Chapter 422: Chapter 290: Battlefield of the Gods: The Demon Lord Descends, Subduing the Four Directions (Part 2)

’Yi Beidou, Donghua, the secular world...’

Destruction Heaven had already identified the newcomers, a trace of disappointment showing in his eyes.

"The situation is completely under our control. You think someone will come and stir things up, help you turn the tables? How ridiculous!!"

"I heard you have the ’Great Void Sound’ technique. Why not use it and let me see what it’s all about?!"

The Duke of Destruction seemed to notice the change in Destruction Heaven’s expression. He laughed heartily and continued his assault on Destruction Heaven.

"Secular people, daring to stand so high above and look down on us. Truly, a newborn calf does not fear the tiger. Who among you will go and teach them a lesson?"

A voice spoke over the public communication channel of the golden earrings.

"I’ll go. An avatar of mine died at his hands once. This is the perfect chance to settle the score."

A detached voice spoke calmly.

"Purifier, you go. I’ll hold off your opponent for you."

Another voice said.

Then, from one of the battle groups surrounding the battlefield, a figure quickly broke away from their opponent and charged toward Yi Beidou and the others.

Around this figure, it was as if the world’s colors had been rubbed out by an eraser, leaving everything a monochrome gray. Only this person retained their color, as if they were the protagonist of the world itself.

The Illuminati’s Purifier.

The Ancient One who had once sent an avatar to take part in the siege against Yi Beidou!

But this time, this person was completely different from the avatar Yi Beidou had previously encountered.

His pure white Realm covered a radius of over thirty meters, and behind his head floated seven grayish-white, circular holes.

These seven holes were like rifts in space itself, releasing an extremely terrifying aura. If an ordinary person merely gazed upon them, they would feel everything in their vision begin to fade. Their very memories and thoughts would lose their color, turning into a single, dull shade, until all that remained was a drooling, empty shell.

The Pure White Secret Orifices.

This was the terrifying power possessed by the Purifier’s true body.

These seven Secret Orifices were all condensed from complete and incredibly incandescent Ancient One Life Magnetic Fields.

These Life Magnetic Fields did not come from others, but from the Purifier himself.

The Purifier was a heaven-sent talent, once the pinnacle of his era, and to this day had already undergone Corpse Dissolution ten times.

For an ordinary Corpse Dissolving Immortal, Corpse Dissolution is the great tribulation of that lifetime. It requires extensive preparation and a certain amount of serendipity to succeed. If fortune is not on their side, they will likely fail, resulting in the death of their body and the dissipation of their Dao.

But the Purifier was different. Starting from his third life, he had already mastered the art of reincarnation and was no longer at risk of perishing during the process.

Not only that, but each time he reincarnated, after using the Life-taking Secret Technique, he could still retain some power in reserve.

At these times, he would sacrificially refine his own Life Magnetic Field into an incandescent sphere of energy and seal it within a special Dharma Artifact.

When he reached a certain level of strength in his next life, he could then retrieve this sphere of energy, link it to himself, and use it as a source of power.

This was the origin of the Pure White Secret Orifices.

The seven Secret Orifices represented seven lifetimes of the Purifier’s Cultivation!!

This was the profound foundation of an Ancient One, something an avatar could never hope to match!

Before, his avatar’s Power of Purification had been shattered by Yi Beidou’s Demon Flame, and it lost its combat ability in a single strike. That would not happen again this time.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!

As the Purifier charged forward, the Secret Orifices flew out from behind him and converged in his palm.

The terrifying Power of Purification layered one on top of the other, spreading out from the center of his palm like a white jade disc. It expanded to a frightening scale, and wherever it passed, all things fell into silence, as if their very life force had been ground to dust by a giant millstone.

The World-Purifying Disc!!

The massive white jade disc enveloped all of the Donghua Martial Artists.

They were about to clash!!

Everyone watching the battlefield wore grave expressions, their eyes fixed on the figures about to collide.

On the outskirts of the battlefield, Liu Xue and Brother Yu had clenched their fists in nervousness, their hearts seeming to stop for an instant.

Yi Beidou and his group were on a rooftop, a position from which they had a clear, unobstructed view of the entire situation.

And they were all too familiar with the mysterious expert charging toward Yi Beidou and the others.

After all, just a short while ago, that person had swept past them. His grayish-white Realm had only enveloped them for a moment, but it was enough to make Liu Xue and Brother Yu feel sick to their stomachs, collapsing and vomiting uncontrollably.

