"Fellow Daoist Baili!"
"Demon Blade Dao Lord!"
Watching Baili Yun's physical body and spirit-soul completely vanish, the hearts of everyone on the Star-Sea Continent's side—including Qi Ping, Meng Tianqi, and the Wood Immortal Dao Lord—all tightened fiercely.
Because the consequence of the destruction of the spirit-soul and physical body was total death!
Baili Yun's performance just now had been powerful to an incredible degree, but under the slaughter of the Unity stage lightning tribulation and the joint siege of many demons, he had ultimately reached this point.
"Jie jie! Damned human!"
"He died well!"
"To dare to attempt a breakthrough in such a situation and even try to use the lightning tribulation to block our return and destroy the void tunnel... what is the difference between such foolish behavior and seeking death?"
"A pity for the Thousand-Eyed Troll, to actually be slain by such a lunatic. Otherwise, the difficulty of our invasion would be much smaller!"
"But these humans are only thus. Go back and open the altars, reshape the tunnel, and usher in the arrival of our race's Unity Sacred Demons and the world will. Once we take this place, all losses will be recovered, and our race will be even more prosperous!"
The defeat at the start of this battle was somewhat beyond their expectations, but it did not make them feel frustrated.
In this battle, they had already thoroughly probed the limit of the Star-Sea Continent's strength. It was higher than in the intelligence, but that was all. In terms of overall strength, they were many times more prosperous.
With preparation next time, these annoying fellows of the Star-Sea Continent were certain to die!
Particularly that lunatic with the blade who just had his spirit-soul and body destroyed!
Regarding this lunatic Baili Yun, they still felt some lingering fear. It was their first time seeing such a terrifying demonic cultivator. If this guy with the blade had become a Unity stage cultivator, although they would still win, the casualties would inevitably increase significantly.
"Just wait!"
"You won't live for long!"
"Soon we will return to devour your flesh, blood, and spirit-soul piece by piece!"
"Foolish humans, you are merely food for our Sacred Demon race. The meaning of your birth is to be swallowed by us!"
The moment these demons left the tunnel, continuous taunts echoed out.
Although they had just been defeated, it did not affect their morale. This was also one of their terrifying aspects.
No matter how many died, they would find an opportunity from it to devour the opponent entirely. No matter how many companions died, it could not scare them. When they appeared next time, all the moves of the Star-Sea Continent would be targeted until they were ineffective!
And as the demons disappeared one by one into the void tunnel, it also represented that the first battle with the demons had ultimately been won by the Star-Sea Continent!
But the hearts of everyone at this moment did not have much joy.
Besides the initial excitement and joy at the start, it was also washed away by the demons that had just emerged continuously from the tunnel!
The number of demons far exceeded their side, from Void Refinement to Soul Transformation!
But the most terrifying thing about the demon race was still those low-level demons that were like a natural disaster! The number of high-level demons was already this many, so how many of those terrifying low-level demons would there be?
If not for the combat power of Qi Ping and the others and the Qing-God Army being transcendent and peerless, they would probably all be dead by now; if those High-Rank demons were not unwilling to bet their lives, they would absolutely not have won this battle so easily.
Qi Ping and the others' current wretched appearances were also displayed incomparably clearly before everyone.
This was the first time they had seen Qi Ping fight until he was so wretched. Since Qi Ping became famous, which time had he not swept through the world? Now he had reached this point.
Particularly the Demon Blade Dao Ancestor, who had actually had his spirit-soul and body destroyed!
A wave of sorrow and a sliver of despair rose in people's hearts. Although their fighting spirit and killing intent were still fierce, this emotion was still unavoidable.
Qi Ping also noticed the spread of this emotion, but he did not say much.
The digestion and acceptance of this emotion ultimately required a process, and he had already made so many preventive measures before the war. If they could not even bear this level of despair, they simply had no qualification to advance triumphantly on the path of cultivation and soar all the way.
Those who can cultivate step by step to the highest realm have mostly experienced similar desperate situations; it's just that the scale was not this large.
But this world-class war was also a rare opportunity!
In a world-class war, heaven and earth fluctuate, the power of laws is active, the difficulty of cultivation decreases, and the speed of comprehending cultivation will rapidly increase. If the cultivators themselves are sufficiently excellent, they will also erupt with unimaginable potential under the effect of this pressure.
