Chapter 369: Decisive Battle at the Guixu, First Layer of the Venerable Realm

"Bring it on!"

Zhou Chen roared in madness.

The purple-gold Lightning Tribulation descended, striking straight down at Zhou Chen.

The chaos bell and Nether King True Body defended simultaneously.

But before a Heavenly Punishment at the Quasi-Immortal Realm level, these defenses were as flimsy as paper.

Boom!

The chaos bell was sent flying.

The Nether King True Body was instantly crushed.

The Lightning Tribulation's momentum remained unabated as it slammed into Zhou Chen's body.

Zhou Chen's body was instantly blown into fragments.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere; it was a sight too gruesome to behold.

But at that moment, the nine nether dao fruit Zhou Chen had condensed suddenly erupted with brilliant light.

Terrifying life force surged from the Dao Fruit, beginning to reshape Zhou Chen's body.

Flesh was reborn, and bones were restructured.

In just a short moment, Zhou Chen's body was completely restored.

Moreover, his aura was countless times stronger than before.

Just then, heaven and earth suddenly trembled.

A vast, boundless purple Qi surged from the eastern horizon, stretching for millions of miles and traversing the entire Central Continent.

In the Void Realm, anomalies suddenly manifested; heaven and earth abruptly inverted, mountains and rivers hung upside down, and all things fell into disorder.

Nine blazing suns and ten bright moons hung in the firmament simultaneously, sun and moon shining together, shedding billions of rays of golden and silver light.

Above the vault of heaven, phantoms of Dragon and Phoenix circled and cried out, the phantom of an ancient divine mountain appeared indistinctly, golden lotuses gushed from the earth, and Immortal music lingered.

At this moment, Zhou Chen was surrounded by five-colored divine rings, each containing a Law of Perfection. His Venerable Realm pressure spread for ten thousand miles, causing even the Evil Spirits in the depths of the Guixu to tremble.

First Layer of the Venerable Realm!

Zhou Chen had successfully achieved a Breakthrough!

Furthermore, because he had undergone the baptism of Heavenly Punishment, his Foundation was more than a hundred times stronger than an ordinary First Layer of the Venerable Realm.

"Has someone broken through to the Venerable Realm?"

"Who on earth is it that can cause such a terrifying anomaly?!"

"Even an Ancient Prodigy would only be at this level!"

"Which Cultivator is it exactly?"

"Could it be that an ancient Immortal has returned through Reincarnation?"

"Too terrifying!"

The Cultivators from the various academies within the central main tent were all shocked.

And the hundreds of thousands of Cultivators by the edge of the Guixu could hardly believe the scene before their eyes.

"Whew…"

Zhou Chen let out a long breath.

Although he had nearly died under the Heavenly Punishment, he had ultimately pulled through.

Moreover, the gains were immense.

With a cultivation at the First Layer of the Venerable Realm, combined with the Great Void Dao Principle and various trump cards.

Now, even if he faced a Venerable Realm Fourth Layer expert, he had the confidence to fight.

But since there were many eyes around now, Zhou Chen quickly restrained his aura.

A ripple appeared in space, and then Zhou Chen's figure vanished.

If any Cultivator saw this, they would surely be shocked; this was a manifestation of having cultivated the Space Law to a profound level.

—

Just as Zhou Chen made his Breakthrough.

Deep within the Guixu, inside the Seal.

A pair of giant eyes slowly opened.

They were eyes filled with evil, tyranny, and slaughter.

Just a single glance would make one feel as if their Soul was trembling.

"Interesting…"

A low voice rang out: "A human Cultivator actually drew forth a Heavenly Punishment."

"And even successfully crossed it."

"Truly interesting."

The giant eyes slowly closed, falling back into slumber.

But the power of the Seal had already begun to tremble violently.

Clearly, this Quasi-Immortal Realm Demon Lord had begun to awaken.

—

At the Guixu, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

When the first ray of morning light had just pierced through the clouds, the entire world did not welcome light, but instead suddenly fell into darkness.

Countless pitch-black Demon Boats tore through the Void Realm, emerging from the end of the horizon and blotting out the sun.

Each Demon Boat was a thousand zhang across, cast entirely from Nether Iron, emitting a heart-palpitating Devilish Qi.

The Demon Boats were filled with Cultivators dressed in black robes.

