“Chen Xuanzong” coldly said, “Or, would you be the ones that kill this reincarnation of mine and return me into annihilation?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1433 - This Round Isn't Over Yet!
The Nine-Headed Great Sage attempted to close in.
Now, the tables had turned, with Feng Yunsheng and the Great Devil hindering his path now.
The other Demons also continued attacking towards the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual.
The Water Devil had already manifested into the Ice Devil and seemed like he was about to be reincarnated. However, his reincarnation physique – Chen Xuanzong, was still a Profound Immortal.
As such, the current Ice Devil wasn’t anyone outstanding among the Grand Heavenly Level Devil Lord, nor was he one of the Twelve Devilish Gods qualified to look down upon the entire universe.
Due to Chen Xuanzong being in the Profound Immortal Realm Peak, he was about to achieve the Five Qis Unification upon succumbing to the darkness.
However, the group of Great Demons was still capable of handling him.
Especially with the re-operation of the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, the Ice Devil couldn’t immediately head straight towards the Grand Virtual Realm. Thus, he remained as a Tranquil Profound Immortal.
The gazes of Ling Qing, Gao Qingxuan, and Daoist Cloud Conquest fell on “Chen Xuanzong.”
Their gazes became filled with hatred.
If one truly succumbed to the darkness, there was no way of turning back anymore.
A Devil would remain as a Devil. He would cease to be human any longer.
There won’t be any changes in his appearance or voice. Even his habits and memories won’t be affected at all.
However, fundamentally, he would become a completely different existence.
The Exalted Water Luminary – Chen Xuanzong would cease to exist any longer, being replaced by the Ice Devil – Chen Xuanzong instead.
To the Demon Race, whether or not Chen Xuanzong and Chu Lili had turned into Devils, they still planned to kill the two.
To Goa Qingxuan and the others, if they could help seal the Water Devil and assist Chen Xuanzong, they wouldn’t hesitate to engage in battles against strong foes.
However, if the extraction of Devilish intent were a failure, Chen Xuanzong would succumb to the darkness and become the new generation manifestation of the Water Devil. When that time comes, they would side with the Demon Race.
Like how Yan Xintang slew the Sword Devil – Yin Shiyang, and how Chen Xuanzong himself slain the previous Ice Devil – Chu Heng.
Long Xingquan frowned as well.
He raised his head and looked at Yan Zhaoge.
“Try to hinder these Demons, and stall time. Something will happen.” As Yan Zhaoge spoke, he kept his Later Earth Text and quickly entered the light sphere formed by the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual.
Everyone looked at each other.
Feng Yunsheng took in a deep breath, and all fluxes of emotions disappeared from her expression. With her new calm state, she focused on holding the Nine-Headed Bug back.
On the contrary, hesitation arose within the Grand Heavenly Level Devil Lord’s heart.
Yan Di remained quiet and made his attitude clear using his actions.
He slashed his saber towards the White Deer Demon.
After a short contemplation, Gao Qingxuan and the others chose to continue preventing the Demons’ advancement.
The Exalted Moon Luminary – Ling Qing quietly watched everything unfolding.
The way the situation had developed far surpassed everyone’s range of control. In other words, they lost control over the situation and reached the worst possible outcome – the Water Devil reincarnated. Either Chen Xuanzong or Chu Lili would succumb to the darkness.
Their efforts to continue protecting Chen Xuanzong was futile. It merely gave the Ice Devil more chance to return to the Nine Underworlds.
If it were someone other than Yan Zhaoge, Ling Qing would assume that they had lost their rationality and let emotions take over their mind. Or, they might be unwilling to admit defeat and reluctant to face reality, to meet the results of their failure, which ultimately resulted in their futile struggle.
Most of the time, not being able to let go would cause harm not only to you but to the people around you.
However, since the one doing so was Yan Zhaoge, Ling Qing was struggling to make her judgment.
While her current stance was very passive, she was more willing to believe that Yan Zhaoge had something up his sleeves, which was the moment of revelation.
