bookbashuk Chapter 323 Time flies, senior, please go to your death!
Chapter 323 Time flies, senior, please go to your death!
Chapter 323 Time flies, senior, please go to your death!
The Thunder Palace of Inner Demons fell into a brief silence.
The demonic runes on the surface of the dark purple palace still flowed with an eerie light, and the "Eye of Demonic Lightning" on the main gate slowly rotated, but no longer emitted any frenzied fluctuations. The blurry phantom of the remnant soul also did not reappear.
A moment later, a voice so calm it was almost deathly still slowly emerged from the depths of the palace. Gone was the previous violence; instead, it carried a profound and ancient wisdom that seemed to have seen through the ages.
"Floating Pagoda Sealing Heaven Hand—Young man, you have fully grasped the true meaning of the Floating Pagoda's suppression."
The voice paused, as if scrutinizing or recalling something.
"Back then, I debated the Dao with the old ghost of the Buddhist sect for three days and nights. He once said that the Dao of the Buddhist sect values suppression rather than killing, sealing the heavens and locking the earth, prohibiting all laws, only then can it show its majesty and righteousness. Your move of 'sealing the heavens' already has three-tenths of its essence."
His words were delivered with the nonchalant ease of commenting on a younger generation.
Lu Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, but he remained silent, only the light emanating from the pagoda around him intensified.
"Unfortunately," the Thunder Emperor's voice remained calm, but carried a faint hint of regret, "you are ultimately not him. If he were here today, I might still have some reservations."
The voice sighed softly, as if piercing through eternity, carrying an indescribable loneliness.
Then, the tone shifted, and he returned to indifference.
"However, even if it is only three-tenths of its essence, it is enough to make this emperor take it seriously."
The moment the words fell—
The entire Demon Thunder Palace underwent a strange transformation.
Instead of unleashing any violent force, it began to collapse and solidify inward. The surface patterns were no longer grotesque and outward, but flowed and reorganized like living water, and in the blink of an eye, the palace's volume shrank by nearly half.
The "Eye of Demonic Lightning" on the main gate stopped spinning wildly and slowly closed.
When it opened its eyes again, its pupils had turned into a deep amethyst color, cold, pure, and aloof, with no trace of the eerie and evil aura from before, only the most essential majesty that ruled over all thunderbolts remained.
An immense pressure, far exceeding anything seen before, silently permeated the heavens and earth.
"The way of this emperor has never been the kind of evil art that relies on external demons and manipulates people's hearts."
The voice of the remnant soul echoed from the depths of the palace, calm and majestic.
"The Thunder of the Heart, with the righteousness of thunder, controls the changes of the mind. A single thought arises, and ten thousand thunderbolts are born; a single thought dies, and all thunderbolts are extinguished. This is the way to control oneself and then command the thunder of heaven, truly a glorious path."
"Didn't you want to witness my Supreme Demonic Heart Sutra? Today, your wish will be granted!"
As soon as the words fell, the "Eye of Demonic Thunder" on the main gate of the Demonic Thunder Palace, which had turned into pure amethyst, suddenly burst out with dazzling light!
The light did not spread outwards, but rather contracted inwards like threads, disappearing entirely into the depths of the palace.
The next moment, the Heart Demon Thunder Palace moved.
It didn't use any fancy moves; it simply bumped into Lu Yu gently.
In an instant, the entire world seemed to lose its color. All sounds, light, and the flow of spiritual energy were replaced by a pure, destructive purple lightning!
This attack has completely surpassed the level of Earthly Sovereign, and even surpassed the level of ordinary Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign, reaching the full force of a late-stage Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign!
In this barren land of the northern border, this is an invincible force capable of changing the world!
Only now did this infamous Thunder Emperor, a demon from ancient times, finally reveal some of the unparalleled power he possessed at the peak of his Immortal Heavenly Sovereign status!
Faced with this terrifying offensive that could instantly annihilate any Earthly Sovereign, Lu Yu took a deep breath. In his eyes, there was no panic, only a calmness that he had anticipated, and a trace of fighting spirit that had been completely ignited!
"An attack at the late stage of the Spirit-grade Heavenly Supreme level—"
He muttered to himself and suddenly clasped his hands together in front of his chest.
Within his dantian, the Myriad Tribulations Floating Pagoda suddenly opened its eyes, and the dark gold vertical mark between its brows burst forth with unprecedented brilliance.
"Since there's no way to avoid it—"
Lu Yu looked up at the earth-shattering, overwhelming purple lightning that filled his vision, his eyes sharp as knives.
"Then let's fight it out!"
"Myriad Calamities Pagoda Body - Full Power, Activate!"
hum!
The next moment, an invisible domain suddenly opened up centered on Lu Yu!
The devastating amethyst lightning, upon touching this invisible domain, momentarily froze, as if it had crashed into an invisible, infinitely dense "amber".
Behind him, a colossal Dharma body slowly manifested, radiating a crystal-like brilliance, with a dark gold vertical mark between its brows bursting forth with profound light.
Taking advantage of the fact that the terrifying lightning was temporarily trapped by "Time Slowing", Lu Yu's eyes sharpened. Just as he was about to activate "Blade of Time" again to deliver a fatal blow, a sudden change occurred.
"Ugh—ah!"
A low growl of extreme pain suddenly emanated from the depths of the Heart Demon Thunder Palace. Thick, ink-like black demonic energy, exuding endless evil and chaos, surged wildly from all parts of the palace like maggots clinging to bones.
The originally pure and vast amethyst lightning was instantly corrupted and eroded, becoming chaotic and indistinct. The blurry soul of the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor was forced to manifest in front of the palace.
