Chapter 755
The struggle for the Demon Lord, using oneself as bait
"Is this the treasure formed from the Daoist essence of the outer realms?"
Jiang Shu gently picked up the forbidden decree.
Out of curiosity, I spoke up.
"good."
The Bashe Demon Lord responded in his mind, his voice also becoming extremely weak, as if he too was under the pressure of the forbidden decree.
"Different worlds have different laws. Some of these laws don't exist in our world, so there are no special means to counter them."
"The Daoist essence that transformed into this forbidden decree is such an existence."
"Back when we besieged the Heavenly Court, we old folks suffered a lot at the hands of the extraterrestrial forces."
The remnant soul of the Bashe gave a bitter smile: "You're lucky. Quickly pick up this item and return. With it, you can break through those spatial laws and directly bypass the maze's blockade."
Hearing the words of the remnant soul of the Bashe, Jiang Shu lowered his eyes and suppressed all his thoughts.
From the very beginning, he did not believe in the remnant soul of the Bashe.
Leaving aside the fact that the Bashe itself is not human.
Even among humans, how many would sacrifice themselves to help others?
However, all these suspicions remain just guesses.
Since he can travel between the two worlds at any time, he might as well just wait and see how the remnant soul of the Bashe behaves.
"The Dao Venerable's slaying of the Demon Lord is a feat that probably no one in the entire Cangmang Great Domain and the Demon Domain has ever accomplished."
"Of course, if you're willing to listen to me, you'll be the first one!"
The praise from the remnant soul of the Bashe kept echoing in his mind: "Return immediately!"
Jiang Shu nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
He took a step and quickly ran back in the manner of an ordinary person, but his physical body was so strong that he was extremely fast.
They quickly approached their original location.
However, after standing a certain distance apart, Jiang Shu stopped. He did not want the prohibition to affect his own human warriors as well.
"Sect Leader!!"
Jiang Shu immediately roared into the distance.
A moment later, a voice came from afar.
"What happened? We've discovered that our magical power seems to be limited."
"Sect Leader, I have obtained a treasure from the depths of this underground palace..."
Jiang Shu quickly recounted the events.
Many Dao Venerables also turned their gazes, thinking that there was actually such a strange object in this world, an object from beyond the realm.
When they recalled that the celestial embryo also seemed to be created from something from beyond the realm, they no longer found it strange.
"This matter is extremely dangerous. I intend to travel alone. I urge all of you seniors to leave immediately to prevent being pursued by the demon race!"
"Go alone?"
Taiwu Daozun was immediately dumbfounded, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
"What should we do?!"
"Don't worry, senior, I have my own ways to protect myself!"
The more people there are, the less effective many tactics become.
"The situation is still under our control. Please leave quickly, senior, and don't be so sentimental!"
Jiang Shu immediately spoke.
"This……"
The group of human experts had some doubts. Even the most oblivious ones seemed to have noticed something: Jiang Shu's temperament seemed to have changed.
Something's not right, something's not right...
Taiwu Daozun frowned, about to say something more, when Jiang Shu's voice came again.
"Please, Sect Leader, there's no need to say any more. I've already made my decision."
"This……"
Hearing this, Taiwu Daozun gave a wry smile: "Alright, you must come back alive. I don't want to be blamed by your master."
He shook his head. He had experienced Jiang Shu suddenly disappearing several times, his fate unknown.
The powerful figures exchanged glances and slowly withdrew from the area.
Before this, Jiang Shu had already given them the coordinates of the fifth floor. Although it might be much slower because of the Tongtian Jianmu, they could at least return to the fifth floor.
Once you return to the fifth level of the Pantheon Cave, you will naturally be able to return to the Demon Realm.
As he felt that aura depart, Jiang Shu took a deep breath and said:
"As long as you have this forbidden decree, you can directly break in."
"Of course, but this item is effective against the Demon Lord in surprise attacks, and it will be consumed continuously, so you need to hurry."
"it is good."
Holding the forbidden decree, Jiang Shu moved forward at an extremely fast speed, and the spatial maze that had previously blocked him seemed to have lost its effect.
Under the effect of this prohibition, we began to trace back to the source, as if the last layer of building blocks had been removed, and the structure began to collapse layer by layer.
