On Planet Qingyun, Wu Tianjun rushed all the way toward Fiendgod Mountain. He calculated that the three shichen were almost up; his clansmen had likely all departed, and it was time for him and Wu Tianyuan to leave Planet Qingyun as well.
"Big brother! Let's go, we will return in the future!" Wu Tianjun shouted to Wu Tianyuan.
"Haha! Let's go. Consider this clawing back a bit of interest for my Wu clan. Just wait, I will surely have my revenge hereafter!" Wu Tianyuan said icily. Although he had relied on the Five Elements Ring to suppress eight Divine Venerables, he could not kill them, only injure them.
Their Wu clan had suffered devastating casualties this time; perhaps not many of them were left. Most of the fifth generation were still in swaddling clothes; now that they were scattered, who knew if they could ever be found again in the future. In the fourth generation, perhaps only Wu Shichen was certain to be alive, while the rest remained a mystery. As for the third generation, it was even more tragic; the allied forces of the Divine Realm had primarily targeted them, and it was unknown how many were still alive. Wu Tianyuan would surely repay this debt of vengeance, and he would do so with absolute madness.
"Hmph! You two fiendish creatures need not think of leaving!" At this moment, outside Planet Qingyun, the shadow of a colossal giant spoke. This was the projection of a Sacred God powerhouse. With that, he reached out and struck toward Planet Qingyun, aiming directly at Wu Tianjun and Wu Tianyuan.
*Boom!* Before the two of them could even react, they were sent flying nearly a hundred miles. Although they were not severely injured, they were left reeling from the blow. To protect his mother, Wu Tianjun had taken almost the entirety of this slap. Fortunately, his fiend body was incredibly tough, so they were not harmed.
"Oh? You didn't die?" the attacking powerhouse said in surprise. Although his projection possessed less than twenty percent of his true body's power, it was still not something a Divine Venerable could withstand. He raised his hand to strike once more.
"Big brother! Take my mother to Fiendgod Mountain! Let me stop him!" Wu Tianjun said urgently.
"Alright! Hurry up! The three shichen are almost up." Wu Tianyuan did not waste words. They did not have much time, and a Sacred God powerhouse was not someone they could contend with at the moment.
*BOOM!* The massive hand swept down toward Wu Tianjun. This time, he only had enough time to throw a punch to meet the palm. However, he was not as lucky as before. The majestic force and Dao rhyme slammed him into the ground. The terrifying shockwave caused his mother's body in his arms to explode, leaving behind only a cloud of black mist. He had hastily used his fiendish qi to protect his mother's soul.
"Ah... No! Mother!!!" Wu Tianjun's eyes nearly split open. Just a bit more and his mother would have perished completely. A dark shadow rushed over just in time, wrapping his mother's soul in dense fiendish qi before opening its mouth and swallowing it.
"Flee, quickly! We don't have much time left!" Wu Tianyuan urged. He could feel his emotions gradually turning violent. Though their fiend bodies were powerful right now, they still could not withstand a Sacred God for long.
"Big brother! I hope you can bring Mother to Mount Moshen safely. Let me hold them off, I'll catch up soon..." Wu Tianjun said, his face filled with murderous intent. His mother had been killed, but fortunately, the Old Devil said that as long as her soul remained, she could be revived. That was why he had managed to keep enough of his composure to hold back several Deity Venerables so his clansmen could escape. However, now that his mother's physical body was shattered and only her soul remained, he wasn't sure if the Old Devil could actually save her. This uncertainty fueled his murderous rage, and combined with the influence of the demonic energy, he was beginning to grow somewhat frenzied. "Big brother! Go, quickly! Don't worry, I'll be right behind you..." Wu Tianjun pushed Wu Tianyuan toward Mount Moshen.
"...Sigh! Alright! I'll go first. Hurry to Mount Moshen, and we'll leave together." Wu Tianyuan said with some hesitation. He also understood that if they delayed even a moment longer, that Sacred God would definitely keep them both here. "If anything happens to you, I swear I will bathe this starry sky in blood to avenge you!" Wu Tianyuan said resolutely, then quickly dashed toward Mount Moshen. Ever since the Wu clan was attacked, they had done everything they could. He would definitely have his revenge.
"Old Devil! I hope you can save my mother..." Wu Tianjun muttered to himself. He had decided to stay behind and block that person to the very end so that Wu Tianyuan could escape safely.
"Hmph! How could you possibly escape before my eyes! Die!" A cold snort echoed through the void, followed by a giant hand smashing down toward Wu Tianjun once again.
"If you want to attack him, you'll have to go through me!" Like an unkillable cockroach, even after being smashed down, he rushed back up to block the attack.
"BOOM... BOOM... BOOM..."
"Haha, even a Sacred God is nothing special. You can't kill me!" The more attacks Wu Tianjun endured, the more the demonic energy affected him. At this point, he was relying almost entirely on instinct to block the incoming strikes.
