Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 299 - 284: The 4th Demon God Finally Awakens

Chapter 299: Chapter 284: The 4th Demon God Finally Awakens

The first battle had come to an end, and the Earth Immortal Realm emerged victorious, with their armies retreating next to the weak waters.

All cultivators sat down cross-legged, drawing in Primordial Qi and consuming elixir pills to heal their wounds and recover.

The first battle was not the endpoint; an even more fierce battle lay ahead. The next struggle wouldn’t be so "easy." Ten trillion Heavenly Demons, including over a hundred of Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Chaos Heaven Demons, made for a terrifying number! Although Chaos Heaven Demons weren’t particularly strong, their sheer number was overwhelming, and the thought alone was enough to make one shudder uncontrollably.

"The next battle will be much tougher, everyone must brace themselves," Lord of Primordial Beginning said slowly.

Having fought the Chaos Heaven Demons in the depths of the universe for a full half-month, everyone was completely exhausted.

Laozi distributed the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Dao Saint Pills, with each Saint receiving one, and he was left with seven or eight.

This elixir was for preserving life, as the Heavenly Dao Saints were the most precious combat power and must not be damaged lightly.

Just then, the three Demon Gods roared in succession.

"Haha, hahaha! Number Four has finally awakened, at last, he rises! Now wait for your deaths!"

"The Earth Immortal Realm will inevitably perish!"

The three Demon Gods roared one after another, feeling the presence of the fourth Demon God who had finally awakened.

All cultivators’ faces changed dramatically; the fourth Demon God, a Great Dao Saint, the Earth Immortal Realm had only three—how could they possibly withstand him?

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were the most solemn, as it was their duty to stall the fourth Demon God. After consuming the War Heaven Pill and unleashing the power of Heavenly Dao Saints, they would engage the Great Formation of Heaven and Earth in a locked battle with the fourth Demon God! With their capabilities, they were certain to injure the Demon God but would also meet their demise, turned to ash in the cataclysm, and after the destruction of the Earth Immortal Realm, they would lose the ability to be reborn, to die forever more.

Ziwei Great Emperor brought out an ancient zither, the very Fuxi Zither used by the Ancient Holy Emperor Fuxi himself, and strummed lightly as he sang, "The wind howls, the weak waters cold! I spill my blood, cast aside my head. What joy is there in life, what fear in death! To protect our home, I shall not spare my life!"

Immediately, everyone’s spirits were greatly uplifted. What is there to fear in death if one fights with all one’s might?

What joy is there in life, and what to suffer in death! To fight for our homeland, to die without regret, to be remembered through the ages!

"Fight, fight, fight! Even if we face Great Dao Demon Gods, what is there to fear? Better to charge into battle than to cower and wait for death!"

In the wake of Bai Xundao’s death in battle, the people of the White Tiger Clan were in deep mourning; the clan leader, Bai Yuhu, let out a long, mournful howl to the sky, bellowing.

"Fight! Our ancestors in Ancient Times feared not death, why should we cower? Fight!"

Eight hundred billion cultivators were all filled with a fighting spirit, yearning for a decisive battle with the Chaos Heaven Demons.

Hong Jun’s expression was very grim as he said, "With the fourth Demon God awakened, this battle will be extremely difficult; even the Twelve Ancestral Witches may not hold out for long. If no one of Great Dao Sage level comes forth, we are certain to be defeated, and even we three will be extinguished, needing to wait 129,600 years to revive."

"Has the Victorious Fighting Buddha not yet grasped the true essence of the Turning Wheel Sage King? I see his power continuously rising, reaching the peak, yet he still cannot break through the Great Dao Saint Realm?" Tong Tian Sect Master frowned.

