In the main hall of Xingqing Palace, Yang Guozhong lifted a hand and stared at Hongjun. The Nightmare Tapir on his back shrieked in pain. Its demonic aura exploded and gushed toward Yang Guozhong. Hong Jun retreated to Li Jinglong's side. With his back facing Li Jinglong, he pressed his hand on the couch and held Li Jinglong's hand tightly.
Chen Feng woke up and opened his eyes. He rubbed them in disbelief and exclaimed, "Wah!"
Hongjun stood before the duo while panting. He did not use the Demon Seed to guide the Nightmare Tapir that Yang Guozhong had absorbed. All he did was watch quietly. Yang Guozhong finally got the Nightmare Tapir's power back. His robe was blown up by the demonic aura. Apart from An Lushan, he had become the second Tianma!
"Come with me," Yang Guozhong said, "The time has come. This is the best chance!"
The Nightmare Tapir shrieked in pain as all of its nightmares were taken away by Yang Guozhong. It fell onto the ground and turned into water gradually.
"Xie Yu!"
"I see you!"
An Lushan's voice shook Chang 'an. The Tianma aura that filled the air retracted toward the central axis of Chang' an. It recalled the demonic aura and consolidated into a ferocious-looking giant Tianma that was thirty feet tall with its lower body on the ground. It roared, "Xie Yu! Spit out 3,000 nightmares! "
The Heavenly Demon's head was greyish-white, and it was as big as a house. Its eyes were pitch-black and empty. It opened its mouth and vomited countless corpses in an instant. Eerie white bones, rotten flesh, and blood were all the food it had swallowed. Chang 'an City turned into a mountain of corpses and a pool of blood at that moment!
"Damn it." The corner of Atay's lips twitched. "This fella is too ugly. How did God make such a disgusting thing?"
As soon as the black clouds dispersed, the Tianma lifted three tentacles that were consolidated by black aura and pointed at three directions in the city. Subsequently, the Demon Soldiers spread out and charged toward Wild Goose Tower, Xingshan Temple, and Ximing Temple. They began attacking the buildings of the Buddha's light formation!
The 100,000 Demon Soldiers rolled in and destroyed the walls of the buildings. The Ashina Chong was the first to shout, "We can't hold on anymore!" It jumped off the roof and the Demon Soldiers behind it crashed the temple like a tidal wave.
"Look at your companions." Yang Guozhong turned to Hong Jun. "My disciple."
"I'm not your disciple!" Hongjun said.
"You and I were destined to be my disciple. Yang Guozhong said, "But it was forcefully severed by someone. Guess who severed your fate?"
Li Jinglong closed his eyes and was still lying on the bed as if he had fallen into a deep dream.
Yang Guozhong said in a low voice, "You came to this world to face the calamity of all living beings. A selfish person used a forbidden technique to change your past for his own selfish reasons. Becoming Tianma and being driven away by the Acalanatha is your final destination. "
"Why?" Chen Feng asked curiously.
The Carp Demon couldn't stop trembling and stuck its head out from behind Hongjun.
Hong Jun raised his hand behind his back and gently waved his hand.
Yang Guozhong turned to the outside of the main hall and looked into the distance. At this moment, Tianma was getting bigger and bigger. It was trudging through the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood towards the main hall of Xingqing Palace.
"At this moment, no one can stop it."
Grey Wolf was running at top speed on the roof. The surrounding Demon Soldiers rushed up and surrounded it in the northwest corner of the city.
Ashina Chong threw away all of its flying daggers and stood on the roof. The Demon Soldiers rushed at it from all directions like a tide.
Atay was surrounded by wind and fire. His left hand pressed on the Divine Fire Ring on his right hand and his whole body began to burn.
Lu Xu flipped over and jumped off the roof of Xingqing Palace, blocking the drill ground in front of the main hall. Tianma instantly rose from the ground and let out a terrifying roar at Lu Xu!
