Chapter 2561: 256: Preparation (Part 2)

Capítulo 2561: Chapter 256: Preparation (Part 2)

In the blink of an eye, all the surrounding Chaos Origin Substance was absorbed!

Amidst the crowd’s surprise and suspicion.

The Chaos Origin Substance was suddenly drained, leaving behind a thin layer of residual Chaos Origin Substance, which quickly revealed a brand new, gigantic blood-red domain!

Even though separated by a great distance, the blood and Demonic Qi suffusing this dark domain could still be felt.

“Void Demon Realm?!”

Upon seeing this Great Realm, True Man Gai and Heavenly Monarch Chao were both stunned.

While speaking, the Chaos Origin Substance, which had been instantly drawn out, quickly refilled again, and that brand new but immensely powerful Void Demon Realm stood in the void, alongside the Canlong Realm, Cloud Sky Realm, and Eastern Luli Buddha Realm, before being gradually submerged by the surrounding Chaos Origin Substance.

The Four Great Realms of Duanhai Cliff are now genuinely living up to their name.

At this moment, the sound of Xiahou Demon’s laughter echoed in the void surrounding the Four Great Realms:

“Hahaha, Taoist Friend Gai, Taoist Friend Chao, today, my Void Demon Realm returns!”

The voice was full of joy.

Upon hearing this joyful sound, True Man Gai, Heavenly Monarch Chao, and others couldn’t help but reveal a trace of surprise and delight.

The Four Great Realms have been neighbors for so many years, occasionally having conflicts, but due to the ample Chaos Origin Substance, overall they were united externally, unaffected by their individual cultivation directions.

Especially when facing a formidable enemy like the Supreme True Buddha, having an additional Mahayana figure like Xiahou Demon might not make a huge impact, but it nonetheless adds a sense of collective security to everyone’s hearts.

True Man Gai also happily clapped his hands and said:

“With Xiahou Demon and the Void Demon Realm, the Four Great Realms are complete. This reliance adds more odds of victory.”

A single domain alone wouldn’t amount to much before Mahayana cultivators, but using the Four Great Realms as a foundation and leveraging the incredible Chaos Origin Substance here to form a formation, together with Zhang’s Ruins, they might actually hold their ground against Tianshang.

And as long as time is sufficient, according to True Man Taiyi’s plan, they might even resolve the threat of the Supreme True Buddha.

Without hesitation, he looked at Wang Ba and spoke:

“Taoist Friend, what do you need us to do?”

Wang Ba’s gaze swept over everyone, subtly calculating in his mind.

He wasn’t entirely certain whether the people currently present were enough to open Duanhai Cliff.

After a moment of contemplation, he then said:

“Let’s try it out first.”

At this moment, the Six Root Magic Staffs were once again summoned.

Kong Zen reached out and took the True Void Staff, while Heavenly Monarch Chao accepted the Silkworm Dragon Staff.

Wang Ba grasped the Land-Parting Staff, the Wind-Driving Staff fell into Bai Lechan’s hands, and the True Fire Staff was handed to the Bald Man Jiao.

The last remaining Overturning Water Staff, Wang Ba’s gaze landed on Lady Hua beside True Man Gai.

Lady Hua couldn’t help but look towards True Man Gai.

True Man Gai was now merely an empty shell, and his ability to sustain up to this point was entirely due to her support.

True Man Gai was about to speak.

Wang Ba’s expression suddenly shifted, as if he had sensed something. The skin at his brow split open, revealing a vertical pupil that rotated rapidly.

He squinted slightly at the nearby space and called out:

“Who are you?”

At that moment, a middle-aged man’s figure emerged from the void, his appearance extremely ordinary, glancing at Wang Ba unexpectedly, before showing a smile, and leisurely addressing the crowd:

“It’s been a while, everyone.”

“Xiahou Demon?”

Wang Ba’s gaze fell on this middle-aged man, sensing his aura. Although unfamiliar with the man’s appearance and greatly changed, he immediately guessed his identity.

Heavenly Monarch Chao and True Man Gai exchanged a glance.

True Man Gai’s expression sank slightly and suddenly asked:

“Before Taoist Friend Taiyi arrived, we went to the Reclining Buddha Dharma Realm to prevent the Future Buddha Lord from accepting the initiation. Why did you not appear?”

“And yet when the Three Great Dharma Realms were about to merge, you jumped out?”

Xiahou Demon, hearing this, was unfazed and replied with a smile:

“If not for that, how would Tianshang think I’ve fled?”

“How else could I grasp this opportunity when you launch your attack again to help defeat Tianshang?”

“No matter what, I too have made a significant contribution to defeating the Supreme True Buddha, haven’t I?”

“Well… there’s no need to say more. Now I’ve succeeded and I’m about to ascend. I’m here as a courtesy due to our long-standing neighborly relations, to inform you all.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions varied as they looked at Xiahou Demon with some peculiarity.

Noticing everyone’s expression, Xiahou Demon realized something and his expression slightly changed:

“What happened after I left?”

“Under those circumstances, could the elder in Zhang’s Ruins not defeat the Supreme True Buddha?”

Heavenly Monarch Chao shook his head and said:

“We did not defeat Tianshang, instead, if Tianshang hadn’t mastered himself completely at that time, we probably couldn’t have escaped.”

“Even so, Taoist Friend Gai…”

Xiahou Demon looked at True Man Gai, sensing the faintly shimmering aura on his body, and frowned slightly.

True Man Gai was precarious at the moment, yet his thoughts became clearer and sharper, catching minute flaws in Xiahou Demon’s words, his gaze tightened, exuding authority without anger, and interrogated:

“Are you not unfamiliar with the one inside Zhang’s Ruins?”

Xiahou Demon’s expression subtly changed.

True Man Gai was immensely familiar with him, and this slight change, coupled with his previous oddities, instantly connected the dots, suddenly understanding:

“I see now, you must have known of the presence within Zhang’s Ruins long ago, deliberately refraining from intervening because you were certain Tianshang wasn’t his match… waiting for Zhang’s Ruins to arrive, letting both sides fight to mutual exhaustion, then profiting from it, isn’t that right?”