The Sacred God attacking him was also thoroughly shocked. That demonic creature had taken his attacks and yet remained alive; a Deity Venerable could not possibly be this powerful.
At that moment, Wu Tianjun suddenly charged out of Qingyun Star, striking toward the giant projection.
"Take my punch! I really want to see how much power this projection of yours has left!" Wu Tianjun said, shrouded in sky-covering demonic energy. Although he was influenced by the demonic energy, his Primordial Demonic Veins grew even stronger because of it, unleashing a more powerful demonic energy that allowed him to faintly touch upon the Sacred God Realm.
"Hmph! Nothing but a demonic creature," the Sacred God said in anger. It was true that he did not have much energy left, but he was not afraid; his true body would arrive very soon.
*Boom!* The void shattered. Wu Tianjun and his opponent clashed briefly before separating. The more they fought, the more Wu Tianjun strangely realized that he was actually growing calmer, almost entirely unaffected by the demonic energy now. He paused to inspect the changes in his body. The mighty figure also stopped, his expression shifting unpredictably, knowing that he could no longer do anything to his opponent.
Looking inside his body, Wu Tianjun finally understood why he was unaffected by the demonic energy. His nine-aperture nascent soul—no, at this moment, it should be called a nine-aperture demonic infant—and his dual cultivation paths of the Divine Vein Origin and the Primordial Demonic Veins had both reached the Earth Dan Realm. At the same time, he felt his heavenly tribulation arriving! Yes, it was a heavenly tribulation! It turned out that the reason he hadn't faced a heavenly tribulation before was because he had only cultivated his Divine Veins. Although he was powerful, he still hadn't triggered a tribulation, likely because he hadn't cultivated his Demonic Veins!
"The Old Demon said that the Divine and Demonic veins cannot coexist... That's right, the Primordial Beings... he said I am a descendant of the Primordial Beings..." At this moment, Wu Tianjun began to yearn to know more about these Primordial Beings.
"Hmph! Demonic creature, you dare to run amok in our Human Race's territory? Are you truly not afraid of being slain?" the projection of the Holy God powerhouse barked.
"Demonic creature?! Who told you I belong to the Demon Race?" Wu Tianjun turned to look at him, his previous frenzy now completely gone. "Haha, even if I were of the Demon Race, so what? To extend your own lifespans and satisfy your selfish desires, you laid hands on an eight-year-old girl. How does that make you any different from a demon? You, a bunch of Divine Reverends, would destroy an entire planet over a single disagreement. What right do you have to lecture me? Have I killed an innocent soul? And you, do you even know the reason behind all this?" Wu Tianjun asked mockingly.
"Reason? A demonic creature like you dares to stir up trouble in the Human Race. Rest assured, many powerhouses will not let you leave here alive," the Holy God powerhouse replied, though he felt a sudden pang of unease.
"Haha! Brilliant! A bunch of Divine Reverends wanted to capture my cousin to seize her Heavenly Phoenix Origin, so you tell me, what was I supposed to do? Why didn't you show up then to vanquish demons and defend the Dao? I embraced the demonic path solely to protect my family, yet you rush out now to bark wildly and twist the truth. Do you honestly think you are worthy?" Wu Tianjun sneered.
"Hmph! Even if that is the case, a demonic creature like you must undoubtedly die!" an angry voice boomed. Suddenly, the void tore open, and an old man stepped out. He looked identical to the projection; it seemed his true body had finally arrived.
"Haha, where is the Heavenly Phoenix Physique? Speak, and I guarantee you shall live." At that moment, another powerhouse descended. His terrifying aura was in no way inferior to the old man's.
"Haha, the rest of you Holy Gods have already arrived, so why hide?" Wu Tianjun said, looking into the void. He was not the least bit startled by the appearance of the two Holy Gods. He could sense that Wu Tianyuan was already prepared by the Old Demon to be teleported away from Qingyun Planet.
"What sharp senses! Which branch of the Demon Race do you belong to?" Two more figures stepped out of the void, one of whom was a woman who spoke.
"Haha, the Old Demon said I shouldn't overuse demonic qi, otherwise I might be completely consumed by it. But I really want to test that theory..." Wu Tianjun laughed, completely devoid of fear. He knew that the Old Demon's attempt to smuggle the members of the Wu family out would surely draw attention, so he wanted to buy them some time. He was also somewhat confident that he wouldn't be fully demonized; at worst, his soul and origin soul would suffer some damage. The real danger lay in the four Holy Gods standing before him. The moment an opportunity arose, he would use the final trump card the Old Demon had given him to escape to the Demon Realm.
With that, Wu Tianjun unleashed his demonic qi even more violently. His body swelled until he was nearly a hundred feet tall. Shrouded in rolling billows of demonic qi like an ancient giant demon, he swung his fist toward the Holy Gods.