Yang Guozhong looked into the distance. In the dark night, Chang 'an's houses were collapsing. That was the sound of the Demon Soldiers wreaking havoc in the city.
Hongjun stood in front of the Emperor's couch and took a deep breath. At this moment, behind Yang Guozhong and in front of Hongjun, Yuan Kun's figure suddenly condensed.
Yuan Kun was still wearing the black blindfold. He raised his index finger and hissed.
"Go." Yuan Kun's voice softly sounded in Hongjun's ear. "Guard your heart. What should come will come soon."
Then, Yuan Kun stretched out a finger and lightly tapped Hongjun's forehead. His body turned into powder and scattered.
At this moment, Yang Guozhong turned around and looked at Hongjun, his eyes full of pity.
"I will become a Demon in your place." Yang Guozhong slowly said, "I will also die under the power of Acala. This is the only thing Master can give you."
"You won't die." Hongjun said in a low voice, "You have such great ambition. Once you become a Demon, I presume that even Li Jinglong won't be able to control you."
"You have no other choice." Yang Guozhong gave a strange smile. "Right now, you are no longer my match."
"You're right," Hongjun said coldly. "Then what are you still talking about?"
Li Jinglong's breathing gradually increased, his chest rising and falling.
"I will leave tomorrow …" Little Hongjun and Little Li Jinglong sat side by side on the swing.
Little Li Jinglong said in a low voice, "We will meet again."
Little Hongjun's eyes reddened. He said in a low voice, "Maybe not."
"We will." Little Li Jinglong said in a low voice, "You promise me, I also promise you …"
Xingqing Palace's walls were completely destroyed. The Demon Soldiers whistled and rushed into the square in front of the palace. Tianma roared again. It gathered black gas and turned it into a pillar of gas. With a loud bang, it penetrated into the main hall!
The billowing pillar of gas madly rushed into the hall like a tornado. However, in the next moment, the entire Xingqing Palace collapsed and exploded. Debris and broken wood shot out in all directions in an instant!
Hong Jun was dressed in black as he appeared amidst the sweeping storm. A flood dragon condensed from black flames was circling around him!
Hei Jiao's Xie Yu, which was circling around Hongjun, opened its mouth and roared, "Overstepping trash!"
Tianma's tentacles waved and swept towards Hongjun who was circled by the Hei Jiao! Hongjun's left hand made a circle with his sword finger. The five-colored divine light rushed into the sky. It vaguely carried an evil aura. It turned into a peacock's tail plume, which appeared behind him like a halo. Divine and demonic light suddenly shot out in all directions. Then, he stretched out his right hand and blocked the billowing black gas released by Tianma!
Tianma released more and more tentacles, which wrapped around Hongjun who was in the middle of the demonic energy. The demonic seed in Hongjun's chest was like a whirlpool, which began to madly absorb Tianma's power.
For a moment, the two sides were in a deadlock. The demonic soldiers in Chang 'an City gave up on the exorcists and rushed madly towards Xing Qing Palace!
In the main hall, Qing Xiong, Yuan Kun, and Yu Zaoyun stood in front of the bed.
Li Jinglong was still sleeping.
"Why hasn't the fourth one arrived yet?" Yuan Kun said in a low voice.
"Ah ah ah —" Hongjun shouted angrily in the darkness. The exorcists rushed towards Xing Qing Palace, but they were swept away by the hurricane of demonic energy. Xie Yu shouted, "Steady!"
Atay fell to the ground. Liang Danhuo appeared in front of him. Her ferocious face was already twisted. She sneered, "It's your turn …"
Tianma instantly turned into a demonic cloud and surrounded Hongjun. A hundred thousand demonic soldiers surrounded him in the center. They rushed forward dauntlessly, wanting to knock him to the ground. Xie Yu let out a long howl. She circled around Hongjun and swept away the countless demonic soldiers.