After a moment of hesitation, Ling Qing finally decided to join the fray and hinder the Demon Race experts along with Yan Di, Gao Qingxuan, and the others.
Within the light sphere manifested by the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, “Chen Xuanzong” raised his head and coldly stared at Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge was also looking at him with an eerie gaze, “Ice Devil, this match isn’t over yet.”
“What a waste of effort.” “Chen Xuanzong” plainly said, “While I’m not sure if I can leave this place alive, I’ve already won this match against you.”
“I managed to reincarnate from the Nine Underworlds and descend upon this land once again.”
“If I hadn’t won, why would Chu Lili be awake?”
As if Chu Lili was verifying his words, her eyelashes vibrated faintly.
Then, she slowly opened her eyes and stared at the scene in front of her blankly, as if she had awoken from a slumber.
Currently, she looked the same as when Yan Zhaoge first met her.
No more Devilish qi wreathed around her body anymore.
In fact, all the devilish intent within her body was cleansed away.
Because the Water Devil had already acquired a much more compatible reincarnation physique.
“Master…” Chu Lili’s vision regained its focal point, and she blankly stared at Chen Xuanzong.
Complex emotions surfaced within her gaze.
Surprise, joy, longing, affection, worry, fear…
However, very quickly, everything turned into shock, “… You’re not master?!”
“Chen Xuanzong” said calmly, “Why not? Isn’t Chu Heng your father?”
Chu Lili’s mind went blank.
“Chu Heng is still your father, and I’m still your master.” “Chen Xuanzong” calmly said, “I’m still me. Only, from the previous Jade Clear Chen Xuanzong, I’ve now changed into Ice Devil Chen Xuanzong.”
At first, the two’s intent were still clashing against each other. Now, the clash slowly died down, and the intent started fusing as one.
Chu Lili was rendered speechless as she stared at “Chen Xuanzong.” She was taken aback by the situation.
When secluding herself in the Roving Jade Heavens, she had been longing for the person right in front of her.
After leaving the Roving Jade Heavens, she bitterly withstood the devilish intent’s infestation and ultimately lost consciousness when she fell into the Nine Underworlds’ hands.
When she finally awoke from her slumber, the person she longed for was just right in front of her.
However, their way of the meeting was completely different from what she had expected.
“Like I said, the first round isn’t over yet.” Yan Zhaoge suddenly took a step forward.
“Chen Xuanzong” attempted to evade. However, under the disruption of the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, he had yet to gain complete control over his physique. As a result, his movements remained clunky.
Yan Zhaoge quickly reached “Chen Xuanzong”’s front and tapped his finger between “Chen Xuanzong”’s brows. Strength was inserted within, reaching “Chen Xuanzong”’s Spirit Yin Center.
“It won’t work.” Under such influence, “Chen Xuanzong”’s intent seemed to be split into two again.
However, it bore no changes to the grand scheme of things.
Suddenly, fri
gid gases were excreted from between “Chen Xuanzong”’s eyebrows. As the gases intertwined, a rune was formed.
“This is your way of overcoming me? You buried a rune deep within him beforehand?” “Chen Xuanzong”’s expression remained unfazed, “I’ve already fused with him and had gained all his memories and knowledge. I’m aware of this rune’s usage.”
Anti-Devil Countering Rune.
Chen Xuanzong’s last resort.
If all the previous plans had failed, and the Water Devil reincarnated using his physique, Chen Xuanzong himself decided to end his own life.
“So, your final resort is to perish along with me?” said “Chen Xuanzong” coldly.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1434 - Anti-Devil Countering Rune
Yan Zhaoge peacefully stared at “Chen Xuanzong” with a calm expression, “Since you’ve integrated your memories with Senior Chen, you should know that this Anti-Devil Countering Rune was researched by Senior Chen, my wife, and me. After that, I created this Anti-Devil Countering Rune for him.”
