Chapter 0898: Seize Everything

“The core defense is still weak?! I need to train harder and strengthen it ASAP?!”, the Formless Demon Ancestor nearly fainted upon hearing Huang Long’s muttering.
Damn it! Over fifty top-tier postnatal divine artifacts attacking yet not even managing to pierce his skin—was his core really that weak?! If even this was insufficient, then what was his self-reliant Formless Demon Body worth?
Radish and vegetables?! Or just tofu dregs?!
In truth, how could he possibly know the horror of reaching the highest level of the Supreme Transformation Art? If he had known that Huang Long could eventually train his core to the level of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, he would have been terrified!
Huang Long ignored the Formless Demon Ancestor’s panic. With a slight exertion of his magic, the life force of the World Tree flowed into him, erasing the marks on his skin and stabilizing the shock from the attacks inside his body.
Then, Huang Long stretched out his hands and seized those over fifty divine artifacts.
At that moment, the formation composed of the artifacts trembled, and immediately, more than a dozen of them flew out and landed in Huang Long’s hands. The Formless Demon Ancestor was both shocked and enraged. Those fifty-plus artifacts had taken him countless eons of effort and countless materials to create.
He had devoted half of his efforts over five eras to this set of artifacts. If Huang Long took them, he would be devastated.
“Formless, shapeless, boundless, infinite!” The demonic energy surging from the Formless Demon Ancestor caused the air currents in millions of miles around to seem to transform into parts of his body, rushing violently toward Huang Long.
At the same time, the Formless Demon Ancestor activated his mental technique to retrieve the dozen or so artifacts that had fallen into Huang Long’s hands.
But how could Huang Long let the Formless Demon Ancestor get those artifacts back?!
Ignoring the Formless Demon Ancestor’s attacks, Huang Long stood firm like an immovable ancient mountain. Clenching his hands, he emitted waves of magic, removing one by one the soul imprints attached to the Formless Demon Ancestor within those artifacts.
Every time Huang Long removed a soul imprint from an artifact, the Formless Demon Ancestor’s mind trembled. When all twelve artifacts were freed of their soul imprints, he let out a scream as blood gushed from his mouth.
Afterward, Huang Long stored all twelve artifacts inside the Sacred Cauldron.
Those artifacts were now completely separated from the Formless Demon Ancestor!
But that wasn’t all. Huang Long continued to reach for the remaining thirty-some artifacts. This time, he intended to take them all.
“Ah! I’ll fight you to the death!” Seeing this, the Formless Demon Ancestor’s eyes turned blood-red as he charged at Huang Long like a mad beast.

Seeing this, Huang Long countered with a single punch at the Formless Demon Ancestor, firing two punches in an instant. The two collided violently—Huang Long’s body trembled as he retreated high into the air, while the Formless Demon Ancestor was sent flying backward.

Seizing the opportunity, Huang Long erased the soul imprints of the other thirty-odd divine artifacts one by one. Watching his countless billions of years of hard work in creating these artifacts being taken away by Huang Long and all becoming disconnected from him, the Formless Demon Ancestor was overwhelmed from within and without. With a “pfft!” sound, blood gushed from his mouth.

It was all gone! Completely gone!

Overwhelmed by anger, fury, and hatred, the Formless Demon Ancestor roared, “You brat, wait! I, the Formless Demon Ancestor, will remember you! I will grind you to dust to satisfy my hatred!” Yet, instead of staying to fight further, he transformed into a streak of demonic light and fled.

He knew that those fifty-odd divine artifacts could never be recovered—his opponent’s defense was insanely strong. Unless he had a supreme divine artifact, it would be impossible to break through that defense.

When Huang Long saw the Formless Demon Ancestor escape and was about to use the Chaos Bell to attack, a loud roar suddenly echoed, shaking the space. Looking over, Huang Long saw that the Armored Tiger Demon had finally survived the Destruction Calamity.

Seeing this, Huang Long stopped in his tracks.

“Shouldn’t we chase after that Formless Demon Ancestor? Killing him will allow you to advance to the later stage of the fourth era!” said the Bell Emperor.

“No need. I’ve already placed restrictions on him; he can’t escape,” Huang Long replied calmly.

As long as the Formless Demon Ancestor hadn’t fled the Abyss of Chaos, Huang Long believed he could keep him under control.

But just then, the Armored Tiger Demon, having survived the Destruction Calamity, suddenly flew over and attacked Huang Long with both palms, aiming to kill him while he was unprepared.

“Damn it! If not for your intervention, that Armored Tiger Demon would have died at the hands of the Formless Demon Ancestor long ago and become his nourishment! Now, instead of thanking you, he tries to kill you out of ingratitude!” the Bell Emperor snapped in anger.

Seeing the tiger demon attacking, Huang Long’s expression turned cold as well, and he countered with his own fists. With a loud crash, the Armored Tiger Demon was sent flying back.

Since he had been focused on dealing with the Destruction Calamity earlier, he hadn’t paid attention to the fight between Huang Long and the Formless Demon Ancestor. If he had known Huang Long’s strength and defense were so astonishing, he wouldn’t have made such a move.

Sent flying by Huang Long, the Armored Tiger Demon’s eyes showed shock as he turned and fled, giving up any further attempts to attack Huang Long.

“Hmph, if that’s the case, then I have no choice but to kill you!” Seeing this, Huang Long’s hands emitted a glow as the Chaos Bell appeared, which he then slammed out with force. The Chaos Bell transformed into a streak of light and instantly caught up with the Armored Tiger Demon. With just one strike, it sent the Armored Tiger Demon flying and embedded it in a mountain. Huang Long rushed to the Armored Tiger Demon’s side—its life force had already vanished. With his current strength, even if five peak warriors of an era were struck by the Chaos Bell, they would surely perish. Moreover, the Armored Tiger Demon had just survived the Destruction Calamity, and its strength from those five eras had not yet stabilized. With a single palm motion, Huang Long seized the Armored Tiger Demon’s divine body. “Shall we pursue the Formless Demon Ancestor now?!” asked the Bell Emperor. “Good!” Huang Long casually stored the Armored Tiger Demon’s divine body in the Sacred Cauldron before flying in the direction the Formless Demon Ancestor had fled. Despite this delay, thanks to the restrictions on him, Huang Long quickly located the Formless Demon Ancestor’s presence. “It seems this is the cave where the Formless Demon Ancestor cultivates. I never expected there to be such a utopian place deep in the Chaos Abyss!” Huang Long remarked with awe as he looked down. Below was a valley spanning hundreds of miles. Inside the valley, exotic flowers and plants shone brightly, emitting strange scents. Outside, restrictions separated the chaotic energy of the Chaos Abyss, keeping the area peaceful. “Formless Demon Ancestor, there’s no need to hide anymore. Come out!” Huang Long channeled his magic, and his voice echoed throughout the valley. As soon as his voice faded, a black light surged from a palace in the valley—it was the Formless Demon Ancestor.