Hong Ao did not fight with all his might; how could the Thunder Dragon God, gravely weakened after failing to ascend to the realm of Immortal Emperor, possibly devour the Tianmo Clan?
In the Thunder Dragon God’s eyes, even Hong Ao, once considered a close brother, was nothing more than a mere pawn.
When he secluded himself to attempt the breakthrough to Immortal Emperor and failed, gravely injuring his vital energy and nearly losing his life, he finally understood: once life ends, all those reputations, friendships, and statuses meant nothing—they were all worthless. Upon death, he would leave behind absolutely nothing.
Thus, the Thunder Dragon God changed.
Previously, had he learned that Hong Ao had slaughtered celestial soldiers and generals, he would have been furious and punished him severely.
But now, he no longer cared. With his own life hanging in the balance, how could he possibly concern himself with disciplining others?
Now, everything was about self-interest!
“Kill! Slaughter those Tianmo! For the honor of the beast clan, kill them all!”
The Thunder Dragon God screamed hysterically, commanding over a hundred thousand beast warriors to attack the Sacred Demon Mountain.
To him, these beast monarchs were also just pawns.
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“Hold the line! Keep holding! Even if we die, we must hold out. Our sisters are coming back soon, and then we will wipe out these beasts!”
At the narrow entrance to Sacred Demon Mountain, He’er led her sisters in using formations to resist the beast army.
Meanwhile, the Tianmo Matriarch was locked in a fierce psychic battle with Hong Ao.
The Tianmo Matriarch’s ultimate technique was forcibly invading an opponent’s mind and taking control of their consciousness.
Carelessly, Hong Ao was invaded by the Matriarch’s psychic intrusion. He quickly fought back desperately, relying on the strength of an Immortal Emperor, and managed to fight the Tianmo Matriarch to a stalemate.
Outside, hundreds of thousands of beast warriors, unable to break through, began digging through the mountain using all sorts of techniques.
But Sacred Demon Mountain was no easy target—it was filled with countless formations and deadly traps, making it an extremely defensible fortress.
Inside the Holy Yuan Ring:
“It’s done! The forging furnace is completed!”
After countless attempts, Shui Miao had finally simulated and repaired the ancient forging furnace of the Tianmo Sect, adding several formations into the design.
Once completed, this furnace would surpass even the Tianmo Sect’s original one. If it could nurture a spirit within, it would become a one-of-a-kind divine forging furnace.
Immediately afterward, Shui Miao spread out his divine consciousness to sense the outside world.
“Hmm?”
Feeling the external chaos, Shui Miao was startled, thinking a great war between immortals and gods had erupted.
However, upon sensing Hong Ao and the many dragon and beast warriors, he became instantly excited.
“This is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and slip away unnoticed!”
Shui Miao quickly withdrew his consciousness and assessed his current state—he had indeed made progress in cultivation.
As for Hui De, his cultivation had advanced greatly, and his magical power had grown stronger, nearing the peak of Great Luo Golden Immortal.
The two Double-Headed Phoenix eggs, however, had still not hatched.
Lian’er had not cultivated at all—she had been studying the Tianmo Sect’s formations the entire time.
“It’s time to begin forging!”
Shui Miao focused his thoughts and immediately began channeling his magical energy to start forging.
The Tianmo Sect’s forging furnace began to rotate.
At that moment, Lian’er suddenly said, “Big Brother, I’ve studied the blueprints of the Tianmo Sect carefully. The immortal artifact you’re forging seems to be the core activation device of a massive formation. Have you noticed that?”
“Hmm… I didn’t really think about it much. I was just planning to forge it according to their design,” Shui Miao replied, puzzled. Since when did Lian’er understand formations?
Lian’er quickly warned, “Big Brother, you must be cautious. If it really is the core artifact of a formation, you should prepare an escape route just in case. We need a way to retreat safely.”
“I understand!”
Shui Miao nodded, realizing Lian’er made a good point.
Immediately, he channeled his power and forged both the artifact the Tianmo Sect requested and his own custom-designed forging furnace.
Outside, the battle continued.
As more Tianmo disciples returned, the beast army’s offensive was slowed.
However, the situation for the Tianmo Sect remained dire.
“Hold on! We still have a chance! We still have a Saint-level Forger among us. Once he completes the immortal artifact, we can turn the tide!”
He’er shouted repeatedly to boost morale.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, the Holy Yuan Ring beside He’er floated into the air. She turned around and saw Shui Miao appear. With a wave of his hand, he teleported out two objects—one was the Tianmo Sect’s forging furnace, and the other was the red-hot immortal artifact they had asked him to forge, clearly still unquenched.
“He’er, quick! Help me quench this artifact with some beast blood!”
Shui Miao shouted. At the entrance to Sacred Demon Mountain, the corpses of beasts were piled high, and blood was everywhere.
Since this artifact wasn’t his, Shui Miao had no intention of using Hui De’s blood, which had been infused with Nuwa Stone energy.
“Alright!”
He’er didn’t hesitate. She immediately used her immortal energy to gather beast blood and, with a thought, sealed the forging furnace away.
The artifact was quenched in beast blood and quickly cooled.
“Great!”
“Shui Miao, thank you!”
He’er grabbed the long, diamond-shaped artifact, overjoyed.
Shui Miao scanned it with his divine sense and was shocked—it was indeed a supreme-grade immortal artifact.
If ordinary beast blood could produce such a supreme artifact, what kind of artifact could his own forging furnace create?
Without delay, Shui Miao summoned various medicinal herbs and teleported out the forging furnace that had been quenched with Hui De’s blood.
