Chapter 606: The Diluted Version of the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter'
"This... could it be the 'Floating Slaughter Pearl'?"
Lin Langtian gazed at the crimson pearl before him. The crimson pearl erupted with brilliant red light, and upon that light, a massive shadow appeared.
This demonic shadow stood a hundred zhang tall, emanating a dense aura of might, resembling a King-rank Hetero-Demon.
However, at this moment, this demonic shadow had lost its own consciousness, existing like a puppet within this crimson pearl. This situation immediately reminded Lin Langtian of the renowned Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter, one of the thirty-six supreme divine abilities in the Great Thousand World.
The Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter was created by the ancestor of the Futu Ancient Clan. This Futu Ancestor had slain countless demons in battles against the outer domain evil races, and his Floating Slaughter Tower had sealed dozens of Demon Emperors, many of whom were comparable to Immortal Product Heavenly Sovereigns.
But precisely because he had sealed too many Demon Emperors, the Demon Sealing Tower became somewhat unstable. Later, the Futu Ancestor had a flash of inspiration and decided to refine these Demon Emperors into guardians for the Floating Slaughter Tower.
This idea was naturally shocking to the core, for those Demon Emperors were all Heavenly Sovereign powerhouses. Refining Demon Emperors into Floating Slaughter Pearls, or guardians, was no easy feat.
This required erasing the Demon Emperors' original consciousnesses, akin to crafting puppets. But generally speaking, a puppet's power would be far weaker than in life. If that were all, the Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter clearly wouldn't qualify to rank among the thirty-six supreme divine abilities.
The Futu Ancestor naturally understood this point, so he ultimately imprinted the refined guardians onto the Floating Slaughter Tower.
These guardians were connected to the Futu Ancestor's main body, constantly tempered day and night with secret methods, allowing their power to be preserved to the maximum extent.
Even without meeting the Futu Ancestor, Lin Langtian couldn't help but admire his ingenuity and skill. The latter truly lived up to being one of the peak powerhouses of the ancient era in the Great Thousand World—this method and idea were truly ingenious.
Of course, even for the Futu Ancestor, refining such guardians wasn't simple. The only concern was the extremely high failure rate.
Lin Langtian remembered that during the Futu Ancestor's refinement process, he had expended dozens of Demon Emperors but succeeded with only three.
Thus, in that world-shaking war in the Great Thousand World, the Futu Ancestor took advantage of the conflict to seal and refine Demon Emperors on a large scale. Only in the year before his fall did he truly cultivate the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter,' one of the thirty-six supreme divine abilities.
At this thought, Lin Langtian's breathing quickened somewhat. If this crimson pearl truly possessed the function of a 'Floating Slaughter Pearl,' didn't that mean Lin Langtian had also mastered the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter,' one of the thirty-six supreme divine abilities?
Though the Futu Ancestor had refined Demon Emperors comparable to Heavenly Sovereigns, while the crimson pearl in Lin Langtian's hand was made from a King-rank Hetero-Demon, with Lin Langtian's current level, a Demon King-level 'Floating Slaughter Pearl' was already sufficient for him to dominate the Tianxuan Continent.
Moreover, the Futu Ancestor's success rate in refining 'Floating Slaughter Pearls' was extremely low—he had refined dozens of Demon Emperors to succeed with only three. That failure rate was truly high.
After all, Demon Emperors weren't cabbages; they were powerhouses comparable to Heavenly Sovereigns. One could imagine just how ruthlessly the Futu Ancestor had hunted Demon Emperors back then.
This was also why no one in the Great Thousand World had ever successfully cultivated the Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter.
The cultivation materials alone were impossible to obtain, for it was unthinkable to use the Great Thousand World's Heavenly Sovereigns as materials for refinement. If discovered, the entire Great Thousand World would likely not tolerate it.
But Lin Langtian's Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror was different. The probability of it refining a 'Floating Slaughter Pearl' was likely one hundred percent.
Coincidentally, the Demon Suppression Prison beneath the Kun Domain held eight King-rank Hetero-Demons. If all were refined into 'Floating Slaughter Pearls,' wouldn't that perfectly allow Lin Langtian to assemble the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter'?
At this realization, Lin Langtian's eyes burned with fervor. Although the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter' made from Demon King powerhouses couldn't compare to the authentic thirty-six supreme divine abilities, it was more than enough for Lin Langtian. After all, the Tianxuan Continent was merely a lower plane.
In the future, once Lin Langtian ascended to the Great Thousand World, he might attempt to slay some Demon Emperor powerhouses to perfect the true Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter. Of course, that was still too distant for the current Lin Langtian.
Next, Lin Langtian slightly raised his palm. The crimson pearl slowly rotated before falling into his hand, where he stored it away.
