DDT - Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Immortal Venerable × Meow Meow Cat (Epilogue 2)

The current situation gave Immortal Venerable Qingyun, who had just recovered her memories, no time to stage a classic reunion with the lover she had been separated from for so many years. The interference from her memories had previously thrown her into a daze. Now that she had come to her senses, she could feel her soul being violently pulled by that bizarre and evil array. If not for the golden energy Chi Junluo—who in this world was an ancient divine beast—had graciously bestowed upon her for support, her soul might have already become fuel for the strange formation.

Immortal Venerable Qingyun hurriedly circulated her spiritual energy to guard her mind and resist the assault together.

Seeing that her dear heroine had finally come to, Chi Junluo breathed a sigh of relief. She closed her eyes and used her divine sense to assess the surroundings. Demonic qi surged outside, and the demon cultivator who had consumed the Devil's Heart Grass was like a devil incarnate. The massive, rampant demonic qi could no longer be concealed. The moment it erupted, the elders of various sects and the powerful figures of the mortal kingdoms in the cultivation world sensed it. The righteous cultivators were horrified. After confirming the eruption's location was near the central city of the Southern Xuan Kingdom, they could only surmise that the passage between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm had finally been breached. Such immense demonic qi could only be produced if the entire Demon Realm had mobilized for an invasion!

The elders of the various sects and the great powers of the mortal realm wore solemn expressions as they took out their most treasured spiritual artifacts. They had prepared for the worst. Even if it meant sacrificing all their lives and fortunes, they had to drive those demon fiends back to their lowly Demon Realm!

If the humans and cultivators were merely shaken by this powerful, evil demonic qi and had hastily prepared before rushing to the scene, then for the surviving clans of ancient divine beasts hidden in the secret realms across the Nine Nether Profound Sky continent, this was the moment they had been awaiting for thousands of years.

Ever since the end of the ancient war, all the surviving clans of ancient divine beasts had vanished from the three realms. In the thousands of years since, the number of great powers who managed to ascend could be counted on two hands. The various forces of the three realms each occupied their own territory. Logically, with the formidable strength and innate advantages of the divine beast clans, they could have easily claimed a fertile land in the Nine Nether Profound Sky. Yet, no one understood why they had all gone into seclusion, their whereabouts a complete mystery. Today, that mystery would be solved.

Divine beasts from legends, as well as those people had never heard of or seen, all emerged from their homes, following their clan leaders and elders as they charged toward the source of the demonic qi. In an instant, tens of thousands of divine beasts appeared out of thin air, causing celestial phenomena that threw the people of the mortal realm into a panic, with some even falling to their knees to pray.

The long-dormant clan leaders and elders of the various divine beast clans felt an irrepressible excitement. On the eve of the final battle of the ancient war, the three great powers—the divine beasts, the humans, and the demons—had already fought themselves into a frenzy over the division of the world's territory. The warriors on all sides knew that the final battle would begin at dawn. To the victor went the spoils; the winning side would occupy the world's best resources, while the defeated would be cast into the Xuanyou Realm, located beneath the Nine Nether Profound Sky continent. Though the three powers might have cooperated before, now each only wanted to secure the best environment for their descendants to live and cultivate. The decisive moment had arrived.

Whether it was the demons, the humans, or the divine beasts, all warriors were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice. However, just before dawn, a prophecy from the Upper Realm descended into the minds of the various divine beast clan leaders.

It was a decree from a god.

The existence of gods was a tacit secret shared among the divine beast clans. Unlike the humans and demons, who were natives of this world, the divine beasts came from the God Realm. They were the first natives to appear in the God Realm at the same time as the Main God's birth. The divine beasts and the Main God shared the same origin, and they were the guardians of the Main God's temple. In the early years, some deities had tried to get their hands on the divine beasts, but they were under the Main God's protection. After many failed attempts, the ill-intentioned deities had no choice but to give up on the idea of capturing them.

Later, as more and more life forms ascended to the God Realm from various planes, the Main God assigned the divine beast clans to different regions to watch over these different beings. This move caused considerable resentment among some deities, who felt the Main God had sent spies to monitor them.

Then one day, the divine beasts in the God Realm suddenly vanished. It was discovered that the Main God had disappeared along with them. After a brief period of panic and surprise, the gods, who had been under the Main God's control for many years, finally realized their opportunity had come!

Only the clan leaders of the divine beasts knew that they had been suddenly summoned by the Main God. Just as before, the Main God had simply arranged for them to go to a second-tier lower plane to advance the development of the natives. The divine beast clans, with their families in tow, were sent to the second-tier plane overnight. They were accustomed to being assigned tasks and did not question the reason, simply carrying out their duties as usual. The second-tier plane they arrived on back then was precisely the world Chi Junluo and the others were in now.

