Chapter 253: The Witch God and the Great Demon God

Inside the headquarters of the Demon God Cult.

The mist that had long surrounded the body of the High Priest Xi Yun had now dissipated. Now that everything was exposed, was there any need to hide anymore?

Xi Yun’s entire body was now covered in scales, with two sharp horns growing from his head, and dark magical energy surged powerfully around him.

“Great Demon God,” Xi Yun said respectfully.

At the Demon Well, a massive skull sculpture on the hall wall now spoke, its voice filled with fury: “High Priest, the Third Priest has failed. The physical body I required for my descent has been seized by the Xia Clan, and now the ‘Ding Jiu Warship’ of the Divine Realm has sealed the outside world. The Xia Clan’s demigods have all arrived. This headquarters of the Demon God Cult is doomed to fall, and you cannot escape either. What I need from you now is to retaliate at all costs! Through the magic formations and treasures of the headquarters, kill as many Xia Clan warriors as you can! As for you, after your death, I shall guide your soul into the Dark Abyss, and I shall reshape your physical form so that you may continue to exist within the darkness!”

“Yes!” Xi Yun replied respectfully. It was well known that some powerful deities or demon gods were capable of guiding the souls of extraordinary beings.

This was exactly how the Temple of Time and Space functioned! Those reincarnators who traversed countless worlds, even if they perished in battle, as long as their souls remained intact, the Temple of Time and Space would guide them away to undergo ‘Hell-Level Missions’ as punishment.

Therefore, the extraordinary beings who devoted themselves to powerful deities were generally very loyal.

After all, under the deliberate protection of a mighty god, it was extremely difficult to destroy the soul of an extraordinary being.

“Retaliate! Retaliate! Kill as many as you can!” the skull roared.

Hardly had the words faded when suddenly, from the void, a hand appeared. With a casual wave, six streaks of light materialized within the hall where the Demon Well lay. Each of these streaks radiated immense power. In an instant, they transformed into enormous figures: an ancient tree guardian swinging massive branches, a cold and ruthless man wielding two divine swords, a black-golden figure exuding overwhelming dominance, a bizarre creature with multiple arms and claws, and more…

Six in total!

Each of them was a divine warrior from the Celestial Realm, reaching the limits of mortal power. Whether they could rank among the top three in the Demigod Rankings, or were adept at binding enemies or domain techniques… in short, they were unyielding and unbreakable, each possessing immense strength. Six of them together could likely kill even someone as powerful as Pavilion Master He or Grandmaster Tai Shu.

Only the Third Priest, who had achieved perfection in his demonic body and possessed divine armor, might have had a chance to survive.

“This…” Xi Yun was stunned.

Bang!

The ancient tree guardian struck first, swinging a massive branch that slammed into Xi Yun, sending him flying backward into the hall wall.

Then all six attacked together!

“This… damn it, damn it! It’s him again! Dongbo Xueying!” the skull on the wall snarled furiously.

Boom! The black-golden warrior kicked the skull directly, causing a thunderous explosion. A large section of the wall collapsed, and the skull sculpture was completely shattered.

…

Within the Void Realm, Dongbo Xueying watched silently as Xi Yun was beaten to death. He didn’t even last a single breath. The High Priest’s body shattered and disintegrated, and it took a full ten breaths to completely destroy his demonic body. Thus perished this generation’s High Priest of the Demon God Cult! This was also why Dongbo Xueying had requested the other four divine warriors from the Celestial Realm. With only two, he wouldn’t have had a certain chance to kill the High Priest. But with six, he could sweep all opposition away!

Once again, a hand reached into the real world, retrieving the six divine warriors of the Celestial Realm, and taking with them all the treasures left behind by the High Priest.

“A divine treasure?” Dongbo Xueying easily refined the storage ring of the High Priest and discovered a divine treasure within it—a lamp-like artifact that seemed to be wriggling, as if trying to escape.

“Pity, I can’t use it,” Dongbo Xueying mused inwardly.

Just like the divine treasures of the Xia Clan, the extraordinary beings of the Xia Clan could only temporarily wield them. This divine treasure of the Demon God Cult was also under the control of the Great Demon God. However, now that it was trapped inside the storage artifact, it could not escape. Although Xia Clan warriors could temporarily suppress it, they could not use the divine treasure.

“Continue!”

Dongbo Xueying, together with the six divine warriors of the Celestial Realm, traversed the Void Realm, arriving at crucial locations where he unleashed the six divine warriors to cause destruction!

Wherever they could destroy, they destroyed!

The High Priest had controlled the entire headquarters of the Demon God Cult, while the divine warrior ‘White-Robed Girl’ had assisted him. Without the High Priest, Dongbo Xueying freely destroyed many areas, dismantling from within the key regions of the many magic formations left behind by generations of Demon God Cult demigods and even gods. However, some formations were part of the original construction of this underground fortress, etched into the outermost layers, and thus could not be destroyed.

These original formations were now being controlled by the White-Robed Girl.

“It’s time to go,” Dongbo Xueying said after spending half a watch of the hour. He then returned with the six divine warriors to the Ding Jiu Warship.

…

Inside the Ding Jiu Warship.