"He may have achieved the status of Heavenly Dao Saint quickly by cultivating the Three Thousand Great Paths, but he has cut himself off from the path of becoming a Great Dao Saint! If he cannot find his way through the path of the Turning Wheel Sage King, then he too will turn to dust in the end. Only a Great Dao Saint can attain true eternity, impervious through endless eons without a scratch," Di Jun pondered aloud, "Could it be that he chose the wrong path from the very beginning? Although this path has allowed him to be at the pinnacle among Heavenly Dao Saints, and closest to becoming a Great Dao Saint, it has also barred him from becoming one. If the Dao heart is an axe, then the Great Dao Saint is an abyss, how can he cross over?"

Di Jun spoke of the flaw in the Three Thousand Great Paths: once at the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm, it was almost an absolute barrier to becoming a Great Dao Saint. The only path available was that of the Turning Wheel Sage King.

The fourth Demon God stepped out of the Chaotic World, treading upon chaos itself. Time and space twisted under his feet, and in a moment, he arrived outside the Earth Immortal Realm.

"Number Four, you have finally awakened! There are three Great Dao Saints within this Earth Immortal Realm; we have all been waiting for you," the first Demon God said.

The fourth Demon God stood three zhang tall, clad in a black robe, his eyes a glowing red, exuding an aura of terrifying power.

The fourth Demon God represented a glimmer of hope for survival, yet also a symbol of destruction. Now was the time for that destruction to unfold!

Ten trillion Heavenly Demons amassed outside the Earth Immortal Realm, teeming like a tide, as though filling even the Chaotic World.

"Move in!" the fourth Demon God commanded emotionlessly, his voice icy cold.

With the help of a Great Dao Demon God who tore through space-time, the ten trillion Heavenly Demon army entered through the fissure into the depths of the Celestial Realm within the Earth Immortal Realm, then advanced toward the weak waters.

"I can feel that overwhelming Demonic Qi; has the army of Heavenly Demons finally arrived?"

"It’s not just the Heavenly Demon army, but the fourth Demon God has awakened!"

Just at that moment, a giant hand seal pressed down towards the Earth Immortal Realm’s army. The first Demon God had made his move, unleashing the Great Destruction Technique. Three thousand miniature worlds within his palm shattered one after another, transforming into an onslaught of destructive energy raining down to obliterate the cultivators of the Earth Immortal Realm as one.

"Dare you!!!" Di Jun let out a thunderous roar, and the Heavenly Emperor Sword burst forth, landing on the palm of the first Demon God and repelling him. He then transformed into his Golden Crow True Form and charged directly at the first Demon God.

The second and third Demon Gods also took action one after another, targeting the Earth Immortal Realm’s army; however, Hong Jun and the Tong Tian Sect Master both made their moves as well. The Qiankun Cauldron, the Slaying Immortal Four Swords, and other supreme magical treasures were deployed. Chaos Qi spread throughout, with Sword Qi overflowing, sharp and unparalleled, slicing their way straight into the Chaotic World.

"Number four, go and destroy their world first, and then together we shall silence these three fools at once!" the first Demon God cackled continuously, casting the Great Burning Heaven Technique to fend off the ferociously powerful solar essence of Di Jun.

The fourth Demon God nodded slightly and then slowly proceeded towards the location of the Earth Immortal Realm. With one strike, he could slap a Heavenly Dao Saint to death, destroy the Earth Immortal Realm, and then tear apart the Heavenly Dao Laws to stir up earth, water, wind, and fire, causing the Earth Immortal Realm to revert to chaos, to the Great Dao Principles.

Therefore, there is a saying about those with high cultivation levels after death, called "Returning to the Dao," which means the soul has returned to the Great Dao, completely obliterated, leaving no trace.

At this time, the three Demon Gods fiercely unleashed "Grand" Dao Techniques, preventing them from intervening to stop the fourth Demon God.

Tong Tian roared repeatedly, with the Slaying Immortal Four Swords operating non-stop, casting various sword techniques to break one Dao Technique after another. But the Great Dao Demon Gods were fearless, still bombarding him with all sorts of profound Dao Techniques. The battle was fiercely contested, with the Tong Tian Sect Master momentarily gaining the upper hand and firmly suppressing the Great Dao Demon God, but unable to break free.

