"Let's go, let's exorcise the demon now."
Seeing that Hao Yun was about to rush into the palace, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye shouted.
"Master, please don't be impulsive! There are many experts in the palace. If we just barge in like this, someone will die!"
Hao Yun glanced at Zhi Qiu Yi Ye and said in a flat tone, "Are you scared?"
Zhi Qiu Yi Ye chuckled dryly. He was indeed afraid; trespassing into the palace was no laughing matter.
Under the horrified gaze of Zhi Qiu Yi Ye, Hao Yun rode his sword to the place with the densest demonic energy, which was the Imperial Study.
Unleashing his divine sense, Hao Yun probed into the imperial study.
Inside the imperial study, a monk dressed in a magnificent robe was sitting on the floor chanting sutras and reciting Buddhist prayers.
The emperor of this country fell into a deep sleep, leaning against his dragon bed.
Under his divine sense, Hao Yun saw that the dragon aura on the emperor's body was being absorbed by the monk.
The golden dragon, symbolizing the nation's destiny, was restless at this moment, but being weak, it was powerless to stop the dragon's energy from dissipating.
Hao Yun snorted, and the monk chanting scriptures in the room suddenly woke up, his gaze sharp as he looked up.
"Who dares to sneak into the palace at night!"
This loud shout startled the sleeping emperor, making him tremble.
What's all this noise about?
The sickly emperor looked up at the imperial advisor and asked what had happened.
"Two little mice have sneaked in. Your Majesty, do not panic. This humble monk will take care of them immediately."
The monk rose and bowed to the emperor, calmed him down, and quickly left the imperial study.
Looking at Hao Yun, who was suspended in the air, the monk chanted Amitabha.
"Master, what is your purpose in sneaking into the palace at night?"
Hao Yun sneered, "A centipede demon dares to act as the imperial advisor and bewitch the king? He's courting death!"
"How dare you!"
The monk glared at Hao Yun, his voice suddenly rising, his kind and gentle demeanor completely gone.
The centipede demon was angered by the revelation of his identity. He had bewitched the emperor in order to absorb dragon energy and transform himself into a dragon.
"I never expected that the Imperial Advisor was a centipede demon. No wonder the world is in such chaos."
Zhi Qiu Yi Ye, who was being held in Hao Yun's hand, suddenly realized what was going on.
"You audacious monster, how dare you do such a thing! Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?!"
Enraged, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye pointed at the centipede demon and cursed it vehemently.
"snort!"
The centipede demon responded with a cold snort, showing that Zhi Qiu Yi Ye's cultivation level was not worthy of his attention.
On the contrary, Hao Yun made him feel a sense of danger.
“We’ll keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other. If you leave now, I can pretend nothing happened and even arrange a position for you.”
The centipede spirit, having reached the crucial stage of its transformation, did not want any unforeseen complications and only wished for a smooth transition.
"Bah! You are a demon who wreaks havoc on the court. How dare you say that we keep to ourselves? Master, put me down and see if I don't kill him!"
Zhi Qiu Yi Ye was furious. He had slipped out of Kunlun Mountain to subdue demons and monsters, hoping to do his part in this chaotic world.
When faced with such a demon who wreaks havoc on the court, he would do anything to intervene.
"You're no match for him, just watch from the sidelines."
Hao Yun waved his hand, tossed Zhi Qiu Yi Ye aside, and threw out the Yin Yang Twin Swords to slay the demon.
"You'll be asking for trouble if you refuse a polite toast!"
The centipede demon roared and clasped its hands together, unleashing its supernatural power, the "Life-Taking Sanskrit Chant."
Chapter 225 Transformation Tribulation
"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot! Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot!"
The centipede demon clasped its hands together, chanting incantations, and waves of sound waves carrying mental attacks circulated continuously around the imperial study.
Under the attack of the sound waves, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye knelt down first, clutching his head and crying out in pain.
"I feel so awful!"
As for Hao Yun, he was completely unaffected and even felt a little amused.
"Hey, that won't do at all. Watch me."
Hao Yun took a deep breath and gathered his spiritual energy in his dantian.
"roar!"
A deafening dragon roar erupted from Hao Yun's mouth, instantly shattering the centipede demon's sonic attack.
"puff!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the centipede demon staggered back several steps before regaining its balance.