Only Pavilion Master Chen and Mountain Master He were present here, while the other Xia Clan demigods were cooperating with the Ding Jiu Warship, jointly attacking the headquarters of the Demon God Cult. Moreover, the Temple of Earth had also dispatched experts and treasures, showing great dedication.

“Buzz~~~” Pavilion Master He was fully controlling the Ding Jiu Warship. As a powerful extraordinary mage, this was his specialty. Many formations could even be directly activated by his own magical energy, allowing him to unleash extremely powerful effects. After all, this was a standard warship from the Divine Realm, originally designed for gods to operate. Many formations were too complex for others to handle effectively—Chen Pavilion Master could only utilize the most basic power.

“Xueying has arrived,” Pavilion Master Chen said with a pleased expression, looking at Dongbo Xueying.

“Xi Yun is dead, though his soul may have been guided by the Great Demon God into the Dark Abyss,” Dongbo Xueying said.

“There’s no need to worry about him. Once in the Dark Abyss, he will never return. And in a place like the Dark Abyss, he isn’t even a god anymore. Life won’t be easy for him,” Pavilion Master Chen replied.

Dongbo Xueying nodded, then said, “I didn’t bring back many treasures from the Demon God Cult. The Great Demon God must have known he couldn’t hold out, so he destroyed what he could. What couldn’t be destroyed, I brought back. How to distribute them—I’ll wait until I return Puyang first.”

“There’s no rush about the treasures of the Demon God Cult,” Pavilion Master Chen was not at all concerned. After all, divine treasures couldn’t be used. Divine secrets of dark magic? Those were techniques for dark magic, which warriors who cultivated magical energy or battle qi couldn’t use either! What could be destroyed had been destroyed, and what couldn’t be destroyed—there might still be some good treasures, but Pavilion Master Chen didn’t care.

He even felt that Dongbo Xueying’s merit this time was too great for him to even calculate.

“Where is Puyang?” Dongbo Xueying asked.

“He’s in the room just over there. He keeps asking to go back, to see his woman again, but we’ve all been too busy,” Pavilion Master Chen laughed. “Xueying, you’ve done all you could. Leave the rest to us. You go ahead and send poor Puyang Bo back.”

“Alright.”

Dongbo Xueying walked to the adjacent room and pushed open the door.

Indeed, the Ding Jiu Warship was extraordinary. Though it was just a door away, with his perception, he couldn’t sense anything inside the room. Truly worthy of being a standard warship of the Divine Realm.

Inside the room was a bed, where Puyang Bo was half-reclining.

He now had a rosy complexion and smooth skin, showing none of the emaciated appearance he had before. The recovery power of an extraordinary life was indeed amazing. Yet, in his eyes, there was still a deep weariness. The terrifying six years of punishment had left him utterly exhausted. The damage to his mind and spirit could only be healed by Puyang Bo himself.

“Puyang, what are you up to?” Dongbo Xueying smiled as he entered.

“Just chatting with Xidong,” Puyang Bo stood up immediately. “I can’t move around now, so I’m using this communication ring that Pavilion Master Chen just gave me to talk to Xidong. Also… Dongbo, I really owe you this time. Without you, I would have been lost forever.”

“Come on, I should apologize to you instead. Don’t thank me,” Dongbo Xueying felt awkward hearing Puyang’s gratitude.

“Pavilion Master Chen told me everything. Any true extraordinary being of the Xia Clan would have made the same choice,” Puyang Bo grinned, his mouth wide.

“Alright, let’s go. I’ll send you back,” Dongbo Xueying said.

“Alright,” Puyang Bo replied, though visibly tired, he was still excited and hopeful.

…

In the vast extraordinary world known as the ‘Forest Sea World,’ the Third Priest, clad in dark red armor, had also arrived.

Boom! Boom!

Two mighty presences now appeared in the sky. One was a colossal floating skull, while the other was a golden-robed man’s ethereal form. These two figures faced each other in the air, their auras vast and mysterious.

“Great Demon God, you truly disappoint me!” the golden-robed figure sneered slightly. “We made plans together, swore oaths, but now… you tell me… the physical body for your Great Demon God’s avatar has been destroyed by the Xia Clan?”

“Witch God!” the colossal skull’s ethereal form rumbled deeply. “Remember your place!”

“My place? Yes, you are stronger than me, but precisely because of your strength, I chose you as my partner! Otherwise, you wouldn’t even be worthy of being involved. Your greatest value was your divine avatar that was about to descend! Your cultivation level is far above mine, and your divine avatar was the most crucial part of our plan! But now it’s gone! What use are you to me now?” the golden-robed figure said coldly.

The Witch God was also furious.

How could the Great Demon God make such a critical mistake at such a crucial moment?

“You…” the colossal skull’s ethereal form was filled with rage. “How dare you speak to me like this? You…”

“You, a Great Demon God from the abyss, dare to threaten a divine being of the Celestial Realm?” the golden-robed figure sneered. “And as a lord, would I fear you? Da Erhao! I have always respected you, but you have truly disappointed me! Since you failed to fulfill your promise, the oath we made is now meaningless, and there is no need to continue. You are no longer worthy of participating in the plan I devised!”