Seeing it, He’er was stunned. “You actually forged your own furnace?”
“Hehe, yeah! No other one was available!” Shui Miao chuckled.
Instantly, the furnace absorbed the medicinal energy and nurtured its own spirit. Shui Miao quickly performed a blood-binding ritual and sealed it into the Tower of Time. All his actions were swift and fluid, so fast that He’er couldn’t even sense the furnace’s quality.
“Anyway, I’ll forge another weapon and then come help you fight!”
The furnace was of supreme peak quality—far superior to ordinary supreme-grade immortal artifacts.
Suppressing his excitement, Shui Miao quickly returned to the Holy Yuan Ring and entered the Tower of Time, beginning to forge again.
Originally, Shui Miao had planned to temporarily leave this chaotic battlefield. But now, with so much beast blood available for quenching, he decided to forge everything he desired at once, obtaining several supreme-grade immortal artifacts for protection, so he could freely explore this chaotic immortal realm.
Seeing this, He’er’s eyes gleamed, and she immediately took the Holy Yuan Ring and rushed deeper into the Sacred Demon Mountain’s core formation.
As Lian’er had predicted, this supreme artifact was indeed the core of the ancient formation that had been destroyed years ago.
Now, once the hidden formation of Sacred Demon Mountain was activated, the Tianmo Sect could turn the tide of battle.
Although the new forging furnace had nurtured a spirit, the spirit was still weak. To strengthen it, Shui Miao placed the two Double-Headed Phoenix eggs into the furnace, allowing the spirit to absorb their essence and grow rapidly.
The spirit quickly became powerful.
When the time was right, Shui Miao ordered the spirit to stoke the furnace flames and begin forging the Time Jewel and protective talismans.
With the spirit’s help, Shui Miao felt much more relaxed.
Outside, the battle raged on, and weapons were desperately needed.
He decided to forge a massive demon-slaying cleaver—since the Fire Dragon Blast had a cooldown period, the cleaver could serve as a good supplement.
It had to be admitted that he was somewhat influenced by the Unyielding Slash.
As for repairing the Tower of Time, that would have to wait.
“Right, I can’t use Hui De’s blood anymore. I need to give him a chance to grow. Maybe I should infuse some Nuwa Stone into the materials. With the Nuwa Stone’s power, we might even forge a Supreme Artifact!”
With that thought, Shui Miao summoned some Nuwa Stone. However, the stone was incredibly hard—only a small amount could be melted after prolonged forging.
Shui Miao infused this tiny bit of Nuwa Stone essence into the Time Jewel, protective talismans, and the demon-slaying cleaver.
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“Boom!”
He’er activated the formation, and Sacred Demon Mountain suddenly trembled.
The defensive formation of Sacred Demon Mountain activated, and waves of killing intent surged from the ground, ready to trap the hundred thousand beast warriors.
The Thunder Dragon God, who had been lurking in the shadows, sensing danger, suddenly darted out and unleashed a lightning bolt straight into the Tianmo Matriarch’s head!
Hong Ao was freed and immediately swung his dragon claws, launching a fierce assault on the Matriarch.
An Immortal Emperor’s physical body was comparable to a supreme-grade immortal artifact.
Hong Ao’s claws were especially sharp and deadly.
Caught off guard, the Tianmo Matriarch was unable to retaliate and was struck so hard she spat blood.
“Quickly, save the Matriarch!”
The female disciples of the Tianmo Sect rushed to her aid without hesitation.
“You’re all doomed! The Sacred Demon Illusion Formation has been fully activated. All you beasts will die here!”
He’er returned and joined the fray.
“Kill! Brother, first eliminate the Tianmo Matriarch. The rest are insignificant. Once I devour them, the Emperor Tribulation lightning will shatter the Sacred Demon Illusion Formation, blasting a huge hole into this Sacred Demon Mountain!”
Reacting swiftly, the Thunder Dragon God gave orders to capture everyone alive.
Faced with such a powerful enemy, He’er and her companions were overwhelmed and retreated to the depths of Sacred Demon Mountain—the forbidden sanctuary where the Three Sacred Demons slumbered.
In the chaos, the Thunder Dragon God unleashed another lightning bolt, striking He’er directly.
He’er screamed in pain, and her Holy Yuan Ring suddenly cracked and fell to the ground.
A sharp-eyed Nine-Headed Worm Demon thought he had discovered a treasure and quickly picked up the Holy Yuan Ring, hiding in a corner in an attempt to smash it open.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, a fireball shot out from the Holy Yuan Ring, instantly incinerating the Nine-Headed Worm Demon.
Shui Miao emerged from the Holy Yuan Ring, carrying three unquenched artifacts, and flew toward the entrance of Sacred Demon Mountain. The artifacts were still scorching hot, burning many beasts to death as he flew, before landing together in a pool of beast blood.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
A large number of pills flew out, and Shui Miao channeled his immortal energy, instantly detonating all the pills!
“Hmm?”
Feeling a powerful enemy emerging at the entrance of Sacred Demon Mountain, Hong Ao turned to confront it.
But the Thunder Dragon God roared urgently, “Brother, focus on killing the Tianmo Matriarch! Ignore those small fry—they won’t last much longer anyway!”
“An immortal?!”
“How did an immortal appear here?!”
“He’s using the blood of our kin to quench his weapons! Bastard! He’s insulting us!”
“Kill him! All of us, kill him!”
A group of stunned beast warriors finally regained their senses and charged furiously toward Shui Miao.
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