Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Blackwater Fiend Emperor was startled at first, and then he erupted in laughter. "Brother Thunder Blade, your eyes are as sharp as ever. I can't hide anything from you. A joke, it was just a joke!"
He had frankly admitted that he had flown around the tower to silently sprinkle his pufferfish poison around it.
The Blackwater Fiend Emperor was a pufferfish fiend, and he had been the last to become a Fiend Emperor among the Five Fiend Emperors, so he was also the weakest.
Even though he was the weakest, no one had ever dared to underestimate him. He was the most cunning of the emperors, someone who beguiled with sweet swords while stabbing a sword in your gut. His bulging belly contained his tyrannical pufferfish poison, and even a Fiend Emperor would suffer harsh consequences if they were poisoned by it.
This fiend was truly treacherous, sprinkling his poison around the tower the moment he arrived.
Tang Jie sneered, "Since it was a joke, why haven't you removed the poison already?"
But the Blackwater Fiend Emperor didn't obey this command, his eyes darting around as he fawningly smiled. "Big Brother Thunder Blade, you know that when it comes to strength, among the Five Fiend Emperors, your little brother occupies the very last seat. I absolutely cannot compare to the others, so I sometimes need a few extra tricks. And also, Brother Thunder Blade, while you are stronger than your little brother, there's still some gap between you and the others, no? Moreover, Big Brother, your aura still seems unstable. Is it not because your injuries from the battle with Silver Eyes aren't fully healed? If that's the case, can't we work together?"
Tang Jie smiled. "I do want to work together. I'm just worried that someone won't want to."
He then shouted, "The Iron Blood Fiend Emperor's heroism is without parallel, so when did you start studying Blackwater's mouse-like manners?"
A grunt came from the distance.
This grunt was like a gong ringing out in everyone's minds.
A person appeared, garbed in beast hide, his upper body bare and his head bald, a saber slung across his waist. It was none other than the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor.
The Iron Blood Fiend Emperor glared at the Blackwater Fiend Emperor before gruffly saying, "If I didn't do this, how would I be able to watch such a fine show? Such treacherous tricks, Blackwater! You're growing more shameful by the day."
The Blackwater Fiend Emperor laughed, his eyes darting around. It seemed like he had something he wanted to say, but he didn't dare to say it.
Another voice drifted out from the distance. "Blackwater, if you want to work together with the two of them against me, you can try. This Aurora promises to accept it."
The voice was like a wave, surging out from the distance and battering the Blackwater Fiend Emperor, his face grimacing in pain. It was clear that some immense power was contained in this sound wave, but somehow, Iron Blood and Tang Jie were unaffected.
This was fortunate for Tang Jie, as he would have been exposed otherwise.
The Aurora Fiend Emperor's party appeared.
His vast array of forces left everyone stunned.
The Blackwater Fiend Emperor shuddered. "The Millepluma Guard! He actually brought the entire Millepluma Guard!"
The Millepluma Guard could kill a Divine Division fiend if they attacked together, so he couldn't help but be alarmed.
But he quickly noticed something was wrong, gasping, "But they seem to be missing some members?"
The Millepluma Guard was the Aurora Fiend Emperor's strongest trump card, and he cherished them and rarely let them suffer casualties. The rare losses over the ages had been swiftly restored, so why had several dozen gone missing all at once?
Aurora was unwilling to speak of his troubles. His strength had been his greatest asset, but it had also been his downfall. He had killed his way through the passage too quickly, causing an Archshadow to appear, which had resulted in grievous losses. He was already unhappy, and Blackwater's words only made his mood worse. Glaring at him, he said, "Hurry up and remove your poison, or else suffer execution!"
Terrified, Blackwater hastily undid the poison around the tower.
Iron Blood commented, "I didn't think that there would be a whole world under the Verdant Cloud Domain. Let alone the Five Elements forbidden zone, it even has a Chaos Tower sealing the Azure Dragon. Such a valuable treasure has to be fought over."
He stood together with Tang Jie, looking at Aurora, clearly wanting to join with him to resist Aurora's might. Tang Jie understood and also moved closer to Iron Blood.
Tang Jie had also heard of the Chaos Tower. This was a supreme treasure of the Court of Myriad Domains, one that had existed before the heavens had been split from the earth and the thousand domains established, before the Heavenly Dao existed. It possessed immense power, being capable of sealing off all energies and suppressing all the worlds. It was the treasure which the Court of Myriad Domains had relied on to uphold its authority.
But the Four Sacred Beasts had always been friends with the Court of Myriad Domains, so why would the Court of Myriad Domains use this treasure on one of them and then just leave it here? It didn't make sense.
But these were secret matters from High Antiquity, too far from the present era to find the truth, so nobody voiced the questions on their minds. They were all greedy for this treasure and warily eyed each other.
Aurora said, "What's the rush? Silver Eyes isn't even here yet."
Iron Blood's face darkened at the mention of this name.
The Blackwater Fiend Emperor returned from undoing his poison, saying, "He might already be here, just hiding somewhere and waiting for us to fight so he can reap the rewards."
