Chapter 1067
Repeating the same trick
Song Changsheng's figure traversed the heavens at lightning speed, occasionally passing through naturally formed spatial rifts that exuded a dangerous aura.
Each time, one must carefully avoid them, as these semi-permanent spatial rifts are filled with spatial turbulence, and once caught in them, one will be banished to the void.
Although Nascent Soul stage cultivators can already traverse the boundless void, it's hard to say when they will be able to return to the Purple Imperial Realm.
However, these spatial rifts are not all dangerous. The Nine Heavens Secret Treasure, which everyone seeks, is also hidden in these spatial rifts, but he has no time to explore them now, as the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea is rapidly pursuing him along the path he has traveled.
The distance between the two is very limited, allowing no time for rest.
In the blink of an eye, the human and the demon had already left the main battlefield.
Kong Sang Li Feng and the others were all caught up in a fierce battle, and no one noticed this scene at all.
In reality, even if they discovered it, they probably wouldn't take it seriously. After all, the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea is a well-established expert who has been famous for many years, while Song Changsheng is a newcomer with amazing talent. There is still a significant gap in their cultivation levels.
For most cultivators, reaching the Golden Core stage is already the pinnacle of their lives.
To go further on this foundation, aptitude, background, and luck are all indispensable. Cultivators who can reach the Nascent Soul realm are all outstanding individuals, and fighting beyond their level is extremely difficult.
No one believed that the inexperienced Song Changsheng could do it.
In their view, it was only a matter of time before the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea won.
Therefore, Song Changsheng's decision to leave the battlefield does not seem so abrupt.
For any person of normal intelligence, when facing an opponent they cannot defeat, the best option is to stall for time rather than confront them head-on.
Song Changsheng's behavior at this moment was completely in line with common sense in the eyes of the Chihai Demon Lord. In addition, he was fleeing towards the open sea rather than the near sea, so there was no doubt about it.
Little did he know that from the moment he began his pursuit, a deadly trap had already been laid, waiting for him, the prey, to walk right into it...
After a chase that lasted a quarter of an hour, Song Changsheng lured the Chihai Demon Lord to an unnamed sea area without anyone noticing.
This sea area has transcended the scope of the near sea. There are few islands and the spiritual energy is thin. It is a rare barren sea area in the East China Sea. The nearest human forces are still tens of thousands of miles away.
Song Changsheng set the trap here for two reasons. First, the trap was too powerful; if triggered, it would cause devastating damage to the surrounding ecosystem, so it needed to be kept as far away as possible.
Secondly, it is to eliminate the potential impact of all external factors.
The trap might not be able to kill the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea directly. He would have to personally take action to finish him off. If it were too close to the main battlefield, things could easily go wrong.
In addition, setting traps needs to be done in advance, and no one knows in advance where the final battle will break out, so controlling the distance is also very important.
Getting too close makes it vulnerable to external influences, potentially leading to failure; going too far risks entering the territory of other demon lords, resulting in new enemies before old ones are defeated.
It was only because Lei Xiang Zhenjun traveled to many places that he eventually located this desolate sea.
Song Changsheng did not set up an array to use the spatial iron pestle, firstly because setting up a fifth-order array is very time-consuming and cannot be completed in a short time.
Secondly, powerful beings like the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea are too sensitive to danger, which could easily alert them.
Any formation will generate energy fluctuations, whether it is a top-grade fifth-order formation or a low-grade fifth-order formation. If you are not careful, you may expose your weaknesses and suffer losses.
Having reached the designated sea area, Song Changsheng suddenly turned around and circled in the air.
He then unleashed the great divine power [Thousand Shadows Illusion], conjuring dozens of clones in the air, which scattered in all directions at the same time, using spatial teleportation in different directions.
He himself mingled among them, and together with his two clones, plunged headlong into the [Northern Wind Layer] below.
Since each clone's aura was exactly the same as the original, even the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea couldn't tell them apart for a moment. However, he only needed a short while to realize the flaw in this divine power and made the same choice as the True Lord Lei Xiang back then.
