Chapter 61: The Fierce Might of the Blood Demon

  The war continued, with blood staining the earth. Both the Wu and Yao tribes suffered heavy losses, countless elites fell silently, but no one had the energy to care about others' lives or deaths anymore. They mechanically swung their weapons, mechanically cast spells, reaping their opponents' lives, and possibly sacrificing their own.

  The witch tribe, as the war progressed, threw more and more corpses of dead Youzu cultivators into the blood pool, which had expanded by more than ten times its original size. The pool was now like a huge lake, with waves constantly churning on its surface, as if it were boiling.

  The blood pool grew larger and the twelve pillars spun faster, stirring up the killing aura of the earth's veins. The killing aura seemed to condense into tangible forms, becoming black dragons that danced with their teeth and claws bared. Most of the killing aura was guided into the air, converging onto the Heavenly God Killing Array, amplifying its power and supporting the stalemate between Zu Wu and the elite of the demon tribe.

  Some of the overflowing evil energy also infused into all the Witch tribe warriors, and the originally exhausted Witch tribe soldiers seemed to have taken stimulants, recovering their combat strength. Some of the Witches who had been severely injured and were almost dying were invaded by the evil energy and could rely on this instinct to fight again.

  The demon clan often saw the witch tribe still wielding their weapons, harvesting lives with their intestines and hearts exposed. Many of the witches were left with only half a head, yet they still dragged a demon along with them to meet their demise. Gradually, even the demons felt a chill run down their spines. They weren't afraid of death, but fighting against these opponents who couldn't be called living beings was still unnerving.

  The demonic clan's momentum grew weaker and weaker, and under such circumstances, the evil energy took advantage of the demonic clan's unstable mood to invade, causing their Dao heart to waver. Many demons had illusions flashing before their eyes, and their heart demons were reborn. The cultivation of countless years was all in vain at this moment, turning into nothing but fleeting clouds and flowing water. The number of demons who died from walking fire entering their devilry was no longer small.

  In the grand array, Emperor Jun also felt extremely anxious. Compared to the Doutu Tian Shen's Great Array, the You tribe's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array had a huge hidden danger - too many people were participating in the formation. While having more people meant greater power, it was also difficult for them to unite and work together seamlessly. As long as everything followed the predetermined route of the array, there shouldn't have been any major issues. However, due to their intense confrontation with the Wu tribe, the problem had now been exposed.

  The cultivation of the participating demons is not the same, with some having already reached the realm of Daluo Jinxian and others just barely crossing the threshold. The difference in realms represents a distance of several orders of magnitude in terms of magical power, which in turn affects the star power that can be mobilized. Originally, when the demon clan practiced the grand array, they could still take care of each other and ensure the smooth operation of the array, but now everyone is fighting for their lives, and no one can hold back for the sake of their own survival.

  Because of this, the entire Heavenly Star Array's operation became increasingly problematic and difficult to control. Emperor Jun clearly felt the problem within it, his heart anxious and worried. If the array didn't operate smoothly, it couldn't attract more stellar energy, while the Witch Clan's Heavenly God Slaughter Array had an increasingly powerful killing aura that gradually suppressed the Demon Clan again.

  Di Jun and Tai Yi were not fools, they knew that if things continued like this, the demon tribe would undoubtedly be defeated. Suddenly, Tai Yi discovered a way to destroy the witch tribe's great array - it was because the heavenly god killing array was getting stronger and stronger, relying on the continuous supply of earth veins and evil energy. If he could cut off the supply of evil energy, wouldn't he be able to break through the witch tribe's great array?

  Thinking of this, Emperor Taiyi maintained the operation of the large array, urging the Eastern Emperor Clock to quietly break through time and space, and as soon as it appeared on the vast land of Hongyuan, seeing the gigantic altar of the Wu tribe, he knew that the key to destroying the Wu tribe's large array was here.

