"Sssss!"

[Dao Shengyi] slashed down like a waterfall, and were about to spread and form [Gathering].

Sun Eater Venerable’s expression was grim, supporting the sky with six arms, once again releasing the [Great Corrosion Cave Heaven], spreading the [Gathering] a step ahead. This time, Xie Xuanyi had learned his lesson and didn’t overly constrain the sword domain, ensuring his absolute control over [Gathering], but the scope of the sword domain covering half a mile was simply too large, enveloping both Sun Eater Venerable and Cui Zhen.

Rumble rumble rumble.

The sound of the heavens and earth collapsing endlessly echoed.

Draped in a sky of fire, Sun Eater Venerable silently endured the sword Qi slashing, striding towards Cui Zhen. With each step, the demon body expanded, Xie Xuanyi increased the frequency of slashing to the extreme, yet could not stop the advance of this enormous demon body!

Finally.

The Sun Eater grew to a thousand feet high, under the pressure of this lifebound demon body, [Gathering] was almost about to explode.

He extended his palm.

"It’s over."

Sun Eater spoke coldly, not giving Cui Zhen another chance for breakthrough ascension.

The massive hand descended.

The demon rune array roared violently, layer by layer it shattered!

Even though the slashes within the [Gathering] domain were dense like rain, they could not stop Sun Eater’s attack. This palm hit from the heavenly peak to the ground, shaking dust several miles around like a tide, almost overturning the entire Erosion Sun Swamp. Fragments of the desolate palace scattered, finally the palm touched the earth, sending out a deafening roar.

Yet, the red-robed three-headed six-armed Great Demon appeared solemn.

Sun Eater squinted his eyes, staring fiercely at the back of his hand.

"Whoosh."

A very slight rupture sound mixed in the roar of the dust tide, almost inaudible, yet indeed existent.

Accompanying this faint sound.

Sun Eater Venerable’s face turned ugly, his palm pressed on the earth was pierced through, revealing a pitch-black sharp point.

That was...

A fan blade as sharp as a knife.

"Rumble."

The violent roar trembled repeatedly, and if someone were standing beneath the swamp, they would discover a very narrow gap between this huge palm and the earth. Within the gap, a silhouette was suspended, it was the fused black robe and red armor of Cui Zhen, the handsome Great Demon had ended his seclusion, his aura refreshed as if washed by spring rain, emanating the rolling Great Dao Intent.

"Another... Harmonizer?"

Sun Eater Venerable’s voice was hoarse.

Over the years.

He had encountered all kinds of events.

But two Harmonizers in a day was beyond his limits.

Why this day?

Why here?

Why... himself?

["Demonic Magic. Nether Feather."]

A soft whisper sounded between heaven and earth.

The handsome Great Demon lifted his head, his two fingers sliding over, the pitch-black blade following his heart thought, splitting into two, flying to both sides, respectively symbolizing two Great Daos, Yin Erosion and Pure Yang. The two blades rapidly spread, tearing open a wound in Sun Eater Venerable’s palm flesh!

"Whoosh!"

Torrential blood like a waterfall.

A line opened to the sky.

Cui Zhen stood underground, looking up through this flesh wound at the towering Sun Eater Venerable.

His expression cold, his eyes full of killing intent.

As the former first Great Venerable of Demon Country, his killing method, his divine skills...

Much more numerous than Xie Xuanyi!

For Cui Zhen, promoting to Yang God was like half a step back to the peak!

The aura of this demon body began to rise constantly.

After the breakthrough, Cui Zhen’s ascension speed was faster than Xie Xuanyi, in just a few breaths, he reached the third layer of Yang God, his Taoist Intent cultivation more perfect than Xie Xuanyi’s, as before his reincarnation, he had reached Great Perfection of the Yang God Realm, the flawless level of the Tenth Layer Heaven.

But.

Constrained by Demon Country’s lack of primordial energy.

This demon body ultimately stopped at around the fourth layer of heaven.

Cui Zhen’s "Qi Fortune" was worse than Xie Xuanyi’s, his breakthrough did not have the aid of the "Great Erosion Pill." Even with the breakthrough, his primordial sea could not be rapidly filled.

Thus, even with Great Divine Power, his execution still showed a lack of foundation.

Nether Feather divine skills exhibited.

Two blades directly cut Sun Eater Venerable’s palm open.

Then, two blades further derived, accompanied by a buzzing vibration, Cui Zhen rose suspended, with eighteen pitch-black blades extending behind him, these blades were as nimble as birds, nine imbued with the extreme "Yin Erosion Power," appearing pitch-black, nine imbued with the extreme "Pure Yang Strength," appearing bright red. When the eighteen blades converged, they formed a feather fan.

"Nether Feather Fan?"

Xie Xuanyi recognized the fan shape.

In a battle half a year ago at Da Sui Sword Palace, Cui Zhen had used this move.