Its massive tail, covered in scales, stood upright, gathering boundless power of law. The surrounding space rippled violently, lashing out like a steel whip towards a certain point in the void.
"Snapped"
The spatial barrier shattered like glass, and dark cracks spread in all directions like a spider web, accompanied by powerful shockwaves visible to the naked eye.
The clones that Song Changsheng conjured were no match for the impact and were killed one by one, quickly exposing his true form.
"Got you!"
A bloodthirsty smile appeared on the face of the Chihai Demon Lord, and he transformed into a streak of light and swooped down.
At this moment, he was only excited about hunting his prey, completely unaware that he had fallen into a trap prepared in advance by the enemy.
With the [Desolate Sky Halberd] in hand, the gap between Song Changsheng and him is actually very small. Even in a head-on confrontation, he has a 30-40% chance of winning, and the greater possibility is that both will be severely injured.
Therefore, all the previous actions were merely to lower the guard of the Chihai Demon Lord.
In the blink of an eye, Song Changsheng had already crossed the [Northern Wind Layer] and arrived at the surface of that desolate sea. Sensing the dangerous aura rapidly approaching from behind, he quickly formed hand seals, and the spatial iron pestles buried in the four directions of east, west, south, and north were simultaneously awakened.
In an instant, countless chains of laws burst forth from the azure sea, weaving together in the air into an impenetrable net that directly enveloped the Chihai Demon Lord who had just swooped down from the heavens.
The spatial barrier folded and crystallized rapidly under the action of the spatial iron pestle, forming an indestructible spatial cage.
The Demon Lord of the Chi Sea reacted quickly enough, instinctively tearing through the void to try to escape the moment he sensed danger, but unfortunately it was too late.
If the spatial barrier before crystallization is "water," then the spatial barrier after crystallization is a wall, and at this point, trying to tear space apart is simply wishful thinking.
The distance and range were strictly calculated by Song Changsheng. Without prior preparation, even he himself could not escape the range of the trap, let alone the Chihai Demon Lord, who was even slower than him.
The spatial iron pestle had been used once by both Yin Jue and himself, resulting in a significant loss of its spiritual power and a rapid decline in its ability to seal space. It was originally insufficient to trap a powerful being like the Chi Hai Demon Lord.
However, during his time at the Myriad Manifestations Palace, Lei Xiang Zhenjun, a fifth-tier top-grade weapon refiner, personally took action to refine it again and nurture it with a massive amount of [Law Essence]. It not only recovered to its peak state but even surpassed it.
Conservatively estimated, it can trap the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea for ten breaths.
Ten breaths was not a long time, but it was enough for him to detonate the several thousand kilograms of [Void Magic Crystals] buried beneath the sea surface. Some of these [Void Magic Crystals] were provided by the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty, which Yi Tianzheng had personally requested to obtain.
The rest is all the stockpiles that the Twin Islands have acquired through smuggling over the years.
The moment the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea was trapped, he realized the danger and spat out an inner core the size of a fist.
In an instant, the dragon's might spread, the heavens and earth trembled, and the seawater below boiled.
"boom--"
The Demon Lord of the Chi Sea activated his inner core and unleashed his full power at a certain area of the spatial cage, just like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating violent ripples.
As a descendant of the true dragon, his inner core is the priceless "Dragon Pearl," which is the essence of his being before breaking through to the fifth rank.
After breaking through to the fifth rank, they will condense a "true spirit" similar to the human Nascent Soul. At this time, the "Dragon Ball" will transform from its original "source container" into a container for storing demonic power, which is their most powerful attack method.
Under this all-out attack, dark cracks gradually appeared on the surface of the spatial cage, but that was all.
With his cultivation level, it would take him at least a dozen breaths to break through this spatial barrier.
"Chi Hai, today is your death day!"
Outside the cage, Song Changsheng let out a loud shout and, with a thought, detonated a magic artifact that had been buried beforehand. The energy generated by the self-destruction of this magic artifact then detonated several thousand kilograms of [Void Magic Crystal] placed in a special metal container.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar erupted from beneath the sea, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, shaking the heavens and causing the entire sea area to tremble violently.