  Taiyi suddenly appeared above the Wu tribe, and in an instant, he exerted his full strength to activate the Donghuang Bell. The Donghuang Bell, being a treasure of the heavens, possessed boundless power. In an instant, it severed the evil energy, causing infinite black energy to gather together and transform into a gigantic demonic head, approximately 10,000 miles in size. With its enormous bloody mouth agape, it charged towards the Donghuang Bell, attempting to devour it.

  The Eastern Emperor Bell, emitting a faint golden light, collided with the demonic head that seemed to swallow the sky and earth. The gigantic demonic head suddenly shrunk to the size of a hundred miles, emitting a sound that made one's teeth ache. Suddenly, the demonic head burst open, releasing a surge of evil energy that filled the entire sky and earth, turning everything black in an instant.

  Taiyi's bell dispersed the evil energy, and the entire Wu tribe fell into a state of panic. The altar also stopped functioning, and the several high-ranking witches guarding it were shocked by this scene. They bore the mission of their ancestors to guard the altar, which was crucial to the fate of the Wu tribe. How could they be negligent? Seeing Taiyi still wanting to strike the Donghuang Bell to thoroughly destroy the altar, these high-ranking witches also became anxious.

  Tai Yi's true body emerged, thousands of feet tall, and jumped into the blood pool. The other eight Tai Wu surrounded the edge of the blood pool, took out their daggers, and slashed open their chests. A torrent of hot blood poured into the blood pool, instantly filling it to the brim. The powerful bloody aura rapidly corroded Tai Yi's true body, leaving only a skeleton behind. However, Tai Yi did not die; his eyes turned into two blazing flames that burned vigorously, displaying an incredibly strong life force.

  The blood in the blood pool boiled up, as if burning, the bloody aura spread out, instantly wrapping Taiyi's dry bones, and the entire skeleton turned into a blood man. The body grew taller and larger, breaking through the limit to reach a height of over 10,000 miles, shocking everyone. The witch tribe conjured up a terrifying blood demon through the altar.

  Dong Huang Taiyi knew he had to quickly eliminate this terrifying Blood Demon, or it would become extremely troublesome. Taiyi urged his magic power to come forth like the Blood Demon's attack, but unexpectedly, the Blood Demon treated the twelve black pillars as a treasure and raised them up like a cultivator, forming an array in mid-air. The magic power was endless, and surprisingly, it blocked the Dong Huang Bell.

  Taiyi increased his magical output, and the Blood Demon opposite him also activated the Earth Vein's killing energy once again, causing them to become locked in a stalemate. Taiyi saw that he couldn't quickly destroy the Witch Tribe's altar, but instead provoked this powerful Blood Demon, enraging him. He spat out a mouthful of vital blood, activating the Eastern Emperor Bell to smash towards the Blood Demon.

  The Blood Demon's hands formed a strange handprint, and a string of mysterious seals was injected into the twelve black pillars. These black pillars merged together to form a huge black awn, which rushed towards the Eastern Emperor Bell. The Eastern Emperor Bell was an invincible treasure that could crush anything, but it seemed to be hitting tofu as it struck the black pillar, which was quickly destroyed. However, with the support of the evil energy, the black pillar continuously regenerated as Taiyi was destroyed, and gradually, the speed of the two reached a balance. The Eastern Emperor Bell surprisingly failed to break through the black pillar's defense, leaving Taiyi shocked and bewildered, his head throbbing in pain.

  The Blood Demon seemed to have untapped potential, its hands constantly forming seals as it manipulated the killing intent to condense into demonic heads that bit and chewed towards Taiyi. Taiyi didn't dare to slack off either, recalling the Eastern Emperor's Bell to protect his body.

  These demonic heads did not just attack Taiyi, but also charged towards the demon tribe's camp. In an instant, countless demons were swallowed up, regardless of life or death. These demonic heads were ghoul-like, clearing the battlefield of flesh and blood, quickly devouring everything in sight, transforming it into magical energy to replenish the Blood Demon's power, making its might even greater than before.

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