Hongjun raised a hand to resist Tianma. The demonic seed crazily absorbed the demonic energy that An Lushan had absorbed along the way. Hongjun's demonic energy grew stronger and stronger. His long hair suddenly began to burn, turning into pitch-black short hair. His skin became snow-white.
This was the true form of the Demon King! Hongjun was in the midst of the demonic energy. He saw that the balance of power was tipping towards him. Tianma was about to lose control. He immediately waved her tentacles and wrapped them around Liang Danhuo.
Liang Danhuo had not yet made a move to fight against Atay. She was caught off guard. She was wrapped around by the tentacles and pulled towards Tianma. Then, a blood-curdling scream sounded. Tianma stuffed her into her mouth and chewed fiercely. Blood spurted out all over the floor. Tianma's demonic energy grew stronger again. She wrapped around the demonic seed in Hongjun's chest and pulled with all her might.
Xie Yu roared and rushed forward, biting Tianma's head. Tianma let out a sharp cry. Hongjun took advantage of the situation. He clasped his hands together and the demonic seed began to spin rapidly. It formed the eye of the storm and sucked in the heavy black clouds between heaven and earth!
Tianma roared, "Give it to me — — give it to me, and you will be free — —"
Xie Yu's voice sounded in Hongjun's heart, "Now!"
Hongjun opened his eyes. The demonic energy rose again. The demonic energy that the demonic seed had absorbed almost made him lose himself. He forgot everything. There was only endless desire in the depths of his heart. He was like a monster that could never be full. He howled at Tianma!
His short hair fluttered like flames. His body began to dissipate. What replaced it was a body made of black flames condensed from demonic energy. In the depths of his heart, the only thing that came with gentleness was death filled with peace. The black clouds in the sky all gathered toward his chest. As the black clouds gathered, Chang 'an, which was shrouded by the dark clouds, showed a brilliant golden edge.
"I … … will die." Hongjun felt endless pain engulfing his soul. It was eating away all the beautiful memories in his life. What replaced them was only calmness in the face of endless darkness. He thought that becoming a demon would bring sadness, fear, and unwillingness. But none of this happened.
He seemed to have become a god. The Heavenly Axiom was not benevolent. It was a god who treated all living things like straw dogs. It looked down on all living things. It was neither happy nor sad. There was only …
… … the thought of completely cleansing this world, erasing all the ugliness, and starting over.
Tianma was already weak. The demonic energy was endless. It was absorbed by Hongjun's body. The body made of rotten flesh collapsed rapidly.
At this moment, Hongjun obtained the real Tianma and all the memories of the past thousands of years.
Mahamayuri, who was covered in magnificent five-colored divine light, flew from the sky with its tail dragging behind it.
Acalanatha, who was emitting golden light, chased after it.
The Mahamayuri's image suddenly rose and flew to the sky to fight with the golden-armored giant.
"This is my destiny!"
"All of this is not the end yet —"
"The day Tianma is born will be the day when the Land of Divine Prefecture returns to silence …"
"As long as the cycle of reincarnation still exists," Acalanatha's voice shook the void, "All living things in the Land of Divine Prefecture will still have a chance to live!"
The memories shook again and again and poured into his mind. He began to understand the meaning of looking down on all living things in the Land of Divine Prefecture with Tianma's eyes. This was not enlightenment, nor redemption, but destruction!
Tianma came to the world once every thousand years. It gathered the demonic energy in the world and formed the demonic seed. The Land of Divine Prefecture would also usher in the "tribulation" that came once every thousand years. If there was still hope in the world, Acalanatha would shoot the demonic seed and disperse the demonic energy into the world. It would then sleep for a thousand years!
If there was no more hope in the world, Tianma's power would be at its peak. What would follow would be the destruction of all living things in the Land of Divine Prefecture. The Three Realms would be wiped out and left for the next void creation …
"There's life and there's death." Tianma opened its eyes, which were shining with billions of stars. It said in a deep voice, "Mediocre and mediocre, living things are like ants. What's the point of all this?"