That wasn’t a human ability at all. He was a Demon, a devil, one of the Deities!

’I heard these mysterious beings are all members of Secret Organizations, and that secular people are like ants in their eyes.’

’Can our Donghua Martial Artists even handle a monster like that?’

The two of them couldn’t help but feel their hearts clench with anxiety.

「On the rooftop.」

Zhou Qingchen, Ding Huiyuan, Huang Tianhu, and Meng Qianyuan showed no intention of making a move, nor did they show any sign of dodging.

This person was charging straight for Yi Beidou, so it was naturally not their place to interfere.

Under everyone’s watchful gaze, as the World-Purifying Jade Disc drew near, Yi Beidou finally moved, striking out decisively in an instant.

The Purifier had gotten one thing wrong.

While it was true he was no longer that previous avatar and now possessed the profound foundation of an Ancient One, Yi Beidou was likewise not the same man he had been.

During the siege on the Holy Sepulchre Cathedral by numerous avatars, Yi Beidou had only displayed the power of the Sixth Layer of Reverse Chaos.

But now, he was in the state of the Seventh Layer of Reverse Chaos!!

It was only a single layer’s difference, but it was like the chasm between life and death—the difference between an ordinary Secret Technique and a Life-taking Secret Technique. They were vastly different.

FWOOM!!

The Blood-Colored Demon Flame erupted. Around Yi Beidou, the Demon Flame condensed until it had the texture of amber, its trailing wisps curling to faintly form the shape of a throne.

Meeting the Purifier’s World-Purifying Jade Disc, Yi Beidou threw a palm strike of his own.

A scarlet Tribulation Star materialized in his palm. The terrifying Demon Flame was like a tangible, surging tide—tyrannical, ferocious, ominous, and powerful. Wherever it passed, all of creation was annihilated in the Demon Tribulation.

Destruction Killing Tribulation!

BOOM!!

Their palms collided, creating a terrifying sonic boom. The Purifier’s pupils contracted violently.

Yi Beidou’s Blood-Colored Demon Flame swept over him, and his World-Purifying Jade Disc actually began to disintegrate and melt, as if it were being utterly suppressed at the most fundamental level of its magnetic field.

The Purifier’s area of expertise was the power of True Qi. With his magnetic field suppressed by Yi Beidou’s Demon Flame, how could his physical strength possibly contend with the Demon Lord?

A seemingly unstoppable, tyrannical force slammed into him. The Purifier felt as if he had become a lone skiff in a raging ocean, tossed about by the waves, completely out of control.

He had arrived quickly, but he was sent flying back even faster.

The amber-like Demon Flame shot toward the heavens, roiling as it spread. The World-Purifying Jade Disc abruptly shattered into a million pieces. A series of shockwave rings formed around the Purifier as he was blasted straight toward the high-rise building across the way.

BOOM!!

Like a cannonball, his body smashed a huge hole through the high-rise, creating a deafening explosion as dust and smoke billowed out.

’So what if he had several lifetimes of Cultivation?’

’All those lifetimes of effort, wiped out in a single strike!’

For a moment, the entire battlefield, both inside and out, seemed to freeze.

The spies from every faction stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing. Even the Ancient Ones in the midst of battle had not expected such an outcome.

The Purifier was considered one of the elites among the Ancient Ones. His last attack had clearly been a display of his true power. Even if he hadn’t played his final trump card, he couldn’t have been holding much back.

And yet, he had still been sent flying by that man from the secular world in a single blow, ending up in such a miserable state.

It was like a crisp slap across the face of every Ancient One present.

’A man from the secular world... possessed such terrifying strength?!’

As for Liu Xue and Brother Yu, they couldn’t help but cry out in astonishment, feeling their blood boil with excitement.

’These mysterious beings were as powerful as Deities or Demons, but so what?’

’People from our secular world can defeat them, too!’

The Demon Lord had arrived! Beneath his palm, all gods fell silent. His presence alone suppressed the entire world!

All prejudice against secular Martial Artists was utterly shattered by that single palm strike.

"Everyone, it’s time to get serious."

Yi Beidou withdrew his palm, his expression calm as he spoke. He didn’t seem to think he had done anything remarkable.

’I haven’t even used a Secret Technique that would damage my own foundation. As things stand, even an Ancient One isn’t qualified to face me.’

His gaze shifted, his immense presence locking onto the two figures at the heart of the battlefield.

Those two emanated an unimaginably peculiar aura and a terrifyingly threatening presence. They were Yi Beidou’s true targets.