Chapter 604: 272: Clean and Beautiful World (10,000-word chapter)_2
Bang!
It looked so sturdy, yet it shattered so easily!
The moment the Crystal Ball shattered—
The existence of a demon king, Horror Demon Buxun, grew vastly larger amidst a sudden burst of mist.
"Ah!!!! Finally, I'm finally free!"
Unaware of the situation, Buxun had yet to feel the majestic oppression of a demon god's presence.
After all, Lechter, Box, and Barn had all restrained their auras.
But as he roared in the demon language they couldn't understand, the moment he spread his wings, that overwhelming pressure struck all at once!
At the same time, Zhou Baiyu pretended to be startled, and stepped back several paces.
He didn't believe that the emergence of a demon king from the East, suddenly breaking its seal, wouldn't cause any emotional fluctuations in these few individuals.
So Zhou Baiyu didn't look at Buxun from beginning to end.
Because to Buxun, death was certain.
He just stared at the three of them.
Sure enough, the appearance of the demon king-level entity Buxun made Box subconsciously glance at the palm of the "Sealing and Ritual God" statue.
Buxun was weak; in front of the three great demon gods, a demon king-level being was still too insignificant.
But Buxun's arrival was sudden, and as a member of the demon race—
Buxun didn't belong here, an entity the great demon gods had never encountered before.
The unknown, combined with the suddenness, made even a demon king-level entity like Buxun bring a trace of caution to Box.
As a result, Box's gaze subconsciously shifted to the source of the corruption.
Zhou Baiyu was astonished; only then did he notice that the Sealing and Ritual God's statue had extended its palm.
On the palm, there lay a purple bead.
The purple-black luster that surrounded the arms of the Sealing and Ritual God actually originated from that bead.
"So that's it! The seal is on the palm of the statue, right inside this grand hall!"
Zhou Baiyu was ecstatic, but then a sense of unease emerged in his heart.
This was both good news and bad news.
Because Zhou Baiyu realized that he was too far from the door.
In other words, he might be able to destroy the source of the corruption, but it would be difficult to find a way out.
He was not a man to hesitate. After countless thoughts flashed by, Zhou Baiyu made his decision instantly!
Now that he had found the source of the corruption, he had to destroy it!
If Buxun could buy even a little time, that would be a miraculous advantage—
Just as Zhou Baiyu thought this, Barn, the God of Thunder and Flame, had already made his move.
The tail end of Horror Demon Buxun's cry of joy had not yet completely disappeared...
Barn, acting rather theatrically, shouted the name of his technique: "Thunder Penetration!"
His body seemed to transform into a bolt of lightning, and the intense electric current made Zhou Baiyu, not far away, feel a numb sensation.
The demon king-level powerhouse—
The head of Horror Demon Buxun was severed by the lightning.
Panic filled Buxun's eyes, his maniacal laughter not yet faded, but horror already spilling over...
He hadn't even had time to adjust his expression before being killed by Barn.
The followers of the God of Thunder and Flame, rather than controlling lightning, had become lightning itself?
At the same time, black flames burned on Horror Demon Buxun's body, incinerating his corpse.
"Damn it, Barn, leave some for me! You should have let me eat it!" Lechter roared.
Zhou Baiyu knew that he was out of time.
Because Lechter, the God of Gluttony, seemed to have heightened some sense through his rage:
"You lad... You have a similar smell to this monster. Barn, don't move; something's not right with this boy! He must be hiding some secret, let me devour him!"
The good news was, Barn, who could kill him instantly before he could even react, seemed unlikely to join the fight.
The bad news was, although Buxun had probed the location of the "safe," Lechter had somehow sensed something on him?
Was this an enhanced sense of smell brought by the Divine Embryo?
The worst situation occurred: the peaceful stand-off between the three great demon gods and Zhou Baiyu was completely over.
A battle without any suspense began.
Don't hesitate, don't doubt!
No longer harboring any luck, Zhou Baiyu knew he had come to the most brutal beginning.
But at this moment, he had no way out!
With resolute determination in his eyes, Zhou Baiyu was now like an assassin who failed to assassinate the emperor and was trapped in the Golden Throne Hall.
Awaiting him were the targets that had become alert and the endless pursuit of guards.
"Hungry Ghost Hell Barrier! Lechter, quickly activate the Hungry Ghost Hell Barrier!"
"Barn, raise a firewall!"
Box shouted loudly.
Because by this time, Box had guessed that this masked man was most likely after the "Seal."
This was a great creation that sealed the entire world.
He obviously couldn't let this kid destroy it. As long as the Seal remained, the second world would sooner or later fall to the Pantheon.
The third world would be the same.
As for the divine treasures and the secrets on this boy... after killing him, they could possess them just the same.
As Zhou Baiyu was about to throw the spear he had pre-mutated—
A gray-white mist enveloped him.
The worship hall at the headquarters of the Pantheon was instantly enveloped by a decaying atmosphere.
The ground was no longer hard but became sticky.
An odious stench of stomach acid emerged.
The ground even bubbled. That was stomach acid churning.
And countless sticky, emaciated, incomplete, deformed creatures continually reached out from the stomach acid.
They were like monsters from hell, finally climbing out of hell.