Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 33: Devouring the Origin

As soon as the Demon Emperor's incarnation appeared, it took control of the situation with supreme power.

Among the powerful underground demons in the vicinity, aside from nearly half of them already being dead, anyone who still had a breath of life was captured and protected by it.

"... The juniors from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace indeed have some means. They can actually see through our clan's arrangements," said the Demon Emperor's incarnation, straightening its body. Its purple-black long hair fluttered in the wind as a deep and majestic voice resounded, "But just letting you succeed like this would make our underground Sacred Clan's bloodline appear too incompetent, wouldn't it? In the end, I must give you a profound lesson!"

Xue Bingxuan, with her fluttering robes, coldly snorted, "If it were your true self, we would indeed be helpless against you. But you dare to be so arrogant with just an incarnation? Who gave you the courage and confidence?"

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and the earth trembled, cracking countless branch-like fissures. As the phantom of a pill furnace behind Senior Sister Xue slowly rotated, a series of nearly transparent flame barriers descended from the sky, suppressing the ferocity of the Demon Emperor's incarnation. These barriers sealed off the space within a radius of over ten miles.

The destructive power that the Demon Emperor's incarnation could unleash was not to be underestimated. In order to prevent harm to the ordinary people in the city, Xue Bingxuan had already used her methods to restrict the battlefield. Otherwise, if the many powerhouses were to fight without restraint, the entire city would be reduced to ruins in an instant.

"Hehe... The junior who obtained the inheritance of the ancient Miao Yin Immortal Venerable seems quite impressive. And your luck is not simple either. It seems that there is still room for further growth in the future. But I can't let you continue to grow!" The Demon Emperor's incarnation calmly spoke, its terrifying aura rising steadily. A strange staff, about ten feet long, with a black color and a hint of golden radiance, appeared in its hand.

The ferocious beast head at the top of the staff lit up, emitting a dense and translucent black light. Not only did it block the attacks of the three senior sisters, but it also slowly and firmly expanded outward.

Wherever the black light passed, it formed its own domain. Countless Brain-Eating Vines, Wandering Soul Cypress, Blood-Dripping Grass, Skeleton Demon Trees... as well as various unknown plants, sprouted from the ground like mushrooms after rain, growing wildly under the nourishment of the black light. Soon, they formed a large-scale climate.

Different from the common grass and plants on the surface, these things born from the staff were hideous, ugly, and extremely aggressive. In just a few breaths, they broke through the flame barrier set up by Senior Sister Xue and rapidly spread towards the surrounding city area.

Wherever these demons passed, one mansion after another was flattened, roads were covered, and any living beings that fell into them were instantly entangled and killed. Not only were their flesh and blood devoured, but even their souls could not escape.

Luo Wanqing's expression turned cold: "You old dog, you actually brought out the Soul Purgatory Holy Staff? Are you trying to completely destroy the entire city?"

"Hehe... you younger generation couldn't pass my test, so you can only die! The millions of ordinary people in this city can be used for a grand blood sacrifice ceremony!"

The voice of the Demon Emperor's incarnation was filled with a hint of madness that could destroy everything.

Suddenly, the faces of all the disciples present changed. For cultivators above the Profound Comprehension Realm, the average killing power of these demons was not high, but they had a huge numerical advantage. Moreover, the majority of the beings in the city were ordinary people, who had no resistance against these underground demons.

Luo Wanqing's figure quietly disappeared and reappeared near the Demon Emperor's incarnation. She held a two-zhang-long, unusually thick wolf-tooth war hammer in her hand, with countless intricate light-quality symbols on the hammerhead, flickering and dancing.

A deafening explosion resounded as the wolf-tooth war hammer drew a terrifying afterimage in the air, as if the Primordial Divine Mountain had collapsed, and heavily smashed onto the dark light domain supported by the Soul Purgatory Holy Staff.

Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the dark light domain visibly dimmed, but quickly returned to its original state. Fourth Senior Sister's full-powered strike was unable to break through the protection of the Soul Purgatory Holy Staff.

The Demon Emperor's incarnation glanced at her with a hint of surprise, "You little witch from the Witch Clan are quite extraordinary. It seems that the ancestral bloodline within you is starting to revive. Unfortunately, it's still too short-lived to be a concern!"

"Come again!"

Luo Wanqing's aura soared, and countless extremely violent air currents surged. Behind her, a giant shadow about a hundred zhang tall, with muscular body and clad in beast skin armor, slowly appeared. It held a shield in its left hand and a hammer in its right hand, its eyes filled with endless fighting spirit, staring at the Demon Emperor's incarnation.

In an instant, the strengthened Luo Wanqing turned into countless afterimages, smashing hundreds and thousands of heavy blows around the Demon Emperor's incarnation. In the terrifying explosions, the dark light domain supported by the Soul Purgatory Holy Staff was finally restrained from expanding, slowly shrinking to a few li in radius before stabilizing again.

With a wave of Qi Yalan's hand, a sword energy of ten thousand zhang swept down with unmatched momentum. In addition, the rolling flames poured out from Senior Sister's Law Treasure cauldron, annihilating everything in their path. They completely cleared the areas affected by the underground demons.

