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Chapter 239: The Ancient Desolate Monument, Nine Kings Hall

Awakening the Burning Heaven Elder

After awakening the Burning Heaven Elder, Xiao Tian opened the space portal and left with him. They reappeared in the Great Yan Dynasty. However, Xiao Tian did not visit his old friends first but went directly to the Ancient Desolate Monument Space. This space contained a dormant Demon King Hall, and now was the perfect time to eliminate it before it fully recovered.

Upon entering the desolate space, Xiao Tian noticed traces of demonic energy seeping from the ground. Clearly, the seal had weakened over the years, and the Demon King Hall was trying to break free.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a painful howl echoed from afar. Xiao Tian saw the shadowy figure he had encountered in the underground palace before – the disciple of the previous Devouring Ancestral Symbol holder, the Dark Eye Elder.

"Swish!"

Xiao Tian flashed to a lone peak, where the shadowy figure clutched his head, roaring to the sky as waves of demonic energy surged from his body. Upon noticing Xiao Tian, the figure's eyes filled with a mix of murderous intent and struggle – a result of the demon's corruption versus his own will.

"Buzz!"

Xiao Tian summoned the three Ancestral Symbols to cleanse the demonic energy. As the darkness dissipated, the shadow's murderous intent and pain vanished. Gathering his scattered wits, the figure bowed to Xiao Tian in gratitude.

This guardian, having absorbed the ancient will of the monument space's remnants, had become its protector, neither fully human nor fully corpse, and quite different from the Burning Heaven Elder's living dead state.

The guardian, now clear-minded, pointed to the three Ancestral Symbols and said, "Eliminate... demons..."

Xiao Tian nodded. "I know your sect was destroyed by demons. I'm here today to help you eliminate the Demon King."

"Thank... you..."

The guardian's face showed deep gratitude. Xiao Tian turned his gaze to the ground. With a wave of his hand, the sky darkened with thunderclouds, and countless bolts of lightning poured down, enveloping the entire space.

"Boom!"

The thunderstorm rained down, penetrating the earth and cleansing the demonic energy. Suddenly, the ground trembled and split open, revealing a massive chasm from which a torrent of dark energy erupted, resisting the celestial lightning.

"Summon lightning!"

Xiao Tian shouted, and the lightning converged into a gigantic thunder sun, radiating immense power that shook the entire space.

"Boom!"

The thunder sun vaporized all demonic energy in its path.

"Impudent!"

A chilling voice echoed from the abyss, and a colossal disk of dark energy emerged to counter the thunder sun.

"Boom!"

The collision tore the chasm wider, and a pale figure emerged, locking eyes with Xiao Tian.

"The previous Devouring Ancestral Symbol wielder fell to me. Today, the holder of three Ancestral Symbols will meet the same fate. Truly, I am your nemesis!"

The figure sneered.

"You'll be groveling like a beaten dog soon enough," Xiao Tian mocked.

"Insolence! I am the Nine Kings Hall, and you dare insult me!"

The demon roared, stomping the ground and summoning countless demonic corpses from the earth.

"Such low-level tricks," Xiao Tian scoffed, summoning a massive black hole to devour the corpses.

"Condense!"

The Nine Kings Hall compressed the corpses into a massive black bone sword, emanating malevolent energy. He charged at Xiao Tian, sword in hand.

"Seal!"

Xiao Tian immobilized the sword with spatial power.

"Demon Corpse Thunder!"

The demon shattered the sword into dozens of dark lightning bolts, saturated with evil and stench.

"Boom! Boom!"

The demonic lightning broke through the spatial seal.

"You think only you can summon lightning?"

Xiao Tian retorted, calling down more lightning to clash with the demon's attack.

"Roar!"

The thundering energy twisted, forming a colossal serpent-like creature with nine heads, its body draped in silver, dripping lightning.

"You summoned the Ancestral Spirit!"

The demon's eyes widened.

"Roar!"

The nine-headed serpent unleashed a barrage of destructive lightning.

"It won't be so easy to kill me!"

The demon's body trembled, summoning a suit of menacing black armor that radiated immense power.

The lightning struck the armor, barely scratching it.

"Demon Emperor Armor?"

Xiao Tian recognized it as a powerful artifact from the Demon Emperor.

"Impressive that you know of it," the demon sneered. "Summoning the Demon Emperor Armor is a privilege granted to few. Consider yourself honored."

With the Demon Emperor Armor summoned, the real battle was about to begin. Xiao Tian steeled himself, prepared for the challenge ahead.

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