Chapter 917
Devouring Demon Lord
Even though the demon was at its peak and had reached the Great Perfection of the Earthly Sovereign realm, its abundant and surging demonic energy still greatly benefits the Eight Heavenly Demons.
Above the platform, eight demonic puppets floated silently in mid-air, their bodies shimmering with light, and their auras were rising at an astonishing speed!
Lin Langtian stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the demonic puppets, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.
Although the evil creature was dead, the pure demonic energy formed from its life's cultivation was being frantically refined by the Eight Heavenly Demon Formation and continuously injected into the bodies of the eight demonic puppets.
On the demon puppet's body, the originally dark color gradually deepened, and the ancient demonic patterns became more and more complex and mysterious, as if it were undergoing a transformation.
"boom!"
The first to complete the transformation was the Flame Demon form.
Its burning flames suddenly surged, the color of the flames changed from dark red to crimson gold, and the temperature increased by more than double!
That fierce aura soared straight into the sky, and there were even faint signs that it was breaking through to the lower level of Earthly Sovereign!
Immediately afterwards, the Ice Demon Form, the Withered Demon Form, the Blood Demon Form... one after another, the demon puppets completed their transformations!
When the last demonic puppet's aura stabilized, all eight demonic puppets simultaneously roared to the sky, and eight terrifying pressures intertwined, causing the entire platform to tremble slightly!
Lower Earthly Supreme Peak!
All eight demonic puppets have advanced to the peak of the lower-level Earthly Sovereign!
Although they are still a step away from becoming true Upper Earthly Sovereigns, the combined power of the eight beings from the same origin, working together, is enough to make any Lower Earthly Sovereign tremble with fear, and could even pose a threat to Upper Earthly Sovereigns!
Lin Langtian's lips curled up slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the eight demonic puppets transformed into eight streams of light, disappearing into his brow.
"Excellent! As expected of the Vice Sect Master, you are indeed incredibly powerful!"
The Barbarian Emperor had also gathered around with his crowd, their eyes filled with fervor as they looked at Lin Langtian.
Although he did not know the exact strength of the eight demonic puppets, the aura emanating from each puppet alone made even this veteran Earthly Sovereign feel a chill in his heart.
"Vice Sect Master, your eight demonic puppets... are too terrifying!" The Barbarian Emperor rubbed his hands together, his eyes full of envy.
"If I had one like that, I'd be laughing in my sleep!"
Lin Langtian smiled slightly, said nothing, and then flipped his hand, revealing the two golden pills he had collected earlier in his palm.
The pill was about the size of a fist, golden in color, with fine lines on its surface resembling naturally formed runes, shimmering with a mysterious light.
Simply holding it in your palm, you can feel the immense medicinal power and life essence it contains.
"This is a body-tempering elixir left behind by the Undying King," Lin Langtian said.
"In my opinion, this pill is at least a top-grade divine pill, and it has a remarkable effect on tempering the physical body."
The barbarian emperor's eyes widened as he stared intently at the pill, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed.
Lin Langtian glanced at him and chuckled, "Don't rush, everyone who sees it gets a share."
After saying that, he flipped his hand and took out some smaller yellow pills.
Although these pills were not as perfectly round and plump as the previous two, they still emitted a rich fragrance, clearly indicating that they were also rare and valuable items.
"These two, one for you and one for me." Lin Langtian handed one to the Barbarian Emperor and kept the other for himself.
The Barbarian Emperor accepted the gift with both hands, his entire body trembling with excitement. He nodded repeatedly, "Haha, thank you so much, Vice Sect Master! I won't say much more about my gratitude. From now on, wherever you point, Vice Sect Master, I, Barbarian Lie, will fight!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Langtian smiled slightly and then looked at the experts from the Qiankun Sect.
Although these powerful figures were pale-faced, clearly terrified by the evil creature, their gazes toward Lin Langtian were filled with awe and gratitude.
With a wave of his hand, he distributed the remaining ordinary body-tempering pills to them.
"These are the ordinary pills we just collected. Although they are not as good as the two main pills, they are still rare and valuable. Each of you can take one and refine it on the spot. It will be of great benefit to you."
The experts of the Qiankun Sect were overjoyed and quickly accepted the gift, kneeling down and kowtowing in unison: "Thank you for the Vice Sect Master's grace!"
Lin Langtian waved his hand: "No need for formalities. Since you've come out with me, I'll naturally protect you and won't forget you when there are benefits."
"Get up, everyone. Let's hurry and refine the elixirs; we'll continue deeper into the realm afterward."
"Yes!"
Everyone agreed in unison, and each found a place to sit cross-legged and begin refining the pills.
Lin Langtian also sat cross-legged, held the slightly smaller golden pill in his palm, examined it carefully for a moment, and then swallowed it in one gulp.
The moment the pill entered the stomach, a warm current rose from the abdomen and quickly flowed to the limbs and bones.
Wherever the airflow passed, flesh, bones, and meridians felt as if they were being gently caressed by an invisible hand, sending waves of tingling sensation through them.
That's the medicinal power tempering the body!
Lin Langtian's heart stirred, and he activated the Dragon Kun Divine Body, actively guiding the medicinal power to circulate within his body.
He could clearly feel that his physical strength was slowly increasing at a visible rate.
Although the improvement was not significant, for a body-refining expert of his level, even the slightest improvement was extremely rare.
