Chapter 226: The Undying Underworld Emperor (Part 7)

Su Chen spent twenty years raising his cultivation from the first level of the Spirit Sea Realm to the ninth level, while simultaneously accumulating enough energy for his second Nirvana.
Once he completed his second Nirvana,
his bloodline would undergo another transformation.
This second transformation
would be a long process.
Su Chen found a secluded corner and hid himself.
......
Fifty years had passed since Su Chen's second Nirvana.
Since their parting at Luoxia Mountain,
Chen Tianyi had never seen that crow again.
No...it should be said, it was a divine crow.
Chen Tianyi married the daughter of the Luoxia Sect Master.
He also became the Sect Master of the Qinglan Sect.
Over the past fifty years, he had experienced countless events, large and small.
He still couldn't let go of the figure in his mind.
"That crow...what was its origin?"
Chen Tianyi pondered.
He knew perfectly well that his rise from a lazy, idle disciple of the Spirit Rice Garden to a sect elder wasn't due to the sect's propaganda of gradual accumulation, but rather to the recurring manifestations of the crow he chased in his youth, granting him extraordinary cultivation speed.
Yet, he couldn't share the story of that figure in his mind with anyone.
"Recently... the demonic tides within the Great Martial Dynasty have been erupting more and more frequently, affecting many places."
Chen Tianyi sighed softly. Since the Falling Clouds Sect returned to the Azure Mist Sect, for some unknown reason, demonic tides had been erupting more and more frequently in various places, causing the destruction of many human forces.
The Azure Mist Sect, on the other hand, seemed peaceful. Although there were also beast tides, they weren't as terrifying as in other places, and there were no demonic beasts above the Spirit Sea Realm. At most, they were some minor demons, posing no threat to the Azure Mist Sect... But a demonic tide couldn't be a matter for just one sect.
This concerned the life and death of the entire Great Martial Dynasty.
Many disciples and elders of the Qinglan Sect perished in battle to support other forces fighting the demonic tide... Even the previous sect leader of the Qinglan Sect died in battle, entrusting the sect to Chen Tianyi before his death, hoping that the sect could be revitalized under Chen Tianyi's leadership.
Chen Tianyi was an ordinary person.
“No...it's terrible, Sect Leader! A powerful demon has emerged near the Luoxia Mountains!”
A hurried voice interrupted Chen Tianyi's thoughts, startling him awake.
“What? Could it be that the Demon King of the Luoxia Mountains has returned?”
Chen Tianyi panicked.
Currently, demonic tides are erupting across the Great Wu Dynasty, and the powerful figures are simply unable to provide support. If a Demon King were to launch an attack, the consequences would be unimaginable.
His wife and daughter are still with the Luoxia Sect!
“No...it's not that a Demon King has emerged...Sect Leader, it's that another powerful demon comparable to a Demon King has appeared in the Luoxia Mountains!”
............
At the Luoxia Mountains
Su Chen had already completed his second Nirvana.
He felt his bloodline grow stronger, equivalent to a sixth-grade bloodline among demonic beasts.
Sixth grade corresponds to the Profound Realm.
A Profound Realm cultivator is powerful enough to become a demon king in such a small place.
Su Chen's second Nirvana, breaking through to the Spirit Soul Realm, was no small feat.
"It's... a demonic beast with the same kingly bloodline as me has been born!"
Deep within the Sunset Mountain Range.
Beneath the endless surface of the water.
A powerful figure was slowly awakening.
A towering body emerged from the water—it was a colossal serpent on the verge of transforming into a dragon, emanating a powerful aura that subjugated the surrounding demonic beasts.
This giant serpent was none other than the Demon King who had swept through the area surrounding the Sunset Mountain Range.
It had fought a Transcendent Realm king of the human race, resulting in a stalemate, and fled deep into the Sunset Mountain Range to hide.
Fifty years had passed.
Its injuries had almost healed.
It planned to make a comeback…this time, it had a Demon Emperor behind it.
That's right, it had pledged allegiance to a Demon Emperor, intending to massacre the entire Great Martial Dynasty and wash away its past humiliations!
The Black Serpent King stared coldly in the direction of that aura.
“A sixth-grade bloodline demonic beast…if it submits to me, it might be a powerful asset; if it doesn't…then it will become my food!”
It would never allow a rebellious subject to appear on its territory!
...
"What? You mean I have to join that Black Serpent King's ranks?"
Su Chen was very puzzled.
"Alright, you lead the way, I'll go see the Black Serpent King."
Tears of joy involuntarily streamed down Su Chen's face.
He had just successfully undergone Nirvana.
All his energy had been completely depleted, and he desperately needed a large amount of blood and qi to replenish it.
Now,
a demon king had actually delivered himself to his doorstep.
Thinking about it, Su Chen suddenly felt increasingly hungry.
The demon beast leading the way suddenly felt a chill run through him. Turning back, he saw the black bird staring intently at him, its eyes glowing green, seemingly wanting to devour him alive, resembling a peerless ferocious beast.
"No wonder he's a demon favored by Lord Black Serpent King,"
the leading demon beast thought to itself.
Less than an hour later.
Su Chen, following the leading demon beast, found the Black Serpent King.
Suddenly, before any of the demons could react, the little demon leading the way was instantly split in two, its crystal core swallowed whole by Su Chen.
Su Chen's gaze swept over the other demon beasts.
On a crow,
they spotted a hungry wolf.
The Black Serpent King, seeing a mere fifth-tier demon beast dare to challenge its majesty to its face, was immediately enraged: "You big bird! I was going to spare your life because of your extraordinary bloodline, but I didn't expect you to be so eager to die. Well then, I'll grant your wish!"
Su Chen stared at the enraged Black Serpent King, his eyes gleaming green.
A giant serpent on the verge of transforming into a dragon.
Great nourishment!
That look.
The Black Serpent King felt as if it had been seen as prey by that giant bird.
What a joke!
A fifth-tier bird dared to see it as prey?
He was a demon king!
The Black Serpent King quickly realized its mistake.
A huge mistake.
It had actually been wounded by a bird!
The Sunset Mountain Range trembled. The battle between two powerful beings, their terrifying auras alarming countless demonic beasts.
It also alarmed the major forces near the Sunset Mountain Range.
"That's... the aura of that demon king! It seems a powerful being is fighting it!"
"Could it be fate, that the damned Black Serpent King is about to reap what it sows?"
"No... the one fighting that demon king of the Sunset Mountain Range... is also a demon!"
"..."
Two king-level demons clashed.
"The outcome is decided."
"Who won?"
"The serpent demon's aura vanished; it was slain by the new demon king of Luoxia Mountain."
"Oh no! An even more terrifying demon king has emerged from the Luoxia Mountain Range!"
"..."
When Chen Tianyi arrived at the Luoxia Sect,
he saw a towering divine bird standing atop a colossal serpent as majestic as a mountain.
Brightened by the sunlight,
the divine bird appeared almost divine.