"Wolf Demon King, plans have changed. This time, we're going to thoroughly eliminate all the Hetero-Demon Kings in this Demon Suppression Prison." A curve formed at the corner of Lin Langtian's mouth as he said.
Hearing this, the Wolf Demon King was stunned. Thinking of the crimson pearl Lin Langtian had just pocketed, a contemplative glint flashed in his eyes. He then nodded without hesitation. "Yes, Master!"
With those words, Lin Langtian leaped forward, the Wolf Demon King closely following behind.
Their next target was naturally the second Demon Suppression Tower imprisoning a Hetero-Demon King.
...
In yet another massive Demon Suppression Tower, the originally quiet and dark space suddenly echoed with an intense rumbling sound, followed by a shrill scream.
"Damn it, you vile humans and you damned traitor—you dare to slay this king!"
Within the tower's space, a black shadow was forced back heavily by the Wolf Demon King. He then glared at Lin Langtian and the Wolf Demon King with utmost fury and roared.
The Hetero-Demon King imprisoned in this Demon Suppression Tower was an ordinary one, just like the Wolf Demon King—he hadn't survived a Reincarnation Tribulation. Moreover, after years of sealing, he couldn't even exert half his strength. Thus, he couldn't match the back-and-forth battle the true king in the first tower had with the Wolf Demon King.
Hearing the Hetero-Demon King's threats, Lin Langtian sneered coldly. With a wave of his sleeve, the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror appeared, strands of black-golden light beams shooting out from the mirror surface to surround the Hetero-Demon King completely.
"Damn it, what is this!"
Seeing the black-golden light rays around him, the Hetero-Demon King was stunned. He then sensed the threat of death and roared in fury. Demonic qi surged madly, actually forcing back some of the countless light rays.
Lin Langtian's expression remained cold. His hand seals changed abruptly, and a low shout rang out. "Mirror Ancestor Demon Extermination!"
Swoosh!
Two light rays suddenly shot out from the mirror surface. These two rays gleamed with black and silver hues, appearing slender but containing the purest ancestral symbol power.
The light rays swept from above the demonic shadow in left and right positions, then spread out to form a massive cage that sealed the demonic shadow completely.
Above the two-colored cage, two ancient runes emerged, a vast and ancient power permeating outward.
"Hum!"
As the two-colored cage formed, endless black and silver lights surged forth like a canopy. The overwhelming demonic qi receded rapidly, and the two-colored cage shrank at an astonishing speed.
As the two-colored cage shrank, the demonic shadow sealed within also rapidly diminished in size, accompanied by furious roars echoing madly.
Lin Langtian's gaze was indifferent, fixed tightly on the rapidly shrinking cage. In just a dozen breaths, the originally several-thousand-zhang demonic shadow had reduced to merely a zhang in size.
"Demon Extermination!"
In that instant, a fierce glint flashed in Lin Langtian's eyes. The two-colored cage exploded fiercely, the torrential demonic qi vanishing madly, followed by shrill, despairing screams.
"Boom!"
An indescribable shockwave swept out from mid-air. This dark space shattered completely, and the demonic qi permeating it dissipated entirely at that moment.
After slaying this Hetero-Demon King, a few breaths later, a crimson pearl slowly emerged from the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror and fell into Lin Langtian's hand.
"Phew, this is the seventh Floating Slaughter Pearl..."
Gazing at the Floating Slaughter Pearl in his hand, Lin Langtian exhaled lightly. A slight curve formed at the corner of his mouth as he murmured.
With the Wolf Demon King's cooperation, Lin Langtian had continuously hunted the Hetero-Demon Kings in this Demon Suppression Prison. Thus, in just a few hours, he had successfully slain seven Hetero-Demon Kings, all refined into 'Floating Slaughter Pearls' by the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror.
Now, he was only one step away from gathering eight Floating Slaughter Pearls to cultivate the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter.'
At this thought, amid his joy, Lin Langtian also felt a trace of fatigue. Even though the Wolf Demon King handled the main assault and Lin Langtian only used the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror for the finishing blow, it had still consumed a considerable amount of his yuan power.
"Master, the last Hetero-Demon King will likely be quite difficult to deal with." At this moment, the Wolf Demon King slowly approached Lin Langtian and said solemnly.
"Oh?" Lin Langtian's brows furrowed slightly.
"Master, from what I sense, this Hetero-Demon King is probably even stronger than the one imprisoned in the first Demon Suppression Tower—likely a true king who has survived two Reincarnation Tribulations." As he spoke, the Wolf Demon King's expression grew extremely grave.
"A true king who has survived two Reincarnation Tribulations..." Hearing this, Lin Langtian's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression solemn.
