**Section 65: Milliennium Tribulation Demon—Jianmu**
2013-02-09 Author: Gu Zhenren
The Heavenly Dog had always been Erlang Tian Jun’s primary combat Demonic Beast, but it couldn’t withstand a single slash from the Drunken Snow Saber.
The sharpness of the Drunken Snow Saber sent a shiver down Erlang Tian Jun’s spine. Even Chu Yun was momentarily stunned. This was the first time he had unleashed the full might of the Drunken Snow Saber.
He was both shocked and delighted. The Innate Drunken Snow Saber was indeed a supreme attack treasure, possessing unparalleled offensive power!
“This saber actually contains primeval Gold Element essence. My word, it’s an Innate Demon Soldier!” The Wine King, who had been closely observing the battlefield, couldn’t help but show his surprise.
“An Innate Demon Soldier. Heh, that young fellow has quite a few good things on him.” The Ten Thousand Poisons Queen also recognized it, making her look at Chu Yun with newfound respect.
“Although Erlang Tian Jun possesses that Divine Path Technique, his weapon is inferior. All his cultivation methods are useless without a proper weapon. I can’t wait any longer…” the Wine King mused, making up his mind.
“Ten Thousand Poisons Queen, you and I are both seniors. Seniors should have magnanimity. It would be a pity if either of these two young people were to fall.” As he took a step forward, a powerful spiritual pressure erupted.
The black-robed Young Girl let out a muffled groan. In her eyes, the Wine King seemed to swell to the size of a mountain, standing tall and filling the heavens and earth with his imposing aura.
“Hmph. I am well aware of that. However, it’s still too early to separate them. A victor must be decided before they can temporarily cease.” The Ten Thousand Poisons Queen spoke, also releasing her spiritual pressure.
Her spiritual pressure differed from the Wine King’s. His was like surging ocean tides, magnificent and unrestrained. Hers, however, was filled with a sinister and treacherous aura, like ancient poisons lurking in the darkness, radiating a sense of mysterious, terrifying, and fatal danger.
But as the Ten Thousand Poisons Queen’s spiritual pressure spread, the pressure on the black-robed Young Girl in her arms immediately vanished, and the illusions in her eyes disappeared. Looking back at the Wine King, she saw him in his blue robes billowing in the wind, his face grave, his eyes narrowed as he glared at his grandmother.
Her grandmother, the Ten Thousand Poisons Queen, stood completely still, as if transformed into a stone statue, utterly silent.
“They’re in a spiritual pressure contest!” the black-robed Young Girl suddenly realized, her lips tightening nervously. “The reason I didn’t feel any pressure was because Grandma protected me. Grandma wanted to protect me… and deal with the Wine King at the same time…”
She couldn’t help but worry.
The Wine King wanted to immediately intervene and save Erlang Tian Jun. The Ten Thousand Poisons Queen, however, wished to separate them only after a victor had been decided. While the two Kings were arguing and their spiritual pressures clashed, the battle within the Battle Formation Space took a new turn.
“Jianmu!” Erlang Tian Jun, covered in blood and pale-faced, suddenly roared, unleashing his final trump card.
Crimson light surged forth from his Immortal Pouch. The surrounding Vital Energy boiled like water, and the void cracked with waves of explosions. Brilliant green light and vast Demonic energy filled the entire formation space.
“A Tribulation Demon of two million years!” Chu Yun exclaimed in shock.
The Demonic creature with the highest cultivation among those he possessed was the Spirit Snake, a Tribulation Demon of just over nine hundred thousand years. But the Jianmu in Erlang Tian Jun’s hand was a Tribulation Demon of two million years.
This indicated that Erlang Tian Jun’s spiritual aura not only surpassed Chu Yun’s in terms of realm but also in accumulation.
The two-million-year-old Tribulation Demon Jianmu stood a hundred feet tall, majestic and awe-inspiring, exuding an extraordinary presence.
Jianmu was truly unique. It had no branches at all, only a main trunk. It was known as the “Tongtian Tree,” said to be the bridge between heaven and earth. It could grow thousands of feet tall, piercing the clouds and towering higher than any mountain peak.
It was the King among Demonic Plants, possessing pure Wood Element attributes, naturally capable of manipulating the surrounding Wood Element Vital Energy.
Indeed, as soon as it appeared, the Wood Element Vital Energy in the entire formation space began to churn violently, as if countless subjects were bowing to their king.
Erlang Tian Jun sat cross-legged at the top of Jianmu. His injuries were severe; the Drunken Snow Saber had grazed his heart. During the fierce exchange, his strenuous movements caused arterial bleeding, and he had lost a significant amount of blood.
However, under the jade-green radiance of Jianmu, his face, which had been ashen, was suffused with surging Vital Energy from all directions, forming a vortex around him to heal his wounds.
His previously pale complexion quickly regained its color at a visible rate.
At the same time, Jianmu pulsed with jade-green light, coalescing into torrents of jade-colored energy that surged towards Chu Yun like a tsunami.
Chu Yun’s eyes narrowed, feeling a palpable pressure.
A Tribulation Demon of millions of years was truly extraordinary. Its power was vastly different from that of a hundred-thousand-year-old Tribulation Demon.
However, he showed no fear. Instead, he dispelled his Five Virtues True Body.
He held the Drunken Snow Saber vertically before his chest, his expression solemn as he slowly uttered, “Transform—Wood—Transform!”
Rumbling…
The torrent of emerald green surged forward, boundless and vast, like an ocean churning with furious waves, engulfing Chu Yun entirely.
But then, a faint, ashen glow began to expand from within the green expanse. Soon, it spread out to a radius of ten feet.