About an incense stick later, the medicinal power was completely refined.
Lin Langtian opened his eyes, clenched his fist, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
The effect of this elixir was even better than he had expected.
While it wasn't enough for his Dragon-Kun Divine Body to break through its current level, it did increase his physical strength by about 20%.
A 20% advantage is already a huge advantage in matches between players of the same rank.
Furthermore, with all eight Heavenly Demons evolving to the peak of the Lower Earthly Sovereign level, it can be said that they have reaped a great harvest…
He turned to look at the others.
The Barbarian Emperor was sitting cross-legged at this moment, his muscles were bulging, his veins were standing out, and his face was flushed. He was obviously doing his best to refine the medicinal power.
He was already a body-refining expert, and the effects of this Body Tempering Divine Pill on him were even more significant than on Lin Langtian.
The violent medicinal power surged through his body, forging his already formidable physique into something even more terrifying. "Bang!"
Suddenly, a muffled explosion came from within the Barbarian Emperor's body.
He suddenly opened his eyes, roared to the sky, and his aura surged several times in that instant!
"Hahahaha!" The Barbarian Emperor leaped up, waving his arms, as excited as a child.
"My physical body has become stronger again! I feel like I could kill a low-level Earthly Sovereign beast with a single punch now!"
Lin Langtian smiled slightly and nodded.
The experts from the Qiankun Sect also finished refining the essence one after another. Their complexions were rosy, and their auras were noticeably stronger than before.
Although there is still a gap to break through, the foundation has been laid, and future cultivation will surely be twice as effective with half the effort.
"Thank you, Vice Sect Master!" The group knelt down again, their voices trembling with excitement.
Lin Langtian waved his hand, stood up, and looked into the depths of the platform.
Beyond the platform lies a passageway leading into the depths of darkness.
Along both sides of the passage, every few feet there is an ancient bronze lamp, its dim light illuminating the way ahead.
"Let's go," Lin Langtian said. "The exploration of this secondary hall has only just begun."
The group composed themselves and followed Lin Langtian into the deep passage.
The passage was very long, and it took a full half hour to walk before the view suddenly opened up ahead.
Before us lay a vast underground space.
The space is circular, with a diameter of several thousand feet and a dome hundreds of feet high, inlaid with countless fist-sized luminous pearls, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.
In the center of this space stands a stone tablet ten zhang tall.
The stone tablet was entirely black, covered with dense ancient characters, and faintly emitted a mysterious aura.
More than ten skeletons were scattered around the stone tablet.
The skeletons were of various shapes and sizes; some were humanoid, while others were bizarre and clearly not from the same race.
Judging from the residual aura on the skeletons, these people were at least at the Earthly Sovereign level in their lifetime!
“This is…” Lin Langtian’s gaze narrowed slightly as he slowly approached the stone tablet.
When he saw the words on the stone tablet, his pupils suddenly contracted.
The script was not the language commonly used in the world today, but an extremely ancient runic script.
Lin Langtian had seen this script in ancient books and could barely recognize it.
The inscription on the stone tablet actually records the process by which the Undying King sealed a demon from beyond the realm!
It turns out that an evil being named "Devouring Demon Lord" was sealed here.
The Devouring Demon Lord was an extremely powerful being among the extraterrestrial evil races, who at his peak reached the level of a Heavenly Sovereign.
When the Undying King traveled here, he discovered that this evil creature was devouring all living beings in an entire lower plane, so he took action to suppress it.
However, the Devouring Demon Lord was incredibly powerful. Although the Undying King could defeat it, he could not completely eliminate it.
Therefore, the Undying King used his sacred artifact as a foundation to set up the Eight Extremes Demon-Sealing Array, suppressing the Devouring Demon Lord here, and leaving eight secondary halls to place eight kinds of opportunities to guard the Eight Extremes of the array.
After reading the inscription, Lin Langtian felt a sudden sense of clarity.
No wonder the Ruins of the Undying King have eight secondary halls; it turns out they were built to suppress a supreme evil being, whose strength is clearly far greater than the evil being Lin Langtian had just encountered.
He turned around and looked at the scattered bones, understanding dawning on his mind.
These skeletons are probably those of unfortunate souls who tried to seize the elixir over the years but died under the restrictions.
"Vice Sect Master, what does this stele say?" The Barbarian Emperor came closer, scratching his head as he asked.
Lin Langtian gave a brief explanation.
After listening, the Barbarian Emperor said with a solemn expression, "A powerful extraterrestrial evil race at the Heavenly Sovereign level, it seems this ruin is not safe either."
Upon hearing this, Lin Langtian nodded, but then his gaze fell on the back of the stone tablet.
There, there is a tightly closed stone door.
“That should be the entrance to the depths of the ruins,” Lin Langtian said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he strode toward the stone door.
Behind them, the Barbarian Emperor and others followed closely.
Before the stone gate, Lin Langtian raised his hand and placed it on the stone gate.
"Rumble..."
With a dull thud, the stone door slowly opened.
Behind the door was an even deeper passageway.
At the end of the passage, a vast space could be vaguely seen, and... countless figures engaged in fierce combat.
Lin Langtian's gaze sharpened.
Those were other powerful individuals who entered this secondary hall!
It seems they weren't the only ones who found this place.
"Let's go," he whispered, his figure flashing as he stepped into the passage... (End of Chapter)