Vol 5 Chapter 57: The Path to Dominance

These twenty-plus arms weren't illusions or the handiwork of the Spell Elemental. Mo Yu wasn't even carrying the Spell Elemental with him. Though he no longer had the Spell Elemental's help to manifest multiple arms for the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon Sword Path, in his current state, Mo Yu didn't need its assistance anymore.

The Slaughter Immortal Physique could enhance cultivation realms or mystical abilities during acts of slaughter. In the Origin Realm, he naturally wouldn't choose to improve his cultivation base. So during the killings, his avatar had been using the essence of slaughter to enhance the "Three Heads and Six Arms" technique. This divine ability had effortlessly reached perfection.

With Three Heads and Six Arms, Mo Yu could similarly execute the Multi-Armed Heavenly Demon Sword Path. But most crucially, after usurping the Dark Emperor's body, he'd actually gained nine tails as flexible as arms - these tails could also function as arms to wield sword techniques.

Moreover, since the avatar had now formed a contract with the main body, their connection had deepened not only with each other but also with the Ice Soul Gu. Compared to before, he could now merge with the Ice Soul Gu more seamlessly, effortlessly controlling its eight "arms" during fusion.

Six, nine, eight - in his current peak state, why would he need to manifest additional illusory arms? If he wished, he could produce over twenty arms without issue. And these twenty-plus arms weren't just for show - each could genuinely unleash formidable power!

The Three Heads and Six Arms provided artifact power bonuses, the nine tails granted dark energy enhancements, while the Ice Soul Gu itself bestowed sword technique mastery...

"The Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon Sword Path of Demon Emperor Tianchou can't compare to my Twenty-Three-Armed Heavenly Demon Sword Path."

Mo Yu's eyes flashed as he unleashed his full combat power, charging straight at the Meteor Spirit Beast. From their earlier clash, he'd discerned that the Meteor Spirit Beast was still injured, not yet restored to peak condition - this was undoubtedly the best opportunity to deal with it.

"Damn it!"

Facing Lin Jing's assault, the Meteor Spirit Beast struggled to comprehend - this guy... wasn't just about having perfected demonic bloodline. There was even a terrifying dark energy about him that felt strangely familiar yet unplaceable. Combined with that tyrannical killing intent, the fusion of three powers made the Meteor Spirit Beast feel like it was seeing another Sheng Kun.

This guy's strength... had definitely reached the level of the Demon Sect's Sacred Son! The Meteor Spirit Beast's assessment wasn't far off - Mo Yu alone might have lacked some foundation, but after fusing with the quasi-celestial grade Ice Soul Gu, his combat power had reached its peak.

Crash!

The twenty-three-armed Mo Yu relentlessly pursued the stone-bodied Meteor Spirit Beast, exemplifying the principle of striking while the iron was hot. As the Meteor Spirit Beast retreated step by step, Lin Jing was also astonished. Though he could sense the Meteor Spirit Beast struggling against Mo Yu's full-powered assault, its terrifying defensive capabilities baffled him - this thing... endured countless sword strikes with only superficial cracks, showing no signs of sustaining any substantial damage!

Tens of thousands of years had tempered the Meteor Spirit Beast's body to something even more formidable than perfected demonic physique.

"Enough!"

Amid the fierce battle, the Meteor Spirit Beast shouted, "Coming here, you shouldn't have intended just to fight me. Speak! What do you want to discuss? If you don't stop now, I'll definitely annihilate you here!" Killing intent radiated from the Meteor Spirit Beast too. Though currently not in optimal condition, one shouldn't forget - this was the Star Dust Realm, its stronghold, with countless spirits stationed here.

Facing this threat, Mo Yu halted because his spiritual sense had detected countless spirits of the Star Dust Realm unknowingly taking positions within numerous grand formations. At the Meteor Spirit Beast's mere thought, countless stellar killing arrays would activate, trapping and eliminating him instantly.

Not being one to fight two against one, Mo Yu naturally wouldn't accuse the other of treachery. He spoke calmly, "My purpose here is simple - I wish to discuss cooperation with you!"

"Cooperation?" The Meteor Spirit Beast coldly regarded Mo Yu. "What possible cooperation could we have?"

"Heaven-Earth Sect." Mo Yu stated, "I want to invite you to join the Heaven-Earth Sect."

"Heaven-Earth Sect?" The unfamiliar term initially puzzled the Meteor Spirit Beast, but it soon recalled what this organization was - established by the acting city lord of Xianlin City, with Lady Nethersoil and dozens of other spirits having joined it!

The Meteor Spirit Beast couldn't comprehend why beings like Lady Nethersoil would join such an organization. It had sent agents to investigate but found nothing.

Wait... Mo Yu was a demonic-blooded cultivator. How could he be connected to Lin Jing and the Heaven-Earth Sect?

"A spy... you're actually a Cultivation Alliance spy planted in the Demon Sect!" The next moment, the Meteor Spirit Beast exclaimed in realization. If Mo Yu wasn't its own planted agent, then he could only be a spy cultivated by the Cultivation Alliance!

"I'm not a Cultivation Alliance spy," Mo Yu said, "but I am indeed a member of the Heaven-Earth Sect."

"Meteor Spirit Beast, consider this - you're leading these spirits in rebellion precisely because you don't want to become nourishment for external cultivators, because you want to break free from immortal restraints, right? Join the Heaven-Earth Sect. We can grant you freedom, help you leave the Origin Realm!"

"Is this what you wanted to discuss?" The Meteor Spirit Beast chuckled darkly. "And if I say no?"

"Then the Star Dust Realm need not exist anymore, and you'll die today." Mo Yu declared. A fully-powered Meteor Spirit Beast would indeed be troublesome to deal with, but after its battle with Sheng Kun, he believed he could handle it!

Plans had changed - he'd decided that if the Meteor Spirit Beast wouldn't submit today, he'd follow the example of those two celestial spirits and eliminate a competitor early. But if he could subdue it, he'd be one step closer to dominating the Origin Realm!

"You? Do you realize your life hangs by my whim right now?" The Meteor Spirit Beast laughed heartily as the entire realm's formations began glowing.

But the next moment, its laughter abruptly ceased.

The Mo Yu before it had reverted to his original form - a fox it recognized all too well.

This fox...

Then, a phantom appeared beside the fox - the projection of Lin Jing, sect master of Heaven-Earth Sect and deputy city lord of Xianlin City. Standing beside his avatar, Lin Jing's projection spoke, "Meteor Spirit Beast, you don't actually think killing my beast with these formations would end matters, do you?"

"My Beast Master Sect possesses a secret art - at the cost of cultivation realm regression, a beastmaster can revive their contracted beast. Meaning even if you kill him, I can resurrect him indefinitely."

"I possess the Longevity Immortal Physique with infinite lifespan, and have mastered the Heavenly Demon Body. Even if my realm falls to mortal level, I can easily return to the Nascent Soul Transformation stage."

"How many times can you kill him?"

"Choose now - cooperation or destruction. I'll even let you try killing him once at full power before deciding. Go ahead."

"Mo Yu... is actually your contracted beast?!!!" The Meteor Spirit Beast, which had been confident until now, hadn't been shaken even upon learning Mo Yu was part of Heaven-Earth Sect and allied with Lin Jing. But discovering that Mo Yu - whose combat power approached its own peak - was merely this Lin Jing's beast caused violent tremors in its dao heart!