Tao Qian had just freed himself from the Red Rope's curse and was unable to respond to the filth that surged towards him; danger also approached from the right.

It goes without saying, it must be that so-called treacherous minister Jia Qiuchi summoning the avatar of the [Emperor Heavenly Talisman].

With just a glance, he couldn't help but be startled.

If judged based on previous impressions, Great Demon Tao would think the Heavenly Talisman Emperor from the Outer Realm Demons was merely a common Acquired God Demon off the beaten track, exaggerating his strength.

His Taoist power was still decent, but it should not compare to the Red Rope God or the Seven Slaughter Bodhisattva.

Yet now upon closer inspection, he realized he had underestimated.

The right sky had been covered by an extremely expansive, gigantic "auspicious cloud."

Above this cloud sat a presence akin to the Divine Emperor, centered among the God Demons, adorned in imperial robe and crown, majestic and exceptional, dignified to the utmost, with red hair and red beard seeming to dance with Heavenly fire, two extra arms growing from each shoulder, stretching upward, with innate Secret Talismans residing in each palm, respectively "Yin Talisman" and "Yang Talisman," harboring infinite divine power.

To the emperor's left and right stood each a Divine General more gigantic and terrifying than Great Strength Demons; a glance exchanged with these two generals would result in catastrophe.

Tao Qian not only scrutinized those two generals but also carefully examined the Heavenly Talisman Emperor himself, trying to discern which Evil Demon dared impersonate the Heavenly Emperor?

Thus, naturally, he fell into the trap.

In that instant, it was as if he was thrown into a chaotic vortex, with disorder in Yin and Yang, emerging strange in his heart soul, his Dharma body trembling, akin to a plague-stricken Chicken or a poisoned Cow or Horse.

As he cast magic to break free, the Divination Worm revealed the secrets it peeked at in his mind, uncovering the root and origins of the Heavenly Talisman Emperor:

"Golden Rong Heavenly Talisman Great Saint!"

"This is the avatar refined by the Outer Realm Acquired God Demon [Heavenly Talisman Emperor], known as Little Heavenly Emperor, who mastered most Divine Skills from the Source Sea Secret Scroll 'Heavenly Talisman Scripture,' further granted permission by the original, allowing Him to travel across various realms of All Heavens with 'Heavenly Talisman Dharma Form,' gathering billions of believers."

"The two sides of him each have a Divine General named 'Plague Gathering General' and 'Poison Capturing General,' all are God Demon Clans under the command of Heavenly Talisman Emperor."

"All beings related to plague and poison in the world are under the jurisdiction of the emperor."

"Compared to the original, Heavenly Talisman Great Saint acts more recklessly, often crossing boundaries; in recent thousands of years, the karmic consequences of His provocations have begun to backfire on the original, causing Heavenly Talisman Emperor to develop the thought of refining all avatars to avoid a death calamity, thus the actions of all Great Saint avatars have only become more brutal, hoping to plunder more resources and advantages to change fate."

"A God Demon skilled in poisoning and spreading plague?"

"How unfortunate, if I had known to face such filthy beings, I should have shamelessly begged from the main body for [True Fire of Suppressing Evil] upon my birth, and burned off such vile creatures clean with a single spray at the outset."

As Great Demon Tao was complaining, the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint had already led the Plague Gathering and Poison Capturing Generals, along with endless clouds of plague and poison, roaring toward him.

On the left was a sky full of meat worms, the Red Rope squirming.

On the right was great saint's devil fog, with plague and poison surging.

The rear was worse, as Fish Basket Guanyin threw out the repaired fish basket again, birthing numerous [Bodhisattva Evil Ghosts] within to respond to the Source Sea Demon Dog Tao Qian might unleash at any moment.

He seemed to have nowhere to escape, trapped in a deathly predicament.

But trapped within, Tao Qian showed no panic, looking left and right, then back, suddenly retrieving the Ten Thousand Demon Gourd from his personal treasure bag while wildly taunting:

"A shameless pimp dare lay claim to be a God Monarch?"

"A treacherous scholar with plague and poison truly has the face to proclaim himself a Great Saint?"

"If you want to capture this god, let's see if you have the skill."

"Only you can use divine power to transform to this size? I too can become large."

It's obvious Great Demon Tao was also thick-skinned, having taken out the Ten Thousand Demon Gourd, anyone with a bit of knowledge could recognize him as a demon child from the Secret Demon Sect, yet he stubbornly insisted on playing the role of [Peach Blossom Demon].

On the surface, he maintained the act, but didn't intend to hide the divine abilities.

He directly hurled out the Ten Thousand Demon Gourd, as its mouth opened, a million Outer Realm Heavenly Demons surged out, rushing towards him.

This time, the method he employed was a new skill named "Great All Heavens Demon Gathering Divine Body."

This skill involved using the main body as the primary structure, summoning myriad demons for assistance, forcibly assembling out a God Demon dharma body, similar to the Daoist Great Divine Power "Fatian Xiangdi," though not very nimble in usage, but with greater power.

If another Secret Demon Child employed this method, it would surely be a grand spectacle, worthy of praise.

Yet, it was Tao Qian, whose demon minions were spoiled by him, differing significantly from the original demon minions.

Thus, the next moment, the battlefield echoed with many noisy voices:

"Master don't panic, we little ones are here."

"Our Heart Demons will relieve master's worries; why not form the head together."

"We Star Zha Demons will be master's two feet, no place in the world cannot be reached."

"We Great Strength Demons will be master's blood and flesh, any filthy being angering master shall suffer the hammer punishment."

"We Eye Demons..."

"We Illusion Demons..."

"We Joyful Demons, adept at joy and Yin Yang matters, if fused with master's dharma body, that shall be the thing indeed."

