Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 680 - 567: Primordial Child (2)

As the former main altar of the Middle-Aged Demon Sect.

The mist in Hell Forest surged, shadowy cold figures accompanied by hurried footsteps surrounded Qi Xiu.

Yet, Qi Xiu now was no longer that minor cultivator from the Blood-Stained Realm over a hundred years ago.

The terrifying pressure of the top-level True Monarch of the Dao Body made these malevolent souls, lingering here for tens of thousands of years, dreadfully fearful, daring only to observe from afar, not approaching.

The fall of Su Buqing and other Hell Path True Monarchs made Hell Forest noticeably emptier.

After walking for several hours, apart from the surrounding mist growing denser, Qi Xiu found nothing unusual.

Under the special vision of the Observing Qi Skill, he was already very close to the Hell Path Divine Artifact.

As Qi Xiu stood before the dead silent fog, his sense of alert constantly heightened.

Suddenly, his step faltered, and he found himself uncontrollably plummeting downward at such a speed that his vision turned completely dark.

Stabilizing in mid-fall, Qi Xiu raised his hand to summon the Haotian Mirror above his head, then the Great Luo Five Elements Gold Plate shone brilliantly, and the Innate Five Elements Formation beneath his feet was ready.

It seemed a long time passed, yet perhaps only a moment.

A sky-wide fire swept in, and all the eye could see was a sea of flames, like an endless furnace enveloping the great thousand worlds.

After the fire, piercing screams echoed from all directions, like sharp steel spikes driving straight in.

Pure white mirror light cascaded down, holding at bay both the overwhelming fire and the sharp sound waves outside, unable to penetrate even slightly.

A flash of purple in his eyes, Qi Xiu's gaze broke through the blazing flames, seeing clearly the surroundings.

This place seemed like a cavern, with stone pillars rising, their surfaces uneven and bristling with spikes, human figures forcibly hung upon them, pierced by the spikes.

Next to the hanging figures stood green-faced, fang-toothed, emaciated, ugly twisted small demons holding iron tongs, using them to cruelly pull out the tongues of those on the stone pillars. This process wasn't swift, but rather was prolonged and slowly drawn out, an unspeakable agony.

The previous piercing screams came from the mouths of those undergoing the tongue-ripping.

Narrowing his eyes at the scene before him, a name surfaced in Qi Xiu's mind.

Tongue-Ripping Hell!

"The Eighteen Layers of Hell?"

As soon as the thought rose, those green-faced fierce ghosts holding iron tongs appeared beside Qi Xiu.

"Divide and sow discord, slander and harm, silver-tongued, argue cleverly.

Hehehe, bring your tongue here!"

A strange, eerie laugh sounded at his ear, Qi Xiu's vision blurred, reopening his eyes he found himself hung upon a stone pillar, the Haotian Mirror above his head had vanished without a trace.

Those fierce ghosts raised their large iron tongs with sly grins, reaching toward him, intending to begin the tongue-ripping torture.

"Illusion?"

Remaining calm as ever, sensing the real pain in his body, Qi Xiu showed a hint of understanding in his eyes.

The next instant!

The ordinary-looking Daoist Robe beside Qi Xiu suddenly burst forth with dazzling multi-colored light, a grand and broad divine soul aura, carrying a trace of overwhelming hegemonic intent that intimidated all heavens, instantly sent the sinister laughing fierce ghosts flying.

"Capable of unknowingly extracting my divine soul from my body, worthy of being the pinnacle demon sect of the Middle Ancient Era."

"If Qi Xiu hadn't already achieved the Immortal Soul Realm, today he might truly have fallen prey to your Dao."

Shattering the stone pillar and landing steadily, Qi Xiu waved his sleeve, and the blazing fire around him was extinguished at once. Then, he swiped a hand, and golden, majestic suppressing talismans materialized like mighty mountains pressing upon the group of fierce ghosts.

With a thought, offense and defense reversed.