Reincarnation Realm powerhouses were divided into four levels based on the Reincarnation Tribulations they had survived. The first was those who had just advanced to the Reincarnation Realm—most of the Hetero-Demon Kings in this Demon Suppression Prison, including the Wolf Demon King, fell into this category.
However, while Reincarnation Realm experts were formidable, they also feared one thing: the Reincarnation Tribulation.
Within the Reincarnation Realm, there were three Reincarnation Tribulations. Surviving each one brought a world of difference in strength from before. Of course, the Reincarnation Tribulations were extremely terrifying—most Reincarnation Realm powerhouses perished in them.
Many Reincarnation experts, even after reaching the stage to attempt a Reincarnation Tribulation, dared not try, for taking that step could mean true annihilation.
But surviving each additional Reincarnation Tribulation brought earth-shaking changes in strength. The true top powerhouses of the Tianxuan Continent, including the ancient eight lords, were all those who had survived three Reincarnation Tribulations.
Of course, those who had survived three Reincarnation Tribulations were few, so this true king who had survived two was indeed an extremely thorny existence.
At this thought, Lin Langtian's brows furrowed slightly. It seemed cultivating this 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter' wouldn't be that simple.
Though it was somewhat difficult, Lin Langtian wouldn't easily give up. After all, he was just one Floating Slaughter Pearl away from assembling the 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter.' If he abandoned it now and missed this opportunity, the Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter would remain distant.
Moreover, though this true king who had survived two Reincarnation Tribulations was powerful, if refined into a Floating Slaughter Pearl and used as the core, the power of Lin Langtian's 'Eight Divisions Floating Slaughter' would rise significantly.
Having made up his mind, Lin Langtian looked at the Wolf Demon King and said, "Rest up. We can't let this last Hetero-Demon King go."
Hearing this, the Wolf Demon King gritted his teeth and nodded. "Yes, Master. This subordinate will give it everything."
Seeing this, Lin Langtian smiled slightly and patted the Wolf Demon King's shoulder. The two then sat cross-legged on the spot, slowly recovering their depleted energies.
At the same time, in the outside world.
At the edge of the surging, churning demonic sea, Kun Qiong and the others watched the roiling demonic sea with slightly tense expressions. As time passed, the solemnity on their faces grew denser, even tinged with anxiety.
"Dad, why has he been down there so long without any movement..."
The silver-haired girl finally couldn't hold back and spoke. Unease flickered in her eyes, for the matter at hand concerned their entire Kun Peng Clan.
"He should have crossed the demonic sea and gone to the Demon Suppression Prison at the very bottom." Kun Qiong said slowly.
"Entered the Demon Suppression Prison? Even the clan leader can't enter there." One of the Kun Peng Clan elders said in surprise, clearly somewhat familiar with the Demon Suppression Prison.
Kun Qiong nodded. Back then, he had once tried to enter the Demon Suppression Prison but ended up in quite a sorry state. The aura he faintly sensed within still made his heart race even now.
He had also consulted the old monsters in the clan who were in long-term death seclusion, but they were all deeply wary of the existence in the Demon Suppression Prison and unwilling to discuss it much.
"This young man possesses two ancestral symbols and has mysterious means to subdue a King-rank Hetero-Demon. Perhaps he truly has a way to resolve the crisis in the Demon Suppression Prison." Kun Qiong said gravely.
Kun Yuan and the other elders nodded as well. "Right now, we can only hope he returns safely."
"At this point, we have no choice but to trust Young Friend Langtian."
Kun Qiong shook his head with a wry smile, then placed his hands behind his back and closed his eyes, waiting calmly. Seeing this, the others could only suppress their inner unease and wait quietly.
While Kun Qiong and the others waited anxiously, time passed unnoticed in the Demon Suppression Prison. Lin Langtian slowly opened his eyes—his aura had returned to its peak.
"Let's go." Turning to the Wolf Demon King, who was already primed and ready, Lin Langtian spoke. With those words, he leaped forward.
Moments later, the two crossed the boundless demonic sea and arrived at a Demon Suppression Tower soaring hundreds of thousands of zhang tall.
Seeing such immense size—the last Demon Suppression Tower in the prison—Lin Langtian's mind sharpened. As expected of a two-Reincarnation Tribulation true king; the setup was truly impressive.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Langtian waved his hand and entered with the Wolf Demon King.
Just as Lin Langtian entered the tower, in the silent grand hall, a cold, hoarse voice slowly rang out.
"You've finally come. The other seven Hetero-Demon Kings have already fallen to you two, haven't they."
As the voice fell, a black vortex suddenly appeared before Lin Langtian.
Within that black vortex lurked an astonishingly powerful aura...
(END CHAPTER)
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