The Drunken Snow Saber emitted a clear radiance, forming a gray domain. The surging, wave-like torrent could not advance an inch further.
Chu Yun stood unmoving, like a reef by the sea. His tranquil expression, however, placed immense psychological pressure on Erlang Tian Jun.
“How many kinds of Grand Dao Techniques has he collected?” Erlang Tian Jun’s heart sank.
He had hesitated to use Jianmu precisely because of this concern.
He hadn’t expected Chu Yun to actually possess a wood-transforming technique, counteracting Jianmu so effectively.
“Alas… ultimately, I cannot defeat him. Grass Head Divine Generals, come forth.” Erlang Tian Jun sighed and summoned forty-nine Grass Head Divine Generals, making a final effort.
These Grass Head Divine Generals were all at the Peak Spirit Monster realm, each with an impressive origin and Supreme grade aptitude as Demonic Plants. They included plants like Vermilion Pearl Grass, Jade Grass, Heartless Grass, and Heartbreak Grass—all ancient and rare treasures.
“Kill!”
“Protect master, slay the great enemy!”
“Charge! All of you, charge!”
The Grass Head Divine Generals were as fierce as tigers and wolves. They transformed into human form, appearing as armored warriors. Following the emerald torrent, they all charged towards Chu Yun’s gray domain.
“Erlang Tian Jun, you have lost.” Chu Yun’s gaze was peaceful as he declared his victory. He could see that Erlang Tian Jun had exhausted all his tricks. With a slight turn of his wrist, the Innate Drunken Snow Saber unleashed a wave of snow-like radiance.
The snow-like radiance was incredibly sharp and unparalleled, striking the Grass Head Divine Generals. Each one was torn apart, losing limbs or heads.
After this wave, the Grass Head Divine Generals’ attack collapsed. They were all severely wounded, some even on the verge of death. The surging Wood Element Vital Energy, under Jianmu’s direction, formed forty-nine vortices that enveloped them, attempting to heal their injuries, but with little effect.
Seeing this, Erlang Tian Jun couldn’t help but be moved and asked again, “What kind of saber is that? How can it break through the combined formation of Jianmu and the Grass Head Divine Generals?”
In his youth, he had inherited the King’s legacy from King Bimmu on Erlang Mountain in Lijiang. This primarily consisted of Jianmu and damaged Grass Head Divine Generals.
Jianmu was a semi-omnipotent Demonic Plant with offensive, defensive, and healing capabilities. Combined with the Grass Head Divine Generals, it formed a perfect synergy, essentially an unkillable army of Demonic Plants.
In the past, King Bimmu had roamed the world using this technique. When facing a strong enemy, he would sit atop Jianmu and command the Grass Head Divine Generals to fight.
Jianmu could be considered a fortress, and each Grass Head Divine General possessed unique innate abilities. This combination was formidable, exceptionally skilled in attrition warfare, and had caused countless opponents headaches.
This was Erlang Tian Jun’s trump card, yet Chu Yun had easily shattered it.
“Drunken Snow Nirvana, named Innate. Primeval Gold Element essence, unparalleled in offense. It’s already an excellent performance that these Grass Head Divine Generals could withstand one of my strikes and not die.” Chu Yun slowly advanced… towards Erlang Tian Jun.
He held the Drunken Snow Saber vertically before his chest, cleaving through the torrent, treading on the void, and surging upstream against the green sea. This imposed immense psychological pressure on Erlang Tian Jun.
“Innate?” Erlang Tian Jun heard the word for the first time. A flicker of confusion crossed his face before he burst into laughter, “Hahaha, Chu Yun, I admire your cunning. I’ve learned a lot from you. If you want to kill me, save it. We’ll fight again another day! Grass World Forest Sea.”
He stood up and stomped his foot. Instantly, Jianmu, which towered like a mountain beneath him, began to tremble violently. The forty-nine Grass Head Divine Generals, enveloped in Vital Energy, were swept onto Jianmu.
These Grass Head Divine Generals all reverted to their original forms—clumps of peculiar, precious grasses. Harnessing the colossal Wood Element Vital Energy provided by Jianmu and its inexhaustible life force, they began to spread wildly.
Creak…
Simultaneously, infinite branches and boughs began to grow on Jianmu. They rapidly expanded, from tiny buds to towering trees in the blink of an eye.
These towering trees then transformed into giant trees, their growth unabating, still accelerating at an astonishing rate.
The leaves on these trees also grew frantically, following the changes in the main trunk, spreading infinitely.
Besides these branches, the forty-nine types of Demon Grass also spread at a terrifying speed, forming a vast sea of grass. Their monstrous leaves, each dozens of feet long, spread out.
This was the Grass World Forest Sea Technique!
King Bimmu’s ultimate Dao technique, used in desperation!
“Goodbye, Jianmu.” Erlang Tian Jun gritted his teeth and, in the next moment, decisively activated the Void Mirror, leaving the formation space.
“A survivor lives to fight another day.”
“Quite the sacrifice, to abandon these rare Demonic creatures. Sky Crane!” Chu Yun sneered.
“Huh?” His expression changed.
The Sky Crane’s abilities were restricted. No, to be precise, this formation space had been locked down.
“The Tongtian Tree, huh…” Chu Yun narrowed his eyes, looking at Jianmu. “I didn’t expect it to have such a function.”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
At that moment, endless trees spread out, like countless demons stretching their claws and arms. They covered the sky, an unending expanse.
Chu Yun slashed with his saber. Wood chips flew and grass leaves scattered. But soon, subsequent leaves spread and grew, an inexhaustible and persistent force.
This is troublesome. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to quu.c… to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.) [Provided by, recruits QQ group 97349073].