Qi Xiu calmly surveyed the Tongue-Ripping Hell, and swinging his sleeve, unleashed a palm strike. The Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint shook the infinite void, carrying immense terror and vigor, fiercely impacting the cavern's stone wall. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Boom—

A deafening crash resounded, the whole cavern shook incessantly, yet remained unbroken. A massive palm print deeply etched onto the stone wall by the Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint was steadily engulfed by the stone, gradually restoring its original form.

It seemed ordinary Dharma Gates couldn't break this divine soul technique.

Realizing he wasn't in the current world domain, but his divine soul had been captured, Qi Xiu knew normal methods couldn't facilitate his escape. His gaze swept slowly across the cavern.

Finding no anomaly, his gaze landed on the clusters of fierce ghosts holding iron tongs, with green-faced fangs.

"Untie the bell, the one who tied it, I suppose the key is with you..."

Stepping toward the group of fierce ghosts, Qi Xiu extended his hand, capturing a green-faced ghost subdued by the suppressing talisman.

"Once in Hell, never to be reincarnated!

Even with limitless abilities, you can only sink eternally in Hell, never to be liberated."

Though seized by Qi Xiu, the green-faced fierce ghost continued to curse and shout.

"Is that so?"

Looking calmly at the struggling fierce ghost in his hand, a strand of green light flashed across Qi Xiu's Daoist Robe, extending along his arm toward the ghost.

"What is this?"

Sensing something amiss, the fierce ghost wailed and twisted.

"You'll find out soon."

As Qi Xiu finished speaking, the green light plunged into the ghost's body, and the visible multicolored patterns began evolving and spreading over its entire form.

Previously, when Qi Xiu broke through the Undying Soul Realm, countless heart demons attempted possession. Later, he utilized these ten thousand heart demons in conjunction with ten thousand remnants' souls and obsessions, successfully forging the [Primordial Gold Chapter].

Wherein, the ten thousand heart demons and remnants of souls' obsessions merged into his Primordial Heart Pill.

In the Heart Pill, heart demons and obsessions gradually fused, ultimately transforming into a special existence combining the two traits.

Qi Xiu named it: Primordial Child!

This Primordial Child inherited the soul-capturing method of heart demons, and like the remnant souls' obsessions, it was nearly impossible to be eradicated.

Once targeted by this Primordial Child, if it lunged, the divine soul would instantly be possessed and captured, exceptionally formidable.

Similar to the Blood God Child of the Daoist of the Taiyin.

But while the Blood God Child absorbs life essence and blood qi, the Primordial Child, on the other hand, captures divine souls.

The fierce ghosts in the Tongue-Ripping Hell, though ancient and powerful, faced with the Primordial Child's possession under the suppressing talisman's pressure were equally defenseless.

Soon the fierce ghost was covered all over with patterns of flowing multicolored light, ultimately returning to its brow, forming a primal Hunyuan Talisman.

"My Lord!"

Bending and kneeling, the fierce ghost which was just cursing profusely now brimmed with fanatical adoration.

The Primordial Child was composed of heart demons and remnants' obsessions, where the latter held fervent faith toward Qi Xiu, and those possessed naturally inherited this zeal.

"What place is this, how did you capture my divine soul, and how might I break free from this realm?"

Faced with Qi Xiu's inquiry, the fierce ghost swiftly replied:

"Returning my Lord, this place is the first layer of the Eighteen Layers of Hell, Tongue-Ripping Hell, we are the prison guards of Tongue-Ripping Hell.

Your divine soul was not captured by us but by the divine artifact. From the moment you entered Hell Forest, the soul-capturing ritual had commenced; but the artifact's method was too obscure, hence you remained unaware.

Regarding exit methods.

There are two.

The first is us performing the tongue-ripping punishment, enduring for 3750 years, then moving to the next layer of Hell.

The second is to kill all prison guards and tortured souls residing here, causing Tongue-Ripping Hell to collapse, allowing my Lord to proceed to the next layer of Hell."

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