Name: Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate.

  Status: After he had escaped death, Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate brought him back to the Abyss. Under the assistance of several Demon Venerates, he had healed most of his injuries.

  Right now, he was discussing with other Demon Venerates the way to counter the Great Abyss as well as the Infinite Realm Auction House that appeared out of nowhere. He suggested that they should destroy the Tianyuan Realm and kill Jiang Ming first.

  He gave three reasons to back up with his suggestion.

  Firstly, Jiang Ming had killed two Demon Venerates, so they had to avenge the death of their fallen comrades. If they killed Jiang Ming, not only would they be able to raise the morale of the Abyss, but it could also act as a warning for those forces from the Heavenly Realm that they were not pushovers.

  Secondly, there was a great secret inside the Tianyuan Realm, and it was a huge probability that it was related to the Holy Dao. If they could get it, the overall combat prowess of the Abyss would increase by leaps and bounds.

  Thirdly, Jiang Ming might be able to get a ton of Dao Vessels from the Infinite Realm Auction House, and it would be too late to kill him by then.

  He suggested that they should send four Demon Venerates and kill Jiang Ming before it was too late.

  A hint of coldness flashed across Jiang Ming’s eyes.

  After Mountain Master Tian Yuan had returned to his own house, Jiang Ming withdrew his gaze. There was an invisible forcefield enveloping the balcony.

  “Want to kill me? Let me give you all a big gift first. I wonder if you can take it or not?”


  He sat on the rattan chair and checked the status of Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate and the Blood Emperor through the Human Paths Record.

  He lifted his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the Blood Emperor’s status.

  The Blood Emperor was the new supporter that Xue Tao Demon Lord had found. He was a Great Overarching Expert, and he was very famous in the Abyss. He also had the potential to become the Demon Venerate in the future.

  At this moment, he was located in the direction about ten million miles away from Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate.

  ‘Ten million miles? That’s too close.’


  As for Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate, he was with Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate right now.

  ‘Hah!’ Jiang Ming scoffed inwardly as he summoned a clone beside him. At the same time, he also took a jade amulet out.

  “Senior brother, you’re going to do that again?” Phoenix Linglong asked as she threw herself on him. “This is so exciting. I can’t wait to see it anymore!”


  “I’m not doing anything to you, so what’s there to be so excited about?” Jiang Ming asked as he wrapped his arms around her.

  “Now that you mentioned it… Why don’t we have another blood-and-fire showdown on the balcony?”


  “You’ll burn yourself to death!”


  “I’m more than happy to get burned to death!”


  “Hands off! Ouch! You’re hurting me!” Jiang Ming shouted angrily.

  He pulled out the Heavenly Batton and flew into the sky. Very soon, he had arrived at the Heavenly Southern Gate.

  At this moment, the clone took the jade amulet and went into the Human Paths Record. Using the locate function, he went to the designated location.

  Jiang Ming shuddered as he could feel his power was being drained away.

  “How fast, senior brother! Is this the best you can do?”


  Jiang Ming was speechless.

  At the deepest part of the Abyss.

  There was a mountain of about 720,000 feet tall that seemed to have reached the sky. It was massive and it was exuding a brilliant light. On top of the peak sat a magnificent palace, which for billions of years had emitted a blood-colored glow, coloring the sky and ground in blood red.

  Inside the palace, the meeting chamber.

  It looked like deep space here with a dozen stars circling around. Six of them were emitting light, and there were huge figures sitting on them.

  Two of them were none other than Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate and Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate.

  “Are you sure it’s necessary for all of us to go after a small human cultivator?” A Demon Venerate asked, his voice booming, “If those old things from the Heavenly Realm know about it, they will laugh at us!”


  “Hong Luo is dead, Thousand-Handed is dead, and Ghost-Faced was nearly killed,” Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate said with a heavy voice, “Of course, we need to take him seriously. That kid cultivates the legendary World Dao. Not only that, but he has also mastered all 3,000 laws, so we mustn’t take him lightly. He’s in the Golden Immortal Extreme Realm right now, and it would be too late if his inner world evolves again. Right now, his immortal origin is almost on the same level as most of us here, not to mention that he could detonate Great Overarching Dao Vessels to unleash a powerful attack on his enemy. Do you have any idea how many Dao Vessels he has detonated in the previous fight? Ten of them! And he wasn’t affected by the recoil damage from detonating in the slightest bit.

  “Who could survive if he were to detonate ten Great Overarching Dao Vessels at the same time? You? Or Me? I’m afraid even the Great Heavenly Venerate himself couldn’t survive against an attack of that magnitude!

  “Besides, although the Tianyuan Realm doesn’t look like it, it’s a Sage Venerates Dao Square.