Their eyes were fanatical, and their entire bodies radiated a dense killing intent.

These people were all members of the Traitor Alliance—Nether Soul Sacred Hall, Evil Spirit remnants, Demonic Path traitors…

Standing upon the three lead ships were the highest combat powers of the Traitor Alliance.

Hall Master of the Nether Soul Sacred Hall—Ghost Venerable, Tenth Layer of the Venerable Realm.

The second Old Ancestor of the Ice Clan's Ying Family—Ying Hantian, Venerable Realm Ninth Layer.

The third Old Ancestor of the Flame Clan's Jiang Family—Jiang Fentian, Venerable Realm Ninth Layer, his entire body burning with golden flames, terrifying to the extreme.

Besides them, there were hundreds of Venerable Realm Seventh Layer and Eighth Layer experts.

The number of Venerable Realm Experts in the entire Traitor Alliance was actually not much fewer than the Tianxuan Guardian Alliance.

"Begin."

Ghost Venerable said coldly, his voice low as if coming from the nine nether Hell.

"Today, we shall break the Guixu Seal and welcome the arrival of the Lord Demon Lord."

"At that time, the entire Tianxuan Continent shall submit beneath the feet of the Lord Demon Lord!"

As soon as his voice fell, all the Demon Boats moved simultaneously.

Boom!

Countless black light pillars shot out from the Demon Boats, heading straight for the Guixu Seal.

Each light pillar contained power at the Venerable Realm level.

Hundreds of light pillars striking at once, the power was terrifying to the extreme.

The Guixu Seal trembled violently, and countless cracks appeared on its surface.

At the same time, bursts of demonic roars came from deep within the Guixu.

Endless Devilish Qi seeped out from the cracks in the Seal, transforming into one hideous Demonic Beast after another, charging against the Seal.

With attacks from both inside and out, the collapse of the Guixu Seal was faster than expected.

"Damn it!"

Bai Chongming's face was ashen: "These traitors can actually mobilize the Devilish Qi inside the Guixu!"

"Someone among them must have already communicated with that Demon Lord."

Ling Xiaozi said in a deep voice: "We can't wait any longer; we must counterattack immediately!"

"Zhou Chen!"

Bai Chongming turned to look at Zhou Chen: "You take command!"

Zhou Chen did not decline.

He stood at the very front of the Alliance army, his gaze sweeping across the hundreds of thousands of Cultivators.

"Everyone."

Zhou Chen's voice spread through the entire battlefield via spiritual power: "Today's battle concerns the survival of the Tianxuan Continent."

"If we lose, the entire continent will be reduced to a demonic domain."

"Our relatives, friends, and homes will all be turned to ash."

"Therefore…"

His voice suddenly rose: "Today, we fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

Hundreds of thousands of Cultivators roared in unison, their voices shaking the Nine Heavens.

Zhou Chen waved his right hand: "Activate the battle arrays!"

As soon as his voice fell, countless divine lights soared into the sky from the Alliance army.

The Disciples of Jixia Academy were the first to act.

"Jixia Sword Array—Rise!"

Thousands of Jixia Disciples drew their swords simultaneously, Sword Qi piercing the heavens.

Countless sword lights interlaced in the air, forming a massive sword array.

Within the sword array, Sword Qi crisscrossed, each strand containing the power of Law.

Swish swish swish—

Sword Qi tore through the air, heading straight for those Demon Boats.

The black-robed Cultivators on the Demon Boats tried to resist, but the Sword Qi was too fast.

Puchi puchi puchi—

Cries of agony rose one after another as hundreds of black-robed Cultivators were slain on the spot by the Sword Qi.

"Ten Thousand Yao Devouring Heaven Array—Activate!"

The experts of the South Sea Yao Race also took action.

Countless Yao Beasts roared at the sky, Demonic Qi surging upwards.

They transformed in the air into a massive phantom of a Yao God, which opened its mouth to spit out terrifying demonic flames.

The demonic flames swept across, enveloping dozens of Demon Boats.

Those Demon Boats burned fiercely in the demonic flames, and the black-robed Cultivators upon them let out shrill screams.

"Great Thunderclap Buddha Array—Open!"

The monks of the Heavenly Buddha Holy Land recited scriptures in unison.

Countless Buddha lights surged from their bodies, interlacing in the air to form a massive Buddha statue.