With the help of this forbidden law, Jiang Shu quickly found his way and sensed a terrifying yet weak aura.
Without a doubt, it was the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor.
As he proceeded, all laws vanished wherever his decrees passed.
However, at this moment, the light of this forbidden decree quickly dimmed, as if its effectiveness was being constantly consumed.
At the same time, everything around us also underwent corresponding changes, and the spatial labyrinth that had been dissolved in the distance seemed to have been restored.
"quick!"
Bashe urged them hurriedly.
"it is good!"
Jiang Shu immediately responded, a few bloodshot veins appearing in his eyes.
However, the path ahead is becoming clearer and smoother.
"Boy, I will pass on my legacy to you. As long as you listen to me, I guarantee you will reach the Dao Lord realm!"
The voice of the remnant soul of the Bashe became increasingly seductive.
"Your luck is truly remarkable, or rather, the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor's luck is truly terrible."
"He has fallen victim to the Five Virtues Phoenix's scheme, and his fortune has turned into misfortune. Right now, the more unlucky he is, the luckier you will be, which means you are blessed with good fortune."
The remnant soul of the Bashe (a mythical snake) spoke with delight.
"Was it Wu Defeng's initiative?"
Jiang Shu immediately looked enlightened, which dispelled some of his doubts.
He realized that it was another demon lord helping him from afar.
He, a human, is gradually closing in on another weakened demon lord with the help of two demon lords.
Jiang Shu couldn't help but marvel, and his speed increased even more.
He walked through corridor after corridor, and the spatial maze crumbled inch by inch under the illumination of the forbidden law, revealing the true appearance of the distorted space beneath.
The underground of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace is not actually winding; the corridors are rather straight.
The deeper he went underground, the more he felt a terrifying, surging aura, like a blazing sun. And that sun seemed to be dying, its aura rapidly declining. Without a doubt, the Heavenly Emperor was stripping away everything from himself, leaving only his purest will.
"Only a truly ruthless and powerful person could achieve this..."
Jiang Shu sighed deeply and spoke with emotion.
He was already struggling immensely from the temporary effects of the forbidden law, but what the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor was doing to him was tantamount to stripping him of everything, leaving only his most authentic self.
Such pain is countless times more painful than being skinned alive or having one's tendons pulled out.
However, that tyrant seems to have been prepared all along, and is now slowly torturing himself.
Just then, the voice of the Bashe Demon Lord kept ringing in his ears.
"When you become the Dao Lord, you will feel assimilation at all times and will also yearn to endure this pain and temporarily break free from the will of the Heavenly Dao."
“Xi’e is right. For the Dao Lord and the Demon Lord, the universe is just a larger cage. We are the awakened ones, while you are the sleeping ones.”
"You're right, senior!"
Jiang Shu nodded slightly and remained silent for a while.
If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao Prison, these sect leaders among the eight major sects would have already advanced to the Dao Lord realm.
He moved forward quickly, and the surroundings became increasingly hot, as if he had fallen into the sun, causing him to sweat profusely since he had lost the protection of the laws.
Jiang Shu hadn't felt this sense of being reduced to an ordinary person in a long time, and every step he took was extremely difficult.
However, this pain was nothing to Jiang Shu. He continued forward, and the light of the forbidden decree in his hand was now extremely dim.
Just then, Jiang Shu saw a magnificent palace!
The palace was meticulously arranged with arrays, clearly to defend against external enemies, and outside the palace, Jiang Shu saw a colossal creature.
But it was just a corpse!
The corpse of a golden crow!
"Finally found!"
Jiang Shu's pupils contracted, and he was extremely excited. He stepped forward step by step, holding the forbidden token in his hand. The surrounding array power slowly collapsed, but it was extremely difficult.
He stepped inside, his footsteps heavy and swaying. Almost immediately, a low shout echoed through the palace.
"who!?"
Jiang Shu revealed a cold smile and stepped forward, entering the palace.
Then he saw a baby lying in the air, which looked like a newborn.
At this moment, the baby's body trembled slightly, as if it were having a spasm, and its whole body was pink, as if it was enduring some kind of pain.
Upon seeing the infant, Jiang Shu's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately sensed an aura similar to a forbidden decree emanating from the baby.