Although Qi Ping did not like this kind of war where he had no certainty, nor did he like completing breakthroughs in life and death, he had to admit that battles of life and death and large-scale wars were the best methods to stimulate personal potential.
In this level of world-class war, because everyone from high-level cultivators to low-level cultivators must participate in the war, and cultivators of every level will go through life and death, unimaginable peerless powerhouses are often born within this war. This point is corroborated in many records.
Furthermore, Qi Ping also saw at this moment that among those people behind him, although some had eyes filled with sorrowful fear, more people gradually digested this emotion. Even more people erupted with unimaginable fighting spirit, their entire aura constantly condensing and becoming stronger, their eyes bursting with light they had never had before.
Particularly within the Qing-God Army, having experienced the baptism of a true life-and-death battle, these human geniuses chosen from ten thousand began to gradually awaken their potential.
'There is not much I can do; I have only provided you with the best growth platform, a platform superior to all eras, where no one's talent will be suppressed. I hope you do not disappoint me!'
'The enemy is very strong, strong enough that a frontal collision now would turn us to ash. But within the world-domain battlefield formed by the interlaced two worlds, everything is possible. I give you the best manuals and resources; some of you must surely become powerhouses that make the myriad realms tremble tomorrow!'
Looking at some of those who were standing out, Qi Ping could not help but harbor a sliver of expectation in his heart.
A desperate situation, but not without a chance to break through in one go!
To want to live well in this world, how can it be smooth sailing?
Qi Ping retracted his gaze from those people behind him, his state of mind not having much fluctuation. He had already made sufficient psychological preparation for a situation of this level.
At this moment, Qi Ping's gaze was more focused on that terrifying demonic nature permeating between heaven and earth, as well as that lightning tribulation that had still not dissipated.
'Is it the same as my guess?' A sliver of expectation rose in Qi Ping's heart.
Normally, the destruction of the body and spirit-soul certainly means one is as dead as can be, but there are exceptions. For example, the current Qi Ping could manage to rapidly undergo rebirth under the condition of his spirit-soul and body being destroyed, but to achieve this level, the difficulty was not ordinary.
But if it could be done, the meaning represented by that was unusual.
Soon, everyone besides Qi Ping also discovered this abnormality.
"How can the demonic nature in this world still be so intense? After the Demon Blade Dao Lord fell, should this demonic nature not have rapidly declined?"
"And that Unity stage lightning tribulation has similarly not dissipated!"
"Look, those golden lightning streaks are killing that demonic nature. Could the Demon Blade Dao Lord still be alive? No way?"
"It's possible, otherwise the lightning tribulation would absolutely stop! Who among you has heard of a person undergoing tribulation dying and the lightning tribulation continuing?"
"But... the Demon Blade Dao Lord clearly had his body and spirit-soul destroyed?"
"Could it be... the Demon Blade Dao Lord has already reached the True Demon level in his comprehension of the demonic path? How is that possible?"
"What is a True Demon?" someone asked in confusion.
"A True Demon is one of the highest realms pursued by demonic path practitioners. This realm is not restricted by cultivation. Once reached, one can completely break free from all shackles, being true to their feelings and nature, not restricted by the physical body or spirit-soul. With one thought, the body can turn into demonic nature and merge with heaven and earth; with another thought, the True Demon Body can be condensed again!"
"At this step, a demonic cultivator cannot be killed by ordinary means! It's just that this is only a legend; it's not even certain if it's true!"
"But the current situation is too similar to the legend of the True Demon Realm!"
Explaining was an old man at the Soul Transformation stage, currently an elder managing the Manual Pavilion at the Star-Sea Academy.
And as his voice fell, everyone's eyes gave birth to unimaginable shock.
If this were true, then the Star-Sea Continent could have a Unity stage True Demon cultivator!
That level of power was absolutely not something ordinary people could easily imagine!
Everyone's heart rose with expectation at this moment, expecting the arrival of a True Demon!
Suddenly, a demonic cultivator seemed to have a realization. Their entire spiritual power and demonic nature began to fluctuate, and then turned into the purest energy and insights, flying toward the direction where Baili Yun's spirit-soul and body had vanished.
After one demonic cultivator started to take the lead, demonic cultivators one by one began to follow—one, two... a thousand, ten thousand!
With the intervention of these streaks of power, like water thrown into hot oil, the demonic nature between heaven and earth instantly boiled by several levels!
