Xiang Yu's lips curled into a slight smile, finally regaining the long-lost sense of oppression. "Then let's fight to the death!"
At this moment, in a mysterious forbidden area of the Demon Realm.
A voluptuous woman with a slender figure and a sinister look arrived at a large gate and, ignoring the guards on both sides, tried to force her way in.
"Hold on, Evil Lotus Ancestor! The Precious Flower Ancestor is currently strengthening the seal and will not receive guests for the time being." A burly, dark-skinned man resembling a crocodile commander blocked her path.
"Black Crocodile, get out of the way! I need to see Sister Baohua right now. What time is it? Why are you still reinforcing the seal?" The Evil Lotus Saint Ancestor waved his hand and swept the Black Crocodile aside.
Just then, the gate opened, and a person floated out—it was the progenitor of the Baohua clan.
"Sister Xie Lian, what's the matter?" The progenitor of Bao Hua was barefoot and dressed in a white dress. She was incomparably beautiful and her expression was unusually calm, but she looked slightly tired. Below her slender jade feet, a giant pink flower was floating.
By human standards of beauty, the progenitor of the Treasure Flower is undoubtedly the most beautiful woman in the Demon Realm.
"Sister! Let's go quickly. The Ancestor of Nirvana just sent a message saying that his Copper Demon Avatar and the Holy Sacrifice Army have all lost contact, and the soul tablets of many Mahayana Saint Ancestors have shattered one after another," said the Evil Lotus Saint Ancestor anxiously.
"What! This is impossible!" Upon hearing this, Ancestor Baohua turned pale. "The current seal rift can only allow Nascent Soul stage insects to enter and exit. No matter how many there are, it is impossible for such an ancestor to perish!"
“Sister, perhaps this was not the work of the moth. You were in seclusion before, and the Nirvana Ancestor could not contact you. In fact, the first soul tablets to shatter were those of the six Holy Ancestors who were ordered to invade the human race in the Spirit Realm. Then the Nirvana Ancestor’s incarnation lost contact, and then the Holy Ancestors of the Holy Sacrifice Army fell one after another.”
But none of that matters anymore. The great calamity of the moths is only a matter of time. Our only way to survive now is to gather all our strength and march on the Spirit Realm to occupy one of its continents. The Nirvana Ancestor has already given up hunting down the Nascent Soul Realm moths in various places and has gathered his forces to go to the place where the Holy Sacrifice Army lost contact. Xie Lian still can't believe that the six Holy Ancestors would actually be defeated by the human race.
Ancestor Baohua calculated with her fingers, "Hmph! I told you back then not to make enemies and hold any holy sacrifices at this critical juncture. We should have joined forces with the people of the Spirit Realm to completely seal away the Mother of the Moths, but that Nirvana fellow just wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened, he's kicked a hornet's nest. The human race of the Spirit Realm has risen, and the newly promoted Mahayana Feathered God has unparalleled power, and has launched a counterattack against the Demon Realm!"
"Feather God? Counterattack against the Demon Realm? Unparalleled power?" The Evil Lotus Saint Ancestor was completely dumbfounded. "Even if he's strong, he couldn't possibly kill so many of my clan's Saint Ancestors, could he?"
"I can't be wrong. This matter is extremely urgent. I must go and rescue those missing Holy Ancestors immediately. You and Liuji and the others should stay here and guard the seal with all your might. I will have the Primordial Ancestor Yuanyan come as soon as possible to reinforce the seal. For now, we don't need to guard Bitter Spirit Island anymore. Otherwise, even before the Great Ascension Realm Moths break through the seal, our Demon Clan may be wiped out. However, this matter is also an opportunity for our Demon Clan. If we have the Feather God's help, I am absolutely confident that we can completely seal the Mother of Moths." Baohua's eyes lit up.
"What if the Feather God disagrees?" The Evil Lotus Saint Ancestor was extremely unwilling, but he dared not go against Bao Hua's decision.
“If they are unwilling, then we will have no choice but to fight to the death. I will inform you to leave this place, but I will definitely persuade him.” Ancestor Baohua’s face showed determination.
Soon after, the Nirvana Ancestor arrived at the original location of the demon army and saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
"Damn it! Who did this?! I will tear you to pieces!" the Nirvana Ancestor roared.