Extraterrestrial Taoist rhyme!
The human fetus before us is the immortal fetus that many powerful beings have been desperately seeking but could not obtain!
"You? Aren't you one of the human race?"
A voice, both surprised and angry, suddenly came from within the celestial embryo.
"How did you get here? With the methods I set up, it should be impossible for you to have done this!"
That was the voice of the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor.
He had a deep impression of Jiang Shu, after all, it was Jiang Shu who took away the Tongtian Jianmu that was stored and left on the battlefield, and used the Tongtian Jianmu to cause trouble, forcing him to pay a higher price to forcibly defeat the two demon lords.
"Senior, please go..."
Jiang Shu concentrated all his power in one place, about to make a move, but his whole body stiffened and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Oh!"
Upon seeing this, the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor stopped speaking.
The next moment, bursts of wild laughter suddenly rang out from Jiang Shu's body.
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Golden Crow, it's been a long time since we last met!"
Upon hearing this voice, the incompletely fused immortal embryo slightly raised its eyelids: "The Demon Lord of the Bashe!?"
"No, it should have been completely annihilated, leaving not a trace behind!"
"Haha, Your Majesty, I have left a part of my consciousness in my successor."
The remnant soul of the Bashe snake spoke with a manic tone, saying insanely, "I originally just wanted to witness the demeanor of the successor, but I never expected that I would have the opportunity to arrive here."
"That's right, I'm the one who brought this kid here. He truly is a worthy successor!"
"Are you waiting for him to come?"
The Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor's voice was like that of a child: "Is it because your bones and power were used to repair the immortal embryo?"
"Yes."
The remnant soul of the Bashe immediately admitted, "If it weren't for that, how could I have sensed the existence of the immortal embryo? Thanks to you, one of the materials used to repair it was my blood and bones."
"damn it……"
The Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor's face was grim.
In the end, even the most meticulous plans can have a flaw.
The situation was too tense. His first priority was to deal with the Dragon and Phoenix clans and forcefully repel them, otherwise everything would be over.
As for the Bashe in front of him, he had already put it aside for the time being. After all, everyone had taken the inheritance, and the remaining divine consciousness of the other White Tiger inheritance had also completely dissipated.
But to his utter surprise, the Bashe still possessed a part of its will and had actually survived until now, and even walked up to him!
"That's right, I didn't expect it either. Maybe it's fate, or maybe you're just unlucky!"
The remnant soul of the Bashe spoke in a low voice:
"Next, I will be your greatest tribulation, and I will compete with you for this immortal embryo!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a streak of light flew out from Jiang Shu's body; it was a phantom shaped like a python.
That was none other than the remnant soul of the Bashe snake that was attached to his body!
At this moment, the phantom left Jiang Shu's body and entered the body of the immortal embryo.
In an instant, a hideous serpent tattoo appeared on the membrane of the celestial fetus, which was completely inconsistent with the pitiful appearance of the baby.
At this moment, two souls exist within one body, and the two consciousnesses begin to fight fiercely.
The celestial embryo began to tremble incessantly, its skin turning red and white intermittently, and its breathing became rapid, as if it were enduring some kind of pain.
However, this was ultimately a celestial embryo prepared by the Heavenly Emperor over countless years, and it did not immediately collapse due to the battle between the two consciousnesses.
"Damn it, my chances of fusing with this immortal embryo were only 30%, but with you joining, it's down to only 10%!"
The Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor spoke angrily.
This is the second time he has been on the verge of failure.
He is now on the verge of death and will never give up this opportunity.
"Perhaps this is the reason why I brought this body here by chance, fellow Daoist. There are only two choices: either perish together with me and see who can completely possess this body, or share this body with me!"
Bashe's laughter was incredibly bright.
He had already prepared himself to be annihilated and destroyed, but fate played a cruel trick on him, and for various reasons, he was sent here.
Of course, Bashe had his own plans, but he never expected it to go so smoothly.
"Do you think I'd agree to that?!"
"Come and try!"
"If I don't let you experience the bitter consequences of mutual destruction, how can you possibly compromise?"
On that celestial body, two souls began to fight fiercely, battling desperately and going mad.
Jiang Shu, who was lying on the ground to the side, suddenly began to breathe evenly. (End of Chapter)