The Darkcloud Demon (乌云魔) had a clearly avian appearance—the crow's beak was the most prominent trait of its original form.His eyes were cold and emotionless, like a soulless killer.
"Light? Where is all this light coming from?"
"No… no! This light is purifying the world!The demonic energy—it's dissolving!There's an external force interfering with the secret realm!!"
Panic surged in the Darkcloud Demon's eyes.
He had been born from the core of the secret realm's demonic energy.That energy was his very foundation.As long as the realm was corrupted, the ley lines polluted, the spiritual qi tainted—he thrived.
But now…
The purifying force was destroying his foundation.If it succeeded, everything he ruled would vanish.
"Impossible…How can such a powerful purifying force exist?It's cleansing even the most deeply-rooted demonic energy!"
In a flash, the Darkcloud Demon shot out of his crow nest and hovered mid-air.
Above the sky, the sight of a colossal treasure tree greeted him.
Its branches shimmered with mystical instruments, radiating a sacred melody (天音).
Just hearing it made the Darkcloud Demon feel dizzy and irritable.His emotions churned violently, a sense of complete collapse gripping him.
As if hell itself were opening beneath his feet.
The range of the purification light was expanding too quickly.There was no way to dodge it.
It was engulfing the sky, the earth—everything.
"Crows! Hear my command—Darkcloud Obscures the Sky (乌云遮天)!!"
With a wave of his hand, a black demonic scroll appeared.It expanded at terrifying speed, instantly covering the entire Darkcloud Domain.
From every Darkcloud Tree, massive black crows erupted into the sky.Their cries were raspy, jarring—each one deadly to mortals.
Even cultivators would feel their heads explode from the sound alone.
The Crows of Misfortune (厄运乌鸦) flooded into the sky and entered the scroll,transforming it into a giant dark cloud that blanketed the heavens, blocking all purifying light.
This was none other than the Darkcloud Demon's innate demonic treasure:
Doomscroll of Misfortune (厄运魔图).
Once activated, it cursed all life under its shadow.Calamity, curses, death—all woven into its core.
Each crow that fused into the scroll amplified its power,taking it to terrifying levels beyond its normal limits.
Even against stronger foes, the Darkcloud Demon had the confidence to fight.
Caw! Caw! Caw!!
The Doomscroll, now a churning black cloud, blocked the purifying light—and even the transformative melody of the treasure tree.
From within the cloud, a torrent of chaotic, demonic shrieks countered the celestial harmony.
It was like heaven and hell colliding.
For now, the music and light couldn't pierce the black cloud.
But the rest of the realm?
Everywhere except Darkcloud Domain was still exposed.And in those areas, the purification continued to sweep through.
The tainted energy dissolved into pure spiritual qi,while flowers and plants blossomed anew across the previously dead land.
Even the ley lines were shedding their corruption—the foundation of demonbirth was being uprooted.
With no demonic energy to fuel them, new monsters would struggle to arise.
"Interesting," Yi Tianxing smiled,gazing at the only patch of sky not yet illuminated."So that's the Darkcloud Domain, and the Darkcloud Demon."
"Not bad… a powerful innate demonic treasure,enough to hold off the Innocent Heavenly Melody Tree."
"Impressive."
It was impossible not to notice—The entire realm basked in light except for that one dark patch,so obvious it was almost taunting.
"But it won't matter,"said the Land God, elated."Once the rest of the secret realm is purified,even the Darkcloud Demon won't be able to stand alone.He'll be swept away by the tide."
Victory was near.Liberating the realm was within reach.
"The Darkcloud Demon won't sit idle,"Yi Tianxing said coolly."He's not blind.He'll come to us."
"Good," he added."That's exactly what I want."
No need for grand battles, no storming enemy strongholds.Yi Tianxing believed in one-hit kills, not unnecessary drama.
He preferred the enemy to walk into his trap.
"You're incredible!" the Monkey howled in delight."With you around, there's always meat on the table!"
They knew—If they had gone looking for the Darkcloud Demon, it would've been a death mission.
Now, the tables were turned.
"You bastards!Daring to enter my realm and purify my land?!You're dead! You'll all die horribly!"
The Darkcloud Demon nearly exploded with rage.
This secret realm was his domain, his home turf.Yet this group of strangers was trying to wipe it clean—without even asking him?
It was the ultimate insult.
He couldn't let this stand.
This war was now inevitable.
And so—
He came.
A storm of dark clouds followed him.
Like a man with built-in special effects,he moved as the skies darkened overhead.
Within moments, the massive cloud loomed overhead.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
The screeching crows filled the sky with ear-splitting terror.Their shrieks seemed to shatter the air itself.
Worse—They began chanting curses.
By channeling them through the Doomscroll, the curses were amplified:
Rotting intestines,
boils and pus,
burning blood,
hair loss,
paralysis,
frozen veins,
melting flesh,
blindness and bleeding eyes…
An endless rain of afflictions, all headed toward Yi Tianxing's group.
"Holy crap, those curses are vicious!"
"This is a nightmare—we can't block them all!"
"These Crows of Misfortune are way worse than I imagined!"
The Monkey's fur began falling off,Pig Wuyá shriveled into a walking skeleton—it was horrifying.
But as the curses neared Yi Tianxing,they… vanished.
Floating above his head was a shimmering Cloud of Auspicious Tribulation Immunity (无劫渡厄庆云).
From it hung ten thousand golden lanterns,each radiating sacred light.
The curses couldn't even touch him.
They were repelled instantly.The golden flames burned them to ash, leaving nothing behind.
At the same time—The Innocent Heavenly Melody Tree rained cleansing light onto the cursed allies.
The black energy fled.
Their deformities faded.Their bodies healed.
"Trying to stop me from purifying the realm?"
"Let's see who purifies who!!"
The Darkcloud Demon, seething with hatred,launched himself toward the treasure tree.
He wanted to engulf it, shut it down, end the purification at its source.
"Perfect. I've been waiting for you."
Yi Tianxing smiled calmly.
He raised his hand—and a white divine blade appeared in the air.