Legend of the Great Sage

Qingqi mountain plunged into the clouds, standing fifty-four thousand metres tall. It was the tallest mountain in the Demon domain, having been pulled up inch by inch to its current height by Demon God Qiongqi’s great divine powers, giving him a vantage point to see into the distance.

Even when looking up at it from afar, it gave off the impression that it was about to tip over. The mountain was exceptionally grand, which explained the origins of the name.

Qiongqi liked fun and liveliness, so Qingqi mountain was never quiet. The twelve Heretic Gods under his command all had their dwellings located there, with a colossal demon city at the foot of the mountain, inhabited by hundreds of million demonfolk.

At this moment, all of the demonfolk were on the streets, prostrating towards the top of the mountain. They squeezed together and chanted away as they constantly stood up and bowed back down. Gazing out, there was only a black mass of heads. They were like ants.

Qiongqi watched from the terrace at the top of the mountain. The corner of his lips almost reached his ears, like his mouth was about to split open. His smile was wicked and eerie. He spread his arms and the surging power of belief gathered towards him, pushing his great divine strength to an inconceivable height.

The twelve Heretic Gods gathered behind him, backing another three hundred metres away due to the pressure of the divine strength. They all exchanged glances. They could sense a certain change, but it was not as clear as what those Demon Gods experienced. They did not know why he was going to such great lengths.

Had the Zhenwu Emperor personally led his gods into the Demon domain? Otherwise, even if True Immortals descended, they would not be bold enough to barge into the Demon domain alone, let alone attacking a Demon God’s dwelling. That was no different than sending themselves to their deaths. Only a “godking” like the Zhenwu Emperor was capable of forcing the Demon Gods into such dire straits.

However, if the Zhenwu Emperor really did come down to the realm of man to slay demons, the twelve Demon Gods should have been working together to establish the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous so that they could fend them off. Why was Qiongqi preparing to face him alone?

As they felt extremely puzzled, they saw how Qiongqi seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood, so they asked boldly, “Sir, what’s happening?”

“The black sun really has descended!” Demon God Qiongqi announced loudly, but he was not answering the Heretic God behind him. Instead, he was talking to the other Demon Gods. “Are you ready to welcome our king?”

The Demon Gods watched and pondered silently. Apart from Demon God Hundun and Demon God Taotie, the rest were all ready to kill their king. Only a king that could avoid being killed by his subjects was a king. Even Demon God Taotie had once tried to nip him in the bud.

The strong preyed on the weak. That was the ultimate principle of the Demon domain.

Li Qingshan’s figure appeared at the end of the horizon.

Qiongqi became so excited that he leapt up and down and cheered. He was as happy as a child. “Come, come. I’d like to see just how you push over Qingqi mountain!”

The twelve Heretic Gods shivered inside. They had all heard about the prophecy of the Black Sun Demon Heart before. The person was still hundreds of kilometres away, yet they felt like his shadow had extended over, looming over the entirety of Qingqi mountain instantly, taking their breaths away. They could not help but gaze over as if they were looking at the embodiment of the demonic heavens.

Without any hesitation, they turned into twelve streaks of light and returned to their dwellings. Their dwellings were twelve palaces built around the mountain, forming a Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous that protected Qiongqi’s palace at the very top. At the same time, they sustained the formation around the mountain. Using this place as the foundation and the hundred and eight temples in the demon city, an even larger and vaster formation enveloped the entire city.

Demon God Qiongqi was the supreme ruler of Qiongqi’s dominion, so he had the heavens on his side. The location that Qingqi mountain occupied provided it with absolute geographic advantage, while the guard and worship of the twelve Heretic Gods and the hundreds of million demonfolk served as the support of the people.

The three formations merged together, gathering all three possible advantages—heaven, geography, and the will of the people, constructing an impenetrable fortress.

Within the twelve palaces, the twelve Heretic Gods sat high up on their thrones. They were confident. Even if the figure of legends that possessed the Black Sun Demon Heart would probably die if they ran into them.

“Hmph, before absolute power, how can a legend come true?”

Li Qingshan finally stopped. The tribulation clouds amassed over his head like an ocean, but strangely enough, not a single bolt of lightning fell. The rumbling thunder rolled through the surroundings, like war chariots crushing other war chariots, giving off an ill omen.

However, he did not even look at it, not even a glance.

Right before him was where the enemy ranks stood!

He immediately let out a vicious smile. With that, the violent power in his chest could no longer be controlled, rushing through his lungs, rushing through his throat, like a volcanic eruption, turning into a fierce howl.

Boom!

The world lost its colour. Only the fierce howl was extremely grand and glorious, crumpling everything that stood before him, whether it was the endless chain of mountains or the lush forests. They were all reduced to pieces.

The fierce howl immediately crossed several hundred kilometres, slamming violently against the most exterior formation around the demon city. The defensive formation twisted and collapsed at a visible rate, shattering like a soap bubble in just three seconds.

The buildings and skyscrapers immediately collapsed. Hundreds of million demonfolk were reduced to dust.

However, the violent energy did not show any signs of weakening, soon slamming into the formation around Qingqi mountain.

It was like the furious breath of a dragon. It did not target a single point, but breached the place on full scale.

Even Li Qingshan could not completely control this power. He could only exhale and release it to his heart’s content.

It did not just contain power, but the fury and hatred accumulated by the Demon domain over countless years. And, as long as he wanted to, he could continue like this forever. The entire Demon domain was his “small world”. From a certain perspective, the power was just flowing around inside his body.

“What… is that?”

The twelve Heretic Gods were dumbfounded. Their eyes were filled with glorious light. The formation around the mountain also collapsed instantly, soon reaching their inferior version of the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous.

So-called formations were only a certain manifestation of the laws of the world. Meanwhile, Li Qingshan was the embodiment of the demonic heavens, so he could negate them from their very foundation.

The heavens were useless. The geographic advantage was useless. The will of the people was useless.

“The heavens and earth are useless!”

Li Qingshan took a step forward. The violent energy rushed straight towards Qiongqi at the top of the mountain.

“Tsk, sure enough, these shitty things can’t stop you!”

Qiongqi’s eyes glowed. With a wave of his hand, a violent energy immediately rushed into the sky.

All of the demonfolk saw a resplendent star rise up in the sky, glimmering in the night.

“You still haven’t reached Forging Soul back into the Void. You can’t harm me with just that!”

Li Qingshan could negate formations, but he could not negate a Demon God. Qiongqi had reached Forging Soul back into the Void a long time ago, while the true Demon Godking needed to reach Merging the Void with the Dao to be able to strip him of the laws he controlled.

At this moment, the tribulation clouds split open with a rumble. A figure of lightning condensed and crackled, turning into human form. He was shaped like a strong man, bare-chested with a pair of wings on his back. His forehead had three eyes and his face was red like a monkey’s. His feet were shaped like the claws of a hawk. He wielded a chisel in the left hand and a hammer in the right.

“A Lord of Thunder!”

The seventh heavenly tribulation was different from the previous ones. Surviving it meant they were a True Immortal. It meant they became truly undying. If they went beyond the Nine Heavens, they could become a proper god of the heavenly palace.

When they faced the tribulation, Lords of Thunder would descend, testing them on behalf of the heavenly palace. If they were of the orthodoxy, the lightning would be slightly more tame, but if they were heretics, then the lightning would surge.

At this moment, the Lord of Thunder gazed down at Li Qingshan on the ground. His face was filled with wrath.

“It’s finally here!”