The sound of space shattering triggered a tsunami, with the flood peak reaching thousands of feet high and blotting out the sun.
"not good!"
The Demon Lord of the Chi Sea was greatly shocked. He moved away from the center of the explosion at top speed and shrank his body into a ball as much as possible, his powerful demonic energy enveloping his massive body layer by layer.
At the same time, palm-sized scales flew out of his large mouth and circled around him.
These scales are the "reverse scales" left behind by the successive demon lords of the [Azure Blood Dragon] clan after their deaths, and are the hardest among tens of thousands of scales.
"Boom!"
The spatial barrier spanning a thousand miles was instantly shattered by the power of the [Void Crystal]. It was like a piece of glass being hit by a stone. At first, it was only the size of a fist, with a hole surging with colorful light. Then, in a short moment, it expanded a hundred times and was still spreading rapidly.
The constant cracking sounds of space breaking echoed in the ears of the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea, sending chills down his spine.
He was all too familiar with that voice.
The powerful suction force emanating from the black hole frantically devoured everything around it. Endless seawater poured into it, yet it was like entering a bottomless pit, without creating the slightest ripple.
The sea monsters in the surrounding waters were instantly annihilated. They had no ability to resist and were directly annihilated by the spatial power unleashed by the spatial black hole. They turned into clouds of blood mist and disappeared into the endless void, without even having time to leave behind their screams.
Soon, the rapidly expanding black hole reached the surface of the sea. The spatial force generated by the simultaneous detonation of thousands of kilograms of [Void Magic Crystals] caused large sections of the surrounding spatial barrier to collapse, ruthlessly destroying everything around it.
The spatial cage that Song Changsheng had set up beforehand shattered instantly, and the four valuable spatial iron pestles were directly swallowed by the black hole and banished into the boundless void.
Although the spatial cage was broken, the space within a radius of a thousand miles had completely collapsed, forming a huge black hole. The enormous devouring power left the Chihai Demon Lord with no chance to escape, and he could only grit his teeth and resist.
"boom--"
The scales surrounding him were instantly torn apart by an extremely powerful force, and the spatial force that burst forth was like a sharp steel knife, pouring wildly down on his body, each strike scraping away a layer of his flesh.
His body began to twist under the influence of spatial forces, and under the continuous "pulling" of the giant black hole, he began to move passively towards the center of gravity of the black hole little by little.
Even with all his might, he couldn't stop it. The fear of death surged like a tidal wave. He struggled desperately, and his hatred for Song Changsheng reached its peak.
Looking around, he realized that Song Changsheng was nowhere to be seen.
For a moment, the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea was both shocked and furious. He thought he had been careful enough, but he never expected that he would still fall into a trap.
As his body drew ever closer to the black hole below, his flesh began to melt away silently, and in some places, his ghastly skeleton was even visible. His once-proud scales offered no protection whatsoever at this moment.
His own recovery speed is far slower than the speed at which he is devoured.
Moreover, no matter how fast he recovers, it will all be in vain once he is swallowed by the black hole.
He had never felt such profound despair in his entire life.
"Do not……"
The Demon Lord of the Chi Sea let out a long, unwilling roar, his body slowly sinking into the rapidly expanding black hole, gradually losing all life.
Before detonating the [Void Crystal], Song Changsheng had already retreated thousands of miles away, finding an absolutely safe location to quietly observe the development of the situation.
This was also the first time he had used so many Void Crystals at the same time. At first, he had some doubts and was worried that it would not achieve the desired effect. However, after he witnessed the terrifying destructive power of the Void Crystals, his doubts vanished.
It took several thousand kilograms of Void Magic Crystals, and in the end, it also cost the four Spatial Iron Pestle obtained from Yan Jue. The price was undeniably heavy, but fortunately, it was all worth it.
Watching the Demon Lord of the Chi Sea being swallowed by the spatial black hole, Song Changsheng's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and he thought to himself, "It's finally over."
Just as he was about to turn back to the battlefield to provide support, suddenly, an unexpected change occurred...
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