The voice of the Great Barbarian King echoed within the Crystal Stone Divine Hall, yet the massive bird shadow in the True Sun Fire remained motionless, seemingly oblivious to his call.

Even so, the Great Barbarian King dared not lift his head.

The power of an Evil God is such that once you seek to borrow it, you become enveloped in layers of fear and greed, eventually becoming submissive.

Meanwhile, Zhang Kui observed intently from outside, with the Tai Chi Diagram revolving in his pupils, instantly discerning the form of this Evil God’s offspring.

This strange bird was sizable, its three eyes tightly shut, crouching on the ground over twenty meters tall, its entire body clad in crimson feathers ablaze with Original True Sun Fire, revealing beneath the feathers all black scale armor, gleaming with the sheen of dark meteorite iron, its expansive tail feathers and enormous crest exuding an otherworldly demonic beauty.

It has to be said, possessing a formidable physique capable of traversing and rampaging across the Star Sea, it must exceed an ordinary Immortal.

But, it was dead.

Indeed, a giant arrow crafted from a Cave Heaven Divine Crystal had deeply pierced through it from above, its blood long dried, coagulating into dark red crystals at the wound, very similar yet much more potent than the crystals used to construct this Divine Hall.

A glint flickered in Zhang Kui’s eyes as a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Even though it was merely a corpse, much information could be gleaned.

First, this offspring of the Evil God was exceedingly powerful, likely newly born yet already at the Immortal Level, recalling the overwhelming swarms of birds outside the enormous Divine Hall in the illusion one realizes the strength of the Three-Eyed Strange Bird Evil God’s forces, who knows how many such birds are scattered parasitically feeding on the True Sun Fire across various stars in the cosmos.

Secondly, the force that slew it has also come to light, the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal belongs to the Immortal King, now a dim power of Domain force is entrenched within the strange bird’s body, causing its surviving essence soul to remain in dormancy, unable to regenerate.

Undoubtedly, it was the means of the Silent Heaven Longevity Immortal Monarch’s subordinates, the rulers of this star realm under the Infinite Immortal Dynasty, thus timing it before the ancient great war.

Perhaps the other strange bird slain by the True Monarch of the Purple Mansion was indeed the one rushing to aid…

In an instant, Zhang Kui deduced numerous events.

Yet what drew him more was the corpse of this strange bird before him, not only did it contain a significant amount of True Sun Fire, but its feather scale armor was prime refining Divine Materials, and the meat…

Zhang Kui suddenly drooled, having eaten demon flesh before, foul and unpalatable, he wondered about this Divine Bird’s taste, though it had been a while, protected by the True Sun Fire and the Crystal Stone Divine Hall, it should remain fresh.

While he gazed with ill intent, suddenly the essence soul hidden within the bird’s flesh loosened Silent Heaven’s grip, emitting a mesmerizing glow.

Soon after, a massive vague light and shadow appeared, a majestic and fierce Divine Thought filled the entire space:

“Not enough, not enough! More blood sacrifice is needed!”

The Great Barbarian King was startled and hurriedly kowtowed, “Rest assured, Venerable God, I’ll go back now. As long as I eliminate those tribal elders…”

Before he finished speaking, a flash of fire appeared in the third eye of the strange bird on its forehead. Suddenly, the True Sun Fire engulfed the Great Barbarian King’s body, and he screamed in agony.

The True Sun Fire did not burn his flesh but wrapped his Divine Soul in scorching flames, instantly turning his once formidable strength into torture.

The Great Barbarian King had many considerations, but the strange bird obviously only valued the blood sacrifice, uninterested in hearing his nonsensical words.

Zhang Kui sneered outside the hall.

The power of the Evil God wasn’t easy to obtain. Even though he had removed the Divine Thought Essence Soul from the True Sun Fire, he still worried because the opponent controlled even more powerful origins.

But now he was finally at ease; the Yin Yang True Fire formed from the refining of the True Sun Fire and Red Lotus Karmic Fire in his body remained unaffected.

However, upon sensing the enemy’s power, the Immortal Sword “Breaking Sun” behind him couldn’t contain itself, vibrating intensely. With a clang, purple light burst forth, and the dragon roared as it was unsheathed.

Boundless Sword Qi soared into the sky. Inside the Crystal Stone Divine Hall, the strange bird’s essence soul also ceased torturing the Great Barbarian King, its gaze fierce as it looked up.

Seeing there was no way to hide, his eyes filled with murderous intent, Zhang Kui didn’t retreat. Staring down the strange bird, he stepped directly in, “If it’s death, so be it. But you seek trouble again; I’ll kill you once more!”

