Honestly, Mo Tian was surprised that Cao Yun's seals had not been triggered. In fact, Mo Tian started to suspect that Cao Yun had bluffed. Or maybe something was somehow affecting them. Whatever the reason was, Mo Tian realized he could use this opportunity to get rid of them. Demon God Da Mo agreed to help and removed all the seals within Mo Tian. To be honest, Demon God Da Mo wasn't an expert in seals. But he realized that those seals were similar to seals produced by the spirit of the Palace of Supreme Wisdom. As such, he had enough knowledge to get rid of them through brute strength alone.
Once Mo Tian was free of Cao Yun's leash, he decided to target Cao Yun's sea of consciousness. The former chief elder would take over Cao Yun's body. Finally, he would be able to cultivate both the human and asura paths. In fact, Mo Tian was convinced that he could probably study the deva path. Eventually, he might fulfill his dream and become like the legendary Three Jade Saints.
Despite his intense desire to take over Cao Yun's body, Mo Tian had not lost his rational mind. It was absolutely clear that Demon God Da Mo would crush him in an instant once this was over. There was no reason for Demon God Da Mo to let him live. Moreover, he would clearly want to find out Cao Yun's secret and then take it for himself. As such, Mo Tian was already plotting against his current ally. As a matter of fact, Demon God Da Mo was also plotting against Mo Tian at the moment.
Usually, Demon God Da Mo would have been more careless with such an insignificant insect. However, the arrogant asura had started to learn his lesson. Or, at the very least, the example of Cao Yun was still fresh in his memory, and he didn't want to commit a similar mistake. In fact, he should have already learned his lesson with Emperor Nuwa, but he had not. If he survived, he would probably forget it again and let his arrogance run wild once more. But he had to survive first.
Demon God Da Mo would use Mo Tian much more than Mo Tian would use Demon God Da Mo. With all his knowledge and experience, Demon God Da Mo was certain that he could find a way out of this Black Death Prison poison. Despite the pain and his relative weakness, the asura focused on Mo Tian. The Soul Embryo of the former chief elder was looking for a way inside Cao Yun's sea of consciousness, but he needed Demon God Da Mo to keep the young man distracted.
Once Mo Tian was ready, Demon God Da Mo went berserk. Honestly, with the attack from Cao Yun affecting his prenatal Jing, Demon God Da Mo wasn't really acting. He just let go of his inhibitions and went all-out. Even though his Demon Soul was trapped in his flesh, Demon God Da Mo's body began to move, to jerk around. Those looked more like spasms than controlled movements, but Demon God Da Mo was trying to break free. If he killed Cao Yun, he would have all the time in the world to deal with his internal struggles. Nothing was lethal yet, but the damage could still be too much for him to achieve his goal and become an Immortal Demon within his lifespan.
While Demon God Da Mo kept Cao Yun distracted, Mo Tian prepared himself. Demon God Da Mo couldn't escape his flesh, but he could still unleash his killing intent. A terrifying wave of killing intent spread from his body. Even Cao Yun stopped breathing for an instant. This was simply pure hatred. At this moment, Demon God Da Mo wanted nothing more than to bathe in the blood of every single human being, not just on the Piaolu planet, but in all of existence. If he became powerful enough, he would indeed annihilate this entire race.
Using this incredibly potent killing intent, Mo Tian left Demon God Da Mo's body and flew straight for Cao Yun's Bai Hui. Just as Mo Tian was getting close to it, Demon God Da Mo's killing intent intensified around this point. The young man felt a sudden stabbing pain. This was the perfect opportunity for Mo Tian to enter Cao Yun's sea of consciousness. Once inside, Mo Tian was ready to wreak havoc. However, he was surprised by something he had not expected.
Just as Mo Tian entered Cao Yun's sea of consciousness, his seals all reappeared and got triggered. In a panic, Mo Tian tried to fight them as he felt his very Soul Embryo turn into Ghost Energy. Mo Tian didn't understand a thing. The seals should have been erased by Demon God Da Mo. Otherwise, they should have triggered as soon as he had thought about betraying Cao Yun and begun to talk to Demon God Da Mo about it. Mo Tian had gambled and had won, but now it seemed as though he had simply lost without realizing it. This didn't make any sense. To be fair, Mo Tian didn't try to make much sense of it at all, he was just panicking and trying to survive.