"Hmph! This Soul Purgatory Holy Staff is a precious inheritance of our underground Sacred Clan. It was refined from the heart of the Nine Nether Devouring Soul Nightmare Mother Tree. Do you think you can deal with it with just your abilities? Even if your Master came, it would be about the same!"

The cold voice of the Demon Emperor's incarnation echoed in the sky. The staff in its hand suddenly began to rapidly expand, with countless thick blood-colored roots growing deep into the ground, and countless branches and leaves sprouting from the top. A cold and lifeless aura enveloped the entire scene.

At this moment, many elder disciples had already arrived, but under Xue Bingxuan's command, they all retreated together. It seemed that these terrifying demons were no longer opponents that ordinary strong individuals could contend with. Recklessly attacking would only increase casualties.

In just a dozen breaths of time, the Soul Prison Holy Staff transformed into a terrifying giant tree that reached the sky and the ground. Countless thick branches and leaves, as black as ink, twisted and danced like living creatures, stirring up countless hurricanes and chaotic currents.

Qi Yalan activated the Silent Ancient Sword, and countless sword radiance, each reaching over a hundred zhang in length and condensed to the extreme, fell like raindrops, cutting and crushing a large number of branches and leaves. At the same time, numerous deep sword marks were left on the trunk, and a massive amount of purple blood gushed out, only to be immediately sucked back in.

At this moment, the Demon Emperor's incarnation had already merged into the interior of this giant tree, further enhancing its terrifying power. Even Senior Sister's revered treasure, the Dan Cauldron, couldn't suppress it.

With a horrifying roar, countless vine-like tendrils, as thick as water barrels and resembling giant pythons, emerged from the ground and rapidly ascended to a height of a thousand zhang, spewing out rolling black and poisonous demon mist, obscuring the sky.

"Why is it so difficult?"

Xue Bingxuan furrowed her delicate eyebrows. It seemed that she had to use her trump card; otherwise, if this Demon Emperor's incarnation continued to rampage, countless ordinary people would die tragically.

"Senior Sister, I... I think..."

Qin Muling poked her smooth and tight waist, weakly speaking.

Xue Bingxuan replied impatiently, "Do you still want to help? Spare me. This level of battle is not something you can intervene in right now!"

"..."

Qin Muling opened her mouth but didn't know how to explain. Just now, the mysterious seed in her sea of consciousness had shown signs of abnormality, transmitting an extremely strong devouring impulse. It was obviously targeting the giant tree formed by the Soul Prison Holy Staff.

Perhaps... the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed had a natural suppression effect on any living beings of plants and trees? So it could contend with this demonic giant tree?

However, this matter involved her greatest secret, and she couldn't explain it to Senior Sister. Even if she did, Senior Sister wouldn't believe it.

Just at this moment, an exceptionally thick vine-like branch, taking advantage of the cover of the black mist, struck towards Xue Bingxuan like lightning. It came dangerously close, almost within reach, but was barely blocked by a protective barrier.

Seeing the opportunity slipping away, Qin Muling no longer cared about anything else. She raised her hand and lightly tapped the ferocious vine emitting a strong murderous aura. A lotus leaf phantom, shimmering with purple mist, appeared from her hand and gently wrapped around the vine.

In an instant, it was like thunder stirring up a fire, and continuous muffled thunderous sounds resounded in the sky. Qin Muling felt waves of majestic and awe-inspiring spiritual essence rushing towards her through the vine, wave after wave, endlessly.

Under normal circumstances, this level of spiritual essence eruption would be enough to completely annihilate Qin Muling, leaving nothing behind. However, some mysterious and mighty force perfectly absorbed all the essence transmitted, leaving her completely unaffected.

"What... what is this?"

The voice of the Demon Emperor's incarnation, filled with astonishment and anger, echoed from deep within the black mist. "My origin? My origin is actually losing in large quantities? This is outrageous! Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace juniors... what the hell are you doing?"

The giant tree in the depths of the black mist struggled and twisted frantically. Countless extending tendrils accelerated their retraction. Although Luo Wanqing and the other two women didn't know what had happened, it didn't stop them from continuing their attacks, fiercely striking the trapped enemy! Countless flames and thousands of sword radiance covered the area.

The shadow of the Demon Emperor's incarnation emerged from the giant tree formed by the Soul Prison Holy Staff and madly displayed various techniques, trying to restrain the speed of his own essence loss, but it was all in vain.

After a few breaths, even the origin of the Soul Prison Holy Staff began to be ruthlessly drained and devoured by the mysterious mighty force, with no sign of stopping at all.

With the Demon Emperor's cultivation, he instantly came to a conclusion: if he didn't stop immediately, he might really perish here today.

Although it was just an incarnation, its fall would still cause great damage to the main body, requiring a large amount of resources and time to recover. Moreover, the Soul Prison Holy Staff was one of the most precious treasures in the clan and must not fall into the hands of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace like this.

"...Forget it! Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace juniors, you win this time. Let's wait and see!"

With countless thoughts racing through his mind, the Demon Emperor's incarnation quickly made up his mind. He used a secret technique at the cost of self-mutilating part of his limbs and blood essence, breaking through the blockade and disappearing into the sky.

(End of this chapter)