The dragon's roar echoed throughout the palace, its sound carrying further and further away. The emperor, who was resting in his study, was so frightened that he hurriedly got up and ran out to investigate.
The Imperial Guards from the palace quickly arrived at the scene and surrounded the Imperial Study.
"Quickly, protect His Majesty!"
The Imperial Guards stood guard on either side of the Emperor, while simultaneously raising their weapons and aiming them at Hao Yun.
"Get out of my way, all of you!"
The emperor kicked away the guard in front of him, his gaze towards Hao Yun filled with fervor.
Because of his illness, he had been praying to gods and Buddhas for many years. With the help of the centipede demon's deception, he had long been deeply involved. So how could he not be excited when he saw Hao Yun flying through the air?
"I was unaware of your arrival, Immortal Master. I have failed to greet you properly. May I ask if you may come into the hall for a chat?"
Noticing the emperor's burning gaze, Hao Yun couldn't help but shake his head. What a fool! He really didn't know how someone like that could become emperor.
"Centipede demon, I don't have time to play games with you, so you might as well just die."
Hao Yun raised his hand, and the Yin-Yang Twin Swords flew out, slashing down at the centipede demon's head.
not good!
Seeing the two swords aimed at him, the centipede demon immediately used his supernatural powers to transform into a golden Buddha.
"The Buddha of the Western Paradise has arrived! You wretched creature, why don't you surrender now!"
Hao Yun snorted coldly, "You call yourself the Buddha? If the Buddha knew, he'd probably be the first to crush you."
With a slash of the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, a sword aura over a hundred feet wide was unleashed, instantly cleaving the golden Buddha in two.
With its supernatural powers broken, the centipede demon reverted to its original form, bursting through its human skin and flesh.
"Ah! Monster! Quickly protect His Majesty and get him out of here!"
The Imperial Guards gathered around were so frightened by the sight of the giant centipede, which was over thirty meters long, that their legs went weak and they could not move.
"Fire the arrows! Fire them now!"
The archer shakily raised his hand and desperately shot an arrow at the centipede demon, but the arrow landed on the centipede demon without even producing a spark.
The emperor, who had been all excited just moments before, was now trembling and unable to walk. He never imagined that the imperial advisor he had personally appointed was actually a demon.
"You've destroyed my physical body, ruined my supernatural powers, you've enraged me to no end!"
The centipede demon roared to the sky, ready to fight to the death.
"Master, be careful! This centipede demon is about to transform into a dragon!"
Looking at the few golden dragon scales on the centipede demon's body, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye looked extremely nervous, fearing that Hao Yun would not be able to defeat it.
Just as Hao Yun was about to make his move, the centipede demon swayed its body, darted underground, and quickly fled into the distance.
"Hmph, you think you can run away in front of me?"
Hao Yun waved his hand and burrowed into the ground to use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in martial arts) to pursue the enemy.
Hao Yun wasn't very skilled in the Five Elements Escape Technique, but it was enough to chase down a minor demon like the Centipede Demon who hadn't yet become an immortal.
A few seconds later, Hao Yun caught up with the centipede demon and punched him in the jaw.
Boom!
The ground shattered, the centipede demon burst forth from the earth, and the palace on the ground collapsed instantly.
The loud noise threw the palace into chaos and caused commotion throughout the city.
"Do you really have to be so ruthless as to kill everyone?"
The centipede demon raised its head, stared at Hao Yun in front of it, and spoke in human language.
"You wreak havoc on the world, am I wrong to kill you?"
Hao Yun looked at the centipede demon, his tone tinged with a chilling glint.
"Hahaha, I wreak havoc on the world, but that's just how the world has always been. I'm just taking this opportunity to transform into a dragon!"
The centipede demon laughed wildly, its armor gradually turning from black to gold, and its dragon-like features became more and more obvious.
Having served as the imperial advisor for so many years, the centipede demon had accumulated a great deal of dragon energy and was long past the critical point of transforming into human form.
"Since you're relentlessly pressuring me, I have no choice but to kill you before I leave!"
Controlling its enormous body, the centipede demon lunged straight at Hao Yun.
Once the two started fighting, it was like a demolition crew; large sections of the palace walls collapsed in just a dozen seconds.
The emperor, watching from afar, was so heartbroken he could hardly breathe.
"They're really courting death!"