Now most of the Demon Realm has been occupied by the moths, and the Demon Realm will fall sooner or later. Conquering a continent in the Spirit Realm is not so easy either. Without this Holy Sacrifice Army, even if a continent is conquered, there will not be enough troops to garrison it.
It can be said that the destruction of the Holy Sacrifice Army has dealt a more severe blow to the Demon Race's vitality than the calamity of the locusts, and it is unknown how long it will take to recover.
At this moment, in another dimension.
The demon army's hope was rekindled when they saw Nirvana himself arrive, but no matter how desperately they shouted, Nirvana outside could not see them.
Xiang Yu slowly pulled the halberd from the body of a tall demon. After a fierce battle, there were still more than a dozen Mahayana Saint Ancestors of the demon race in the alternate dimension. Together with the Nirvana Copper Demon, they were constantly using teleportation to save their lives. The remaining low-level demons joined forces to set up a defensive array, thinking that this would be safe. In reality, Xiang Yu didn't care about them at all.
"Since you have lost your will to fight, I will go outside and have a duel with your true form."
"If you're so capable, let us all go out and have a big battle!" Nirvana Copper Demon used a provocation tactic.
Xiang Yu glanced at the Bronze Demon, suddenly remembered a saying by the God of Wine, and retorted, "You want to eat shit?"
Copper Demon, "..."
Chapter 514 Surrender
"Um?"
The Nirvana Ancestor suddenly turned around because he had just sensed his third incarnation for a moment. However, when he turned around, he saw a human Core Formation cultivator carrying a halberd.
"You must be the Nirvana Realm itself? I killed all of them. Do you want revenge?" Xiang Yu said calmly.
The Nirvana Ancestor suddenly widened his emerald green eyes, and his pale golden skin turned somewhat ashen. This was the first time he had encountered such an arrogant person. "Where are my third incarnation and those holy ancestors?"
"Defeat me, and I'll return the Copper Demon incarnation and the remaining Mahayana demons to you." Xiang Yu pointed his halberd at Nirvana.
"Fine, if you dare to break your promise, I'll make you wish you were dead!" After saying that, the Nirvana Ancestor immediately used the Brahma Saint True Demon Art to transform into a three-headed, six-armed form, which was not just a difference in color from the three-headed, six-armed form of the Copper Demon Incarnation.
The Ancestor of Nirvana has mastered the Brahma Saint True Demon Art, making his physical strength comparable to a Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure. His destructive and defensive capabilities are extremely astonishing, making him the strongest fighting force of the demon race, comparable to a true spirit in the spirit world, and even a terrifying existence capable of directly confronting a true immortal.
Of course, this is just a legend. Nirvana never fought against a true immortal; he was only defeated by the Mother of the Moth and suffered some injuries.
Rumor has it that the Mother of the Moth is even more powerful than a True Immortal, so her strongest Nirvana form should be able to fight against a True Immortal.
Clang clang clang...
Nirvana has no weapon in his hands, or rather, his six arms are his weapons, whether fists, palms, or claws, with strength comparable to the Xuan Tian Treasure, which ordinary Tong Tian spiritual treasures cannot withstand.
However, Xiang Yu blocked it with an ordinary halberd!
Nirvana raised an eyebrow. This halberd showed no fluctuation of magical power, yet it could withstand his attacks and leave shallow wounds on him. Could it be a close-combat divine weapon made of some kind of top-grade material?
Thinking of this, Nirvana suddenly changed tactics and unexpectedly grabbed the halberd with both hands, while attacking with the other four hands in the form of hand blades. This is the advantage of having more hands.
Xiang Yu frowned slightly, released his halberd and unleashed a double punch, using the improved Six Meridian Divine Sword Combination Technique. Two thick golden beams of light shot directly into Nirvana's eyes.
Nirvana smiled coldly, blocked with his halberd, and the other four cleavers continued to strike Xiang Yu.
Click!
Puff puff puff...
Four more blood spots appeared on Xiang Yu's body. His protective aura was broken by Nirvana's fingernails, but because Nirvana quickly withdrew his hand, the wounds were very shallow.
Nirvana couldn't stop now; the spiked armor formed from his domineering energy had already injured all four of his arms. It was only because his arms were long enough that he couldn't even touch a hair on Xiang Yu's head.