At this moment, the Great Barbarian King, drenched with cold sweat, weakly collapsed to the ground. Upon seeing Zhang Kui, he was shocked, “How is it you? What are you doing here… No, it’s you who’s meddling!”

Though his words were disjointed, he finally realized what was happening.

Zhang Kui didn’t even glance at him but raised his head to fix his murderous gaze on the giant Evil God bird shadow in front, his right hand slowly gripping the hilt of “Breaking Sun” behind him.

Though only a remnant soul was left, it was far more powerful than the one with only a Divine Thought imprint left in the Qi Dynasty’s secret vault.

Fortunately, the stronger the opponent, the sharper the killing intent of the Immortal Sword’s Sword Qi, beginning to actively cooperate with Zhang Kui. Although still unable to use the sword’s original power, it was wielded not as an Immortal Sword but as an ordinary heavy sword.

But that was already enough.

Seemingly sensing the crisis, the Evil God’s offspring unleashed its full power, and True Sun Fire instantly filled the entire hall.

Zhang Kui hadn’t even moved when he was engulfed by the boundless True Sun Fire, with nothing in sight but blinding, intense light, feeling as if surrounded by Sun Exposure Skill.

Even more wondrous was the dilapidated Crystal Stone Divine Hall, which wasn’t destroyed by the True Sun Fire but rather absorbed it in layers. Through mysterious cycles of reinforcement, the temperature inside the hall soared, seemingly melting and twisting even the space.

“The beast is sharp!”

Zhang Kui roared angrily, breaking through the True Sun Fire with a whistling charge. Just as he was about to swing his sword, the strange bird illusion suddenly rose, flapping its huge wings. True Sun Fire rapidly transformed into a white light storm, sweeping forward.

“Damn it…”

Zhang Kui cursed under his breath as he landed, stomping the ground with booming force, barely keeping himself from being blown away.

Possessing the Yin Yang True Fire, and deploying Sitting Fire Skill, naturally, he was unafraid of being burned by the True Sun Fire. But unexpectedly, the strange bird wielded the True Sun Fire with greater finesse, its terrifying heat as fearsome as the nine-day gale.

“Ah…”

In such a level of battle, the Great Barbarian King, already struggling to survive, was further weakened when the strange bird siphoned away the True Sun Fire’s power within him. Without protection, he cried out and instantly turned to ashes.

Just like those sacrificed earlier, the Great Barbarian King’s blood and Divine Soul shattered, reduced to pure vitality and absorbed by the strange bird.

But the Great Barbarian King, after all, was at the peak of the mortal stage, nearing the Half-Immortal Realm like Zhang Kui, his transformed vitality overwhelmingly abundant.

It was as if ingesting a Pill, the strange bird’s remnant soul essence swelled in size, with the power of the True Sun Fire growing even stronger. Under the support of the Divine Hall, in the midst of infinite brightness, tiny black spots began to appear.

Sizzle…

Despite the frightening white in the True Sun Fire, these black spots emitted unprecedentedly terrifying electric lights, slowly linking to form a giant net.

Zhang Kui watched, his hair standing on end; he never imagined the True Sun Fire could be wielded this way. Though unafraid of it, the terrifying thing was clearly lethal upon contact.

With this realization, Zhang Kui didn’t hesitate; one hand tightly gripped the Immortal Sword “Breaking Sun,” while the other formed a spell with Flame-Breathing Skill, employing Transportation Skill, cheeks puffing as he blew hard.

Whoosh!

In a flash of white light, a silver Yin Yang True Fire cascaded down from above the three-eyed strange bird illusion, brilliant and resplendent.

Compared to the full hall of True Sun Fire, the Yin Yang True Fire seemed weak, but with the integration of Red Lotus Karmic Fire, it was even more bothersome, beginning to consume the surrounding True Sun Fire.

The frenzied screams erupted, likely the first time this Evil God’s offspring, always burning others, experienced the torture of being burned. Its remnant soul illusion flickered, becoming increasingly indistinct.

Yet Zhang Kui had no time to rejoice, for the net formed by those black spots also lost control, pressing down overwhelmingly.

With his plan to use Transportation Skill to traverse space and strike the Evil God’s offspring from behind thwarted, the black spots’ demonic magnetism distorted space, rendering the skill unusable.

In such battles, touching upon the Laws, Zhang Kui was a novice, prone to mistakes. With no retreat, he wielded “Breaking Sun,” slashing fiercely…

Boom!

On the vast snowy field, the Holy Mountain revered by all tribes of the Barbarian Continent suddenly cleaved in half, accompanied by endless ice and crushed stones, crashing down with ground-shaking quakes felt all the way at the distant Barbarian Continent Tribal Alliance’s capital…

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