At this moment, his face was contorted and twisted, and his amethyst soul body was covered with hideous black demonic patterns. One eye still retained the purity and majesty of the amethyst lightning, while the other eye had completely transformed into a chaotic and tyrannical pitch-black demonic pupil!
The Demon Emperor suddenly looked up, his still clear amethyst eyes fixed on Lu Yu in the distance. A complex expression flashed in his eyes: regret, relief, liberation, and a deep-seated unwillingness.
"That's enough—"
His voice became hoarse and intermittent, as if he were fiercely fighting against something inside him.
"In the end—it couldn't be suppressed anymore—"
"You junior—give me a quick death!"
Lu Yu frowned slightly, unable to comprehend this sudden turn of events for a moment.
Panting, the Thunder Emperor of the Heart Demon seized the brief moment when the demonic energy was temporarily suppressed and spoke rapidly: "Back then—in order to glimpse a higher realm and prove the Dao of the Saint—I captured a Xuanmo Emperor of the Heart Demon Clan—using him as material to study the essence of the Heart Demon—and created the Great Thunder Seed Technique for the Heart Demon," intending to devour its demonic soul and merge its Heart Demon origin with my Great Dao of Thunder—
"This method is extremely dangerous—but I, the Emperor, am confident in my profound cultivation and pure understanding of the Dao of Thunder—and believe I can control it."
"Unfortunately—in the end—it underestimated the strangeness of the extraterrestrial demons—"
"Just as I was about to achieve my goal—to reach the threshold of sainthood—that demonic soul concealed another demonic emperor's trump card—taking advantage of the moment when my mind and the demonic soul were most deeply entangled and most vulnerable—to launch a sneak attack—"
"Although I forcibly killed that Demon Emperor and suppressed the remnant soul of the Xuan Demon Emperor, sealing it deep within this palace, my own divine soul was eroded by demonic energy, causing me to fail in my attempt to break through to the Saint rank, and my efforts were in vain."
He looked at Lu Yu, a complex look in his amethyst eyes: "For ten thousand years, my divine soul has been struggling against the demonic energy within me, and we have long been entangled with it, making it difficult for me to return."
"At this moment, the demonic energy is backfiring and will completely erode the last bit of my sanity. Once I fall into demonic possession, this Heart Demon Thunder Palace and the remnant soul of the Xuan Demon Emperor sealed within it will become instruments of calamity."
He paused, then spoke faster: "Deep within the Heart Demon Thunder Palace, a portion of the Xuan Demon Emperor's remnant soul and demonic body is suppressed. Although incomplete, it still has value for comprehension."
The Supreme Heart Demon Scripture and the Heart Demon Seed Thunder Technique created by this Emperor are also within the core inheritance crystal of the palace.
"As a member of the Ancient Buddha Clan, you should be able to distinguish between good and evil—that demonic body might be useful for your crafting of the Buddha Beads—"
"Now—do it!"
Before he could finish speaking, the inner demon Thunder Emperor's divine soul trembled violently.
The amethyst radiance on his face quickly dimmed, and the dark demonic patterns spread out as if they were alive, causing his entire divine soul to twist and deform violently.
"roar!"
A terrifying demonic howl erupted from its mouth, and its once majestic amethyst eyes were now completely transformed into chaotic and savage black demonic pupils. The remaining consciousness of the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor was ultimately devoured by the demonic energy that had accumulated within its body for millennia!
Lu Yu's eyes narrowed, and he no longer hesitated.
"Farewell, senior."
He formed a hand seal, and the Myriad Calamities Pagoda Dharma Body behind him shone brightly. The dark golden vertical mark between his brows emitted a profound fluctuation that pierced through time.
Supreme Divine Power: Blade of Time!
A dazzling light shot out from the body of the Myriad Tribulations Pagoda, as if countless rivers of time had appeared and were rushing in, instantly enveloping the demonized divine soul and the violently trembling inner demon thunder palace!
Wherever the long river passed, the dark demonic patterns on the surface of the divine soul quickly faded away like melting ice and snow, revealing the amethyst divine soul's original essence, which had long been eroded and riddled with holes.
Under the erosion of time, this remnant of the emperor's divine soul, which had survived for countless ages, was finally completely released, turning into specks of crystalline dust that dissipated into the world.
The Demonic Thunder Palace shrank and condensed continuously, eventually transforming into a palm-sized purple palace model that floated quietly in the air.
Lu Yu sighed softly and reached out to take it into his palm.
It felt slightly heavy in his hand, and a warm, yet chilling, sense of lightning emanated from it. Although the aura was now extremely restrained, Lu Yu's discerning eye was still able to clearly determine the grade of this sacred artifact.
"A peerless sacred artifact of the highest spiritual grade—no, it should be said that it once reached the level of a celestial artifact!"
A knowing glint flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.
In ancient times, the Heart Demon Thunder Palace was the natal sacred object of the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor, a peak Celestial Supreme expert, and its grade must have reached the Celestial level.
However, after the wear and tear of ten thousand years, especially the long consumption of suppressing the remnant soul of the Xuanmo Emperor and resisting demonic energy, the essence of this sacred object has been severely damaged, and its grade has dropped. Now it is only maintained at the level of a peerless spiritual-grade sacred object.
Even so, its value is immeasurable. With proper care, it can eventually regain its status as a peerless, celestial artifact.
More importantly————
With a slight thought, Lu Yu sent a wisp of pure spiritual energy from the Floating Pagoda slowly into the palace in his palm.
Just then, lines of pale blue text suddenly appeared before his eyes. These texts were not a manifestation of the palace's legacy, but rather originated from the mysterious depths of his soul—
[High concentration of spatiotemporal causal fluctuations detected — analyzing —]
[Anchored Item: Inner Demon Thunder Palace]
[Anchoring complete. Start simulation now?]
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