The divine beasts descended from the heavens and joined the chaotic war of the late ancient era, quickly pushing the world's development into a new age.

Before the final battle began, the divine beasts finally received the Main God's decree.

Soon, dawn broke. The three forces each occupied a position. When the agreed-upon war drums sounded, all the warriors launched their final assault. To the surprise of both the humans and the demons, the divine beast clans, who had previously shown themselves to be extremely warlike, not only did not participate in the final chaotic battle, but they also packed up all their camps, gathered their supplies, and vanished from the battlefield.

The divine beast clans were an absolutely formidable force that neither the humans nor the demons wanted to face head-on. Seeing the divine beast clans retreat and quickly disappear, the great powers of the human and demon races cautiously released their divine senses. Only after confirming that the divine beasts had completely withdrawn from the contest for supremacy did they begin their final battle.

The humans and demons were mortal enemies, and both sides wanted to use this final battle to completely crush the other. However, as the battle reached a fever pitch, the Dragon Clan, which had been hiding in the sky, suddenly appeared. Following the Main God's guidance, they drove the already weary demons toward the south. Aided by the divine beasts' actions, the human race successfully drove the demons into the Xuanyou Realm.

The humans had just tasted the joy of victory and had not yet had time to discuss a strategy to deal with the divine beasts when they, few in number but powerful enough to shake the Nine Nether Profound Sky, mysteriously vanished just as they had arrived, leaving not a single trace behind.

After following the Main God's guidance and advancing the plane's progress, the divine beast clans of that era had intended to return directly to the God Realm, only to discover that the passage had disappeared. Even the connection between the divine beasts and the God Realm had been completely severed.

No matter how they scoured the entire plane, the divine beasts could not find the passage back. When they returned to the location of the original transport portal, they only found dozens of Heavenly Stones left by the Main God for the various clans.

Each clan leader took their corresponding Heavenly Stone, led their people to find a piece of land to create a secret realm, and temporarily set their minds at ease. They were certain that the Main God had not abandoned them. Although they did not know what had happened, they were willing to wait.

The Heavenly Stones were divine stones through which the Main God conveyed decrees, and they could also serve as prophecies in lower planes. The prophecy the divine beast clan leaders first received was: "When demonic qi erupts at the border of Nine Nether and Xuanyou, the path back to the God Realm can be opened."

This was why, at this very moment, when the demon cultivator before Chi Junluo and her heroine had consumed the Devil's Heart Grass, a strange reaction occurred between his near-ascension cultivation and the vast demonic power contained within the grass. The resulting explosion of demonic qi was so immense that its intensity affected all three realms of this plane. The divine beast clans that sensed it immediately understood that the day of their return, which they had awaited for thousands of years, had finally arrived!

Countless divine beasts and human cultivators from the mortal and cultivation realms were rushing toward Chi Junluo's location. The site of the demonic qi eruption was right at the border between the Nine Nether Profound Sky and the Demon Realm. The seal that the sect elders had worked so hard to establish just days ago was instantly shattered by the demon cultivator's demonic qi. The demon beasts and soldiers who had been waiting at the passage eagerly rushed through, arriving in the ancient forest of the Southern Xuan Kingdom.

In an instant, all the powerful figures of the plane had gathered here. Seeing the demon cultivator floating in the air, his strength unbelievably immense, they were all at a loss. And no one knew what dangerous thing was wrapped inside the giant, floating mass of gray haze and blood-red patterns not far from the demon cultivator.

The demon beasts and demons that rushed out from the seal had not even begun to cause chaos before they were crushed to the ground by the dense pressure of the divine beasts in the ancient forest. Only Yun Qian, the Demon Crown Prince, who was at the center of the event but still lost in the terrifying illusion from before, was spared due to his flamboyant positioning.

Some human cultivators attempted to attack the mutated demon cultivator, who was now enveloped in dense demonic qi, but all their attacks vanished like stones cast into the sea, failing to create even a ripple on him.

The divine beasts, on the other hand, had already sensed a very familiar energy fluctuation. They stood quietly at a distance, observing the situation.

All the powerful figures present could feel a formidable power surging within the gray haze created by the demon cultivator.

Soon, a sense of imminent danger suddenly rose from the bottom of the onlookers' hearts. The surrounding circle of spectators tacitly retreated another hundred meters.

In the next second, golden divine power broke out of the gray haze's prison like a butterfly from a chrysalis. First, the golden divine power pierced one hole after another through the haze. Then, the dazzling golden light grew stronger and stronger. Everyone was momentarily blinded, but thanks to their high cultivation levels, they quickly recovered their sight.

A giant, shimmering golden, nine-tailed feline divine beast stood upon the churning divine power in the air. And held carefully against its chest was a familiar woman with a cold and detached face.

The elders of the various sects: ??? Since when did Immortal Venerable Qingyun acquire such an incredibly badass divine beast?!

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