Then, countless bits of demonic nature seemed to have sufficient power and consciousness, and began to rapidly converge toward the position where Baili Yun's spirit-soul and body had vanished!
Soon, a blurry figure began to gradually take shape, and an earth-shattering True Demon aura began to appear!
However, what was most exhilarating was that within that blurry figure, an aura that everyone was incomparably familiar with appeared!
"The Demon Blade Dao Lord is back!"
"He really came back!"
The people on the Star-Sea Continent's side were boiling, but even more boiling were those demonic cultivators!
"The True Demon Realm! There really is a True Demon Realm!"
And Qi Ping and Meng Tianqi, seeing this scene, also had a sliver of a smile flash in their eyes.
Baili Yun actually succeeded!
"Truly a lunatic," Qi Ping lamented.
"But should a pure demon not be like this?" Meng Tianqi answered.
But compared to Baili Yun reaching the legendary True Demon Realm, what shocked Meng Tianqi even more was Qi Ping.
At this moment, he felt the true aura of a sovereign on Qi Ping even more deeply.
Because if not for Qi Ping, the Star-Sea Continent would still be in mutual slaughter and suspicion, and no one would be happy to see the birth of a Unity stage powerhouse. Those ordinary demonic cultivators would also not have offered a portion of their own strength when Baili Yun faced an impasse.
The unity and support within the Star-Sea Continent were even more unprecedented.
The emergence of this atmosphere was simply an existence countless times rarer than the True Demon Realm.
Because the emergence of a True Demon Realm cultivator was certainly enough to shock the past and present, but what was even more terrifying was this soil that could support the birth of a True Demon Realm cultivator!
The former is one powerhouse, but only one. As long as there is this kind of soil, powerhouses similar to the True Demon Realm will absolutely not be just one!
At this moment, Meng Tianqi's admiration and confidence in Qi Ping almost reached the peak.
At this moment, he also finally saw a corner of Qi Ping's incomparably vast heart. Perhaps it was precisely because such a person existed that the Star-Sea Continent could gradually enter such a prosperous era, instead of just scheming around a tiny bit of territory and resources.
'Such a sovereign, throughout history, there is only this one person!'
Originally, Meng Tianqi thought that besides the difference in Earth Immortal status, he might not lack the opportunity to catch up to Qi Ping in cultivation. But now, he truly felt that what Qi Ping might be pursuing was the Star-Sea Turbulence he had never seen or even thought of.
And following such a person, one would inevitably be able to soar all the way, instead of being restricted by the petty matters before them.
Meng Tianqi was also truly won over by Qi Ping at this moment.
Right at this time, Baili Yun's recovery encountered trouble. Under the terrifying lightning tribulation, Baili Yun's not yet fully condensed True Demon Body was constantly crushed by the golden lightning tribulation, preventing the True Demon Body from truly condensing successfully.
Currently, it was still too forced for Baili Yun to condense the True Demon Body. Although he barely succeeded, there was still a huge risk.
However, this problem was quickly solved, because Meng Tianqi saw Qi Ping take out numerous pills and honey. Under the effect of a five-colored light, these rare treasures all turned into the most refined energy, continuously surging into Baili Yun's True Demon Body that was constantly condensing and collapsing.
After obtaining the help of this power, the condensation of Baili Yun's True Demon Body finally had no suspense. Those streaks of terrifying golden lightning tribulation also finally could no longer cause a fatal threat to him, instead becoming nourishment to temper the True Demon Body.
At this moment, Baili Yun's Unity stage lightning tribulation finally had no more suspense.
As the lightning tribulation gradually entered its end, the aura of a Unity stage demonic powerhouse gradually rose, rapidly pressing down on the entire world!
That terrifying True Demon aura almost made heaven and earth tremble because of it!
After the feedback between heaven and earth was completely absorbed by Baili Yun, a supreme Unity stage True Demon was thus born!
In all things of heaven and earth, one thought can turn all into demons!
However, after such a super True Demon was born, he did something that everyone found unbelievable:
He rapidly appeared before Qi Ping, knelt on one knee, and said with incomparable respect:
"Subordinate Baili Yun thanks the Star Emperor for his grace!"
When this voice fell, the people of the Star-Sea Continent did not feel much, thinking it should be so and that Qi Ping deserved it. But the Sky-Dragon Continent cultivators who saw this scene through the Heavenly Secrets supreme treasure were completely dumbfounded...
That was a demonic cultivator of the True Demon Realm!