  “I think it won’t take long before he’s fully healed from the injuries he sustained from the fight.

  “Now that the Infinite Realm Auction House has descended, who could or who has the guts to stop him if he gets some Great Overarching Dao Vessels from them?

  “Besides, what if he has another breakthrough?

  “We’re his enemies, and if we don’t seize the chance and kill him right now, forget about the Great Heavenly Venerate, I’m sure he’ll kill us all first!

  “Gentleman, he’s a monster!

  “Have you guys forgotten about what happened to Kun Peng and his son? Despite him being an ancient being, he killed both his son and him without any remorse.

  “Also, humans might seem weak on the surface, there are a lot of them. Now that he is on the rise and with Mountain Master Tian Yuan on his side, I’m sure more and more people will join his cause in the future.

  “Once he becomes the leader of the humans, he’s going to become a bigger threat than the Great Heavenly Venerate. After all, the Great Heavenly Venerate has to maintain the balance. Even if he has the ability to wipe us out, he wouldn’t do it as well.

  “Guys, that’s all I have to say. Let’s cast our vote now.”


  Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate had analyzed the situation thoroughly.

  As for the Great Abyss Trial?

  They did not really care about it.

  As long as the Great Heavenly Venerate did not come, there shouldn’t be any trouble.

  Suddenly, all of them jerked up from their seats, and there was a shocked expression on their face.

  They all hastily came out of the meeting hall. When they lifted their heads and looked upward, their faces turned pale.

  There was a palace ten million miles away. The Blood Emperor was drinking wine with his arm around a lust demon.

  There was a group of dancers in revealing clothes in front of him, but his gaze was calm and his face was stern.

  He was terrified when he saw the death of Kun Peng and Demon Venerates at Jiang Ming’s hand.

  After Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate took Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate away, he ran and came back to the Abyss.

  He did not dare to stay in the Infinite Realm Battlefield anymore.

  “I didn’t expect that the Great Heavenly Venerate would open up the Great Abyss Trial…”


  The Blood Emperor shuddered when the thought flitted across his head. He knew exactly what would happen afterward.

  Many demons in the Abyss would die. Demon lords, demon kings, and even demon emperors would be killed.

  The reason he came here right after he had returned to the Abyss was to hide. He decided to stay here until the Great Abyss Trial was over.

  “Sigh, why are there so many things happening at the same time?” The Blood Emperor sighed. Suddenly, he felt a chill crept down his spine. He jerked his head to the side and saw there was a man standing beside him.

  “How is this possible?!” He shouted in surprise.

  This palace was a powerful demonic vessel. He would know about it even if a Demon Venerate came in, but now…


  ‘Oh no!’


  Before he could do anything, he saw the man stretch his finger at him. At that moment, space froze and time stopped. Just when the Blood Emperor tried to break himself free from the restraint, the finger had already pierced through his forehead.

  The Blood Emperor was dead.

  The person was none other than Jiang Ming’s clone. He located the Blood Emperor’s location through the Human Paths Record, and came to kill him first.

  He glanced at the female demons in the palace and his eyebrows twitched. Even though Jiang Ming was looking at them through the clone, he could feel a bolt of heat shot up from his lower abdomen to his brain.

  “Even if they just stand there and do nothing, they could easily seduce one’s mind. It’s no wonder that Mountain Master Tian Yuan told me that some of the people in the Heavenly Realm like to keep some female demons.”


  With that thought in his mind, he activated the Great Catastrophes Technique and wiped out all the female demons here.

  After that, he flew into the sky and turned to look at the palace where Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate and the others were at. Without any hesitation, he activated the jade amulet in his hand.

  In a blink of an eye, an immense power poured forward and turned into a yellow hand. At the same time, it triggered the endless power of order in the universe.

  The mountains within hundreds of millions of kilometers collapsed, and billions of demons vaporized instantly. The ground sank, and the hand descended on the palace in the distance.

  Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate and the others were discussing what they should do about Jiang Ming when they sensed the commotion outside. When they came out of the meeting hall, the first thing that came into their vision was the big hand that was dropping on them.

  “That’s the Heavenly Emperor’s Hand of Heaven!” Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate shouted, “Qian Yang, you vile man! As the Heavenly Emperor as well as the Great Heavenly Venerate, how could you step forward and attack us? Not only that, but you’ve used such a powerful skill on us! Guys, let’s work together and hold it back! If not, all of us are going to die here today!

  “The Great Demon Venerate, hurry up and come out to save us!” Evil-Hearted Demon Venerate shouted in despair.

  Bam!

  The Hand of Heaven fell on them and sent all six Demon Venerates into the ground.

  The demonic palace that symbolized the ruler of the Abyss collapsed, and the billions of formations were shattered.