Except for the last mentioned crowd of Joyful Demons being absolutely improper, the other demon minions obeyed Tao Qian's command, each taking their position, in the blink of an eye merged into Tao Qian's dharma body, shaking divine power, transforming into a God Demon dharma body towering over two thousand zhang high, descending onto the battlefield.

When he transformed, even the most terrifying being present, Fish Basket Guanyin, had arrived.

Without a word, she struck with lethal intent.

Suddenly, the world changed colors, and the domain of Fish Basket was formed. The omnipresent Divine Origin Qi surged in, accompanied by a sound like countless whispers of "kill, kill, kill," forcibly pinning Tao Qian in place.

The next moment, at least ten thousand pitch-black iron chisels descended from the sky, aiming to use the earth as a chopping block to forcefully nail Tao Qian in place, waiting for the Guanyin, possessing a hundred heads and a thousand arms, each carrying various lethal artifacts, to approach and dismember him.

Even though in dire straits, Tao Qian remained unruffled, merely unable to check the form of his transformed dharma body.

He reached into his personal treasure bag and retrieved the [Evil-slaying Sword], then laughed heartily:

"The Bodhisattva's skill in fish slaying has indeed reached the Transformation Realm."

"But alas, I am no fish in the Bodhisattva's basket, even if you exhaust all your tactics, you cannot kill me."

"Why not swap a different fish to kill?"

Before his words fell, the strange evil sword in Tao Qian's hand had already slashed out.

The horrifying sword ring expanded for miles, not only instantly severing all the red ropes unleashed by [Lord Red Rope], separating all the ubiquitous plagues and poisons, but also temporarily halting the Seven Slaughter Treasure known as the "Heavenly Intent Killing Needle."

Taking advantage of this gap, Tao Buddha's son sneered and summoned another magical treasure, [All Heavens Demon Net].

This treasure was a formidable demon treasure refined by a Secret Demon Elder over a hundred years of painstaking effort, although not considered very formidable for a long-practiced Acquired God Demon like the Emperor Heavenly Talisman, who could easily fetch out more than ten pieces from his personal Treasure Vault.

Unfortunately, this was not the original Emperor Heavenly Talisman, just an isolated avatar.

An avatar, a large amount of Divine Origin Qi, a clan of minions... these investments were already substantial, and if more treasures were to be deployed, even the wealthy Emperor Heavenly Talisman would not bear to part with them.

Thus, at this moment, it was Tao Great Demon who took the advantage.

Once the words "swap a fish" were spoken, All Heavens Demon Net had already spread out, successfully enveloping the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint along with his subordinates, the two generals of plague and poison, dragging them forcefully over.

The positions of the two were forcefully swapped.

The laughter of the Demon Child timely echoed:

"Hahaha... I must trouble this Heavenly Talisman Great Saint fellow Daoist to shield me from the Bodhisattva's divine might."

"Becoming a god through the ways of plague and poison, hmm? Although it seems you have obtained the position of a righteous god, this avatar of yours has long been contaminated and belongs to the category of corrupted beings."

"Since so, I shall bestow you the [Evil Extinguishing] sword strike, a simple gesture, no need to thank me."

Hearing these words, the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint immediately felt something was amiss.

Sure enough, without waiting for him to struggle, a bizarre demonic sword with only a few broken teeth left slashed towards him, its sword intent pouring forth even before touching his dharma body, causing him to tremble all over, his heart and soul uneasy.

The two generals of plague and poison who stayed by his side the whole time shivered and knelt straight down.

Evil Extinguishing!

As these two words resounded.

The clear and fierce sword light completely engulfed the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint.

This sword intent targeted corrupt beings.

So within a blink, the numerous plagues and evil spirits within him, collected and sacrificed by Jia Qiuchi from the Search God Realm, like the type of evil demon clans Tao Qian first dealt with upon entering the realm on Earth Evil Ridge, such as the [Blood Locust Demon General] who sided with Jia Qiuchi and ultimately belonged to the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint, were cleansed by the sword light with horrifying swiftness.

At least half couldn't withstand the sword light cleansing, perishing outright amid wails.

The Heavenly Talisman Great Saint himself was unharmed, but half of the resources he used to spread plague and poison were suddenly lost, leaving him somewhat panicked and difficult to cope with.

And Tao Great Demon, seeing that with one sword strike he almost turned the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint into an empty shell, even though he benefited from a sneak attack, couldn't hide his joy and pride.

While retracting the All Heavens Demon Net, retreating towards Lord Red Rope, he laughed heartily again, baiting:

"Good Bodhisattva!"

"This damned Heavenly Talisman Great Saint took a sword from me and lost half his life, he is now essentially a rather fresh dead fish, perfect for you to feast upon."

"You've already poured so much Origin Qi into the Search God Realm, even sacrificed an avatar, now there's a chance to make up for it, don't miss it..."

...

What is driving a tiger to swallow a wolf, this is it.

Even though Fish Basket Guanyin knew this was a stalling tactic of the demon imp, she still willingly took the bait.

After all, Tao Qian was right, with compensation, who would want to give it up?

The "Heavenly Intent Killing Needles" which were stopped indeed did not continue pursuing Tao Qian, but instead, like a torrential downpour, all rained down on the God Demon Body of the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint.

Seeing this scene, the Heavenly Talisman Great Saint no longer feared Fish Basket Guanyin, turning to angrily roar out:

"Such impudence, Guanyin!"

"I act upon the decree of the Great Emperor across all heavens, if you dare kill me, someday my lord [Emperor of Golden Jade Statue] will personally go to the Seven Slaughter Secret Realm, unleashing billions of plagues, subjecting you, evil Demon, to the punishment of rotting bodies and shattered souls for eternity without salvation."