“Chen Xuanzong” looked at Yan Zhaoge, “Are you implying that you never told him what other changes this Anti-Devil Countering Rune has?”
“I didn’t do that.” Yan Zhaoge said plainly, “Only, nothing is certain in this world. Even in today’s battle, many unexpected turns happened. Some thoughts merely sprouted by adapting to the situation.”
Under Yan Zhaoge’s orders, the Anti-Devil Countering Rune made up of the frigid gases was engraved by Chen Xuanong’s chest.
Then, rays of blue radiances started surging by Chen Xuanzong’s body surface and continuously moved around. In the end, they converged by his chest area.
Within Chen Xuanzong’s ice-cold desolate gaze, radiances were still prancing around, signifying that they were unstable.
“What does Chu Lili plan to do?” His gaze flickered a few times, and he looked towards Chu Lili.
Chu Lili was startled. Complex emotions filled her face when she looked at the face she should’ve been very familiar with, yet seemed so foreign now.
The radiance within “Chen Xuanzong”’s eyes was prancing about, but his voice was still as calm as ever, “Interested in leaving with me?”
“To you, does succumbing to the darkness matter?”
Chu Lili wanted to say something. However, after hearing his words, she pursed her lips out of surprise and stared at “Chen Xuanzong.”
“Chu Lili, you’re merely refusing to join the Devils because of my previous teachings. It’s merely because of the teachings you’ve received since little.” His voice was extremely calm, “Yet, right now, I’ve already joined the Nine Underworlds. Don’t you wish to come with me?”
Chu Lili lowered her head, “You’re not my master. You’re the Water Devil! Right now, you’re merely baiting me with your words and plan on using me as a means of escaping.”
“Indeed, I’m searching for a method of escaping this place.” He admitted, “However, I’m not using you.”
“I was original of the Jade Clear lineage and hold deep gratitude towards them. Now that I’ve succumbed to the darkness, the lineage would detest me and view me as a threat. They’d do anything to dispose of me. It’s only natural of them to do so. How about you?”
Chu Lili raised her head and looked at the pair of deep gaze.
“Since young, you were trapped within the back mountain of the Jade Sky Peak. You were forbidden from going outside, nor could you meet anyone. You had no playmate, and neither did you have a childhood. The only ones you could interact with were warily watching over you. After Chu Heng was killed, the only reason why you stayed by the World beyond Worlds was to study the secrets of the Nine Underworlds’ Infernal Devils.”
“Jade Clear, Daoism. Is there anything you can’t let go of?”
Chu Lili’s lips moved, but she only remained silent.
Indeed, she had no feelings of attachment to Daoism.
After all, she could only come in contact with so few people…
And the one she cared for the most was right in front of her…
“So, what’s wrong with leaving together with me?” said the white-haired teenager calmly.
Chu Lili took a deep breath and repeated her words, “You are not master!”
He was the enemy that killed the master!
“Chen Xuanzong” smiled, “You’re mistaken. I’m Chen Xuanzong, and Chen Xuanzong is I. This isn’t merely the husk of his former self.”
He lowered his head and looked at the rune that was getting clearer and larger, “Humans will change. Now, I’m currently undergoing the process of changing. You can do so too, Chu Lili. When you change your perspective and view the world the same way I do, you’ll experience a brand new feeling…”
“Involuntary change.” Yan Zhaoge interrupted him coldly.
“Chen Xuanzong” frowned and turned to look at Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge said indifferently, “When someone succumbs to darkness, no matter what kind of bewitching or threat they faced, the one that decides to take that step forward would be themselves.”
“However, it’s different for a Great Devil’s reincarnation physique. Even if they’re not willing to, they could still be forced into succumbing.”
Yan Zhaoge turned his head and looked towards Chu Lili, “If Senior Chu became the new Ice Devil in the end, the Astro Sovereign would use this Anti-Devil Countering Rune to move your devilish intent unto him, and perish along with the Water Devil.”
“After cleansing your body of the devilish intent, and the Water Devil perishes once again, Senior Chu wouldn’t have to worry about receiving the Water Devil’s disturbance any longer.”