This guy was so used to scheming that he always thought the worst of people, but he was actually right this time.
Yiyi truly was holding her fiends back in the rear. In any case, Tang Jie's avatar was there, so she knew everything that was happening there. Moreover, Tang Jie cared more about the Dragonbone Spirit Sesame and was far more interested in the Azure Dragon than the Chaos Tower sealing it. He wanted nothing more than for everyone else to start fighting so he could search for the Dragonbone Spirit Sesame.
Tang Jie silently cursed Blackwater as he said, "Silver Eyes has a savage and arrogant nature, but after I killed one of his lives and he lost the Deathless Heaven Pearl, he became much more womanly. I'm thinking that rather than hiding, he just didn't dare to come. After all, he's managed to offend three out of the four of us."
On the surface, the Silver Eyes Fiend Emperor had offended Iron Blood, Aurora, and Thunder Blade.
Tang Jie's words were truly some food for thought.
There really was a high chance that Silver Eyes didn't have the guts to come.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Iron Blood reached a hand toward the Chaos Tower.
He cultivated the Dao of Iron Blood, which was all about bravely advancing. Thus, even with the Aurora Fiend Emperor right there, he was still open about his desire for the tower.
Aurora's eyes flashed, but he managed to suppress his impulse to strike.
As the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor reached for the tower, there was a boom, and a howl came from the tower, after which violet clouds began to float out.
"Primordial Fog Violet Clouds!" all the fiends cried out in alarm.
It was no wonder Primordial Fog demons were appearing here, because demon energy was coming from the tower! But why there was the demon energy of Primordial Fog in the Chaos Tower was yet another riddle that needed answering.
This violet fog that engulfed the surroundings of the tower was particularly dense, impervious even to the crimson light of the tower.
Shrieks and howls came from within the fog.
A fiend king shouted, "Demons! A large number of demons is approaching."
"Careful!" the Aurora Fiend Emperor shouted.
A large number of Allcomers charged out of the fog, marching over the bones like an army out of hell.
The fiend generals didn't need Aurora's order to begin attacking, spell arts tearing the demons apart.
But more demons continued to emerge, fearlessly charging at the fiends.
Meanwhile, the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor was still trying to take the Chaos Tower, but no matter how he exerted his power, the tower remained stuck in the Azure Dragon's spine. Instead, more violet fog surged out.
Tang Jie sensed that something was wrong and focused his vision. He no longer cared about exposing himself, revealing his Celestial Eye. As a beam of light fell on the Chaos Tower, he was stunned by what he saw.
This wasn't the Chaos Tower at all! It was a long and dark spatial passage that had been disguised by some great power to appear like the Chaos Tower, and violet fog was spilling out of the fissure. Above the spatial passage, a giant formation wheel was spinning, the countless Dao Runes on the formation forming a complex image that made Tang Jie dizzy after only a few looks. In the center of the formation was a talisman upon which the word "禁" (Forbid) had been written in gold. Above this golden character was an Azure Dragon holding a divine talisman in its mouth. It was coiled above the formation, suppressing the abyss. This was the actual Azure Dragon!
At that moment, Tang Jie understood.
The Azure Dragon wasn't the one being suppressed, but the one doing the suppressing.
The five demon caves, the Five Elements forbidden zone, and this formation, talisman, and the Azure Dragon—all of it existed for the sole purpose of sealing this spatial passage!
Tang Jie didn't need to think to know what this meant.
This was a spatial passage to the Primordial Fog Domain!
It was no wonder the entire power of a domain had been harnessed to establish this seal. That talisman was something that had to have been written by a Titan who had reached the level of Dao-Proving Saint Immortal, and even then, the Azure Dragon had needed to preside over it to complete the seal. But if this passage hadn't been sealed, rather than one calamity every three thousand years, this plane might have been turned into an eternal battlefield.
Although this spatial passage had been sealed, over the eons, the Primordial Fog demons had kept up their attacks. Gradually, demonic energy had penetrated into the land, creating a Primordial Fog demon realm around the passage. However, thanks to the Five Elements forbidden zone, it hadn't been able to expand.
And then, some demon, unable to reach through the passage and tear off the sealing talisman, used the demonic energy to create an illusion, making people think that this was the Chaos Tower so as to lure them into a trap.
Everything that had happened previously was probably connected to this.
This illusion was so real that even Divine Division great fiends had been fooled. If Tang Jie hadn't entered Insight, even he might have failed to notice.
As for what the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor was pulling at, it wasn't the Chaos Tower, but the talisman embedded in the formation.
Through the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor's strenuous efforts, a corner of the golden talisman had already been raised.
After all, this was only a talisman, and one that was intended for sealing. After ten thousand years, it was a miracle that it could even endure the attacks of the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor. Dao-Proving Saint Immortals were truly astoundingly powerful individuals.
Finally, the talisman began to slowly lift up, faltering against the Iron Blood Fiend Emperor's attacks.
As the talisman was raised, a flood of Primordial Fog demons rushed out.
"STOP!" Tang Jie yelled, throwing caution to the wind.
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