He stretched out his hand and flicked his finger lightly. A black light flew out and shot toward An Lushan. Tianma instantly dissipated, turning into flying ashes and disintegrating in the fierce wind.
"Tianma comes to the world —" Xie Yu turned and flew toward Tianma. It said in a deep voice, "Let me help you."
Tianma's robe fluttered in the fierce wind. Xie Yu flew toward Tianma, releasing demonic energy and sweeping it away.
"Promise me, and I promise you," Little Li Jinglong sat on the swing and said to Little Hongjun.
"Are you coming to me, or should I go to you?" Little Hongjun looked down at Little Li Jinglong's hand, holding it and shaking it gently.
"You come to me first." Little Li Jinglong whispered in his ear, "Then I'll go to you …"
"Silk Star! Let's go! "Jia Yuze's voice sounded from next door.
Little Hongjun's tears rolled down his cheeks.
Little Li Jinglong held his hand and walked out of the door, whispering, "You have to listen to your parents."
"Where's your treasure?" Little Hongjun asked.
"I'll be back." Little Li Jinglong hugged Little Hongjun in his arms and lowered his head to kiss his forehead. Little Hongjun actually hooked his arms around his neck and kissed his lips.
Little Li Jinglong: "…"
Little Hongjun smiled and said, "My mother often kisses my father like this, I'm leaving."
Little Hongjun got on the carriage and the carriage set off. Li Jinglong stood at the end of the alley with disheveled hair, staring blankly at Hongjun's departure. The surrounding light suddenly dimmed, a flash of lightning flashed, and torrential rain fell from the sky. Li Jinglong discovered that he was already covered in black armor.
A figure rushed towards him. Li Jinglong shouted, "Who's there?"
Li Jinglong subconsciously raised his hand and blocked with his sword. The lightning illuminated their faces. Hongjun's hair was soaked and stuck to his forehead. In an instant, the pendant on the side of his neck swung. Li Jinglong couldn't dodge in time, and the two of them widened their eyes.
The Mind's Lantern collided with the Wisdom Sword and immediately shattered, lighting up a large flash of light.
Li Jinglong suddenly opened his eyes.
"Hongjun …" Li Jinglong said with a trembling voice.
As soon as Li Jinglong opened his eyes, Qing Xiong, who was guarding the bed, whistled.
The Golden-Winged Roc and the Giant Kun flew out at the same time, each releasing a spell that surrounded and attacked Tianma!
The handsome Tianma's eyes were cold. She only lightly raised her hand, and black Qi swept towards the two Yao Kings, forcing them away. Immediately after, a loud rumble came from the distance.
"Charge!" The Battle Undead Ghost King roared.
The Transformed Snakes covered the sky and swept towards Chang 'an. In an instant, the walls of Chang' an collapsed, and the Battle Undead army took over the entire city, charging towards the scattered demon soldiers and trampling everywhere!
In the sky and on the ground, all the demons were attacking Tianma!
Tianma opened her mouth, but what came out was Xie Yu: "The demons are arrogant and conceited, truly stupid to the extreme!"
"Force out Xie Yu!" The Golden-Winged Roc's voice resounded through the sky.
"What about Hongjun?!" Mo Rigen roared.
"Don't worry about him!" Kun Shen's voice sounded. In an instant, tens of thousands of Battle Undead rushed over, scattering the demon soldiers. The Battle Undead Ghost King flipped over and jumped onto Kun Shen's back, charging towards Hongjun. The exorcists could only grit their teeth and cast their spells towards Hongjun.
Tianma's power was released to the extreme, and in an instant, the world was plunged into darkness.
"Prepare to be destroyed," Tianma said coldly in Xie Yu's voice.
"Hongjun …" Li Jinglong trembled and rolled off the bed. Light shot out from his heart, and the Mind's Lantern illuminated the dark Xingqing Palace!