Gambling once more, Mo Tian screamed, hoping someone could hear him.
"I've been tricked! Save me, master!"
Even in his despair, Mo Tian retained his cunning. A small voice in the back of his mind told him that Demon God Da Mo might be behind it all since he had manipulated his seals. Maybe Mo Tian had just been used as a kind of weapon against Cao Yun. Because he had no time to actually think about it, Mo Tian tried to call out for help while staying vague on whether he was asking Cao Yun or Demon God Da Mo.
Although only an instant passed by, it felt like an eternity to Mo Tian, who was feeling his very Soul Embryo die.
Finally, Cao Yun's voice echoed in his mind.
"Mo Tian, I had planned to keep my word and to let you live. But let's be honest, I would rather see you die for your crimes. As such, I'm thankful that you tried to betray me. If you had accomplished your mission, Demon God Da Mo's Demon Soul would have been weakened even more. But if you betrayed us and joined with him to get rid of your seals, then your own seals were meant to poison Demon God Da Mo. The very moment the old demon tampered with your seals, they affected him secretly. I had planned to obliterate you afterward, but apparently your short-lived ally took care of him already..."
Cao Yun had imagined that Mo Tian would betray him, and the only thing that made sense for Mo Tian to do was to ask Demon God Da Mo to get rid of his seals. As such, Cao Yun had trapped the seals when he had visited Mo Tian. Mo Tian's goal was originally to place a special seal deep into Demon God Da Mo's Demon Soul to weaken him from within. Only Mo Tian, who was hiding in his body and had taken over his sea of consciousness, had a real chance of succeeding. However, Cao Yun never trusted him, so he had imagined this trick. If Demon God Da Mo tried to tamper with Mo Tian's seals for whatever reason, they would trigger in the exact same manner. For that, Cao Yun had voluntarily used Dian Mo's seals, knowing that they were extremely familiar to Demon God Da Mo.
That being said, Cao Yun had not planned for Demon God Da Mo to use Mo Tian as a form of projectile. Indeed, it was very clear that Demon God Da Mo had tricked Mo Tian and had turned him into a bomb before helping him reach Cao Yun. The Ghost Energy within Mo Tian was accumulating extremely fast. Soon, it would consume his entire Soul Embryo. In a way, Demon God Da Mo was hoping to hurt Cao Yun with his own kind of poison. Unfortunately for Demon God Da Mo, Cao Yun could use Death Energy to interact with Ghost Energy.
As soon as he felt Ghost Energy within Mo Tian, Cao Yun began to use his 'Death Verses' to contain it with a layer of Death Energy produced by his own Po. In fact, Cao Yun could have probably saved Mo Tian's life. Mo Tian would have suffered a lot, but most of his Soul Embryo would have survived. At this moment, Cao Yun had no obligation to spare Mo Tian. To be honest, Cao Yun was grateful to Mo Tian and Demon God Da Mo at the moment. Thanks to their decision, he didn't have to uphold his promise, and he could kill the murderer of his brother's master. Sun Liao would have loved to kill Mo Tian himself, but Cao Yun wouldn't risk keeping him alive during this fight, Sun Liao would understand.
Sensing that he was dying, Mo Tian pleaded for his life. Although he had not fully pieced together what had happened exactly, he had understood that Demon God Da Mo had tricked him. Mo Tian had believed he could trick such a monster, he truly had been stupid. No, he had been greedy. He should have accepted staying alive with Chief Elder Suxian. Maybe he could have found a better way in the future. Mo Tian should have helped kill Demon God Da Mo. Unlike Cao Yun, the old demon had no intention at all of keeping his word. In fact, Demon God Da Mo was too similar to Mo Tian.
Full of resentment and bitterness, Mo Tian couldn't accept his death. He tried to push back against the Ghost Energy. As his Soul Embryo was gangrened by this vile and cold energy, Mo Tian was using his own soul to fight it. The sensation was absolutely terrifying. Mo Tian felt as though he was already dead, and the sensation was spreading. He couldn't feel anything else, the entire world became cold and dark until even the cold dissipated. Mo Tian could barely feel anything, not even his own emotions. At some point, he forgot why he even fought and let go. A single memory surfaced, for a mere instant, he saw himself with his friend Chief Elder Suxian. Seeing himself happy with his friend, Mo Tian wondered who this man was; he just wanted to be with him and to enjoy himself. If he could simply have such a good friend, he would be happy, he wouldn't need anything more.