"Go!"

Cui Zhen’s face expressionless, heavily flicked his sleeve.

The Nether Feather Fan opened, eighteen blades instantly darted out.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

The void exploded, dozens of roaring booms sounded instantly, Sun Eater Venerable raised four arms to shield his face, yet was still repeatedly forced back by this potent Taoist Intent assault. He roared, bellowed, the Fire Sea Cave Heaven shrouded himself, but Cui Zhen was too familiar with this old friend, all eighteen Nether Feather blades carried [Poison Wine] toxin.

For a moment.

Sun Eater Venerable was suppressed with no chance to retaliate, the demon body continually retreating.

"Is this the strength of Demon Country’s first Great Venerable?"

Xie Xuanyi’s expression was grave, watching this scene.

Cui Zhen truly is strong!

This guy, having entered the Yang God Realm, is an existence that reached the sky in one step. As for single combat, he may not be easily defeated, but at this moment, Xie Xuanyi sensed something strange.

Cui Zhen’s Taoist Intent is Yin, Yang.

For some reason.

Xie Xuanyi always felt that this [Nether Feather] divine skill wasn’t as powerful as expected.

Although Sun Erosion was oppressed, unable to lift its head.

But this was largely because Sun Erosion had been through fierce battles, plus Cui Zhen knew Sun Erosion’s weaknesses.

"Yin Erosion and Pure Yang Dao Intent... seem not to be fully united..."

Xie Xuanyi squinted his eyes.

He noticed the clue.

At this moment, Cui Zhen, although he stepped into the Yang God Realm, was not like himself.

This is not Harmonization!

This is being forced to promote due to the grand situation!

"Let’s take action together!"

Cui Zhen slightly moved his head, transmitting in a deep voice: "This state, I can’t maintain it for long!"

He did not hide from Xie Xuanyi.

This Harmonization...

He actually failed.

But Sun Erosion must still be killed, and he must complete his promotion!

"You gave up ’Harmonization’?"

Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"...Sometimes, retreating is for better advancement."

Cui Zhen calmly responded. His words seemed free and easy, but they contained much helplessness.

If possible.

Why wouldn’t he want to harmonize today?

If one could always be brave and diligent, who would want to retreat and gather strength?

"I have the ’Longevity Lamp’, which can reverse Yin and Yang, to withdraw from the Yang God Realm."

Cui Zhen spoke frankly and sincerely: "I can only maintain this state for half a stick of incense. To kill Sun Erosion, there’s only the time of half a stick of incense."

A faint glimmer gathered at his brow, burning swiftly.

This was the soul thought left in the Longevity Lamp in his previous life.

When the soul thought burns out.

He must withdraw from this realm.

This...

is a stick of incense borrowed from the heavens, from the River of Destiny.

"Alright."

Xie Xuanyi said no more, he clasped his hands, and [Gathering] compressed suddenly.

The situation changed once more.

The two most battle-talented young Yang Gods joined forces.

The scales of victory tipped directly.

"Ah..."

"You! You bully me too much!"

Cut by Life and Death Sword Qi, scraped by Yin Yang Blade Gang, Sun Eater Venerable was thoroughly enraged.

He howled to the sky.

The entire Great Marsh, a sea of fire boiling, columns of flame spouting from the depths of the earth.

"Retreat."

Cui Zhen reached out to stop Xie Xuanyi, simultaneously wrapping Ye Ling with a thread of divine thought, and the three retreated together.

This retreat was ten miles.

A full ten miles, at this moment like purgatory, countless demon energies burst like haze.

Sun Eater Venerable accumulated sixty years of qi fortune, essence blood, blood qi, all surging from the ground at this moment.

And beyond the smoke screens.

A grand demon form, completely revealing its true body.

Three heads, canine teeth interlocking, breathing out blazing red fire vapor.

"This is..."

Xie Xuanyi stared at Sun Eater Venerable’s awe-inspiring thousand-zhang lifebound demon body, frowning: "A dog?"

In the Demon Country, achieving the Yang God Eighth Layer Heaven is an incredibly challenging feat—

This requires not only extremely strong comprehension, perseverance, opportunity, and creation, but most importantly, a sufficiently powerful bloodline inheritance!

The world knows that Sun Eater Venerable comprehended most of the divine power techniques of the [Heaven-Swallowing Howl] lineage.

Though this venerable rarely revealed his true dharma form before the world... But naturally, everyone believed Sun Eater Venerable’s lifebound true body was the Heaven-Swallowing Howl.

The Heaven-Swallowing Howl that devoured Dragon Descendants a thousand years ago!

But the scene now, however, exceeded Xie Xuanyi’s expectations.

The master who made countless demon spirits of the Great Marsh prostrate and tremble.

Turned out to be a... dog.

"Yes."

Cui Zhen, with a calm demeanor, said plainly: "Sun Erosion, was just a dog..."

"A big dog."