Moreover, Nirvana's eyelids were in great pain. Fortunately, his Brahma Saint True Demon Art was highly accomplished, and his eyelids and eyes had strong defenses. Otherwise, he would have gone blind just now.
Xiang Yu was also somewhat surprised that the combined attack of the Six Meridians Divine Sword could be blocked by the defensive power of just his eyelids. "Your Brahma Saint True Demon Art is quite interesting."
"Hmph! Is this the weapon you used to block my attack just now?" Nirvana stared blankly at the two short pieces of 'divine weapon' in his hand. This was clearly just ordinary iron! How could it be a divine weapon!
“Not bad. You’ve damaged my spare weapon, so I’ll have to get a stronger one. Be careful.” Xiang Yu said, then used his domineering energy to condense an invisible halberd.
Nirvana looked at Xiang Yu and saw that his hands seemed to be holding something, but he couldn't see it or sense it with his divine sense. Just like the spike that had just pierced his arm, there was definitely something blocking his attack.
It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to deal with weapons that can't be seen; one must be extremely careful.
"If that's the case, then I'll go all out!" A layer of light golden armor slowly emerged from Nirvana's body. Not only that, but another golden body identical to Nirvana appeared beside him, holding six different power-type weapons.
This is the strongest battle form of the Nirvana Ancestor, the Nirvana Holy Body. Its only drawback is that it cannot maintain this form for long. However, if one cannot defeat the enemy during the time of using the Nirvana Holy Body, then there is no need to continue fighting.
"Good!" Xiang Yu has fought an entire army by himself before, so what's one more Nirvana Holy Body clone? Overlord Moon Shaving Step!
Clang!
Clang clang clang...
The attacks were fierce and relentless, with the sounds of collisions never ceasing. Both of them were skilled in close combat and had extremely strong defenses. The key difference was that Nirvana had twelve arms, while Xiang Yu was wearing spiked armor.
Xiang Yu finally got to fight to his heart's content, even more so than when he single-handedly took on the entire demon army. The strongest in the demon realm truly lived up to his reputation.
Nirvana's expression grew increasingly grim. This was the first time he had ever encountered someone who could fight him to a draw in close combat, but what was that expression on the other's face? He seemed to be enjoying it!
Finally, the time for the Nirvana Holy Body was approaching, and the Nirvana Ancestor began to consider retreating. If this battle continued, he would surely be the one to lose.
Xiang Yu was hesitating whether to kill Nirvana now; to be honest, such a good sparring partner was hard to find.
Just then, the black horse neighed, and a barefoot woman in a white dress suddenly appeared in front of her, holding a flower in her hand.
“This horse is extraordinary. Don’t worry, I’m not here to fight, but to negotiate. This must be the Feather God of the human race, right?” Bao Hua said with a smile.
Xiang Yu sheathed his halberd. "That's right, it's me. You must be the Precious Flower Ancestor, one of the three great progenitors of the Demon Realm? What brings you here?"
"I never imagined I would become so famous. I should apologize for the Holy Ancestor's attack on the human race, but since the Feather God has already killed so many of my people, surely your anger should have subsided by now?"
"What I want to say is that the root cause of this war is not some ancient demon, but the demonic calamity, the great calamity of the demon realm. My holy race has no way out and has no choice but to abandon the demon realm and develop in the spirit realm," Bao Hua sighed.
"Demon calamity?" Xiang Yu frowned. The God of Wine seemed to have mentioned this term before.
"That's not right. The demonic calamity shouldn't have erupted at this time; it should have happened ten thousand years later. The seal on the Mother of the Locusts should have been successfully reinforced this time." Hao Jiu's eyes lit up. "There's something wrong here. I originally thought it was the Demon Realm trying to use the excuse of the Ancient Demon of Ten Thousand Years to invade the Spirit Realm, but now it seems that the demonic calamity has come early, and it has nothing to do with your killing of the Ancient Demon of Ten Thousand Years."
"Does the God of Wine mean that someone else has changed the course of the Demon Realm?" Xiang Yu asked.
"That's most likely the case. It's not hard to confirm, we'll just have to go and see for ourselves." Hao Jiu thought this was a good idea.
