Chapter 67 The Twelfth Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus
The Investiture of the Gods can control all the gods on the list. Anyone listed must obey its commands without resistance.
Furthermore, as long as the Investiture of the Gods remains intact, even if a god dies, they can be resurrected within the list, achieving a unique form of immortality.
The Myriad Gods Map lacks this ability. It merely collects information about the gods, knows their strengths and weaknesses, and categorizes and ranks them, but cannot control the gods on the list.
While the Myriad Gods Map can resurrect a god who dies, the price is enormous—so enormous that Feng Zichen wants to forget about this function!
"Now that I have obtained two of the three Star Gods, all I need to achieve the Dao of the Stars is the South Pole Star. However, the South Pole Star Lord has already been born, so the future path to enlightenment will inevitably be troublesome!" Thinking of this, Feng Zichen felt somewhat agitated. The South Pole Star
Lord was driven out of the South Pole Star by the demon race during the Star God Tribulation and wandered into the primordial wilderness, his whereabouts unknown. When He reappeared in the mortal world, He had become a disciple of the Primordial Celestial Venerable—the Antarctic Immortal.
"The matter of the Antarctic Immortal isn't urgent; a solution will eventually be found. The urgent matter now is the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord. Regardless of whether he's a match for the culprit, I must first ascertain his identity before formulating a plan."
Thinking this, Feng Zichen glanced at the dark mark on his primordial spirit. This was formed from innate resentment; if he couldn't fulfill his promise in the future, this innate resentment would erupt, plunging him into eternal silence.
Having inherited the Nine Heavens Divine Embryo, he naturally inherited its karma, and he needed to settle accounts with the culprit who harmed it. Feng Zichen didn't regret this; the Nine Heavens Divine Embryo was crucial to his path, and even a Great Luo Golden Immortal couldn't stop him.
On the path of the Great Dao, one either advances or retreats; there's no room for hesitation!
…On the other side of the Creation Thunder Sea, a twelfth-grade black lotus took root within, continuously absorbing the power of the thunderous sea. Around it, thunder serpents danced wildly, surging madly towards it.
Each time the divine lightning of creation struck it, a wisp of innate malevolent energy, visible to the naked eye, flew out from its body and was destroyed by the divine lightning.
This twelfth-grade black lotus was none other than the supreme treasure of the demonic path—the twelfth-grade world-destroying black lotus.
"Soon! Soon! Before long, I will be able to take human form and walk on the primordial land as an innate god-demon." Sensing the changes within itself, an excited voice emanated from within the world-destroying black lotus. Back then, when the Demon Ancestor Rahu self-destructed, the power was immense, destroying the entire western spiritual vein! The world-destroying black lotus was right under the Demon Ancestor's feet at that time, and its fate was predictable; it was immediately severely injured and fell into the spatial turbulence.
Although severely injured, the world-destroying black lotus also benefited from this misfortune, giving birth to sentience. With sentience, the next step was to take human form.
However, the world-destroying black lotus was too deeply injured, and if it were to take human form now, it would risk losing its grade, so the world-destroying black lotus naturally did not want to.
In its quest for human form, the Black Lotus of Annihilation, under the guise of the Demon Ancestor, spread the demonic path, cultivating numerous demonic cultivators who gathered the essence of earth veins from all directions to devour and replenish its own resources.
Unfortunately, since the end of ancient times, countless years have passed, and the twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Annihilation's essence has still not been restored. In utter desperation, it came to Thunder Swamp, intending to make a final stand.
This is why Feng Zichen encountered a large number of demonic cultivators on his way to Thunder Swamp. They had all come to deliver earth vein essence to the Black Lotus of Annihilation.
"Haha! I never expected such a desperate measure to yield such unexpected gains! Thunder Swamp truly lives up to its reputation as a source of creation!" Within the sea of thunder, the Black Lotus of Annihilation laughed heartily.
Within the Black Lotus of Annihilation, nine radiant orbs shone brightly, surrounded by lightning, dense runes, and the aura of the Great Dao, radiating a rich vitality.
Nine slender roots emerged from the void, taking root in them, constantly drawing power from them, causing their radiance to dim further.
"By absorbing the essence of these nine innate divine embryos, I can not only restore my original essence and return to my peak, but perhaps even take a step further and directly manifest with the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!" The Black Lotus of Annihilation thought smugly, watching the divine and demonic essence dim. Indeed, these nine divine and demonic essences were the essence of the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord. On the day the Black Lotus of Annihilation arrived at the Thunder Swamp, it rushed straight into its depths.
The twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Annihilation was a top-grade innate merit spiritual treasure, considered the most powerful of all innate spiritual treasures, with unparalleled power. The ninefold Thunder Swamp, which posed an immense danger to Feng Zichen, was merely a tickle to it. In just a few years, it arrived at the eighthfold Thunder Swamp.
The moment it entered the eighth level of Thunder Swamp, the Black Lotus of Annihilation sensed the presence of the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord. This Black Lotus of Annihilation was a treasure of the Demon Ancestor, constantly immersed in innate malevolent energy, its nature twisted, tyrannical, and lawless.
Knowing that devouring the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord would greatly benefit it, it disregarded karma and pounced directly. The unfortunate Nine Heavens Thunder Lord, not yet born, was no match for the Black Lotus of Annihilation; its life force was immediately taken, turning it into a stillborn fetus.
However, the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord was, after all, the son of Thunder Swamp. Enraged by the Black Lotus of Annihilation's loss of its life force, Thunder Swamp summoned a sky full of lightning, unleashing a barrage to annihilate the Black Lotus of Annihilation.
However, no matter how powerful Thunder Swamp was, it lacked intelligence and acted entirely on instinct.
The Black Lotus of Annihilation merely concealed the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord's aura and altered its own state, thus shielding itself from Thunder Swamp's perception and swaggering into the ninth level of Thunder Swamp.
Within the sea of thunder, as time passed, the life force of the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord was completely devoured by the World-Destroying Black Lotus. The World-Destroying Black Lotus let out a long laugh, mobilizing its entire essence to begin shaping its Dao body.
"Haha! The time has come; it is time for me to take form!"
As the words fell, the heavens and earth changed color. Boundless auspicious energy gathered above the sea of thunder, thousands of auspicious energies, countless rays of light, resounding Dao sounds, and the laws of the Great Dao descended. Various wondrous phenomena appeared continuously, congratulating the birth of yet another innate god-demon.
"Ah! Not good!"
Just as the World-Destroying Black Lotus was about to take form, perhaps due to some overconfidence, a trace of the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord's residual aura leaked out from its body.
Instantly, the thunderous swamp roared in fury. The auspicious energy vanished in the blink of an eye, transforming into dark clouds that blotted out the sky, within which lightning snakes danced wildly; the endless wondrous phenomena ceased instantly, transforming into a realm of ghosts and demons, filled with wails and howls!
The transformation of the World-Destroying Black Lotus was abruptly halted, as wave after wave of Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning struck it, attempting to annihilate it.
"Hmph! Only now do you realize? Too late!" With a cold snort, the twelfth-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus blazed with dark light, and countless jet-black lotus flowers bloomed, rapidly spreading outwards and blocking all the Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the World-Destroying Black Lotus hastily shaped its Dao body, intending to transform before the black lotus shattered. Once it could transform, it would be a primordial god-demon protected by the Heavenly Dao, and the endless Demon-Slaying Divine Lightning would naturally dissipate.
(End of Chapter)