Hong Jun was the most formidable. When he executed several ultimate skills, the second Demon God immediately coughed up blood profusely, retreating again and again.

"Don’t you flee!" Hong Jun commanded, stretching out his hand directly towards the fourth Demon God.

"Great Transcendence Technique!" With a light shout from the fourth Demon God, he stepped forward, traversing space and time, and entered directly into the Earth Immortal Realm.

Hong Jun could pursue, but the second Demon God had already charged up to him, launching the Great Thunder and Lightning Technique, a boundless sea of lightning bearing down, with Chaos Divine Thunder exploding forth, leaving Hong Jun no room to chase the fourth Demon God.

Hong Jun thought to himself, "So be it, I hope the Twelve Ancestral Witches can delay the fourth Demon God somewhat, and I hope one of those nine Heavenly Dao Saints can stand out and achieve Great Dao Sagehood."

In this critical moment of survival, there was no room for carelessness. Hong Jun seized the second Demon God with the Mountain and Rivers Sheji Map; then with a swing of his horsetail whisk, he severely injured the second Demon God, breaking his bones and tendons.

"Heh heh, to eradicate a Great Dao Saint, one must indeed expend a great deal of effort! Although you have the upper hand, you won’t be able to kill me in less than ten days or half a month! By that time, the fourth will have already destroyed the Earth Immortal Realm, and your death will be certain! Enjoy that endless darkness and fall for a while, Yuan! Hahaha, hahaha!" Even though the second Demon God was beaten to coughing up blood continuously, he was still laughing incessantly.

The battle at the Saint Realm level is always protracted, with two evenly matched Heavenly Dao Saints fighting for months, let alone a Great Dao Saint, an existence that is immortal and indestructible! Though Hong Jun held an absolute advantage, he definitely couldn’t defeat the second Demon God in a short time, needing at least ten days to half a month.

The fourth Demon God had entered the Earth Immortal Realm!

A decillion-strong army was already battling beside the Weak Water against the army of the Earth Immortal Realm.

A tremendous Formation within the Weak Water was activated, causing the Weak Water to surge, hard for the decillion-strong army to cross.

"Just fill it with corpses!" an entity at the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm bellowed.

Immediately, hundreds of millions of Heavenly Demons swarmed up, drowning in the Weak Water, but they pressed on relentlessly, charging into it to literally fill the river with their bodies—truly terrifying!

The Heavenly Dao Saints had already started clashing, too preoccupied to attend to the cosmic war in the depths of the universe, commencing their battle right there. Space shattered, affecting numerous cultivators who were instantly reduced to ashes.

After stuffing a decillion-strong army into it, they finally filled the Weak Water. The Heavenly Demons trampled over the bones of their comrades to cross the Weak Water River and were met with ferocious counterattacks from the masters of the Earth Immortal Realm. In an instant, another ten million Heavenly Demons were lost, but it was just a drop in the bucket! Perhaps saying "a drop in the bucket" doesn’t even begin to describe it.

A decillion-strong army just perished like that—and not even from battle injuries, but by using their bodies to fill the river. It was too horrifying!

The Victorious Fighting Buddha fused with Wukong, unleashing tremendous combat power and successively slaughtering three Heavenly Dao Saint Realm Heavenly Demons. But Wukong also suffered the heaviest siege, as powerful talismans and spells rained down on him, causing him to sustain severe injuries and continually vomit blood.

"Roar!!!"

The Heavenly Demon army roared, rushing over like a tide.

The Earth Immortal Realm’s numbers were dwindling, dwindling at a surprising rate, as in just the span of a short tea time, they had already lost two hundred decillion!

The Great Dao Demon Gods kept attacking, sweeping away swathes at a time, while the saints were helpless, entangled by the surrounding experts, unable to free themselves.

In this critical moment of survival, who could step forward?

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