Cao Yun could tell that Mo Tian's soul had been consumed entirely. Thus, he braced himself. The Ghost Energy was about to explode. Honestly, Cao Yun wasn't too worried about the Ghost Energy itself, but he wasn't overconfident either. There was something different in this Ghost Energy, though. Demon God Da Mo wasn't an idiot, he wouldn't have used such a method against Cao Yun if he hadn't thought it through. Indeed, Demon God Da Mo could clearly tell that Cao Yun was talented when it came to the Dao of Death. Even if Cao Yun couldn't directly control Ghost Energy, his mastery of Death Energy was enough to make it unlikely that such an attack could seriously injure him.
Suddenly, the eerie feeling Cao Yun got from the Ghost Energy changed. It became familiar, too familiar in fact. The Ghost Energy didn't explode at all. On the contrary, it imploded and turned into the face of Demon God Da Mo himself. The old demon had split his Demon Soul in two and had hidden a tiny part of it inside Mo Tian. Afterward, he had devoured Mo Tian's soul in order to grow large enough to attack Cao Yun. Because his Demon Soul couldn't live in his body due to the Black Death Prison poison, he had found another way. Thankfully, this fragment of his Demon Soul was still relatively weak. That being said, this was still a fragment from a Reborn Demon's Demon Soul.
Seized by fear, Cao Yun kept his composure. Without hesitation, he used the layer of Death Energy he had created to try to crush his enemy. At the exact same moment, Cao Yun summoned his seven Turbid Demons. He didn't even try to test his enemy. Cao Yun planned to annihilate this Demon Soul fragment as soon as possible. The young man didn't want to drag this fight out. Although Demon God Da Mo was suffering a lot, Cao Yun was aware that he could still survive. Besides, the seals he had unleashed from Mo Tian into Demon God Da Mo would probably require some time to take effect.
The image of Demon God Da Mo was being pushed back by the Death Energy when the seven Turbid Demons flew toward him. Immediately, Demon God Da Mo's face bit into the Death Energy and tore it apart. Then, he flew toward the seven Turbid Demons. At the very last moment, he altered his course to avoid them. His actual target was the giant figure of Axiu Qian in the center of Cao Yun's sea of consciousness. A powerful killing intent emanated from the face of Demon God Da Mo. Even the seven Turbid Demons got affected and slowed down.
Demon God Da Mo finally got to the figure of Axiu Qian. Before the old demon could attack, Axiu Qian's eyes opened fully, and a golden light stabbed the old demon. With no time to react at all, Demon God Da Mo felt a powerful grip as Axiu Qian grabbed his face with his powerful hands. Axiu Qian was trying to crush the old demon, but it was harder than Cao Yun had thought. Demon God Da Mo had also put a small fragment of his Demon Soul inside this construct, but it was already very resilient. Even if it wasn't as powerful as Da Mo himself, it was still a threat to a young human like Cao Yun.
More than anything else, Cao Yun was hiding his actual Soul Embryo. Apparently, Demon God Da Mo had not yet realized that Cao Yun's Soul Embryo was damaged. It was the weakest part of his sea of consciousness. On the other side, his Drop of Wrath was the strongest part of his entire cultivation. Most likely, it could have even fought Demon God Da Mo's entire Demon Soul. Attacking it had been a terrible mistake. Demon God Da Mo wanted to steal it, but he had to be powerful enough first. Never would Demon God Da Mo have imagined that this was the drop of blood of either a Heaven Traitor or a Conqueror. Those were the two realms above Immortal Demon, Demon God Da Mo's current objective.
Unfortunately, the Drop of Wrath was also extremely weakened and was only being controlled by Cao Yun. In other words, it wasn't powerful enough to annihilate Demon God Da Mo's Demon Soul. Otherwise, Cao Yun would have entered Demon God Da Mo's sea of consciousness himself to get rid of the Demon Soul. As Cao Yun was still fighting within his sea of consciousness, he felt a terrifying pressure all around him, in the physical realm.