As long as she remained cautious from being taken advantage of by the Devils.
The reason why the devilish intent had been imbued in Chu Lili’s body for thousands of years was because the previous Ice Devil – Chu Heng had left some mark within her body, with no way of disposing it entirely.
Even when Chen Xuanzong helped her undergo the devilish tribulation in the past, they were merely lucky. It was incapable of solving the problem entirely.
With the Female Emperor – Jie Mingkong’s previous actions, Chu Lili immediately suffered from it again.
Using the possibility of the Water Devil reincarnate, he would thoroughly dispose of the devilish mark affecting Chu Lili, thus preventing further troubles from affecting her.
Unless if a new devilish mark was left behind.
“The Astro Sovereign had said this previously, ‘As a man sows, so he shall reap.’ When he made that decision in the past, he had already decided to bear the consequences till the end.”
“This was the Astro Sovereign’s will.” Yan Zhaoge said plainly, “Not the Ice Devil’s plan.”
Chu Lili looked at Chen Xuanzong with a complicated expression.
The brilliance within Chen Xuanzong’s eyes gradually turned dim. Instead, the rune in front of his chest slowly solidified and turned into a field of ice that covered his chest.
The ice shards continuously expanded, and froze more parts of Chen Xuanzong’s body.
As the ice spread, Chen Xuanzong’s entire body seemed to have turned into a statue of ice, with no soul found within.
His vitality gradually withered, while the ice-cold ruthless devilish intent diminished along with it.
Then, a voice resounded from Chen Xuanzong’s chest, “Indeed, this was his will. It’s just like how the person he loved had always been Jie Mingkong, not you.”
Chu Lili’s entire body trembled upon hearing his words.
Voice continued resounding from within the ice shards, “Even before he adopted you.”
“Is that so?” Chu Lili stood blankly on the spot. Then, she let out a long sigh.
Loneliness overwrote her expression as she dazedly stared at Chen Xuanzong’s face.
Chen Xuanzong’s aura was currently weak, and his eyes were dim.
However, he gradually raised his head and
looked into Chu Lili’s eyes.
Although Chen Xuanzong was currently losing his vitality, his gaze was still as calm as ever.
“I’m not sure of what I know. However… I know.” Chu Lili softly said, “I… I was merely being hopeful, even if there’s a little possibility…”
Frost began covering Chen Xuanzong’s entire body.
No hints of agony were written on his expression. Instead, he stared at his disciple with a gentle and kind gaze.
While no words were spoken, Chu Lili understood his gaze.
She stared at Chen Xuanzong and became entranced.
When she came back to her senses and wanted to say something, the ice shards had already reached the top of Chen Xuanzong’s head, covering his entire face within.
The white-haired man was covered in frost, and his entire body was frozen.
His shadow became dimmer and dimmer within the frigid ice, and he was gradually turning into an ice statue.
“Just in time!” Yan Zhaoge, who had been waiting for something, and had a face filled with anxiousness, suddenly became energetic.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1435 - The Answer That Came a Millennium too Late
Looking at Chen Xuanzong, who was slowly turning into an ice statue, Chu Lili was anxious and afraid, yet she was at a loss at what to do. Anguish sprouted from her heart, filling it with dismal and despair.
When Yan Zhaoge shouted “Just in time,” she was startled, yet a glimmer of hope appeared within her heart.
Chu Lili turned her head and anxiously looked at Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge sent a voice transmission to Feng Yunsheng and Yan Di, “Escort her here!”
Outside of the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Formation, after feeling the dissipation of the Ice Devil’s aura, everyone’s exchange of blows came to a halt.
The Demon Race had achieved their goal. Naturally, they didn’t have to go all-out with their offense anymore.
Instead, the Grand Heavenly Level Devil Lord was disappointed. Yet, facing the encompassing mighty foes, he could only helplessly accept the reality.
Then, all of a sudden, a spark closed in from afar.
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