  The other experts from the Abyss that lived on the mountain couldn’t escape their fates and got buried deep into the ground as well.

  What was even more terrifying was that there was a hole showing the other side of the void in the deepest part as well as the hardest part of the Abyss.

  The Abyss had been punctured.

  Chapter 266 - The Heavenly Emperor is Dumbfounded, Lord Buddha is Furious, the Great Demon Venerate is Heading Toward the Heavenly Realm

  In the imperial garden of the Heavenly Court.

  It was filled with an iridescent immortal light to the brim, and one would feel like they were walking in a dream world if they were here. There were advanced grade spiritual grasses or high grade spiritual roots everywhere. The river that wound through the garden was the purest immortal fluid.

  The Great Heavenly Venerate was taking a stroll in the garden, but he seemed distracted. He was thinking about the changes after the Great Abyss Trial as well as the influence of the appearance of the Infinite Realm Auction House.

  “Tiabai, do you think the Great Demon Venerate would kill his wife after he comes out of his training?” The Great Heavenly Venerate asked.

  He plucked a flower and put it near his nose. As the flowery fragrance tickled his nostrils, his tensed nerves relaxed a bit.

  Star Lord Taibai was stunned at the question for a moment before replying with a smile, “Your Majesty, there’s no man in this world who can tolerate something like that. However, his wife is kind of special, so even if he wants to kill her, it’s very unlikely that he would do it. After all, she was the disciple of the Saint Demon. She maintains a good relationship with a few ancient beings in the Abyss, not to mention that she’s pretty powerful herself.”


  “Looking from the greater picture, he shouldn’t kill her, but emotionally speaking, even I would look down on him if he doesnt’ kill her!” The Great Heavenly Venerate blew the flower away and stood with his hands behind his back. “Not only is he a man, but he’s the first person in the Abyss. He can be forgiven if he doesn’t know his wife has been cheating on him, but now that the news is spreading all over the place, he’ll become the laughing stock of the Abyss. He’ll even develop a heart demon, and that will be interesting.”


  “We don’t have to worry about anything even if the Great Demon Venerate develops a heart demon!” Star Lord Taibai said. “But I’m afraid all of the venerates are waiting for him to come out of his seclusion! They’re waiting to see his reaction! After all, for those old guys, they wouldn’t have an interesting event like this every day!”


  “Haha…” The Great Heavenly Venerate laughed, and then he froze. A surprised expression crawled upon his face as he disappeared in the next second.

  “What…” Star Lord Taibai’s eyes grew wide as his face set in a horrified expression. “This is the power of the Holy Dao. How can there be such a terrifying power in the world nowaday? Hold on for a second. This isn’t right… This is…”


  His face turned pale as if he had seen a ghost. In the next, he disappeared from the garden and came to the Great Heavenly Venerate’s side.

  Right now, both of them were standing under the sky.

  The World Monitoring Mirror was hovering in front of the Great Heavenly Venerate. It emitted a blinding like and it was showing the things happening in the Abyss.

  “This is the deepest part of the Abyss, and… And it has been punctured?!” Star Lord Taibai shuddered and his face turned pale. “Your Majesty, that thing we sensed just now… It… It seems to contain the power from the Heavenly Court…”


  “That’s the Hand of Heaven!” The Great Heavenly Venerate’s face was dark, “It’s a peerless special ability I developed. Once cast, it will draw power from the Heavenly Court to deliver a powerful attack on its target. But… But how would it appear in the Abyss?”


  He had never told anyone about the Hand of Heaven after he had developed it. He treated it as his trump card, and yet, someone had cast it upon the Abyss.

  “How is that possible?” Star Lord Taibai was shocked.

  After a short while, the Great Heavenly Venerate closed his eyes and said, “Ghost-Faced Demon Venerate, Tian Yuan Demon Venerate, and Black Fox Demon Venerate are dead. Their existence has been completely wiped out from the universe. They can’t come back anymore! Taibai, why would an attack like that appear in the abyss? How did three Demon Venerates die? Who struck them? What is his purpose? What will happen next?”


  “Your Majesty, I… I…” Star Lord Taibai stammered. He did not even need to think deeply and he already knew what would happen next.

  This definitely would have a much greater impact than the one caused by the Great Abyss Trial.

  He took a deep breath, braced himself, and asked, “Your Majesty, are you sure this is the special ability that you developed? And are you sure you’re the only one who knows this special ability?”


  “I’m very sure of it!” The Great Heavenly Venerate nodded.

  “Who can do this? Saint Lord? I’m afraid not even a Saint Lord can do that either!” Star Lord Taibai had already calmed himself down. The fire of wisdom flared in his eyes as he began to analyze the situation. “There can only be one explanation. Someone has learned the special ability as well!”


