Chapter 358 - 285: The Observer Gemstone and the Phoenix Are the Keys to Defeating the Blood Lotus Demon Dragon!
Everything seemed to be going according to plan. Just defeat the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable, remove the Gem of Destruction, and imprison it in the Black Nether Prison; the salvation plan would be a complete success.
Guaranteed victory.
Bai Ze was full of confidence; this time the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable wouldn’t have the chance to obtain the six Primordial Gemstones. She and eighteen Radiant Powerhouses launched a righteous assault at the location where the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable appeared at the Cosmic Center.
As soon as the battle began, the situation took a sudden turn.
It was a complete defeat.
The strength of the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable was simply terrifying. Just with one Primordial Gemstone and the creation of the Extreme Path Demon Dragon, he single-handedly defeated eighteen Radiant Powerhouses with fists and kicks.
The crimson Demon Dragon Qi swept over like a tide, roaring and crushing all resistance.
In the end, only Xuanming, King Yu, and Bai Ze managed to escape by sheer luck, but they were powerless to stop the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable from gathering the remaining Primordial Gemstones.
The Blood Lotus Demon Venerable once again assembled the Eight Great Primordial Gemstones, and the Second Cosmos faded into oblivion amidst endless destruction.
Bai Ze returned for the third time, and this time she finally realized that the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable was the real final big boss. She changed her plan and decided to preemptively eliminate the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable.
No matter how she searched, she couldn’t find any trace of the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable. It was as if the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable wasn’t in the universe. Helplessly, she gathered all the powerhouses of the universe to wait at that Cosmic Center and engage in a death battle with the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable.
The Third Cosmos, destroyed.
The Fourth Cosmos, Bai Ze relentlessly worked. She found the messengers who inherited the three Ultimate Powers of the cosmos based on the holders of five Primordial Gemstones.
All Radiant Powerhouses once again assembled, engaging in a decisive battle with the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable.
The result remained unchanged — the universe was destroyed once more.
Bai Ze felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness surge in her heart.
This Blood Lotus Demon Venerable’s metrics were simply absurd.
After the Fifth Cosmos restarted, Bai Ze completely lost her fighting spirit. She began to slack off, thinking, "Anyway, the universe will eventually be destroyed, so why not enjoy life."
She entrusted the task of saving the universe to those "persistent minds" like Xuanming and King Yu, and she chose to stay away from the conflict and lead a peaceful life.
Yet in the Fifth Cosmos, a factor emerged capable of contending with the Blood Lotus Demon Dragon.
An unexpected and originally nameless person.
The Martial Arts Grandmaster who was supposed to die in the battle against the Soul Refining Demon Venerable ten years later, while defending "Galaxy University" — Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao, the only Purple Gold Level Martial Arts Practitioner in the universe, unexpectedly rose in prominence in this world.
At that time, Bai Ze was silently observing the young King Yu and Jiu Yue in Galaxy University.
She was friends with them, but she didn’t try to change anything; she quietly awaited destiny’s arrival. However, during an outing of the Feiyan Class, they unexpectedly obtained a Primordial Gemstone on a Primordial Planet.
Just as the Feiyan Class was about to return to Galaxy University, the Soul Refining Demon Venerable’s Purple Gold incarnation suddenly appeared, attempting to seize the Primordial Gemstone. At this critical moment, Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao, as a teacher, bravely stood up.
He touched the Primordial Gemstone.
Everyone thought he would fall because of this, but a miracle happened — not only did he not die, he awakened a terrifying power known as "Phoenix Power."
At that time, Bai Ze pessimistically believed that having one more Primordial Gemstone Awakener was meaningless; facing the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable, destined for destruction, all struggles were futile.
After the Phoenix emerged, it hunted the Soul Refining Demon Venerable across the universe, casually killing several Demon Venerables, even Radiant Powerhouses weren’t a match for the Phoenix.
Until the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable appeared, the two erupted in a terrifying battle within the universe, and Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao advanced further, creating the martial art [Carefree Wanderings] from "Close to the Dao," and they were evenly matched.
Since then, the two never engaged in direct conflict.
Upon receiving this news, Bai Ze sat up in astonishment, exclaiming three times, "Whoa, what a heaven-sent man? That monster Blood Lotus Demon Venerable is a challenge for humans to fight?"
She understood the actual situation.
Took a sharp intake of breath.
The martial art [Carefree Wanderings] created by Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao put his body in a superposition between existence and non-existence, all forms of attack were nullified, even the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable’s Demon Dragon Power couldn’t destroy Bai Xiao.
The weakest profession in the universe, Martial Arts Practitioner. Using a Primordial Gemstone to compensate for physical shortcomings, he was able to achieve such a state, showing what astonishing wisdom Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao possessed.
It’s just a pity that after Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao, no one reached the realm Close to the Dao, mastering [Carefree Wanderings] and [Phoenix Power].
The day of the universe’s destruction was postponed by three thousand years.
Whenever Phoenix Bai Xiao appeared in a star domain, the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable would vanish.
The two kings never meet again.
Regarding other Strongest in the Universe, they would take turns getting beaten by these two; the Phoenix hunted the Soul Refining Demon Venerable, and along the way killed seven arrogant Demon Venerables, the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable killed three reckless Immortal Emperors.
With such achievements, no cosmic powerhouse was confident to face either one alone and retreat unscathed; the two became extraordinary powerhouses of the Order and Chaos Factions.
As time went by, all civilization leaders divided the entire universe into two halves, using the Cosmic Center as the boundary; the northern part of the universe belonged to the Chaos Faction, while the southern part was the Order Faction. They respectfully named the two Martial Arts Grandmasters — the
Northern Demon Dragon.
Southern Phoenix.
Until one day, Yan Sect’s Bai Xiao went into seclusion, aiming to create a martial art capable of killing the Blood Lotus Demon Venerable.
And the vanished Blood Lotus Demon Venerable appeared once more, using thunderous means to kill the Immortal Six Emperors and one God of Revelation, causing the cosmic situation to completely unbalance.
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