"Baohua, why are you here? Don't you need to reinforce the seal?" Nirvana has returned to his normal form, and it has now been proven that his method was wrong. Gathering a large army to attack the Spirit Realm not only failed to find a new home for the Demon Realm, but also attracted a killing star, resulting in heavy losses.
"With such a big incident happening here, how could I not come? Besides, simply reinforcing the seal can only buy some time. The Mother of the Locusts will come out sooner or later. Once the cracks in the seal become large enough for the Mahayana Realm Locusts to freely enter and exit, the seal will no longer be able to hold."
Bao Hua glanced at Nirvana, then looked at Xiang Yu and said, "It's not surprising that God Yu hasn't heard of the moth, after all, it's the biggest secret of our clan."
"No, I have heard of it, and I also have a way to resolve this calamity, but I have one condition: you, representing the Demon Realm, must agree before I can help you," Xiang Yu said calmly.
"Please speak, Feather God," Bao Hua said with a smile.
"Submit to me!"
Chapter 515 By What Right?
"Submit to you? By what right!"
Nirvana was furious. As the progenitor of a realm, to ask him to submit was an insult.
Baohua was displeased, but she suppressed her anger for the time being and advised:
"Since the Feather God knows about the moth, he must also know about the harm caused by the moth, right? The moth has an extremely strong reproductive capacity and can devour an entire plane completely, not even the plane's origin can be spared."
It was precisely because the locusts had devoured and destroyed multiple planes that they were sealed in the Demon Realm by a cunning envoy sent by the Celestial Realm. Once the seal is broken, even the gods cannot save them. This is not just a matter for our Demon Realm; if the Demon Realm is destroyed, the Spirit Realm will be next.
Xiang Yu stared straight at Nirvana, and suddenly a black halberd appeared in his hand—the Overlord's Divine Halberd!
"Why should I? Because I can kill you all before the Mother of the Locusts breaks the seal, and because even if she does emerge, I can still slay her! The Demon Realm may be destroyed, but the Spirit Realm will be safe, because I am here. And you, why should I help you? Is it because you have invaded the Spirit Realm several times, calling it a holy sacrifice? Or is it because you recently attempted to exterminate my human race?"
Xiang Yu had absolutely no goodwill towards the Demon Realm, and Hao Jiu had already told him everything Bao Hua had mentioned, so there was no point in exchanging information; it was completely unnecessary.
"Arrogant human! You have no idea how powerful the Mother of the Moths is!" Nirvana said angrily. If he didn't consider the reason that it would take the combined efforts of both sides to resolve the crisis of the Moths and prevent the destruction of the Spirit Realm, he really couldn't think of any other reason to ask the other party for help.
“You’re the ones who don’t know. There’s no point in saying more. The negotiations have broken down, so let’s continue fighting. You two can come at me together, or you can call that Yuan Yan as well. It wouldn’t be bad to take down the three great progenitors of the Demon Realm in one battle,” Xiang Yu said seriously.
"Baohua, you heard it all. Asking the Spirit Clan for help is completely futile. We should mobilize the entire clan to attack the Spirit Realm. We don't need an entire continent; even conquering a large island will do. When the locusts invade the Spirit Realm, the people of the Spirit Realm will naturally be begging for our help!"
"I'll hold this person off here. You and Yuan Yan should quickly open a portal to continue attacking the Spirit Realm!" Nirvana had just held back a trick; the Nirvana Holy Body could actually be used a little longer.
Bao Hua frowned slightly. If this Feather God was just boasting, what was the point? Without the ability, he would be proven wrong immediately. If he didn't want to help, there was no need to use this method or excuse.
“Nirvana, don’t be anxious. As long as Yu Shen makes a condition, there is room for negotiation. However, this condition is indeed difficult to accept. Why don’t you change the condition again, Yu Shen? It is really difficult to deal with this great calamity of the moth with the power of a single realm. If the mother of the moth is fully awakened, her strength is even stronger than that of a true immortal. Otherwise, the true immortal who came back then would not have sealed her, but killed her.”
"Changing the terms is impossible, but I can have a bet with you. If you win, I will unconditionally help you solve the calamity of the moths. If you lose, then you should obediently submit. Isn't the Demon Realm ruled by the strong?" Xiang Yu sneered.