  The Great Heavenly Venerate did not say anything.

  Star Lord Taibai continued, “I’m sure the reason he did so is to kill the demon, but I didn’t expect that three Demon Venerates would die from that attack. Under the Great Abyss Trial, the battle of the Infinite Realms Battlefield, and the appearance of the Infinite Realm Auction House, they gathered up to discuss countermeasures. That’s why that person could kill three of them at once.

  “No matter who he is and where he comes from, he is an enemy of the Abyss! But if he’s really that powerful, he wouldn’t have just stopped there. He should be planning his second strike, and if he doesn’t, things will turn bad.”


  As Star Lord Taibai was talking, he saw a burly young man with purple and gold horns on his head appeared in the World Monitoring Mirror. He seemed to have sensed them and raised his head to look at them, his gaze cold and filled with rage.

  “Qian Yang, how dare you! Do you really think the Abyss is a pushover, and that you can do whatever you want here?” The young man shouted. In the next second, two divine lights shot out of his eyes and the World Monitoring Mirror blurred, preventing them from knowing what was happening on the other side. Then, a voice pierced through the layers of space and came into their head. “Qian Yang, just you wait!”


  “The Great Demon Venerate is here!” Star Lord Taibai exclaimed, “It seems that he wasn’t affected by the attack, and that person who launched the attack was gone. Your Majesty, this is bad!”


  The Great Heavenly Venerate did not say anything.

  Star Lord Taibai continued, “That attack contains the power of the Heavenly Court. This clearly tells the people that this is something that only a Venerable Immortal who controls the power of the Heavenly Court can deliver.

  “Your Majesty, someone wants to make you their scapegoat!

  “Although you’re in the Heavenly Court and we can be your witness, no one will believe in you.

  ‘After all, you can form a clone to attack the Abyss!

  “Your Majesty, if everything I said is the truth, then I’m afraid the person must be someone extraordinarily powerful! After all, he can cast the special ability that you have never told anyone about!

  “I can’t think of any other better explanation if this isn’t a conspiracy!

  “If everything is just like what I said and he’s trying to make you his scapegoat, then his intention is to trigger the hatred of the Abyss as well as to intimidate other Great Monarchs in the Heavenly Realm. After all, no one wants to see you going all out. I’m sure the Great Demon Venerate would be coming for us. When that happens, Lord Buddha, Lord Dragon, and…”


  Star Lord Taibai came to an abrupt stop before he could finish his sentence.

  “Goal, purpose!” The Great Heavenly Venerate closed his eyes.

  “Goal?” Star Lord Taibai was stumped. After a short while, he said, “There shouldn’t be a Great Monarch like this in this universe under the Heavenly Court. Most likely he is from the Infinite Realm Auction House, or just like the Infinite Realm Auction House, he comes from an unknown world and his goal is to bring the Heavenly Court down and throw the world into chaos.”


  The Great Heavenly Venerate laughed, “Even if he has a powerful special ability, the fact that he resorts to a petty trick like this means he’s not confident. Besides, there’s no one who can defeat me other than the Saint Lord.”


  The Land of Ultimate Bliss of the Fo Sect.

  It was filled with the light of Buddha all year round here. Those who stood in the Buddha light would open their hearts, cast away their obsessions, and dark thoughts. They would eventually lay down in a prostrate position and said with a compassionate smile, “Amitabha.”


  At this moment, a golden lotus platform appeared. There was a Buddha with drooping ears sitting on top of it and he was looking toward the Abyss.

  “Someone has punctured the Abyss in one strike? Is that the power of the Heavenly Court? Does this mean that it’s the Great Heavenly Venerate’s doing? But why would he do something like this when the Great Abyss Trial has been activated? Is it because he’s worried that the Great Demon Venerate would get something from the Infinite Realm Auction House? No, the Great Demon Venerate survives the attack, so is he intimidating us? There is no need for any of it at all. Hmm, this is strange. Anyway, regardless of his intention, the Great Heavenly Venerate is too powerful. And now, with the Abyss sustaining such a great loss, I’m sure the Great Demon Venerate would not just sit idly and do nothing.”


  Various thoughts flitted across Lord Buddha’s head. He then closed his eyes and contacted other ancient beings such as Lord Dragon.

  Chuyang Peak.

  A shocking expression appeared on Jiang Ming’s face when his clone returned.

  “The Hand of Heaven is powerful!” He mumbled.

  “Senior brother, your hand is more powerful than the Hand of Heaven… Senior brother, what happened to your hand? It has become bigger!”


  Phoenix Linglong had a lot of confidence in her senior brother. She knew more than anyone else how powerful his hands were.